Soop's kind, caring and sharing kitchen.

Harri I can’t offer you tea and cake; just a hug. That is exactly the same situation as prevailed when my sister died. My brother in law was hardly able to understand what was happening. I suppose it was a blessing, but it added to the sadness of it all.?

OH, harri, what sad news for you and your family. ?

Such sadness everywhere, so sorry to hear about your dear cousin Harrigan

harri so sorry about your cousin. A sad day for so many.
ann what a shock for your ex DIL. Nasty surprise just before the wedding. Hope it went ok by the way.

kitty you missed me! I’ve never been missed before. Thank you so much. ?. I’ve been proper poorly. Nothing at all serious but I’ve had Norovirus ?. Caught it on holiday. I didn’t have it badly at all but it seemed to leave me very weak. I haven’t even had the energy to look at GN. Back home tomorrow and looking forward to a proper catch-up.
I too have missed seeing posts from Carillion. Hope things are ok.
Take care of yourselves dear soop and kitcheners.
TOTA ?

I thought youd missed the corks, doodle. Hope you are better.

harri, I am so sorry to hear your news. You must be so sad. (((Hugs)))

ann, I'm glad you had a good time at least before the bad news. You dgd must have been pleased to have you there.

Have a lovely stay in Liverpool, susan.

Love to all, I'm off to bed.

harri shall we have tea and cake together. I’m so very very sad. We had a terrible week. My grandchildren now know their mummy won't recover, they witnessed my son have a complete melt down. We’ve been told there really is no hope and she is near the end of her life. What is worse is she’s gone completely blind, she’s so frightened. The children have withdrawn from her a little. I’m not sure if it’s because their frightened, she looks so ill. I visited today and she cried in my arms. I can’t get the image of her sat surrounded by a frightening darkness feeling lonely unable to connect with her children feeling like a burden. it’s her unbearable sadness that weighs on me. I really, really have to stop this weeping wallowing self pity.

Morethan I think we are all weeping with you when we read that post, which is so sad for that young family.
Bless you all

Oh Morethan, what a sad, sad post, your poor DIL and her lovely family. I do so hope that the end will be a peaceful one for her.
Harrigran, so sorry to read about your cousin.
Ann, what news to receive on your wedding day, poor lady.
Doodle, good to see you back, hope you are better.
Corner, good to hear that Mr Corner has survived, there must be a reason for him lasting the 51 years!
I`m going to see baby Grace tomorrow!
TOYA

So sorry, Kitty, I meant to say what a cutie Wolfie is, it doesn`t seem 5 minutes since he was born.
Susan56, I love the photo, doesn`t she look sweet in her Welsh costume?

I’m sad for you both, harri and morethan. So hard.

Wolfie certainly isn’t shrinking kitty, the Welsh dress is sweet susan. Happy birthday for tomorrow susan, you're certainly right about employment uncertainties at the moment. It’s a worrying time for many.

Look after yourself doodle, norovirus takes some getting over.

Mr C is sound asleep, I’m not tired yet. Thank goodness for iPads. .

Sleep well everyone.

Congratulations to you and your family on the safe arrival of baby Grace callgirl, such beautiful children.

It's gone midnight so Happy Birthday Susan have a lovely time. Your GD looked lovely in her Welsh costume.

I'm so sorry about your cousin Harrigran.
Morethan what a desperately sad situation for you all, so cruel ?
annsixty I'm sad that your ex dil and her colleagues are to lose their jobs and to hear on what should have been a happy day, is pretty awful.
Sorry to hear that you have been ill whilst on holiday Doodle, look after yourself.
Hope you drop off to sleep soon corner ?

Oh, morethan, my heart breaks for you and your whole family. You are so strong. Your poor, poor daughter-in-law.

Thank you all for your kindness, Morethan my heart breaks for your family.

My heart is also breaking for morethan and her family.
What a dreadful time for them all.
My father died from cancer when I was just 11 and I remember those last few days so well.
The overwhelming fear and feelings of panic, the house always full of relatives.
I will pray for those children.

I have just had a phone call to say that my dear cousin is at peace.

Hello the kitchen. I think we are in for a few dry days here which will be nice, but it is chilly. DH has just gone off in the car to get an X-ray and for some reason, I am very jittery - not about the X-ray but about him finding somewhere to park the bloomin’ car. Normally he would hop on the bus, which goes straight there, but at the moment it doesn’t seem sensible for someone some old bloke with a chest infection.

Kitty I thought your photos of the boys were lovely. Bertie is quite the young man (great hairstyle!) and who would not love a cuddle with Wolfie!

Morethan I have no words except to say that you and your family are always in my thoughts and I wish I could change things for you all. ?

GS was here yesterday and he was doing some maths homework, overseen by his dad, involving the formula for the area and volume of a cylinder (they borrowed a tin of tomatoes!). I wanted to stick up my hand and say “Please Sir, I know!” I was singularly rubbish at maths (consistent, though; always bottom of the class!) but Pi is the only thing I ever remember from my maths lessons and even had occasion to use it in one of my jobs. The formula that keeps on giving!

I will look in later. According to my printed timetable (from which DH will not allow me to deviate without a fight!), my recovery has reached the stage where I am allowed to take on the ironing this week. Isn’t that wonderful?.

Morethan it is desperately sad and I really feel for your DIL, unable to see and absolutely terrified. Her poor DH, I am not surprised he had that meltdown but the poor children also, they do not fully understand what is going on. Words cannot describe how I feel. You have to remain strong for all of them.
TOYA

I m sorry for your loss harri but glad your cousin is at peace. What will happen to her husband?

I am hoping that her DH will remain in the care home where he was taken for respite care. The DD who has been looking after them is a single woman and is trying to hold down a full time job, there is another DD who visited briefly at the weekend and returned to Scotland as her job was important. There are no GC and my cousin had one brother who is not in good health.

harrigran sorry for the loss of your cousin

morethan I am sending you a huge virtual hug

I am off to the gym now, not feeling it as we have had 6 days in a row of granny and grandpa duty including three sleepovers I am giggered!!!!

Keep safe TOYA

It's a bright morning but so sad. Morethan, I can't find words to tell you how I feel for you, your DiL and your family. It's all so very cruel. I can't imagine how your son and the children could have survived without your love and support.
My condolences to you Harrigran. Your cousin's suffering is mercifully over.
The shed roof was white this morning, but the frost has all gone now. The trees are budding, the daffs are flourishing and the sky a delicate but definite blue. If only we could say 'all's right with the world'.

That seems a good solution, harri..

I've left some daffs on the side to try to cheer everyone up. They are in mil's favourite jug and the combination always cheers me up. Please ignore the state of the kitchen!!

morethan and harri

greyduster, I'm so glad I can I can spend most of my life in clothes that don't have to be ironed. Ironing enthusiasts would probably iron my jeans or cargo pants and tops but my 'lifestyle' (ha!) copes well with crumpledness. Back in my Edinburgh days I had a friend who ironed everything, including things like socks, tights and, wait for it, nappies !!!?. I once asked her if she could tell that I didn't iron my dungarees and if so did she mind. She said yes she could and no she didn't. One of my favourite sayings, which applies well to lack of ironing in a life, is "People who matter won't mind and people who mind don't matter."
I once had my sewing machine and the ironing board set up when MrB was about to take Minibaggs, aged about three at the time, out. As they were leaving she said "Have fun with your toys!" ?

morethan how cruel it is that your DiL is so consumed by fear in her blindness. May she and the whole family find comfort.

harrigran sympathy to you in the loss of your cousin. I hope that her DH gets the care that he needs.

Doodle how horrible to get norovirus on holiday. The thought of that is the reason I would never go on a cruise!

Susan wishing you a very Happy Birthday today.

It's cold and grey here but at least it's not raining. Hope it stays dry tomorrow as the carpenter is coming to put a new floor in the garage and the rain beats in through the open doors. At the moment, anyone walking on the floor is in dire danger of disappearing through rotten floorboards into the deep cellar below. Needless to say, the garage hasn't housed a car in many a long year.

greyduster what a treat to be allowed to start ironing again---not! I agree totally with Baggs on that. Crumpled---who cares?