Yet another *Soops* kitchen for all us like minded people

There are a few drops of rain falling here (S E Essex) still hot and sticky. The storm is due any time now.

Will catch up with posts one day

Kitty wishing your brother well

Hope all goes as well as it can tomorrow n&g, with luck all will be peaceful. I know you will have a well deserved and fabulous weekend.

Look after yourself kitty, hope your brother improves and will seek help if it’s needed.

Oh dear muse, there goes the diet, again .

Goodnight everyone, sleep well.

N&G I hope the funeral goes as well as these things can.
Your Multiple celebrations sound lovely. I hope you all have a great time.
kitty I’m sorry to hear the news about your brother. I hope things get better for him soon.
muse the cake looks lovely. Thank you. Ooh strawberries too. Yummy.
I’m very sleepy tonight too. Heat doesn’t agree with me.
Take care all

N&G I hope no outfit change required between each individual celebration..Christmas jumper, rabbit ears…sounds fun!
Blossoming soon be over? What a worrying time kitty I sincerely hope the source of the infection is found soon. muse no inside toilets! my nethers would not recover, I’d need a portable heated throne.
And you artists, with your amazing paintings, no way in a zillion years here, you have my admiration.
I’m tired, a disturbed night with an upset tum, goodness knows why, so I’ll be away to my bed early. MrJ has free entry to an online poker game, he’ll join me whenever.
Enjoy your evening all. I hope the panaches are as well as can be.

Blossoming be thinking of you lots of positive thoughts?
Have a great weekend N&G sounds lots of fun.Your painting is lovely Grandmabatty talented lady.
We have had a day in Brixham and a wonderful fish lunch.
Have a nice evening all.

Oh, kitty, I meant to send you - and your brother - my best wishes. It must be so hard for you to know your sibling is suffering and difficult to diagnose, as it seems. I know from sad experience how difficult a situation it is.

Thank you Brooke. That's very kind of you.

A day of some confusion! I had to get up in time to be at the dentist's to have my teeth polished by the hygienist at 9am. All too often I am still semi comatose at that hour! Last night I had gone on line and booked a table for lunch today at my favourite Italian restaurant. This morning, they sent me a message to tell me they weren't open. So I had to ring my friend and tell her not to meet me there. We agreed on the Turkish restaurant where we often lunch and luckily they were open and had a table for us. We have missed our weekly lunches throughout this long, distressing time when not only did her husband die (not Covid) but she was then diagnosed with cancer and she is still recovering from her very gruelling chemo treatment. Meanwhile, her hair is re-growing and her prognosis is uncertain, but she still has her sense of humour.
Having had a pleasant lunch, I came home and slept for at least an hour. I am a world-class sleeper!
N&G, I hope the funeral is a time for family reconciliation. One 'difficult' relative can make it hard for everyone else. Anyway, Merry Christmas at midsummer! What a good idea. I may mention it to certain members of my family. Blossoming, all the best for your procedure and a favourable result. Fingers crossed for you.
soop, I do hope you have mastered that 'pretty dog' by now and taking it easy as you deserve.
Just turned the TV on and saw Wales's second goal. Good for our fellow Celts. Not that I have the slightest interest in . Andy is back on the tennis court tomorrow,

Ooops Grandmabatty I forgot to say how lovely your peony painting is, another very talented Kitchener! I love the deep pink colours ?

Beetroot and Chocolate cake and homegrown strawberries… now you’re talking muse! It’s good to see you back ?

Puzzler61 it was a peony in my art tutor's garden. I started the painting there and worked on it at art class today. I have more to do to it before I'll be happy.

Thinking of your brother kitty and hoping things improve a bit soon, it must be such a worry for you all
Hope all goes well on Saturday blossoming and I really hope you get the all clear. I’ll be thinking of you with fingers crossed
Also N&G I hope tomorrow goes ok without too much stress and worry and it’s a really wonderful idea that you’re all celebrating Christmas together on Saturday - I hope you thoroughly enjoy it and have as much fun as you possibly can!
Your Sambucus looks stunning too Maw I really like the dark leaf of that plant.
Today I’ve been to the hairdressers and had a much needed cut and colour, then DH picked me up and we treated ourselves to lunch at one of the local garden centres. Then home to do some work in the garden, me doing weeding and DH moving things around to better places under careful supervision of course ?
It’s been sunny all day but windy so will have to pop out to do the watering a bit later.
Enjoy your painting soop you’re very talented and enjoy your stir fry and noodles Susan it sounds yummy

Mmmmm … Thank you muse ?

Thank you for all your support, lovely kitcheners. If you don’t see me on Friday it will be because I’m locked in the bathroom. Luckily we have another one for Mr. B to use!

Forgot the homegrown ? ? ? ? Help yourselves?

I think this should be on the “random thought” thread, but my feet have been so hot today I have washed them 3 times already and will do it again before bed! ? ?

Blossoming ? ? ,
I hope your procedure is easier this time and wishing for a very positive outcome for you. It’s understandable you are so worried.
Grandmabatty Lovely peony painting. ? Do you look at one in your garden when you begin, or start from a picture?

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Thank you for leaving the door open soop. As Arnie is true to his word, so am I. I'm back with beetroot and chocolate cake as well. Plus homegrown ?. I blame MrM for the 1/3 missing. He gave the game away with half of it stuck in his beard.

We've had a busy three days as the groundwork men started on Monday. Drainage is on it's way. Excitement builds. Toilets to be connected soon. Luxury. I've lived with no indoor toilet for six years. Sympathy vote please. We now have what looks like being an abyss. How dare you Jax ! No - it's not the outside loo?.

N&G such true words you say. I will almost be repeating what you are doing a week on Saturday. Darling daughter and granddaughter arrive for 7 whole days. She's missed 3 holidays with us. Have a brilliant time.

Love the upgrade Grandmafrench. Now remind me what was it before?

Hi everyone, not been in much lately finding it hard to settle to things while waiting for news of my brother. He was on a stroke ward, on itu back on a stroke ward. He is sitting out of bed and talking but then sleeps a lot. They haven't got to the bottom of the infection and had to abandon the MRI scan as he got too distressed.

My sister in law confided that he had also shown signs of dementia and wouldn't go to the doctor. He needs a good by his big sister talking to if and when he comes home.

Enjoy Christmas N&G, I suspect you will all need it.

Blossoming best wishes for your 'procedure'.

soop, you are a superstar!!

TOYA

I’ve got one too!

Blossoming?

I hope the funeral goes as well as can beN and G and hope the estranged daughter behaves?
I am glad you have Christmas and so many other celebrations to look forward to at the weekend.I bet the boys are so excited??

I love your painting Grandmabatty.I would love to be able to paint but my talents lie elsewhere!

Glad you have had a good couple of days celebrating dragonfly?

A friend called round for coffee this morning.We had so much to catch up on and put the world to rights as well.

DH has spent another day in the garden.It is looking lovely.

Easy stir fry and noodles for tea as we are both exhausted with the hot weather?

We are looking after B tomorrow so if I don’t get a chance to pop in I will wish you all the best for your appointment on Friday now soop?

TOYA

Thank you Dragonfly. *Nannandgrampy enjoy your Christmas dinner! You will deserve it.

Blossoming ? I hope it all goes well. Thank you Soop. My tutor calls my style loose. I call it hashy ☺️ Thank you Doodle. He's a lovely boy and I'm fortunate that he can be distracted. His cuddles are so sweet too.

Hope all goes well for you Blossoming
soop please take care of your very precious self (and himself too of course ?)
Lovely picture grandmabatty . Your boy wonder sounds a lovely handful ( we had one of those too. He’s a bit bigger now…in fact a lot bigger. He gives lovely hugs ?)

Blossoming and much love from us lot.

Grandmabatty You are gifted. You have captured the essence of the peony rose perfectly.

Welcome back, maddyone.

N&G Big (((hugs)))

I have neglected the ironing and all other household jobs. All day spent doing my best with the latest portrait. I am getting there. I can well understand why Van Gogh cut his ear off.

I must away to tidy the painting gear which has taken over the computer room

I am thinking of you all. You matter and you darn well know it.