Happy Bloody New Year!

 December 31, 02.25. Finally I've acquired the latest cold bug, Burning throat, swollen nose, running eyes. I look gorgeous. We had our first Christmas at home for a couple of years and it was really good. I miss going to Loweswater or Seascale on Christmas day, but the dogs enjoyed the local lake just fine. I have a shiny new laptop from himself, I didn't realise how slow and flaky my old Chromebook was. I bought the husband some computer innards!

The old mental health is also a bit grim, Like looking at everything through a smeared window. I always feel low at this time of year, at least the days are getting longer.

We have a new white multi-stemmed birch in the garden, it's rather small but hopefully it will settle itself in and get growing. After a cold snap with snow the weather is mild again, currently 9 degrees and raining. I have a garden centre gift card burning a hole in my pocket, i'm thinking of blowing it on an evergreen climber that's not ivy. We have a LOT of ivy! I love it but we suffer from local fuckwits who insist on chopping through it on publicly owned trees, and leaving it to die.

We're off to Wales soon, already excited-gotta love underfloor heating and a ground source heat pump. Oh yeah and I also love Aberystwyth and it's environs especially New Quay, Like Cornwall without the distance and crush of people.

Well it's probably time to do some hooking while the cold drugs hopefully kick in, I can't see me making it to midnight somehow....hehe

Keith doesn't quite get footstools! Plus our lovely tree which is seriously on the piss.

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