Aug
23
2012
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2012 Project365 (Day 234)

The MumblesToday Pants and Alien went home and then at lunchtime the rest of us wandered to The Mumbles. The weather was unpredictable – glorious sunshine one minute and then torrential rain the next.

We had a nice walk along the front and ended up having lunch in a café before continuing our wandering. The afternoon ended up with some fabulous ice-cream sundaes. Not exactly a cheap day out but a very pleasant one.

This photo is my godson Mark and his mother who are just sitting looking across the bay to Swansea.

Tomorrow we pack up and move on. A night in a hotel and then Greenbelt. Sadly the weather report is not exactly favourable!

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Aug
23
2012
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2012 Project365 (Day 233)

A wet day Today the weather was meant to be reasonable but it was rubbish in the morning, quite rainy and not exactly ideal holiday weather. We decided to go to the Swimming Pool in Swansea which has flumes, whirlpools and a wave machine. The kids had a lovely time and we easily killed a couple of hours in there.

Lunch was a picnic outside the Swansea Waterfront Museum. Well, we were outside until a torrential downpour which forced us inside for coffee. This picture typically sums up our coffee shop experiences. This is Pants with her phone surfing the net. Even when camping we find it hard to give up the technology!

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Aug
23
2012
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2012 Project365 (Day 232)

PaddlingOnce again today it rained in the morning and then cleared up beautifully by lunchtime. We went to the really lovely beach at Nicholaston which is a fabulous long beach with some dramatic cliffs. Unfortunately it is a steep walk down there and a nightmare walk back up because you have to cross a sand-dune which is pretty hard on the legs. I am blaming it on being nearly 6 months pregnant but I suspect it is because I am very unfit!

This is my lovely godson who enjoyed the water, until it splashed him in his face anyway!

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Aug
23
2012
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2012 Project365 (Day 231)

Silence is golden!Today out friends Tom and Anne arrived at the campsite. We helped them put up there tents and our brilliant Coleman Event Shelter which acts like our kitchen and then we cooked food on the barbecue for tea. It was delicious.

These are the kidlets all sitting nicely eating their tea. It did not last. Neither did the silence.

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Aug
23
2012
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2012 Project365 (Day 230)

Eh?Got up at 9ish and had a massive breakfast before driving the half an hour to the campsite where we met up with Pants and Alien. We are staying at Nicholaston Farm and it is absolutely beautiful.

The main problem today is that I have been unbelievably tired and hormonal and therefore grumpy. I hate feeling like this because my tolerance for anything is minimal at the moment!

The Mister went off down to the beach for a wander Nicholaston Beach and found this brick. No idea why it was there but I thought it was a nice picture!

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Aug
23
2012
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2012 Project365 (Day 229)

On the boatToday The Mister and I had the day off work which was lovely. Did some packing and then went to catch the boat at 6.30. Of course the boat was running late so we didn’t end up leaving until 7ish, getting in at 11pm and then we had a long drive to Port Talbot arriving at 3am.

I was completely and utterly knackered but apart from the Sat Nav taking up cross-country for the first hour we had a brilliantly straightforward drive.

Camping here we come!

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Aug
16
2012
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2012 Project365 (Day 228)

CupcakeThis evening The Mister and Stef and I went to Night Market in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust.

There were various stalls selling food and vintage and second-hand clothing and cakes etc.

It was a real shame as it had starting raining so the turn out wasn’t great, although hopefully a few more people will turn up over the course of the evening.

The only thing that I bought was some delicious muffins and vanilla cupcakes. Yum!

Ps) We are off on holiday tomorrow so you might have to wait for my updates!

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Aug
15
2012
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2012 Project365 (Day 227)

Sheep sheep!Whilst I was slaving away in the office today The Mister went to The West Show with my Mum, my sister and the kids. In Guernsey we have three different local agricultural shows and most of them have baking, floral, craft, fruit and veg, and other competitions. They also have cattle, goats and other livestock and fur and feather.

Our local show is the The North Show and unfortunately we are always at Greenbelt. So, my cake is in the freezer and ready to be entered. It’s hot competition!

The Mister took loads of photos today of the kids at the petting the rabbits and other little furry creatures, however, this is my favourite picture of the day; my sister and my niece looking at the sheep.

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Aug
14
2012
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2012 Project365 (Day 226)

14 August 2012I know this was a boring photo but it was such a delicious chicken curry that I made for tea tonight! Mum and Dad were out for dinner and as Dad is such a philistine about food the only time we get to eat ‘foreign muck’ is when he isn’t here (although he is happy to eat pasta!)

It was yum, although it could do with something green on the plate! Next time I make it I need to tweak it a bit to make it Slimming World friendly and just use spray oil to cook the onions rather than butter!

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Aug
13
2012
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2012 Project365 (Day 225)

Fort GreyThis picture was taken on Saturday at the Rocquaine Regatta. This fortress is called Fort Grey although it is know colloquially by locals as The Cup and Saucer.

It dates back to sometime around 1804 and the first tower was built by the British and named after the first governor of Guernsey, Charles Grey.

Fort Grey is now houses the shipwreck museum.

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