Well you had quite the adventure there @Dovefromabove! You must all be shattered as that must have been very stressful. What fabulous people who helped you out though.Ā
Ergates,thank you, but I am 37 now. It's been a nice quiet day, hubby cooked breakfast, polished kettle and toaster (I am very fussy š) I put 2 full loads in the machine,dark/colours and light/white,he pegged out. It was a lovely day, actually sat outside a while,warm and sunny.Youngest daughter and grandkids came round. Bought me a very nice, kneeling mat, garden tool bag, gardening gloves all matching a rather lovely pale green. Toblerone chocolate from the grandkids. Splendid bouquet from other granny. Diffuser and pino from neighbour. 3 hardback books from hubby. Older daughter coming tomorrow...works every weekend.cards from disabled sons, Dont expect presents from them....it's the thought!
Gosh Dove. You and Rob have been through it! Ā Iām very glad that youāre both home and safe. We have the craziest weather happening, but nothing serious, thank goodness.Ā
Good morning all š āļø Hello @Pat E š āļøĀ
Itās dry and relatively fine outside. Weāre expecting the decorator some time after lunch to finish the bathroom so no shower this morning ā¦ donāt want to steam the bathroom up!
I got loads of washing done yesterday and did a chicken in the lidded enamel roaster with onions, carrots and potatoes around it ā¦ absolutely delicious with gravy from the juices and some PSB ā¦ so today we have half a roast chicken to use up, and thereās still some of the potato salad OH made to welcome us home Ā ā¦so I can have a fairly lazy day ā¦ Iām still feeling slightly stunned by our adventure.Ā Ā
Have a good day everyone ā¦ and stay safe ā¦ itās still not great in some places out there ā¦
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'm sure you're very relieved to be home safely @Dovefromabove, I'm sure that drive was awfully scary, the speed at which the roads flooded sounds traumatic. Good to hear you were well looked after though, so many kind people out there.Ā
@Hostafan1, I really do hope you're starting to get better. Sounds horrendous, not the kind of souvenir one wants from a holiday.Ā
Hope @chicky is having a lovely holiday, all very exciting.Ā
I'm having a very stressful time again, it doesn't seem to get better, but hopefully my week in Croatia with Charlie will give me some time to relax and when I get back things will be sorted out a bit.Ā
I have a constant nagging worry/battle with Charlie's dad, he always finds a way to upset me, running CdeG is obviously a big ongoing responsability and on top of that I just seem to keep running into domestic issues that don't get sorted as they should. It gets me down more than it should and I just can't see an end to it all.Ā
Still waiting for the electrician and the kitchen fitter, today the hot water has gone off again, for no obvious reason, the man who fixed it last week said he didn't understand the problem, I think it was just luck it came back on after he twiddled with the knobs...not very reassuring. My brand new washing machine has broken again, the second time in 3 weeks. I asked for a replacement, they said yes, no problem, they'll call me to arrange, and of course they haven't phoned.... And worst of all when I paid my holiday balance (thru the official website) on Saturday, it turned out the site had been hacked and my 1200ā¬ has been stolen. I've contacted everyone concerned, not easy over a weekend period, and so far no refund. I'm off to the police station this morning, at least there I'll be able to talk to a real person rather than all the automated message systems on the holiday and credit card company's sites.Ā
And of course, whilst sorting all that out I have to go to work in a busy restaurant in half term holiday week.Ā
Sorry, rant over, but you can see why I'm so stressed out. Could quite happily bury my head under the duvet......Ā
I do hope you all have a better day than me. Ever onwards is my motto.....ššš
āCoffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?ā āBetsy CaƱas Garmon
Oh @D0rdogne_Damsel thatās a lot to deal with š¤ but donāt forget ā¦ āHow do you eat an elephant?ā Ā the way to do it is āOne bite at a timeā. āļøĀ
As for your ex ā¦ you need to put some boundaries in place and just donāt respond to him if he doesnāt stick to them. Itās the only way ā¦ he obviously needs absolute firmness and clarity then he canāt bully you. He wonāt like it ā¦ but itās not your job to make him happy. Ā Your responsibility is to Charlie and yourself and no one else š¤ Ā You owe him nothing. Everything heās ever done has been his choice.Ā
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning all. Much love to DordD it sounds truly awful,my dear late mother used to say "whatever doesn't kill you, makes you stronger". I know Dove had an abusive relationship like me in the past, and poor Dove now and the journey from hell. It's lovely we can "chat" with our virtual friends on here ". Often we cannot do the same with our real life ones. Partly because it's embarrassing, and they know who you are,and partly,it can drag you down,if you have a friend constantly telling you negative stuff. My oldest daughter coming round soon, told me I had to avoid my nextdoor neighbour, because she was negative energy. Ironically, when she had Covid, I texted daily, asked if she needed help or shopping. When I told her we both had Covid,her reply was"OMG", she walks past 6/7 days a week...help with shopping etc, what do you think!!
Um ā¦ to clarify ā¦ mine wasnāt an abusive relationship as such (think youāve confused me with someone else). It wasnāt a happy marriage as we were totally unsuited and made each other miserable ā¦ but to call it abusive would be an injustice to folk out there who have a much much worse time than I did. I couldāve left much earlier ā¦ I didnāt because I didnāt want my children to have to cope with the aftermath ā¦ on reflection I was wrong to stay ā¦ but hindsight is a wonderful thing.Ā
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Well you had quite the adventure there @Dovefromabove! You must all be shattered as that must have been very stressful. What fabulous people who helped you out though.Ā
We have the craziest weather happening, but nothing serious, thank goodness.Ā
Itās dry and relatively fine outside. Weāre expecting the decorator some time after lunch to finish the bathroom so no shower this morning ā¦ donāt want to steam the bathroom up!
I got loads of washing done yesterday and did a chicken in the lidded enamel roaster with onions, carrots and potatoes around it ā¦ absolutely delicious with gravy from the juices and some PSB ā¦ so today we have half a roast chicken to use up, and thereās still some of the potato salad OH made to welcome us home Ā ā¦so I can have a fairly lazy day ā¦ Iām still feeling slightly stunned by our adventure.Ā Ā
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'm sure you're very relieved to be home safely @Dovefromabove, I'm sure that drive was awfully scary, the speed at which the roads flooded sounds traumatic. Good to hear you were well looked after though, so many kind people out there.Ā
@Hostafan1, I really do hope you're starting to get better. Sounds horrendous, not the kind of souvenir one wants from a holiday.Ā
Hope @chicky is having a lovely holiday, all very exciting.Ā
And Happy Belated Birthday to @Nanny Beach.Ā
I'm having a very stressful time again, it doesn't seem to get better, but hopefully my week in Croatia with Charlie will give me some time to relax and when I get back things will be sorted out a bit.Ā
I have a constant nagging worry/battle with Charlie's dad, he always finds a way to upset me, running CdeG is obviously a big ongoing responsability and on top of that I just seem to keep running into domestic issues that don't get sorted as they should. It gets me down more than it should and I just can't see an end to it all.Ā
Still waiting for the electrician and the kitchen fitter, today the hot water has gone off again, for no obvious reason, the man who fixed it last week said he didn't understand the problem, I think it was just luck it came back on after he twiddled with the knobs...not very reassuring. My brand new washing machine has broken again, the second time in 3 weeks. I asked for a replacement, they said yes, no problem, they'll call me to arrange, and of course they haven't phoned.... And worst of all when I paid my holiday balance (thru the official website) on Saturday, it turned out the site had been hacked and my 1200ā¬ has been stolen. I've contacted everyone concerned, not easy over a weekend period, and so far no refund. I'm off to the police station this morning, at least there I'll be able to talk to a real person rather than all the automated message systems on the holiday and credit card company's sites.Ā
And of course, whilst sorting all that out I have to go to work in a busy restaurant in half term holiday week.Ā
Sorry, rant over, but you can see why I'm so stressed out. Could quite happily bury my head under the duvet......Ā
I do hope you all have a better day than me. Ever onwards is my motto.....ššš
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.