JINGLE BELLS..........

Picked Bob up Friday, after watching the weather, Airport and RyanAir websites praying the snow wouldn't make an appearance, he arrived on time as we got in the car it was starting to snow quite hard but soon turned to rain Thank goodness.

We have had a lovely, quite, relaxing Christmas so far..... two days of chocolate and not much else, it has been bitter cold so after a morning of blowing moles up we slob out in the afternoon playing with our Xmas presents and thank goodness for Skype its great being able to chat to South Africa and the UK on Christmas day and Boxing day

Sister is on her way and I hope she has packed enough warm clothes and replaced her open toe sandels with wellies, they are in for a big shock when they land in the UK.

Off to Ikea tomorrow for a new wardrobe well that's the plan god knows what we will come back with......packet of candles no doubt!!

FIRST........

Christmas Dinner, which was excellent really enjoyed it, especially because I risked my life to get it. The Horse Groups Xmas bash had been on/off because snow was forcast so when they said yes its on I set off to Di's in a flurry of snow which was settling on the roads and decided I would stay over.....off we went and by the time we had stuffed our face it had turned into rain and felt considerably warmer......or so I thought!!!!! I decided to go home, the road from la coquille to Jumilhac was quite bad and there is a steep and twisting climb and it was covered in snow I just put my foot down and stayed in the middle of the road.....round the bend 1 car in the ditch 1 hanging over the edge and 2 cars stopped, but a gap in the middle which I headed for and kept going, after that it's mostly down hill but it took me ages to do that stretch and was happy to have made it home!

Bob arrived home on friday and he has had three lovely days...Blue skies a big yellow sun but quite nippy. We went for a long walk with Molly on Saturday to our favorite place and we all piled into the pickup to give it a run out Happy Days!!

I dont know why but moles send me into a rage and we seem to have a million of the bloody things, my garden is going to disappear into one big hole followed by the house. I use all the spoil for my veggie plot and new beds but it's a never ending mess and the more I clear them away the more pop up........SO we bought the bomb gizzmo that blows the blooooody things up, its gone off once and hey presto nothing for a day, its set up with a bucket over so molly and the chooks don't touch it......I have a horrible feeling they are going to get me back!

Thank goodness all the reality programmes have finished I feel I have been a slave to the television, most of it has been crap, the only excellent viewing has been Coronation Streets 50 years celebration and live episode which was FAN...TAS...TIC I have grown up with this programme and cannot believe its age.....Oooops do I mean my age!

ZERO......

Big fat one.............Not done a thing all week the weather has been SHITE......Snow, cold and misarable, missed 2 pilates sessions, Hair being cut and coloured, its looking long scraggy and a big brown stripe down the centre and a meal out!!

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!!!