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  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,915
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    OOoh Catie

    any spare cupcakes there if Barbara doesn't need them all??

    Barbara I am so sorry about your wrists and I hope the splints do the job for you :?

    MrO you are right about our Barbara - she will do just fine - she has the right attitude :wink:

    mig is there any cheesy mash left for me?

    Christine Kittycat did have her babies young, BUT she adores them purring away looking at them :D

    Hope I didn't miss anyone

    Love

    toni xxx
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Evening all
    Catie thanks for the cupcakes..I really do have a sweet tooth... :roll:
    Toni ..we are all in the same boat...and its good to help one another...how the babies doing...have you had a cuddle or is it to early..
    We have only had one GC here today the baby...OMG can she now get around...she jumps up and down on he knees and moves forward that way.. :o so we have to move everything
    no Karen or Coco ..hope you both are okish.
    We have a plasterer coming in the morning...just patching up a few places...he say he will be here at 8...so we will have t9o be up early...hope you all sleep well...see you tomorrow xxxxxx
    Love
    Barbara
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,915
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    We are Barbara we are, but it helps having each other doesn't it?

    A cuddle? Yes and a bottle-feed post op!!!! Didn't I tell you?

    ADORABLE     :D

    We had the outside of the house painted last and this week up early 10 days running :shock:

    I do not envy you

    Love

    Toni xxx
  • applerose
    applerose Member Posts: 3,621
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Catie, yes I do manage the garden myself. I've been here for nearly 20 years and always done it myself. I have had to get my son to cut the leylandii hedge down a bit and recently a fir tree in the back garden. I'm now thinking I may have to alter a few things to make it easier but I love my garden.

    Mig, hope your delivery was early. I hate hanging around for things to arrive.

    Sorry about your wrists Barbara. Hope the splints help. Sounds as if your GD will be crawling properly shortly. I know all about moving things. I move all my ornaments, plants etc before my GC arrive then have to put them all back when they go. :lol: My daughter's 9 month old is now walking around the furniture.

    Toni, cup cakes and cheesy mash? You must have been hungry. I think you are in love with the kitties. They sound adorable.
    Christine
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Morning all
    Its pouring down here...and the plasterers came at 7.45... :shock: so OH had to shout me....they have nearly done so its better than waiting all day for them...
    Toni how lovely you got to feed them..and have a cuddle...we have had kittens and puppies born here in the past...I would love to lie on a farm..like our Cris...just so I could surround my self with animals... :D
    Christine same here I love gardening...or did..I just do what I can at the min...but when I have my new hips there will be no holding me back...
    Well I wont be going anywhere in this weather...I hope some of you have the sun....if you have send me some please
    Not seen our Karen around..or Coco just want them to know I am thinking of you
    Will see you later xxxxx
    Love
    Barbara
  • Catie
    Catie Member Posts: 362
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Morning Barbara and everyone :)

    Hope the plasterers have done a good job Barbara. I always think they make it look easy, but there's a lot of skill involved of course. It's 'black as your hat' here and I'm hoping it doesn't rain 'til the window man has been. We're having a large window in the kitchen replaced and he's coming to measure up.

    Christine, I think you do really well coping with the garden on your own. I know what you mean about making changes to make things easier. We're in the process of making some raised beds so we don't have to bend so far. It isn't a problem for hubby at the moment, but who knows what the future will hold.

    Toni, I just love the sound of a contented cat with her kittens - it's so special. Are you kitten proof for when they start to move around? :)

    Coco, Karen, mig, Elizabeth, and everyone who pops in - hope you're all ok :)
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    MrOptimist wrote:
    Barbara, I hope all goes well for you. I'm sure your very positive outlook on life will always help you - even when doctors' can't :wink:

    Elizabeth..... Pimms + Medication = Toxic combination...and I will say no more :wink:

    Mr O I'm off meds ATM. My rheummy nurse seems to think I have a chest infection and sent me for an xray and phoned up to cancel my humira delivery. It was such a lovely, sunny day and I don't get to see my big girls that often although my eldest might be staying if she gets her BBC radio placement in London.

    I've been to my art class today. I love it. I wish I was able to make some money out of it.

    Anyone seen Karen C. She must have a lot on at home. Hope everything is okay?

    E x
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,915
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi E - It is lovely seeing your big girls I do hope the chest infection gets better soon :? My sister has sold some of her paintings you know.....one was on my fbook page did you see it?

    I have noticed the absence of karenC too :? and Coco and Roses1 and Rosieglow too :? Hope everyone is ok :?

    Catie - the kittens are all 'proofed' ready they are in a dog cage with an 'extension' for them - high sided box so Mum can get in and out for some peace too and

    Christine I do love those kitties. Shame Daisycat won't let me have them ALL :lol: It's wise to let others help you with your garden and having the hedges trimmed is a good thing.

    Barbara - we have had dreadful rain too - lashing down and thunder and it's so muggy!

    Yes Cris' place is idyllic in a sense. No nasty emotional demands....they just want to be fed and loved. Hope you are now well and truly plastered!!!

    Love to everyone I hope I didn't miss anyone :oops:

    Toni xxx
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi all
    Catie and Toni I am plastered thank you... :lol::lol:
    Catie I hope you got your window fitted or were they just measuring..it has only just stopped raining here.. :roll:
    Toni it was always my dream to live on a farm...when I was young after school I used to do loads of farm work...I even put the cows back in the field after milking... :D
    Elizabeth you carry on enjoying yours Pimms...its better than meds... :lol:
    I hope we see Karen back soon and Coco...
    Will see you all later xxxxx
    Love
    Barbara
  • MrOptimist
    MrOptimist Member Posts: 175
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Goodness sometimes it feels as if I'm walking on eggshells when I post in the cafe :o . Elizabeth, my remark wasn't meant to offend. However, withdrawing medication because the nurse 'thinks' you may have a chest infection really surprises me :o. Doesn't take long to ascertain whether a chest infection is present or not. Perhaps the nurse should have consulted with the doctor first :o
  • Catie
    Catie Member Posts: 362
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Toni, sounds as if you're really organised with the kittens. When our cat had kittens 20 odd years ago, I remember it was absolutely havoc :lol:

    Barbara, the chap just came to measure up. I was shocked at the price... I know it's a large window....but £600 :shock: Ha, we will be getting more quotes.

    MrO, hope you don't mind me saying, but you sound really stressed today. I think sometimes what we write and how it's taken isn't as was intended - if that makes sense :)

    No rain here to speak of, but the gardens could do with it.
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    MrOptimist wrote:
    Goodness sometimes it feels as if I'm walking on eggshells when I post in the cafe :o . Elizabeth, my remark wasn't meant to offend. However, withdrawing medication because the nurse 'thinks' you may have a chest infection really surprises me :o. Doesn't take long to ascertain whether a chest infection is present or not. Perhaps the nurse should have consulted with the doctor first :o


    I didn't think you were trying to offend and can't see how my reply led you to think I did! The perils of internet conversation methinks.

    I've had a lot of recurring chest infections so I think she was playing safe but I did think she was over reacting, especially as I have been a lot worse in the previous few months and thought It was clearing up.

    Toni I will have a look on your page and look for your sister's painting,

    E xxx
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Missed my forty winks this afternoon thanks to mega storm so am in bed early ,was playing angry birds on iPad but thought I would call in and see what people have been up to,hot chocolate on the go with digestive biscuits,settle you down just nice.Hubby wants a roast beef dinner as its fathers day Sunday ,we are going to the theatre Saturday afternoon so will be shopping tomorrow for his beef,daughter will be cooking .goodnight all Mig
  • applerose
    applerose Member Posts: 3,621
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    7.45 Barbara? That was a bit early but I guess, as you say, better to get it done early rather than late. Didn't get in the garden today. Partly because of the rain and partly because everything was pinging like crazy after work so just sat all evening with my feet up. We used to have a holiday cottage next to a farm and would take the kids up to help muck out the cows and to bring in the lambs the morning after they were born. I loved it.

    Catie, you're right about there being a skill in plastering. I plastered my bathroom thinking it would be so easy. Ahem, it's not. There are lots of bumps and ridges. Tried going over and over but just made it worse. :lol:

    Elizabeth, hope you don't have a chest infection. Your eldest is hoping for a BBC radio placement? What will she be doing? I know someone who has been painting pictures for quite a few years and has only just started selling them so you might make money from your pictures one day.

    Toni, that's a good idea to limit where the kitties can get to. You don't want them to be scampering up your curtains.

    Catie, I got a fairly large window and a small window for £550. That was with a discount as I knew the chap's brother.

    I think Catie and Elizabeth are right Mr O. I don't think you need to feel you are walking on eggshells or that anyone is offended by anything you say. Sometimes when things are written, they can be taken the wrong way.

    Thanks for the hot chocolate Mig. Hope you catch up on your sleep.
    Christine
  • MrOptimist
    MrOptimist Member Posts: 175
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Catie
    No, not stressed :), but perhaps a little frustrated.

    Elizabeth
    Best that I say no more.
  • Catie
    Catie Member Posts: 362
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Morning Everyone :)

    Lots of sun today which is lovely.

    Crikey Christine, I wouldn't know where to begin with plastering, but I can imagine the mess which would be created :)

    Mig, that sounds nice for Father's Day. I quite fancy some beef this weekend too. Hubby loves cheesecake and so will treat him to some as well.

    Elizabeth, I worked for the BBC (self employed basis) some years ago and found them very slow in making payments. Hope your daughter is based in London so she can visit more.

    MrO, I hope you continue posting :)

    Now Barbara has disappeared. Where is everyone?
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Morning all Im here
    Catie £600 for one window...mind you when we get quotes I am always shocked.... :shock: but like my OH says you have to take into account the time it will take them...you get more quotes I always get 3...good luck
    Christine how lovely to have a cottage next to a a farm...I am waiting to win the lottery..then hopefully I can but my own small holding
    Elizabeth hope you dont have another chest infection on the way...we need some more sun...
    Mig I had forgot its fathers day...the first one for my youngest son and he is 38...you enjoy your dinner on Sunday...
    MrO..what are you stressed about... :?: do you mind me asking what kind of Arthritis you have and are you suffering at the moment....we are good listeners
    Its raining on and off here..OH keep going into the garden to dig up the weeds ...I do supervise..bless he is never sure which are weeds...then he come back in its raining...he is like the little weather stations... :lol:
    I hope you all get some sun and will see you later xxxxx
    Love
    Barbara
  • MrOptimist
    MrOptimist Member Posts: 175
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Barabara
    I am not stressed at all - that was Catie's theory :). I have OA in my spine which doesn't stop me from doing too much - despite having had three operations. Lucky? No, I think I'm rather like you and just make the best of what life throws at me. My daughter in law has had RA since a child and she's the same :).
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    MrO
    Like the others have said things don't always come across like they should, I think Catie was worried...and Elizabeth was telling it how it is.. like you do...I don't mind this much better than talking behind my back... :D
    Last year we had a lot of trouble on the forum that led to people leaving or being banned...so I do think we are still suspicious of people..am I making sense or am I rambling again... :o:lol:
    Oh forgot to say I am sorry you have arthritis of the spine..have you ever had the facet joints injections...I am due to have some more before my first THR and also an epidural...I think :oops: my others didn't work..but never say die...
    Love
    Barbara
  • MrOptimist
    MrOptimist Member Posts: 175
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Barbara, I haven't had the injections, but wish you luck with yours :).
    Yes, I do speak my mind, but have never posted to deliberately cause upset. I also try to answer any questions put to me, which is more than I can say of some people who post on these boards (youself excluded) :).
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,915
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello Everyone :)

    I hope you are all ok?

    I hope you found my sister's painting Elizabeth - if not I can take a photo and post it here.

    I am glad everyone has been able to talk about misunderstandings unlike the problems last year eh Barbara? People didn't 'get' each other and gosh it was awful wasn't it at times so sad.

    An updated kitten piccie for all kitten lovers on hereth_kittiesandcows026.jpg


    and a 'calf' piccie too....my friend is 'cow sitting' ATM :wink: REALLY!!

    th_kittiesandcows012.jpg

    That's why I am so late on I have been over there today. Like being at Cris' for those who remember her. For those who don't she was a character on here - she was the originator of 'cuddles' the café cat and Our forum cow as well as 'pocket duties' when we metaphorically support each other to hospital appointments etc.

    Glad daughter is doing father's day cooking mig - sounds a fair deal to me ;)

    Christine - kids love MUCK don't they? My step-daughter is off to spend a week with Cris soon to help her with a project and get experience as she wants to work with animals

    Catie we had more rain showers and heavy ones at that ::) Ooh! you worked for the BBC too - impressive :)

    Oh Barbara your youngest son's 1st ever Father's day :D Bless his heart.

    MrO I hope you will be remembered...I suspect so with Grandkids etc :) have no Dad, sadly, but have sorted out something for my Ex FIL (kids Granddad) and their Father too....not that he reciprocates :lol:

    Take care everyone

    I like coming in here

    love

    Toni xx

    (PS so sorry if I missed anyone)
  • applerose
    applerose Member Posts: 3,621
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Catie, plastering messy? Noooo, well maybe a bit. Well maybe quite a lot. When I'm doing it anyway. :lol:

    Barbara, yes our little cottage was lovely. We spent every weekend and every school holiday there. Lots of long walks in the country and through the forests. Alas it is no longer there. You made me giggle telling us about your husband in and out of the garden. :lol:

    Mr O, sorry you have OA in your spine but it's good you get on the best you can. Same with your daughter-in-law.

    I can't remember when I joined up here but I can't remember any trouble so I guess I missed it. It makes it very unpleasant for everyone when that happens. I think everyone seems very nice in here.

    Toni, how sweet the kittens are. Mum looks so proud. And your friend is cow sitting. Wow, I'd love to cow sit. Hope your daughter has a great time at Cris's.

    Why is it that when you are just sitting quietly reading, a fingerprint suddenly pops up on your reading glasses? I swear I didn't touch them.

    Hope everyone has a good weekend with some sunshine.
    Christine
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,915
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Mmmm....catie.....someone puts finger-sprints on my specs too :?

    I wonder who it might be :lol:

    a070.gif there that's better

    Actually I sat on mine yesterday so finger-prints are the least of my worries :oops:

    I Hope you get some sunshine too - here we have had rain and plenty of it overnight so surely my water butts are full by now???

    Coffee on - caramel macchiatos all round?

    Love

    Toni xxx
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Morning everyone
    MrO sorry to here you have had ops on your back..that is the part I dread...will see if the next lot of injections work.... :roll:
    Toni what lovely pics...the kittens and mum look so content... :D and I must say I have a soft spot for cows...they all have different characters..did you drive all the way to our Crises...mind you I am not sure where you live... :?
    Christine I will tell you a funny story about glasses..it was my GDs great Grandma..there mums grandma...she kept saying she was losing her site in one eye...till the girls saw she had a bake bean stuck to her glasses.... :lol: mind you her eyes must have been bad not seeing that.. :lol:
    The sun is out for the min...but it keeps going dark...
    Still thinking about Karen and Coco...
    I hope you all have a goodish day...will see you later...xxxxxx
    Love
    Barbara
  • Catie
    Catie Member Posts: 362
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Morning Everyone :)

    We have thunder, lightening and the wind is so strong - can't believe it's the middle of June :o

    Barbara, I think you are very wise in getting three quotes for jobs that need doing. We've now organised a couple more for the window. At £600 for a window the mind boggles at what the house would cost :shock:
    The story about the baked bean made me laugh :lol::lol::lol:

    Toni, my sister is married to a farmer. They used to have a big dairy herd and I used to like helping when we stayed. Sadly, there was more money in beef and so the dairy herd went.

    Christine you are right about finger prints on glasses :). I also get frustrated at never being able to find mine :)

    MrO, sorry about your OA. I've got to have an op on my neck and am dreading it. I have to see my Consultant at the end of the month and am dreading that too. The only blessing is that he's rather dishy :lol::lol:

    I was also surprised to hear there was trouble on this forum as everyone is so nice -such a shame when people can't get along.

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