Well how is 2023 going so far? It's been quite boring for me up until now - with nothing going on (which is a good thing really). I have decided that I'm going to visit my daughter in Turkey in a couple of months. The only problem, apart from trying to find the money for the trip, is that I can't travel on my own!!! So I've sort of hinted to my son, that it would be wonderful if he could take me, and stay just a couple of days and then come back. That way he'll meet Dogan (my son-in-law) and see where his sister lives, apart from the obvious of being there for me to travel with!!!!! He's thinking about it, so fingers crossed eh?

It's been bitterly cold here - no snow as they promised, but cold enough to need the radiator and halogen heater on all day. I've been making more pendants but I'm looking for new designs, so hopefully I'll soon have different styles to show you.





One of my friends gave me some bulbs for my birthday and I was so surprised to see how quickly they've started blooming..


When the weather is warmer, and the flowers have died down, I'll ask Emily to plant them in the garden so they can spread. Today was a gorgeous sunny day with temps of 3C but sun nevertheless.

The ferns are going mad lately - they are spreading everywhere, so they must like living here with no central heating - just a radiator for half of the day. What was nice though was the lovely pink clouds at the end of the day....

I'm not sure if it means tomorrow will be nice again, but as I don't get out - it doesn't really make a big difference to me.

I've decided that maybe I should stop the Direct Debits to my electricity provider, because they have changed the amount 3 times since last year. They don't seem to mind the fact not everyone can afford to suddenly find an extra £50 a month!!! I think I'll stop paying this way and let them ask for more. It's ridiculous the way things have become so vastly expensive. There must so many bigwigs up there in Corporate Heaven, laughing there heads off, whilst their bank accounts are getting heavier and heavier.

Well I hope you have enjoyed the first couple of weeks of this new year and that soon we'll be welcoming in the warmer days. Speak soon.