New Month

 The good news for today is that during February and March we pay NO council tax. There has been some movement on the bungalow in that the mortgage has been given so perhaps I might move by the end of the month Dawn and I have had another look roundand I am playing with where to put the furniture. I will need probably 2 armchairs  and get rid of one settee. Shan't buy the chairs until I'm there Tony will move all my pots and plants a couple of days before and put them all in the front garden. My lovely pink and purple hair is nearly  grown out now so Laura has changed the style a bit to have less round my ears so my glasses sit closer to my new hearing aids. She says I will be able to let my hair dry without rolling it up !! I wonder if I can as I have done rollers all my life!!! Ipswich Town drew at home 1-1 with Preston with a last minute penalty. I will never go to a match again due to walking problems  amd I miss it so much. First went with girls from Northgate Grammer School when I was 15 and season ticket holder for over 50 years.😪 Today It's wet so I shall try and sort some Photo frames to get rid of as I don't want a boxfull to move. Out to the Newbourne Fox for a meal with family I know it well as my great grandad was land lord there and my grandad met May my grandmother first there. It's changed a lot of course and still have happy memories of it. 

Oh dear.

 Oh dear it is as my TV magazine has not been delivered this week, so I shall have to pop to the Coop in the village to get one. Tried to ring them No answer, went on line site took to long to answer so timed out.Tried info @ suffolknews delivery.co.uk address given as Stoke on Trent!! Must remember when I move to send a letter cancelling them !!! Need a coffee after all that bother with no answer.

Its been cold

 Last week it has been so cold Ive only been out in the car. Had my new hearing aids checked and adjusted. On the way home I treated myself to lunch at Morrisons (saved me cooking a main meal) and then did a small shop. I seem to have a lot of my to do list and so got a few things crossed off. Poppy and I had a long snooze in myrtecliner chair with a hot water bottle under a blanket. The big storm was on and we were lucky not to get much snow or wind.I had cancelled my friend Karen coming on Tuesday because of the storm but the Man came and fitted grab handles onto front and carport doors luckily they  are in my enclosed carport so it was good for him. I have decided to go back to my Zumba classes after being away fo 7 months. They were so pleased to see me and I enjoyed the seated classes and will continue to go every week. Thursday was mylunch club at our local pub the Cock. we go ou monthly and always go there in January as if the weather is bad we canwalk. It was bad & very cold so I went in the car.On Sunday I picked up my friend Karen I had not seen her since the middle of December so we exchanged Christmas presents, spent a bit of retail therapy at Tesco,including pyjamas at 25% off, it was good to catch up with her again. Ipswich beat Blackpool in the FA cup 2-1 Too cold for me to go My neighbour Tony used my ticket. It is W.I. tonight. so I better check up on my notes and find something beginningw S to take for the competion!!.

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Sunny Sunday.

 It's very cold today and not expected to go above zero! Yesterday also very cold I felt energetic!! and started on the list in the kitchen I love a list and usually have several on the go. some things(I really don't want to do) keep getting moved from one list to another, so I did a wash and tumbled dry,I have solar panels and know when the sun is bright enough to to them free. Put the slow cooker on with a sausage casserole also free& added a dumpling in  at the end. Took down the decorations , boxed them up and hoovered the bungalow. Mind you I had to sit down between jobs, Rushed out withe dustbin as I had forgotten to put it out the day brfore . Thank goodness the binmen were late and took everything. I have a problem with my phone as Microsoft has turned some things off including my new hearing aids. tried to sort it out but will wait until I can contact daughter D today to come and sort it out. Today I am havig a bit of a pamper day and and get some paperwork filed. and then relax with a book .Poppy does not like the cold so she is having a snooze on the settee nest to me.

New Beginnings.

 I had given up talking to you all after a difficult time, but this year 2026 is the beginning if a new period in my life and I will try and share it with you. Watched the New Year in by having a meal out with my family and then snuggled up in nightdress and dressing gown with a warm Poppy on my lap we sawin the New year in in London on the TV, Poppy saw it in with a large piece of cat chewy stick and I with a glass of water, We are having a quiet day and I hope to begin taking down the Christmas decorations. It's very cold here in Suffolk  so my neighbour is going instead of me as I can't sit outside ine the cold now. I will try and add to this blog when and if I can. Happy and Healthy New Year to you. Val& Poppy.

WE ARE PREMIER LEAGUE

 Yesterday Ipswich Town Football Town won their last match in the Championship 2-0 against Huddersfield and were promoted in second place to the Premier league after 22 years in the lower leagues Keiren Mckenna arrived as manager and in 2 years has promoted us to the top league. We will always be grateful to him. I remember Alf Ramsey doing the same thing in the late 1950s and then the great days we had then, later followed by Bobby Robson and all the achievments including the FA Cup when 1978, Both went on to manage England,  Alf won the word cup in 1966 and both were knighted by the Queen. Stay with us Keiren and my hope for his and our future is that he will do the same, I have bought my season ticket again, had one since early 70s when I could afford it, this year they were all sold out quickly. I have sat in the West stand since 1984 when Sir Bobby had it rebuilt. Wonderfull view from the front row until I had to move to a lower  level as I can't manage the steps now. Still a very good view and I cant wait till August when I will be  there again.    COME ON YOU BLUES.

It's Monday!!!

 I'm a day behind at the moment because I was soo tired yesterday. I woke up late and after shower and hairwash just couldn't summon anough energy to do much. I knew I was going out for a meal at harvester with my family so didn't bother to eat all day.good job I didn't as I managed a nice piece of salmon and a Lemon Blizzard which was super. I had done some gardening both Friday and Saturday so was stiff on Sunday. I slept all afternoon in my recliner under a throw and a hot water bottle of Poppy who slept on my lap as well. Earlier in the week I went to WI and read my notes fromJanuary 1967 plus titbits I had gleaned from Google about events in UK that year including  some music as well. As I read out the song they all joined in with the name of the person who sang it. Lots of laughs and fun as we nearly all new the names and words to most of them. Well we only had records and sheet music ( no phones or compters then) Our speaker told us all about Suffolk bees and wasps but most of us were more interested in the temperature in the hall as the new heating system turned it off just as we arrived and it was freezing. coats had to be worn and we were all desperate for a hot drink.  It's now controlled by an app and cannot be turned off or on manually. despite contacting the person with the app it only came on again at 10 pm just as most of us had gone home!! found out later that the table tennis club were ther during the morning and had asked her to turn it down and she had forgotten to turn it up!! later that week I watched Ipswich beat Millwall away at my daughters and our lunch club had it's monthly lunch at the Brook at Washbrook. lots of chatter and a lovely meal. the pub was full on the Thursday so good job we had booked. Friday I went to the library to pick up 5 books but won't do that again as it was Mums and Toddlers morning and children and buggies were everwhere. I had to sit at one of thecomputers as there was a long queue of chidren and Mums getting their books stamped and I can't stand for long. the librairian knows me well, I have been at that library since D was 2 years old and she is 60 this year. so she took my card and books and put them through at reception for me. I had a bacon roll and a coffee for £3.50 great value in Morrisons and after shopping went home to my garden as it was mild and sunny. Thats all for this week see you soon.love Val and Poppy.