The Party Started Early

We r all recovering after a fab and impromptu night out. Us girlies hit the hay about one but the boys continued to play their banging tunes until about three!

Das captain after a bacon sarnie has recovered enough to assist in some motocross tyre changing malarky....retribution!

It's a gorgeous day here and this is my view as I am sat on the balcony. The sea is perfect and I,m wishing we could be out swailing, bar a few tankers there are no boats in sight.

Off for a stroll shortly and then it's fizz o,clock and party time...swooper.


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Location:Dawlish

Chavtastic Celebrations

Tis the night before new yrs eve and we have wended our way down to Dawlish. Just come back from a swooper nepalese meal and then banging abba tunes @ the local pub. Marvellous!

Now out out on the balcony watching the sea and stars with good friends and listening to the most eclectic mix at its loudest ! Happy days




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Location:Dawlish

Small Things In Life Make A Difference

You forget sometimes about what matters in life particularly the memories that matter and nothing brought it more to me than this gorgeous canvas that ELG made for das captain for his birthday.

Handcrafted with so much love and attention to what's important to him.

It took me back to when my nana died and we were sorting through her possessions ..... My holiday log book from our holiday in Lerrynn to a hand drawn picture of what I thought she looked like aged 7 ( not her but me).

She kept those things as a treasure of memories. I remembered the love and care and meaning that went into them.

I have to confess I am a hoarder of those things too, cards, stupid gifts and arts of treasure from everyone from all kinds of occasions .. there is a gallery of them of them in my office at work as I am dead proud and most of them are by ELG.

The most recent I placed bang in front of my face as when the s**t hits the fan I can take solace and carry on as it just makes me smile.




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Happy Birthday to Das Captain

Das captain despite having man flu has survived the night to wake up to being the grand age of 42!

After all things boaty as presents thus far he has gone off to work, returning for a pub supper out in town later.

Birthdays are great for cards and he has had some cracking ones thus far which have appealed to his sense of humour...the best one of course is mine which is priceless and was purchased some time ago as couldn't resist it when I saw it!

So happy birthday Steve x





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Not Quite Swailing

It was the start of the annual Sydney to Hobart Race yesterday, I,ve read many a book on that gruelling race and is on my list of top 40 things to do. Here,s hoping it's a safe passage for all this yr.

Whilst they were wending
their way across the start line we took a stroll down to the canal to test out das captains model swailing bot from last yr aka Red Snapper 2.

Not yet officially launched she went out on canal sea trials to test her ability. After a false start (we needed a screw driver to install the batteries do a trip to a DIY store was in order), she was put to the test.

After a few anxious moments wondering whether she would return or not ( slight problem with the wind) she had a first spin out.

A few crowds gathered on the quayside to watch her in action, it was not a graceful first swail but fun to watch.

All is required before going back in the water is a bit of sanding, sail trimming and balast adjusting by das captain to get her ship shape!








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What A Lovely Day

What a swooper duper day, from the lovely handmade place settings courtesy of E to lush turkey lunch to das captains surprise secret santa presents a trio of keep calm its only Xmas candle set! ( I have forgotten to tell u that his other dislike other than Xmas is candles!)

Add in a round or two on the sing star ( I lost again), several rounds of rummikub (we all lost to E) and being whipped at sevens (thank the lord it was only monopoly money we were using),& opening wine with a fondue fork it was a truely fabulous day.

Round two about to start, here comes the turkey sandwiches, and a bracing walk along the canel to follow plus a quick swail of the model boat variety...marvellous!



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Merry Chrinklemouse Everyone!

Hope you are all having a fabulous time wherever you are with family and friends around you. We are spending the day with my ma & pops, and the gorgeous Eleanor and Sis............happy days. My in-laws are both viral and not feeling up to much so won't be joining us but we,re going round to try and give them so festive cheer.
Das captain (who lurrrrrrrrves all things festive..........not!) is in fine fettle this am.  This is just for him as we,re off shortly to join them all for our festive lunch.

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