A heavy frost overnight outside it looks almost like we had a mild snowfall. Quite a thick layer of ice to scrape off the cars this morning. We had a refuse collection today, the wheelie bin was certainly full with all the extra Christmas waste. Called in to see my cousin Glen at his garage, as usual he’s snowed under with work. Wandered around Leekes in Pontyclun, didn’t buy anything, except lunch. Some light snow here this afternoon.
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Wednesday – holiday over?
I guess today is when things really start to get back to normal although a lot of the photographic labs, album manufacturers and photographers take an extended break at this time of year. The end of the year and January are generally a fairly quiet time for photographers, although we often tend to book a number of new weddings in January. I have quite a lot of albums to make up in January and as soon as the albums arrive from Australia I’ll be fairly busy. I tend to use the odd quiet time to catch up with minor enhancements to the web site and computer systems.
I’ve completed the upgrade to WordPress version 2 for this blog, most of the changes are in the processing and look and feel “under the bonnet” rather than the presentation to the viewer, everything is working – as far as I can tell!
Completed my tax return this afternoon and filed it on-line – before the final deadline, I must be getting more organised. 🙂 Another task completed on the to do list. I need to file my latest VAT return this week using the eVAT system, my accounts are currently all up to date, one of the many benefits of using a computerised accounts system.
A relaxing Bank Holiday
Well almost – I’ve just upgraded this blog to WordPress version 2, it will take me a little bit longer to get it back to looking the way I’d like though 🙁 other than that a fairly relaxing day.
Boxing Day
Seven of us around the table for lunch today in addition to Chris and Laura we were joined by my mum and my sons Paul and David. Here’s a photo I grabbed of Paul taken with the Fuji F11 digital point and shoot.
and here’s one taken by Paul of David trying to find a cheaper on-line car insurance quote.
Chris and Laura left after lunch to drive back to Norwich.
Merry Christmas
Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda.
Here’s a photo of Laura and Chris unwrapping presents at midnight (forgotten to wind the clock so the displayed time isn’t correct).
Christmas Eve
The last of the shopping, I bought an eighteenth birthday present for David, his birthday is on Christmas Day.
A cold Friday
More Christmas shopping, this time at Makro, it was surprisingly quiet there with loads of space in the car park.
A flat front nearside tyre on the Passat, luckily we noticed it in Makro’s car park and it was relatively easy to change as there wasn’t anyone parked next to us. Unfortunately the local tyre dealer appears to be closed until after Christmas. 🙁
Called over to see my mum.
Chris and Laura arrived from Norwich to spend Christmas with us.
A damp Thursday
Even more shopping at Tesco Extra in Talbot Green, very busy there today, plenty of minor road rage from irate people looking for parking spaces. Most of the ‘Christmas shopping’ has now been done but I’m sure we’ll be doing more tomorrow. 🙁
More work on my accounts, nearly there unfortunately the VAT man will be receiving a nice post Christmas payment from me. 🙁
A dark Wednesday
Received the contract with cheque for the reservation fee from Jennie and Jason for their wedding next year at Cardiff City Hall.
Received two print orders from the lab this morning.
A trip to the bank and food shopping at the local Somerfield.
Entering up my accounts this afternoon, trying to get everything up to date for the month end without having to do it over Christmas.
A quiet Tuesday
I visited the local Tesco with the intention of filling the car up with petrol but the gigantic queue made me decide against it 🙁
I went into Caerphilly, the car park at Castle Court was very busy but luckily I found a space on the first attempt. I did a little more shopping, it was much busier than yesterday.
I filled the car up with petrol at Morristons, no queue 🙂
Had a late lunch at my least favourite place – no prizes for guessing. The image below is taken with my Fuji F11 point and shoot compact, so easy to use compared to my professional cameras.
Called in to see my mum, she hasn’t been very well since the weekend and she still looks quite under the weather, so far she’s refusing to have Christmas lunch with anyone and wants to spend Christmas on her own for the first time ever – parents!!
VAT Return to complete this evening – one of the joys of being self employed!