Pannal in Winter

 Happy New Year everyone.

I started typing this in sunshine but now getting dark only 2.45pm, so big light on. Does everyone say put big light on as I have always said it. 

I had a lovely Christmas. All the family here and Fourteen of us and two dogs sleeping here for a week. Only spaces left in the house were the top of the wardrobes. It was great fun though. Did manage to get out when it was dry. Difficult as rain hardly ever stopped. My young grandchildren love the Quarry. My children loved it too. So lucky to have it so near us. New Year I was in Cheltenham and Bristol where it was the same weather has here - rain. Flooding in places in Pannal and flood notice went up at the bottom of Church Lane and Crimple Meadows. Have noticed this morning all the pigeons attacking my cottoneaster for the berries. Does this mean a cold spell? Remember Mr Foggatt the weather man. He said that was a sign. We all remember Dr Graham Foggatt ( a relative and when I asked him if he was relate. He said raising his eyes upwards "for my sins - yes") I remember him when he first started in the practice which was in Dr Jones house in Drury Lane. We all sat round on chairs and went in "to see the Dr" in the order you were queued in the chair and heaven help anyone who tried to jump the queue. I was very friendly with Dr Anna Powell his wife. She was so lovely and took it so badly when Graham died and then Anna very sadly died later quite young. I was very upset. RIP.

I am answering questions about Pannal and surrounding areas. When we were first married we lived at Maltkiln Cottages in Kirkby Overblow so I am getting queries about there which so far I have been able to answer. It is so nice to be able to answer queries. I am Pannal's historian and also historian at Pannal Golf Club. I wrote their Centenary Book and that took me two years to research and write having to read one hundred years of men and then ladies minutes. It was well received and I am told very well used. 

I told you I lost Marble. Well Tigs has been acting very strange. I would not have thought she missed Marble as she never really got on with her and was always trying to pinch her food. It got so bad that I had to shut Tigs in one room and Marble in the other as if  I had left them together to eat their food I would have had one very fat cat and one not. Anyway Tigs follows me around now and I have to be careful I do not fall over her and she forever wants to sit on my knee. Not only if I watch tv of an evening but all day. Now have to have a cup of tea either standing up or sitting at the table.