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December 23 PRESENT RUNHAD A VERY EVENTFULL DAY YESTERDAY, I TOOK THE PRESENTS ROUND, MY SISTER AND NEPHEW STAYED FRIDAY NIGHT AND I TOOK THEM BACK TO CARNFORTH, WE CALLED AT SARA'S TO PICK UP A PRESENT AND CARDS THEN WENT TO PICK UP MY GIANT NEPHEW,EARL, HE DECIDED HE'D LIKE TO COME AS HE HADN'T SEEN MANY FAMILY.
THE TRIP WAS PRETTY EVENTFULL, ON THE A6 NEAR GARSTANG WE HAD A NEAR MISS, A CAR WAS WAITING TO TURN OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND ANOTHER CAR UNDERTOOK AND THEN TURNED ACROSS IN FRONT OF US, WISH I'D GOT HIS NUMBER!
WE DROPPED SIS AND YOUNGER NEPHEW OFF IN CARNFORTH AND PICKED UP THE OLDER ONE, I HAD TO PICK UP A COUPLE OF PRESENTS HERE THEN WE SET OFF ON M6 TO LOWGILL, NEAR SEDGEBERGH, EVERYTHING WAS FINE ON THE M6 BUT THE ROAD AFTER WAS VERY SLIPPY SO I TOOK IT VERY EASY, IT'S NEVER GRITTED ALONG THERE. WE GOT ONTO THE ROAD NEAR THE VIADUCT AT BECKFOOT, THAT WAS OK BUT WE HAD TO TURN OFF IT AGAIN AND FOUND A SHEET OF ICE ON THE BEND UP A HILL,THE CAR JUST COULDN'T GET ANY GRIP AND WE SLID BACK, WE GOT STUCK IN THE BANKING AND THE FARMER TOWED US OUT, WE LEFT THE CAR THERE AND HE GAVE US A LIFT IN HIS 4 WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP,NEPHEWS REALLY ENJOYED THAT AS THEY SAT ON THE BACK! EVEN HE DIDN'T GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FARM, THEIR ROAD WAS VERY SLIPPY AS WELL, SO WE WALKED THE REST OF THE WAY. WE HAD A CUP OF TEA AND HANDED OUT THE PRESENTS, WE WALKED BACK TO THE CAR WITH MORE PRESENTS TO DELIVER AT BENTHAM, WHARTON AND BACK AT CARNFORTH, IT WAS VERY FOGGY THEN SO WAS SLOW GOING AND IT WAS QUITE LATE WHEN WE GOT TO GEOFFS AT WHARTON, WE STAYED THERE A BIT BUT AFTER THAT IT WAS JUST A CASE OF DROPPING OFF PRESENTS AND NEPHEWS AND THEN HOME AT 9PM. IT HAD BEEN VERY TIRING AND I WAS GLAD TO GET HOME. THERE IS 2 DOLLY SHAPED PRESTENTS FROM MY AUNT AND I'M BEING VERY GOOD, WILL LOOK FORWARD TO OPENING THEM CHRISTMAS MORNING. December 20 CHRISTMAS AND WORKONE MORE DAY AT WORK, NO CHRISTMAS DO,LAST YEAR THEY DECIDED TO GIVE VOUCHERS INSTEAD OF HAVING A BUFFET. THIS YEAR NO DO OR VOUCHERS! I'VE NO DO'S TO GO TO THIS YEAR AS I'M NOT PLAYING BADMINTON, I USED TO GO TO A COUPLE FROM DIFFERENT CLUBS.
WE ARE GOING TO PARK HALL FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER, HOPE IT'S NICE, WE WENT FOR A MEAL ANOTHER CHRISTMAS BUT I DIDN'T ENJOY IT, IT FELT RUSHED AND CROWDED. IT WOULD BE NICE TO ALL BOOK COTTAGES TOGETHERIN SCOTLAND OR THE LAKES AND HAVE A LARGE CHRISTMAS DINNER TOGETHER.
I GOT A NOAH'S ARK ON E-BAY, IT HAS HAD BAD WOODWORM BUT IS STILL VERY NICE, IT IS IN A BIN BAG HAVING TREATMENT AT THE MOMENT, I WILL PHOTO IT WHEN IT IS SORTED.
I'M GOING TO LIST MY LARGE DOLL HOUSE ON E-BAY, IT IS VERY SPECIAL, HAND-MADE, NOT FROM A KIT, AND HAS 16 ROOMS WITH LOTS OF FURNITURE AND ACCESSORIES, HAND MADE WINDOWS, STAIRCASE AND WALL AND FLOOR TILES. IT NEEDS A NEW BATHROOM AS THE ONE THAT WAS IN BELONGED TO MY MUM AND I WANT TO KEEP IT. December 16 DOLL MEETING AT MY HOUSEWE HAD A GOOD DOLL CLUB MEETING AT MY HOUSE, IT'S BECOME AN ANUAL EVENT NOW, ALWAYS JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS WHEN I'VE GOT THE DECORATIONS UP. THERE WERE 8 OF US, A COUPLE OF NEW PEOPLE CAME. WE ALL HAD A GOOD TIME AND EVERYONE BOUGHT FOOD SO HAD PLENTY TO EAT.
ON FRIDAY I WENT TO MANCHESTER TO THE CHRISTMAS MARKETS AT ALBERT SQ. I FORGOT THE CAMERA SO DIDN'T GET ANY PHOTO'S.
I GOT THE LAST PEDIGREE KATE GREENAWAY DOLL ON E-BAY THE OTHER DAY, I'VE NOT TAKEN THE PHOTO YET BUT WILL ADD HER TO THE PEDIGREE ALBUM WHEN I GET TIME. THERE WERE FIVE DOLLS, CONSTANCE, A YOUNG LADY IN A BROWN COAT, MEG AND BENJIMEN AND CHARLES AND A YOUNG GIRL IN BLUE, I CAN'T REMEMBER HER NAME JUST NOW, SHE ISN'T BOXED AND NEITHER IS CONSTANCE.
STILL NOT QUITE READY FOR CHRISTMAS, STILL GOT SOME PRESENTS TO BUY AND NOT WRAPPED ANY YET. GOT TO HAVE A LOT TO BE DONE BEFORE I DO THE PRESENT RUN ON SATURDAY. December 08 CHRISTMASIT'S NEARLY CHRISTMAS, I'VE BEEN GETTING THE DECORATIONS UP, NOT DONE THE GARDEN YET, I'VE BEEN ILL AND WEATHER HAS BEEN TOO BAD, HOPEFULLY WILL GET IT DONE TOMORROW, IT'S A MAJOR JOB DOING ETHERYTHING.
NO FAIRS TILL REEBOK AFTER CHRISTMAS, I'M NOT THE FYLDE FAIR AS I'LL BE TAKING CHRISTMAS PRESENTS ROUND THAT DAY IF IT'S NOT SNOWY, I HAVE TO GO TO CARNFORTH, BENTHAM AND LOWGILL, NEAR SEDGEBURGH.
NEXT SATURDAY WE ARE HAVING A DOLL CLUB MEETING AT MY HOUSE, WE ALWAYS HAVE ONE AT CHRISTMAS. I'M GETTING MULLED WINE AND SPICY NUTS FROM MANCHESTER CHRISTMAS FAIR AND EVERYONE IS BRINGING FOOD, HOPEFULLY IT SHOULD BE GOOD. GOT TO GET THE GARDEN LIGHTS DONE BEFORE THEN.
December 02 BARTON DOLL FAIRWE HAD A GOOD FAIR YESTERDAY, WE WOULD HAVE LIKED MORE VISITORS BUT PREHAPS THE WEATHER FORECAST WAS TOO BAD. IN THE END THE WEATHER WASN'T BAD AND WE ALL HAD A GOOD DAY. THERE WERE A LOT OF STALLS WITH MANY DOLLS, SOME MINIATURES AND QUITE A FEW TEDDIES, THE STAR OF THE SHOW WAS A LENCI ON ROS AND GEOFFS STALL.
WE HAD A COLLECTION FOR KIDNEY RESEARCH IN MEMORY OF PINK AND RAISED NEARLY £50 WHICH I'M SENDING TO THE MERSYSIDE KIDNEY RESEARCH CENTRE AS PINK WAS FROM LIVERPOOL.
I ADDED A FEW MORE TOYS TO MY COLLECTION, A GABRIEL TOYS PRETTY CUT AND GROW DOLL MADE FOR PEDIGREE, SOME BITS OF DOL TOI FURNITURE AND A DECK CHAIR, A CHARMING CHATTY, AN AMANDA JANE TEDDY AND A LOVELY COMPOSITION BOY DOLL. I GOT A GERMAN SHOP ON E-BAY AS WELL. |
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