Jane at Levant: Just a few pics and catchup

Wednesday 22 December 2010

Just a few pics and catchup

Blackbird waiting on driveway hedge 'Come on hurry up the sultana dish is empty!

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No ghost trains on the Old Potts Line - but it is ghostly white

St Alkmunds Church in Shrewsbury

Click on the pic to spot the ball

Lone Walker- not me on this occasion!

I am posting a few pics of the snow for the blog - I have a gorgeous animated Christmas Card that was sent to me by Email - and I have tried all ways to post it to my blog - to no avail - if anyone reads this post and knows how to do it please tell me!
This week has been hectic my Dad is poorly and in hospital and I have been on the road or in the hospital most of the week - I have just had a phone call from the physios to say he will be in hospital until at least the 29th of December - so I am blogging to try and be normal and not to stress and so that I can be sunny and cheerful when I go back into the hospital.
My Christmas preparations are all on hold - the christmas cake is sitting in its cake tin in its marzipan jacket and the grandchildrens prezzies are unwrapped -I am taking deep breathes and soldiering on - pipes have been unfrozen and the heating is on so we are getting there!

2 comments:

Posie22 December 2010 at 10:59
Love the pic of the Old Potts line Jane. So sorry to hear your dad is in hospital and that your life has been thrown into turmoil...if I was nearer I would come and help you wrap those presents...just take care and I do hope your dad is better soon, Posie
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Molly22 December 2010 at 11:54
J I'm so sorry to hear that your Dad is in hospital. Hope he's on the mend again soon - but a real worry for you especially with the weather so bad. Your pictures are lovely. Hope you and B are keeping well. Love C + O xx
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