Which of these....

    .....well soaked little Singh kittens hit 31 today?

They have all got together for a weekend of champagne silliness and bingo(!) in London this weekend.

   She is planning a visit home next weekend, all the others have got exciting prior arrangements (yeah..right) so she is going to have to suffer a trip to mummy and daddy's alone.

  

I've been sorting out the old photos, thrown loads in the bin and then fished a few back out to make silly gift tags with.

Went to Cannock this morning, finally got to wear my new coat...it rained...poured....and I smelt of wet sheep, had to open the car windows on the way home!  Even wet dog smells better than me this morning.

Don't forget to change your clocks tonight girls....an extra hour of celebrating.

Having blogger trouble......

......the last part of my previous post, writing pictures and all have disappeared, to goodness knows where....never to be seen again.

Pictures can be reloaded, but writing?
Can't be bothered... I'm off to bed in disgust.

You think you haven't done anything very much just lately...

....And then you empty camera, and realise that maybe, just maybe, we have done all sorts of little bits and pieces.

Thats mainly why I keep a blog, as a visual diary of all the irrelevant bits and pieces and trivial events that make up every day life.

I scrap booked all the little bits of paper and souvenir that gather up on the desk, nice to look at and remember, but of no use whatsoever really.  I've thousands of photos kicking around and one day you girls will have to have a great big bonfire.  There's no point in keeping them and I keep tossing the odd handful into the recycle box from time to time.

         I spent a pleasant few hours wrapping boxes biscuits as wedding favours for the neighbours.
Good job I like wrapping presents.

    I met Selina in town and spent my birthday money on a new coat.  I haven't worn it yet, but I'm ready for a bit of cold.

      We went and ate cinnamon sugared Churros...

               ....at

             My favourite, even better than Jam doughnuts.    I made jam - raspberry- again, my favourite- and why would I make anything else?

     I went to the wedding reception with Darsh, and they barely used any of the biscuits, so now they are all stored in the camper van while they decide what to do with them.  I have to dash out and open the camper van windows every time the sun comes out, so the chocolate doesn't melt.

    We made a trip to London to drop off the wedding presents and wedding dress at Sara and John's flat, stayed overnight and then headed back- no photos.

    And Sal and Dave came to stay for a few days, again no photos, well there are, but nothing suitable for here-Dave has had a fight with a lathe and chopped the end off his finger!

Started my Christmas shopping, had a manicure, dog had a haircut, Darsh to dentist and opticians, enjoyed roast lunch in Brownhills , and also lunch in Pelsall, had a "thali" in Handsworth,

    ....sat in the sun...

                ....walked in a deserted park......

                                   ....walked along several canal banks.....

     ..... but we were determined to make the most of this lovely Autumn weather.

It's amazing what you find when you empty out the old photos on your camera!

Hiding....

    .....and peering nervously round our legs....

            ....and with very good reason....

    ....there was a flock of around 25, all of them were bigger than the dog, and they were not prepared to share the bread.
     We took a walk around Hatherton Reservoir, viewed a very sweet little cottage, and then had afternoon tea in the car - cheese sandwiches, cream cake and a cuppa tea.
      I've noticed lots of geese flying over the house lately.  I'm not sure if they are starting to migrate yet or not, but there was plenty of them on the canal today.  I also spotted a green woodpecker in a tree at the back of the house a couple of days ago, I'm hoping to see him in the garden one day.
    The field-fares are starting to arrive and we have lots of blackbirds too.  So pretty soon there will be no berries left on our Rowan trees.   As it gets darker earlier each night the temperature drops rapidly, the first frosts can't be too far away now, and I've got 2 panes of glass broken in my greenhouse, so I've nowhere to store my delicate plants.  Darsh has promised to put some cardboard over the holes, caused by an enormous pear falling off the tree.  Cardboard should work well, after all it never rains here over winter...

oh.oh.oh....

....my favourite....

              .....autumn leaves....afternoon sunshine.....and shadows....how could I resist?