Thank you! She is much loved 🥰

She does pretty well for treats, don’t worry 😆

If I ever spot it, I shall have to have it. And then eat it. (It’s probably for the best I can’t find it, to be honest).

They never have this in our local Waitrose. I shall riot.*

*ask politely if they’ll consider introducing it in branch.

Hope your power is back on on now so the talking can stop 😬

Niall you are an absolute treasure. You are making such a difference; you have absolute meaning and purpose. Keep going. 🐾

No such alerts here, but I *have* brought in the garland hanging on the front door (mainly as the shadow of the ribbon slightly flapping on it was spooking the dog). So, we are pretty much storm-ready.

gingerbread-world.com/blogs/news/f... worth a look! Next Christmas I might put mini marshmallows in them & give as mini gifts with a treat bag of hot chocolate powder for my kids’ friends. …Orrrr they might just sit in the cupboard taking up space for the next decade.

Ah yes but it took me 24 days of the slow but sure realisation that I… I don’t like jam. In the morning, at least. On an occasional scone in the afternoon, sure, but how often does that happen? I now have approx 20 small pots of jam / conserve / spread sitting in the cupboard. So there’s that.

Just been watching a documentary about this; I was similarly perplexed. Turns out houses made of brick don’t do well in heavily earthquake-prone areas. Wooden frame flexes, so is therefore the most common in Southern California. An insurance nightmare, I imagine.

Ours had a “catastrophic event” before Christmas and had to be fully replaced. We only moved in a year ago; the previous owners would be delighted if they knew they’d dodged that very costly bullet. Wishing your boiler many more years of good health and service.

Paula Wilcox is the lady from Corrie, unless you mean a different one of course

Really? Similar vibe in Stranger Things perhaps, I can kinda see it 🙂