Soop's Kitchen Extension

Total sympathy to your OH, G'mum. Almost 60 years later, I can still remember the agony of a mastoid which kept me away from school for almost a month. I hope it gives him no further trouble. soop, how lovely to be all warm and cosy with the wind howling and the sea pounding. Takes me back!

soop kitty number
I have attacked 2 rooms today, cleaned them from top to bottom and sorted out the gc's toys after their departure on Monday. Feeling very angelic. I always leave everything til the 11th hour, so this time, before leaving for Oz, I am pretending that I am leaving a week earlier than I really am so I don't go into overdrive and have a freaky 2 days before D day.... on a roll now

number A special (hug) for you.

A gale is blowing outside the window. I can hear the sea pounding on the beach. Time to feed the cat and make ourselves cosy for the evening. (hugs) to you all.

Sorry Soop, I meant to type equity release, not negative equity, which I do know about, one of our daughters having suffered that years ago.
We live about a mile outside the town centre, buses are OK, just don`t miss one or it`s an hour`s wait! Trouble is, he`s so used to car travel, he`s expecting the family to drive him wherever he wants to go. I use the free hospital transport for appointments there, but he won`t.

...and then I think of the countless people without shelter. That thought puts my concerns into perspective.

The reason for feeling blue is because the interest we'll be paying on the sum borrowed, is eye-wateringly substantial .

Lona thank you. I shall sit with my lovely Granspals for a while. I put my energy to good use and cleared the bedroom wardrobes and drawers of clutter. It was therapeutic.

number Oh! I understand why your husband has reached the decision not to drive. I agree, it's for the best reasons. I trust that you have decent public transport. Do you live in or near to town?
As for equity release, we are only taking out a minimal amount at this stage. We may have more in due course. We remain living in our home until both of us become "stardust"...if one pre-deceases the other and wants to move, the house is sold and the loan [plus interest] is repaid. Should I find myself in this position, and decide to move, I shall have to rent a property. We shall never, however, be in a state of negative equity. Mr soop has looked into this matter with due care. Had it been possible to sell our present home and build a smaller, less costly home nearby [in the orchard] we would have taken that route. Building costs have rocketed. When we realised that we would have been worse off, the project didn't make sense.
We needed to swap our car for something with low mileage because it was costing us far too much in garage bills. Hopefully, the car that we have selected, will be reliable for a few years.

No Soop, I`ve never learnt to drive, a bit late now. He decided himself that he didn`t think he`d be much good at driving after his 3 spells in hospital this summer and autumn, he`s a bit unsteady on his feet, very deaf, and terribly absent minded, and to be honest, I don`t think I`d want to be driven by him nowadays.
Soop, hope you have cheered up by now, never having had experience of negative equity, I`m not very knowledgable.

soop Don't be blue, we like to see your chirpy face. Here's a big ((((hug)))) for you too.

Sit down for a while with your kitchen chums, warm your toes and you will soon feel sunny.

kitty Here's a ((hug)) and there's plenty of my wicked chocolate cake for you to scoff

Go on, I'll have some with you, would you like some extra cream?

I'm back again to hunker down with you soop, if that's ok, after phone calls from both my brothers updating me on Mum's refusal to eat, not knowing who one of them was, weight loss and having to be on oxygen overnight. I am glad that they want to share, I think, but I still don't know what to feel.

Also, it's pickling down here and I'm wandering around not knowing what I should be doing. Had the wonderful Bertie and Persie for a couple of hours this morning. Lovely but it puts my day out!

Hope DH is ok, GM and (((hugs))) to all who feel in need of them.

I need a huge mug of tea and something really, really sinful to eat.

Hope your DH gets better nice and quickly Gracesmum I have to admit to a bit of a giggle because I thought Grace was a DD until I read she was taken for a walk and tied up outside. Oh dear how stupid am I? I do hope you are now dry and toasty warm here in soops Kozy Kitchen

Alie Stay for as long as you like.

gracesmum You pulled over and had a bit of a shout... love it!

I'm a bit blue today. The realisation that we've signed and posted all the gumph relating to equity release has hit me hard. Nothing I can't cope with. It's a passing phase. There are far more serious concerns going on in the world. Happy to be meeting up with bags next week. She never fails to put a on my face.

I shall just cuddle up here in this beautiful rug and warm up....the soup helped a lot! Lurking here for a bit.

Good karma , across the miles to your DH , Grace !

It's a big decision even wrench to give up driving but so much better to of one's own volition. DH gave up after heart surgery nearly 3 years ago as he was getting dizzy episodes and although they had never happened when driving he didn't feel able to take the risk. He has eventually given up the sharp intakes of breath and no longer holds on to the arm rest on the door after I pulled over once and had a bit of a shout!! It is a responsibility to do all the driving but I cope- he can do the navigating which I was hopeless at.

number I'm sorry to hear that your husband doesn't feel up to driving the car. You drive, I believe?

gracesmum Your husband must have suffered awful pain with his ear condition. Sounds like a tricky op. Good wishes to him for a speedy recovery. Sit yourself sown and have a warming .

Lona I'm watching...albeit virtually. You won't be ready for handstands just yet.

bags we have a date...look forward to it so much.

OGM and celeb have fun.

Alie Here's a Scottish wool rug for your knees. Visit to the dentist not for a while. Relax!

tiggy I shall warm for bowls in readiness for your hearty pumpkin soup. Fresh granary bread with plenty of butter.

Peeping round the door...can I come and have some pumpkin soup please?

Hope all with problems are getting better.
I just got back from the dentist. New dentist, an improvement on the last. BUT he says I will have to have another tooth out! I do NOT want a denture, but the number of teeth I have is getting less....
I put the next appointment off until after Xmas.

I came back a frozen rat and not only can i not find my slippers, but I couldn't find my gloves either! Brr. Warm here though.

Is there room for a couple of drookit rats?
Took Grace out for a walk (OK raining a bit but nothing serious - at the time) and stopped off at village shop and P.O. on way back, tying her up outside of course. Whie I was inside the heavens opened and we had the most torrential hailstorm, whirling winds etc and although the poor dog was wearing her very smart winter coat, her head and front end and tal and legs were absolutely soaked!! I am dripping too but had to dry her off first and give her a treat to make up for her cruel owner! Eau de parfum de chien mouille wafting up from the sitting room fire now

Just popped in for some tea and fruit toast.
I'm feeling so much better today but I'm having another pj day, just to make sure that I don't start doing things!
Anyway soop will shout at me if I do!

graces that sounds like a tricky op on your dh, let's hope he makes a good recovery

OGM and celeb enjoy your lunches.

You certainly did paint lovely portrait of our Rosie soop!

Glad you like her gracesmum.

Do hope op goes well for your oh.

Wet here today just lazily getting up we have invite to friends for lunch and see their hol pics and they actually want see ours! Will take India and cruise ones if get wiggle on to sort them!

Stopping by to say hello and quick hugs to the ailing/ partners thereof.
Visitors expected at lunchtime, they will be here until Friday, must dash along to get last minute shopping done.
I've made a huge pot of Lobscaws, they are travelling by train so will need warming up! Posh fish pie for tonight after watching the starling murmuration...... hope the rain stops!

Just got the pumpkin soup on for lunch - big pot so plenty for all.
Your comment about local dog shows gracesmum reminded me of one near here a year or two back. It was an obedience class and should have been a disobedience class. Mayhem reigned but the funniest thing was that we, the people watching, were told off by the judge for laughing !
Hope everyone feeling a bit under the weather this morning are better this afternoon - to you all.