Up early today to get to the AGM of the gardening club and help the rest of the committee set out the chairs, distanced, plus tables for subscriptions, distribution of our magazine and so on. Good meeting with 88 out of 137 members present but the hall has dodgy heating so I was frozen to my toes and then we all had to troop outside for the apéro so we could partake standing up and chatting and moving.
Sunshine all day but not warm so pleased to go back indoors for seated lunch. Home now, too late to garden but will go and see the neighbours are OK and take their cake then get everything ready for all day patchwork tomorrow.
@punkdoc well done but can we have photos next time you go? Would love to see it.
@Hostafan1 - enjoy but yes, remove everything from within a toddler's reach or you'll stress more than enjoy.
@Dovefromabove thermal undies are a boon, even here but then I've given away all my very big jumpers that I needed in Belgian winters.
@Busy-Lizzie you can probably find all teh dances form last night on Youtube. Hope you have your connection back for the results show.
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)."
Good evening all. Well it is past 5 o'clock and getting dark, so evening it is. Maybe the sun could even be over the yard arm !!
Very pleasant dinner and jazz concert yesterday evening. Our friends did the driving and when we arrived, there was no way that the car would lock - it kept clicking. All this in a dimly lit outside car park with the cold wind blowing our hairdos awry. After about 15 minutes, the wife drove home to get the spare keys and we went inside. The spare keys did the job and she was able to lock the car! The cars these days are all computerised and the husband was quite stressed about it all. My turn to drive next Saturday.....!
@AuntyRach I bought a brushed cotton duvet cover and pillowslips in January of this year in the sales and it is sooooo cosy and snuggly. Unfortunately, it has to be washed and dried on a really windy day as it is so heavy and then aired on the radiator. I don't have a tumble dryer. Then we have to sleep in an ordinary sheet or a duvet cover which is cold until the brushed cotton one is dry - say 2 days!! I'm going to try and find another. Don't know the Teddy Bear covers, though. Could just feed my asthma!!
@Busy-Lizzie Glad you have made it home safe and sound. Did you get checked at the airport for the negative test?
I hope @Hostafan1 has sponged all the marmite fingers away and is looking forward to the next visit. I understand there is a backup crew arriving in a few weeks' time!! Oh well, give her a year and then just cover everything in stainless steel.
Did about 8kms with the dog on the leccky bike this afternoon - fields and roads with pavements - she's getting the hang of it but she just trots quickly. I can't get her into a soft cantering lope.
I hope everyone has had a pleasant weekend and preparing for the next couple of pre-Christmas weeks being the worst for traffic and shopping.
Grandson had the most divine 2 hour nap this afternoon which meant , I did too! Hurrah for that. The novelty of "everything" seems to have worn off and he's quite happy with his own stuff now. Whew, and Breathe!
Cold and blowy here today although at least the sun is shining. Been for my booster. Takes the whole afternoon to get there and back and we'll have to do it again next weekend for OH's turn - bit of a nuisance but hey, better than not having it. Still clinging to the hope of a small outing before Christmas in the face of gathering gloom.
Now I'm going to put my feet up and watch some old episodes of the Repair Shop while he cooks the dinner
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
MIL seems to have been really badly affected by her prolonged power cut and has become quite scared. I think we are probably going to have to go up sometime next week, can't say I fancy the trip to Ballater as still not feeling right, but needs must.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
Well @punkdoc, assuming you are not fit enough to do any or much of teh driving, make sure you take rugs and water and chocolate for the journey so you can sleep as much as possible and both keep warm if held up.
Make sure you plan plenty of pitstops so Moira doesn't get too tired and has enough liquids and sustenance to keep her going. Think of all the music you can listen to on the way.
MIL and Moira's siblings will surely be happy you made the effort and you may just enjoy yourself.
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)."
Not good timing @Punkdoc, I've just read that Storm Barra is on its way for the north on Tuesday. Is there nowhere else MIL can go and stay up there? A local hotel perhaps.
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Sunshine all day but not warm so pleased to go back indoors for seated lunch. Home now, too late to garden but will go and see the neighbours are OK and take their cake then get everything ready for all day patchwork tomorrow.
@punkdoc well done but can we have photos next time you go? Would love to see it.
@Hostafan1 - enjoy but yes, remove everything from within a toddler's reach or you'll stress more than enjoy.
@Dovefromabove thermal undies are a boon, even here but then I've given away all my very big jumpers that I needed in Belgian winters.
@Busy-Lizzie you can probably find all teh dances form last night on Youtube. Hope you have your connection back for the results show.
Very pleasant dinner and jazz concert yesterday evening. Our friends did the driving and when we arrived, there was no way that the car would lock - it kept clicking. All this in a dimly lit outside car park with the cold wind blowing our hairdos awry. After about 15 minutes, the wife drove home to get the spare keys and we went inside. The spare keys did the job and she was able to lock the car! The cars these days are all computerised and the husband was quite stressed about it all. My turn to drive next Saturday.....!
@AuntyRach I bought a brushed cotton duvet cover and pillowslips in January of this year in the sales and it is sooooo cosy and snuggly. Unfortunately, it has to be washed and dried on a really windy day as it is so heavy and then aired on the radiator. I don't have a tumble dryer. Then we have to sleep in an ordinary sheet or a duvet cover which is cold until the brushed cotton one is dry - say 2 days!! I'm going to try and find another. Don't know the Teddy Bear covers, though. Could just feed my asthma!!
@Busy-Lizzie Glad you have made it home safe and sound. Did you get checked at the airport for the negative test?
I hope @Hostafan1 has sponged all the marmite fingers away and is looking forward to the next visit. I understand there is a backup crew arriving in a few weeks' time!! Oh well, give her a year and then just cover everything in stainless steel.
Did about 8kms with the dog on the leccky bike this afternoon - fields and roads with pavements - she's getting the hang of it but she just trots quickly. I can't get her into a soft cantering lope.
I hope everyone has had a pleasant weekend and preparing for the next couple of pre-Christmas weeks being the worst for traffic and shopping.
Off to stay with Daughter 2. Had a good lunch, roast chicken with Son 2.
The novelty of "everything" seems to have worn off and he's quite happy with his own stuff now.
Whew, and Breathe!
Now I'm going to put my feet up and watch some old episodes of the Repair Shop while he cooks the dinner
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
I think we are probably going to have to go up sometime next week, can't say I fancy the trip to Ballater as still not feeling right, but needs must.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Make sure you plan plenty of pitstops so Moira doesn't get too tired and has enough liquids and sustenance to keep her going. Think of all the music you can listen to on the way.
MIL and Moira's siblings will surely be happy you made the effort and you may just enjoy yourself.
A ray of sunshine.
The last thing Moira needs is looking after both of you. X