Last post of 2006 possibly!

Well, it's possible that this is my last post of 2006 so a very happy new year to you all if it is! My flue cleared up and left me with a killer of a saw throat, that has now almost gone and it is now sitting firmly on my chest leaving me hacking away night and day. I have a strong feeling the whole Christmas holiday period is going to be like this with it only finally ebbing in time for the start of the next school term - oh joy!

Treated myself to a posh new Ryobi chainsaw the other day, (as pictured above.) My small electric one just wasn't 'man enough' for the logs I was being given so I decided to bite the bullet. Very pleased with it so far as I managed to bag 10 large bags of excellent logs in just around the hour - thanks to my father's neighbour for the donation of these!

Just returned from a very wet and windy walk with Simba along the River Thames at Hampton Court. The river is extremely high and just one sorry narrow boat, (NB Campion) was moored with spring lines firmly attached fore and aft, bobbing up and down in the wind and current.

Spent the day today helping to clear out the loft and take things down to the dump, shopping Kingston and then shampooing the carpet - the joys of holidays!