School's out for crepeys

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Ooops, sorry, I didn't mean to finish the thread.

Ahh, The Notebook...what a sob-a-thon.

Molly - that big Sainsbury's was my local, back in the early 90s - I spent a year living in South Wimbledon. I quite liked a saunter around Merton Abbey Mills on a Sunday - there was a very nice pizza restaurant there, I seem to remember. But that Northern Line....oh, how many hours of my life ticked away getting into central London.

We have swapped a view of the sea for a view of a KFC, a B&Q and a car park. Traveldodgy St Austell, to be precise. We've just had a wonderful day at the Lost Gardens of The Heligan; despite initial mutinous sulking misgivings from the rest of the family, we all enjoyed ourselves immensely. All children on gratifyingly good for, apart from DD2's sense of humour failure when she lost at croquet. They were just setting up for the 100 Years On remembrance celebration, which is taking place tomorrow, and the choir and the band were rehearsing, which was just the perfect accompaniment. Then we stopped off in Mevagissey for dinner and some seal watching before retiring to our 5 star suites.

Tomorrow we are off to Polzeath to spend the day with another group of friends who are also here on holiday. Daft really, considering we see them on an almost-weekly basis back home.

CV, I know exactly where you are! I went to Halfords to change my coolbox when I blew it up in the middle of the week....

Ha! Small world....

View to die for, CV!

We have been out all day on a trip to a neighbouring beach where the DC have had a days surfing lesson - they did good though DD lost it at the end (may have had something to do with DS crowing...) Hope we can stay here an extra day as no-one is ready to move on tomorrow.

DH thought he'd read that Samaritaine had reopened but no, it's still shut up and there's no sign of any refurbishment work. So shopping slipped down the agenda in favour of a river trip and climbing the tower of Notre Dame.

We walked down the street where my father lived as a student. I always want to live there when I see it. Girls are amusing themselves by choosing flats in astonishingly grand buildings.

Mum & dog-walker have both texted me to say she's fine. She went out specially to buy cat milk - this is a woman who used to detest cats. Ours has enslaved her.

Louvre today, then home.

Auriga, sounds like your holiday is calm as my DS would say! Glad to hear your DM is OK - mine called me on my mobile today to wish us a happy holiday, not realising (although I told her a few times when we were off) we are already here. She was fine, but it does seem to be another sign of her losing the plot.

Ust seen your beach pics BTM. It looks lovely.

Woken up to a lovely sunny day - the first for a bit. The house is a tip, particularly anywhere near a window where the decorator has been burning off the external paintwork so that's the first job.

I intend to go to church this morning to the Commemoration of the start of the First World War: seemed sn appropriate thing to do.

Dd's MiL is coming today to stay for a couple of days and she has asked me to take her shopping for a wedding outfit (you might remember my abortive attempts at shopping recently - I don't hold out much hope, tbh).

Oh, and DS and family are calling at some time: new GS has a touch of jaundice again and is under the care of the hospital once more.

Have a nice day, everyone.

Rudy, books.... My favourite two of the summer so far are ' The signature of all things' by Elizabeth Gilbert. And 'We are all beside ourselves' by ??. Do not read 'The Lemon Grove'. It is hideously bad...

I've just downloaded 'We are all beside ourselves' so pleased to hear it's good.

My fave so far was 'The Goldfinch' - just loved it.

I've got the Goldfinch here to read next

I agree with reading GCSE books. I was lucky with Wuthering Heights which I had done for A level. I still had my copy with notes and references all over it.....

Like the cozzie Rudy!

DD is doing the iGCSE which does seem to involve Of Mice and Men but Im not sure what else. Hopefully the teacher they are supposedly going to get next year will be more inspiring than the one shes had for the last two.

rudy what lovely swimwear! A bit . My bikini days are well and truly over. Too fat. Too old. Too scarred.
Lovely day yesterday in Chichester. The play was truly a master piece. Rupe Everett was excellent if somewhat upstaged by a very camp, naughty performance by the actor playing Mozart. I think having seen David Suchet in the part of sallieri many years ago at the old vic has spoiled me. I don't think anyone comes close to his acting ability. Excellent fish and chip supper on the way back, having been somewhat rammed on the train with Glorious Goodwood revellers, pissed as newts and nothing like as posh as they like to think they are!
Very lazy day today although have done my fitness challenge. Long brunch and now to the beach.

I like the swimwear, too, Rudy; no good for me with all my operation scars on my stomach (fails to mention the flab).

The Commemoration Service was very touching and the choir sang parts of Faure's Requiem - brilliant. 40 men out of 160 who went to war from the village never came back: no wonder there were so many single women in that time.

I love Faure's Requiem. We sang parts of it for my lovely music teacher who died right before the end of term (when I was in the sixth form - aeons ago). Not a dry eye in the house, and I still get a frisson when I hear it. The service sounds lovely, NU.

Rudy, your swimwear sounds great but my tummy revealing days are long gone. I have been inspired by you to buy an underwired tankini, so at least I will have some support and might look ok on the beach. However, I am much cheered by this picture, whatever I am feeling on the inside.

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So true MC - no matter where I go there are bodies of all shapes and sizes regardless of age! Including my own bikini-clad wobblynesd!

I agree I sweat in a onsie...look round the beach and wonder why I'm not letting it all hang loose........

Do, ds and DDog home.... Big sigh.....

Sheesh I miss them....

We had the most cultured afternoon of all with a birthday trip to see Guardians of the Galaxy. I made chickpea and spinach curry for lunch, and a lemon drizzle cake later.

Yum MI!

I am eating a lot of nachos atm.

DHs clodhoppers are sunburned