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Vera that was a LOOONNNNNGGGGGGG post!!!

Well I am back with my true teeth all mended but in mending them they must have [put more plastic on the roof and filed down the two middle teeth which are now rough and my tongue keeps finding them if you know what I mean. The sun being so low in the sky was awful on the way home from Torrington.

What a shame you could'nt watch the funeral at the time and now you have to see it later. Its not the same is it?

All packed then and ready for the home drive tomorrow morning. Hope you have a safe and good journey home and the house is'nt too cold when you get there.

Just having a cuppa and a choc eclair. I always brought them home from shopping on a Tuesday when I went to Bideford.

Safe journey back tomorrow AnnG. I hope your house isn't too cold when you arrive back and that your boiler man can get everything going quickly for you.

That's good that you can get your teeth today if you want Mel.

Annx, I am sure it wasn't funny at the time but I did have to smile when I pictured your OH leaping in and out of bed yesterday morning. The window cleaner must have been the final straw. I hope your hearing tests went well.

It's a beautiful day here with blue skies and sunshine but, by golly, it's cold. There's quite a stiff breeze blowing from the north east. According to the computer it's 2 degrees and feels like -9! But the iPad is saying 3 degrees and feels like -2 which seems much more likely.

I went and got my new glasses this morning. That took a while by the time the girl had checked and adjusted 3 different pairs. Then, as I was in town on a Tuesday, I took the opportunity to stock up on some frozen stuff from Iceland while I could get 10% off.

I am feeling a little upset and disappointed at the moment. The husband of a school friend of mine sadly died on 14th December and his funeral service was at 1.45 today. We went to twin schools half a mile apart. Wife and I had gone to the girls' school and he had gone to the boys' school and I have known him since I was 14 or 15. In fact the wife pointed out to me when I spoke to her the other day that I had known him before she did. Unfortunately distance and difficulties with transport meant we couldn't attend the funeral but there was to be a live webcast. I got all geared up to watch it on the computer, got into the site OK and got the screen up but all I got was a symbol going round and round and "Reconnecting" appearing from time to time. Then that changed to "The support team are trying to fix the issue". After a while I got a message to say there was a connectivity problem at the chapel. The service was being recorded and would be put online as soon as possible. So I will be able to see it at some point but watching a recording is somehow not the same as watching it live and being there in the moment.

I think I'll go and cheer myself up with a cuppa. I'm a true English woman. My answer to everything is "a nice cup of tea", lol.














































































































































































































































































































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All good today then Mel. Good that you can get your teeth early if you want to.

I am all packed we want to load up the car in the garage today to save having to do it tomorrow morning in the dark and frost. So I have had to change into the clothes that I am travelling in.
A bit difficult for this old brain to have to rethink how I pack, I am so used to always doing it the same way.

The other thing is that Asda gave me 2 packs of two choc eclairs instead of the 4 pack I ordered and they are bigger.

Denist just rung me and they have it back so I can go anytime today if I want to.

Good morning all another lovely looking morning blue sky and sun but a very cold wind. Daughter has a diabetes check up this morning then they are picking up his youngest daughter in town and bringing her back for a while. I will have to get my stuff packed while they are out as I had expected a free day to sort things. We couldn’t see her when she should have come as she had Covid.

Morning all on this dark old morning here in deepest Devon.

Its 1 degree here and so cloudy I have to have the light on. It dos'nt look windy out there yet but there is still frost. Pc is saying Partly sunny for today so we will see.......

Hope you al slept well. I had my usual wake up call from Asda at 7am to twll me the driver was on the way so I snuggled down again. When I get out in the kitchen and look up the order and track it he is 10 stops away.

It actually has not been at all windy the past three days so didn’t feel too cold today. Yesterday was colder
Boiler man is coming in the afternoon we get home so fingers crossed.

Evening All,

I'm off to bed shortly and have to be up early again as we have hearing tests tomorrow. It's only just over a mile away though, but I bet it will be freezing in the morning. This morning we had a rude awakening before 8.00am with someone at the door. OH whipped his dressing gown on and trotted up the close and collected a parcel from the delivery driver. We were just settled down again and the doorbell went again and OH repeated the performance and greeted a neighbour at the door this time and who was similarly attired in his dressing gown! lol. OH hadn't looked at the parcel address, but it was for the neighbour who was expecting it and said the driver hadn't even come to their door. We settled down again and then blow me I heard the window cleaner's cloth on the bedroom window and his smoker's cough! OH leapt up yet again, dressing gown on and shot out to unlock the side gate and pay him. We gave up after that and jumped in a nice hot shower.

We decided to go for the usual carvery now the children are back at school and the price had gone up yet again. I wonder if it's because children eat free there now and they are recouping the cost by increasing prices? We don't eat out as much now but all the cafes iand garden centres in the local villages seem to be packed with people, as if people are going to those instead.

I wonder if we'll get snow or sleet tomorrow like Mandy and Vera. It seems there is a chance, but I expect there will be a frost. So glad that boiler man got the boiler fixed and I hope AnnG will get her's done quickly too. It's too cold to be without just now.

AnnG that sounded like a chilly walk as iwe had a biting wind here. You must have been well wrapped up. It's a shame to see places going downhill and looking neglected isn't it. We noticed that in Cornwall. It's good to hear that the batteries may not be that expensive. My old phone never needed a new battery in 13 years, although I did swap it for the spare quite often when it went flat while I was out, so it was two batteries really.

Mel that sounded like a nice warming meal and it's good you are managing to eat without too much trouble.

I had plans to get another spare door key for the new lock Vera but decided to leave it. My option I chose was a lazy day when we got home once I'd put the washer on. Strangely I always feel as if I'm working when the washer is on!

I hope we all sleep tight tonight :-)

Sounds tasty Mel, got to keep your strength up even without the teeth.

It has been another lovely sunny day although frosty and really icy pavements and paths in Whitehaven.

We met up with SiL’s daughter and spent one and three quarters of an hour with her and Maya which was lovely. Maya was so good just sat watching us talking and playing with a couple of things lovely to see them. Nice to walk round the harbour a bit although not as much as we would like as the paths were so slippery as the frost had not melted. Whitehaven town has really gone downhill even since I was there last April

O and onion.

It has reached 4 degrees here now and the sky is blue and not a cloud in sight.

I have cleaned out the chickens and am about to put a big pot of soup on and I am not going to make the chilli but put the mince in the soup and I can have that tonight with doughboys.I have lots of veg, carrots, celery, leek, pots, tomatoes and barley and I may pop some pasta in it too.

Afternoon all

Our weather is like Mandy’s, not much frost but we have had several sleety snow showers and the sky is very dark. I was going to collect my glasses but didn’t fancy walking from the car park to the opticians if it was snowing so I’ve put it off for another day. Tomorrow is supposed to be very cold but sunny.

I’ve changed the beds and washed the bedding plus all the clothes we’ve been wearing for the last week. I’ve also decided to have our main meal at lunchtime today so that’s now cooking and I’m now enjoying a pre-dinner glass of wine. Hic.

I can’t decide whether to be good and do h/w after lunch or to be lazy and read. I’ll see what I feel like after we’ve eaten. Whatever you’re doing, have a good day.

Morning all,

No frost here but we have had a little snow ,it came down like tiny balls of polystyrene and the sky looks really dark .

Been to Aldi for a few bits ,mostly fresh veg and salad ,milk and bread ,tomorrow we have a load of wood coming but Jake is coming with son to help wheel it round .

Good morning sunny and clear again and one degree.we are just about to drive to Whitehaven to meet SiL’s daughter and Maya for lunch. So I will be back later. Have a good day all.

Morning all,

Bright again this morning but pc says mostly cloudy and 0 degrees. There was a heavy frost again last night which is still in placeswhere the sunshine has'nt reached and my car is completely white.

Must pay the leccy bill today as I forgot it last week.

I have a battery pack I bought in Lidl for oh years ago. I use it on my cd player as that wont hold a charge now. It lasts for ages and when I used to go shopping and take the cd player to listen to my books I don't have anything like that in my old car, bless her she's 20 years old this year.

I am managing with my old set of teeth but they do make my gums sore so I only use them for eating.

Yes a car charger is no good if the car battery is flat. So. Has a small charger that he carries in his pocket. It doesn’ give a full charge but gives enough for a while. My previous IPhone was about five years old and was four years old before it needed a new battery and the. It was not very expensive.

We had a brisk walk along by the beach this morning. There was a har4 frost last night, some of the roads through a village were really slippery, covered in Hard frost and all the grass at the beach area was frozen so it was a really cold walk even though the sun was shining.

I think I am a different breed to my children, neither of them feel the cold as much as I do daughter is here in a tee shirt, the heating has only just come on and is very low, and I was so cold befire it came on that I have four layers on which include a thick sweater and a cardigan. And earlier I put on tights under my heans, I was frozen sitting in the dining room which has a tiled floor and really big bifold windows. Lovely in summer but I find it cold in the winter months.

Yes a car charger is no good if the car battery is flat. So. Has a small charger that he carries in his pocket. It doesn’ give a full charge but gives enough for a while. My previous IPhone was about five years old and was four years old before it needed a new battery and the. It was not very expensive.

We had a brisk walk along by the beach this morning. There was a har4 frost last night, some of the roads through a village were really slippery, covered in Hard frost and all the grass at the beach area was frozen so it was a really cold walk even though the sun was shining.