c r o s s o a k - Archives for December 2021

Jigtastic

F is the Covid isolation jigsaw-champ.

Posted by Aiddy on Wed 29 December 2021

Isolation Party

The boy's (re-christened Bubba-and-squeak for the duration) aren't too impressed at the furniture rearrangements necessary for the great isolation jigsaw party.

The music (Joy Division‽) is ready, yes only whole albums and selected at random. No skips allowed.

Obviously it would be completely wrong to have a party in such circumstances, which is why this isn't a party. It's wine and cheese.

Posted by Aiddy on Sun 26 December 2021

Proportions

Dear Interwebz, anyone know the right proportion of red cabbage to squeak? Looks like we might be heading for 10:1.

Posted by Aiddy on Sun 26 December 2021

A Merry Covid Christmas

Yes, a triple jabbed (2 ⨉ AstraZeneca + a Pfizer Booster), Covid locked down Christmas. Déjà vu.

Restrictions in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Yet not in England.

> "It’s the lies that make you want to kill yourself…”

The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin

Posted by Aiddy on Sun 26 December 2021

Coast Walk

A coast walk, and a return to the proper walks.

Posted by Aiddy on Fri 24 December 2021

Blenheim Lights

An unexpected treat. Thanks H!

Posted by Aiddy on Fri 24 December 2021

Bleak

In the bleak mid-winter.

Posted by Aiddy on Fri 24 December 2021

Escape to the fields

Escaping to give Positive H some space to isolate.

Posted by Aiddy on Wed 22 December 2021

Eighteen

Happy Birthday Little F

Posted by Aiddy on Sat 18 December 2021

Early Tree

If any more evidence were needed that this has been a topsey-turvey year; the tree went up before F's birthday.

Posted by Aiddy on Sat 11 December 2021

Mind my toe

That looks perfectly normal to me.

Posted by Aiddy on Fri 10 December 2021

Today I was in a meeting with five other people. 3 were working from home. 3 were in 3 different offices. That's the first time we've had more than 1 person calling in from the office. Given all the other news today, it'll also likely be the last for a while…

Posted by Aiddy on Wed 08 December 2021

Where is everybody?

Ewok wanted to know where everybody had gone. Back to London in their Range Rovers thought Yogi.

Posted by Aiddy on Wed 08 December 2021

Anniversary Walk

Every December we try and get away for a couple of days. This year was celebrating twenty-four with Lovely Fay.

x♡x

Posted by Aiddy on Wed 08 December 2021

Padstow Lights

Pretty lights.

Posted by Aiddy on Mon 06 December 2021

Sunday Post-Lunch Stroll

A mini-tradition. Pub lunch and a walk (in either order).

Bracing.

Posted by Aiddy on Sun 05 December 2021

No unauthorised parking

Posted by Aiddy on Sun 05 December 2021

A flat white view

A flat white view. So called because it's the view you get while waiting for your flat white.

Other flat white views used to be available before they knocked down Leadenhall Court (and more importantly CoffeeWorks) to make way for 35-stories of office space.

Posted by Aiddy on Sun 05 December 2021

Good morning Rock

A peak of Rock down the street.

Which, on closer inspection, has lots of big houses behind walls, hedges and fences.

Where you're monitored by CCTV for crime prevention and public safety. Yeah, right.

The most awesome beaches.

And a flag to wave hello to the ferry.

Posted by Aiddy on Sun 05 December 2021

Christmas Festival

The Padstow Christmas Festival was cancelled. Because some people are sensible. But there was Christmas lights, fireworks, and a Santa Parade (with boats!). All of which we managed to miss. Planning.