Saturday

Good morning!  Another damp morning although it's not raining, just misty.  The mist may clear, says the Beeb weather, but it will be a dull day so I guess it will feel damp all through.

Yesterday was a restful day.  Dad left after a leisurely breakfast and it was sad to see him go.  It's been lovely to have him here and I missed his company.  However, over breakfast we sorted out the weekends for January and February.  He had an easy drive down; there was very little traffic on the road and not much surface spray.  By the time he emailed me, the heating was up and the house warm, he was unpacked and the washing machine was on.
There have been a few health worries in recent weeks but I am reassured that he is now pretty much as fit as he can be, given certain medical issues.  It's a huge relief.

I had forgotten that the cleaners never work from Christmas Day to New Year's Day (quite right too) so they didn't come and I spent most of my time knitting and watching telly.  Eileen, I had some good guffaws over Would I Lie To You but I never have really 'liked' Sharon Osborne and now I like her even less! 

I also watched the Queen's speech and found it thoughtful and very wise, loving the little segment over the Christmas puddings at the end and laughing at the way she moved hastily out of the way when George attacked the mixture with his wooden spoon, bless him.

Beth came over for a while to do some tidying up and some accounts.  That was nice.,

I feel very lethargic this morning so I'm not going to push things.  The only thing I really HAVE to do is sort out the last bits of the turkey, portion meat and stock out and get it all into the freezer.  I think I have the space - well, I will have to, won't I?

Poor old dustmen or whatever one must call them nowadays.  Our collection is this morning rather than the usual Thursday (and won't be back to Thursday for three weeks).  No complaints - they do a grand job and probably don't get much of a break.  But I looked out this morning to pop one more item in the green box and all round the cul de sac bins are bulging, card sacks are overflowing and green boxes (glass and metal) are full while I hate to think what's in the food recycling bins!

Apart from that, sorting out the guest room with clean sheets and doing some washing, it's going to be another easy and restful day (I hope).

What are your plans for today?
xx