Happy New Year to you I love reading these!! Espeically whilst I am sat in the office in cold snowy whitchurch. I should print them off for Nanny to read might earn me some more Brownie points : ) I'm off to Mexico on Saturday with Disco Dave the proposal is still long overdue!!! Is the Rosie commenting my mum? First texting and now this wonders will never cease!! Stay safe lots of love Clairie x x
सुप्रभात (that's Hindi for good morning) Pleased to hear all is well. The trip seems to be progressing splendidly. Certainly my geographical knowledge of India is improving in leaps and bounds. I hadn't even heard of half of the places you have visited and so it has been educational! Can't wait for the next installment.
Been out kayaking on the weekend with a friend - it was loads of fun on the way out but I thought I was going to die on the way back- waves, wind and a distinct lack of fitness - my arms are no longer functioning. I really need to practice a bit more before I embark on big trips. Too much bravado. Don't think I even know how to do an eskimo roll.
A bientot cherie.
XX
Happy New Year to you too! Hey there. Great to hear from you. I love getting your blog updates - definitely brighten up my dairy work day. I think I have had enough of all things milk. We have just returned from 2 weeks touring the South Island in a campervan - wonderful but now can't get back into the job thing. At least the weather is nice and perhaps a spot of kayaking after work will do the trick.
Keep the news coming. Keep having fun. Keep safe.
Lots of love
Helena
wish I was there Hi Carol Anne Never thought I would want to travel to India but am feeling that it could go on the places to visit. Happy New Year have fun and stay safe love Rosiexx
Christmas Eve Hi Carrie,
Maddie is in bed and I'm about to shove the carrots back in the fridge, and pour the milk down the sink! but she'll never know. I've written a nice note from Santa saying thanks!
Also, in true christmas tradition, David is asleep on the sofa, after having one too many pints! Hopefully speak to you tomorrow,
Love Lorraine
dad hi Carole, glad you are having a wonderful time, i'm enjoying your blogs, keep them coming, i hope you have
a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year. love Dad
Happy Christmas Carole! Looks like you're having a fab time. We've just had a couple of days of snow here, which was lovely, just before Christmas, but sadly it's thawing - We were all hoping for a white one.
Lots of love and keep on having fun in India - I'm enjoying living it thro' your blogs!
Sasha x
Lucky You! Hi Carole, great to hear that you are still having fun without me. I arrived home to snow and had to drive up to the Lakes to start the job - a bit of a shock to go from the heat of Kerala to -5 degrees in one day! Having been thrown in at the deep end (the owners left an hour after I arrived leaving me to get on with it!) I am slowly finding my way around the house. I keep waking up at 4am (I'm still onIndia time) so by 8pm I am knackered but trying to stay awake til 10pm to get myself back on this time zone. It's certainly a contrast from India - the peace and quiet and with the snow, its picture postcard beautiful here and I'm sure I eill enjoy it once the madness of Christmas is out of the way. Say hello to Hugh and enjoy xmas. Thanks for the birthday pic in the blog, Love Kim
Sunny Merry Christmas Morning lovely, I have a stonking hangover from Xmas drinks last night so your blog eased the pain considerably and bought some smiles to my haggard looking face.
India sounds wonderful. I'm going to put it on my retirement holiday list now.
Bloody typical that the first Christmas I spend out of Europe is the first White Xmas in what seems like decades.
Hope yours is a great one and keep those stories coming....
Lots of love
Helena
Happy Christmas Hi Carole
Wonderful blogs as usual and highly entertaining. You've definitely missed your calling in life. It sounds like you're having a fabulous time. Snowing here so looks like we're in for a white Christmas - yipee! Have a great Christmas and New Year and look forward to hearing more of your exploits.
Love Alex et al
xxxxx
bangers Now that I've read Lizzie and Pip's emails all I can do is scrutinise your chesticles in the pics!! Good girl .... that's why you're attracting all those crowds! ;-) Well, you might think you have it tough with your hair-raising bus rides and promise of death roads, but I tell you lady, it's nothing compared to trying to get to Staines when there's been a millimetre of snow!! There's a war time camaraderie in our office today as people turn up at regular intervals with their tales of travel woe. Jeez. Hope everything works out in Goa ... I'm sure there's a hay bale somewhere with your name on it. Have a lovely Christmas Carole and look forward to hearing new stories soon. A x x
Merry Crimbo A quickie (steady on, not that sort of quickie!!) before I get the babas dressed and we head off in the snow to get supplies for the next few days, it was -6 over night, freeezing, it is officially well cold up Norf. Can you make us any more jealous than we are already, everything looks such fun, apart from the face washing, not sure about that. At least it wasn't me, what with my lack of Sunday washing etc, I would have still been there, having my bedbath. And... whirlwind of forna, you are turning into a Dr Doolittle, or should that be Lady (in the loose sence) Doolittle - just a bit of advice watch out for those them Munteys!!! Glad you were able to get rid of the pant beard, I've had the same, thought it was about time I did the waxing - for me it was whole body, not sure if the northerner had seen such a hairy munter before, she said it wouldn't take long - how wrong she was. I'm sure the growing rate of my hairs has doubled since being in Leeds, it must be the cold, my body is adjusting in a hairy way. Hopefully, we will be able to head off to Bristol xmas eve, but even some of the motorways have been blocked, once you head up north there is no escaping it. Have a fab xmas Baker Sager and if there is any immaculate conception at least you know you are TIDY. Miss u lots. All our love. Big kisses from Lils and Alfredo XXXX
p.s. did you know that one of your ladies has two heads....... and no your bum doesn't look big in that but the lady to your left, her bum defo loks big in that.
snow Hi Carol Anne, snowed in yesterday so had to work from home such a shame! Sounds like you are having a great time, we are off to Cornwall on Thursday weather permitting. Have a great Christmas love Rosiexx
What a lovely pair of coconuts Yeh - my email is finally up and running. Things obviously take a little longer in the North!!!
Totally feeling the same vibe as Pippadee..... Wow - is that a couple of new hills down your top Baker? When were they born - keeping them for Bollywood? Are you the new Sam Fox? All settled Oop North, missing Bristol and everyone, especially you. Not doing much, getting my bearings, unpacking and trying to find a nursery for Lils, she now has several imaginary friends she plays with during the day. Need to get her in a nursery quick, quick. Alfredo, has driven me mental - he does not sleep. HELP!! Just asked Lils what she wants to say to you.... here it goes "I need a poo poo first, I'm going to do two plops". She is now back in the room."I love you, is there dancing in India" - random!! Now off to change Alfredo - what fun. Can see you are totally enjoying yourself. LOL. x Lizzie
LOL x
Hi Carole Anne, great to hear you are having a fab time. I am suprised you did not super impose your own photo onto the Bollywood poster and pretend he was a man you picked up on route. That would have been a talking point for the family or not! lots of love Rosiexx
Fabulous!! All looking splendid Carolee - what amazing pics as well - am in the envy mode, like Lorraine!! Nothing much to report here - Chrimbo dos are just about to start, so will make up some tales to tell you !! They say we may have a white christmas, so if you'd like to send on some ear muffs I think they'd be greatly received! Can I just ask about your trekking photo - have you been to see the surgeons who model their 'art' on the perfectly carved boobs? It looks as though the currys have landed on your upper parts??!! I now sound like a perv! Keep up the good work with the Blogmeist (save those pictures incase of another China disaster) and speak soon !!
Love P xx
Ruby Murry Hello my Baker Sager, glad to see you are having a good time in India, it takes me back to the time i was filming Octopussy. I hope the curries area as good as the ones we had in Bristol. Take care and don't do anything stupid. Love Bondie.xxx
food Hi C, I have a question for you from Maria, who I work with. SHe is going to India straight after christmas and is doing the same train journey as you. Is there food on the overnigh train?
No competition! Hi Carole - what amazing pictures! I'm now at home and working from a laptop, sitting at my bedroom dressing table in front of my mirror - it's quite disturbing I can tell you! Not quite as interesting as looking at your fab pictures. After a few weeks of this, I might be taking that clinic up on their offer to cure my piles!!
Anyway, it's really cold and damp here, and we're all hurtling towards Christmas, totally unprepared - not a decoration or a sprout in sight yet. I'm desperately trying to avoid Cabot Circus for fear of getting stuck and never getting home again! Just think what you're missing eh?
Well, we've sold our house and are aiming to complete / move out the 2nd week of Jan - quite scary really. We should be moving up to Manche-star at the start of Feb. Sort of exciting, mostly terrifying. Nothing against Manc's you understand, just the upheaval.
Anyway, can't wait for your next blog, it really is the highlight of my day when it arrives. I know ready meal sleeves and pregnancy test cartons are fascinating in themselves for most people, but they've really lost their shine to me.
Keep taking the piccies and telling stories, it sounds wonderful. Enjoy yourself and take care, Eirlys xx
pyjamatastic awwwww .... that has really cheered up my day Carole. sounds like you're having an AMAZING time - v jealous. glad to see that you're upholding the search for the best pyjama outfit post the Cambodia days .... looking forward to the photographic evidence! all good here ... London is cold and wet, and Christmas hols approaching fast so a colder and wetter Scotland looms :-) keep the blogs coming to cheer up our dull lives! look after yourself and try and keep your face in arse and groin-free zones x
So, I have my redundancy (hooray) and am off on my travels again. This trip will last four months and I aim to take in a little bit of Malaysia (for the beach), New Zealand and Australia (for the beer, BBQs, extreme sports and handsome guys) and China (for the hell of it)!
Having said that, on my trip around South America I managed to more or less ignore my planned itinerary, going in and out of Argentina three times, missing out huge parts of Chile and swinging through Columbia.
Hopefully this travel-blog will keep you up to date with my adventures as and when/where they happen.
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Hi Carol Really enjoyed this blog-very informative. Great way to go -being burned whilst everybody watches!