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Nov. 14th, 2007 06:32 pmYesterday John drove me to Halifax for what turned out to be a long and exhausting meeting. I was woken by the cats at 5.30 am and as I was going to get up at 6.00, I stayed up. We finally got home at 7.30 pm, the journey home having been enlivened by Lucy boiling over. Fortunately, since it happened once before, last year, I always carry spare water in the boot. There's no obvious cause, so John has been out today and bought a new radiator cap; he said the old one was very loose and was probably causing the problem.
We got home too late for John to go on Boys' Night Out, but Charles had made a lovely thick chicken soup which had a remarkably good flavour as he roasted the chicken first. John's going on Boys' Night Out tonight instead, but I don't feel very hungry, so I'm probably going to have scrambled eggs.
I hope I'm wrong, but I think I've got a cold coming, although I have no idea where I caught it. Till yesterday I hadn't seen anyone for ages, let alone anyone with a cold. I've been squirting First Defence up my nose all day, but I'm not confident it's going to work this time. My throat is incredibly dry, no matter how much I drink and I have that tickly feeling at the back of my nose. Hence the comfort food for dinner! I always like scrambled eggs with buttered toast when I don't feel so well. There's also a carton of Covent Garden Winter Vegetable soup if I prefer, although Charles says I simply can't have soup three days running!! I'm feeling very irritated by the possibility of a cold!
Actually, I've just thought! I did see Sandra-next-door a few days ago, but she seemed healthy enough and I only spoke to her for a couple of minutes, and I've just remembered that I went shopping to Morrisons on Saturday. Oh well, it doesn't really matter. It's just that I get soo miserable with a cold that I like to have someone to blame!
While I was in my meeting yesterday John drove to Leeds and visited the Royal Armouries Museum. He enjoyed it, although, as he said, there were no tanks!
We have a very cold night forecast for tonight. I've reminded the menfolk that they should make sure they have their winter duvets on the beds, and maybe even put two in the duvet cover together. Some time ago I bought us all twin duvets which have a winter duvet and another thin summer duvet which attaches to the winter duvet with a few strips of Velcro. The trouble is that they're both too idle to do it and would rather not do it then complain about being cold. Maybe I'll leave the heating on.........although I'm doing my utmost to save money on heating at the moment.
I cancelled the direct debits for our gas and electricity yesterday, which should concentrate Atlantic's corporate mind a little. I don't just want a new direct debit, I want a refund!
John and I saw a bus-engine on fire this afternoon when we were going to collect his van from the mechanic. By the time we returned 15 minutes later, it had escalated to a two-engine fire with a couple of police cars blocking the road. I don't think I've ever seen a bus on fire before, although I was once in a taxi on the way to Ostend ferry terminal when its engine caught fire and I had to run a long way with a heavy suitcase so as not to miss the ferry.
Although I've been soo exhausted today, I've been unable to nap this afternoon, so maybe I shall get a good night's sleep tonight. There's absolutely nothing Charles and I want to watch on the TV, so unless we can agree on a DVD, it will be a really early night with a book!
I've just remembered that I haven't done the fruit for the Christmas cake yet, so I'm off to weigh it out and leave it soaking in rum and brandy all night. Maybe I should have a brandy for my cold................?
We got home too late for John to go on Boys' Night Out, but Charles had made a lovely thick chicken soup which had a remarkably good flavour as he roasted the chicken first. John's going on Boys' Night Out tonight instead, but I don't feel very hungry, so I'm probably going to have scrambled eggs.
I hope I'm wrong, but I think I've got a cold coming, although I have no idea where I caught it. Till yesterday I hadn't seen anyone for ages, let alone anyone with a cold. I've been squirting First Defence up my nose all day, but I'm not confident it's going to work this time. My throat is incredibly dry, no matter how much I drink and I have that tickly feeling at the back of my nose. Hence the comfort food for dinner! I always like scrambled eggs with buttered toast when I don't feel so well. There's also a carton of Covent Garden Winter Vegetable soup if I prefer, although Charles says I simply can't have soup three days running!! I'm feeling very irritated by the possibility of a cold!
Actually, I've just thought! I did see Sandra-next-door a few days ago, but she seemed healthy enough and I only spoke to her for a couple of minutes, and I've just remembered that I went shopping to Morrisons on Saturday. Oh well, it doesn't really matter. It's just that I get soo miserable with a cold that I like to have someone to blame!
While I was in my meeting yesterday John drove to Leeds and visited the Royal Armouries Museum. He enjoyed it, although, as he said, there were no tanks!
We have a very cold night forecast for tonight. I've reminded the menfolk that they should make sure they have their winter duvets on the beds, and maybe even put two in the duvet cover together. Some time ago I bought us all twin duvets which have a winter duvet and another thin summer duvet which attaches to the winter duvet with a few strips of Velcro. The trouble is that they're both too idle to do it and would rather not do it then complain about being cold. Maybe I'll leave the heating on.........although I'm doing my utmost to save money on heating at the moment.
I cancelled the direct debits for our gas and electricity yesterday, which should concentrate Atlantic's corporate mind a little. I don't just want a new direct debit, I want a refund!
John and I saw a bus-engine on fire this afternoon when we were going to collect his van from the mechanic. By the time we returned 15 minutes later, it had escalated to a two-engine fire with a couple of police cars blocking the road. I don't think I've ever seen a bus on fire before, although I was once in a taxi on the way to Ostend ferry terminal when its engine caught fire and I had to run a long way with a heavy suitcase so as not to miss the ferry.
Although I've been soo exhausted today, I've been unable to nap this afternoon, so maybe I shall get a good night's sleep tonight. There's absolutely nothing Charles and I want to watch on the TV, so unless we can agree on a DVD, it will be a really early night with a book!
I've just remembered that I haven't done the fruit for the Christmas cake yet, so I'm off to weigh it out and leave it soaking in rum and brandy all night. Maybe I should have a brandy for my cold................?
