Soops kitchen, a place of reflection, refuge and at times revelry.

I like the hat fgt, i hope you find a dress you like (or more than one!)
Very warm today, but I now have several windows open and the fans on in the hope of it being cool enough to sleep well tonight.
I’ve watered some of the plants that looked as though they were struggling, I’ll need to do the front garden in the morning before the sun gets on it.

Enjoy the rest of the evening everyone.

I’ve had a very enjoyable afternoon with my friends up in Arroyo at LWW. It was very hot walking up. I bought this hat in a lovely boutique I’d never been in before. I got chatting to the owner who told me she had opened this shop a year ago following success with her other boutique in Fuengirola. I do love supporting ‘independents’. I was impressed with her stock - some of her dresses looked beautiful so I plan to return - maybe at the weekend.

What a lovely surprise to see a post from you Mr.Soop. Your late wife was a friend to all of us in here. It’s very early days for you in your grief and we all wish you well in navigating it and finding acceptance by treasuring her memory.

Good to hear from you, Mr Soop. Thank you for letting us share in the lovely celebration of Soop's life.

Hello kitchen people and Mr Soop! Welcome. The memorial service was lovely.

It’s been 31 degrees today. A tad hot. How do I stop sweat dripping into my eyes?

I walked down to our local cafe for a WI coffee morning, which was fun. For some reason we drifted onto a conversation about men going commando. Ladies!

After lunch I drove to a friend who lives nearby. It was too hot to walk but I had a tin of chocolate cakes to share. Too difficult to carry.

OH is out at his shooting club so I’m melting on the sofa. He was sad that Egypt lost, especially as he lived there for over three years.

Have a good evening.

Welcome to the kitchen Mrsoop. It’s lovely to see you here. There’s always a seat by the Aga, evening if it isn’t lit.
This morning we were in Newcastle upon Tyne after a graduation. It was chilly with drizzle. Now we are home an it’s still high 20s. Our main road, the A143 melted again yesterday, for the 3rd time this summer and now it’s closed again for repairs.
Hope you can all find a way to keep cool.
Night night

Thanks for popping in Mr Soop, lovely to hear from you. Feel free to visit any time because there is usually somebody around to say hello.

It is 30C here but surprisingly pleasant with a lovely breeze. Somehow I can sleep during these hot nights and like Mr Corner I could also sleep on a clothes line.

Hello 👋, MrSoop, how lovely to see you! You are more than welcome in Soop's special kitchen. I'm just popping in from the Quiet Corner to thank you for sharing the beautiful celebration of Soop's life with us, via Baggs, your dear friend and ours. How very thoughtful of you and the family to include us. Thank you.

Please join us often in this friendly, supportive place created by our lovely Soop.

TOYA

How lovely to see you here MrSoop, this kitchen is such a warm, supportive and friendly place thanks to your dearest Soop. We’ll keep going in her memory ❤️

Hello MrSoop. The celebration of our dear Soops life was very special.Lovely to see you on here please come back soon.

Lovely to see you Mrsoop. You will always be welcome in this lovely space. The celebration of the lovely *soops' life was a very special occasion.

Heatwave has kicked in, so little done apart from essentials, including watering later.
MrJ is off to Belfast for a few days soon, he’s now checked in, he’ll stay with family and play golf.
Hope your tooth is sorted corner and you enjoyed LWW FGT.

Ah mrsoop how lovely to see you, please do call into the haven created by your dear wife.

What a lovely surprise to hear from you mr soop. Yes, I managed the technology (not my forte) to share in the heartfelt celebration of life. So much love. You’ve been in our thoughts and will continue to be there as we carry on kitchening. Please drop in whenever you feel like it.

Lovely to hear from you mrsoop 🙋‍♀️ there is always a place in soops- kitchen for you.

The service was beautiful just like dear soop

Thank you Mr soup .,always read this lovely thread. Take care .

mr soop good to hear from you and to know that you are keeping busy. It’s a difficult time with lots to do, when you don’t really feel like doing any of it.
Please do pop in to see us, we’ll all be delighted to hear from you.

Hello Girls {and Boys?] I'm a complete novice at this but I wanted to thank you all for the very kind messages that were posted after my Dearly Beloved Soop ,departed this life, messages that were passed to me by a dear friend of yours and mine. My life has been, and still is, topsy-turvy and I'm keeping busy attending to some of those jobs that I had thrown to one side, saying I'll attend to that later. Well, now is later and I'm glad to have them to occupy my mind. If this post works I may pop in from time to time to see how you're all getting on, and meanwhile keep up the good work Did any of you manage to see the Celebration of Soop's Life, Held in the local kirk last Saturday? It was a great success, a good balance of happiness and tears. Available to watch online for another 25 days approx. Keep on kitchening, love from Mr Soop.

Thanks Castle25 I was beginning to think my friend's body T had changed when I was here in London with perspiration dripping off me. At least I am saving on energy. It will be another scorcher today. My bedding is in the machine and will probably dry within 30 minutes when I hang it outside.

The weeds are taking over the block paving again so if it is not too hot I must tackle that.

I have my legs dressed x2 weekly and if another District Nursse asks how many carers come I will scream. I told the last specimen I can paint my shed and fences.

My cleaner comes today so that will be a clean house and fresh bedding. Bliss. Saionsbury will deliver early pm so that also means a decent supper so I am doing well today with little effort from me..

Charleygirl5 I can confirm that it was very cold in the Falkirk area this morning. I switched the heating on before dgd came to take the chill off. Only needed it for half an hour fortunately. Spent a nice day with her even though the terrible twos are beginning to surface.

A well deserved VIP fgt. Of course the staff know you there and will look after you, people can be so kind - most of the time. No need to apologise, chat away, your posts are always so vivid we could be there with you.

Busy one for us today. A quick visit to a zoo project along the motorway to swap our day ticket for an annual pass. It will give us somewhere to go all through the year and also encourage me to walk further. It also has giraffes, I’m missing the Longleat herd.

Then much to Mr C’s amazement a very quick visit to a shop in the nearby shopping mall where the sale dress I’d seen on line was not only hanging on a rack but in my size. Tried on and purchased it was home via a jacket potato lunch in M&S. After that? Not a thing other than send a message or three and watch tv oh yes and evict a too tight dress from the wardrobe to a new home in the charity bag. A strict policy of one in and one out here. Living in the smallest bungalow in the world has at long last instilled discipline.

I’m still twitching about the travellers. They’ve had one challenge after another and it’s only day two. After this evenings messages my thought was what next? My worry is for the driver who must by now be exhausted as he’s also chief sorter outer. I’ll breathe on Wednesday when they reach their final destination - until the return trip!

I’m no longer wondering what the third thing to break will be. The car, the dishwasher and now - my tooth! I’m off meeting a friend tomorrow and will zoom into the dentist when I get back in the hope of a fairly quick appointment. The receptionists can take some getting past though. It doesn't hurt, just rough and aggravates my mouth. Oh well, all sortable. The car is fixed, a dishwasher engineer will be here on Wednesday and I’m sure if I cross the dentists palm with a (lot of) silver the tooth can either be capped or, my preference, removed. Worst things happen at sea always pops into my head at these times, a favourite saying of my Dad.

If I’m to get out in the morning I really should settle for sleep. It’s elusive again, just three hours last night an hour, several awake and another two hours. With luck I’ll manage four tonight and not fall asleep on the bus tomorrow.

Night night everyone. Sleep tight.

It was 32C in contact with a friend in Scotland, Falkirk and she was cold and was thinking about switching on the heating. I was melting here. The weather was very different there.

I went out today to pick up repeat prescriptions but as the T increases this week I will be going nowhere. I have a Sainsbury delivery tomorrow so I will not starve.

I watched a fair bit of the Spain /Portugal match but became bored so switched. I had expected Spain to do better.

I have never watched so much football in my life!

fgt it’s really nice to have a conversation with other gransnetters. Sleep well!

Right I’ll be quiet. Apologies for completely monopolising the thread this evening.

Mind you I’ve enjoyed chatting with you. I’ve not sat with anyone since Tuesday.

I felt like a VIP though kitty as some folk had just been turned away, disappointed. Maybe it was bc I was solo and had eaten there regularly? Possibly some groups just wanted drinks. 🤷‍♀️
Lucky me anyway - otherwise I was back up for a mushroom omelette!