Happy birthday @AuntyRach. Fillet steak is presently £50 for a kilo in our local butchers so for us it would have to be a Big Birthday to justify that! Feeling low today. A local lady asked me to design a poster for her for a thing she runs. This lady is always very abrupt so I should have known. Anyway, I did it and created pdf files and jpegs of the poster so she could print it, use it online, all sorts. I didn't send it to her as I knew she was away. She emailed me to ask if I had done it yet so I emailed it to her then. Got an email back - on the ferry, will look later. No word from her for over a week then today she said poster no good as she can't print jpegs on her printer and what I designed uses too much ink. Not even a thank you. This woman likes to throw her weight around and she is difficult to avoid in our small town. I will try to rise above and continue being polite with her as we do have to work together on another project. I shouldn't let it get to me (she won't have thought at all how I might be feeling). Tomorrow is another day and I will spend it in the garden, rising above.
Tell her @didyw. Stay polite but let her know that she should have informed you of any constraints with her printer and PC set up before you started on the design and remind her that cooperation and collaboration requires 2 equal participants. Then suggest she finds someone else next time.
We are home early from dancing as our teacher let her partner - a non dancer - select the music. Ghastly! A French hard rock jive that was far too fast and far too long and aggressive with it then cha-chas with no cha. English waltz that was far too slow, rumbas that were too fast and quicksteps that weren't. We gave up and left an hour early.
Home to find Rasta has hurt her tail and needs a vet. Flipping typical as there'll be none till Monday.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Hi all Another terrible nights sleep, recent changes to pills really seems to have messed things up. I seem to be so slow, 2 hours in the garden was all I could manage yesterday, and I am not sure what I actually achieved. Sorry to whinge.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
Morning all,up at 5,knew it would be early, went to bed at 9.30 really tired,but have to "wind down" read for an hour or so. Pitch black so no idea what the day has in store. crikey didyw,that's expensive,I didn't know how much it is in our village butcher,bought one yesterday,(you all know I shop in the German budget supermarkets) Hubby likes fillet steak,it's the only steak he likes,170g just over £4.me, I will take the cauliflower cheese please. I've got a nice piece of Caledonian mature, probably cost the same per kg. I always assumed that the cost of shopping would be on a par with the price of housing. I have a good friend of many years who now lives near Mildenhall, and seems the bungalows are half the price of here. You all know I live in the SE, the most expensive area,bar London. Having got truly fed up with said neighbour, having a look at bungalows online. There was 5 under a million quid,mostly semis 2 bedroom, nothing like the size of our plot.
Bless you Pat, that's so desperately sad ❤️ I got up at 5, tidied re cylables,dog food out Of the fridge, chicken from freezer.was going to show you my breakfast,I took my book back to bed, hubby brought me tea and croissant 🥐 don't often eat them,way too many calories. The picture isn't available, shame.
Good morning all 😊 ☕️ Hugs to @Pat E Take it steady @punkdoc … your body will adjust. It just needs time. Flamin’ echium @didyw that’s annoying … and downright rude. But not your fault you did nothing wrong (in fact you went over and above etc)! No reason for you to feel low (although I understand … some folk have the knack of making us feel in the wrong don’t they?). As you say, today’s another day … rise above 😇).
Anyway she could always have used what she’d saved on a graphic designer’s fee to get a print firm to run them off. It would’ve been cheap as chips. Or would she expect them to do it for free too? Yes of course she would. 🙄 oh @Obelixx 😧 poor Rasta … what’s happened?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
@Nanny Beach You are always on the go - do you every slow down?
The weather looks to be bright here so far. Need to sort out some of the summer clothes and pry out the winter ones - the socks and underwear drawers are the most time consuming!
Some lamb and a gratin dauphinois for lunch with broccoli (from the SM) - meat is just unreasonably expensive as are vegetables. I see @Hostafan1 bought a cauliflower for 10p. They're on special at Lidl for 1€69 here and 1€29 for a head of broccoli!! Sigh.
Thanks folks. Thankfully, time does heal things a bit, so we aren’t too sad today. Just thinking about what a lovely daughter she was and glad that she was.
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Good night all.
Feeling low today. A local lady asked me to design a poster for her for a thing she runs. This lady is always very abrupt so I should have known. Anyway, I did it and created pdf files and jpegs of the poster so she could print it, use it online, all sorts. I didn't send it to her as I knew she was away. She emailed me to ask if I had done it yet so I emailed it to her then. Got an email back - on the ferry, will look later. No word from her for over a week then today she said poster no good as she can't print jpegs on her printer and what I designed uses too much ink. Not even a thank you. This woman likes to throw her weight around and she is difficult to avoid in our small town. I will try to rise above and continue being polite with her as we do have to work together on another project. I shouldn't let it get to me (she won't have thought at all how I might be feeling). Tomorrow is another day and I will spend it in the garden, rising above.
We are home early from dancing as our teacher let her partner - a non dancer - select the music. Ghastly! A French hard rock jive that was far too fast and far too long and aggressive with it then cha-chas with no cha. English waltz that was far too slow, rumbas that were too fast and quicksteps that weren't. We gave up and left an hour early.
Home to find Rasta has hurt her tail and needs a vet. Flipping typical as there'll be none till Monday.
Another terrible nights sleep, recent changes to pills really seems to have messed things up.
I seem to be so slow, 2 hours in the garden was all I could manage yesterday, and I am not sure what I actually achieved.
Sorry to whinge.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Its the anniversary of my eldest daughter passing away from cancer - 12 years ago. Time flies.
Take it steady @punkdoc … your body will adjust. It just needs time.
Flamin’ echium @didyw that’s annoying … and downright rude. But not your fault you did nothing wrong (in fact you went over and above etc)! No reason for you to feel low (although I understand … some folk have the knack of making us feel in the wrong don’t they?). As you say, today’s another day … rise above 😇).
oh @Obelixx 😧 poor Rasta … what’s happened?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
@Pat E The loss of a chid, no matter the age, is so sad. Tender thoughts.
@didyw These are the sort of people who trample through life and get away with it. Perhaps time to sort through the laundry.
@punkdoc I hope you can have a relaxing Sunday.
@Nanny Beach You are always on the go - do you every slow down?
The weather looks to be bright here so far. Need to sort out some of the summer clothes and pry out the winter ones - the socks and underwear drawers are the most time consuming!
Some lamb and a gratin dauphinois for lunch with broccoli (from the SM) - meat is just unreasonably expensive as are vegetables. I see @Hostafan1 bought a cauliflower for 10p. They're on special at Lidl for 1€69 here and 1€29 for a head of broccoli!! Sigh.
I hope you all have a pleasant Sunday.
Tui