Val's Cafe

Hi dachshund I'm sorry you sprained your ankle I hope you are ok and able to rest your ankle I hope your day is going ok for you.

hi lady of the toads

Sorry about your stomach

No respawning thankfully

Yes Facebook isn’t something to take seriously indeed

👋hi Toni and toady

I just wanted to say that LA made invented a toy maker which was made of a loo roll, a box etc but the box was painted a beautiful Van Gogh blue.

He and the other little inventor boys had to speak in front of a lot of people- but he spoke so well, Edison would have been proud aww ❤️

👋back to a solo toady lol

Yes poor nice T has a bad situation to deal with relatives - wise

Yes temps are sauna like here sometimes no doubt

You know once I saw a fb recipe video, it was fast eggnog biscuit pudding or something like that, but the lady kept all the paper wrappers on of the biscuits when she placed them in the oven, so roasted paper with eggnog flavour? I doubt JA even ate those, John Darcy Betjeman’s ancestors though were a different matter

Have a good night toady tc xx

👋 night also to jojo Joan S knee etc xx

Ps Bill ate Spock’s pudding (again) xx

Hi frogmorton I'm off to the hospital this morning could be a long morning for my eye check up I've got a dodgy eye at the back had it a long time they just insist on checking it every year. I hope your day goes well yeah me and my husband don't go back to work till Monday now.

hi jojo

Good luck at the hospital 👍

Tc xx

My little boy awaiting his T.

hi Toni

Good afternoon

How are you?

How’s mxt affecting you?

So LA invented a toy maker made of cardboard and painted V Gogh blue 👍

Mums ok

I Was feeling energetic this morning but now the fatigue ooks are starting to settle in

Do need to relocate and do ablutions “stat” though lol

Bye for now Toni tc xx

👋 toady and Joan and S knee tc xx

Ps one of your more aggressive relatives lol xx

I'm pleased you are ok bosh and I'm pleased your mam is in a better mood hope you are having a good evening.

Hi toady Im sorry the tiredness and cold got you I hope you enjoy your hot drink and get a good night sleep yeah I'm pleased my eye test is over for a year feels like I've been toucherd today luckily for me I'm off work till Monday now.

Morning Joan. I have had the v12 handheld it has a run time of 60 minutes in eco mode. If you use it on auto it's 36 minutes - is easily enough to do our bungalow which is 3 bedrooms. Does that help? It was some fancy bits like a bendy attachment so you can vac under things and don't have to bend down. Long pole to hoover up. To be fair to whoever said that if you put them on high power you do loose run time considerably. This is our third now the first I passed on to Lucy when she moved out the second is off for repair now I think they are actually quite good. Hope your ankle is on the mend? Take care Joan ((())) xxx

Morning Jojo - did you see those adorable photos of Stuart's cats? Aren't they sweet?❤️ You have the weekend off too both of you? Fabulous the children will love it too. Glad the eye test is done and dusted for a year. Hope you have lots of energy and can really have a good day ((())) xxx

Morning Stuart thank you for those photos your cats are just gorgeous they really are and that one of the little boy with his hat on🤗 I love them (())

Morning Reshmi. How are you this rather windy chilly day? Have you had any snow we have only had sleet to date but that's enough please snow oracles.

I hope your Mum is well today and in good spirits.

Thanks for asking today I am a little tired but will be ok to go for a walk with Kari this afternoon I think.

I saw little Ella there with her delightfully different outfit it's her standing out from the crowd. I must say too I totally agree with my amphibian family member we must avoid people who would devour us at all costs. There are people out there who will suck the life out of us. Let's stick with people who make us happy and add to our lives.

What a talented inventor you have in your family - a toy maker. Well I am impressed I hope it makes some great toys. Can I put an order in for the baby?

I'm putting in an offer on the cat house imagine if you could live in a place like that. Definitely puts a new slant on mad cat lady doesn't it?

Any plans for the weekend for you? I'm only going to walk with my sister probably have a posh coffee too with Paul and a drive out tomorrow.

Take care my friend ((())) xxx

Morning Toady hope you are not too tired today? It's yuk isn't it? as is the cure for low iron as you know🙄. Better get started though don't let it catch up with you. The body will only store what it needs.

Lucy has my original hand held vac (reconditioned by a chap who retired nearby) so we are ok there. Mostly though it was helping with a clear out that was what desperately needed doing. Gave up after 2 hours and will help again next week if I have any spare time. Big jobs like that are so hard to get started aren't they?

Elfie was so pleased to have his Daddy back from Scotland yesterday bless him. Oh he did cheer Lucy up so much but he never came to the hospital with us. Pink Bunny came to the hospital when Lucy was in for the first 10 months. It did make the whole ward laugh doing stupid poses. I bet it was quiet when she recovered and we left🤭 Probably a sigh of relief too from the nurses. I don't think you're really supposed to use drip stands as a 🛴

My sister is amazing isn't she? unbelievable that 18 months ago she could hardly walk 100 yards. There she is running!

Sleek said she is going to be rich when all her stuff is sold. She was trying to tell me how nosegay has confused everyone. She reckons they are trying to keep up with 'minted' and the like which have become so popular. She's on her way soon, but you'll be glad to know not bringing any more spoils.

We need this wind to just DROP sort it out if you get a minute will you? Not risking any washing outside today I think it would end up in the next town or a tree like Barbara's bloomers did that time!!!

take care Toady ((())) xxx

Morning Skinny Keef a quite wave if you happen along👋 ((())) xxx

Good morning Toni

Poem is in the bank

Wppl xx

Morning all 👋

Started this round 9 as one of my attempted 'early' starts frog 🤭 shows how well that worked out. The sun is shining, well a bit, at any rate so maybe the weather will relent for a few mins gardening here & there. I will up my OTC iron tonic but without bloods it's all guesswork and as I'll be due some soon enough for my liking (for med prescription purposes) I'll wait for those - though no-one mentioned iron on my last lot so I don't really see why it should be that 🤔. Oh that kind of a sort-out at Lucy's 😬 why are they so hard, that seems like a good start but yes it can seem an uphill job, as you know my ickle house is not exactly rattling and empty 😬. Yes nosegay definitely trying to rival other sites but I think it is a shame to chuck what made them different 😔. Hopefully that won't affect Sleek's dreams of wealth there is still money to be made 💵🤭 but will she use her takings for more stuff 😉. Glad Elfie has his Daddy back and hope he brought him a little something from his trip, no not a drop of Scotch, necessarily. Well Elfie played his part on the home front while Lucy was in hospital even if it was Pink Bunny who did the visiting and yes the pair of you would definitely have been memorable 🤪😘. I do admire Kari no end I must say and every time I think well I really must do something, get this hypothetical exercise bike, or something 😳. How are the wind levels now? I have done my best but yes perhaps no washing out 🤭. Have a nice Saturday, I have a free shipping code on a plant site so I must watch myself 😬. xx

Morning Joan, no, no snow here but it is so cold, my hands are like ice ❄️ just that couple of degrees makes so much difference. Glad to hear you can stand, like that amount of time even is a big help, hope the new chair is behaving and doesn't get any ideas of its own 😉. Take care ☕️😘 xx

Have a nice Sunday Jojo and the kids enjoy spending their birthday money 😊👋 everyone else see you later 😘 xx

Hello All.

I've been following your posts and really feel for all your difficult issues, drug side-effects and general limitations. Sadly I don't have a magic wand to wave in anyone's direction but I do think of you all and silently wish you well for each day as it comes.

You might remember that I have lived with OA in most joints for nearly 40 years and it has progressed steadily, forcing me to retire from teaching secondary school PE and English at 50. Thankfully, with the encouragement of my husband of 56 years, I have been able to adapt to the challenges, deal with the difficult times and live an active and varied life.

Now in my 80th year I am determined to beat the 'down days' by recording 80 new experiences before my next birthday. This means in excess of one new thing per week so it occupies my mind in finding new challenges of all sorts. Many are quite mundane but I thought you might be interested by something I tried and thoroughly enjoyed yesterday.

The local U3a advertised a new Indoor/Carpet Bowls Group for beginners to which my OH and I signed up. I admit to being a little anxious but my fears quickly vanished. I have Spinal Stenosis and am a part-time wheelchair user but I was able to sit whenever I was not actually bowling and there were a variety of sports wheelchairs in the building so I'm sure that I could have asked to use one if necessary. My hands are affected but the bowls come in a range of sizes so, if I can't get on with the smallest adult size, there are junior sizes available. I was OK except that I can't pick up a bowl with one hand or carry the weight of my bag of four bowls so needed a little help - but I could bowl one-handed surprisingly well.

I reserved judgement on the level of success until today but I have no lasting negative effects so will definitely go again. If, like me, you prefer taking part in a physical activity to performing endless solo 'exercises' and can cope with the worry that it might not work out don't be deterred from giving bowling a try. I can't comment on costs, which will vary depending on opportunity but the basics are not rocket-science and not everyone is super competitive. You may not be a budding county player but each club just wants to spread the word about the fun and social engagement of the grass roots activity. It's also in a warm environment and there is probably a cafe attached.

hi Toni

Poem withdrawal 😂

VC Valentines Day poem called “That which we call a mouldy biscuit by any other word may not smell as sweet”
The milkman sat so lonely on his cart
No Valentine’s Day gift to melt his heart
But then the post lady brought him a package with a smile
What was this? He wondered he had not yet used the evil cat - azon for a while
But the post female said “Oh no, this is from me a special gift I wanted to deliver personally
It’s just some delicious R Brek in an extra large family pack
As I know, you’re so tired on these early mornings, as well as when you hit the sack
Also, I would like to suggest something if I may be so bold
Should we partake of R Brek together? It’s better than toady’s biscuits, even though they are resplendent with mould