Dover and Rain

Well nan and I went to Dover yesterday afternoon. It had been raining in the morning [first time it'd rained during the day] cleared up but had started to sprinkle again when we were leaving. We walked up and got the 102 bus to Dover and dropped into Marks & Spencers [their version of myer crossed with David Jones but with Big W/Target prices] I got a cardigan [one of the fashion ones, no buttons] and a couple of crocheted beanies/berets.

We walked through the town, dropped into the information centre and got some postcards for Grace and some more maps for London. Wandered up to the large clothing warehouse and had a browse through, saw a few things I liked but I'll go back during the Christmas week and get them when I know how my money is looking [and I have enough cash on me].

We stopped into Wetherspoons [local pub] and nan had a late lunch/dinner and then we headed home in the ever increasing rain. We got home just after 4:30pm and over here the sun starts to set around 3/3:30pm so byt 5pm its almost completely dark. Just imagine coming home in darkness like it was 8 or 9 O'clock at night. Anyway it kept on raining but let up a little as the night progressed.

Dover Museum, opened by the Queen

Summer mosaic on the main fountain in Dover

The Spring Side of the fountai

We had a minor incident with the outside drains as the rain had washed all the muck off the roofs [it hasn't rained hard for a few months] and had clogged the drains, somehow plants had started growing and had prevented the mud from washing away. The walls themselves had rotted a bit and there's a hole which leads to the ceiling cavity in the second room, so we had water running into the ceiling and dripping down onto one of the beds. Two of my uncles had popped round this morning and helped to clear the gutters out so it won't happen again for now, but the wall and guttering will require a builder to come in and patch it all up.

So that's what's been happening for the last few days, just wandering up around town, working on a cross stitch