Sunday 25th November

Thank you Linda....I hope the Postie dresses up to deliver the said goodies but I guess I shall have to wrench it from the said proffered hand and wait to open it in private.  I've mentioned before that they normally stay around so that the village knows who and why people are writing to me.  Believe me....meeting up with you all was a privilege for me and thank you for your hospitality.  

So as for yesterday....what a none day.  The weather was absolutely rubbish.  Rained all day more or less and dark by three thirty in this neck of the woods so I stayed in, played with a tablet that I bought to go away with and never really used, messed around with my photos, did my packing of things that I had unpacked so that it wasn't littering the bedroom and watched television.  Now from one that hasn't got one in BG I now know the reason why.  I think the highlight was Strictly and I fell asleep at the end of it so I don't know who's in or out.  Brucie still going strong but the panel have got far more outlandish....Bruno ...sit down and stop performing.

My body clock has reverted to halfway between Australian time and here and can't make its mind up.  Yesterday it was four when I awoke and this morning I opened my eyes at two, read for a while, off to sleep until four but I was awoken but strong winds, lashing rain and something being blown around the patio. I'm now wide awake and hugging a coffee.  Welcome to UK weather but at least we haven't experienced the flooding and my heart goes out to those who have.

Church this morning and if there is any hint of a dry spell, maybe into Brighton...let's see what the day brings...

Wednesday 28th November

I've been neglecting you all.  My Princess wasn't well yesterday so I spent the day tending the sick and getting back in touch with my lovely CJ who came back from school with a fantastic headache.  So I was administering to one while she was administering to the  other.

The weather seems to have subsided a little.  The winds have dropped and there is a glimmer of sun from my bedroom window and again I am going to face the shopping malls in Brighton to get Christmas presents so that I don't end up sending them back from whence they came in the first week of being home.  I was depressed by my first shopping outing.  Everything is very commercial...lots of people spending lots of money....theirs or the banks who is to know except them.  

Had an online conversation in Bulgarian last night with CJ by my side and he was trying to understand what was being written.  He could pronounce it since it was written in English speak but that was as far as it went.

So now to my techies out there.  I was trying hard yesterday to get the kindle application on a tablet that I got for my hols and it was coming back with something called the 'white (or was it shite) shopping basket that I didn't have access to.  One more try today and then I'll give up.

So quick wash, catch the bus at the end of the street, machete in hand, off to face the foe....

Thursday 29th November

Shopping yesterday a complete success.  Presents bought, today they were gift wrapped and tonight they are winging their way to London courtesy of my first born after a lovely evening out in Brighton.  

Went to A's house for coffee this morning but unfortunately the house had developed a water leak.  Quick visit to her daughter in laws and she was scrubbed clean again and so back to her house for lunch and it wasn't quite songs round the gas fire but by golly is it cold today in the UK.  The water and heating had had to be turned off but hopefully it should all be back to normal over the next day or so.

So tomorrow I have little to do so am concentrating on finalising the packing and seeing what I can leave out....I suppose summer clothes that I took on the cruise can remain here...don't think I shall have much use for them until around April next year.  LN....I'm feeling relaxed after a lovely evening out.  A small brandy and hot water now that I'm home has hit the spot....one thing I forgot to mention.....I took some lovely photos of the sunset over the South Downs this evening and one of the North Lanes lit up for Christmas but the data cable for my Nokia is in BG not here......you'll just have to do with text again....sorry....LN