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Rosemary (grooving with the Picts) wrote: "Good news to hear Will.It was boiling hot here this afternoon. Not what was advertised at all. Although it looks like things are going downhill rapidly for Thursday!"
Downhill is a probability in Scotland. ; )
Desley, what a load of faff. So wish they could just make it all better and you'd be out of pain. Take care. I have beloved memories of Scottish summers - long hot days spent playing outside (walking up back-roads, running through the hay fields behind our house, picnics in the woods and jumping in swimming holes) and staying out until late at night when it was still light until almost midnight. I left 32 years ago so maybe it's a wishful thinking memory!
Will wrote: "As of this Friday, yes. Nearly two hours of treatment, but all done successfully. Now recovering (and feeling more..."Wonderful. Everything will be better from here on. My Bill never looked back - and he's still here, 20 years later.
Good to hear, Will. And what an absolute nuisance, Desley.Morning, all.
Thanks for the good wishes, everyone. It certainly feels like I've turned a corner. Now all we need to do is to sort out Desley's toes.Good morning all.
Morning all, sunny again. Thank you all for the wishes for my toes. So glad you feel you've turned a corner Will. Not seen Geoff for ages.
Morning.Last day of school.
Morning alls. Bit cloudy today. Still warm. Low cloud wafting about earlier looked interesting as it tumbled off the cliff down to the sea on my sunrise walk!
Morning all,Glad you are on the mend Will!
Happy last day of school Patti!
MorningAt first I thought Benjamin's post was a response to Alicia's above then I saw that he had added "Desley" at the end. Phew! I was thinking you were a cheeky devil, Benjamin calling Alicia's husband a nuisance.
Took yesterday off work to take Kathleen to meet her new teacher, she had so much fun. They had several activities on the tables for the kids to play with, her favourites were the ice cream shop and the home made playdoh.
Sounds like you had a fun day with Dex, Lindsay. Enjoy the rest of them!
Will wrote: "Not even the modern plastic bags with holes in them for safety?"Ah. No.
The giggles would metamorphose into little titters and escape out of the holes.
Will wrote: "Will wrote: "Morning Will. How's the recovery going?"It's going well, thanks. With the last procedure behind me I can look forward to getting steadily better."
Glad to hear it.
David wrote: "Will wrote: "Not even the modern plastic bags with holes in them for safety?"Ah. No.
The giggles would metamorphose into little titters and escape out of the holes."
Titter ye not!
Jud wrote: "At first I thought Benjamin's post was a response to Alicia's above then I saw that he had added "Desley" at the end. Phew! I was thinking you were a cheeky devil, Benjamin calling Alicia's husband a nuisance..."Not a nuisance, thankfully - I don't think you really know who you've married until you have to put a house on the market, travel to select a new home, and contemplate living temporarily in a one-bedroom apartment with him. I'll tell you, whatever else he has done in his life (and I'm not telling), he gets points. LOTS of points.
He's downstairs, two days after cataract surgery, disconnecting the appliances from the kitchen so they can put in the new floor - all before 7am. We've both moved so many boxes we have no idea where the salt is. And may never find it again.
Or, you could travel all round East Africa or India, or... Hmmm. Where else have we been?Nothing like spending a week sharing a bed with someone who is as sick with Delhi belly as you are to get to know them.
:D
Patti (baconater) wrote: "Or, you could travel all round East Africa or India, or... Hmmm. Where else have we been?Nothing like spending a week sharing a bed with someone who is as sick with Delhi belly as you are to get ..."
Thanks for that image Patti!!
Patti (baconater) wrote: "Or, you could travel all round East Africa or India, or... Hmmm. Where else have we been?Nothing like spending a week sharing a bed with someone who is as sick with Delhi belly as you are to get ..."
You have achieved the impossible: making me feel good about this move.
Now I will try to remove that image from my mind.
I shan't tell you about having to wash the sheet in the shower then.
Eh up! Frustrating morning involving the purchase of a cordless strimmer at B&Q. Get home with strimmer - no battery. Himself returns, they don't even look in the box but announce over the tannoy that another (ANOTHER, do they not learn?) battery for a strimmer is required at the checkout. Tut.
I expect the batteries are defective, so they're pilfering from other boxes.Keep your receipt handy!
Just back from yet another 'last' meal.We better leave soon, or I'm gonna weigh 200 kilos.
We paid for this one.
Two bottles of prosecco, starters, 3 mains, coffees, liqueurs, two decadent desserts.
Less than £100, including tip.
We spend more than that doing a pub quiz night in Barry.
And that would be why we don't go out much when we're in the UK...
Patti (baconater) wrote: "I shan't tell you about having to wash the sheet in the shower then."Ahhh it was Dubai for us!
Patti (baconater) wrote: "I expect the batteries are defective, so they're pilfering from other boxes.Keep your receipt handy!"
It"s apparently so people won't nick them - because they don't work without it. But if you don't know... Seems it said so on the shelf.
Patti (baconater) wrote: "I shan't tell you about having to wash the sheet in the shower then."Many thanks for your kindness, milady.
Kelly wrote: "Patti (baconater) wrote: "I shan't tell you about having to wash the sheet in the shower then."Ahhh it was Dubai for us!"
Oh Lordy, GL.
Imagine if that had happened to us in Dubai!
Good morning!Last bits of getting leaving paperwork sorted today.
Thankfully Dave will be the one running all over town.
perhaps after all the eating you should slip on running shoes and join him? :-)
Patti (baconater) wrote: "Kelly wrote: "Patti (baconater) wrote: "I shan't tell you about having to wash the sheet in the shower then."Ahhh it was Dubai for us!"
Oh Lordy, GL.
Imagine if that had happened to us in Dubai!"
Urgh, what a horrible thought!
Good morning all. A bit blustery outside. A scribbling day inside.Hope everyone is fit and well.
Jim wrote: "perhaps after all the eating you should slip on running shoes and join him? :-)"Nerts to that.
I'm doing laundry in preparation of packing.
Will wrote: "Good morning all. A bit blustery outside. A scribbling day inside.Hope everyone is fit and well."
Pleased you're scribbling. Seems like ages since I've read anything from you!
Well, except for your posts in here, of course.
Morning all, was really windy overnight. Wow, that is really cheap Patti. Hope the strimmer works now Kath
Morning! Happy writing, Will!Strimmer works fine, Desley. Used it yesterday a little, but daren't today as the wind is fierce.
Got to write a little piece for the village mag (for the In Bloom group. You can write - you can do our articles) so I've been down to the corner to take a photo of the barrel plantings to accompany it.
You plant barrels? What do they grow into? Do they have tiny barrel shaped fruit?
Morning everyone. Still windy here - I think every single bin in the street blew over at about 6am.
IT'S TOO WINDYAll the lovely fresh June foliage is getting scragged :(
Gingerlily - All kinds of everything! wrote: "You plant barrels? What do they grow into? Do they have tiny barrel shaped fruit?"We tried that. Small bottles first, then bigger ones and finally fully fledged Ferkins.
Rosemary (grooving with the Picts) wrote: "IT'S TOO WINDYAll the lovely fresh June foliage is getting scragged :("
Reminds me of the high winds in October 2013, when I wound up being trapped on a train for an hour due to a barn(!) on the line.
MorningIt's pretty windy here too.
I had a missed call from my dad and it turns out Kathleen wanted to speak to me but my phone was on silent so I didn't know and now I feel terrible for not answering. Just rang the play group and she is playing away with one of her wee friends. Phew! Although, I forgot to send her with a teddy for the teddy bears picnic. She'll tell me off for that later.
Morning. Bit drafty here, had a shower overnight.
Kath wrote: "David wrote: "Ah. No.The giggles would metamorphose into little titters and escape out of the holes."
Titter ye not!"
Oh. I dunno.
An occasional handful of titters can bring a smile to the face.
You don't want to get titters in your wainscoting though.
I like my titters to be mashed.Or turned into chips. Croquettes are good for soaking up a gravy. Dauphinoise if we're feeling posh. Roasties on a Sunday, natch.
But then I have always been hard of hearing. Pardon?
Ugh ... slowly losing the will to live with Mum and Dad's neighbour. he is just a bit of a git, I think. It's a fucking nightmare that won't go away. He's what I call, 'spoiled brat school of business' in that he wants everything done instantly and throws his bricks out of the pram if he doesn't get his way. He's not getting his way because he is asking for things that are not possible. It's like pulling teeth. He is also acting a bit creepy.
Cheers
MTM
Any good play group should have some extra teddies, Jud.Just booked our flights to the uk. We're outa here on Tuesday!
Pleased we decided to stay a few days before we travel. We both need a rest.
We've been invited out but have decided on a night in tonight, out for brunch tomorrow, though.
Will wrote: "But then I have always been hard of hearing. Pardon? "A hard herring?
You could be confusing your titters with kippers.
The high winds are affecting the phone lines. The internet's been up and down like a bride's nighty.
Ooooooo eeerrrrr, Kath!Nudge, nudge. Wink, wink.
I think the group should go on a jaunt together and sort out Mary's parent's neighbour.
Stand your ground Mary! As stressful as it is, don't let him win! We've got your back, figuratively.Just as well you are waiting Patti, you would only have been coming home to storm Harold or whatever this one is called, it's some name beginning with H and a quick google would tell me but I'd rather spend more time typing this message than checking because as a millennial that is my choice and my entitlement, so there. Entitled
Kay suggested that we had some high winds here at about 3 am. As I was asleep, I've no independent evidence of that...Just had the house buyer's mortgage valuer/surveyor round to inspect the place. That's another hurdle passed.
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It was boiling hot here this afternoon. Not what was advertised at all. Although it looks like things are going downhill rapidly for Thursday!