The weekend

Well we had a nice day yesterday visiting Verity and Steve's new house in Cambridge. That was despite the fact that I had a headache! Their new house is great so much bigger than the tiny dolls house they were in before and it has a garden. It is also in a great area; so peaceful and yet still in the middle of Cambridge.................CB1 don't you know!

It is quite incredible, you turn off one of the main routes into town, down a tiny little road that appears to be a dead end. Then right at the end it turns into another road which is a dead end and faces onto a lake. A really big lake. Because of the way the houses face and because of the houses behind it you cannot hear the main road. It is so peaceful, like another world! Plus of course there is no passing traffic. You wouldn't even know it was there. Verity said she didn't know until the estate agent sent them there and that is despite the fact that it is only 5 minutes from their previous house. I meant to take photos but forgot!

In fact the only photos that I took were of their new kitten, Elvis, who is gorgeous. I am not a cat person but he really is gorgeous. Evan and Flynn really liked him.

We went for a walk up the Mill Road where there was a Christmas market going on. Mostly food stuff although there were a few really weird (to my ears) groups plying music. You know the kind of thing..........hippy types banging drums and waving sticks. Apologies if this is what floats your boat. I just find it odd. Lots of odd characters around too. I don't have anything against odd characters per se.................... it's just that they remind me of odd characters in................oh lets not go there! You know without my influence over the last 30 odd years I think Simon would be odd!

Talking of which, the headache was entirely down to him which is normal. After taking me out on Thursday for a nice anniversary dinner he turned into a complete arse on Friday! We have a lot going on here and I hadn't had a good day on Friday despite enjoying the morning with Flynn. I was upset about something and not feeling well. He was an insensitive pig who still went off out in the evening for his school Christmas thing. I spent the evening getting even more worried and upset which of course as you all know leads to a headache at best and a migraine at worse. Fortunately I managed to avoid full blown migraine. Bloody men. Apologies to those who I know would give absolutely anything to still be able to moan about their man (or woman).

Said Man has disappeared off to play cars at his barn today which is good in one respect that I can do whatever I want but bad in another respect because it has annoyed me that he has left me at home alone again. OK moan over.

I am going to do some sewing I think. I still have Christmas gifts to finish. The ones that Simon is supposedly making are no where near done so it looks like I may have to go into town next week and do some shopping. I hate Christmas shopping. I hate wandering around aimlessly not knowing what to buy. I HATE the crowds.

I hate the fact that it doesn't seem like only 3 weeks until Christmas. I would normally be so organised by now but with the limbo over the house sale and not knowing when I should start again on the packing...................well it just doesn't seem like Christmas. I can't summon the enthusiasm. In theory we will be in the new house. Christmas day will probably be just me Simon and Saskia although there is a possibility that my sister may come too. The others will come for a buffet late afternoon / evening. I So hope that it is in the new house.

OK, I am depressing myself right now so I'll just go off quietly and get a coffee and do some sewing. To think, you all thought I was cheerful last week!