Good evening Bloggets. Well after a
huge panic attack with Hub and myself, where it involved the internet, Alexa
and picking Hubs brains considering he once was head of International
development and this included so much travel around the world, so obviously he
would know and understand my predicament? What is it I hear you shouting?
You know our Son is on holiday in Cuba. Well 2 a.m. earlier
today I received a text from him saying Hi Mum tomorrow we are going to
Trinidad.
Say what? Alexa informed me it was just over one thousand six
hundred miles away from where he was or, is, in Cuba. The distance between Edinburgh and London is something like three hundred
miles. How much would that cost? How long would he be in transit?
Answer thanks to Google, $720 what’s that, about £500? And almost
three hours in the air. For one night?
Well as if I’m not with a more speedily heartbeat until he’s
home, without having to worry about him doing that?
A couple of texts later, I learned that our Sons parents are
not as good at geography as they thought they were.
So, it’s not Trinidad in Tobago,
But Trinidad in Cuba. A bus ride away. Half an hour. They are
still staying overnight, but not flying. Then Hub reminded me that actually
they may have been safer in the air as on the roads. Haha.
With a 19th century colonial home, now turned
into a Museum, and the finest Spanish mansion’s and churches. Higgledy piggledy cobblestone peter out into the
mountains. You can take a steam train to the sugar plantations and enjoy horse
riding along the beautiful white sands. Learn how to Salsa dance and enjoy the
local music. So much public art,
Marble sculptures and benches adorn the cities square
surrounded by historic buildings. Amazing restaurants with views. Beautiful coloured
buildings including the colour turquoise. He’s
still going to Havana, but not overnight, just for the day. They have made
friends so are going with them. I must say, Trinidad sounds stunning when you
read more about it. If you have been there or live there, would be great to
hear from you.
My heart had a normal beat after half an hour. And then left
to sleep before waking up today and meeting our friend going to the shops as the
weather was awful. Hub got some new clothes and I bought some nice Christmas
gifts and I know, already, it’s too early, but we have so many people to buy
for, if I get it done now, when it comes to December, I just need to have focus
for two people the most difficult to buy for, Hub and Boy Wonder. I have
Shamrocks gift half of my Brothers and Sister in laws, and Hubs brother and
sister in law too. I have two of my friends bought for and half of another, so
about eleven other people to buy for, friends and a couple of special
neighbours. Everyone in our street are all friends but we only buy for a couple
of neighbours. Have done since we moved in as I’m close friends with the lady.
I have noticed this year, there are some really unusual ornaments
for Christmas. Some beautiful, some unusual and some totally different to what I
have seen before.
But it’s still ridiculous buying for Christmas in October.
Though I am looking forward to the season of Christmas. And we have some lovely
plans for the lead up to the big day.
But enough about the C, word for now. let’s think about
Diwali, our beautiful neighbours celebrate that, Halloween then November the 5th.
And then, start the chats and blogs about the most exciting time of the year. Or
in my blogs case, time to reflect and think about those who live on their own.
So, after a great time shopping the three of us went for our
lunch. We went to a pub near by but not easy to get to with guide dogs. We had
a delicious meal. You help yourself and my friend is one of those friends who
piles my plate up. I like that kind of friend. Though after the absolutely delicious
dinner, I couldn’t move. I had, ready for this? Creamy mash potato, New
potatoes and roast potatoes. Green beans, carrots, sprouts, cabbage with what seemed
to be a cream, mushroom and leak sauce. I also had what we call stuffing, which
is sage and onion with butter cooked in the oven. I had vegetarian gravy and a
huge Yorkshire pudding. Yum. And because I didn’t want meat, they offered me a
pie. A vegetarian mushroom pie. Oh, my goodness. I turned to my friend and
asked her if there was a sofa in the pub. She laughed, I wasn’t joking, haha. And
then said I needed a wheelbarrow to carry me out. I don’t eat much so when I do,
my body goes into shut down. My friend used to be a nurse and told me that she
thinks it’s because of all of the operations I have had on my stomach. She suggested
that I had a small stomach. I looked down, (As if I could see it) and replied.
“You are joking love?”” she laughed and explained….
We had a lovely morning the three of us. She’s great. It’s
so good to gets out without stress or having to stick to the same shops as we
normally do. But to go to shops we didn’t even know were there.
A chilled-out evening, loads of TV to watch and Hub is
sitting with a dish of his favourite chocolates he got from our besties.
Six more nights
before my baby is home. Not that I’m counting of course…
Once again sorry to those who have people who have died in the
latest dreadful floods in the South of France. I feel for you. Our world is
going mad. At one time we heard of may be two weather related disasters per
year. And certainly not in Europe. Now, it’s almost every month. The US had a
huge hit with it and in the UK, there has been land slides killing two people
and so many poor sheep. Over a hundred. That’s just in the past two weeks.
We have to seriously do something about our planet or our
children won’t have a life.
You could start by walking to the local shop or walking to
collect your child. Stop eating as much beef would also help and when parked up
waiting for someone, turn off your engine?
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