HAPPY NEW WEEK!
I hope everyone has a good week.
The new moon (the dark moon) is Monday, the 13th.
I don't have any interesting news. We had a record-breaking very warm day early in the week. I stood outdoors, breathed deeply, looked over my patch, and said a final good-bye to summer. Now it's getting colder and all I want to do is eat and sleep!
Take care of yourselves!
Heather B said:Well, my fall has had an unexpected consequence - I had a load of investigations when in hospital and have now been informed that I have a tumour in my right kidney. Have been referred to Urology to determine whether it is malignant or not. I had no symptoms and would never have known but for the fall. Every cloud has a silver lining :-)
It is frequently said that things happen for a reason. Let's hope this is dealt with quickly - and fingers crossed it's not malignant!
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
We were relieved of our luggage and given a short ride to the Terminal. As we entered the queue to book in, we could see that something unusual was happening. People in the queue were talking animatedly. We were given a printed letter from the cruise line to read, which I read out loud to my OH. It began with an apology but said that they hoped we would understand -- in view of the impending storm there would be major changes to the Itinerary. As we read, it became apparent that our main destination to The Azores was to be scrapped, and we would begin our journey by visiting nearby Ireland whilst the storm passed us by. If anyone wanted to cancel boarding, they could leave now and could go to a desk to discuss the arrangements. We learned from a fellow passenger that two couples from our group had already left.
We both looked at one another. We were agreed that we were very disappointed, but didn't need to discuss it much as we were there in the queue to board, and had our suitcases, and Bonnie already ensconced with my OH's sister. We stayed in the queue and checked in. As we got aboard, we found that we could have our cabin available after cleaning, so we dumped our stuff and went for a cuppa. Everyone we met was talking about the storm and the changes made.
It was a grey day but dry as we sailed away - here is the iconic Liver Building on the Pier Head at Liverpool.
We unpacked and rested, then we were booked for late sitting for dinner. We were looking forward to meeting our fellow travellers, as we had requested a table for six as our preference. We were shown to a very nice table, but it was for four. Um. We waited, then ordered from the menu. No one appeared, so we ate alone. The waiter cleared the other half of the table. I joked that my OH would have to listen to my wittering for a fortnight! In the event, no one ever turned up, and after a week the waiter stopped bothering to lay the table for four. It was disappointing as we hoped to find friends but it was not to be. My OH decided that the other couple may have come on the trip as a last minute bargain, and they didn't want to eat late, so were eating in the buffet instead.