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Kelly, enjoy your trip away, Desley hope you get to do the reading in the sun.It's sunny here one minute and then we have hail and snow the next. It's chuffing cold and all.
Apologies for my prolongued absence. As you know, I have no sense of passing time but good reads is no longer sending me email notifications so by the time I realise I haven't popped in for a while it's been days!
Am currently launching a new series. Five shorts but one is for luring people onto my mailing list and will be used exclusively for that. Doing covers and ting, and naming them all. It's great fun. I keep tinkering with them though and they're supposed to be finished. On the up side, the editor hasn't had them yet.
Cheers
MTM
Well, it looked lovely and warm, but there has been a very cold wind all day. I was very naughty when I went to the charity shop and bought 3 books. Apart from doing one washload, I haven't done any housework, just read, watched TV and played games. Neighbour is just cooking tea, we got some Jersey Royals while we were out. Still feel really drained, think I'm going to make an appointment with the doctorGood luck with the new series MT
Similar weather here, I arrived at my beach hut for the afternoon’s arty shenanigans appropriately suited up in five layers of clothing, only to find myself far too hot in the sun and applying sunscreen to the (few) exposed parts. Half an hour later and there were hailstones... I think we’re having our April weather now actually. My wee home town has really hit the big time now - after being voted best place to live in Scotland, it’s also featured in Conde Nast. traveller mag this month. Sssh don’t tell everyone!
Managed to sleep through till 7, still feel tired, and between lying on the sofa longer than normal last night and not getting up during the night, I'm quite stiff. Got housework to do today, then a bath and hopefully finish my book. Sun is shining, but temps aren't supposed to be that high, so won't get my hopes up like yesterday! That is very impressive R!
Ro, I hope that makes for huge painting sales!Desley, thanks re the series and congratulations on a good sleep session.
Nice day overall, decided I like this getting up early regardless business when I had two washloads done and pegged out by 12.15 - I could have actually just made the bed with the bedding I took off this morning but thought I'd have a change. Might need a new iron though, mine normally does about 12 things before it gives up, it only did 4 today, so waiting for it to cool before I can finish that task. Decided I was determined to finish my book, so can start a new one when I have my bath.
Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Might need a new iron though..."Pray tell, Desley, do you still use one? I gave away my iron, which was heavy, and I had bought long before marriage - in perfect shape (from lack of use). I only used it when sewing new things.
Happy Monday.Spent the weekend on my couch slowly melting into a grease spot.
Cant wait for the end of year.
actually Patti, it's so cool here we've switched the aircon off :-)
Yay, slept through again, so lower back is stiff and for some reason my knees are so bad I can't walk very well. Left myself a little bit of housework, got to do the pet supplies order (which this month involves ordering from 3 websites!), pottering on the computer updating book challenges and playing games. Also going to nip to Lidl. No doubt that my neighbour will wake up and suggest doing something entirely different! Currently sunny but supposed to rainWish it were that nice here Patti, my heating has been on a bit this weekend!
Morning each. Just about to nip round the corner to the farm for my order of Belted Galloway beef. 2 fillet steaks, cos they're the best, and a kg and a half of shin, for pies. Same for our lad, but rump instead of fillet. Back soon.
Wow, quiet in here! Am off today, got to take my neighbour to the hospital for her spinal injection - a colleague pointed out its only 10 mins from the Trafford Centre, so I'm dropping her off then going there to wait, rather than sit in the hospital reading like I did last year.
Good morning, I enjoyed my day off yesterday, did nothing, but constructively. We actually put our heating on yesterday midday. I’ve caught the grandsons cold so thought I was a bit feverish. Man flu for the OH though. We’ve got a lovely local farm beef producer but his beef is longhorns. Since finding them I don’t go anywhere else for beef and lamb.
Morning!Had a lovely holiday weekend. Took the kids on the train to Belfast and they loved it!
Am so annoyed, the hospital have cancelled my neighbours appointment because the consultant has rang in sick. I could go in for half a day, but seems a bit pointless really. Hopefully my neighbour will feel up for going somewhere this afternoon, or I've got a day of reading, watching TV and playing games. Glad the kids enjoyed the train Jud, hope your cold doesn't linger Lynne
Morning. Got some beans to sow. I've usually got them going by this time but I'm having to time it so I can hang fire planting them out till after my holiday.
Spent the bank holiday weekend visiting K's rellies in Somerset. Spent a lovely evening on the balcony of a pub/hotel in Clevedon, watching the sun set over the pier with a view of Cardiff's waterfront, just a few miles across the Severn Estuary. The photos don't do it justice.
Done a day of admin. Bit boring but got a lot of it done!Cheers
MTM
Walked over the top from Ambleside to Troutbeck with a couple of friends, had lunch and walked back the other way, a very civilised way to spend the day :-)
Just did play duty.I feel sick now and its not even the hottest part of the day yet.
I think you need a more sensible climate
Yep come to Scotland it's only 6 degrees today :DExcitement at the harbour today as BBC Landward will be filming local produce being cooked up in their Food Van, which will be parked up next to the beach huts. I'm not trying to get on telly but will be hanging around hopefully in hope of feeding!
Good morning. Wet and windy but not as cold here. Husband is decorating so is ordering bits he needs and his site has ‘suggestions’ mastic, caulk, wallpaper adhesive etc. That’s fine. Then there’s a tap fitting in the middle of it all. Yesterday we replaced a water filter under the sink and our tap fitting broke. How the hell did screwfix know. He got another from his stash of bits he keeps in his drey. No looking online or even talking about it other than in the kitchen. We haven’t got any devices like Alexa and both of us switch Siri off. . Coincidence or do walls have ears?
Passed out at a friend's party on Saturday following some suspect brownies. Missed the bus home. Had to sleep overnight in friend's living room with fellow guest who didn't stop sneezing. Off work with a cold.
K got herself a new Siamese kitten at the weekend. I'll be spending tonight building a small cover over a previously unsuspected access to the main chimney that the other cats decided to ignore.
What exciting lives you all lead! I've been to do the weekly shop because it's too wet and nasty to do anything more interesting that might involve being outdoors.
Morning.Brought my stuff in to go running today but ugh... probably won't bother. Haven't been running in weeks, I've lost my motivation.
Sounds like you had a good night Natasha! Sorry you picked up a cold though.
That is a bit freaky Lynne, I hope it is coincidence!
Well, woke up at 6.20 to find Lucy had got me in an odd position on the bed, so was a bit stiff! Back started getting sore yesterday morning, not sure if it was the way I carried the shopping back on Mon, or if all the sitting round I’ve done is bad for my back. Did have one of those mornings when I wish I hadn’t got out of bed though, the motorway was closed both ways, so the diversion was through my village so my 3 mile journey took just over 30 mins, then my joker colleague had decided to put something in the way of my desk and had a disaster getting that out of the way! Has been raining all morning. Have also been coughing and sneezing more than I have while off, clearly am allergic to work. 2 of the pet supply deliveries are due today, both being sent with the same driver, but both got a different delivery slot! Sounds a lovely way to spend the day Jim. Sorry that the weather is too warm for you Patti. Ooh, very exciting R! Rather interesting weekend Natasha! Aww, how sweet Will - kittens are good at finding hiding places you never knew existed! Sorry you have lost your motivation Jud
They are washing the windows on our side of the building (4 stories). Every time the cherry-picker changes position, it beeps. This could be a long day - there are a lot of windows. Can't imagine how the window washers stand that noise all day, every day.
Been bucketing down all day with hail earlier and windy as well!
well it's stopped raining but has gone cold! :-(
I've got duty again today and its even hotter than yesterday. Can't get my head round the kids being allowed to run about it in this heat.Its no wonder the absence rates are so high...
Patti (baconater) wrote: "I've got duty again today and its even hotter than yesterday. Can't get my head round the kids being allowed to run about it in this heat.Its no wonder the absence rates are so high..."
Is it much hotter than the seasonal average? I just looked at the average temperatures for Yangon and then looked at today's temperature, It seems the temperature should be falling now as you go into the wet season, but it's still supposed to hit 33 degrees
It is probably tough for expats etc but I suspect locals might find January when it can get down below 18 a little chilly :-)
Morning. Damp day here but it's not actually raining. Yet.Flower arranging this afternoon so that'll allow for a good goss. It's my main way of finding out what's going on in the village. That and the book group, but that's next week.
Rosemary (grooving with the Picts) wrote: "Yep come to Scotland it's only 6 degrees today :DExcitement at the harbour today as BBC Landward will be filming local produce being cooked up in their Food Van, which will be parked up next to t..."
Did you get to eat any goodies Ro?
Patti (baconater) wrote: "I've got duty again today and its even hotter than yesterday. Can't get my head round the kids being allowed to run about it in this heat.
Its no wonder the absence rates are so high..."
I'd be with Jim on this one, it may be that they're used to it. I watched a thing about folk living in the Arctic circle the other day and a our chap is standing there in his thick duvet jacket talking to a local who's wearing a t-shirt. Our man point out that it's chuffing cold to which the local replies, with a cheery smile, 'not for round here.' It also reminds me of a story a lady at our gym told of how, one frosty morning, there was a man wearing a t-shirt on the bus. She plucked up the courage and asked him why he wasn't cold and he explained he was an Inuit on holiday somewhere warm!
I guess it all depends what you're used to.
Natasha (Diarist) wrote: "Lucy? ..." Lucy is Desley's cat. ;-)
Desley, I hope your back turned out OK.
Pam tis cold and leaden skied here but it peed down yesterday for the entire journey down to Sussex, it also took me 3 and a half hours instead of the usual two.
Woke up this morning to discover my therapy unit, er hem, sorry the gym is closed until further notice. That's a bit of a pisser. Still it might mean I finally get this chuffing book ready to publish!
Cheers
MTM
Cold, wet and windy here again. Struggled to get warm last night, and a bit stiff today, but not as sore as yesterday. Hope the rain stops, I’m going to the co-op after work. Sorry Natasha, one of my cats – you’d think a king size bed would be big enough for one adult and one cat, but I regularly wake up squashed or in an uncomfortable position! This morning I woke up diagonally across the bed! Hope the beeping wasn’t too bad Alicia. I don’t think kids bother about the heat as much as we do Patti! Sorry your journey took longer yesterday MT, what a shame the gym is closed!
Yeah Mary I had lobster to taste and then pak choi :) The weather was truly foul, I felt sorry for the film team as they were there all day. I only went along at lunchtime for three hours - I had so many clothes on I couldn't bend. Producer told me it was nowhere near the numbers they usually get. Today however is sunny and I sat out to eat my lunch. No lobster today!
Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Cold, wet and windy here again. Struggled to get warm last night..."I keep a warm sweatshirt by the bed so I don't have to get up and look for something in the middle of the night. I hate that feeling of being too cold to sleep. My internal thermostat doesn't work, so I'm just as likely to need to throw off the covers!
That's funny - that a cat is a bad bedfellow. At least the cat can't steal the covers.
Thank you for holiday good wishes. Direct flight from Jersey to Costa del Sol only took 2 hours. Weather is fabulous, and I am literally doing nothing except lie on a longer in the shade and read. Back home on Saturday. I can't tell you the joy of a rare direct flight. Usually we have to go through Gatwick, and end up having an overnight stay there.
My dog steals the covers. Well he weighs so much that when he creeps onto the bed he anchors the covers and you can’t pull them out from under. I keep my dressing gown alongside just for that reason. But bed is a sore subject for me. OH has man flu and last night was an Oscar worthy performance. At 3 am he got up and went downstairs. For 10 minutes it was lovely and quiet and i had the bed to myself. Then the dog started to whimper because his master wasn’t there and you can’t upset the dogs routine 🙄
Morning all. Friday at last. Even though it's been a short week because of the bank holiday, it still feel like an eternity because of things like national tests and exam invigilation (which isn't the most exciting). Still, let's see what the day brings... perhaps, if I'm lucky, there'll be cake!
Good morning (you can tell the wifi is finally working ok in our holiday apartment!)Been up since 8ish. Done some work online, had breakfast, and about to hunker down by the pool for our last full day in Spain.
Had a lovely, relaxing time AND with the direct flight to Jersey, we'll land 2 hours after we leave Spain tomorrow. Yee hah. We'll land around 2.15 and will be home by 3pm. Shame it's raining there.
Sounds like an idyllic week, Kelly.First day for a while it's been dry underfoot here. Had a little walk. This afternoon I might tackle some of the weeds that have enjoyed the rain more than I have.
Cold, wet and windy here again. Struggled to get warm again last night, ended up going to bed with more layers while I watched a bit of TV! Had a very stressful start to the day, had reminded people before I finished yesterday where there 8am meeting was, but got in to find them in the wrong place, and then people in the room I had booked, so had to sort all that out before making a brew and taking my coat off! Going food shopping after work and getting some petrol. She is a bad bedfellow Alicia, she doesn’t exactly steal the covers, but does sometimes lie so I can’t move them up – I have a blanket on the bed as well, but she loves that so she is normally laid on that, and I don’t get much of it. I can imagine a dog is much worse than a cat Lynne, sorry you had a disturbed night. What a shame they went on a bad weather day R, glad you got some food to try though. Glad you are having a proper relaxing holiday Kelly, even if you have done some work! I’m surprised by it taking you 45 mins to get home from the airport though, thought you could get all the way across the island in that time!!
Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Cold, wet and windy here again. Struggled to get warm again last night, ended up going to bed with more layers while I watched a bit of TV! Had a very stressful start to the day, had reminded peopl..."ha ha spot on. that time includes waiting at baggage reclaim for our luggage. Will then take 15 to 20 mins to get home.
Cold and wet this week but dried up for a few hours today, luckily over lunchtime when some friends took me out to lunch to celebrate the recent publication of my book. That was very nice!
It’s OH’s birthday tomorrow, he doesn’t want a cake - he is really ill then - but he would like an apple pie, pastry is made and the meal half prepared so when the family come it won’t take a lot to finish his birthday dinner.
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Enjoy the trip Kelly, sounds heavenly!