Night Owls: Part Two-whit, Two-woo

Happy anniversary CG. How lovely! I'm extremely envious. Sorry your plans have been a little bit scuppered but enjoy the remainder. ??

Hello night owls. After a run of very good nights here I am at 4am without any sleep at all.

Our lot aren't keen on video calls either. We get the occasional one, sometimes our teenager instigates one when she is very bored . They keep in touch in other ways so not complaining.

It’s irritating to be awake tonight as it’s our wedding anniversary. We’d planned as many lockdown treats as we could think of beginning with an old fashioned cooked breakfast. When that was disrupted by an appointment for a fasting blood test for me, 10am, breakfast became brunch! After that we planned a trip to a garden centre for plants or a sea front walk or even both before we make a traditional afternoon tea which will take the place of an evening meal. It can all still happen, I just need to stay awake, Wish me luck. Hope you are all resting now.

N, that's lovely. Well done you! Don't know the ages of your GC but mine are 8&6 and have no staying power. They just say an initial hello and then it's back off to what they were doing. I have started to write down a couple of questions for them or things that I might have come upon that would interest them otherwise I forget and the conversation drifts.

DH is sleeping again so it might as well be night. Glad you’re still there!

(whisper) thank you.

Hello nadateturbe (Ssh! I shouldn't be here either).
That's excellent news - well done you!

I know it's day time but just had to say I've had a lovely video chat with my daughter. The boys just said hello and went back to their film. But it's a start.?
Thanks for advice.

Good thought Kim.
N, my DS2 said she wouldn’t do WhatsApp till she was told that DS1 and I did. Now we have regular video meet-ups.

N, why don't you just go ahead and generate the video calls? Only takes someone to start them.

Good morning everyone. I do envy those of you who have video calls. My family don't. I often wonder what's wrong with me that stops them.?. They do keep in touch of course. Hope you get your ceiling fixed Kim. Such a worry when something needs fixed.
Good luck with the vaccine FannyCornforth. You have encouraged me to ring surgery about mine. Thanks.
I hope you all have a good day.

Hi Kim and Fanny if you’re still awake.
I hope you get your ceiling fixed Kim. That sounds really worrying. Like yours, our weather was great yesterday and should be good again today.
My GD informed me yesterday that she was too busy doing home-school work to chat for long.
Great news about the vaccine Fanny. I hope they do have some spare for you.
They rang DD1 on Tuesday to ask if she could get to the surgery in the next hour as they had some vaccine left. She certainly could!
No idea why I’m awake now. I’ve slept well the last few days, but I’ve got a good book so hopefully I’ll drop off whilst I’m reading that.

Hello Fanny! Well...... fingers crossed that they have a spare vaccine phial for you. I've read of this happening quite a lot. Good luck! I'm looking forward to my second one which is scheduled for April.

'Morning Kim!
It's finally vaccine day for MrC today.
I'm going to do my best to hobble / limp in with him, and if I'm incredibly lucky they might have some surplus vaccine for me. You never know!

Hello to anyone who's about. Just lying thinking about a repair job to one of my ceilings which is imminent. Saw a crack about ten days ago which is now looking decidedly dodgy. Think it has been brought about by the massive amounts of rain we've had recently. Had a repair man give it the once over yesterday. Hope he can do something before it collapses. Highly acceptable day here yesterday. Had a nice walk. Forecast promises something similar for today. That'll do me nicely. Also had a crazy FaceTime with six year old GD. The eight year old was too busy helping with cooking the tea to talk to me. Slave labour I call it!!

Hello Rufus. Oh, I'm glad you looked up Craig Brown. I can't imagine that he's any good on You Tube! I don't think that I've ever seen him 'in the flesh'. He doesn't even do interviews. Don't give up on him - read something written by him. Imaginary Friends or The Tony Years might be good to start with.
I will have a look at Simon Reeves on your Michelle's recommendation.

feel like I haven't posted for ages
Fanny C You haven't, nor have any other Owls.!
What's going on? Owls have very few predators. Great Owls kill lesser Owls, but that wouldn't be allowed here, would it? No pandemic probs either!

I followed up Craig Brown on YouTube with a 14 min video of him talking/staring at the camera non-stop with no breaks! Not for me!; something to do with the Beatles!?
He looks like me which I found unnerving!
Discussing it last evening with our Michelle (B'mouth), she'd never heard of him either, but did recommend a Simon Reeves. So, one thing leads to another!
Good Health
OoRoo

Good morning everyone!
I feel like I haven't posted for ages. I had every tech issue going Monday and yesterday and then just couldn't be bothered.
Rufus Thank you for your kind words to me and Mr C.
I have a similar bedroom / kitchen set up similar to the one the one that you propose. (Minus the meat products though thankfully.)
Your reference to Edward de Bono made me smile. He talked a load of nonsense didn't he, but at the time (late 70s?) he was quite the thing. I remember my dad having a few of his books and trying to understand them aged about eight. I don't think that I've have much more luck with them now! I've read a some fine parodies of de Bono by Craig Brown.
Do you like Craig Brown Rufus, I would have thought that he'd be up you street.
Kim we seem to have your winds now (East Midlands). You really enjoy the outdoors don't you, it's beautiful the way you write about it. Hope that you have another lovely day today.

thinking of cold chicken but much too cosy to head to the fridge

Kim Good Morning! Everyone sound asleep!?
Here's a bit of lateral thinking, de Bono style, to help cure your night-time addiction to cold chicken.
Buy yourself a mini-frig, such as found in motels/hotels, plus a double-adaptor to plug in with your electric blanket alongside your bed'
Then all you have to do is get your maid to re-stock each day with cold chicken, ham (if your faith allows!) choccy biscuits, crisps etc.
Then it becomes a case of "if Mohammed won't go to the mountain, then the mountain must come to Mohammed"; if you see what I mean!?
Mind you, the time might come when you can't or don't want to get out of bed!
PS: I'm still working through cold chicken lunches; not sure how long it's supposed to remain wholesome! Time and taste will tell I guess!
Good Luck!
OoRoo

Hello to any owls about. Just lying thinking about the day ahead. I've a zoom meeting with some friends which I really enjoy. Might even suggest we try for an outdoors lunch reservation for May now that things are looking positive in that direction. Hard to believe the last time we did that was almost a year ago. So glad yesterday's dreadful winds seem to have abated. Quite dreadful. My windows were rattling. Must investigate that further.

Had a good walk with our Probus group this morning but it is a bit cold at the moment. Global freezing round here. It hasn't been a hot Summer for us, can't remember the last really hot long one. Then you look at Texas and feel grateful. I didn't know they got ice and snow down there. So much for global warming...

I'm lying here in bed foolishly thinking of cold chicken but much too cosy to head for the fridge. Thanks Rufus! Looks like it might be an awake night for me but I don't really mind as I had a wonderful day in all the blissful sunshine that nature afforded. I'm still revelling in it. Also lovely to see the washing on the line enjoying it too. Got so caught up in Pancake Tuesday that I'm still making them on a daily basis. Too much time on my hands obviously! Off to watch a bit of telly now.

Always good news FannyC when someone feels better.

I wish l could get my hours around the right way and stop being nocturnal.

I am actually feeling quite a bit better now
FannyC Good to hear! Keep up the good work!
Thought I might find you here, just to answer your query the other day to confirm, yes thanks, I was feeling better too after the day when you witnessed the rare event of me venting my spleen. Hence the
However, with the power of positive thinking all is sorted and now back to my lunch in the sun!
Cold chicken salad Kim, with the traditional additives!
Good Health Fanny to you and Mr.C and all the Owlets!
OoRoo

Well obviously you’ve all gone back to bed, I’m off too, nighty night

Gosh FannyC, there is no indication on daytime threads that you are going through another nightmare of a time.
You and your poor husband, how awful, no wonder you’re not sleeping well.
I’ve just got up for a drink and as Orlin is snoring I thought I’d stay downstairs until I’m tired enough to sleep through the rhino noises.
It’s so lovely and peaceful at this time for me, but the solitude must be difficult when you have worries.