First Thing,

I dropped Diana off at work. 

a 05.00AM start to the week, in the back garden, 

one of the foxes was curled up, 

but was soon up and about as the peanuts hit the ground, 

although it has a very bushy tail, it seems a tad threadbare in places, 

one of the crows was soon on the scene,

chancing its wing as it got ever closer to the fox, 

on its left hand side some fur was missing from its shoulder and above its rear leg, breakfast over off he/she went, in the afternoon I popped back to pick up Diana and we were off out, 

to the Mayfield Lavender farm, it was hot! 

the ticket price had resin, from £5.00 each last year to £7.50 each this year, 

sun hat on,

those pesky bees kept moving!

of course a few poses from Diana,

in the lavender, 

and a pose in the love heart, 

well I just had to! it has to be said, the lavender field was clearly showing its age, there were notices everywhere stating that this part or that part will be replanted, but a lot of the field was in a sorry state, it looked to us almost as if the planting or renewing had been missed for a few years and the field was now playing catch-up, we both mentioned we would give this farm a miss for a few years and instead travel to Castle Hill which was a longer drive, but the fields seemed to be better maintained, arriving home we just managed to beat the rush hour traffic in Croydon, which was a blessing, then our evening meal, after which the usual Outback Opal Hunters and a Deadliest Catch, before a Midsomer Murder, after which Diana was off to bed, another 05.00AM start tomorrow, for myself a Have I Got A Bit More News For You, before I too was off to bed.

Sunday Has Raced Around Again,

and for today's Sunday lunch, a treat, 

Diana had booked a table at Paplilo's in Beckenham, it is in what was once Beckenham police station, 

we sat near the window, 'Cheers!',

a pina colada for Diana, the usual red wine for myself, 

the pina, 

was very good, 

a perfect match!

it was so good Diana had to have another quick sip!

on to our starters, carrot soup for Diana,

smoked salmon for myself,

well I had to do another 'Cheers!',

our main courses,

roast chicken for Diana,

crispy pork belly for myself,

for dessert Diana chose a chocolate pudding, 

a mango sorbet for myself,

meal over it was outside for the walk home, the bill came to £102.00,

so a couple of poses, we were both absolutely full, and decided on a rest on the green on the way home, 

I soaked up a few rays! arriving home it was feet up for a Columbo, which we followed though to the evening with a Midsomer Murder, after which a film we were both looking forward to, but the woke police had struck it, I have to say I am sick to death when a film is made and 'extras' are added because it's characters are too white and all male, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, for myself and millions of others it has always been a taken, that doctor Watson is white, not so in the film, he is Indian, what the hell is that all about? and then even worse Moriarty is not only black, but cast as a women as well!!!! the woke brigade has struck again, the film is,

Enola Holmes 3, with this cast I really can not say we are looking forward to a Enola Holmes 4, I hate to think what Sherlock will look like in it! we rounded off the evening with a Have I Got A Bit More News For You, then as Diana has a early start tomorrow we were off to bed.

Day 5,

we spent the day at sea, 

looking at land that we were passing, 

and playing cribbage in one of the lounges, 

in the evening a treat, 

we had booked a table at the Indian restaurant on board, a few poppadom's,

as we pursed the menu, 

wine ordered, 

and a cocktail for Diana,

it was a tad spicy, 

with a red pepper split in half as a garnish,

'Cheers!',

as our,

main courses arrived, 

and another, 

all at sea in a Indian restaurant, 

eyes down and tuck in!

to our desserts, 

I have forgotten what they were but they were nice, 

all of this deck walking again got too much for me!

in the evening a great show, 

as its name implies The Tap Chaps put on a great show of tap dancing, in fact they were really so good, after which a nightcap in the bar before we were both off to bed, back to the UK. At lunch time Diana was off to work, a late shift today, for myself I started sorting through the hundreds of photographs I took on our cruise, and there were hundreds, every day! in the evening,

 time for my read and sherry, 

followed by a king prawn salad that Diana had left for me, 'Cheers!',

after which a treat, one of the speciality ports that Rainham Steve had bought for me on my birthday, delicious! next a film which I had seen before, but I do like films made in this time period,

 The Other Boleyn Girl, which I enjoyed watching again, I followed that with 

Venom: Let There Be Carnage, we both enjoyed the first Venom and I liked watching this one again, I then stubbled on a Mount of Monte Cristo, 

The Count of Monte Cristo (TV Mini Series 2024), and watched one episode which I really enjoyed watching again, I might even buy the series so that Diana and myself can watch them together, I rounded off my evening with,

Titanic: Dead Reckoning, it appears for years much of the blame was put on the wrong captain, a very enjoyable if somewhat sad to watch documentary showing how blinded both the original US and UK enquires were and rushed to a totally wrong conclusion, after which Diana arrived home from work, so a Mrs. Brown's Boys it was before we were off to bed.