Anyone Else Up Yet ......... Vol. 2

I was awake at 5.30 this morning. Often am, or even earlier. If it becomes obvious I'm not going back to sleep I get up and potter downstairs, maybe getting a hot drink or some sweets, even a sandwich, plus ipad, before nipping back to bed to read, practice French, go on Gransnet etc.

Don't put full lights on though because my cat, who is prowling around out in the road, will then know I'm up and come dashing in through the cat flap and start agitating for food.

Beautiful crisp morning here, bright sunshine and I think a walk beckons.

gaga, sympathy! I was sitting up in bed reading at about 5am, with acute sinus pain! Much better when upright. Went back to sleep and now still snuffly. The wheelie bin is half full of tissues. And it's a gorgeous autumn morning! Time for another

Only natural to do that, Gally. Perhaps doing something like lighting a candle in her memory or something would be cathartic; sort of make the sadness more tangible [if that makes sense?].

Morning!
For those afflicted with insomnia - apparently eating kiwi fruit before bed aids sleep. Not sure if it benefits sinusitis and colds though .
It's a year since our dear dog Millie was despatched to doggy heaven. I think I am about to enter a phase of 'this time last year this happened' and 'this time last year that happened', oh dear, must get a life

Morning Bags! I think I'm on day 5 i.e second day of "grim" phase so if my rule of three appertains I should be almost normal by next Thursday.

Has anyone else noted the rule of three?

Mentioned HRH's Ginger Liqueur on another thread, made with organic vodka apparently..... wondering idly what that would be like as a Royal Toddy?

Good luck with your experiments, gaga! What stage of the three-day stages are you at?

Thanks for the recipe Jess - might just try that OR when's (good idea "jane") - or maybe a combination of the two? Will report back!

I know. This is early for me! I'm up, not dressed, have given the Dutch lady her breakfast and am now off to have a shower and get dressed now she has gone to church with rest of the visitors.
I'll catch up later inbetween baking more bread and cooking lunch!
Now I remember why I don't entertain often!

Good morning, sorry to hear about the miserable cold. Here is my comfort drink if you didnt want alcohol so early:
marmalade, bit of ginger (or a ginger tea bag) hot water.
I woke up and sneezed, but IT IS NOTHING. Meeting a friend for a walk in the chilterns so it is definitely not a cold.
Sorry that your listening was interrupted greatnan along with your latest dose of the long slow fall of the roman empire . You gotta give those romans credit I guess.

Hope you're soon feeling better gagagran
Why not try some of when's hot toddy from the quiet corner

Bah - I was enjoying Sunday on Radio 4, all about the Vatican Council, then my computer kept freezing up. I googled 'Computer freezing' and got a website from Microsoft which asked me which programmes I did not want at Start-up. I didn't recognise most of the programmes and I am sure I never installed them! Still, whatever they did has worked for the last 20 minutes.
Juragran is home tomorrow evening, so I will make sure the house is looking nice for them - the dog and cat shed a lot of hairs!

Another 5.30am riser here. We should all arrange to meet on here with our first cuppa of the day!

I have a horrible sinus/throaty cold and can't breathe properly whilst flat in bed so have to get up - quietly so as not to disturb DH - and come downstairs for a good cough and blow and a drink.

Still stuffed up but my rule of thumb with a cold is that it takes three days to develop, three days grim, and three days improving. I love the rule of three - it seems to govern a lot of "happenings"!

Good morning from a very chilly south coast. Fog horns have been going off for ages. Grandsons 4 & 6 were here for a sleep-over last night, and were awake at 5am talking about Christmas.

I've been up since 5.30 too.
Got back yesterday evening from 2 weeks away (1 week visiting different friends in Devon, and 1 week staying with DD and family) and always have this mad urge to unpack, and sort everything out, before I can relax.
Also have two letters of complaint to write, one to Virgin Rail and one to Tyne and Wear Metro.
Don't ask!!
Have a good day everyone

Good morning from me too. A restless night. Agree about the noisy breathing, ariadne. I always think it would be nice if we could synchronise our breathing, but jave never managed that. I'm apparently a very slow breather . You?

Good morning all!

Awake again at 5.30 (groan) and managed to stay in bed for a while but couldn't get back to sleep. This is becoming a habit, rather than just intermittent! I certainly have had plenty of exercise, didn't go to bed particularly early, yet here I am. AND - when the other person in the bed is asleep, don't they breathe noisily?

It's done it again! Let's try again:

I wrote 'Yeah, I'm meditating about the whole thing!'

AlieOxon I just read your Friday CAB post and read Oxford Meditation!!

You might need some of that its a very tricky situation.

Good luck!

Sorry to hear you have been having problem with triffids as well as the other stuff allie. Hope that maybe Age concern can help. {secateurs emoticon}

Weird, I already answered this once! anyway thanks, I will try them - Anno gave me a headsup with a PM.

AlieOxon, Try Age UK, Oxfordshire they may be able to give help and advice about what you can do, and also names and numbers to contact. The number for the Information and Advice helpline is: 0844 887 0005 and ask for Helpline. 10.00am - 4.00pm, Monday - Friday

If you live in north Oxfordshire ring the Banbury Office on: 01295 278040
10.00am - 2.00pm, Monday - Thursday

Our garage was ruined by the ivy from someone elses garden, it loosened all the brickwork.

We had a Russian Vine - so pretty and grows so fast. It started to come into the attic after a while so my father cut it off at the roots. It continued to flourish with no roots for another year. DH had to go up a ladder with a bagging hook in the end.

It was my own ivy that caused the fascia over my garage door to rot and then managed to force its way into my porch! Persistent stuff!