Good morning Busy and Ruby. Gosh Busy, I'll bet it is super having your stove on. There is nothing quite like a real fire in whatever form it takes. I love going into old pubs where they have real fires lit in the winter. There is something so comforting in watching the flames flickering and hearing the crackle as it burns.
Ruby, it sounds as though you were tired if you went back to sleep. Hope you manage to get some more of your toy boy knitted today
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Good afternoon one and all from a very chilly and misty Yorkshire. The fog has lifted quite a lot since this morning but I think it will return. Been helping to decorate our local church ready for the Christmas season and it now looks festive. Was glad to get home for a hot drink though as it was freezing in church and my hands were getting so cold that it was becoming difficult to fasten on the baubles to the various greenery we’ve put around the church. Anyway, I’m starting to thaw out now. Those biscuits look rather delicious @Ante1 - just the thing to munch alongside a hot drink. I agree with you @Ladybird4, there’s something very comforting about a real fire. Ours is gas with flame effect, and although comforting (when it’s on, which is not a lot at the moment), it doesn’t compare to the real thing. I grew up with a coal fire, and the crackling of the flames was special. What I don’t miss is trying to get a real fire started - always much trickier on damp, cold mornings - we had to “draw” the flames by placing a piece of newspaper over the front of the coal shovel that was balanced in front of the fire opening - health and safety bods would have a fit if they saw that!!
Well, I’d better go, I’ve got some more of that not to be mentioned stuff to get on with as I didn’t finish it the other day 😂.
Afties all. Cold cold day here with a misty covering. I've been to local SM for a wrist support as Rh'matism attacking wrist joint again. It's brilliant now though with the support in place, stops wrist moving around. OH has found some mould round hallway window so he's busy sorting that out,only trouble is the anti mould stuff is taking an age to dry. Red Maple, you've had a successful morning but Ifeel for your poor hands, no joke is it? Well done though on decorating the church, it'll look very festive now.
I bet the church looks lovely @Red maple. We can't decorate ours this year as there is a stone loose in the vaulted ceiling and the Maire has closed the church. It will get repaired eventually, in France churches are upkept by the State as being part of the listed buildings heritage. We borrow it as the catholics weren't using it.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Evening all. @Red maple you have been a busy bee today. Its lovely seeing Churches all decorated for the festive season. I know what you mean about really cold hands as mine adopt what I call 'dead spider mode' when I've been gardening in the cold for too long. I also remember my Dad using a double sheet of newspaper to 'draw' a fire and we children bursting out laughing when the newspaper inevitably caught fire during his attempts. Perhaps he should have used the coal shovel to keep the paper away from the flames. Think you are right about Health and Safety. No one in those days on standby to carry out a risk assessment!
Hazel, I hope that the wrist supprt continues to ease the rheumatic pain in your wrist. Is it just in your dominant hand or both?
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I had a nice meet up with my Canasta friend this afternoon. I haven't seen her since she was registered as blind so was pleasantly surprised when she was able to described the things she can still see. I felt very ignorant that I hadn't realised that despite being registered blind - her words not mine - in her case she still has a some vision. We laughed and nattered for a couple of hours and when I left for the drive home I realised how much the temperature had dropped outside. I think there might be a frost tonight.
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LBI would agree that the temperature is cold enough for a frost tonight. Even snow- it’s been so very cold here today, only 2 degrees this morning and not much more during day brrrrr. What a nice catch up you’ve had with your friend. When I was working, a person who was registered blind, even though they still had some sight, would often qualify for extra little amounts of “benefits”/add-ons when assessing their needs - don’t know if that’s still the same now.
I’m sick of this rheumatism nowIt affects any and all joints, as and when it likes. The support has been invaluable today. Just a case of managing it really alongside the meds. The cold doesn’t help.
Big footy match on tonight, gawd . Am leaving OH to it.
I came home safely half an hour ago. I'll go to rest a bit then must read back. It all went in order, and I even had enough time to visit Christmas fair, spice and pet store.
Oh poor you Hazel. This awful cold, damp weather will not be helping your rheumatism at all. I think you need one of those hoodie snuggly blankets yopu bought the other day as gifts.
Ante, pleased you are back safe and that your plans all succeeded. Feet up and a nice cup of tea. Time to hug a mug!
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Been helping to decorate our local church ready for the Christmas season and it now looks festive. Was glad to get home for a hot drink though as it was freezing in church and my hands were getting so cold that it was becoming difficult to fasten on the baubles to the various greenery we’ve put around the church. Anyway, I’m starting to thaw out now.
Those biscuits look rather delicious @Ante1 - just the thing to munch alongside a hot drink.
I agree with you @Ladybird4, there’s something very comforting about a real fire. Ours is gas with flame effect, and although comforting (when it’s on, which is not a lot at the moment), it doesn’t compare to the real thing. I grew up with a coal fire, and the crackling of the flames was special. What I don’t miss is trying to get a real fire started - always much trickier on damp, cold mornings - we had to “draw” the flames by placing a piece of newspaper over the front of the coal shovel that was balanced in front of the fire opening - health and safety bods would have a fit if they saw that!!
Red Maple, you've had a successful morning but Ifeel for your poor hands, no joke is it? Well done though on decorating the church, it'll look very festive now.
I came home safely half an hour ago. I'll go to rest a bit then must read back. It all went in order, and I even had enough time to visit Christmas fair, spice and pet store.