Last post of the year

 I know I’ve been gone for a while and this is my last post of 2020. Since my last offering, I’ve had a routine mammogram (that everyone of a certain age has in uk), a dental check up,  my first flu jab and a very deep sports massage to sort my aches and pains out! 

I’ve met my friend for much needed Haldon Forest walks and I’ve taken a couple of solitary walks around our lanes. I’ve got completely frazzled getting the Christmas presents and also putting six hampers together and then delivering them all to their recipients (they would normally be dished out at our usual Christmas get together).  I haven’t even read any blogs recently either.

I’ve not had time to do any relaxing baking, other than to try some Cornish Fairings. They did spread too much, but tasted lovely and on reading a couple of reviews of the recipe, apparently other people had ‘spreadage’ problems too! 

To top off a pretty ropey December, my daughter and her other half tested positive for COVID! She’s had a very tight, sore chest, which is thankfully tons better now. I think she is more annoyed about not tasting her food! Her partner didn’t have the chest thing, he had more flu symptoms. Their last day of isolation is Christmas Eve, so we shall have our traditional Christmas Eve cheese night by zoom. We’ve been dropping food parcels on her doorstep, along with some treats. I’ve been so worried about them both! 

So the following photos are just snippets of the last few weeks. I wish everyone a very happy and safe Christmas and hope you can see your loved ones, even if it is only by FaceTime or Zoom.....so until next year, cheerio for now, Ann x

A melancholy day

 Today was the 4th anniversary of my Dad passing away (only 14 weeks after being diagnosed with pancreatic and liver cancer) It’s raw every year, but this year in particular I have been very tearful. Perhaps because it’s been such a crappy year. But Dad wouldn’t have wanted me to be sad, he was nearly always cheerful. A loving dad, who always went out of his way to help his daughter. We had so many laughs! So, today I’m just putting up a few photos of him, happy memories, to boot out the unhappy ones.

Fun at the beach

Dad loved his cars, something I shared with him

My wedding day

Helping us with our garden revamp

His last Father’s Day, about 9 weeks before his diagnosis 

Sorry this  has been so maudling, but weirdly I feel better for posting it. Tomorrow is another day and I’ll be thinking about Christmas trees. This year we have to get an slim artificial one, as our furniture has had to be rearranged, due to three people working from home. Therefore we have no room for a real one, which is a shame.

So tomorrow there’s Christmas trees, food delivery, a new mattress delivery and a routine 3 year mammogram, what an exciting life I lead! Until my next post, cheerio for now, Ann x