All New Night Owls 🦉🌙 ☕️

Morning everyone
Thank you for kind wishes and support. I have been awake since 3.30am wondering what is going to happen next.
I went to see my DH yesterday, not much improvement, unfortunately l couldn't speak to a doctor and the nurses were not able to tell me anything.
Besides his other symptoms, l noticed he seems to have a problem swallowing.
I do feel very alone at the moment, at least l have the dog, although he is snoring right now. He is a great comfort though.

Hello Maya
Tell me about your dog.
Mine is currently snoring at the foot of the bed too.
Her name is Gracie. She’s 7 and a Tibetan Spaniel/ Bichon Frise cross.
My husband and I have had a pretty shocking few years, and she’s really got us through at times.
They are amazing, aren’t they

Morning all. Am wide awake again … DH and DCat are snoring next to me so I’ve given up trying to sleep!

Oh Mayal I’m so sorry to hear your DH is in hospital - what a worry for you. I do so hope that the Dr and/or nurses will have some news for you and that he starts to improve. Nights can be lonely times - I’m glad you have your dog. They can be such a comfort can’t they.
Be kind to yourself. I hope you have some good friends and/or neighbours you can talk to. Do accept any offers of help. Thinking of you and sending you a big hug 🌻🌻 xx

Morning Fanny 👋

Hello Fanny
I've seen the pictures you have posted of Gracie, she is absolutely beautiful.
Finn is a rescued Border Collie, just turned 12 and unfortunately his health isn't great either. We adopted him when he was a year old. He had been mistreated and abused. He is scared of stairs and cannot be left in enclosed spaces.
The last 11 years have been amazing though, we have met new friends both people and dogs and l can honestly he is my best friend.

Ah, thank you Maya.
Finn is so lucky that he met you both. I bet that he is so loyal and loving.
‘Morning Sally 👋
It’s my birthday today, so here is a special photo of Gracie

She’s having a small operation next week.
She’s got a wart thing on her eye lid, and she’s having it removed.

Sending you a hug as well Maya, from both of us x

Happy birthday, l hope you are doing something nice to celebrate.
Thank you.
Good luck with the operation next week.
Gracie could easily be a dog model she is so photogenic and looks like she is so at ease in front of the camera.

Thank you.
I hope that you have an okay today, and manage to get some positive news from the hospital.
I’ll be thinking of you.
Keep us posted if you feel able

Happy Birthday Fanny - I hope you have a wonderful day celebrating 🥳. Gracie is lovely. I hope her operation goes well next week.
Here’s my Harvey - so he doesn’t feel left out!

After recovering from cystitis - I thank you for your good wishes, I’ve gone down with a stinker of a cold - got through 2 loo rolls today! Really annoyed, as I’d avoided catching DD2’s Christmas cold and DD1’s New Year Covid. I’ve no idea where this has come from. I’ve had two long naps and now wide awake, so I’m on the sofa with a cup of tea and a bit of selly telly.
Lovely pictures of dogs - I help DD2 with hers, but after a lifetime - well 50 years - of having multiple dogs, I don’t want the responsibility, at my age, of another.

Morning to you all.
Mayal hope you doing ok 💐
A belated Happy Birthday Fanny 🎂my last dog had a wart removed from her eyelid and she was great afterwards.
GG hope your cold goes away quickly, there's so much if it about
The photos of your two dogs look are gorgeous, I adore mine. We haven't got out for our long walks as the snow is still lying here, it just freezes up every night and makes everywhere so slippy. I'll have to try to get out today for some shopping, but not looking forward to getting my car out of the driveway as it's a wee bit steep and very slippy. I'll have to get some proper clothes on too as I've spent my days in my Oodies as they have kept me so warm.

How is your DH, Mayal Are you doing ok?

Mayal so sorry about your husband, what an awful time you're both having. 💐

Gracie and Harvey are both adorable. I think a thread with photos of pets would be nice, or maybe it's been done.

Wide awake here. I'm okay, thank you all for your kind thoughts. My DH is slowly recovering, his right side is affected. Speech still slurred and swallowing a problem.
I have tried to be positive and contacted our GP for help and they have been very supportive. They have told me that the hospital must put some kind of care plan in place to help for when DH gets out of hospital.
The pictures of Gracie and Harvey have cheered me up enormously.
Hope you are feeling better Georgesgran.

Hello! Just moved on here from taking a miserable 6 for wordle. Life can only get better! Sleep eludes but I'm wonderfully cosy. Meeting two friends for coffee at 1030 so that's a look forward to. Will now catch up with Graham Norton and guests. Like him a lot.

Things are improving here. I still have my cold, but it has dried up, giving my poor nose a chance to recover!
Mayal it’s good to hear your DH is recovering a little - progress post stroke can be very slow, so it may be a while before he’s discharged. Perhaps this will help to identify his other health problems too? I hope you both get the help you will need to get him home. Does your son/other family live nearby to give you a hand. Not driving is difficult - sometimes, to get away on one’s own just for half an hour can be such a help. At least you can take your dog out for a bit of exercise.
Well, I’m sleeping on the sofa at the moment, as it’s an easier run to the loo than it is upstairs - TMI, but I’ll leave you to guess - it’s the sneezing!!
David Gilmour is on 130 - it’s gentle and melodic, so I’ll settle down and see if I can sleep, but the room is cold and white frost outside already.

Morning everyone A cold and frosty one out there in Cheshire. Slept since early for me around 10.30, so wide awake at 2.30 a.m.

Not surprised you're finding it difficult to sleep Maya, but good news that your DH is making progress and reassuring that the GP's are helping.

Sorry you're suffering with a nasty cold, Geeorgesgran but you're really in the best place staying cosy.

Have read the news and started my spelling bee; not yet in the mood for Wordle. Just downloaded a form to reclaim unused stamps which become illegal at the end of the month, so will print that and send them off today. Will need to use one for that! Then it's a cuppa and toast. Take good care of yourselves.

Think I saw on GN that the stamp change date had been extended to the end of July? I was lucky that I only added a few to what I already had to post my Christmas cards. I always used to have plenty to send cheques etc, but hardly post anything these days.

Good morning all! It’s nice to see so many of us here; not so nice that we are worrying/ feeling ill etc, but you know what I mean.

Oh Maya it’s wonderful to hear that you’ve had more positive news, and also that your GP is being supportive, that’s such a help too.
Our GP is absolutely marvellous, and I’m so grateful to them.

Sally Harvey is an adorable little lad!
Alioop can we see a picture of your dog too please?

Hope that everyone is feeling warm, comfy and relaxed

GG yes, the stamps thing has been very confusing.
I looked it up the othrr day, The official line from the RM is that ‘the deadline’ is the end of this month, but we have ‘a period of grace’ until the end of July when the stamps can still be used and are valid.

Ginny which Spelling Bee do you do? Is it the NYT one?

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I’ll attempt to post pics of Ollie, one of our spaniels. He was a Field Trial Champion, the 3td best dog in the country and in great demand as a stud dog.
One day when he was out with DH, he failed to respond to the whistle and DH found him dead in the grass. He was 11 - broke our hearts.

Oh my word, what a really sad story GG. Poor Ollie. He was an amazingly impressive dog.
I can totally understand your heartbreak

How are you feeling now? With me it’s coughing that causes issues