Everyone at home is suffering from this horrible cold with aches and pains and sore throats. We even cough and splutter in harmony. Yesterday I did my main final food shopping and then moped around groaning piteously. Thankfully most of my presents have been organised for some time. I also made another trip to the dump at Barnstaple with sacks of rotten roofing from the shed which I am paying Linas to take down. Today I went into town for a final leisurely swing round the shops, got myself a top in sale, and did a top up shop of the things I had forgotten yesterday. I treated myself to an armload of easy reading from the library for all those spare moments! I'll have during the holiday. Later we took a car load of computer junk to the Ilfracombe dump and did a top up of ou top up shopping at Tescos. I'm so hoping that tomorrow will be calm enough for us all to get out for a walk on the cliffs in the afternoon as Vytas and Kate are arriving at mid-day. For the first time I've managed to wrap all my presents in advance including the 73 small items for everyone's Christmas stockings. Usually I end up wrapping those fiddly little presents at 1 in the morning when we have got back from Midnight Service.
Grey skies in the afternoon with just a hint of blue.
On the way to Ilfracombe was a farm selling swedes (50p each) by the side of the road. It's pretty unusual to see an honesty box here though there were plenty when we were in Guernsey 25 years ago.
As we left 2 farm dogs came out to bark at us, perhaps they were checking that we had paid the right amount.
Romas practicing for the day when he is a famous rock star and has to avoid the paparazzi.
