Charity This Christmas

I know it's Christmas and charity is probably coming out your ears , I know we can't give to all and I know there are lots of charities who want your money. Without Charity my mother wouldn't be having her Christmas dinner with friends , without charity my mother wouldn't be in her association housing . without charity she wouldn't have her cooker , sofa or food at times. 

You see I do want I can.

She does what she can , she'll scowl at you in a garden centre if you take her table , she said something which struck me about charity .

"It's how you treat your volunteers "

Which is true !

So come one come all celebrate the volunteers this Christmas.

Without volunteers my mother wouldn't be have a dinner with friends.

So thank you those who volunteer.

The unsung heroes.

Christmas Procrastination

I saw a quote which said 

"I'd rather have a passport full of stamps than a household full of stuff "

This is why I haven't got a new kitchen yet , indeed I've been ignoring this fact for a good decade I think instead concentrating on providing a good experience for my son and family . To fuel that adventuring spirit is second to none this year saw us going to Berlin 

and to Washington D.C , perhaps I'm the reincarnation of Philleas Fogg !!

I love travel so much I'm lucky to be able to do so.

This is from Dubai a few years ago , ooooh for a kitchen win or indeed a holiday win , I'm tirturing myself with looking at pictures of glossy kitchens . Today we even went to look at kitchens 

Mr T

" I like this one "

Which means " I don't "

The Christmas throws us into the mix of kitchens , decorating , holidays and what the hell do do with the Devils baubles 

Sprouts 

I haven't a clue what is going on in Downtown Abbey ! 

Never seen it and haven't seen Call the Midwife either.

Christmas procrastination I love it.

For the first time I'm relaxing , I know in the new year sometime I'll be taking my flip flops on a Spa trip.

It's unusual not to be in a state of panic ..

Anyone seen my glasses ?

Call It Cycling Intuition

Call it cycling intuition 

The other day I was at the doctors due to a viral Lurgy things mybob , where the doctor who was jolly did declare 

" The NHS do like you to suffer for 10 days "

Which rather did make me smile ...

On the way out I did hear the receptionist declare there were no face to face appointments for a month , makes a mental note note to be ill for a month.

Though in January I've an allergy test to see if I'm allergic to shellfish , then an asthma review the following week.This week I'm seem to be waking up like the angry ladybird "hey you want a fight"

Of course I'm not fighting anyone at all except the lids of varying jars , obviously I want to get fit after Christmas so I'm saying it now. Cheese I think is my biggest downfall curse you cheese.

I'm really loving my bicycle with a basket it allows me slow blogging , it offers me unconditional love and it's my bicycle ....

I'm clawing my way to the end of term ..

It's Tuesday I can do this .

I think there's Prosecco in the staff room fridge ....

 

When You Own A Cat They Steal Time

When You Own A Cat They Steal Time

When you own a cat ... ( scratch that one )

When a cat owns you , nothing gets done, this is quite possibly why my hall way has remained undecorated for 8 years. The current colour of my hallway is depressed peach I am pretty sure that is the naughties colour that was picked, we are decorating through every other room but strangely this one is being ignore. The transient nature of a hallway is obviously not demanding enough it is the equivalent of the person in the Post Office queue saying

"No you go in front,it's ok "

And then the person you let in front mysteriously magicking 10 million parcels from NO WHERE !


When a cat owns you I have discovered they are time stealers and stop you obtaining your goals for the day like perhaps housework except when you have to remove a mouse , or clear up that fur ball they have thrown up on your brown carpet.

SEE why have a brown carpet now, though one day I know my feet may regret that decision.


How else have cats stolen my time ...

You'll notice how in the top photo Jack has Mr T pinned down , this is why our bedroom hasn't been painted . Are you sensing a common theme here ...

Don't Trust Your Cat With The Internet

I didn't order the cats' Advent calendar.

My husband didn't order the cats' advent calendar.

My son didn't order it.

Mystery it must have been the cat.


Rollie is having slight discipline issues so I am suspecting that Rollie has got hold of my Amazon account and tried to order a Christmas stocking for himself. He has tried to eat Father Christmas and is currently biting my Christmas cards , he has a card board fiction and tries to eat and chew card board.

Lawless cat.