Well we started off July with the Olympic torch coming
through Chipping Campden it was fantastic to see, I cried when it came through
so fantastic to see, later in the afternoon we went over to Stratford to pick
up Charles ready to go on holiday with us on Tuesday.
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2nd
Poor Ed had to go to school for the day whilst we were at
home packing and stuff! We had an early night as we are up early to go down to
Gatwick for our flight to Barbados!
We stayed at The Tamarind in Paynes Bay, an absolutely,
fantastic hotel, with lovely caring staff, great water sports facilities for us
all, we have had lovely food, fresh fish most days, delightful cocktails and
rum punch. We hired a car for a couple of days and went round the island, over
to the rugged east coast and Bathsheba. Stopped in Bridgetown and had a walk
round, the hotel had kindly lent us a wheelchair, we went to the shop where we
got my engagement ring and Nik bought some earrings to match it!
We jet-skiied by the beach where Nik proposed to me,
Coconut Creek has gone and been replaced by condo’s.
We had an opportunity to go snorkelling over a shipwreck
and swim with turtles, which was just incredible, we also went on the water
taxi to the Colony Club, which is looking a little dated and need of an update.
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16th
Back to normality and shite weather, Ed back to school,
Nik down to the office for 2 days, and I took Charles to Stratford to get a train
back up North, reality hits.
I had an eye consultant check-up to see if all is OK,
can’t see trainer Dan Fivey until next week as he’s booked up. I did see Dan
from DM to sort out my orthotic glove, and get it shortened as I struggle to
put it on. Eating a chocolate biscuit I managed to break my tooth, so into the
dentist on Friday to get it repaired, he said he used like a small scaffold to
build up new tooth! Serves me right for eating choc biscuits.
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23rd
Nik had a call in Manchester so I went up with him and
called in to see my Dad, which was really nice, we met up with Charles at the Egerton
Arms for lunch, went round to see Jenny and Lewis for a cuppa. I did an hour
with Dan over at the gym, agility ladder work and some treadmill too. Went to
see my befriendee at Broadwell, he’s looking well and his partner wanted a good
chat too.
The Olympics started on 27th, fantastic
opening ceremony, and I watched it most days, some fantastic performances by
Team GB. I’ve also managed to get tickets for us to go to the Paralympics in
August.
I gave Dad a call on his birthday, then the day after we
celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary.
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30th
31.7.
Went
over to Cheltenham for a session with Dan I was on the alter G treadmill for 50 mins 1.8 -2.2km p hr I did over a mile. This
was followed by our monthly Connect meeting to discuss who we’ve been visiting boy
was I tired when I got home.
From Saturday we are dog sitting for a week a lovely 4
yrs old black Labrador called Molly her owner is going to Weymouth to watch the
Olympic sailing. We had a drive over to Lower Slaughter and a walk alongside
the river, the dog loved going in the river, then Bourton for a Mr Whippy ice
cream, my left foot was really aching.
