Wednesday 31 December 2008
I think this year has possibly been one of the crappiest ones I’ve ever had. The worst thing of course is my mother’s on-going battle with bowel cancer, diagnosed just before Christmas 2007 and since subjected to two sessions of chemotherapy and half a course of radiotherapy. The good news is that [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Goodbye (and good riddance) 2008
Posted in family, home on 31 December 2008 | 5 Comments »
OK, That’s Weird
Posted in Things that cause me amusement, home on 30 December 2008 | 2 Comments »
Tuesday 30 December 2008
OK, so although I like to think of myself as ‘worldly-wise’ there are still things that surprise me in the sort of way that makes Alex roll her eyes and say “oh mum!” This morning I was asked to complete an online survey, one of those that pays you 50p for this [...]
Shoe Fetish, the Continuing Saga
Posted in family, friends, home, shopping on 29 December 2008 | 5 Comments »
Monday 29 December 2008
Call it my wicked sense of humour, but there have been so many visitors to my site who seem to have arrived following the search term ’shoe fetish’ that I couldn’t resist a sequel. Thank you to my good friend Mandy who gave me this present to hang on my Christmas tree [...]
Merry Christmas
Posted in family, farm, friends, home on 24 December 2008 | 4 Comments »
Wednesday 24 December 2008
Even though the Christmas spirit has still not come upon us, I’ve finished cleaning, wrapping, shopping and panicking. We’ve been socialising this week with various friends and neighbours, and this evening we’re going to Terri and Steve’s for the evening as we usually do on Christmas Eve. This year will see the [...]
Did Lunch
Posted in home on 22 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Monday 22 December 2008
I met up with my friend C and my sister today in Wetherspoons for lunch. We were there for hours: they were very tolerant. Having said that, they were also pretty empty so probably glad of the custom. We started with a drink which lasted us through the first hour of conversation, [...]
Still Not Feeling It!
Posted in family, friends on 21 December 2008 | 3 Comments »
Sunday 21 December 2008
This is our friend Steve at the gathering we went to yesterday evening. He likes having his photo taken and every time he pulls a face I threaten him with public exposure on my blog. This is his smiley, ready-for-Christmas face. I wish I had one of those!
So …. I’ve wrapped the [...]
Getting There … Gradually
Posted in family, friends, home, shopping on 19 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Friday 19 December 2008
I can’t believe the week has flown by so quickly and I’ve got so little achieved. It seems that just when I get motivated and underway something crops up that requires my immediate attention so by the time I get back I’ve either forgotten what I was doing or lost all motivation [...]
Off To The Seaside
Posted in Days Out, family, home, shopping on 16 December 2008 | 3 Comments »
Monday 15 December 2008
Alex had a dentist appointment this morning and asked if I’d drive her there to keep her company as she’s usually terrified of the whole experience. As is quite often the case, the anticipation is far worse than the actual event and although she needed a filling, there was no sign of [...]
The Bodmin and Wenford Steam Railway
Posted in Days Out, Eating Out, friends, home on 14 December 2008 | 3 Comments »
Sunday 14 December 2008
A couple of days ago our neighbour came over to ask us if we’d like to help the family celebrate her husband’s 60th birthday with lunch on a steam train, one of his interests. We said we’d be delighted so this morning at 10.00 am we set off for Cornwall, which was [...]
OK, I Think It’s Official
Posted in Freecycle, family, farm, home on 12 December 2008 | 3 Comments »
Friday 12 December 2008
I’ve decided it’s official: my life at the moment is really boring. I’m just working, either indoors or out, catching up on the eternal paperwork, trying to stay on top of chores that need doing and basically trying not to freeze to death.
My excitement today was that Alex came home from University [...]
