Oh,
a pretty cold week, with some snow flurries, etc. In fact, Monday
found us with snow on the ground! Not a lot, and it was gone before
long, but later in the afternoon, there was a large snow flurry, but
it was too warm for it to stick to the ground. Nice, though!
Thursday I went to lunch at Fulford
Arms pub with Lynne Gill, the "other American"
at Corries.
We had a nice catch up, as we'd not really seen each other to chat
since before Christmas. She and her husband, Arthur, had moved into
their home the purchased prior to Christmas, and she was telling me
what all they are doing to it, etc. Sounds like a great deal of work,
but they are so happy to finally have a place of their on, and good
for them!
Friday I hurried home and then walked to Lawton Henry's to get my
hair cut. It was good to see him, and to find out about his and Louise's
Christmas, and also to see my "niece", Scilla, their Jack
Russell terrier. She was so excited to see her "Uncle Denny"!!
We had a good visit, and then it was time for me to walk over to Wetherspoons
to meet up with the rest from work. As I walked in one door, I saw
Bruce Corrie, Richard Kirby, Paul Cain and Mike Kendall come in through
another. Bruce and I had a long catch up, as I'd not seen him since
his return from Finland. He'd gone for 4 days with 2 friends, and
they'd been dog sledding, snowshoe hiking, etc., north of Helsinki.
They feasted on bear stew, reindeer prosciutto, etc., and he said
they had a really good time; although it was bitterly cold. Granted,
they were well prepared for the cold, what with their personal gear
and the gear provided by the company, and that the experience was
awesome! We all had a good visit, and then in came Teri Rhodes and
Nikki Laube, all dressed up for a night on the town! Rachel Addison
arrived, and it was so good to see her, although we didn't have long
enough to visit, as Teri, Nikki and I were off to the Red
Lion. We walked down there and of course, it was
good to be "back home". Sue the landlord was there, and
she came over and had a drink and a visit with us. Finally, Teri and
Nikki were headed on into town, and I decided I best go home! I got
home about 9pm, and just had a nice evening in after that.
Saturday I drove round to collect Liz Kirby, and we went to the Toby
Carvery close to ASDA.
It was delicious!! We'd heard good things about it, as it had been
closed for some time and refurbished and now reopened, and all of
the things were true. Delicious carvery, wonderful vegetables and
homemade Yorkshire puddings. We had steak
& Guinness Ale Pie, which was wonderful,
along with the puds and veggies. We were stuffed when we left! We
then ran some errands, did some shopping, and by then it was late
afternoon. I took Liz back home, and then I came home. I decided to
go to the movies to see “Million
Dollar Baby”, but I arrived to find I'd misread the
time! It'd been on for an hour! So, back home again.
Sunday I got up and did some cleaning around the flat, ironing, etc.,
and then headed back to the cinema at Vue
in Clifton Moor. THIS time I made SURE I had the time correct.
What a great movie, and Hilary
Swank is outstanding. Anyway, now I am home, it is cold, and the
wind is blowing, and there have been reports that possible snow will
be falling again. I hope so! So hope you all had a good week, and
that this coming one will be good as well.
Love,
