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Today I drove over to my Daughters'. It's the first time I got to see her new house in person.. since she moved in 6 months ago.. it's a couple of hours away.. it meant I got to have cuddles with my grandfurkids, who just howled and screeched with excitement when they saw me... 🥰

Then we drove to Ely the Cathedral town... unfortunately the rain lashed down, off and on while we were there.. at one point we got soaked through before we managed to get some cover in a shop doorway.. we had breakfast at a riverside Restaurant, but it was so wet the pictures didn't turn out well

We visited the Cathedral and signed the Condolence books which were set up for the public to pay respects to the late Queen.. We were told today he funeral will be on the 19th of September and it's been declared a National Holiday.

DD and I had a good walk around the city centre ( very small city) I bought a Calf leather crossbody Bag...

We took a walk around the open market which had lots of Artisan foods.. as well as leather goods, and books etc.. then we visited Oliver Cromwell House. DD didn't come in with me she had no interest.. but I walked around , and that's when my phone died so I couldn't get more than one picture inside there.. :(

Then we ran through the torrential rain again back to the Marina, and the sun came out and it was very warm, altho' the clouds were threatening , and we sat outside at the pub having a cold drink and some Panko Halloumi Chips with roasted garlic aioli

This was our view from where we sitting...
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You wouldn't think these 2 parts of the Cathedral were taken on the same day.. but they were taken an hour or 2 apart.. the weather was very unpredictable.. one minute torrential rain and black clouds.. then Glorious hot sun...

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the signing of the Condolence books inside the Cathedral..

We were permitted to take photo as we got to the front of the Queue in the aisle.. before signing the books, and lighting a candle.. there were dozens of people behind us waiting to sign..
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Oliver Cromwells' House.. circa 1215 AD

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@hollydolly Love the pix of the cathedral and the ones you took at the marina. No pix of DD's new home? Are you staying overnight?

Oh...and my favorite cathedral when visiting many years ago was Winchester. The headstones in the graveyard there were interesting. One told of a seaman who died from drinking a cold beer on a hot day...
 

Georgiagranny said:
@hollydolly Love the pix of the cathedral and the ones you took at the marina. No pix of DD's new home? Are you staying overnight?

Oh...and my favorite cathedral when visiting many years ago was Winchester. The headstones in the graveyard there were interesting. One told of a seaman who died from drinking a cold beer on a hot day...
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LOL..of course I have pics of daughters' home.. she'd kill me if I posted them on here..

Not staying overnight.. I'm here at home now.. got home about 8pm tonight after driving there at 6am this morning ...

 
Still dismal about my foot, but I'm adjusting a little, spent time on the phone whining to my daughter, then cancelled my New Jersey / New York City hotel reservation and modified my Washington DC hotel reservation to be two and a half months (its significantly cheaper to stay near DC, plus I used to live in that city long ago so I expect I will be more willing to rest my foot there, whereas I'd go crazy sitting in a hotel near NYC if I couldn't go explore because of the foot).

I'm planning to go into Boston tomorrow to ride on a big sail boat, my foot isn't totally recovered from yesterday so it might be foolish to do, but it would sure cheer me up if my foot survives it, should be 4 times of ten to 20 minutes of walking spread out over 5 hours, and I plan to sit down every opportunity (no wandering around admiring the harbor or scoping out all the food places at the train station this time).
 
HoneyNut said:
Still dismal about my foot, but I'm adjusting a little, spent time on the phone whining to my daughter, then cancelled my New Jersey / New York City hotel reservation and modified my Washington DC hotel reservation to be two and a half months (its significantly cheaper to stay near DC, plus I used to live in that city long ago so I expect I will be more willing to rest my foot there, whereas I'd go crazy sitting in a hotel near NYC if I couldn't go explore because of the foot).

I'm planning to go into Boston tomorrow to ride on a big sail boat, my foot isn't totally recovered from yesterday so it might be foolish to do, but it would sure cheer me up if my foot survives it, should be 4 times of ten to 20 minutes of walking spread out over 5 hours, and I plan to sit down every opportunity (no wandering around admiring the harbor or scoping out all the food places at the train station this time).
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Do you have one of those ugly black strap on shoes that the doctor would give when you have a foot injury or surgery. That would help with the pressure you put on the foot?
 
Talking of feet.. I ended up yesterday with a big blister across the whole of the ball of one of my feet after walking around Ely. I'm a walker usually, and never normally get pain in my feet.. but this blister is HUGE.. .. I had new Trainers on and altho' they didn't hurt at all I can only imagine that was the cause.

What surprised me yesterday was that while walking around the small Cathedral City, I counted no less than 4 separate people all wearing an ankle support Boot...and commented to my daughter about it..

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Yesterday's Wedding went well. Feel like I've been hit by a truck today. Getting too old for 14 hour photo shoots haha!

Today I shall be doing not a lot. Out this morning for a full English breakfast is the first job!

Yesterday's kit as we syncronised camera clocks at 8am.

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Today I'm not sure what's going on yet....the sun is shining and its only just gone 10am, so I have fed the dog and myself, given the canary a bath and cleaned him out. I have this idea of taking him outside to sit for a while (in his cage) but I'm not sure if he would appreciate that, or if it's cruel to taunt him with the outside world. Anyway, time in the garden is definitely happening for me, and just seeing how the day rolls on.
 
We have Fog this morning and everywhere is damp after the heavy rain yesterday. I thought it would have cleared by now at 10.15am because it's forecast to be sunny today.. but no.. not yet!
I won't be doing anything ambitious at all today, since my back is painful after all the driving yesterday .

I'll post some photos from yesterdays' Jaunt on the Photography forum..later.. we had such a weird weather pattern with dark menacing clouds, then sun and blue skies off and on all day.. and my Phone died on me so I had to use DD's phone to take pictures.. My Iphone has been playing up a bit lately..not charging when it should etc

I've got an Iphone X (10).. it's very old now.. ( 4 years ) and was originally my husband's phone, and it's taken a lot of punishment from me with all my photography .. so DD is buying a new Iphone 14, and she'll pass over her Iphone 12 Pro to me... which has had very light use..
 
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Not sure what I will be doing today. Maybe when I go out to the dumpster I might take a walk across the street to ColorScape. Yesterday I could not walk much at all so stayed at my computer pretty much all day. Though I managed to make some food for the next few days. My fast food! Instead of paying the prices at ColorScape food vendor trucks. I guess people do pay it though as they have lines.
 
@Hollow Canaries get bathed? Like how? In a tub? Kitchen sink? Forgive my mental picture of him singing in the shower...🚿🐦
He'd probably like a bit of outdoor time as long as he's not in a spot that's too sunny or hot.

It might be that I'm on the road to hell again with my good intentions. While drinking my coffee and scoping out things to do in the garden, I decided to cut back two low-hanging branches on the magnolia and pull up a few weeds that are so big I can see them from my patio.

So far I've tidied up The Hovel, showered, blued my hair, sat on my como se llama...
 
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Georgiagranny said:
@Hollow Canaries get bathed? Like how? In a tub? Kitchen sink? Forgive my mental picture of him singing in the shower...🚿🐦
He'd probably like a bit of outdoor time as long as he's not in a spot that's too sunny or hot.
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Screenshot 2022-09-11 2.50.46 .jpeg Its just a little tub like this.He likes a bath, although he's like a soggy yellow pompom for a while, and hops around his cage trying to dry off.
 
It's a Sunday of remembrance for so many - 21 years ago today .... sad memories of 9-11.

I'm glad to hear that Southern California got rain from Kay, but a year's worth at one time! Hope the fires are out!

I plan to be lazy and watch some NFL games today.
 
When did Peacock become subscription only ($5 mo.)? Was looking forward to watching new Jurassic Park (2.5 hrs) today complete with popcorn! Had Peacock since the beginning and it was always free.
 
hollydolly said:
Today I drove over to my Daughters'. It's the first time I got to see her new house in person.. since she moved in 6 months ago.. it's a couple of hours away.. it meant I got to have cuddles with my grandfurkids, who just howled and screeched with excitement when they saw me... 🥰

Then we drove to Ely the Cathedral town... unfortunately the rain lashed down, off and on while we were there.. at one point we got soaked through before we managed to get some cover in a shop doorway.. we had breakfast at a riverside Restaurant, but it was so wet the pictures didn't turn out well

We visited the Cathedral and signed the Condolence books which were set up for the public to pay respects to the late Queen.. We were told today he funeral will be on the 19th of September and it's been declared a National Holiday.

DD and I had a good walk around the city centre ( very small city) I bought a Calf leather crossbody Bag...

We took a walk around the open market which had lots of Artisan foods.. as well as leather goods, and books etc.. then we visited Oliver Cromwell House. DD didn't come in with me she had no interest.. but I walked around , and that's when my phone died so I couldn't get more than one picture inside there.. :(

Then we ran through the torrential rain again back to the Marina, and the sun came out and it was very warm, altho' the clouds were threatening , and we sat outside at the pub having a cold drink and some Panko Halloumi Chips with roasted garlic aioli

This was our view from where we sitting...
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Such a wonderful day....you made me feel like I was right there with you! 💗
 
hollydolly said:
You wouldn't think these 2 parts of the Cathedral were taken on the same day.. but they were taken an hour or 2 apart.. the weather was very unpredictable.. one minute torrential rain and black clouds.. then Glorious hot sun...

Whats-App-Image-2022-09-10-at-5-12-05-PM-1-copy.jpg
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the signing of the Condolence books inside the Cathedral..

We were permitted to take photo as we got to the front of the Queue in the aisle.. before signing the books, and lighting a candle.. there were dozens of people behind us waiting to sign..
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Oliver Cromwells' House.. circa 1215 AD

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Awesome pictures! Thanks for posting them!
 
Y'know what I have done today? I sat on my backside and done bugga all! Watched YT videos, read the news, sent emails...went out with the dog into the garden. I ate fruit followed by chocolate, followed by a glass of wine. I haven't even been out on my walk (raining all day). There is a bum shaped dent in the sofa. I am not ashamed.

 
Hollow said:
View attachment 238819 Its just a little tub like this.He likes a bath, although he's like a soggy yellow pompom for a while, and hops around his cage trying to dry off.
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You have brought back such great memories!!!! I used to love watching my birds take a bath!! I haven't had a bird in a long, long time.....I sure do miss them! 🐦
 

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