Monday

 Morning, everyone.  It's really cold and rather wet this morning.  The rain started yesterday afternoon and it's still damp now.  Just light drizzle but not nice.

I got some of the clearing done yesterday.  The table is more or less clear now and most decorations are away but the big boxes they contain it all are lined up in front of the French window and don't look great.  They're staying there though until the tree, etc, is all finally down on Wednesday and I will take everything down to the garage together.

Also, I tidied up two of the four baskets in the freezer which was satisfying.  If I do the other two this morning, I can then tackle the other freezer.

Dave came round in the afternoon, not to come in as that would be breaking rules, but to deposit some meat that they don't have room for right now in my freezer where, miraculously, I now have room.  When Anna was shopping, she found some joints of cooked ham at, would you believe, 10p!  OK, not like gammon, but fine for sandwiches, in soups and casseroles, etc.   The one they got for me I took inside and sliced before interleaving and freezing, and it gave me around twenty slices which should provide me with breakfasts, lunches and the occasional dinner.

Today, I have the morning for chores and I'm rather dreading the afternoon.  Dentist!  No problems with the work already done, it's that last treatment that I hinted at last year, a really bad tooth that needs extracting and I've decided to go the implant routs for this one as well.  At least I now know what to expect!
I must be bonkers!

I nearly forgot the eleventh gift of the Twelve Days of Christmas.  Today it is some bath salts:  Christmas Dreams(pomegranate scented), Winter Berry Magic (wild berry scented), Party Girl Bubbles (peach scented - and chance would be a fine thing), and Cosy Spiced Hugs (cinnamon scented).  Fancy!  Now, which do I fancy this morning?

I hope our rain isn't your snow as the country goes back to work after the Christmas holidays (if and where it can).
Round here the schools weren't due to start again until Tuesday but, being where we are, they are officially staying closed for a couple of weeks anyway.  Tough for parents who need to work too.  Tough for teachers who have to modify plans at very short notice and create online friendly lessons.   Tough for the kids who were looking forward to seeing their mates again.
Tough times indeed.

Have a good day, stay warm and be safe, whatever your plans.  xx