Saturday 18 July 2015

Project 365 weeks 28 and 29

Never had time to deal with this last week, so doing a double post this week.

Sunday 5th

I have just started using my fitorb, I knew I did a lot of walking at work, but did not realise it was this much. This is just the one day, one eight and a half hours of making beds, hoovering a vast area, mopping floors and pushing trolleys,  and general walking back and forth.


19 miles!!!




Monday

Back to a Scottish Summer. Have to say his is the way I feel most Monday mornings, washed out.





Tuesday

Took a walk down to daughters, just after we got in somebody was coming in the door, thinking it was Fifi I startled her, turns out it was poor C instead. Just as well she knows me!!. The three girls had gone for ice cream, at 9pm as you do, and had come back with a two litre tub between the three of them, and a mix up of gummy sweets, they added the sweets to the ice cream and got stuck in.


C and Fifi





Wednesday

Had to go out and drop something off, so while we were out anyway we took a walk along the river. Good grief it is seriously overgrown but this allows for many many bees and other creatures to make the most of the season I suppose. Spotted this fisherman out and managed to catch his line as it flicked out of the water and through the air.






Thursday

Have been trying to get to my 400th cache since we came back from holiday, but I have either been too busy, the weather has been too hot or the midges have been out in force. But today we went for a walk round Eglinton Park in Irvine and got some of the newer caches at the far side of the park. We got our 400th, and am actually sitting at 401.

got there eventually






Friday

Daughter and new Son in law came down for the weekend, first time they have had a chance to get down since they came back from honeymoon. Here they are looking at their holiday photographs.

the happy couple





Saturday

People rant about the food in a local hotel, Daughter No 1 has used it a few times when she has had vouchers and lots of my colleagues at work talk about how good it is so Daughter No2 fancied trying it and offered to take us out for a meal. So after I came in from work we went along. Have to say the food was excellent, very good value for money, good size portions and a nice atmosphere. The company was also very good and we had a good catch up on their honeymoon. Imo the tables could have been slightly bigger and the waiter lacked in a few points of etiquette but apart from that I cannot fault the place at all.

Kyle yard







Sunday

The potatoes have certainly taken off  and are flowering really well. Plenty of strawberries and flowers on the tomato plant too.

the potatoes


Monday

Bad planning by Daughter No1, Fifi to be dropped in Perth for 2pm on the day tea in the park turns out a few miles away. One needing picked up in Ayr at 5pm, and the other set of grandparents off the road as Grandpa has had an operation and Grannie does not drive, son in law No1 starts work at just after 4pm and granddad wont drive through the centre of town to do the 5pm pick up when Ayr racing is on at the same time. So Granddad volunteered to babysit the gruesome twosome while I went to pick Bob up. As it turned out she was back in time to pick Bob up but the twins had a ball with granddad anyway.

look Grandma has a camera


Tuesday

Bob enjoyed the Summer school club yesterday and was very keen to go back today, jut as well really considering he is booked in for the week!! So I dropped him off.


putting his bag on


Wednesday

Volunteered to look after the gruesome twosome while Daughter went to pick up Bob. We had lots of fun in the garden.

at their table



Thursday

Today was visit day.So as per usual if it is nice when we come out we like to go and do something, so decided to go and see the Kelpies in Falkirk. We also picked up some geocaches while we were there.

The Kelpies are 30-metre high horse-head sculptures, standing next to a new extension to the Forth and Clyde Canal, and near River Carron, in The Helix, a new parkland project built to connect 16 communities in the Falkirk Council Area, Scotland

The Kelpies Falkirk



Friday

You will spot a recurring theme in this weeks 365. Yes you have guessed it I had the twins while Daughter went to get Bob. Fifi was back home but very tired and she said for all she had lots of fun she is glad  to be home in her own bed. 
Bob has also had a brilliant time with lots of activities from martial arts to circus skills to archery and a lizard man, plus lots of other fun. All the leaders were really friendly, they knew the children by name and Bob wants to go back another week. This has been a huge step for both him and his mum, away from home, eating his packed lunch in amongst other kids lunches, and him trusting adults who do not know him. We were not sure he would last all week but he did. Well done Bob.  

more cheeky faces



Saturday

This is an off shoot from an original tiny plant that Daughter No3 bought for us at a primary school Christmas fair over 20 years ago. Once every so often if flowers, and his year it has. The present that just keeps on giving. 

aloe vera plant



19 comments:

  1. Fab photos!
    Well done on all the walking and the 400th cache!
    Those sculptures are amazing!

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    1. The sculptures were very nice, lovely park they are in too.

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  2. I love the fisherman photo, you caught him at just the right time! Have always wanted to try a Fitbug, might have to invest I think. Love the 2 little cheeky faces at the end here :-) #365

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    1. I captured that fisherman approx 100 times to get that one good picture....lol

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  3. Love that the plant is still going twenty years on and I'm admiring your tidy potato plot - ours is very wild!!

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    1. hubby planter the potatoes in exact rows, he is rather ocd!!

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  4. I'm amazed at your 20 year old plant! Well done on getting your 400th geocache and well done to Bob for getting on so well at the holiday club.

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    1. so am I, I manage to kill everything else, this thing must be enchanted.

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  5. I wondered where your post was last week! Came looking for it.

    You're potatoes are doing amazingly well! And I adore those Kelpies...would love to see them one day

    We done on your 400th geocache

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    1. aaahh thank you, nice to be missed. I am sure you will make it north one day to see them, a great park there as well.

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  6. Wow - how many steps?? You are worked too hard! I LOVE the fisherman photo - well done on your geocache milestone. Kaz x

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    1. Yes I agree I am!! but could not do with a sitting down job I get bored to easy.
      I was very pleased with the fisherman photo as well.

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  7. That's an epic round up ;) how many steps, I thought I walked lots and how impressive that the plant is still going, mine don't last longer than a week lol

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  8. Oh my that's a massive amount of walking, good to be so fit and active though. I need to do this once the new baby comes. Congrats to your daughter on her wedding last month and to you for your 400th cache!

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  9. I love the shot of the man fly fishing, I also love the statues they are amazing! Thank you for your bit of advice in your comment on my blog. Hope you are having a good week x

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  10. wow Elaine well done on your 400th cache thats awesome :) and i cannot believe that on just one shift at work you walk 19 miles thats crazy!!! Those Kelpies are so striking aren't they?
    Lovely photos of the twins - they are growing up so fast xx

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  11. I love the kelpies and I think my favourite shot is the fisherman with his line. That's an enormous amount of walking at work - it must keep you fit. Well done on your 400th cache.

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  12. Well done on the 400th cache :) Great shot catching the fishing line and lots of lovely photos of the twins. Sounds like you've had a busy couple of weeks!

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  13. I love that plant, so great when they flower after a few years. I'm so impressed with your vegetable growing efforts too, I need to take some lessons!x

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