Feeling washed out.

The grass white with frost first thing. Winter may have arrived. A trip to the dentist this morning,but OK for another 6 months.
Mrs Farmerboab's washing machine has developed a fatal condition. The drum has been sounding like a helicopter for weeks as the bearings were on their way out. Last night the rumble turned into a banging and smoke from the back.
Had fun stripping it out,but these things must be made single use. If it was a machine,a gas torch and a big hammer would get the old bearings out,but all the guts of everything is made of plastic. Think it is what you call an uneconomical repair ! Seemingly there is a new one en route. (There goes one of my Christmas ideas ! )