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good evening all :) 4.6 today @lindisfel - yup, snow showers here today too :sorry: it didn't 'stick' but I'm looking forward to a bit of wamth, at least the wind has dropped to a moderate level although the far side of the firth is full of white caps :) We went over to mum's to collect her...

good evening all :) 4.4 today we were up fairly early this morning because the previously cancelled smart meter installation was scheduled for this morning. All done and neatly installed now but it apparently isn't so smart because, despite the info. the engineer was given, it won't connect...

good evening all :) 4.4 today Sunday again ;) and yet another sunday lunch, in honour of the bank holiday weekend it was roast beef with most of the trimmings (well for mum and mr gee :D ), just a tiny amount of roasted parsnip and lots of veg to go with the beef for me, moistened with meat...

good evening all :) 4.1 yesterday and 4.8 today swings and roundabouts ;) We ate too late for my liking yesterday evening. Took mr gee to get his 2nd jab yesterday and then via the garage to find out what is ailing the car, mechanic has prognosticated it's the steering rack so I think we shall...

good evening all :) 4.2 today shops were a bit busier this morning but not too bad :) We've dropped off mum's shopping and stashed ours away so that's done for this week. Lovely skies today, very 'painterly' :D sunshine and rain clouds scudding across a blue sky. When we got home mr gee got...

good evening all :) 4.6 today was quite a mild (if a little soggy ;)) day today but the last hour it has chilled a few degrees as the wind has got up :) Over to mum's today to pick up her shopping list ready for the weekly trip tomorrow. Not many visitors about today in the rain, just a few...

good evening all :) 4.5 today a wet and windy day here today so we stayed inside and pottered today ;) I agree @jjraak it can be a positively stressful feeling being confronted by a number of people now :( it was a sunny day yesterday so the village here was full of people walking dogs and...

good evening all :) 4.6 today internet and phone are still a bit hit and miss so not much posting. Apparently there is still a split in the BT cable close to where the original damaged area is about 250 m that way < --- up the road. Now the water board have dug up the road about 150 m that...

good evening all :) 4.4 this morning a sunny morning here after a chilly start so we went over to mum's to take out some of the hedge the frost and wind chill has decimated. We got about half of it done before it clouded over and a hill breeze got up :) pleasant to be able to get out into the...

good evening all :) 4.6 today we were off out early today to take the car to the garage to get a job done before shopping and bin day ;) The shops were fairly quiet this morning and I scored a really nice piece of beef to roast and some good quality mince so cooking those was my job for the...

good evening all :) 4.5 yesterday and 4.1 today fine yesterday but raining today :sorry: we managed to get some more strimming done yesterday but raking up will have to wait ;) quiet day today, just over to mum's to pick up her shopping list followed by a pleasant village walk when we got...

good evening all :) 4.6 today Sunday dinner at mum's as usual, good job we did a bit of grass cutting and strimming earlier in the week because it chucked it down this morning :D special attraction for lunch today was an orange and cinnamon flavoured baked custard (ground almonds, double...

good evening all 4.5 today a misty and windy morning followed by a sunny and warmish afternoon so quite a few people about in the village and walking on the beach :) A bit of a stressful day today caused by mr gee discovering that the main incoming power fuse housing on the house power board...

good evening all :) 4.7 today quite a nice sunny morning here so we decided to go over to mum's and prune some of the bits the frost and high wind chill factor a couple of weeks ago damaged in her garden, we followed up with a bonfire and then a barbeque with salad for dinner :) more outdoor...

good evening all :) 4.6 this morning Mum safely jabbed at lunchtime and then enjoyed her wander round Home Bargains :) When we got back to mum's mr gee and I raked the bits of loose tree debris off the 'lawn' and fired up the lawn mowers to give the grass it's first cut, we're out of practice...

good evening all :) 4.7 today shopping day again and it's been a lovely sunny day here (once the early frost melted ;) ) tomorrow Mum goes for her second vaccine shot around lunch time and has asked that we take her to Home Bargains afterwards to buy a bucket of fat balls for the birds in the...

good evening all :) 4.6 today Mum's hair looks very curly after her perm, not quite as curly as Katy's but .. :D it has been a while since it was curly ;) mr gee is also quite cheery now he's had a hair trim :) Mum got a phone call today to offer an appointment for her second jab on Thursday...

good evening all :) 4.8 today so perhaps having a small amount of butternut squash is not too bad (occasionally :) ) Mum went to get her hair permed today and it's really cheered her up :joyful: mr gee has managed to get an appt. for tomorrow afternoon to get his hair cut ;) we shall be...

good afternoon all :) 4.6 yesterday and 4.6 today I think it's the sixth straight day of snow showers ;) it's not 'sticking' and at least the wind is not so strong but it is still cold :) Sunday lunch at mum's today including some experimental butternut squash baked with the bacon wrapped...

good evening all :) 4.9 today another very cold, windy and snow showery day we did manage a walk round the village after we came back from Mum's :) wrapped up in lots of layers :hilarious: Lovely clouds today and spectacular looking discrete snow showers against the blue sky over the firth :)...