What are you all up to

Bit brighter here too today, still windy though.

Millie I agree when its brighter I feel much more energised  good job as I'm required to help out in the attic room.

Will have to pop out to the shops at some stage.

Happy St Andrews day.

Third day of miserable weather here, very wet and windy.

Moving day is approaching, just hope they do not get weather like this!

Weather  tolerable  at  the  very  least  in  Southern  Reaches  of  the  County  Palatine  at  present    altho'  the  forecast  is  not  so  good  even  if  it's  on  the  warm  side  for  the  end  of  November.

Back  from  a  Successful  visit  to  Diabetes  Clinic  this  morning,  all  seems  to  have  good  marks  from  The  Nurse  in  Charge  even  if  she  was  NOT  100%  in  favour  of  the  reading  on  the  scales  .  Still  I'm  booked  in  for  a  return  visit  in  May  2019,  so  I  must  be  expected  to  live  at  least  that  long  !!  On  the  strength  of  that  I  walked  150  yards  from  the  surgery  &  booked  the  Ducato  in  for  M O T  &  service  in  ( very )  early  January  !!  now  I  can  start  considering  next  years  rallies ( Steam  Variety )  and  the  Club  Sites  etc  to  cover  them .

Brian  sincerely  hopes  you  Club  Members  &  Staff  are  looking  forward  as  chirpily  as  he  is  !!

Keep  taking  the  tablets  my  friends 

On  second  thoughts  I  think  I  should  include  a  few  NON  Members  in  my  good  wishes  as  well,  the  little  rascals 

Five weeks since the MH wheels turned, unless you count rolling it back a couple of metres so that a new door canopy could be fitted. Bright blue sky today so we took it for a run to the Queen Victoria Country Park at Netley to blow the cobwebs out of its entrails.

A pleasant spot overlooking Southampton water and the site of the old military hospital which was established under Prince Albert's auspices back in 1856. Going to round the day off with a meal at the sailing club this evening. That coupled with the meander round Netley should get my steps up to a respectable level.

CY,  are  you  using  one  of  those, almost  magical,  step  counting  devices  ??

I'm  relying  on  the  old  technology  on  my  exercise  bike    and  if  somebody  wants  to  check  on  me,  I  just  take  the  AAA batteries  out 

We have just been to the Christmas Craft Market at the Cathedral this evening.  It was a lovely festive evening with lots of really beautiful things on sale.  People are so clever.  I bought a beautifully decorated glass bottle with little fairy lights inside.  The fairy lights are recharged using a phone charger - how clever is that!

Well done on a successful visit to the diabetes clinic ABM.  Enjoy your planning for next year's trips. 

Thank  you  for  that  Millie,  I've already  damaged  my  shoulder from  patting  myself  on  the  back  .

I  did  notice  on  "Red  Button"  service  on  t' beeb  tonight  that  a  group  of  Ladies  has  won  a mini  victory  in  the  Pensions  discussion.  A  learned  Judge  has  allowed  a  petition  by  "Backto60"  a  group  of  ladies  born  in  1950's,  to  have  a  review  of  the  Government's  handling  etc  of  the  rise  in  Qualifying  Age  for  Ladies  Pension.

I  wish  them  much  success  though  it  is  likely  to  incur  hefty  costs  all  round  should  they  finally  win  !!

I have an app on my phone which tells me how well I'm doing. As an aside from another thread I can confirm that "walking pace" is NOT 5mph. I walk briskly and you have to go some to reach 3mph. The CAMC designated speed limit is approximately twice the average walking pace.

The Countdown has begun! These coming days seem to go faster than any other weeks in the year. I've no Advent calendar - but I've loaded my Christmas Playlist onto our music system.

If you've never heard this one from Chris Difford - click the link and listen to the words. Always apt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AaF3G_NHRs