Just Humans Being...

This week has flown... A whirlwind of food, laughter & lots of talking! Starting out with our Transition Group's Solstice celebration at  Cotna . We loved Sara's holly tree!  As always we all took along food to share... And enjoyed another wonderful feast... We toasted the sun with Patrick's Solstice Sloe Gin... And Sime got his first chance to wear a silly hat! We put our tree up on the Solstice, a real tree which we saved from being shredded & which will provide wood for our fire when we pull it down... Christmas morning we finished off our wrapping & waited for the kids to arrive... (Or in Hugo's case - get up)! Our first prezzie opening session... I think we chose well for Asa!  Happy kidlets... This year we decided to eat in our living room for a change. Sime remembered that we had an extra table & chairs in the garage (like you do) - which he's been itching to sort out ready for our B&B... Rose & Asa will be having a second

Taken From Here Happy Solstice folks! We're off to our Transition social gathering tonight & seeing friends we haven't seen for a while... It's going be great! See you later. Kay & Sime xx

We may not have snow... But our blog does for now! Heeheehee!!! Yes we do know that there really are more important things to do... So we better get on! Bye for now, K&S xx

We're home & have travelled through torrential rain to pick up the kitties from their cattery on Bodmin Moor. There is snow forecast for Stoke tonight & tomorrow, so at least we made it back before then... Although we feel a bit sad to have missed it!  Glad to be back! Kay & Sime xx

The temperature has dropped! This morning we woke to an icy car park & a frosty car & it's icing up again, though it's not as cold as last December. Everything's gone well with Bebe - although the plumber insisted that she gave him a bonus, so not a lot we can do about that... We have also been out to eat with Grandad Gerry & Nana Stip-Pep, which was lovely & Gerry entertained us with hilarious stories of his time as a hospital porter. Last night, we spent the evening with our friends Corinne & Graham. We first met them over 23 years ago, as they lived down the road from a cottage we use to rent. They still live in that same house & it delights us that they haven't changed a bit! Today we have had some time to ourselves - a leisurely breakfast, a long browse around a bookshop & a trip to the cinema... Tomorrow we'll say goodbye to Bebe & head home to our kitties... But now it's time for curry! Bye for now, Kay & Sime x

We arrived in Stoke... The weather is mild, so I don't think we'll need the thermals on today. We're meeting with 5 people involved with Bebe's care. We've also found that she's being paying a plumber to do lots of jobs in the house & he's been charging rather a lot. Sime's going to find out what's going on there too... A busy day ahead, but so nice to have a warm start! See you later, Kay :)

Work has slowed down & it's wonderful! We've had 2 whole days pottering about at home & it's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! Tomorrow, we're heading up to Stoke for a few days, where we'll be staying in a warm hotel room. Unlike here where it's very cold... Shower time, in particular has become quite a challenge, as our bathroom is freezing.   One consolation though - we have discovered we can hit some really high notes when singing our favourite opera pieces & our pogoing has taken on new heights!  We're still determined to get through the Winter without our heating & thanks to Rose... We're doing it in style! (She left them behind when she moved) Time for bed & see you all soon. Kay & Sime xx