Hello everyone. Sorry it's been so long since I last posted but a few days away and seasonal preparations meant I've struggled to keep up with everyone's posts. I really don't like to post without catching up in case I put my foot in it.
Anyways - I'm up to date now. Hope BL feels better soon - a grotty cold soon drags you down - and sorry to hear that Chive's mum received some sad news. Hope it's not affected her too deeply.
Sounds like you all did varying amounts of socialising over Christmas. We had a nice day but very quiet being on our own. Had a good few days with MIL in Yorkshire before that and then it was OH's birthday (we went to Cambridge for the day) and this week he's had a day at work and I've done a day's volunteering at a vaccination clinic.
Unfortunately the volunteering didn't go as well as I'd hoped. No proper training and three of the six on-duty volunteers were first-timers. That meant half the people supposed to be guiding 'customers' round a large site running 3 clinics and providing admin support for the medical teams, basically had no idea of what they were supposed to do or where anything was. We were also not allowed to park on-site and it's not the nicest part of town. I wasn't particularly happy to leave my car all day on a side street or to walk back to it alone after dark. I'm not in a hurry to repeat the experience.
I was hoping to find a role in one of the local villages but none were coming up via the national App, so I will email them directly in the New Year to see if there's anything doing locally.
We're not doing anything special tonight. @Dovefromabove and I seem to be shadowing one another in the kitchen: soup, chicken pies etc all made this week on the same days as her and tonight I've got everything cooked and ready to make up kedgeree because she put that idea in my head when I was reading back the other day. Really looking forward to it.😋
We'll probably stay up till midnight and watch a couple of quizzes and the British Scandal mini series. Not very exciting but suits us!
Hope you all enjoy your evenings and have a very Happy New Year🎉
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Evening everyone, Ante What beautiful pictures taken from your walk absolutely stunning, LB Those pots are brilliant 😁 pleased your crescent is no longer flooded, let’s hope they can resolve the problem before too long, bluebells glad you caught up on a little sleep earlier, hope it’s a better night tonight, SGL Hope you had a lovely visit from the poppets today, so nice to hear that they are enjoying your gifts, Hazel Sounds like 23 was delighted with your presents you know what he likes, hope the 2nd unit is now nicely in place, Dove Good news that your son has a negative PCR, hope it stays that way 🤞 Busy I’m pleased to hear your OH has stayed negative and his son & family too, hope your son & DIL remain negative also, Topbird thank you for your kind words. Pleased to hear all went well with your visit to MIL before Christmas and a belated happy birthday to your OH 🥳 Sorry to hear about your experience at the vaccination centre, a little off putting to say the least but hopefully next time it will be better. We will also be enjoying a quiet evening, seeing the New Year in and then straight to bed 😴 Have a good New Years Eve everyone.
Waving at you @Topbird neighbour 👋 enjoy your kedgeree 😋
So nice that you can help the new member who is moving to Croatia @Ante30 😊 👍
Stay safe everyone … enjoy the passing of the old year and the dawning of the new in whichever way you choose … I think we’ll be snuggled under the duvet, vaguely aware of some fireworks and partying somewhere up the rise …
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It’s good to see you TBird .Sorry that you had such a bad experience when you went to volunteer . If you do go to another centre I hope it’s better organised .I hope everyone has a good New Year Eve . Now I have forgotten what I was going to say .My very best wishes for 2022 ,goodnight .
Lovely to see you again T'Bird. I reckon most of us can feel bowed under with things to do at this time of year. Sorry we missed your OH's birthday. Well done for volunteering to help at a vaccination centre too. Isn't that what Dove's son does? Sounds like totally chaotic organisation. My cousin in law is a retired GP and they contacted her last year asking if she would help with the 'track and trace' system. She had absolutely nothing good to say about that other than that it was a complete fiasco. The NHS then asked her to re-enlist from her retirement just to help with the vaccination programme. She laughed at the way they 'taught' her how to vaccinate over the phone. I hope that you do find a nicer area to assist in.
Hazel, I expect the shelving will be up in place by the end of the weekend.
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Evening everyone, We certainly do @Songbird-1 🎁🎁 Hope you and your OH are pleased with your new book shelves.
We had a lovely day with the poppets. The weather brightened up and we all went for a walk through the woods. Played Pooh sticks at the little bridge and then came home for a hot drink and mince pies. Later we all watched Paddington and ate popcorn 😋😋 @Busy-Lizzie sorry to hear your DIL has tested positive. Do hope it's very mild and she gets better soon. Hope everyone else is ok. Take care. @Ante30 stunning photos thank you for sharing. @Topbird good to see you. Sorry you had such a bad experience volunteering. Hopefully if you go elsewhere they will be more organised and helpful. @bluebellsinthewild hope your feeling better after sleeping for awhile today and the dizziness has gone. Take care hope you sleep well tonight. @Dovefromabove glad your son tested negative. @Chivetalking Thank you. We did have a lovely day. @Ladybird4 Thank you for all your Good morning and funny photos. We had a beautiful red sky tonight too.
Looks like we're all indoors and cosy watching the TV. Can hear fireworks going off already, so they can't be staying up either 😂 Thank you everyone for the support, laughs and friendship. Wishing you all a very happy and healthier New Year. Take care everyone. 🥂🥂🎉🎉🎉🎉 See you next year! 😘
Fireworks aren't allowed here in France tonight, but I live in a hamlet in the country so it wouldn't be noisy anyway.
@Chivetalking and @star gaze lily - my DIL's sisters have tested positive, luckily Daughter in Law and my Son have tested negative. They were together over Christmas. I was with Son and my DIL on Tuesday. OH's Son in Law is unwell and tested positive on Sunday evening, but OH and daughter have stayed negative all week. OH was with them for Christmas and went home on Monday morning. All looks a bit confusing written down!
I'm going to ring OH then off to bed. Goodnight all and Happy New Year.
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Anyways - I'm up to date now. Hope BL feels better soon - a grotty cold soon drags you down - and sorry to hear that Chive's mum received some sad news. Hope it's not affected her too deeply.
Sounds like you all did varying amounts of socialising over Christmas. We had a nice day but very quiet being on our own. Had a good few days with MIL in Yorkshire before that and then it was OH's birthday (we went to Cambridge for the day) and this week he's had a day at work and I've done a day's volunteering at a vaccination clinic.
Unfortunately the volunteering didn't go as well as I'd hoped. No proper training and three of the six on-duty volunteers were first-timers. That meant half the people supposed to be guiding 'customers' round a large site running 3 clinics and providing admin support for the medical teams, basically had no idea of what they were supposed to do or where anything was. We were also not allowed to park on-site and it's not the nicest part of town. I wasn't particularly happy to leave my car all day on a side street or to walk back to it alone after dark. I'm not in a hurry to repeat the experience.
I was hoping to find a role in one of the local villages but none were coming up via the national App, so I will email them directly in the New Year to see if there's anything doing locally.
We're not doing anything special tonight. @Dovefromabove and I seem to be shadowing one another in the kitchen: soup, chicken pies etc all made this week on the same days as her and tonight I've got everything cooked and ready to make up kedgeree because she put that idea in my head when I was reading back the other day. Really looking forward to it.😋
We'll probably stay up till midnight and watch a couple of quizzes and the British Scandal mini series. Not very exciting but suits us!
Hope you all enjoy your evenings and have a very Happy New Year🎉
Ante What beautiful pictures taken from your walk absolutely stunning,
LB Those pots are brilliant 😁 pleased your crescent is no longer flooded, let’s hope they can resolve the problem before too long,
bluebells glad you caught up on a little sleep earlier, hope it’s a better night tonight,
SGL Hope you had a lovely visit from the poppets today, so nice to hear that they are enjoying your gifts,
Hazel Sounds like 23 was delighted with your presents you know what he likes, hope the 2nd unit is now nicely in place,
Dove Good news that your son has a negative PCR, hope it stays that way 🤞
Busy I’m pleased to hear your OH has stayed negative and his son & family too, hope your son & DIL remain negative also,
Topbird thank you for your kind words. Pleased to hear all went well with your visit to MIL before Christmas and a belated happy birthday to your OH 🥳 Sorry to hear about your experience at the vaccination centre, a little off putting to say the least but hopefully next time it will be better. We will also be enjoying a quiet evening, seeing the New Year in and then straight to bed 😴
Have a good New Years Eve everyone.
So nice that you can help the new member who is moving to Croatia @Ante30 😊 👍
Stay safe everyone … enjoy the passing of the old year and the dawning of the new in whichever way you choose … I think we’ll be snuggled under the duvet, vaguely aware of some fireworks and partying somewhere up the rise …
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We certainly do @Songbird-1 🎁🎁 Hope you and your OH are pleased with your new book shelves.
We had a lovely day with the poppets. The weather brightened up and we all went for a walk through the woods. Played Pooh sticks at the little bridge and then came home for a hot drink and mince pies. Later we all watched Paddington and ate popcorn 😋😋
@Busy-Lizzie sorry to hear your DIL has tested positive. Do hope it's very mild and she gets better soon. Hope everyone else is ok. Take care.
@Ante30 stunning photos thank you for sharing.
@Topbird good to see you. Sorry you had such a bad experience volunteering. Hopefully if you go elsewhere they will be more organised and helpful.
@bluebellsinthewild hope your feeling better after sleeping for awhile today and the dizziness has gone. Take care hope you sleep well tonight.
@Dovefromabove glad your son tested negative.
@Chivetalking Thank you. We did have a lovely day.
@Ladybird4 Thank you for all your Good morning and funny photos. We had a beautiful red sky tonight too.
Looks like we're all indoors and cosy watching the TV. Can hear fireworks going off already, so they can't be staying up either 😂
Thank you everyone for the support, laughs and friendship. Wishing you all a very happy and healthier New Year. Take care everyone. 🥂🥂🎉🎉🎉🎉 See you next year! 😘
@Chivetalking and @star gaze lily - my DIL's sisters have tested positive, luckily Daughter in Law and my Son have tested negative. They were together over Christmas. I was with Son and my DIL on Tuesday. OH's Son in Law is unwell and tested positive on Sunday evening, but OH and daughter have stayed negative all week. OH was with them for Christmas and went home on Monday morning. All looks a bit confusing written down!
I'm going to ring OH then off to bed. Goodnight all and Happy New Year.