Val's Cafe

Hope all are wrapped up warm today, and feeling as well as you can.



Thought you might like some carol singers.

Joan, I hesitate to drink too, but as I don't really enjoy alcohol I don't mind. I do usually have either a small sherry or glass of wine on Xmas day, but it's on a Thursday this year, my MTX day. If I'm offered one, I'll have it, but that's all. :?

Barbara, according to one of the newspapers (Daily Ex) it's supposed to snow in the north west by Friday. Glad I don't live over that way.

Christine, I hope none of your G/C didn't have tummy ache after all that chocolate.

Elizabeth, such a shame that Lucy didn't get to see War Horse.

I treated us to some lovely new bedding from T***o this morning. OH said we're not allowed to sleep in bed now. :roll: It's a bit like that advert where the man sits on the kitchen floor admiring it, his wife comes in to make a coffee and he says: "You're not going to use that, are you?"

Well I'm all packed EVEN hot water bottle got winter jumpers cardigans and boots hats gloves and scarfs,hope it doesn't snow but its going to be very cold.Just got to shower then feet up and a cuppa ,found mince pies in the tin who's been baking ? Don't know how the wifi will be in Loch Lomond but if i can pop in i will. Mig

Evening all im back in the land of the living after my treck to Bournemouth last week. Got bristol this Wednesday so not quite as far then Plymouth the week after. Hopefully she will get offers from some of the universities and will be happy. It would be great if Plymouth offered her a place as her younger sister is there.

Hope you are all okay and coping with this cold. Take care xxx

Morning everyone

Christine - I don't relish being out in snow now, but like you have many happy memories of snowmen and sledging with the kids.

I am going to the antiques show at the NEC today so I can be near Lucy who will be at the Clothes show there!! Not sure about that either, but might be fun

The plumber will likely be pleased to hear from you with times being so hard ATM

Hi Coco I am sure your daughter will get offers somewhere perfect for her. Glad you've recovered from the trecking around

Barbara are you really considering a real tree? Aren't they hard work too? mind you they smell fabulous We won't have ours up until after Lucy's birthday on Tuesday. I am not much good drinking anymore - must be all the tablets.

Mig How lovely going to Loch Lomand!! I hope you have a wonderful time I remember many Christmases and a New Year up in Alberfeldy in Perthshire. So long as you wrap up warm and it sounds as though you will be able to with all your packing

Hello Elizabeth :)6ft tree!!! Well done Charlie!!! I am sure Lucy enjoyed the panto. My Lucy is off to the clothes show, but her neutrophils are good so fair enough.

That bedding sounds lovely - festive and cosy

Men eh? Hope OH gets the scooter mess cleared up pronto :roll:

KathT Thanks for the carol singers
Santa and Rudolf are dancing to their singing

Shame we can't all get tiddly at Christmas, but we can have something in here I reckon beforehand

New bedding for you too - how lovely you enjoy it

Joan you enjoy that Baileys - my ex MIL does that too it's lovely I hope you are as well as can be and that Sue is still doing well xxx

Toady I hope you are well :? Not like your name to be missing.

It's been a hard week for me this week - my neck is very sore and lots had to be done. Not to worry things can only get better!!!
Love Toni xxx

Hello Joan, Toni, Christine, Coco, Barbara, Mig, Elizabeth and and anyone else who pops in.

Very sunny here, although we had rain overnight. It's slightly warmer at the moment too. Hope tomorrow isn't too bad as we have to catch the early bus again for my appointment with my rheumy nurse.

Joan, I hope you and Sue are ok and that the snow doesn't last long. Must make it awkward for you to get out. :?



Hope this isn't us next week. :shock:

Toni, I enjoyed watching Santa and Rudolph dancing. They have some cool moves.

Christine, no, OH relented and we slept in the bed. It was lovely.

Mig, glad to hear you've packed plenty of warm clothes. Have a good time, and enjoy the meal.

Elizabeth, the carol singers do requests, so hopefully you will hear all your favourites. Oh, red brushed bedding, very seasonal, ours are peacock, purple, pink and blue polycotton, with butterflies and flowers everywhere. Very exotic.

Hello people.. still here.. just sitting with neighbours' cat and catching up on a few things (like checking my bank balance :shock: ). At least my boiler man (was here Thurs) is not going to bankrupt me; in fact I made him take a bit more doesn't really charge what he is worth & was here ages. Opposite of applerose's plumber. :roll: Nice to see him as he is a really nice chap but at the same time was itching to shove him out the door by the end terribel what illness does to your hospitality. :roll: After his visit I'm nice and tidy and of course will never get untidy again - ha ha ha ha ha!!

Anyway not doing too badly, bloods to follow, then hopefully nothing for a bit. Glad to see everyone is ok and has lots of warm fuzzy bedding. Once upon a time I had flannel sheets that didn't pill and go horrible even after a while.. either they made better sheets once or I bought better quality. Everything I buy now looks disgraceful after it's been on once or twice - it's too brushed up to begin with & just goes awful. :?

I have some nice assorted individual fruit pies and will warm them up on request, only 6 mins in the mini oven which as it doesn't need pre-heating saves so much time over a big oven.

Nice to see coco, glad all went well & good luck for Plymouth - used to live there for a year or two - nice but a long way from anywhere else I suppose! - depending on trains these days etc.

I think I wished frog & Lucy had had a lovely day out before they'd even been, sorry. I'm doing ok, by the way (I think) thanks for asking, just lying low while I see which way the wind is blowing as they say. Necks, ugh! Can hardly move mine an inch lol. Silly things!

Mig is taking the high road (or maybe the low road) anyway hope all goes well - make sure OH packs his advent calendar! I am here opening one with 'Juan' on it from a certain kitchen roll manufacturer, with daily suggestions what to do with it - Day 5, dry a wet dog off. It's amusing me by its sheer bizarre and (surely) sacrilegious-ness, there is truly nothing people won't do to sell something. :shock:

Sorry about Lucy and Warhorse TK what a shame. Hope the panto is ok! Definitely is cold here, frost this morning. Sunny today though, nice to see. Glad you are having a live tree, so nice! I always say I will get a small one & never do. Still, I have a 20-odd foot one in the garden I once planted from being an indoor one, will have to hang something off that.

Like the carol singers Kath. As it looks like no-one much can drink, at least we all have a shot at remembering the words when it comes to some cafe carol murdering.

Keep warm,

Hello Kathleen Barbara Toady and anyone else who's in.
i hope you are all having a good day.
we have'nt got the snow yet the wheels of the scoota slip in the snow so we cannot go out on them but we can use dial a ride to town and get a scoota from them all the streets in town are clear.
take care
joan xx

Morning all sat waiting for breakfast to be served ,the hotel is great as are the people,snow on the mountains looks beautiful,going to a whiskey distillery and Sterling castle today Xmas dinner tonite with a visit from Santa.
There are several young men working at the hotel who are wearing kilts they look brilliant ( sigh) .
Well there goes the bell ,cheers all. Mig

Wifi is very hit and miss here.

Hello Christine Mig Barbara and anyone else who's in.
i hope everyone is having a good day without too much pain.
sue has her plaster off on Friday.
take care
joan xx

Mig it sounds lovely. Did you get a present from Santa? Kilts do look very smart, don't they? My son-in-law wears his whenever there is a special occasion or a party. And yes, he wears it properly.

Barbara, hope you enjoyed your Christmas dinner with your niece.

Joan, I bet Sue will be so relieved when Friday comes.

Elizabeth, I think that scooter needs to go. You need the room for the Xmas tree. Hope it's a good one. Glad you found the paperwork. I know there's a lot to do at this time of year but take it easy with your painful hip and ankle. It's not the end of the world if some things don't get done.

Just done an online order from T*sc*. My son-in-law thought he had left me enough dog food to last till after Xmas but Mango is eating much more than normal so I've only got enough to last till Sunday so half my order is for dog food.

Hello all
Been to sit with the baby this morning she is poorly and mum had to go out..the little thing has had a bad chest since she was born and was in hospital at 2 weeks old
Elizabeth you do sound tired ..I hope you can get some naps in..this time of the year can be so hard , I am the same with visitors I don't mind my close family but dread people just turning up :xmas_eek: its nice to help the salvation army a few of my relatives were in it..
Christine..glad you got mango more food..he is onto a winner there :cheesygrin: and you have sorted your GS present so that is one thing out the way...now your tree shell we all come round and help :cheesygrin:
Joan..that is brilliant news about Sue having her plaster off ..suppose she will have to be careful
I only have some food to get now..not a clue how I manged when working... :roll:
hope that everyone doing okish xxxxxx

Elizabeth, Mango has enough food for the next 3 weeks now so that's one more thing ticked off my to do list. I'm sure the Salvation Army will make sure the clothes and shoes go to the right person. Hope your blue badge got sorted out and your parcels arrived ok. And try and get your feet up for a while, a nap would help if you can manage it.

Barbara, hope the baby recovers quickly. It's terrible watching then when they're ill. Yes please, help with my tree would be good. It's still in the box upstairs. I'm wondering how I managed when I was working and had kids to look after. Guess we always just get on with it.

Kath, what a time you've had of it. At least your next appointment isn't till after Xmas so hopefully you can enjoy Xmas.

The weather has been terrible here, howling wind and rain. Not as bad as in some areas though. It's supposed to be worse in the next few days. Mango flatly refused to go out for a walk when I got home. Very unusual but I don't blame him.