We have been here for 6 days now but it seems as though we have always been here. Yesterday Sonia and I went to the mall where Sandra works and had a philipino pedicure. That was some experience. There was much scrubbing, scraping and massaging which ended in my toe nails being painted pink! Sandra came home from work as she was unwell so we left Graham and Michael to minister to her every need.Sam has been away working but came home last night. He went back at 5am. When he came home he caused immediate uproar by demanding to know who had eaten all the Quality Street? Of course everyone denied it, but, by a process of elimination, we managed to ascertain that Michael may have eaten "one or two"!
We are off to Perth tomorrow so life might be a bit more exciting.
Love Sheila x
Wednesday, 6 January 2010
Monday, 4 January 2010
next installment
This is day four in Australia and I am just beginning to feel half human. The jet lag,coupled with my recent travails,has left me a bit weak. However it's so lovely here, so peaceful and warm that I don't think I will make it back to England! Only two more days and we get on a plane to Perth, where we will spend a couple of weeks with Grahams cousin Michael (otherwise known as Crocodile Mick).
We haven't been doing too much, shopping, eating and drinking.Champagne is the cheapest thing to drink so it is going down very well! Today Graham found a shop that was offering buy one get one free, so as he has a reputation as a miser to uphold, he naturally bought some!
I won $3 dollars on a scratch card.
We have eaten fish and chips. A very different experience to English fish and chips.
Thats all for now. We are enjoying ourselves immensely.
sheila x
We haven't been doing too much, shopping, eating and drinking.Champagne is the cheapest thing to drink so it is going down very well! Today Graham found a shop that was offering buy one get one free, so as he has a reputation as a miser to uphold, he naturally bought some!
I won $3 dollars on a scratch card.
We have eaten fish and chips. A very different experience to English fish and chips.
Thats all for now. We are enjoying ourselves immensely.
sheila x
Saturday, 2 January 2010
At last!
Well my e.mail server won't let me send e.mails, although we are still recieving them so I will have to write a blog to tell people of my travails (travels). As you will know we have spent xmas at Gina's. This was the usual thing where we alternated between her being fed up with me and me being fed up with her and both of us wishing we were in Florida! However I am lucky to have a
daughter and (putative) son inlaw like them. So thanks for having us.
Now this is where the travails part starts.For those of a nervous disposition, Look away now!
I was perfectly O.K when I boarded the plane for the first leg, Manchester to Dubai, The plane was very crowded but I thought I could put up with it.I ate prawns and salmon and a lovely lamb curry and rice. then I started to throw up. If you have ever tried to vomit discretely on a crowded plane ? Well!!!
I was still feeling absolutely terrible when we boarded the next plane for the Dubai to Singapore leg. I was vomiting so much that the staff decided that they may have to divert the aircraft if they couldn't get me stabilised. To this end graham and I were moved to a first class cabin and Singapore hospital contacted by phone. Soon I was hooked up to drip, a blood pressure monitor, heart monitor and open blue tooth line to the doctor in Singapore.
It was such a shame, first class, (£7.000) and I wasn't able to enjoy it!
At this point they began telling me that unless I began to improve I would not be allowed to travel on the next leg of my journey and would probably be taken to an isolation hospital in Singapore.As you will imagine, I just wanted to die there and then.
However things began to improve, thanks to the medication I was being given and so I was able to sleep on the lovely comfortable bed.
On arrival at Singapore I was told that I had to see a doctor to be given permission to fly. He at first refused as I had a very high temperature, but after much pleading on my part he gave me an injection, some tablets and a letter saying I was fit to fly. It wasn't cheap I can tell you.
But at last we were on the final leg ,Singapore to Brisbane, This time the plane was almost empty so we were able to stretch out across 3 seats and sleep for a lot of the journey. I was still feeling weak and ill but it was so wonderful to see my nephew Sam waiting for us that I didn't care, and it is sooooo Hot!
Everything is lovely and we are having the life of riley etc. More later about australia.
in the meantime if anyone reads this blog they can e.mail me, although I can't reply. (yes John that means you, I hope you are ok)
Also any news of my chickens would be welcome,
Must go to sleep now. It's the middle of the night,
Love Sheila x
daughter and (putative) son inlaw like them. So thanks for having us.
Now this is where the travails part starts.For those of a nervous disposition, Look away now!
I was perfectly O.K when I boarded the plane for the first leg, Manchester to Dubai, The plane was very crowded but I thought I could put up with it.I ate prawns and salmon and a lovely lamb curry and rice. then I started to throw up. If you have ever tried to vomit discretely on a crowded plane ? Well!!!
I was still feeling absolutely terrible when we boarded the next plane for the Dubai to Singapore leg. I was vomiting so much that the staff decided that they may have to divert the aircraft if they couldn't get me stabilised. To this end graham and I were moved to a first class cabin and Singapore hospital contacted by phone. Soon I was hooked up to drip, a blood pressure monitor, heart monitor and open blue tooth line to the doctor in Singapore.
It was such a shame, first class, (£7.000) and I wasn't able to enjoy it!
At this point they began telling me that unless I began to improve I would not be allowed to travel on the next leg of my journey and would probably be taken to an isolation hospital in Singapore.As you will imagine, I just wanted to die there and then.
However things began to improve, thanks to the medication I was being given and so I was able to sleep on the lovely comfortable bed.
On arrival at Singapore I was told that I had to see a doctor to be given permission to fly. He at first refused as I had a very high temperature, but after much pleading on my part he gave me an injection, some tablets and a letter saying I was fit to fly. It wasn't cheap I can tell you.
But at last we were on the final leg ,Singapore to Brisbane, This time the plane was almost empty so we were able to stretch out across 3 seats and sleep for a lot of the journey. I was still feeling weak and ill but it was so wonderful to see my nephew Sam waiting for us that I didn't care, and it is sooooo Hot!
Everything is lovely and we are having the life of riley etc. More later about australia.
in the meantime if anyone reads this blog they can e.mail me, although I can't reply. (yes John that means you, I hope you are ok)
Also any news of my chickens would be welcome,
Must go to sleep now. It's the middle of the night,
Love Sheila x
Saturday, 19 December 2009
W.I Dinner
Last night was our W.I dinner which was at the Windmill Restaurant at Burley Marsh. this is about halfway between Mablethorpe and Skegness. As there were 20 women going it was decided to let 5 husbands drive us all there. Well it was not too bad going, although the roads were very icy. By the time we were ready to come home (Some of us more drunk then others!) it was a blizzard! It took hours to get home although Graham was excellent and we all felt very safe with his driving. On the way home after dropping most of the women off we were passed by two ambulances, a fire tender and two police cars. Graham commented that there must have been an accident somewhere. This morning we discovered that it was the president of the W.I and her husband and one of the elderly ladies. They had overturned completely into a dyke and had to be got out of the car by the fire brigade. luckily I don't think anyone was too badly hurt.
The dinner was one of the best I have had in a restaurant. I had Pate mousse, followed by Seabass and Prawns and then for dessert I had belgian Waffles with Bananas, icecream and toffee sauce.
Because we were not going to see anyone now until March they were all wanting to hug and kiss Graham. For forms sake he had to pretend not to like it !!
On a more serious note, My brother in law is not very well in hospital. He has been tested for swine flu and menengitis but they think he has a bad pnuemonia. he has been moved to an isolation unit and is quite ill. he is drifting in and out of delirium and sometimes doesn't recognise my sister and their kids. His high temperature has affected his heart. he has also been fighting with the nurses so one of his sons is staying with him at all times. lets hope he soon recovers.
sheila x
The dinner was one of the best I have had in a restaurant. I had Pate mousse, followed by Seabass and Prawns and then for dessert I had belgian Waffles with Bananas, icecream and toffee sauce.
Because we were not going to see anyone now until March they were all wanting to hug and kiss Graham. For forms sake he had to pretend not to like it !!
On a more serious note, My brother in law is not very well in hospital. He has been tested for swine flu and menengitis but they think he has a bad pnuemonia. he has been moved to an isolation unit and is quite ill. he is drifting in and out of delirium and sometimes doesn't recognise my sister and their kids. His high temperature has affected his heart. he has also been fighting with the nurses so one of his sons is staying with him at all times. lets hope he soon recovers.
sheila x
Saturday, 12 December 2009
Not for ages.
I have just realised that I haven't blogged for sometime. I may have a difficulty remembering what I have done since I last wrote so here goes. (looking at the calender)
On Monday it was the W.I 's annual Christmas concert for which we sold almost two hundred tickets. We had different entertainment this year because we were very dissatisfied with last years choir( who we have had for the past 17yrs.) however although the new choir was very good they were extremely religious and so I thought it boring. We had to feed all our guest, which we did in fine style with a buffet.
On Tuesday it was back to the village hall with my jam stall for a fundraiser. my friend raised money for young carers and hoped to get enough money to take all the kids to the cinema. In the end she made £300.
Thursday was Dentist's !!!
Today was coffee morning at the village hall ,where I did yet another jam stall. My best customer, Gordon, bought four jars in case he ran out whilst I was in Australia!
Tomorrow is the Carol Service at the local church,I have said I will go because two of my friends are doing a reading.
Throughout all this, poor old Graham is working his fingers to the bone. he's very busy.
Sheila xx
On Monday it was the W.I 's annual Christmas concert for which we sold almost two hundred tickets. We had different entertainment this year because we were very dissatisfied with last years choir( who we have had for the past 17yrs.) however although the new choir was very good they were extremely religious and so I thought it boring. We had to feed all our guest, which we did in fine style with a buffet.
On Tuesday it was back to the village hall with my jam stall for a fundraiser. my friend raised money for young carers and hoped to get enough money to take all the kids to the cinema. In the end she made £300.
Thursday was Dentist's !!!
Today was coffee morning at the village hall ,where I did yet another jam stall. My best customer, Gordon, bought four jars in case he ran out whilst I was in Australia!
Tomorrow is the Carol Service at the local church,I have said I will go because two of my friends are doing a reading.
Throughout all this, poor old Graham is working his fingers to the bone. he's very busy.
Sheila xx
Sunday, 6 December 2009
Lincolnshire market
After reading my daughters blog I feel the need to redress the balance somewhat. She was warned several times about the bus journey to Lincoln but thought it would be a piece of cake for a seasoned traveller like her. Huh!. Graham almost begged us to go by car but "commonsense?" prevailed and we went by bus. Firstly the bus was late coming from Skegness which meant that when we arrived in Louth, the connecting bus had gone. There were some 11 or so people left stranded. Fortunately, one of the strandees was a councillor. She demanded the bus drivers mobile phone and proceeded to phone the managing director of the bus company. She was very eloquent and the upshot was that we were all taxied to Lincoln at no cost to us! At the Lincoln market there was much imbibing of free samples. I was tipsy in the first 10 minutes and Graham got to such a state that he actually bought a bottle of Whiskey!
Coming home was another farce. The journey was horrendous and guess what? the bus was late and so we missed the connection to Mablethorpe. There wasn't another bus for an hour so we had to walk around a supermarket until the next bus came.
Yesterday we went to see the seals at Donna Nook bombing range.
Coming home was another farce. The journey was horrendous and guess what? the bus was late and so we missed the connection to Mablethorpe. There wasn't another bus for an hour so we had to walk around a supermarket until the next bus came.
Yesterday we went to see the seals at Donna Nook bombing range.
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