Post Comment Love 9th - 11th January 2026

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We had a pre Christmas visit from child 2 and family.

We took our granddaughter to the panto and then her dad, mum and baby brother joined us for a christingle service on Christmas Eve, the day itself, then hubby entertained on Boxing Day and I went to the football.

We went to Portsmouth for the New Year and I did a parkrun on New Years Day at Southsea.

All the decorations are down, there's been snow and I'm back in work. It feels like Christmas and the New Year was a long time ago now.

I hope you all had a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and here's to a prosperous 2026.

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Christmas in Las Vegas

I'm not here to write a guide to visiting Las Vegas, I'm just here to share our holiday photos and experiences. Our last visit here was 2010, I think this was our 7th or 8th trip to Vegas. This trip also involved a visit with my cousin, our last meeting was 2007.

Christmas dinner on the plane with Virgin. I didn't select the Gluten Free option, I just ate around the wheat. Gluten Free dining in Las Vegas wasn't an easy option.

We stayed in a Castle. Our 3 year old Grandson was impressed.

The long corridors always remind me of Alice in Wonderland.

Our Hotel room, very basic and no tea/coffee facilities or fridge.

It added considerably to the cost of our stay having to purchase all hot drinks from Starbucks in the casino and was inconvenient having to get dressed at 7am to get tea or coffee.

We're used to having Christmas in the sun having lived in South Africa and Dubai, but don't be fooled, it was still winter. Warmer than the UK in the day and dry, but not hot and we still needed coats in the day.

We did go swimming in the outdoor pools, not too bad getting in, but getting out was a challenge.

Christmas Day was very quiet in Las Vegas, we had chicken salad from Walgreens in a pot on the street for lunch.

We had fries and milkshake for dinner. There was an offer of an alcoholic shot with the milkshake.

I had expected a bit more with the Christmas decorations, don't get me wrong they were spectacular, guess I was just spoilt after living in Dubai.

However, there are so many indoor and outdoor lights in Vegas, it's pretty much Christmas all year round anyway.

The casinos are brightly lit and melodic.

The Strip looks so pretty at night.

Everywhere was lit up.

There was so much to see and do in Vegas without having to spend a penny. All our spending was on food and drink and taxi's too and from the airport and an evening out where the bus didn't run too. Other wise we covered the strip and downtown on foot walking 10 miles most days.

Fountain show at The Bellagio. Typical the bus stopped right in front of the hotel.

Visiting movie sets. Caesar's Palace and Oceans 11 etc.

A trip to Paris.

Venice.

Egypt.

Not much had changed in Vegas since our last visit

Fremont Street felt more upbeat and busier than before with more activities.

We only saw one Elvis on this visit.

We popped into Pawn Stars.

We saw a magic show.

Got to love a good wonky building.

Whilst these signs are everywhere, Vegas stank of weed.

Can't get used to this mandatory tipping, in some cases it was just added to the bill or you couldn't move past until you'd selected the percentage. Sales tax in Nevada wasn't added until you reached the till either, so there was also a change with the price advertised and the price paid.

Whilst it started off quiet in Vegas with Christmas, by New Year it was absolutely packed and we said our goodbyes and flew home.

I'm not sure how many people were in vegas on New Year but I'm guessing they do this for a very good reason.

The highlight of our trip was the 3 days we spent with my cousin, her friend and our 3 year old 2nd cousin, who we got to meet for the first time.

Post Comment Love 25-27th November 2022

Welcome back to #PoCoLo with Stephanie from Lifeat139a and I. 

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Sorry I've not been around to share and comment over the past two weeks, but we've had a lot going on with various family and health issues.

Today is a Staff Well Being day so I'm off work and we're heading to Birmingham for the day to finish the Christmas shopping and see the lights and the weekend is being spent in pjs, putting up the Christmas decorations and watching TV and eating chocolate so I'll have plenty of time to catch up with everyone.

I desperately need to get out in the garden and sort out the bougainvillea that I've planted as a hedge row. The roots need protecting from the frost and ideally the plants should be brought inside, but we just don't have the room for them, so fingers crossed they'll be ok.

We also need to dismantle the old shed now the new one is in place and we need to sort the bike shelter and gardening stuff out in their new home.

I've also started writing the Christmas cards and will need to find some time to do all the Christmas wrapping. I tend to work better with a deadline.

We had a fab weekend at the Rugby League World Cup despite getting bitten by bed bugs during our stay at The Britannia Hotel in Manchester.

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Week 52 One Daily Positive and Project 365. Happy New Year

Work starts next week on the Kitchen, so house in disarray, however with just the two of us and 3 spare bedrooms we'll just have to remember where we put things if we need them while the work is carried out.

Apart from buying the kitchen and new appliances as they are integral, we've designed it ourselves and will be doing a lot of the work. We have a builder coming in to help with removal and tiling and Peter will be assisting with the fitting. The builder will organise an electrician and plumber to move the appliances, add new ceiling and under cupboard lights and finally move the light switch to the other side of the kitchen door. We've selected a light grey as it was end of line and is painted as well as a quartz worktop and the new floor tiles are sitting in the conservatory. 

359 Peter and I were awake at 7.30am. Small child and DIL came down at 9.30am and son was woken at 10am. We had breakfast then started on the gifts, which lasted most of the day. We ate around 2.30pm and grazed for the rest of the day. Neighbours popped round with gifts and we walked the dog. Son, DIL and grandchild left around 9pm as DIL has work in the morning. The most played with gift of the day was a cardboard box. We collapsed into bed around 11pm, absolutely shattered.

360 A day of nothing, other than taking the decorations down, tidying up and watching TV as well as a dog walk. Work starts on our kitchen next week so we needed to get everything packed away, so we can box up the kitchen items to store in the lounge while the work is being done. I started on a jigsaw sent by son no 4 and his family.

361 A leisurely morning then off to B&Q to buy floor tiles for the kitchen. Wrote my thank you notes, walked the dog, tidied gifts away and watched TV. 

362 Met a friend for an outdoor socially distanced visit near Blenheim Palace for a walk and a coffee. Stopping at Tewkesbury on the way home and evening spent sorting through family photos.

363 Peter went to the flat to finish more work on the bathroom. I spent most of the day in my pjs, walked the dog and went to the shops. I packed up some ornaments and rearranged the dining room to store most of the kitchen in while the work gets done, I started my first shift at the covid booster vaccination centre in Worcester, however when I got there 20 mins before I was due to start the centre had closed early. An 18 mile wasted round trip.

I'm going to be really glad when this kitchen is replaced.

364 A leisurely bath, dog walk, sorted photos on the laptop and a 2-10pm shift at the booster centre. Centre closed at 7.30pm and is closed tomorrow. I made a complaint about my rota and got a shitty email telling me I'd messed up the two centres, dates and times. Swiftly forwarded the email with my dates, times and locations to prove I was in the right and heard nothing back. No idea if I'm working in the New Year or not now.

365 Dog walk, blood test, outdoor coffee stop and a food shop. Watched Sydney celebrate New Year and felt sad knowing my son is over there and the only thing that is stopping us going over is travel restrictions due to covid. Both booster centres closed, afternoon spent watching movies and eating crap. We watched Dubai celebrate the New Year, really strange to see it on the TV and not just walk out in front of the villa to view it all. We might stay up for the New Year, we might not.

This completes my 7th year with a photo a day. 

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