Things changed for the better quite rapidly .....by the time I was considering careers (late 70ās) anything was possible - and I donāt remember anything being off limits for girls. Ā Quite a big social change in little more than a decade. Ā Donāt think I went to a particularly progressive school (local comprehensive, followed by Sixth form College), so assume the change had happened universally.....hope so.
Another showery day forecast here. Ā Did the SM run yesterday and 4 plants fell into my basket (2 creeping phlox, 2 scabious). Ā Wouldnāt normally impulse buy plants from Sainsbugs, but these are not normal times š.
Been feeling a bit out of sorts the last few days (probs the rain). Ā Its not that I am having too many problems with lockdown, but I am getting quite despondent at the āthings will never be the same againā soothsayers. Ā
Must be a tough day for you @Fairygirl so I hope you can find something to occupy your mind. I hope there will be a day, not too far away, where the flowers can be laid.Ā
Ditto
It was the anniversary of Maās death on Tuesday and lovely nieceās 18th yesterday ... tried to make the day special for her Ā from a distance ... sheās away from all family at the moment ... strange seesaw of emotions š
Happy Anniversary to both of youĀ @punkdoc , and happy birthday to Moira š .. love Ā sausage sarnies.Ā
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I am a bit like that to, @chicky. Perhaps things will never be the same again, but there must be a chance that things might be better, I am just hoping that this will be a wake up call for the human race.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
Thank your folks for your kind words regarding my daughter, I am pretty sure she has it, all the classic symptoms, in the "normal" order.Ā Have ordered her a digital thermometer, should be delivered next week.Ā Unfortunately, shes also going through the menopause, thought I would get hr sent a thermomeer, so she cant disginguich between hot flushes, and a fever.Ā She says she feels like s***!, can hardly get up the stairs.Ā I rang my cousin last night shes 90, lives with her daughter whose Hubby sadly passed a few weeks ago (cancer, then pneumonia)she wasnt allowed to atend the cremation, same daughters, daughter has just had baby, course, shes not allowed to see the baby, but she was very cheerful, and laughing, asked her how she managed that.Ā She said "oh, well you have to carry on and keep cheerful) shes a bit of a girl, (we can be quite saucy when we chat) at 17, she lived with a bloke, got pregnant, told her parents she was keeping the baby.Ā That was absolutely unheard of in theose days.Ā Her parents my gt aunt and uncle were lovelly people.
You wouldĀ not believe reading that, that English language and lit were my best subjects at school, because I was a secretary, I find these key boards are so slow!!
Hello folks,Ā No news on mum yet.Ā I'm to phone at 2.00 to see if I can get a video chat with her.Ā Last night the curtain rail and curtains came down in the sitting room when I tried to draw the curtains.Ā Today Hubby has taken them down and while they are down I will launder them while Hubby paints the bay window.Ā I'm not very mobile as I woke up this morning with a stiff neck must have slept funny.Ā The smell of the paint is driving us both crazy and our lounge window is over 130 years old and doesn't have any opening sections.Ā If I start talking gibberish you'll know what it is.Ā
Think we have a hedghog, only seen it once but we have hardly any slugs.
@Dovefromabove agree about the hypocrisy.Ā Ā Say one thing do another is all too common.Ā Not throwing slings or arrows at anyone in particular, just bemoaning the lack of integrity as mentioned before.
It has been wet and very windy since yesterday afternoon.Ā OH took the dogs out in a "break" in the weather and came back after just 10 minutes with everyone soake@D0rdogne_Damsel o the skin.Ā Rusty had a very grump day yesterday cos he couldn't go out and had a run in with Bonzo but it seems he loves a good active rub down and is fine now.Ā So do our pair.Ā OH had to make do with a hot shower on his own.
Jaw pains a lot less today but still fell like my head is a separate entity.Ā Ā Managed a bit of cleaning this am and maybe a bit of weeding or sewing this pm depending on rain.Ā Also depends on knee as I took another tumble on Tuesday and have a bruise on the bruise on my "good" knee.
@Pat E pleased you've had a dribble and hope you get more.
@Busy-Lizzie maybe you can negotiate with neighbour for a hedgehog tunnel in your fence and a home or two?Ā Ā I'd love to have some hedgehogs here but no signs yet.
@D0rdogne_Damsel nectaroscordum are some of my favourites so make sure you get all you can.Ā They'll look fab at CdG.
Brain fuzzing now so greetings to all Forkers and hugs to all feeling sad and/or helpless.Ā It's normal but we will get thru it together.
Hi all, talking about school and the swinging sixties reminds me of something which still makes me chuckle 60 years later. When I received the list of uniformĀ needed for my new school one of the requirements was "navy knickers with elastic at the waist and KNEES" Even my grandmother didn't wear bloomers in 1963!
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Another showery day forecast here. Ā Did the SM run yesterday and 4 plants fell into my basket (2 creeping phlox, 2 scabious). Ā Wouldnāt normally impulse buy plants from Sainsbugs, but these are not normal times š.
Been feeling a bit out of sorts the last few days (probs the rain). Ā Its not that I am having too many problems with lockdown, but I am getting quite despondent at the āthings will never be the same againā soothsayers. Ā
It was the anniversary of Maās death on Tuesday and lovely nieceās 18th yesterday ... tried to make the day special for her Ā from a distance ... sheās away from all family at the moment ... strange seesaw of emotions š
Happy Anniversary to both of youĀ @punkdoc , and happy birthday to Moira š .. love Ā sausage sarnies.Ā
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
It has been wet and very windy since yesterday afternoon.Ā OH took the dogs out in a "break" in the weather and came back after just 10 minutes with everyone soake@D0rdogne_Damsel o the skin.Ā Rusty had a very grump day yesterday cos he couldn't go out and had a run in with Bonzo but it seems he loves a good active rub down and is fine now.Ā So do our pair.Ā OH had to make do with a hot shower on his own.
Jaw pains a lot less today but still fell like my head is a separate entity.Ā Ā Managed a bit of cleaning this am and maybe a bit of weeding or sewing this pm depending on rain.Ā Also depends on knee as I took another tumble on Tuesday and have a bruise on the bruise on my "good" knee.
@Pat E pleased you've had a dribble and hope you get more.
@Busy-Lizzie maybe you can negotiate with neighbour for a hedgehog tunnel in your fence and a home or two?Ā Ā I'd love to have some hedgehogs here but no signs yet.
@D0rdogne_Damsel nectaroscordum are some of my favourites so make sure you get all you can.Ā They'll look fab at CdG.
Brain fuzzing now so greetings to all Forkers and hugs to all feeling sad and/or helpless.Ā It's normal but we will get thru it together.
Home from the coal face. Everyone happy today , even had a few waves from motorists and nice comments from folk walking by.Ā