Val's Cafe

Barbara you didn't have the vegan bacon butty? that' more than ok for Good Friday but I had a vegan hot crossed bun. Marks and Sparks finest it was yummy 😋

Help yourselves!

Seriously If you get the 'wicked' vegan bacon (unless she likes the crispy) Niamh will be happy with it.

I went on the waltzers once and was ill for 3 days! I am rubbish with motion so we just looked after Sleek who also was a bit weak. Then we went on the Tea cups.....much better!

It's very chilly so far this morning but due sunshine later. P's daughter stays at P's now the house they rented sold. It was the new people in there who cut through the roots of the tree which took the power cable down the other night....

P had a fabulous day she was totally on form bless her.

Joan P had the best day ever bless her. She wore her silver 'Zoe Ball' shoes! Her daughter decorated the garden with bunting and flowers it was lovely! The sun shone and P's garden is a little sun trap so it was warm. Myself and my lovely neighbours went and sang happy birthday stayed just a short while.

I hope Lexi is still doing ok ((())) xxx

Kath you have to be careful. I have found over the years that if you show what you are capable of you end up being 'promoted' if it's a quiet life you want do your best to keep your head down. Trust me they'll spot you!

Oh dear me Sleek said you can't swim. She said 'Arnty Kaff sincks Mummy'.

Well we all had a fabulous time didn't we at Alton Towers (I refuse to add the 'resort' to it's title - we are not in America!!!)? the sun shone and everyone went on all the rides!

Miss Cookie was so brave! Nothing frightened her did it?! But you and Sleek and your buckets🤢 took a while before you were both well enough to travel home. I don't suppose cockles taste nice coming back up do they 😕

Lucy once stayed there for a birthday party it was rather wow

a posh friend...honestly it cost an arm and a leg surely?!

I hope all is well with Chris. I heard from her yesterday she had had a quiet day I think.

and hello of course to Mike and Vixen and Carol.

Take care everyone it will be sunny today i think but still rather chilly....brrrr!

Morning Everyone.

Kath i very much hope you enjoyed your web-free Saturday - Caturday according to Sleek😉

Barbara yes P in her new silver shoes. If you can't wear them on your birthday when can you?!

Next year you can do (wicked) vegan bacon for Niamh then she can stay with you whenever she wants to.🙂I agree there are so few traditions left aren't there?

The sun shone for us too we had some friends over with their yorkie and yorkie puppy for a garden visit. It was just so lovely. I had blankets ready just in case, but it was great.

Yes P has en suite herself so her daughter gets the bathroom initially if you remember P still had her husband so now it is easier.

Imagine your silly neighbours cutting through the gas main 😮

Morning Mike I hope all is well with you and Vixen and the family.

Joan Lucy is doing so well! She still does her shoulder exercises and walks fine. She will probably have check ups once this COVID settles down. She can't wait to see Dr Tim! Hope you and Sue are ok enjoying the sun before that snow bomb tomorrow 🙄

Chris You still sound nice and up-beat even though you had such a tough day yesterday I very much hope today is a better day ((()))

As you say if nothing desperately needs doing a restful day is the best thing.

A very Happy easter to you too.

Short posts are fine. Gentle hugs to you from us here.

Love to and Easter wishes to Carol and family. I hope the service goes well.

I hope everyone has a lovely day

naughty breakfast for us since it's Sunday😋

Vegan/veggie options available of course.

Morning everyone enjoy your banks holiday.

(Hope it's not too busy for you Mike in Cornwall)

Barbara you would love Thentham even more you know now there are shops too! It's great fun, but all the posh people go with their doggies in their coats😁

Glad you enjoyed your breakfast I hope Niamh enjoys her bacon butties bless her.

Did the old neighbours call round for the kids' eggs? If so was it when you had Niamh with you? I bet she'd love to see them again.

Nope it wasn't me who won the lottery either.....sigh😕

Joan lexi finished the medication now? How is it going?🤞Dr Tim will be very pleased to see Lucy I'm sure when we brave a visit. No rush she is well enough. ((())) xxx

Kath i am very pleased you enjoyed your restful day and some lovely film watching. 😊Interesting reading the Witness' date for celebrating Jesus' death has already gone. Thank you for that.

Sleek loved Trentham! She went mad! She and miss Cookie loved it. They sat Mrs Dracey down for a latte (mackerel) while they ran here there and everywhere, but took her with them on the Gondola. Plenty of opportunity for parasol twirling indeed and it was such a lovely day too.

You probably worked out Trentham is near me in Staffordshire so we used to (pre-covid) go a fair bit for a run out. The monkey forest is fabulous too you have to wait while the monkey cross the paths it's all about them not the visitors😍Sleek was a bit nervous to be fair until she spoke to an elder Mother Monkey who is going to coe over for a socially distanced banana in the week😮

Glad you are just being an ordinary member in wonkies. Much the best.

Today Paul is going into work so I will take a look at the scarecrows ready for the display on the Church grass later this month. See which need repairing and put a call out for the one missing one🤔

I hope Chris had a restful day yesterday and is nowhere near as achy ((()))

and of course love to Carol and the huge family especially Miss Cookie.

We need to finish these up tradition or no tradition or they will go stale...

Good morning everyone

Kath ((())) I'm sorry you didn't have the chicken korma you wanted let's hope you get it next week. Lovely photo's again thank you love to Chris ((())) Anita ((())) and Val ((())) and your Dad ((()))

Barbara ((())) how is your leg ((())) we have not got any snow yet it must be so nice to have Niamh ((())) come to see you. Love to your son ((())) and your brother ((())) and his girlfriend ((()))

Toni ((())) I just read that everyone has to have a Covid test and trace every week. Love to Paul ((())) Charley ((())) and Annie ((())) and the carers ((())) Lucy ((())) Tia ((((())) and Kari ((())) and P (((()))) and your lovely neighbours (((())))))

Love to Bill ((())) Chris (((())) Carol Mig ((())) Mike ((()))

Morning everyone! A cold start here with frost, but sunny already so a nice bright day methinks.

To be honest Mike I can see why you feel apprehensive about going out where people are being stupid a drive might have been nice though get you out of the 4 walls. We are lucky in this country there aren't too many disbelievers. In some countries they are quite militant. I think they should let them 'meet' people who have had COVID or lost someone to it.

Hope your home help is well and you enjoy your natter today.

Well Chris I can see why they are doing that test even if it will be yucky. We can all come with you under our cloak of invisibility no-one will know we are there if we are quiet. It's not as if you are a drinker so they will want to know what's caused the pancreatitis.

I'm so pleased you enjoyed you are art and it helps you so much 🙂Lovely, lovely lovely having your daughter so close by now and to be in her bubble!

Yes Joan isn't it great that will will all be entitled to two free home tests a week!we will certainly take them up on it. I think it's a great idea. We can have them delivered to the house and much like a pregnancy test will be able to check ourselves regularly for reassurance.

Kath Sleek took a promenade along the embankment with her parasol of course Mrs D and Miss Cookie and Rosie came too (hasn't Rosie got confidant now?). Then of course it was cosies on and in a boat as you saw jumping in and out🙄Were they actually supposed to do that in the paddling pool? Sleek spent far too much time trying to buy cockles. She wasn't happy about that☺️

Now as you know I used to volunteer in West Bridgford for many many years so i know this area well. Many happy memories. we used to drink in the TBI (Trent Bridge Inn) is it still there I wonder and was it doing ok prior to the Virus🤔

The memorial gardens are really beautiful.

Of course you can always have goat's butter we have best president butter (Aidan's favourite) and best vegan 'butter' too so we are all catered for. I'm glad you enjoyed your buns.

I googled the matchless and really loved them! Mum was clever knitting those cardis. My mum could do that too. We have lost a lot of skills over the decades.

Hi Barbara I do not know where that missing scarecrows is at all very worrying.....still it will turn up or I will make another somehow....watch this space.

That is such a shame you not being able to go back to your GC because of selfish people. That's what they are you know selfish. It's not thoughtless just selfish!

Trentham gardens are very close by and used to be a fairly regular Sunday trip out for us...🙂

It is so lovely that you can have Niamh over and such good news that we can all have our own 30 minute tests to do in our own homes. I for one will be ordering some for Pau, me and Lucy.

I am sorry your legs is still painful, but soon we will know what is going on I hope 🤞

Anyway breakfast time.... it's cold do going porridge 🥣

yum...

Good morning everyone

Barbara ((()))that's good your leg is not hurting so much you would still like to know why it come. Love to Mr B ((())) and your son ((())) and Niamh ((())) and your brother ((())) and his girlfriend ((()))

Kath (())) lovely photo 's it must be nice when you have been to the places. Love to Chris ((())) Anita (())) and Val ((())) and your Dad ((()))

Chris ((())) I have had that done the tube would not go down because my throat closed and I have c palsy sue had pancreatitis and was told to have potato's or a banana every day.

Toni I'm sorry some one took your scarecrow they thought it was good and they could not make one like it. Love to Paul ((())) Charley ((())) and Annie (((())) and the carers ((())) Lucy ((())) Tia ((())) Kari ((())) and P ((())) and your lovely neighbours (((()))) I will ask the carers if they can do my test for me I'm worried about doing it.

Mike ((())) Good yes I agree love to vixen

love to Bill ((())) Carol ((())) Mig ((()))