Cornwall Day Eighteen

Highlight of day was eating “plates” alfresco in the field.I’d read about the real way to enjoy tapas in Spain is to move from bar to bar sampling the fayre,while enjoying a glass of whatever you fancy.

I had a few bits and pieces in the fridge,including two duck kebabs,so along with pasta,cheese ,avocado ,chorizo and mayonnaise I made up my “plates”.

Along with a non-alcoholic wine, it was really enjoyable.

The weather didn’t know what it was doing but I did so it didn’t matter.

And….Tedi was relaxed enough to play with his toy Ermitrude.

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Oh I wish….

What’s a moment that made you realize you were stronger than you thought?

I wish I could be Popeye,

And stop a tree with one arm,

Muscles bulging

Stopping any harm.

Not that I want to be a hero

That would not interest me

Just being a cartoon,

Would be the thing you see,

Making people smile at the crazy things I did

And tearing off the spinach tin lid,

With gleaming teeth and a winning smile ,

Especially to win my  dear Olive in style,

And then there was that moment I feared ,

That reality unfortunately had me seared,,

To school and work I must go ,

To play my part in society,

And in one moment of clarity,

I realised ” strength” is facing reality

It quite took my breath away,

But it got  me through the day.

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Cornwall Day Seventeen

Definitely in mañana mode,let’s not do today what we can do tomorrow.

Still managed to use up leftovers and make garlic bread from a baguette I bought from the Coop.

Still no word on when we can borrow the jack to repair the leaky valve on the caravan tyre that was replaced last September.Looks like that might take up the last few days of our holiday.

Still , went to Chapel Porth this afternoon and again walked on the beach. Bit tricky to climb down as a lot of rocks seem to have been dragged in by the tide.Nevertheless, with the waves from the sea and the sand that was left on the beach ,it was impressive.

The weather out to sea was deteriorating,there was a mist coming in.

Still we climbed up a steep hill and we seemed to avoid the mist until we got back to the car.The dog wanted to take a short cut back , but the incline was too steep and my fell running days are over.

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Holding Hands

What’s a simple pleasure in life that brings you joy?

We forget amongst the paraphenelia of outward appearance and performance that to hold someone’s hand is very special.

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Cornwall Day Sixteen

Dog getting more relaxed with his dog massages.Seems to get him over the stress of the bird scaring noise.

He really benefited from the massage.

We had a lovely town walk in Newquay( because he really is a townie dog) as a reward and he had a doggy ice cream at his favourite Cafe Freddo,which he gobbled up like a good one.

He got up twice in the night, because he had a really big drink of water before he went to bed.The second time I took him out and he stole my bed,which wasn’t so bad as I got to sleep in the double which makes a change.

Definitely the massages worked!

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The Sting

If you could erase one movie from your memory and watch it again for the first time, which one would it be?

The film ,The Sting so I wouldn’t know the ending.

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The secret of learning

How do you stay motivated when learning something new?

Never be embarrassed if you don’t understand something The likelihood is no one has taken the time to explain it properly,or didn’t really understand it in the first place and were therefore incapable of explaining it to you.

That is the secret of learning. Find something that works for you.

The motivation comes from that eureka moment where you realise that you’ve “got it”.

Though remember, you never stop learning

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Cornwall Day Fifteen

Dog prefers if both of us walk him.Will go to the dog field even with the bird scarer going off if we accompany him.

We even saw the box in the field that causes the noise.All three of us looked to our right  at it as it went off,but with lots of words of encouragement it we passed by it.

Back to caravan and mug of tea and lots of massages,belly rubs and ear rubs for the dog.

We went to do some shopping and had a trip to the café for a doggy ice cream,but he’d eaten his dinner about half an hour before in the caravan  and we had to put it in a freezer pack for him to have later. It’s in our small freezer compartment in our caravan fridge now.I do admire our little dog’s self restraint

He’s managing , I don’t think he’ll ever get over it completely ,but thankfully we can reassure him.

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Cornwall Day 14 Caravan Cooking)

Baked figs with Cinammon and Honey

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A Happy Update

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A Happy update to this story ,despite heavy storms ,there looks like eight breeding pairs have returned to this location.

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