Welcome back, dear soop - sooper to see you in the Kitchen again and struggling determined to catch up with all that's happened. Maybe BT, if you ask ever so nicely and stop beating them about the head with stuff, could pay for you to have a social secretary who will deal with all the incoming mail and make sure you are au fait with everything wherever you are. Mmmm! And there they fly.....???
Friday MUST be a good day for you. It's horrific that you struggle on without anyone making sterling efforts to finally sort out your nethers! I feel that Mr Soop - since he has the photographic evidence and lives with you and your problem and discomfort and sadness on a daily basis - might just be the man of the moment. He will perhaps make your case, put on the pressure and refuse to be fobbed off with half promises or little help. We (Leos) are good at fighting the good fight, but sometimes when it's for ourselves and we feel low and vulnerable, that's when we need a mentor, someone riding shotgun who can say 'now look here'. Don't hold back on the detail of your suffering and the constant difficulty it causes in your life - has done for so many years. Now is the hour - speak now or let your DH speak for you. You deserve a solution to put right the problem that someone else caused! Fingers all crossed for you. x
Doodle What Jax said and a little bit more. Panache needs to speak to the team leader in charge of her lovely man's care. He's a fighter and if he's going to go on fighting, he needs the proper treatment which has probably been denied him for all these months. Tell dear Panache we're willing her on to success and some relief for both of them. 
Beautiful flowers, Maw. I so love peonies and those are lovely photographs of your garden. (And your Rosie)
Have a wonderful trip, Urms and come back refreshed and with a S/Father who has made memories with you all and who must be so pleased and happy and excited. All your doing!
Do hope the news is slightly better for you today, kitty.
Not impressed by your news, Muse. That behaviour has to be stamped out immediately. As everyone has suggested, you must report it, even if you have already responded. It's so easy, you just press 'Report" next to 'Private Message' and point GNHQ in the direction of the troublemaker. Don't lose a moment's sleep or waste any thought on it. ?
I never made it to the Pharmacy today - just too boiling hot. 28 in the pool, 38 in the garden, so I splashed about in the pool, floated on my pool cushion and generally entertained myself for a couple of hours swimming and rescuing Ladybirds. I put them on the tiles, they flew back into the water again - good game! So my endless search for insect bite relief will be put on hold until tomorrow, but I ended up really cool and comfortable.
Now tomorrow is super exciting - a visit to the Dentist. Yaaay! Hate the Dentist due to childhood terrors from evil Dentists. (Think slapping, shouting and being hurt!) Always had really nice ones latterly but I still hate having 'stuff' in my mouth and spend much time worrying about choking, and actually choking. It's all hateful. DH and I will need to spend loadsa money, I know. We'll get a pep talk, and a scale and polish and a written estimate, but at the end of all that, it will be time to get out that cheque book, I'm afraid.
When I say cheque book, some British people laugh because it seems that these are being used less and less in the UK - is that right? Here it's rather different and more old-fashioned. It's still possible to stand patiently waiting in a supermarket queue while someone searches for their pen, then their cheque book and carefully writes out a cheque for their groceries, having redeemed vouchers and checked that they have had the benefit of current special offers. It all takes time. No cheque cards in guarantee, though. Because if you write a cheque which bounces, you're in big trouble and you will also quite possibly have your account closed. So, no one worries about needing guarantees for payment. Your name and address is printed on the cheque as well - they know where you live! There is no escape!
That's a lovely cartoon, Pitt. Perhaps being supported by unbiased people who have empathy but don't know you, is easier and more reliable sometimes than confiding in friends? Maybe.
Sleep well, sweet dreams all you Kitchen types.
Stay safe and stay happy.
Night ?♀️??
Urmstongran have a wonderful break, I have such fond memories of the Plockton Hotel and 90/- ale, and walking home 9 miles with Mr. B, each carrying a bagful of carryoot. We were young and silly and 9 miles was no distance 
Saw this and thought of Soop's kitchen.
‘Evening All’.
Another lovely warm day up here in the NW. We met old friends inside a pub this afternoon. It was lovely to catch up. We reminisced about FREEDOM days in years gone by when we all holidayed together in Lanzarote and Florida. We have made tentative plans for next year. It keeps us all going through these difficult days.
I’ve decided to take some time out from GN.
Every now & again I feel the need to re-group. Not all threads are as pleasant as this one.
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As some of you might recall, we are off to Wester Ross this weekend with my stepfather. He is SO looking forward to being back in his village and being able to enjoy a wee dram with his cousins and extended family there.
Fingers crossed that our 8 hour trip up - and back - is uneventful (Himself does all the driving) that we enjoy some decent weather with no midges and that we all have a good time. Our bi-annual road trip will take us through amazing scenery with a stop off for a picnic and much welcome leg-stretch at Loch Lomond on Saturday lunchtime and then onward taking in the spectacular views through Glencoe.
We plan to visit places for my stepfather that he holds dear - Ullapool, Portree and Applecross. Apparently he used to cycle all the way up there from Plockton with a friend in his teens!
This will be his trip down ‘Memory Lane’ and we hope to make it restful yet memorable for him. He is very dear to us and I know how much this all means to him.
Until I return to GN I shall hold you all in my thoughts. You have all become such lovely friends in this kitchen. This is definitely one of the nicest places to visit. (And the Argy is such a giggle!).
See you soon Doodle ?
xx
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