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[Kath]

Oh, Flo. So sorry. You could take it personally, couldn't you? X

[Lynne (Tigger's Mum)]

Sorry for you Flo, it’s never ending at the moment for you. Big cwtch.

[Patti (baconater)]

It's really piled on for you and your family, Flo.

We're all here to lend an ear, darling.

[Jim]

just one damned thing after another Flo, hope some good news starts breaking through soon

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Morning all, woke up to white roofs and car - I didn't believe we'd get anything so didn't put the cover on the car. Docs first thing (thanks Alicia, although it's nothing compared to Flo!) then a deadline followed by a meeting. Its our department night out but not looking forward to it.

[M.T.]

Sorry Flo, that sounds crap. I hope things look up for you soon.

[M.T.]

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Morning all, woke up to white roofs and car - I didn't believe we'd get anything so didn't put the cover on the car. Docs first thing (thanks Alicia, although it's nothing compared to Flo!) then a ..."

I'm corporate wifing tonight and I'm not looking forward to it either. Mainly because McOther will get too pissed at his corporate lunch and I'm meeting him there, during the meal because like all Cambridge things, it starts at about half six and our baby sitter can't make it until after 7pm. And because he'll be really hung over tomorrow morning and on a day when I really, desperately don't want to, I'm bracing myself for having to take McMini to football in his place.

Cheers

MTM

[Benjamin]

Morning all. Sorry to hear, Flo - sounds absolutely awful, and hope they both recover soon.

[Will]

Flo, that's dreadful. Best karma your way - sounds as if you need it.


The snow missed me again. Instead i was treated to a hail storm

[Lynne (Tigger's Mum)]

Good morning, we shared that hailstorm Will. It’s lovely in the sun now but it’s very cold in the shade. I’ve had some lovely photos of the new baby, he’s putting on weight. His mum is attached to a briefcase sized pump which isn’t very convenient but she’ll still have to have more surgery. Her and her partner have been so stoic and uncomplaining, but if one more person says something along the lines of God only gives troubles to those who can cope, I shall be very very rude.

[Patti (baconater)]

Alla has been coughing all over my flat all day.
I told her to go home but she insists she's alright.

I'm gonna have to de-germ everything once she leaves.

We had lovely blue skies this morning but now it's pissing down.

One more week, then I can enjoy a whole different sort of rain.

[Will]

What sort of rain? Purple, I hope.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Welsh rain, Will. Something you would be very familiar with.

[Will]

Nope, don't think we get that, do we Lynne?

You must be thinking of Ireland

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Doc said my chest didn’t sound bad, but as it’s affecting my voice again and I’ve been coughing on and off for a month, she gave me a different kind of antibiotics, as she said if it was viral, it would have cleared by now. Decided that was a good opportunity to cancel going out tonight, as it is already 0, and forecast to get as low as -2 tonight, last week wasn’t that cold and made my chest hurt and took an hour to warm up after getting home so I could get to sleep!! My neighbour went away this morning, so means I have to sort my own tea out now. Should make a start on the housework, but might just chill out for the evening.

I can imagine you are in that mood by now Lynne!! Good luck with this evening MT

[Kath]

How do, each? Went shopping for stuff to make my cards. I've alwayse made Christmas cards as far back as I can remember. Of course, the older you become, the harder it is to think of a different idea!

Bitterly cold here but bright and sunny.

[Patti (baconater)]

Nice you're helping to keep postal workers in a job.

Apparently, in a couple of countries you can get the posties to mow your lawn or check your elderly relatives.

Heard that on There's No Such Thing as a Fish podcast last week.

[Patti (baconater)]

Making fish n chips for dinner. Only have wine vinegar in the cupboard.

Oops.

[Kath]

There's posh!

[Patti (baconater)]

Now that's funny, Kath.

Only reason I bought it is cuz it's dead cheap made from crap Azeri wine and the cider vinegar imported from the UK was five times the price.

So, yeah.

Posh. :D

[Rosemary (grooving with the Picts)]

Ah Flo you’ve not had your troubles to seek this year, have you? Here’s hoping things are better soon.

No snow here, clear skies in fact, but wind chill hitting minus 10. Turns out the anemometer hadn’t blown away.

I have spent a large part of the afternoon clearing the kitchen waste pipe (boak) and am feeling ticked off.

[Lynne (Tigger's Mum)]

We heard a terrific bang and crash and door slam while we were eating lunch. Thought it could be postman putting a parcel in but we checked both doors and they were locked. It sounded as if we had burglars - It was a pigeon fallen down the chimney, you can imagine the mess. It hit the door to the hall so hard it shut it leaving a sooty mark. I got a big towel and gave it OH to catch it in. I’d be useless at it, I’d flap more than the bird, I really hate pigeons. It took him ages as it was really crafty and they went round and round the table. He caught it eventually but it made us late getting Billy to the vets. Good job we didn’t have a fire lit or it might have been a flaming pigeon he was chasing.

[Patti (baconater)]

So you won't be having to throw a goose down then, Lynne.

[Alicia]

Small complaint: my body has gotten into the recent habit of not wanting to go to sleep until some time after 4-6 am, and that's no way to write fiction, so I'm grumpy, more exhausted than usual, and working hard not to inflict all this on the spouse, who has his own problems.

Sat down this morning and wrote it all out, and have some strategies, but it's getting old (I can't take meds, and can't force myself to get up at the regular time, so normal recommendations don't help).

Have a bunch of things which need to be finished, but are being held up by other people - and I can't seem to budge them. This, too, shall eventually pass, but it is annoying.

All my stress-busting techniques are having trouble - you can only do yoga breathing for so many hours!

[Kelly]

So sorry, Flo. Your family is certainly having a rough time. Take Care.

Still have a million things to do and slowly ploughing through it. We are out for Christmas Day tomorrow. Yep, I said Christmas Day.

Our friends lived the expat life when they first came to Jersey and were youngsters. They would host a Christmas lunch a few weeks before Christmas for all their friends as all of them would be spending Christmas in whichever part of the world they called home.

Now they do the same early Christmas event but just for close friends (and you don't need to be an ex-pat).

So we'll be having an actual Christmas Day. Turkey, trimmings, posh starters, home-made sorbets and puddings, and crackers. Twinkling lights, pressies under the tree and, after several glasses of wine, charades or some silly board game.

I'll see you Sunday!

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Do hope your strategies work Alicia.

Just had a nightmare - neighbour is away, two of us cat sit, had a phone call from the other neighbour saying she'd had a problem opening the bedroom door, I went over to investigate, and the door shut! Knocked on another neighbours door who had fallen asleep so was initially reluctant to help, but fortunately persuaded him. Something in the handle had broke, I thought we were going to have to break the door, as the cats had run in when I went up, so were locked in! Glad I managed to get a reduced ready meal when I nipped to the co-op

[Michael]

This cold weather is annoying.

Although I warm up after five minutes of walking, it doesn't stop my hands from feeling like they're going to fall off.

[T4bsF (Call me Flo)]

Thanks everyone for all your kind words and I wish I could say that things have improved - but when we arrived at the hospital this morning, it was to find that my Brother had been in the admissions ward of the hospital still sat in his wheelchair!!!! He was absolutely knackered and couldn't even string a sentence together without nodding off. They had - apparently - had an extremely difficult night -having to borrow Doctors from the wards to cover A&E. We didn't like to add to their troubles - but after some harrassment - we managed to get him a trolley bed and he immediately and deeply went to sleep. His kidney function is very poor and this is the most worrying factor at the moment - but he's also anaemic.
My Niece had to go to the eye clinic to get her eyesight checked to make sure the shingles hadn't damaged her eyesight and to have her antivirals. As she is no longer allowed to visit her Mum in the hospital - she is going to go home to Stevenage tonight.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Morning all, woke up ridiculously early, stayed in bed watching TV to try and get back to sleep but failed. -2 according to my phone, glad I'm fundraising inside. Then getting the last few Christmas presents on the way home, before starting the housework. Doc warned me the new ab's might leave a nasty taste in my mouth, was not a pleasant thing when I woke up.

Just when you thought things couldn't get worse Flo, do hope they find out what is wrong with your brother

[Kelly]

Morning,

Sending vibes that you can stay warm, Desley. Flo, hopefully the docs can find out what is wrong with your brother soon. Thankfully he has you to champion him.

Grey day. No snow. I am a big baby and would love a teeny bit of snow. Going to put in a few hours in the study and then get ready for lunch party.

Hope you all have a good Saturday doing whatever needs to get done as Christmas inches closer.

[Patti (baconater)]

Hi all.

Everyone having a busy day?

I've had a lazy afternoon reading Alias Grace. Gonna have to shift my butt into gear and start dinner soon.

I'm going to make Cornish pasties.

[Lisa]

Hi Patti and everyone, I am running a cable out to the log cabin right now. I plan to get out and write in there every day and although we have power from sun and wind, a 600W inverter won't handle the fan heater - and boy is it cold. Work on the cabin is more or less finished, except on the furniture. I had to stop because I had a nasty chest infection and then a bad dose of trigger finger which has limited a lot of things including posting here. Everyone is fine other than aches, pains and coughs which we can live with a while longer.

At the moment I am pretending to be house-trained and making some flax seed crackers. Baking is warmer than sanding and polishing in the yard as well as easier on the hands. No snow yet. It is a bit grey and very cold. Yesterday we had bright sunshine all day! Amazing. So I shall go and check on the cookies... I hope all is well with you all and that you are coping with preparations for the Yuletide Festivations. :D

[Lisa]

Hugs to Flo and Desley and anyone else who needs one. I don't think I'm infectious now. :)

[M.T.]

My bro has loads of snow in Shrubbers. Sadly we don't so I've been skulking in the warm writing a blog post. https://mtmcguire.co.uk/2017/12/09/de...

Off to the market now ... if it's still open. ;-)

Cheers

MTM

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Well, had an interesting fundraiser, got 5 mins up the road to discover I'd left my certificates etc, and that was the sole purpose of being there, fortunately I'd set off early so just arrived on time, it was -3 when I set off, which is unusual. We took in a cruelty case dog this week, and we are short of volunteers at the rescue, so I offered to look after the dog, she has been through so much but still trusting. Good job as no one wanted certificates, I'd have been bored. Started snowing while we were there, then got worse while in Lidl, so was mildly panicking. Couldn't get what I wanted from the garden centre though. Rather tired now, got a decent amount of housework done though, just got to spend time with the neighbours cats and my fosters, then cook pad thai. Keep getting that awful taste in my mouth, only on day 2 of the week course, not coughing as much though.

Sorry you've also been poorly Lisa.

[Kath]

Afty! Went to Filey with the local natural history society. It was nithering as they say round here. Been home a couple of hours and I'm still cold. The fish and chip lunch helped, though.

[M.T.]

Sounds like an eventful day Desley, Kath they call it snitter around here. :-)

[Jim]

pretty much summat an nowt
Got a covering of hail about 9:30am much to Sal's disgust, then it rained and then it stopped, and then it sleeted and then it rained, but nothing special :-)

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

M.T. wrote: "Sounds like an eventful day Desley, Kath they call it snitter around here. :-)"

Yeah, it was, we raised £200 though. Most of the snow has melted but sky looks like it has loads in it

[Lisa]

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Well, had an interesting fundraiser, got 5 mins up the road to discover I'd left my certificates etc, and that was the sole purpose of being there, fortunately I'd set off early so just arrived on ..."

Thanks Desley. You've been busy! No snow here yet but we are on the fringe. Maybe tomorrow.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Lisa wrote: "Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Well, had an interesting fundraiser, got 5 mins up the road to discover I'd left my certificates etc, and that was the sole purpose of being there, fortunately I'd set..."

Yep, just the way I like it

[Lisa]

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Well, had an interesting fundraiser, got 5 mins up the road to discover I'd left my certificates etc, and that was the sole purpose of being there, fortun..."

That's good. :)

[Alicia]

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Do hope your strategies work Alicia.

Just had a nightmare - neighbour is away, two of us cat sit, had a phone call from the other neighbour saying she'd had a problem opening the bedroom door, I w..."

They have, thank you. Going back to basics helped: using my Daylight as early as possible for longer than usual seems to have helped reset my pineal gland. Or I'm so exhausted anything would have done it.

What a cat story! Murphy's Law at work, again.

[Alicia]

T4bsF (Call me Flo) wrote: "Thanks everyone for all your kind words and I wish I could say that things have improved - but when we arrived at the hospital this morning, it was to find that my Brother had been in the admission..."

How long was your brother sitting unattended in a wheelchair? That is outrageous. And can't possibly have made him feel better. Did he even get meals? I'm glad you could get him horizontal and some sleep time, but that's no way to treat a sick person.

[Alicia]

Trying to follow my own advice - zinc and Vitamin C to see if I can head off something which is making me sneeze. Out of zinc lozenges, and I thought I had another form of zinc but can't find it.

We had snow today.

I got to watch my neighbor bin six large containers full of fallen leaves, and take them across the street to dump them in front of the neighbor's house! I can't believe he'd do that - the neighbors are trying to sell their house, and only have one son living there to keep an eye on things. Unbelievable, as there are no more street leaf collections scheduled for this year. This is the guy who was operating the jet-engine-powered leaf blower this morning when I was trying to get a bit of extra sleep on a Saturday morning.

Can't wait to get this house on the market and get out of here.

[Patti (baconater)]

What a prick he is.

Lovely morning here. Everything is bathed in golden sunshine.

Need to step out to the shop and sort out planning for next week but other than that, the day is mine own.

[Patti (baconater)]

Oh. Need to do some packing, too. And cook.

Shit.

I should get a move on.

[Alicia]

Patti (baconater) wrote: "What a prick he is.."

I hope he knew I was watching him.

[Will]

Good morning all. The Best Boy in the World is 17 today. I can't believe that my little boy is old enough to drive. And taller than me. And has more hair than me.

Admittedly that last part isn't difficult.

Good morning all.

[Patti (baconater)]

Happy birthday BBITW!

Is everyone in snow shock?