HAPPY NEW WEEK!
I hope everyone has a good week.
Winter has arrived on my patch. We had 2.5 inches (6.35 centimeters) of snow with 40 mph wind gusts on Thursday. It has melted now.
I left a carrot in the opening of the groundhog's burrow before the storm, but he didn't eat it. He's probably gone into hibernation. I left his carrot, in case we get the brief warm up predicted for Sunday and Monday.
I laughed this morning. Even with the cold, there was a lone surviving super mosquito flying around my bedroom.
Love and hugs to everyone!
Yesterday shopping trip and lunch went without a hitch – and mostly managed to keep reasonably warm. Looked at Christmas items in garden centre, but only bought a few sweet treats in the Waitrose part of the store – no decorative tat. Lunch was okay – J had his usual Farmers’ breakfast, OH and I had Christmas special sandwiches – they came with fries, so didn’t eat it all, but he ate my share of “pigs in blankets” and gravy along with his own. Butcher shopping went well – found all we were there for. All went quickly so we were home in full daylight, and completed dividing and freezing meats as necessary.
Having a very normal quiet Thursday today.
HEATHER – hope you won’t be kept waiting too long for scan result. Hospital parking seems quite inadequate everywhere these days. J’s breakfast is not a hash – just a full plateful of all the “usual” things – because it is on the border it includes English and Scottish variations!.
DIBNLIB – black forest hot chocolate! Can’t even begin to imagine it!
ANNETTE – enjoy the TXgiving meal with the family. Any chance grandson can join you?
PAT – pleased to read that your ankle is improving.
AQ – sorry about fridge – good luck with choices for replacement.
Must stop – been told it’s time for my shower if I am to fit in with cooking for dinner.
Happy Thanksgiving to those of you across the pond! Hope you are having a great day.
I had a super day yesterday. I went on a U3A coach trip (yes AQ a coach trip) to Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. A very famous grand estate. They had a huge Christmas market which had a great atmosphere. I enjoyed looking at it but didn’t buy anything, I felt that things were overpriced. My friend and I then had lunch (of course) It sounds as if we had something similar to OG’s lunch yesterday. A big bap (bread roll) filled with warm turkey, stuffing, cranberry with roast potatoes. I didn’t have the gravy. I didn’t see how it would work!!! It was very delicious. We then went round the house to look at the decorations. They were very well done. Tasteful I think. Mind you, the dining table was amazing. All round the house were 197 little mice. Each one individually dressed and following a theme of getting the Christmas meal ready. Here are a few pictures from the house. There are mice on the stairs and, of course, on the cheese.
We then had a walk out in the park.
Next was a return to the cafe for a cup of tea and a big piece of cake!!!
Finally, after dark at about 4.30, we followed a light trail round the gardens. It was magical. I absolutely loved it. We set off home at 6pm.
Lovely pictures Rusty. I can see how you enjoyed it so much. Not to mention the lunch!
RUSTY - Thank you so much for the photos and description of your day. My late OH visited Chatsworth but I have never been. I seem to remember that it is/was the home of the Dukes of Devonshire ? They were related to the family that my OH worked for. I think !! Now I'll have to do some checking to find out if I'm talking rubbish ( not unusual). What a super day you had - one to remember.