Good morning allĀ I know I've been awol all week but have actually managed to read all missed posts this morning so am up to date with what's going on (a lot) with you all. Hospital saga sound horrendous, sad to hear about poor care & unnecessary upset to a 97 year old vulnerable old lady, very sad.Ā Christmas in the lakes on the other hand sounds delightful.Ā @punkdoc Hello @raisingirl, thanks for the welcome. @Busy-Lizzie - glad to see you're keeping up with the gardening in both homes, exhausting. I'm off to buy violas on Monday, they are on special offer at Gammvert I believe.Ā Hectic week here, birthday party for 38 last Friday evening, they booked a 5pm start for early evening 'nibbles' thinking it would be all over by 8pm, 1 o'clock in the morning I finally got to bed! Private dinner for 11 on Saturday evening, B&B all week as well as normal Tearoom business and then Curry Night this Friday, 51 booked, Lamb Rogan Josh, Chicken Tikka Massala and Aloo Gobi all cooked from scratch - I was supposed to be a little English Tea Room quietly serving tea and cake with time for gardening in-between and the place has developed a life of its own! All good really, honestly, but exhausting.Ā Very much looking forward to my 5 days in Valencia - 11th November - I'm counting the days.Ā Hoping to get some gardening done this week, summer plants all cut back now, need to get bulbs in and top off with violas. Just hope those pesky customers leave me alone.Ā Haven't got time to mention you all but great to be back in touch, Hugs to all, especially those with dodgy joints ( @Dovefromabove / @Obelixx and lonely hoursĀ @punkdoc to deal with and an especially big hug to @Hostafan1
Btw, washing maching after 14 day absence has been condemned so had to get a new one anyway - mountain of washing to catch up on - only so many trips to a public launderette could be undertaken and endured!Ā
Good day & good fortune to all.Ā
āCoffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?ā āBetsy CaƱas Garmon
Morning all. Hugs for @Yviestevie and @Dordogne Damsel My usual 12 hour shift is dwarfed by one of my colleagues who started at 6.30Ā and doesn't finish until 9.15 tonight.Ā
Lovely to hear all your news @Dordogne Damsel ... look how far youāve come ... a butterfly indeed Ā šĀ
Looks even wetter down your way than it is here @Hostafan1 ... hope youāve got your oilskins āļø ... but the radio 4 weather person has just said that your weather is going to get better during the day whereas ours is going to get worse š§ šĀ
OH will be working today ... thereās a bit of i***ing to be done here and the piece of brisket we bought from the wonderfully named butcher Icarus Hines the other day will chunter all day in the Crock Pot, kept company by red wine, herbs and caramelised onions. This evening there'll be creamy mashed potatoes and buttery Savoy cabbage to serve with it.Ā
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Crikey @Dordogne Damsel, what a lot of work. I thought, too, that you had a tea room. I bought violas from Gamm Vert in Thiviers, box of 24 for 9.95ā¬.
Should be warm today, maybe a thunderstorm this afternoon.
There were similar problems with both my parents in a certain hospital some years ago but now my niece works there as a midwife and she says it has pulled its socks up and is very good now.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Good morning all.Ā I am annoyed and upset for you @Yviestevie, and @Lizzie27. Not good enough.Ā You are a machine @Dordogne Damsel! Impressive stuff. Iām on Sunday Lunch duty today (in laws coming) so better start peeling spuds... catch you later.Ā
Foul weather continues here too - our walk yesterday was very soggy. Ā Dad is doing very well now. Ā I took your advice and contacted PALS about the way he was sent home from hospital ......they are investigating.
Reflective times @Fairygirl and @Pat E .....theyāre always with us, arenāt they.
Packing a bag today as we are heading to Istanbul for a mini holibobs š§³āļøš§³
Very nice @chicky. Never been to Istanbul [ always fancied it ] , although have sailed round part of the coast, and accessed Syria from somewhere on the border.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
Weāve never been either @punkdoc .......and since we have a silver celebration coming up we thought we would go celebrate somewhere different šš
Have a great time @chicky šĀ I think @Yviestevie should contact her mumās hospital PALS ... in the first instance ... itās what theyāre for ... otherwise complaints can get lost.Ā
I nearly came a cropper this morning ... the soles of my āback door Crocsā have worn smooth ... I was taking some stuff out to the bin and thereās a very slight downwards slope where the side path meets the terrace š± fortunately I had my left hand on the wall and was able to hold myself up. Iām under orders from OH to use the front door for going to the bins until heās done something about āthe slippery slopeā. šĀ
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Christmas in the lakes on the other hand sounds delightful.Ā
Hello @raisingirl, thanks for the welcome.
@Busy-Lizzie - glad to see you're keeping up with the gardening in both homes, exhausting. I'm off to buy violas on Monday, they are on special offer at Gammvert I believe.Ā
Hectic week here, birthday party for 38 last Friday evening, they booked a 5pm start for early evening 'nibbles' thinking it would be all over by 8pm, 1 o'clock in the morning I finally got to bed! Private dinner for 11 on Saturday evening, B&B all week as well as normal Tearoom business and then Curry Night this Friday, 51 booked, Lamb Rogan Josh, Chicken Tikka Massala and Aloo Gobi all cooked from scratch - I was supposed to be a little English Tea Room quietly serving tea and cake with time for gardening in-between and the place has developed a life of its own! All good really, honestly, but exhausting.Ā
Hoping to get some gardening done this week, summer plants all cut back now, need to get bulbs in and top off with violas. Just hope those pesky customers leave me alone.Ā
Haven't got time to mention you all but great to be back in touch, Hugs to all, especially those with dodgy joints ( @Dovefromabove / @Obelixx and lonely hoursĀ @punkdoc to deal with and an especially big hug to @Hostafan1
Btw, washing maching after 14 day absence has been condemned so had to get a new one anyway - mountain of washing to catch up on - only so many trips to a public launderette could be undertaken and endured!Ā
Good day & good fortune to all.Ā
Hugs for @Yviestevie and @Dordogne Damsel
My usual 12 hour shift is dwarfed by one of my colleagues who started at 6.30Ā and doesn't finish until 9.15 tonight.Ā
Lovely to see you @Dordogne Damsel, you are an inspiration.
Hope things finally improve for you and your mother @Yviestevie
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
slept like a logĀ
Lovely to hear all your news @Dordogne Damsel ... look how far youāve come ... a butterfly indeed Ā šĀ
Looks even wetter down your way than it is here @Hostafan1 ... hope youāve got your oilskins āļø ... but the radio 4 weather person has just said that your weather is going to get better during the day whereas ours is going to get worse š§ šĀ
OH will be working today ... thereās a bit of i***ing to be done here and the piece of brisket we bought from the wonderfully named butcher Icarus Hines the other day will chunter all day in the Crock Pot, kept company by red wine, herbs and caramelised onions. This evening there'll be creamy mashed potatoes and buttery Savoy cabbage to serve with it.Ā
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Crikey @Dordogne Damsel, what a lot of work. I thought, too, that you had a tea room. I bought violas from Gamm Vert in Thiviers, box of 24 for 9.95ā¬.
Should be warm today, maybe a thunderstorm this afternoon.
There were similar problems with both my parents in a certain hospital some years ago but now my niece works there as a midwife and she says it has pulled its socks up and is very good now.
I am annoyed and upset for you @Yviestevie, and @Lizzie27. Not good enough.Ā
You are a machine @Dordogne Damsel! Impressive stuff.
Iām on Sunday Lunch duty today (in laws coming) so better start peeling spuds... catch you later.Ā
Foul weather continues here too - our walk yesterday was very soggy. Ā Dad is doing very well now. Ā I took your advice and contacted PALS about the way he was sent home from hospital ......they are investigating.
Reflective times @Fairygirl and @Pat E .....theyāre always with us, arenāt they.
Packing a bag today as we are heading to Istanbul for a mini holibobs š§³āļøš§³
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I think @Yviestevie should contact her mumās hospital PALS ... in the first instance ... itās what theyāre for ... otherwise complaints can get lost.Ā
I nearly came a cropper this morning ... the soles of my āback door Crocsā have worn smooth ... I was taking some stuff out to the bin and thereās a very slight downwards slope where the side path meets the terrace š± fortunately I had my left hand on the wall and was able to hold myself up. Iām under orders from OH to use the front door for going to the bins until heās done something about āthe slippery slopeā. šĀ
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.