NEW MACHINE

 MONDAY - Another sprinkling of the white stuff about as much as we got last time .The recycling bin got emptied way overdue .Need thermal socks after walking the dogs my feet were way too cold must be worse for the dogs when the snow really falls I doubt I will take them out .

TUESDAY - Another sprinkling of the white stuff .We are getting our new tumble condenser dryer delivered this afternoon . I am also getting some thermal socks delivered from Amazon mainly for when I am walking the dogs but if it is that cold I wont take the dogs out as it is no good for their paws .

Also the corner sofa gets delivered this Saturday so I have to dismantle and take the old sofa to the skip hopefully in one trip if the weather permits if not it will stored in the back garden until I am able hopefully it will dismantle and go straight into the car . 

The tumble dryer arrived and is in place we had to leave it standing four hours so the gas could settle as it is a heat pump which also takes more time to dry your clothes but at a lower cost it is all digital on the settings so you see exactly what time it takes to finish the cycle depending on what you programme in , end of the day as long as your clothes are dry its a result .It looks better as well because there is no glass in the door its solid .

The thermal socks also got delivered it was way to cold and icy to take the dogs out but just wearing them in the house made a huge difference anyone debating whether to get any invest you cant go wrong plus the ones I got are way colourful so I can identify them in the sock drawer .   

WEDNESDAY - Black ice cowering the whole cul-de-sac couldn't make it out with the dogs so never felt the benefit on the thermal socks .

THURSDAY - Dismantled the corner sofa into sections then in to bits took two trips to the tip to dispose of it so now we either sit at the dining table or go to the bedroom hopefully the sofa delivery Saturday makes it depending on the snow and ice situation people reading this living in a different country here in the U.K a little bit of snow stops everything so fingers crossed .

ITS TRYING

 SATURDAY - Helen with her cousin and sister -in -law with the help of Ai .

Bought the James Patterson Kindle digital edition book "Return Of The Spider " I like the Alex Cross books his first book in the series was "Along Came A Spider " I think they have been around 30 books in the series I have read most of them featuring the Detective Alex Cross .I also bought from Amazon a pair of white gaming headphones Captain 780 they connect to the PS5  via blue tooth It is 7.1 surround sound with around 70 hours play back on one charge like the PS5 you don't need batteries I also bought a white headphone stand which will come Monday .

SUNDAY - It is cold - 02.5 degrees took the dogs out for  a brisk walk then went to the tip at Meltham to get rid of six bags of household wate .Ordered of Ebay "Doom The Dark Ages " this will be my third game that I own for the PS5 .Also down loaded the app Ps remote play on my phone pc and tablet it works best on the windows pc although I have to plug in the controller via the usb port even though it connects via blue tooth and I have to use some wired ear buds for the sound I can connect to my PS5 remotely.

Went to the Foxglove at Kirkburton for Sunday dinner  Helen had the pate to start I had garlic mushrooms with melted cheese , Helen had the turkey dinner I had the trio of meat we ordered extra pigs in blankets and a cauliflower cheese , The pig in blankets were hard the roast potatoe needed longer in the oven same as the root veg . I had a pint of Aspall cider on draught and Helen a pot of tea we had a voucher for forty pounds so just paid £35 what remained outstanding , when we left the house it was trying to snow .

WATCHING - Brad Pitt in  "Fury".

LISTENING TO - "Barry Cant Swim" and Hank Devlin .

READING - James Paterson "Return Of The Spider"

NEW YEAR FIRST SNOW

 NEW YEARS DAY - Did a quick post just after midnight to kick of 2026 .The Play station is all set up very easy hassle free installed Ghost of Yotei it was waiting for me through the letter box when I woke up yesterday morning .So far so good the graphics are awesome getting used to the controller will stick with the game I am so far ok with it .The X-Box 1 is in the ottoman with all the games I will keep it because its like new one day I might just give it away .

 THURSDAY - Woke up to a white outside 1/10th of an inch of snow we had I think it fell for just around one hour it is hardly a winter wonderland and nowhere near enough to stop me from driving to work , but on the brighter side more is expected . Hopefully not too much .Took down the Christmas trees one in the living room and the one in our bedroom the rooms are back to normal now its like Christmas never happened .Renewed my permit so I can use the local tip which is good because we are nearly over loaded on domestic waste and recycling waste .Hopefully get snowed in for a couple of days can get a few hours in on the PS5 .

 2026 HAPPY NEW YEAR 

THURSDAY - Stayed up to welcome the new year in hopefully its a great year for us all but I doubt it I think there is great change coming and that things will occur to make life totally different .

LET THE GAMES BEGIN

 TUESDAY - We had the newel posts and th e handrail painted black while we had the painter in which was a long time friend of Helen's Sharon we went out to Curry's to buy a new condenser dryer .We choose a 10 kg drum with delivery installation and taking the old appliance away it was £350 and it comes next week on Tuesday .

I mentioned a few days ago  to Helen that two Tomb Raider games are coming out one this year one the next plus there is new resident evil and Gta and that I would need a Ps5 console so whilst in Curry's I bought one and an extra controller I shouldn't have it was  a big expense that I was not planning on well not yet but new year looming worked all three bank holidays so what the heck  to put me on I bought Harry Potter game "Hogwarts Legacy" and "Ghost of Yotei " both bought from Amazon getting delivered tomorrow let the games begin. Its been awhile since I owned a Playstation I know the controller's are totally different and the graphics beyond compare to my Xbox 1 so it will be a totally new experience it can be my new hobby was even considering getting a monitor rather than plugging into the tv .

My Daughter and her husband and kids are all in Thailand they stopped of at Singapore airport for six hours before getting a flight to Thailand nearly thirty hours of travel I aske her if it was worth it she sent me these photos , Silly question really .

MORE TECH

 SATURDAY - Joined Kindle unlimited I cancelled my Netflix subscription have not really been watching anything on there it is paid up until the end of January 2026 .So joining Kindle Unlimited which will enables me to download both versions the written  book to read as well as the audible version so I can both read and listen when needed .I also ordered a Fire tablet  10 so I can read magazines I prefer this to buying just a Kindle E-reader I also ordered a black case I will use it for prime video as well so I will get my moneys worth it will also come in handy when Helen is doing readings and I'am sat in the car for three to four hours it can be a belated Christmas present to myself .

SUNDAY - It is Helen's birthday today bought her a sweat shirt hoodie from Joe Browns in Pink .

The fire tablet got delivered along with a cover got it set up need to side download Google play store will do that tonight .We are going to York to see Helen's parents on the way they asked if we wanted to go to the ship Inn for dinner we said yes if they are tables free we would love to .Had steak and ale pie it was filled with meat the red cabbage was out of this world I had it with chips and Yorkshire pudding Helen had the roast pork dinner so did her mother her dad had the turkey dinner all with veg and gravy none of us had deserts we were way too full her Dad picked up the bill .

MONDAY - Bought a 128 gb micro sdxc card for the tablet and a pair of Kzs10 pro iems and a set of KZ A209 Bluetooth ear hooks to use them with out the wires .These are the three ear phones I have bought the first Anker open ear ear pods not good for Helens ears the second Jlab sports total waste of money to hard to control so she tried mine and they were by far the best hence the buy .

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2025

 TUESDAY - The day before Christmas eve .Went to The farm shop before taking the dogs out picked up a turkey crown , a leg of pork and a joint of gammon as well as pigs in blankets and a giant pork pie £103 there is just the two of us .I went at the right time before I left they was queuing out of the door and the car park was full 

We went over  to Slaithwaite to get our haircut Helen had hers coloured £65 for the both of us very reasonable .The car park at Aldi were we usually park was full there were cars waiting so I packed on a street nearby .

Morrisons for more food and nibbles for the few days over Christmas some party food for Helens birthday couple of days after xmas as well as another bottle of Baileys £166 , and then there was another £54 on four packets of cigarettes it is what it is thankful its only once a year .I was going to get another bottle of Gentleman Jack but there was none left .

CHRISTMAS DAY - Finished work at 02.00 a.m. got home Helen had put the turkey crown into the oven on a low heat setting . I did the mixture for the Yorkshire puddings before going to bed .

Was up took the dogs out went to pick Helens son  up Ste he was having dinner with us returning home did the veg and stuffing sprout and roasted parsnips and carrots as well as mash and roast potatoes .It was a pity I had to go to work ..