LG (hugs) - I'm not doing anything either - my temperature's up a bit today so I've taken some paracetamol and am also taking chesty cough mixture - I've thrown some chopped apple, suet and seeds at the birds and that's it. It's bin day tomorrow - OH will put them out tonight.
Haven't heard anything from Hosta ... hopefully he's happily topping up the tan
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Lovely knitting ideas Dove but do they really use knitted clothes for babies now? I received some lovely hand knitted jackets when Possum was born but confess I always put her in baby grow bags - so much more practical and easy to wash and dry.
LG - Minstrel's condition is likely to re-appear in 14 to 21 days if she's not pregnant. Can't be doing with it again so I've brought forward her op to next Thursday by which time she should have calmed down. OH and I need our sleep.
Keep warm and keep on resting. It'll be over sooner that way.
Fog gone. Sun's out. Frost gone except in the shade. Dogs and kittens have had their monthly sardine treat for their coats so we're off shopping while they breathe over each other.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Yes they do use them Obbelix - some of the very early babies are far too small for commercially available baby clothes.
And some babies have ops and interventions that mean Babygro type clothing isn't appropriate.
Also, if a baby doesn't make it the nurses will make sure baby is looking loved and dressed in pretty clothes if that's what parents want.
On a different note .................
Warning! The lurgy has another aspect ........ dose of Immodium taken If you've not had the lurgy yet, get some supplies in ...............................................
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Prem baby wear is always in need by hospitals, even though one of mine wasn't a prem he was small and needed a hat to keep warm straight after his birth.
Poor you Dove, my Dad suffered the same as you yesterday xx
Oh dear Dove. Love the appropriate smiley. I've been living with that particular problem for most of 2016 so I do understand. Not easy when a trip to town is 25 km each way .
love the elhant, Flowers. I've had fun this evening knottong finger puppets from scraps of yarn. Thanks for the site. I've yet to decorate them though.
time for bed for us, since its already Saturday by nearly an hour. Noghtball.
Ohhh, I thought that might just have been a side effect of taking loads of cold symptom medication...! Perhaps not.
I confess, I have been taking down Christmas decorations. Nothing taxing, and lots of rests.
Just saw a mystery bird in my garden. Didn't get a good view, it might just have been a female blackbird (right size and colouring) but it seemed to have distinct lighter markings on its head.
Edited to add - lovely knitted elephant! Like the stripes.
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'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
Thanks Dove - yes, I think it might have been a redwing. We have had them here once or twice before, but they have been up in the trees and I've identified them by the red bit, rather than their head markings. This one was hopping on the grass and disapearing into the one-day-it'll-be-a-pond hole. The head markings look right .
I've been watching recorded editions of The A-Z of TV Gardening. Cheap TV made from mashed together re-runs but I've enjoyed it anyway. Really looking forward to Big Dreams Small Spaces this evening (although I'll not be watching it until after the fact). Along with reading Vita Sackville West's 'In your garden' at the moment, I hardly need to go outside . I was going to read one section per month this year, but I'm up to September now. Oops.
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'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
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LG (hugs) - I'm not doing anything either - my temperature's up a bit today so I've taken some paracetamol and am also taking chesty cough mixture - I've thrown some chopped apple, suet and seeds at the birds and that's it. It's bin day tomorrow - OH will put them out tonight.
Haven't heard anything from Hosta ... hopefully he's happily topping up the tan
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
All you poorly people need a cuddle.....here is the cuddly toy I finished yesterday xx
Lovely knitting ideas Dove but do they really use knitted clothes for babies now? I received some lovely hand knitted jackets when Possum was born but confess I always put her in baby grow bags - so much more practical and easy to wash and dry.
LG - Minstrel's condition is likely to re-appear in 14 to 21 days if she's not pregnant. Can't be doing with it again so I've brought forward her op to next Thursday by which time she should have calmed down. OH and I need our sleep.
Keep warm and keep on resting. It'll be over sooner that way.
Fog gone. Sun's out. Frost gone except in the shade. Dogs and kittens have had their monthly sardine treat for their coats so we're off shopping while they breathe over each other.
Yes they do use them Obbelix - some of the very early babies are far too small for commercially available baby clothes.
And some babies have ops and interventions that mean Babygro type clothing isn't appropriate.
Also, if a baby doesn't make it the nurses will make sure baby is looking loved and dressed in pretty clothes if that's what parents want.
On a different note .................
Warning!
The lurgy has another aspect ........ dose of Immodium taken
If you've not had the lurgy yet, get some supplies in ...............................................
Last edited: 06 January 2017 13:25:26
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Prem baby wear is always in need by hospitals, even though one of mine wasn't a prem he was small and needed a hat to keep warm straight after his birth.
Poor you Dove, my Dad suffered the same as you yesterday
xx
Oh dear Dove. Love the appropriate smiley. I've been living with that particular problem for most of 2016 so I do understand. Not easy when a trip to town is 25 km each way
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love the elhant, Flowers. I've had fun this evening knottong finger puppets from scraps of yarn. Thanks for the site. I've yet to decorate them though.
time for bed for us, since its already Saturday by nearly an hour. Noghtball.
Night Pat, sleep well.
Ohhh, I thought that might just have been a side effect of taking loads of cold symptom medication...! Perhaps not.
I confess, I have been taking down Christmas decorations. Nothing taxing, and lots of rests.
Just saw a mystery bird in my garden. Didn't get a good view, it might just have been a female blackbird (right size and colouring) but it seemed to have distinct lighter markings on its head.
Edited to add - lovely knitted elephant! Like the stripes.
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I've not been taking cold medication, just a couple of doses of cough mixture and some paracetamol so it's definitely part of the lurgy
LG - could the bird have been a visiting Redwith or Fieldfare?
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/bird-and-wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/r/redwing/
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/bird-and-wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/f/fieldfare/
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks Dove - yes, I think it might have been a redwing. We have had them here once or twice before, but they have been up in the trees and I've identified them by the red bit, rather than their head markings. This one was hopping on the grass and disapearing into the one-day-it'll-be-a-pond hole. The head markings look right
.
I've been watching recorded editions of The A-Z of TV Gardening. Cheap TV made from mashed together re-runs but I've enjoyed it anyway. Really looking forward to Big Dreams Small Spaces this evening (although I'll not be watching it until after the fact). Along with reading Vita Sackville West's 'In your garden' at the moment, I hardly need to go outside
. I was going to read one section per month this year, but I'm up to September now. Oops.
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