tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26598973303333103122024-03-27T23:54:23.280+00:00Life at the GablesLiving My Best Life♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.comBlogger2584125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-37948058835083159212024-03-25T09:37:00.001+00:002024-03-25T09:37:07.885+00:00Recuperating <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19RDevhyphenhyphenBhScAruGfSYF0QdvIROElchLp_3WeHFfj1ZIbe4CnnGltecEB3TfTA4FpNpUQJg5Gmg_tw9c5iDI4fCKtxv1eBlyhxDwBavDowPIjhYq1a4Tc2VXiPEEAsoteZvqBhacuLJ9WUzfGLLGfogoTsvM3K6imrjMB0rzPzQRCGdoXuMl7NX4StZTG/s4624/20240323_092938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19RDevhyphenhyphenBhScAruGfSYF0QdvIROElchLp_3WeHFfj1ZIbe4CnnGltecEB3TfTA4FpNpUQJg5Gmg_tw9c5iDI4fCKtxv1eBlyhxDwBavDowPIjhYq1a4Tc2VXiPEEAsoteZvqBhacuLJ9WUzfGLLGfogoTsvM3K6imrjMB0rzPzQRCGdoXuMl7NX4StZTG/w480-h640/20240323_092938.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>I finally had my surgery last Thursday and all went well. I stayed in hospital overnight but was back home and tucked up in my own bed by Friday afternoon.</p><p>I'm now recuperating for the next eight weeks. The boys want to help, but they can be a little boisterous so I'm having to be careful.</p><p>I'm not allowed to do much for the first three weeks so I'm hoping to get all my crochet projects finished. I've got lots of audio books to listen too and one or two programmes to catch up with. I am also hoping to catch up with my blog reading.</p><p>Catch up with you all soon.</p><p>TTFN.</p><p><br /></p>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-65578003239614822122024-03-16T14:18:00.005+00:002024-03-16T14:19:58.107+00:00Hello Again<p>Sometimes you just need to step away, and February seemed like as good a time as any to do so.</p><p>I didn't do much. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg95pyB4IkcHRKhRBLjT26P1B0dJurEI4cvlnheYCaTkDjMPtyV3BxiPuRELk_q7FqBJuujgjO0hPZvHRue6HJ5AkZbVM-TnTws4TLKCyRGGHhKAB61O2leRaGzqzWF0oX3a9tnnt3R2jMxmtFMhjWqhqgqT8o0lHFCyixL_nWh9lGj3KE1IR-NhQR9riXT/s2048/IMG-20240211-WA0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg95pyB4IkcHRKhRBLjT26P1B0dJurEI4cvlnheYCaTkDjMPtyV3BxiPuRELk_q7FqBJuujgjO0hPZvHRue6HJ5AkZbVM-TnTws4TLKCyRGGHhKAB61O2leRaGzqzWF0oX3a9tnnt3R2jMxmtFMhjWqhqgqT8o0lHFCyixL_nWh9lGj3KE1IR-NhQR9riXT/w640-h640/IMG-20240211-WA0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I enjoyed time with my babies.</p><p>We cracked on with decorating the downstairs spare room. </p><p>I had a hospital appointment. </p><p>I managed to get two crochet blankets underway. </p><p>I listened to lots of detective novels over half term, whilst doing those blankets.</p><p>I sorted all the kits for Easter Crafts at school, and the first session went very well. </p><p>I watched <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16283804/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_one"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">One Day</span></a> on Netflix and loved it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm hoping to get back to blogging at least once a week, even if there's not much to say :0)</p><p>TTFN</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-10325034388142128602024-02-08T09:04:00.005+00:002024-02-08T09:04:59.877+00:00Wildlife Photographer of the Year<p>Isn't this the most beautiful picture? It was the public's choice in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Awards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WAYL6GpN6pZYSSiSMZjfC0j8tKYhX19S2QMxAoZ3yxoosVdERXImhQZg75s7pyBcyyUj6IWaKs_mWAl22yDQt2JtTmIrU5VSWjvnl4rCTezvXBck7paIZhdcbb_r_6_LP6McdTR6lQvZHyq_VtHPqcFsmIAySInnIGAvR0PRPQLrfcKYSJb24qCkfkYZ/s1024/Polar%20Bear.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WAYL6GpN6pZYSSiSMZjfC0j8tKYhX19S2QMxAoZ3yxoosVdERXImhQZg75s7pyBcyyUj6IWaKs_mWAl22yDQt2JtTmIrU5VSWjvnl4rCTezvXBck7paIZhdcbb_r_6_LP6McdTR6lQvZHyq_VtHPqcFsmIAySInnIGAvR0PRPQLrfcKYSJb24qCkfkYZ/w640-h360/Polar%20Bear.webp" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Photographer <span style="font-family: inherit;">- <span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Nima Sarikhani</span></span></div><p>There were 50,000 entries but only 100 were chosen by the judges.</p><p>All the photos are on display at the Natural History Museum in London until 30 June 24, but if you can't get there you can see them all <a href="https://www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/gallery">here</a>.</p><p>There are some that I absolutely love, some I can't make out what they are and some I really don't like due the subject of the photo.</p><p>If you go and have a look, what do you think?</p>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-59106290605594062832024-01-24T12:20:00.001+00:002024-01-24T17:11:02.059+00:00Siblings<p>Back in June last year, Donna, the breeder we got the fur boys from, sent us some photos of the boys siblings, as they were one year old. I love that two of them are with someone from the military.</p><p>I think Innes looks like his mum and Blue looks like his sister.</p><p>Can you see any resemblance? </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zYJdv4p0UJtEhYxSA-iu4Dx5hVvq1dmqH3eX6du4dLZ_Z0QC-aWmXBdbBaWMnkprXEAKM4DHsG1uxeDx4teifBiMGVquOqvW3UarTi3L7ZWg1NioW4Dlg6HqAx4CaTjP3dv0jWkDJY5SFL60690mavQh3oHqkcKrbxPROyg9wuyOZaiHZFWGrD3di-lm/s1792/IMG-20230614-WA0014.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zYJdv4p0UJtEhYxSA-iu4Dx5hVvq1dmqH3eX6du4dLZ_Z0QC-aWmXBdbBaWMnkprXEAKM4DHsG1uxeDx4teifBiMGVquOqvW3UarTi3L7ZWg1NioW4Dlg6HqAx4CaTjP3dv0jWkDJY5SFL60690mavQh3oHqkcKrbxPROyg9wuyOZaiHZFWGrD3di-lm/w296-h640/IMG-20230614-WA0014.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mum</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzCJvyOj3cEb9uysH4VtpzObXVucyst-xoS1W6uOAv04sOj-Vr-FrM4_PpT4kJfz4F1ckmLOz9i5uBLCcbkaADyfrzWtaJyle50hBMGw7cBWBPMpGNIfP65iJo7Zh4asFw88GBrZQ2A1-3e4BCulkM9GnH84gnyUE8D50A1CQeXMUmolLq7tgzD9hj1-y/s1496/IMG_20230522_203818_394.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1496" data-original-width="1496" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzCJvyOj3cEb9uysH4VtpzObXVucyst-xoS1W6uOAv04sOj-Vr-FrM4_PpT4kJfz4F1ckmLOz9i5uBLCcbkaADyfrzWtaJyle50hBMGw7cBWBPMpGNIfP65iJo7Zh4asFw88GBrZQ2A1-3e4BCulkM9GnH84gnyUE8D50A1CQeXMUmolLq7tgzD9hj1-y/w640-h640/IMG_20230522_203818_394.webp" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue and Innes<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMGU1jy86ufT6Q-HQcTrECg4KOBHMQ5caH76ZYcaRYUuj_eOkSBsW_KBX_-IsZFeifPxRV1fd1cMoNfr_aaYlvrzpDLEzTRa8Be7T9nZhG_awfuWzjx_NqiG_7b-6MzrfEK32PMhKlr62SZ6xmQ12qeKpFizvwSjSljrzBIkONyz_xTlxRNbFifaQUZKw/s1800/IMG-20230614-WA0016.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="830" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMGU1jy86ufT6Q-HQcTrECg4KOBHMQ5caH76ZYcaRYUuj_eOkSBsW_KBX_-IsZFeifPxRV1fd1cMoNfr_aaYlvrzpDLEzTRa8Be7T9nZhG_awfuWzjx_NqiG_7b-6MzrfEK32PMhKlr62SZ6xmQ12qeKpFizvwSjSljrzBIkONyz_xTlxRNbFifaQUZKw/w296-h640/IMG-20230614-WA0016.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYRqRFSfrB5rgNKLw1YfqACm3t6wj4zGW4hIYB-UKT7ddsrcv6kxkZ4K9N0hjpPzmRNByjRIQ9p-G_DU55yupmnb1FhIDnIIUIk4BSgE5rZgbc5wt4tfnwwkHWmncJGbjJp4ZDWEIqQR5H2MH8DI5aDIabdJBxECmzeaFx533efu12w2dcSenBZc4EHGf/s730/IMG-20230614-WA0015.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="657" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYRqRFSfrB5rgNKLw1YfqACm3t6wj4zGW4hIYB-UKT7ddsrcv6kxkZ4K9N0hjpPzmRNByjRIQ9p-G_DU55yupmnb1FhIDnIIUIk4BSgE5rZgbc5wt4tfnwwkHWmncJGbjJp4ZDWEIqQR5H2MH8DI5aDIabdJBxECmzeaFx533efu12w2dcSenBZc4EHGf/w576-h640/IMG-20230614-WA0015.jpg" width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brothers</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-33838569636813305022024-01-22T17:51:00.002+00:002024-01-22T17:51:33.585+00:00Me on a Monday - 22 January 2024<p>You can tell I'm British as I do like to complain about the weather. It was snowing last week, supposed to be warming up at the weekend and now storm Isha has rolled through town bringing very windy weather with her. On the plus side we haven't had any damage locally and everything seems to be running as normal.</p><p>Not much else of note this week. The youngest son had his birthday, but didn't want any fuss, so he just went out for a pint with his dad. </p><p>I popped in to see my Auntie after she'd had surgery on her knee. She seems to be coping very well and seemed happy enough with how it had gone.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2VMujpLO3GjyaZQK_Uj7-51WNyIMLKgoPE-wHExnMduePhCVO4PsHFwHL49LFGUVh7GCudzHJ6k72k16shM8VDfuWhOOR0ODwUG1GHuwUMh_hDiAVtf4XX_zcu4_K2ZSfNLczit2XyeyNd7313hZ5eGvsIPMVKb0VY9ZkUTtUBFve1Tiw0fD8NJx0ZUV/s3264/20240122_170930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2VMujpLO3GjyaZQK_Uj7-51WNyIMLKgoPE-wHExnMduePhCVO4PsHFwHL49LFGUVh7GCudzHJ6k72k16shM8VDfuWhOOR0ODwUG1GHuwUMh_hDiAVtf4XX_zcu4_K2ZSfNLczit2XyeyNd7313hZ5eGvsIPMVKb0VY9ZkUTtUBFve1Tiw0fD8NJx0ZUV/w480-h640/20240122_170930.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>I changed my hair colour back to it's normal brown. The blonde was too much high maintenance and the price of highlights has gone up again. Back to an all over colour I can do myself if needs be.</p><p>And lastly I found out today, that I should find out within the next 6 weeks, when my surgery is. Fingers crossed. It all seems a little too real now.</p><p>And that's all for this week. Hope you all have a good week, and are safe and sound wherever you are.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-74732638777305325952024-01-19T07:00:00.001+00:002024-01-19T07:00:00.154+00:00Labradors vs Snow<p>I think the boys won. They absolutely love snowballs. And snow come to think of it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWk5CsmhWxSRnRw2qV63ZwKP7ElmqFyTU8Bm-mvH0lsU1kjD4LW8DlvROPPDcRtx1umUtaU_-djZ0qOL8TlWscOYJgjU0MZU6d0oLIKhuOOXTGIldQngDCEuqXfFgfXOsJt90S2SME2AvxpgW5XOOGcT0ErZq9Blyvp1TV4dS3tJdiXnfzBf-Oh4G0reFq/s1600/IMG-20240116-WA0005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1204" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWk5CsmhWxSRnRw2qV63ZwKP7ElmqFyTU8Bm-mvH0lsU1kjD4LW8DlvROPPDcRtx1umUtaU_-djZ0qOL8TlWscOYJgjU0MZU6d0oLIKhuOOXTGIldQngDCEuqXfFgfXOsJt90S2SME2AvxpgW5XOOGcT0ErZq9Blyvp1TV4dS3tJdiXnfzBf-Oh4G0reFq/w482-h640/IMG-20240116-WA0005.jpg" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where de ball?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2KTJLXNTpa7wO9Zs1o3tSibimcqvi_C9BVHb2TktXkrb1CqZfTkTcJm84ziTrFSc0xj5HwS2_nRf3tKdkhbIikGwzWBmO7ZklzG0Y89fs-IXM1KwX2_Yq7mpQ2SuIGjpumssEMxjXpfVr2CLdrxq5fijXEIW2L5h-oaJ-8cQhEh_hS_A46q4V4tba2fV/s1600/IMG-20240116-WA0008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1204" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2KTJLXNTpa7wO9Zs1o3tSibimcqvi_C9BVHb2TktXkrb1CqZfTkTcJm84ziTrFSc0xj5HwS2_nRf3tKdkhbIikGwzWBmO7ZklzG0Y89fs-IXM1KwX2_Yq7mpQ2SuIGjpumssEMxjXpfVr2CLdrxq5fijXEIW2L5h-oaJ-8cQhEh_hS_A46q4V4tba2fV/w482-h640/IMG-20240116-WA0008.jpg" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can jump higher than you.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8q4UJPnzsNjl11oKQxQxBw_yWJSts34buUeQ12_CElHIjpkm1ZYszvxw6s7IOp1jLlX1k5qgsbiNAST6UM6Dj-zC00fgQHPpYJAKPUp_8opnn6EGGmr-JfgaFp0SmLjrF_HVEnmJTOrZ2-ORfw97IzxCtMkLyGklhdywC0j_GG9CNJH-d89v0uGX92eeQ/s1600/IMG-20240116-WA0012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1204" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8q4UJPnzsNjl11oKQxQxBw_yWJSts34buUeQ12_CElHIjpkm1ZYszvxw6s7IOp1jLlX1k5qgsbiNAST6UM6Dj-zC00fgQHPpYJAKPUp_8opnn6EGGmr-JfgaFp0SmLjrF_HVEnmJTOrZ2-ORfw97IzxCtMkLyGklhdywC0j_GG9CNJH-d89v0uGX92eeQ/w482-h640/IMG-20240116-WA0012.jpg" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me, me. Throw it to me.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii03xLcgXdHu6s-ahY1psPGMP7IPexYDJp2faq6OnQHndRuZXRfU8HEf_emDwtBVChZ8ik0L3yPDjAGa6jcZz4cKpzUrBthROsUoCNYZYAgOKb5z_xP947t7IuM0GNlrZWTx2QX9-mJTmqwIhWbVqjUwEBpVGhlP3XeBE4A4M1EGXdxVobPgZUsoCkTRdf/s1600/IMG-20240116-WA0018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1204" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii03xLcgXdHu6s-ahY1psPGMP7IPexYDJp2faq6OnQHndRuZXRfU8HEf_emDwtBVChZ8ik0L3yPDjAGa6jcZz4cKpzUrBthROsUoCNYZYAgOKb5z_xP947t7IuM0GNlrZWTx2QX9-mJTmqwIhWbVqjUwEBpVGhlP3XeBE4A4M1EGXdxVobPgZUsoCkTRdf/w482-h640/IMG-20240116-WA0018.jpg" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at my teef.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-72083664747615565172024-01-16T16:23:00.001+00:002024-01-16T16:23:20.928+00:00Snow Day - 16 January 2024<p>"It will be wet overnight with temperatures getting warmer towards the middle of the week". At least that's what the local weatherman said!! I think they got it wrong.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1wSCjkdxt_i9kNwl9XNaOwkgkplVmjnTiGTzmT2Bks00DzAlw89iLw3fFnQWVjDiibnHKL8-IsR3uMX39z8VKe7hjS01CNOE4pn1k9dBrkXgpCb63JCW2XHZL84Vl0z-Gm3zG7VY9Qp0G0xAK0QvKcDmiE_cr1CSO7QfnUpeCOpM9zLDHKe-RlUGKNDh/s3526/Snow%20day%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3526" data-original-width="2795" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1wSCjkdxt_i9kNwl9XNaOwkgkplVmjnTiGTzmT2Bks00DzAlw89iLw3fFnQWVjDiibnHKL8-IsR3uMX39z8VKe7hjS01CNOE4pn1k9dBrkXgpCb63JCW2XHZL84Vl0z-Gm3zG7VY9Qp0G0xAK0QvKcDmiE_cr1CSO7QfnUpeCOpM9zLDHKe-RlUGKNDh/w508-h640/Snow%20day%201.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><p>Now I know it isn't 'proper' snow like you get in Canada and the USA, but for us it the 'white stuff' and it's a big deal. It makes me laugh though, as, when we lived in Scotland, this would have been a normal winter's day. In England everything comes to a standstill when we get 1cm of snow!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDlFUSfoJ7Rc89gzzj3ntr-mrfsDLw_l6Qks3BPAsFjoZw7O1xgtXiCl0IaacAakcyZY-nD4t38i4IqmzYDUOmmyq1yil6hZoYA45YgR5rDgJU__KOZ3uWp8BDYppQPkmS3J3JFF4sH0PqrDR0ZWe_emvsUkFmHVMUqp7A09QaJmCzmdZ5PEivp33U5fo/s4624/20240116_083104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDlFUSfoJ7Rc89gzzj3ntr-mrfsDLw_l6Qks3BPAsFjoZw7O1xgtXiCl0IaacAakcyZY-nD4t38i4IqmzYDUOmmyq1yil6hZoYA45YgR5rDgJU__KOZ3uWp8BDYppQPkmS3J3JFF4sH0PqrDR0ZWe_emvsUkFmHVMUqp7A09QaJmCzmdZ5PEivp33U5fo/w640-h480/20240116_083104.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>So despite a gorgeous sunrise, the schools were closed and transport cancelled, all meaning our children would not be in today. SNOW DAY.</p><p>What to do on an unexpected day off? Why Easter Crafts of course. We have two child and parent craft sessions coming up in March and I needed to look at things for the children to make.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbCR4sWsmSU9WQR0usBcGBw76Nc-ZnJIEaPsdnML2EMvyAT7tTyAOugUlgIjiAcnXWzoFw4NBAUUGtea2PxgMt-YKHggRaMDmcT2ic6sOs-bBGxCYWbanUwo8fKoEgIESWAJe3qkpc8ZQOigk7-uK3C9mv53ycg6dlsq_F2t0maAEILdHrgFgWRbcBj24/s4624/20240116_120631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbCR4sWsmSU9WQR0usBcGBw76Nc-ZnJIEaPsdnML2EMvyAT7tTyAOugUlgIjiAcnXWzoFw4NBAUUGtea2PxgMt-YKHggRaMDmcT2ic6sOs-bBGxCYWbanUwo8fKoEgIESWAJe3qkpc8ZQOigk7-uK3C9mv53ycg6dlsq_F2t0maAEILdHrgFgWRbcBj24/w480-h640/20240116_120631.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Out came the wool, card and scissors and I made a pom pom chick. Followed by the Easter Bunny. The chick will be yellow but I only had green chunky wool so it had to do.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2boJCNWtk7PyNBSu4SMAhUgHwPUeQzfZ2yfZzE7sUtKpjWMzD6iLnI9YD4X2RAiH-h8g8H6aWNf4emxskuAgfb4J58VikjXFMQXvj7sigOzm2UEVBR_Fvrj0RqB0-rQiUyn1H7twwGo7yc586B1MQXc05Q6RUS3Y0EiNeo7uYN34CqbOIhInvY1AD81u/s4624/20240116_120622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2boJCNWtk7PyNBSu4SMAhUgHwPUeQzfZ2yfZzE7sUtKpjWMzD6iLnI9YD4X2RAiH-h8g8H6aWNf4emxskuAgfb4J58VikjXFMQXvj7sigOzm2UEVBR_Fvrj0RqB0-rQiUyn1H7twwGo7yc586B1MQXc05Q6RUS3Y0EiNeo7uYN34CqbOIhInvY1AD81u/w480-h640/20240116_120622.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>I now just have to think of three more things to make!!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-52007731962258507372024-01-15T17:26:00.001+00:002024-01-15T17:26:20.745+00:00Currently on a Monday - 15 January 2024<p><span>I missed this months 'Currently' so thought I'd add it in to Me on Monday. Now I'm back at work I don't tend to blog much. Too much screen time in one days turns my head to mince!!</span></p><p><span>Let see what's on the blog this week.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Listening to</b> - </span><span>DCI Ryan mysteries by L J Ross on Audible. I got a free one that was written after the original 20 in the series and with it being a crime novel I thought I'd give it a go. That lead to me getting books one to three, which are a series in themselves, and continue from the freebie. I'm not sure if I'll get the other 17 as I think it might be crime overload :0)</span></p><div>Whilst doing all this listening I've been</div><div><b style="font-size: large;">Making </b><span style="font-size: large;">- </span><span>I have been asked to make a blanket as a wedding present, and whilst I wasn't too keen on the pattern when I first started, I'm now in full swing. I think there are 43 squares of differing sizes to get through but they grow quickly so I'm making good progress. I need to get this blanket out of the way so I can start a baby blanket I've been asked to make for April. I think I'</span>m going to be busy!!</div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqyxEDrBSpMDdid6lMnbO-kS5dwTnJk_UqSas5ZcNjqauAXKWt6WpRFVuDreRbFvZbizhz0MtxofvCz-cZ8jPRmpgvXgdZ_cU6wxjPyoL_Q173yqpqamqX9pPPPqYKKUoRaE_y_G6LShMtpo-rKanxCBMwX4HXOcf3WPoKpj5Sqtt3-5ijNOXjiR2fwv9T/s4624/Wedding%20Blanket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqyxEDrBSpMDdid6lMnbO-kS5dwTnJk_UqSas5ZcNjqauAXKWt6WpRFVuDreRbFvZbizhz0MtxofvCz-cZ8jPRmpgvXgdZ_cU6wxjPyoL_Q173yqpqamqX9pPPPqYKKUoRaE_y_G6LShMtpo-rKanxCBMwX4HXOcf3WPoKpj5Sqtt3-5ijNOXjiR2fwv9T/w640-h480/Wedding%20Blanket.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Watching</b> - </span><span>When not crocheting I've been watching </span><span>Mr Bates vs the Postoffice - OMG the Post office should be ashamed. It's the biggest scandal in British history. Hundreds of Sub postmasters were accused, and charged with fraud and theft. Many of them going to prison and some even committed suicide. One man who died only lived 15 miles from here so it was all a little too close to home. Since the show aired a parliamentary inquiry has started, and not before time. </span>If you can get in iPlayer or Brit Box I urge you to watch it. </p><p>We are still hooked on The Traitors too and I hate having to wait from Friday to Wednesday to find out who got murdered :0) I'm not sure if there is a US version, but if there is I hope you're watching it.</p><p><span><b style="font-size: large;">Wondering</b><span style="font-size: large;">- </span>I have an appointment back at the hospital next week and I'm wondering if</span><span> I will hear about my surgery. When I saw the nurse three months ago she said that when I was back this month, she would phone the surgical team and find out whereabouts on the list I am. It's been nine months so far and they said anytime between twelve and eighteen. Fingers crossed for some time soon.</span></p><p><span></span></p><div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Wearing</b> - </span>The weather lately has been so up and down. One day it's minus degrees and time for thick jumpers and woolly scarves and next it's wet and windy and time for waterproofs and boots. It's still definitely time for<span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span>winter woollies, plus wellies when out with the boys.</span></p><p><span>and finally</span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Hoping -</b></span> That all you lovely bloggers will continue blogging. I don't catch up with you every day but I do like to know that you're all well in your part of the world.</span></p><p><span><br /></span></p></div><p><br /></p></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-1055626796397270922024-01-08T07:00:00.002+00:002024-01-08T07:00:00.126+00:00Me on a Monday 8 January 2024<p>This week </p><p>We've definitely had a drop in temperature. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_Tbiaq9zwkUFXYdCYp8GKzr5iuCgGZhe6EGg1nEsq2Kw2VQ2LYXSX_4UbA-STkUXKuMdIlpqTEKKVEY65VNecCf4dIQeZ333kOgOHDJMBBvFMKkBfqg7pmyVFdP4_I1rNfpOr9eP0RQFWkHChueNkGOsl8ZSTlj1EhUyHdSPJqZA1XrNdoRqqslpOjD0/s3648/IMG_20230117_074916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_Tbiaq9zwkUFXYdCYp8GKzr5iuCgGZhe6EGg1nEsq2Kw2VQ2LYXSX_4UbA-STkUXKuMdIlpqTEKKVEY65VNecCf4dIQeZ333kOgOHDJMBBvFMKkBfqg7pmyVFdP4_I1rNfpOr9eP0RQFWkHChueNkGOsl8ZSTlj1EhUyHdSPJqZA1XrNdoRqqslpOjD0/w480-h640/IMG_20230117_074916.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">so it was a perfect time to finish the housework.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are watching <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0db9b2t">The Traitors</a> on BBC1 and are totally hooked. We seem to have completely missed series one, so we'll have to catch up with that once this series has finished.</div><p>My crochet is coming along nicely. I wasn't too keen on it to start with, but it's growing on me now.</p><p>I'm listening to the <a href="https://ljrossauthor.com/series/dci-ryan-series/">DCI Ryan</a> series on Audible.</p><p>I walked the boys, who still insist on finding all the mud they can.</p><p>I got things ready for work. I can't say I was looking forward to it, but needs must. It will be fine once the first day is over.</p><p>And that's the first week of the new year over with. Here's to the next 51.</p><p>TTFN.</p>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-86560100323678459592024-01-03T13:51:00.001+00:002024-01-06T14:55:29.277+00:00Happy 2024<p> Happy New year one and all. I hope you all had a festive time over the holidays.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2HVkDfJ79RlAQwQbuVA8JSaaaOesaHnMT-f-fUgnC79Uxhyti6CcHJdqaIcoCW25zXQNbOj4EKERBOgWQEhbGnaoW5lP9kcMf0jV4QuXfOovA-c5Ye7wIGcr38s8dti5fenSubAhE1R6Jy_S40xnE53ss49fWhEA5EllRWKn-o5mcR4ocjyN5Z2dQYQ-/s6528/IMG_20230101_172719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6528" data-original-width="4896" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2HVkDfJ79RlAQwQbuVA8JSaaaOesaHnMT-f-fUgnC79Uxhyti6CcHJdqaIcoCW25zXQNbOj4EKERBOgWQEhbGnaoW5lP9kcMf0jV4QuXfOovA-c5Ye7wIGcr38s8dti5fenSubAhE1R6Jy_S40xnE53ss49fWhEA5EllRWKn-o5mcR4ocjyN5Z2dQYQ-/w480-h640/IMG_20230101_172719.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Santa very kindly bought me Covid on Christmas day afternoon and I was a bit groggy for a few days, which meant we had a quiet time for our first week off.</p><p>Once I was feeling better I managed a few long walks with boys. They do love to run about in any mud they can find, and my kitchen looks like a farmyard when they get back. They do like to shake everywhere once they get in. After a quick hose down in the garden they are good as new. Until the next time!!</p><p>New Years Eve was very quiet and I was in bed by 10.30pm. The rain was battering down so luckily there weren't many fireworks. The boys were OK with the noise and didn't bark this time. Gone are the days of going out partying on NYE and spending hours waiting on a taxi to take us home. </p><p>First day on the new year saw me taking down the tree and tidying up the living room. We seem to have less decorations each year so it doesn't take long. It's all back to normality now and looks very clean and tidy.</p><p>I have a new crochet blanket under way. This time a wedding one for May. I also have been asked to do a baby blanket for April so I best get my skates on.</p><p>Hubby is back to work this week so I am taking the time to do the laundry and catch up with a huge pile of ironing. I'm just so lucky.</p><p>It's back to work next Monday and I'm sure it will be a busy time from day one.</p><p>Happy New Year again.</p><p>TTFN.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-3397372535252850522023-12-31T07:00:00.015+00:002024-01-03T12:09:46.382+00:00Things I have learned this year<p>Don't take your health for granted.</p><p>Slowing your life down is great for your well-being and health. Everything these days is done at 100 miles an hour. It's nice to take time each day to slow your mind and body.</p><p>Getting out into a green space is the best medicine.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRiZtCUs1nPQfFrEE6fWUvYGekq1bjXW8KGOk3XI_-k62wXHP_AoY-skzLv2rkmMnJGb-jnyafhCfz29PdixrBjgyhxfulmig3_hA5o85Npk_b78HSdmJ800scfbTu093C-6V5YRWUO2eRmFLjuiKdkxF25UmajRPH4V7NLqc3Lwjj_OCZyHdJh-hAEWx/s4624/20231231_112622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRiZtCUs1nPQfFrEE6fWUvYGekq1bjXW8KGOk3XI_-k62wXHP_AoY-skzLv2rkmMnJGb-jnyafhCfz29PdixrBjgyhxfulmig3_hA5o85Npk_b78HSdmJ800scfbTu093C-6V5YRWUO2eRmFLjuiKdkxF25UmajRPH4V7NLqc3Lwjj_OCZyHdJh-hAEWx/w480-h640/20231231_112622.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Innes and Blue</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I get a lot of joy from our two furry boys. They don't need anything from me except love and they give that back ten fold.</p><p>Having a laugh with friends really is just what the doctor ordered.</p><p>Line dancing is good for your memory.</p><p>Crochet really does keep me sane.</p><p>Saying yes to more things is a good thing.</p><p>Here's to finding new things to learn in 2024.</p><p><br /></p>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-2771514118717184012023-12-18T07:00:00.001+00:002023-12-18T07:00:00.133+00:00Me on Monday - 18 December 2023<p>Covid is in da house!! Again!! and our trip to Norfolk postponed. My brother in law has come down with the lurgy and obviously doesn't want to spread it around before Christmas so we find ourselves with a free weekend. No decorating or house repairs. </p><p>It's the first in a long time so we popped into Liverpool and did some Christmas shopping and had a pre-Christmas cocktail and bite to eat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELZ2-7C5xhnps8HYs31677PH8HHjDHa2o3mzUwYjdxNrqPd2KLah6puVM46tgYIkItk_7NKaNs_eRF7Qz5Bf9LWRTjc66lgBXOT8uC95ggPHj8u4fomqFLvSEutEFLh5_qi6vTfL7Xl9-UXhjsc0vKRAUOcyY99ARhF4RWt3xax4qpEh0XgDQiie-F-ZA/s4624/20231216_122705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELZ2-7C5xhnps8HYs31677PH8HHjDHa2o3mzUwYjdxNrqPd2KLah6puVM46tgYIkItk_7NKaNs_eRF7Qz5Bf9LWRTjc66lgBXOT8uC95ggPHj8u4fomqFLvSEutEFLh5_qi6vTfL7Xl9-UXhjsc0vKRAUOcyY99ARhF4RWt3xax4qpEh0XgDQiie-F-ZA/s320/20231216_122705.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWC9OygT3jGiouaKmCWW6EmwTo90JSm7KSr19u2vvmdaBq2lqVNtLoiRSmWoMT8RtV4umW41rGf6S_edgfEsLxtpWnrYWZgDj4yLFcJwAqcczQEvDzRIvvp2a1LdPVYjgQVKIm_N0AZmZ7y9sguVWv71qcxr_gE70lq5pwHaZd1HrtWqY9SejBuJ4OcbN/s4624/20231216_123808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWC9OygT3jGiouaKmCWW6EmwTo90JSm7KSr19u2vvmdaBq2lqVNtLoiRSmWoMT8RtV4umW41rGf6S_edgfEsLxtpWnrYWZgDj4yLFcJwAqcczQEvDzRIvvp2a1LdPVYjgQVKIm_N0AZmZ7y9sguVWv71qcxr_gE70lq5pwHaZd1HrtWqY9SejBuJ4OcbN/s320/20231216_123808.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> <br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last week also saw..............</div></div><p>1. Hubby and I going to see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G4_(group)"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">G4</span></a> at Chester Cathedral. Hubby said (moaned) that it was cold and the chairs were too hard but did enjoy the show. He said that next time we saw them he would like a more comfortable seat!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdb8LCSQX0uhGLE-4XgPYW7e8d1nmZZ6NoXVcP9_qbKAFU-Q32zvi5D9yIsNSFbFvLJ_QVF32Q0DQoGIhhmzmKfEfIltbH3LsF7-CPj5mJ4odBznuOkvKV82E0SG5aJr0K6NxuEIle1qx_PmGhxErrePlCyTpd5x7g5WA-Z1gttlccEEQzmdBsiQStp08n/s1600/G4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdb8LCSQX0uhGLE-4XgPYW7e8d1nmZZ6NoXVcP9_qbKAFU-Q32zvi5D9yIsNSFbFvLJ_QVF32Q0DQoGIhhmzmKfEfIltbH3LsF7-CPj5mJ4odBznuOkvKV82E0SG5aJr0K6NxuEIle1qx_PmGhxErrePlCyTpd5x7g5WA-Z1gttlccEEQzmdBsiQStp08n/w480-h640/G4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>2. Me having a hair cut. I was going to grow it for a wedding next year but it was getting on my nerves so I had my old length cut back in.</p><p>3. My decorations, made by my cousins company Black Sheep Crafts Company, arriving. My uncle dropped them round for me and they are already on the tree. They are available on Facebook and Instagram at the moment until their website is set up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEXWWt3VY3eE0ADbRhyphenhyphenJahFXQs7tKX380O-xNUx-l74ugGfMKEkk-LyZ4MYcEQj19JijVRzqRCtJD0YlIBbLvNudZSIfBC-APPpmURLLvipyDXYRxGs6uoC5x4RQxkrkoaVGA7PV9nSyCPCSYuSFBfR0777hthxMgnw9t5pRkdreC2cmL3nZMQPyx_V8G/s4624/20231214_102722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEXWWt3VY3eE0ADbRhyphenhyphenJahFXQs7tKX380O-xNUx-l74ugGfMKEkk-LyZ4MYcEQj19JijVRzqRCtJD0YlIBbLvNudZSIfBC-APPpmURLLvipyDXYRxGs6uoC5x4RQxkrkoaVGA7PV9nSyCPCSYuSFBfR0777hthxMgnw9t5pRkdreC2cmL3nZMQPyx_V8G/w640-h480/20231214_102722.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>4. S sending me a picture of the tree he made at work. Looks pretty cool.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYJt5DOIi6X9SS_204Pvhyphenhypheny06Spl_s5reXtbaSphzCQekW-Gn9BjhyphenhyphenPvL06keDdQjIlxNQU-zxUWPc9V6m47v-AArs01jdZeeqUYVCPcEYG4ij802SLcv5mdb1miFktojVW-6wabChlxrmLoEbMm4SL2ypdjKQNa-2kA2fhHp0HZm39kjMp4gbdskuY9C/s1600/IMG-20231217-WA0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1204" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYJt5DOIi6X9SS_204Pvhyphenhypheny06Spl_s5reXtbaSphzCQekW-Gn9BjhyphenhyphenPvL06keDdQjIlxNQU-zxUWPc9V6m47v-AArs01jdZeeqUYVCPcEYG4ij802SLcv5mdb1miFktojVW-6wabChlxrmLoEbMm4SL2ypdjKQNa-2kA2fhHp0HZm39kjMp4gbdskuY9C/w482-h640/IMG-20231217-WA0000.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><p>5. The usual dog training and accompanying Starbucks gingerbread latte.</p><p>6. The usual laundry and housework.</p><p>7. The starting of a wedding blanket.</p><p>Last week of term coming up then two weeks off. Yipeeeee</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-57828478980161183932023-12-11T07:38:00.002+00:002023-12-13T17:04:48.460+00:00Me on a Monday<p>Two weeks in one this week. Last weekend just kind of got away from me. So in a nutshell here's what happened.</p><p>I did the second Christmas Crafts at school with the parents, and they all seem to have a good time. There was certainly a lot of glitter around at the end.</p><p>We had our first frost. Brrrr! It was a chilly week.</p><p>We had our office Christmas Night out and went to see Sophie Ellis-Bextor at the Philharmonic. She was amazing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq38Z5ThGCrdc3iB2uDfesZXldZdtZEUQ6Xt5nYtncuaeen2rPsbx9Qk3bdM-YDJT960eNnKnVTRBztK_trTwuln7ZkaB-Qi-MKckKhADThv8EIFHBkNL7nZrOQRLOPXi0_6_YZvEoCYCOsYZmxBXlwGI-G6k-0th-V8H4NNqONU-xddou1snL2nPQzlGO/s2643/SEB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="2643" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq38Z5ThGCrdc3iB2uDfesZXldZdtZEUQ6Xt5nYtncuaeen2rPsbx9Qk3bdM-YDJT960eNnKnVTRBztK_trTwuln7ZkaB-Qi-MKckKhADThv8EIFHBkNL7nZrOQRLOPXi0_6_YZvEoCYCOsYZmxBXlwGI-G6k-0th-V8H4NNqONU-xddou1snL2nPQzlGO/w640-h405/SEB.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXoU5H4C1lODdwAHkSPuhm1n1FtZu3M2J8D3IkgVM8kOEzLT9E0aTfxPHAvla70HOHEngttpgfvnEsTVm7p4IiA5EU47fHRXGacPpUootLce2q8XQhzFxbwYmoluFB7dld0MpDIK8EzIlSpoNm7gnYMqMAA1EOdzmChXMKCasUF66t_c-vNslxvzfWiH3/s4000/20231202_192214.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXoU5H4C1lODdwAHkSPuhm1n1FtZu3M2J8D3IkgVM8kOEzLT9E0aTfxPHAvla70HOHEngttpgfvnEsTVm7p4IiA5EU47fHRXGacPpUootLce2q8XQhzFxbwYmoluFB7dld0MpDIK8EzIlSpoNm7gnYMqMAA1EOdzmChXMKCasUF66t_c-vNslxvzfWiH3/w640-h480/20231202_192214.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a giggle we had trying to make our heads look the same size in the photo 🤣</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hubby painted spare room and the carpet went down.</div><p>I went to the cemetery, for what would have been mum's 80th birthday. I'll go back in a few weeks and leave something for Christmas. </p><p>I did some Christmas shopping.</p><p>The whole school had a trip to the zoo, and it all seemed to go well.</p><p>I met my Auntie and Uncle for a coffee and a catch up.</p><p>My friend Miss J came to stay and we did.........</p><p>Light the Cathedral in the Anglican cathedral in Liverpool, then went out for dinner.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvnREja9iLrHbF546FD-u0Iqwlsba_FfkygFti1yN0rPuuK9NQ99HWHGAhcfPqRa3ebvbC8oVsaLojDqmeLUPlyPR1_mFvTKxLhsaqNGo-y3RjqHyXVd4gLdeFJkNSXJZy3A8R8ws27XTh7NlsJIVB_FtyStFhU4Q7Ec9PpSH7307OpnKXoXN1_nt5jT-/s4624/20231208_193424.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvnREja9iLrHbF546FD-u0Iqwlsba_FfkygFti1yN0rPuuK9NQ99HWHGAhcfPqRa3ebvbC8oVsaLojDqmeLUPlyPR1_mFvTKxLhsaqNGo-y3RjqHyXVd4gLdeFJkNSXJZy3A8R8ws27XTh7NlsJIVB_FtyStFhU4Q7Ec9PpSH7307OpnKXoXN1_nt5jT-/w480-h640/20231208_193424.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>We went to Chester Cathedral on Saturday and saw all the trees that had been decorated by local schools. We also heard the choir practicing for that night's carol concert.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjr9HZetGG3AxUlb89zqYNDC-iC64ZF11ZG06FnYTWMvSMI3dT1dab5KgAUiCIcjzG3M1ti7R-tTgmkG8k3anBXXiss8JRkjD-HhxVzPxqkNaDmKOzVWV-8tRqwLl49F4oyao2nHI4ljfdInv2WEu3ho90Yr2t_CEIGBa2E9jK637lEWz23O3oQGnCCGj/s4624/20231209_131840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjr9HZetGG3AxUlb89zqYNDC-iC64ZF11ZG06FnYTWMvSMI3dT1dab5KgAUiCIcjzG3M1ti7R-tTgmkG8k3anBXXiss8JRkjD-HhxVzPxqkNaDmKOzVWV-8tRqwLl49F4oyao2nHI4ljfdInv2WEu3ho90Yr2t_CEIGBa2E9jK637lEWz23O3oQGnCCGj/w480-h640/20231209_131840.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We walked the dogs, Miss J went home and I did the washing.</div><p>And that's it. Two weeks gone by in a blur. I wonder what this week will bring?</p><p>TTFN.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-78235638149645821122023-11-30T10:15:00.003+00:002023-11-30T10:15:17.299+00:00It's Beginning.........<p>It's beginning to smell a lot like Christmas. Mmmmm!! Hubby has made, and bottled, his annual batch of mulled wine. The whole house smelled amazing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoajukHtdhpkiRDiuPaycUZEAPGP0YhsQCV_xtajeptqqIbvub3heT1MPMsRz3kCbyEmHobtOYJowAHRT9n83tjoykUr1AUrhqzKqUMWEPvjvGEXCdSG63CJdamofUKdz86xNLWFXTdQf_ZPaIDIk3EQacFKKH5ZJteKGoVgRD7Knd6hpDswKLB3tHZ1Ph/s4624/20231126_082927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoajukHtdhpkiRDiuPaycUZEAPGP0YhsQCV_xtajeptqqIbvub3heT1MPMsRz3kCbyEmHobtOYJowAHRT9n83tjoykUr1AUrhqzKqUMWEPvjvGEXCdSG63CJdamofUKdz86xNLWFXTdQf_ZPaIDIk3EQacFKKH5ZJteKGoVgRD7Knd6hpDswKLB3tHZ1Ph/w480-h640/20231126_082927.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>It does come with a health warning and you should definitely not drive after drinking it. <div><br /></div><div>Four bottles of red wine - cheap stuff will do.</div><div>Oranges</div><div>Star Anise</div><div>Cinnamon sticks</div><div>Cloves</div><div>Bay leaves</div><div>Sugar</div><div>Small amount of water</div><div><br /></div><div>Basically - boil until it's ready!! Add 2/3 bottle of brandy last off - again the cheapest. You don't want the alcohol to evaporate. </div><div><br /></div><div>Serve hot in small amounts.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you would like further details let me know and I'll get hubby to tell all.</div><div><br /></div><div>TTFN<br /><p><br /></p></div>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-48929451853351255662023-11-27T20:41:00.003+00:002023-11-27T20:41:54.323+00:00Me on a Monday<p>And here we are. Another week closer to Christmas. I can't believe how quickly the last four weeks of term have gone. This week we start our first Christmas crafts session with the children and their parents!! How can that be?</p><p>That's part of what I did last week. I made an angel out of a paper plate and cut out 64 antlers to stick on our cardboard reindeer. Photos to follow :0)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrBCOjKvH8lWexAv2RKzaZS0XkpPXAyq6wKPfNfSAbVFnb8n3R71a_2VyYQvaaipuEjMZshR1jUylItHdgLIz-mg_rc_Eyngu72vZSLQSwJkdIZraotQrvGGfQMtxeaA_kw1KnPvUPp4x0K-ZNKJ1o33RUUNA3mSkWjQMyofZuWXLrXlBkihXj0pgADwT/s2576/20231125_113420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrBCOjKvH8lWexAv2RKzaZS0XkpPXAyq6wKPfNfSAbVFnb8n3R71a_2VyYQvaaipuEjMZshR1jUylItHdgLIz-mg_rc_Eyngu72vZSLQSwJkdIZraotQrvGGfQMtxeaA_kw1KnPvUPp4x0K-ZNKJ1o33RUUNA3mSkWjQMyofZuWXLrXlBkihXj0pgADwT/w300-h400/20231125_113420.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>I bought some roses in the super market as they were on special offer. Also for my mum, who's 80th birthday would have been next Sunday. Beautiful yellow roses.</p><p>I've ordered some Christmas presents and also the wrappings to go with them. I'm sure it gets harder each year to decide what to buy.</p><p>I've finished making one Christmas Gnome for one friend and have almost finished the second. That one almost met a wet and soggy death when Innes took it out of my crochet bag and started nibbling the hat. Luckily I caught him just as he stole it, so no harm done. Innes did look very sheepish for a while, but we're friends now. </p><p>I arranged a pre Christmas catch up with my Auntie. Who knew it would be so difficult to find a date to go for coffee. We both seem to be so busy at the moment.</p><p>I met my cousin in the super market and had a quick catch up. We decided it was about time we got together, so we're planning on doing something over Christmas.</p><p>I seemed to spend all day Friday trying to get staff for this week, as we have people off sick and others out on courses. Plus I had to check we had enough staff for the school trip to Chester Zoo next Friday. I think we have almost every child going so it will be an interesting day.</p><p>The weekend was spent papering the spare room before starting to paint. The carpet comes on the 4th December and I'll be so glad when it's finished.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuya5auaKXtsL-6TvXsZo2M_wURSg3NYKwtn3oOoVH3yHoNTdynTqWjyxl2XGgZnzZt8FhKi2UeNIFhi0ECUeiB64ADkpQp5jHlB9Jb714lTJEg6DPi2VtN5wB7gVafkeQ3G7MV-vvK_xraSaxi3v0PYkcQyfRZzmj-LQ2NGAMlJYkoH2ZxspL-rYolVD4/s3468/20231126_092321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3089" data-original-width="3468" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuya5auaKXtsL-6TvXsZo2M_wURSg3NYKwtn3oOoVH3yHoNTdynTqWjyxl2XGgZnzZt8FhKi2UeNIFhi0ECUeiB64ADkpQp5jHlB9Jb714lTJEg6DPi2VtN5wB7gVafkeQ3G7MV-vvK_xraSaxi3v0PYkcQyfRZzmj-LQ2NGAMlJYkoH2ZxspL-rYolVD4/w400-h356/20231126_092321.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>We also took the boys out for a play, on a field that is owned by a friend of ours. They had a great time and I broke in my new wellies.</p><p>And that was it for the week. Until next time.</p><p>TTFN.</p>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-21607856736942386462023-11-20T22:40:00.002+00:002023-11-20T22:40:23.861+00:00Me on a Monday - 20 November 2023<p>Last week started with a trip to hospital for my MRI. Overall it was an interesting experience. It was extremely loud, and if I kept my eyes shut I couldn't see how close to the top of the machine I was :0) Results next week. Hopefully.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8WlBe-9fGunj6BLtUuQ1pnJHv-4_5YQXTx1px5C4gjY6Bmu4mePUcd9TA1kfq1PiGN1tqu3rk78C5OyqVgcBAxmOskCD4qc5y81ITkEtvn_FR7sX7XoFuXHMw46Hoy3g4tr9u_5iukVkIK-7K60Xt6HHp_w2nLDCaXSNId0HQ7mhw2ccQAJ5eaCkXKE7/s2604/Anton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="2604" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8WlBe-9fGunj6BLtUuQ1pnJHv-4_5YQXTx1px5C4gjY6Bmu4mePUcd9TA1kfq1PiGN1tqu3rk78C5OyqVgcBAxmOskCD4qc5y81ITkEtvn_FR7sX7XoFuXHMw46Hoy3g4tr9u_5iukVkIK-7K60Xt6HHp_w2nLDCaXSNId0HQ7mhw2ccQAJ5eaCkXKE7/w640-h394/Anton.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Monday night continued with a trip the The Royal Philharmonic Theater, in Liverpool, for an evening with Anton du Beke. An evening of comedy, music and dance. He is so funny and we didn't stop laughing for two hours. It was a shame we got absolutely drenched getting there, and steamed for two hours whilst we dried out!!</p><p>On Thursday I had an optician appointment. Another test due to my ailment, just to check that my eyes are OK. All is well and there is no change from last year.</p><p>On Saturday we did the two hour drive to York to visit our son and grandson. We had such a lovely day with them all and it was great to catch up. We were going to go and see the Christmas markets but it was far to busy for the little fella so we gave it a miss. I just wish that we lived closer. Maybe one day.</p><p>Sunday was a day for emptying the spare room and de-cluttering the wardrobe etc. Another trip to the tip and now we're nearly done. Now we just need to paper and paint and it will be time for the carpet.</p><p>All too soon it was Monday.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-33848003527237259122023-11-15T07:30:00.082+00:002023-11-15T07:30:00.126+00:00Currently in November 2023<p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtH-omb9H_HAn6rrw1Yi-VCne2CSDOGi_oJs6WqbSEuNwZbnU2h-wufQFpPZM6EinKCYqg9uSBL2UV1ZMkj1iLor3BXuowHwrMcu-tqDKDDiIajNmB7N39-P2C6cdI2J2F2gl6OTURWVx6vIq8sudwcwrWIPuU4VJUEUUUtpkswCEXjPRw8qazdfFDrN3/s2100/A%20Paris%20Affair.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtH-omb9H_HAn6rrw1Yi-VCne2CSDOGi_oJs6WqbSEuNwZbnU2h-wufQFpPZM6EinKCYqg9uSBL2UV1ZMkj1iLor3BXuowHwrMcu-tqDKDDiIajNmB7N39-P2C6cdI2J2F2gl6OTURWVx6vIq8sudwcwrWIPuU4VJUEUUUtpkswCEXjPRw8qazdfFDrN3/w426-h640/A%20Paris%20Affair.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Listening to</b> - </span><span>A Paris Affair by Anton du Beke - </span><p></p><p><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><i>In the darkest days of war, a stranger will change everything.</i></span></p><i><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">Paris, 1926. A young dancer Ray Cohen arrives from London to compete at the Exhibition Paris. He is led astray by Hugo, a charismatic dancer born of the streets, who introduces him to the city's nightlife and a dazzling stranger called Hannah Lindt.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">London, 1941. With the heroic Raymond de Guise away fighting in North Africa, his beloved wife Nancy must balance her new position - as Head of Housekeeping at the Buckingham Hotel - with life as a new mother to their child. As the war rages on, a charismatic stranger from Raymond's past arrives at Nancy's doorstep, asking for work at the Buckingham Hotel.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">As dark secrets rise to the surface, the very heart of the Buckingham Hotel is under threat. Will tragedy strike?</span></i><div><span style="color: #1e1915;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #1e1915;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Reading</span></b> - Requiem for a Wren by Neville Shute. I found this in a box of mum's things in the loft. It was printed in 1956. I don't think we read it as children but I thought I'd give it a go now.</span></div><div><span style="color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Alan Duncan returns to Australia after the war and several years of study in England. But his homecoming is marred by the mysterious suicide of his parents’ quiet and reliable parlour-maid. A search through her belongings in search of clues leads to heartbreaking revelations about the woman’s identity, the death of Alan’s brother Bill, and, above all, the disappearance of his brother’s fiancée.</span></i></span><span style="color: #1e1915;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Watching</b> - </span><span>We have finished <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13323596/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The Long Shadow </span></a>on ITV, all about Peter Sutcliffe. The Yorkshire ripper. Hubby was shocked when he realised it was so close to home for him, as he worked in Sheffield at the time. I watched <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13355234/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_the%2520recki"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The Reckoning</span></a> on BBC (hubby didn't want to watch it). All about Jimmy Saville, who we thought was brilliant when we were kids but didn't realise how deranged he was. Just disgusting, and he didn't see he was doing anything wrong!!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Wondering</b> - </span><span>How our fur boys have any fur left, when most of it is on the kitchen floor!!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Wearing</b> - </span><span>J</span><span>umper and jeans when not at work and jumpers and trousers/skirts when at work!! Pretty standard for me, this time of year.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Booking </b>- </span><span>The Great Yorkshire show is all booked. Airbnb and time off work. I just need to update our membership.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqiPKpc2OsjOl4hGUZC8KnKcq_JAd2UhC85PwAxJukxPyacp4kaIE9a4W1Erb1nfKVqke7U1mJQ4I1SYLe8-F8HBqvuFT2jOx1xrYgu886tIOOwk1vg5BtD9fzwiG6BchTd8kiBGjA57Ljw9pRF6AmZt1ZT1OL5mD-oNpLBY60vMCVy9ZIbWsmlbDzdUk/s4624/20230325_125807.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqiPKpc2OsjOl4hGUZC8KnKcq_JAd2UhC85PwAxJukxPyacp4kaIE9a4W1Erb1nfKVqke7U1mJQ4I1SYLe8-F8HBqvuFT2jOx1xrYgu886tIOOwk1vg5BtD9fzwiG6BchTd8kiBGjA57Ljw9pRF6AmZt1ZT1OL5mD-oNpLBY60vMCVy9ZIbWsmlbDzdUk/w480-h640/20230325_125807.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><b style="font-size: large;">Making </b><span style="font-size: large;">- </span><span>I am continuing with my Sophie's Universe blanket. She's going to be a weighty one when she's finished. I've only done the middle section and she already weighs a ton.</span><p></p></div><div><span>Back next month.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>TTFN.</span></div>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-28310660484673110512023-11-13T07:00:00.001+00:002023-11-13T07:00:00.151+00:00Me on a Monday - 13 November 2023<p>It was a pretty quiet week work wise. Some weeks are like that and some are totally hectic. I spent a little while sorting out the items for the children's Christmas Crafts session at the end of November and beginning of December. They are doing five items each and they all need to be put in individual bags!!</p><p>I had a blood test during the week and had to also see the dentist. It's all part of the ongoing investigations for my ailment!!</p><p>We had a few sunny days but it was mainly wet and dreich. Probably the best kind of weather to be stripping wallpaper in the spare room.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgRCjDCcHk_Cd05A9h4Hw9axgXslxvyj1hwW_Dx3ZG3XRdiwp40WcoxdvXoIDsIfkzTH4jqlzu3mjI-X0wpHITbWXx2zEeFZNqxfnlB7AIhzUn-QLMYop3noFhTDeDREOO47S3-r4uXDNAXCwD9sxxMqYOAzLM-OpneZWbMtZ-77HYPpVve_X1zSM6HyG/s4624/20231111_093822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgRCjDCcHk_Cd05A9h4Hw9axgXslxvyj1hwW_Dx3ZG3XRdiwp40WcoxdvXoIDsIfkzTH4jqlzu3mjI-X0wpHITbWXx2zEeFZNqxfnlB7AIhzUn-QLMYop3noFhTDeDREOO47S3-r4uXDNAXCwD9sxxMqYOAzLM-OpneZWbMtZ-77HYPpVve_X1zSM6HyG/w480-h640/20231111_093822.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Saturday morning, after the Slimming World weigh in, I popped down to Starbucks for my first Gingerbread Latte of the season. A lot of people won't like this, but I'm glad that Pumpkin Spice lattes are no longer on the menu.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPR3XsTXIcedxl-_RbstCCMoT31WWAKv_pQNjMwutj4aq24ahxXzUP1FCM8CXDFDI_BmH1fZw76w1f0QNCMWQ_3bwUUVukCFJNVqR-9MRrLt4x1PEE00abPUwcVI9I8bpmBtDsOkuCsTBjUz9Z9v6MH1UGJvc7WJE0zrL6yRHFBWskzIKZOxsIj1kEhyphenhyphenCY/s4624/20231110_180309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPR3XsTXIcedxl-_RbstCCMoT31WWAKv_pQNjMwutj4aq24ahxXzUP1FCM8CXDFDI_BmH1fZw76w1f0QNCMWQ_3bwUUVukCFJNVqR-9MRrLt4x1PEE00abPUwcVI9I8bpmBtDsOkuCsTBjUz9Z9v6MH1UGJvc7WJE0zrL6yRHFBWskzIKZOxsIj1kEhyphenhyphenCY/w480-h640/20231110_180309.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>On Friday night Hubby and I went to Carr Farm garden center for their first Christmas evening. There were lots of trees and decorations, but they were all a little overpriced. I ended up with an owl decoration (like the one in the center of the photo) and a bottle of Christmas Spice oil to put in my oil burner. I saw a tree I liked and took a photo of it. I checked it out on-line and managed to get it £140 cheaper!!</p><p>And that was another week over and done with. Only five more Me On Monday's to go before Christmas Day :0)</p><p>TTFN.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-69237415196081579702023-11-09T10:58:00.002+00:002023-11-09T10:58:13.423+00:00Me on Monday - 6 November 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bit of a delay this week, with one thing and another. Here's a quick run down of last week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvHwGhcELdXDcFvSu13vwtIBtoMQtHK8RUEvOZt-cyKcvi2L33W3H54n4dUmED1sOrqNo_13dfVvb1ki9JoKjt4iqM4hvDIuHG9iO2WWNpPdPiFXjuWu6IxKgxGkKAx3qfTDsbakAS1yfWSfN5B_RLkJOuL2wINmUtlEhTa9Vz-U09edBRohSfUxmmIOq/s4624/20231031_220137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvHwGhcELdXDcFvSu13vwtIBtoMQtHK8RUEvOZt-cyKcvi2L33W3H54n4dUmED1sOrqNo_13dfVvb1ki9JoKjt4iqM4hvDIuHG9iO2WWNpPdPiFXjuWu6IxKgxGkKAx3qfTDsbakAS1yfWSfN5B_RLkJOuL2wINmUtlEhTa9Vz-U09edBRohSfUxmmIOq/w480-h640/20231031_220137.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>1. It was Halloween and we had to have the yearly pumpkin. I toasted the seeds and put them out for the squirrels, who absolutely loved them.</p><p>2. I went for my three yearly Mammogram. Such fun!!</p><p>3. I was off work for 2 days due to headaches and facial pain. After a chat to the Dr and an increase in my medication I seem to be OK. I'm still a little tired and dizzy sometimes but I think that's a side effect of the tablets. Catch 22.</p><p>4. I've booked another Christmas outing for when my friend comes to stay in December.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULPXOMYk-Tm34GBb_0IeV0IdUO2olVD9v6h-wnPnZyyUuUGZgT6AJR_72AEI9U5e_-3rZnvaGDG2-UGh2eNhscHSccSEEmVZDorjaC8Y2CXRxi7hDcg3Ub4HJp02mytAHZGxnXqdyQ024ZD4ZqQtmkmYG4O9El0UnOJw0v6dKzEKj0tjVzx9y168ZvTKN/s4624/20230813_104911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULPXOMYk-Tm34GBb_0IeV0IdUO2olVD9v6h-wnPnZyyUuUGZgT6AJR_72AEI9U5e_-3rZnvaGDG2-UGh2eNhscHSccSEEmVZDorjaC8Y2CXRxi7hDcg3Ub4HJp02mytAHZGxnXqdyQ024ZD4ZqQtmkmYG4O9El0UnOJw0v6dKzEKj0tjVzx9y168ZvTKN/w480-h640/20230813_104911.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. I did a little more of my Sophie's Universe crochet. She is lovely and warm in the evening when the heating goes off.</div><p>6. Storm Ciaran didn't cause to many problems, although when something crashed in next door's garden, Blue wasn't very happy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIsqpfn1ft3Y24XNFCZ_TUb5J384CkFolmR3lxne3RoTfrLFPz-6J-bGP9q8_stcUolfHxROPHRDYyY9i4DdLaphSHjsKFMyhDhr-2L-mytOfIjbCFkomg2v0-Yuzl1N4WKIGC3X_y9g3YQHLzrMpbIRBD0BrUzBtzPyqc6U_GYXb95vlLV-9x_qZu3L4/s4624/20231103_190350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIsqpfn1ft3Y24XNFCZ_TUb5J384CkFolmR3lxne3RoTfrLFPz-6J-bGP9q8_stcUolfHxROPHRDYyY9i4DdLaphSHjsKFMyhDhr-2L-mytOfIjbCFkomg2v0-Yuzl1N4WKIGC3X_y9g3YQHLzrMpbIRBD0BrUzBtzPyqc6U_GYXb95vlLV-9x_qZu3L4/w480-h640/20231103_190350.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>7. Hubby and I took a walk around the River of Light in Liverpool. More on that later.</p><p>8. We emptied the spare room and took up the nasty old carpet ready for the new one at the end of the month. Just a lick of paint and a new radiator and we're all done.</p><p>9. Bonfire night wasn't too bad for the boys. Blue wasn't bothered a bit, but Innes barked every time a loud bang went off out at the back of the house. Luckily with it being on a Sunday the fireworks seemed to stop by 10pm.</p><p>And that's it, in a nutshell. Hope you all had a good week.</p><p>TTFN.</p><p><br /></p>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-16559021885195101922023-11-03T07:00:00.005+00:002023-11-03T07:00:00.155+00:00What I listened to/Read in October<p> Not a lot of books this month.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6etFaBN_PfOzSPf83gcMr6zYHpo7XMgED5cwqoBBTVR1IZGkdFLmFO-O2T5CZNIQC0dckNa4Yq98QbV4vfkv8aoJxOSA2NIIfPs-oS2ubUHlVdFFfbzHrq7FBu3OQgymgLvOAMNHRkIDL3IZG21M4l9rONWRu4jLI-qy9gqBGqNEvlLu9N6htTcCnRm2w/s346/Chickens,%20mules%20&%20two%20old%20fools.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="217" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6etFaBN_PfOzSPf83gcMr6zYHpo7XMgED5cwqoBBTVR1IZGkdFLmFO-O2T5CZNIQC0dckNa4Yq98QbV4vfkv8aoJxOSA2NIIfPs-oS2ubUHlVdFFfbzHrq7FBu3OQgymgLvOAMNHRkIDL3IZG21M4l9rONWRu4jLI-qy9gqBGqNEvlLu9N6htTcCnRm2w/s320/Chickens,%20mules%20&%20two%20old%20fools.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><p>I listened to <b>Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools</b> by Victoria Twead but I didn't like the narrator so gave it up. I think I'll have to read the actual book and see if that helps.</p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">If Joe and Vicky had known what relocating to a tiny mountain village in Andalucía would REALLY be like, they might have hesitated...</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">They have no idea of the culture shock in store. No idea they'll become reluctant chicken farmers and own the most dangerous cockerel in Spain. No idea they'll help capture a vulture or be rescued by a mule.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Will they stay, or return to the relative sanity of England?</span></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFaO2JvPY9BpCN7zCjl6XQTjPXBJ1qdPMkcZ4PKvaBag_OhpVk6AuV5C2CfxRXdki801uWek3fR2j-64Wpb7szylsnSnsG_haZx-XTu1Ij8fAxVCLJZH4sDmnATmHeHpeCFveHbUTAuFXRZkIq540iawxwOMgA1S8FGsRcrZ9h-SGf7CiK0GuLQkyMbbd/s274/The%20Guernsey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="274" data-original-width="184" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFaO2JvPY9BpCN7zCjl6XQTjPXBJ1qdPMkcZ4PKvaBag_OhpVk6AuV5C2CfxRXdki801uWek3fR2j-64Wpb7szylsnSnsG_haZx-XTu1Ij8fAxVCLJZH4sDmnATmHeHpeCFveHbUTAuFXRZkIq540iawxwOMgA1S8FGsRcrZ9h-SGf7CiK0GuLQkyMbbd/w215-h320/The%20Guernsey.jpg" width="215" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><p>I re-read <b>The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society</b>. My mum gave me this book way back in about 2009 and I have read and re-read it over the years. I came across it again when I was doing the loft clear out.</p><p style="font-style: italic;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">"I wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some sort of secret homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers." </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she's never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb...</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="font-size: 16px;">As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends—and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society—born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island—boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="font-size: 16px;">Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence with the society's members, learning about their island, their taste in books, and the impact the recent German occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their stories, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds will change her forever.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="font-size: 16px;">Written with warmth and humor as a series of letters, this novel is a celebration of the written word in all its guises and of finding connection in the most surprising ways.</span></p></span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #1e1915;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></p>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-89184506913054906272023-10-31T07:00:00.009+00:002023-10-31T21:43:22.457+00:0040 years Ago........<p>I can't believe I'm typing the fact, that 40 years ago today, I left home (at the tender age of 17) and went off to join the Royal Air Force. </p><p>31 October 1983. Youth Training Scheme number 2. Royal Air Force Hereford.</p><p>I got on the train at Liverpool Lime Street station, headed for Hereford. The only thing I knew was, I had to change at Crewe and I'd be met at Hereford station.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVreGgfFTrBWPhabSrANJKoxlzi4dA3DDPLA2_papvOuhcxX97csPGUWI49iav4fRHQ4qXNVgw9bIRzspRjQMiozz44gqDnbHTEunwqroyj1B-UejSUZyTcoJBCYZKgeeKwZ3GiXO5AJtEHDgS_oyrqC8YevSvuK2yYOn_9ivakwOgQC0_UQ2f0WtaFblW/s2382/RAF%20Nov%201983.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="2382" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVreGgfFTrBWPhabSrANJKoxlzi4dA3DDPLA2_papvOuhcxX97csPGUWI49iav4fRHQ4qXNVgw9bIRzspRjQMiozz44gqDnbHTEunwqroyj1B-UejSUZyTcoJBCYZKgeeKwZ3GiXO5AJtEHDgS_oyrqC8YevSvuK2yYOn_9ivakwOgQC0_UQ2f0WtaFblW/w640-h500/RAF%20Nov%201983.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After six weeks of learning all about the RAF, weapons, PE, marching and drill we "Passed Out". Not literally but you know what I mean. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdonkQgwi4fBiQPlNhsvE4I2g8PTZHd-13edBdkIwx47QZcTWYVZe0eBAVSrJo6lQ1c1ThkKaddgrV535J_Cf2iFDC9y-TXGo4fqcJU8yYV-6sLpGIXpJCK0V4Dmhyphenhyphen1vDLpJwO0iGESu6dlD5o04c_z4Qpsd05fjVEtXH0JJf7PlG-_9ZVImj488TQuNo/s1052/RAF%20Dec%201983.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1011" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdonkQgwi4fBiQPlNhsvE4I2g8PTZHd-13edBdkIwx47QZcTWYVZe0eBAVSrJo6lQ1c1ThkKaddgrV535J_Cf2iFDC9y-TXGo4fqcJU8yYV-6sLpGIXpJCK0V4Dmhyphenhyphen1vDLpJwO0iGESu6dlD5o04c_z4Qpsd05fjVEtXH0JJf7PlG-_9ZVImj488TQuNo/w616-h640/RAF%20Dec%201983.jpg" width="616" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can't remember what our Corporal's name was, but she was scary!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">ETA - Her name was Wendy Fitzhugh. Thank you Face Book for the info.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After basic training I went back to Hereford for my Admin training, where I spent another 6 weeks. My first posting was to RAF Cosford in Shropshire. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I spent 13 years in the RAF altogether.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I suppose now I should do more posts about my time in the RAF. Unfortunately some of my photos have gone AWOL so I only seem to have a few, and most of them are from pubs and bars!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hmmm. Lets see what I can come up with later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">TTFN</div>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-90531708276325955792023-10-30T17:04:00.004+00:002023-10-30T17:04:19.131+00:00Me on a Monday - 30 October 2023<p>It was half term week and I had quite a few jobs planned initially. Unfortunately after last weeks episode I felt really washed out. I had a day where I stayed in bed most of the morning, which is not like me at all. I pottered around the house, tidying things away. I caught up on the ironing and emptied the rest of the boxes.</p><p>I also went to see the Dr to find out what comes next. I was worried about driving, as if the pain happens again, as suddenly as it did last time, I would probably end up in an accident. The Dr upped my medication to two a day which should control the pain and hopefully last weeks episode won't happen again. I'm OK to drive which is a huge relief.</p><p>ETA. I had to phone the Dr again this morning and he is now going to refer me for an MRI scan to find out exactly what is causing the pain. Fingers crossed it won't be too long till I get an appointment.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjct-UknrMoN9KRMyhkuXRmWNR4p6Ft0oDZ59BeKfsiLrg-tfuN1nTWmFnJq9DH9zL2UZyo3B9R3gqot7AeoNBZqqtbAgOM8-3ZNB37RDx2jVJTY5zmSuZFsniqQf-_j0ougoo3-TDgtQk-93IaLFWOXyHJDgXl6kZkZfMNoG6n3DU0_gMP2UUxeJVUgU-o/s4624/20231028_114325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjct-UknrMoN9KRMyhkuXRmWNR4p6Ft0oDZ59BeKfsiLrg-tfuN1nTWmFnJq9DH9zL2UZyo3B9R3gqot7AeoNBZqqtbAgOM8-3ZNB37RDx2jVJTY5zmSuZFsniqQf-_j0ougoo3-TDgtQk-93IaLFWOXyHJDgXl6kZkZfMNoG6n3DU0_gMP2UUxeJVUgU-o/w480-h640/20231028_114325.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Hubby started taking the old chimney down off the roof. He borrowed a roof ladder from our lovely neighbours and started chipping away at it on Saturday morning. Once the bit on the roof was done and the tiles were fitted he started taking the bit down in the loft and then after that, he took the bit down in the spare bedroom. The last bit was the best bit, as, the chimney in the spare room made the wall unusable as it was slap bang in the middle. Now we have to decorate that room.</p><p>We went and ordered a carpet for the spare room, so we have to get it finished before they come to fit it. And also before December as my friend is coming to stay and that's her room :0)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDX2Uqgr4C_aYODurk3YIOyDexv_7m6kPqnZTCojD62FWWzlm38bg43CuI4oN8y_kYvaFpgZu0IC9i3owr-aPilG2AROA14Wcpqw6k9OUVbLlijAckGuqG-kkceSkWnwNjqdr6BUcGgmu-UvyuK_ztLDHlrku5rur-WsWhnFE8q_BYA6RpNsSp9ATlcbE/s3468/LR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2030" data-original-width="3468" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDX2Uqgr4C_aYODurk3YIOyDexv_7m6kPqnZTCojD62FWWzlm38bg43CuI4oN8y_kYvaFpgZu0IC9i3owr-aPilG2AROA14Wcpqw6k9OUVbLlijAckGuqG-kkceSkWnwNjqdr6BUcGgmu-UvyuK_ztLDHlrku5rur-WsWhnFE8q_BYA6RpNsSp9ATlcbE/w640-h374/LR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I checked out some of the new Land Rovers whilst we were waiting for ours to have a service. I think at £180,000.00 I'll just be looking !!!!<br /><p>I was out with friends on Friday as two of them had a little Halloween party. It was a really good night and Miss S is a great cook and did a wonderful buffet. I was designated driver and ended up taking several tipsy ladies home :0)</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qp9eW1E9SqaMhI_lzuUHxWJ6atYY47KDWyr3TSt8e2XgxmoGV8t4frA8D0bm5bFpVtrqdajNVzsf3pPaTXpNEkoWhnk3wxyhRU1SYvYuCZKKMfNF2-NYxcxP4wS3iXKbNkydx9GlIqFV839T_DQuL1_mA5g6qYDBQO2YJM-wj_WGlcPcdvXKEJxM6TAP/s1600/IMG-20230828-WA0006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1204" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qp9eW1E9SqaMhI_lzuUHxWJ6atYY47KDWyr3TSt8e2XgxmoGV8t4frA8D0bm5bFpVtrqdajNVzsf3pPaTXpNEkoWhnk3wxyhRU1SYvYuCZKKMfNF2-NYxcxP4wS3iXKbNkydx9GlIqFV839T_DQuL1_mA5g6qYDBQO2YJM-wj_WGlcPcdvXKEJxM6TAP/w482-h640/IMG-20230828-WA0006.jpg" width="482" /></a></p><p>And finally the boys are happy sleeping outside (or inside if they get the chance) hubby's office whilst he's working. That's good for me as I can get on with things downstairs without tripping over them every two minutes :0) Please excuse the nasty carpet. It's on my list of things to get rid of. And the wall has since been painted!!</p><p>TTFN</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-78791396474172003642023-10-25T07:00:00.014+01:002023-10-25T07:00:00.166+01:00Trigeminal Neuralgia <p>Pull up a chair. This might take a while.</p><p>Remember that twist I mentioned on Monday? Well!! Friday morning of last week saw me sat in the Accident & Emergency department of the local hospital for two hours. I had gone to work as normal, taken children to classes, spoken to parents and taken phone calls.</p><p>I had tried to get an appointment for the Dr to phone me about pain management for the neuralgia (TN) in the side of my face. I couldn't get an appointment as they were all filled and a Dr couldn't call me back as all those slots were filled too. My only option was to call at midday and hope to get an appointment, that afternoon, at another local hospital.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixeoFz6ZNReFTEVlBi6Y-YjIp4o1GYHwFCQZTWl462GNbYKCuWoPLdj2GWMaW4qubGTeHqO6gY6NiUulHLnydmMnnycfgYo4m23oVqYwR-_v3HDOahMbcvTM_R5BFWEFZaiOglNGLtKcNPK9B6EuIq2ViVoRYfCHD1lYkRT3CBtZdd8TgfFKcqjuI_kZr/s275/TN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixeoFz6ZNReFTEVlBi6Y-YjIp4o1GYHwFCQZTWl462GNbYKCuWoPLdj2GWMaW4qubGTeHqO6gY6NiUulHLnydmMnnycfgYo4m23oVqYwR-_v3HDOahMbcvTM_R5BFWEFZaiOglNGLtKcNPK9B6EuIq2ViVoRYfCHD1lYkRT3CBtZdd8TgfFKcqjuI_kZr/w400-h266/TN.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Getting back to work, I popped into the front office to pass on a message, when I suddenly felt like I'd been hit across the head with a shovel. The pain was excruciating. It went along my jaw, up the side of my nose, through my eye and into my head. I yelled something rude and keeled over. It felt like the top of my head was going to split open. The ladies in the office were naturally alarmed and managed to get me into a chair, but I couldn't think straight, couldn't speak and I was in floods of tears with the pain. And I had snot on my sleeves. It lasted all of a minute, but was the most horrendous minute of my life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was taken back to my office where my friend called the NHS emergency line. We spoke to a lovely lady called Nicola who took all my details and said that I needed to be seen within the hour. She booked me a slot at the hospital and my friend took me up there. Luckily it's only 10 minutes from work.</div><p>The staff at the hospital were amazing. I saw the triage nurse within 10 minutes and the consultant 10 minutes after that. Dr Abdulah was an international student from India and was very good. He listened to my symptoms and took a history of the pain. He then related all of that to Dr Ash, the consultant, who explained that it was <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/trigeminal-neuralgia/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Trigeminal Neuralgia</span></a>. (See link for details.) A condition that can't be cured, only managed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqc0xFCyAibPyuMiOvaETxNYpIKUneGXdvASE-uQnS0nbHeKYsZY7IwegbvERvg1YB4x4Jd9Ek3ZPd26l-8NqJRmV1mskU1WXvlxiGJJrASZB3-cTJIT5JbogwKT5B9yjqWPAfhdMHNtPAYte0t6X6OI-RQT7JFSzvj6c3JpkJCQfcqqYHWeCLRbY0bs6/s225/TN%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqc0xFCyAibPyuMiOvaETxNYpIKUneGXdvASE-uQnS0nbHeKYsZY7IwegbvERvg1YB4x4Jd9Ek3ZPd26l-8NqJRmV1mskU1WXvlxiGJJrASZB3-cTJIT5JbogwKT5B9yjqWPAfhdMHNtPAYte0t6X6OI-RQT7JFSzvj6c3JpkJCQfcqqYHWeCLRbY0bs6/w400-h398/TN%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>To start with they give you epilepsy medication and if that doesn't work there are several surgical routes you can take. I'm hoping that the medication works, as I have enough going on at the moment, to add another op into the mix.</p><p>The pharmacy was extremely busy, so I had a 45 minute wait. Time for a coffee and a spot of people watching in the hospital cafe. It brought back memories of sitting there when mum wasn't well. I chatted to a very nice lady who hadn't been eating properly the last few days and was really looking forward to her cup of tea and buttery toast. </p><p>The pharmacist took the time to explain the medication to me, even though they were maxed out, and I was very grateful for that. I have, since, read and re-read the leaflet that came with the tablets.</p><p>My friend came and picked me up and I went back to work. I felt absolutely fine, so stayed for the afternoon. The head teacher did tell me to go home but I said I would stay. This is something I have to live with now so best start as I mean to go on. I apologised for saying a rude word but he said that under the circumstances he understood!!</p><p>I felt washed out by the time I got home, so I had some dinner and flopped onto the sofa to watch All Creatures Great & Small, followed by an early night.</p><p>As my mum would say.... "These things are sent to try us". And she was right.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-46890569275529711742023-10-23T16:14:00.000+01:002023-10-23T16:14:31.207+01:00Me on a Monday - 23 October 2023<p>Woo Hoo!! It was the last week of term. A busy one as usual but with a twist at the end. More about that later.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9n6c5FIBLTP3smeoKmmkvLmL3mHMKb6KBpZYQgf0O8xrNIcfk-CvBGp0lAec1csJkRA-GHNrpskIujJGMlr91xnILHxjWROZSjQm-sOfY06tBPKvMjpw9rd_Afi_hx5xK5RD5fHZ-Fi5xxbujEIJpBeGa82JqWr_BIWl44AOOq6By_qIo5IVeNMVlQp9T/s4624/20231020_195548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9n6c5FIBLTP3smeoKmmkvLmL3mHMKb6KBpZYQgf0O8xrNIcfk-CvBGp0lAec1csJkRA-GHNrpskIujJGMlr91xnILHxjWROZSjQm-sOfY06tBPKvMjpw9rd_Afi_hx5xK5RD5fHZ-Fi5xxbujEIJpBeGa82JqWr_BIWl44AOOq6By_qIo5IVeNMVlQp9T/w480-h640/20231020_195548.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Our heating came on for the first time the other morning. It's been so mild here recently, that we haven't needed it on yet. If it gets chilly at night we just get one, of the many, crochet blankets and snuggle under those. Hubby of course is nice and warm as he has two labradogs lying on him!! Tut, tut to him, for having his feet on the table!!</p><p>This last week has seen me digging out jumpers and layering for work.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dHqtRgENQS1sV2CJAV_vaXPaINqZysp2RPopgzuZv5KC5O8AuQC49ojzNUTHqeNQ4ZPixEeDx3SaJ9xpiZXnYtytcnsP6HRZlkoDLVbCWX91G2GNgJiqXrg83EOboavmY6Ll6PDfGlfWURM-ayyj35gzoJqWGhBWqbolqtlMX6VBj_2FFWisZ7cv_5lQ/s4624/20231022_154415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dHqtRgENQS1sV2CJAV_vaXPaINqZysp2RPopgzuZv5KC5O8AuQC49ojzNUTHqeNQ4ZPixEeDx3SaJ9xpiZXnYtytcnsP6HRZlkoDLVbCWX91G2GNgJiqXrg83EOboavmY6Ll6PDfGlfWURM-ayyj35gzoJqWGhBWqbolqtlMX6VBj_2FFWisZ7cv_5lQ/w480-h640/20231022_154415.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>We ordered the wood for the shed and it arrived on Friday. The downstairs loo is on hold for now. You can't see the decking for wood at the moment, but the loft is floored and we have a new loft ladder, so we're still moving forward.</p><p>We had a family wedding invite, which was lovely. It's not till next May but I'm already wondering about dresses and shoes. I may have already started dress shopping :0)</p><p>I have been slowly sorting through the boxes from the loft and have a few things to pass on to family. Other bits and bobs have been recycled, as I wondered why I kept them in the first place, and some have been sold. The photos will take longer as they are a huge job!!</p><p>I feel like we're finally getting somewhere with the house. It's one of those projects that you do as and when you have the time, AND the money.</p><p>That's it for now. I'm off to do some shredding and do a run to the tip.</p><p>TTFN</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659897330333310312.post-139665243425653272023-10-20T07:00:00.001+01:002023-10-20T07:00:00.148+01:00A Little Confused<p>Hmmm!! I think Mother Nature is a little confused at the moment, as our apple tree is flowering and getting ready to bear fruit!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3fMb9_Vf3ed75cYMcMegOk4yE8dPmpmlm2srdm_BNAQMTcco6tVXI6iHI5PNrI3-I11VFNqhxvY2_6NN2YaWgrMfhdkVVrOsTletRLnDT1DgKLXcCbQtntGY2RBknHBkq1NPcEVUrw_DR511LhQNT4yMHjfoKifdCqHkga5O9r0L7wsCqvfqzFqEevU0/s4624/20231019_124705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3fMb9_Vf3ed75cYMcMegOk4yE8dPmpmlm2srdm_BNAQMTcco6tVXI6iHI5PNrI3-I11VFNqhxvY2_6NN2YaWgrMfhdkVVrOsTletRLnDT1DgKLXcCbQtntGY2RBknHBkq1NPcEVUrw_DR511LhQNT4yMHjfoKifdCqHkga5O9r0L7wsCqvfqzFqEevU0/w480-h640/20231019_124705.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUrDDCeB2pd-KmzGttgDQP59a0DxIEB6gWV_sTD9-oj71sacpvUJtWzmbUQLBPgYfprG07P1rcCiNdifAxI8nAO8NXTcCFLqRv1GodaAA99COFi2reXnOatLJHqHVUSxu3ZvWoyQsOUqBaGV5uhejiwWCPe8y2Eej22deKHbCOse3V4pXvMbxgfxRm4dK/s4624/20231019_124727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUrDDCeB2pd-KmzGttgDQP59a0DxIEB6gWV_sTD9-oj71sacpvUJtWzmbUQLBPgYfprG07P1rcCiNdifAxI8nAO8NXTcCFLqRv1GodaAA99COFi2reXnOatLJHqHVUSxu3ZvWoyQsOUqBaGV5uhejiwWCPe8y2Eej22deKHbCOse3V4pXvMbxgfxRm4dK/w480-h640/20231019_124727.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>♥ Liz ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/09630911154794103327noreply@blogger.com4