October

October 

October was a busy month we went to London for a few days to see Harry Potter the stage play. And while we were there we visited  all the usual tourist hot spots. 

I'm back

I am really bad at this!! I don't mean to go for long periods of time without posing it just seems to happen.
I think about posting all the time and the next thing I know weeks, months, years  have past.
Well what have I been doing since I was last here.
We have travelled a lot.

Fuerteventura 

New York 

Greece

Cape Verde

Blackpool

That was all last year

We have travelled this year and met some lovely people. That's why I love travelling you get to meet lovely interesting people. We are very lucky to travel so much.

My daughter and I are going to London for a few days next week. We were lucky enough to get tickets to

When I get back I have to concentrate on this. 

We have had a massive silent leak in our house so we will have to clip our wings a little until it is all fixed.

We have decided to tank the cellar and turn it into a laundry room/ come store room. Knock the dividing wall down between the kitchen and the dining room to make a big kitchen. And put an orangery on the back yo use as a dining room. We can't decide weather to have our windows replaced or have them repaired
I am drooling over other peoples kitchens on pinterest

Exciting times I am going to try and blog about it so I have an on line diary.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas 

New York

So the Bottle opening turned into this its all booked and paid for now. We are going at the end of the month.


I haven't been to New York since I was 12 and I'm 51 on Friday so really really can't wait.

http://waldorfastoria3.hilton.com/en/hotels/new-york/waldorf-astoria-new-york-NYCWAWA/index.html

Grand Bottle Opening

Well I opened my bottle

And it will turn into this 

My youngest daughter and I are hoping to go to New York for a few days at the beginning of March. Its pretty amazing how all that loose change mounts up and can turn into  a little break. It does help that she works for BA so we are getting it a bit cheaper.  

We are looking at staying here http://waldorfastoria3.hilton.com/en/hotels/new-york/waldorf-astoria-new-york-NYCWAWA/index.html

Saving Money

Iv'e not been about as iv'e  been full of a cold.

I am doing this this year to help with next Christmas. I did it last year but didn't open it I put a £1.00 a day in a bottle and all the change out of my purse. We are thinking of having a little break in March so I will open it then to pay for that.

There are lots to choose from around the internet and other blogs.

If you do it good luck and happy saving.

Seasons

The sky over Manchester this morning 

Happy New Year

Merry Christmas

Felling very lucky

I feel very lucky I was on my way to work yesterday at 07:15, I had just turned out of my road and gone a couple of feet when a drunk driver came out of nowhere and hit my car.

I really didn't know what had happened for a few seconds and then I had to try and get out of the car.
I got out and looked around still not realizing what had happened I could only see the parked cars I had hit as I spun out of control three times and the debris all over the road.

I went and sat on the pavement. At this point there were lots of people coming out of houses trying to  help me and contacting  the emergency services.

And then I saw the drives car on its side in a garden. He was trying to get out which he eventually did. He stood there saw what he had done and ran away.

He was found a little later by an off duty police man and arrested.

I spent the morning at the hospital I banged my head,And hurt my eye but its my good eye so I cant see properly. But I will be OK soon. Some people are not so lucky.

People really shouldn't drink and drive. The driver could have changed two families lives yesterday his and mine.

I really feel that god was sat in that car with me yesterday and  thank god that I am still here with my lovely family. xx

 My Poor Car  :(

The drivers car 

My Poor Eye  :(

My weekend

I had a lovely weekend I got home on Friday and found this on the step

I had a good luck in the box and it was like a bottomless box 

I read the card again and again 

Really didn't know who it was off. I kept reading the card and talking to friends and family about the gift. 

And suddenly I remembered I signed up to 

https://www.perfectstrangers.co/I happens twice a year. I now need to get cracking on my gifts to send. Because I forgot about it I have missed the deadline but as long as my swap partner gets a gift.

Then Saturday 

We went out for dinner at Dough at gluten free pizza restaurant 

And then 

I have to say Mick and his group were amazing as usual.

Please leave a comment so I know i'm not alone xx

Deck the halls

We put our Tree up yesterday. Mr Tulip got called out to Lancaster to go and help those poor people who's homes were flooded. I couldn't quite get into the Christmas spirit of it thinking about all the poor people that would probably be homeless this Christmas due to these floods.

So I just put a tree up in the living room, I usually put one in the dining room and the hall. I will send the money I would have spent to a relief fund that I am sure will be set up soon.