With a busy schedule over the Christmas and New Year period, this weekend is our chance to visit friends and family in Derbyshire and East Yorkshire.<\/p>\n
I spent most of Friday afternoon filling all of our bird and squirrel feeders.\u00a0 The Jays were around again, screaming at me from the Ash tree at the bottom of the garden.\u00a0 The Coal Tits were rather bolder, perching just above my head and settling into ‘angry little bird’ mode.\u00a0 After all the feeders were replenished, it seems I need to pay a visit to my good friend Martin over in Haltwhistle to re-stock our extension with sacks of bird food \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
We drove down to Derbyshire in the snow on Friday evening.\u00a0 The roads were fine, but the carpark at Wetherby Services was a proper nightmare.\u00a0 A delicious casserole and\u00a0a glass of wine awaited us at the end of the journey.\u00a0 Saturday dawned clear, bright and snowy and we spent the day visiting friends.\u00a0 Saturday evening’s entertainment was a meal in Derby with Sarah’s\u00a0parents and her youngest sister and other half, followed by a theatre visit to see The Snow Queen. Or so we thought…<\/p>\n
As we walked from the car park towards the restaurant, the pavements were glistening with ice.\u00a0 Which is when Sarah’s mum went base over apex and heard her leg break. \ud83d\ude41\u00a0We had an ‘interesting’\u00a05 hours in the\u00a0 Royal Derby Hospital, followed by a takeaway pizza.\u00a0 The best laid plans…<\/p>\n
Now we’re on our way back north, and conditions look perfect for carrying out our next two offshore surveys on Tuesday and Wednesday.\u00a0 Best wrap up warm.<\/p>\n
Get well soon mum.\u00a0 And enjoy putting your feet up over Christmas \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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