Today I've been...

Happy Birthday eGJ glad you enjoyed it.

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Thanks folks; forgot to say had a present of ticket for the Paralympics finals day in the company of both DDs; what a treat. Now really eyes are closing, Night all!

Am enjoying an early cup of coffee while DH and two DGDs sleep on. Need to get everyone's packing done later - the DGDs arrived from three days at the Olympics and have bags and bags of stuff!

We are taking them down to DD in Devon today, (DDiL at Olypics until end of week) and going to see "our" house again to reacquaint ourselves with it. The vendors didn't have any more offers after our first sale fell through, so they are happy too.

Back on Friday via DS1 in Hampshire. But I have a microchip in the iPad now, so can pick up WiFi anywhere. Wheeeeeee! TechnoGran!

Happy belated birthday eGJ hope you enjoyed your birthday, a final day ticket I am

ariadne great news about the house, enjoy your time with the DGC.

ecj here's a belated happy birthday from me, too!

And me ecj! Hope you had a lovely day! And, Ariadne, that's great news!

... and from me eGJ an even more belated birthday ( too busy having eve of birthday miseries myself, I'm more cheerful now it has arrived!) I've tried and tried for last minute tickets but only found ones at £450 and £750... completely out of the question! Maybe I should consider the Paralympics.
Good news Ariadne, enjoy Devon.

Today I have collected paperwork from the solicitors office (nothing life-changing but he is retiring) Taken my dogs for a good walk in the forest, make lunch and dug up dandelions in the garden. Not particularly exotic but useful!

My sister and I had a lovely long gossipy lunch with Annobel and when. Kath is very impressed by my Gransnet friends!
Library only allows me 30 mins on computer, so I will report back after the wedding next Saturday.

Today I went swimming at 9'clock. Then I went to lunch with a friend at 12'clock and then I had a mad dash to the hairdresser's for 2'clock. After that I went to the farm to get eggs and vegetables. I am now waiting for my granddaughter (6 years old) to come for tea and a play. I will take her home about half past 8. Then I will go to bed. Might watch some Olympics first though.

Great to hear you had a lovely day GreatNan.

Did Yoga by the lake with friends then a picnic and a long swim afterwards. Great. This is Lake Neuchatel near me in Switzerland.

Today, I`m worrying myself sick over the car. Yesterday the garage said it was done, but wasn`t performing to their liking, so they were having another look at it. Today they rang to say that they`ve found something else wrong, that`s going to cost................£600!! That`ll be over £1000 in less than a week, for a car that SEEMED fairly healthy when it went to them for a service last Friday! And we STILL can`t bring Pepper home.

number - what a disaster. You have my full sympathy. I'm a bit afraid to book my MOT after what it cost last year to get it through. I do hope they don't manage to find anything more wrong with yours.

Woke up after 4 hours sleep, as I was up dealing with the email problem (My account has now been blocked) at 1am....slept 2-6.
After breakfast, on computer and on gransnet trying to work out what happened, and making a log file of what went on since about the middle of July....think I got caught by a phishing attempt -
then
Went down to Argos to get a cheap phone to put by the computer, as I knew I would need it to phone BT, and my other one gave up - and Sainsbury's for something for tea.
Fixed the phone up, and got my daughter to ring it to check - phoned BT.
(see the other thread in Tech if interested.)
Now waiting for BT to phone back with a (hopefully) more knowledgeable service person.................................

I have not enjoyed today.

Put your feet up, Alie. I hope you get your email problem sorted out, but don't risk your health doing it.

For once, in the summer, a really good journey down here. The DGDs are seasoned travellers and giggled and chatted all the way, with only a couple of spats. Just left them at DDs, where the 8 year old is cuddled up to her gorgeous 16 year old cousin, gazing at her in adoration. 6 year old is out with the dog and her big boy (14) cousin. My cup runneth over. Honest!

Went out to buy some khaki thread from John Lewis, taking in Lidl, Lakeland, Waitrose and the garden centre en route. Guess which item I forgot to buy. Oh well, I will just have to put off altering those trousers.

number You poor love. Why do such things happen to those who least deserve it. A huge warm (hug) and from Kintyre. x

Oh number - I'm really vexed for you. In the meantime, is there one of the family who can go and get Pepper?

We went for a walk along the Fife Coastal Path. The sun's been beating down on us all day . Meeting up with a friend tomorrow, and we're heading to Edinburgh to see some of the stuff that's going on in the streets for the Festival.

BT actually rang back about 20 minutes after I posted! And of course I had my mouth full of sandwich.
However my emails now work again. All he did was to open the a/c and give me a new password - apparently the stopping of the a/c is automatic if suspicious stuff is detected, and if it happens again (and I am not sure it has been stopped) I ring their free number but this time ask for the second level people.
So it is working again and I must email my sister to check on when she is free to take me for that colonoscopy.............yuk.

However, glad to hear that some of us are having good days - and hoping that others will also get their problems sorted soon! Good wishes to all.

AlieOxon colonoscopy but computer .
Number car that's lots of dosh!

In Paris - with daughter, son-in-law and grandaughters (the GDs first visit). We left at six to catch an early train, walked from the Eiffel Tower to the Arc de Triomphe, back down to the Seine for a boat trip and then back to the Montparnasse station for the train home.
All of it in 27 degrees. I am exhausted!

I drove to my dd's sailing club to see a rather grumpy dgd. It's their regatta this week and they're camping. Gave dgd my ipad2wifi and cellular 64g and told her she must let mummy play with it sometimes! Got a look of utter disdain!
As only 13month old children can!
Lots of my colleagues were interested in buying it from me, but dd said ' can I have it for M?'
What do you do?