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The party is over for the zombie,the night has taken it's toll. and Zazzles looks suitably embarassed

The morning started off dry and bright but very breezy,just the weather for a bracing stroll on the beach.It was chilly enough up there to remind me the time to change into my cold weather walking gear is almost upon us. There weren't many folks around

The humble chippy has changed a lot since I was a nipper.Then is was just fish and chips in the local chippy.Now their menus are getting bigger and the choice is very good. This is one side of the menu from the local shop,the other side is has more

The only thing to flourish around here was my wild flower patch in 2011.It had just recovered nicely from a 2010 storm and shortly after this photo the first of two more violent storms dealt is blows it didn't recover from this year.

We got a severe weather warning for gale force winds and heavy rain at 9pm last night,unfortunately the storm hit us at 8pm so it was a useless warning.We had 50mph winds with 70 mph gusts so it wasn't too bad but it did last until morning and only

This morning was typical of our erratic weather patterns.After two days of being battered by wind and rain I awoke to find the sun shining through my window. when I got downstairs to open up I found the cats already gone.The must have buzzed off a bout

I had the simple task of fitting a cat flap today.I collected the tools I needed expecting to be finished in 15 to 20 minutes.I drew round the template I had cut out last night,made a little pilot hole and commenced to drill a 6mm hole to give the jig

Photo of the cat flap for Summer,the buttons are on the inside just the door has swung in.The door leads into my small workshop/utility,apart from my tools there are 2 freezers one, upright,on chest and a clothes dryer.From that room there is a door to

Another simple job proved not to be so. I purchased a new digital TV aerial because the odd time my TV picture was pixelating.I rang the boffins and they told me due to a new 4G aerial for smart phones in my area some people were witnessing the same thing

Another thing about easy jobs,when there are two deranged cats in the house the jobs cease to be easy. Today the new digital extension lead came for Ellen's TV,the cable to her set is nearly as old as the rest of the set up was. Now this is a simple

I decided I would resume the demolition of the garden shed this morning so I grabbed a lump hammer and set forth.A few hefty blows saw the roof off and it slid nicely down the side of the shed,so far so good.As it happens that was as good as it got.Just

With this morning's job cancelled because of the weather I looked for something to do inside and decided the little tool room needed sorting. I had to scrap the upright freezer because it started to defrost itself,not a good trait in a freezer. Yesterday

Classy is a good subject.In the way of people I have a classy family and my friends on here are classy,well if you weren't I wouldn't have you as contacts. Class in in the eye of the beholder and here are three from me The classy E type Jaguar, a very

A glorious November day here today so it was a nice stroll over to town.The first snow is on the tops that and the clear sky are sure signs we will have frost tonight Some of the ales I buy have interesting histories. Shepherd Neame Brewers syarted

After yesterday's glorious sunshine today the rains returned. This means I am cabined up of course with two deranged cats.Their favourite game this morning is going out on short adventures and see which one can get the wettest and muddiest,up to now

After the rain yesterday we have sunshine again today.There is a cold wind blowing so it was time to don the big coat, the Benny hat with the flaps and beat a path to mother's door.The visibility is not as clear as it was Sunday and no point in walking

This is just a short note on my new toy a Samsung galaxy having great fun Back soon on the desktop

It's been a funny sort of day.The weather started off dry and sunny but with a biting northerly wind.Cold weather clothes were needed again and will be until well into the new year. I had to go to the chemist to pick my magic smarties up but found no

This week's photo fun theme is comfortable. Cats are the past masters of comfort of course that's how they live their life. Ellen does a good comfortable,laying in the garden dragging on a fag while her lackey makes dinner.

I looked on Flickr this morning and found somebody had looked at an old video I posted from 2009 showing what was to be the start of a rainy season that hasn't ended as yet so I posted it here .Full screen is a slightly better view but my accent can't be

I spent yesterday on my android,firstly to get used to driving it better, secondly to test it's battery endurance and thirdly to see what else it could offer. As this is my first touch screen experience apart from the dreaded cheap machine I needed

My grandson Carl popped round to see us today.He has finished work now until February so is looking for something to tide him over.There is high unemployment in town and he has a pal who has moved to Scarborough so Carl is off next week to stay with him

I was off on my Sunday jaunt to the shops today,it was mild enough for a walk over. Nothing interesting happened and no bargain treats but I did get a nasty surprise when I went into B&M,just to remind me the silly season is here again the

This morning we had our first frost,we have been warned to expect a cold spell for a few days so it everything is moving into cold weather mode.I even donned cold weather clothing for the short trip to the shop and was very glad I did.We have a north

With the sun shining and the chance of snow on the fells I wrapped up well and headed for the rugby ground just down the road.The reason I went there instead of the channel side is it is higher ground so gives more of a view of the more distant fells.

This afternoon I set to and made a Lancashire hotpot just the thing for this weather. Here is the recipe if you want to try it I can recommend it . This is the recipe of the very talented actress and singer Jane Horrocks not only star of Little Voice and

Of the many games the cats play one of their favourites is making tunnels in the runners and hiding toy mice in them or in Zazzles case pieces of string,bottle tops,foliage,Ellen's hair bands and lots more of his treasures. If one cat is in a tunnel and

When I was a young lad growing up in the tenement buildings just over the channel all the children used to play outside in the square. Two blocks of flats were arranged thus [ ] I think there were 8 sets a total of 64 flats each side.The two sides

On the subject of curves I have 4 photos The moon Morris car Path on the big climb Bow of a boat

Today dawned bright and sunny but very cold. After a quick trip to the shop and some breakfast I was ready to tackle the garden. The Buddleia and rose bushes were in need of pruning so I set upon them with a vigour. What were 6ft bushes are now 18inch

Today's lunch was Vegetable soup with crusty bread smothered in butter. This is a no recipe soup cheap and simple to make. I had some carrots and peas that needing using up so I diced the carrots,chopped up an onion and bulked it out with frozen veg from

I decided it was time to try Skye on my little tablet today so went on line and Max was around.The little tablet worked perfectly.I never fail to be amazed at the technology we have at or disposal I can video live to anybody anywhere in the world from a

Today I wanted I am cooking a new sausage recipe. I have it on here in my recipe folder But need to follow it as I'm prepping it being new to me. Rather than dash in here read a little and dash back or print it off I copied it into a little programme

The verdict on the sausage casserole is in. Absolutely delicious. I didn’t add the celery or sugar. We are not fans of celery so that went along with the sugar. The tomato purée and carrots would make it sweet enough I thought and so it proved. I cut

This morning I awakened to the sound of heavy rain lashing my bedroom window driven on by a north westerly wind,I checked the weather map when I came down and discovered that winds of up to 30mph and squally showers were the order of the day. The cats

A nice day here weather-wise after an abysmal one yesterday. The cats have been lying on the grass in the sun in a much happier mood than yesterday. I have just watched a rugby game between Bath and Exeter and it was a cracker nip and tuck all the way