What are you all up to

Crowd control once you got to the Tower area wasn't bad. It was away from it that there wasn't much coordination. You were queuing from just after leaving Tower Hill Tube in a very convoluted fashion and it was far from clear who was queuing and who was trying to get home from work.😂 Really the numbers should not be a surprise given how many visited the poppies and this is so much more concentrated, being only over 7 days for 4 hours a time.

Thanks TDA, I will be on the look out for a stop off before we get to the site, a few years since I've been near the wall, last time it was  Housesteads.

Feeling brighter today hooray! Went out for some air with the dog and OH. A bit grey then a couple of beefy showers, sun's out now with watery blue sky. Local estate looking lovely, at last all the leaves are turning here - so much prettier, even without the sun, than this time last week.

Best wishes to your OH HelenandTrevor nasty. I've never had chicken pox, our primary school closed down with it but neither my brother or I contracted it. In those days one was sent to play with infected kids for such diseases 😲. Both our children had it and I held my breath - I still steer clear if I know it's doing the rounds 😉.

Hope others suffering with cold type bugs are improving.

Wherenext what a lovely way to spend a special anniversary. Our 40th in 2020 if were spared 😉!  

I kept wondering about the shrouds exhibition but was saddened by the amount of poppies and thought the shrouds to pioniant 😢. Thanks for photos. The glimpse of the lanterns in The Tower moat was nice as we passed on the coach on Tuesday but the crowds very heavy about 1730.

Moulsey Stirling work on your quizzes and a decent amount raised. Arthritis resides in my family so we're familiar with it's effects sadly not fashionable. I'm sure your skills will be snapped up before too long! I hope tonight raises a decent sum. Finding volunteers there days is tough  - child/elderly care plus additional working years doesn't leave that much time.

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Just  had  a  "Pleasant  Half  Hour  Review"  with  my  GP  which  accounts  for  the  above  multiple  red  faces  !!

It  seems  he's  going  to  do  his ( my !! )  best to  reduce  NHS  outlay  on  Diabetics,  even  if  it  kills  me  !!  Think  I'll  have  to  get  rid  of  the 'van  &  start  hiking  round  Scotland,  Lakes,  East  Anglia,  Dorset  et al  or  I'll  never  lose  enough  weight to  satisfy  him  !!

Still  I  got  a  new  scrip ( one  item  only ) from  him,  ink  was  still  wet  when  the  local  pharmacist  got  it - see  -- I'm  moving  faster  already  .

Brian

Margaret gets so annoyed when  they, on the News,  go on and on about type 2 diabetes and how they suggest everyone with it is overweight. She has never been overweight but still has the wretched condition. Our youngest son even complains that when he comes for a meal our portions as minuscule, unfortunately that does not stop me being overweight! Many years ago I was referred to the diet nurse at the surgery and she shared with me that once over sixty its not unusual for people to put on a pound in weight a year!!! 

Its interesting you see your doctor about your diabetes, ours always abdicates it to the Diabetic Nurse Mary!!! When Margaret asked her about weight she asked her how old she was and when told she was told not to worry about it. Perhaps a change of surgery might be in order 

David

Careful ABM, you'll break the speed limit on site if you keep improving like that.

That would upset the traffic police wouldn't it! 

Miserable day here today, very grey/black skies rain at times and very windy.

I did however manage to get out to the caravan to remove some of the items inside and bring them into the house. We might use it again over the colder months but I like to bring in the bedding  and open up the lockers, wardrobe and cupboards to let air circulate.

Got a fairly good sleep last night but woke up this morning coughing my head off, throat not as sore as it was (unless coughing) bit just feel a bit washed out today. So its just been an easy day going through cupboards, drawers and wardrobe doing a tidy and bin it sort of day. 

Bakers2, glad you are feeling a bit better today.

WN, we like it down at the Bay of Roses, would agree with M about the drive over the hill to Cadeques, we usually stay at Camping L'Amfora as its a great site and we had CC's to use from ferries.

Thanks Moulsey and TG but we know the area well and have visited Cadaques and even driven to Coulliere in France along the coast. We stay at Camping Salata sometimes or Les Medes down in L'Estartit. Haven't decided yet. L'Amfora opens tootlate for our stay. CMC overseas section booked the ferry today for early March. Saving? About £150+. Quite a wonderful deal. £200 return ferry including caravan Portsmouth to Caen! Will return home in time for a late May through to early July tour around the Dales and some of East Yorkshire.

Cheered me up no end after yesterday's trip to see the kidney consultant. (Good luck, BTW, Millie for Mr.H).

With all this talk of next years holidays, I've only gone and booked the ferry for May  Got a good deal with vouchers Hull - Zeebrugge.

Not yet fully decided on where we are going but its a good ferry for us and from Zeebrugge we can head anywhere.

I hope I'm not getting the blame, TG! The BF booking wasn't any cheaper with vouchers but I was quite happy anyway.