Sorry folks, I forgot - it crept up on me.
Hope you find us.
Doodle feel free to delete this and start anew.
All welcome to join us for general chat and friendliness.
Jeeves will welcome you with Prosecco and Pringles.
Gubbins has a real Kiwi accent now.
Today I gave her a mini eclair, which to me rhymes with pear or stair.
She says it to rhyme with 'peer' or 'ear' indeed she thought it was something to do with ears. 'I like these ears'! 
They do indeed NotS and elbows. So next time you meet one, ask it to curtsey
Very unexpected visit from DS & Gubbins this morning. Meant cancelling my trip to the Elders group but I'd much rather see them, especially as this will be the last time until after 26th January next year. If I think of it as "just 61 days and a bit" it doesn't feel so bad.
As usual, Gubbins wanted bacon and her favourite sweet corn fritters - I made the gluten free this time.
Then we all had 'tea' using her doll's tea set with 'real life food' (rather than the plastic cakes supplied) toast and chopped banana - with blackberry juice to drink.
She's an attentive hostess but will fill up the cup the instant you've finished.
I think I had about 8 cups.
She ate all the toast and banana though so maybe a few hostess rules still to learn.
Doodle lovely that you got to see your grand-daughter and glad she's doing well.
Yes, I did get a replacement for Karen, a very sweet girl called Delsia.
Ninety minutes into our 3 hours together she received a call to say her sister (one of 5) was in hospital.
That morning she'd had a fluttery heart (probably AF like me)
So Delsia was already worried about her when she got here but after a comforting call with another sister, sped off, a little panicky but safe to drive.
Tomorrow I am expecting a delivery of Sunflowers and tomatoes from a local community garden, so when Aatoa comes in the morning, we'll go buy some plastic pots at the $2 shop.
Next year, I hope to show Mila how they turn their faces to the sun as it moves. At 4, she's not up to understanding Heliathus but I'll tell her anyway
Good to catch up with everyone's news, mixed bag that it was.
Warm thoughts to all those finding bits of life difficult to negotiate at the mo.
Today should have been one of festive gift wrapping and parcel construction. I made the error of delegating the parcelling to Mr.I to encourage inclusivity in the run up to Christmas. Each parcel became a labour of love, a work of art even😴.
Liberally held together with wide gaffer tape, I worry for my 94 year old Aunt, who undoubtedly will be unable to tackle the opening by herself.
We are on the Terraces tonight, cheering on Our Team. Fat chance of a win (as per usual) but we shall go through the motions anyway. Must away and check that my Match Buddy has filled her hipflask.
Don't you think that this photo shows the most useless/tasteless of Christmas decorations - unless you know better?😁
(Helpful tip - it's wall mounted🤷♀️)
Insomnia, Kaimoana?
You're not alone😉
So much of what you wrote above is true for me too NotS.
The intrusive music, the irritations which pile up, eventually weighing down the spirits.
Most organisations here have their Christmas 'do' in November because by December, right through to February and March, people are away on summer holidays.
Depending on how long they have worked to accrue time off, this can be for several weeks, as with Karen.
In the old days, firms would simply close down. Hence the quip, "I went to NZ but it was closed"
Hard to imagine now.
Summer is officially from 1st December to February 28th but the warm-to-hot weather lasts far longer than that.
Depending on where you live, Labour Day, 28th October generally signals the start of really good weather after heavy rain in September.
Even so, there are few days in the year without some 
sunshine .
As for Easter, not much fuss is made of that.
Eggs are in the shops now but so far, commercial interests have not made Easter into the brouhaha we see at Christmas. Probably because people are still paying off their credit cards
I do hope things brighten for you NotS - and indeed everyone - it is so miserable to drag from day to day with that awful churning of the tummy - and helpless to do anything to change things.
But even that will change - eventually, so chin up Lass and keep smiling when you can.
Grammaretto all I could see was a rather scruffy man wittering on - was I supposed to see nice houses?
Yesterday there was a huge thump on the side of the house, which shook as if someone had just thrown a wet Labrador at it.
It turned out to be a duck which I caught easily despite it yelling blue murder and probably imagining I was going to exile it to Niue.
I've been at my computer since 4am - I am still trying to work on the last chapter of the book with a vague hope someone might be interested in it come 2025.
Might as well put insomnia to good use eh? 
Cherry - how very annoying to be so close to surgery and then another wait! I think you are an exceptionally patient patient 
I do understand that sometimes something happens and procedures must be cancelled but it seems you have been waiting for quite a while now.
On a positive note I hope your new vacuum cleaner is a nice easy one. I have struggled to find a "stick" sort that I like in terms of weight and maneuverability.
Cherry! 
tart = brusque, snappy even sarcastic.
A tart on the other hand, is quite different and I would never presume to imply your sashaing down the road in a red dress, flashing your legs and batting your eyes meant anything more than you were on your way to the local Methodist Teetotal Sisterhood Christmas Lunch.
Hope you had a fairly peaceful weekend Doodle. Keep warm and cosy.
Nfk At least it was your own cold nose which woke you, not Kira's.
NN oh gosh, you are in the wars but I suspect your FB post on cleaning would be totally redundant here, we all know that particular hassle
I had a fairly typical weekend: no visitors just eat, sleep, knit.
Although I didn't sleep well at all.
I tried a new soporific, tart cherry, thinking all the time of our own dear Cherry whom I'm sure would never be tart even with the shouty woman next door.
It didn't work, either to put me to sleep or keep me there.
Maybe I'm expecting too much? I took the pharmacist's word that this was the best thing for sleep since a swift kick to the head but perhaps I should read up on it a bit.
I'm told it's good for gout as well.
I don't have gout.
Have I wasted me dosh?
Hi everyone, and apologies for not reading all the posts...but I will do so toot sweet. Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas season to come!
Finally coming right after long covid/heart issues/pacemaker/fall and injuries/confinement in chair for quite some time. However, I haven't wasted it: my babies!!
(blobs are name suppressions...)
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