Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread

vanilla_twist

Good morning from the beautiful island of Antigua.
Have had trouble with Internet but all fixed now.

Saturday was a quiet day with an afternoon drive down FigTree drive. Saw some beautiful beaches and a large Cattle Egrit right by the car.

Sunday we went to The beach at Half Moon bay with Ns friends. A perfect beach protected by a reef and edged with trees which provided well needed shade. Antiguans seem to like to Bob around in the water chatting. We were joined there by one of Ns old school friends. Then back to our hosts house to enjoy the view and have dinner. Jerk chicken and salad followed by coconut cake. A very moist cake which I hope to obtain the receipe for. True Antiguan hospitality.

Yesterday we got a call. Sunday I had admired an art print in our hosts home. Yesterday he arranged for us to visit the artists home gallery. For LEJCs benefit the artist was Jilly Gobinet. Of course I bought an original watercolour for my new bedroom.

Lazy morning planned then today then town planned mid afternoon:)

I hope you are all well and the glitching is good. No time to read back.

Josie Ann this will make you laugh, even though we are AI N can't resist the odd bargain multi buy in the supermarket so we have plenty of OJ for our room.

V x

LEJC

VT..I am off to google your artist now....
We have been to Antigua twice ...but sadly on neither trip have we returned with a painting...maybe I'm just looking in the wrong place...
Although you are a woman after my own heart purchasing the original....
did I ever tell the story of an american named George Foreman beating me to an original I was after in Saint Lucia....couldn't argue with him really when I realised that in a previous life he was the boxer!!!
...and I do know half moon bay quite well too...I've had some lovely swims there.

miss_corerupted

aau1 wrote: »

Nice to see the cider is on CS now too

I don't drink it but i can give my BIL a pretty nice mixed case for xmas now

I gave a load od Cidres to the Postman and the mechanic for Christmas. They were really chuffed

LEJC

Well blow me down....VT...I do know Gilly's work....!!!!!

She has some pieces at the inner gallery in St Lu where my dear friend Jonathan also exhibits and sells...its a small world

You know I've got a thing for Caribbean houses....but her flowers look so vibrant too....
Thank you...VT you really have brightened my afternoon x

LEJC

Me thinks the bella email may be out....

elainemn

Sorry if already posted. Bella emails are in.

Tinyshoes

LEJC wrote: »

Me thinks the bella email may be out....

Literally clicked on it within seconds of getting mine 14.51 and nothing available no matter where I try not that I would travel further than Ston in all honesty.

I had even tried last weeks link a minute before email cane through which was showing 26th still yesterday but just brought up an error so thought it might be imminent. Went back to emails and it had just come through a lot earlier than last week too.

Snap-ant

walked a long way down main road to Mercadona supermarket and found mosquito repellant
and Alivio Picaduras roll on bite lotion :A blissfully not itching now.
my legs are like tree trunks they are so swollen from bites
the mosquito repellent bracelets i have been wearing on both ankles and Avon skin so soft, haven't been any help

Going swimming now whilst sun high in sky :T we walk 10 yards into the sloping pool from room :T

Serendipitious

Not successful here either, but there's still another Monday to go yet...

Tinyshoes

Serendipitious wrote: »

Not successful here either, but there's still another Monday to go yet...

I'm drowning my sorrows over a hot choc in Cafe Nero at least some things are still free. :rotfl: