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Was your cat a little bit sticky, after her nocturnal wanderings Anita?! :)
Good Morning!!! ... it's STILL raining here! ;oO
we gather on the back porch, singing four part harmony while ol' pop rattles the ol' banjo, singing,bob zombie, bob zombie,
he's a little f*****' pest
bob zombie, bob zombie,
stinks worse'n a ol' tramp's vest.
join in y'all!
Ohhh no - you don't fool me one bit! ;o>Bob looks absolutely adorable in all of your doting Dad photos - and it's obvious that even the lovely Lady Lux has fallen for his cuteness too and agreed to adopt him as her furry feline Baby Brother ;o>
Good afternoon!!! ... AND ... it's STILL raining here! ;oO
Are they? ... we're all in the Pavilion drinking Hot Chocolates and eating hot buttered Toasted Teacakes, Val ;o>We can all cheer when they next swim-by to tell us who won! - LOL!!!
Wimbledon's coming ... don't forget to bring your Rain Cape and Wellies! ;o>
Suzy (and all dog lovers on here), how good are these paintings?Doggos in the starry night
https://www.facebook.com/9gag/posts/1...
and you can buy the prints (or mugs, tote bags, phone cases, etc) - very reasonable prices, not sure about shipping though, at:
https://linktr.ee/sagittariusgallery
Interesting - I wonder what Vincent Van Gogh would have thought of them? ;o>
No rain here :)
By the time I got up last night, the rain had eased off to just drizzle which finally petered out at about eight o' clock this morning. The skies are still very cloudy and threatening more rain.
If it does stay dry, the local park is big enough for both the cricket and Wimbledon :)
By the time I got up last night, the rain had eased off to just drizzle which finally petered out at about eight o' clock this morning. The skies are still very cloudy and threatening more rain.
If it does stay dry, the local park is big enough for both the cricket and Wimbledon :)
It is just spitting out there now - but it has been heavily overcast and so dark all day that we've had to put the Lights on indoors to see better.We've had to dry Moo and Tee so many times a day over the last week that I now have to almost forcibly shove them off the Kitchen Doorstep to go piddle on the Lawn and then they stomp back in giving me such baleful and mutinous glares as we grab at them and towel them off ;o>
When it is raining, Phoebe will barely look out of the window, let alone consider wanting to go outside - Heaven forbid she should get her paws wet :)
When it's dry and sunny it's ... "Quick! - Quick! - Hurry up and open the Door! - we wanna go out!"
When it's wet and windy it's ...
"Ohhh come on?!! - you have got to be joking?! - we are NOT going out there?!!"
;o>
Every time the cat at work...Scampi...Came in today the beasties grabbed a tea towel and dried him off five tea towels later .Talking about stickies I got in the car this morning and Paul one of my pink wings was on the hand brake!
They get to give you such looks, don't they?! - when they come in dripping wet and you have to come rushing at them with a Towel before they start to shake water off everywhere! ;o>What on Earth was Paul doing in your Car?! - practising his Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre?!! - LOL!!! ;o>
Treacle knocked the tank over on Monday night ,a lot of the sticks came out ,next morning two were crawling up the wall ,anyway off I went to work and either that night or last night Paul must have got onto my bag or coatJoihn is the oldest ,Paul next a d so on .
Is there also a George and a Ringo? ;o>WoW?!! - you were SO lucky there, Anita, as he could have so easily have dropped off your Bag or your Clothing and landed just about anywhere while you were out!!! ;oO
Cometh the night, cometh the rain :(
Bedtime for me ... x a pleasant shift & safe journeys for you x
Hi everyone, I'm back (I think). Thanks, folks, for the good wishes and cards and to my mate nc for the (hard) puzzle books.About 4 weeks ago I suddenly had agonising pain in my lower abdomen and back and felt dizzy and sick. Phoned 999 and was hauled off to A. & E. X-Ray showed intussusception, a fold in the bowel and there was a blockage. I didn't need an op., they dealt with the blockage and sorted out pain relief.
Went home but a couple of days later, I felt really weird and found I couldn't walk, couldn't lift my feet up, just shuffle a bit. Ambulance took me straight to HDU where luckily there was a bed. By this time I was completely out of it and my temp was over 40°. They phoned my sister in Harrogate urgently and she came up the next day and was really worried. I don't remember anything between phoning 999 and seeing my sis a couple of days later. Apparently I was seriously ill. Turned out it was sepsis caused by a mystery chest infection. Sis said I was talking total gibberish (more than usual) and had no idea what was going on.
I was in hospital 3 weeks, came out last Saturday and thought I was recovering well but later that night I had a major panic attack, never happened to me before. I couldn't stop crying and didn't know what to do, on the edge of phoning the Samaritans at one point! In the end phoned sis who went straight into nurse mode, talking to me calmly for over half an hour. I felt better enough to go to bed and slept for 10 hours!
Sis came up on the Monday and we had to make plans for some major lifestyle changes. I still can't walk properly and have 2 Zimmers! Managing the stairs is quite scary and I'm having an extra banister fitted. I resisted as long as possible the offer of help round the house, but had to admit defeat. Having lived happily and successfully on my own for 10 years and, as Suzy rightly said, being a very private person it's really hard. People keep telling me it'll be good for me to see other people and I suppose they're right.
Anyway that's what's been going on and I think I'll be OK.
Annoyed to miss my ELO nom though!
Crikey Lez! That's some story. I think you're entitled to a panic attack after all you've been through but I hope it doesn't happen again. You must really feel you've been through the wringer. Please go easy on the stairs. It's so good to have you posting again and we look forward to seeing/hearing a lot more from you. Take care!
Glad you've pulled through after all that Lez..sounds scary.Talking of panic attacks....reminds me of the weird reaction i had last November...when i contracted a bizarre strain of a head cold. I'd never experienced anything like it.....3 solid days, being on edge, permanently in a anxious state, unable to relax, sit or lie down (yeah...i was on my feet for 3 solid days without rest or sleep!).....and the cold took forever to bugger off! I did eventually see my doc, to get some 'chill pills'....not that i used more 2 or 3 of them..as the effects of the cold was subsiding by then. But even now, i still occasionly jump up startled after a night's snooze...thinking i can't breathe...it's so weird! I'm fine once i get up. Oddest symptons to a common cold i've ever had. And so far the only time i've had panic attacks....i dun wanna ever have them again!
Tis strange.....cos i've always been a contented deep sleeper....i dare say a bomb could off outside me house..and i wouldn't know about it! Mind you....i'd probably wouldn't wake up anyway if that were the case!!! :)
Anyhoo...speedy recovery Lez..and speaking as another 'private' type, yeah it's not easy to give up one's independance (well okay..i'm not yet entirely independant, but as good as)...so may find a solution befitting to your needs.
Best wishes Lez.
Welcome back & best wishes also, Lez. Think how much fun it will be to torture those carers with your musical taste!!
Sera69 wrote: "Welcome back & best wishes also, Lez. Think how much fun it will be to torture those carers with your musical taste!!"😀
The hospital radio 'DJs' came round asking for requests so of course I tried for RW's 'Vibrate'. Puzzlement crossed their faces but they bravely said they'd try. I'll never know, as the programme was of such appalling tripe, I only managed 20 minutes.
Echoes of Ken Stott in "Takin’ Over the Asylum".
Good to see you back, Lez and hopefully your health will improve some more yet :)
Ohhh Lez Lee ... x x x I'm so very sorry to hear just what a terrible time you've been having. Thank goodness you decided to ring the Emergency Services each time and are currently receiving the right kind of support and care to enable you to recover far more completely and much more safely back in your own Home.
It isn't easy for many of us to even consider accepting help. I also have got similar issues with always wanting to maintain my privacy and as much independence as I possibly can but I have come to know now that agreeing to a little help here and there can really make all the difference in the World to continuing to cope well or not managing to cope at all with everyday life.
Everyone needs a little extra help at various times during their lifetime, Poppet ... x ... and it will hopefully free up your time and save your limited energies from being taken up with, and being depleted by, far more boring things like everyday Housework - so that you can spend them instead on all of your Hobbies and on enjoying yourself ... x x x
Sending you all my love, Lez Lee x and my very best wishes as always x
x x x Suzy x x x
Lez wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm back (I think) thanks, folks for the good wishes and cards and to my mate nc for the (hard) puzzle books.About 4 weeks ago I suddenly had agonising pain in my lower abdomen and ba..."
Nice to see you back on the forum, Lez. I hope you start to recover after your ordeal......
Fox and Badger have a comic game of Peekaboo as they chase each other around Garden Bushes in a Stockport Back Garden late-night encounter ;o> ...https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...
Click on 'Watch the full video' and the Full Screen Icon to get to see all of the fun! - LOL!!!
Sorry to hear of your medical problems, Lez. The sepsis sounds horrific. Hope you're soon back to how you were.
Tia has been up and downstairs all night restless and wanting to play?!! ;o>I was woken twice by her jumping up on the Bed just so she could drape her drool'y-wet Sock Toy over my Face! She is gently panting quite a lot of the time (which obviously isn't a good sign) but still seems to be extremely happy in herself all the same ... bless 'er! ... x
It's dry here ... for now, and the Sun is shining ... well trying to through all the Clouds - which are all fluffy and white today instead of heavy and grey ;o>All the Birds in the area are very busy taking it in turns to enthusiastically strip the Lawn of all the Grass Seed that my Dad has spent the last couple of days scattering and re-scattering! - LOL!!! ... it's just like an All Day All You Can Eat Buffet Table out there! ;o>
We are alternating between bright sunshine and dark threatening clouds with the occasional spot of rain. Now that the water has receded in the back garden I have been able to get to the feeders on the back fence to fill them up. I also chucked out extra peanuts,seeds and suet balls on the lawn to make up for not being able to put any out for the past two days.
Great news - Step-son is moving out on 27th so I've organised a hire truck to move all his stuff and booked two days off work - one day for the moving and the following day to recover from the celebrating! :)
Great news - Step-son is moving out on 27th so I've organised a hire truck to move all his stuff and booked two days off work - one day for the moving and the following day to recover from the celebrating! :)
This could be quite a nice bargain buy for someone today? ...
Maltesers Box 360g (Pack of 3) for just £5.70 on Amazon ;o>
Great as gifts or as treats to share out with the family - the kids and grandkids. Use Subscribe&Save to get the best Discount and then simply cancel it after their Delivery ...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maltesers-23...
Grizzlygrump wrote: "Great news - Step-son is moving out on 27th so I've organised a hire truck to move all his stuff and booked two days off work - one day for the moving and the following day to recover from the celebrating! :)"I can just picture the scene after you wave him off ... you'll very slowly and silently walk back up the Driveway ... into the Hallway and shut the Front Door ... look at each other ... and then suddenly start whooping and yelling, dancing around the House and letting off Party Poppers!!! - WAYYY-HAYYY!!! ... LOL!!! ;o>
I left Home when I was 17 and my Mum sulked about it for years afterwards ;o>
I came back at the age of 42 and my Dad hasn't stopped sulking since ;o>
No-one is moving back in now they've all gone - for the first time in 21 years we'll actually have the place to ourselves :)
Well, it wasn't ever any part of my own life plan either - LOL!!!If I wasn't here though, M&D would have to downsize, as they would find it hard to afford living on in this House without me also contributing to it as I do - and that helps me to feel a lot better in myself about being back here ;o>
Awww, they weren't extinct they were just hiding all this time! ;o>
For anyone who might need their Maltesers in time for Father's Day - Morrisons are selling Maltesers Box (360g) for £2 each until Sunday ;o>
Just had to say welcome back Lez,we missed you I often lurk and enjoy reading the threads usually with a little blob thrown over my shoulder.
Anita wrote: "... usually with a little blob thrown over my shoulder"You need to learn how to duck quicker when the little uns start chucking their Rice Pudding at you, Anita! - LOL!!! ;o>
Bedtime for me as it's been a long day all day long - LOL!!!I've got a Tesco Order coming tomorrow afternoon with several Fathers Day Gifts included so I hope they are all going to be available and will be arriving safely ... Fingers Crossed! ;o>
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