Thursday

Another busy day for me so I was up early and had my shower before the builders arrived.

I spent most of the morning doing my ironing between putting the washing on. I am now in the middle of ironing all of Jon's 65 plus shirts. I have washed them since they came back from NZ and they have all been on hangers but not ironed so I thought it was about time I sorted it. I haven't been able to hang out the washing as the builders are working on the patio where my line is. I should have thought about it and taken it over to Rene's house and hung it on her line. I did manage to catch up with some Neighbours while doing my ironing but I still have 23 to watch!

I got myself ready for my lunch date with Sonia and thought I had a lot of time and was putting my makeup on and looked at my watch and it was 12.45 and I had the table booked for that time!! Agh! I had to make a dash for it and get the builder to quickly move his van managed to get there in just under ten minutes!!

We had a lovely lunch and catch up but it was over too fast. Sonia is moving back from the other side of Bury to live in Newmarket so we will be able to meet up more often and go out for dinner and not have to rush in her lunchtime as she does now.

I then went home to pick up my shopping list and some things to drop off at the charity shop and then went back out to Tesco to do my shopping. It was, for late afternoon, very quiet and not many children about which made for easier shopping. I was sucked in to the Christmas mania and bought a Christmas pudding and some mince pies. They aren't for Christmas it is just because I like them and not having had them for five years I thought I would get one to eat now - yum!

When I got back the drive was full of a delivery of slabs for the patio and it took a bit of manoeuvring to get my car in.

I popped over to see Rene and took her some egg custards which I know she likes. She likes her new lamp so much she has asked me to get another for the other side of her bed which I will order when we get back from Cornwall. I wonder at what age you stop buying things because you know you will not be around much longer? Still, she might as well enjoy nice things and spend her money how she chooses. I told her that the paperwork for her medical alarm has been sent off and it has been put in her notes that the doctor needs to go and give her a flu jab at home. I really hope they don't forget or she will not be happy.

Back home and I went to see what the builders had done. The retaining wall is very impressive and makes the patio look very big. They are so precise with their work and have one of those things on a tripod to make sure it is all level. I wish I knew how those things worked? All the sand has been delivered now and I assume they will get on with laying the slabs tomorrow but we won't see it finished till we get back from Cornwall.

I cooked a sauce for a lasagne to take with us to Cornwall for Saturday dinner and I also made some carrot soup. Tomorrow I will make meatballs in a tomato sauce and then Heather should have enough to eat with what I already have in the freezer. Not sure what she did before we got back!

We had some lovely lamb, leg steaks with potatoes and vegetables for dinner and it was very good.

After dinner we watched Coronation Street and we are now only five episodes behind!

I rang my friend Viv in NZ and it was lovely to chat to her. She has been busy decorating and having her kitchen done, we are very alike and she can't sit still either!!

Right off for an early night as I have a lot to do tomorrow. My tummy is feeling so much better this evening so hopefully the pills are doing the trick.

WEATHER
Sunny but a chill wind 16 degrees.