September already

Last Sunday I said to myself I shall get back into blogging and do a post everyday in September, even if I just post a photo and no words........... well here we are the 9th and I have done nothing!!!  Life has been extremely hectic to say the least this summer with one thing and another happening, so much so I really can't remember everything that has happened to tell you about.  I guess the main things are - as you know Bernadette graduated and then managed to get herself a job with a law firm in Bristol, she started yesterday and so far she seems to like it, as I said to her it will be a big shock to the system, working 9-5, 5 days a week from now on, restricted holiday and the biggest crunch - being financially independent!!!!! 

 

Amanda past her first year exams after a couple of retakes - in her words "I have had a wake up call, nearly lost my dream because I spent too much time enjoying myself and not studying" !!!  Hopefully she will remember that for the next two years lol, glad she did realise it though. She is in Bristol as well in a work placement.

 

Mick has just come back from ten days in Switzerland (boys and their motorbikes) had a lovely time.  So that meant I had ten days completely on my own, only one word describes it..............bliss  lol

 

Our toilet project made it's way into the local newspaper much to my amusement and that of others, Mick and Bernadette are still trying to come to terms with why I would want to photograph toilets!!! Since that we have been contacted by the British Toilet Association and asked to write an article about our project for the magazine, which we have done!!! 

 

Once again we are undergoing changes at work, we won't know how they will affect us until Oct.  In the meantime I have decided to undergo some training  and shall be starting a number of training courses so that by April of next year I should have more avenues open to me.  It will be pretty hard going fitting it all in, but it has to be done - though my main worry is teaching myself to focus longer than five secs on any one subject!!!!! 

Tomorrow I am off to the docs for a steroid injection in my hip, hoping it will sort out the inflammation there and I can get back to some form of exercising!!

Some photos of what I have been up to over the last few months.

 

Dolphins spotted by The Nare.

British jetski championships,

Men's British Athletic Champhionships

 

Catch up on selfies.

Oops slipping behind this week - too much going on.  So I have dipped on family, social and relaxing

So social me you can choose which social time you would like to join me on a

 

daytime social

  

 

 

or an evening social

 

  

Family me

 

 

My cousin Paul and his partner Dee last November when they came down to Cornwall for a holiday.

 

The boss and I in a windy Iceland at the Blue Lagoon, our holiday selfie.

 

Relaxing me

 

can't do relaxing as I don't do relaxing, not mastered that activity much to Mick's annoyance.  The only time I sit still is when I burn out from not sitting still!!!  Around about every 3 months lol.

 

Had some truly fantastic news this week Bernadette got her degree results................ she got a first in her law degree - such a happy proud mummy and daddy :)  She was in tears on the phone trying to tell us as she thought she had only got a 2.1 and had been beating herself up for weeks about it - she is very hard upon herself, so really chuffed for her. I know you have seen this one before, but it is the most recent one I have of her/them.

 

 

She will be home on Saturday for a week before she is off to Belgium for a week working, so celebratory meal Sat night :)

 

Linking up with Lucky 7's in 2014

 

 

 

 

26wk challenge - photograph an event

Well it has been a bit of a wash out for me with this challenge as the events I had in mind were cancelled due to the weather, so by this morning I had nothing until B convinced us to go for a bbq on the beach this evening - so that became my event - our first bbq of the 2012.  The sun wasn't actually shining, well it wasn't shining at all to be honest, but it wasn't cold either although rather windy, so off we set.  We chose West Portholland as there would be some shelter there from the rocks.

 Mick lighting the bbq's after I had failed miserably to even light a match!!!

 Sizzling away.

 A very rare photo of B and Mick looking at the camera, A gone shy & Mael pretending he didn't know I was taking a pic!

Our bbq view, the tide came in very quickly, thankfully we didn't get wet :)

All in all a very enjoyable evening, lots of laughter and lovely food, all prepared by B - thank you darling.  Then to round the evening off I have just had a phone call from my eldest brother saying he and his wife are coming down in September!!  It really will have been a year for seeing my family, can't moan any more can I??

Weekly photo - family portrait.

Posting my weekly photo early today as I won't be able to get to the computer tonight.  It was family portrait time this week and as I said at the beginning of the week I am one family member down now so this is one I took on holiday - a holiday snapshot really, there was no thought gone in to it when it was taken, Mick and his girls!  Funny just realised I have one just like this taken at Paignton Zoo years ago when they were little, must fish it out to do a comparison!  I turned it to b&w due to the sky being white as it was so bright - hence Mick having slits for eyes!!!

I've just had a look at the list and seen the theme is vehicles this week, should be fun. Anyone welcome to join in - just let me know so we can link up.  Louise will be posting her's later.  Kathi has joined in as well this week :) thank you.

The Garra Fish experience..

Yesterday afternoon the girls and I had this done........  it was brilliant.  It tickled like mad at first ( my feet are extremely ticklish) but after a couple of minutes I got use to it and it was very relaxing.  We went here (borrowed their photo for this post) the ladies there were lovely and would happily go back again.  If anyone reading this has been thinking about having this done I highly recommend it..... (Yvonne - when I get back :) )
Then the evening was spent watching Harry Potter - the end of an era as Bernadette pointed out she has grown up with him (not literally) but you know what I mean.  A very good film, not as good for me as Lord of the Rings but still very good.  Even Mick said it was good!!!!!  so it must be good. lol