Sympathy required .....

So much for my fab swim! 

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On the way in to the sea I trod on a stone/pebble/rock! 

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Jolly painful. Been limping ever since. 

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Verdict this morning at A & E - chipped bones in two of my left toes!!
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4 to 6 weeks to heal!
At least I missed being plastered up to my knee!
Just keep the toes taped up.

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Rest has been prescribed. Time to finish some books methinks.
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Sympathy required.  

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Had the chocolate. 

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Just waiting for wine o'clock!

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Sorry, Not a pretty sight

Apologies to all those that hate feet!

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Ann x

Sea Swim

Hooray!

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Finally got in the sea

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at Coppet Hall, Saundersfoot

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It was great

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There were loads of folk doing the same thing

and sunbathing

and making sandcastles

and exploring the rock pools

and snorkeling

and kayaking

and canoeing

and digging

and playing

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and just enjoying themselves

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Hope you have had a wonderful weekend too

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Ann x

Tenby - St Catherine's Island

The lovely island at the top of my blog

is St Catherine's Island

on Castle/Town Beach, Tenby

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It is now open to the public

Only according to the tides though

They do give regular updates on opening hours

on their Facebook page

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Do go and visit if you are coming this way

on holiday

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They have a Facebook page under

Tenby - St Catherine's Island

and there is lots more information here 

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It was originally a fort

It has been a zoo

It has been a hotel (OH used to mend their washing machines!)

It has been closed for many years until 

this new ownership opened up to the public recently

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We haven't been yet, but it is well worth a visit.

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Ann x

Result!!!

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We have lost a total of 10 lbs between us!

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Wonderful!

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I have lost 6 lbs and OH has lost 4 lbs

That is over just 5 days

So we are having two days of Phase 2 over the weekend

and then return to another 5 days of

Phase 1 next week

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I don't think this will be too much of the strict phase

That is why we decided to have the two

days of slightly more to eat for today and Sunday.

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Are you on a diet at the moment?

If so, which one?

There are so many different ones around.

This one (Harcombe Diet) seems to suit both of us just right

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Parts of it seem very similar to the Slimming World

course I went on several years ago  

and I had good results then too.

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Good luck with your diet if you are doing one at present.

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Ann x

Feeling Hungry ....

Why am I feeling hungry?

Other Half has got us both on the Harcombe Diet

I didn't know anything about it

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I do now!

We are on day 3 of the first 5 days

which is very strict

My tummy is rumbling

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I long for a piece of toast and marmalade

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OH just made me put the fruit scones in the freezer!

They are not allowed out for some time!

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How long shall we be on it.

I think he wants to go longer than 5 days!

Then there is Phase 2 - Don't know what that is yet!

Can I stand it!

Will I last before running screaming to the biscuit/cake tin!

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To be fair I definitely need to be dieting

My BMI is 28.8 - a bit too high

I won't tell you my weight - but for my 5ft 6ins it is too much

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I will let you know if I lose any weight though

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Has anyone else out there done this diet?

If so, how did you get on.

Other Half has the book on his Kindle, so it is difficult to drop 

in to it to have a look. But the book is pretty pricey.

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Just dreaming!

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Ann x

I Am Still Here .....

Just not been in the blogging frame of mind

That doesn't mean to say that I have not been reading all your news.

I have and love keeping up with all your various happenings,

visits, walks, craft work, bag making, quilt making etc.

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We have been out recently in the beautiful weather.

First a lovely walk down at Neyland

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Then we went to Manor House Wildlife Park

or 'Anna's Welsh Zoo'

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A wonderful family day out if you are planning

to come to Wales for your holiday.

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Promise I won't stay away quite so long next time.

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Love to all

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Ann x

Across the bay .....

Another stunning day

We went down to Saundersfoot again

So spectacular after all that terrible weather

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Looking out to Carmarthen Bay

(Please click on the photos to get a much better view)

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Kayaks tied up safely in the harbout

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High and dry on the low tide

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Water draining through from the holding dock

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The children know that summer is never far away .....

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Ann x

Saundersfoot looked spectacular .....

Saundersfoot looking spectacular in the sunshine today

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Had a fabulous walk along the beach,

around the harbour

stopped for bacon sarnie and coffee in the warm sunshine

just what was needed after all that wind and rain

bliss!!

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Hope you've managed to get out in the sun too.

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Ann x

What a Day! .....

As you know Tenby is usually tranquil and beautiful ...

When I got there this morning the tide was out and it looked calm ... ish

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Then I got round to Town Beach,

It was very rough

The wind was howling

It was difficult to stand up

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The sea looked very menacing

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The town still looked calm

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I hope you can see this video 

I could hardly stand up

The wind kept battering me about

The noise of the sea and wind was tremendous

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Then I met these delightful doggies

waiting faithfully for their mistress

She said they had enjoyed the sand, rain and wind

She was going to take them home for a hose down.

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I felt totally battered

We have had a very rough day, along with so many others

Having the full force of the South Westerly gales - Up to Force 12

A wind of 108 mph recorded in North Wales

90,000 folk with electricity cut off

We were one of them for about 6 hours.

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Things have calmed down a lot now

Still sounds a bit blustery and there may be more to come.

Hope you are all well battened down

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My heart goes out to any of you suffering from flooding

That must be so awful

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We have only had to light some candles and turn up the gas

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Love to all and keep warm.

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Ann x

Rain, sun, gloom, rain, sun, gloom .....

(Some blue sky just in case you haven't seen it for a while!)
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And so it  goes on.

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We are decorating our lounge, so the place is in uproar.

Furniture spread about the room.

Carpets covered with old cloths

Bits of wallpaper and paste on the kitchen table (no pasting table!)

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Paint brushes washing in the sink

Half empty paint pots on the draining board

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At least I have managed to Freecycle a load of candles and oil burners,

also four bags of VHS tapes.

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Spare room full of books, books and more books

I'm sure we'll Freecycle or charity shop lots of those as well.

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On the web all the time trying to find suitable new curtains

The old ones now look disgusting - why is that?

when they looked completely o.k. last week!!!

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Must get a warming stew on the gas hob.

Thank goodness for the gas hob by the way because we were

without electricity for five hours last night.

Good job we still had kept back some bog standard white candles.

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At least we were in bed by 9.30!

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Hope you haven't been disrupted by storm Brigid.

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Ann x