Cup Final 1973

Getting ready for Christmas…

It’s all to do with the date you first claim your pension. When you are eligible isn’t a factor. If he first claims his pension in April and subsequently returns to Australia his pension will be frozen at the rate he’s receiving when he leaves the UK. It makes sense to defer!!

So pleased you’re enjoying Derbyshire HappyHeart. Have you managed to find a decent sized coffee or is it like Yorkshire where latte is served in a huge glass?

And Tesco is considered quite an expensive supermarket. Asda Aldi and Lidl are cheaper.

Yes we are now having the November I remember from before we moved to Australia - little daylight, drizzle and grey skies. Still not particularly cold during the day though.

Me too but had to look up the meaning.

Something to celebrate after Rugby League defeat to Samoa and the wonderful women’s Rugby Union loss to New Zealand.

I feel there’s been quite a bit of hysteria regarding energy prices in the UK. My electricity daily standing charge has gone down fractionally with the unit rate rising from 27.35 pence to 33.029 per kW. Gas has increased more from 7.27 pence per unit to 10.244 although again the standing charge has decreased. To offset this, households have received £200 in three payments and pensioners like us will get £500 winter fuel payment. I’ve seen people interviewed on television claiming they’ll pay £4000 a year - they must live in a mansion with the heating on 24/7!

I think I’m losing my touch, five today and of course lost my lovely winning streak of 144. Wordle 499 5/6 🟨 🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

How did everyone do on today’s Wordle? (Sunday). Gave up after 5 attempts and just put in a word to see the answer.

Funnily enough I’ve just received an email from AMP telling me they miscalculated interest on a savings account and now owe me $5. As the account is now closed I need to send them my new banking details. It sounds exactly like a scam - but they have my correct name and the last four digits of the account number, the email has no incorrect grammar or spellings and the phone number/email details to contact them check out on the internet. For $5 I won’t bother contacting them but isn’t it sad we live in a world where you have to doubt everyone?

Interesting choice today. I didn’t even think it was an acceptable word but tried it anyway. Wordle 490 2/6 🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I’ve just finished a quite appalling book while waiting for Galbraith, “the devil’s bargain” by Stella Remington.. I had high hopes of this as she’s the former head of MI5 but the plot was weak, the characters one-dimensional, the dialogue stilted and the whole story relied on quite unbelievable coincidences. My neighbour lent me the book so I’m going to have to be diplomatic!

Got it in 5 but agree. I often think my guesses are better than the solution!

I am number 7 on the waiting list for The Ink Black Heart at my local library! My husband will probably divorce me if I buy anymore books so I must wait….