Ice, ice, baby

Our front garden - Nov 2010

I’m SO OVER all this frickin snow!!  It’s like meeting up with an ex-boyfriend that ended on good terms.  You get all excited seeing them, even thinking about how pretty it all looks and all the fun you could have but ultimately, and depending on what you do, it’s all a bit cold and wet and damp and not really worth it. Bring on a balmy day in May!!

Drove back from Walton-on-Thames last night where it was more like ice-skating in the car and I got to experience the ABS in our car for the first time. Not doing that again.

In addition, because my hospital admittance has been delayed until the 6th Dec, I thought I would have this week to gad about town meeting up with folks for some much needed fun and frolics but due to this weather and our rubbish public transport me and my plans have been curtailed!   Rubbish.  At this rate, I will really end up institutionalised by the time the end of December comes what with being in hospital as well!  I will be like old man Brooks from the Shawshank Redemption and won’t want to go out, carving my name on the wall and the like :-(

Anyway, I have been cheering myself up by playing about on Grooveshark and throwing some shapes to some disco classics - a little bit of Barry White, mixed with Kool and the Gang via Tavares, the Real Thing and a little Chic.  Ohh yeah!  And I thought I would throw in some Lady Gaga in the mix too. Check. Me. Out.  I am a disco diva! ;-) Woo!  Hoo!  ♪ Rah, rah, ah, ah, ah, Roma, roma, ma,, Ooh La la ♫...

This was in between following the England 2018 World Cup bid. My god, how awesome was their presentation this morning???  I actually got a lump in my throat watching it and felt really excited about us getting the bloomin thing in 8 years.  I even got all nostalgic for Euro 96 when I whiled away many a match in pubs cheering on England.  Then Russia and its many millions of roubles  (allegedly *cough*) came along and ruined the party!  Gutted. And how disappointing for England.  I would be interested to see how Qatar will host all these matches in 50-degree temps in June/July and as a “dry” country how it will deal with all the football fans coming over?

Anyway, as an aside just wanted to say how absolutely, drop dead handsome David Beckham is looking. What a hottie!  Sigh.  He is just a vision to look at.  Like fine wine he just gets better with age. And he wears a suit so well too!  Sigh.  Had I been on the Fifa committee, I would have voted for England on the strength of David Beckham’s eyelashes and hair alone!  But then that’s just me.  And I’m weird like that!

photos courtesy of vanessavanillaflavour