It’s wild out there. That kind of heavy rain that is full of
grit. Dirty rain. It’s also really windy. A blind person fogs. If we can’t
hear, we can’t see. And guess who has to go out later? Me and the wonderful
wagging one! It’s a twenty-minute walk there and the same back if, Waggs and I work
it out and don’t get lost. A couple of weeks ago, we got so lost doing this
route, but we have done it since and we were OK. Getting there it’s fine, it’s
getting back there is not much of an indication for one of the kerbs and
because of this, I’m not too sure when I have arrived on that kerb and it’s
that kerb that I have to do a sharp right. If I miss that right by two and a
half steps, and then turn right, I’m on a totally different path. And then it
all goes very wrong. It took me over 45 minutes the other week to get home it
should have taken twenty minutes. And today I can not afford to be late as I need
to get home, pick up a couple of things then head out again. I thought I may
have to do our post office but looks like I don’t now, but I do have a date
with a lady with a scalpel!!!
My Son and I were chatting last night and he were saying how
he is envious of his friends as they are all living abroad now. it’s the done
thing, holidays are not good enough now, the kids need to live abroad for a
year. I told him, since he was 16, he has been abroad to so many countries with
friends, in the past two years he’s been to about six and is off to America
again in the spring. For years his friends have been in the UK and had no
holidays. But the grass is always greener. I also said that it’s not always
what it seems. I mean, if you see pictures of the sunny surroundings of your
pals, and you are in a very cold wet country, yes it’s going to look better
there, he loves Los Angeles and he said if not for me and Hub, he would move
there, and I said it sounds perfect there but they do have issues I’m sure like
every perfect part of the world. Hub and I took our boy all over the world when
he were a little boy too! Japan was his favourite he and Hub went there together
whilst I dog sat back at home!
I understand why he would want to live abroad. I would if I won
the lottery. But I’m sure I would miss little England. Especially all the accessibility
we have to theatres, cinema’s and transport. Our home grocery shopping and
audio for our TV programs. Our NHS has huge problems, but it’s all free.
Have you ever heard of scentsicle sticks? I think that is
what they are called. They are really lovely. I’m probably the last person to
have heard of these and always wondered what they are like, but never bought
them as they are not cheap and there is never a description of what they are in
my grocery shopping. But my friends Mum brought me a tin the other day and wow
double wow. You are meant to hang them from your Christmas tree. But I have
hung them on my wind chimes in the house. They smell absolutely amazing and I have
had mine a few days now still smell beautiful. Warning, they come with a small
pack of hooks, watch they don’t drop out of the tin as they are tiny and if
pets get them, could be dangerous. But once they are on the sticks, and the
sticks are out of reach of pets and children, remember children can climb, my
Son did from the age of two…. They stay on the hooks in a safe way. But the
hooks on their own, can be dangerous. They are more affective than any air
freshener or cinnamon sticks.
Well what a busy week I have had every day been out
somewhere. Oh, you would laugh, so, after a lovely time with my friend Artie, I
met with my dear friend Geordie. We went to our pub we go to every week with
other friends. Geordie and I were like drowned rats the rain was gross and plentiful.
We got through the first door of the pub closing it behind us, keeping out Jack
Frost. Got to the next door, my friend said, oh, no, there are no lights on. It
looks closed. Oh, no surely not I replied? As we went to the outside door to go
elsewhere, we couldn’t get out. Hahahahaha. She asked me, the person who is
blind, Fiona, this is the door we came through, isn’t it? Well this part of the
pub is all glass, so I said I thought so, as we frantically pushed and pulled
every bit of glass, we kind of thought we were in there for the long run,
wouldn’t be so bad but the blooming place was shut, we were stuck in a corridor.
Now most of my friends have had what we call a lock in, normally that is when
the land lord locks the doors keeping people in to drink under the table. We got
the first lock in of our lives, in the porch way far from the bar…. Well we got
out eventually, my friend hadn’t been pushing the door hard enough. Hahaha, I joked
saying she was so hungry she was weak.
We headed off to another pub where there was a welcoming
coal fire. A real Christmas tree and candles. The starters were delightful but
my main course was absolutely disgusting, but the company was the best as
always.
Well today is Friday the 13th. I thought it was
going to be a bad luck day for us, but our elections have taken part and I’m so
pleased and totally relieved to say our PM has remained in place where he
belongs and that stupid person from the Labour party is gone. Now let’s hope
that the conservative PM Boris Johnson, is kind to all the Labour supporters
who went against their Labour party for the first time in some areas in 100
years. Let’s hope Boris will show them, they ticked or crossed the right boxes.
A new start for our country, let’s live it and be kind to
each other no sour grapes as the majority voted and we have to be respected. I hope
time will tell those who voted for other parties, will be satisfied with what
happened to our election yesterday.
Have a blessed weekend and to Mary, good luck for today.
Kelly and Peter, thinking of you both and Jean and Ian, sending love!
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