ANOTHER ENTRY COMPLETED....WOW!

Jims robin

 

Hello everyone,

I`m back again via Internet Explorer....boo to AOL for not fixing the journals yet.  Some people can`t even get to them at all, let alone through IE.  Anyway, moving swiftly on, the above photo was taken by Jim when he was fishing but I forgot to post it yesterday.  Whenever he fishes that lake a robin always comes along and sits beside him, trying to pinch whatever bait he is using.  At the moment he is using luncheon meat and it is very popular with the birds as well as with the fish...lol!

He took some more photos, early yesterday morning while out with Jake in the back field.  It was very frosty and it made everything look really pretty.

 

The back field in the morning

Cold and frosty

 Today didn`t start to well for Jim this morning a screw fell out of his glasses, then after fixing them temporarily with tape, took Jake out for a run and returned to find he had lost the back door key.  I won`t say what he said but suffice it to say he wasn`t very pleased!  After retracing his steps he found the key on the path at the bottom of the road, before dashing into town to the optician`s to have his glasses repaired.

As for me I had a lazy morning before going to Windsor with Kerry and the in-laws.  Being a freezing cold day I wrapped up really warm but still I was cold, this sudden drop in temperature is a bit of a shock to the system!  We trawled around the over-priced souvenir shops with Nadja,  Ivan stayed outside, bored rigid, looking after Roman.  Nadja bought some of the touristy stuff that the locals, myself and Kerry included, wouldn`t touch with bargepoles...!  We made sure she didn`t get anything we thought was vastly overpriced, and there was a lot of stuff like that.  She wanted to get rid of her change as there is no chance of getting ANY money changed in Russia, only if you are a tourist, and then you can`t take any Russian currency out of the country, just as Russians can`t take any foriegn currency IN.

I bought Roman a pair of mittens that we put on him straight away as his hands are always cold, regardless of the weather.  Kerry says that the winter coat he is wearing is getting too small for him already, I`d better have a word with Jim.....lol.  He is wearing 6-9month old clothes now and he is only 4 months.  Considering he was only 7lbs. 12 at birth he has certainly made up for it since, though it might be something to do with being on solid foods now, and does he love his food, bless him!

When we were walking in Windsor, Nadja kept stopping us to take photos.....Have you ever tried posing and smiling outside macDonald`s?  Nor had I until today, then it was outside Windsor Station, where there are cafes and designer shops, a pretty place but not where you would want to take photos.  Kerry told me she had to do it all day yesterday so today it`s my turn...lol!  We then walked along the river, where it felt even colder, the sun was going down and we just wanted to go home but we had to entertain the guests and let them see all the Queen`s swans being fed, they were fascinated by them too...Oh well, I suppose it`s not as though they see them everyday and they are enjoying their last couple of days here.  They leave on Sunday morning and Jim and I will say our goodbyes tomorrow morning before he goes to work.  Kerry knows Nadja in particular, will get very upset to leave Slava and Little Man.  It must be so hard for her but that`s the way things have to be, they can`t live in two countries and I know Kerry wouldn`t bring Roman up in Russia as she only wants the best for him,  for which Jim and I are very thankful I can tell you!

I must get on and read some journals.  I haven`t even started them yet and I hope I have time to read them all.  Have a lovely restful weekend and take care all of you.