What are you all up to

A brilliant night out at Seth Lakeman's gig. A late night as it didn't finish till 22:45. Then last night another late night - this time at Penrith for the N W Dairy Shorthorn Breeders Annual dinner and prize giving (Herd Competition held in September).Several bits of silverware show other people appreciate our herd.

Two moon images from last night……

First is halo moon, wonderful effect

Second (coincidentally) is Lunar exhibition on in Rotherham Minster. Our neice was running a poetry workshop in there yesterday.

Did not seen the ring around the moon last night but did see that Saturn was close to it, a very sharp frost here down to -4C brr but sun out and all gone and then this week more rain to come.

OH got medical appointment on Tuesday at Albi but will not stay for a look around this time so will take picnic lunch with us and will stop on way back, his doctor had asked for another blood test so did that in Cahors at the blood testing laboratory and results back by end of day and results for potassium looked better which is what the doctor wanted.

Hope folks are feeling better and glad to say our colds just about over although my hearing still  not right yet, 

Well done Mr & Mrs Goldie - must be very satisfying to be recognised in that way after all your hard work during the year. Love the cow trophy!!

Great moon pictures Ttda, and congratulations 🍾 to Mr & Mrs Goldie on the awards, well done.

Today has been very dull and damp, popped down to our victorian market in town this morning and then into Lidl for a few Christmas bits.

This afternoon OH made a Cherry Bakewell loaf cake, and then I made soup from some leftover vegetables. Made a start and ordered some Christmas presents online.

Fireworks just finished going off, after town Christmas light's switch on. Poĺly is now hiding upstairs 😱

Hope everyone's had a good weekend. 

It's been a frosty weekend but none today. The northern lights were great on Saturday night. 

While we were away my BIL was rushed to hospital with suspected sepsis confirmed later that day. My sister found him on the bedroom floor when she got up in the morning. Turns out he had a small graze on his arm that had turned nasty. It was touch and go for awhile (he also has cancer) thankfully he is now home after 2 weeks in hospital. He is still very weak and not eating much, tired all the time. They wouldn't let him home until he was back on his feet which he now is with the aid of a stick. Fingers crossed he continues to improve.

Kj, sorry to hear your Norwegian pension has taken a dive. That may as you say be the change this year to seeing less travelling. I didn't post much as trying to keep data within my 12gb limits. It's fine if only using it for normal things but not if you want to stream TV, which we didn't need to as the satellite dish worked fine. 

We are still sorting things out here, haven't even looked at the garden, which will be a big job, all the leaves off the silver birch trees have blown all around the garden.

OH well best get on, soup to make, things to put away housework to do. Oh its good to be back 😞

Oh you’ve made me jealous Helen, that sounds like my perfect day. Spent a lot of my young years in a village just outside Moreton, love the town, all the different heights of the roofs it’s so charming. The Batsford cafe is nice but OH loves the milkshakes and cakes in one of the Moreton cafes so we always eat in there. Burford is nice too, we love the Garden Centre, but too expensive to buy anything other than lunch though. Off for a short stay in the caravan soon for the Stratford Christmas market, and to visit Broadway, it always looks so beautiful there with the Christmas lights on. Arranged to catch up with friends for lunch one day and my cousin and her husband for a Christmas meal out one evening. Then the final caravan pack up for the year, mostly all done already, just the bed to strip and a couple of other bits to do. Already defrosted the fridge freezer so we may just have to eat out. (Good excuse) 

Our daughter and our granddaughters, along with the boyfriend of one of them, came for Sunday lunch yesterday. I pulled out all the stops and cooked a turkey crown along with all the trimmings, plus veggie ‘meat’ for the veggies. And of course home made Yorkshire puds. Also 3 different puddings. How is it that it takes me all morning to cook it and them 30 mins to devour it. How many roast potatoes can they eat, I always do lots extra but it all goes. Then we spent the afternoon playing Trival Pursuit, the electronic type on the TV, all very enjoyable.   Our poorly granddaughter has had to come home from Uni for a few weeks rest as she has been particularly unwell. She stayed with us for a few days but mostly with her Mum this time. She is allergic to many things, which can send her into anaphylactic shock, some food and some chemicals. She is particularly allergic to pepper and also spices so almost everything has to be cooked from scratch, I’m getting pretty good at reading and knowing ingredient labels. We can’t even have pepper on the table for anyone to use. She has been doing her assignments from home but is now insisting that’s she’s rested and wants to go back, not much stopping her when she’s made her mind up to something, but I think her tenacity helps her. 

We've escaped frost so far in Tamworth/ N Warks, but a rainy day today.  I do need to get into the garden, too, to put the water pump away, sweep up, etc., etc.  Off to take MIL for a Drs appt today.....

David

 It has been very cold here recently, below zero overnight on several occasions, and by the look of the forecast it will be getting worse very soon.   Unless the sun heats the south facing lounge, we need heating on during the day when at home, so the gas bills will be mounting!

Took a trip down to Ayrshire yesterday to visit our son and family, nice lunch and plenty of catching up as we had not seen them for a while.   Our daughter is having a 75th birthday lunch for OH in a couple of weeks, so we will see them again then, and of course at Christmas, which this year will also be at our daughter's house.

Today we have been to Ikea for some stuff for us, DD and DS, and for Christmas, so now need to sort out who wanted what and collect payment.  Did not stay there to have lunch this time, we usually do but it was unexpectedly busy so just came home.

Keeping busy making a few more items for the craft fair we are having a stall at on Saturday, then need to get all the new stuff priced and packed.