Friday Chat Day

 Hello friends

It's Friday again and I have another photo heavy blog post to share.

Time Away:

My sister and I had a wonderful time at St Margaret's at Cliffe, near Dover. 

Such scenic spots and just on our doorstep, well about an hour and a half away.

Our first stop was to St Margaret's Bay and a walk along the seafront,

to marvel at the cliffs and also at Noel Coward's home called 'White Cliffs'.

Interestingly, Ian Fleming bought the house from him in 1951.

There is a tea shop and museum here called Pines, unfortunately it was closed

which was a bit of a blow - their cakes are amazing.

After recovering from no cake (!), the next day 

we took a trip to Sandwich, an historic little town full of 

sweet little shops and cafes.

An interesting name for a street - 'No Name Street'.

Sandwich also sits on the edge of a beautiful park.

We were blessed with such good weather, just one overcast day.

On Sunday we drove up to the National Trust - White Cliffs Experience.

We chose to visit the cafe and take in the view down into

Dover docks, seeing the ships come in and out - 

it takes a lot of precision to 'park' one of those. 

As we drove away I managed to get a glimpse of Dover Castle.

We then went back to the bay and managed to get a seat in the pub garden

for a roast dinner and this was our view - perfect. 

On our last morning before driving home we took a trip to Walmer, 

again another beautiful town. 

It was blissful to get away and do very little, we watched lots of films

in the evenings and did crochet - oh we know how to party! 

On our last night we took a walk to watch the setting sun.

It was so nice we intend to go back soon.

Crochet:

I've made a start on the crochet cushions.
Each one needs 25 squares and a granny panel for the reverse.
 I had thought about doing all the squares at once but considered

I would get pretty bored with that - 125 in total.

Instead I'll work on each cushion individually and break it up 

with other projects.

Telly:

When heading off on my little holiday I planned to take the 

Fire Stick to be able to watch Netflix, Prime etc., 

but there's always one thing you forget when going away isn't there?
(Or is that just me?) 

Anyway, yes you guessed it - I forgot the Fire Stick. 

A quick trip to the charity shop to buy some DVDs (5 for £1)

and we were sorted with viewing.  

Here's just a few of the films we watched, 

quite a diverse choice!

 

 

Charity Kit:

Can I just say how super impressed I am with Jane ordering this month's charity kit 
just hours before her daughter was getting married! 

Thank you Jane, that's kit dedication.

It proved to be very popular this, as I type this there is just one kit left.

If you missed it please visit the blog post here.

This month's chosen charity was Happy Pants Ranch and you 

may have seen them in the news this week regarding their planning application.

Here is a link to the BBC News article - goodness red faces all round! 

Back to the office:

This week saw my return to the office, first time in over 18 months.

I admit to feeling quite nervous, I am out of practice with the commute 

and generally being in London.

I am pleased to say it was fine, my coach commute felt safe

(I had to pre-book my seat and there is plenty of spacing).

Once in the office they have gone above and beyond to make things feel

comfortable and reassuring. 

I'll be working 2 days in the office and 3 days at home for the next

couple of months and then it will possibly switch to more days in London.

It was incredibly nice to see colleagues again in real life instead of 

Zoom/Team calls.

Also whilst I've been away the loos have been redecorated

and the kitchen area seems ultra white and bright. 

If you've followed my blog for some time you'll know I work

in a very modern building.

I get to sit on the 12th floor, thankful for the lifts!

And that was my week, far more eventful than usual.

I hope you are all well and wishing you a lovely weekend.

Take care friends.