Welcome back Soop - glad you are reconnected; we surely have missed you! You'll have your work cut out catching up with all your emails AND the kitchen! Always nice to see another kitchener, NanKate.
I had a trip into town today as a way of escaping from tile samples that are making me cross eyed. We have a very helpful tile showroom who, when you choose a sample, say "Oh you might want to try that one with this one as well", and you end up with so many that ones and this ones that you forget which ones they suggested went with which. I'll be seeing them in my sleep soon. Anyway, I got some books for the library and sat in the Winter Gardens which was very calming and tropical.
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wot Please do not cave in to the lodger's needs. You are worth so much more than he'll ever know. PLEASE listen to your head. The heart doesn't always know best. 
I'm loving looking at the latest photos.
Well done oldgoats You deserved to win. 
My pal has a stinking cough/cold and won't be visiting the care home tomorrow. This means that I shall have an entire morning of catch-up time. 
NanKate The chaise awaits. I shall plump a favourite cushion. Welcome back. 
Jalima May I ask why you wish to stay in the cupboard? It's far too stuffy for the likes of you. I shall make you a nice 
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Charleyg 
Hello soop and welcome back
I think I'll stay in the cupboard for a bit though, if it's all the same with you
Okey dokey...I'm back with you lot and I have to admit that I've missed you something rotten.
Engineer has just this minute discovered that, at the exchange in the village, "someone" had connected us to the new super-fast broadband that we are unable to use (because we're a tad too far from the village). Something that was discovered a few weeks ago when we lost broadband for well over a week.
As per usual, MacSporran has made a friend of yet another engineer. I kept a low profile. Tidied the bedroom cupboards yet again.
There are 140 plus emails. It is going to take some time for me to catch up. Please be patient. It's been a long time!
I once went to work in shoes which were the same as each other - but two different colours. My boss pointed it out very kindly 
Gosh, there are a few combative people out there on the political threads; state a fact and I am being patronising. Me? May I sit in the cupboard cornergran and recover please? I promise not to make a noise and to be good. If someone could pass me a in an hour or two I'd be very grateful.
Safety in numbers?
Just back from taking Paw to his INR clinic and then the Dr.( I now have to give a lot of assistance with dressing etc and it was a scramble but we made it.)
I was wearing my navy Joules gilet which is ideal for coolish mornings but how thrilled was I to come home after sitting the health centre waitingroom, going in to the doctor with him, walking round to Boots for his meds, sitting and waiting there, walking back to the car and driving home -
to be told I've been wearing the bloody thing inside out
I must have looked totally confused and bewildered, poor old dear ?? and I am cringing. again.
I have seen annsixty's posts on her thread about so-called problems. There are a few more of these around today so I hope, ann that your patience has not run out.
Don't you dare think of even articulating the words "swan song" and I truly hope that you are feeling more sanguine this morning. There will always be fools out there in the world, best to avoid them.
Taking a deep breath now and seriously need to get up ( is cold!)
Just emerging from the cupboard in which I hid for the duration of all things political to find it hasn't gone away. Oh well, I tried . Such a lot to read in the kitchen, have done so but can't possibly comment on it all, so sorry, not leaving anyone out deliberately.
You are so right, charley, currently chilly and blowing a gale here, we don't seem to 'do' wonderful weather. I did have hopes for you. n&g. Your holiday/family comments resonated with me, I remind myself each (fairly rare) time that it's the triumph of hope over experience.
Can't believe soop remains internet-less, I really rely on our connection for day to day practicalities, it must be more than frustrating now, 
and anything else helpful in my power to send to mawb and ann. Being lonely with someone is so hard. ann, the introduced as a friend strategy worked so well for a neighbour, please do think about it.
Goodness charley, coming home to the smell of paint must be better than the smell of fresh flowers at the moment. There's hope, then?
Iam, wouldn't want to argue, but I am sure that is the sound of energy I hear. An early night seems eminently sensible to me.
Please think hard about your needs, wot, it's important you are content.
Well, I'm about to have a far from early night. Take care all. Will be back tomorrow.
Not a bad day here in York - I actually wore my shorts again, first time since we returned from our sunny holiday in Scotland. It was our village Scarecrow Festival this weekend and guess what? the Oldgoats actually won!!! Here is a photo of our display 'Scrufts dog agility contest '.
It is also Oscar's first birthday so I'm letting him have one of the stuffed dogs from the display to -rip up- play with.
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