Our New Life in Devon

 Son went home today after a 2 week stay. My nephew joined us for the Bank Holiday weekend and Daughter and Granddaughter are still here, so we've been full lol. Daughter hasn't been well since yesterday as she has a bad migraine so is staying a few more days. Granddaughter has been very well behaved for us while her mum is ill - she's a very caring child, coming to ask me for paracetamol and a drink for her mum. She's off to senior school this year, they grow up so fast. My grandson has done exceptionally well in his GCSEs gaining 11 passes, with 4A* in maths and sciences, and 2As in other subjects. He has no idea yet what career he wants to aim for, but is taking A levels in Chemistry, Maths and Physics, his best subjects. He's like his dad very, very clever.  I went to a car boot sale this week with daughter and managed to get another body board for the grandchildren, and a nice M&S jumper for me. The waves took the last body board and snapped it in half the ...

 Well, I was very surprised today to see how many views my blog had in the last 7 days. I've had readers from 5 continents, Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia. Altogether from 14 different countries! I really didn't think this blog was that interesting but it's lovely to find people all over the world are enjoying reading it. Thank you all for your interest and please feel free to leave a comment if you want. I can't see exactly where or who you are just what country you are from. I had a very bad night the other night as I woke at 4.30am coughing continually. I decided to get up at 5am (as it wasn't stopping) so I took my inhaler and a 2nd allergy pill, which stopped the cough after an hour or so. Then I remembered what was causing it - I kissed both dogs 🐕 on the head goodnight. Stupid thing to do as I'm now allergic to dogs which is usually controlled well by taking one allergy tablet a day. It took me ages getting back to sleep afterwards...

 We're full here atm as we have son, daughter, and granddaughter staying. Actually, we were over full at the weekend as our nephew came to stay too. Now I only have 3 beds, so he had to sleep on the sofa but it was ok as it reclines almost horizontally, so quite comfortable. Daughter left granddaughter here for 2 nights as she had to attend a wedding, but she's really well behaved for us. Note the 'for us' as she's not that well behaved for her mum, but aren't all kids good for their grandparents? Anyway, daughter came back and nephew left Monday for work so they all have a bed now.                The Dog Show OH and granddaughter took one of our dogs into Dawlish Carnival Dog Show. She won 2 rosettes this time. It was a 1st for waggiest tail and a 2nd for prettiest female dog. Not bad for a dog that's almost 8 now. Granddaughter was really delighted and had a photo taken with our dog by the organisers. Dog's prizes were a packet of dog biscu...

Well first the good news and my phone has magically sorted itself out without me doing anything! Daughter, son and granddaughter are coming to stay for a week next week so I will have some company. I'm now able to catch up with the very neglected housework although OH assures me he's kept up with the cleaning! His idea of washing the floor is dropping a floor wipe down and moving it about a bit with his foot lol. Yes, just the one for the whole of downstairs lol. The bad news is I have a bad stomach starting with indigestion and continuing right through the intestinal track. Went to GP to check I haven't caught a germ but test was completely normal so this is from 3 different antibiotics taken at the same time. I'm taking a probiotic, Actimel, which is helping but I'm nowhere near normal yet. Sadly I couldn't travel to visit my family for their birthday meal at a very nice restaurant last week as it's 100miles away. Also, I'm eating a fairly bland diet a...

 Have been quite ill this week which was unfortunate as we had both sons staying here. It started with bad stomach pain last weekend so I rang the GP Monday morning. 3 hours later the Dr saw me did blood tests etc and sent me home with antibiotics. Late afternoon he rang again and sent me to hospital! I was so shocked but apparently I needed IV medication. Had 5 ECGs maybe 6 I lost count, probably due to the shock of being sent to hospital lol Weight, more blood, urine tests, and what I think was a dementa test lol. Do you know where you are, what year is it, date of birth, say the months of the year backwards starting with December!!!!!!!! Pleased to say I passed. Off for a chest x-ray, hooked up on a drip all in one hour of arrival. Husband said it's restored his faith in the NHS. It is definately nothing like you see on the news condemming the poor service to patients. Saw 2 consultants, several doctors, nurses and HCAs always there for you, offering drinks, pain relief, checkin...

 I'm starting to think the world has gone mad atm. Israel and Iran are now at war and fighting, Russia is still trying to take over Ukraine, and Israel is also still terrorising the Palestinian people. So what happened to net zero and clean air with all these bombs flying around and exploding? I think the whole idea of clean air has bit the dust literally now. I'm not sure what they are all fighting for especially with Israel and Palestine. Surely they have had enough revenge for the October attack by now. They have been fighting each other for years but I do think enough is enough now. The only thing to gain from these wars are broken countries, bankrupt economys, buildings and homes seriously damaged, loss of thousands of lives on both sides, and enough pollution to undo the last several years of of reducing emissions. I was very sad to read about the tragic Air India flight the other day. Looking at various news sites I can also see that 4 other Air India planes have had to ...