General Chat

good morning all. 5 degrees here and murky. Chiropodist today. Hopefully I will BBL. Vera, visitors are lovely but the aftermath is so tiring as we get older. Hope your day goes well and I look forward to hearing about the weekend.

I've just come on to say I'm here after a lovely weekend. I'm too tired to write much now but I have managed to read the weekend posts. It's been a busy day, first changing all the bedding and towels used at the weekend and doing some of the washing, though I still have some of the bedding and towels to do. I also managed to get the rest of my Christmas cards written and most of them posted. I kept a few aside that needed a letter included and I have done those tonight. Then I had a delivery from Sainsbury's. There was nothing missing and no subs. It took me a little while to put everything away and divide packs of things up for the freezer and also cook our dinner.

Tomorrow is also going to be busy as I have to wrap a couple of presents and get them posted and also get my script. I hope I don't have the problems I had last time. Then in the afternoon it's the Ladies Club Christmas tea and Secret Santa but I will try to come online at some point and tell you about the weekend.

AnnG and Mel, thank you for the pictures. The advent ring looks perfect Mel. Ann, when you said about putting out your cottages I imagined one or two, not a whole Alpine village. It looks very festive.

Lovely photos Anng so much to look at on the table display .
I have a smaller tree up this year ,I do like the bigger tree but I have to move my chair forward to get it in the corner and this smaller tree is narrower but just as tall and it can stand to one side of the chair .
I do have a small tree in the Conservatory on the side cupboard as it makes it more christmasy and that's where we have our Christmas lunch .

When I went I to Roys they had some Newbury fruits in a box we always use to have those at christmas so I bought a box .

Nice to get out Mel.

It has rained non stop all day here and I have had the lights on all day.

I have put my little tree up and I am quite pleased with it this year. Plenty big enough for me. I really ought to look at getting rid of some of the larger decorations. They are all in separate boxes so not in the way. I suppose I keep them in case I decide to get a bigger tree.

I just went to change my solar lights from one window to another and there were 11 at least female pheasent running down past the bedroom window.

No not tried to connect it yet.

Still 6 degrees here and its been raining and its as dull as dish water out there.

I have been to Cornwall this morning with my neighbours to Homeleigh garden center and spent more money!!!! A bit of retail therapy does you the world og good. I bought myself new wellie socks with Robins on them!!! plus other presents for people. Hazel is mad about Christmas she really loves it and she was so excited when we went in she was like a kid in a sweet shop.

Afternoon all,

Another dreary say here with a light drizzle but no frost so thats one good thing , at least we don't have all the snow like Cumbria.

We went to Roys this morning and I got a few Christmas presents and then we took three tubs of garden rubbish to the tip.

Mel that was kind of BIL to get you a new keyboard have you managed to get it connected and used it yet.

Still a bit misty here and still only 6 degrees and its very cloudy.

good morning all, second day running that I have gone back to sleep and woken up later than usual. I had not had a very good night until then as I kept waking up. Very dark here this morning and has been raining and it is 7 degrees,

Morning all,

Gosh did it rain last night it came down in buckets. this morning its all misty out there but very dull and dingy. Pc says 6 degrees and rain starting in an hour and a half.

Ah yes. It doesn’t get any easier does it. We just learn to adjust and live with it. I have put all my cottages and figures out today, took most of the morning but luckily they all came on as soon as I plugged them in and switched on. I have also put together the two floral decorations so once I put the little tree up tomorrow that will be me done.

I stayed at home and cooked a mini Christmas dinner for myself.

Oh yes sorry Mel time just disappears. What did you do last Christmas? I find I can enjoy Christmas at daughter's even with the memories that are bound to come.

New keyboard just arrived now I have to find out how to connect it. I think I know so we'll see.

Thiiss will be the second Chriistmas.

Has anyone got Fiona''s address as I have a feeling she moved and I only have her old address?

Mel the first Christmas is always going to be hard and strange whatever you do If I were you (and I am not of course). I would choose to go to Em, she has the boys there to take your mind off things (as boys do), and if there are several people you won't have to chat You will at least get a nice meal that you don't have to cook and you are close to home so you can excuse yourself as soon as it becomes too much. You could also probably explain all this to Em beforehand as well. Good of them both to think of you.

Thanks Anng. I had a lie in to after getting up first at 6.55am.

Morning allo,

Dull and dreary here this morning and its raining a bit as it was last night so no frost today.

BIL asked me over for Christmas dinner yesterday whichever day I wanted to go he would come and get me. Then in the early evening Em came for eggs and she too asked me for Christmas dinner. Don't know if I want to go to either now I have been asked. I knowe SIL takes the decs down the day after Christmas day as they are only up for Isla the sort of grandchild.

Em could have her inlaws there too, Ed's parents who I don't know very well. I shall have to see. I have never not had to cook on Christmas day for years and years.

Good morning all overslept this morning, went back to sleep at 7am as it was so dingy looking out. Not dressed yet so better get on. Mel hope the keyboard works OK for you.

Mandy yes still playing up a bit but BIL came today and he has bougbht me a new one the same as the one I am using nad said its another early Christmas present.

BIL helped me do the pond filter and as I forgot to get diesel the other day when I went to Holsworthy he put the four cans he had in the garage in my car and will get them filled up at Sainsburys and I will pay him when he gives me the bill.

Em popped in later for eggs and had 2 dozen and we had a long chat so I have been occupied all day.

I also sold two more things on Ebay to the same lady so had to send an invoice to combine the postage.

Also put three more bits on Ebay so I have had quite a busy day. Had to scrap the ice off my car to go to the shop. I had it running to help defrost it and then wiped all the windows and screen, side mirrors aand inside the windscreen too. You should have seen the water that came off. Its all frozen up again now.