Another lovely day

We went down to the south of the island yesterday, Cath, but must have taken the wrong road at the crossroads in Niton and came home via Whitwell and Godshill, instead of taking the Newport road. We went via Chale, where there was a big Show on but Mum felt it was too open for her in her present state so we went up the hill, past Blackgang, to a Viewpoint car park where ice creams were £1.80 each, so we bought a bottle of carbonated water for Mum. It was a beautiful day, with a lovely view and I could have sat there all day (eating my expensive ice cream), but we had a little walk round the village of Niton, came home and read a book in our garden. Not very exciting, but next time we will have a look at your planned camping site. From memory, Ruth and Julian, you have visitors next week and we hope Tom and Fiona (are the girls coming too) enjoy your little village and of course, I expect they will want to see the new house. Pass on our good wishes, please. Won't be long before we, too, can enjoy the delights of Bedoin. Nice to have you back, Nic. Did you see my blog on Verona? Looking at the calendar, I see we have only had one morning of rain since 29th May, when we were trying to drain the water from our side lawn, Steve. Seems months ago and our plants in the open are all dying from lack of water. Good job our flowers are all in pots, but we are down to the last bucket of water from the many water butts we have and we will have to rely on mains water. Just your luck, Cath, to pick a wet week for your holidays. Hope not! Cowes week started yesterday, but in the early morning there was not enough breeze to shake our Aspen tree leaves, let alone fill the sails of the racing yachts. Today is a bit breezier, but I don't know if I can get Mum to watch the racing as she has started to be unsure of herself among too many people. I have decided to sell the Audi, as it seems daft to have it sitting in the garage, as it doesn't look as if Mum will want to drive again. It is taxed and MOT'd until January, so it should soon sell. Thanks for all you are doing Stev re Le Manoir. It looks as if Tina may not be joining us, after all. I don't think she can face the hassle. If she does cry off it will give us more time to look around the area and visit old friends. Might even get in touch with the Gommes. To Pete and Jan, It does not look as if Judy and Stan will be able to save their pet greyhound, Goldie, as she seems to be in a bad way. I don't know how old she is, but she will be sadly missed. Looking forward to seeing you gels Jess, Beth and Amy and of course to Claire and Dan the Man. Should be a blast! Lots of love from Mum and Dad