27th December 2021 - Attacking the Woodstore...

Thought for the day:"If drummers came back from death there would be repercussions"

Christmas is over so got out to do some work again...  needed to work off the Christmas dinners and excess food and drink!

Decided to attack the wood store and move it behind the Tavern. Also allows the tree that needs to come down to gain access...

Quite pleased with the result - though very tired at the end and struggled with the walk up to the fields with the dogs...   

Cheers !

26th December 2021 - Boxing Day and Zoomies

Thought for the day :"I shortened the rope on the bucket used to get the water for the village – did not go down well"

Boxing Day and a walk up to the fields...  A little Zooming for the pups...

Toby the Tavern Dog...

Other than that - a quiet day ...

Cheers !

25th December 2021 - Christmas Day - Merry Crimbo

Thought for the day :"I am obsessed with monorails. I have a one-track mind...~

Happy Christmas..

Our second at Ffynnon Wen and once again fairly wet and miserable.

We snuck out just before lunch thinking that we would take the dogs ot Cwmtydo Beach rather than walk with Susie's hip playing up a bit - but after ten minutes (and the tide was right in) the rain came in from the valley and cut things short.

Since we have been there - the lake has been breached - it seems by the storms..  and the water course has changed completely - no sign of the ducks...

Did a little decoration of the front for Christmas

Happy Christmas  - have a Green One 

and had a couple of pressies 

Cheers !

24th December 2021 - Santa Run - Rhydlewis

Thought for the day :"Got into an argument with some sailors about whether coconut and chocolate go together. Talk about scrutiny of the bounty."

Christmas eve and so we have done the Rhydlewis Santa Run - sadly the photos did not come out this year..

Just a selfie...

One or two taken by others - they may turn up. Susie was my Elf and Safety Officer. 

Did Lee and David, Trefor and Carrie, Jeff, Johnny and Kaye, Mark & Julie and Family, missed the vet - maybe another time,Wyn and Jenny in the garage, Found Malcolm and Bill, Rhys and Roison were out, Haydn and Kim were also out, Jim and Jo were in Ireland, Eifion and Joy, Spot and Charlie, Jackie, left a jar of crabapple jelly for Vera, and up to to Brynhoffnant.

Everyone seemed to enjoy and like the fact that Santa was going around the village.

And back for some mulled wins and putting the trees up. Yes - trees! One 3ft in the window. One by the telly. One outside without lights. and bits of tinsel around the house. 

Now off to get some steak and stir fry - and sit and watch some silly films..

Festive wishes to one and all...

Cheers !

 

23rd December 2021 - Apparently it is Christmas Adam (the day before Eve)

Thought for the day :"This year I will be a Christmas Pudding – Small, round, drenched in alcohol and disliked by many people"

Last of the chickens prepared and either in the freezer or ready for cooking. 
Chris and Vicky came up to pick up their prepared chicken... 
The last one will be going into the oven for our own Christmas Dinner.

Not expecting to see anyone else visiting until the end of the year ...

Had a visit from Charlie and he brought a new sign which just goes to show that our neighbours know us... 

So - daily puppy piccie 

Me and my Billie-Wig

Just looking out of the window
waiting for 'Thena to wake up 

With visitors here, I did not really get a chance to do any proper work - but managed to walk the dogs up the field - they had missed it the last few days ad enjoyed a good run about ... 

Last night before Christmas Eve which apparently can be called Christmas ADAM!!!

Need to sort out the cards for the Santa Run tomorrow and work out who gets what ..

Sadly watching "I literally just told you" with Jimmy Carr with the worst competitors ever !! Watching them dumb the questions down again and again and still miss the level ...

Was in tears !!!
Following up with new series of Blankety Blank - which is almost as bad ...

Cheers !

  

22nd December 2021 - Missile Toads & PCR

Thought for the day :"16 Sodium atoms walk into a bar followed by Batman..."

Was back on form this morning 

Not sure what had happened the last couple of days - but no longer feeling the lethargy and ill that the last couple of days represented. The aches and pains had gone thought he feet are still cold - but that may be the weather...

So up and showered and when the PCR test arrived - took it though I will anticipate that it will be negative as the sneezes and the blocked nose has gone ... and the cough is intermittent ...

We shall see - but the rest of the day has been resting - mainly because when I went out to the post office to post the PCR test away it was quite clear that it was not a day to be out for the working in the garden..

And it was cold so I thought that I would stay inside -  thought he dogs were not convinced...

and so the day has been that ...

and so, no piccies, no progress, no problems

Cheers ! Missile Toads it is !!

 

  

21st December 2021 - Under the weather - bouncing back

Thought for the day :"I joined a Carpenters’ class today – haven’t made anything but we’ve only just begun"

A strange couple of days !!!
Brain fog and lethargy all day yesterday - had trouble getting out of bed. Strange cough - though not incessant - blocked nose and sneezing, aching bones (could have been the wood moving)... in fact not feeling a good day at all...  

Enough to order a PCR which will arrive in the next couple of days.
Lateral Flow Test is negative. And as the evening moves on the symptoms are getting less each hour.

Decided on some Mulled Wine this evening - the Lyme Bay version which is based upon Elderberry and Damson with all the herbs... and medicinal of course...

Was the best sign that all was not right yesterday - could not face any alcohol at all !!!

But back to normal tonight - though I have had to cancel a Pod Cast with Larp Book as I really did not have the preparation or the enthusiasm for a session tomorrow. New Year will be time enough. We are not going to be able to do much in the next few weeks - though with a bit of luck I have enough energy to hit the wood pile again tomorrow - I did want that cleared before Christmas   

So, today was the Solstice and a time to do some Happy Christmas Posting ...

Also looked back today on my Christmas version of Hallelujah - for my Curious Pastimes friends 

was good times..

In other news...

In other news - Susie is starting to work on Portraits

These are her source material - pictures to follow 

Good looking lad ...

And so - another day is done and nearer to Christmas ..

Glass of scotch so probably in the mend 

Cheers !