Yawn Yawn, Wakey Wakey..!! MK 5

Good morning everyone on this lovely sunny Christmas Eve,

Mrs Shiney and I wish you a very happy and merry Christmas.

This will be our first Christmas at home since well back into the last millenium and we shan't be doing much at all. So no preparation necessary. Tonight we're off to my sister, just down the road, where there will be just a small group of our friends and tomorrow we have invited one of Mrs Shiney's patients for Christmas dinner as her husband is in hospital.

We don't do Christmas presents except for children and there aren't any in the family at the moment - we seem to be between generations although it's a big family :D. This morning I'll deliver the last of the presents to the children of my ex-staff :sleigh:

As today seems such a nice sunny one we shall probably get on with tidying up the garden.

Have a great day, keep well, and Merry Christmas to one and all :merryC:

 

Good morning everyone and a very Merry Christmas

Louise, you must have looked at my plan for today. We shall probably be clearing leaves from the flower beds, patio, car port, behind the summerhouse and all the other places they seem to hide themselves. Yesterday I gave the bottom end of the garden its last mowing of the year.

I hope Santa delivered all your presents early this year as I received a letter from him yesterday saying he had resigned. I hope he changes his mind for next year. I posted his letter elsewhere on GC but here it is


Santa is Quitting

T'was the night before Christmas,
Old Santa was pissed
He cussed out the elves and threw down his list
Miserable little brats, ungrateful little jerks,
I have a good mind to scrap the whole works
I've busted my ass for damn near a year
Instead of "Thanks Santa" what do I hear?

The old lady bitches cause I work late at night
The elves want more money - the reindeer all fight
Rudolph got drunk and goosed all the maids
Donner is pregnant and Blitzen has AIDS

And just when I thought that things would get better
Those assholes from the Revenue sent me a letter
They say I owe taxes - if that ain't damn funny
Who the hell ever sent Santa Clause money?

And the kids these days - they all are the pits
They want the impossible ...Those mean little shits
I spent a whole year making wagons and sleds
Assembling dolls...Their arms, legs and heads
I made a ton of yo yo's - No request for them
They want computers and robots...Am I IBM?

Flying through the air...dodging the trees
Falling down chimneys and skinning my knees
I'm quitting this job...there's just no enjoyment
I'll sit on my fat ass and draw unemployment
There's no Christmas this year...now you know the reason
I found me a blonde.. I'm going SOUTH for the season!!

Enjoy your day :D

 

Good morning everyone,

I hope you all had a very good Christmas .

Today is very unusual for me as it's the only day in my diary, for the last seven months, that has nothing in it . Although Mrs Shiney has some patients coming this morning and wants me to make lunch for one of them. She's a lady who is very seriously ill and travels a long way to get here.

I'm not sure what the weather is going to do today . It's dry and mild but dull and I can't tell whether the sun will come out. The forecast shows sunny until Friday.

I think I'll give gardening a miss today and go for a little walk

Have a great day :D

 

Good morning Shiney and all my other friends,the weather is quite lovely here,12 degrees centigrade,no wind :WINK1: and have been out with my furry friends and now intend to carry on with the last 0f my 6ft fencing panels,have a great day my friends and please stay safe.

 

Good morning everyone,

Woo, don't overdo things .

Kandy, I hope your cold gets better soon :thumb:. I walked into the village and I got quite hot as it is so mild with the sun was shining, and there was no wind. After half a mile I had taken my scarf off and undone my coat. On the walk back the wind got up quite strongly and was making it feel a bit chilly so back on with the scarf and I did my coat up - only to find I was getting too hot

Moyra, I hope your washing gets dry

Enjoy your Boxing Day

 

Good morning Kandy and everyone,

Yes, Kandy, my Unguicularis are flowering. We didn't get around to taking off all last year's dead leaves from them so it looks a matted mess at the base :(

We always clear the leaves off the flower beds otherwise we get incaded with slugs. Some of the beds still need doing but the snowdrops are already coming through so we'll have to be very careful.

When I went on my walk to the village I saw that the farmer had been clearing all the plants, shrubs and trees that had been growing in the ditch. He's neglected to do it for at least ten years. As we are still in drought conditions here (sort of) he obviously took advantage of being able to get down into the ditch as well as using some of his heavy machinery. There's not a drop of water in the ditch and usually, by this time of year, it's a couple of feet deep.

We're out for lunch today (Indian restaurant in the village) as my sister is taking the close family out to celebrate her 70th birthday. There will be a big party for friends and family at the end of January. This will be in the village hall as there will be about 100 of us.

I wish all of you good health - and, Kandy, don't be greedy with that cold and just get rid of it.

Have a great day :D