General Chat

If you look out of a window in your dream and just see white snow and a black sky you could be dreaming in black and white or colour David, but would you know? :-)

Sometimes I dream in black and white sometimes in glorious technicolour :-D

<3 <3MERRY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON EVERYONE <3 <3

It was rather nice this year to not be woken by MIL ringing first thing, so we had a nice cosy lie in whilst opening our pressies.

I had to open the back door I was so hot this morning Jane. We are both full of Christmas Lunch now, the Turkey was lovely and the parsnips and roast potatoes lovely and crunchy. At the last minute I found some alocohol free wine that tastes quite nice so I slurped some of that whilst getting lunch this morning. I spent last night and this morning looking for the Matt cartoon book I always get OH!! Goodness knows where I put it. :-| OH loved the footie game, but his fingers are a bit big for his boots!! lol I was dancing in mine but OH said my legs were too close together!!! I asked him what he expected from a well brought up young lady!! We watched the Queen but didn't think her speech was that special this time.

Sorry to hear your eye has been troublesome William, but it's good it is improving.

I hope you soon feel a bit better Gill. I've been ill at Christmas before and it does take the shine off things. I hope you can get another early night tonight and have managed to get plenty of help today.

I noticed the moon here Mel, but it looked a bit misty here. No I didn't get any decorations down this year but the white twigs will be in place next year. :-) I was saying to OH that I want to collect straight wooden branch lengths during the year and tie them together like a tapering ladder to make a tree to hang on the wall above the fireplace and decorate that. It would be something different.

I had a most odd dream last night! I was at a craft/food fair thing that was outside in the evening. It was quite dark but the ground was covered in snow and a dog was barking at two cats that were between a few tall trees. One of the cats was gingery and quite big and was hissing and spitting as people had started throwing things at it. When I got closer it turned out to be a beautiful Lynx and then I woke up!

I think I'll get the board out to do my jigsaw next and sort out what to watch and what to record on the telly.

It's raining and miserable here now so I'm glad to be inside and warm.

Just having a bit of a breather here.Phew it gets so hot in the kitchen.
All our presents have been opened now and we have all done very well :-D :-D :-D

Oh Gill I am sorry you are still not feeling so well.I'm sure your OH and Sandra will be helping you out today so you don't need to do too much.

Mel I saw the full moon..Thomas was like something demented last night and I'm sure it must have been to do with the moon.He was up all over the furniture and on the window sills in the night.Knocked over a few things too :-S.I am just glad it wasn't all the glasses set out on the dining table.I ended up letting him out at 3.30am.

So the Turkey is cooked,stuffing ,sausages in ,then it will be the roast potatoes and then the veg to do.So all is under control (so far ).I have had a couple of glasses of Prosseco so am nice and chilled out :-D

Merry Christmas to you all .Have a Wonderful time . <3 <3 <3

Merry Christmas everyone Hope you all have a lovely day xx

A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL

Presents opened, breakfast cooked, washing up done, rubbish sorted, new hyacinths re-potted, neighbours visited, car out ready to go to family for dinner, TV programmed to record favourites, - and -
a few minutes to greet you all and wish you a great day.

MERERY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY DEAR FRIENDS, and to KIM <3 <3 <3 <3

We stayed up untill 1.00 am opening presents, so as we didn't have all the mess to cear up this morning

I'm all showered, just need a shave and get togged up then wwe can be on our way.

Tracy next door is coming to take JJ walkies later, and will come a sit with him for a while. Tony will also pop in tea time to et him out for a wee.

Have a great time with all the families and God bless you all.

Morning all,

Sorry your not better Gill. You have a nice rest today.

Its wet wet wet this morning and dull and they said on the weather forcast it was going to be 13 degrees down here.

I forgot to say yesterday we had a hailstone shower for quite a while it absolutely fell out the sky and was blown by the wind. Just after the sun came out again and there was a huge rianbow over the garden.

Anyone see the moon last night? it was so bright and full.

<3 <3MERRY CHRISTMAS <3 <3
Hope you all have a great day and Santa was kind to you

Sill feeling unwell, but slightly better than yesterday, which is good.

I've not read any posts yet, so hope everyone is ok
BBL

Happy Christmas everyone!! OH has just bought a,COT in bed and we are listening to the radio.
Afraid we didn't stay up for the Midnight, it's just too late for us these days, and we were in bed by 10pm, and asleep by 11 in spite of the mistletoe!!!!
Off to daughters today, so must make sure we have done our jobs, grab the presents and as they say, sally forth!!
Enjoy your day one and all!.

<3 <3 <3MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL <3 <3 <3

I hope all have a lovely day today and don't eat too much. Hope you all get what you asked for from Father Christmas.

Peace Joy and love to you all who look in on this thread.

Nice to see Sparkling Ann in Glos looks in and post and all good wishes for 2016 to you Ann.

I have been on the go all day and have only just read all your posts.

Frank a lovely surprize from your daughter and I hope she continues to keep in touch. <3 Safe journey down here.

I used to do jig saws with mum and have done them online as Ann does.

Ann did you put your white branches up this year? They always looked os nice.

I have the midnight mass on the tv. I like to have that on.

Love and wishes to dear William and Carmel. Sorry to hear you have had eye problems. Just post when you can as we like to know how you both are.

Love to Ruby and I am sorry you can't have a Christmas pud out there. I shall think of you whilst I am eating mine...............

Well see you all in the later when its light.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL <3 <3

Will pop in sometime tomorrow .I mustn't forget to dish up the Turkey (not like one year :-S )after too many sherries ...I will just stick to wine :-D
Gill I hope you will be feeling much better by tomorrow and will be able to enjoy the day xx

Merry Christmas everyone,

Just popped in to say Hello, I have delayed my pills tonight so I can go to the carol service in church at 11pm, took them at 10pm instead of 7pm with my dinner,
so hopefully I will stay awake till I get home about 12.30. or thereafter. hope everyone has a lovely Christmas, <3 <3 <3 <3

Well i am tired out now so it's an early night for me ,hope everyone has a lovely day tomorrow and get lots of nice pressies ,i have the family here for lunch and then they are off to DIL's parents late afternoon so i might pop in in the evening .

<3 <3 <3 <3 Happy Christmas Everyone <3 <3 <3 <3

Happy Christmas to you both William ,sorry to hear you've had an eye problem ,hope you can both enjoy Christmas <3 <3

Hi folks,
Sorry I'm late with my Christmas message but I hope that each and everyone of you has a wonderful time and the very best of health and happiness for 2016.

So many times lately I've been going to get on here and leave you a message of some length but it has been one hectic week, commencing on me spending too many hours at Coventry Uni hospital eye department. However, the problem is resolving itself now, thanks to the staff there.

I'll try and write more over the next few days.

Oh Liz that Goodnight Mr Tom was so sad , we've seen it a couple of times .
Oh that reminds me my dishwasher wants emptying ,that will be another job less for the morning if i empty it now.

We always went to midnight mass too Jane years ago, particularly when my mother was alive, she wouldn't have missed it, but the she was a church goer as was my Granny. I'm afraid I have fallen a bit by the wayside over the years, but I do love the carols, and try to make a bit of an effort now and again!!!!!
Have you seen Goodnight Mister Tom'?. We watched it (again) yesterday, it is such a tear jerker, so what with that and the baby penguin, I felt quite wrung out!!!!
Well, the dishwasher has washed, the dogs asleep, and we're watching a film!

Oh Liz we missed Kings College :-( That must be a first .It is always so moving.I always need a pile of tissues at hand.
When I was young we always went to the Midnight Service at Church.All the villagers would walk down to the Church with candles in Jam Jars.I wonder if they still do that?
It was a fair walk down the big hill and then up the hill to the Church on the cliff.
I also remember Carol singing with candles in Jam Jars and ending up at Wembury House .Sir Henry Studholme lived there and welcomed us all in for Mince Pies and Mulled Wine (Mulled Wine for the adults) I think us youngsters probably had Squash.
Those were the days :-D
I miss the midnight service now.Just too tired to go at that time of night .But there was always something special about it .

Chris is now playing Carols from Winchester Catherdal :-D

Ann am sorry to hear about your old work colleague..Treatment now for Breast Cancer is brilliant so hopefully she will come through it all and be fine.I have had I think 4 friends who have had B Cancer.2 had Mastectomys .But all of them are doing fine :-D :-D :-D

Just putting all the presents under the tree now.Half the labels have fallen off :-S :-S
That will be interesting lol.We have the most ridiculous amount of pressies.Thomas will have a dickie fit when he comes in and sees it all !!!!!!!!