Who made it go that quickly? one minute it is Christmas Eve and I am feeling so good about my feet - and they are doing just great. The next it is New Year's day and I am feeling decidedly over-stuffed and in need of a few days salad and light eating ( Read more... )

Well! I am so glad I went to the Doctor. The podiatrist said he thought it looked like Ichthyosis somethingorother and that I should get the Dr to refer me to the dermatologist ( Read more... )

In 15 minutes I am going to the Dr to see what is wrong with my feet. This is not a traditional thing that I do every Christmas although it won't be the first time I have seen a Dr on Christmas Eve. I saw the Podiatrist two weeks ago because - those of a delicate disposition should stop reading here - the hard skin on my feet had become thicker and ( Read more... )

So there we were, in the Jeep, on our way to the meeting of the Chepstow Branch of the Gwent FHS. I had been invited to their Christmas Social in my capacity as Chairman of the Society and Mr M was doing the chauffeur thingy ( Read more... )

Last night Mr M and I had settled into our chairs and were being very busy on tinternet. I was thinking that I would put one last message on the genealogy forum and go to bed when the doorbell made one ding ( Read more... )

Oh I have just been sent this and it is brilliant.

http://blogs.northlandchurch.net/2008/08/11/the-mom-song/

Put down all drinks before starting this.

The perfect Christmas for me is to be with Mr M. Everything else is a bonus. People keep telling me that it is a family time but I have never seen it like that. I have friends who for one reason or another live alone and I always extend an invitation to them to spend Christmas with us. They all say "oh no, I couldn't. You want to be with your ( Read more... )

I have made all the Christmas cards and the calendars to send to the overseas members of our family. I have put together a copy of the Gibbon Gazette for direct family and sorted all the envelopes written teh addresses and then stuck the stamps on. Mr M took me to the Post Office. I have to go to Maindee now because I just can't walk into town with ( Read more... )

The air has that chill that smells of Christmas, well it does for me anyway. The sort of chill that sends you back into the house for your scarf and mittens. It is not quite the "I-wish-I'd-worn-me-vest" sort of chill but nearly. I like December to be cold, I like that we get frost and perhaps a bit of snow, although, I only like snow when everyone ( Read more... )

I wrote my Declaration of Intent today. it goes like this ( Read more... )