I would just like to say

Been an extremely busy few days.
Son's marriage is OK, phew!
But kids education is all over the place, for a whole host of reasons.
So granddottir will be in a state boarding school, (in the UK) coming to us for 1/2 term. From then on Lord knows, she might have to do similar with dottir especially when we aren't here.
Grandson wants to get into Paris-Dauphine which is a cross between a uni and a "Grande Ecole", good choice if he can get in. But his physics and chemistry teacher is a dolt so he is having to have private tuition in order to raise his average to the point where he can apply. Otherwise he has applied to 5 UK unis amongst which LSE, but madly he seems to have to have GCSE Maths and English by some sort of law, so he may well have to take them somehow. No problem passing them just the actual exam thing.
Then son and dottir in law not sure where they want to live, what to do about extending residence permits, or do they go back to Japan, and would we allow him to park his campervan on our land during the winter?

Whole shed load of stuff to be considered. All first world problems.
Meanwhile I have to start on getting new visas, book ferry crossings (having arranged when and where to stay with friends on the journey without offending any of them), plus the Disco gearbox has started playing up, which is annoying to put it mildly.

So the New Year has started with a bang of sorts.
Hope your back to work, if you are doing so, is going OK, all?!
As for you retirees, well....... Enjoy the calm!!!
Just like we are....

Just got to pay the house insurance on the Frog place, still under €600, just!

Afternoon folks .

Been bright and sunny here last few days, cold at night though, But it means the fire is not getting lit till around 3pm. Unless it gets bad in Feb we will have loads of wood left, seasoned another year for next year.
Been in Garage for a slow oils service on the fender and some other stuff. Been nice to have a proper excuse to be out there.
Only problem is me missing 10mm sockets seem to have coerced my T55 to go with them.

We must, we must Improve her bust do our tax return, its simple but We just begrudge it, Maybe the weekend.

J

Our lovely new neebs got back from their skiing holiday at the weekend.
The lady immediately brought over a tray of mixed raclette meats and another of mixed raclette cheese. they really have got into it since we gave them a raclette evening.
They were very pleased to find a raclette restaurant in the building they stayed in and I think they may have been in it most nights.

I can see us getting them their own set when we are over there.
Not to be contemplated if you are worried about your cholesterol!

Stone56 said:

Time to put long trousers on then

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No need for troosers until it gets to -10 but then I could wear pants

Fire is on...

WhiskyLassie said:

Morning folks, it's nippy out.

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Its it not a bit cold to have them out.

Stanleysteamer said:

Our lovely new neebs got back from their skiing holiday at the weekend.
The lady immediately brought over a tray of mixed raclette meats and another of mixed raclette cheese. they really have got into it since we gave them a raclette evening.
They were very pleased to find a raclette restaurant in the building they stayed in and I think they may have been in it most nights.

I can see us getting them their own set when we are over there.
Not to be contemplated if you are worried about your cholesterol!

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Hope you didnt throw the v8 keys into the bowl. They're mine

Jag you say..........

kevstar said:

No need for troosers until it gets to -10 but then I could wear pants

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Time to put your T-shirt back on

kevstar said:

Fire is on...
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