Just Humans Being...

We still have internet problems, which our ISP & the local whizz kid can't understand! Apparently, it's like our account has been blocked, but it hasn't & it's taking a while to work out... So, at the moment we are on & making the most of it - though we can't do everything we want to & strangely, we can't look at any other blogs apart from the snippets we get on the dash board, nor can we look at any websites... It's very frustrating!!! On the positive side, we are doing things that have needed to be done for a while... Have even started crocheting (which I've not done since my teens), Sime's still busy musically & has his first gig with his new band on Saturday, we've been out walking more, have collected nettles for juicing & have been doing lots of reading - so it's not all doom & gloom! We're just even more cut off from the world & it's not actually that bad! See you soon (hopefully)!!! Kay ...

We're off the net at the moment, hopefully will be back on by Monday! Kay & Sime xx

It seems that we're making a regular habit of eating out... Although today was different, as it was kind of my birthday meal with the kidlets. The destination:  Sam's On The Beach  - A very nice, upmarket restaurant right on the beach in Polkerris. Unfortunately, the girls' boyfriends are always busy on Tuesdays - but it's the only day the 5 of us can get together... It's always great for all the kids to be with us. Sal lives 30 miles away & now works full-time, so we just meet up whenever we can... And as usual - there is a lot of silliness, even in nice restaurants! The view from our table. The pizzas were huge & one each was too much really... This is Sal's - Cheese & Red Onion. Sime, Hugo & I had a Veggie Pizza each... With a green salad. Rose had a Veggie Sandwich. It wasn't long before the laughter started... Silly conversations, misunderstandings... And laughing until we're all in tears! Lovely kids! Just outside the r...

     We took our car for it's MOT today & while in town, we decided to check out the local second-hand book shop, which used to be run by Oxfam - until they decided it wasn't making enough money... Luckily, a local charity which supports people with disabilities has taken it over & we popped in to have a browse. In there I discovered three books on my list of wants & not only that - they had a "buy 2, get the 3rd free" deal on too, so I bought all three for less than £4 & they are all in very good condition! Don't you just love it when amazing things like that happen? Another miracle - The car passed! Going out with the kidlets tomorrow for another birthday treat!  Sime's booked a table for lunch at  Sam's On The Beach , a place we've been meaning to visit for a while... Think we'll have to smarten ourselves up a bit! Kay :)

Last night, we spent Earth Hour with members of our local transition group. These are the folks who are making good things happen in our community, who care about others as much as themselves & we are very lucky to be a part of it all... Around Sara & Dave's Bonfire at  Cotna It was a chilly night, so great to have the warmth of the fire. We shared a delicious candlelit feast & finished off with Margaret's yummy cake! Which she put put candles in for the birthday girl! Thank you M xx Dave's fire was brilliant! Jane & Richard - with a groaning table of food behind... Sheila (who wasn't really being sacrificed, she was just cold!) & Dave From the left: Margaret, Wendy, Ella, Patrick, Sara & Jane Ella, Patrick, Sara, Tracy, Jane, Richard, Sheila & Dave We had a splendid evening, great food, lovely people in a beautiful place... And power free too! Sime was the photographer so not leaving him out - here's one of him at the Eden C...

It's my lovely wife's 45th birthday today and it's great to see her having such a nice time.  We had a bit of a lie-in, then Kay said that she'd like to go to the new Eden Project Cafe in St. Austell for breakfast.   Having dined there recently, we were aware of their "Book Swap" area.  Choose a book from home you wish to donate, write a brief piece in the inside cover and put it in the Swap Section. Then, if there's a book you fancy, take it home. Kay donated her favourite book "The Complete SAS Guide to Interrogation Techniques". I made that up. She actually donated the wonderful book "The Tibetan Book Of Living and Dying" by Sogyal Rinpoche, only because the last page is missing. Just joking. It was in pristine condition . I suggested selling it at a car boot sale instead but  then she gave me one of her famous looks and I shut up. Kay wrote in the cover about how good the book is and how she hoped that whomever took it...

I have a confession to make - We didn't work today... By the time Sime had returned from his band rehearsal last night, it was very late & so we went to bed late... This morning, we really didn't want to get up & then we ended up missing the kerbside recycling guys, so it started off the day being completely disorganised. In the end, I emailed our customers to say we'll do a full day tomorrow instead, which they are fine about - phew! For the rest of the morning, we discussed Buddhism & whether or not we live mindfully - Thanks to  Karin's New Blog ...  It seems quite a luxury to be in this position of not bothering to work, but really - it isn't.  At this time of year we live hand-to-mouth, but that's fine for us - if we earn we get to do nice things, if not - then we stay in & eat beans on toast!  From June, we will be working extremely long hours & earning, but with no time to spend the money - which is how we get to have such good Autum...