Thursday

Not cold again this morning, just wet.

The man came to cut the tree down this morning but checked there was no nest before he unloaded all his equipment. They cut it down so that it all fell on our neighbours side as he did not want to break our patio which was very nice for us but not so much for the neighbour. However, they did clean up everything afterwards so nothing left to worry about.

When he got up into the tree he could stand in the hollow of it where it was rotten and he was up to his hips so it was a deep hole! They cut it down to the same level as the fence and it looks much brighter out there now and we should get some sun in the mornings if it ever appears again!

He kindly cut two small trunks from another tree that we planted in the Millennium. The trunk had split into three and now is back to one so hopefully it will grow better now.

I spent the morning wrapping a few Christmas presents with my very nice wrapping paper that I bought a  few months ago and it has reindeer on it in gold glitter. Only problem was the glitter all came off and onto me! I also wrote all my Christmas cards for NZ, Spain and America. What a good girl I am!

I went out to meet Sonia, the secretary from the medical centre where I worked and Val, one of the nurses who retired recently, for lunch. We had a good natter and an enjoyable lunch.

I went to order my turkey, sausage meat and chipolatas so that is one less thing to think about.

I went down to the post office to post my cards. I don't think I had better tell Jon how much they cost! The man in the PO was most interested to know why I had so many to go to NZ and when I told him I had lived there he was quite envious.

I then went round to visit my friend and we had a cuppa and a catch-up. So all in all a very lazy day for me.

I got back and made Jon a cuppa and then started the dinner. We had some nice roast belly pork with roast potatoes and vegetables and a jus. It was a jus and not a gravy as I didn't make enough!!

After dinner we watched some TV and now it is time for an early night. I finished the medication for my tummy problems on Monday and all the symptoms have come back today so I guess I should make an appointment and go back and see the doctor :-(


WEATHER
Rain first thing then cloudy 12 degrees