Just Humans Being...

Saw this rainbow on our way home from Stoke... And we think we found the end of it! We didn't find any gold, but since returning home - we've been inundated by calls & emails offering extra work... Didn't expect to have to work hard for that pot... Nevermind! This is what's waking us up this week. And we are feeling good... Especially in the odd bits of sunshine we keep getting! 5 properties to clean today & 2 others needing a quick visit... No idea when we'll be home - Hahaha! Hope you're all having a good week. Kay & Sime xx

We were very excited before going up to Stoke-on-Trent to find out there is a veggie cafe in Hanley! Some years before we left the area, there was a great restaurant called Dylan's until it was sold & the new owners decided to put fish on the menu... Dylan's for us was somewhere we could only really visit on special occasions as it was quite expensive -though delicious! Because we were in Stoke during the long bank holiday weekend, we thought we would miss out on trying out this new place, but we decided to stay a bit longer on the Wednesday & had our lunch there... And we are so glad we did! The Big Strawberry  is fab - not only is all the food vegan, it's absolutely delicious & doesn't cost the earth! When we arrived, we were greeted by the cafe's young owner, Charlie who's lovely - very welcoming & bubbly. We were lucky to be able to have a chat with her about veganism, etc before the cafe suddenly filled up. There is a nice laid back atmo

Another visit to Stoke...  Mainly to spend time with Bebe... As well as Grandad Gerry & Nana Stip-Pep Festival Park Marina Drawbridge   One of our dreams is to live on a barge... Trent & Mersey Canal Sime's plate of vegetables, complete with vegan gravy Our hotel, not quite in Stoke - but it's a chain we use in France & Sime really fancied staying there... It was very nice & only £18 a night! The only time I'd agree that Sime's feet are big... They're very small really! Nobody's ever told me that only one eye goes cross-eyed... But one of the kids is the same! This is taken from the mural in the Potteries Shopping Centre. Jabez is a character from The Evening Sentinel - a  man who speaks in pottery dialect. The man who created Jabez also wrote three books. Sime met him in 1973 & still has the first two books which Wilfred Bloor (the author) signed. The author used the pen name A. Scott, a reference to the north Staffordshire vill

On Sunday we set off on another trip upcountry & on the way we took a detour... Our blog friend,  Kath  lives in Glastonbury & does a very good (unpaid) job, promoting the town & surrounding area.  So we thought it's about time we visited. Our growing friendship with Kath spurred us on to ask if we could meet up & were thrilled when she invited us round for a cuppa! Well that cuppa turned into a lovely day - Kath & Hubby took us on a tour & Sime got busy with the camera... You might be able to zoom in - a quirky jubilee scene! Jubilee weekend & we arrived just in time to see this procession... Town Crier. We last ate here over 20 years ago... It had changed a bit, but we liked it. A vegan feast which was delicious. There was quite a party atmosphere in the town. The Big Lunch  was taking place & lots of folks were joining in... They brought their own tables & food... And took over the high street... Some made quite an effort... Glasto