Say It's Not True!

    Last Friday my first Christmas card arrived in the mail, and today I noticed my neighbours across the road have lit their Christmas lights. C'mon guys, it's still only November! I haven't even made the plum pudding and it's supposed to soak for six weeks!

   Bridge this afternoon and Marie and I had terrible cards. We only played two hands but made the contract both times. June and Pinky had all the good hands but we put them down a couple of times when they were overconfident.

The Weekend

   Didn't even get the computer fired up at all yesterday as I was at the RSCDS tea dance all afternoon. It was quite dark by the time I got home so I just had a quick dinner and settled in front of the TV.

   Today has been sunny and quite mild. After a late breakfast of a boiled egg, toast and coffee, and a few chores, I was out in the garden doing the last of the preparations for winter. I raided the composter for some compost to cover the plants and then cleaned up the deck. I even sat out enjoying the sun for half-an-hour; there was quite a bit of heat in it. Soup for lunch then a short nap and I have been reading ever since  "The Last Child" by John Hart - not my usual choice of book but I am enjoying it.

   Chicken and green beans for dinner - the chicken is already cooked so just the green beans to prepare, my kind of cooking! I am watching Lidia prepare stuffed eggplants on her TV show. They look delicious, but too much work for me to be bothered with!

   As promised (finally!) some photos from my recent vacation.

There were lots of palm trees in Benidorm and many interesting walks. This was in the old town.

The view from my hotel room. I was on the 7th floor. On the horizon is Benidorm Island which we visited.

Exercise class on the beach.  This only happened on the weekend. Usually the beach was much quieter.

Wednesday November 9

    Depressing start to the day - the results of the U.S. election was not what I was hoping for. 'Nuff said!

    I am feeling slightly better today but didn't have a very good nights sleep so I went down to the drugstore today for something to dry up my sniffles and repress the cough. I also got a coffee at Tim Horton's using my TH card. I love free stuff!

   I decided to skip fitness class this morning and stayed in bed an extra hour. I also had a nap this afternoon so feel more rested now. Just as well I have some good books to read!

Almost Better

   This is the first day I have felt more like my normal self although still a bit stuffed up. I went to fitness class this morning and almost didn't manage to keep  it up for an hour. Either I am out of practice, having been away from it for three weeks, or my lung capacity is slightly reduced. But I hung in and managed to keep going at an easier pace.

   Nothing else on the schedule - it was bitterly cold this morning, although the sun was shining, and got even colder this afternoon, so no outdoor chores today.  I got out all my winter woollies yesterday, and had gloves on for the first time this year. The weekend is supposed to be warmer and my main job is to put compost on the roses and other delicate perrenials.

   Yesterday I raked the front lawn and bagged up a ton of leaves ready for the next pickup. The grass got its final mowing but I will need to rake again (unless it snows first) as all the leaves aren't down yet.

   Still eating chicken but I made a brocolli casserole with lots of cheese, onions and roasted red peppers. It was yummy!