Soop`s cosy kitchen for sincere and pleasant peoples

Yiayia I understand your concern about your DGS’s anxiety.
Hopefully, he will be able to talk to the child psychologist about his concerns and that will help him. I hope everyone treats him gently and tries to understand his anxiety not force him into situations where he gets upset. Having been there may I offer comfort in that children grow up and with that growing up they become more confident in themselves and learn how to cope better with life. I hope he gets the help he needs soon and as a by product maybe your DIL can receive some help too.
Gransmabatty I am amazed at your energy. I have washed all the paintwork in the hall this morning and am taking a long time to recover. ?
soop not sure if your anniversary is today or tomorrow but have a wonderful time either way. You and MrSoop deserve each other and I mean that in the nicest possible way. You are a loving and lovely couple. ??
Wave to ? Urms and everyone. Thank you for the biscuits and coffee Tilly
Anyone heard from Galen recently?

Sorry! I forgot to welcome Grandmajean. You will be happy with us lot. I says so.

Welcome back, Bellanonna

Oh, Doodle, the boots are ready for the wearing. As for tartan underdrawers...

Thank you Nannagarra for your kind words. You lot are the best.

Blossoming It is always a pleasure to have your company.

Grandmafrench The sunny photograph lifts the spirits.
I also thought (for a second or two) that you wore "nothing"

Urms What is your favourite Italian dish? Next time we visit a M&S I shall look through the Italian (ready meal) selection. I'm never sure what to buy, or why.

Happy anniversary to you both Soop what a lovely photo! Yiayia that must have been a shock but better sooner than later I suppose.

Grandmabatty Do you ever relax?

Tillytrotter Yep! The Aga will be operating first thing tomorrow. As it's our wedding anniversary, I shall leave a buffet for you lovely lot to enjoy.
Here is a photo of we two on our wedding day thirty three years ago. Thank goodness I met and married this lovely man.

Laura Your sketch is beautiful. I love the detail. Are you a trained artist?

Yiayia You have every reason to be surprised by the suddenness of the pre-op assessment appointment prior to hip surgery. It is a very busy time for surgeons who have a vast backlog to deal with because of Covid. Please tell us whether the surgeon can fit you in in the new year. It would be shame to have your celebrations shelved. Fingers crossed.

Grandmafrench Cedric is a sweet pussy cat. The photo isn't good and clear enough for me to use for portrait painting. Perhaps Grandmajean can take more close up images. I need to see detail of facial features.
Right now, I am about to begin a portrait of a fluffy dog belonging to our neighbour. The neighbour will be celebrating a significant birthday in early November. I need to have the portrait finished well before I begin drop-bot procedures. After which, I shall be free to enjoy other more pleasurable activities.

Well I’m in shock,I have just been sent a pre op assessment for hip replacement for next week!! I have a big birthday and anniversary party booked for November and we are going away with the family for Christmas.My GP said it would be at least 6 months wait!!My own fault but will have to hope I can get it done in the new year.

Thank you all for your kind words about Oscar.My Dil has extreme health anxiety and that’s just making him even more anxious.He’s waiting to see a child psychologist and hope that will help him.It’s awful to see him so upset.

Very good sketch Laura another talented lady.Welcome GrandmaJean Will catch up later.

I am here to read through all your messages. Of late, I've been too busy with other tiresome matters. Now it's time to enjoy all your updates.

Before I begin...thank you, dear Duncan, for the beautiful, deep apricot Begonia which was delivered this morning. It made my day. I shall take very good care of it.

I have been productive this morning. I cleaned the inside of the fridge which badly needed it, to my shame. Then hoovered everywhere. I also did some painting. I took my kitchen aid to my dd as she's making cupcakes for a baptism and I have ordered a turkey roast, chipolatas,bacon, stuffing and a steak pie from my local butcher so Christmas and New year should be ok. I have a Tesco delivery later so the fridge and cupboards will be replenished. This afternoon I'm watching Angela Lansbury being Miss Marple on talking pictures and working on a cross stitch. It's an autumnal day here again. Have a good afternoon kitcheners.

Ooh, ginger biscuits! Thank you Tilly , it’s cold, wet and rainy here today so that sounds the very dab!

I’m disposing of yet more old paperwork today, the shredder is working overtime!

Hi soop let’s hope they can finally sort out your drop bot. scary as equity release may be, there is no cost to be put on ones health. At eighty you are still a spring chicken living your coming years pain free is worth every penny.

We prefer Turkey breast meat Charleygirl so we could share a whole Turkey.
I would love to be at that harbour Grandmafrench - blue skies are such a tonic and we seem to have lost ours!
Welcome to the kitchen new friends and old, I think soop lights the Aga tomorrow (1 Oct.) and we can all sit round cosily enjoying each other’s company.
Frothy milky coffee on the side and ginger crunch biscuits, to share.

Grandmafrench I think Cedric is a mischievous little minx but gorgeous.

SueDonim that is an excellent idea -I love turkey but I prefer the legs and I have no idea what happens to them! I have little space inside my freezer drawers but I do have sirloin steak. That is preferable to a boiled egg for Christmas lunch.

soop as others have said, November will soon be here.

I gave in this evening and switched on the heating. It was 10C here and dropping to 4C later.
TOYA

Jaxjacky Dobby does look like his namesake ! Will get a pic
Thank you all for the welcoming comments ☺️
Grandmabatty my adult children still read Our Wullie and The Broons when they come round and start rooting around among their childhood things which they don't want thrown out but won't take to their own homes !
Gorgeous photo Grandmafrench
Night everyone. Sleep well

Grandmajean welcome to the kitchen. Nice to meet you.
Grandmafrench what a lovely photo., I’m quite envious it was very chilly and windy here today.
? Cooee Urms hope you had a nice meal.
Take care all

I’ve just realised I haven’t looked in the kitchen for a while but today I particularly wanted to catch up with the latest from soop. I’m glad you’ve had the consultation and it is just a few weeks until you have the exploratory procedure. At last things are happening. I hope there is a satisfactory outcome for you.

I like the sketch “LauraNorder*.

Thanks for all the good wishes for my daughter. She is still teaching via zoom and is not feeling too bad.

muse glad to hear MrM is feeling a bit better with his leg dressing now. Lovely to have your DD visit. I bet you’re excited.
Yiayia sorry your DD isn’t well and that your DGS suffers from anxiety. Some children are sensitive to worries. Hope he’s ok.
soop whatever the outcome of your consultations and explorations I hope that life is more comfortable for you in the nether regions. Whatever the final outcome and your decision is, I know you will have the full support of the wonderful Mr Soop. Looking forward to seeing those tartan boots……..match your knickers ?
Grandmfrench Cedric is lovely and so tiny. ?
Hope you sleep better tonight.
Laura how are you. Thank you for sharing your drawing. I love the cat disappearing out of the room ?

‘Evening All”.

A late one from me as spur of the moment we decided to eat out at our favourite Italian restaurant here in Urmston. It’s family run and just perfect. Plus it’s literally around the corner. The owner welcomed us like old friends which was very sweet especially as we’ve been away all summer.

Lovely to see ‘old friends’ back in the kitchen tonight. It’s so cosy to open the door here and find favourite peoples have dropped in! This is such a comforting place isn’t it?

GrandmaFrench I read your post as you went out wearing nothing but long sleeves!

I forgot to mention Cedric. What a cutie! ?

It’s lovely to see some more new faces in the kitchen (I know you’re not new to Gransnet). This is a really warm, cosy and welcoming place. Sometimes I only have the energy to sit in a warm corner and watch, but that’s OK too. Plus there’s always some lovely cake. Cream slice, anyone?

Grandmafrench that sounds delicious except for the moules. I'm not a fan of mussels or seafood in general. The wonderful photo is so evocative of the south of France. Grandmajean my children still get The Broons or Oor Willie annual at Christmas from my mum. I once wrote a panto for the school when I was teaching called Snow White meets the Broons. LauraNorder welcome to the kitchen. Your drawing is lovely. I'm off to bed soon to read a while. Night all.

Oh Grandmajean AND LauraNorder in the Kitchen. What a Wednesday! Lovely to see you both and Laura you have great talent. If you'd like to draw us some menus for the Kitchen occasionally, that would go down as well as the real thing, I suspect. It would also avoid piling on the pounds!

You asked about my lunch out GrandmaB. It was a very ordinary French lunch (though delicious) but special to us because we hadn't eaten out on our own for the very longest of times. We had a couple of goats cheese nibbley bits with some smoked sausage and an apéro, followed by Moules, followed by a small cheese platter, followed by Panna cotta with salted caramel sauce and meringue, and a pichet of chilled local rosé.

The temperature was a sunny 27 degrees and I was glad I wore nothing with long sleeves. We sat on the edge of a terrace, just out of the sun and I was flabbergasted to see a little red squirrel racing along and climbing palm trees in the Port. Over 20 years I have lived in France and have yet to see a red squirrel. Today's location was the last place I would have expected!

NannaG The microwave, we guess, must be the only one in France which will fit the space occupied by one on its last legs now. It isn't just a microwave, it's another oven, something that grills (we hardly ever grill), it crisps pastry and pizzas and quiches, it bakes and roasts, and defrosts. And probably other things as well. It has one drawback - it's made by Whirlpool who are fairly well known for not understanding the words, 'customer service, after sales or maintenance'. So perhaps it will do none of the things it promises! Even the store we bought it from take the same view. I have tales about my washer and dryer made by the same illustrious bunch which would make your hair stand on end, but maybe not before bedtime, eh?

However, there's a big factory in Italy, not far away, and it's better than trying to order something which has no discernible delivery date, so we've bitten the bullet - it'll be here on Friday morning. (With some luck and a following wind, I suspect!)

Hope little Oscar gets some help and feels less anxious very soon, Yia. So sad for little kids to have to process the awfulness that the world has gone through these last two years.

Sleep well all - small, sunny photo to wish you all sweet dreams.
Night night x

Grandmajean does Dobby look like his namesake? ? definite Harry Potter thing happening with those cats names
I remember Oor Wullie, we used to get The Sunday Post as we lived in Perth for a while, the only other thing I recall is The Broons.
Lovely sketch LaursNorder a very cosy kitchen, much like this one.
It’s definitely verging on cold here tonight, it’s happened so quickly since sitting out for the family bbq on Sunday.
Sweet dreams all x

Good evening kitcheners.
I’ve really enjoyed the good news from Susan56 and from muse about Mr Muse having a better day on Monday post dressing change. Anytime now your DD should be arriving, muse; I bet you’re thrilled.
I think there are many encouraging signs soop in that the surgeon finds you positive, has (without being obvious) taken in many details about your health just by looking at you and is highly experienced. Early November will soon come at which point he will be honest about the likely outcome and you and Mr Soop can make your decision. My fingers are crossed that all goes well.
Spill the beans on this super-dooper microwave Grandmafrench!
I hope things improve Yiayia.
Cedric is so cute and adorable, Jean.
It’s good to see you in this warm and friendly kitchen, Laura. Thanks for the sketch and the cakes. Delish.
I’m the third who had a haircut today. No, I don’t look younger - should I have had more than 1 1/2” lopped to effect this? ?
Have a pleasant evening everyone, keep cosy and take care.
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Great sketch LauraNorder You are very talented. It all looks so cosy - nothing like a cat to make a house a home.

Grandmafrench has persuaded me into the kitchen ! I have been reading the posts for a bit and came back earlier to check on your cosultation Soop. I think you are wise to mull it over when you have had some initial investigations. You are a brave lady.

Cedric is my son and family's kitten. They have Dobby too ( one year old) Cedric came from the same breeder and the family were delighted to find that Dobby's new " brother" actually is related. They share the same father. So glad you like him. Will try to get a pic of Dobby too.

Have a peaceful evening Kitcheners. I won't comment on all the posts as am just finding my feet here.

Looking forward to the tartan boots ! I bought my son a tee shirt with a picture of "Oor Wullie" on it but with his name printed instead of Wullie. He ( son ) has been stopped by Scots in our Cheshire village several times asking where he got it ! For those who are not familiar with Wullie , he is a Scottish cartoon character much loved north of the border and was also familiar to my English DH who is from County Durham originally.