The weather outside was frightful

[flemmings]

Sleet, ice crystals, rain, and slush all yesterday. Then either it rained all night and melted the accumulation or my good neighbour scraped it all off, because the sidewalks were clear this morning as far as I could see from my bedroom window. Temps never got down to freezing, as my renewed leaf mould allergy cough reminds me. I still stayed in another day because I was water pilling two days in a row, and having finally debloated can now do stairs without the twinging knees of the last little while. 

I still have to get down to pre-surgery levels again which means among other things no alcohol. Also because if I eat iffy foods, like squash and sweet potato and apples and pears, my insides rebel against the extra burden of wine or vodka. And of course what did I roast yesterday but kabocha and sweet potato-- which last actually caramelizes if you roast it on a baking sheet-- so even without onions or oil, dinner was pretty indigestible last night. Also, as I'd forgotten, weighing less means I hurt less means I don't need to drink alcohol to stop me hurting.

They keep calling for flurries so will get out tomorrow to pick up this and that. Snow is forecast for Thursday and temps will be very cold following that, so best to be prepared. I may have to stay in on Christmas and make my own turkey dinner so better buy a turkey dinner just in case.

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[incandescens]

I just received your card today - thank you! I can only hope that my own reaches you before Christmas. Que sera, etc.

[flemmings]

Glad the card made it. There's also an amazon thingy suposed to be delivered Monday, because I didn't think to ask when or even whether you were heading off to Southampton.

As for your Christmas card, even in the very before times I recall one arriving in March. I do not hold my breath.

[incandescens]

Alas. Ah well, I will look forward to you getting a pleasant surprise somewhere in the spring.

I actually go down to Southampton on Thursday (the 22nd), so your amazon thingy should reach me here in Leeds in plenty of time. Thank you!

[flemmings]

You're welcome. And the best of British luck with the trains.

[incandescens]

At least with my kindle, phone and ipad in my bag, I won't risk running out of things to read should the trip take significantly longer than planned. (Memories of loading my bag with books on long train journeys, or on the ferry over to Guernsey, in the Pre-Electronic Days...)

[incandescens]

Chocolates are here (arrived yesterday), so thank you very much indeed!

Am now struggling with whether to keep them for myself or take them down to share with family over Christmas. The eternal ethical dilemma.

[flemmings]

Oh good. Never trust amazon but this time they came and you were there.

But the trains! Crowded, overheated, the chocolates will meeeelt!!!

[incandescens]

A good argument, and one I will bear in mind when doing my packing, and considering whether to save them for myself in the new year!