What I did today.

I have been away for a few days polling on Thursday and yesterday spent the day with DD and then went to see Lionel Ritchie for her birthday, have had a fantastic day with DD.

soop I have tried to pm you but the whole system is doing strange things, marelli {{{hugs}}}

{{{hugs}}} for anyone else who needs it. Sorry have not read all the posts.

DGS has had no pain today so that's great, but wait until his Mum and Dad are away for a few days from Thursday and you know what will happen

glass Bless you. I received three pms...aren't I lucky? You are most kind. Mr soop thinks so too.

afternoon all!! sun shining here on essex coast but cold!!

Feeling quite unwell still with cough, managed get hair done Fri but couging fit! ditto dance last night, coughing fit on way there, is awful when you feel going choke and pain in chest??!!

try rest today as quite busy week coming up.
cooking roast beef later, but still not dressed!! OH got me breakfast in bed bless, but he has infected elbow, so on anti biotics poor couple of crocks!!

Sunshine on Bristol Channel
Fluffy white cloud in Wales!
Just seen a robin on the plum tree![hsmile]

Hey! The hsmile has gone!
Who nicked it?
Don't know what's coming over this site. PMing not working, favourite smiley vanishing!

Shuffles off muttering to self!

The h-emoticons were for Halloween, jeni. Never mind I am sure that if all goes well, they will soon be wearing Santa hats. If you want us to harangue Cari on the subject when she comes to our NW get-together, we will certainly have a go.

I know, but they left that one. I thought of it as a 'cheeky ' smile!

Yes - how mean of them to remove it!

I spotted that jeni

I'm ironing and packing (when I'm not here, obviously) ready to go to the Peak District for a few days. I've already packed the two book presents from gransnet, so maybe I'll just lounge around all day in my dressing gown watching the birds through the window, drinking hot chocolate and reading.

I have started my Christmas shopping. DiL emailed a suggestion for GCs' presents which I proceeded to search for on line. After many blind alleys, I found just what they wanted at a reasonable price. Ordered! Two younger GC to think about now. Already knee deep in Lego, so that's out. Youngest is obsessed with Star Wars!

Just threw some jeans on to go to the local pub to buy some peanuts for a stir fry. Jim jams are going back on again soon .....

I made the most of the Autumn sunshine and rode my horse....best way to idle away an hour or two..

Beautiful day for it! What have you got?

Jules , you are so lucky , something I have always wanted to do .

I used to ride when I was young , but life took over .

Sorry to rain on the parade, but felt rubbish all day with a chest infection and general thick head. Gave up at about mid-day, retired to bed and have slept most of the afternoon. Lots of glasses of water, occasional Paracetemol, some easy supper, that's the plan. Feel much better for sleep and staying wrapped up warm, but have missed church this evening. Boo!

Sorry to hear that, isthis. Sleep and warmth are great healers! Look after yourself.
I had a little trawl round the garden centre. African violets half price, so two for £3.50. I wonder if I can make them last. My mother was a genius with house plants but I usually have the kiss of death. She even managed to propagate them from leaf cuttings whereas I just went and bought a new one.

Hope you are feeling better soon isthis and celeb.
Just got home from a fab weekend in Cheshire, went to a school reunion dinner with two very dear friends. We left school 45 years ago - and of course don't look a day over 32.

celeb and isthis - I hope both of you soon feel better. .

celeb and isthis hope you feel better soonxxxxx
anno talk to my plants ...say welcome to death row..
jane am also around the 32 mark ..surprising how our school peers age isn't it

Especially the men smoluski

annodomini far more of my houseplants survive now that I hardly ever water them! I think I drowned most of the old ones. Water rarely and only when a finger pushed into the compost up to yr first finger joint detects no moisture. But every couple of months do feed them. I just add about half a teaspoon of liquid seaweed extract to the water, they seem to love it!

thank you kind ladies, hope isthis is feeling better today also, I have washed my hair is a start!!

got dressed, yesterday just slouched but did cook yummy dinner, sadly we then fell out about letter I decided to write to daughter, OH RE wrote it in end I ripped it up!!

We waiting for Dreams to come inspect bed today wishe us luck!!

mattress gone all bobbly and only had since May, looks awful, but is comfy!! just rang customer services, put my b pressure up on hold for 8 mins only to be told they will ring half hour before they arrive, and cut me off before I could give her my mobile!! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr wnat pop to shops as stuck in all day yest bet will miss them if do, but may risk it only 10 mins walk to shop.

jainsworth sounds like great reunion, my son kindly told me I dont look anywhere near my age, and I have hung on to that compliment for grim death!! gosh must be 42 years since I left school what a lifetime ago!!

Thank you Celeb, it was. Something quite special about being with friends you have known nearly all your life, and worth the effort of keeping in touch even though we live a long way away from each other.
Today I have been inexcusably lazy and apart from changing the sheets and spending too much time on GN, have achieved nothing.
[shameful emoticon]
thought Now I am retired I can do that sort of thing

'isthis' - thanks for the tips. I do know that African violets like cold tea, but probably not every day.