THURSDAY IN LIGHTS

 

Hello everyone,

What funny weather we are having, yesterday morning was bitterly cold and frosty, last night it poured with rain and became much milder, this morning was dry and mild, at least it was when I went to Tesco this morning, when I came out it was getting quite windy. This afternoon the wind had become decidedly chilly, as I found to my cost when I went out with Jake.  I didn`t wrap up as I have lately and by the time I got home I was frozen!  I think we will have a cold night judging by the clear sky and most likely a frosty one too.....and that`s the end of today`s weather forecast...lol!

                                       

The above photo was taken by Jim last night.  He only managed to get one good photograph of the decorated houses on account of the rain but he hopes to get some more tonight, there really are some beautiful ones just around the corner, though goodness knows how much their electric bill will be. I watched a man decorate his house and he had done a brilliant job covering the entire roof with snowmen, santas etc. I do hope Jim gets a photo of that one, it looks amazing the in day time so I can only imagine what it looks like at night.  I admire the nerve of these people who climb up ladders to fix the decs to the roof, I hate heights and I wouldn`t like to go up even one rung of a ladder, let alone climb onto the roof!

                                         

I had to feel sorry for Slava whose car broke down AGAIN today, he has just had alot of work done to it only a couple of weeks ago and now everything cut out on him while driving to work.  He called his breakdown recovery and they towed him home and then Jim drove him to work.  Hopefully it is nothing too serious and can be fixed without too much expense.  The car used to be ours but Jim gave it to Kerry a couple of years ago and then she passed it on to Slava when she bought a new one.  When we had it it was as good as gold and we had a trouble-free few years of ownership. Oh well, it`s fairly old by today`s standards but Jim reckons it still has a few years left in it still, let`s hope so for Slava`s sake.  Still no news on the `Crime House`, the local paper hasn`t been delivered as sometimes happens and will probably turn up tomorrow, not bad for a mid-week paper ( she says with a hint of sarcasm in her voice)   Just when there`s something I particularly want to read too....hmph!

                                    

I was really surprised this morning in Tesco at the lack of moaning shoppers, the store was all but deserted, very strange for a thursday morning, especially at this time of year.  I was there at 9am as usual expecting to have problems parking, but no, I parked in the same row that I always do and had a leisurely shopping trip, just the way I like it. I spoke to the lady on the checkout and she said the only time it is fairly busy is the evenings and even then it`s steady as opposed to frantic.  Perhapsa people are more organised this year or they are waiting for the last minute to attack the shops!

                                        

This morning we received a Christmas card addressed to both of us and in a very nice handwriting but the person who sent it forgot to sign it.  I don`t recognis the writing and the postmark on the envelope was to faint to read,  it`s a mystery folks!  That`s it from me for today.  I hope the day has been good to you, Bye bye for now.

 

 

 

Candles are a gift of light,
A tiny sun, a bit of star.
No other dancer in the night
Dances with such sheer delight,
Little souls serene and bright,
Each a glimpse of what we are
Shining innocent and pure.

Anon