Today's outing and Amelia Rose build continued.

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Good day out at the lake today, after the rest of the week was so miserable!, been busy though so not too bad. 

Pepe's check up and yearly booster at the Vets on Tuesday then he was at the Dog Groomers for his regular wash and trim, its all been a bit too much for the little fellow!.

Still he was ready and waiting for me putting my boots on this morning and we had a nice walk round the big lake, after we had helped put the world to rights at the Cafe!.

Then it was a visit to my favourite watering hole "The Windmill" at Denton on the way home, got to get Pepe a doggy bag, that's my excuse anyway!.

Continuing with the build report on the Amelia Rose, I'd set up the rudder and added a few bars at the side of the support as it seemed a bit vulnerable stuck there on its own.

 

Then added a bit of filler to smarten it up.

Added a bit of plastic tube to the roof vents.

Just making sure the bitz & bobz fit before we go any further.

Battery compartment 

Steering servo bracket.

Gave the hull a coat of undercoat last week when the weather was a bit warmer 

Then today, as it looked so nice I decided to mask up the bottom of the hull again and spray its black bottom, trouble was its in the garage and too cold to be painting really.

Not a good idea really, the paint that's supposed to be touch dry in 20 mins might be dry for my next post!!, still looking good, can't see the joints so my woodworking skills not too bad!.

Can't paint in the house as Pepe and my Golden Angels might suffer the fumes, not to mention myself

Well that's it for today folks.

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Where's the joke for today I hear you asking?.

Whilst waiting for Pepe to be washed and trimmed, sat in the local Cafe having a drink and a bun, noticed this on the wall, one for the lady readers!.

Got this one off my Sister and her hubbie in OZ, why don't we have stools like this in our Cafe's?.

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T.T.F.N.

Christmas holidays 2016.

Christmas holidays 2016.

Not been a bad Christmas for me and Pepe, other than two of our friends had to be taken into hospital!, still these things happen, unfortunately they always seem to be over a Bank Holiday don't they!.

 

Nice lay out at the Teal's

John doing his bit before going to look after a sick other Grand parent!.

Jo was left to entertain those of us left, we all had a good time, but there is always the absent ones in the back of your mind hey.

My place name.

Which ended up back home round the neck of one of my ornaments.

The lake has been very busy over the holidays, with all the children showing off their new toys and gadgets. We always found our Son played with the previous years toys more than he did during the year!, before he gave them to a deserving cause!.

Me and my big mouth, I'd said on the Club blog that the previous few years we hadn't had to break the ice at our Frostbite sail and wouldn't you know it the lake was frozen over the next day!.

I went to Argos the other day and bought a Bean Bag, when the guy brought it out from the back I thought ' The Blob' had got him, it was HUGH, that's the trouble buying before you see the item isn't it!.

I had trouble getting it into the car, fighting it all the way in, when I got home it was bigger than Pepe's armchair and I'd only wanted to sit on it for Pepe's mad half hour in the evenings.

Then I had a fall of Soot!, remembered John's dog 'Max' on Instagram struggling to sleep on his bean bag.

So an e-mail to John and we had a new for old swap!

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And there is Max looking quite small though he is quite a big boy

Pepe is now happy with 'The Blob' gone as am I

In fact everyone happy with the outcome.

My birthday today.

Lady at the lake bought me a birthday cake and some bright soul said why don't you put candles on it!, must have been to see the latest film 'Inferno'!.

I even got dressed up today for the lake, I like to shock people now and then to make sure they are still with us!. 

Friend, Bob sent me this comment, very witty guy, but I don't mind as he and his good lady are great friends.

Selfies needs stick extension, to cut out the distortion!
It is distortion...innit?

Its the lack of a hat, Bob.

This one is for him since he bought a drone for himself for Christmas!

For those dog lovers amongst you here is an updated picture of 'Belle' the Cavion, Johns neighbours puppy mentioned in an earlier post.

Well that's it for now folk's my brains hurting now!.

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As said earlier, everything seems to happen on a Bank Holiday. The keyboard here just packed up half way though, Oh no!.

Then realised this is a Wireless one so how does it work?, of course batteries, had some spares in so everything OK again.

What a gorppp.

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