Day 330 - November 26

Nothing exciting happened so Sean helped me out for a photo by deciding that one of today's popcorns looked like a dog and set it barking at one of the evil corns that didn't want to pop... Don't I just love him??? (And yes, we deserve each other - we aren't really fit for the world...!)

Day 329 - November 25

And then there was the delivery from the organic veg company - I'd chosen several different squashes to try out what they are like and if any of these might be worth trying to grow in our garden. When they came and sat there together I thought they looked pretty and worth a photo!

Day 328 - November 24

Here I had to resort to a news article again: when I went to the chiropractor on Tuesday there was police all over the carpark, and the receptionist was quite upset - apparently, there had been an armed robbery in the jeweller's next doors and they had all been questioned at length by the police. I could see the forensic team and the smashed shop windows, but didn't have the guts to go and take a photo of it. Still, I decided I want it in my 365 album, so the article must do...

Day 327 - November 23

This was a bit of a shock: this is a mushroom in our BATHROOM! I couldn't believe my eyes! Okay, I admit it's a bit damp in there and nothing we can do about; but not really very much so, not compared to some other bathrooms I know. We sometimes get a bit of mildew in corners which I can get rid of with vinegar - but we never had a mushroom before!!! This one sits at the back of the toilet stem and I suppose I should really remove it... Not to sure how to tackle it... It's the Year of the Mushrooms, it seems - first they were all over the garden like never before, and now this!

Day 326 - November 22

Today we had a bit of a shock - there has been rather heavy rain here in the UK - more in the North of the country where there was terrible flooding, and also quite a lot in the West. But when I looked at the BBC headlines on the Internet today there was another flood-related headline which said "Canoeist Died in Swollen River" - and when I checked it out I found that a) it was somebody we knew, not closely but close enough for him to be a Facebook friend of Sean's and b) it was on a stretch of river that Sean paddles regularly in winter and I have paddled, too, although in easier conditions. Chris, the dead canoeist, was an experienced paddler, too, and of Sean's age. It is scary to think that it could have been Sean...and sad in any case. Such news is always so much harder if it is somebody you know...

Day 325 - November 21

Sean enjoying his popcorn. He has totally taken to making himself a bowl of popcorn every day as a snack at some point - just plain, so I suppose it's the healthiest snack he ever had! One day I complained that he always did it when I wasn't around and didn't share, so yesterday he came upstairs with his bowl in hand and let me have some! So sweet!!!

Day 324 - November 20

This is the crossing by the station here in Chertsey, about 3 minutes walk from where I live, on the way into town. I usually walk into town (it's only 10 minutes) so it wasn't a problem for me, but this lot of drainage tanks had the place well bunged up and cars reversing away from it on all sides! They were clearing out the gutters and drains which are always getting blocked with fallen leaves at this time of the year.