Hrmph!

I've had a couple of those days! They involve T and we are in battle with her college after a meeting with them tonight, they are bang out of order and are 'reviewing policies' but will that get my daughter the support, they wrongly dropped,( which was proved tonight) will it heck!! Hrmph!
To top it all four of those lovely oranges I bought at Devizes market went all mouldy and horrible, hrmph!

Look what hubby found in the Recycle bin at work, even if I didn't want the plant just look at the pot!



We have had the most beautiful weather. Frost, upon frost, upon deep frost, it was better than snow and oh so pretty. This was the other night with the full moon, you can see the frost.



Anyway we are back to rain again!!!

My neighbour bought me a beautiful cyclamen in a white pot for looking after her kitties and chickens and being a good friend.



Well I think it was for being a good friend? I could have made that bit up!! lol! Anyway I am kittie and chicken sitting again whilst she attends her Dads funeral! The Poinsettia I got given by hubby for our anniversary of when we first met. I love these to as my Auntie Pam always had them at Christmas and would keep it through to the following year getting it back to its red bracts again so I shall have a go. They are such a cheerful sight on a typical wet and windy British Day!

Remember I told you I had restarted my diet? Well I lost 8lbs this week, I know its alot but I can assure you its mainly water and I have spent most of the week on the loo!!! So I have lost my Christmas weight plus 2 and am at my lightest for 10+ years!

So that is not a Hrmph! is it!!!.

Devizes Market

I love Devizes Market, which occurs every Thursday, but I really only go when K is home as I struggle to carry the bags. What I need is a shopping trolley with a long handle (being tall I need this) then at least I wouldn't be lifting and carrying so much. Mind you having said that you still have to lift from the trolley to the car boot, and from the car boot to the house etc. etc. so maybe it isn't such a good idea.

As you know I am really motivated to lose weight at the moment, so bearing this in mind I bought alot of Fresh produce



the oranges, apples and pink grapefruit cost me £3.00



the garlic, onions, courgettes, peppers and tomatoes, cost a bit more at £7.50. The peppers being the expensive item. But these have already been prepared into 3 meals with lots of garlic (obviously), 3 onions and 1 pepper left. 2 of the onions and the pepper will go into a curry for tomorrow night.

I am trying hard to do better with my housekeeping, I can be naughty and waste food so I really want to get organised. We eat alot of wholewheat pasta meals, our curry meal is usually made with quorn and then we do enjoy a roast on Sunday with leftovers used up on Monday!

Tomorrow I shall be looking at what I can grow in the garden to help supplement our diet!

Whats Been Going On!

Where has the time gone too since I last blogged?? We have been chicken and kitten sitting. Each morning and evening we would go round and play with the kittens for at least an hour, more often longer.
Ripple the stripy kitten was first at everything, barging, pushing, didn't like Ruffle getting any attention!!





Ruffle on the other hand is very withdrawn and quiet, we had to work hard to get her to play.



Yes that is Ruffle disappearing under the units!



Whilst are neighbours where away we had some exceptionally low temperatures and snow! This is looking down my patio!



A couple of mornings it was so cold I had to take the whole of the water container from the chickens run inside to defrost in hot water as it was solid! On the morning of the snow they didn't even want to come out of the run lol!



On the first day of the snow Ripple came out with me but made certain she stepped on the non snowy bits, it was funny to watch





When ever I am out in the garden I was either chatting to the chickens or to Ripple so guess who came to join us



this is not his first meeting with Ripple, she is very forward and demanded a kiss lol!



I have been very pleased with myself over Christmas and New Year, I only gained 4lbs. So with an amazing amount of motivation I have set myself a target to get into the next stones by the 11th February! To help this along we have been walking! On Monday we went round the village but I forgot to take my camera. So today I remembered.

This is just down the road from me





but further round I found these





aren't they soooooo cute. I hope you can feed donkeys carrots because when I go on Friday I may have a few in my pocket!!!!

Christmas Past

As we haven't quite got to 12th night I thought it would be alright, still, to share with you the Christmas cards I made last year(2008). I know I gave you a clue but I never quite got round to showing you the finished product!

I got the idea from Kitschenpinks blog she has made a lovely tutorial over here which basically I adapted to what I wanted to achieve



I thoroughly enjoyed making them and have promised to try and be more organised this year...



So I can make more to send out.



I must admit I do enjoy sewing, I just wish I had a room I could leave everything out in, not that this is likely to happen, never mind!

Nearly Finished

We are busily finishing all the fattening food, not that there is alot left, but Tango and Sassy appreciated the cream we gave them.




I have blitzed the house as hubby decided to pop into work and T is out with friends in Swindon, so it felt like a Monday to me. Tomorrow the decorations will come down and it will all be over for another year.

I shall leave you with a most magnificent sunset, I got yesterday. As much as I love the frost, I've missed the sun!

Thank you

Happy New Year to all my blog friends



from a frosty Wiltshire.

Cold Outside!

Today was the third day I hung washing out, blue sky, sunshine and bitterly cold, but it all lightened and my bathroom, where I air it all, smells gorgeous and fresh!



The ground is all covered in frost.



The pond has been frozen at this end for awhile.



The winter onions seem to be doing well.



The Hellabores are just popping their heads through, whether they will flower this year or not I don't know as I was rather ruthless cutting them back.



The tree ferns hardly seem bothered by the cold weather



All seems fine in the greenhouse, no disasters yet!



The cordyline seems to get ever bigger, I think this would look good at the front of the house actually.



The bamboo seems happy on the patio.
Right nipping back inside now to thaw out, till next time, TTFN