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[Will]

Kath wrote: "Morning. Just back from an unscheduled shopping trip - we usually go Thursday or Friday but tomorrow we're having son and grandson (aww!) for a few days so got in extras. Our lovely daughter-in-law..."

Hope D I L recovers quickly, Kath.

[Kath]

Thank you. She's a tough lass but it's going to be painful.

[Jim]

Kath wrote: "The museum service have granted him compassionate leave. .."

that's good, it should make things a bit easier for everybody

[Kath]

It will! She broke her leg quite badly about 6 years ago and has continued to have problems with infections where she had a big frame screwed into it. The consultant in Hull is suggesting that opening the wound up and physically scraping it clean and reclosing it is going to sort it for good. I hope he's right.

[Jim]

Kath wrote: "It will! She broke her leg quite badly about 6 years ago and has continued to have problems with infections where she had a big frame screwed into it. The consultant in Hull is suggesting that open..."

Yes, hopefully it's going to sort it, but it's a beggar of a job to have to fit this into an already hectic life

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Kath wrote: "It will! She broke her leg quite badly about 6 years ago and has continued to have problems with infections where she had a big frame screwed into it. The consultant in Hull is suggesting that open..."

Ooh, that does sound painful, Kath, good luck for her. I caught the end of the programme about the Queen last night, found a couple of bits sad, they were interviewing people who got married in the same year. One used all her clothing vouchers on her bridesmaid dresses, and had to buy a second hand dress, which she said she has regretted ever since, the other had an iced madeira cake, but said they were lucky, some people had to have a cardboard cake just to use for photos - now people spend tens of thousands on weddings!!

[T4bsF (Call me Flo)]

Kath wrote: "It will! She broke her leg quite badly about 6 years ago and has continued to have problems with infections where she had a big frame screwed into it. The consultant in Hull is suggesting that open..."

Nasty Kath - external fixators are really good for allowing bone to mend, but because of the pins that lead to the outside world - they are always very difficult to keep free from infection. Once the infection has gone to the bone - sometimes radical surgery is really the only way to finally get rid - that and hefty doses of IV antibiotics.
My Granddaughter is going through the mill at the moment - our GP thinks she has a condition called Cauda Equina and this can very often result in surgery - so hopefully, she can get the MRI out of the way quickly to find out whether she has it or not. Delay of surgery with this condition can result in permanent incontinence - so really hoping that can be avoided..

[Benjamin]

Sounds nasty, Kath, hope she comes out of it okay and recovers quickly!

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Got bored this morning and played about with my kindle app, got a David Baldacci book for 49p, then got an offer of 3 months free Kindle Unlimited, and took it! This afternoon I had a colleague in a bad mood and internal politics to deal with

Good luck for your granddaughter Flo

[Kelly]

Kath, that sounds painful, good luck to your daughter-in-law. Hope you have a lovely time with your boys staying.

Desley, sounds like you def had a better morning than the afternoon.

Don't like to be a moaner but .... the hotel doesn't have a kettle in the room. Can't wait for breakfast so I can have a cuppa (no milk. no sugar - just strong tea)

[T4bsF (Call me Flo)]

Thanks Desley.

Having to wait until breakfast for a cuppa?? That's sheer cruelty - my addiction couldn't wait that long Kelly!!

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Kelly wrote: "Kath, that sounds painful, good luck to your daughter-in-law. Hope you have a lovely time with your boys staying.

Desley, sounds like you def had a better morning than the afternoon.

Don't like t..."

Well, morning was boring and had to put up with my colleague huffing rather than ask for help.
Waiting for a cuppa isn't good!

[Elizabeth]

No morning tea first thing?! - I'd never stay there again.

Good luck to your DIL, Kath and to your granddaughter, Flo.

[Alicia]

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Got bored this morning and played about with my kindle app, got a David Baldacci book for 49p, then got an offer of 3 months free Kindle Unlimited, and took it! This afternoon I had a colleague in ..."

Those of us in KU look forward to your reading plans - I think it's a good deal for power readers.

[Alicia]

Your Queen is impressive.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Alicia wrote: "Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Got bored this morning and played about with my kindle app, got a David Baldacci book for 49p, then got an offer of 3 months free Kindle Unlimited, and took it! This a..."

Well I will be making the most of my subscription, and I get two weeks off work for Christmas

[T4bsF (Call me Flo)]

Alicia wrote: "Your Queen is impressive."

Just reaching a Platinum Anniversary is really worthy of note...... somewhere along the line she must have broken 10 mirrors!! ;-)

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Apparently it’s the 45th Annual World Hello day today.

Hello.

[Patti (baconater)]

Hello

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

[Patti (baconater)]

My mate was successful. He's now has his PhD. So very proud!

[Alicia]

Patti (baconater) wrote: "My mate was successful. He's now has his PhD. So very proud!"

Send my congratulations, please. Good job.

[Will]

Patti - that's great news! Please pass on our congrats and envy.

Good morning all.

[Benjamin]

Morning all! No more lights of London for me today - back to the regular office.

Congratulations to your friend, Patti!

[Will]

Well done to your friend, Patti.

[Lynne (Tigger's Mum)]

Good morning. Blowing a hooligan here, piddling down as well. The wind blowing through a gap in the window mastic was making awful shrieking noises. That kept him and the dog awake, they both then kept me awake.
I mentioned to my French neighbour that I’d lost my shoe in the mud that once was a lawn. She said she hadn’t seen mud for a year, she’d also been out walking wearing summer clothes. I’m in the wrong place.

[✿Claire✿]

Well done to your friend Patti. Fantastic acheivement.
Mock practical exams today, hoping they're not too bad, real things on Monday.

[Jim]

A blog post that Patti might like, on about milk and deliveries and suchlike :-)

https://jandbvwebster.wordpress.com/2...

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Another grey, miserable day – I woke up at 6, decided to try and get to sleep again, then managed to oversleep as I hadn’t set the alarm, so had 20 mins to get ready and leave the house, so no drink or shower, and the cats only got fed, need to do litter trays when I get home. Poor Lucy couldn’t work out why she couldn’t go out this morning. Also went to sleep sniffling, and woke up with a cold, which is making my sinuses and ears hurt!! Ended up rushing around when I first got in, although I had to stop on our lane to avoid squashing a frog. !! I’ve tried a magazine through Kindle Unlimited already, ironically it was easier to read on my phone than the tablet, but I’m not converted to e-magazines. I have enough milk bottles for the fundraiser the vets are doing for us in December, now I just need to work out how to wrap them!!

Congrats to your friend Patti, good luck with the exams Claire

[Kelly]

Well - that teapot of English Breakfast went down extremely well this morning. (note to self: pack the travel kettle next time). Now sitting at the airport and have swapped the tea for a rose (can't do the sign thingmie above the "e").

Landing at Heathrow tonight and then zooming to Gatwick for the last flight back to Jersey.

I think, and hope, this will be my last trip before the year-end.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Kelly wrote: "Well - that teapot of English Breakfast went down extremely well this morning. (note to self: pack the travel kettle next time). Now sitting at the airport and have swapped the tea for a rose (can'..."

Fingers crossed it is your last trip this year

[Patti (baconater)]

Let's hope, Kelly. Hope your onward flights are uneventful.

Got a rather nice beef masala and an aloo gobi bubbling away.

Freezer rubble or leftovers tomorrow. I've been asked to cover a class of 5-6 year olds.

[Kath]

Forgot to say good morning. Grandson has lobbed everything from the coffee table on to the floor. EVERYTHING!

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Patti (baconater) wrote: "
Freezer rubble or leftovers tomorrow. I've been asked to cover a class of 5-6 year olds"

Cover them in freezerer rubble??

[Benjamin]

Kath wrote: "Forgot to say good morning. Grandson has lobbed everything from the coffee table on to the floor. EVERYTHING!"

Children and small animals have a lot in common there - our cats love to do the table-top sweep.

[Patti (baconater)]

Kath wrote: "Forgot to say good morning. Grandson has lobbed everything from the coffee table on to the floor. EVERYTHING!"

The secret is to not keep anything more than your kindle and mug on the coffee table.
And put those up high when toddlers are in the room.

Judging by the soft moaning noises, Dave is enjoying my curry.

[Rosemary (grooving with the Picts)]

Afternoon all. West coast weather here today, hasn't stopped raining!

[Lynne (Tigger's Mum)]

It’s still very windy here, daughter just phoned to say it was blowing the rain in through the closed windows there was so much rain and very strong winds.
Just had a lovely photo of the baby. He’s got no tubes, he’s off the antibiotics and the painkillers, they are just waiting for some lab results on some biopsies. Unfortunately though his mum is back again on the ward as her wound is not healing still.

[Patti (baconater)]

Good baby news, Lynne! I have been thinking of them both.

I hope mum starts healing up quickly. Sounds like they need to stop pushing her off the ward before she's ready!

[Patti (baconater)]

Rosemary (grooving with the Picts) wrote: "Afternoon all. West coast weather here today, hasn't stopped raining!"

Temperature here has plummeted! 10C!

Was 20C this afternoon.

Don't recall a warmer November here.

[Jim]

chucking it down and has been since some point last night
Even the floods have flooded

[Lynne (Tigger's Mum)]

There’s flooding locally here too. Shops in Haverfordwest and several rural roads.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Well, it's been that grey here we haven't seen daylight!

So pleased baby is doing well Lynne, fingers crossed for mum now.

[Alicia]

Delighted the baby is doing well, but with his mother not getting healed, the stress on both - and families - must still be large.

Had been wondering, Lynne. Thanks for the update.

[Will]

Good morning all. What a wild and windy night! And the weather was extreme too.

Everyone have a good one.

[✿Claire✿]

Glad baby's doing well, fingers crossed for Mum.
Mocks went ok I think, will find out tomorrow, still going to head in and do a bit of practice if I can though today, may not stay too long if there's loads of people there though.

[M.T.]

Morning all, too much to reply to! Lynn good news on the nipper, Kath, ouch on both counts! Patti, well done your mate, Kelly, hope the trip is smooth!

A friend volunteered me to do some press work for the Alzheimer's society, talking about my dad. It sounds as if it might be interesting. Lovely chap has been talking to me on email so we're going to have a proper chat by phone on Monday.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Morning all, my phone said there is a flood warning, but today is the first day we've had no rain and daylight, its really cold though- it was wet and windy when I went to bed. Possibly a busy day, still full of a cold.

That sounds interesting MT. Glad you think your mocks went well Claire.

[Jim]

M.T. wrote: "A friend volunteered me to do some press work for the Alzheimer's society, talking about my dad. It sounds as if it might be interesting. Lovely chap has been talking to me on email so we're going to have a proper chat by phone on Monday. ..."

That reminded me that I ought to mention the 'Dementia Friends'

https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/info/20...

There was at one point a one hour training session, which I've been through twice with various groups. It's very good at giving you an understanding of what is happening. The Alzheimer's society is only mentioning a video which might be good but isn't as good. A lot of the churches are doing the one hour training, and spreading it out through congregations and communities and I was told last year that the society is delighted to turn up to give the talk/training session to any group

[G J (Gaff to my friends)]

Morning all. Cold and crisp in the valley this morning. Mixed bag today. I hope everyone up north is managing to stay dry, sympathies to those caught by the bad weather. Stay safe wherever you are.