This has sadly been a mensis horribilis for many good people on this forum. About the only possible helpful contribution I can make is to share a little "trick" I accidentally discovered a few years ago (I am not claiming to be the first person to discover this, it has almost certainly been discovered a long, long time ago by someone else, and has quite possibly has been named by them).
The "trick" is as follows: write down whatever it is which is worrying you or upsetting you. Be sure to note down times, dates, the sequence of events as far as you can remember them, every possible detail you think is even vaguely relevant. Then put that piece of paper in a drawer. That is it.
In my personal experience this has been effective in dealing with various unknown medical symptoms. Obviously it doesn't actually improve whatever the problem is, but it really does seem to make the problem a lot less concerning. The opportunity cost of trying this "trick" for yourself is low.
There has been a lot of trouble recently with Booking.com scams. They blame the hotels, the hotels blame them. I think it much more likely that Booking have been hacked as an inside job than a whole range of individual hotels. The common factor is Booking.com
The tree looks good @Dovefromabove - nice haircut and it will let in so much light this winter.
Sunny here after a dreary overcast morning. I had physio this morning and all went well.
R & R for a bit then I should go out and sweep up more olives - the birds are enjoying them. There are so many autumn jobs to do. I have a robin that sits on the chimney pot and sings me his lovely song. He's in full throttle now. He has quite a repertoire !!
Look at all you with all your DIY and cake making! Nowhere near as productive in my corner.
I'm very angry with booking.com on your behalf @D0rdogne_Damsel - definitely pursue as there was no way you would agree to a payment that you didn't think was legit. This is victim blaming and it is not on! It is up to the agent to make sure customers are protected and it looks as if they have failed in this instance (and from what I gather, many others). They have reputational damage to consider. I for one would think twice about using them again after your experience. But enjoy your three blissful ex-free weeks!
Dull and drizzly here. I'm supposed to be sorting my clothes out so I know what winter stuff I've got before I go buying any more jumpers.
Instead I'm in conversation with people about font licensing.
@didyw said ‘Dull and drizzly here. I'm supposed to be sorting my clothes out so I know what winter stuff I've got before I go buying any more jumpers.’
Very sensible! I wish I’d done that before coming home with an identical item to one I already had. I bought a pair of navy cords while they had them in my size. Putting them away in the drawer, and found an identical pair, with the labels still on. I’m also guilty of buying a pair of trousers in teal, my favourite colour, as I remembered that I’d be looking for clothing in that colour. Got home to discover that the other teal item I was hoping would go with the trousers was a skirt! Still looking for a top to go with either the skirt or the trousers.
It's a lot quieter now, nephew has finished the stair job and painted a wall he had to patch up. Thankfully I liked the colour of the end result. The carpet fitters are coming tomorrow to relay the stair carpet, hopefully before OH's friend arrives for the weekend!
I've given him two small Victorian chairs (his wife collects them), a lovely embroidered stole from Hong Kong which belonged to his grandmother (I'd never worn it), the shallots left over from the beef dish I'm cooking (smells delicious) and a photo of his late father, one of OH's brothers. I hasten to add we are still paying his bill!
Bless him, he has also taken away a cracked stone birdbath which I'd discovered yesterday teetering on the edge of its cherub plinth, to see if he can mend it. It's an antique one I picked up in an antique fair probably 30 years ago and I'm quite fond of it. He thinks frost/water has split the stone which is about 3-4 inches thick.
I'm guilty of that @Ergates, which is why I've probably ended up with about 5 pairs of nearly identical navy blue trousers! I must get my winter clothes out and see if I need to buy anything.
I'm babysitting at Son 2's. Babysitter let them down.
A wild boar got through the fence and has been digging in the hayfield. I went to have a look and found the hole in the wire netting. Then I heard a load snort which made me jump. It was in the wild bit of land the other side of my fence. I think it ran away when it heard me shout, hard to see in the undergrowth.
Did the weekly shop this morning.
It has poured with rain all day. The new stove has made the sitting room lovely and cosy.
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The tree looks good @Dovefromabove - nice haircut and it will let in so much light this winter.
Sunny here after a dreary overcast morning. I had physio this morning and all went well.
R & R for a bit then I should go out and sweep up more olives - the birds are enjoying them. There are so many autumn jobs to do. I have a robin that sits on the chimney pot and sings me his lovely song. He's in full throttle now. He has quite a repertoire !!
Have a pleasant day everyone.
I'm very angry with booking.com on your behalf @D0rdogne_Damsel - definitely pursue as there was no way you would agree to a payment that you didn't think was legit. This is victim blaming and it is not on! It is up to the agent to make sure customers are protected and it looks as if they have failed in this instance (and from what I gather, many others). They have reputational damage to consider. I for one would think twice about using them again after your experience. But enjoy your three blissful ex-free weeks!
Dull and drizzly here. I'm supposed to be sorting my clothes out so I know what winter stuff I've got before I go buying any more jumpers.
Instead I'm in conversation with people about font licensing.
Very sensible! I wish I’d done that before coming home with an identical item to one I already had. I bought a pair of navy cords while they had them in my size. Putting them away in the drawer, and found an identical pair, with the labels still on. I’m also guilty of buying a pair of trousers in teal, my favourite colour, as I remembered that I’d be looking for clothing in that colour. Got home to discover that the other teal item I was hoping would go with the trousers was a skirt! Still looking for a top to go with either the skirt or the trousers.
I've given him two small Victorian chairs (his wife collects them), a lovely embroidered stole from Hong Kong which belonged to his grandmother (I'd never worn it), the shallots left over from the beef dish I'm cooking (smells delicious) and a photo of his late father, one of OH's brothers. I hasten to add we are still paying his bill!
Bless him, he has also taken away a cracked stone birdbath which I'd discovered yesterday teetering on the edge of its cherub plinth, to see if he can mend it. It's an antique one I picked up in an antique fair probably 30 years ago and I'm quite fond of it.
He thinks frost/water has split the stone which is about 3-4 inches thick.
I'm guilty of that @Ergates, which is why I've probably ended up with about 5 pairs of nearly identical navy blue trousers! I must get my winter clothes out and see if I need to buy anything.
A wild boar got through the fence and has been digging in the hayfield. I went to have a look and found the hole in the wire netting. Then I heard a load snort which made me jump. It was in the wild bit of land the other side of my fence. I think it ran away when it heard me shout, hard to see in the undergrowth.
Did the weekly shop this morning.
It has poured with rain all day. The new stove has made the sitting room lovely and cosy.