Good news for you both soop, once the arranging is done you can relax and wait for the positive outcome. I didn't mind the isolation pre surgery, it was a time we could relax and take our family advice 'chill Mum, just chill'.
Mr C's new hearing aids are absolutely fantastic. The NHS at its best. We're both far more relaxed, no need for Mr C to work so hard to try to understand what's going on or for me to be alert to translate for him. These are so much better than his older aids, controlled from a phone app he can adjust the settings instantly for different noise levels, there's a tv setting and one for the phone which seem to work automatically. Still getting use to operating them he's absolutely thrilled. They will get a proper test on Sunday when we meet the family for a doubtlessly noisy meal.
Give our regards to Cambridge brook, we did love our break there and hope to return in the Autumn if we can face the long journey again.
We had the morning mooching a shopping centre, failed to find something new to wear onSunday, not that I need it, rather wanted a change, but no matter as we used a voucher for some enjoyable lunch, no cooking here today, hooray.
Good wishes to your son shazza. What a difficult situation blossoming, your friend is fortunate you are there to listen but goodness, how stressful for you.
Wishing you all a good weekend. Enjoy all you can. TOYA
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Welcome dear peoples. Tuck into our buffet of home-baked goodies. 
Grandmabatty Did the steak pie have short-crust pastry? If so, I'm envious.
brook I have a great fondness for Cambridge. My late Nana and I had afternoon cream tea on the lawn of a smart hotel close to the river. The wasps lurved the strawberry jam. 
corner I am thrilled for Mr C. My hearing aids are the NHS newest and they really are wonderful. When one has hearing loss, it's difficult to enjoy conversations in a busy environment. I was always aware of a background drone. If I couldn't read the lips of the person who was speaking...panic stations! I often nodded or shook my head and hoped for the best.
Good afternoon lovely Kitcheners. Thank you all for your kindness, my friend is also MrB’s sister so you can imagine how upset he is. We will give whatever support we can. This is so out of character for her husband (who is our BiL) we’re sure there must be something wrong. He has also contradicted himself from day to day and is being very erratic. Whatever his mental state she needs to look after herself now.
That’s wonderful about your DH’s hearing aids Cotnergreen and also MrSoop’s cataract surgery Soop. Welcome back Doodle.
I’m feeling much better today, I slept well last night and it has been a beautiful warm day here. We have had a slow meander by the river this afternoon. I remembered my step counter and I’m quite proud of the result after being unable to walk during the gout flare. Onwards and upwards
And this is where our steps led us!
Popping in to update the Kitchen with my latest news. I’ve sold my house! All the decluttering I was doing earlier this year was a prelude to putting it on the market. We were taken aback by the amount of interest we had and it sold in ten days. Today everything was finalised with a binding contract and so we will be moving in a month’s time. Scary thought after 25 years! It’s time to move on, though.
Decluttering is still going on as we will be downsizing. Our son helped us clear the attic - four trips to the dump/recycling centre and two charity shop runs disposed of most of it. Some of the things up there I swear I’d never seen before in my life! 
This week I’ve been putting all the photos we’re keeping into storage boxes. I found some cases on the big river company, like attaché cases and within them are boxes like video tapes used to come in, so you can sort them into years, or trips, or locations etc. They’ll be neat and tidy and easy to store instead of in random biscuit tins and shoe boxes dotted around the place.
Now you know why I haven’t been contributing much to the kitchen, it’s been all go here! So the next month will be all about preparing for pastures new - challenging but exciting!
TOYA. ❤️
Grannmarie Leaving on a jet plane...I had the record many, many years ago. Have yourselves a wonderful treat.
Suedonim Congratulations! All that hard work that you put into decluttering has now reaped rewards. In a sense, I feel very good about "letting go". A new beginning, although a challenge, can be an exciting chapter in your lives. Also, less clutter is a bonus. I am decluttering the wardrobes. Mr Soop took several bags to the charity shops on Friday. He asked me, "did you feel sorry to part with some of your best clothes?" I said, no. Although best, they no longer fit/suit me. Someone will benefit. A good result.
Shazza I have been thinking about your son and his hospital stay in China. Having his wife close by must be a huge comfort to him. Please update us.
Blossoming I am very impressed with your photograph, and your "steps" are worthy of a gold star.
Yia Such a sad time for your daughter-in-law. My heart goes out to her.
I have given the bedroom and the computer room a thorough blitz. It's time to loll and watch the snooker. Keeps me out of mischief. I trust that you lovely lot approve.
Well done Suedonim, what a tribute to decluttering your post is, those photograph cases sound very interesting, I shall have a look a bit later.
soop I’ve found that decluttering can feel good too, it’s the mostly standing and trying on with clothes that is difficult at the moment but I’m getting there. (very slowly )
Thank you for kind comments on my upcoming move! Bellanonna although we’ve been here 25 years we have also had two foreign postings in that time, and a number of previous moves, as experience, so I hope it will be fairly smooth.
Happy holiday, Granmarie! I think I’d quite enjoy decluttering somsone else’s house. With no emotional attachment you could say ‘Well that’s a load of rubbish’ and just ditch it.
Absolutely right about someone else benefiting, Soop. I advertised a big ‘brown’ sideboard free for collection. It’s about 40yrs old and I didn’t expect anyone to take it. I was delighted when a young woman asked for it - she will paint the sideboard and have it in the new cafe she is opening! She also took a large cheese plant for the cafe that I won’t be able to take with us. Win:win.
We do have somewhere to move to, in Perthshire. It will be better connected than here. We’ve lost all the local services we had 25 years ago ? and with none of our children living locally, plus the storms we’ve endured this winter, it didn’t feel like the right place in which to get old.
We decided to make the move while we’re still fit and heathy. I’ve watched a friend leave it too late and she and her Dh ended up as emergency cases in a care home. We have no reason to think that could happen to us but then a few years ago, neither did my friend imagine such a thing. We’ll also be five minutes drive from our dd with two children. She’s anticipating lots of babysitting and my GD says she’s coming for tea every day!
However, we’re buying a new build which won’t be ready until late summer so we’re moving into a one bed flat close to where we live now for the duration and our goods and chattels will go into storage. Ho hum, fun and games! One good thing is that moving seems to work as a diet as I’ve lost a few pounds without trying, so that’s cheering.
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