Soops Kitchen , kindness and cake served with love. Come on in !

Love the pictures of Brodie, he appears to approve of the chalet. He`s also reminiscent of our Pepper, who you painted years ago Soop. Thank you for offering to tell David about David.
Mamissimo, I`m so glad that there`s nothing to worry about.
GreyD, my hubby did something similar years ago, he filmed with the video camera for 20 minutes in Tenby, before realising that he`d left the lens cover on, it was an old style video camera where you just looked through the view finder, so no clues given about the lens cover.
My 27 year old granddaughter, who has lived here since early January, has finally got a job! Does this mean that I can now ask her to pay a bit towards her keep?
I hope that the viewing went well for the Panaches.
Thanks to all who have wished my son well xx

Mamissimo Thank you for reassuring us lot. I was very concerned for you. Bless you.

Greyduster . You've made me laugh out loud.
I hope that your husband's dental problems begin to improve from hereon. He's been through more than enough discomfort.

Feelingmyage We are so last century. We do not have back-up.

dragonfly When I was a child we lived not too far from Bletchley. Your visit must have been a real treat.

MacSporran has spring-cleaned Brodie's chalet. Swept and scrubbed on the outside and mats shaken and aired in the afternoon sunshine. Water trough hosed out, and it's all ready and waiting for boy cat to pay a call.

I have been thinking of the Panaches. Hoping that when I return tomorrow, there will be an update regarding the sheltered accommodation.

We've a care home visit tomorrow morning. After which, I'm to have my right knee x-rayed. The care home and hospital are not too far apart.

It's a lovely late afternoon. Plenty of sunshine. My best wishes to one and all. TOYA.

I have posted my voting form, that is another job done.

I have bought a new dishwasher and that will be installed on Thursday am. Morrison's online delivery is also coming so I would put money on it that both will arrive at the same time. I dare not wonder what else can break down.

Oops, one of the local vet surgeries has posted online locally that a cat escaped last Friday. Rather difficult to explain to the cat's owner. Luckily not Tara's surgery but my last cat went there but a) I did not like them and b) one mortgage would not have been sufficient to pay for everything.

anno sorry to hear about your DGD diagnosis. No wonder you are worried. A positive attitude is a really good thing. Hope she keeps her spirits up.
callgirl glad your son has got to the end of his treatment. That must be a relief for you all.
soop Brodie looks like a miniature tiger in your garden. Lucky to have a nice chalet to sleep in. Is it half-board or just bed and breakfast ?

soop do you rent out MacSporran by the hour? I could do with someone to give the place a bit of a clean and shake the mats ??

Doodle I would not mind moving in but it would be full board.

Tonight’s sunset in summerset

Wonderful colours Galen ! Bodes well for tomorrow’s weather.

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Just a quick nip in to see what’s afoot in the kitchen. What a handsome puss, soop, I wonder if he realises that he has landed on his paws finding that cosy wee house in your garden. I love your new hairstyle btw, you look so youthful!

We visited Bletchley a few years ago dragonfly and like you found it a fascinating place. Can you imagine anything being kept so secret these days? On the subject of secrets, has anyone seen the film Red Joan, another fascinating story and as always Judi Dench was magnificent.

greyduster, that made me laugh out loud, better luck tomorrow! Poor Mr gd, tooth problems are no fun at all, be gentle with him! That’s a hard diagnosis for such a young woman to cope with anno, her positive outlook will serve her well. Hope she gets all the support she needs, you’ll worry for her.

mamissimo your sense of humour will help you get through these trials. When I was small i was convinced my nose was too big and it didn't look like either of my parents noses. I kept asking them whose nose I had....in exasperation my mum said “you’ve a nose like God only knows”...it didn't help!! Thankfully I grew into it and now I never think it looks too big...my ears on the other hand are a different atter!

Thinking of you galen, you've had such a lot of sadness lately

Well I must away, I've lots to do tomorrow and I think a substantial list is needed. I’ll leave some garden photos, that's something else I need to do tomorrow, crack on with sorting out pots!

I agree charley it’s a lovely looking chalet.
Lovely sunset galen thanks for sharing it with us.

GQ crossed posts. Have just seen your lovely photos. Is that your garden. If so, I am very envious.?

for Galen.
I do feel the Spring is having a positive effect on us all - keep it up girls .
Still got the same problem with my eye - off to the optician again on Wednesday. I hope there is some improvement before we go away on Saturday.

grannyqueenie I would love you to come to my garden- you would have total carts blanche. Your garden is beautiful.

Galen a stunning sunset.

Gorgeous photo Galen and just want to say I’m sorry for your loss.
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Thanks soop for your kind words. You do make us all welcome. You just have that knack - a true gift. No wonder you are so popular. You are a good egg. x

charliegirl I read your post too quickly and had to do a bit of a double take, wondering what cat business you wanted me for then realised I would have a free hand in your garden! Sadly I can’t take up your kind offer, my work here is not yet done!

Hope your eye continues to improve topsy so you can relax and enjoy your holiday

It is doodle, thank you, it’s still a work in progress but has come a long way from the boring garden that it was 10 years ago. I don’t really know what I’m doing most of the time but I do love pottering about.

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Morning all !

We are back from Africa !! ( Well if not quite Africa certainly far away down the A47 lol !!) . We have returned the little boys home and are now quietly recovering from a weekend with a few drinks with their Mum and Dad and then crazy golf, giraffe feeding and gold medals won for being intrepid explorers !!

I have added a picture of the winners( please note ice-creams and new 'babies' were involved !!)

As usual these days, I am behind in the comings and goings of the kitchen so will just have to catch up later.

Lovely garden GrannieQ - Grampy is just trying to turn ours into something more than a big patch of lawn !! The little boys were VERY unimpressed as he banned football in the garden this visit to try and save his newly planted plants.

Lovely sunset Galen , its one of those things you can just sit and watch isn't it?

Charleygirl what news of Tara?

I am off to try and catch up before we head of to Slimming where Grampy has been nominated as Man of the Year - I'm not letting it go to his head !!

PS: I persuaded Jackson that the zoo only had one legged 'rescue' flamingos !!

N&G Tara woke me at 4.45am today and unsurprisingly I was not impressed.

The last couple of days she has been back to normal but tomorrow she goes early am to the vet again, if I can catch her, to be sedated. She thinks she won the last round but no, overall it will be me, I am the boss.

So pleased that Jackson and Cooper had a great time. Feet up time now for you.

Charleygirl - you are joking?
Tara is the boss, you are just staff!
I had an interesting trip to Birmingham yesterday wher I have volunteered to be part of a genetic screening research project into forms of Dementia. I had to give a DNA swab to see whether I have the gene they are looking for and while partly I would be glad if I don’t because it seems to increase the % chance of developing Dementia, but then I would be ineligible for the research program, on the other hand if I do, then I can be part of the project and the % chance of developing it later is still quite small. Anyway - a day out (with expenses)
An injudicious choice of bus to try to get back to New Street meant a bit of a walk in the centre where I came across this - the Knife Angel which some of you may have seen in other cities, like Coventry. It is made out of “handed-in” knives (to the police) I believe something like 100,000.
A very shocking piece of art work. Made me shiver.
Popping down to London to see little Otis this afternoon.
He is doing the sweetest gummy grins?

That sounds interesting research Maw. I am “researching” the eye casualty waiting room at the moment - again. Not terribly impressed.

Maw that's interesting about the dementia research project. I've been involved with one for the last two years or so, run by Kings College London. Periodically they send me a series of interactive tests to do online which they then compare with my earlier results, along with a questionnaire about my general health and ability to do routine tasks.

Sorry to hear you're back at eye casualty Nannytopsy. Hope you don't get the same caring nurse as last time

Can you hear the sound of hair being pulled out by the roots in utter frustration? Yep! It's me, as I've yet again lost a long post. Livid doesn't cover it.

THANK you for all the beautiful and thought provoking photos. Each one is special for a different reason. Galen's sunset, granniequeenie's garden, N&G's dynamic duo - Jackson and Cooper and Maw's spine-chilling 'Knife Angel'...all worthy of a prize.

Charleyg I feel duty bound to correct you. Tara is the V.I.P. and you, my dear, are her lady-in-waiting. Have I made myself clear?

Nannytopsy Do not settle for anything less than a caring consultant. Us lot are lurking in the background.

Brodie didn't visit last night. It's a random visit when it occurs. He most likely has a vast territory. His "stamping ground" will stretch way beyond the newly spring-cleaned chalet. Providing he's safe, ( who on earth would dare to ruffle his fur,) he is free to please himself.

Care home visit was shorter today. MacSporran had a check-up at the surgery en route and I had a knee x-ray afterwards at the local hospital.

Home at last. Glorious weather. It was raining in Campbeltown. Not here abouts.

I shall return in due course.

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soop and Maw sorry, I am in charge!!!!! As long as she is happy I will not be fighting too much!