The woodburner gets lit...

Last night we lit the wood burner for the first time this year - not because it was particularly cold but because we have plenty of wood now and we wanted to make sure there were no issues with it because if there were we could resolve them before we needed to use it in earnest.

John had watched a video on using the 'Top Down' method whereby you lay the fire up and light it from the top, funnily enough!!! and looking at the burner it would appear to be pretty effective.

Although it is bright and warm outside during the day the houses here can feel pretty chilly, although not in the conservatory thankfully.

We know Mum feels the cold so we like to make sure it is cosy for her so this morning John just gave the wood burner a bit of a riddle (not the "What kind of Tree can you carry in your hand?" sort of riddle) and brought it back to life so we knew that when we sat down for lunch it would be toasty warm.  In fact, even though we had moved the table as far away as we could, even Mum had to admit it got a bit too warm at times!!!

When Mum arrived we set off down to Latchi because there was a market being held and I thought Mum might like a bit of a wander before we ate.  We parked up in the 'sunken' carpark and saw that the old wooden ship which has been a landmark and photo opportunity for years was being dismantled.  I know I am probably in the minority but I loved that old boat so would be sad to see it go.



It was beautifully warm down on the coast, so much so that it is really hard to believe that bad weather is on the way.  I was still in shorts and had taken a fleece 'just in case' but didn't need it. We had a little look around - to be fair we didn't really need anything but is was lovely to be out and about and to be getting into the Christmas spirit.

On our way back to the carpark we stopped to watch what was going on with the old ship and to speak to the team that were working on it.

Apparently it is being dismantled and the space is being turned into more parking.  They are hopeful that some of the ship will be rescued and used in other projects - I do hope so.

Back at the car I bumped into the couple who had expressed an interest in renting the house at 3a.  We met the lady (Alison) who is supposed to be moving in on Saturday some time ago when she was having a fridge/freezer delivered.  Apparently according to this couple the house is being readvertised so we have no idea whether Alison is coming on Saturday or not although she did mention that she had expected some work to be done and we have seen no sign of the Master Builder and with rain forecast you would have thought he would have come when it had been dry.

Mum and I returned via the cemetery and we had a nice lunch together - we had left John in charge of the roasties and they were very crispy - so much so that Mum was in fear of chipping a tooth!!!  After Mum left John put himself through the roller coaster ride that was Norwich v Sheffield United.  In the first half SUFC didn't turn up but they must have got a severe bollocking at half time so came out and scored twice within the space of three minutes.

My reward afterwards was a couple of episodes of Peaky Blinders.  This series seems infinitely more violent than previous ones but it is still such a good watch.  We have left the final episode which we will watch and savour.