Soop's warm and welcoming kitchen for friendship...

Im unfortunately still not home yet, it’s just been one thing after another with todays journey. Sometimes it’s easy and trouble free and other times like today there’s cancellations and delays on every leg of the journey 🙁

SueD my son also wore a kilt for his wedding as did the bestman, the ushers and all his friends they all looked very smart. DiL did draw the line at bagpipes though! Had a nice lunch out with two friends today restaurant which looked very festive although I did find the life size fluffy swans a bit to lifelike! Homemade sweet potato and ginger soup tonight just the weather for it.

jaxjacky so sorry to hear the news about Imogen. Poor girl. Positive thoughts and prayers for her and the whole family. Keep strong

Brook that must be very frustrating. I hope you are home soon

I’m really sorry to hear about Imogen, Jax. That must have been frightening and upsetting for you all. I hope she gets the best of treatment and her future is bright.

Yia, I’d love to post wedding photos but for security reasons, I won’t. I’m glad some of you have happy kilt memories!

I’ve had a good day window shopping at various places near my son’s, then coming back to see the grandchildren when they got home from school and potter about with them, doing this and that.

Ds lit the log burner and we’re almost toasted into a coma in its warmth now!

Goodnight, everyone. TOYA. Xxx

Hello - what a busy kitchen!
What a shame for Imogen Jax after two clear years.
SueD that sounds like a great wedding!
soop, as long as there are meet ups on the calendar, I think a quiet Christmas with all your favourite treats can be lovely, particularly with the views from your windows!
It’s the village pensioners’ lunch tomorrow, so a group of us have fundraised, organised, shopped and , this afternoon, put out the tables and chairs, done the flower arrangements etc. At least there are outside caterers! Of course, we are pensioners too 🤣.
In the morning I have a WI committee meeting here and late tomorrow afternoon, the Tesco delivery for Wednesday’s garden club supper arrives. Once we have done the mulled wine and mince pies for Sunday’s Carol service, I can start our Christmas!
We are a small village and only a few who are active enough to do this sort of stuff, so we do.
Enough of a moan! I get to snuggle DGS2 on Friday and Saturday 🥰. He has finally walked and it starting to say more words - such a lovely age.
Sleep well- can I hear snores already?!

Really hope you’re home by now brook.
A forgettable fourth in the quiz, but great fun, night all.

Hope Imogen recovers quickly - is this blip adolescence related? Very worrying.

Much water on all the roads around the village with both rivers rising fast so that my journey to and from the surgery for a blood pressure check was quite alarming. Glad the BP wasn’t taken after the return journey! My Wonderful Cleaner has already rung to say she won’t risk coming tomorrow and the gardener wisely cried off today so who knows what the rest of the week will bring? All being well the innards of the grandfather clock are due to come back tomorrow but that may not be possible though a big van will have a better chance than a small car.

Hello kitchen people. This is a late one!
Commiserations to all of you with difficulties.
OH and I attended a reunion lunch today. A couple of dozen people who had worked at the company where I first met OH. He was a young graduate engineer and I was a secretary. A nice lunch but there were few people we knew,
I had news tonight of the death of my aunt. She was 91 and had been in a home for a while with Alzheimer’s. I last visited her in April and she didn’t know who I was. She was the last person on this earth who knew me as a baby. When I was born she had recently qualified as an SRN so insisted on carrying me home from the hospital. She was beautiful, elegant and charming.

Ladyleftfieldlover, I'm so sorry to read that you have lost your dear Aunt.
The people who knew us as babies are fewer and fewer these days.
My lovely Auntie, my Godmother, was a nurse too. She was the maiden Auntie of the family and always there for those who needed her.
I'm sorry for your loss.🙏

GrannySomerset, I hope you're OK.

Nannytopsy, enjoy your weekend with your wee boy. I love it when they start walking and talking, the wee personality really begins to emerge.

Just popping by to wish you all a good nights sleep.

Here I am at silly o’clock and not a wink of sleep. Silly isn’t it?

Covid is retreating. A head full of cotton wool, a frustrating cough and easily tired but so much better than I have been. Mr C is still testing positive, day 12 now, no he’s not a happy soul. A troublesome cough and cold like symptoms remain. He’s also very tired and I’m sure doing my share of sleeping. Goodness knows how it would have been without the jabs we’re so grateful for them.

Other than that we’re ok.

Floods round here too grannys, hope you aren’t too badly impacted.

I’m sorry to hear your news ladylfl. A sad loss, you must have had a very special connection.

It occurred to me recently that since my old friend has been absorbed by dementia there is no one alive I shared my childhood with in any meaningful way. No siblings and my remaining cousins spent little time with my family. No one to reminisce with now.

Sounds a wonderful wedding sued. Like ann I seem to just attend funerals these days. The last wedding I attended was our sons, ten years ago.

That must have been a shock for you all jax and imogen must be so disappointed. Hoping for a positive outcome for her.

Hope you’re home safely brook. A heck of a long day.

A very happy motorhome birthday wish for you for Saturday neine. We’ve never had one but loved our touring caravan. The freedom a home from home on wheels gives is like no other.

Lovely card urms. Thank you

I envy your walk soop. I fear we’d have drowned outside today. Worrying quantities of rain.

I’ll try to settle with some music now. Sleep will come, I hope! TOYA.

Water levels nearer normal but more heavy rain will cause problems. Yesterday it was simply streaming off the fields as everything is saturated and there is nowhere else for the water to go. Later in the week looks better, though.

Back from the supermarket shop and waiting for the workings of the grandfather clock to be returned. I so look forward to having it going again - such a companiable tick, almost feels as though there is someone else in the house. In fact the expert has just arrived, so that is all good. Just got to do battle with the printer and the Christmas card labels!

A fleeting visit, dear Kitcheners. We've had a busy day. I shall share the view from the window with you. Hopefully, after visitors in the morning, I will be able to pop in for a chat with you all.

What an amazing photo Soop!

Sorry to learn Imogen has had a seizure Jax fingers crossed it’s an isolated one.

Wedding sounds fabulous SueD

I had a successful day gift shopping at Bluewater in Kent yesterday, I tagged along with a DS and his wife who insisted on carrying my bags, am I officially old?

The work on our patio is into its second day, trying to keep the mud outside, rather difficult as they are also working along either side of the house, dreading when they do the front next year.

Have a peaceful evening 🤶🎄

That is such a beautiful photo Soop. You live in a fabulous place. Grannysomerset my granny had a clock known as a 'Wag at the Wa' which had a lovely tick. It doesn't work any more but it's still in the family. Cornergran I really hope you managed to sleep.
Today dgs2 was at a hospital appointment where it was verified that he'll need an operation for a hernia. He's had it from birth and it gives him discomfort so best seen to. It'll be keyhole surgery and he'll need a general anaesthetic. Us adults are sad for him, but he's rampaging round as usual. Dgs1 is hyper excited about Christmas this year. He delivered Christmas cards to my neighbours from the two of them(written by DD) and was very grown up about it. So a day of mixed fortunes.
Tomorrow I'm looking forward to the Glasgow Grannies catching up. Have a good evening Kitcheners

Hi to all kitchen pals, it’s been a very cold, frosty and icy day here in Inverness
So sorry to hear about your aunt llfl, she sounded like a very special lady, so sad
What a gorgeous wintry picture soop stunning scenery
Poor wee man grandmabatty I hope it’s sorted soon for him
I’ve had a lazy day today, I didn’t go to the gym but stayed warm indoors instead. Did the washing, a bit of online shopping and not much else. I’m really looking forward to tomorrows catch up in Glasgow - should be fun!
Good to hear Covid is retreating at last corner, not before time
Take care everyone x

Hi all, enjoy your meeting tomorrow those going.
The passage of t8me llfl your Aunt sounds a remarkable lady, I’m sorry to hear she’s died.
Best done while he’s young Grandmabatty but obviously a concern for all.
I’ve not done much either brook bedding washed, MrJ’s just put it back on. I thought about writing Christmas cards, for about a nanosecond, instead went out scouting festive greenery to collect next week when we'll deck the halls’, Tra, la, la, la, la.
Roast chicken in the oven, on a weekday, gadzooks, I spoil that man, it’s his favourite.
Thank you all for your thoughts for Imogen, she’ll be shaken as we all are, but bounce back.
They put their first ever real tree up on Monday (in our honour as we’re there for the day).

Thank you Jax I’m sure you’ll hear all about it !

Hello kitchen people. I hope you’ve all had a good day.
I went grocery shopping, collected a click and collect parcel, did a bit of WI admin, and sorted out Christmas cards.
OH is out so I’m watching the very first episode of series one of The Crown!
As usual I’m surrounded by cats as I’m sitting on the sofa.
Have a good evening.

Good evening dear Kitcheners ‘old and new’ (not that any of us are old of course).

I said my final goodbyes to a very dear friend on Sunday, still trying to take it all in. He had a lovely wife and two young sons, was s runner and participated in many fund raising road races, it doesn’t seem right or fair. I’m not in the best of health but I seem to keep plodding along.

I’m afraid I’m very behind with kitchen news, sorry it wasn’t better news from m the surgeon soop.

Neine losing a much loved pet is so hard.

I’m at the eye clinic tomorrow, may drop in later depending on vision.

Wishing you all a good night x

What an awe inspiring view, Soop, thank you for sharing it with us.
Beautiful Christmas tree 🎄 Jaxjacky, we always had a real tree when the boys were wee.
Sorry to hear about your wee DGS2, Grandmabatty, I hope he is treated quickly.
Blossoming, I'm so sorry to hear about your dear friend, how sad for you and for that wee family. Thinking of you all in your sorrow. 💕🙏
Cornergran, I'm glad to hear that Covid is departing. Be gentle with yourselves, it can take some time to recover.
Brook, I didn't go to my Aquafit class today, I'm easily dissuaded. Is that a word?🤣 Like you, I caught up with the washing and ironing, wrote some more cards, and finished decorating the window ledges and fireplace.

I'm really looking forward to the Glasgow Grans meet up tomorrow, I missed the last one. I'm taking my friend to our church Christmas Coffee morning, after I return her home it'll be a mad dash to the station!

Wishing everyone a peaceful night and restful sleep.

TOYA, NNGB.

Jax so sorry to hear that news. Imogen has been doing so well.
SueD that sounds to me to have been the perfect wedding- fabulous photos and memories.

Corner I probably sleep for you also. It must be frustrating to be awake so early so frequently. Glad to hear you are slowly getting better.

soop at least the kitchen will not have to be renovated this time- we can move in quickly.

TOYA

Morning! It’s a beautiful, clear sunny morning with a heavy frost which is much more cheery than the last few days. DH is still asleep and I am just about to make the first coffee. He needs to feed the birds, once the frost has gone off the garden steps.
Another lovely photo soop. It looks chilly!
That’s sad news Blossoming and a difficult time of year for his family.
Have a good day everyone!