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I have three photographs for you. The first is Sooty doing his balancing act on the scratching post. The second is a surprise in the garden,despite all the horrendous weather Margaret's rose has another bloom opening and a few more buds ready. and finally I found the final two types of beer in the shop today,that's that place all done now and I have a good selection for the festive season stashed away,there is bound to be something visitors like,just a bottle of Bushmills and a bottle o…

I mentioned my new kitchen gadget,well here it is. An Electric Teppanyaki Table Top Grill Griddle. It is 45cmX24cm so is much better than my 27cm frying pan for doing full English breafasts all in one shot. It has 5 heats settings and with a trough and a slide in drip tray perect for the job ad very easy to clean. The photos are just after my first clean and test run, here I have the pan on a medium heat before making bacon and egg to go into butties for lunch and they were delicious. Tomo…

No sun today a rather hazy gloomy day but warm enough.I wandered over to Iceland and arrived smack on half eight just as the doors opened. I did my shopping parted with £40 arranged delivery for 1pm and ambled back towards the bridge. I took a long shot of a wood pigeon a good distance away,the photo is not great but I think they are a pretty bird. There is a little boat named Junkette up for sale in the yard,she is a tidy looking craft and a long way from home base. She was built in Poole…

Today I awoke to a clear blue sky.a promising start to the day. After sorting the cats and having breakfst I checked on the front garden. Still scruffy but short and scruffy so it was time to try the mower. The first job was to rake yesterday strimmer grass cuttings and then weed the border. this all took an hour such was the state of things. Next after a coffee I mowed the larger section,a 5 minute break then back to the smaller section. another hour gone and with a tiring back I took a lon…

After a long hard battle trying to beat back trouble caused by years of fixing farm machinery in fields and barns in all weathers and sports injuries I am waving he white flag. This means changes in my lifestyle I knew would happen sometime. My GP has told me what not to do ,what to do less and what to carry on with. The list isn't good but I have no choice if I want to stay mobile. No more lugging heavy shopping, no more ladders not even stepladders,the latter because the back spasms are…

With the good weather holding a trip to mother's was on. I bussed to within a mile of her place then walked the rest strolling through the rezza on the way. It is a tranquil little spot amongst the bustle of industry and traffic. I took a few snaps Click here After a good visit I left and feeling good decided to try the big climb home. I strooled past the famr under the railway bridge,took a deep breathe and started up.The weather was glorious even on the top and I faired well. I was a l…

After being cabined up since Sunday due to heavy rain and gales today we finally got a break. As this break is only going to last today with the rain returning tomorrow and Sunday I made the most of it. Deciding today was the best day to get my big shop in I strolled over to town this morning. I was there early so no annoying crowds to get under my feet,shopping done I returned on the 9:40 made a couple of bacon buns and sat out to eat them.The weather wasn't warm enough for tee shirt and short…

I am sorry I haven't been around much.Things are not so good here. As you all know Jenny has been taken ill and I am not getting any more news from Mandi,my only soures are through Max and Gracie,Mandoi has stopped relaying messages through Ellen. This comes on top of the anniversary of my beloved Margaret's death and helping Ellen an Colin to get moved out,I haven, even spoken to my mother in days, something I will rectify now. TGake care folks and Have a very Merry Christmas. Big hugs to yuo g…

After an iffy start to the day the afternoon brought sunshine.I sat in the garden for a while before getting restless as always so I decided to do a bit of clearing. Slowly but surely I am getting the patch at the side of the house cleared and today I managed to reach the wall at the front of the house. There is still a lot of rubbish to clear but today I made big inroads getting the large garden waste wheelie half full before my back called full time. Having learned harsh lessons over the ye…

Iset off for a nice stroll along the prom to the park and came across this So had to climb back up the hill and start again From there It was through the park to the wild area then home Not quite 3 miles but enough as I cut the front grass on my return Lots of lovely scents wafting on a gentle breeze

The day set off cold and dark with a hint of rain in the air. It is my day yo visit my mother and I got a lift both ways from a neighbour which was good. when I returned the weather was still threatening sso I decided to cut as much of the grass as I could before it came. I got the front mowed and strimmed in quick time with no interuptions,then had lunch. After lunch the weather had improved greatly and the sun seemed to be winnig the weather battle and it did win in the end. I managed to cu…

I am sending my fondest regards to Jenny today,a dear,dear friend I have been lucky enough to meet online and visit 3 times. Have a good one old pal. hugs and kisses always. Mickey xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Twelve old contacts from Multiply made it here around the same time I did. 3 didn't settle and wandered off pretty quickly, 6 visit very occasionally and post little,2 comment most days and post daily,this leaves only one from the refugees who comments daily,that's Jenny. I guess being my friend she would. As I have mentioned enough times the photo posting is a waste of time looks like blogging is going the same way. I will give it until the new year to see if things pick up as there not enoug…

Do you still use a cheque book?that's check to you lot over the pond by the way.I just wondered how many do nowadays,a neighbour I met earlier said she was going to post a cheque for something. That got me thinking about the last cheque I wrote or indeed where my cheque book is. I wandered off to find it and discovered the last cheque was my quarterly electricity bill written in October 2008 for the princely sum of £27:41,the bill for the same period last year was £84:30. This year is eve…

We have had flurries of snow again today,not lots just enough for me to curtail my walk and head back to the cabin. I only got 1 mile in today,maybe tomorrow I'll have more luck. I decided on poached eggs on toast for lunch,after a bowl of Mushroom soup which went down well with bread. As I was taking two eggs to the pan one slipped,now juggling eggs is not my strong suit especially as one hand was already holding one. I missed the egg brought my knee up in a reflex action and neatly cracke…

Another wet one here as I start on day 2 of the clear out.I have to phone the town hall and see which day they can collect the two divans and the chest of drawers. Then is is into battle,I am not missing out on walking because it is raining again gggrrrr. The news from my daughter is the likeliest day for her to turn up is Thursday if all goes to plan so not a lot of time left. I have a pan of lamb stew in the slow cooker so I won't be spending time prepping meals. Catch you in a little while…

The rain came as I wandered off for a stroll this morning. This meant I had to cut through the allotments and head homeward. Then it happened,the aroma from heaven drifted to meet me. The local chippy had their smell magnet on full throttle. I was powerless to resist and ended up with fish and chips for lunch and it drove the rainy day blues away. Memories of childhood visits to the chippy flitted through my feeble brain. Back then the means of wrapping the delights of fish and chips was a li…

A much calmer day today with the sun trying to win the battle of the skies. The cats have kept me entertained for a little while this morning. Sooty playing hide and seek waiting to pounce on any passing toy mice. Meanwhile Zazzles was hiding behind the driftwood trying to ambush live prey from the bird feeder. Tiring of his game Sooty went to join him. Both ventures ended in failure of course and the cats slunk off to greener pastures. All is quiet now and time for a trip to the po…

We had a visit from Stephen this afternoon,he is off work on a long weekend. Ellen decided to start painting the front windows and got onto the little porch roof to do one of them,even then her suffering from ducks disease ( short legs) she needed the steps to reach the top. The far end of the window is out of reach so Stephen brought his ladders round and did that part. He suffers from the same fear of heights as Ellen and me plus his back is not clever either so he didn't want to tackle my be…

I got a shock this morning when I went to the local Post Office,the shutters were down and the ATM was offline.A passing girl told me they closed yesterday.I have heard no news of the closure so don't know if it is permanent or new management are moving in.This is a bad blow for the folks this end of the island especially the older ones who draw their pensions there.The easiest post office to get to now will mean taking a bus into town and with winter not far off it will be a hard journey for t…