It is still cold, maybe a slight frost this morning, but fear not - it is set to warm up in the next few days so we shall get a bit of respite before winter sets in. On the TV weather map that blue cold seems to be receding Northwards and a pleasant orange surging up from the South so let's make the most of it.
I have changed my vet and now go to one whose Surgery is ten miles away through the lovely countryside of Wensleydale. This morning I had to be there with her for ten o'clock for her annual injections - we just made it by the skin of our teeth. The Autumn colours on the journey were exquisite - especially the Horse Chestnuts. I rather think the Autumn colour is a little later this year - it is my birthday tomorrow and usually it seems to fall when the colours are at their height. This year they seem a little late. Is it the same where you live?
This afternoon friend S came to take Tess for a walk and I am certain Tess heard her car come in the end of the road because she got up and went and sat by the door. Over the past few weeks I have especially noticed just how acute her hearing is. L also came to point up round the base of my bungalow - where it meets the path. Especially where the bungalow faces South the concrete had cracked. Now L has tidied it up nicely. I have this need to get these jobs done before Winter sets in - I can imagine that if I had lived during hunter/gatherer days this is the time when I would have been stocking my larder with game I had caught (can't imagine it would be much; I am not any good at catching a mouse in a trap).
Well, when I rise in the morning I shall be another year older ( 87 ) -sometimes it all gets a bit depressing (especially when winter is near) but as we say - the alternative is worse.
Wednesday 30 October 2019
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Wishing you a VERY Happy Birthday! This loyal reader from 'across the pond' sends best wishes for a continued happy life for you and your loyal four-footed friend!
hope you have a lovely day for your birthday. You are doing so well.
best wishes
Age rarely bothers me but lying in bed this morning I had a rare feeling of being scared, that at 72, the way ahead and the opportunities to enjoy it, seem to be getting more limited. I really can't imagine being 87, or having your daily resolve to make the best of being it. it's quite remarkable how you do it - congratulations.
I think it is great you are so well. I believe it is all in the genes. If one is fit and well and has no gaga issues I suppose it is no different being 87 to being 67 or 47. We are having lovely weather here in the East of England but have had early morning frosts this week. Apart from that, everything is a bed or roses.
Dear Weaver, Happy birthday! May tomorrow turn on a brilliant day especially for you. May your year be filled with daily delights, kindnesses and surprises, and above all, contentment.
Happy early Birthday! You have a lot to be proud of living such an active and busy life! We are just now getting some color in our trees here in Missouri and now all of a sudden we have some snow and ice. That will likely cause us to lose the leaves with the freeze. The weather can change so fast!
Happy Birthday for tomorrow. Here on the edge of the Cotswolds Autumn seems to come later or is it just this year? We are just a couple of miles from Batsford Arboretum , a slightly smaller Westonbirt.and the Acers in particular looked glorious.
Have a wonderful birthday Pat, Hope you have a nice meal planned somewhere
Wishing you a Happy Birthday for tomorrow, Pat. X
Happy Birthday tomorrow. Our leaves are falling but certainly not the Autumnal colour we expect. Strange. What I do is add the numbers so think you are 15! I am 7.
Happy Birthday a day early! glad you are having a bit of sunshine. Here in northeast Ohio, far from your neck of the woods, the fall colors are definitely later this year. For a time I thought they were not coming at all, but better later than never. Much better.
Sweet dreams tonight Pat, and a very Happy Birthday tomorrow with plenty of nice surprises and a bit of pampering too.
I went away last weekend - Saturday to Monday - and was astounded by the difference in such a short time in the colours of the trees and at how much of the foliage had fallen.
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday! I am certain it will be because you seem to manage to make the most of every opportunity to be happy. I hope you have at least one extra jolly surprise!
Enjoy your day tomorrow.
Have a lovely birthday. You deserve it!
Thanks everyone for your Birthday wishes. Yes I do manage to keep reasonably fit apart from the fact that I can't walk very well and need a stick. I took Tess into town today to buy her a new harness and found walking with her on the lead in town nigh on impossible. I did manage to get back to the car but with difficulty.
The best of birthday Weaver!!!
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday. Every day and year is a blessing.
Happy birthday
Love love your blog
Happy birthday and a wonderful new year ahead!
Bonnie in Minneapolis
A very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you
Liz in Corsica
A Happy Birthday Pat, may family and friends love you always for your lovely attitude to everything in life. X
Many happy returns and happy Halloween
Happy birthday Pat, I hope you had a lovely day.
Happy Birthday Weave, it is mine tomorrow and I agree with you about the colours. It is usually very bright on my birthday but they are later this year. Bev
Happy Birthday Pat! I hope you will continue blogging for many more years, I always enjoy reading your posts. When I will get to be in my 80s, I want to be like you!
Happy Birthday from over the Pond! Always enjoy reading your perspective on life. You always display a great deal of wisdom, practicality and, probably most important, a good sense of humour. Hope you have a grand day.
Have a wonderful birthday Pat. The way you write is beautiful - I too hope you will be blogging for many more years.
Not to get sappy about it, but the simple truth is that you are an inspiration to so many of us
You’ll just have to own up to that—please don’t be embarrassed.
Happy, Happy Birthday, Marci
Hope your birthday is wonderful!
Have a lovely Eve of Your Birthday!!!!
And have a Happy Halloween and Blessed Samhain....
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Happy birthday, dear Weaver!
Happy birthday Pat!
Wishing you the best of birthdays, and a peaceful year that is as pain-free as possible.
A thousand thank-yous!!!
Happy belated birthday. I have just started following you, and wanted you to know how much I look forward to reading your adventures. Today is my 69th birthday..so in spirit we’ll take another trip around the sun together.
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