Sunday, January 25, 2009
more photos . . .
I went to the Annual Catenian Quiz last evening and amongst those on my table were Ka and To K . . . which reminded me of this photo:
This is moi soon after my arm was plastered. I was rather proud of my 'different' green plasterings ~ until Ka told me it was only the NHS types who have colours ~ all the 'privates' have white!! So here's me looking decidedly plebbie!! LOL!!
It was a good quiz and a great evening: nice company and lots of fun!! ~ even though we didn't win!!
I recently blogged a photo of Lpip and the inside of the front door I had put in last Summer. Here's a pic from outside (I like this photo because you can just see Tully's tail at the bottom). I love the fact that it is dark green ~ looked lovely at Christmas with my wreath on it ~ and I now longer feel so exposed in my hallway! That's the old white door below it (yeuch!).
I have had a lovely week off; I have visited with very nearly all of my immediate family and have had a pleasant time pottering around at home sorting and slinging. Back to work tomorrow . . .
This is moi soon after my arm was plastered. I was rather proud of my 'different' green plasterings ~ until Ka told me it was only the NHS types who have colours ~ all the 'privates' have white!! So here's me looking decidedly plebbie!! LOL!!
It was a good quiz and a great evening: nice company and lots of fun!! ~ even though we didn't win!!
I recently blogged a photo of Lpip and the inside of the front door I had put in last Summer. Here's a pic from outside (I like this photo because you can just see Tully's tail at the bottom). I love the fact that it is dark green ~ looked lovely at Christmas with my wreath on it ~ and I now longer feel so exposed in my hallway! That's the old white door below it (yeuch!).
I have had a lovely week off; I have visited with very nearly all of my immediate family and have had a pleasant time pottering around at home sorting and slinging. Back to work tomorrow . . .
Friday, January 23, 2009
mugs!
What is it about mugs that they just seem to multiply almost of their own volition? I've got heaps ~ far too many to use and sadly some of them have been stuck at the back of a cupboard because they are too precious for me to want to use them!
Today I had a good sort out and decided to put all my favourites on the high shelf in my conservatory. These are generally the ones I am too worried to use in case I break them.
Here they are all together: (as you can see I still have my Christmas lights up ~ because I think they look cheerful!)
And here are the left hand ones in a bit of a close up:
The first one is Stella's baptism cup which I keep meaning to give her and keep forgetting about . . . maybe next time they are down . . .
The second is one of a pair Boogs and I used to use and has pigs on it. They were a present from Boogs. And the next one is a mug commemorating Holy Rood's Centenary in 1989 ~ a good year and lots of fun in the Parish!!
Then comes one which Jackie, Danuta and Trisha and families brought back from Poland for me when they went on their Grand Trek in 1996.
The next one was Boog's because he worked for London Underground ~ it has a map on the back.
Then one of my favourites ~ here it is in close-up:
Ha ha!! Boogs was Maggie Thatcher's greatest 'fan' ~ he took this mug to work and used it always!
Next to the Big sister mug is one from Scotland which Jackie gave me after one of their Scottish hols.
And the next one is my lovely Godmother mug that Freddie gave me at his baptism.
Here are the next lot:
The first two are a pair I bought just before the Millenium. The handle is made in such a way that it actually says 2000. I think they are lovely but the girls think they are awful (!!) so I suppose they are better up there really.
And the next one commemorates the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977 and Er and Ja gave us two. They came to stay for the 4-day Bank Holiday week-end and we had the most tremendous fun. Boogs and I used to use the mugs all the time but then one broke and I'm a bit nervous of losing the other one.
Stella brought the Hertfordshire Girl Guide mug back from camp in Cheltenham in 1990.
And Frankie gave me the next Eyeore one. Piglet is actually my favourite Pooh character . . . but it is generally accepted that I am more like Eyeore than any of them. In fact, another time, Frankie gave me a little toy Eyeore who lives on the dashboard of my car!
And finally, the two mugs at the end were presents from Ja and Er and are both dated 22 August 1985 which was the 500th year anniversary of the Battle of Bosworth. Poor Richard III, my hero, and much maligned in history due to the devious lies of that William Shakespeare chappie.
I think they look very nice up there and I'm so pleased they are now out on show!!
Today I had a good sort out and decided to put all my favourites on the high shelf in my conservatory. These are generally the ones I am too worried to use in case I break them.
Here they are all together: (as you can see I still have my Christmas lights up ~ because I think they look cheerful!)
And here are the left hand ones in a bit of a close up:
The first one is Stella's baptism cup which I keep meaning to give her and keep forgetting about . . . maybe next time they are down . . .
The second is one of a pair Boogs and I used to use and has pigs on it. They were a present from Boogs. And the next one is a mug commemorating Holy Rood's Centenary in 1989 ~ a good year and lots of fun in the Parish!!
Then comes one which Jackie, Danuta and Trisha and families brought back from Poland for me when they went on their Grand Trek in 1996.
The next one was Boog's because he worked for London Underground ~ it has a map on the back.
Then one of my favourites ~ here it is in close-up:
Ha ha!! Boogs was Maggie Thatcher's greatest 'fan' ~ he took this mug to work and used it always!
Next to the Big sister mug is one from Scotland which Jackie gave me after one of their Scottish hols.
And the next one is my lovely Godmother mug that Freddie gave me at his baptism.
Here are the next lot:
The first two are a pair I bought just before the Millenium. The handle is made in such a way that it actually says 2000. I think they are lovely but the girls think they are awful (!!) so I suppose they are better up there really.
And the next one commemorates the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977 and Er and Ja gave us two. They came to stay for the 4-day Bank Holiday week-end and we had the most tremendous fun. Boogs and I used to use the mugs all the time but then one broke and I'm a bit nervous of losing the other one.
Stella brought the Hertfordshire Girl Guide mug back from camp in Cheltenham in 1990.
And Frankie gave me the next Eyeore one. Piglet is actually my favourite Pooh character . . . but it is generally accepted that I am more like Eyeore than any of them. In fact, another time, Frankie gave me a little toy Eyeore who lives on the dashboard of my car!
And finally, the two mugs at the end were presents from Ja and Er and are both dated 22 August 1985 which was the 500th year anniversary of the Battle of Bosworth. Poor Richard III, my hero, and much maligned in history due to the devious lies of that William Shakespeare chappie.
I think they look very nice up there and I'm so pleased they are now out on show!!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
oh dear!
i went to my second weightwatchers' meeting tonight. i have put on two pounds! obviously too many good dinners and too much caake!!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
wombling about . . .
i start a new job very soon so am taking this week off to use up my hols allocation before the end of the council's 'holiday year'
it's been great so far!!
saturday early morn i set off for south yorks to visit with stella, rich and the pies. i had a lovely lovely time. they are all so welcoming and the pies are so funny and always pleased when i come. we didn't do an awful lot other than drink gallons of coffee and chat and play with the pies and read stories. stella and i went to the garden centre to buy some of the good organic meat they sell there . . . and then we popped into dunelm mill because . . . well because it's dunelm mill and we love it! i stayed for 2 sleeps and kpie kindly let me have her bed and she 'topped and tailed' with cpie.
monday afternoon i set off south and visited with er and ja. we popped round to see em and pe in their home. it was the first time i have been there. it's a lovely house and very cosy. then back to e and j's for dinner. li had arrived home by then so she sat and chatted for a while and then went out to meet some girlie friends. it was a lovely relaxing evening.
this morning after breakfast i continued south and called in on o and g who seem very well. o was going out with some friends to a 'talk' so it was nice to just sit and chat with g for a while and then go and collect o and bring her home. quick cuppa and a slice of caake and then travelling on down the m1 and so home.
tomorrow i will be looking after lpip for the penultimate wednesday as my new job is full time and the wednesdays will be 'lost'. boo-hoo!! i will enjoy it while i can!!
it's been great so far!!
saturday early morn i set off for south yorks to visit with stella, rich and the pies. i had a lovely lovely time. they are all so welcoming and the pies are so funny and always pleased when i come. we didn't do an awful lot other than drink gallons of coffee and chat and play with the pies and read stories. stella and i went to the garden centre to buy some of the good organic meat they sell there . . . and then we popped into dunelm mill because . . . well because it's dunelm mill and we love it! i stayed for 2 sleeps and kpie kindly let me have her bed and she 'topped and tailed' with cpie.
monday afternoon i set off south and visited with er and ja. we popped round to see em and pe in their home. it was the first time i have been there. it's a lovely house and very cosy. then back to e and j's for dinner. li had arrived home by then so she sat and chatted for a while and then went out to meet some girlie friends. it was a lovely relaxing evening.
this morning after breakfast i continued south and called in on o and g who seem very well. o was going out with some friends to a 'talk' so it was nice to just sit and chat with g for a while and then go and collect o and bring her home. quick cuppa and a slice of caake and then travelling on down the m1 and so home.
tomorrow i will be looking after lpip for the penultimate wednesday as my new job is full time and the wednesdays will be 'lost'. boo-hoo!! i will enjoy it while i can!!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
i have found my camera!!
hoorah! although, in truth, the photos are really rather boring . . . and since the last one I took was in october, rather old too. however, as i haven't published any photos for ages and my blog looks somewhat bland i am adding these: they are all of lpip, who actually looks quite different now . . . but anyway . . .
i changed my front door in the summer. here is lpip trying to 'escape' ~ early september. she has grown since then!!
frankie and lpip in my kitchen ~ early autumn
lpip loves her little car! here she is in my garden mid october
that's it for now ~ all the blurry ones are nice and all the clear ones aren't ~ mostly! ho hum!
it's been a good week so far:
saturday: pa and ch and ly and mi came round for a meal.
sunday: frankie and alex and lpip came round for sunday lunch. frankie cooked (fortunately) so it was edible!!
wednesday: book group at my home. we had been reading 'the vanishing act of esme lennox' and scores ranged from 8.5 to 10. we all loved it and had an interesting discussion on psychiatric care in britain over the last 50 years an enjoyable evening!
wednesday: book group at my home. we had been reading 'the vanishing act of esme lennox' and scores ranged from 8.5 to 10. we all loved it and had an interesting discussion on psychiatric care in britain over the last 50 years an enjoyable evening!
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
addenda . . . and life so far in 2009 . . .
this is very bad indeed . . . but i completely forgot, amongst all the lovely events over christmas to write about 2 very kind acts by members of my family
firstly:
stella made the most delicious christmas pudding for us! boogs used to make 4 each year: one for us, one for e and j and family, one for jackie and family and another 'spare' . . . and how we have missed them! it would seem, however, that stella really is a 'chip off the block' because hers was every bit as good! I do so hope it will become a tradition!
secondly:
g nailed on and undercoated the skirting boards in the conservatory whilst he was here over the christmas break. at the time i was really wishing he had left well alone as it just seemed like work that could have been done some other time ~ not when i was trying to keep everything 'tidy' ~ but in truth it was very kind and i'm jolly pleased now!!
the annual panto trip:
stella, rich and the pies were in watford for richard's family's annual visit to the palace for the panto. they came round for lunch on saturday which was a hoot. the pies were very lively and funny and i had a lovely time with them all. after they had left janey, eric, and lizzie fetched up and after we had sat around talking for a while we headed off for the palace. almost all rich's family were there including cpie and fredster who, being now 2, were going for the first time. we all had a great time with lots of shouting, singing and laughter. freddie shouted out that the man was 'silly' at one point (LOL ~ he was!!). it finished quite early and j, e, lizzie and I went home, ordered a chinese and feasted . . . and drank wine ~ hoorah!! up very late in the morning, late breakfast of croissants, tea and coffee and the 'awks went off home and i sorted myself for work the next day
this week:
back to work ~ which after such a very long break i wasn't looking forward to ~ but it hasn't been too bad . . . it has, however, been very cold. it has snowed several times but not enough to give much cover. but it has never quite disappeared and the temp is well below freezing. in lincolnshire they used to say ' it's hanging around waiting for more' !! i can but hope!!
firstly:
stella made the most delicious christmas pudding for us! boogs used to make 4 each year: one for us, one for e and j and family, one for jackie and family and another 'spare' . . . and how we have missed them! it would seem, however, that stella really is a 'chip off the block' because hers was every bit as good! I do so hope it will become a tradition!
secondly:
g nailed on and undercoated the skirting boards in the conservatory whilst he was here over the christmas break. at the time i was really wishing he had left well alone as it just seemed like work that could have been done some other time ~ not when i was trying to keep everything 'tidy' ~ but in truth it was very kind and i'm jolly pleased now!!
the annual panto trip:
stella, rich and the pies were in watford for richard's family's annual visit to the palace for the panto. they came round for lunch on saturday which was a hoot. the pies were very lively and funny and i had a lovely time with them all. after they had left janey, eric, and lizzie fetched up and after we had sat around talking for a while we headed off for the palace. almost all rich's family were there including cpie and fredster who, being now 2, were going for the first time. we all had a great time with lots of shouting, singing and laughter. freddie shouted out that the man was 'silly' at one point (LOL ~ he was!!). it finished quite early and j, e, lizzie and I went home, ordered a chinese and feasted . . . and drank wine ~ hoorah!! up very late in the morning, late breakfast of croissants, tea and coffee and the 'awks went off home and i sorted myself for work the next day
this week:
back to work ~ which after such a very long break i wasn't looking forward to ~ but it hasn't been too bad . . . it has, however, been very cold. it has snowed several times but not enough to give much cover. but it has never quite disappeared and the temp is well below freezing. in lincolnshire they used to say ' it's hanging around waiting for more' !! i can but hope!!
Thursday, January 01, 2009
101 things
i am trying to complete a list of 'things' before I am sixty . . . and to be honest i'm not progressing as rapidly as i had anticipated!
here are some of the 'things' i have achieved this year:
No 19: see the sunrise
yay! did this with jackie and danuta on ivinghoe beacon at this year's summer solstice
No 21: walk on the beach at least 4 times
given that no-where in england is very far from the sea, one would think this would be an easy one! sadly not! time is the problem mostly but at least i managed to walk by the sea at bournemouth last november. having done sligo last year, that only leaves 2 to go!
No 28: knit a scarf for alex
managed to do this in time for christmas
No. 29: frame my old long-stitch piece
am really pleased with how it looks ~ it is in my bedroom and if only i could find the camera i would take a photo!
No. 30: knit 3 items for kpie
have finished 2
No 32: knit 3 items for lpip
started a little ballet cardi back in may but now i think i will have to unpick and start again
No 33: knit 3 items for jpie
just finished a 'froggie' scarf
No 43: change my front door
i have hated that door since we moved in on 22 jan 1993 - a long time to hate anything!! - but in july i changed it for a lovely dark green one which is far more in keeping
No 44: change all internal doors
i have hated the internal doors even more than the front one if that were possible. early last month they were all changed to lovely old-looking ones to match the front door - now all i've got to do is paint them!
No 61: see 3 shakespeare plays one of which i have never seen 'live' before
again not too difficult one would think but again time is the problem. this year i saw 'much' and last year is was 'r and j'. so this year it will have to be one i've not seen before ~ hmm!
No 74: read wordsworth's 'the prelude'
i am trying to re-read all the texts i studied for 'o' and 'a' level ~ this was one of them. we only did boook 1 for 'a' level but i am reading all of them ~ and both the 1805 and the 1850 versions. i must be mad ~ it's a jolly long job!!
i sometimes think i have set myself too difficult a challenge ~ given the time i have awailable
here are some of the 'things' i have achieved this year:
No 19: see the sunrise
yay! did this with jackie and danuta on ivinghoe beacon at this year's summer solstice
No 21: walk on the beach at least 4 times
given that no-where in england is very far from the sea, one would think this would be an easy one! sadly not! time is the problem mostly but at least i managed to walk by the sea at bournemouth last november. having done sligo last year, that only leaves 2 to go!
No 28: knit a scarf for alex
managed to do this in time for christmas
No. 29: frame my old long-stitch piece
am really pleased with how it looks ~ it is in my bedroom and if only i could find the camera i would take a photo!
No. 30: knit 3 items for kpie
have finished 2
No 32: knit 3 items for lpip
started a little ballet cardi back in may but now i think i will have to unpick and start again
No 33: knit 3 items for jpie
just finished a 'froggie' scarf
No 43: change my front door
i have hated that door since we moved in on 22 jan 1993 - a long time to hate anything!! - but in july i changed it for a lovely dark green one which is far more in keeping
No 44: change all internal doors
i have hated the internal doors even more than the front one if that were possible. early last month they were all changed to lovely old-looking ones to match the front door - now all i've got to do is paint them!
No 61: see 3 shakespeare plays one of which i have never seen 'live' before
again not too difficult one would think but again time is the problem. this year i saw 'much' and last year is was 'r and j'. so this year it will have to be one i've not seen before ~ hmm!
No 74: read wordsworth's 'the prelude'
i am trying to re-read all the texts i studied for 'o' and 'a' level ~ this was one of them. we only did boook 1 for 'a' level but i am reading all of them ~ and both the 1805 and the 1850 versions. i must be mad ~ it's a jolly long job!!
i sometimes think i have set myself too difficult a challenge ~ given the time i have awailable
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