Some good news - Updated

 which was very much needed.

Within a two week turnaround period since our car was written off, we are pleased to have received compensation to purchase a new car with.  Not the top of the range Ford Mondeo Vignale that we had, nothing available in the price range we had available. However the next model down from the Viagnale, this time the Titanium which will also pull our double axle caravan without damaging it.  So hopefully will get down to Cornwall soon now that we are  back on the road.

Big shout out to Hastings Direct for a speedy and prompt replacement process. The damage was not our fault and we have not had to pay any excess.  They have been excellent to deal with.

Now that saga is over with, hopefully G will calm down a bit (he has been a bit wound up which has taken some dealing with but we have got there). Hopefully he will be able to go fishing now and relax!

On other matters, I have had to replace one of my coats - not something that I like doing as coats for me I wear to death - and I am the same with shoes.  However, this one was past its best, although I will use it to wear when I am out in the garden.  Just not good enough for going out in. There was a sale on locally we therefore went and had a look.  As I am vertically challenged these days, certain length coats end up drowning me. I looked at a beautiful longer length coat for winter just not for me at this particular time of year.  However, I did manage to find two shorter coats one a lot thicker than the other but both pretty practical and excellent prices.  I have a beautiful coat down at the caravan that I have only worn a couple of times and that will be brought back this time round as it is lovely and warm.

As a result of G picking up the new to us car this morning, his fishing equipment has started to disappear into the car so that he can go and fish when he wants to now that the better weather is starting to creep in.

Tea tonight has been Cottage Pie as we have not had one for a while.  I had just under a kilo of mince out of the freezer and I managed to get two large Cottage Pies out of the mince with the addition of onion, carrot and some leek which I was quite pleased about.  I have used a couple of Pyrex oblong dishes for this purpose.  The second Cottage Pie will be squeezed into the Freezer.

Now that things have calmed down a bit I am hoping to get stuck in on the house again. I am itching to get out in the garden and do a bit of tidying up.

Hope life is treating you well.

Catch you soon.

Pattypan

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