What are you all up to

Up earlier today, terrible weather, pelting with rain and windy, so builders who were due today to do some outside work probably won't appear.

Good to hear Kj and family have made progress, hope you all get a break from your work over Christmas.

Sorry to hear about the Concorde Tricky, wondered, as previously said if you can get alternative accommodation on the IOW, but hope things sort soon.

Milliehull forgot to say thanks for posting photo of card holder, I'll keep my eyes open for similar.

Very dark here, breezy but ground is drying so non tumbling washing out for a blow and hopefully dry.

KjNelln good to hear things are beginning to be sorted at your daughter's, but you obviously dont want to stop so found your own jobs 😂😉. Hopefully you'll all get a break over Christmas and the new year and it'll all be finished early in the new year.

Brue I think by the sound of it you'll be lucky to see your builders today!

Enjoy your day folks

Builders arrived but returning later in the week B2, fingers crossed the weather improves. 

Happy birthday Goldie 🎂🍾🎉🎊🍹. Apart from being nearer Christmas can I ask why celebrations will be nothing flashy like your OH's? I know his was a double celebration but please ensure they you have a big fuss made for you. Show them this and tell them I'll ensure they do

Bakers - OH has admitted my present to him (House Concert by Chris Difford of Squeeze - all arranged in secret) can't be matched, but a lunch with my oldest friend (two days younger than me), and a special meal for all the family at our favourite restaurant (not a Christmassy meal), and something going on next door at our son's will make up for it.

BTW - it's not till Friday - but thanks for the good wishes!

Now - back to the real world and paperwork and dinner to make

Just been online and done the last of the Christmas shopping so that's it now hopefully just be able to relax until Christmas now. Decorations all up just a few things to go in the van ready for the off on the 27th for 4 nights looking forward to that now too.

Van back to storage this morning after its 3.5 months on a seasonal at Cirencester. A bit windy, but we didn't have far to tow as we overnighted at Clumber. Now tucked away in its slot just ahead of the heavy rain, forcast for this afternoon. We really enjoyed having the seasonal, using it for most of September and several separate weeks since. The grass pitch was large, well located and reasonably drained. Only getting a little muddy this last week. As we like Cirencester and the area around, it also worked out very good value. We utilised it just under half of the possible nights available and it worked out at £10.30 a night.

Sad  to  hear  that  your  Concorde  won't  be  doing  Mach 2  over  the  Solent  for  a  while,  Peter,  best  wishes  for  a  swift  repair  &  test  run !!

Visited  Aged  Sis  this  morning,  got  greeted ( and  scratched )  by  Alfie Cat  who  then  parked  himself  on  my  knee  --  that's  my  excuse  for  doing  nothing  useful  while  I  was  there  .

Best  bit  of  news  came  on  my  'fone  an  hour  ago.  The  surgery  texted  their  Christmas  Hours  &  urged  me  to  get  my  prescription  request  in  PRONTO  !!  and  that's  why  I'm  wasting  a  perfectly  good,  sodden,  windy  afternoon  on  here  .

Now  it's  back  to  the  Wrapping  of  Prezzies 

Oh, I wonder what i'm going to get 

Couple  of  packets  of  "Mis-shaped"  Doggy  Chews  and  a  Tummy  Rub  perhaps,  as  well  as  a  pup-sized  Gilet Jaune  .

Oh, now you've spoilt the surprize