December and January

I did not plan on taking a break from blogging but somehow it just happened.


We've had snow galore, I've had a couple of illnesses and I had to work over the Christmas holidays (boooo).  This year the family gathered at my mum and dad's house for Christmas, and for that I was grateful.  My nieces turned three years old.  Did I mention we saw Kenny Dalglish and Alan Hansen in a local pub?  They are two of the great British footballers, my male friends were very impressed.

P.S. I wish this was my garden,
the photo was taken at my parents house on Boxing Day.

The boy and I finished off those annoying little jobs around the house that we kept on putting off.  We decluttered, moved around furniture, took up curtains, repainted our bedroom, touched up the woodwork, painted the fence panels, fitted an upstand in the kitchen - why did we never fit an upstand before?  It looks like a show house.

'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' book trilogy took over my life.  They are fantastic.  It seems like EVERYONE has read them.  How did I miss these books, or the films coming out? It makes me wonder if this will be the future of literature, books become a worldwide success and if we miss the buzz it feels like we are not part of the club.  Is it just me that feels this way?

- - - - - 101 in 1001 - - - - -

I have 3 more items to tick off my 101 list, here they are:

57. Donate blood.  I've tried to donate blood 3 times on the last 2 years, and finally I did.

71. Take lunch to work everyday for a week (3/3).  This is one action I did not think I would finish, I hope to keep it going.

99. Transfer files from my old computer and floppy discs.