Last Weekend -

Forgive the delay in blogging;

I had all this planned for last Monday and a whole day to do it. Then when I was coming OUT of the school AFTER drop off, two cars crashed in front of me and one of them richocheted off my front bonnet.

I was fine, but one of the drivers of the other car had a dodgy back so was taken away in an ambulance and then we all had to wait for the Guards (police)

Then I wasn't fine, because the other driver (at fault, perhaps mentally unstable) decided to leave the scene before the cops arrived (illegal in the event of an injury) and did I mention he was a Pikey with a Pikey son who was very aggressive?

So for once I just rang my Mr Hammie and said "please come and help me" and then had a little cry behind my Jacqui O's.

There were two lovely witnesses who were passing at the time of the accident, who waited with me for almost an hour, just to tell the guards whose fault it was, (we formed a gang) and my car was driveable at least.

Eventually a motor cycle guard turned up in head to toe leathers, he cautioned the Pikeys and made aggressive son sit in his car, then told me and wife of injured party that the Pikey was fully insured, and fully responsible (thank God!!!) so to go and get quotes for repair.

He even phoned me later in the week to check I was okay. I was sad than my new Qashqai was dinged up, but lucky because the Micra would have been a Squashqra, and maybe I wouldn't have walked away.


So here is last weekend's events, in pictures.

Mr Hammie was working last Saturday - this is unusual as he is very much a full time Dad and spends all weekend taking Bratty to all her favourite places, repeatedly, while I stay home with Boo and get a few things done.

So this week it was up to me to entertain the princess,
and it took a few tries to work out what she liked....

First I tried out Mt Usher Gardens in Ashford. - Nope!

Then we drove up to Devils Glen,
She did not want to get out of the car and she didn't want to get Papped either!

(note Merlin Motors logo on rear window, they sponsor Irish Autism and sold me my lovely car)

I made her get out and she gave out to me the whole way round the path -
in between bolting off on her own into the forest.

Cheered up slightly by Cadbury Buttons...
(I am very cheered by new purple handbag too)

Finally something she liked, and yes she went in up to her knicks!

IN the afternoon I swapped children (I had an angel in the house all day) and took Boo for his compulsory computer break; back up to Devils Glen, but this time on the Seamus Heaney walk.

Devils Glen is full of pointless art hanging from tree trunks, some of it is actual tree trunks. Seriously, you could go for a pee behind a bush only to find someone had put up a plaque beside the puddle.

It is however virtually dog free, (or the only dog owners who use it are considerate ones)

and Boo can have a fantastic scramble around doing what Boys do - without me having to wash his sandies with dettol and boiling water afterwards.

At the top of the hill you can sit here and have a rest. It says:

"As I drew close to the pebbles and berries, the smell of wild garlic,
relearning the acoustic of frost and the meaning of woodnote"

Seamus Heaney 1984.

(Whereas the smell of wild garlic just makes me hungry for noodles)

So Sunday, life was back to normal !

Into town for Noodles at Wagamama with Boo

Then Iced Coffee (Bratty at home with Angel)

Then back to the Glen for a family walk.

The Sun is shining so no more blogging!

I hope you have a lovely weekend - see you soon I hope?

xx