Friday continued

Horrible weather stayed all day today and the only time I ventured outside was to give Tommy his goodies.  I even took the pickies through the window.  Didn't take long for him to wolf it down,.  I cat came sniffing round and it didn't take long for him to see it off either.

My food was comfort stuff....fish finger sandwiches and water to follow.  That's living.  Back to my book, third in the series and about to get settled for the night. Let's hope the weather is better than today...LN

Saturday 23rd February

Well the weather has been just as miserable today.  The sun poked her little face out at about four thirty and then shot back under her cloud mantle.  That sounds very poetic but I just wasn't in the mood.  I hate cold damp weather.  

Having said that I managed to try the other chimney this morning and I have my little one burning again.  It really does make such a difference.  Breakfast was toast interspersed with the calving knife going up the chimney and I managed to butter it with a knife held in my right hand.  Now maybe the butter was a little soft but I managed it and I've been testing it out all day with logs and stuff...light weight ones and I managed to hold the box of matches in my left hand and strike one with the right.  This time last week I couldn't have done that so I detect improvement.

Facebook is still a complete pain.  I can't update my statues, search for friends and can only comment on posts that have been left on my pages.  Checking out Google though it seems that there are lots of us in the same boat.  I think I have something to share with you.  I had the urge to cook fish fingers again this afternoon but this time with chippies, tomato sauce and mayo.  So the mince and tatties will have to last until tomorrow.  I wouldn't have cooked it but it came out of the freezer on Thursday and I thought it would be better than giving it to Tommy.....he's looking too healthy.

Well into the third book of the series and it transpires that at the age of eight she killed her father.....that was something I wasn't expecting and it got me thinking of how do you plan a whole series of thirty odd books or do you just make it up as you go along....I'd be satisfied with writing just one.

Two fires to keep in tonight....washing machine just finished...I stood in front of it and stripped off just like the ad (and I'm sorry if you are just having your supper) stuck everything in the machine, went for a shower, trying out the right on my hair.  It's aching now but I suppose that's good....tablet at ten.

So closing down now....don't need to eat....back to my book and the comfort of my cosy chair.  LN and I hope you've all had a good day...LN

Sunday 24th February

Mellow start to the day....mellow rest of it and mellow evening....what could be better.

Little woodburner was still going this morning and didn't bother with the big one.  Six thirty start so opened the windows and watched the dawn and very pleasant it was.  Vague pink blue tinges and that was OK until the mist started to collect but it soon cleared.  It wasn't a sunny day....but there was warmth in the air...just like spring but I know there will be a turnaround next week...it's supposed to be getting chillier again.  

Pottered this morning,,,read a little of my book, got the wood in and tidied up a few things in the little house.  Came in a poured a beer and decided on tuna mayo on toast for lunch and all was well with my little world.  Realised that I'd left the little house unlocked but decided that the garden fork, yes my trusty English garden for could come out to play and I wanted to see how the wrist would stand up to it.  Gently I turned over the soil in the frog garden and found some snowdrops and a very distressed looking hyacinth which should do better now that it's exposed.  Cleared out the dead stalks from last year from the rest of the flower beds but didn't do too much digging...little and often and it should do the trick both on the garden and the wrist.  After all ...it's been out of plaster for less than two weeks.

Beautiful moon tonight....nothing dramatic about the day but as I lit the bonfire it was almost like getting back to normal....LN

Monday 25th February

I think you know that I've been having trouble with Facebook where it would let me comment on other people's posts but wouldn't allow me status updates of or to search for friends....so I thought I'd use Internet Explorer instead of Chrome and blow me...it worked.  So then I did more investigation and removed Ad-block and re installed and guess what ...it's now working correctly apart from a plug in that I had to sort out so that I could listen to BBC radio and do my Daily Mail Sudoku....so success all round.

On the bus this morning absolutely jam packed full and nearly had to sit on someone's lap.  Went into my restaurant lady's shop and surprised that she was working but apparently school was out today and my student seems to thing that it is a holiday left over from Christmas   Went for a coffee with my lady, bought a waistcoat the same as the one that I had been given for my birthday and delivered it to my student's mum as a present for being there for me.  I was given a jar of preserved fish and that's going to be opened when I get in the mood for it.  Apparently her father is the provider.  Met Gouljan in town and we discussed the merits of Vivacom over M'tel and the jury is still out.  I came back on the bus and Gouljan had got herself a lift home bypassing the bus and the crush.

Just a little background on the rest of the afternoon.  I couldn't manage to get to wear my diamond rings when I went on the cruise due to swollen finger joints so they stayed in the UK.  Had a bit of a panic on and remember putting them in an envelop but for the life of me couldn't remember what had happened after that.  My daughter searched the house in England to no avail and she mentioned that she was still looking.  In desperation I 'asked those upstairs' for a little help and I vaguely heard that I should be checking a document wallet that I'd brought back with me.  Upstairs with Gouljan this lunchtime playing on PC's and suddenly the box with my filed documents fell off the shelf and landed upside down.  Left it there for a while and started to pick the folders up and yes you've guessed it...one folder, one stapled envelop and four diamond rings.  I've just text my daughter to advise her that her inheritance is safe and is now put somewhere safe.

Lovely spring day...donkey just nosing its way round the field to the side of the house....fire ticking over.....all's good with my world...LN

Tuesday 26th February

So what happened overnight to that lovely spring feel....woke up to mist, clouds that turned into rain.  Gouljan stopped and got the driver to toot his his horn so that she could pick up her Vivacom dongle that she left here last night so that I could make the comparison....and I didn't come to any real conclusions.  I checked out the company's current offers and that still didn't make up my mind whether to switch or not.  Settled down to my book after a breakfast of a fried egg and brown sauce butty and my lovely Kmet appeared at my door with my birthday card from Linda in Australia.  I had to open it to show him and it contained a photograph of me at thirteen that I had never seen before and also a school photo of our class.  Apparently this was copied out of a book that I must get my hands on...if only for the history.  Thank you Linda and for making my Kmet's day.

To top it all today we had the mother of all thunderstorms around lunchtime.  Big huge flashes and bangs, the computer was put to bed and the plugs removed, the telephone switched off and I settled down with a book until the tiredness overtook me and I closed my eyes in front of the fire and got my head down for an hour or so.  Rude not to.  Thought it had gone over but no, back it came at four o'clock my time and we had another few short sharp bangs but I decided to update before it comes back again....it seems to be loitering and the clouds look very black.

Both fires going most of the day using big oak logs so not a lot of effort at all and the house is warm and I'm settled in for the night.  Supper might happen...can't say that I am in the mood but it might be like last night when I decided to peel an onion (and that's getting much easier), slice up a spicey sausage and fry it off with the onions and slap it all on a couple of fresh roles with tomato sauce...delicious.  I'll wait to see if the mood overtakes me again...LN....I hear a rumble in the jungle so I'm off...LN.

Wednesday 27th February

Yes it happened.....two rolls with fried onions and spicey sausage loaded with tomato sauce....and it hit the spot.

Damp and drab again today but there was only a little rain.  I did eventually get my bonfire going but it took about a box and a half of matches.  I really should have taken the bandage from my hand before I started striking them...it was close at one point.  Got my wood in, Tommy lingered but I didn't give in and then he went off to play with the other one that I chase out of the garden in disgust.  I have the remains of a casserole but I'll save that for tomorrow.

Spent a lot of time on Facebook and emailing today because there was nothing to do outside and I'm tired of reading.  I pick the book up and having read five by the same author and going on to the sixth I think I need to find someone else for a while.  The phrases are starting to get familiar.  I'm going to try crocheting tomorrow to see how far I get.  I did go out and check the garden and I've spotted a lily that I forgot about, the rhubarb has started to push up and the hyacinth that I discovered is now starting to get out of its leaves and stick up its spiky head.  

Tried to liven up the Beast today and it wouldn't turn over so I have two duff cars now with flat batteries.  Not really ready to drive yet but have to put this on the memo board to sort them out.  Tracked down the books that had my school photos in them and I would love to get in touch with some of the people I went to school with.  I have one or two photos of school plays that really need to be put on Friends Reunited when I get round to it...

So back to my book....no hamburgers tonight...not much appetite.  Wrist has been aching most of the day and didn't know where to put it...yes...I know it's on the end of my are somewhere just up from  my hand....before anyone tells me.  LN...I'm off....things to do...

Hi Elsa sorry to hear your wrist is still giving you jip just a thought   1 ball of soft wool in your hand gently  move around like your making dumplings using your fingers helps to
strengthen the wrist  hope this helps Jackie

Thursday 28th February

Thanks Jackie for the advice...it's either that or get out the Black and Decker and slip if I get much more out of it...

Half past two start this morning and was rubbing gel into my arm and wrist to try to get settled so I could go off again.  Finished my book and set up the next one for the morning and yes I know, I said I was going to go with another author but it was all too much like hard work to find another.  The little fire last night appeared to be going out so I thought I'd leave it to it but no one was more surprised than me when I had the warmth and the rosy glow in the kitchen at seven this morning when I woke up for the second time.  Big one didn't take much lighting and since the garden was showing signs of that white stuff and the clouds were scudding from the east I thought it would cosy the place up a bit.  The sun eventually showed its little face and by lunchtime we had the makings of a good day with wall to wall sunshine.  I don't think the temperature was that great but what an improvement on yesterday and the day before.

Checked out the garden and heard rumblings from Star Mushs' house this afternoon and more metal was being taken out...not much left of it now but I wish they would clear the garden of rubbish.  It is such an eyesore from the upstairs roadside bedrooms.  I think I'm going to have to mention it or even tackle it when the wrist is back to normal.

So lazed out on the sofa in the hallway and read my book this afternoon.  Had Radio 2 playing in the background and then the electricity went off for about thirty seconds, came on, went off so it said something to me...enjoy the peace and quiet .  Temperature was about twenty five in the house this afternoon...free heating.  Tuna mayo on toast for lunch and at this rate of one meal a day with toast for breakfast I think I shall be reaching my summer weight before we actually get there.

Quick update...would like to know where February has gone.  So tomorrow there are supposed to be shepherds frolicking in the morning dew so do I look out for the?  I think not.  It will be the first of March....Ladies' month...the day of Baba Marta where we all dish out lots of wrist bands wishing everyone good luck and good health for the rest of the year.  I'll be on the bus suitably armed for the grand occasion.  LN....got to find out my bands, my binoculars for those morning shepherds, sort my fires and find myself a little beer tonight...that tuna is sitting a little heavy...LN