How quickly the Winter Solstice has arrived this year - I have now got to the stage of wondering if it will be my last one. It seems always to be the middle of January before one notices it getting any lighter but at least one knows that it is on its way. This morning when the rookies went over they were so much further away that I needed my specs on to see them. But there was the beginnings of a clear blue sky and a lovely crescent moon. Now, at a quarter to eleven, the sun is shining, all vestiges of snow have disappeared, there is a westerly wind blowing to dry things up a bit and this time next week Christmas will be but a memory - can't be bad.
In an hour my hairdresser will be here - and I have remembered to leave my special perch where it is as a dining chair is a no-no for me now - I need to be higher in order to get out of it!
The lady who cleans for me has Covid so I am trying to clean and tidy a bit before Christmas. Yesterday it was the book shelves I tackled, today it is my two trolleys - one by the side of my special chair (there I keep my various drugs and leg creams etc. and the other I use for walking about, going to the door etc,) They don't know it yet but after lunch they are to get a good clean with a disinfectant spray
I am just too tired to do any more after doing the two trolleys and as luck would have it friend D called so I couldn't have done any more anyway.
See you tomorrow.
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Ah so you have a hairdresser who comes to the house now, that is good. Rookies makes me laugh, I thought it was a typing error the other day but I see you use it for the rooks today as well. The days start to lengthen as soon as January arrives. I bet your house is always spic and span.
I am looking forward to the longer days... and less rain please.
Take it easy Pat. Housework takes the puff out of you as you get older. I would like to have a cleaner at this stage, but husband doesn't think it necessary, and is good to help as he does.
Over the years you have certainly sounded on top of things with housework. - Pam.
They will be so happy to see you no one will notice any untidiness.
You use a trolley when you're walking about. Do you have a zimmer frame?
And yes, I'm a nurse and yes, I worry about people:)
Goodness! Take a break. People will understand!
Aww make the most of it Weaver and enjoy !!
Be good to you, take care, and stay safe! We care about you, Pat.
Hugs!
You will be all spiffy for the rest of the year with your new hair do! I had my last cut of the year this week too.
Keep looking forward to things and forget that it might be the last.
You are so lucky to have Rooks. To me they represent the real countryside, with their nests now standing out in the branches of bare trees. I love the way they fly.
I imagine your house so super-tidy and clean - nobody I know cleans their trolleys with disinfectant spray, unless they are cleaning a hospital room. Who but you and your carer ever touch your trolleys anyway? But you are right being cautious, when so many others seem to believe Covid is over. Apart from that, a whole host of other diseases are around this time of year.
Good to know your hairdresser comes to your house now. We used to have that kind of service for people who could not come to the salon, too, but it all stopped with Covid, and I don't think many of the salons have reintroduced it.
No sunshine here - we're just entering a row of rainy days. Good for the land, bad for my walks.
I do like Christmas, and although I know it will be hard this year, I am looking forward to it.
It's good to hear that you're still able to do a bit of cleaning - and that you're wise enough to know when to call it a day and take a rest. My mother had the same hairdresser visiting her at home for over twenty years; it started as Mum helping her out when she left the salon and started her working for herself, but ended up with the hairdresser, who'd moved down to Hadleigh, driving over from Suffolk to do the hair of just one or two long-term customers.
We were lucky with the weather during the covid period. I seem to remember that the last two Christmases were bright and sunny enough to meet outdoors. Now the days will get longer.
Happy Solstice Pat! All sounds like a very good day! We are set for a bitter cold few days leading up to Christmas... Thursday night will be 10 F with a strong North wind.. Time to hunker down and stay warm , thankfully it will not last long. Sending TX hugs! debs
You continue to amaze me. Still doing your cleaning at 90! Lovely to have a hairdresser come to you. You will start tbe new year in good form.
Very cold weather coming our way, down to 4F they say, and snow, so we have stocked up to be prepared if the power goes out.
How nice that you get your hair done at home now. You keep busy enough and have just the right amount of visitors to keep you happy.
We will have a snow storm starting tomorrow but it should end before Christmas Eve so hopefully it won't interfere with travelers. Happy Holidays, Pat!
Just had a lovely visit from one of my daughters, her daughter and son, and son's girlfriend. So glad I carried out a bit of 'spit and polish' earlier in the day!
I have been without internet access for a few days so it is good to be back and read your interesting posts.
Thank you for your card which arrived this morning. I am sure there are several, from my cousins and other relatives, stuck in a sorting office somewhere.
I have bad news for you. It might not be your last solsticce!
It's interesting that we don't often really notice the increase in light in the northern hemisphere until about February 2nd..which is the Celtic festival Imbolc, or St Brides day...or the day the milk might start coming in to the sheep's udders.....
If you have family who lived well into their 90s then there is your barometer. Longevity runs in families.
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