Today I've been mainly.........Vol. 5

Last night most people in our house were trying to 'usher' out the bat that had mistaken an open upstairs window for the entrance to its home, which is actually next door! Luckily, I was in bed and didn't hear! I hate flying things and bats especially.

Been catching up on all the washing after a lovely week-end away at my nieces wedding. I can see I've a lot of catching up on gransnet to do too!

Treated myself to a shellac manicure after a busy afternoon with 2 x DGC!

Today I've been mainly feeling quietly optimistic because my sister has just been told she can have more, less aggressive, chemotherapy. The first couple of rounds made her very sick but did have an effect, then had to be stopped because they made her so ill. She recovered and has been feeling well for quite a few weeks.

when

*when ((hug))

when good news.

Oh, when........for both of you

Brilliant when

It's drippy outside here. Mainly I'm wishing the weather was like yesterday and I could go on with the gardening.....thinking about the tiles in the bathroom instead.
This is a project started just before I broke my wrist, and has been on hold for months - and I have just decided that some extra tiles I got then are the wrong colour.
Maybe a trip to the tile place in Abingdon is called for.

just had to cal off a trip to visit elderly aunt to show her new DGS as DD has mastitis

Today I will be mostly scrapbooking. All those happy family pics are a great tonic on a grey day especially when family don't live nearby.

Today I am mainly packing waterproofs, wellies, umbrellas,small dinghy and waders in preparation for a weekend in North Wales!
Going with 2 of my best friends and we are having dinner at a beautiful hotel overlooking the sea, to celebrate (belatedly) my birthday.

Ella46... have a great time!
I've been trying to avoid packing, which I hate. But the gooseberries did need topping and tailing, and the jelly needed making!
Going to spend the weekend with a friend and her lovely daughter who has just escaped from a dreadful marriage. It has cost her all her savings but was worth it!

I bought some cheddar strawberries in the farmers market yesterday. I've just hulled them and liquidised with waitrose luxury custard and put the mixture in fridge.
Tomorrow I will make icecream in my gelateria.

Cheddar strawberries - my all time favourite! Pity they don't tend to make it up near where I live - quite rare to see them round here for the last few years. Shove a few on a lorry going north, will you jeni?

I normally work on Wednesday's and the strawberry stall is about 20ft from the entrance to the tribunal.the market is on Wednesday's
I buy several pun nets and give them to friends.
They are organic outdoor grown delicious, scrumptious, unbeatable!

Smug

Some people just like to rub it in!

[contrition]

The weather forecast today said 'relentless heavy rain'. Looking out the window I have to believe it. Duvet day? Good detective story to finish... urgent business on GNet...

The rain has now relented! Being in the south of the region we haven't suffered the way they have in Lancs and Cumbria but yesterday was just miserable. The brook at the end of the garden was a raging torrent but is already subsiding - such a grey day though. Wondering if the RBS ATM will let me have some cash!

Been trying to keep DH's spirits up re house sale! He's also got a lot of pain in a knee that was shattered when he was in the army; he was sorted out at Headley Court but I think he needs a reassessment. Meanwhile, he's being stoical but fed up, if you see what I mean.

Ah well, more viewings today.

Ariadne...I know how grim a time it is for you. Like all things, this, too, will pass. (((hugs)))

Ariadne, I can imagine how you may be feeling. Probably a bit fed up yourself, too....but have to keep looking on the bright side, which will no doubt help matters a lot. The damp weather won't be helping your husband's knee, either. Good luck with the viewings.

Went to my first yoga class today. It went really well, I did much better than I thought I would.
As I have got problems with my knee and back my GP suggested I try it. He told me that because the discs in my spine have worn thin there is nothing he can do for me so the only thing to do is to build up the muscles in the back, so fingers crossed lets hope it helps