Soop's Kindly Kitcheners

I think you are right there DaphneBroon soop treats us all the same whether we are real friends or virtual friends. She just lets us natter on and nods her head at random intervals

Grace here. I am a much happier doggie today if I could. I tolerate these small humans, especially the boys who don't really bother me pay me much attention, but the wee girl wanted to do Lego on MY rug when I was lying there too and so I just did a little Woof! And Mum sent me to my bed
Worst was when Mum took them out for a walkie and didn't take me too I really took the huff at that.
And I wasn't allowed out on the patio when they were having lunch because Mum says I can't get up off the hard stones again if I lie down and I bet there was no end of food dropped off that high chair. I did enjoy the rejected roast chicken skin and leftovers from the small humans afterwards however.
Peace reigns at last ?

Who said it is Soop's birthday? How did I miss that? Pay attention at the back!
Very happy birthday dear Soop we owe you so much for all the joy and sunshine you bring into our lives, just as you do the old dears at the Care Home (not much different I expect!)
Your generosity of spirit is an example to all and I hope you have a lovely birthday , at least speaking to all your loved ones, even if you still have a wee wait until you all meet up again.
??????(maybe a cheeky little Pimms?) xxxx

Happy Birthday, dear pal ??☀️???

Happy birthday soop hope you enjoy your special day.

Happy Birthday soop. At least the wind has die down so your candles will stay alight. Are you being taken out for a birthday meal?

Happy birthday soop- I know that the weather is awful but I hope that you can have a relaxing day.

ann will hopefully be going to theatre later this morning- good luck.

Daphne those children look delightful, at least you were able to catch up with some sleep after they had left. Grace would not have known what had hit the house- she would also appreciate peace and quiet as your DH would also.

Galen it will soon be Saturday- has that little mite got a name?

D Day will soon be here NanaandGrampy and with luck your hard work will be over. I only hope that the estate agent has kept his side of the bargain and actively looked for prospective buyers. Are you moving out that day and leaving him to it?

Soop Happy Birthday. You share this most auspicious day with my daughter.

Hope you have a very Happy Birthday Soop, with lots of nice surprises!???

Happy Birthday dear soop! I hope you have a splendiferous one with some nice treats and surprises.

Good morning all !!

First and foremost -Happy Birthday Soop !! I hope MacS has prepared a day of treats and such for you ! And that Rory and Bracken are invited !!

Understated elegance does take time you're right soop . We're on the home straight now. At least it will look fresh and clean even if we miss elegance by a mile

Pleased to hear you will be seeing the new baby soon Galen . I bet you cant wait.

Daphne I smiled at your early wake up call. We have some sort of magic going on here because although 3 of our 4 DGC get out of bed in the night at home it never happens here. Even the 2 year old did not move ( although we , like you had the emergency stairgate up

It takes me a while to recover from sleepovers and I compounded it by babysitting for the 2 boys again last night but at their house. So my duties are well and truly done for a while

The photos are lovely though and they do look a lively bunch !!

Well time to get back to normal today with some serious tidying up . Our open day looms and we want everything to look lovely.

More bubbly today and a very large cake with candles (a token number!) ??? and singing ......... Happy birthday to soop!
Have a lovely day dear soop xx

I've just realised that the GB fencing coach at the Olympics is my friends SIL; I knew he did it but have never seen him on tv before.

Hope the op goes well Ann

Glad you're getting to see the new arrival sooner than you thought Galen. I bet you can't wait

Daphne lovely photos. The one on the climbing thingy reminded me of my youngest DGC trying hard to keep up wth the others.

Lona don't work too hard. You should be enjoying your new home and some

Sweet children - and you've got a redhead! Two of my children are redheads, but none of the grandchildren.

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Oh dear I am possibly too late to send warmest wishes to ann60 but I will send them anyway through the aether and look forward to hearing it has all gone smoothly.
I am getting us back to normal after the whirlwind visit from the DGC. Actually it was in some ways one of their best sleepovers yet. The boys are very independent at 6 and 4 1/2 as far as their needs are concerned and for once there was very little fighting, often they are like puppies in a sack but they seem to have calmed down
Pippa is a determined little miss with an enchanting and tolerant smile and a wil of iron and a Nooooo! that you can hear in the next county. She hops out of her travel cot at the drop of a hat and took a long time to settle last night. Luckily I had put a stair gate at the top of the stairs right outside her door as she woke me (and half of Bucks) at 2.30 clinging to the gate. If it hadn't been there she could so easily have tumbled down the stairs as she doesn't really know this house.
Bit of a disturbed night (!) as I said earlier and everybody was having breakfast by 7 but I "bought" myself a couple of hours of peace to have a coffee and prepare lunch (thank you C Beebies ) before we headed up to the playground just 5 minutes from our house. Mummy and Daddy were here shortly after 12, so lunch in the garden, football for the kids and poor probably hungover SIL and then they were gone by 3. Grace reclaimed her rug and after they had all gone I went back to bed and crashed for 2 hours!!
I don't do lack of sleep at all well, but it was a treat to see them.
Pics attached.
Nunight!!

On the news just now it said that the RAF station about 15 miles away had a gust of 61 mph. We are seriously discussing cutting down the tree nearest to the house as some of the branches hang over the house. Have to get an expert in and don't suppose that will be cheap. I have just arranged for a young apprentice gardener to sort out my beech hedge. He is a nice lad but has Aspergers, but he is fine as long as you don't change the subject abruptly. But he is not experienced enough for tree demolition. Hope the wind dies down soon. Not much rain though, soop must have it all.

Tizliz we too have had gale force winds here today, the trouble is they have been hot with it. Very unpleasant. My poor dogs have found today very exhausting. It looks as if tomorrow will be spent in clearing up. It's starting to cool down now but the wind is still. very strong.

Going to see new arrival next Saturday!

Hang on a bit, Charleyg I shall redirect the rain that is drenching our garden right now. Boy, it's awfully blowy with it.
I shall complain to the Radio Times for misleading us. Damn volleyball was on for ages. Surely we deserve an explanation. I've cursed for much of the afternoon. Little good came of it.

It's time for me to say farewell. I shall join you all at sometime tomorrow.

Bye for now.

soop I ended up switching off the TV because firstly it was 7 a side rugby, then fencing and to crown it all volleyball as you described. Nothing decent for us to watch- I wonder when Andy will be playing? It would be the icing on the cake for him this year if he picked up the gold medal.

I would love rain here for my poor wizened plants.

Tizliz You are very much brighter than I am. I would need you to take me step by staggering step through the process you mention.
You're so right. The coverage so far is pants minus the elastic. I've been looking forward to the much publicised tennis...bugger all, other than fencing and volleyball. I'm having a mini strop right now.
Extremely windy in Kintyre. Most unlike August weather. Hey ho...nothing we can do about it. Some tennis would make a world of difference right now.

Thank you Lona If you have heavy hair, then I'm the one to be envious. I would have it sculptured into a bouncy bob with a fringe. No such hope for me.

Charleyg Our turn will come. When you have dire weather we have it otherwise. I do enjoy sunny weather minus high humidity. It's the latter that saps the energy and leaves me feeling like a wrung-out dish cloth.
Back to check the state of play. If there's still no tennis...wait for it...cover your ears...I shall curse in a very unladylike manner.

Tizliz you obviously live in the wrong part of the country- I sound a bit like British Rail with the wrong type of snow etc. but the weather is London is perfect- I would like to bottle it for January. It is warm, sunny with no humidity.

I've not been in here much this week as I seem to be busy busy busy!
Just wanted to wish ann good luck with the knee op tomorrow. Try not to worry about what's going on at home while you're in hospital, just concentrate on getting yourself better. ??
Galen many congratulations, I would love a new baby to cuddle ?

Soop your hair looks great, I'd love to be able to put my hair up like that, but it's so heavy that it just fell down again whenever I tried it.
I shall leave some bubbly to wet the baby's head and get back to my chores! ?

soop you could open a word or notepad page and type everything in there then copy and paste into Gransnet.

I agree that the schedule for the Olympics is pants. I turned on the tennis on the red button yesterday and there was nothing happening - nice view of the court!

The weather here is terrible, large branch down early this morning and that was just the start, I can't stand up outside in the worst gusts. I have brought all my pot plants in to the house/garage. There will be loads of clearing up to do when it stops. Thankfully the thunder stopped as the dogs don't like it and no sleep would have been possible.