Saturday 8 December 2007

all alight

  very  tired,hell  of  a  day,got  lights  finished  outside  before  the  rains  came.  and  came  they  did,along  with  gale  force  wind.  hope  lights   still  there  in  morning  lol.  had  them   on  to  see  how  they  look  this  evening,considering  im  11  sets  down  on  what  i  used  to  put  up  (  they  got  bad/faulty/worn out )  looks  nice.  decided  to  do  both  lounge  window  and  mums  bedroom,which  is  a  bay  window,and  i  have  a  blue  xmas  tree  in  it.   again,cut  right  back,no  lights  around  mums  window,just  a  string  across    and   the  tree  lit,along  with  a  nativity  scene,load  of  soft  toys,tinsel,looks  nice.          so,after  saying,nope,not  putting  any  lights    up  this  year,i  all  lit  up  lol.  or  will  be              shant   start  putting  them  on  until  week  before  xmas                    costs  quite  a  bit  to  run           theres   1   30 metre  rope  light   rated  at   850   watts                plus  3  more  smaller         in  total   around  25  sets.         used  to  be  38            omg          bit  over  top   lol.   i  see  dennis   a  neibour  3  doors  down  is nearly   finished  doing  his,always  has  good  display,lady  across  roads  also  looks  good.    do  wish  evry1  would  just  try  and  put  even   1  set  in  windows.   makes   it  feel  more  like  xmas.        not  that  i   feel  very  christmassy.           oh  well,going  bed,back  is  killing  me,take   care  all.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well done in getting all your decs up, bet your mums pleased, my sypmpathy with the back.

Take care

Yasmin

Anonymous said...

I can sympathise with you over the back problem ,ouch ,Well done getting your lights up ,I wish we could see them ,..love Jan xx     http://journals.aol.co.uk//jeadie05/Serendipity/

Anonymous said...

well done u for doing the lights, for someone that doesnt like xmas think you enter into the spirit really well lol im sure we  will see a pic of your lights in full glory. see ya soon xxx

Anonymous said...

Well done, Mort, I'm sure it's a sight to see :-)