Val's Cafe

Look how happy my kids were on Saturday at the park.

good afternoon Toni

How are you?

I had my wonderful “treat’ of iron liquid plus mango sorbet 😱😱

Private MRI scan I’ll mention it to sis 🙏

No HD appointment not booked yet

Ok emergency ablutions time

👋Joan toady SK S knee x
bye for now Toni tc xx

Hi all 👋

Hope your day is going ok frog, I am still a bit out of kilter so sorry if I have missed anything much but I see the bearded dragon got there ok 👍️ sorry no nice sightseeing just the M5 😔. Weather wall to wall sun here for the foreseeable so unless you get more rain than here we will all be watering. At this point I will prioritize some things if I lose any other stuff I do. it will only be odds & ends. Yesterday was hairwash in morning, then noise from 2 doors up when I wanted to rest in the afternoon (don't mind me, I'll shift to another room for the umpteenth time 🙄) followed by developments at the phantom neighbours that I can't really go into or particularly want to. No trampolines 🤪 just life giving another turn of the screw. So if I'm a bit distracted 'going forward' that's probably why. Anyway all fine otherwise and ankle doing ok 👍️. Hope your friend was feeling better for seeing you and everyone else well at the moment. Have a good evening and hope not too much bow wow wow when you are outside 😕. Love to all 😘 oh my postbox does not go 😮 btw, just the regular 'wide-mouthed' sort 🐸😄 I keep hoping he is not on the list for a trial one of these new parcel boxes and will either be replaced or fiddled with 🤞. xx

Hello Joan, it's certainly warm today and the forecast too. Glad Charlie is back ok it would be even hotter for travelling now I expect. Glad Brenda is ok with cats just about, it was sweet that you said hers taps her for attention in the night 😸 but shame about Pepper. Wonder why some people get allergies not others. All quiet today well for 5 minutes 😬 should be doing washing but I had letters to write instead. Have a good evening 😘 xx

Hi bosh, sorry to hear your sis's recovery is not straightforward or at least is slower than she'd hope, yes it would get you down 😟. Wish you good luck for EF, have fixed a deal with the gastric haddocks and shaken on it, quite difficult with fins, but we managed 😄. Well done persisting with the iron & mango, not a combination that would catch on is it 😬. Thank you for the advice to keep my fairy currency under the mattress btw, what there is of it, I think that is probably sound advice for us all the way things are going 🧚💶😂. Have a good evening, like Toni says my shears are always available if you have problems with the HD 😉 yes I'm glad to have a few of the emergency mini hairgrips because it seems I will be able to replace them 'Nevermore' 🐦️. xx

Keef 😂 if I had written a full 'day in the life' post last night it would have sent anyone to sleep, trivia blah blah me me me blah blah he said she said 😂. You could patent me 😁. Sorry it was an on/off night though hope your day has been ok. Did you get all the day before's boring tidying trivia stuff done? Hope everyone ok - will you get out on the bike/s while on your own, it's going up to the 32's again here over the weekend, is that borderline too hot for biking by then or does the airflow compensate? Not in a helmet etc maybe but I'm just guessing here. Hope the KTM service goes well if/when. Have a good evening :) xx

Lovely pic Jojo what great smiles 😁 thanks for posting. Do they take after one of you more than the other? Sorry you had a tough day at work managing on your own so I hope your day is going ok today and hope you do manage to go swimming 👍️ glad you have somewhere to go I feel like I'm always hearing about pool closures. It's not my thing unfortunately because of course it's good for joints, typical 😉. Have a good evening :) xx

Best of luck for the appointment Stuart! Hope it all goes well and is really helpful 👍️. Take care hope your mum is well and cats too :) xx

hi Jojo

How are you?

How was work?

I’m not too bad thanks

Fed up of taking iron meds though

Have a nice night tc xx

Hi bosh I'm not too bad thanks a bit tired and achy off work I'm pleased you are ok I hope you sleep well tonight.

Leg pain can't get back to sleep.

Morning Joan yes thanks we are all fine here. Foodbank for me today saw my friend with the Yorkies yesterday we took them for a walk.☺️ Hope you are doing ok any news on your boots yet? ((())) xxx

Jojo yes sounds like you might have overdone it a bit managing the shift. Hopefully a bit of a rest was enough to ease things off enough good luck with your bloods. What a gorgeous photo of your children I love their sweatshirts and your daughter has a handbag already! My Lucy was just the same. I can see your son is protective of her too thank you so much😊 Is your leg pain coming from your back? Sometimes mine can cause leg pain or is it in the joints/muscles of your leg? A gentle swim might still do you good. Hope you are ok ((())) xxx

Skinny Keef you missed the new page! You were so close too. Better luck next time. Hope all is well ((())) xxx

Stuart great not too long for you to survive for your appointment thank goodness. Did you tell us whether the baby next door has settled yet? I might have missed your reply. How is your Mum doing? ((())) xxx

Morning Reshmi sounds like your Mum was tired yesterday still in bed at nearly 8am bless her. Poor you thank goodness someone invented mango sorbet. Is your stomach holding up ok?

Do you think you'll manage the group this morning before it gets too warm? I hope so it does do us good to mix with other people and anyway i enjoy hearing your fun take on them. Also get you away from any ongoing HV Foodbank for me not so cheerful there one of the other volunteers is dying of stage 4 stomach cancer😕

No HD apt yet? Better keep trying - well you know casually😉In the meantime Toady has the hairgrips.

Of course it's up to your sister but GPs these days rarely send you for what you need - imaging - I would want to know exactly what is happening inside my back so it can be worked on.

What a lovely picture by BR of his family❤️the little angel do you have any ide who is who? I think maybe I can see who is LA and himself and possibly you your Dad and Mum, but is the big person Mummy or Daddy?

Hope your day is a good one ((())) xxx

Morning Toady glad to hear the ankle is holding up but not that your afternoon rest was trashed by phantom neighbours🙄 I hope whatever is 'going on' isn't too bad and things settle down quickly near you.

I am ready Toad ready for watering👍️. All 6 cans are full to the brim and I plan to water very well, but only every 2 days I think that's better all round so the water gets right down to those roots. Elfie plans to help but does tend to get water everywhere including me if I am outside at the wrong moment! We will need to prioritise yes, but not to worry all will be well in time I'm sure. Not too much bow wow wowing I can always put my headphones in. Two footballs in the garden though l think the twins had been visiting their Nanna!

Have you heard they have apparently set a date for the mobile warning alarm to go off again in September? Typical i will be at the concourse of Elegance at Hampton court in the Fig🙄

I love the wide mouthed frog 🐸 letterboxes and they had jolly well better leave ours alone too🤬 add your parcel things if you want but do not touch our letterbox!

Hope your day is good take care ((())) xxx

Hi all 🌞 nice & sunny no wind for a change.

Yes watering cans at the ready frog 👍️ wellingtons on too if Elfie is doing his titchmarsh impression 😂 mind you I frequently manage to water my own feet & self without any outside help. All quiet today thankfully but the 'other business' does rather have me back at point of 'shall I just sell up & buy a houseboat/log cabin/join the foreign legion' (they wouldn't have me, would they 🙄😄). All these people have got into my dreams, blast them, last night it was one of them oh and Tim Brooke-Taylor, who I have/had nothing against whatever 🤷‍♀️😂. Sorry you had footballs over, it's all v well but no joke if you were in the line of flight 😕. Yes I did hear about the siren, what a date to choose 😣. It won't affect me, I can't imagine anyway that it will ever be anything but a shambles, surely the more it goes off 10 times or early or not all, people will think it's just crying wolf if there ever is need for one 🤷‍♀️. Right we will all stand prepared to defend our postboxes ✌️ strange times we are in, with all these post locker things &c, which being a born naysayer I always looked on as a bit of a daft idea, but apparently one of them has taken over the well known courier with the Alpine singing style name, so what do I know! No other news here, take care love to all 😘 xx

No Joan, hope all well and just a post hiccup 👍️ 😘 xx

Hi to bosh, I was wondering about the lineup of the family portrait too, thank you for that 😄. Glad you got to group considering the heat and the general ookeyness yesterday. Nothing happening here, touch wood, a few of those lovely cups would be just as appropriate as ever though, always assuming anyone got over the doorstep here and was offered tea in the first place, which is becoming increasingly unlikely 😂. Have a good evening and more from me hopefully another time when I have anything chatworthy 👋 xx

Hope things not too bad with you Jojo after your not brilliant night, that's a nuisance when you had had a quiet off work day and it was ok-ish 😕 take care hope you feel better xx

Wave to Keef and Stuart too and hope your days have been not too bad 🤞 xx

☕️ xx

Hi toady yeah I'm afraid it was just a rest day I managed to watch a film with the dogs close by. I hope you are well and I hope you have had a good day.

hi toady

How are you?

I mentioned to Toni that if necessary I will temporarily grow my hair long enough to fashion a leash for when I take the trainee HDs out on walkies and I may even take them to your humble abode to show them the golden hair clips of the sacred variety

With your permission of course haha

I got up a bit earlier than usual which was quite helpful today for me really

Oh some actual breaking news - Lorenzo will be in LA’s class next school year!

My goodness, I think all the Ellas will have to buy some suits of armour from nosegay just to get through the school day 😱😱

Ookey times we live in

Have a good night toady tc xx

Ps extra fan for you lol xx

hello everyone.
i have had a busy couple of days.
neighbours funeral today ☹️ promised myself I would get miserable but yiu can guess how that went.
went to bike shop after for a cheer me up cuppa. Leather bike trousers and knee sliders look better than i thought paired with a smart black shirt lol

i must admit i haven’t read back yet. My alone days seem to be whizzing by rapidly.

Had a few ride outs. The KTM is fav atm even though the service light is on and the electronic suspension threw a hissy fit after the battery got a bit low.

Will read back and wppt

no rain yet Toni, although next week looking decidedly iffy.