Sun Hats and Parasols

Hello everyone,

I hope you`ve all been having a great day.  It`s been really nice and sunny here and if the weather forecast is to be believed it`s going to get much hotter too.  This morning I went into town with Kerry as usual for a Friday.  We went into M&S for our coffee while Roman spent most of the time trying to grab our coffee and everything else on the table.  He settled down eventually with a cup of milk and a fig roll, very easily pleased is our Roman....sometimes. 

               

Just after I got home there was a loud knock on the door, when I opened the door there was a large box on the doorstep which contained a rose that I had ordered on Tuesday afternoon.  It is called Rosa Nahema and it is a deep pink climbing rose that is heavily scented.  I must admit to paying a little more than I had intended for it but I think it will be worth it when the buds open soon, that`s another photo oppotunity for me!

                 

This afternoon Kerry and I went for what should have been a nice peaceful walk, leaving Jake at home because of the hot sun.  Roman had on his factor 50 sunscreen and was completely shaded by the parasol on the pushchair and his sun hat.  We had walked about a mile when Kerry noticed that Roman`s sun hat was gone so we decided  that it would still be there on the way home and continued with the walk.  It was really nice walking through the countryside; we were chatting, the birds...and Roman were singing, it was almost perfect.  Just at that moment Roman`s parasol collapsed, or should I say Roman collapsed it himself.  We discovered that by slowly picking at it from the inside he had broken the struts that held the thing together.  I know he`s strong but that`s ridiculous.   I`m going to call him Bam Bam in future...lol!  On the walk back a man who was doing his gardening called out to me and asked were we looking for a baby`s sun hat?  He had found it just after we`d passed his house and he was looking out for us...what a nice man!  We had only walked another 300 yds when Kerry realised that Roman had lost the hat again, it was left to Nanna Sandra to go and get it and this time he wouldn`t be losing it again as Kerry had confiscated it and he was still shaded by the broken parasol that I was holding over the pushchair.  By the time I got home I was exhausted and I`d completely forgotten just how much trouble a little person can cause...lol!

               

This evening we had a phone call from Danny who in Egypt on holiday.  They arrived there yesterday morning and they are having a great time.  He told me that it is extremely hot there and he got sunburned despite being very careful.  He says he resembles a lobster while his girlfriend S has turned much darker than her natural colour.  He has lots of activities lined up and tomorrow they are going quad-biking, sounds like fun if you`re only twenty-something I suppose!  On Sunday they are going to Cairo for the day as Danny wants to see the museums there and I`ve forgotten most of what he told me but I know they`re going to be very busy all week.  I hope he`s taken his camera with him but knowing him I doubt it.  I can only hope S has taken hers and then I can scrounge some photos from her to share with you.  Danny did say the hotel staff are very polite and friendly and can`t do enough for you and is very impressed with everything so far.  My one little worry is the troubles in the Middle East but I`m sure they`ll be ok.

Well, that`s it from me, I`ll say Goodbye now and I hope you all have a great weekend.  :o))