Beautiful cold and frosty morning out there, I've had a little walk around the garden but it really is just a bit too cold to start any jobs just yet. Coffee and Christmas cake called. It has to be eaten, sooner rather than later, a healthy new start begins tomorrow, it is a Bank Holiday today after all.
I too have missed your 'forthright' manner @Fairygirl, you make me smile, I hope we get to see more of you this year.
I might have a good tidy up around the house, but then again, I might just read another chapter of my book; Cormoran Strike at the moment. I am taking a little breather from Rebus, although the pair of them are dark reads really, I wish I could settle with an easy novel, but they do nothing for me. Morse was another favourite, I do seem to be attracted to grumpy old men.
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
Good morning all and Happy New Year. We heard a few fireworks both at 11pm and again at 12 but after 2 glasses of fizz, I went to sleep quite quickly! Very hard frost this morning but it is now raining - will we have snow I wonder?
Coffee and Christmas cake sounds perfect @D0rdogne_Damsel. I've managed to 'tan' [as we say here] most of the little mince pies daughter made. Ach well, once the toe is better I'll get out and get more exercise and work the bandits off I've been catching up on Val McDermid - she isn't much cheerier I heard nothing last night - I was asleep by about half eight, and only woke when younger daughter came in from work. She had some stuff that was reduced in price. Toilet roll [which I was needing] - because the packaging was torn. When you think of the hoarders clearing shelves of those all over the place for months, it makes you wonder about the sanity of some people
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Happy New Year to everyone, it’s just another day, and a beautiful one at that, the snow is lovely and we’re going out walking in it later, can’t get the car out, the roads are very slippery.
I had a call from my cousin in Norfolk last night, nice to here from him but we got talking about when we were young and how bad life was, and for our mothers (Sisters) it was awful, I couldn’t sleep and tried reading but haven’t a clue what I read.
His daughter has just got her nursing degree and is in a COVID Ward, except it’s not a ward, it’s the whole floor, so we’re all a bit worried about her.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I had the best nights sleep in months - did I miss anything?
Had an hour or two in the garden this morning. Horse manure onto a veg bed, more leaves into my mulch bin and chucked some of the compost from the Dalek onto a new spot in readiness for some planting later on in the year.
So basically I've been sorting through rotten stuff and s***. No change from 2020, I reckon
Hello everyone. Not a single firework here last night so maybe everyone followed the rule of 6 after all. Certainly, a few of the holiday homes have stayed empty this festive season, except the Parisians round the corner of course.
It is grey and drismal today so no inclination to go and do a walk on a beach. Definitely a "hygge" sort of day.
I don't get on with Rebus at all - too depressing - but I am currently re-reading the Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penny. Set in Quebec and full of well drawn characters with quiet humour and humanity among the much darker aspects of human nature and behaviour.
Let's hope it won't be too log now till we can walk and explore and socialise at our ease and catch up with friends and family in person.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Happy NY. Our Michelin takeaway was good, but not a patch on eating in the restaurant. Glad we tried it and glad it is stopping them going bust, but don't think we will bother again. Watched Hootenanny, what a fabulous voice Celeste has got. Everything frozen solid here and likely to stay the same for the next week. Hopefully it will kill off a few pests.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
We had plans to go out for something to eat tonight but that has been shelved for the time being as we moved into tear 3. Instead, I have made a big pan of soup and later, i am making a Lasagne (it's a family favourite) so I am sure it will go down well with my hungry lot.
It is a very different New Years Day this year. We normally spend it with friends, out and about. This year I have mostly had a lazy day with Netflix. I have actually quite enjoyed it. My life has been so busy over the last 9 months, it is just lovely to relax with my feet up for a few hours.
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Beautiful cold and frosty morning out there, I've had a little walk around the garden but it really is just a bit too cold to start any jobs just yet. Coffee and Christmas cake called.
I too have missed your 'forthright' manner @Fairygirl, you make me smile, I hope we get to see more of you this year.
I might have a good tidy up around the house, but then again, I might just read another chapter of my book; Cormoran Strike at the moment. I am taking a little breather from Rebus, although the pair of them are dark reads really, I wish I could settle with an easy novel, but they do nothing for me. Morse was another favourite, I do seem to be attracted to grumpy old men.
We heard a few fireworks both at 11pm and again at 12 but after 2 glasses of fizz, I went to sleep quite quickly!
Very hard frost this morning but it is now raining - will we have snow I wonder?
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
I've been catching up on Val McDermid - she isn't much cheerier
I heard nothing last night - I was asleep by about half eight, and only woke when younger daughter came in from work. She had some stuff that was reduced in price. Toilet roll [which I was needing] - because the packaging was torn. When you think of the hoarders clearing shelves of those all over the place for months, it makes you wonder about the sanity of some people
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I had a call from my cousin in Norfolk last night, nice to here from him but we got talking about when we were young and how bad life was, and for our mothers (Sisters) it was awful, I couldn’t sleep and tried reading but haven’t a clue what I read.
His daughter has just got her nursing degree and is in a COVID Ward, except it’s not a ward, it’s the whole floor, so we’re all a bit worried about her.
I had the best nights sleep in months - did I miss anything?
Had an hour or two in the garden this morning. Horse manure onto a veg bed, more leaves into my mulch bin and chucked some of the compost from the Dalek onto a new spot in readiness for some planting later on in the year.
So basically I've been sorting through rotten stuff and s***. No change from 2020, I reckon
It is grey and drismal today so no inclination to go and do a walk on a beach. Definitely a "hygge" sort of day.
I don't get on with Rebus at all - too depressing - but I am currently re-reading the Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penny. Set in Quebec and full of well drawn characters with quiet humour and humanity among the much darker aspects of human nature and behaviour.
Let's hope it won't be too log now till we can walk and explore and socialise at our ease and catch up with friends and family in person.
Happy NY.
Our Michelin takeaway was good, but not a patch on eating in the restaurant. Glad we tried it and glad it is stopping them going bust, but don't think we will bother again.
Watched Hootenanny, what a fabulous voice Celeste has got.
Everything frozen solid here and likely to stay the same for the next week. Hopefully it will kill off a few pests.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Happy New Year all
We had plans to go out for something to eat tonight but that has been shelved for the time being as we moved into tear 3. Instead, I have made a big pan of soup and later, i am making a Lasagne (it's a family favourite) so I am sure it will go down well with my hungry lot.
It is a very different New Years Day this year. We normally spend it with friends, out and about. This year I have mostly had a lazy day with Netflix. I have actually quite enjoyed it. My life has been so busy over the last 9 months, it is just lovely to relax with my feet up for a few hours.