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Still settling into my new apartment.

I received a desk chair from Amazon and had to wrestle with it for a while to get it put together. It is SO nice to have a real chair again (until now I'd been sitting on the folding chair I got from Walmart).

Also received the vacuum cleaner I ordered. It was super easy to put together, and I enthusiastically vacuumed two rooms, but by then it just felt like housecleaning so I stopped for the night. The delivery person had sent a message asking me to tell Alexa to thank my driver, so I had to figure that out, apparently a holiday gift from Amazon to delivery people if they can get their customers to do it. I didn't even know I had Alexa, but on my phone the Amazon app had an Alexa button and it worked.

I'm glad someone on SF had mentioned the versa cart, I ordered a similar looking thing and can hardly wait for it to arrive, it will be very useful for bringing groceries in.
 
hollydolly said:
The sad thing is that much as these scenes and same here where I live..look beautiful.. with the huge cost of energy.. we are struggling to heat our homes to prevent burst pipes et al.. not to mention keeping ourselves warm.. .

It's a real concern for those on very low incomes
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This weather couldn’t have come on a worse year for folks in Britain.

DaveA said:
Celebrating my 98th birthday with my young wife (86) and family.
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98, Wow. Many happy returns.
 
Spent too much time putting together dinner for guests. It’s my own fault. I could make less and stop fussing.

I walked to the corner store to pick up a couple of items. The sidewalks are treacherous again. Just a few more months of winter left.
 
Very cold (for us) here today at -2C.

Wednesday is a Likkle Grandson day and he's been here since 8am wreaking havoc - and I love it :D

I'll be off to the Gym when he goes for his nap after lunch. Maybe some photos on the sea fron later if it looks like a nice sunset is due. Wall to wall blue aky at the moment so not looking great - we'll see.
 
Good Morning! Cold here this morning, 16 degrees but it was colder yesterday morning. So this is better.

I am thinking of cleaning out my refrigerator today. I am hoping to make the freezer better organized. I wish I had room for a small chest freezer (like my friend downstairs) but I don't. Unless I got rid of a dresser or the bookcase which I can't because I need those too.

Then doing the laundry I didn't get to yesterday. Helping a friend through a bad situation which took up a good bit of my day yesterday. So hoping that is better today. Definitely doing the Christmas cards today.
 
The streets are like an ice-rink so, although I need to go out, I won't risk a fall. The week-end is supposed to bring a brief respite, when I hope to get out and catch up with my chores before the next wintry blast arrives.
Reading about the Vietnam War at the moment, and learning the background to it.
 
Snowing again. In previous years the council gritted this road, but not this time, so it will be difficult to move the car. We had hoped to get out pre-Christmas shopping done, but no chance. It's supposed to warm up by Sunday, but not all the shops will be open so it will be Monday before we get to the shops. Mrs.L is baking an apple pie, using apples from the garden.
 
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Snowing again. In previous years the council gritted this road, but not this time, so it will be difficult to move the car. We had hoped to get out pre-Christmas shopping done, but no chance. It's supposed to warm up by Sunday, but not all the shops will be open so it will be Monday before we get to the shops. Mrs.L is baking an apple pie, using apples from the garden.
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Same here.. the snow is thick the roads are sheet Ice with packed snow on top... The sky is as Blue as the ocean.. really a day I'd like to go and take some photos.. and do some Shopping.. but I'm not taking unnecessary risks driving on the snow..
 
I dragged out the big tote with Christmas decorations and went through it. A lot of things that I'll never use again and that DD doesn't want. Maybe a trip to Goodwill? Ten days until Christmas and maybe there's still somebody who's looking for decorations.

Sigh. It isn't even 11am, and I've run out of things to do!
 
It's 3.50pm.. very grey and dreary compared to the Blue, blue skies this morning... however the knee deep snow hasn't melted.. and it's now minus -3.. and set to be minus -6 tonight.

decided to go out after all because I'd run out of bread completely and getting ready to run out of milk.. and tbh I was a little bit concerned that my car wouldn't start after sitting under the snow for all this week..so I was anxious to start it

I just popped out to the nearest Aldi... and I was completely taken aback when I saw the Disabled area which is nearest the doors.. had not had the snow shovelled.. so the disabled folks had to park further away where the sheer volume of cars had melted the snow, or risk breaking bones, or being unable to push a wheelchair through the snow.. :eek:
 
DD took me to Goodwill. Some pretty stuff in that box. Some pretty expensive stuff, too, that was gifted to me years ago. However... Anyway, maybe something that will make someone feel like they got a deal and make them smile.

I found a Santa hat in the tote and put it on. Then I forgot about it. DD asked me why I'm wearing the Santa hat. Well, um, because 'tis the season?

Maybe Sir will let me wear it instead of a hair net next week.
 

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