Grandmafrench
Good Morning everyone from a deep blue-skied South of France with wall to wall sunshine.
GrannyGravy - you know the saying “no news is good news?” That might avoid us all unnecessary worry but I take that literally sometimes. No news for me these days is me refusing to read one more tale of the rollercoaster of doom which runs through the media every day and can destroy our natural optimism, our zest for life, our motivation at one fell swoop. A day or two away from all that rotten news, I find, really helps. Give yourself a break, maybe, and allow emotions to get back on an even keel. And, if you aren’t able to change what’s happening, stepping back might just bring a bit of blessed relief. Hope your wobbles get the old heave-ho today! ?
sheep you’re allowed a greenhouse. Lovely for you. Bit concerned that the words ‘wallpapering table’ were mentioned! Hope that’s just a useful surface for your seeds and not another job on your list.All free time should be spent in your garden with a radio and little Pinchy for company.?
Love, love Freesias, Ash, a lovely thought. Is it likely your Mojo has travelled all that way, gelisa? Maybe your DH will come across it and bring it home to you. Enjoy your trip!?
Had an unexpected trip out yesterday evening. I defied the curfew and escaped quite unexpectedly on a TV prog., covering a 7 mile hike along the Cleveland Way to Whitby. I was blown away by the sheer grandeur of the scenery, the sweep of coastline, of beautiful farmland almost to the footpaths near the cliff edges. Imagine climbing over 200 steps in some places to follow the contours of the land where it seemed that the walker (an artist) had the world to herself. I was thrilled to see a place unknown to me and not have to share the views with loud commentaries, even louder Muzak and background noise. Real escapism. Possibly why I always find brook’s lovely photos so uplifting - being outside now is so important for our emotional well being, I feel.
Today I shall wash the floors. My dear dog will have her hairdresser visit today. No difference in our routine. She arrives in ? and parks her ‘work trolley’ next to a big garden table in our courtyard. Chloe stands on the table to be stripped etc., and then the groomer takes her into the shower and shampoos and dries her. She is then brushed outside. The dog loves the groomer, we can chat outside from a distance if we want. I clean when she’s gone. Everyone happy, especially the dog who then spends quite some time racing into and under big shrubs after our other dog - to show she doesn’t place too much importance on personal grooming, thanks ?. A darling dog we had years ago used to give us maybe 20 mins of admiring her new loveliness when we’d driven her back from the groomers and then would creep off if she could, to stand in the lake and wag her tail and bark. Can’t imagine what she was saying about pampering sessions and country ? dogs!
Hope everyone feeling poorly feels better today. Especially, Auntieflo, Mary daisy in Portugal, cherry and posters who aren’t currently up to posting. GM hugs to you all. To those who are struggling or sad, to those who have family worries, may today be brighter and filled with endless ????? and as many ????? as you need. Let’s all try to look towards the light, keep on going and find some small thing today to lift any flagging spirits.
Warm wishes to you all.Get well, Louis and get strong Iris.
Have a good day, folks. ?♀️??
Love the dog grooming stories ,* Grandmafrench.*