What are you all up to

We went on one of your U3A church visits this afternoon to a village called Woodnewton.  It is where Coco the Clown lived with his wife in a caravan at the back of his daughter's house.  He is buried in the churchyard there and his headstone is lovely with a carving of him in full clown makeup and hair.

We have had a lovely last day up here on NYMoors. Not a drop of rain all week, bit of fog up on tops one day, and a cool breeze, but mainly blue skies and sunshine. Popped into a Thirsk today, we had a flat tyre yesterday, so got it checked out and then ambled round town for afternoon. All looking very festive. Helmsley Market day tomorrow, so we shall spend a couple of hours there and in the lovely deli’s, then wend our way home the scenic way as usual. Enjoyed all the Xmas lights in the villages and homes, time to put our tree up Saturday now.

Sounds as though you've had a really good break TDA.

We decided to put the various Christmas lights up this afternoon, couldn't work out why some were missing and then realised son must have removed boxes from the loft for the removal van and they are now no doubt somewhere up on the NE coast. 

Decided to go to B&Q to replace the missing ones and the shelves had virtually cleared out. Reduced display now on show. 

I know a few of you come to CMK to the Shopping Centre. Just a heads up that there is a new multistory car park that has just opened at the end of the Centre by John Lewis. ( handy if you need to use the loo in JL!) We used it for the first time this afternoon. Its a take a ticket and pay on end of stay type. They seem to use ANPR as I paid at one of the machines and as I approached the barrier it automatically went up! Although I haven't yet worked it out I wonder if you can pay at the barrier using a contactless card rather than the ticket machine but I don't know that as a fact and will have to investigate more.

David

We found a new walk today....downstream along the Nidd Gorge from the Woodland Trust's car park near Scotton. We could well head back there again before we leave the area and do a longer walk in the other direction. Then it was shopping at Lidl in Knaresborough and a second walk on The Stray in Harrogate where Flyte was able to get a good run off the lead.

Glad you've settled in, Nellie.

Went around the village delivering cards this morning, both ours and a few elderly neighbours who can't get about very well. Quite a nasty wind even in the sun.

Then took the ladies to a Garden Centre for bauble hunting whilst I stocked up on bird food.

Made an appointment to see a doctor, or should I say, will receive a phone call from one on New Years Eve for a telephone consultation, which ironically will be a fortnight quicker than seeing someone. Goodness knows how she is going to examine the area affected!

O M G      !!

Just  came on  for  a  few  mins  especially  to  see  if  I  could  log  in  and  I  find  some  grey  person  has  pinched  my  very  own  piccy  space  --  wouldn't  mind  normally  but  He / She / It  ain't  got  a  beard  nor  wearing  specs  --  Have  I  been  expelled  from  the  Funny  Farm  AGAIN  ??

It's a bit like the Woodentops, if you remember them ABM? But anything is better than perpetual pumpkins!

A very cold scene on the Dorset coast today, decided to have a break and take in some bracing air. Glad to get home. 

Beautiful sunny but very cold day here, frost has not lifted all day.

Bit of touching up of paint work upstairs, then a bit in the kitchen to freshen it up. All looking good now.

Went out to buy a door for the fitted cupboard in the spare bedroom, we had a bi-fold door on it but I'm not keen on it so we will replace it with a full door. Having trouble getting one the right size that will allow OH to trim the sides to fit the uneven door frame  he will have to find a work around me thinks.

Finally made a start on the Christmas cards today, now written and ready to post.

Have a good weekend all.

A boring background with a grey anomynous head? Methinks someone in IT has a sense of humour or just getting their own back.