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Bet you are proud of him Tanith hope he and his colleagues keep safe . Came on to say hope everyone is ok and to send good wishes on this very strange Easter Sunday.
DAISYBOOTS so sorry you have not seen your new grandaughter hope your due one arrives safely.stay safe everyone X

Good morning everyone. Quick visit to wish you all the best Easter you can have. Bright and sunny here again today. Plan to relax and enjoy the day. It will be better for me to take a rest from GN for a while so I won’t be around. Will definitely TOYA and please do be careful out there.

What a lovely story, Tanith. You must be very proud of that GS. Just what was needed on this abnormal Easter Day.

Popping in to wish everyone the best Easter possible in these times. It’s a nice sunny day thank goodness. I hope that’s the case everywhere.

Good morning kitcheners I’ve been coming here most days for as Maw says it’s an uplifting place.
Everyone seems to be coping in their own way with this testing time with its ups and downs.

One of my GSs works in a large dementia nursing home he’s a trainee chef, so far they have lost 20 patients, not all to the virus but a tragedy for each family and he’s said the strain on his colleagues is huge and some have buckled under, leaving the rest of the staff to start 12hr shifts to make sure there is enough staff on duty all mucking in with whatever needs to be done. I’m very proud of him considering he was troubled teen and led my poor daughter a merry dance for 3yrs, he’s turned his life around and become a useful member of society.

Have a lovely day I hope it’s sunny where you are, I’ve left a bowl of chokky eggs on the side help yourselves no more than two now ?

Maw, never preachy! We all have our own experiences which feed into our take on things. Enjoy your pink champagne. If you dont drink it all in one go it will keep in the fridge with a teaspoon in the top.

I think we broke the law yesterday. As some of you know, DS1 is disabled and lives on his own. He put a post on the family WhatsApp thread saying he had fancied an Easter egg but couldnt carry one home.

DH bought him one when he went to Wrinklies hour at Waitrose and we took it to his house and left it on the doorstep. He was so chuffed!

I hope Henry continues to improve.

Have the best Easter Day you can everyone.

I’m just popping in here to wish everyone in soops a Happy Easter Sunday. x

This is such a gentle place. A kind of retreat almost. Away from the hurly burly of some threads with kindness and support for one another on tap.

The best place to come to when we feel bruised or upset.

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Gentle hugs and Happy Easter ? wishes to all my Kitchener friends. What a wonderful and uplifting place this is!
Now, anybody leave any Simnel cake on the side? ?

Maw you have never come across as preachy at all but always as a kind and considerate person. I saw the title of that thread and thought no I am not going to read that one. There seem to be some very aggressive posters on some of the threads these days. Some are people I already know to be aggressive but some are new names to me. Many people have had to put their plans on hold because of the virus but so many people on social media seem to think that their cancelled holiday plans are the only things that are important.
Like you dragonfly46 our lives have been turned upside down by my grade 4 cancer diagnosis last year and all the treatment since then. I am just gratefull that my current chemotherapy is still going ahead. I havent seen my family since November 2018 and even without my cancer treatment the present Covid 19 has made it impossible too. I had a new greatgranddaughter Violet born in February and another one Ruby due now. I worry more that they and their parents will be okay than my not being able to see them. So I am not interested in reading how the world has come to an end because someones week in Majorca has been cancelled.
Now I must try to get to sleep.

dragonfly gentle hug from me to you

galen your salad sounds absolutely delicious ?

maw no one in their right mind would call you preachy or gloomy or pessimistic. I am angry to think some one would. I think those of us in the kitchen travelled the path of your life with Paw and through you posts we came to know the wonderful man you shared your life with. Please don’t take those unkind words to heart. We know you for what you are, a kind and considerate friend to all in the kitchen with a wonderful sense of fun and humour. To say nothing of being a really good poet too. Take care x

Maw as you know, I’ve been through very similar.
You have my heart felt sympathy.

Tonight I’ve made and eaten a lovely salad of fresh figs, baby leaf salad and goats cheese. All dressed with balsamic vinegar and walnut oil!
Fab!

Charley??☺️

Kitty - he looks like a sweetheart ! Who called you preachy, Mawb ? Bloody rude. Have a better day tomorrow.

Anyone who feels like a quick snack, I've made a spare Cauliflower cheese. Help yourselves.

Like you dragonfly I had my life on hold 4yrs ago with both me and hubby it feels very similar at the moment . I have had a bad day today don't know why we have just eaten a curry made by Dd partner really good Dd delivered it and brought gd wanted to hug her she brought us an Easter egg each bless her .
MawB you have had it rough for a long time but you always have a kind word for others to all having wobbles ??

Susan please do not forget, a member of Henry's fan club will always be available to babysit as and when his mum needs a break!

Hopefully it was just a hiccup. He is safer at home than in hospital.

It is nearly 7 pm, my dishwasher is working overtime and I am clearing and cleaning out kitchen cupboards. I will be pleased tomorrow although there is still a lot to do.

Lovely pictures of Mila and Wolfie??kitty,I too am surprised to see Wolfie thinking he was still a baby!
Soop and Charley,I have told my daughter about Henry’s fan club and it has really cheered her up.She sends her thanks to each and every one of you.
Maw,I totally understand where you are coming from and hard though it is I hope you can ignore the poster who called you preachy.That is the last word I would use to describe you.
I feel there are a lot of people being very unkind on gransnet at the moment.Soops kitchen is a safe refuge for us all.
?for Maw,dragonfly and anybody else having a hard time today.x

Having just read the posts I totally agree with you Maw.
My life has been on hold for the last 18 months so this is no different.
I must admit I am struggling today. I have turned every mole hill into a mountain and don’t seem to be able to rationalise anything.
I am sure tomorrow will be better!

kitty I cannot believe that young man is growing so quickly. Time flies, I thought he was still a babe in arms whereas he is obviously head gardener! No doubt he keeps his staff in order!

Do you think he has the time to pop into my rear garden? Mine is also block paved so he will be familiar but possibly not with the weeds growing.
TOYA

Kitty please believe that I do feel for you as indeed I did for Marydoll whose DD’s wedding was also cancelled a couple of weeks ago.

I realise that I have been described elsewhere as “preachy” or perhaps gloomy or pessimistic and I am not actually setting out to defend myself, just to put it in perspective here among friends.
I hope those here who have known me over the years will realise that I endured easily 8 or 9 years of cancelled family gatherings, holidays cancelled or cut short, “mercy dashes” to the Royal Free, cancelled theatre visits , in short the uncertainty of any planned activity. It was a miracle Paw made it to our DDs’ weddings - but in two cases we had to leave the reception shortly after the speeches and were unable to join the others the next day
Another example 21=years ago - Paw was in hospital for fairly crucial surgery during the week leading up to DD1’s graduation. A wonderful consultant said he must be allowed to attend and agreed a 24 hour “pass”. I picked him up in London, drove straight through to Cheshire where we were to say with friends. Drove him into Manchester for the graduation, lunch with DD in Didsbury then drove us back to London to have him back in his jimjams on the ward by the evening drugs round.
That is why I felt ambivalent to a thread about what we “might have been doing”
As the saying goes, been there, done that.
Or as they say north of the border “the best laid plans o’ mice and men” etc

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Enjoy your pink champagne maw. Our girls used to like pink champagne (Ribena diluted with lemonade and served in special glasses) when they were young. Good job we had a resident dentist!

Glad Henry is getting better Susan but children are a worry and is worse when they are a dgc as we are at a distance.

Instead of getting married in Las Vegas next week, DD3 and her partner are busy sorting the garden out. Wolfie is helping.

Mila is such a happy young lady and I am so pleased she now understands she will be a big sister to a little mite very soon.

I agree Henry's fan club is growing and I hope he is slowly getting better. That was a nasty wobble for the young man.

I do not like champagne- red or very dry white wine for me. I will be having a couple of glasses with my steak and trimmings this evening when I watch something I have recorded as I fancy zilch which is on.

I also must have an early shower and wash my hair. One of these days I must start chopping bits off my hair.
TOYA

Please may I echo Grandmafrench's kindly words. Spot on.

Doodle We have a lovely garden. I would happily share it with a multitude of children who are unable to play outside. The parents locked in with wee children for any length of time deserve a massive thank you.

Gardening done. We've eaten a little Easter chocolate and it was delicious. Time for a shower. Brush my hair. Enjoy a and tell you that I continue to think of you throughout the day...no matter what day it is.

Love to you. Stay safe.