Soop's friendly and supportive kitchen for kindly folk.

It’s been thoroughly miserable here today, yes, I wanted rain, but warm rain would’ve been nice.
Tesco delivered and we’ve been to see Imogen off to her prom, shame it’s not blue skies, but I’m sure they’ll have a great evening.
Keep going grannmarie and fingers crossed you’ll see an improvement soon.
A lovely weekend for you soop

Good afternoon kitchen pals, it’s stayed dry here today, just a bit cloudy but otherwise ok
Hope the dentist appointments have gone ok today soop and so lovely to have a family visit to look forward to at the weekend as well
We’ve had both DGC here today, we tempted them out for a walk in the local woods this morning, lots of hide and seek and climbing. Apart from a couple of instances they managed to play well together for most of the day
We’re still waiting for our election result in Inverness to be declared- the last one in the whole of the UK ! Apparently there’s a discrepancy in the numbers and it won’t be sorted until tomorrow
Hoping llfl is settling into her holiday house
Have a lovely evening all and take care x

I apologise for my absence.
Wimbledon is to blame.
There have been far too many long and exciting matches.
The tribute to Andy Murray was extremely moving. We were both in tears. What an amazing champion he has proved to be.
Apart from that, our neighbours invited us out for lunch...a happy, chatty treat.
Tomorrow, we both have dental appointments late morning. In the afternoon, I have an appointment with the hairdresser.
At the weekend, youngest son and his partner will be travelling from London to spend a couple of days with us.
A bithee, bithee time.

My love and very best wishes to all our Kitcheners with health issues and sorrows.

Good evening, Soop and lovely Kitchen people. Sorry to hear of so many suffering with their knees. I'm finding my exercises quite hard, especially the knee bend and knee hug, but I'm persevering because the GP said it should respond to physio. 🤞🤞Also, I'm paying £45 a session so I'd like to get my money's worth. NHS waiting list is 26 weeks just now, I couldn't go on like this til Christmas. Thinking of everyone with pain and mobility issues.

Congratulations, Jaxjacky, how lovely to have a family wedding to look forward to!
Best wishes to your DS and his fiancee.

Safe journey and enjoy Devon, Ladyleftfieldlover!

Good luck having both DGC for a sleepover, brook , I remember how tricky that was! Shame about the school holidays weather, poor kids.

There's nothing like the comfort of your own bed, annsixty.

Wishing everyone a peaceful night and a good sleep. TOYA, NNGB

Hi all, a very windy day, more new potatoes out of the garden for dinner and some beetroot to be cooked, I’m hoping we get the promised rain overnight.
Voted this morning, very quiet at 9:30, then I was off to the farm shop, their potatoes, not new, were very small, I dislike peeling the small ones, so I left it.
Have a lovely break llfl.

Good afternoon kitchen pals
An early congratulations to your son and his partner Jax I hope the proposal goes well, lots to look forward to!
I’m just home from a busy day, DGS this morning, volunteering this afternoon and then both DGC are coming round tonight for a sleepover - They’ll no doubt be bickering 🤦‍♀️
It was raining this morning so we took DGS to Culloden Battlefield visitor centre for a look round. We’re NTS members so it didn’t cost us anything to go in but it did cost £12.45 for 2 cappuccinos and a hot chocolate! I think I’m out of touch with current prices but it seemed excessive to me 😳
Hope you have a lovely holiday llfl and your DHs knees aren’t too painful - he’s definitely another one to join our dodgy knees club
Hope neines doing ok at the polling station today, I was trying to explain the election process to DGS earlier and found it a challenge
Take care all and sending hugs to those in need xx

Hello kitchen people. It’s windy here and the trees are blowing wildly.

OH has just gone to see a physio (again) about his knees. He just needs to be put on a waiting list for an operation. The jabs don’t work any more and the x-rays prove that both knees are shot.

I’ve typed up the notes from last night’s committee meeting, moved some money around, popped over to see a friend and done most of my packing. We can’t enter the holiday house in Devon until 4 pm tomorrow so don’t need to leave until around 11 am. We will probably have lunch on the way,

Have a good evening. Dinner will be bangers and beans.

Exciting Jax and disappointing Ann!
Off to vote shortly - well once I am up and dressed! Mustn’t frighten the clerks! Not an early start today, unlike yesterday (hairdresser) and tomorrow (hospital). Today I must pick the gooseberries before they all fall off and then I have various things to shorten for both DH and me. I shall try picking the gooseberries from a chair as it’s bending and straightening that hurts my knee most.
Have a good day everyone.

Congratulations to them Jaxjacky
A low key wedding is just as romantic and full of meaning as a full blown affair with out all the angst and the stress.

I am so pleased to have slept in my own bed last night, my little jaunt away was “interesting” who would have chosen to stay at a Premier Inn attached to a Beefeater in the week all the restaurants are closing and the staff losing their jobs?
Not a good decision

It’s my son and his partner, he hasn’t asked her yet and probably a very low key occasion, they’re not that well off. So maybe a frock, I doubt a hat!! We’ll be very happy for them, she’s a smashing girl.

Jaxjacky a wedding! Get looking for a big hat and new frock!

Oooh a wedding Jax please tell us more!

Hello kitchen people. I hope all you troubled people are feeling a bit happier.

I did a bit of planning for our forthcoming holiday before going to the dentist. I had to have a filling and fortunately my Portuguese dentist is very gentle. I got home 10 minutes before my WI committee meeting started but I got there on time. Just.

Watching Sewing Bee at the moment.

Hi all, cool down south again, might be the norm this summer. The waiting must be excruciating Yia, so many Kitchener’s are having a heartbreaking time.
Then there’s the knee brigade, I hope you survive tomorrow neine, well done Grannmarie🌟
Library today and back to evening meal prop, we had a lovely evening yesterday.
We may have a wedding looming in the family!

Neine I am on the large side, so wearing a thong would be like a turkey trussed for Christmas! Brook we have torrential rain here now. I've had to put the lights on because it was so dark. I made gooseberry jam and jelly today, weeded and tidied the garden and did an ironing. I've pottered about and achieved lots of small goals so I'm quite content. Have a good evening Kitcheners

Neine I can’t imagine how painful your knee must be and hope that the exercises help a bit.
I have worn a thong when I was much much younger and didn’t find it too uncomfortable but I should think that a substantial one would be very uncomfortable! I hope your day goes well tomorrow.
Comforting thoughts to all those in pain or with worries.

Thank you all for your kind thoughts and caring words. It does help.
I’ve been to the library today for knot and natter and discovered I can’t do both at the same time 🤣
Going for lunch with friend tomorrow. Take care all and thinking of all those with worries or illness.

Hi kitchen pals, pleased to say we’ve had a dry day here in Inverness, a bit of a chilly wind but when the sun came out it was quite warm and yeh I got some gardening done
Sorry I’ve no experience of thongs neine so can’t help you there!
DGS is settling in for his sleepover, he’s into playing Chess at the moment so it could be a long evening - not my favourite game but better than monopoly
Thinking especially of Nannyg4, Doodle,Yia and of course Urms if she’s reading, take care all x

The kitchen has had me giggling today what with substantial thongs and that author's name change.

We are having a busy time at the moment as both DH's older brothers are ill - one very seriously. And his younger brother has advanced Dementia.

We are being as supportive as we can but it is quite draining.

Thank you, Neine, sorry to hear that your knee is still painful, hope your physio helps. Good idea to do exercise in the bath. I found walking in the pool quite helpful.
Take care.

A substantial thong - the mind boggles!

Yia..NannyG..Urms...I keep you and your loved ones in my prayers.
Doodle...it is still very early days for you... Just try and take each day as it is...some will feel easier than others...and on those days when you don't want to face the world...go with that too. It's a cliche I know but the pain will ease...and the hurt not so raw and until that time we are here for you.
GrandmaB.... What a day you had....I hope the little one is on better spirits today...
Grandmarie....snap re knees. I had my first physio yesterday on my fractured knee cap. It's not a displaced fracture but ooh it does hurt still ( 4 weeks ). Some of the exercises hurt more than others and are to build up the muscles in my thigh and calf again. I'm glad I had already been going to the gym so the wastage is limited. Straight leg lifting is a challenge but I cheated and did them in the bath. Some of the nicest pictures of the wedding have been standing flamingo style on one leg😂 I hope yours improve soon. X
LlfL... Thank goodness your friends have you to support them through this tragedy.

I'm having a fairly lazy day today ahead of the marathon 18 hour day tomorrow as a Presiding Officer at the polling station. DH is my poll clerk. Thankfully the IBS attack that floored me from Friday to Monday has gone as that would have made life very difficult!!!!!!!.
So now here is question ladies....is there an upper age for wearing thongs? My DGF nearly passed out when I told her I wore one under my wedding outfit last week. She said she only bought ( a substantial thong ...whatever that might be) once and spent the whole day like a rabid dog backing into corners so she could rearrange the blasted thing and it didn't see a second outing. Just asking....if nothing else it may have made you giggle.

Please forgive me for not mentioning you ALL by name but thankyou so much for your kind words... It really does help, you are ALL wonderful caring people... Your words have given me a lift this morning as I face another day...... Bless you....
I hope you can all enjoy the best day you can under your circumstances.....

Smell the roses 🌹🌹💕

Love always...

Thank you all for your kind thoughts, your all the best and it means so much.
The waiting is difficult.We’ve been told DH should have a scan this week and will get a phone call early next week.Trying to keep busy and so grateful to have the comfort of our family and dear friends.
Will keep in touch when I can.Take care dear Kitcheners.

Thank you, Grandmabatty. I've just done my first set of exercises, feeling very virtuous! 😇 Enjoy Wimbledon, have a good rest today.