New Year’s Eve

I got up at 5.30 and put on a load of washing. I made a pot of tea and waited for H to come down and we had breakfast together. We had a coffee and sat and watched an animal programme, then H went up to turbo while I vacuumed downstairs, did the ironing up to date and got ready to go with my daughter, son in law and youngest granddaughter to Horsey Gap to see the seals. When we arrived at the beach there were loads of people, each year we is more busy than the last. We walked just over 3 miles and saw loads of seals, pups and adults. It was a lovely walk with the temperature being 10 degrees and only a light wind. When we came back to the car park there was a stall selling food and drinks. We had all taken a drink with us but we all felt quite peckish after the walk so my daughter and I had a hot dog with onions while the other two had cheese burgers. When I got home H and I had a G & T which was very nice and ate a few more nuts, crisps and sweets. At 6 pm we had our dinner which was yesterday’s left over stew. We had yogurt for pudding. I am now playing scrabble with H on our phones!! I am hopeless at it and my letters are all rubbish, all ones and no vowels! I have had a lovely day.

Saturday.

I got up at 5.30 and put on a load of washing, then I just sat and read till I heard H moving about upstairs and I made a pot of tea.  We had our breakfast and went shopping. I didn’t have to get much, just things like milk and jam, the most important thing was rubber gloves for me when I go to work next Wednesday. Mine had a hole in and my hands were frozen because my inner gloves were wringing wet. We unpacked as soon as we were home and had a coffee. I have just sat about for most of the day eating loads of leftovers and I feel horrible! I have made a turkey stew for dinner tonight but I don’t think I will be eating any I have such terrible heartburn. Tomorrow I am going to see the seals and their pups, it’s a nice long walk so I am looking forward to it and the next 2days I am doing a few miles on the turbo trainer. My washing wasn’t out very long, it began to rain again but it was long enough to make it smell nice like fresh air. In our area we have some huge floods and at Ringland the river has burst its banks and there are whole fields under water.

Today.

We both got up at 7, I put on a load of washing and we had our breakfast. When we first got up it was minus 2 degrees and our car was frozen up but by the my washing was done it was pouring with rain, I will have to tumble it. We had a coffee and soon started on the nibbles. I have been eating rubbish all day. The sooner it’s all gone the better. H went up to turbo and when he had done we got ready and went to visit his brother in the nursing home. He seems ok,had eaten his first course and his apple pie and custard arrived and he tucked into that. He asked H to pass him his bowl of nuts and still has the strength in his hands to crack hazel nuts and walnuts. He was a bit tearful when we left but we will see him again on Tuesday. When we got back we had a G &T and we were back on the nibbles.

Yesterday !!!

I am getting  very lax with my blogs! Yesterday I was up at 6.40and put on a load of washing. I put the wet washing I had from the day before into the tumble drier. I had breakfast and made the bed. When the sun came up it was a lovely day, but Very cold and windy. I hung out the washing and we popped to the shop for a few bits and pieces. While we were out we had a look round IKEA. We had a turkey sandwich for lunch, just for a change !!! It’s a good job we like it! In the afternoon our daughter, son in law and youngest granddaughter all came round to tea. When we were all furnished with drinks we played a game of scrabble. H won.☹️ After tea we played another, Daugter won. I was telling her how I had won both sets of crib I played with her brother and she says she would like to learn how to play the game, so when we go to hers I will take my pegging board with me. More drinks and a cup of tea and it was time for them to leave. They were too full to have a slice of my M&S chocolate tart with edible glitter so they each took a slice home with them, H and I had a slice after they left and it’s delicious especially with a drop of squirty cream on top after H had gone to bed I did a bit of clearing up,mainly by eating things and throwing the packets away. I will clear a few more things up  the same way today. My washing was nice and dry when I got it in, we are lucky living at the top of a small hill, it was in full sun and always gets a good blow.

Back to work. I

I was up at. 5.25, put on a load of washing and had my breakfast. I packed 2 tomato sandwiches and a bottle of water, made my bed, dressed and went to work. The weather was really dreadful, all 3 of us had to trim leeks and the state of the field was unbelievable, we were constantly stuck in the mud. We went down at 10 o’clock, I walked down to warm myself up. When I got to the yard, the boss said I could go home if I wanted. Well he didn’t have to tell me twice, I was in the shed, coat, plastic trousers, gloves and wellies off, shoes on and I was in my car and engine on before the tractor had entered the yard. I waved a quick goodbye,and shouted ‘happy new year’ out of the window before my boss could change his mind. When I got home my son and husband were so pleased to see me, it made my day. I ate my sandwiches for my lunch I made H a bacon butty and son an omelette. This afternoon our other son and his wife came round to tea. They both had a ride on H’s turbo trainer, just trying it out. We had a nice tea, turkey, ham, pork pies, salad etc etc. They left around 7pm and no2 son got ready to drive back to London. When he was ready to leave he found his windscreen had frozen over, it’s turned so cold. I am now going to watch Little Women, it was my favourite book when I was a little girl, that and Black Beauty.

Boxing Day. .

I got up at 7 and for once didn’t have a load of washing.  I had my breakfast and then a coffee. I sat and read till our son came down and then I sat about a bit more. When he had finished his breakfast he and I got ready to go out on our bikes. It was 3 degrees and a blowing a gale. We had a lot of rain in the night and the track was very sticky. We just went to Whitwell station where we had a coffee and came back again. Neither of us had a mudguard and by the time we got back we were both filthy. The bikes had to be hosed down but we had had our exercise. I got lunch, H had a turkey sandwich and son had a salad. I just had a coffee and got ready to go to the nursing home to visit my brother in law. We were his only visitors so we stayed longer than usual. When we got back we had a glass of wine (and then another) and I cooked dinner. We had fillet steak, mushrooms and chips. The steak was so tender you didn’t really need.a knife. After that I went up to watch tv. I have to work tomorrow ☹️. I forgot to say that on Saturday son and I played cribbage, he won the first game, I won the second and then, oh joy, I won the third!!!, it’s ages since I have won 3, 2.

It’s Christmas 🎄

I got up at 6am and  turned on the oven. We had our breakfast and when our son came down we opened all our presents. I put my washing on as usual and hung it out when it was done. I popped upstairs and exercised for 45 minutes and then had a coffee. Our other son and his wife came round and we also spoke to the rest of our family. It smelled lovely in the kitchen with the turkey and stuffing in the oven. We had drinks and I think I have been eating all day! At 3 pm son and I went for a walk so when we got back we had enough room for more grub!! We watched the new Spider-Man film in 3D. And then I went upstairs to watch coronation street. I got my washing dry. Our turkey is delicious and I have loads left. H had a turkey sandwich for tea and son had a turkey salad. It’s been a really nice day and I hope it’s been as good for everyone.

Christmas Eve.

I was up at 6.35 this morning and put on a load of washing. I made a pot of tea and waited for H to bet up and we had our breakfast. (Toast) I hung my washing out, the first time for ages, I was bright and windy, the temperature was 9 degrees. We had a coffee and I made a loaf of bread. At 10 m I put my cycle shorts and vest on and went on the turbo for an hour and a quarter (21.6 miles) . As soon as I was done I had a shower and H had a ride while no 2 son went for a run. My loaf of bread turned out nice. H and I had cheese on toast for lunch while son had salad again. At 2.15 all3 of us got ready and went round to our eldest granddaughters and her partner for Christmas drinks and nibbles. She had made mulled wine which was nice nd also made her own jelly babies, they were yummy. Our daughter, son in law, grandson, his partner, youngest granddaughter and their dog were all there too. We all exchanged gifts and cards and at 4 pm it was time to leave. When we got home H made a pot of tea and when it was brewed I poured us all a cup. We are all quite full so I am not cooking dinner till 7 or 7.30. All we are having is sausage, egg chips and peas.. To the few people who read my blog I would like to say I wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Saturday. ( Christmas eves eve) a

I got up at 5.45 and had my breakfast. At 6.20 I woke H up because we had to go to collect our Christmas turkey and other meat, sausages etc. I would have gone on my own but he wanted to come.  When we got back we had a coffee and he went up for a ride on his turbo. He was up there for ages and I thought he must be doing miles but it turned out the program was playing up and he hadn’t done anything. No 2 son spent ages trying to sort it out and finally he managed to do a ride thank goodness. ( he would have been miserable if it hadn’t worked.) For lunch H had a bacon and ketchup sandwich while son and I had a salad. I have had a very lazy day, I was going to have a session on the bike but by the time H had finished I couldn’t be bothered. Our son went to the climbing centre for the afternoon and arrived home at 7.20 pm. I had cooked dinner which was yum. Liver and bacon casserole which also contained peas and mushrooms. With it we had mashed potato, sprouts and carrots. Pineapple for pudding and a glass of wine. Tomorrow we are going to our granddaughters for Christmas drinks and nibbles so I am looking forward to that. Last year they ha d only just moved into their new home and they had so much work to do on it but just one year they have done so much and I am looking forw a rd to seeing it.

Friday 22 nd.

H woke me up at 6.20 so I went down, put on a load of washing and had a slice of toast and a cup of tea for my breakfast. As soon as I had done I dressed etc and we went to Asda. It was only 7.06 when we arrived and the car park was packed we had a job to find a space. H sat in the car while I shopped.
( he studied Spanish) . It was chaos in the shop, with people stacking shelves, personal shoppers picking massive orders on huge trolleys and all the other people. When we got home we unpacked and put everything away, then we had a welcome cup of coffee. I did a bit of housework, put the first load of washing into the tumble dryer and put on a second load. I did all my ironing which took ages but it didn’t give me backache. As soon as that was done we went to the nursing home to visit Philip but when we arrived he was in a day room on another floor watching a pantomime! We joined him for the end of it. After that it was his lunchtime so we left, we will go again in a couple of days. When we got home we had a pate’ sandwich and an instant coffee. Our no2 son arrived home so I made him a salad for lunch and later he and I went for a walk. We walked in a local wood and it was very nice, I love to get some fresh air. We had a glass of wine and I cooked dinner. We had gammon steaks, mushrooms,peas and chips. I love my homemade chips. It was pineapple for pudding and now I am watching my soaps.

Thursday.

I didn’t blog yesterday because I felt so unwell. I had the worst headache ever and it was so bad I thought I was going to be sick. I was at work and would have left off but I had arranged to meet my sister in law when I left off to exchange presents. When I got  home I had a cup of tea and then a bath and went to bed, I was in bed before 5.30! I had nothing to eat so I must have felt bad!!! I got up at 5.35 this morning so I had been in bed for over 12 hours! I still have a headache but nothing anywhere near as bad as it was. My boss and the 2 men were shocked when I walked into work this morning, they weren’t expecting me. I picked 2 sacks of sprouts, 10 dozen bunches of carrots and 7 boxes of leeks, the men joined me.  We went to the yard to wash and pack everything and the boss said I could go home, it was only 2,27. So now no more work till after Christmas. For dinner tonight we are having fish pie with cabbage and carrots.

Tuesday.

I got up at 6.15 and had my breakfast. We had a coffee then I made the bed and vacuumed upstairs. H had a ride on his turbo trainer and I cleared some of the leaves up in the garden. We had a cheese sandwich for lunch with a coffee and then we got ready to go to the nursing home to visit H’s brother. We hadn’t been there very long when two nurses came in and asked Phil if he would like to go to the day room to play bingo. He said yes he would love to. We were invited to play as well put we aren’t bingo players so we declined. As we were back a lot earlier than we expected I put my cycle shorts on and had a little ride on Zwift. (  miles in 47 minutes) a lot slower than I usually do but I just wanted a steady ride. It’s hard to go steady when other cyclists keep passing you. I had to ride with my head down to keep it slow. I did 2 laps of some course. I had a shower when I finished then a glass of wine. For dinner I made a chicken stew which was very nice and the best bit is that there is enough left over for us both have it again tomorrow. It will save me having to cook after a hard day at work. I can’t believe is less than a week to Christmas!!!!

Monday.

I got up at 5.30, put on a load of washing and had a slice of toast for breakfast with a mug of tea. I packed 2 corned beef sandwiches with brown sauce for my lunch and also a flask of bovril and a bottle of water. I made the bed, dressed, sorted my bag and went to work. As soon as the boss saw me he said he wouldn’t have me in tomorrow because it was going to be foggy and freezing so it wouldn’t be nice out there for me. I had to pick 36 bunches of carrots and then I was on leeks till 12.30. We all had our lunch then washed and packed the leeks. When we had finished there was nothing else for me to do so I came home (2.30). When I arrived back my house was empty! H was out on his bike, I got the washing in( still wet) and made a pot of tea. He was surprised to see me when he got back. We had a bath and I cooked dinner. We had cod with new potatoes, leeks, carrots and cabbage. I have to go to work again on Wednesday, I hope we are a bit more busy then and I can work a full day.

Saturday.

I got up and put on a load of washing before having toast and tea for breakfast. As soon as we had done we got ready and went to Asda for our weekly shop. When we got back H went straight up to his pain cave for a bike ride and I hung out the washing, put all my shopping away and then I decorated my Christmas cake which I iced yesterday. I am pleased with the result but it took me ages. When H had finished his ride he had a shower and we had our lunch, a mini pizza each and a coffee. When we had done I got my washing in and we went to visit H’s brother who has left hospital and is now in a nursing home. He was sitting in a chair in the day room and had just finished his lunch. His memory is getting much worse and he doesn’t have much to say. I took him some grapes 🍇 and even though he had just eaten his lunch he tucked into them. Five minutes later he asked if he had had his dinner yet. I had put on a loaf of bread before we left so we had to get home to get it out when it wa s cooked. When we got back we had a cup of tea and then I went upstairs to ride for half an hour so I felt as if I had done a bit of exercise today. I tried really hard and did my fastest ride ever, 10.1 miles in 30 minutes. As soon as I had done I had a bath and cooked dinner. We had belly pork with potatoes, cabbage and potatoes and little chocolate pots for dessert all washed down with a glass of red wine. Now I an watching S C D finals.

Friday.

I got up at 5.40 and put on a load of washing. I made a pot of tea, a bowl of porridge and had my breakfast. We had a coffee and I hung the washing out. It hadn’t been out long when the sky went black so I hurried back up the garden and brought it all in again. H went up to turbo and while he was there I iced the Christmas cake. When he was done I put my cycle shorts and vest on and had a ride myself. I rode for an hour and did 18.6 miles. As soon as I had done we both had a bath and then poached eggs on toast for lunch with a coffee. This afternoon we went round to see our daughter, their Christmas tree and their new television. The tree looks beautiful and the tele is great. I expect H will want one soon! For dinner tonight we had Scottish salmon, mushrooms,peas and jacket potatoes. For dessert it was hot bananas in maple syrup with squirty cream.

Thursday.

This morning I got up at 5.30, put on a load of washing and made a mushroom and sweet pepper omelette for my breakfast. I packed a flask of bovril and 2 cheese and tomato sandwiches, a banana and a bottle of water. I made the bed, dressed etc and went to work. I had to go with Andy and pick and bunch 12 dozen bunches of carrots and 2 dozen purple ones. We also had to have 4 boxes of loose carrots. When we started at 8am it was freezing and we had to keep banging our hands and feet to try to get them warm. By the time we had finished that lot it was past 10 so we had our coffee break. After that I had to walk back to the sprouts and pick 3 and a half sacks. That warmed me up nicely. Andy picked them and me up and we had our lunch. I then had to walk back again and trim leeks. I had done 2 boxes when Andy joined me he said we had to have 5 boxes and after that 6 boxes of parsnips and a few more loose carrots. It all took till 3.30 so we just had time to wash and pack everything before I left off at 4. When I got home I had a cup of tea and a bath, I washed my hair and cooked a spaghetti bolognese for dinner. We had stewed apple again for pudding. I have to work again on Monday.

Wednesday.

I was awake and up first so I sat and read till I heard H moving about then I made a pot of tea and a bowl of porridge for breakfast,H had toast. We had a coffee and I put up the cards which arrived in the post. I did quite a bit of clearing up, made the bed and wrapped my last present. At 10.35 H went to his Spanish lesson and I changed shorts and a sun top to ride on the turbo trainer. I was still too hot and had to open the window. In the first hour I rode 18.7 miles but I carried on after that so I did 20 miles but slowed down after the hour. I had a quick shower and then made leek and potato soup for lunch. H arrived just as the soup was cooked. After we had finished lunch he had a message to say a parcel was waiting for him at the post office so we went to collect it and I treated us both to a peppermint aero. We had it with a small glass of wine when we got home. For dinner we are having fish pie with sprouts and carrots and for pudding stewed apple and cream. Tomorrow I have to work again. H’s brother has left hospital and is now in a local nursing home. We will wait till he has settled in and visit him on Friday.

Tuesday.

I was up at 6.30, put on a load of washing and had my breakfast. ( toast) We had a coffee and I hung out the washing which was really hard because the pegs were all frozen on the line and by the time I had pulled them all off and pegged out the clothes my hands were frozen. I made the bed  and we got ready to go to the City (again), it was better this time and I have managed to finish my presents. All I have to buy for Christmas now is loads of goodies to eat and drink. When we got back we had a slice of cheese on toast, a cup of coffee and a hot mince pie with squirty cream. After that I sat and finished writing my Christmas cards. They took ages because they had to have letters in. We had a small glass of red wine, then a bath. For dinner we had chicken curry and a cup of tea. Tomorrow I am going to have another ride on the turbo while H is out for his Spanish lesson. On Saturday morning we tipped the ice out of the bird bath onto the lawn, it came out in a solid lump and it’s still there and hasn’t melted a bit.

Monday.

I got up at 5.55, put on a load of washing and had my breakfast, I dressed, made the bed, packed 2 cheese and cucumber sandwiches, a tomato, a banana, my bottle of water and a small flask of bovril. I wrapped up nice and warm and went to work. It was a dreadful day we were all wet and cold and kept getting stuck in the mud. By 10 am I was wet through to the skin all down one side and I was frozen. The boss then gave me a new waterproof jacket and trousers . I soon dried out and felt much better. The big problem we had was getting stuck in the mud. We almost lost our wellie boots no end of times and I am exhausted with all the energy I used just trying to walk. By 3.15 we had done everything that was needed for today, we had so much rain and hail we couldn’t get a tractor onto the land so my boss said I could go home. I hope it’s dried out a bit before I have to go again on Thursday. For dinner tonight we had burgers,mushrooms,beans,eggs and broccoli.

Sunday.

I got up at 6.40, I had been awake for a while but I thought I would hang on in bed till H had made the pot of tea. It was just right when I came down. We had our breakfast, I had porridge,
H had toast. We had a coffee and I knitted a few rows before dressing and making the bed. It’s a horrible day, pouring  with rain and below freezing! Lots of places have snow and if all our rain had been snow I think we would have been snowed in!! I decided to get a bit of exercise by riding on H’s turbo. I rode for 1 hour and 32 minutes. I did 28.2 miles and managed to do 18.2 in the first hour. It’s the longest turbo ride I have done so far. I had a shower when I had done and we had our lunch, soup and a mince pie with a cup of coffee. As soon as we had finished we got ready and went to the hospital to visit H’s brother Philip. We were the only 2 visitors he had round his bed which made a nice change and we left before any others arrived. He had  others before we arrived. He seems cheerful enough but he doesn’t know how ill he is. When we got home we had a mug of tea and H went up for a bike ride and I started a new book.(The Book of Dust) by Philip Pullman. I put the meat in the oven, we are having pork for a change with cabbage, carrots and potatoes. I have made some stuffing and of course, gravy. I will be watching S C D results this evening and then the last one of I’m a celebrity. Tomorrow I have to work and I won’t be looking forward to that because I have just seen the forecast!!!

Saturday.

I was up at ten past six, stripped the bed and put on a load of washing. We had our breakfast, dressed and went shopping. I spent £ 139  but I did get quite a few Christmas goodies. We had a coffee and H went straight to the pain cave to ide 57 miles.  I hung out the washing, made a loaf of bread  unpacked and put everything away. As soon as that was done I wrapped all the presents I have got so far.it took me ages!! When H had finished we had a coffee, a cup of soup and a hot mince pie with squirty cream. After that I finished a book I was reading and got my washing in. It wasn’t dry so I put it in the tumble dryer but it was worth hanging it out because it smells lovely, fresh air. I put the bed back together and finished putting the decorations up, also the cards we have so far. We had a glass of wine then a shower before I cooked dinner. We had chicken and garlic lattice pies with cabbage, leek and new minted potatoes. Chocolate cheesecake for pud. We washed it down with a cup of tea. Now I am watching S C S semi finals.

Friday.

We got up at 6.30 and had our breakfast then a coffee. I put on a load of washing, when it was almost done I realised I hadn’t put any washing powder or tablet in! So when it was finished I had to put it on again!! When it was finally done I hung it out, made the bed,dressed etc and we got ready to go to the City. First we went to Robinsons V W garage and booked our car in for a full service and M. O T then we carried on into the City to do some shopping. I had to go to the bank first and that wasn’t too bad H sat in an armchair and waited. Next I wanted a diary,it was busy inWHSmith and H wasn’t too happy. After that it was a bookshop and he refused to queue so I gave up on my shopping threw my list away and trailed round after him while he bought all the things he wanted. On the way home I bought fish and chips for lunch which we ate with a large glass of wine which I needed after the shopping expedition. This afternoon I wrapped the few presents I have so far and wrote a few more cards. H got tea for us tonight, we had a fried egg sandwich with another glass of wine. I shall go back to the City on my own on one of my days off next week.

Thursday.

This morning I over slept!! I didn’t wake up till 6 and it’s a work day! I put on a load of washing and had my breakfast. I packed 2 tomato and cucumber sandwiches and a bottle of water. After I had made my bed and dressed etc. I went to work, I didn’t have time to hang out the washing as I was up so late so I left it to H. I had to pick and bunch 48 bunches of carrots and 12 bunches of purple ones. After that I trimmed leeks till Andy took me off to pick 4 boxes of loose carrots. We went back to the yard , had our lunch then washed and packed all we had done. After that it was back to the leeks to finish off the rest of the lifted leeks.we washed them packed them, sorted the orders, tidied up and there was nothing else to do so the boss said I could go home. It was 3.45. H was surprised to see me.  We had a cup of tea and a glass of wine then a bath and I cooked dinner. We had quiche, potato wedges and mushrooms. Mellon for pud. No more work for me till Monday.

Wednesday.

When I got up I put on a load of washing and had my breakfast. I hung the washing out when it was done and made a loaf of bread. We had a coffee and H did a bit of homework before going for his lesson. When he left I decorated the Christmas tree and wrote loads of cards. I was still writing them when he came home. We had a cheese sandwich, as soon as we had eaten them we put our coats on and went to the hospital. They are trying to get Phil into a nursing home, they have cured his infection so there is nothing more they can do for him. They said he will never be able to go back to his home because he needs 24 hour care. As soon as we got home I made a pot of tea, we had a bath and I cooked dinner. I forgot to take anything out of the freezer for dinner so we had potato wedges, peas, mushrooms, eggs and bacon and it was very nice. We had Mellon for dessert. Tomorrow I have to go to work, I have just seen the weather forecast and it’s not looking very promising. We were covered in snow last Thursday now it’s looks as if we will be blown away this Thursday!!!

Tuesday.

I was up at 6.35 and put on my usual load of washing before having my breakfast. We had a coffee and I hung my washing out. At 10 am we got ready to go out on our bikes, we rode to Reepham along the track which was rather muddy. We all had a coffee at a nice cafe called V’s and will be going there again. We then rode home again (17.4 miles). We all had a shower and dressed ready to go to the Marsham Arms for lunch. Each of us had a different starter and we all had a different main course but only two of us had a pudding. On the way home I called in at the garden centre for some new Christmas tree lights. According to no2 son and H my old ones make a buzzing sound that gets on their nerves ( I have never heard it ) we had a cup of tea but H and I are still stuffed from lunch so I just had to get tea for our son. He had a salad with a slice of melon for dessert. It’s now 6.55 and he is getting ready to leave, the next time he comes home it will be Christmas Eve. I don’t have to work till Thursday so tomorrow after I have vacuumed etc I will trim my Christmas tree.

Monday. .

I got up at 5.35, put on a load of washing. I had a slice of toast for breakfast with a cup of tea. When the washing was done I went up the garden. In my nightie and dressing gown to hang it out.H came out to put some rubbish in th e bin, when’s indoors again, locked the door, went up to the bathroom to go to the toilet and shave etc. I finished hanging out the washing tried to get indoors so I could dress and get ready for work only to find. I meant as locked out!! I went round to the front door rang the bell, no reply, went back to the kitchen door and banged, no answer, back to the front rang the bell bange d on the window and so on and so forth, well you get the picture. It was freezing cold and our car was frozen up. I was out there for ages. As you can imagine I was not a happy bunny!! It was then a mad rush to get ready for work and I was late.! This is the second time he has done this in the last 2 weeks! At work I did leeks, sprouts, bunched and loose carrots, and swedes. For dinner tonight we vegetable wraps which were nice. Pineapple for pudding. No two son was out climbing when I got home and afrter dinner he got the Christmas tree out of the loft for me. I have done my first days work at the age of 79!!!

Sunday (The mundane life of a 79 year old)

I got up at 6.30and put on a load of washing. H was up had made a pot of tea and as soon as he heard me he popped my bread into the toaster. I had my breakfast and a coffee. I opened all my presents and cards and have some wonderful things. I am so lucky, over this weekend I have seen all my family and had some wonderful gifts. I love all my cards. I made soup for lunch and after everybody had left our youngest son and I went for a walk. We did about 3 miles and when we got back it was time for me to cook dinner. We had roast chicken, roast and mashed potatoes, cauliflower, carrots, sprouts and gravy we had pineapple for dessert and a huge glass of wine. It’s a pity I have to go to work tomorrow I have had such a wonderful day I would like to do it all again tomorrow.

Saturday

 I got up at 6.15, put on a load of washing and had my breakfast. As soon as we were done we got ready and went shopping. When we got home we unpacked and put everything away. My washing was done but I didn’t hang it out because it was very dull. We had a coffee and our son came down. Last evening he knocked over a glass of water and it poured all over his laptop! He dried it as best as he could and put it in the airing cupboard overnight but it’s dead 💀. After he was up I went for a short ride on the turbo trainer. I was going to do just half an hour but I ended up with 14.1 miles. I did 10.2 miles in the first 10 minutes which I might have been able to do 20.4 miles an hour!!! The fastest I have ever been. For lunch H had a bacon sandwich and son and I had salad. I showered after my ride and as soon as I had finished my lunch I changed ready for my daughter who came to fetch me, our youngest granddaughter also came and we went to a bridal shop where we met the other granddaughter who was having another dress fitting. It’s now less than a year to the wedding. I have been given her veil to look after it’s beautiful. Son went climbing this afternoon so I waited for him to get back before cooking dinner. We had  steak, chips, peas and mushrooms, pineapple for pudding, a little taste of my blackberry whiskey, a glass of wine and a cup of tea.

Friday. December 1st.

A year from today our granddaughter is getting married 👰 so tomorrow it will be less than a year away!! In 2 days it will be my birthday and I will be 79 ! So I will have to try to change the title of my blog. This morning I got up at 6.30, had my breakfast and then I made some flapjack and after that I made a fruit cake. I washed the kitchen and toilet floors and vacuumed downstairs. H vacuumed the stairs for me and then I did all upstairs and dusted. We had cheese sandwiches for lunch with a coffee and H took me to the butchers where I bought some shin of beef for stew tonight, some olives, smoked bacon, honey roast ham and some Binham blue cheese. The stew was very tasty 😋 we had yogurts for pud.  The flapjack I made is delicious it has pistachios in tastes really great but I really struggled to get it out of the tin. Next time I will try it on kitchen paper, I had greased the tin well but it still stuck.