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  • Skinny Keef
    Skinny Keef Member Posts: 1,406

    meant to say Toni I like the long shot of the MH and the black camo net. They had a camo net at the hotel in Barcelona we all stayed at last year, just for a bit of shade. They work so well I bought one to go over the bunker so the aircon gets an easier time. Can’t have my guitars getting too hot!!!

  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 559

    My dogs woke me up barking I think they heard cats fighting cup of tea anyone.

  • Stuartknee
    Stuartknee Member Posts: 231

    4am☕️

  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,430

    Morning!

    This is where we arrived yesterday and are staying now for a whole 3 nights (2 left) in Provence. there are photos not just words:

    Well done Joan the rose looks lovely really pretty. Glad to hear Pepper is coping with the heat. Kari says Sleek is doing fine she is keeping the front curtains shut to keep the sun off. Take care ((())) xxx

    Morning Stuart I am so sorry you are struggling so much😕 I don't think excessive heat helps much as it also saps your energy. ((())) xxx

    Morning Jojo how are you feeling today I think it's Sunday? Tricky when you're away isn't it? Have you tried ice/cool ever on your joints? I was going to say the same to Stuart sometimes it is better than heat. Either a cool pack on crushed ice in a teatowel. Worth a try. ((()))

    Great poem Skinny K🤣 Very Val's caf silly so perfect. Toady is now calling us poet's corner! You got 1st on a new page two in a row😉

    Thanks the motorhome is perfect for us just the right size not stupidly big but has a loo and shower as well as a fridge freezer and cooker. I would take interior pics if it was a bit tidier! no must never let your guitars get over hot!

    I hope Stuart is taking some comfort from your experience getting diagnosed and like the rest of us living with pain. Jojo too it really is pretty miserable isn't it?

    That'll teach you offering to help Anda with the watering🤭Take care ((())) xxx

    Morning Reshmi Hope you are well and your Mum's back has eased.

    I am using caps not hats atm (bucket hat repossessed by Lucy) it's just so hot here. Without the aircon I would be in real trouble. Got up to 37/8 yesterday.

    Oh dear BR not happy with his hat indeed he is a very dapper young man and should not be expected to go out in public in last years' fashions!😂 What on earth was Mummy thinking?😮

    Finally we are here in Provence and tomorrow will go to the lavender fields today we will go across the river into Avignon itself.

    Loving the edible afternoon teas!

    Take care and keep cool! ((()))

    Morning Toady you have a bench😊 I am so glad you needed it in this heat to have a rest from existing!

    Well done getting a rug washed and no doubt dried too.

    Elfie is having a great time and has sent Sleek postcards (she may start bringing them to show you soon) and catsapps too he is behaving well although I think the heat is getting to him a bit.

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    Saône river behind. All I can hear just now being early are birds. l have seen one pusskin today and stroked another yesterday too🤗

    Tomorrow we are driving out to see some lavender fields I absolutely cannot wait! Today a short boat ferry across the river into Avignon itself.

    No sure why pics don't look sunny trust me it is! PHEW!!!!! 🔥

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    yesterday.

    Take care Toad ((())) xxx

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  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,361

    Good morning everyone

    Toady (()) have you seen any more of your leak. Thank you for liking the rose. Yes the freezer is working it’s just it’s got on food in it my food is at Charlie’s he went to the pub I phoned but no answer. I will have it today. Have a good day

    Toni (()) it seems a lovely place. Have a good time. Thank you for liking the rose Brenda turned it around so I could see it better. She was going to bring me some food last night. I said no I have bread and jam.
    jojo (()) have a good day I hope your pain as eased a bit.

    Reshmi (()) have a good day is your mums back better (())

    Stuart (()) sorry about your ankle. Love to your mum (())

    Skinny Keef (()) have a good day enjoy your day love to Loanda (()) and Sucre (())

    take care
    joan xx
  • Skinny Keef
    Skinny Keef Member Posts: 1,406

    when I was playing guitar in bands Toni I used to suffer with a bit of tendonitis in my fretting hand/wrist and the French lavender oil used to work wonders and getting rid of it. My ex used to moan about how expensive it was, but the cheap stuff didn’t work.

  • Skinny Keef
    Skinny Keef Member Posts: 1,406

    i think I may have ridden past the lavender fields on one of my European outings, on the way home.

    We just had and hour of cricket, bike riding and slides in the park. Sucré now falling asleep eating lunch.

  • Skinny Keef
    Skinny Keef Member Posts: 1,406
    edited 22. Jun 2025, 13:07

    You’ll remember the -“I don’t want to eat grass!!” Incident with Sucré recently.

    Here’s another.

    We had been out to the park and stopped for lunch on the way home. Once home Sucré wanted his water play stuff out. He was really warm and he had a mild touch of heat stroke a few days ago so I am paranoid about keeping him cool now. He didn’t want to wear a hat and he has LOADS of hair so I got some room temperature water and wet his hair. He moaned coz it got in his eyes etc and got his top wet.

    About 5 minutes later I saw he was wearing a very kewl skate themed T shirt and as an avid skateboarder up till a few years ago I said to him I really like your T shirt son!

    He replied, Yes I like it too -PAUSE FOR DRAMATIC EFFECT- when it’s not soaking wet!!!

  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,703
    edited 22. Jun 2025, 15:09

    good afternoon Toni

    How are you?

    Mums ok 👍

    Her back is a lot better thanks

    Avignon - that sounds nice

    L repossessed the bucket hat? Oh dear - lol

    Maybe you weren’t chic enough to wear it Toni haha

    Yes you’re right BR is a stylish gent - his mummy should know that

    You know the word “ dapper” brings back good memories for me

    As just after mum had the kidney transplant, one of the senior surgeons in the hospital checked that she was ok and that everything had gone smoothly I guess with the operation, he said to her “you’re looking very dapper” and all of the junior surgeons laughed Good-naturedly then he said “well, yes that’s maybe not quite the right word for a lady, but everything went well”

    Okay I had better ablute while I still can

    I’m glad that you’ve got the Aircon in such horrible heat

    Nice scenery
    bye for now Toni tc xx

    👋toady Joan Jojo SK x

    Ps alternative cucumber sandwich maybe, don’t tell JA or little foodie BR please lol xx

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  • toady
    toady Member Posts: 2,792

    Afternoon all 👋 raining cheerily away out there this morning 🙄 wasn't too much, just blowing and quite nasty now. 19 degree forecast for tomorrow, meh.

    Lovely lovely pictures frog that view to the bridge is gorgeous 😍 and j'adore Elfie in his little car, absolutely perfect for him. Sitting in the continental driver's side as well I see 👍️ jolly good. Glad to hear he is sending proper postcards, nothing like a nice postcard imo 🖼️📧. Enjoy Avignon and yes hope the lavender fields trip is a lovely drive and experience 😀. Nothing much doing here, rain as mentioned, did get the rug dry luckily as there would be nothing doing today - also slight snag in that the washing line hook came out of the brickwork yesterday when I was picking something else it, I'm surprised the quite heavy pulley thing didn't have a go at swinging back & clonking me on the head, it apparently being 'try & injure yourself' season 🤪. Glad you are stopping in one place for a bit longer that will be nice, have a super stay in Provence 😘 xx

    Hello Joan, there hasn't been enough rain for me to monitor the leak, but have had a heavyish bit earlier so I should check I suppose 😬. Wonder if you have had any it saves a bit of watering. Hope your frozen goods will find their way back home soon 👍️ sounds like it might be at closing time 🤭. Glad Pepper is well, have a good new week 😘 xx

    Hi bosh, thanks about the burger, yes tends to be the same here, meat substitute is the term I was looking for & couldn't think 👍️. Glad your mum's back is feeling better and hope your day is ok so far. Dapper is indeed a lovely word and that's a sweet little story 😊 when do you get to call anyone dapper though not so much 'these days', it's all shorts shorts shorts 🤨 I suppose it's only fair (there was a bbc article just, is it ever acceptable in the office ie shorts for men at work), should men have to be hot in trousers? But there are degrees of better & worse shorts that's for sure. They're the workman's uniform now pretty much, my grandad probably went to work carpentering in a waistcoat & tie, & might have loved a tshirt I suppose 🤷‍♀️. Anyway rambling. No news here, just lots of teabreaks and not much getting done between them. I adore those little chairs & tables, I feel I want to make some little cracker furniture myself now 😀. Take care have a good evening 👋 xx

    Hi Keef, yes a lot worse things to teach you at school than bike suspension, something practical would have been really cool 👍️ it's better now I guess. Ha to Sucré and the dramatic pause tshirt punchline, I was going to say dry retort, not that dry 😁. First post 2 in a row, you've cracked the secret formula haven't you 🕵️😉. Glad you've all been having some nice fun in the outdoors :) xx

    Sorry you were up having been disturbed Jojo, posted a minute before Stuart, the tea would still have been hot in the pot for him 👍️. Hope your day has been ok and you did get some more sleep after that :) xx

    Hope you are doing as well as poss Stuart and neighbours have been quiet, no-one has even mown a lawn here so far today, wonders will never cease 😮. Must get out and look at the garden but at least it's had a bit of rainwater 👍️ xx

  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 559

    Hi toady thanks I made it though work and yeah I managed to get a bit more sleep thanks. I'm looking forward to a family day out tomorrow we are off to the cinema we are off work and the kids are off school tomorrow for teachers training day. I hope you are well and I hope you have a great evening.

  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 559

    Hi frogmorton I'm not too bad thanks hope you are well yeah it's Sunday today. No I haven't tried ice much but the cold weather tends to make my joints worse I think heat is good for my joints thanks for the advice though.

  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 559

    Hi dachshund my pain hasn't been too bad thanks I hope you are well and I hope you have had a good day.

  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,703

    hi SK

    That’s a funny story about Sucre.

    How are you feeling today?

    Have a good night tc x

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  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,703

    greetings toady

    How are you tonight?

    Sorry the weather wasn’t nice for you

    Here it was quite obnoxious to use an eccentric adjective, haha, in the morning at least, when I walked it was barely cooler than yesterday

    Much cooler now though thank goodness

    You’re welcome about the burger information, it’s a really nice burger actually, I think they season it with a bit of black pepper, but not too much, tasty but not overpowering 👍

    Thanks about mum

    Yes it was an ok day in the end thanks, but walking in the heat when already tired meant a post - walk nap of two hours - but I obviously must have needed it, I felt much more human - or Vulcan - after that though.

    Thanks about the “dapper” memory.

    I know, once my boss at the time said, “I know it’s summer, but no one is allowed to wear shorts and bikini tops here” haha - bikini tops?? Yes very odd the way some people choose to dress - I agree.

    Yes different lengths of shorts etc I agree, some are more decent than others.

    Glad you liked the cracker pic etc 👍

    Okay a bit of Blue carb & mustard humour now, in the latest episode that I watched the mouse was eating a piece of cheese that was larger than his house, please don’t tell LA about this otherwise cheese will soon disappear in all the branches of wart - rose worldwide. Oh dear.

    Houses on the other hand will become so cheap there will be builders both phantom and in corporeal form everywhere, Oh no that can’t be right, I must’ve had too many of your tasty but gastrically and neurologically logically dubious coconut and rice milk hot chocolates haha.

    You know I actually did have that variety of hot chocolate in the coffee shop at group once. It was so delicious, but it upset my stomach so I did not partake again unfortunately

    Thanks toady You have a good night and take care xx

    👋night Jojo i’m glad your pain wasn’t too bad today tc xx

    👋night Joan and S knee x

    Ps toady - a pic of your good self lol, don’t worry I too an not a social plant- based spread - fly (or whatever the current terminology is) lol xx

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  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 559

    Going to be a long night I can't get to sleep though pain best heat my heat pad up again.

  • Stuartknee
    Stuartknee Member Posts: 231

    4.30am☕️

  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,430
    edited 23. Jun 2025, 05:36

    Tried to post via my laptop no box to reply in how odd so apologies this will be rubbish!

    JoAn that was kind Brenda offering food to you. Have you got the new freezer now? Your rose is lovely judt think how big it will be next year! ((())) xxx

    Have a lovely day with the kids today Jojo I loved teachers training days when the world was working but you had them with you👍 hope the film is good. ((())) xxx

    Oh Keef! Sucre can certainly cut you dead can't he?🤣🤣🤣 Still I am on your side heatstroke is not to br sniffed at and an accidentally wet t shirt is probably good.

    You will have certainly driven past the lavender fields yes they look grey from the roadside. Pure lavender oil nothing like it good for so many things.

    Take care ((())) xxx

    Morning Reshmi

    Glad to hear your Mum's back eased and it is getting cooler?

    Glad Dapper brought back such a good good memory for you. I certainly applies to BR in my mind anyway. Oh abd clearly I am not Dapper enough for a bucket hat.

    My caps will have to jolly well do.

    Lavender fields today so eye drops and antihistamine taken! Still it will be so worth it❤️

    LoVe the cucumber sandwich! But how did the do the eyes.

    Had a terrific meal out in Avignon yesterday after a boat ride over the Rhone!

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    Take care and keep 😎 ((())) xxx

    Morning Stuart thanks for the cuppa. Hope you and your Mum are cool enough? Xxx

    Morning Toady hope the rain helped a bit? 35 here today apparently still no rain but what did i expect?

    lavender fields today! Yippee! What I cane for I can't wait.

    Elfie can't either!

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    His postcards Haven't arrived yet but Kari is keeping an eye.

    A lucky escape that the waking line didn't hit you! Honestly could have been bad.

    Enjoy your bench sure you are seeing more Elfie selfies courtesy of Sleek. Take care ((())) xxx

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    Beautiful canal in Avignon Le Rue des Teinturiers.

  • toady
    toady Member Posts: 2,792

    Morning all 🌞 woke up early for me had a cup of tea just after 6 so thought I'd pop in.

    Rain oh yes we had rain frog 🙄 heavy as anything all over the middle of the night, oh sorry a 'light rain shower', not sure the forecasters actually understand that term 😒. Poor bench he would never have gone out in this he says, he hasn't had a 100% dry day yet, oh well it will test his mettle I suppose 😬. Looks a nicer day today quite a bit cooler though, we certainly won't be getting your kind of temps! Hope you have a lovely lovely time seeing the lavender and thanks for today's beautiful pics again, and Elfie's too it's such fun seeing his holiday snaps 🤭. Yes Sleek is kindly showing me his selfies too he does take quite a lot doesn't he 😄. Hope your internet is behaving apart from the funny thing in here this morning and you can keep in touch with everyone fine. Take care 😘 xx

    Morning Joan hope you will be onto more than bread & jam today 🍞. I missed a nice drying day yesterday before it rained so I must get the washing line back up if poss today. The loft was ok as far as I could tell but all the heavy rain was overnight so will check again this morning. Have a good day I hope 😘 xx by the way I don't think I ever mentioned what you said about Sunday postmen I did see a van over the road yesterday, I will have to remember, I'm so used to thinking there can't possibly be any post so could get caught out 😯.

    Hi bosh I slept quite well last night apart from the loud rain, so hanging upside down from the rafters worked out well for me 🦇🤭. Yes more like a social chrysalis here especially not being able to walk at the moment haven't seen so much as a shop assistant, trust me to have done this in the summertime 🙄. At least no-one knows or cares if I'm wearing shorts 😄 don't think I have a pair these days actually and definitely no swimwear 😯. I remembered yesterday about a workman in the next town centre sniggering at my knee length shorts years ago, something about them being neither shorts nor trousers, I thought they were quite groovy apparently not 🙄😂. Hope you get a walk in at a good time today 🤞xx

    Sorry your night didn't start well Jojo that's a shame when your day had been not too bad pain-wise 😔 hope you did get some sleep after and you will be ok for the cinema 🤞xx

    Stuart I had tea round 1am instead with noise of the heavy rain wasn't really expecting it. Hope you have a good day as poss :) xx

    Hello to Carol just spotted you online hope things going ok 😊👋 xx

    Wave to Keef too 👋 :) xx

  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 559

    Hi toady not slept much at all really I'm pleased I'm off work today the dog woke me up around 6am so I had to stand outside then couldn't get back to sleep I felt awake and hungry. I hope you got some sleep I hope you have a great day.

  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 559

    Thank you frogmorton I'm sure we will enjoy the film the kids love going to the cinema and are always well behaved In there no destractions with phones. I hope you are well and are enjoying your holiday still and not over heating too much.

  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,361

    Good morning everyone

    Toady (()) yes I have my food now. The rose has 10 buds on it I don’t think they will be out all the same time. Sorry about your washing line coming out of the wall. Have a good day

    Toni (()) enjoy the lavender fields do you get a free sample. Do you remember when the ladies walked around town selling lavender for five pounds. Thank you for the photos.

    Reshmi (()) have a good day love to your mum (())

    Jojo (()) I hope you have a better day to day and night.

    Stuart (()) sorry you are in so much pain love to your mum (())

    Skinny Keef (()) Sucr’e is lovely have a good day all of you love to Loanda (())

    take care
    joan xx
  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 559

    Hi dachshund thanks I hope you are well and I hope you have a great day.

  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,703

    hi Toni

    Good afternoon

    How are you?
    nice to hear from you on cats nap 👍

    Mums ok 👍

    Lovely pic I’m glad you enjoyed your meal

    Yes It’s getting cooler here today thank goodness

    Thanks about the dapper memory, yes BR is also very dapper in his own way of course

    He showed his family the “ the granny walk” recently, which involved him walking with a stick almost bent double with a very grumpy face and eyes narrowed almost into slits, big bro said “ BR, don’t you mean this is the mummy - walk?”, but no he said granny, never mind haha.

    Don’t worry about reaching “uncool” status when it come to bucket hats etc lol

    I reached that status in the family a long time ago as sis and mum are widely perceived as having good fashion sense, whereas I’m an eccentric mima who may wear eccentrically coloured socks and rather unusual looking cheap sun hats if left to her own devices haha

    Yes thanks about mums back

    Sis is progressing very slowly but at least she’s not getting worse - thanks for asking

    No I’m not sure about the eyes either

    the boat ride sounds nice

    I was watching b carb & custard - the animals ate special popcorn that made their stomachs bloat but also made their whole bodies float up into the sky like gastric balloons 🤢

    Custard said his stomach was also aching, but he could not discipline his body enough to float down in order to buy medicine from the chemist - Oh dear, the floating pharmacists - it’s certainly beats “…cahoots” 😂

    Have a good afternoon Toni tc xx

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  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,703

    greetings SK Jojo and Joan xx

    👋toady - will post properly later

    But workmen sniggering at your attire?
    I thought it should’ve been the other way round lol xx

    Ok I’m going to attempt early bathroom - invasion- wish me luck - may the fancy conditioner be with me - or something like that 😂 xx

    Ps just in case anybody is having a MXT Monday xx

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