Old Style Daily Thursday 05 December 2024

Gers

Morning all. 

Gers

It's dark and wet outside. Yesterday was a lovely chilled day until the very minute I set foot outside at 2.30p.m. when the heavens opened with a vengeance. My meeting turned out to be more OK than I expected. 

This morning is my pool exercise session then a quick catch up with an acquaintance. So, a quiet day.  Hope all is well with everyone. 

-taff

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Ding dong merrily on high,
In heav’n the bells are ringing:
Ding dong! verily the sky
Is riv’n with angel singing.
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!

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Morning! We've got double threads going on again I see. It's raining so that's a good excuse to do a bit of a house blitz and book a tip run. I'm definitely going to pay for the kitchen today and take their cabinet feet back, I'm sure someone else can use them. The little princess is feeling off today, it usually happens when she throws up a furball so I expect I'll find one of those in a bit, hopefully I don't stand stand in it. Other than that and a phone call from the doc, I am not doing anything else. I might even watch a film...

Chris, have a lovely time! Gers, that's a result about the meeting Yorkslass, a treat from you to you is a great idea! snoozer, hope you're having a rest now! Coxy, omg, that's a bit steep isn't it [ from someone who hasn't bought stamps for ages] . Hope the weather where you are is not the weather here, have a good day all....

iris

Morning everyone and 'thank you' for starting us off Gers.

It's a dark/wet morning here atm.

Hope you all have a good day. xx

Chrisca50

Morning all

Yup, 2 threads up today.  I've cut and pasted into this one now!

Day out today.  Going to see Peter Kay at the O2 later but getting there early to go on the cable car and a look round the shops.  Meeting up with family for a meal before the show.  Looking forward to exercising my chuckle muscles!

Pouring with rain at the moment but weather forecast says it will be dry for the cable car later.  Hope it's not too windy.

Have a good day all and hugs to the poorlies xx

carolbee

Morning all, fabulous day in London yesterday at Dennis Severs house in Spitalfields then on to see a choir in Hackney. 

Weekly aqua session today then packing to go off to Wiltshire to see family tomorrow 
have a good day all 

AlwaysAllie

Morning all
Much brighter and drier today - yesterday was horrid.   Managed to fill the garden waste bin for its last collection of the year, then made some fire starters as presents with melted wax and spices in cupcake papers - they came out well.
Electricity is off for a few hours this morning so a trip to local garden centre with Christmas displays followed by coffee is on the cards. 

Later I’ll be making a new recipe which is a leek sauce type base then you sit pigs in blankets in it and cover with star shapes cut from puff pastry - looks nice in the magazine! 

Hope everyone has a good day
AA

remmie

Good morning all, pretty dull outside, rain promised later.

OH didn't get the lights put up yesterday, he got waylaid as men do while looking for the extension lead, which obviously wasn't in the shed. He'll probably get on with them today, we can't be the only ones with no lights up! 

Need to crack on with the xmas shopping, really not looking forward to it. I dislike shopping at the best of times. I've also got some cards to post. We don't send cards to our neighbours, we all decided a few years ago to donate to charity instead, which was when the men decided to do the light show.

Enough waffling from me, have a good day all.

IzzyBee

Morning everyone thanks for the carol Taff nice cheerful start to the day I’m off to do a cleaning job soon then not a lot happening. My Lidl app won’t work I’ve had one off the staff look at it it’s just on a loop constantly telling me to sign in I’ve deleted it an put it back and turned on and off bar hitting it with a hammer got in touch with customer service acknowledged my email will be back in touch to help never heard another thing I’ve give up . It’s dry here and windy at the minute I’m hoping to get back without getting wet it’s forcast later . Allie your recipe sounds lovely Chrisca enjoy Peter Kay hope it’s not to windy carolbee what a busy couple of days pleased you had a good time . Gers enjoy your pool excercise you put me to shame . Thinking of all the poorlies hugs to those that need them have a good day everyone whatever you are doing 

WickedLady4

Morning all. Dull and damp here this morning.

Busy day at the Larder yesterday but I did pick up a small beef joint, which has now been halved and put in the freezer. I'm trying not to add too many things as I've a Christmas order coming on Tuesday and need to make sure there's room for it. After that I'll indulge in a few Christmas bits.

@Chrisca50 I did the cable car once but found it very steep going up! The photos show me smiling bravely

I've started reading Nigel Slater's Christmas Chronicles, which is a celebration of winter, interspersed with good sounding recipes. Very tempted to buy pears now to do his mulled pear recipe. Apparently there's also an older recipeswith Marsala wine, which we just happen to have in the cupboard.................

Second cup of tea is calling so will bid you farewell and wish you all a good day.

TravellingAbuela

Morning folks and thanks GERS. I logged in earlier when there were two threads ongoing. I decided to come back and see which one got going! 

It's miserable here after a few bright but chilly days. Apparently the weather is going to be very grim over the next few days, with possible snow thrown in the mix. SNOOZER I hope you have packed your winter woollies but enjoy your break whatever the weather. You deserve a rest after all the childminding. I remember well how I looked forward to a break from the DGDs, as much as I loved them!!

Plans went awry yesterday, as they do! The bottoming in readiness for the decs going up didn't happen as I got sidetracked with other bits of jobs which took up all morning. So it might happen today. Have a good day folks if you can and ((HUGS)) for all in need of one. Take care all and stay safe xx