Good morning to you all on another cold but otherwise OK sort of day. It’s dry, at least, which is always a bonus. Still, Miss Daisy returns from her morning and afternoon walks covered in mud requiring a ten-minute shower and hose off. I suspect she is very grateful that we installed that outside mixer tap for her so that her showers are at least lukewarm.
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12 January 2025
Good morning. It’s been a splendidly quiet week for me and, with all her commitments, a busy one for Penny – just the way we like it! After more rain and flooding, the last few days have been ¡FREEZIO! – freezing temperatures (coldest night in 20 years, etc., etc.) bright and clear and great for dog walking – no mud!
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Happy New Year to you all – I hope your New Year’s Eve celebrations passed peacefully and without incident and that the new year will bring you whatever you need. We spent New Year’s Eve listening to howling gales and sheeting rain which heralded the end of 2024 and the arrival of 2025. Hmm, this year looks a lot like the last year – certainly the weather’s no f*****g better. We were asleep by the time the new year reached Istanbul.
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Happy Christmas! We hope your celebrations/gatherings during the festive season were half as good as ours – if so, you clearly had a great time!
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It’s been another week, I guess. A couple of dinners out, a couple of tedious tasks successfully completed, and a cycling milestone. Goodness me, is that it?
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It’s been a lovely week, were it not for the dismal, dreary, damp, grey and overcast skies. We had lunch (and a copious quantity of drink) out on Sunday at one of our lovely neighbours, along with just about everyone else in the village. The food was lovely (and plenty of it) and the company was grand.
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No floods this week, at least although we’ve still seen more than our share of wet and windy weather, I reckon, with more to come they say. And now, one of Penny’s boots has sprung a leak – quelle merde! So much fun! Muddy boots, muddy dog, cold bedraggled and windswept dog-walkers. Lovely.
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And so, it’s back to “normal” service. After a fabulous four-week holiday, it’s back to reality as we land with a thud in beautiful downtown Moreton Pinkney. Since we returned we’ve had a film night, a Garden Club annual dinner, snow and floods, an aborted anniversary dining experience and a soul-drenching walk in the sheeting rain with Ms Daisy. It’s great to be back!
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And so, if it’s Monday it must be LA (again) . . .
