WE ARE PREMIER LEAGUE

 Yesterday Ipswich Town Football Town won their last match in the Championship 2-0 against Huddersfield and were promoted in second place to the Premier league after 22 years in the lower leagues Keiren Mckenna arrived as manager and in 2 years has promoted us to the top league. We will always be grateful to him. I remember Alf Ramsey doing the same thing in the late 1950s and then the great days we had then, later followed by Bobby Robson and all the achievments including the FA Cup when 1978, Both went on to manage England,  Alf won the word cup in 1966 and both were knighted by the Queen. Stay with us Keiren and my hope for his and our future is that he will do the same, I have bought my season ticket again, had one since early 70s when I could afford it, this year they were all sold out quickly. I have sat in the West stand since 1984 when Sir Bobby had it rebuilt. Wonderfull view from the front row until I had to move to a lower  level as I can't manage the steps now. Still a very good view and I cant wait till August when I will be  there again.    COME ON YOU BLUES.

It's Monday!!!

 I'm a day behind at the moment because I was soo tired yesterday. I woke up late and after shower and hairwash just couldn't summon anough energy to do much. I knew I was going out for a meal at harvester with my family so didn't bother to eat all day.good job I didn't as I managed a nice piece of salmon and a Lemon Blizzard which was super. I had done some gardening both Friday and Saturday so was stiff on Sunday. I slept all afternoon in my recliner under a throw and a hot water bottle of Poppy who slept on my lap as well. Earlier in the week I went to WI and read my notes fromJanuary 1967 plus titbits I had gleaned from Google about events in UK that year including  some music as well. As I read out the song they all joined in with the name of the person who sang it. Lots of laughs and fun as we nearly all new the names and words to most of them. Well we only had records and sheet music ( no phones or compters then) Our speaker told us all about Suffolk bees and wasps but most of us were more interested in the temperature in the hall as the new heating system turned it off just as we arrived and it was freezing. coats had to be worn and we were all desperate for a hot drink.  It's now controlled by an app and cannot be turned off or on manually. despite contacting the person with the app it only came on again at 10 pm just as most of us had gone home!! found out later that the table tennis club were ther during the morning and had asked her to turn it down and she had forgotten to turn it up!! later that week I watched Ipswich beat Millwall away at my daughters and our lunch club had it's monthly lunch at the Brook at Washbrook. lots of chatter and a lovely meal. the pub was full on the Thursday so good job we had booked. Friday I went to the library to pick up 5 books but won't do that again as it was Mums and Toddlers morning and children and buggies were everwhere. I had to sit at one of thecomputers as there was a long queue of chidren and Mums getting their books stamped and I can't stand for long. the librairian knows me well, I have been at that library since D was 2 years old and she is 60 this year. so she took my card and books and put them through at reception for me. I had a bacon roll and a coffee for £3.50 great value in Morrisons and after shopping went home to my garden as it was mild and sunny. Thats all for this week see you soon.love Val and Poppy.

Second week in February.

 Fairly ordinary week. I usually go to the library on a Monday. They are only open in the morning as it  is usually  a quiet day, but recently they now have a Mums and toddler group. I'm not grumbling but the car park is always full so I have to carry my book (last time I had 6) and juglling books, stick and bag is tricky.  This week iIcracked it I was up late and by the time I got there it was 11.15 and guess what carpark was nearly empty. so my cunnung plan is to go after 11 am!! Thursday was tipping it down with rain and it was so nice to see my stepson R. who was home from his work on the rigs off Norway. my daughter joined us to a lovely allday breakfast at the local waterpark which as always was packed out. Friday was a meday and I went to Matalan, 30% off womens clothes that day so a few goodies fell into my basket. Went to Glasswells for lunch which as always is very nice and so pleased to find they had pop up special cards and as I have a special wedding later in the year and one of my daughters is 60 this year (shush don't tell anyone) I found the perfect card for her **  Today has been mild and I spent a lovely morning in my back garden  having a good tidy up. Coffee in the garden, the first of the year, After lunch I planted som primulas in the 2 blue tubs under my front window and that ws a good end to the week.  I must fimish  now as Poppy is patting my arm to tell me it is her teatime so I must obey her!!!

Thank Goodness it's February.

 I'm glad January is over and I am feeling more with it! I'vemanaged to get out most days actually every day and my youngest grandson was 18 this week. I love going to my daughters every Tuesday when they make an evening meal with all the local family eating together after work when we catch up on news laugh and talk together. My daughter has 3 cats and I am their favourite person as when I walk in the door they come running for a few dreamies each. I have changed my library books, spent time at Zumba, filled the car up with diesel(5p voucher off every litre), had a happy couple of hours at our local coffee shop with my lunch club friends and on Friday had my hair cut and blowed by Laura. I love going to the salon and enjoying the atmosphere and friendship., and come out feeling and looking good! last night my daughter her 4 aunts and uncle spent the evening at Martlesham village club at a quiz evening to help raise funds. it was a good evening out and no we did'nt win and it was amazing how much we did and did'nt know between the 6 of us. I'm having a quiet day today so take care and Happy Sunday.Val and a snoozing Poppy

Disaster Saturday

 Yesterday was a disaster, well it was to me, as ITFC were wiped out of the cup by lowly Maidstone and it was live on BBC TV. Now I know that is really not a disaster but it in my small corner of the world it was ! Day started off well as I went to the church coffee morning, bought small homade cakes and savourys to have a picnic whilst wartching the match and won a prize in the draw. Did not pick up the chocs and came home with a pair of small plastic storage boxes. during the match a friend????? texted 2 twice to say how well Maidstone was doing and what a great job the goalkeeper was doing. I never replied as anyone who knows me knows not to contact me during a match. (well if my daughters did I would expect it to be an emergancy.)  Well thats got that off my chest. Its been quite a quiet week with only Zumba to go to. I haden't been  since before Chhristmas due to illness and I really enjoyed it and the coffee and chat afterwards. I'm hoping to get out for a walk later if it's not too cold so will get into the shower and put my slow cooker on with a chicken casserole.x

Getting back on track.

 It's taken a while to get back on track. Walking has gone out of the window as this last week has been freezing cold with sharp winds and I just don't want to get colder by walking for pleasure. Some nights Iv'e worn an extra cardigan in bed and Poppy and I have snuggled down in bed with the electric blanket on.I have started to go to my monthly groups and this week it was the Gathering at St Marys church. All us oldies were feeling chilly so the lady who came to do simple chair exercises did a good job eventually getting us out of the chair and trying to stand on one leg!! much  laughter amd giggling went on ,and a good time was had by all. I chose a jigsaw from the draw and took it to our family meal as my daughter and son in law always have one on the go. Ginny one of their cats loves patting the pieces into place. As Eric Morcambe said it's the right piece but not neccesairly in the right place!!  Next day I went to my normal Seated Zumba class. but was so under the weather I didn't get out of my car and had to go home instead until I warmed up with a hot water bottle.When T my neighbour is bored he pops round and does little jobs for me and this time he moved a shelf in a kitchen cupboard for me .I am getting shorter and shorter! put a picture I had for Christmas up and tightened up my uplighter. I have read  Richard Osmans book so reterned it to the library where I had another book waiting.This has lots of reserves on it so I had to spend a happy weekend reading and have finished it. I'm all read out so am now catching up on The Archers on my Ipad whilst relaxing in a chair with a throw over me to snuggle under. Storm Isea arrived last night a very windy up to 80 miles an hour gusts so  my happy ending is that apart from one plastic garden chair blowing over I had no problems. Hugs from Poppy and Val x 

Back to Normal

 I am back to normal(well nearly), I haven't been out much as it's taken all week to get over Covid and I'm still tired. On Monday my neighbour loaded up his van and took all my accumalated rubbish to the tip thank goodness. I hadn't been to the tip since before Lockdown so didn't realise that you have to book now, luckily they had a spot free and it is still free!! I've still got a list of things to do but still can'be bothered.I did get to the Library and picked up my 6 books and took 4 back I'm reading Richard Osmans book first The Last Devil to Die, as it still has a long list of reserves on it. hopefully I can renew some of the others. Lounge looks a bit sorry for itself with the decorations down but my daughter sent me some lovely flowers by post to cheer me up. Too cold for me to go to football on Saturday night so I took a bottle of mulled wine and my last Florentines along the road to my other daughter and watched Ipswich beat Sunderland 2-1. her cats were delighted to get an extra Dreami when we scored and we ate all the Florentines.  I am going to start going out for a walk today but not yet as it is-1% at the moment so perhaps I will get the bed changed instead, think about the walk whilst I drink my coffee in my new bone china breakfast Monet cup and saucer, a treat for me, by me, on ebay which I couldn't resist. Have a happy week and take care of yourselves. Love from Poppy and Val