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Re: Diary summary week ending 30th July
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 26 July 23 19:49 BST (UK) »
It's been a very wet day here in Dublin, it hasn't stopped raining all day. I had to go to the other side of the city this afternoon  traffic was fairly heavy, but not as bad as it'll be after the end of the school holidays.

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Re: Diary summary week ending 30th July
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 26 July 23 20:16 BST (UK) »
Packing my case  as I type
LM

We could do a house swap. 
Just checked the temp in London, UK - 17, sounds like heaven.

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« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 26 July 23 20:17 BST (UK) »
Packing my case  as I type
LM

We could do a house swap. 
Just checked the temp in London, UK - 17, sounds like heaven.

That was 17, not -17!

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Re: Diary summary week ending 30th July
« Reply #12 on: Wednesday 26 July 23 20:21 BST (UK) »
Nearly got to Canada 54 years ago, instead my daughter went when she was 18, was her fault I never got to Canada, she is 53 now..
Raining again and cold, shame for children on school holidays and children have to stay in and drive their parents  mad .
Lovely thought Diana but my husband can't cope with travel now but thank you.

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Re: Diary summary week ending 30th July
« Reply #13 on: Wednesday 26 July 23 20:24 BST (UK) »
We have such extremes of temps here that we only have about 3 months when neither the heat or the air conditioning is on. 
I told OH I was going to spend the summer in Nova Scotia, was kidding, but the poor people there are suffering forest fires and flooding.  The climate is much less extreme.

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« Reply #14 on: Wednesday 26 July 23 21:37 BST (UK) »
Well it started off as a reasonable day ,sunshine and moderate temperature ,
but mid afternoon with two lines of washing out it rained !
My little friend had called, so I had to excuse myself to bring the washing in .

Only just had a sandwich, not hungry at teatime when son had a big steak,mushrooms and chips with salad.

Drs. Tomorrow for  a check up re tiredness and other symptoms.
Considering I had a major heart attack, I get no check ups or medication reviews.I will ask about it.

Did a big tidy up this morning so downstairs is all in order.
I too must do a big tidy of documents.
How long to keep things like bank statements?
It can wait until son is next door as he has a fire pit , I have a shredder but being impatient I invariably put too many sheets in at a time  so it dies !
I have a couple of documents  that are precious.
Grandmother’s funeral costs , so poor her brother came from Shropshire and bought the grave,£6-00 in 1916.
My Dad’s WW1 papers.
I do not think my children will be interested.

Well I think an earlier night as Dr’s in the morning.
Cheerio folks.
Viktoria.

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Re: Diary summary week ending 30th July
« Reply #15 on: Wednesday 26 July 23 21:46 BST (UK) »
I bet Flash Harry will be interested in the WW1 papers if you tell him about them now.  He will remember their meaning to you and so develop a meaning for himself.

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Re: Diary summary week ending 30th July
« Reply #16 on: Wednesday 26 July 23 22:22 BST (UK) »
His Daddy ,my grandson ,had to do a project at school.He was in the second Junior class so 7-8.
He did my Dad’s WW1 War service .
I had lots of photographs and documents but we kept it simple.
He did the cover, just some poppies he drew , he typed it all himself on our old huge computer so he could correct his spelling if he realised it was wrong
when he read through although he did not settle to reading well at all.He was one child who needed more time with books with pictures only ,he went white when faced with even a few words.
There were then a good few spelling errors but it was his own effort.
Many in the class just ran something off on their family computer and put very little effort in .
FH, will be interested in time perhaps , he loves catching  beasties  with his explorer set ,a pooter to kindly catch little creatures.
He has land and water metal detectors.He asked my son when would he visit again as he wanted to take him to the beach with the detectors. .

So lots of interests.He might need a topic for a project.
Although he is surrounded by BMW motor cycles living next to his Nan’s B.M,W. Franchise that is not pushed , but his grandad did get him a mini battery motor cycle, he prefers a normal cycle and did some very long rides with his daddy and daddy’s friend during lockdown.
Regularly did at least  ten kilometres when he was out with them , his little legs going !
He will undoubtedly be able to look back on a full and interesting childhood.

Thanks. Viktoria.






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Re: Diary summary week ending 30th July
« Reply #17 on: Thursday 27 July 23 15:33 BST (UK) »
Managed to get some work done in garden - finally, with OH and brute strength, evicted the roots from a large old fuschia that'd grown through the hole at the bottom of its concrete planter, despite that being on a concrete pad itself, at the side of some low steps! You wouldn't believe how it'd coiled and wriggled and flattened itself to survive. Almost felt sorry for it - but so glad we managed it without destroying the planter itself.
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