Friday, 10-11-23

Morning, one and all.  It's pretty early so no idea what it's like outside.  However, according to the BBC, it's going to be another quite pleasant day.  Not that warm but plenty of sunshine.  It sounds good to me.

Well, guess what.  I went into town yesterday.  Yes - again!  However, there was a very good reason; Specsavers' audiologist got in touch with me about replacing the damaged bit of my hearing aids so I popped in and now not only is it repaired, I know what to do next time.  Many thanks to Jo who patiently showed me and answered my questions.  She also said it is time for another hearing test so I must get that booked.
Yes, I popped into a few shops on the way back to the bus but I didn't succumb to everything.  However, I did splash out on the Body Shop smallest Advent Calendar because it is very supportive of less fortunate societies around the world and also I like Body Shop products but hardly ever buy any so it feels like a real treat.  It gives me something to talk about during Blogmas, to go with the traditional Christmas music.

And just as I got to the bus stop to come home, along came my bus.  Perfect.

Three days in a row and just think of the savings in petrol and parking (says the girl who just bought a totally unnecessary Advent calendar!!).  OK, it took more time but I am pretty time rich nowadays and it's much more relaxing than driving.

When I got home, there was an email from Jacquie Lawson so now I have this year's Advent Calendar on my desktop.

Most people know about these lovely, online, interactive calendars and, for what you get, they are great value.  I'm still doing the daily anagram and pairs game from last year's one although I gather you can set it to run again this which I might do nearer to the start of Advent - just because . . .

I've taken the tour of the new one, done the intro (such lovely Christmas music) and decorated the Christmas Tree.  It doesn't start properly until Dec 1st although one could cheat by changing the date on ones PC but no, that's not right, is it?

But we're a third of the way through November now and I'm starting to feel little festive tingles of excitement up and down my spine.  Lovely!

I've done a bit more sorting out.  Socks and 'smalls'.  Goodness, I had some old stuff at the bottom!  I'm glad that's sorted!

Today is Slimming World but, apart from that, there's nothing else in the diary.  That's nice.  No, I won't be going into town - I think town has seen enough of me this week.  Instead, I will do some meal planning and make a shopping list - hoping it will be a short one.  I might make some puff pastry - and before anyone thinks 'oooooohhhhhh-er', Thermione makes a very easy job of it which requires very little effort on my part.  I suppose it's really what used to be called 'rough puff pastry' and it is very nice indeed, perfect for the Delia not-sausage- roll thingies I make every December and which the family devours!  I can't skip making them, whatever else don't do this year.

And, finally, I am going to sort out some more cupboards, downstairs this time.  There's stuff in there I haven't used for a very long time so - maybe time to go?  It also gives me the chance to make notes on what can go out into the new storage.

I seem to have written a lot about nothing very much.  Thank you for sticking with it to this point., have a lovely day and I hope the sun shines on you.  xx