Hallo all. Re dishwashers, we just fill it up and run it whenever that happens. Re gifts, my OH was fretting again that my hedge trimmer wasn't much of a 'gift' even though I wanted it. I got it organized today, charged the battery and it's all ready to go. Meanwhile, he's thrilled with the four-slice toaster, which seems to the job in record time.
AQ: Re a previous 'thought,' what bothers me is that I eat light and healthy between New Year and Christmas but then undo it all just between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Went for a walk this morning and all kinds of bits were jiggling along behind.
Heather: I'm sure your gift from daughter wasn't mere wrinkle cream but a very exotic and expensive moisturizer. :-) Maybe buy her a book on how to stay in shape as you age? Just kidding.
Lindybird: A too-small hat and ice-defrosting spray for the car? And no flowers either. :-( By the way, what made you decide on that lovely painting of the sailboats rather than one of the two you'd previously mentioned? I love the winter-time photos. I always liked walking in winter when I lived there - it's quiet and sort of contemplative time of year.
Diane: Is it your computer or just online access? We've been repeatedly bumped offline at certain times each day recently; the techy folks said it was simply that too many people were zooming, etc. Do hope it's a comparatively easy fix.
OG: Oh geez. No flowers for you either - and no houseplant - what does it take I ask! Personalized signs on the motorways, as in "Don't forget the flowers for your wife"? That raspberry pavlova must've been wonderful - and chocolate cake too. I've put on weight just reading about it.
A lovely sunset here tonight, with a storm working its way down the coast. Grandson and partner are coming down tomorrow for lunch. I told him we had leftovers, etc., but he insists on bringing everything and will do all the work, 'so you don't have to do anything and can relax with a glass of wine." What a sweetie he's turned into. I'm very lucky.
Have a good Sunday all.
This was mine
Morning all: Re jigsaws, I can't imagine what inspired me to get Starry Night. I think I manage to place about 5 pieces each evening. Glad the storm wasn't too bad - I spoke to my niece in Newport Pagnell yesterday and some areas there were flooded.
PatO: I too learned to touch-type at a tender age and was interested to read that you can still do it (as I can) but wouldn't be able to 'place' the letters.. Same here. That must be what they call muscle memory, which our Tai Chi teacher is always banging on about (in the nicest possible way). I bet that if we had to imagine typing something, we could 'reconstruct' the keyboard on a piece of paper.
Lindybird: That's a nice compromise over the picture, with the added financial benefit. I suggest you take the difference and buy yourself a treat or three. Sure hope your cousin's family recovers quickly. I was reading some time back that blood type may have something to do with how the virus affects individuals, but haven't seen anything since. We're all consumed with speculating on what other damage The Great Orange Narcissist will inflict before he leaves office.
AQ: Hope the cool weather sticks around a bit. I've got five Michael Connelly books (detective mysteries set in LA) that I reserved and that all somehow arranged to arrive at the library on the same day. Then, having been 57 in a reserve line of about 130 for the new Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling's adult pen name) book, got a note that it was ready for pick up. Went to collect it and OMG - it's more than 900 pages! I hope it doesn't fall on me when I'm reading in bed - I see a bloody nose and black eyes. Won't need any fitness program after lugging that around the house.
And yes, toast is on the menu - at least this morning.
Quite by accident started reading Jeffrey Archer...'Nothing ventured ' and actually quite a nice interesting read. 1st of his series , William Warwick, as I read somewhere ",not a Detective story more a story about a Detective"