We had a surprise visit from our son yesterday and he’s just left this morning. He has a 2 hour drive back to Canberra. Pixel kept her distance this morning. I think she thought he would take her home with him. 😂😂
we didn’t get out expected rain yesterday which was a disappointment. The garden could do with a good drink.
Good morning all. Grey and cold but today I must go shopping otherwise OH gets jittery when the fridge is empty. We will go together so he can choose (and cook) what he wants.
I would like to thank @Dovefromabove for suggesting to listen to the radio when I can't sleep at 4am. Best programmes are those with monotonous talk "In our time" and "Gardeners' Question time" seem to do the job. Small headphones inside one ear (the other one on the pillow) et voilà I am keeping Uhtceare at bay.
In Dordogne silver stays cleaner a lot longer than it does in the UK. It must be the better air quality.
I never knew that. A quick search in google confirms that in damp places silver tarnish more quickly. Pollution also has an effect. The stuff I learn on this forum 👩🎓
Good morning all 😊 ☕️ Glad the radio works for you @coccinella 😊 i have it on every night and I’m sure the better sleep is responsible for my improved BP levels. 😊 Another beautiful morning … -4C and just a few moments ago the frost was glistening under a pink sky … now the sky is a clear watery blue … but still very cold … teenagers on their way to the high school and various colleges are muffled up with furry hoods, scarves and gloves … usually the youngsters seem impervious to the weather and I feel like shouting ‘put a warm vest on!’ as they walk past wearing just a shirt and trousers whatever the weather 😂
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Outside is sunny and white and silver with sparkling frost. -6C.
It's the shortness of the schoolgirls' skirts that makes me wonder if they feel the cold.
Nothing planned again. Another day of a bit of HW, Wordle, jigsaws on computer, TV, reading my book and cooking dinner. Oh and daily short walk and coming back with cold red nose and streaming eyes.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Good morning everyone, cold and bright here too, heard on the radio that H'Row has freezing fog and -8. It's not that far away from us but far enough thankfully. We were at my wife's younger daughter's yesterday, had a bit of a wider family gathering for the first time since you know what. It would have been MIL's 100th yesterday, it's my b'day Thursday, and both SD's seem determined to make me celebrate it though I don't feel very enthusiastic myself. I felt the same at 50 for some reason but I was OK at 60, perhaps I'm just developing a dislike for odd numbers. 😅 Another nice has just graduated with her master degree, and GD is off to USA next Sunday. So it was a multi function do. We seem to have picked up a slow puncture on the car so I have to go to get that sorted.
Sounds quite the family gathering @Allotment Boy, and quite an assortment of celebrations. (Whispers - is anyone here making a cake for AB on Thurs?).
Youngsters don't seem to feel the cold do they? I offered to buy my youngest GD a coat for Christmas as she appears in various odd garments in cold weather - including one of her father's hoodies. But she claimed not to need one. I remember rolling the top of my skirt over when at school, to make my skirt shorter @Busy-Lizzie - did you never do that? I think they still do it! I also remember, when I went on to college, wearing one of my Dad's old jumpers - with raggy sleeves where he used to let the dog pull at it. That was my beatnik look!
Not much planned for today - some basic chores to get done before another week of meetings (planning meetings) and coffee meet-ups. I enjoy being with others for a common purpose. Mind you - I don't mind small talk at social gatherings either, unlike some who find it excruciating.
Yesterday's stuffed squash was a triumph! OH really enjoyed it - although I think he enjoyed having a day off from cooking more. I reminded him that I can actually cook and used to do all the cooking before he took over the kitchen.
The girls around here don't seem to wear short skirts ... most of them go to school in black trousers ... a few wear knee-length skirts and black tights. I suppose it depends on the school. We had to wear gymslips until sixth form, so there was no rolling over of the waistband until we were old enough to be a bit more sensible. We weren't allowed to wear tights either ... we had to wear 30 denier skin-coloured stockings in the winter and white ankle socks in the summer, so very short skirts just weren't on ... our skirt lengths were measured at the start of every term and our underwear checked up on ... baggy navy knickers anyone? Fashion plates we were not!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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In Dordogne silver stays cleaner a lot longer than it does in the UK. It must be the better air quality.
we didn’t get out expected rain yesterday which was a disappointment. The garden could do with a good drink.
No wonder I couldn't find it Dove, I was still looking for Duragilt.
I would like to thank @Dovefromabove for suggesting to listen to the radio when I can't sleep at 4am. Best programmes are those with monotonous talk "In our time" and "Gardeners' Question time" seem to do the job. Small headphones inside one ear (the other one on the pillow) et voilà I am keeping Uhtceare at bay.
Have a good day all and mind the ice.
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Glad the radio works for you @coccinella 😊 i have it on every night and I’m sure the better sleep is responsible for my improved BP levels. 😊
Another beautiful morning … -4C and just a few moments ago the frost was glistening under a pink sky … now the sky is a clear watery blue … but still very cold … teenagers on their way to the high school and various colleges are muffled up with furry hoods, scarves and gloves … usually the youngsters seem impervious to the weather and I feel like shouting ‘put a warm vest on!’ as they walk past wearing just a shirt and trousers whatever the weather 😂
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Outside is sunny and white and silver with sparkling frost. -6C.
It's the shortness of the schoolgirls' skirts that makes me wonder if they feel the cold.
Nothing planned again. Another day of a bit of HW, Wordle, jigsaws on computer, TV, reading my book and cooking dinner. Oh and daily short walk and coming back with cold red nose and streaming eyes.
We were at my wife's younger daughter's yesterday, had a bit of a wider family gathering for the first time since you know what. It would have been MIL's 100th yesterday, it's my b'day Thursday, and both SD's seem determined to make me celebrate it though I don't feel very enthusiastic myself. I felt the same at 50 for some reason but I was OK at 60, perhaps I'm just developing a dislike for odd numbers. 😅 Another nice has just graduated with her master degree, and GD is off to USA next Sunday. So it was a multi function do.
We seem to have picked up a slow puncture on the car so I have to go to get that sorted.
Youngsters don't seem to feel the cold do they? I offered to buy my youngest GD a coat for Christmas as she appears in various odd garments in cold weather - including one of her father's hoodies. But she claimed not to need one. I remember rolling the top of my skirt over when at school, to make my skirt shorter @Busy-Lizzie - did you never do that? I think they still do it! I also remember, when I went on to college, wearing one of my Dad's old jumpers - with raggy sleeves where he used to let the dog pull at it. That was my beatnik look!
Not much planned for today - some basic chores to get done before another week of meetings (planning meetings) and coffee meet-ups. I enjoy being with others for a common purpose. Mind you - I don't mind small talk at social gatherings either, unlike some who find it excruciating.
Yesterday's stuffed squash was a triumph! OH really enjoyed it - although I think he enjoyed having a day off from cooking more. I reminded him that I can actually cook and used to do all the cooking before he took over the kitchen.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.