Val's Cafe

Morning Joan how are you today? I expect it was nice to see Brenda and have a natter I hope everything is ok with her. Me and Lucy have the dentist today would you believe after you went the other day! Take care ((())) xxx

Morning Jojo My husband is a really bad snorer too. I now go to bed before him so I can get off before he starts which is immediate his head hits the pillow! I read my kindle in bed a paperwhite lightweight one I can swish the pages over with one thumb even with night splints on. I usually get off after about 3 pages. Worth a try maybe?

My daughter will take the baby to the same arm I used to take her too when she was little I think😊 ((())) xxx

Stuart your Mum had her COVID jab good I am pleased for her she is doing the right thing (())

Morning Reshmi how are you how is your visitor getting on? Is everything peaceful at home I should think BB is behaving at least.

That actually looked like a picture of me in my dressing gown where did you find it?!!!!

As for fining that new faith I found it years ago! It's very good for your blood pressure.

QJL probably wanted to have a nose at your poor visitor you know really she is N QJL!

take care I saw you got to the group in amongst everything else yesterday I hope you slept well after the long walk ((())) xxx

Morning Toady I love love love the swooning picture🤣It was Sleek! Yes exactly her it's what she does quite often as you know. I keep smelling salts (cat treats) on hand for such events. Never fails.

Seriously i am glad that you will keep an eye on things now as far as development is concerned. It's not easy, but there should be people around feeling the same as you. No there will be and plenty of them feeling as strongly. Not happy with the Govt they have built hundreds of new houses near(ish) to hear we surely have enough????

I have mislabelled some of my hollyhocks too!!!!! Honestly so I am a bit confused but will plant the lot outside in May I think and do better this year. Elfie is chuffed to bits with his seedlings only one so far of his 4 yet to emerge the cucumbers are mine and do take a little longer.

I'm doing bedding plants to the plant sale people like them a lot they go first - some ageratum, cosmos that sort of thing? We always end up with too many hardy plants left over and people's excess tomato plants too(which I feel sorry for and end up rehoming🙄. I also started off those lovely alliums that I was given which were toxic to Sleekipaws. Yes you must remember dear old Pepe😕That lady clearly has green fingers piddle doesn't, but what they have is such a bargain.

Tale care have to be quick this morning due to the DENTIST😣 Hope I can open my jaw wide enough.

take care Toad ((())) xxx

Morning Skinny Keef How lovely having a chat with another biker friend. Hands watch your hands though the sun has some heat and light in it. Your skin must be very sensitive to it too - factor 50 remember.

That really made me laugh the 'other dog' is a pig garden ornament. If it had been pink I'd have known maybe?!!! I thought it might have been a dog of Niff's visiting.

How good is it that your ride out did you so much good. A sleep will do you know harm in fact restore you a bit ☺️ ((())) xxx

Morning Carol

Jax is adorable or was very very sweet as a little one wasn't he?

I am very pleased to hear you are back eating healthy I can certainly see why with those scary scores I would be doing the same in your shoes. Statins affected my liver too so I came right off them - my cholesterol is 3.9 so i am not worried anyway just those darn Drs wanting us all on them. Still if mr T's was really high it is right to get it down. We do not want strokes or heart attacks do we?

As for you you did so well last time (was it 3 stone you lost that rings a bell?) you'll soon do it. No way will you get diabetes if you can help it. I am sorry about your back though and mr T joining us all with arthritis now too.

Take care and keep up the good work ((())) xxx

Morning Joan hope you are feeling ok today? I hope also they do not build on your greenbelt it's getting stupid really when they keep building on new land. No fillings for me or Lucy luckily yesterday a clean bill of health all round 😊 Take care ((())) xxx

Morning Stuart your poor ankle that must make you so miserable with the pain. I hope you can plant your seeds today. Must be alot with the gasmen making a reacket. Glad to hear your Mum is doing better now after her COVID jab side-effects👍️

Isn't it lovely Jojo that you remember and still love your childhood farm? Charley (my eldest and the new Mum) is doing the same with her little one now too. She is eating solids now just veggies so far with her only getting an allergy rash so far with beetroot. Did you try reading last night at all? I hope it helps you need something else in your mind rather than anything stressful or worrying ((())) xxx

Morning Skinny Keef how are you this delightfully sunny day.

I like your style! Seize the moment indeed we must do just that. If the sun is shining then; roof down or helmet on and out we go! We can sleep when we're no longer here can't we and we'll have earned it too. I hope your rest what suitably restorative.

Lovely to be able and motivated to go and see Sucré when he's at Niff's. You wouldn't have done that a year ago pre diagnosis so things are much better. You are so much more positive too now.

Chess? That boy is very bright😮

Take care ((())) xxx

Morning Reshmi - how are things going in Reading's Riviera-cum-Dubai? Warm enough for you? It's ok here in fact goes quite chilly in the evenings/overnight which suits me as I like to sleep in a colder room like yourself.

Hope your Mum isn't too stressed. Probably good your guest has left. Have you been able to restore the contents of your fridge and food cupboard?

Love the little nephew poem I know it's him! I spotted the flattening reference😁I haven't flattened anyone lately have you? Mind I have felt like it a bit. Self control is needed sometimes.

My hay-fever has been pretty bad how about you? I see a lot of sneezing. Kari says the count is pretty high it's trees atm and some grass is being cut too. I see you are struggling badly what are you taking/trying? Last night I took a piriteze I might try that again tonight or a loratadine maybe? I have them all out on the counter awaiting my decision!!

I hope you feel way better after your anti-stress colouring🤣

take care my friend ((())) xxx

Morning Toady lovely out there maybe very slightly less windy too it was really mad yesterday. I thought I had labelled my hollyhocks but can't have done because I have two with one colour of the three packets and should have 3. I'll await the surprise that fate brings! None of mine are dwarf that is a good idea though.

The dentist has also referred and chased up my maxfax appt she wasn't impressed at all about the general attitude up there (at the clinic). She knows a good place but might not be my local hospital. Luckily no fillings needed for either of us yesterday such a relief and praise for my flossing too - get me!

I'll try to get a photo of the alliums if I can they are peeping - not much else seems to be apart from Elfie's success although only 3 of his 4 are up so he might try again with the 4th. He has Plans for his seedlings… Do you find this new compost is a bit less able to hold moisture? I certainly do🙄 Oh well better than destroying peatlands.

Beans - I am yet to decide too Toady really I just do not know if I can be bothered with the stress. Haven't started any spuds either what is the matter with me?! I feel like keeping it simple this year what do you think?

Sleek told me there might be 'men' again in the house. Sorry about that but it needs doing….she said she is on stand bay ready to lend a supportive paw. She is quite keen to visit the gardening lady's house you know how nosey she is. A bit like Reshmi's NQJL!!

take care ((())) xxx

Morning to Carol when you pop by hope the healthy eating is going well ((())) xxx

might have to stop eating Caribbean food soon….