Friday Five!

   I'm happy for you and hope you get a chance to enjoy that garden. I googled lining paper and nothing I saw looked like a good idea!

The word "cowboy" and "cheap" has been thrown around a lot about various works that have been done on the house. Probably £15-20k over the next few years to get it to a nice place, and we currently only have half of that. This is what happens when you refuse family help while viewing houses... and it's going to make me quite sick in the meantime. Doing the essential stuff first, but even the carpet was just laid on top of concrete without proper insulation or vapour barriers. But, it's ours, and it will be a decent home again sometime.

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One step at a time, and you'll get there. Try to focus on the positive bits about the house - like, it's yours and you can do what you want with it. And that lovely south-facing garden.

Happy Friday!!!!
Been ages since I did this, but yeah, why  not!!!?!!

1.)  Had this week off work, which was really nice. Did all kinds of odds and sods and brewed a batch of beer 

2.) Going to Edinburgh this week.  Hopefully catch the Xmas market, though that's not the reason we're going 

3.) Made vegan cheesecake today 

4.) Christmas gig season starts in anger now. No rest for the wicked. 

5.)  Going to the US for Christmas for the 1st time in 10 years. Fun.

5.)  Going to the US for Christmas for the 1st time in 10 years. Fun.

  Wait till you try to use your credit card to pay for a meal!  I hadn't been back many years and literally had no idea what to do.  I was asking but with my American accent everyone just thought I was an actual moron!    The want to take your card away, then bring you something to sign where you add a tip and then give you back your card?    I never actually figured it out

I have been back to the US , just not for Christmas itself in 10 years. But I absolutely agree on the credit card thing! It’s so weird. Just bring me the card reader and let me tap my phone. And no, I don’t want to tip you for just handing me a coffee.

My Friday Five were basically we are caring for the guinea pig, who had to have surgery over at Cornell in Ithaca on Tuesday.  She's coming along, but the incision looks awful.      I'm told it's normal, but it's a lot bigger than I expected.  She's eating and drinking, and on meds for pain and an antibiotic. Loving her hot water bottle, too. So, knocking on wood, all is going well.

Glad we drove back with her on Wednesday - they had a hell of a snowstorm Wednesday night & Thursday and we'd not have made it out.