Blog ≫ 2025 ≫ Lovely day out yesterday
We were going to go to IKEA bathroom shopping, but decided it would be insane to head inland and queue on the motorway in such lovely weather. So we'll put that off for a worse weather weekend and carry on washing with a hose in the garden for a few more weeks.
We walked to Folkestone via Sandgate and the coastal park, then up the zig zag path into town. We had coffee and sausage rolls in Cafe Delice while Clare went in a shop, then we swapped and she had her coffee while I made a headstart in TK Maxx looking for a hat. I am not allowed a new hat, this is the sort I was after, mad for it.
How am I going to stop my ears from burning if I do not get a hat like this and stick with a baseball cap? Actually, if they're not burning from the sun they will be burning with Clare telling everyone how awful my hat looks.
From there to the Petticoat market. T2 looked longingly at the Pokemon cards, but we had a deal, he forgets to bring his guitar home from school, no new Pokemon cards for a month. And he forgot again.
From there down the Old High Street, just passing through in time to see the Charivari carnival procession start. I went in the comic shop to try and get the new Captain America but it's not out yet. I'm dipping into comics again, and this is a new series, so good place to jump on.
Next we had a look at Pilot beach bar but it was too busy and would be too exposed to sit there even if we could get a table. I really wanted one of the old waltzer seats, but again, too busy, and too sunny if one was available. So we went to The Mariner and it was actually really good. I was surprised. They had FIVE hand pumps on, though they were the usual Doom Barish suspects. Not quite the right beer for Clare so she compromised. She often does, I make more of a fuss. We played cards until we were ready to eat, then to Brewing Brothers for pizza. Here I compromised on the beer but I a had a quite good keg Table Beer that was only 2.5% abv. Pizza and more cards, and bumped into some friends here. Then we got the bus back. Clare and the boys jumped off at home and I carried on to the Potting Shed for more friends and fun and real ale and cider, and then we went to Vinodhon for a curry that I was too full for, but was still lovely.
Today, hot again. Waiting for the shopping, I have committed to doing some sort of burger and salad combo for tea. So I probably have to go out to Tesco also as I don't think everything's on the delivery.
Still limited home internet. A new symptom now is the SSID keeps resetting to the old name. I have tried unplugging the new camera, as that's the only fairly recent change on the network. Just in case it has become compromised and is now hijacking all the internets. Hasn't helped so far. I am going to ditch Trooli asap and probably go with Full Fibre.
Sunny and a gentle breeze, 15 - 23℃.
Estimated 2598 cups of coffee from my espresso machine 1 probably comes to £0.92 a cup (including 3+ years of coffee beans and now servicing 1 so not the 'leccy).
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