Val's Cafe

Morning Joan a kettle of water will do but you might need to water them most days when it's this dry and windy. The weather is lovely when the wind drops and it warms up outside. Today i will have to catch the bus to rescue my car from the garage if they fix it. Take care ((())) xxx

Morning Jojo yes!!! My kind of holiday I am looking forward to going on similar ones with my Grandbaby. Tickets and 100s of them! Food in the entertainment area at least once an Lucy used to love the bingo sessions too and the quizzes. You will have a great time. Just get through this week but it won't be long now ((())) xxx

Morning Skinny Keef Sucré is just adorable with his sun-glasses on and his watering can helping outside. Just put the watering can inside (ideally as a semi-trip hazard) to remind yourself of your special duties while Anda has delegated this important, nay vital duty to you!

You got ot the Fig has a very special number plate does't she? Not 100% accurate as you know should only be one G but it's one of the best out there and it's on my Penelope! Sorry about the song - happens to me sometimes too🙄 We are having a wee car show here starting at 6PM much more civilised.

Catching extra colds yup 'fraid so that may well be the MTX, but still worth it. You and Reshmi both needed to be horizontal yesterday. Best get well enough for the café trip to annoy Jojo at Whitley bay next week.

Take care! ((())) NB WATER THE GARDEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Morning Reshmi how are you feeling - any better? I do hope so and that MV has settled without needing the fire extinguisher I left for you. Glad you are having a stomach test. I know exactly what you mean🤐

Lying down is sometimes the best thing to do. Not so sure about being flattened - get up Reshmi that's a road!!!!

Did you enjoy your walk? I went a short ride on my electric bike yesterday which I loved. It's definitely chillier though on a bike.

I hope the boys will be able to get some sleep on the plane on the way to Dubai. Should be possible it's a long flight. Have they got a stop over/to change planes? We had to. Can't remember where though. We flew with Emirates it was a beautiful plane we had the front seats. I hope they really love it I think they will 😊

As long as they have taken plenty of moola! It's not cheap there. Oh LA you do need to learn maths to makes sure no-one ever cons you. BR will earn more than you if you don't study maths!!! Teachers can be bossy though. Great poem loved it thanks.

Take care Reshmi I really hope you are better today ((())) xxx

Morning Toady another lovely day! Definitely still frosty but much less so today. Usually I wait until May or bring them in and out in and out to harden off.

The motorhome is away in the garage yes emptying was so they can spray some smelly stuff into the cavity. We will have her back all being well on Friday for us to go and annoy Jojo on her hols next week.

Penelope is treated like the princess she is at all times of course with Paul's Midget and his Fiat 128 sl coupe. Dudley my Juke (workhorse) is also in the garage as he isn't aways starting for me bless him. I will fetch him on the bus later today all being well.

Lemon mint! bah! So annoying but smells divine. Yes a cat free cornet is good Sleek is clever enough to avoid it isn't she. I managed to tidy some more cat mint without being swiped yesterday. Filled in 4 mole hills again….

I lie facing the middle of the bed so kindle in theory falls there if I drop off unexpectedly (which I do) a few times though it has fallen on me and that hurts!!! It's the lightest one they do that's a paperwhite. on audible I think you can set a timer for listening also there is a train relaxation one, but the man is American so I am not sure?

Take care Toady have a lovely day ((())) xxx

Sorry if I missed either Stuart or Carol so just in case a quick hello 👋 👋 each and hopes that all is well (())

good morning Toni

How are you?
Mums ok 👍

She has kidney checkup today at hospital

Bye for now tc xx

hi Toni

Good afternoon

How are you?

Stomach hasn’t fully settled unfortunately

May be able to to group tomorrow in a controlled just squash drinking manner

Not sure yet, will try anyway

Feeling a bit less ookey cold / vaccine side effects manner, maybe as it’s warmer today 🙏

Too warm though 🤢

Little BR was stopped at security in Dubai as he had too many metal zips in his jeans aww

I guess that’s what happens when you’re a high moolah earning trend setter lol

Not sure if flight was direct I’ll ask

LA was in a bit of a strop as BR’s plate had more pasta on it

Thanks about the poem

Mums at the checkup now

I’m going to ablute before the masses return lol

👋greetings toady and Joan and Jojo SK

Bye for now Toni tc xx

hi all. Just a quick one. Had terrible 24 hrs again, and back at docs with worst migraine yet. Had to take 2 emergency pills and I was in a really bad way and on my own. So I haven’t read back (or watered the plants Toni) but I am okay now. Doc reckons it is all to do with referred pain from my neck and nothing to do with BP which he says is fine. It has an unpronounceable name, I will post it tomorrow as I am off to bed now with new pillows and instructions of how to position neck/head to prevent a repeat of last night/ today.
must water garden in morning before sun is on it.
see you all tomorrow hopefully.

I hope your pain settles down soon skinny keef I hope you sleep well.

Hi all 👋 definitely an IOU, has been such a long day, a game of three halves or whatever they say. Four or five more like 😬

Yes another glorious day frog and more to come 😊 lovely Fig, and Midget, weather for sure 😀. A friend used to have a Triumph Spitfire, I wondered what the general motor enthusiasts' opinion is on the two of them so I looked it up mg midget vs triumph spitfire - Paul's preference speaks for itself I guess but I'd be interested in his two penn'orth. Not much garden for me I went out to town and had a busy morning anyway. Will catch up properly tomorrow - that's exactly what I think I'd do with a Kindle btw, drop it on my face 😣😄 ow!. Have a good night love to all 😘 xx

Hello Joan, I bought ice-cream cones they were called white chocolate so more like vanilla I suppose, they were new no reviews yet sowill see what they're like. I didn't buy myself an Easter egg they are just not worth it 🙄. A few things were missing from my shop nothing much and I went to town anyway so I topped up. Have a good night will be in tomorrow as usual 😘 xx

Hi bosh, hope EF getting on ok, despite LA's zips and unequal food portions 😬 O Youth, lovely to have no more to worry about than the amount of pasta on your plate, happy days. Do hope your mum got on alright today 🤞 and you have an ok day tomorrow, controlled squash drinking, good plan 👍️. I am off to bed myself it's been a long day and I have a nosegay parcel to do in the morning but will catch up properly after that, take care :) xx edit, I see your mum's checkup went well, pleased to hear 😊. Good picture thank you 😄. Sleep well 😴 xx

Keef oh no that sounds horrible and on your own too 😟 I really hope the doc's advice means no repeat, wishing you as good a night as possible and take care - Loanda wouldn't want you to do yourself a mischief in the course of plant-watering so just be sensible I guess, see you in here tomorrow I hope xx

Ugh Stuart that's very short notice, I hope it wasn't literally last minute but bad enough 🙄 hope the Weds appt is convenient, and your joints behave til then, have a good night I hope 🤞 xx

Hope you are managing ok too Jojo only one day to do 👍️ take care hope your day has been alright :) xx

Love to all and anyone not in 😘 xx

Good night bosh and toady I survived another busy day still limping around but at least I got though another work day.

Good morning everyone

Toady (()) Do you mean Cornetto’s or new one’s like them. We have rain on Sunday they say. I read about Mrs Hintch says put one and two Penge’s in a sandwich bag with handles fill with water and hang on a door handle it keeps flys away. Have a good day.

Toni (()) sorry about your car. I hope you don’t have to wait too long for it. Arya xx is 6 months that’s gone quick. How is Lucy (()) have a good day.

Jojo (()) not long know where are you going. Have a good day

Stuart (()) sorry your appointment has changed. Love to your mum (())

Reshmi (()) that’s good your mum’s (()) kidney’s are alright. Have a good day

Skinny Keef (()) I’m sorry you have so many bad headaches (()) have a good day love to Loanda (()) and Sucr’e (())

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Hi frogmorton yeah we are looking forward to it we don't go with anyone else by the time my kids were here my mam was sick she's on oxygen so it's not been easy for her to go away anywhere shes got lung disease. I hope you get to share the memories with your granddaughter. Yeah the week seems to be going really quickly hope you are well and I hope you have a great day.

hi Toni

How are you this afternoon?

I survived group

But I’m hungry however the last thing i should eat is a cheese sandwich!

Oh dear!

I’m praying to the gastric gods today

Oh BR made friends with huge dinosaur man in the hotel - well man dressed as dinosaur

Bill is eating like there’s no tomorrow 😱

I just need to rest a bit

Bye for now Toni tc xx

hi toady

how are you tonight?
Oh dear flagging by elevenses

I know the feeling i seem to have to push myself to do things more and more due to the deficiencies but never mind, life could be worse

👋 greetings Toni and toady.
I think this will be a joint part of the message.

Sorry this is getting a bit of a hybrid situation message wise but needs must and all that ha ha
I went to group quickly

nothing much happened but poor old nice subsidiary T has still got problems with her arm from when it got badly fractured, Bless her

nothing much else to report other than that nasty M was pretending to be nice so I just smiled a kind of ignorant Chesire Sleek smile lol not that I am suggesting sleek is ignorant of course - by no means haha

yes lack of Easter bags not really great - Mimas should have special Easter bags, surely?

toady you do you have a point I think Bill is eating anything he can find and it’s a wonder there’s any food left for the littleys or even his wife oh dear ha ha

Jelly snakes do sounds nice thanks, but I will try and resist for all of five seconds ha ha
It was a bit of torture today, sitting in the coffee shop, having toast and water, looking at the Easter - type cookies all around me oh no 😂

👋Toni how are you?
I’m thinking now whether it was purely vaccine side-effects or just a kind of general cold?
but it’s not fully gone but definitely getting better though. Thanks for asking

Yes Bill has a lot of moolah I’m not sure about common sense however

The garage fixed dad‘s car which is good. Otherwise he would’ve been moaning and groaning for years on end.lol

RR was in his artists corner again

I heard a little kid to ask a stranger in the shop, “ Where are the sausage rolls?”
oh no - maybe he was a long lost relative of LA

👋Thanks to yourself and toady and Joan about mums kidney check up👍👍

My own back it’s starting to moan and groan a little bit so I’ll go for now.
Have a good night Toni Toady, JoJo, Joan SK and S knee tc xx

Morning Joan hope you are doing ok and Pepper? Thanks for asking Lucy is ok but I think the car will cost a bit. Might be done today if I'm lucky fingers crossed eh? ((())) xxx

Morning Jojo just today to get through? I am so happy for you. 10 days with the family no work stress and you can look after your health a bit too I hope. So sorry to hear how poorly your Mum was by the time your children were born, but she still would have been so so happy to even see them. There is something truly amazing about your child having a child trust me. ((())) xxx

Morning to Keef I do hope you are ok and that neck headache has eased off by now won't be long before your two are back - have the plants survived your ministrations? I can't see a post from you, but maybe I missed it somewhere i just hope all is well ((())) xxx

Morning Reshmi how are you? Your Mum too I hope she's ok. Has you back eased off? I too was wondering whether you had caught a nasty virus not just a reaction. Although if both happened at the same time maybe that would explain how poorly you have been?

I see you got to the group yesterday well done. from a distance you could see Artists corner lead by the infamous RR. Do they all sit on the floor looking up to him?😁 LA's long lost relatives were after the sausage rolls were they?😂

I got to the foodbank too and then we had a meeting about the lottery award we got to put a loo and kitchen in the Church and a community room. We need it because there is nowhere to meet in the village. The lady who came had to use my loo before she went home she was desperate.

I would like a book group maybe stay and play (formerly Mums and toddlers) things like that to happen there.

Good job BIL took plenty of Moolah with him for all the food he..erm….'needs'. I bet BR has made friends with Dino-man everyone loves BR.

Glad your Dad has his car back - mine is still in the garage maybe today. I'll get the bus again to fetch it fingers crossed. I can only imagine what life would be like if they couldn't fix your Dad's.

Take care ((())) xxx

Morning Toady hope all is well with you? Oh no!!!! I must check - I have yet to see P's honesty😥 Please be ok honesty. I put a small bunch of flowers on her headstone for Mother's day and her birthday too.

Lupins I LOVE (mind so do aphids!) my lupins from a few years back are looking really strong already. Rain on Sunday but then temps back up possibly nearly 20 here next week so only a blip the rain. I need it too to make weeding easier. Get some seeds planted I thought I'd be planting more by now but so far germinating is definitely the issue here. Are teh nights dropping too cold do you think?

Elfie's missing seedling. I popped another seed in and look it grew in 3 days! He thinks his original seed germinated.

and finally one of my seedlings has appeared can you guess what?

I only got out for an hour I actually got too cold, but got a lot done after the meeting about the lottery grant. I did not realise how long it would drag on….

Today is free for me apart from getting my Juke back which had better happen today. Tomorrow is even busier. So I'll get the bus (I love that bit) into town then taxi or walk to the garage hopefully drive myself home. I have loved being forced to drive Penelope all week but I worry someone will open a car door on her or something. Paul adores his midget I will try to get you a photo next time he's out.

He will arrive home about 2am tomorrow morning bless him. He has got a sleeper on the ferry crossing from Ireland though so reckons he will be fine.

Take care Toady let's get outside. If Sleek is with you she will come and supervise you🐈️

A quick wave 👋 and another👋 one each for Stuart and Carol. ((()))

Stuart you must be gutted about that you were desperate. I do hope we can keep you going until Wednesday (())