Fn & all that.

I am trying a new tactic today.
The discerning reader may have noticed that my recent blogs have not had very satisfactory conclusions/completed the day.
This has been due entirely to the fact that I have fallen asleep before completing the blog.
It is 1.46pm, J is asleep, W & K are in Solihull. I feel very alert, having just eaten a rather fine sausage sandwich for lunch (not my usual "healthy option") & am confident that I will finish the blog & even manage to post some holiday photos without "nodding off".
I would have blogged earlier but had "no network connection"
W has explained the purpose of the "F" keys - not what I had thought at all - nothing to do with relieving frustration, so I'm up & running!

Yesterday I delivered all of my Christian Aid envelopes in the morning after church & collected most of them in again in the evening, poor light forcing an early retirement at 9.00pm.
OK, so it was a day late, but nobody noticed/minded.
Please give generously as it is a very good cause, has negligible admin costs & is quite hard work for the collectors - I am lucky having such a friendly patch.
£11 will buy enough banana seeds to provide food for a family in Bolivia - other fascinatng facts on your envelope.
Three of the family, with spouses, & five of the grandchildren came in the afternoon. They played very well together, riding things in the garden, camping with E in the lounge, watching "Cars" & helping to prepare dinner. Tim washed everything made of cloth that was not being worn & cleaned the filter on the tumble drier.
We had an early dinner. (cottage pie with vegetables, rice pudding & bread & butter pudding,created by W).

Today, W & K have walked around the reservoir, J cycled, then came home & had brunch.
I went to Kingsbury school to see friends & confirm my availability for the remainder of the term.
J & I are now taking it easy!
The good news is that I have just spoken to Radley bags.
I bought a "purple pocket bag" at the end of February, whilst in Wetherby with aj, Santa Claus having failed to deliver the goods.
Last week I noticed that one side of the bag was completely faded - the side facing outwards when in use - following our sunny holiday in Cornwall.
Radley confirmed that there is a problem with both the purple & teal dyes used & that they will replace my bag with a brown or black one if I return it.
I think that I shall have an antique brown one.
Strangly, they still have the deficient colours for sale on the internet.

W & K want fish & chips tonight, so I have a lazy afternoon.
Not even any ironing left to do.
Perhaps I'll enter the competitions in my Good Housekeeping & Coast magazines.
It's a hard life!

Crackington Haven, beachcombing.

Beach Dudes!

Boscastle harbour.

AJ saying farewell to Bude on a fantastic morning.

Tim's birthday party - a "high point", when J mounted the wall bars, out of Dad's reach!