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[Lindsay]

We are looking after Milly, my inlaws Cocker Spaniel, and i have built him a fort!

[Lindsay]

He's been chasing her around and playing fetch with her. Hopefully it is enough to wear him out!

[Alicia]

I am about to start hearing the sound of my husband NOT mowing the lawn. He finally hired a service - after years of me suggesting he should - and they will mow while we're away.

The years of doing everything yourself do come to an end.

[Patti (baconater)]

Alla wasn't able to come in yesterday. I'm terrified I may have to do some ironing this week.

[Anna]

It's therapeutic, Patti. Course it is. Put a good book on audio. Catch up on telly. Hmm...

Alicia - my husband paved the front garden over because he stopped liking lawn mowing. Still got the back to do, but we now call it the meadow - it's for the bees, you know.

[Patti (baconater)]

I can do both those things without holding an iron.

[Anna]

:-)

[Alicia]

Patti (baconater) wrote: "Alla wasn't able to come in yesterday. I'm terrified I may have to do some ironing this week."

Ironing is overrated. I haven't done it in years. A few days ago, the ironing board joined the large pile of 'Donate' items, along with the iron.

[Alicia]

Anna Faversham wrote: "It's therapeutic, Patti. Course it is. Put a good book on audio. Catch up on telly. Hmm...

Alicia - my husband paved the front garden over because he stopped liking lawn mowing. Still got the back..."

Meadows not welcome in NJ suburbia except in enclosed back yards; but the green stuff has to be mowed oftener than weekly in the hot muggy summers, and I was always on call the ambulance alert. Not that he knew that - but he's had a quadruple bypass and three more stents.

[Patti (baconater)]

Unfortunately, teachers aren't in a salary bracket where distressed jeans and faded, torn tshirts are considered suitable attire.

Not that we could afford those, either...

[Anna]

Alicia said, " he's had a quadruple bypass and three more stents."

Enjoy molly coddlings galore. As you say, there comes a time to get someone else in to do the hard work.

[Alicia]

He is darned hard to molly coddle, and I hate nagging. He's a grownup - I rarely even make suggestions, but my tongue is almost bitten through lately.

He finally made up his mind, possibly because we will be away for over two weeks during prime grass-growing season, possibly because he's doing SO much work getting the house ready for the painter that he can see the benefit of having help (he keeps stealing my assistant; as a result, I am not packed).

[Patti (baconater)]

My goal for day is sorting out the box of documents.

I'm hoping there's a file full of enthusiasm near the top.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

There a smidgen of hope near the bottom.

[Alicia]

There should be a chocolate bar in there at about the halfway mark.

[Patti (baconater)]

The papers near the bottom would then be smeared with chocolate.

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Dawn Elissa

Hi everyone, I'm new to the Goodreads forum. Very excited to be here. I am 37 and live in Cleveleys, near the beach in Blackpool (United Kingdom). Where is everyone else from?

I have been working on my first book and it's finally finished. I can now have my evenings back. Apart from last night, when, despite having finished my book, I decided to write a short poetry book, dedicated to my Daughter.

I look forward to being a positive contributor to the forum, the discussion, and can't wait to read some amazing books.

Thank you for reading.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Morning all, feel so much better after some sleep. Fundraising wasn't that great, very quiet morning, and we had invited people who wanted to volunteer for us along, only 2 of the 20 people who had filled in a form turned up. At least I came back with nice cake. Didn't get that much housework done, didn't have the energy!! Got up at 8 to medicate Lucy, pegged washing out, went back to bed and had to bully her to get up at 9.40!! Hopefully have enough energy to finish the housework, and foot isn't as painful, still swollen but shoes were easier to put on, so that is going down finally. Sun is shining. Turned down going out for lunch with my neighbour to blitz the house. Did an Ocado shop last night and they had a slot left for tonight, so shopping coming between 9 and 10!

Nice to 'meet' you Dawn, we go to Cleveley's regularly, my neighbours son lives there, it's about an hour and a half drive for us. Good luck with your paperwork Patti. Glad OH has finally accepted some help Alicia.

[Will]

Good morning all. I'm not your toy. I'm taking my pikachu home.

Apparently.

Hope everyone is fit and well, if a little bewildered this morning.

[Patti (baconater)]

You've certainly bewildered me, Will.

[Kath]

Morning, each. I spent yesterday in my home town of Manchester with a group of authors, including our lad Tim. A good lunch, a bit of drink and a very good time was had by all!

[Kath]

Morning, each. I spent yesterday in my home town of Manchester with a group of authors, including our lad Tim. A good lunch, a bit of drink and a very good time was had by all!

[Jim]

Kath wrote: "Morning, each. I spent yesterday in my home town of Manchester with a group of authors, including our lad Tim. A good lunch, a bit of drink and a very good time was had by all!"

looks like your lunch is repeating on you.... ;-)

[Patti (baconater)]

I think she said it better the second time.

[Anna]

I think I've discovered how come Kath gets twice as much done as I do. I've suspected she's been cloned for a long time.

[Patti (baconater)]

Anna Faversham wrote: "I think I've discovered how come Kath gets twice as much done as I do. I've suspected she's been cloned for a long time."

Ha!

[Kath]

It's a sign you're getting old when you repeat yourself.
It's a sign you're getting old when you repeat yourself.

[Anna]

Ha ha! :-)

[Jay-me (Janet)]

Weather has been good, Mum has enjoyed sitting out in the sun.
We had a FaceTime chat with my niece who is settling into her new home in Stockholm.

I've organised to have my sewing machine repaired so that I can get on with making a quilt.

I have quite a few books that I have downloaded recently but can't settle to reading them. Too much choice I think.

Dawn I'm not far from you either. Mum's sister lives in Cleveleys and my brother and his family are just down the coast in St Annes.

[Alicia]

Kath wrote: "It's a sign you're getting old when you repeat yourself.
It's a sign you're getting old when you repeat yourself."

I think it's more a sign that you realize people never listen the first time.

[Patti (baconater)]

Sorry, what?

[Rosemary (grooving with the Picts)]

Just realised I haven't actually read a book this year. So busy. Need to get my life in order!

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Rosemary (grooving with the Picts) wrote: "Just realised I haven't actually read a book this year. So busy. Need to get my life in order!"

Wow, I can't go a day without reading!!

[Rosemary (grooving with the Picts)]

I have read, just not a full book yet! And I used to read two or three a week

[Kelly]

I've been doing the tax return and went through my kindle book order history to see if I had bought anything marketing or writing related that I could expense. So - there I was looking at page after page after page of books purchased in 2017. I managed the princely sum of £7.03 on expenses!!!

[Rosemary (grooving with the Picts)]

Morning all, filming for a gardening programme today - luckily the sun is shining :) Out all day for six mins of film!

[Jim]

Rosemary (grooving with the Picts) wrote: "Morning all, filming for a gardening programme today - luckily the sun is shining :) Out all day for six mins of film!"

that's about the usual proportions

[Kath]

Morning! Men come to fit out shower room. Kath hides.

[Will]

Good morning my lovely peeps. The sun is shining and I'm off to give blood. Again. You would have thought that they'd had enough of my blood already.

Hope everyone is fit and well.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Morning all, another rubbish night sleep, typical when I have a heavy day at work. Last day of catsitting. Sun is shining.

Good luck R

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Kath wrote: "Morning! Men come to fit out shower room. Kath hides."

You hide from fit men in your shower room?

[Jud]

Morning

Making how to videos for training purposes today, but first I think I need to make a cup of tea or something. I'm parched!

Nathan started sleeping better this weekend too, Lindsay! Must be something in the good weather. Oh I hope it lasts (the good weather and the sleeping).

Hope you all had lovely weekends!

[Benjamin]

Morning everyone. Set to be another nice day from the look of it.

[Will]

The sun is shining in Fantasyland (Wales), the meds are making Kay feel better every day, and for some reason doing accounts doesn't motivate me. So I'll do something book related instead.

[Jud]

That's good to hear about Kay, Will. Bet just being home makes a huge difference too.

[Elizabeth]

Morning everyone.

The sun is still shining and a good week is forecast, if I haven't just put the mockers on it.

I need to find a lawn mower and hedge trimmer (of the human variety). Also a window-cleaner and fence painter, although I may get on with the last myself. Himself is not fit enough anymore and if I do everything inside and out, I will never put pen to paper again. Ho hum.

[L.A.]

Mon ... afternoon alls. It's a beautiful day here again. Just back from a walk and saw a junk sailing past our local offshore rocks!

[Patti (baconater)]

Got a call last night to work today. EAL, so that was alright.

Waking at 3am and not getting back to sleep, not so much.

Early night for Patti tonight.

[Lynne (Tigger's Mum)]

I’m now half way ‘home’. This morning was fun, I went to pay while OH loaded the car and came back to the hotel room to check he’d got everything. What a mess, he’d trodden in something vile outside and walked it all over the cream carpet. Squashed snail. How on earth people eat them I shall never know. Had to do a quick clean up or they’d have thought it was something dog related but it wasnt.

[Patti (baconater)]

Your hubby really needs to start watching his step, Lynne.

6am and Dave is subjecting me to political speech videos.

Grief.