So Good To Be Home

It is really lovely to see folk even if....
as we landed in Heathrow it poured and as we landed in Glasgow we were hit by an icy wind!!!
This morning there was frost on the ground and we scraped ice off the car. ( we had left the 70 degrees behind with blue skies)
I woke... late for a 10am meeting... Jet Lag excuse!!!
But my back has gone... I must have been holding myself awkwardly to compensate for the bike injuries...
If it didn't hurt so much Id laugh... What a performance. walking and sitting are fine, its all the rest that's the problem
moan over
it is really lovely to be fit, healthy and back,

The Last From USA

I am going to make this the last bit of USA bogging I do. Tomorrow we fly home and think we may get a wee bit of a shock when we get off the plane in Glasgow. It has been dry and warm ( 70 degrees approx) most days, with blue skies, and Glasgow has had different weather... OK damp, cold and grey... but I am so looking forward to seeing everybody, and I hope today to get a print off of a wee selection of my photo's so I wont be too much of a bore.
But still to fit in before we leave, is a shopping session at the sales, a foursome bike ride ( if my stiff joints and scabby elbow and knees allow)and a visit to the parade in Fort Worth . Packing will need to take place on Saturday morning as we don't fly until tea time.
I dont think I have time to fit in Jet Lag when I get back as my diary is full for the first week.
all back to 'normal' then....

A Bevy and a Great Meal.

Yesterday was wasted on me... because....
we went to an evening at the Ruhr Brewery.. http://rahrbrewery.com/
For $5 we got entry and tickets to get 3 pints. this is great value for folk who love real ale and drink a few pints!
I supped a blond ale over the couple of hours we were there and other people used my other tickets. There are lots of people I know who would have loved that opportunity... pity to waste it on me though.
We then went into Fort Worth and had the most delicious Chinese meal. We were all ready and very hungry because we had not eaten all day.

today we had a home cooked equivalent of a Christmas meal, it being 'Thanksgiving Day' a real Chill Out day of relaxing , watching DVD's and the Sales start tomorrow.... WEEEEEEE

A Retrospective Look Back

I have just read through all my blog entries since getting to USA. it counts as quite a good diary though..
I see my aim was to relax... well I have done and seen a lot, but there has also been some chill out days. my arms and face are browner, but not my legs though... they are still peely wally white.

In...Out... shake it all About

So we have decided not to go out for our Thanksgiving meal. It is a holiday for everybody and most places are going to be closed anyway.
We had a lovely home made curry last night and then after a very good restful solid 8 hours sleep , I'm ready for the day! Bring it on...
So shopping for Turkey and stuffing today and potatoes to roast and a few vegetables, not sprouts.... do you like them? We'll make a salmon dish too for our veggie guest. ( he loves fish, well not all vegetarians cut out flesh altogether)
It will be very plain though compared to some, ..saw on telly how to make sweet potato mash with a marshmallow topping... sound yummy.... or yuck....
A bottle of nice red wine a good DVD and we'll be sorted.

Survival

OOOooo AAAaaaa EEEeee
I and the skipper are fine, and I knew this could happen, so was expecting it....
the ground is really hard
So yes we did have a wee incident on Tandy and slipped off the path and both fell and skidded over the concrete path. Luckily no broken bones, just very grazed knees and elbows. We still had a 10 mile ride to get home, maybe just as well as we got back on after assessing damages ( Tandy is unmarked)and cycled back. we were a party of 3 today and there was some emergency breaking involved.
we are all very lucky, and It has not put me off at all.
now to have another cuppa and a big lump of cheese ( my favourite comfort food)
After a good soak I note such pretty colours in bruises... oh yes....
but were all fine and that is the most important thing

The Last Week of 4!

It's is amazing how quickly the last few week have passed. I've had some great experiences, and would love to have a video of my out-takes or blunders, as on thinking back.. in hindsight... they are funny.
I had got my days wrong and thought today was Wednesday! Yesterday I was sure thanksgiving day was on Wednesday 25th, urgggg... but it is Thursday 26th.
I think our party is going out for the meal. I hope to phone Canada where my Aunt, Uncle and cousins celebrate that day in a big way, and have a family gathering ( Like we tend to do on Christmas day) oh wait a minute, have just learned Canadian folk have their day in October,so this isn't going to happen!!awwww
Big sales start at 1 minute past midnight ( a bit like our boxing day sales).
Ooo La La
Am I tempted to do early Christmas Shopping.... well..... let me see..... Naaa... it can wait...