My feet are freezing. We don’t have snow yet, though apparently it is in the west. I went down to the farm for lunch hoping my feet would thaw while I was down there but they are just as cold. A hot bath may be in order.
Tomorrow we were going to a quiz night but have had to cancel it because J’s flight comes in later than he thought. Saturday we are going to Glasgow. We are taking a very heavy Ikea desk to Rachael’s. Then going to an Orchestra Baobab concert. Jim goes back on Sunday as he is off to Angola for the week. Next week, Fife Jazz festival. Mario Caribe followed by Martin Taylor, should be quite good. I hope to go south next week too to see the wee ones.

Friday night was a friends 60th birthday party and a good time was had by one and all. Saturday we had to go to a Celtic Connections concert. First we went for a Tepenakki meal. That was really good and good fun too. I was driving but as we weren’t going until about 11 I decided to taste the sake. I had a glass. Then we went for a coffee round the corner and Rachael and Jim had huge bits of cake as well as coffees and drinks. Then we went to see Anna Moura, a fado singer. And another band which was a mixture of Breton and African music. They were truly shite. The Africans were fine. The squeeze box and the sax were not in tune with each other. They played some celtic jigs just a wee bit off. As for the fado, I decided I probably don’t really like it. Jim likes the traditional stuff. Anna Moura has a fabulous voice and is really stunning, and a body slim and superb. I am just a wee bit jealous. I am pleased I went though as it was different. Next week Orchestra Baobab. If we have the time. If not Rachael gets the tickets.

Yes I went to suss out beds in the big blue box. The bed bases are reasonably cheap but add the slats, not bad, but an extra, mattresses then topper, ouch. I need a mortgage. We have had our mattress for 4 years and need a new one because Jim cant sleep on it.I have agreed to buy a mattress that is slightly harder than the one we have but if it does not work we will buy a continental king sized bed and get 2×80 mattresses. So we looked in Perth last weekend and sussed out a mattress but it is very expensive for something for the spare room. So we decided to buy a cheaper mattress and maybe get a larger mattress when the bedroom is finished. I did get a filing cabinet which would allow us to get the desk to Rachael’s and then use the space to get us a bigger dining room table. I hate IKea but it was not a bad day to go except they didn’t have staff around to deal with enquiries. It was empty, no dawdeling adults humming and hawing, no screaming bored kids, no staff.

Jim left at 4am so I started reading hoping it would put me to sleep. unfortunately I was reading one of Shaun Jeffries books. (The Kult and the Killers, I was reading the latter) These are disturbing books , good though but not ones to put you to sleep. Finished now but got up early and made a cuppa and a pot of soup. Lit the fire and am slowly warming up.As I will be tired I think I will take it easy today.
-5 today warming to 1 degree later but clear shy so maybe sunshine but not much here as we have only had it back for 3 days.
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Jim is away back to Paris and the house is quiet and empty.All the Christmas food has either been eaten or given away.The nights are drawing out thank goodness and we shall get sunshine back in 3 days if the sun ever arrives.Today is cold and dreich with a smirr in the air. All is quiet now.

Header Photo. Kat take note. The next photo on is a much better one of Fraser than that one. He is smiling. It doesn’t matter which one you put up of me as I look like my mother in them all. I cannot help that.

The new Fife Jazz festival brochure is out giving our phone number for one of the venues. Yesterday we phoned to complain and were promised tit would be changed on the net, and were offered 2 complimentary tickets. We received a cheque in this morning for £50 from them to say sorry for the bother we are going to cause.This is as well as the free tickets.

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The Yorkies arrived about 6.30 pm and D was hyper. Then he opened his presents and he was even more hyper. He went to bed about 10.30 and was quite peaceful until midnight then he came downstairs just as hyper and went on till 4am. Rachael arrive about 8am and I heard him opening presents at 9am ish. He has been so excited since then. He wasn’t too happy about my Angry Birds as I don’t have the volume up but I argued he plays his own phone. His wee brother on the other hand is a wee gem sleeping away.
Anna was meant to come today but has decided that if we pick her up at 1pm tomorrow it will be better. I was hoping that would happen as we have a party to go to this afternoon.

Frozen to the marra today. I am also tired which doesn’t help. I need heat and the fire is just on. His nibs was meant to put on the heating this morning but forgot. The result is difficulty in beginning to get warm. Went to Asda for some sauces for pakora and it cost about £120. ok stocked up on wines and beers and some spirits. Could do with a brandy now. No one got me brandy for xmas but I did get a bottle of calvados.