Enjoy your trip BladeA, I really do hope you get to see the northern lights. I think you’ll have a good chance if you’re there for a week so I’ll keep everything crossed for you. Its stunning scenery whatever you see anyhow. Safe travels tomorrow
We’re just back in our little apartment that overlooks the Alameda Principal - if you know it Urms? We’ve been up to the Alcazaba today - gorgeous. Málaga has definitely got that city buzz about it and I can’t wait to see all the stunning Christmas lights which they’re switching on this Saturday.
You’re such a lovely grandma grandmabatty and looking after the little ones is so tiring especially on your own but so rewarding. I used to do a similar amount of childcare before my DGC went to school, but now I’m not needed much and I do miss that special time with them. Enjoy every tiring minute. Your Aunt and Uncles adventure to the Antarctic sounds very interesting too - best not give me any ideas though!
That chocolate log / shed sounds right up my street llfl !
‘Evening All’
Glad you like my lamp!
Himself is out. He’s taken the Boy Wonder to (outdoor, brr!) football practice. He’s got plenty of layers on, his Big Coat and a bin lid (flat cap). I think he’s Mr. Wonderful. Mind you he loves football almost as much as he loves his grandson.
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He told me they discuss what skills and tactics have been learned when he drives him home. And there’s always a small chocolate bar waiting for the lad in the glove compartment!
Hello everyone. My cold hasn’t gone away yet. I think I caught it from my granddaughter who was here at the weekend! So, I had to cancel my book group today and a meeting with friends this evening
To cheer myself up I made a rich chocolate loaf cake. For Christmas it will be transformed into a chocolate log/shed with lashings of chocolate fudge icing. It’s my turn to cook but I’m doing fish fingers and chips.
NaughtyNeine Do you have a cost for posting and paying for pud for me please? You are a dear lady. 
‘Evening All’
Was out & about today. Funny weather, torrential rain at 8am then warm sunshine for a few hours, then back to heavy rain at 5pm. November on till Christmas can be very dreary. I like to remember though that 4 weeks from now it’s the winter solstice and we turn a corner towards longer days. A comforting thought.
We’re just back from an evening out locally. A G&T for me at 6pm in a buzzy bar round the corner - the place was warm, I was pleasantly surprised to feel the heat coming from a radiator next to the table we sat at - then over the road for an Indian restaurant. I had my usual lamb madras. I’m a creature of habit.
Instead of ‘Dixon’ tonight I thought I’d share my newly bought bedside lamp from the big garden centre shop last week which I love. It pleases me very much.
Hope you get over your head cold soon LLFL.
And Yia we all know teenage boys have ‘hollow legs’! That pizza looks delicious.
Me and Milo have finished watching the Food Channel. I might have a nap.
Blossoming Yes please. Ginger cookies will go down a treat with my afternoon 
Yia Wow! Your dear grandson has an appetite deserving of the Guiness Book of Records. 
It has been a day of contrasts. Peeing with rain first thing. Sunshine in-between. Dark clouds and breezy end of the afternoon.
I need to parcel a painting that I wished to post on Friday. Thing is, it appears that the main post office will be on strike. I hope that Mr Soop will agree to motor me (and parcel) into Tarbert, tomorrow.
Wishing you all a pleasant evening. Until we meet again tomorrow... 
Good afternoon dear Kitcheners, thank you for your kindness. I’m refusing to be downhearted today and will carry on checking every single transaction that appears on my accounts, as usual. The scammers come up with new tricks all the time, I loathe anyone who preys, or attempts to prey, on the vulnerable.
I’m carrying on with Christmas prep. In addition to the little ones’ gifts I have bought 2 presents for Mr. B. They arrived today and are hidden in a cupboard that he never looks in, it holds some of my craft materials. Now I’m impatient to see his face when he opens them!
I love your wall hanging Muse, I shall look up peg weaving.
Mr. B has arrived with coffee and ginger cookies from the bakery, help yourselves ladies
Afternoon everyone.I do hope your cat improves SueD it’s awful to have a sick pet,a six month wait for your friend to have a scan is unthinkable!
Hope you don’t wait to long for your hip replacement Muse. I could have had mine done quite quickly last year,but because the P.Arthritis was bad and I was taking steroids I chose not too.Reducing steroids now so we will see.
Pic of my GS having the biggest pizza on the menu, he ate the lot.🤣Have a good evening all.
SueD I am horrified to read of your friend's awful experience. Something cannot be right, surely? A six month wait for a scan is unforgivable.
Annsixty I love our kitchen. You lovely lot are the reason why it works so well. 
I agree that it seems far too early to be "lit up" for Christmas. Bah! Humbug! 
Blossoming I too would be dismayed and angry if someone hacked into my PayPal account. I am relieved to hear that it has been sorted. I fear that scammers are becoming more prevalent. What is it that makes folk do such things without considering the "victim" of the crime?
brook Your adventure will have given you many new memories thus far. And, you still have a wonderful week left to enjoy.
GrannyGravy You have worked very hard to create a festive atmosphere for your guests. The grandchildren will be delighted.
Urms If I could, I would gladly join you for a cosy, relaxing evening. Your husband is a real trooper. The Boy Wonder must love him to bits.
Goodness sued that delay was appalling, I hope your friend is niw treated with the care and compassion she deserves. I guess sometimes worry is the price we pay for good friendships.
I’m sorry that happened to you blossoming, it’s a real invasion. Sadly we’re all at risk from that type of thing.
Our lights are coming down from the loft on Thursday ann along with the rest of the decorations. They theory is I then have plenty of time to sort through and weed out. The reality will be battery lights everywhere I can fix them by the end of the weekend, we’ll have the same number of decorations because I can’t bear to part with any and by the end of next week we’ll looks like a (tasteful I hope) Santas Grotto. It all never fails to lift my spirits although it will likely just me me and Mr C to admire them this year I’m longing for the lights.
An interesting sort of a day today. Off along two motorways to do ‘stuff’ and have afternoon tea with a friend it took us 75 minutes to travel between the first two junctions. We considered giving up but decided to still try, we got there and managed it all, just with less time for coffee . The return journey all was well until the last little bit when what do we find? A closed motorway. Fortunately a handy junction was accessible so it was off on what you might call a country detour. As Mr C said we must have offended the motorway fairy this morning. Other than my lack of patience at being stuck this morning the day has been a good one, different but good, we were very grateful not to have been the poor souls having their day totally ruined by an accident.
I’m back to dust removal tomorrow. Much more predictable .
Sleep well everyone.
Hello Kitcheners.
The horrible weather has been really difficult here, mid Cornwall, for the past few days and more is due. From having a stream bone dry in the hot spell, leaving us with no water for a few days, to the banks that disappeared yesterday.
I agree about the Christmas lights Ann but I was pleasantly surprised when I drove home through Truro last night and saw one large house plus items in their garden bedecked with just white lights. It was an amazing sight.
Sorry to read about the PayPal scam Blossoming . We use eBay a lot to buy and sell things. They still use Paypal for when you buy something but not when you sell. I do prefer to use PayPal when given the choice with any companies. They will step in really quickly to resolve any issues that arise with purchases.
I had a day off from house activities and spent a full day on a craft session to do with peg weaving. We used fleece straight from the sheep. The aim was to make a small rug but I shall find a way of hanging mine.
Today, I started the long - but hopefully not too long - process of getting my left hip sorted. A total replacement please. After using the new Klinik Access system, last Friday, I received a call from the doctors within 15 mins and was booked in to see the physio today. He has referred me to x ray and will ring me when the result is through. My other hip was done 6 years ago and I do hope this one is just as successful - when it happens. I didn't mention waiting lists.
Good luck with the sofa hunt sue. I am currently sat on our new one and loving it. I decided to pay a little extra and have the fabric treated so spills and stains could be easily removed. Good job as MrMuse spilt a milky drink on it the other day, He mopped it up but it dried and left a mark,. The company had supplied a kit for such events. An hour later the mark was long gone. Whew!
I wonder if we will get a little sun tomorrow. Hope so. Night all.
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