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Kate2012 No need for the silent treatment to-day no hangover present I am not bad when it comes to parties just like a good sleep,I travelled on my 4X4 turbo charged broomstick (I upgraded last year)and managed to navigate back home with no problems,I missed the turnoff so ended up coming home via The Mersey.So glad to see some more of your posts and the conversation is very nostalgic with regard to school milk as I was a milk monitor (my claim to fame).

Definitely sunny right now in my little corner of Cheshire, when!

Kate we have a lovely grey day here (up the road from Annobel ) and you are welcome to share it with us, in return for some of your sunshine.

Kate - I love it when a newbie comes complete with a broomstick! Here it is dry for a change though the brook that flows past the end of my garden is still a raging beast. The wind is getting up and gales are forecast. It's 8C outside my back door, in the sun.

Welcome Kate, I've only just caught up with this thread.

Annika I can only imagine how hard it is for you to have lost such a dear friend, I would be devastated to lose any of mine.
It seems your little gd will help you through the funeral

Good morning. kate2012. 4°C here and technically spring. It is spring! I heard a cuckoo yesterday. It will warm up to about 12° during the day. Just lovely. Warmer in direct sunlight of course.

Riverwalk:
A belated thank you for your welcome.
20C here today [winter woolly time for us] but sunny.

You might not think so, but it is possible to have too much sunshine - especial when it come with 36C temps.
Grey days are my favourites, though it does help that they don't come along every day.

Another thing you might not know is that, Sydney's annual rainfall is higher than that of London. Not much consolation I know, but something to think about as you wade through your puddles.

Faye: I do understand your missing conversations with people of your own age. I have been here long enough to be able to talk to most people about most local things but only until the talk turns to growing up days.

For example, I remember school milk as being so cold it froze in the bottle, not becoming so warm from being left to stand in the sun that it became undrinkable. That is when both sides lose the other in remembering school days.

A small thing, but having to explain such differences means you lose the flow of conversation, and makes you realise that you are a long way from home.

Glammanana: thanks for your welcome.
I am keying VERY quietly in case you have a hangover, if you do, I hope the party was worth it.

Crimson, you will have to tell me what you have by way of available activities for older people.

I am a committed couch potato [ten-hour shifts was enough exercise for me] but until recently I walked pretty much everywhere after I retired. Then, I was skittled by a mad loon cyclist riding at speed on the pavement, [ a middle aged man, wearing leathers, & a helmet, no bell, no warning shout, until he yelled that I should look where I was going.] That left me with ripped knee muscles and an award winning limp. Now the only thing I ride is my broomstick.

Other than being aware of the current craze for lycra wrapped cycling, and running, I don't know anyone our ages who does much sporting stuff. Australians are sports mad, but most seem to do watching, rather than playing - especially watching football, or which we have many codes.

Living within walking distance to a beach might mean swimming and surfing, but parking is usually impossible if you need to drive there, so…

Bush walking is popular, but I would rather stick pins in my eyes than stumble over rocks and down steep slopes. Once was enough.

Probably TMI, sorry.

Kate I had a look at the reviews for the book The Dressmaker and it looks like it might be a good read, thanks. There are certainly some characters around here and the nearest town is heritage listed, it looks like it was built in the fifties and stayed that way. I find old places really interesting and wish I could go back in time and have a look.

I really think I am starved for conversation with people my own age. There is nothing quite like having a good long chat with someone who is on the same page.

Your granddaughter is very sweet Annika. So sad to lose your best friend.

They do, don't they? That's so lovely, Annika.

Take care of yourselfAnnika your little one sounds so sweet and caring,don't they just pick up on our feeling without being told anything they certainly have a way of pulling on the heart strings.

annika {{{hug}}}

Thankyou so much for your kind thoughts, it means so much.
I looked after our GD (aged 8) today while DiL went to say her last goodbye to her mum before the funeral next week. ( GD didn't know where she was going)
GD put her little hand in mine and asked can I stand by her at her Nana's funeral. This made me feel so sad but also so proud of our little GD. If she can be brave, well so can I. !!
Thank you dear friends its time to pull up my socks and get on with it, I need to be strong for my family

Kate2012 Welcome from me also,being described as "batty" will blend in here very well so no worries there for you,we do have a good laugh though along with some good topic's putting the world to rights.
I have just landed at one of our spur of the moment parties so am off to sample some Cheeky Peach wine and meet up with some of the girls so we may have a few bad heads in the morning.

Annika

hope you didnt mean your singing buddy soop...hows the crutch by the wayxx
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Annika have a close friend of 30 + years we have laughed and cried and fell out and made up and supported each other through many difficult times ...I feel for you and your loss xxxxxxxxbig hugs

annika its only natural that you will be feeling this way, be kind to yourself

Annika you have spent so long supporting your friend that you are bound to feel her loss particularly keenly. It is only now that she has gone and you no longer have to be strong for her that you can take in how much you will miss her. A best friend is someone very special, for many women even more important than a partner, so it is not surprising that you will mourn her so deeply. Please be kind to yourself and give yourself time to adjust to a different future. There are many grans on here who have suffered bereavements and this is a place where we can share our sadness without needing to apologise (((hugs)))

I was speaking to someone from Australia last week and, although they said it is a fab country for young people [surfing in lunch break and such like] it doesn't have the available activities for older people that he finds over here.

Annika you really must come here to tell us of your sorrow. A moan, it isn't. A need to share your grief is something we can share. I'm sending loving thoughts and a virtual arm around your shoulder.

Feeling a bit today, I have many "friends! but only a handful that are true friends( I know this is true for most of us) .
But last week my best friend passed away and it has just hit me how much I am going to miss her.
I feel so empty at the moment. Sorry to come on here and have a moan about it

Warm welcome to all newcomers. The more the merrier. Enjoy!

I consider myself to be eccentric [in other words - "batty"] and, I feel very much at home with others of a similar ilk No names mentioned