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hello everyone.
no easter egg hunt here as far as I know Toni, Loanda may have something organised though.
Rode the KTM over to see mum. They’ve started to do coffee and cake mornings on a saturday so we wheeled her to the brasserie and she was deighted to see Sucré, although she didn’t recognise Loanda. (They obvs went in the Mini).
Only once have I been and she hasn’t known whom I was.

easy dinner to night, bacon egg and chips. Chips from takeaway. Might do some veg too lol.

Doing roast lamb Monday for Anda’s ‘rents with all the trimmings. I am still skinny though🤪🤪

Wave to everyone. Wppl or wppt 👍😁

Really struggling with my moods today even finding being a parent hard today.

Hi again all 👋 not a bad day's work so far, have made a start painting my downstairs lav skirting boards, anyone care to join in? No? Oh well suit yourselves 😂.

Hi bosh, sorry you lost the thermostat wars today, yesterday's victory was short-lived then 😣 hope your day is not too bad in general. Mine has been ok but by tomorrow I think I will want to hide under the super hat of hideyness you posted, as per poem 😀 (so will you probably as EF arrive 😬) yes we all need a tailor-made one of those, adapted to the user's requirements. No doubt they'll come up with a 3D printed climate controlled hat one day, what else is left to invent 🤔. Yes please be my guest to use underworld hairclips in a poem, I'll be honoured 👍️and I will go and look at …"what a surprise" shop and see what I can find thankyou. Vive La resistance made me laugh, btw 😂. Hope prep for visitors goes well and your mum is relatively calm about it, and hope it goes ok for you too. Ah I see about your bipolar friend well not antibiotics is good in its own way I suppose, of having nothing nasty, the rest is hopefully under his doc's advice and is judicious 🤞. Few spare apples for you 🍎🍎 in a wicker basket on an eye-level biccie cupboard shelf, it's cool in there they should be ok. Have a good evening :) xx

Sorry you are feeling things a bit difficult Jojo hope the low mood passes off soon, arthritis makes things harder and your feelings are not what they would be 'underneath', hope you go easy on yourself and can bounce back a bit when the kids are at school 👍️ take care xx

Good luck with the cookery Keef have a nice evening 😊👋 xx

Sorry your ankle isn't brilliant Stuart but a 'good' knee is half the battle I guess, hopefully the ankle will simmer and show a gradual improvement that's how these things can go 🤞. Hope your mum is well and love to cats xx

Hope you are having a nice Easter weekend Carol 😊🐣 xx

Love to all 😘 xx

Seedlings for @frogmorton

Here is your turn at guess the seedling 😉 it's not a fair contest though, you'll be fine if you can remember all the seeds I've mentioned from my 'would like to grow but never managed it' list over the last few years 😂. 2nd pic not that good but just to show that the stems have a red tinge to them.

This is my only 'novelty' daffodil so far after all the standard-issue yellows I had 😂 so thought I may as well post it. Not sure if it's coming or going, I've had to take my eye off some things. Nice though 😊. Have a good evening :) xx

i think anyone that is a parent and in pain is a hero. Being a parent is hard enough without constant arthritis etc pain.

Thanks skinny keef I'm not feeling much like a hero at the moment just feeling like an emotional wreck. I hope your pain settles down soon.

Goodnight bosh I hope you sleep well tonight.

Morning Joan how are you? How sweet is Pepper he does miss Lexi still bless him he things will still smell of her. Yes i am also worried about Sleek's kidneys it is very very common in cats and what Eric died of too. I do my best wet food (best quality and with warm water added too) and her water fountain which she uses. Paws crossed eh? We'll find out in May. Take care Joan ((())) xxx

Stuart I am glad to hear your ankle is much better but the knee isn't giving you a minute is it?😕 Still you keep going. Can you get outside where you are? Is the weather good enough to get in the garden? (())

Morning Jojo how did you sleep last night? I bet much better, but really really hope you feel better today. Even just a little. I agree with Toady maybe your meds aren't quite right is it still early on in your RA diagnosis? Have the children got another week yet? I hope they are behaving and not making life harder for you. I struggle to stay awake when flaring. I bet they are loving being off school😊((())) xxx

Morning Toady who was in early yesterday!!! Get you!

Yes I have a lot of seed trays on windowsills most of which are DOING NOTHING!!! Cluttering up but not growing. Elfie's though look at these he potted them on himself¬

The passport is Paul's he was trying to stop his Daddy from going away again to work. He hasn't actually got a passport yet himself. Although I imagine he would try to use Paul's if he did book himself off somewhere warm.

Good idea getting a few jobs squished together for, in theory anyway, minimal disruption. Sleek is ready for another week. She brought her PJs home to show me did you know? They are rather smashing I also noticed the pockets. Sleek has her mobile in one and a couple of Furthers originals in the other with a clean hankie bless her.

As long as you have a place for your iris it's fine it's just when I personally buy loads and have nowhere to squeeze them in! Or they need shade and technically i have very very little - hostas Toni get them looked at!!!!!

Lucy is fine thanks for asking.

I am managing exercise between showers. Still needing to wrap up warm though which is infuriating isn't it? I mean it's APRIL!!!! Today's walk will have to be later it's lidling it down here.

Oh well. I saw though you told Joan Mrs B is nesting how perfect Sleek loves bird watching as does Elfie so she'll bring her bin-ock you larz with her (2nd best pair) and leave them at yours hope that's ok.

Ok I think some radishes/beets going on there though they do indeed all look very similar. Must get you a pic which is easy to guess. How beautiful is that daffodil?! Almost peony like.☺️

Have a good day! ((())) xxx

Morning Reshmi I hope you and your Mum are on top form today. You need to be.

What time is it all happening today. Very wise to try only one night the first time with both. Particularly BR who has never left his Mummy before.

My very best of luck to you all. Get ready to hear 'Fruit salad Yummy Yummy' on repeat for 24 hours solid!!!

Love BIL's proposed haircut. 🤣probably only an excuse to get away from the boys' singing.

Tell Mummy she must let one of the boys cut the pie (great pic BTW!) and the other chooses which piece they want. It teaches them to be fair. In theory anyway.

That MH book actually sounds very helpful to be fair and sometimes those positive quotes can be very timely and lovely even.

Take care and good luck 🤞 ((())) xxx

Morning Skinny keef of course you are still skinny you can eat what you like!

I thought there would be an Easter roast happening tomorrow they will all love it your outlaws and your two. Bunny yorkshires maybe?

I bet you enjoyed that ride over to your Mum's. Shame she didn't know Anda though, but she did love seeing Sucré. She is still having a good life. I am very pleased that she knows you though apart from that one time.

Did you not take your correct meds dose? What happened? Did you not fancy feeling yuk for a bit or was it a mistake? Hope things ease off soon anyway.

Have a good day 'May your Yorkshires rise and their bellies be full' 🙇 ((())) xxx

Happy Easter Carol and family ((())) xxx

Sorry frogmorton yeah the kids haven't been too bad yeah they have one more week so I think they are still happy about that.

morning all wppl 😁

morning Skinny Keef

hi Jojo

I’m doing ok thanks

Hope you are feeling better today?

Tc xx