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Stuartknee

Mum was doing gardening & tripped over & tapped her head on the wheelbarrow, got nice bruise on head & arm but now weeding

toady

Hi all 👋

Glad to hear Paul is responding to doing good work on his foot and look at Elfie, oh what an example to us all, what a star 😀. I trust his temp was within normal Elfie range 🌡️. Hope Paul's London trip gives him a few days yet and isn't straight after the weekend. Oh yes can we plot over our lovely houses please 😊 yours does sound like a snip for that! mine is even pricier, talk about cloud cuckoo land 😂 well who knows. Nice garden too it was. The shears are here, no-one asked to see me - they didn't say they would want to, specifically; whether they did one of those behind the scenes id things checking your financial details? 🤷‍♀️ even so I may not be the person here on the day to take them in. Mind you being a responsible age doesn't mean I'm not going to run amok with pruning shears does it 🤔😉. Getting someone lined up to do your gates is good and as you've done things to your planter too full marks to you 😀 oh and a dear robin how lovely. Nothing else going on as I have the boilerman manifestation tomorrow, as Reshmi so aptly put it, I'm sure he is actually looking forward to it 😱😱. Have a good evening love to all 😘 xx

Hello Joan, the storm does not seem to be coming this way, as far as I can tell, it is wet the next couple of days but no more than breezy. I'd rather it was nice weather after that anyway as hopefully the boilerman will be gone and I can get out if I want. No you didn't mention the underdressed lady 😬 there are some very skimpy clothes about and short shorts etc but I can't imagine what would get into you, not just throwing on some light clothes 😮 it takes all sorts! Glad Pepper has his little routines and waits for his friend Charlie 😊 is he much the same healthwise (Charlie I mean) and following his diet a bit or not at all? Have a good evening 😊😘 xx

Hi bosh, oh gosh that sounds like quite an extended littley visit as well as nearer than you thought 😬 I hope your mum is not cooking enough to lay siege for weeks, and it all goes well. Your sis will appreciate it ofc. My gastric situation was not that marvellous overnight, I blame some salad potatoes with their skins on, I think, I've never really worked out how I get on with nightshades it's not cut & dried anyway 🤷‍♀️ how about you? The muffin sounded very nice, good that they have a choice and some more healthy ingredients 👍️. My new makeup is here I will report back lol, I got a new foundation too separately from catazon. I noticed a review for something else, a bag, that had been written by the AI, it was one of those vine reviewer things, well it's a bit much if you can't even be bothered to write your own stuff but there we are, never overestimate people 🙄. Have a good evening and thank you for the offer of LA as backup for the boilerman, because if there is one certain thing it is that by day 2 I will want to throttle him 😄. Take care xx oh btw jumpers yes not my favourites but I do have a detente with them when the time comes, including a nice light one myself, would ofc just rather the time did not come yet 🤞🌞.

Hi Jojo hope you are feeling a little brighter today and having a non work day too is helping. Good luck for bloods it is nearly all of us this these last week & next week or so it seems, we are keeping the phlebotomists busy 😬. Have a good evening I hope 👍️ xx

My tea time came earlier than yours for once Stuart I was very glad of one too, it was a horrid night. Your poor mum taking a trip like that, it was in the garden I sprained my ankle, our gardens are trying to get us 😱 I hope she's ok she didn't let it stop her anyway, I would be the same, but hope not too many more bumps or bruises come out later. xx

Wave to SK if passing 😊👋 xx

Jojo_16

Hi toady I'm feeling a bit better today thanks got though a good few jobs and plenty of washing in and out my foot is still painful but it has been all the way through my holiday. I hope you are well and I hope you have had a good day I hope you sleep well tonight.

bosh

Hi Toni

How are you tonight?

That’s a good point about jumpers

It’s not always easy to know which ones will be itchy is it?

I’ve got a very ookey stomach I’m afraid

ETA of EF - as it were haha - is about 4 or 5 pm tomorrow

I’m practically face - planting here

So goodnight Toni tc xx

👋toady how are you?

Potatoes and tomatoes etc are ok for me but if I’m feeling gastrically compromised I won’t eat the potato - skins

Sorry my stomach has asserted itself, so to speak, so energy stocks have been depleted- but not cheese stocks thankfully

So I will bid you good night tc xx

Sorry about your own gastric woes by the way

👋Jojo I’m glad you’re feeling a bit better good night tc xx

👋Joan thanks yes mum needs rest and pampering, but she’s a stubborn lady lol good night xx

👋night SK and S knee xx

Jojo_16

Thank you bosh I hope you are well and I hope you sleep well tonight.

Stuartknee

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frogmorton

Morning Joan I hope you're ok? Pepper too. How is Brenda has she recovered from her holiday? I bet she feels like she's never been away bless her. Not too much rain here I don't think although to be fair the ground seems to still be dry and it feels like we've had a lot recently🙄 Take care ((())) xxx

Morning Jojo 29th for you 20th for Stuart hopefully you'll both start getting sorted then. Jojo you must ask what treatment/options are available for you and keep collecting those photos. Back to work grrrr😕 Oh well everyone will be pleased to see you at least and Michael will have coked your dinner for when you get back. Then feet up and relax ((())) xxx

Morning Skinny Keef how are you? Has the flare settled now? Hope the family are all ok. Have you been able to get to see your Mum lately? Sending ((())) xxx

Morning Stuart Hope you and your Mum and the cats are all ok. Your Mum is a trouper getting on with it after her fall hope her bruise isn't too bad. Don't you forget your photos too for the 20th and if your Mum is up to going with you to it take her. Have a good day((())) xxx

Morning Reshmi how are you and your Mum? Both ok I hope you need to be. I am sending a load of cheese blearios this morning c/o Elfie so they will arrive very soon probably before you wake up.

Sometimes jumpers feel fine in teh shop and you think lovely this will do but when you wear them no way! I have some long sleeved vests they do not itch and are ideal worn underneath jumpers on really cold day - months in this country!

Your Mum likes to care for people and in her book caring means feeding. I expect she is sending your sister home with supplies too to save her from cooking herself for a few days.

Apart from maybe an hour in the garden sweeping up yesterday Paul was very well behaved Feet up, but I had an idea sparked by yours of sending LA to scare him into submission. Once he is there, feet up and a-quaking, we get BR to flatten him in place! Job done😊Bish Bosh Bash😉 A different take on 'we'll send the boys round'😂

Today we are off to meet up with Paul's EF just for a family meal out at least.

Yes you may well be tired and your Mum is in for some disturbed nights too, but it will be a week of lots of entertainment. I hope you'll be able to post but if time is in short supply just store those memories away until they've gone. I love LA and BR stories. Tales from the Reading Riviera.

Take care deep breathe in! Enjoy them😊 ((())) xxx

Morning Toady everything ok? We are thinking of you; me and Elfie (he is running over to Bosh's with extra cheese and Blearios) Sleek is coming to yours in her boilersuit ready to help the boilerman so she isn't thinking of yo she intends to be paw-on.

I am almost ready in the garden for the afternoon tea very busy delivering tickets here and there though. We are looking pretty tidy although as you know a lot has gone over. Man coming to do the gates on Friday so by the skin of our teeth but definitely do-able.

I suppose being of adulk age does not guarantee you won't do anything dangerous with sharp implements does it🤔 Gets them off the hook if you do I suppose.

That's it with that house in the next village - it's a total gorgeous bargain! They are usually well over a million there so all I have to do is….something to make enough to have it. sigh….. Your was probably the same one day Toad, one day we can dream.

Take care see you on the other side ((())) xxx

Jojo_16

Morning frogmorton yeah hopefully I can get to the bottom of it my foot is still really painful I'm thinking I might have to make a doctor's appointment not like they are ever do much to help I'm already on codeine again it's not doing much for the pain. I hope you are well and I hope you have a great day.

dachshund

Good morning everyone

Toady (()) have a good day. Charlie goes to the pub nearly everyday because he’s bored and fed up watching tv. How is your boiler now. The man is coming this week. Good.

Toni (()) have a good time seeing Paul’s brother and family. Love to sleek.
Jojo (()) sorry you have so much pain. Have a good day

Stuart (()) have a good day. Sorry your mum tripped over it shakes you up.

Reshmi (()) have a good day love to your mum (())

Skinny Keef (()) have a good day love to Loanda (()) and Sucr’e (())

bosh

good morning Toni

How are you?

Mums ok 👍

Wppl xx

bosh

good afternoon Toni

how are you?

Mums ok 👍

I’m okay thanks

A bit of foot pain, but it happens in this kind of weather, nothing to worry about 🤗

That’s Interesting about the long-sleeved thermal vests thanks

That’s a great take on “sending the boys round”, haha, very funny

Yes you’re right mum expresses affection by feeding people but it causes her stress too and she’s a stubborn lady, but never mind

As for my gastric situation, well it wasn’t good at all yesterday, today so far so good I guess, but I haven’t eaten that much and am being rather careful, so what will transpire at the end of this gastric day, I really don’t know, but thanks for thinking of me

Thanks for elfie’s supplies👍

Much appreciated

I hope you have a nice meal with P’s EF.

Bill will no doubt be making extra room in his stomach for the lovely food cooked my mum.
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this before, but BR went to a wedding with his parents and says that he wants to get married now so a married man who’s just completed finishing school, sorry nursery, my goodness that would certainly be a first haha .

we are just awaiting EF at the moment they should be coming around five, I think

Have a good afternoon, Toni and take care xx

👋toady Joan Jojo SK and S knee xx

Ps saw this funny translation fail as they called it so I wonder who’s eating McD’s customers? someone even greedier than Bill my goodness xx

bosh

afternoon toady or toad in nice new makeup mode
how are you today?

I see vine reviewer, I had to look that up, but it sounds a bit of a ookey and lazy concept I must agree

How are your stomach issues today?

I eagerly await your cosmetics report lol

Yes it was a nice muffin thanks

it’s nice to buy some new makeup sometimes isn’t it?
I bought some from nosegay recently, but it wasn’t that great

But sometimes nosegay stuff can be very good of course

Sorry I’ve been trying to finish writing this for hours

Got interrupted by mum and some little monkeys who’ve arrived now

Have a good evening toady tc xx

👋good evening Jojo Joan SK and S knee xx
ps Ms toady - I’m afraid you’ve been cut off, no more cheese for you or your milkman! Let that be a lesson to you haha xx

bosh

hi everyone

Cheese is very much on my mind despite starting the day with a practically dry toast diet and ending it with still a fair level of gastric anxiety

But the cheese monster and his junior brudder are very much present, doing drawings and demanding puddings - cinema and nuggets of unknown origin have been postponed till Wednesday - phew!
good night all tc xx

toady

Night one & all 😴 nice sunny day, which I have spent indoors doing housework 😣 can I go to bed now please? Not that there isn't a good hour's more work I could do but it ain't getting done tonight.

Hope to be back properly asap, if there is some sort of miracle it'll be a one full day job but I fear more like one & a half, we'll see. Will post a mini hello & update sometime, thanks all for the news & chat and funny things 👍️. Good luck with all that's going on at yours bosh, glad there is no cinema for a while - I think I have got the lesser end of things with a couple of days of the boilerman, at least he will not be doing drawings & demanding puddings 😂😂 well let's hope!!

Night frog, thanks for the support on all fronts, moral & practical, Sleek will be indispensable in the face of tomorrow's travails and won't stand for any 'tackless coments' from workmen, I know 👍️ chat soon hope all's as well as poss at yours 😘 xx

Night Joan thank you yes all being well tomorrow is definitely 'the day', the sooner the better 👍️ the boiler is ok no worse but I have to keep an eye on it & drain water off at intervals or the pressure will go up, it isn't too much trouble it's just you can't really forget about it. Have a good Monday yourself 😘 xx

Hope Jojo Stuart and SK are okay I'm sure there will be tea at some point in the night if not several ☕️ take care all xx

Stuartknee

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frogmorton

Had to open the site 3 xs to get a comment box so I could reply🤨 I think my lap top is playing up😠grrrr

Morning Joan how are you? Is Pepper ok? Sleek said thank you for sending her love and she sends it back. It was nice meeting up with Paul's brother and sister and their spouses. Had a lovely vegan mushroom risotto. Take care ((())) xxx

Morning Stuart 4am? About standard for you I suppose😕 thanks for the cuppa though. Hope your Mum is ok after her fall ((())) xxx

Morning Jojo I also hope you can get through this, but soon you'll see the lady again and show her the photos of the swelling you experience. Sending you some ((())) xxx

Morning to Skinny Keef hope you had a good weekend we are having quite a bit of rain here at the moment I suspect the edge of the storms they are getting in Scotland. Don't mind really it will save me watering the garden. Take care hope the family are all well ((())) xxx

Morning Reshmi how are you? Stomach still settling I hope. I expect your Mum is in her element looking after the boys, but hope she isn't overdoing it.

Also how was you sister when you saw her?

I am sure your Mum does do too much cooking for people bless her so kind and caring, but at her own expense physically.

I don't expect long posts from you just now I imagine life has suddenly got very very busy! As long as we know you're ok.

My foot is hurting too! Just the right one odd eh? I blamed it on wearing actual shoes instead of my comfy trainers for the family meal out yesterday. It was lovely though and we had a good catch up.

Lots of plans for the boys I expect including yes trips to Maccie D's, pizza and the Cinema hope you don't have the rain we have that wouldn't be good. We don't want 2 bored boys😣 Nothing worse that's when mischief happens.

Take care my friend ((())) xxx

Morning Toady

Are you ready? I hope so Sleek certainly is boiler suit on and adjustable wrench in paw. Elfie is taking further supplies down to Reading.

We don't expect to hear too much from you either, but i hope very much it's a one day job for you with not too much anxiety.

I am presuming too that you have this rain? The edge of the Scottish storm like us. Still the garden needs it so I'm not complaining I need to do some cleaning anyway in case anyone needs the loo on Sunday.

Take care Toad and good luck 🤞 ((())) xxx

bosh

good morning Toni

Wppl xx

dachshund

Good morning everyone

Toady (()) have a good day. I hope the boiler man’s visit isn’t too long and he doesn’t want too many cups of tea. All that matters is that he fixes the boiler.

Toni (()) have a good day. We haven’t had any rain yet. Sorry your foot hurts. Is it a bank holiday today. Love to everyone.
jojo (()) have a good day. All the best for your appointment

Reshmi (()) have a good day love to your mum (())

Stuart (()) how are your ankle and knee. Love to your mum (())

Skinny Keef (()) how are you feeling. Love to Loanda (()) and Sucr’e (())

Stuartknee

My knees & ankles are aching, still have poor apertite. Mum has abruise on her head 3 inchs lower she would have injured her eye socket. Weather not helping

bosh

Good almost afternoon Toni

How are you today?

A very sophisticated and nice looking breakfast there

Mums ok 👍

Sorry about your foot pain

How is it now?

Mine is ok at last thanks

I think I wore the wrong socks yesterday when I walked

I should’ve worn thick warm socks, so yes a bit like you - injudicious footwear issues lol

BR and LA gave dad a very large breakfast order, comprising of porridge, toast and blearios!

My goodness, the breakfast of grandfathers, good to see BB do some work for a change though haha

BR also demanded and consumed a small chocolate brownie- my goodness he gets so angry when he demands chocolate, chocolate and salmon I guess lol, although hopefully not at the same time,

I did however once watch a programme about chocoholics who ate salmon with a chocolate sauce, sounds pretty ookey to me though 😱

My stomach has settled now at last, thanks Toni

But with all this junk food in the house, the question may be for how long,

But at the moment no stomach issues, so i thanks Gerald The Giraffe - who is a type of gastric animal god and also a gastric good luck charm,

He does of course eat the very bananas that GI Joe Physio frowns upon, but no one needs to know that of course, just you and I and everyone online here 😂

According to top pharmacists, if your stomach says that a tantrum is on the way, just feed this gastric good guy some basil especially imported from Italy- Lorenzo’s uncle is my favourite black market supplier

Or if all else fails al fresco finest bananas, not the cheapie range haha

This information is absolutely true, generated by AI - Auntie’s Intelligence - I believe that’s what it stands for

don’t worry they are not getting bored, they are watching tv, eating fish fingers sans custard, multiple puddings and living like kings

There will be a regal visit soft play area later on today,

I may give it a miss as any solitude will be in short supply this week

When I walked there was just mild rain

Sorry that you’ve got an unwanted level of precipitation

Hope it clears at some point during the day

Bye for now Toni tc xx

👋toady Joan Jojo SK and S knee xx

ps BR’s bespoke toast being prepared by the workmen (but not the boilermen) xx

bosh

Greetings toady

How are you today?

I’ve researched into the boiler men topic, not using AI, just plain old fashioned books this time (how outrageous)

Apparently in their natural habitat, or even in customer toady’s habitat, they feast on bacon ( vegan or otherwise), buttery shortbread fingers (which you probably have in stock, so that’s handy) and very strongly brewed espressos, I offered them bill’s signature blend (made of coffee and the last beans of my sister’s patience) but apparently that wasn’t strong enough 🤷‍♀️

But never fear BR is organising a special trip to Wart - Rose for you and any other café members to purchase superhero strength coffee beans, magic beans and anything else we’re short of, as well as his special chocolate sauce to pour over his salmon of course, method of transportation is a large toy car, but maybe that’s just as well seeing as he has no driving licence haha

I hope today is a better day for you

Bye for now toady tc xx

ps LA is practicing for his cheese recital haha xx

bosh

hi everyone

Hope you’re all ok tonight?

A tiring day here on the mima / auntie front line

I had to put a box of brownies in a secret offshore location before LA attempted an ookey level of choc consumption

meanwhile in MH bill has ordered so many takeaways that he’s exploring new ways to charge his card

and that toady has had so much custard (added fish fingers are optional) that she’s drinking and pr****g again, oh dear 😱

Good night all tc xx

toady

Night all 😴 such a long long day, I had tea at 3am and 6am the night before not the best start 😬 and so tiring having someone here for so long, it was a difficult job and the boiler got called a few names I believe 🤨, thought the poor chap was never going home. Anyway the main fix is done 👍️ but he'll be here for some of tomorrow and potentially the day after 😣 omg.

Yes rain and wind here frog, both causing problems one way & another 🙄 but we had it lightly I guess compared to some, will be 'moderate breeze' again tomorrow but not bad after that, and nice for your weekend I do hope, so far so good it looks that way. Yes downstairs loos never forget 😄 well yours is all downstairs ofc but still, cleaning etc is all I have on the brain right now. Maybe one day I can think of more fanciful things again 🤞 more news to follow when poss, hope all's well with you 😘 xx

Thank you Joan not many teas for the CH man but here an awful long time, wanted to keep on once he'd started I think rather then break off; but he has done the main work, all up & running which as you say is the main thing, and hasn't found anything else 👍️. Haven't seen the last of him for the week but you can't have everything 😬 hope things were ok with you today 😘 xx by the way you mentioned bank hols, people wanted one because of the football didn't they but no it wasn't done, we are just having the usual end of Aug one. The 4th is a bank hol in Scotland apparently though, poor things, doubt they had the weather to enjoy it!

Hi to bosh bravely fielding all sorts in the court of king littleys & saving them from themselves by spiriting chocolate brownies away 😄 it has not yet come to drinking & pr***ing here quite yet but it jolly well will do after this, if I get the chance, well tea and pr*** anyhow, I have a fortnight's trial left to make use of and I think I have earned it. Your boilerman research is uncannily accurate 😮😉 I think I'll be joining in with the strong coffee tomorrow just to stay awake, he may be doing a half day though so 🤞. Proper chat soon 👍️ take care :) xx

Sorry you haven't got much appetite Stuart hope you are keeping body and soul together with something you do feel like, take care and your mum too, she did have a narrow squeak from what you say 😣 hope she feels ok in herself no other effects from the bump 🤞 xx

Night to Jojo hope you are getting on ok and the codeine is doing a bit more, does it tend to work for you better after a while or just topically each dose? Hope work is going as ok as possible and you are getting some sleep 🤞 xx

Wave to SK and to anyone passing who might drop in for a cuppa & sit down 👋 night all 😘 xx

Stuartknee

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frogmorton

Morning Joan how are you this morning? I think (hope) the rain has stopped now for Sunday's afternoon tea🤞 You must need some rain by now surely? You must be having to water your plants outside. How is Pepper? Hope your day is a good one((())) xxx

Morning Stuart although I am glad your Mum is ok that fall must have scared you both. She was very lucky it wasn't any closer to her eye. The lack of appetite is relevant don't forget to tell the consultant when you go. Do your best to eat a little so you can take your painkillers if you can ((())) xxx

Hi Jojo hoping you are ok. Probably just busy with the children off school and work as well to balance? ((())) xxx

Morning Reshmi how are you all?

Glad to hear your stomach is settled (for now) and was very interested to hear about basil I always have some (summer anyway) in my garden! I'll try it. Also GI Joe can stop insulting and condemning our nanas! I never agreed with him anyway. He can keep his macros😁

How good to hear BB was involved with the boys! Even if he did have to eat enough breakfast for a family of 4🤣

Sounds as though BR has developed his own favourite foods. Not sure what GI Joe would say at all. On this occasion i agree with the famed physio. A diet comprising of salmon and chocolate does not contain enough fibre😉The offshore location for the brownies is just Mima looking after her nephews, as any good Auntie would.

Nope never drink alcohol and prime I quite agree. Also I love BIL's debit card charging method. I think I will prime for one of those leads myself.

My foot isn't too bad today either and yes I also got soaked yesterday too🙄 Love the toast making people they can come here💓Was soft play any good? A bit smelly no doubt.

Take care Reshmi ((())) xxx

Morning Skinny keef hope you are doing ok all of you and that Sucré is enjoying the nice weather. Before you know it he will be in school and you'll miss him so much. Take care ((())) xxx

Morning Toady phew!

Sounds as though the boilerman, with his helper Sleek of course, have broken the back of the issue with your boiler. Another day and maybe a half? That's a lot of intrusion for you and patience required. Sleek will be there with you to lend a paw and some support. Elfie might just appear too when he has done his delivery of chocolate to Reading for BR.

It's definitely breezy out there that is for sure this morning, but apart from a slight possibility of the odd shower it is looking ok for Sunday🤞

The Church clock is 15 mins fast! It just chimed the hour at 6.45!

I immaculised our main bathroom for Sunday (I know i will need to do it again before then) getting limescale of the taps etc must print off some signs to get people there🤔 Elfie!!!!!

Take care Toad you are doing well ((())) xxx