Cheesed off.

My youngest daughter managing her cheese shop in Edinburgh.
We are forecast a significant snow fall tomorrow.
Just as I decided to go somewhere, anywhere for the day.
Like it says, cheesed off.

Another day over.

End of a week also. Been working this week. Had a guest in. Yet another who does not understand bed and breakfast. First day he was back in just after 9a.m. 'not needed on the job.' So why not go sightseeing then? No plonked himself in the sun room for the whole day. With his lap top, plugged in and the tele on. Second day in after lunch, job finished. Third day - announced he was leaving the next morning. Despite being booked in for four nights. To add insult to injury he tried to underpay us even on the nights he was here when we could legally have asked him for the four nights money. This on top of him being in the house more than he should using heat and power. Some you win some you lose. He wont be back again.
But on the upbeat the birds are now singing their heads off, a blue tit is in and out of one of the nest boxes, the woodpecker is back, and the ducks are laying! Spring is on its way.

Uplifting?

Hope you enjoy this as much as I do. We get this beautiful sight most days, usually when my camera is at the opposite end of the house to where I am and where it is happening! Of course this is only in the Winter, they all disappear back North in the early Spring, but come Autumn its wonderful to shout, "Theyre back!"

I need uplifting lots at the moment as not a lot to do other than the mundane. Just waiting for someone to come and fall on love with Greenbrae and take over the reins.

Oh soon it will be Summer.......

Me and Mike or should I say Mike and I with Zachary, our grandson, last June when it was very very hot.
More snow forecast, in fact more than we have had before possibly. Hmm.
Spent this afternoon planning our possible new home. Have ripped out most of the kitchen - on paper - and tried to work out what we have to get rid of before moving. Four large arm chairs went yesterday via freecyle. Theres loads more. It takes me three minutes to get from one end of the house to the other. Think about it. Meanwhile built in obsolescence means since Christmas we have had to replace printer, coffee maker and today breadmaker. No income as no-one has been able to get here due to snow. Hmm. Also tax man had to be paid end of Jan. hmm. Shall try an ohm now thats supposed to be good isnt it? Buddhism and all that. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHM.

A new viewpoint?

Could this be mine? We have been viewing houses this week, having had all the viewings of ours last week we thought we should see whats around should we have an offer on Greenbrae.
So we still await a firm offer. However this one see above is the top favourite for me.
Downsizing in a BIG way!
We viewed a modernish bungalow, beautiful it was but therefore boring, no challenges, nothing to do.
Others had too many neighbours. I would rather look at a field than another house.
But this one just got me going!
All in the lap of the gods or anyone who will make an offer.
Snow is going fast, still piles of it in places. Rain, mist and very dark all day. Forecast is for plummeting temperatures and more snow.....Snowdrops all over the place. Should I find out if the 'new house' has them? They do tend to be everywhere around here, growing wild. I may dig some up and pot them just in case, as my friend advised.

Yet another day of blizzards.

Costing us a fortune to keep all the bird feeders topped up. This is just one feeding station of many.
And I am BORED. Everywhere still clean from the zoom around for viewings. Washing done, ironing even. Do not fancy slipping and sliding down to the village and then on to a shop or supermarket, nothing we need. Have read all my House magazines about ten times. Can't pack anymore as its stuff we use! Cake tins are stuffed with cake and cookies.
Caught up with everyone on Facebook. Won at Solitaire (after about an hour). BORED.
Think I will go and have (another) shower. Then Midsomer Murders at 4p.m. and Come Dine With Me at 5.30. otherwise I am BORED.

Hmmmmm.

Sith being a pioneer. North Pole just over the wall.
Even more snow today. First time ever since living here I had problems coming up the drive after driving very slowly, second gear all the way, into the village for the paper. On my return I had to have four goes to finally get home.
I have booked us a couple of viewings. Most of the houses we are looking at have been on the market for ages so dont need a Home Report. This is a bit annoying as we had to fork out vast sums for one which then went on to - on first reading - condemn the house! Presumably to be on the safe side I am going to have to fork out yet again to have a survey done on the one or maybe two or three we have short listed, not fair. Ho hum.
Before the snow returned we were beginning to be awash with snowdrops. Hope we still get to see them.
We are also now getting bookings for July and August from our ancestor seeking hunters from the Antipodes. Do I take them? Well, yes, we might still be here.....and if not our purchasers may want to do b&b. If they dont and we have gone we will of course inform asap and fix the guests up elsewhere, but its a problem I could do without.