I've just eaten my first piece of chocolate.....

since I got back from Egypt...!

 

For those of you unfamiliar with traveling to Egypt getting the run's or the trot's if you prefer is an occupational hazard!! Sorry if I've offended my American friends with my bluntness!! 

Most of those who I met out there have returned home still suffering with rumbling guts having eaten something that's been washed in foul water. Why is the water foul? 

 Well that probably has something to do with the amount of refuse dumped (scuse the pun) on the side of their waterways, all except the River Nile where there wasn't one sign of a single piece of litter. I wonder why that was?!!

 

The consequences of eating one piece of fruit or lettuce that has been washed in something hazardous is something similar to gastroenteritis. Fasting prevails and so therefore I haven't eaten a proper meal for a whole week. 

Seven days is a very long time to go without a piece of chocolate in my book. Worse than this they didn't have consumable chocolate there either so it's been a 3 weeks!!! 

I believe this is a certain punishment for having enjoyed the beauty of The Nile from a very decadent place. 

What makes it worse the locals where living like this:

in mud huts, catching fish with spears and riding donkeys   

but they do have satellite dishes and mobile phones! They also have some great ways of moooving their cattle around the place!  

 And seeing them ploughing the field was like stepping back in time. Their cattle don't stand in the field they stand in The Nile to keep cool after a hard days work pulling a hand driven plough.

The whole experience certainly made me feel a tad guilty. I can only console myself that at least we had the guts to go there and spend our money, which is desperately needed in the current Egyptian economic and political climate. 

There are usually 600 river ship's cruising up and down The Nile and there were only 15 last week. Of course I'm so relieved that we didn't get lots of other ships on the river.

I'm sure I will manage to get over my food poisoning with the help of Arsen Alb 30c and Dioralyte! (both from the chemist) After just 2 Imodium I was sick.

I mean how do the Egyptians cope?! When I feel bad I just think about them and their 40C heat....! Lucky them. 

Have you ever had food poisoning? How long did it last and how did you cure it?

Daily Doins From Wendabubble: What's on in Ashwell, Hertfordshire....?

Daily Doins From Wendabubble: What's on in Ashwell, Hertfordshire....?

What's on in Ashwell, Hertfordshire....?

Ashwell Summer Dance

Saturday the 16^th July 2011 at 8:30pm

St Mary's church

A stunning venue with a 'welcome' drink supplied and a local band playing until 10:30pm. Then a DJ to rock you through the night!! Canapes available!

ADRIAN MALLETT

Preview Friday 22^nd July and then

Tuesday 26th July – Friday 5^th August

ASHWELL GALLERY, Dixies Barn, High St, Ashwell, Herts. 01462 743366

Exhibition of Drawings, Paintings and Prints

http://www.ashwellgallery.com/index.html

ASHWELL SHOW

Bank Holiday Monday 29 August 2011, 8.30am – 5pm

Elbrook Meadow, Ashwell, Herts

70 years and 10,000 visitors a year later the show still attracts people from far and wide. Well known for its horse show Ashwell has won village of the year for North Hertfordshire.

http://ashwellshow.co.uk/ash/

ClaireFest 2011

Saturday 3rd September 2011

Elbrook Meadow, Ashwell, Herts

• Danyl Johnson
• Doctor and the Medics
• Scarlette Fever
• The Rockabellas
• Black Dog
• Maxwell, Hammer and Smith
• Monaco Bears
• Raya
• Kill Bill
• Alex Holmes
• The Mother Folkers
• Reloaded
• Fingerprint

The Claire Stanley Trust is devoted to helping raise money for research into cancer treatments, equipment for treating or curing cancers and generally to help in any way possible to extend people’s lives or at least improve their quality of life. Get your tickets  http://clairestanleytrust.org/clairefest-tickets.php  Adults £16.00 Children £8.50.

If you would like to advertise an Ashwell event on this eflyer please contact wendy.e.rose@btinternet.com

Bees, Penguins and Bonios

Feeling better today, the lurgy has left me!

Kill Bill rehearsals are said to be buzzing with the 3 new covers they're performing for the first time at Clairefest, I've asked them not to kill any bees.

There will be a best dressed Kill Bill penguin competition at Clairefest. I love fancy dress but I can't seem to find a costume that fits me *scratches head*.

Tomorrow I'm going to post a What's On Guide for Ashwell, so if there are Ashwellians out there who are organising an event please email me with information wendy.e.rose@btinternet.com or the one above if preferred.


A few art classes today all ready prepared for so I think I'll be writing a paper with the working title: How many Bonio's does a dog need each day?


Have a fun filled day folks!

Clairefest, Kill Bill and the yellow Penguins

Morning folks!

Feeling a bit crappy today, otherwise I would have shouted ANYONE FOR COFFEE!


Instead I'm going to type up my book, that's if I can find the book I wrote it in d'oh.

I was slightly upset about Ryan Dunn, drinking and driving is never such a good idea. RIP Mr Jackass.

I'm also slightly concerned about my new penguin suit. It seems to be rather on the yellow side..

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2105582355215&set=o.103129909756501&type=1&theater .

Fortunately Cecile Clais-Burns is going to dress up too :D

So don't forget Kill Bill,

http://killbilltheband.weebly.com/,

are playing live at Clairefest,

http://clairestanleytrust.org/clairefest.php,

on 3rd September 2011, so get your tickets online at a very reasonable price.

http://clairestanleytrust.org/clairefest-tickets.php

Jabs, Radio and a penguin

First up, I'm going to dress up as a penguin for Kill Bill The Band at Clairefest! Just don't ask me why. http://clairestanleytrust.org/clairefest.php

I've spent the afternoon drawing Winnie The Pooh's mates ready for teaching drawing and painting classes tonight :S Piglet, Eeyore and Winnie are now my best friends too!

I've booked myself in for a couple of jabs/vaccinations for our trip to the Nile for 10am next Monday. I can't remember the last time I had any but I'm going for Tetanus triple thingy and Hepatitis B.

I've also found myself a book to read for the holiday, Blind Faith by Ben Elton. I hope Ben turns out to be a good traveling companion.

Now where am I going to find myself a penguin suit....?

Small child in road traffic accident

The good news is Roger is back on the road! My cute little mini had a bad attack on subframe blues but my hero Mutley decided to spend some money and have him mended.

The bad news is I am still waiting for the pay out from the road traffic accident I had a year ago when I hurt my neck and my car was written off. I can't believe how long the government takes to deal with these issues.

Admittedly the other driver did a runner because he hadn't got any insurance and he didn't own the car, they are still trying to locate him.

I am still helping out at the local primary school teaching the 5, 8 and 9 year olds and it is great fun! I'm still trying to get to the bottom of the stories about a Roman Path across the Orwell Estuary in Suffolk, which I have been reporting on BBC Radio Suffolk.

My next step is to set up a pottery or get involved in the old local pottery here called Seven Springs. I have lots of ideas to create some new ceramics, so I'm excited about getting my hands dirty again.

The new home is great. We love the garden although the cold wet weather is now with us. We have three sheds would you believe, two are old outside toilets, without the toilets of course!

The street is quiet and close to the school. So quiet people walk up and down the middle of the road. This I realise is misleading as when a car does come along they go fast.

Only last week a small child was knocked down outside our house.

He was knocked down by a van on the way home from school, we heard the scream from his mother who picked him up and held him. He was unconscious apparently.

The ambulance and police arrived and I went out to investigate only to find his painting and cardboard 'sculpture' abandoned between our cars. Then I heard the sound of the air ambulance above.

As it landed in the field a couple of streets away people came out to see what was going on. I could see the little boy was ok in the back of the ambulance lying on his mother but looking around to see what the fuss was all about!

The doctor from the helicopter checked him out and left. Mutley and I went to watch the helicopter take off out of a huge bed of nettles! So dramatic..the noise was deafening.

The man in van was being sorted out by the police. If he was going the speed limit and the little boy ran out between the cars, what chance did the driver have?

I haven't heard anymore because it is half term. I took the painting and sculpture up to school afterwards so at least he will have them when he has fully recovered.