Good evening my beautiful family and friends xxxx I'm changing tradition this week and attempting to do my blog a night and day earlier, because to tell you the truth, not sure hour much power will be available tomorrow and my iPad runs out quick when it's not on the battery! I'm sitting in my loungeroom at the moment, listening to the wind howling outside and I know tomorrow it is expected to be much worse. I actually love storms :) as long as I don't have to be out in them! Something that is quite strange with all this wind and rain coming, it is not actually cold yet, it's still 16.5 degrees in my flat and I haven't had to heat it at all yet, I'm hoping I can get away without heating it for another month, depending of course how cold it does actually get, but I have noticed quite a change to the weather and it has swung into autumn quite quickly and considering we are only eight weeks to Christmas, the weather is still very mild for England :)
Yes I said that dreaded Christmas word! Lol but this year when I thought I was going to be on my lonesome, I now have something to look forward to, one of my adorable niece's (Cate and her boyfriend Simon) are coming to spend a few days with me over Christmas, which I'm very excited about as it will the only family close to me at Christmas.
I had a chuckle to myself today in Tesco's, as I did my shopping, had a bit of a browse through the clothing section, look was I see in front of me..... First thought that jumps into my mind "Mr Darcey" out of Bridget Jones lol I kept looking around hoping I might find him amongst the menswear, but sadly I think, my Mr Perfect, "He thinks I'm perfect, just the way I am" may have exited the building! You know Christmas is close when everything Christmasey is on the shelves that you could possibly want. Well all I want for Christmas is joy and happiness :) for me and all my beautiful family and friends :)
I'm hoping though we can face time or skype with family at home, so that will bring us all together for the festive season xxxx. This day and age, we are so lucky aren't we? It made me think of a conversation with my Dad, before I left to come away, we had a discussion one day about how much technology has changed, he was saying that fifty years ago, or even longer than that, when he was a boy, he dreamed of rockets strapped to someone's back, rockets have come along in leaps and bounds, how computers which were great mainframe computers which use to take up the whole office, now we scroll up and down on our iPads or even check out the internet on our mobile phones or have thousands of pics on one little portable USB 8g or more memory stick or the tiny SD cards in our Camera's, just pull it out, put it in the machine down the chemist or photoshop, print of pics, or connect it to your IPad and share your photo's with the www. These days we get to see and hear each other on free apps such as Skype and face time from one side of the world to the other! I am sounding "old" now myself, when memories of me travelling to New Zealand with two of my girlfriends, when I was a mere 17/18. We didn't have mobiles, nor internet, we didn't even have international dialing in everyone's home. I remember having to ring reverse charges to Mum and Dad's. So can you imagine how far technology will go in another 50 yrs, I won't be here to physically witness it, but my kids will. My prediction is that all babies born within the next fifty years will be tagged electronically like they tag animals now with microchips, I think it is only a matter of time, before that becomes a reality and a form of identification, that no one can forge.
Slightly changing the subject, I have had a lovely week here this week. Last Saturday I went into Bath for a late afternoon get together with some workmates for a send of for Victoria, the young lass who is leaving to have her baby. We met at the Cosy Club, which was absolutely packed with people, seems to be the "in" place to be in Bath. I met up with some old staff members and got to meet some new ones that I had only met over the phone, mostly women, a few brought their little ones along, I decided I was well and truly out of practise! Helen and Rob, don't rush Mum, not quite sure Nanny is ready lol I am sure I will be when the right time comes along for either one of my kids to decide to have a family :) I will get the chance to spoil them and give them plenty of my loving warm hugs xxxx
The lovely Victoria, whom I have taken over from at work. This was her birthday a couple of weeks ago. The office has a special hat that all birthday bearer's have to wear for the day!
My work colleagues :) from left, Victoria, whom has left now :( Ali, and Ceri. Ali is an Engagement Worker and Ceri is a Personal Adviser for youth between the ages of 13 - 19.
Smiley Ali :) I was sitting next to him, but now have progressed to sitting opposite the Line Manager Mary and unfortunately am sitting on the radiator! They tell me I will appreciate it through winter. I don't at the moment, still want summer clothes on, it's darn hot, next to it!
At the Cosey Club in Bath, Victoria, Cheryl and ex employee Emma :)
Not the most flattering shot Ali lol but I had to have one with Victoria :)
Now on another subject, I just want to remind you of the hazards of walking in the British countryside. Some of you know that I have been doing quite a bit of walking and the consequences of that mean that I quite frequently have to dive into a hedge or bush on the side of a narrow lane. So if you ever come this way I want you to be watchful for this horrid bush!
Looks harmless enough, but on closer inspection, or just a slight brush up against, you will be Stung by Nettles! Which let me tell you is not a nice feeling, much the same as being stung by a wasp or a bee :( but if you look very closely around the bush for a plant that resembles this one...
Grab it quick and rub it all over where you have the stings and the red skin and it works it's magic. I haven't found out why, but it's called the Doc leaf! Maybe it saves a trip to the doc's lol I now carry one with me, Incase I have to lee pinto bush land without notice! I am loving walking and I am such a gorgeous spot around where I am, but now with working such long hours, it's too late to go at night or too early in the morning, so I go in my lunch hour, which is great :) I often get lost, but I carry my gps on my phone now.
Oh I wouldn't mind living here :)
Such a lovely horse
He or she come up to talk to me at the fence when I walked past on one of my walks :)
I am sorry I don't have lots of interesting places to show you at the moment, I am afraid the weather here is starting to become a bit gloomy, but I am thinking of going to see Amanda's mum in a few weeks time if I can, as I just found out a while ago that we both share the same birthday, so that's pretty amazing! So I might just have to go visit her and her hubby and have a bit of a celebration for our special day! I'm finding the social life here a bit light on, I would like a bit of interaction, but I think that it will come in time, when I get into a few more things. I'm actually considering joining a photography class which starts again soon, but the guy said they might hold off till next year now. I'm also thinking of learning some Scottish dancing :) a friend from work, was going to let me know the where and when of it soon, I think I would enjoy any kind of dancing to be truthful, I sooooo miss dancing!
Well I had some interaction with the opposite sex today, but not in the way your probably thinking lol I had a visit from the Pest Control man, yep had some pests to get rid of! Darn field flies by the hundreds, or what you call cluster flies. Anyway you have never seen anything quite so funny as the guy trying to show me up the ladder, to look into the loft, tiny torch, clinging to the ladder with all my life, I hate ladders! It was one of those ones with round slats, so uncomfortable on your feet! Anyway the outcome was good, we set a few bombs (smoke) in the loft and he treated all my sash windows and hopefully the buggers won't come in now to hibernate. It was nice to have a chat with Tony, we chatted about Canada as he had travelled there and of course my Aussie accent, had a cuppa and he helped me get my dining room table up the stairs for me, much better than where it was sitting downstairs at the front entrance lol I just need to get some chairs now Cate and Simon, and we're set for Christmas, only eight weeks on Wed :)
Well my lovelies, it is way past my bed time, well and truly now, although the clock has just been set back an hour, so I guess that means it will start to be dark at 4.30pm soon. I know it's very late now, but I wasn't tired, I can sleep in tomorrow in the storm.
Lots of love to you all xxxxx oh. And a very big happy 65th birthday to my sister Shirley on the 31st xxxx
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