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!!