Soop's welcoming and supportive kitchen for kindly folk...

Thank you all, much appreciated. Lovely warm welcome here

Cake? Oh yes.. never say no to cake!
I made a coconut cake last week and it was yummy, but for the size of it, it disappeared a bit quick

Good to hear you were creative JustMe and made coconut cake. During last year’s lockdown it was banana loaf we were all knocking out ?
Have a good day everyone - a mini heatwave is predicted here in the Midlands Tuesday and Wednesday so I’m off for a rootle in the back of the wardrobe for suitable clothing. ?

A huge, warm welcome for JustMe The more, the merrier. And we certainly welcome any merriment at this time.

Still no word from Lara. Even if she is going to stand steadfast by the rules and regulations, she could at least acknowledge my simple, straightforward message regarding Maw. Surely that is the courteous thing to do.

Cat was missing for five days. 9:35 precisely, Fern makes her presence known. 9:42 breakfast is served in the utility room. 9:50 - a quick wash and stretch. 9:55 leaves an empty dish and not a word of thanks. What does she think we are? A fast food takeaway, that's what.

I am about to make coffee. Haven't yet read through all the messages since I logged off yesterday. Will most certainly do so after lunch.

A quick breather as toddler has finally gone down for a nap. Hello and welcome to new posters. Glad that Fern has deigned to return. We've been to the swings and puddle splashing this morning,then more water play in the kitchen sink. After lunch I'm going to attempt to get him to make a picture for Easter. This boy is not a fan of drawing and painting and would rather run about so it may not be successful. Have a good day all

It’s a fine day here the sun has got his hat on?
DH is sorting the garden ready for a new fence tomorrow alas I can only supervise?. BBQ at the weekend hopefully.
Pleased Fern has graced you with her presence! Soop
Have a pleasant afternoon everyone.

kitty Persie, wearing her birthday dress is a delight. She is beautiful. Her dress is too. Eight years old. Wow! Torben will be eleven very soon.
It is good to hear you sounding full of the joys of spring. There is much to look forward to.

Nannytopsy Top Wonder Nanny, that's you.

Iam64 Marydoll anno Callistemon et al. I am seriously disappointed with the attitude of HQ. We, in the kitchen, have, for several years remained firm friends. I cannot recall a single incidence of any ill feeling between us lot. Surely, we deserve a kind response. Is anybody there? I ask with just a hint of frustration.

Susan Belated birthday to our brave wee warrior - Henry. With virtual hugs galore.

An infrequent visitor here, had a couple of good days last week then back in the doldrums.
I went to bed Saturday afternoon and stayed until lunch time yesterday, I am rudderless at the moment.
My GS1 is 22 today and tomorrow would have been H’s 85th.
I did have him for a long time I know.
We had a hectic few days as My D and SiL were staying with us temporarily from their home in Antigua and she came home on H’s birthday.Of course his family came to see the baby and the house always seemed full.
No keeping family away in those days.?
I have filled four boxes of DVD’s which now seem obsolete with the advent of Netflix, Amazon Prime etc.
They are waiting to go into the garage to linger there until we decide how to dispose of them.
Very warm here even though the sun has been clouded over.
Have the best day you can everyone.

Welcome back dear annsixty. We all need and deserve social interaction, especially during the tough times. I fully understand why it is your feel deflated. All that I can offer you from here in our kitchen, is a supportive virtual arm around your shoulders. Please don't go far.

kitty, Lovely picture of Persie in her party dress. I can't believe it's 8 years since you reported her arrival! So many babies have been born to Kitcheners- even Torben was a toddler when Gransnet arrived on the scene. In no time at all they will be taking A-levels. My youngest GS is 13 now, and towering over me.

Sorry to hear your feeling so down Anne ?

annsixty sorry you are feeling rudderless.
It must be the lack of normal routine that is making us feel like that. I do feel a lack of motivation at the moment (blaming after-effects of my 2nd vaccine) as if I have to force myself to do anything!

We have boxes of DVDs and CDs - will they ever become collectors' items like some vinyl has?

Beautiful picture of the birthday girl kitty , pleased Fern has visited soop .

Busy here in Gravy Grange, DD has torn ligaments in her ankle and is on crutches which means additional Granny duties. The Doc in A&E said it would be six weeks at least before she would begin to feel better...

Fern is a minx- she knows now she can fly in at any time, day or night and receive lovely food carefully prepared. Not so much as a word of thank you.

kittylester that is a beautiful photo of Persie in her lovely dress. I love Wolfie poking his nose in the picture.

I went out today dressed for mid January not realising it actually was 20C.

My immediate neighbours had a party on Saturday night- I wish then I had been 100%certain- I would have rung the police. I thought I was about to be burgled, I heard noises, saw flashes of light but I could see zilch and then it settled.

GrannyGravy13 Thank the powers that be for Grannies such as you. Your poor daughter will be incapacitated for some long time. Torn ligaments, I believe, are more painful than a simple fracture.
I was floored for a brief moment. As I was typing fracture, the word went completely out of my memory box. I was thinking - fraction, and was about to look up the word in the dictionary.
Is that something I should be worried about?

Callistemon If in doubt, put said DVDs and CDs in a nice strong box and keep. Who knows? In time, all the stuff we consider old fashioned may have a new lease of life. A bit like all the stuff Mr Soop has squirreled away in the loft and shed.

Yiayia Our weather is cool and a wee bit unsettled today. Swings and roundabouts. We all seem to get our fair share of what Mother Nature deems right and proper.

Puzzler Don't forget the sun cream.

Grandmabatty Oh the joy of splashing in puddles and playing with water in the kitchen sink. I've some very happy memories of spending time doing just that with the grandchildren. How about walking besides iron railings and using a stick to make a noise? Or climbing up other people's steps and then saying, Oh, we don't live at this house. Let's try the next flight. It seemed such fun. Especially when I was fit and able to participate.

Chaleygirl Did you call Fern a minx? I agree. She takes us for granted. Not an iota of respect. As my late father often said, treats the place like a hotel.

I shall now fare ye well until tomorrow. It's been good to have a wee catch-up.

Best wishes to every one of our Kitcheners.

No, don’t be worried soop. It happens to me all the time. A familiar word just escapes me. Going through the alphabet can help, but I see in your case you already had the first four letters correct! Worry not, I gather it’s common. Or not uncommon ?

These sound like fun activities Soop. Sadly the boy decided not to nap so it's been a challenging day. His dad, my sil, has also been whisked off to hospital with chest pains and breathing difficulty so I'm waiting to find out if I'm needed to watch dgs tonight. It never rains etc etc.

Hope your SIL is ok Grandmabatty , I never in a million years realised being a Gran was going to be such hard work, it’s worth it though for the love ? we receive.

Hope you have some good news of your sil Grandmabatty

Hoping all is well with your SiL grandmabatty what a worry ..
It’s lovely to see you here ann and sorry you’ve been feeling a bit down - hopefully things will seem a bit better soon
The rain has just arrived in Inverness after a lovely warmish day up until now. I’ve been just pottering in the garden not doing much. We had a lovely red squirrel on the squirrel feeder for ages but when I tried to get a photo he got all camera shy - I’ll try again next time

Grandmabatty,hope all is well?

annsixty you’ve been missed ?
Lovely picture kitty, the joy! Pleased Fern deigned to show up for dinner soop jolly decent of her! Hope your SIL is ok Gbatty rather concerning ?.
Well my day was brightened by an email from GN (some are responding) to tell me I’d won £200 of vouchers, how exciting. I’ve mentally spent some of it on exciting things like a water butt, I know how to live. I’ve also learnt what wax melts are, a good wheeze someone thought up imho, but fair enough. Garden tidied this morning, this afternoon I was on my voluntary phone work until 5.. I had some T shirts and a top delivered by Tu, perfect, how they can get their sizing right when M&S have really lost it (4 tops to return), beats me, Tu are good quality and £4 a t shirt, I emailed to tell Tu thanks.
Thoughts with those in a difficult place this evening ?

‘Evening All ‘

Well what a glorious evening!

I went out with my walking buddy this afternoon and even wore sunglasses because the sun was so bright!
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Funnily enough, this morning at 11am Adam Boulton on SKY news was talking about restrictions being lifted allowing groups of 6 etc and then said ... over to (whoever) in Urmston, Gtr. Manchester... and there was ‘our park’ in the rose gardens! Seemed strange seeing it on tv!

I’m off to watch the last 2 episodes of ‘Big Little Lies’ and can squish those in nicely before I find out ‘who dunnit’ in ‘Unforgotten’ at 9pm. Hope everyone has a peaceful night ahead. x

Wow jaxj congratulations and very well done on your winnings ??