#menopause is just great. I didn't know my inner elbow joint could sweat. Until now

Trying to balance my need to clean and tidy the house before guests come tomorrow, with my need to not over do it and fuck my back up.

Pixie is eyeballing sleeping Merlin. "how the fuck did he fall asleep so fast?"

Bought Camembert for Christmas day, it's in the booze fridge. It absolutely stinks 😂

You can tell how very much I adore my husband. It's before 8am and I'm in Costa with him. Despite the fact that I love a sleep in at the weekend!

Loved the Bake Off final last night. Worthy finalists and a brilliant winner!
I always love how supportive of each other the contestants are, showing you can compete without being an arse to your rivals.

Apparently I was sleep talking last night. I woke up this morning to a text from my husband that just said "Redheady deadline?". Confused, I asked him what that was about & he told me that twice in the night I had asked him about it & seemed exasperated when he didn't understand 😂
No idea!

Went to Hull & back yesterday to see H. I am such a proud mum, they are amazing. Need to remember that this is a dreadful time of year to drive across the Pennines though! Views through the constant rain were spectacular, but not a fun drive for Dan & I.

I view all weather forecasts with a healthy dose of cynicism, so imagine my shock when it did actually snow last night as predicted! I don't need to leave the house, so I can sit at my desk & enjoy the pretty view.

Here is Merlin the cat, pulling faces after rolling in catnip 😻

Port Sunlight beer festival last night with friends. I don't drink beer & the gin bar was very dull, so I drank cider and perry for the first time since my teens. Some nice drinks, but I'm feeling delicate this morning!

Saturday morning in Costa. Him on his laptop, me reading the paper and doing the crossword. Little loving glances across the table. The little rituals of life bring me so much happiness

Now watching The Thomas Crowne Affair (Pierce Brosnan version) to compare and contrast with the Steve McQueen version we watched last month.

#totp really shows the gaping chasm in music taste between me and my husband 🤣
Talk about opposites attract.

Watching #totp and marvelling at how young Cast look!

Started the week really thrilled that I've done most of my Christmas shopping already. Ending the week in horror at my bank balance.
Nothing a takeaway and a bottle of red won't distract me from though!

Seems only appropriate that my first post on here should be a picture of my cat!