West London Chat Summer/Autumn

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ooh the excitement of starting a new thread

My mums caravan is about 15 min drive from West wittering (we've just got back - could have met you there!). Nice isn't it.

Kew - I'd be the hysterical woman by the edge of the sea yelling at a small boy to not go out too far ... Who would have thought the boy who would not put his feet even in the water 2 years ago would go out battling waves?

hello hope everyone is well, dd is now begging me to book swimming lessons there and preferably with same teacher makes a change

Hi everyone! Tilly - seems we had similar weekends! Managed to get through big wedding do on Friday without DCs and without drinking too much (or at least pretending). Great fun. Even danced (scary for others ). Nice to see girls when got home again though - missed them, even though was rather nice to have proper lie-in on Saturday.

So sorry to hear about sparkle sfx, v . Hope new piggy is settling in well. Glad swimming lessons are good. Our DD1 has transformed her view of swimming recently, right teacher is so important. Heard about starkey - unbelievable prat, so "educated" but so ignorant.

Copper - I keep hearing about Ursula Le Guin. What should I be reading of hers? I've started reading Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson but generally in lazy mood and put off slightly by feeling that it's a "history fiction novel" trying hard to "teach me something". Ah well, DH swears it's a good story too. Tilly - DH is now flying through game of thrones, must be good!

Kew - tell me more about caravan near West Wittering, think you've mentioned it before. Hope you and DS had a lovely time! We'd love to go there as it seems to be a great beach for little ones. Is it over-ambitious to go with two DDs, including a 13 month old...? Maybe we should wait a bit...

Kora, Game of Thrones is v good, have bought the next two to read now!

Just heard the toy library is to close after Dec, its two major funders have pulled their funding

Hello!

Kora - I picked up "A wizard of earthsea" last weekend and am now on fourth Ursula Le Guin book.

Tilly - saw your pics on FB. Looking good!

I'll book swimming lessons for DS1 next year, I think.

More than half way through hols! Want longer hols.

apparently it will be raining a lot tomorrow and that is when we are going to Legoland anyway wet play it is

kora thanks

keeping busy this week barely stopped at home, we all need a holiday

Day trip to Littlehampton. But witnessed grounding of ship.

sfx - have fun in Legoland!

exciting copper? or a bit scary?

have you seen the golden postboxes in Kew? peek on my FB profile

sfx - saw the golden postbox. Interesting! Grounding was quiet - one second ship was coming in nice and straight, the next it just looked like it was turning and then it was still.

it is always interesting watching ships come into port, especially in a storm, hope not too much damage was done

Here. First time ever being present in news event!

Omg it is wet in Legoland

They have big full-body dryers there. Did you have a go?

Hope you didn't get too wet in Legoland! I really want to take the DDs is it good? Full body dryers - wahey! I have a summer cold. Drat. And it's made me really hungry all the time, which I'm enjoying but fear will pay for it. Double drat...

hello we were very wet indeed so wet that we might as well have dived in the lagoon glad I took spare clothing
we had a nice time, it is fun enough for little ones and teenagers alike
but go on a warm drier day

would definitely go back

we are now dry, warm and fed, so once all settled off to bed the child goes, I think after swimming tomorrow we shall have a quiet day packing

copper did not know about the driers very convenient they would have been, btw staff were nice cheerful and helpful

Ooh packing, are you off on hols soon (sorry, must have missed that, brain like a sieve)?

off to Wales on Saturday for a week, do keep up dear, it is the event of the year

Sadly gave up on keeping up ages ago! If I don't lose my umbrella during the course of a train journey, I'm doing well! Hope the sun comes back out for you in Wales.

Now today would have been a good day for Legoland. Anyhow as it is swimming went well I am sorry it is no more, weirdly dd swims under water but is reluctant to do same above water

Off home to clean organise and pack

Nice day. Park in the morning, fish and chips for lunch, park in the afternoon. And our big box of books have arrived. Deadly 60 book looks good! Pictures of scary animals.

sounds like a nice day, apparently the local fish and chip shop is good so that might be tomorrows dinner when we eventually arrive. dh seems to have had a difficult day at work and brought home the work laptop, I expect he will be working until the wee small hrs it will make me very nervous on the long drive tomorrow, will insist on lots of stops

Hello all

Back from hols. Had a great time apart from MIL got shingles while were away and was really suffering, ouch

Had a whirlwind few days since our return, neighbour's solictor wanted us to foot her bill for £600 After lots of stress and research on our part she called round last night. After 4mths of giving us the evils she now wants to be bezzie mates and we have resolved issue without legals. hoping she'll drop the charge but at least it's a step in the right direction and hoepfully final hurdle now crossed before building can commence.

Garden has gone crazy, made 2 pots of jam with remianing damson crops yesterday and made moussaka with aubergines from FIL. Harvested more courgettes, starting to OD on them now

Off to Dh work's paryty and then onto a 40th this evening

hope everyone well, what has been happening?
Sfx - Have a great trip

Sounds good vbus minus MIL Ailment poor woman. Nutter sounds really nutty indeed. Enjoy parties

We are finally on our way, it will be a long drive

Less than half hr on the road and nerves slightly frayed already lots of rain lots of blinding spray and mad truckers