Big Day

Big day today for the port. We are expecting our first LNG ship the TEMBEK all the way from Qatar with a cargo of Liquified Natural Gas. They are expecting quite few demonstrations from opponents of the plant and high media interest... we may even make it onto the national news LOL.

For those of you don't know much about LNG this bit on the BBC Wales website explains a bit of the background. It isn't going to be a particularly busy day as nothing else will be moving when she comes in about 3pm but as they eyes of the world (well Wales anyway) will be on us here's hoping it all goes smoothly. Hopefully I can get some pictures of her when she arrives especially for the avid ship spotter Carol!!

I Don't Understand

It has been a beautiful spring day here today. Really warm and pleasant. I started well by going to Tescos and getting the shopping out of the way. I also popped into Peacocks and did a bit of retail therapy. I bought some linen crop trousers, a blouse and two t-shirts which I was very pleased with.

This afternoon I took a stroll down to the mine depot in the sunshine. It was a lovely walk which unfortunately was totally ruined by the amount of fly tipping that had taken place on the road down to there.

I really don't understand the mentality of people. Why drive to some out of the way place with your bin bags and dump them at the side of the road when all you have to do is put them out in front of your house once a week for the bin men to take them away. Apart from the general waste there were also loads of tyres (I can understand these have to be disposed of properly which can be expensive but surely the council will take them away), mattresses, old electrical wiring and all sorts of other detritous. It really spoiled what should have been a lovely walk in the sunshine.

When I got down to the mine depot I sat on the sea wall for a while with the sun on my face and the wind in my hair, listening to the sound of the waves and watching the sunlight dance on the water, it was very relaxing. I then strolled back and had a lazy afternoon reading in the garden then watching some TV. One more day of freedom tomorrow :0(

By the Skin of our Teeth

A win is a win is a win... I'm not going to complain, although basically it was a shite match which we didn't really deserve to win. Italy are finally becoming a force to be reckoned with in the Six Nations. Thank god for the final Shanklin try!!

Last night was excellent at the Cwtch. Food was really good. Fish cakes followed by roast pepper tart and lemon sorbet and vodka for me. The quiz was pretty good but as it was red nose day it was a bit specialised. Needless to say we didn't win.

Not a lot else to report but altogether now... Oh Flower of Scotland.. when will we see your like again!!!

New Toy

I bought a new toy online before I went away... and no it wasn't from Anne Summers!! We have been hooverless for some time and I have had to resort to borrowing the Mother In Law's from next door, so I thought it was about time we got a decent one.

I ordered a Dyson DC25 Animal. It's called an Animal because it is specifically for animal hair, a must in a house with four cats. It arrived on Saturday while we were away but the girls unpacked it, put it together and even used it (faint)!!

I had my first go with it today and it is brilliant, definately worth spending a bit more on. At the moment I am cleanerless. We let our cleaner go for various reasons and I am currently in the process of looking for a new one and in the meantime I am having to the the H word myself... or not as the case may be!!

Today has been horrid here, foggy, wet and miserable. I ventured out to St. Tescos, had a coffee with my mum and basically did very little else (nothing new there then). Tomorrow I shall do some cooking I think... my life is soooo exciting. I told you it would be mindless drivel.. you were warned!

I am Returned

Just to let you know I'm back.

Had a wonderful time in Bath as usual. A full report can be found on the holiday blog.

The weather was very nice, apart from the snow on Sunday night but it didn't stick.

I have had a very lazy day today just unpacking, washing and cleaning up a bit. I shall try not to be so blogsadasical over the rest of the week so expect more inane drivel shortly.

Manflu

I have manflu. I am dying. I feel terrible. Okay I have a cold but I still feel awful. I went down with it last night at work about 11pm. All of a sudden I started sneezing, my nose began to run and my throat started to hurt. By the time I went home at 7am I felt terrible and told them then that I would not be back in tonight.

I have done bugger all today except sleep and then lie on the settee feeling sorry for myself. My nose will not stop running and I already look like bloody Rudolph and it hurts to blow it. I am rarely ill so it always feels worse when I do succum. Tomorrow I start my 16 days off which is brilliant timing. I just hope that I can get rid of it by the weekend as we are going away and I do not want to be ill in Bath again. Hopefully a good nights sleep tonight and lots more paracetamol will do the trick and my personal medical advisor suggests I should smear my nose with vaseline... not sure about this one but I may try it.

Dydd Gwyl Dewi Dedwydd!

Or Happy St. David's Day!!

Nothing to report today really. Had a very quiet night Saturday night, we were in bed by 9.30pm and fast asleep not long afterwards. The excesses of Friday night catching up on us.

Today was a gloriously sunny day (as it should be being St. David's day). The daffodils were out in the garden and spring finally appears to have sprung.

All four of us went to the Ferry for Sunday lunch which was very nice and unexpected, not often we go anywhere as a family anymore. Then it was home to bed for me. Nights tonight (long and boring by the look of it) and tomorrow then \0/ 16 days off.