Super special news. The remaining young cat has a home. He should be going to it within the next day or so. I shall sleep so much better tonight.
On that very HAPPY note, I shall wish you all a very good evening. Please stay warm. Back with you in our kitchen tomorrow. 
Lovely to see you here Izabella, I’d missed you and hoped you were ok, you still retain your gift with words, thanks for sharing them with us. I almost hope you did forget where you might wander onto... it’s dog eat dog out there... it ensures I resist the urge to stray! Talking of which I hope you’re ok maw after your cold etc.
Lovely photos greyduster, you’re a better woman than I am at experimenting with your camera settings! Please don’t remind me of those anxiety provoking sleepless nights when I vainly tried and spectacularly failed to monitor the comings and goings of various teenage daughters. Thankfully they all turned out alright in the end and I’m now watching them do the same with their youngsters!
Syn no wonder you had a wobbly moment you’ve coped with such a lot over the last while that it’s bound to catch up with you from time to time. It’s just not possible to go through all that with no chance to allow yourself experience your own feelings. I guess like us all you work hard to protect those you love from your own emotions. Not sure that makes sense now I see it written down? But I know what I mean, hopefully you do too!
n&g fret not, after all what’s a lb here or there by comparison to a fabulous celebration for your lovely birthday girl? Says the woman who’s failing to lose so much as an ounce over that last few weeks the gp who is keen to prescribe statins will not be pleased and oh heck now Christmas is coming, that’ll really not help!
Right I must be off to sort out a few bits and pieces. There was an unfortunate red wine incident last night, maybe it serves us right for opening a bottle in a “school night”! A carpet cleaning man is required and let’s just say the old boy isn’t complaining that he will have to alter his plans tomorrow to accommodate the clean up! I haven’t seen him this subdued since the hot iron/carpet incident a few years back!!
I’ll leave you with a couple of sunny day photos from my walk with dd4 at Harlow Carr yesterday.
I just can’t get to sleep! Too long a nap during the political debates perhaps? The view is from our local surgery after a visit to the vampire - I have a massive bruise.
I hope you are feeling better maw & Dragonfly and best wishes to your DGD Ann.
We spent the afternoon pottering in the garden - I had a great time but came in frozen.
I trust you are all fast asleep and that soop isn’t dreaming about cats tonight ?.
Glorious photos. Thank you for cheering us greatly.
Ann Bravo! Your granddaughter is a star. She seems to be already well on the way to recovery. Bless her.
I've had both hips replaced. Thankful for the new lease of life the procedures gave me.
dragonfly Yet another comforting hug and 
Back to the painting of a dog called Daisy. 
So, if at first I don't succeed. Mess it up again as Mr C is fond of saying 
There have been so many beautiful images on here recently that I thought I'd share some from our NT wander yesterday. We joined a behind the scenes tour, very interesting, I love to see the (often scruffy) parts not usually on show.
I'm ashamed to say I have no chance of getting from auto mode on the camera greyd, no patience to learn. I'm delighted Mr GD survived the experience, he was living dangerously that's for sure.
A virus of any kind is not good news soop, pleased you prevailed. I'm even more pleased that the young cat has found a home, your feline friends mean a lot to you.
How's the carpet grannyq? You reminded me of my horror when I discovered the brightly coloured candle wax I had spilled on our virtually new carpet couldn't be cleaned off. It was in a very obvious place and fortunately the insurance company replaced the carpet for us but I was oh so embarrassed.
I hope you're tucked up indoors dragonfly, I'm sorry you're struggling but it's a good day for a rest, the energy will come back in the meantime be kind to yourself. Same message to you and your husband synonymous, its been a long haul and bound to catch up with you both at times.
Good news about your granddaughter ann, I can understand your concern about a potential hip replacement but it could certainly help you be more comfortable. See what you think of the surgeon and the advice you get about surgery and decide then.
I've bound to have forgotten something and someone so apologies. Hopefully this will post, if not I suspect I'll give up for today as I need to return a jumper I bought yesterday. Love the colour but its huge, apparently a relaxed fit means it will go around me twice. .
TOYA, take care everyone.
Grey Take the weight off your feet and breathe. So pleased that you found the gift voucher. You were lucky. As for trousers...I have shrunk at least 2" since last year. I always need to shorten or, with some jeans, roll up the hem. Funky!
I may be needed for ironing duty tomorrow. Awaiting a phone call. My pal has had a week away. The washing machine will be working extra hard right now. On top of which, her mother has been in respite care. That means an extra load when she returns home. Not complaining. It's a wee bit of pocket money for the box in the knicker drawer. Every little helps.
TOYA (moon]
This is Daisy. I am finishing her profile portrait and will show you the result very soon.
Maw 
So glad you are a bit better! You come over as much more settled now and have given some really helpful advice here and there, hope everything is so much better for you now.
I would also agree that our NHS is wonderful; throughout all our traumas over the last years not one staff member has been anything but kind and caring as well as doing their level best in the circumstances. One would much rather not have to access those services but they are such a blessing to us all.
soop that portrait is amazing! You have a real talent for capturing the special furry members of our families. So pleased to hear that yet another pusscat has a good home. I hope they all settle really well. Smokie's mum was feral and all her kittens are well settled in comfy homes and mum now lives in a stables complex and has settled well since she has the best of both worlds. She sleeps with one of the horses, in the office or even the kitchen sometimes.
As for me in the painting talent department I can barely paint the skirting boards - as that was all I was allowed to do once upon a time. I can remember being told that it was because they were nearer for me! Nowadays gravity would get me down there but there I would have to stay! Ho hum!
Ann you sound as if you are getting on better - so pleased if that is so. It is lovely that your DGD is with you - and is recovering well. Nice to have company!
Izabella I do love your way with words and think about you and your CH often when you disappear from time to time. Hoping that all is well with you both.
Thank you everyone for such lovely photos. The autumn this year has been very beautiful and we have a lovely sunny day here and not so cold.
Hip, hip, hooray! Himself has been managing to wear his leg for the last couple of days albeit briefly but without too much discomfort. Still a couple of issues which will need attention next week when we get to the big smoke for 'servicing'!
This morning he quietly disappeared into his workshop at the back of the garage to do a small job which has been waiting for ages. So pleased for him that he can 'escape' and do it!
I am timing him though so that he doesn't overdo it and find himself back at square one. This afternoon I am planning to overcome any disappointment with a walk (with wheelhair) by the river on a good solid path and then tea and cake in a nearby farm cafe so that should distract nicely.
TOYA as I just can't mention all you lovely lot - not enough energy!
No chance of me catching up as wi-fi is intermittent here in Kenya.......sorry
I have to post this, I stepped out onto our balcony to find this magnificent beast looking at me!!!!!
Our temporary home is called "Elephant Bedrooms"!!!
GrannyGravy I am green with 
. Lucky, lucky, lucky you.
Synonymous Thank you for a lovely post. Big hugs for Mr Syn and xxx too.
Latest update ref the feral feline family. The dear cat adopted yesterday, showed signs of stress during the evening. The couple who have been managing the re-homing project went to assist. The dear lady who had adopted said cat, had placed him close to a heater with a pile of blankets. Pussy had always been feral and lived previously in a bitterly cold barn. Couple transported him to home of another lady who had re-homed one of the siblings. The cat recovered almost immediately. Couple returned to discover black cat in the trap. That amounts to a total of seven. Motored it to the lady who was in charge of two of the family. She now has three. The two will stay with her until they aclimatise...in due course, the latest two will return to the dear lady who would have possibly "killed them with kindness".
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