Val's Cafe

barbara12

Hello just got back..the weather was lovely and warm..so didnt want to come home..although will be glad to get in my own bed...
Kath I hope you get that appointment soon, I usually get we will see you in 6 moths and it become nearly a year..so you ring them up if you dont hear soon anbd thanks for the recipe
Toni I bet you are meeting yourself coming backwards..hope all is well apart from all the driving...
Mig glad Im not the only one that doesn't like my fussy bits...
Elizabeth hope that cough and sore throat is easing..and good luck with the pip..they do make life hard
Joan I bet you are glad that Rons ankle is doing ok...it will pout your mind at rest a little bit..
Toady hope your appointment went well...
Well had a really good rest..but i remember when I used to see the older people sitting on the sea front all day..and thought I will never do that..but we did... it seems to have come to early for me... :roll:
Love to everyone else xxxx will go and make a cuppa...

dachshund

Hello Kathleen Toni Barbara and anyone else I missed
Kathleen you have so much to cope with but you do it so well.
Toni you are so busy I bet you have not got time to sit down before you are up again.
Barbara i'm pleased you enjoyed your days a way. I remember seeing people sitting down saying there legs ached.
take care all
joan xx

toady

Just another very quick line, had a very good appt thanks to everyone that sent good wishes, all straightforward, & change of meds for me asap. Trying not to get my hopes up as there's no guarantee I'll do well on another anti-tnf, but as I'm not in the state I was in pre-Enbrel (yet!) at least I have a bit of rope. Love to all, quick cuppa for me..

..and I'm staying out of the darker cafe corners now I've seen what's in here.

:spider: :scary-spider: :spider: :scary-spider: :spider: :scary-spider: :spider:

(As if all the daddy-long-legs aren't bad enough!)

mig

Please don't anyone clean the dark corners out we saving the creepy crawlies for the cauldron. :spider: Mig

applerose

Just popping in to ask for reinforcements. I'm alone with 2 hyperactive children. Help. Daughter and sonil are having an evening out. We're actually having fun making tea with sand. Might not get back in as having problems signing in. This tablet's keyboard doesn't work very well. Hope all are as well as you can be. xx

frogmorton

Morning everyone

Christine - fetch one of these.... :pumpkin:

to occupy the kids?????

I hope they behave. The typing was fine.

Toady/mig - the scary things in dark corners are all together now ready your use mig.

There are conkers in there now for you Toady.

Good news about the Enbrel I really hope it helps you lots

Morning Joan sat down now and hoping to have an easier weekend. I hope yours is a good one too. We must make the most of the sun as I hear it's going soon

Barbara I am very pleased you had a lovely break Still it's always great to get home and into your own bed isn't it?



Love to everyone else

Coffee machine is on........

Toni xxx

barbara12

Morning all..foggy this morn..
Christine its lovely to hear from you sorry I wasn't around to help with GC ,,but I am sure you had lots of fun..have you been anywhere interesting yet...and what is the district like..I am really nosy...
toady you know we are all here and will believe the next TNF will do the trick ..sending positive thoughts your way...
Toni yes I slept very well last night.. hope all is well in your household..
Mig dont worry there are lots od creepy crawlies around.....think we had better have words with Toni...
Joan yes we have joined them ..must have sat all in for hours..very frustrating but nice to people watch
The people across the rd are cutting a lovey tree down,,think its around 80 years old we knew the people that planted it..it was on private land but they have bought the land and are now taking it down..I hate to see them doing this to old trees..we always watch the squirrels running along the branches..very sad I am ..will post a pic later
Hope everyones doing ok...think Cate is going on a break soon...love to all xx sorry to see the end of the summer smilies... :skull:

Cate

Hello everyone,

Just a quick visit, using friend's ipad.

I am so annoyed. My son sent mine back to me yesterday, insured and with guaranteed delivery today. I have just found a card in my porch saying they have taken it back as I was out. I haven't been anywhere!

I will - hopefully - be around on Monday.

Much love to you all.......Cate.x

Kitty

Whoo hoo, spiders and monsters. Is it safe to come in? Don't mind the spiders and monsters, but don't want Dracula getting to my blood - but then, maybe the MTX, Leflunomide and Pred might send him packing. :scary-spider:

Cate, that's awful, they obviously didn't even try to deliver it. Have a large piece of lemon layer cake with a muggatea. Next time put one of these outside your door.
:pumpkin:

Barbara, so glad you slept well. It was so cold when we went to T**co this morning, I wore my hat and gloves. Should have pinched the mummy's bandages.
:zombie-mummy:

Toni, thanks for the coffee. Need it to keep me warm. It goes right through to me bones.
:skull:

Christine, hope the children aren't wearing you to a frazzle. :zombie-cat:

mig, I hope you have a large cauldron for all these spider. Whoops, here's another. :spider:

Toady, I'm glad the appointment went well. Hope the new meds help you. Don't want you looking like this -
:horror-movie:

Joan, Don't worry about me, I'm a tough old bird - as long as I can get this itching under control before it gets too bad, I'll be happy.

Sending everyone calming thoughts and protection from all the ghosties and ghoulies.

mig

We were sat in our lounge one day keeping an eye for the postman as we were expecting a parcel when the letterbox clanged a card from postman came through saying he couldn't deliver parcel as we were out ,so i got to door and shouted him back,didn't even say sorry so i reported him and got an apology.Mig

PS
Thank-you for the new smilies.

dachshund

Hello Toady Mig Christine Cate Toni Barbara Kathleen and anyone I missed.
Toady it's nice to see you.
Mig you were right to report him I hope you got your parcel.
Christine I hope you have a restful weekend.
Cate I'm sorry about your iPad i hope you have a good weekend.
Toni I hope you and yours have a good weekend.
Barbara it's a pity when trees are chopped down. Just because someone wants to do it.
Kathleen you have a good weekend.
Take care all
Joan xx

frogmorton

Morning everyone!

Poor cate! I would be furious about the IPAD - you so much want it up and running!

Kath I will leave more coffee, caramel macchiatos for anyone who fancies one. I know Barbara and Cate love them too. Good job this is all calorie-free!

I am a bit of a spider-phobe myself so a bit spooked with all the Hallowe'en going's on :shock:

Joan I am with you about the tree Such a shame and kinf od wrong that we can do what we like with living things isn't it?

Barbara sounds like you enjoyed yourselves. We like people watching too here - it's fun I wonder whether anyone people watch us :?

Mig that has happened to me too. I blame our door-bell which is on it's way out and the other night was going off at 3am!!!!!!!!!

Sun is out here already and I wish my neck was better I am desperate to get outside in the garden!

Hope Elizabeth is on the mend.....

Love

Toni xxx

barbara12

Morning all another misty morning
Toni you would laugh in Llandudno .you feel like you are on a catwalk... I made sure I looked my best... :horror-movie: sorry your neck isn't good..suppose its all the driving but hopefully soon things will change..
Kath ..that is such a lot of meds...hopefully they are doing there job and any changes will help..not keen on spiders...especially with all the bitings recently :spider:
Joan its very sad to see the tree go..my sons and many others have climb it..and swung on it..but will miss the squirrels....
Cate the post has really gone down hill..its early afternoon now when we get letters..and like you I dont think they always knock for parcels
Mig good for you complaining that is what it needs..any more trips on the agenda..
We have one GD in bed here the middle one..and our eldest asked me can she use the kitchen ..to make Halloween food for the party her friend is having..there will only be 4 of us baking...says she... :zombie-cat:
right will see if I can post pics of our beloved tree..

mig

Morning all,yes Barbara we are going to Blackpool on a one night away trip ,I have never seen the illuminations so this chance came up with a local coach company £80 bed,breakfast ,evening meal and a tour of the lights and Lytham St Anne's bargain so we are off next Sunday.
This morning we are going to garden centre just for a trip out and Sunday lunch.
Hubby sounds like he's brewing the lurgy must sanitize him :zombie-cat:
Have a good day all. Mig

barbara12

and now..

might be my age but I was so emotional.. after looking out at this tree for over 40 years..and watching the squirrels run along the branches..our neighbour say its over 80 years old..

barbara12

Just spotted you there Mig..you enjoy.. we stay in st annes now and then a lovely resort...

frogmorton

Oh Barbara it looked much better with the tree

80 years and someone can just fell it - so sad

I hope the GD and friends don't trash your kitchen

Hi Mig I have seen the illuminations years ago, but would love to go on a tour like you are. I bet you'll have a great time

Love

Toni xxx

mig

It did look better with the tree. What was the reason for chopping it down ,there has been a lot of trees chopped down in and around Nottingham.
Off to the hairdressers in a while looking a bit untidy.
Pork chops for tea with mash and broccoli ,had a delicious Sunday lunch at the garden centre and brought some heathers lavender and some ornamental grasses. Mig

dachshund

Hello Toni Barbara Mig and anyone else I missed.
Toni I hope your neck improves soon have you tried a wheat bag.
Barbara that was a lovely tree.
Mig Blackpool is lovely and flat I used to walk from the north pier to the pleasure beach pushing sue in her wheelchair.
this afternoon i'm going to see a friend you used to go swimming with me she's in a care home now when I phoned she could not remember me but she would like a chat.
take care all
joan xx

tkachev

That was a lovely view out of your window Barbara. I suppose the council cut it, probably before it fell.
New neighbours gutted the house (OH told them off for some very late night drilling and hammering) and cut back most of the blackberry bushes and trees. If you remember I couldn't get OH to cut them back and they were blocking out the sunshine so they have done me a favour. At the same time a few houses down shortened a very tall tree so I've got lots of light.

Still got our fallen apple tree as OH completely ignored the lovely weather and I was too ill to keep an eye. I made him mow the lawn on Saturday and Daniel was as good as gold and didn't get upset by the law mower noise!

Sorry to read you are suffering nasties Kath.
Lovely to see Toady is getting a change of meds.
Toni I'm spooked too and hate Halloween. The kids have picked up my vibes and hate it too.

Sorry about your parcel Cate. That has happened to me too.

Hope your friend will be okay Joan.

barbara12

Morning all out early this morning for our flu jabs then had something to eat at Morris*ns
Mig the reason the tree was chopped down because they dont like picking up the leaves..my hair soon gets untidy with being short..you will feel better and must say the tea sounds good...
Joan I remember you saying about Blackpool..its a long walk especially pushing a wheelchair..but lovely memories..it will be lovely to catch up with your friend...
Elizabeth the tree is in a garden ..so they had it felled not much we can do but such a shame...men eh...at least you got the lawn mowed..and glad the neighbours have cut the bushed back...this is the trouble when they start doing work on the house hope it goes quiet soon ...and good on Daniel..
Toni..hope Lucy is doing ok at college...just wait till she is fully trained... I dread to think what the kitchen will look like they have all sorts of colored cakes they want to make... :pumpkin:
Its a miserable day here after the weeks of sun..suppose it has to come.. :skull: ...
will make a cuppa and see what Kath has brought in for us....

Kitty

Evening all, it's been a dull, cold and wet day here. I think we can safely say summer is over. :skull:

Barbara, I had my flu jab today too. I wasn't supposed to have it until Saturday, same time as OH, but I went for a blood test and she asked me if I wanted my jab too, so I said yes please. OH will still have his on Saturday, as she was too busy to fit him in and anyway, we were in a hurry.

Elizabeth, I'm glad to hear you have lots of light, it must make a difference.

Joan, it's a shame your friend can't remember you, but I'm sure she will enjoy your visit anyway. I'm sure she will remember some of the things you will talk about.

Toni, in the centre of our town there used to be a huge house years ago, called The Beeches. It was surrounded by lovely Beech trees, but when the house was demolished in the early 1960s, most of the trees went too, but one was retained. The area is still known as the Beeches (small shopping precinct) but in the 1980s someone chopped it down in the middle of the night, illegally and without anyone knowing until the next day. There was an outrage, but the guilty party was never discovered. Newcomers to the area often ask why the precinct is called the Beeches.
:vampire:

Mig, hope hubby didn't get the lurgy. :zombie-cat:

Sending all warm greetings, also Cate, Toady, Christine. :pumpkin:

barbara12

Morning all..sunny for now
Kath lad to see you have had your flu jab...and what a blinking shame that someone took down the beech tree..on a closer inspection we see they have left most of the trunk across the rd so I am sure it will recover before long..hope the blood test results are ok..
Not heard a thing off the ENT yet..not looking forward to what they will do to rid me of this infection..
Not a clue what today will bring..suddenly I am really missing working..and going to the gym...but life goes on...has they say...
Hope everyone's doing ok..I will put the kettle on and sit by the window and ponder... :pumpkin:

dachshund

Hello Elizabeth Kathleen Barbara and anyone else I missed.
Elizabeth I don't like Halloween either I hope you are having a good day.
Kathleen my friend did remember me we went to a quieter room to have a chat.
Barbara i'm sorry you have not had you ENT results yet. you worry what could be wrong it could be they are late posting it.
take care all
joan xx

Kitty

I had a phone call from my GP this afternoon. She has my blood test results already. She asked if I was back on MTX, as she had that letter saying rheumy was considering stopping it for a couple of weeks. I said I'd never stopped it as I didn't get any instructions from rheumy. Anyway, my ALT (liver enzyme) is 77, when it should be below 50. :shock: So GP is going to write to rheumy to find out what I should do. FED UP!!

:horror-movie: :vampire: :spider: :zombie-mummy:

Oh Joan, I'm so pleased your friend remembered you. You must have had a lovely chat.

Barbara I'm sorry you haven't heard from ENT yet, you just want to get the treatment over and done with. :?

Sending everyone hugs and best wishes. xxx