Sorry to those whose holidays are shortly to end . And to Clari for a dismal day fund raising - very disheartening - but well done for not winding up the next-stall-neighbour. Don't know if I'd have been so well behaved
Congrats for the new baby-not-Andrew, Liri.
Lovely decorations, Aunty R
Obs, I'm with you on Neil Young - can't get on with him at all. Hope Cosmos' paw is OK. Feet are always difficult for any creature to heal - feet and ears.
Joyce - that's a lovely painting the notelet is printed from. A talented friend
Cellulitis is horrible - healing thoughts to those that have it.
I spent yesterday icing my Christmas cake. I don't think Mary Berry will be worried. But hey- it's gluten free and soy free and if it tastes alright I'll settle for that
ETA: Hosta - how tragic. Hope the little girl survives
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Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Aw Hosta - if that little girl survives she will be extra special. Often one twin is bigger and stronger, but at that tiny size it doesn't sound hopeful.
Thanks ladies. but as Dad said when I suggested they were in the best place to be helped
" Hospitals here aren't like the hospitals in your country"
...
And neither is the support available for children and adults with difficulties/disabiities which is so often the case when little ones are born very early in less than ideal conditions ... some tough times ahead for this family whatever happens.
I love the NHS too Hosta ... it's wonderful, ..... less than perfect but we don't fund it properly ... we don't remember what it was like before ........
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
OH is clearing leaves from the lawn and I am trying to remove them from some of the borders.
I am lucky to have worked all over the world, but in a lot of places it is very hard to retain faith in anything, or more especially in the human race.
Glad you are getting plenty of sun, Hosta.
Kind thoughts to all those suffering.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
Where is everybody? I have been at the Vendée plants and garden club AGM. Interminable accounts but otherwise a good meeting and a lovely atmosphere and lunch was fun. Sleepy afternoon.
OH is at his golf club AGM which involves a round of golf followed by an interminable meeting (golf president very long-winded) and then dinner so I'm home alone with dogs and pussies who all want lots of loving.
Very sad and stressful for your chap Hosta. He must e desperate. Hope his wife's OK and the baby girl. I know people who have had brilliant experiences with the NHS and others who have been badly let down, including my FIL and MIL and some friends too. Had some dodgy bits myself but that was 30 years ago. I think it varies around the country and between NHS trusts.
I also think a lot of time and money is wasted on people who go to A&E when they could go to a pharmacy for cold and flu meds or who end up there because of drugs or alcohol. Don't see why the NHS or the tax payer should foot those bills. Better dealt with by preventive/enlightening education as are problems of obesity because people know too little about nutrition. Did anyone else hear the news story about West Ham fans inundating the 999 service because they didn't know what to do with themselves after their team lost? Ludicrous.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
We had roast chicken, roast tatties and parsnips, bread sauce, sprouts and gravy. I'd just dished it up when the district nurse arrived to administer OH's IV antibiotics - so the dinner had to wait half an hour... but this nursing service is superb, and keeps people like OH from blocking a hospital bed, so we didn't actually complain.
I must say that OH's and my experience of the NHS has been entirely positive. Our local medical centre has just introduced a walk-in clinic every morning, where you can be assessed by a nurse practitioner and referred to a doctor (or hospital, as with OH's leg) if necessary. Even the Scottish island where I've been for 3 weeks has a twice-weekly walk-in clinic, as well as an efficient air ambulance service for emergencies.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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Well done on the rain-dancing, Pat
Good news about your knee, Dove.
Sorry to those whose holidays are shortly to end
. And to Clari for a dismal day fund raising - very disheartening - but well done for not winding up the next-stall-neighbour. Don't know if I'd have been so well behaved 
Congrats for the new baby-not-Andrew, Liri.
Lovely decorations, Aunty R
Obs, I'm with you on Neil Young - can't get on with him at all. Hope Cosmos' paw is OK. Feet are always difficult for any creature to heal - feet and ears.
Joyce - that's a lovely painting the notelet is printed from. A talented friend
Cellulitis is horrible - healing thoughts to those that have it.
I spent yesterday icing my Christmas cake. I don't think Mary Berry will be worried. But hey- it's gluten free and soy free and if it tastes alright I'll settle for that
ETA: Hosta - how tragic. Hope the little girl survives
Last edited: 03 December 2017 09:54:34
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Thanks ladies. but as Dad said when I suggested they were in the best place to be helped
" Hospitals here aren't like the hospitals in your country"
Have I ever said before " I LOVE THE NHS"?
Aw Hosta - if that little girl survives she will be extra special. Often one twin is bigger and stronger, but at that tiny size it doesn't sound hopeful.
On lighter thoughts:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42211288
Full moon tonight - The Cold Moon, Supermoon!
And neither is the support available for children and adults with difficulties/disabiities which is so often the case when little ones are born very early in less than ideal conditions ... some tough times ahead for this family whatever happens.
I love the NHS too Hosta ... it's wonderful, ..... less than perfect but we don't fund it properly ... we don't remember what it was like before ........
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Very sorry to hear about the baby Hosta. I hope the little girl survives.
Nice cake decorating Lilyp.
We’ve been watching X factor UK tonight - they were singing George Michael songs.
And Paloma gave a performance as well.
Night all.
Hi all.
OH is clearing leaves from the lawn and I am trying to remove them from some of the borders.
I am lucky to have worked all over the world, but in a lot of places it is very hard to retain faith in anything, or more especially in the human race.
Glad you are getting plenty of sun, Hosta.
Kind thoughts to all those suffering.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Where is everybody? I have been at the Vendée plants and garden club AGM. Interminable accounts but otherwise a good meeting and a lovely atmosphere and lunch was fun. Sleepy afternoon.
OH is at his golf club AGM which involves a round of golf followed by an interminable meeting (golf president very long-winded) and then dinner so I'm home alone with dogs and pussies who all want lots of loving.
Very sad and stressful for your chap Hosta. He must e desperate. Hope his wife's OK and the baby girl. I know people who have had brilliant experiences with the NHS and others who have been badly let down, including my FIL and MIL and some friends too. Had some dodgy bits myself but that was 30 years ago. I think it varies around the country and between NHS trusts.
I also think a lot of time and money is wasted on people who go to A&E when they could go to a pharmacy for cold and flu meds or who end up there because of drugs or alcohol. Don't see why the NHS or the tax payer should foot those bills. Better dealt with by preventive/enlightening education as are problems of obesity because people know too little about nutrition. Did anyone else hear the news story about West Ham fans inundating the 999 service because they didn't know what to do with themselves after their team lost? Ludicrous.
Have been busy knitting and cooking and eating roast beef , roast tatties and parsnips, Yorkshire puds sprouts and gravy.
Now I'm flollopped on the sofa waiting for the Archers to come on.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We had roast chicken, roast tatties and parsnips, bread sauce, sprouts and gravy. I'd just dished it up when the district nurse arrived to administer OH's IV antibiotics - so the dinner had to wait half an hour... but this nursing service is superb, and keeps people like OH from blocking a hospital bed, so we didn't actually complain.
I must say that OH's and my experience of the NHS has been entirely positive. Our local medical centre has just introduced a walk-in clinic every morning, where you can be assessed by a nurse practitioner and referred to a doctor (or hospital, as with OH's leg) if necessary. Even the Scottish island where I've been for 3 weeks has a twice-weekly walk-in clinic, as well as an efficient air ambulance service for emergencies.