Monday 26 December 2016

All is well- an update

On Christmas Eve the girls and I set off for Yorkshire and a week's holiday  by car. By mid morning we were involved in a car accident, not of our making, resulting in the car sustaining full frontal damage. The important thing is we were unscathed if shaken up a little . The police were excellent and very kind.To cut a long story short we were home by mid afternoon. A short trip by foot for provisions uptown left us equipped well for Christmas Day.
We had quiet if enjoyable day- Mass,presents,Uno,Scrabble,Escape from Atlantis and a lovely meal. We all enjoyed it and counted ourselves fortunate to be here together and well. My daughters had bought me a Hugh Baillie Scott coloured print and a book about living in Britain during the Napoleonic wars. It is now Boxing Day , the wind and rain howl without and I am about to finish five series of Ripper Street with some coffee with prospect of a walk and a little light shopping later. Have a good one whatever you are doing.


8 comments:

  1. Tradgardmastare,

    I was very sorry to read that you had been involved in an accident that had both damaged your car and brought your holiday to a grinding halt, but very, very pleased that none of you were injured. It sounds as if you have all managed to have a great family Christmas in spite of the problems, and I hope that you all have a great New Year.

    All the best,

    Bob

    PS. Enjoy Series 5 of 'Ripper Street'. I certainly did when I watched it ... and I am really looking forward to seeing how things unfold in the next series!

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    1. I was unaware of a forthcoming next series,I thought I had bid my Whitechapel chums farewell this morning.God news indeed.

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    2. No ore Ripper Street - Series 5 was the last one.This has been in the public domain for a long time and the rather pretentious last episode was clearly wrapping things up, having killed off all the main characters except Reid.

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  2. Glad that everyone is safe and sorry to hear of your accident. Good to hear that your family Christmas happened despite the unforeseen problems that a car accident would cause.

    Cheers, Ross

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  3. I agree with Bob and Ross - well put!
    I'm glad to hear you are all okay! Sounds like you made the best of the situation. I hope the New Year treats you well!

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  4. Sorry you had such an alarming experience, and I'm glad you and yours escaped unharmed. I'm looking forward to watching the next series of Ripper Street. It's excellent TV.

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  5. I'm happy that you and your daughters are all well. And it's always good to hear stories about the police being helpful and kind.
    Best wishes to you and the family!

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  6. Better luck with your next trip to Yorkshire - let me know when you're coming.

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