Tissue Monster goes south!

The House has been invaded by the tissue monster!

Its creator- Me!!!!

At the moment, my eye's itch, my nose itches and so do my ears...I sniff, I sneeze and I cough I splutter, my throat feels like razors......

I have a cold.

and a cold means tissues!

Ordinarily I would not mind to much, but tomorrow is our annual trip to the south coast!

I have been sales shopping and bought some clothes and a new pair of shoes....

Why shoes... well on Monday I broke out my winter boots, they are a pair I have had for years and never had a problem. Monday however they killed my feet! my left little toe is a blister, not has a blister but the whole bottom of my little toe is a blister so I have needed to buy some new shoes that look pretty and will accommodate my injury! 

despite all of this...................I am still looking forward to our trip...........a chance to meet with friends........a chance to relax........to be beside the seaside........to stay in a wonderful B&B with a sea view.

There is something quite magical about the south coast.......this will be our 3rd time this year that we have been down. this weekend will give us a chance to play with the camera's to unwind its just bliss. (I know I have just come back from holiday)

here are some highlights of why we love it so....

These pics are, Brighton, Lewes and Bexhill on Sea...we are headed for Eastbourne......

I am going to sit here with my tissues and try and get as much Beachams inside me so I can taste the food and drink!

hope you all have a good weekend....

I must have the most boring blog in the world

I have decided that I must have the most boring blog in the world, thanks to the new interface I can now see how many people view my blog.

last night I forgot to share with facebook and twitter.

my blog was published.

no-one looked at it and I lost a follower!

I am going away, far away , for a think/sulk. 

a night in on my own....

LSP, is away with work so tonight Its just me, the pets and YD.

How do I spend my night on my own?

taking photo's of the pets and eating prunes !

yes seriously.

I don't cope well with being on my own, I become anti productive, tonight I did make a Thai Yellow curry, for YD and I... was yum.

I have then been sat watching soaps, internet window shopping and eating prunes and custard.

(its better for you than chocolate and birds low fat custard is good for dieting and I love prunes)

hope you all had a good Monday.

3 is a magic number

I started this blog with a I cant believe its Sunday night already blah blah blah....type blog.

I thought to myself no lets be more positive, here is my weekend in 3, 3's....

 1. A fab traffic jam. We were held up for 10 minutes by a parade off to church.
 

2. Soup making.

3. Wardrobe sorting.

ok back to the weekend jobs......

Great things happen when you don't have your camera

Today I discovered a new vintage store!!!! full of lovely clothes, hats, shoes, bags and bits of glass and china...was lovely, I chatted to the owner and she has been there for 14 weeks! (must get into town more) she has some great genuine vintage pieces and I asked if I could take some pictures for my blog. she said yes and I then discovered I did not have my camera. (blood ran cold) It was on my dining table when I got home. Oh well a gem to look forward to!

I then went to M&S and saw an amazing Christmas biscuit tin...... It is musical and lovely.....

so frustrating, pictures to follow....

ok, so lets find some nice random photo's from my holiday....

This was a tornado (I think) fighter jet taken as I stood on the beach in Lossiemouth. 

Ice House at Findhorn. 

Glasgow film set (this will have its own post)

I love signs, (Glasgow again)

(Huntley)

Glass ended whisky Barrel. 

this weekend will be wet and windy on the bike.....happy weekend everyone, going to tuck into grilled fish and some oven chips.....yum. 

post holiday blues.......

Today, I have the post holiday blues.

I looked at my leave sheet and after my charity cycle I only have 3 days leave left to take me through till April 2012. What with us having a late holiday this year it feels like its not very evenly spread.

The weather is turning and as much as I love the winter the shortening days and the list of winter jobs to do gets longer.

1. dogs need their pre winter trim
2. get the chimney's swept.
3 reblacken the fire
4. order a half trailer of split logs
5 get the doors painted and fitted.
6. get the grass cut,
7. empty the lawnmower for the winter
8. weed
9. plant spring bulbs
10. cover the garden furniture
11. trim the conifers (now the sap is not rising)
12. finally finish decorating the dining room prior to Christmas.
13 finish the hallway once the doors have been done.
14. bake Christmas cakes
15.....everything else that needs doing that I can no longer think of.

Christmas shopping is nearly finished, I just need to start wrapping it all. I like to have all of the shopping done and wrapped by December. While we were on holiday, I wrapped up all of the presents my mother in law has bought for people. (MIL likes to be organised as well.)

I wish I was still on holiday :(

Scottish Skies

hmm, so we have had, windows. and animals... today Sky! Scotland has a lot of sky and the weather changes so much you have some very impressive ones!

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1, Glasgow dawn, 2 amazing clouds, 3 north east coast, 4 cloud over forest, 5 &6 Findhorn bay, 7 John O'Grots, 8 Lossiemouth, 9 lossiemouth, 10 &11 Spynie Palace, 12 & 13 North Coast, 14 Inverness, 15 nr Elgin, 16 Pluscarden Abbey, 17 M6. 

These were all photographed over 10 days on our Holiday. (there were lots of grey skies as well) I am showing the photo's as they were taken, no photoshop or effects used.