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New Years Eve

I'm 55 and looking for ideas for a New Years Eve getaway...thoughts?


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cloudless13
24th Dec 2016 19:42:39
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Well you cant beat London on New Years Eve. Sorry not sure if you are already living here?
Whatever you choose to do, look for something that will make you laugh, smile and feel happy.
Response from njbuckeyenut Original Poster made on 4th Jan 2017 22:51:15
Thanks so much for your suggestion. I ended up going to a spa and enjoy a day of self indulgence, and then booked a trip to the Turks & Caicos later to escape the darker drearier days of winter! So it was a very Happy New Years! Hope you had one as well! Cheers to 2017!
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20th Dec 2016 17:35:49 (Last activity: 4th Jan 2017 22:53:08)
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Response from njbuckeyenut Original Poster made on 4th Jan 2017 22:53:08
Thanks so much for your suggestion. I really must put Scotland on my short list of places to visit...and soon! Happy New Years!
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24th Dec 2016 10:29:05 (Last activity: 24th Dec 2016 18:04:41)
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Response from jeanmark made on 24th Dec 2016 14:35:27
Oh dear Lochinvar, is that a reprimand?
Response from jeanmark made on 24th Dec 2016 18:04:41
A reprimand then........
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11th Dec 2016 15:33:39 (Last activity: 23rd Dec 2016 22:53:39)
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Response from jeanmark made on 12th Dec 2016 13:54:22
I love the sound of bagpipes and for kilt's, well along with a Scottish accent who can resist a man? Well obviously Lionel.
Response from ecarg made on 12th Dec 2016 14:41:08
As an English woman living in Scotland I have to say Hogmany in Scotland is not what it once was apart from the party in Edingburgh ,which by the way has probably sold out of tickets by now.,Celebrations have diminished.When I first hooked up with a Scotsman first footing was common and neighbours welcomed the first footers in with a lump of coal as your entry fee of course they were happier still if you had a bottle of whisky as well.The first footer should be dark and handsome my ex passed muster on this account but he looked bloody awful in a kilt being tall and lanky.As for the bagpipes the further away you can get from them the better - maybe seek some sunshine for you New Year break or book into a spa but whatever you do forget about making resolutions - waste of time .
Response from jeanmark made on 12th Dec 2016 16:22:54
The only resolution I make is not to make any resolutions!
Response from jeanmark made on 12th Dec 2016 18:16:16
There you go Lionel, I could easily resist a blue eyed blonde wearing a kilt. I've let many a young Scotsman go or maybe they were frightened off by my Glaswegian father!
Response from jeanmark made on 13th Dec 2016 12:42:49
Very few people could charm my father and certainly not someone after his daughters!

My father used to play the accordion and certainly knew how to get us to go to bed. As a young child I would sit and listen as if it as the most beautiful sound in the world. Oh the memories as despite his dementia he was still able to play until a few weeks before his death. He couldn't remember who I was but did know his musical instrument.
Response from jeanmark made on 13th Dec 2016 15:30:20
Yes LittleMinx, dementia is cruel but real. My mother suffered more as he wasn't distressed by not remembering. No, no-one carried on the tradition and sadly my mother threw the accordion out never asking it either of us wanted to keep it. That's life.

I now have a picture of Lionel sitting round the camp fire, wide brimmed hat on head and playing "home on the range" on his harmonica. There are bound to be some farm animals listening!
Response from jeanmark made on 18th Dec 2016 15:12:53
Nice one LittleMinx. As you are aware it is often said that when you see the first and last letters in a word you know what the word is. Well, a number of years back and before I retired, my husband gave me a poster to put on my office wall - 'Procrastination is the thief of time'. I read the Pro.......ion and thought why is that the thief of time!
Response from ecarg made on 18th Dec 2016 17:42:45
Getting used to the new format ,still can't find my private chats.
Response from jeanmark made on 18th Dec 2016 18:47:57
Oh dear LittleMinx, that song is now in my mind.
Response from jeanmark made on 19th Dec 2016 15:14:46
Who needs a wasp waist, I now tell 'himself' that he's lucky in having more for his money than when he originally bought the licence to wed!
Response from jeanmark made on 20th Dec 2016 14:13:26
I was surprised when at my Craft Club yesterday they started trying Rhubarb Vodka mixed with Processco and a Vanilla pod dropped in the glass - at 10am! They all enjoyed the drink but as I don't drink alcohol I had to have a coffee.

My Old Codgers Club is Thursday and we have been promised a visit from Father Christmas, the excitement is overwhelming.
Response from jeanmark made on 20th Dec 2016 17:58:50
Tesco Carols have had no effect on me but it could be the saucepan I wore on my head to prevent those subliminal messages hidden in the background music.

I'm sure steps will be provided so I can sit on Santa's knee and I think he already knows about the giant zip and stocking tops. I'm sure someone has told him I've been a good girl. this year.

Be careful when trying to erect your baubles, unless you have checked to see if young Kyle is on duty!
Response from ecarg made on 20th Dec 2016 20:24:05
Little Minx and Jeanmark
Thanks for the comedic banter my imagination is working over time with visions of saucepan helmets ,falling stepladders and a dishy paramedic called Kyle.
I have succumbed to the season and cracked open a bottle of wine (I drink very rarely) it's not the best and probably should have been left on the supermarket shelve .Hoping your baubles are in the right place and stockings well filled.
Response from jeanmark made on 20th Dec 2016 20:34:46
No Lionel, a copper saucepan is much more elegant and as LittleMInx has suggested I will wear it with the handle out to the side at a rakish angle. I never really felt right with tin foil around my head, it didn't suit my complexion.

Ecarg, enjoy your wine our posts may then make more sense!
Response from ecarg made on 21st Dec 2016 03:56:04
I'm enjoying all your nonsense don't know what made you think I was trying to make any sense of your banter I've got more sense than that but not enough to stop myself buying cheap rubbish wine. Sending you all a hearty round of applause.
Response from jeanmark made on 21st Dec 2016 16:00:50
I can't stop smiling at your description of a sedate lady, with my background 'sedate' means something entirely different. Of course you may believe I am walking with a saucepan on my head (copper mind you) having been 'sedated' and thus walking around Tesco's looking as if I have been drinking escarg's wine?
Response from jeanmark made on 21st Dec 2016 18:41:03
'Himself' doesn't need to wear the same attire, his natural aversion to buying anything that isn't on the list is sufficient. He also appears to have a condition called 'selective hearing' although that usually only works where my voice is concerned but may kick in if it affects the wallet!

I make my own Christmas cards, maybe I should explore a design incorporating 'Bar Humbug'. I have to say if I receive a card I wasn't expecting I just try to add it to next years list. My sister has eventually gotten rid of all such cards by 'forgetting' to send them each year, she gives money to Charity instead. I did get caught out today, last year my 'brother-in-law' (he remarried after my sister died) didn't send a card and so I took him off my list this year - yep, I received one today. Oh well, I'll have to add him back to the list.
Response from ecarg made on 21st Dec 2016 20:51:17
Sorry to say I don't have any silliness tucked away although I have plenty of places it could be tucked, and that is why I appreciate reading the banter .I now have a picture of a sedated Jeanmark walking like a robot through Tesco's with a copper saucepan on her head and visions of it setting off the alarm system as she tries in vain to beat a hasty retreat.
Response from jeanmark made on 22nd Dec 2016 14:46:52
I think we should all start a trend and see who has the best saucepan on their head whilst shopping and how soon it catches the BBC'c attention. I wonder what the headline would be?

If sales of saucepans rocket in Tesco I will expect some of the profit, however, if Waitrose or Harrods asks me to try theirs I will of course, for an appropriate fee.

Ecarg why do you think you have no silliness, you have just demonstrated that you have and thus joined our team.
Response from ecarg made on 22nd Dec 2016 16:03:34
No I'm just jumping on the bandwagon ,but I could join in by beating out a tune or two on the saucepans and if youv'e got the lids even better = cymbals and really create a riot in the aisles.

As one who has just got back from the Christmas food shop the above would have been a welcome distraction.
Response from jeanmark made on 22nd Dec 2016 18:51:17
A bobble hat sounds a sensible idea but I could knit my own, that way I could use a colour that compliments my complexion, a toned down Cerise maybe? But what colour bobble?

Ecarg, thanks for the suggestion of playing the cymbals on my saucepan but I agree with LittleMinx, the distraction may send me completely the wrong way down the aisles.
Response from jeanmark made on 22nd Dec 2016 19:33:46
Look out for the BBC news item on ecarg and me entertaining customers at Tesco's with me wearing a bright yellow hat with yellow and green bobbles. I think ecarg may wear a balaclava so she can't be recognised, in appropriate colours of course!

My step-daughter, a superb cook and planner, is entertaining us for Christmas Day and has only requested our presence, so we will have a nice relaxing time without any effort - well, my step-granddaughter will be demanding a great deal of attention.

If the AA know you have a car full of goodies, they will make sure they can rescue you if only to get as far as their headquarters. You may be even luckier if Kyle hears of your plight and comes to the rescue.
Response from jeanmark made on 23rd Dec 2016 15:30:31
That is so typical, it's the same when you rush around to make the house clean and tidy and no one comes until it's all messy again. It's like a poster I saw that said "Sorry for the mess, you should have come last week when I cleaned up".

The contents of your boot reminds me of a night sister I once worked with. She had to drive 20 miles along country roads to get to and from work. Her husband was a paramedic and during winter he always made sure her boot contained a survivors kit minus the 'potty'. Like you she never had to use it, but was convinced that if it wasn't there, she would have been stranded.

The wind is now getting stronger but not enough to cause a problem, but I think I will stay in anyway.
Response from ecarg made on 23rd Dec 2016 16:53:03
After reading your posts I feel more than a little unprepared ,my boot contains no emergency provisions or equipment except a bottle of water and a blanket that was only put there to stop stuff sliding around causing clatter bangs which I was sure was the engine failing.If i encounter problems I will use my mobile phone I have great faith in the rescue services I might be sent another Kyle or at least a lookalike.
I haven't made soup or cooked a ham but I know someone who has so thats Ok.
The downstairs housework is done and as no one will be frequenting my bedchambers the dust can stay in residence I can always draw pictures in it for a little light relief when the power goes off ,living in an all electric house is something I,m prepared for having a primus stove and tin kettle prehaps I should transfer these to the boot then I can offer Kyle a cuppa .Oh dear just remember I've run out of matches .No not Tesco's again where's my hat?
Response from jeanmark made on 23rd Dec 2016 19:20:54
Well ecarg, you have definitely joined the club and I, like you, only have a blanket in my boot but you never know when you may have to lie on grass. Also one thing I have learnt in life is that dust only gets so deep and I sometimes think I could enter my bedroom waste bin for the Turner Prize, I'm sure I would win. I must try a little dust art, it sounds very therapeutic.

My house is both gas and electric but I also have a motorhome if things gets desperate and we could sleep in there if necessary.

I haven't cooked anything as I assume it will all be done for me. I was never gifted with culinary skills but I can cope with anyone suffering food poisoning. That experience is not related to my lack of culinary skills.

Lionel, don't despair about Kyle, I'm sure he is a young whippersnapper that you could knock spots off. But he did help LittleMinx and that has to count for something.
Response from ecarg made on 23rd Dec 2016 22:53:39
Little Minx Kyle is all yours if Jeanmark is right and he is a young whippersnapper then I would prefer to be rescued by a more mature paramedic who can cope with all emergencies in and out of ambulances.

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