Soops Kitchen, a friendly place of refuge

Thank you, usedtobeblonde, you're very kind. Wishing yourDGD and friends a safe journey home.

Well done Grannmarie on dealing so well with a sad and difficult day.
I had very quiet day, but it was ok.
It is damp and cold here in Stockport but I’m pleased to say that after one very wet day my GD’s visit to Milan has been ok with some sun.They are due back later this evening but their flight has been delayed by an hour.
I am a worry wort until I hear they have landed safely.Have the best evening you can everyone.

Hello 👋 everyone, I've just popped out from the Quiet Corner to catch up on all your news and to thank you for all your kind wishes. I'm OK, just feeling very sad, still trying to keep busy with family, church and my fitness classes. I managed two Aquafit classes and a Strength and Balance class last week, sometimes I surprise myself!

It was good to see the family over the weekend. I was spoiled for Mother's Day, flowers, chocolates, stunning scarf, beautician vouchers and a gorgeous hydrangea and gardening gloves. The best present of all was spending time with my three sons and their loved ones. I'd made lentil soup and a big chicken curry, still got leftovers in the fridge so I won't starve tonight!

Thinking of everyone in this special place, especially our dear Soops and FGT, keeping you company in your joys and sorrows. I lit candles and offered prayers at Mass this morning for all who need/wish them, especially those with illness, worries or sorrow.

Wishing everyone a peaceful Monday evening, looking forward to the TV 📺 quizzes this evening, still missing Only Connect. TOYA.

Hi all from a gloomy S Hants.
Both my children visited yesterday bearing flowers, my daughter found Gerbera, one of my favourites.
Voluntary phone today.
So glad I planted these last autumn!

A quiet day here. I finished my office cupboard sort out and am very pleased with the outcome. Messages came, the two which touched me the most were from our daughter in law and the one that brought tears was from our former daughter in law expressing how much I had helped her. Flowers and a gift from our sons, a quiet afternoon with Mr C and a relaxing evening. What more could I wan

You’re a wise woman fgt, in between the not so good days focus on what is good in your life. I recently heard something that made sense. Grief is like carrying a brick in your pocket, it’s always heavy but after a while you don’t notice the weight as much.

That tea sounds superb grandmab.

You get those new hearing aids charley. Definitely deserved. Sometimes we just need to think of ourselves.

A hug and much love to soop.

Take care everyone. Night night, sleep tight.

Hello kitchen people.

Church this morning - no organist but we did our best!

A rather late lunch with our daughter. It was all very delicious. We thought we had been undercharged, but we hadn’t, so. We dropped our daughter at the station on the way home,

OH watched Match of the Day and then I watched the first two episodes of the Other Bennet Sister. I am reserving judgement. I’ve read the book, which is excellent, but we’ll see…

FGS. You may be a Humanist but you will see Himself reflected in your daughters and grandchildren for ever.

Love to the Soops,

Sleep 💤 tight.

Sounds like a really lovely day grandmabatty, well done to your DD in organising it all
I received a lovely gift through the post from DD1, DD2 and the grandchildren called round with a gift and I had a lovely video call with DS - so all in all a good day
fgt sending a gentle hug and pleased you had a better day today
Thinking especially of our soop
Take care all x

How lovely to get something from your DS Grandmabatty.

I’m pleased you’ve had a better day fgt and have enjoyed Mother’s Day.
My DDs, and the 11 year old and littlest came to see me at lunchtime. They had intended to bring some M&S snack food for our lunch, but as the roads were gridlocked for some reason, they had to come via back roads, missing M&S! Luckily I had a quiche in the freezer and some salad, plus something for the granddaughters, so we didn’t go hungry. It was good to see them.
I’ve done very little this afternoon, washed and dried a load of towels and am now watching the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Winter Games.
I’ve enjoyed watching the alpine sports and am in awe of the abilities of the athletes, incredible that with very limited vision a person can ski down a mountain, with a guide some yards in front!
Night night everyone, sleep well.

I'm glad you had a better day FGT. I had a decent day. My aunt picked me up and took me to dds. She had the most beautiful afternoon tea spread. She had made sausage rolls and pastry pinwheels, smoked salmon blinis and lots of sandwiches. Home made scones and tiny lemon tarts, brownies, macaroons and éclairs. I was stuffed and had toast for dinner as I couldn't face anything else. There were cards too. When I arrived home, a gift had been
delivered from my ds. He doesn't usually bother so I was touched. I'm very fortunate. I hope Grannmarie is ok and, as always, our dear Soop.

I’ve had a better day today. In fact, no tears. Close, but none shed. Today, Im less labile, more able to focus on the good times we had.

MacMillan are contacting me Thursday lunchtime to chat on the phone and allocate a counsellor for my need such as they deem appropriate.

Grief is a messy business. Hard to navigate at times and obviously I’m a newbie to being widowed. I think time will be a great healer and I will in time learn how to walk beside my grief. It will be with me always, wherever I am and I have to be strong and accept that reality.

I’ve enjoyed Mother’s Day anyway. And now I’m home in my pj’s and about to watch ‘I Swear’ (Tourette’s) on Netflix.

I appreciate the love of family and friends (and also, a big thank you to those who have pm’d me with generous offers of support and kindnesses in ways I never expected) in the absolute knowledge that I was loved totally by Himself and that I returned that love wholeheartedly.

My sadness really is that, as a Humanist, I truly believe that this, here on Earth is really it. It’s all there is. So I will never meet up again in another life. Which means I live with my memories as I cannot make any new ones involving the love of my life. And devastated as I am, that’s okay. What we cannot change, we have to accept. xx

I no longer drive. I needed a cab yesterday, booked it, a different price each way. I left it overnight as the grump at the other end was a pain. When I rang, the fellow said a good point, and I had been charged wrongly. A good job that I have an AA.

I needed new hearing aids, no loops over my ears, because I wear glasses. The price floored me, but Rachel Reeves wants every penny we stupidly saved, and I can't take the money with me.

fgt My heart goes out to you. It hits you so unexpectedly.

I also have been thinking of the soops in this miserable weather.

Look after yourselves.

Been having problems with signing on so have not posted for a while,Fgt sending ((hugs)) .
Granmarie 🌷.
Hope everyone has a lovely mothers day whatever you all doing x

FGT...in the words of Scarlet O Hara who I oft quote...."And tomorrow is another day".
We are here if you need us. ♥️

I know, FGT, I know.
Thinking of you.💐

Sending you a hug FGT.

Sending you a big hug FGT xxx

Fgt 💐

FGT. 💐.

Sending you love and hugs FGT2 xx

FGT 🪻🌹🪻
Thinking of you.

Fgt, sending a hug x

Thinking of you, FGT, a gentle group hug for you & all in need. xx

FGT💐

Sneaks up and gets you FGT ❤️