Val's Cafe

bosh

hi toady

How are you tonight?

The gas man drew me this very informative pie chart lol

Also someone who shops at “Magda” ok commonly known supermarket, no religious slight intended of course, has found the best way to get a refund 😂😂

Hope the phantoms give you some rest overnight and don’t decide to hold a midnight concert singing their own creepy rendition of “There were once two plumbers on toady’s wall,

If one of them should accidentally fall

The other one files a lawsuit and returns to finish the job next fall”

Or something like that lol

Sorry for the Americanism haha

“Fall” indeed, autumn to civilised people

Good night toady Stuartknee etc tc xx

toady

Hi all, just a wave 👋 no noise today which has helped a lot so just keeping my head down in case of tomorrow, off to bed now and have caught up on some sleep in the daytime.

Bless you frog for the special lend of Sleek, because seeing as it was quiet, a film and some super chocs were possible and just the thing then we had a nap in the nice room 👍️. Yes perhaps not the bagpipes! 😄 and in reality I'm too nice well a goody-goody let's face it to make deliberate noise. Hope things ok with you mxt excepting, more news as I get it or have got any worth reporting of a non mundane variety 😘 xx

Tempting though it is Joan 😉 I'm not the sort for confrontation, and I wouldn't want a husband that shouted & swore you can just set off bad feeling which is the last thing I need I don't know what the people are like (& I'd be even more annoyed if someone responded to what a man said and not me!). Anyway it would be like shouting at the gas board to hurry up digging the road, they aren't doing it on purpose and it's not their fault that I'm especially intolerant of noise - or that I'm not out in the daytime for example. Yes I should probably ask but I don't want to hear they will be at it til Xmas 😬. Sorry you have the swallowing problems that's not nice to have, I can't swallow pills like I used to but otherwise I'm fortunate. Have a good Monday not sure what the weather is doing, good luck with man coming 🤞 xx

Hi bosh just a quick visit 👋 the gas men aren't started yet I don't know when they do, it's the workmen next door I have no idea how they are finding so much to do 🙄. Hurry up LA and qualify for a few more of these vital trades then he can have all my work, or do I actually want that 🤔. Nobody is singing thank heavens that would be the final straw. I have never heard Baby Shark once and I don't wish to start now 😱. Funny you should say that about ' if one plumber should accidentally fall' 😂 I saw some very good replica halloween skulls and am tempted to put one in the garage and say that was the last person who tried to armtwist me into a smart meter 😉. Just made my first purchase on Minted let's see how I got on with them seeing as I am getting more and more annoyed with nosegay. Hope everyone alright today :) xx

Hello Stuart, I don't get too stiff from sitting etc these days (touch wood) though I certainly have done, it all depends how well damped down the arthritis is at any one time. I've never had morning stiffness and I always feel like the Drs are slightly disappointed at that, because I don't fit the typical! Sorry that's how yours affects you, and the burning sensation etc 😔. Breaking your knee, I can't begin to imagine how painful but I should certainly think a 15!! Hope you have a better night xx

Love to all 😘

frogmorton

Morning everyone

Morning Joan hope you are feeling well this morning. I am so pleased that your mouth/throat are all better now. You must have an amazing pain threshold to be still moving with a broken hip honestly!

So the mice were used to wandering around where the bungalows are now. I don't really blame them then it was their home first! Though not something you want in your home with you are they😯

My lovely neighbour is back in hospital. I am going to visit her on Friday afternoon.

Take care Joan ((())) xxx

Morning Stuart knee when my arthritis is flaring I also have extra pain when moving after a period of rest. Everything can seem to seize up. I hope you had a reasonable night last night.

Morning Reshmi

How are you and your Mum today? Are your eyes feeling more rested now? All this tech is not ideal for them is it?

Loved that poppy photo you posted so pretty. I went to the Church this morning it was full to the brim. It was amazing to see services normally maybe 12-20 people. One of the villagers played the 'last post' not on a bugle but on a trumpet it was amazing. Always makes me cry when I hear it. I think about everyone killed during any conflict anywhere whoever they were.😓

Today I suppose is the actual remembrance day being the 11th.

Your little ditty for Toady about the gas man was actually very funny sure it made her smile a bit.

Today I am babysitting for the foster-babies while their foster Dads take a load of stuff to the tip. You'd better wish me lots of luck because they are on the go solid 24 hours a day!😣 I will have to watch out for obstacles and hair pulling the odd bite etc…… Let's hope the tip is open and they get straight in and back to rescue me😁

Hope you have a good day. ((())) xxx

Morning Toady

I am very glad to hear that yesterday was peaceful Sleek enjoyed watching the film. I know she dozed off at one point and snored herself awake she admitted that much😁

She is a good girl really not likely to deliberately make a racket or cause trouble at least not trouble that comes back on herself/ anyone else. She did leave the drums and the bagpipes at home😁 You should however, I think, not be over quiet just be normal watch tv or put the radio on then they will know what can be heard through the walls.

It was a busy day for me. So many people at the Church there were two 'air pots' full of boiling water and still I had to boil two kettles full. There was standing room only as it was the remembrance ceremony. Then everyone trucks down the lane to the memorial garden to lay the poppy wreath. All very sad. BUT the sun shone it really did albeit briefly.

We had a family meeting then at 7pm (my shower get ready for bed time🙄) to discuss music, eulogy, flowers etc for Tia's Grandad. I think you had a second visit from Sleek then? She doesn't like a lot of people in the house.

Take care hope today is a good day. ((())) xxx oh wish me luck - hair wash now!!!

bosh

good morning Toni

Wppl xx

dachshund

Good morning everyone

Toady (()) No I wouldn’t have the nerve to go to him. Some people can be nasty. From today it’s going to be a bit warmer so the weatherman said. Good. I hope you had a good night. And a good day today. Sorry about nosegay.

Toni (()) sorry about your lovely neighbour (()) I hope she’s not in hospital too long. I bet the little foster babies are a hand full how old are they. Sorry about your pain. How is yours shoulder. Thank you it’s nice to be able to swallow without it being sore. Love to Paul (()) and Charley (()) and Annie (()) and Arya (()) and Lucy (()) and Tia (()) and Kari (()) and your friend (()) and your lovely neighbours (())

Reshmi (()) have a good day love to your mum (()) i hope she has a good day

Stuart knee (()) how is your pain. Have a good day

bosh

hi lovely ladies and gent(s)

How are you all?

I’m ok thanks

So is mum

👋 Toni

Remembrance Day indeed 🤗

Glad you enjoyed the service

👋 toady

So you don’t want to hear Baby Shark? I understand 😂😂

👋Greetings Joan

How are you?

Mum is ok 👍

👋Stuartknee

Sorry about your pain levels

👋 Toni

I’m putting a poem in the bank

Ablutions time

Bye for now all tc xx

toady

Hi all 👋 just to say hi, didn't sleep too well so not the best day, have made up for it a bit but will go off to bed again now (not as early as frogs when left to themselves but early for toads) - sorry to be so boring ATM will try & get in tomorrow, love to all take care 😘 xx

bosh

hi Toni

How are you tonight?

I’m ok thanks

Eyes too at the moment 🤞

But you’re right not easy to look after them with all the tech we have to use daily

I felt sad because I have a fb friend who is a Hindu from Bangladesh he’s managed to leave that country but his job has finished and his family has been tortured, don’t worry I’m not entering into any dubious financial transactions or anything remotely of that sort, it’s just a very sad situation for him

But as the rest of fb it is of course mostly 🤮

No doubt lol

Thermostat wars going on again🤷‍♀️

The poem is still in the bank lol

But the cheque will clear eventually lol

Mum is in an ok mood today

👋 toady

Have a good early night tc xx

👋 good night Joan and Stuartknee

I feel I the need to hit the sack but not the plumbers lol

Good night all tc xx

ps this is from when I stole Bill’s private jet and flew to Morocco 🤥 xx

frogmorton

Morning Joan how are you dong today? I am so glad you can eat again without pain your poor throat. We've had a good frost this morning, but at least it was a sunny day yesterday first.

My neighbour has been in for a couple of weeks but will have another maybe 10 days so they say. She's on heavy IV antibiotics you see. Same stuff as they give to cancer patients because Lucy used to have it so it's good stuff. I am going to visit on Friday afternoon to give her a different face to see.

The babies are both 2 so really hard work as they can both walk (run) and escape!!!

Take care ((()))

Morning Reshmi Hope you and your Mum are well today. I am glad to hear she was feeling happy yesterday.

You do right to rest your eyes from time to time. Can you use voice still on some of your tech to write for you? That definitely has it's uses. Only problem with that is I usually change gender to Tony not Toni!

That is awful about your friend I do hope he at least gets another job soon😕 That's awful about his family. You are so right to watch out for scammers pf Fbook and the like they are so sneaky trying to lure women into paying for stuff.

Aha you have banked a cheque?! That is exciting news😊I look forward to seeing it once it's cleared should be by the end of the week. You'd think banks could do it quicker these days, but it seems not doesn't it?

We had a good hard frost shouldn't have walked so early. At least I didn't slip.

Guess what? The en suite loo is leaking again when I flushed the chain the water went all over the floor from teh cistern. So had to isolate that loo. Impressed? I am but LA phoned me to tell me how😉

Have a good day Reshmi ((())) xxx

Morning Toady

How are you doing this icy morning? Have you got ice too? It's very cold here but the heating is on so I'm ok.

Sleek absolutely loved being at yours yesterday mainly because you were resting she loves 'duvet days' as they call them. The stress had certainly got to you hopefully you will feel much better after that.

Do see my post to Bosh to read that the en suite loo which had a temporary fix while the builders were here has 'gone' again. Not to worry we have the main loo to use so all is well, but means another man at some point. I can't face that yet though.

Take care Toady ((())) xxx

Sending ((())) to Stuartknee hope you are doing ok?

bosh

good morning Toni

Wppl xx

dachshund

Good morning everyone

I have booked to go into town tomorrow so I will be taking the dogs for a walk. The electrician has just been to fix the cord in the bathroom a light at last I haven’t been able to change the toilet roll there is no window.

Toady (()) I’m sorry you are having bad night’s. I feel sorry for all the people who sleep outside. I got some mince pies in my delivery yesterday. Have a good day.

Toni (()) sorry about your lovely neighbour (()) I hope she’s not in hospital to long.
when I put Sue’s electric wheelchair on fbook a man rang up and said he wanted it but would I send him money then we would give it back if I left it out side he would collect it. I said no I’m not doing that. He kept writing saying he wanted it. Yes two year olds are an handful. Have a good day. Sorry about your toilet. Love to Paul (()) and Charley (()) and Annie (()) and Arya (()) and Lucy (()) and Tia (()) and Kari (()) and your friend (()) and your lovely neighbours (())

Reshmi (()) have a good day and your mum (()) keep warm

Stuart knee how are you. Cold can cause pain. Have a good day

bosh

good afternoon Toni toady Joan Stuartknee

How are you all?

👋 Toni

Mums ok 👍

I’m not too bad

I’m in the freezing room need to relocate in a minute

So just cleared the poem cheque

This is the result

More later

Bye for now tc xx

Vc Poem called
“The Phantom Plumbers”
The phantom Plumbers went to Wart Rose to purchase a cordial made of lime
They charged toady for their sacred drink and pretended to work overtime
They sang “Baby Shark” every day until her eardrums almost burst
They gave her Wart - Rose receipts for F*rtnum & Jason snacks, which the poor innocent lady reimbursed
The phantom plumbers started singing Baby Shark at 3 o’clock in the morning without fail
But toady took gastric vengeance and laced their smoothies with extra kale

Ps pic of baby shark characters - sorry I’m just educating toady (not Rita today 😂) xx

toady

Hi all 👋

Not too noisy today although still an all-day thing and the odd drill still going off even now at gone 6. Yes the whole thing has certainly got to me frog and compounding it is the fact I am so cross that it has knocked me this much for six, it really doesn't warrant it on paper 🙄. But it is a cumulative thing I suppose of some sort of noise or stress ever since lockdown. Just holds up a mirror to all the other things that are wrong, which I spend a lot of effort trying not to focus on. Sigh. Plumbing for you again, oh for pity's sake one day we can have a drip-free existence surely! Not surprised you can't fancy another person in I hope you find a feasible slot where it can be done without too much horror 😱. Was it realistically likely to hold from the last time or was this always on the cards? Hope everything else ok today with you, sorry I am not up to speed - hope the meeting for the funeral arrangements/details went ok everyone of one mind etc. Yes Sleek did drop by and we had a rather enjoyable little mutual moan, always a tonic 😸. It certainly dropped very cold today as it went on but I had sun first thing so was almost thinking icy, what do you mean icy?! but then it just plummeted. I was indeed thinking of you for hairwashing it would have been worse still today I guess ❄️. Be careful walking in the mornings I know you will 👍️. All the best to your neighbour and you for visiting on Fri. Love to all 😘 xx

Hello Joan oh gosh no window in the bathroom yes you definitely need the light pull 😬! Hope it behaves itself now. Nosegay has become very irritating there is a community forum for users and it is full of complaints, they are continually changing things for the sake of it and it is never for the better. They have bought in a whole different message system and when you go the the page you find the last message you received is on the screen already open, it is like having someone not even letting you open your own post, what a silly idea 🙄. Mince pies already 😮 they do keep trying to get us all in a festive mood I suppose any minute now I will have to stop saying it's too early. Good luck in town tomorrow. Yes I do hope the weatherman is right about the warm upturn, it has been quite nasty. Of course it doesn't bear thinking about people rough sleeping even in this let alone the worst of winter, such a complex issue I don't know how it can be solved any better. There are people who if they received help could lead better more productive lives than me with a roof over my head, which is a double tragedy 😕. Love to the dogs & yourself keep warm 😘

Hi bosh, sorry I'm behind with news. I have had a browser crash and a BSOD just while typing this, it is not helping definitely not my day my week my month or even my year, as Friends would say (seeing as we are in theme song type mode). Excellent poem 😂, me pay for F*rtnum & Jason snacks, I should cocoa as they say 😉 that will be the day! Yes kale would be the least of their worries if they start singing at me. Thank you for the education, heaven knows I could do with it 😄. Hope the freezing room not too arctic, it is certainly not toasty here today I will off to bed even earlier tonight, probably any minute now in fact, pausing only for R Brek. Have a good group tomorrow if you are going and anything else you do on the way or way back, no dogs I hope. One growled at me the other day (on a lead), people always say it won't hurt you, well I don't know what was on its mind whilst growling in the back of its throat but it wasn't let's be pals 😒. Glad everyone ok atm and your mum had some nice visitors. Have a good night :) xx

And the same to Stuart, all the best for some sleep 🤞 xx

Love to all 😘 xx

bosh

hi toady

That really made me laugh , what you said about F & J snacks lol

I hope you have a good and restful night tc xx

Ps This is a phantom plumber aka a phantom Gollum enjoying his cup of tea a little too much (is it laced with R Brek and lime cordial I wonder?) xx

frogmorton

Morning Joan thank goodness you have light in the loo again! That must have been awful did you take your torch in?Hope town is ok and the dogs did their business quickly so you could get yourself ready.

Thank you yes two two year olds! They were into everything, but also such fun talking well trying to and both pretty fast walking almost running. Amazing since the little boy was initially thought to be blind and deaf and unlikely to even live let alone walk.

You were very sensible to ignore that person trying to con you out of money for Sue's wheelchair👍️ Really some people😠

My neighbour is incredible somehow she just fights back every time bless her. I will take lots of photos of Arya for her to see. Take care Joan wrap up warm today ((())) xxx

Morning Reshmi hope you and your Mum are doing ok today?

How is Big Babu? Is he behaving himself at the moment?

Cold room must be a relief though if your Mum has the thermostat up really high as she usually does.

Oh well done the cheque has cleared!

Great plumbing plumber-woes ditty there😂 Thank you for that. I can certainly see where the insipration for that came from. I do wish they'd wear more clothes though when they drink their tea😯 Poor Toady reimbursing them for posh products. See? You just can't trust a plumber can you?

My great niece was all baby shark a few years ago probably the same sort of time as LA was. I do hope that song doesn't get in my head like it used to.

Have a good day and walk steady out there it's icy here. ((())) xxx

Morning Toady

I am glad to see usual service is restored. Toad is back posting I really miss your posts even if you feel grumpy ones shouldn't be posted.

It does feel very much like one thing after another doesn't it atm? Intrusion after intrusion. I am refusing this next one for a bit we will just not use that loo I am keeping an eye on any potential dripping. I think it has probably been there since the house was built - 1970's? so probably had it's day. The only difference between us is I can moan to Paul about these things it's harder for you (and Joan now too) because there is no-one at home to let off steam with. Sleek is however more than happy to oblige.

Is she moaning about me again? I found a few tiny potential lugs on the same side as before so am brushing them out a bit at a time. She hates it and tries to bite the brush. If you don't mind having a go too? It's her left flank near her tail. I think her sore neck makes cleaning there difficult. She's ready now wrapped up warm and is coming over in a bit via cost a packet so you'll both have a treat soon.

Have a good day Toady I am walking a bit later with Kari today before I go to the foodbank. ((())) xxx

Morning Stuartknee hope you are coping ok? Does this colder weather make your pains worse or is it more in the summer for you?

a bit naughty for breakfast but why not?!!!

bosh

good morning Toni

Wppl xx

Stuartknee

Morning everyone

Still fighting to get more than 7 hours of sleep.

Cold effects me more than the summertime.

bosh

hi Toni

How are you?

What a day!

Group then cleaners

Thermostat Hades

Not enough sleep

Backache 🤢

Nasty M

More later

Bye tc x

toady

Hi all 👋

I wouldn't call this normal service frog 😬 more like a 'reduced service one train per day until further notice' setup 😂. Kind of you to say so but I really mustn't grumble too much & bore everyone rigid, especially anyone new who's just after a sitdown and a coffee & iced bun. (Which I don't have, so wish I hadn't mentioned 😄 doesn't look like cost a packet do that sort of thing, maybe a muffin? Tomorrow if I'm lucky? 😉😺). Yes Sleek had a mini grumble about what she has to put up with at home, nothing I couldn't repeat 😉 we had a little go at the offending tangle hope it helped. Haven't got a lot done today it has been a bit hard going, my heart does rather sink after my morning cuppa to see people pull up the drive again next door, but it must come to an end surely 😬 mustn't it??!! It's a consolation I must say (in a wouldn't wish it on you way ofc) that there are others that will also ignore a leaky toilet than do the necessary 😣. Keep an eye on it yes hopefully that will do for now. Hope you had a nice walk it was quite sunny here all told but not warm that's for sure. Hope all well with Kari - don't worry about me not having someone to moan to btw, there are peripheral friends/family out there if required but it's my lookout if I've consciously not acquired tons of close pals - I'm quite stiff upper lip really so there wouldn't be much crying on shoulders anyway (slight hypocrisy, coming in here to do it instead, I daresay 😳 but at least it's just the edited 'highlights'! 😬). Wish I had some other trivial news/gossip I will try to acquire some, haven't done any shopping much but I'm sure I'll think of something 😄. Have a good Thursday, are Thursdays anything for you usually? and a good visit to your friend tomorrow hope she's going on ok 😘 xx loved the breakfast and the cat of course 😍

Wave to Joan who went to town hope it was bright for you even if cold, will see you next visit 👋 :) xx

Hope bosh is doing ok maybe has also been frequenting cost a packet (I am beginning to believe that is its name you know, have to think twice what it actually is 😄). I did have a not that bad night thanks, I was trying to listen to things though and wasted time trying to get 'what if you don't want to listen to something all the way through' tube to remember my place in an audiobook and I know there are ways, just couldn't get them to work for me on this occasion. Well it will keep your place but I wanted to go back a certain way and couldn't do it precisely, I suppose the silly app wants updating or something 🙄. But I did get some proper sleep thanks, you too I hope. Today's finest accomplishment was sorting out a box of tech cably bits and stuff, not a lot to show for a day but I am under siege conditions 😬. Kettle on again soon I think, one of many today, ah my precious indeed 😍 😂. Have a good evening hope everyone ok today :) xx p.s. it's National Kindness Day apparently, so if I say things like 'wouldn't it be a shame if the phantom plumber accidentally electrocuted himself' I have to actually mean them I suppose 😄.

Oh Stuart, that cat 😍 someone is doing their best to keep warm anyway. Lovely. 7 hours is not bad at all I would be happyish with that but I realize it's maybe not the quality you'd like. Definitely feeling the cold 😕 sun today which is a big help, really only happy in the summer though, have to say. Wish you a good night :) xx

Love to everyone ☕️ xx

bosh

hi everyone

I’m totally exhausted

Nasty M made an arthritic woman on crutches in obvious pain get up so she could have her fave seat 😡

Need to sleep 💤

Good night all tc xx

toady

@frogmorton 'visiting your neighbour on Friday', that is, which was in my head but didn't make it to the keyboard, sorry, I'm not with it. (I can't tag properly either on any browser apparently, but that bit's not my fault! 🤷‍♀️)

wasn't sure if you had posted these hot water bottle covers before, seemed to ring a bell - then I saw the other ones! omg 😮

sorry about nasty M bosh 😔, hope you get some nice & restorative sleep 😴 xx