SNOW..........

What did I say in my last post...."hope it dosn't snow" well it has! remind me to keep my big gob shut. It started last night and this morning we had a good deep covering. Molly absolutely loved it and went like a mental thing all around the house she could not find ickle ball because it was lost in the snow so out came big ball and off she went.  I was suitable rugged up complete with bobble hat when big ball landed at my feet....big intake of air...... KICK....... down I went flat out on my back in the snow, I lay there laughing so much.

If you come near my ball I will av yer

Big mistake chook

Naughty Molly

WHOOSH..........

And the week has gone........Picked Bob up on Friday and like a child I was jumping up and down for him to get the new freesat box set up which was a priority......all done and what a difference! I could not care less about picture quality as long as I can make out the figures and hear what they are saying  BUT it is very clear and sharp even without me glasses.

An extra surprise was the new Take That CD.....First listen not sure too much Mark Owen for me......Second listen Yeh like this one and that one......Really quite like it now.

All flights for Christmas and the January crew are booked, I hope it does not snow and I cannot get to the airport!!!

GIANT...... great tit in field

Tits on the feeder

NEWS WEEK.........

Some good NEWS this week sister and brother in law from SA will be coming over to the UK this Christmas and will try and fit in a visit to France in January..........When its cold and will most probable be snowing, I did inform her of this fact but she said "thats what we are hoping for" All very well when its 38 degrees and you have just had a skinny dipping session in the pool.

NEWS from Wales regarding Nookie...........He went to a dressage competition  at the weekend and came 2nd in one class with 63% and 2nd again with 66% Bless his little cotton socks, it's been 10 weeks since he left France and I really did not expect him to be strutting his stuff so quick.  It was held at the local EC and appart from making the big mistake of taken 2 horses who sound as if they have bonded like glue, Rita was thrilled!!!

Best NEWS of all......... Bob home on Friday with hopefully a new sky box/freestat box any bloody box that lets me watch more channels than just ITV1 I really am a tele fan and I don't think I could manage NO tele especially at night....Thank goodness it stuck on ITV!!!

RAIN...........

It has not stopped raining for at least a week.....It seems like forever but it's only been a week. The pond has stayed at a constant level, thank goodness it has not turned into a lake, the surrounding area is another matter it looks like a bog. Poor Molly has been wet and then blow dried every day!!

Today has been beautiful, sunshine with warmth to it and dry, so lots of washing on the line and the windows opened.  Then it was into the garden filling the beds with horse poo, I have no horses and I am still shovelling shit.

The front drive gate was fitted this morning and very nice it looks......another project finished! "NEXT"

pond with overflow pipe

CATCH UP...........

Di called round on Friday, for one reason or another we have not had lunch for quite a while so after a survey of the pond and lots of none stop catch up we had a nice...NO bloody good!! Thai chicken curry all cooked by my own fair hand ;-) and some yummy Hagan Daz ice cream.

It does not matter what beautiful part of the world you live in......... when its cold grey and pouring with rain its just gawd dam ugly....Thank goodness for Strictly come Dancing......X Factor....Downton Abbey and Spooks, Invite for birthday nibbles and bubbles and  a wedding celebration meal next week......ROLL ON CHRISTMAS.

DON'T LIKE IT...........

The mess caused by digging a ditch.....the pipe has been laid and a pond shape has been dug out. We now have to wait to see where the water level is, the topsoil is being scraped off and some dips being filled in, then in spring it will be levelled, power harrowed and re-seeded......sounds very impressive but it just looks like a black muddy mess to me!!

Finished putting log rolls round my veggie plot and its been cleaned up for winter, I have dug a border in front of the wall and will fill it with bulbs.

pond......filling up

ditch and pipe

boys & their toys