Just finished fixing the fence panels blown down and broken by last nights bastard wind. Well that's not strictly true, some of the wood is a bit or a lot rotten and the wind just finished off the job. Anyhow, due to the miracle of powered screwdrivers and saws, the outer keep is now back in place, to repel the rebel hordes.
Made some Yorkshire puddings for the first time ever. The Mrs didn't have any packet mix so I piped up that I knew a recipe off a bloke at work. Ok Mr smart arse, you make them then. We've just picked ourselves up off the floor with amazement at the results!. Dad's coming round for a roast later and won't believe me . Looks like I've got yet another job for life .
Family Christmas dinner as Son is off the Japan tomorrow, popped out and bought him a Pixel 8 Pro as his Mom said he ‘needed’ a new phone. He also needed another iPad………if he needs anything else he can buy it in Japan.
Helped Doris get her Xmas decs out of the loft before she dropped something onto my head and split it open…..claret everywhere!
We’re now back and trying to warm the house up. Worst bit of the journey without any shadow of doubt was the leg north from Folkestone. Pissing rain, again. Heaviest traffic of the whole journey. Suicidal nutters blatting by into a wall of spray. Cretins passing on the inside and pulling out into the space that anyone with half a brain left between cars in those conditions. The potholes in the M11 are atrocious. On the upside, the cats eyes are a great and the UK signage is absolutely head and shoulders above anything I’ve seen in Europe. It’s clear and simple even in those atrocious conditions. So it’s not all bad back here
Had our usual Christmas party with the neighbours yesterday. I did the turkey, pigs in blankets, gravy, and a boozy chocolate trifle for pud, they did the rest. Not sure how much red wine I had, as my glass kept getting topped up, but I'm feeling a little delicate today, so my guess is a lot!
Repaired the greenhouse panels that blew out, picked up a pile of logs that were left at the road side from a tree that came down just up the road from me, checked on boat and amazingly it survived the storm, gave the boat a good wash as a thank you .
Found this curio in the garage, looks like it belongs on the bonnet of a car from way back when pedestrian mutilation was something not to bother about. But which car?
as Mervyn and Andy have said and linked, it's very similar to the mascot fitted to cars bodied by Swallow Coachbuilders that went on to become Jaguar. there were good copies also but there may be markings on it to help with this.
