Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2025

@Badly_Maintained It was super to log on this afternoon and to see your message. So good to see you back and I hope time will be kinder to you from now on. I LOVE the glorious explosion of colours that are your summer flowers and personally I prefer that kind of display to the sculpted ones my council grow every year. I really like them too - don't wish to upset the council - but truly love just seeing flowers getting on with their own 'thing'.
Setting up in the Church Hall this morning was as I expected. Busy, busy, busy! At least it should be ready now for the Fair tomorrow. I've had to pass on the Christmas market as it is rainy - drismal in fact - so I think I will just crack on with getting some cards written.

 

If some recall that wedding we went to this past Aug. 31, all the way to California, that is flying across all of USA from where we live. And staying at the below average place, horrid.
So we gave the couple a nice check of $500.00 . Etiquette wise, its 3 months limit for a Thank you note from them. Well guess what, NO Thank you note. It is his family. I just have to chalk it up to rude people. And my first name was spelled wrong on the dinner place card, don't you love it. SMH

 

What a lovely surprise @Badly_Maintained. Hope you'll be bringing lots of Irish charm and beautiful photos.
@redstar what abysmal manners they have. Family or not, manners maketh man.
Well, we can put it off no longer... OH mentioned our customary Christmas fondue, which he looks forward to (think he enjoys the fire lighting bit!) and, cue the panic... where is is? In the gory glory hole that is under the stairs! We must be ruthless, RUTHLESS, we decide, as old treasures are found, examined and, yes, make their way onto the pile for the tip. But wait, we might use it again... (when pigs fly!).
And so, we make our way towards the fondue set, boxed and waiting for inspection, looking like something from Miss Haversham's house, encased in cobwebs (slight exaggeration here). Phew, all present and correct, apart from a good wash!
And tomorrow? A trip to the tip with bits of old hoover, old dog beds and, quite frankly, junk!

 

We don't decorate much for Christmas anymore. Or shall I say, "I" don't decorate much for Christmas anymore. Will hang the star in the living room window, that is easy. Dress up the fireplace mantel a little, whatever is easy to undress in January. Not sure what I am "special" baking, still thinking on it. Or "special" making for Christmas day, again thinking on it. There are a few places I can go to get ready made stuff to make life easy, so considering that. Anyway, here is the window star.

 

@redstar what dreadful manners! No wonder you sound upset. That was a generous present. I like your star.

@Penny_Forthem I wouldn't be surprised if several of us have glory holes under the stairs, or elsewhere, like yours. I certainly do!

We went to the Christmas Fair and met 3 people we know. I bought some raffle tickets, but not expecting anything.

 

How disgustingly rude of those people @redstar. I would have expected a virtually instantaneous 'thank you' after such a lovely gift and the special efforts you made to get to the wedding. I would not be bothering with them any more - they don't deserve it.
Ssshhhh @Busy-Lizzie I have several glory holes - its no wonder I can never find anything!

 

Saying good night now and I'll see you all tomorrow before and after the Christmas Fair!

 

Thanks ladies for your validations, I have to work on getting rid of the negative toward them inside me, after all its obvious they have no feelings. But for future I will have nothing to do with them.

 

Hello @Badly_Maintained, good to see you posting. Your flowers look gorgeous.

Well, @redstar, I can’t really add to what has already been said here, just agree - you should at the very last, have had an acknowledgment from the couple, with a word or two of thanks. To me, $500 is not an insignificant sum and should, at the very least, have generated a “thank you” from the recipients. Perhaps their acknowledgement has got lost in the post? .We must live in a different world to them? On another note entirely, I think your star looks lovely.

 

Our stairs do a 180° turn so under the stairs is not full height and has no door but there's enough space for OH's shoe cupboard, a rail for hanging his golf jackets and space for boxes of golf balls and sundries. It's his domain. I have clearouts in wardrobes, kitchen cupboards and so on as and when and we'll be tackling the "cave" together this winter.

@redstar that's an expensive way to discover that not all family is worthy of your respect or care.

 

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Hello there everyone. Bracing myself for the bun fight that will be our Christmas Fair today. Yay, its finally here and after today I can have a break from knitting! Its too dark yet for me to see what is going on outside, but I do have to say that the forecast is not brilliant. Hey its Winter so it is to be expected. Whatever you have planned for today I hope its a good one. Especially for @Obelix-Vendée's OH

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Good morning ladies & gentlemen,

Thank-you for your kind words @Busy-Lizzie , @Obelix-Vendée , @Ladybird4 , @Penny_Forthem & @Blue arbour . Hello also to @Liriodendron & @Dordogne Damsel .

A very overcast but mild day with rain forecast imminently and predicted to last all day.

Hope the Christmas Fair goes well today @Ladybird4 . Sorry to hear about the ingratitude of your Husband's relatives @redstar .

Have a wonderful day everyone.

 

Morning everybody, we've just collapsed with cups of coffees to recover from our five overnight visitors - my daughter's gone down with a stinky cold unfortunately so has had to miss her father's 80th birthday celebration. However that did mean there was 'only' seven of us for breakfast! A hectic affair with everybody doing their own thing. My grandson's girlfriend is a lovely friendly girl with the most gorgeous blonde long straight hair and looks like a model.
Very impressed with my grandson as he drove his father up from Bournemouth, the longest journey he's done so far - takes his test next week so good practice, especially on country roads.

They've all gone out for the morning to see my ex again but three will be back for lunch and watch the GP. The other two are going straight back home as granddaughter has tons of homework to do. Good job they came in two cars - it's been like Piccadilly Circus here.

It's now raining cats and dogs so we're just going to chill out for the rest of day and then we'll sort out the bedding tomorrow.

Hope @Ladybird's Xmas fair goes well.

Birthday best wishes to @Obelix_Vendee's OH.

Hope you win something from the raffle @Busy-Lizzie

Have a good day all.

 

You’ll be fair whacked @lizzie27 ! But overall, a good visit was had by all by the sounds of it. …except your daughter. Hope that cold goes soon. Well done for getting through.

 

Thanks @Songbird. The box of chocolates they bought me is going down fast - my excuse is I need the extra energy!