Val's Cafe

Good morning everyone

Toady (()) have you got a lot of hops near you. We only have the Co other wise it’s two bus’s to the bigger shops they were in the town centre but they all moved out. Have a good day. The tomatoes taste good you grew them.

Toni (()) i hope you have a good day. There hasn’t been any rain here. We have the sun today. Brenda had a physio appointment he gave her exercises and told her she had to relax more.
jojo (()) I hope the iron tablets help you have a good day.

Reshmi (()) it’s your birthday soon have a good day. Love to your mum (())

Stuart (()) lovely flowers. Love to your mum (())

Skinny Keef (()) sorry your barbie. Have a good day love to Loanda (()) and Sucr’e (())

good afternoon Toni

How are you this afternoon?

Mums ok bs wise 👍

But she’s in a strop 😱

I’m okay thanks

Rather tired though

Will be injecting our friend MXT soon 🤢🤢🤢

Bye for now Toni tc xx

Hi all 👋

Frog poor you, the irony of needing to go round the house looking for your pills when you need them 😣 I do hope you found them or you felt better enough without, to go to Lucy's 🤞. Food bank was a bit of a bridge too far which is understandable - they are struggling according to the news so need all the help. No rain here but a drop later maybe, just when I want to go out, so I hope not - I made a twit of myself yesterday by being short a few pence at the local shop and they kindly let me owe it so I want to get it there asap. Came out after and had a very good look through my bag; found 10p, would you believe, 20 would have done it 😣. Too hot to go til later, yes it does irk me that it goes mad like this, one min your summer clothes are too hot, the next not warm enough, never perfect 🙄. I slept til 6 thanks had tea, then went off another bit, as it was quiet, unlike yesterday, tap on the door early & another in the evening, and the rest taken up by a chap cutting timber on a workmate on his drive, right over the road for hours - something wrong with doing it in your back garden?! Oh a lovely faster broadbean hole, now if someone comes to the door pushing one of those, finally something I would say yes to!! Perfect 😀 and think of the fibre!! 😂. You will love Stuart's garden when you catch up, I am very envious indeed 😍. Hope your day is going ok and Lucy is well, and Paul got back alright 😘 xx btw oops sorry about the lipfillers 😳 someone near me does them from home (true) & I thought why not (not likely!!) 😂

Hello Joan, no not many shops left, my Co closed and the rest aren't really walking distance, only at a push. The nearest is a Lid and even the supermarkets in the next town wouldn't be convenient they are out of the centre etc only good for drivers, except the Ms, I only buy a few fancy bits there if I go - it isn't really worth carrying groceries from the other shops when you can have them brought. I don't use the buses any more. I hope Brenda gets on ok with the advice from the physio, is it her back or general? Hope your day is going ok we may get rain but not much I will still have to water things 😘 xx

Good luck the mxt bosh 👍️ I have been chasing my meds all week because they were waiting on the hospital to reauth the prescription, hoped to sort it out by the messaging system etc but in the end this stuff always comes down to having to phone up, which I hate 🙄 they had such a super online chat system before, too, it worked perfectly 😔. I wouldn't say it was much cooler today maybe a bit more overcast. Sorry about your mum the heat doesn't help anyone's temper, hope it's something that fizzles out quickly. I will add my influence to Toni's where the gastric guys are concerned, for the unspecified event, although in general as well not just a special favour - a nice long untroubled run would be only fair 👍️. I absolutely love the ultra-fast broad bean hole 😂 genius, put me down for one. Thank you for the candid pic of my makeup efforts 😁 no wonder Beaker is looking suitably alarmed in the background, mind you better than the other pic 😱. I do have a pink toned lipstick called 'All Talk' in the new stuff, I think that may well be the one in the photo 😂. Take care hope you feel less tired :) xx

Stuart I love your garden and all your flowers, what beauties 😊 that is how I would like mine to be such nice 'heights' you have there in the borders. One side of my fences is a blue a bit like yours and my shed too, probably seen it in my pics 😀. Toni will be sorry she posted before seeing yours and missed them, she will love them. Those roses are gorgeous and I do like hydrangea I should get one. Is that penstemon, the pink? Thanks for posting 😊. Hope things are not too bad with you today and you're as well as poss 🤞 xx

Sorry it's your ankle that's playing you up today Jojo, and your aches & pains stopped you sleeping well 😔. Hope today has not been too bad a day for you and you can put your feet up later etc. Take care :) xx

SK hope you are doing ok 👋 xx

Love to all, I have one tin of fizzy lemonade now we can split it if needs be 😂

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Morning frogmorton yeah I'm mostly on my own job I don't do much heavy stuff anymore I think maybe it's the hard floors in there and kneeling down lots and getting on and off the kick stool. Yeah I hope this woman is better than the last one I had. No me and Michael work our hours around each so there's always someone in the house. We just don't like putting on to people and the kids prefer to be with me. I'm glad you are going to get to go to the beach you will love it the sea air is so good I only wish I could go a lot more often I hope you have a great time with your friend. Hope you have a great day today and you are well.

Thanks dachshund we off out for to the Chinese buffet today then off to the park with the kids. I hope you are well and I hope you have a great day.

Morning all 🌞

Morning frog, I'm on early slot for hah delivery, probably won't be at beginning of it but early enough that I definitely want to be up & trousered and not half awake, so cup of tea now and put this in draft probably. Will be glad to get my jabs, I had to ask nicely for a quicker delivery date than they pencilled me in for as had only just had prescription through from hosp. Hope you can get your pills repeated and then hopefully go back to not quite needing them, & can lose them all over again 😁 probably not, this time! Glad Lucy's was fine in the end and you had a nice visit ☕ and Paul back too 👍 Elfie was bursting with news I bet and talking 10 to the dozen 🤭. Yes I would love Stuart's garden, his planting looks just nicely established 😊. The bluey green fence suits that yellow (rudbeckia? 🤔) so nicely. No rain here & none whatever forecast - did all my watering, must do some actual work as well 😬. Yes I dropped off my few pence in the shop, different person there they probably had no idea what I was on about haha but glad to get it done, silly me. Used to be better organized when I went out more, always had things like an emergency £1 safely somewhere (back when £1 would do you bus fare home), but you get out of the habit. It was nice they let me off I did just say they could take an item back but probably more fiddly for them, to un-ring it up! Have a good day, oh I think my lip fillers will hold me a while yet, now my frown lines that's another matter 😬😄 xx

Right well gone 5pm now - hah were round 9am, ideal, rest of day to myself in theory - workmate chappy had packed it in - but fear not, paving-stone-grinding painfully-slow project man was right there to take over the baton 🤪 midmorning til now; another day ruined thank you. No problem working for hours in this heat for them, apparently 🤷‍♀️. One day the worm will turn.. 🐛

Hello Joan, boiler is behaving nicely thank you 👍 chap will be back for a partial service in a few weeks so if it has any plans to misbehave again can it wait til then please 🤞😬. I have a little backpack you think it will spread the weight but it's still hard on your shoulders, dead weight, I'm not surprised about Brenda I don't carry much in mine it's just to save carrying 2 bags etc. Hope your day has been alright pleased to hear there are so many rosebuds in the offing 😊. Have a good weekend love to Pepper 😘 xx

Hi bosh 👋 hope you are doing ok. Lovely little sweet poem, I'm with Toni there definitely bought a little lump to the throat 🍰😘. Waistline of a bat 😄 oh yes, I like, a flattering comparison better than some! Happy with that. Hope all's well with family and EF today too, BR will do rather well for himself in the cosmetics procedures line I expect, being a rather upmarket properly qualified chap, not your high street corner sort 😄. Nothing much going on with me today, have had my jab now, 'disposed' of a few noisy neighbours, usual sort of thing 🤫😉. Did you have your little takeaway? Oh and hope your mum had a nice visit from her friend 😊. Have a good evening see you anon :) xx

My knees would definitely not like getting on and off a stool Jojo, absolutely not 😣 and kneeling not much better especially if it's up & down a lot, poor you. I hope you had a good day and went to the Chinese and the park ok and the kids had fun 😊. I must do something with this nice weather but it's hot walking to anywhere like the park so evenings end up being better, by which time I've gone past the idea 😳 I did have a little walk yesterday. Take care hope your weekend is alright as poss :) xx

Hi Stuart hope your morning improved after the early-pills shift 🤞 have your neighbours gone yet (can they take mine with them?!) Have a good weekend not long til the Drs for you 👍️ love to Ollie & Lottie and best to your mum too :) xx

hi everyone.
lovely poem Reshmi.

Toni water pistols indeed. He has a new one as well.

Hey Toady and Jojo and Stuart and Dachshund too.

I feel the need for a sugary treat now after Reshmi’s rhyme. If only i was allowed.

I did about 80 miles today, by mistake really, as I went to see Ron after making solid plans and he’d gone off to do something else without telling me so had no choice but to ride back, and in that heat too. Was not a happy bunny. Was seriously rough when i got home even though i stopped on way back for a splash of fuel and a bottle of water. My legs were a bit burnt up from the engine heat too. Should have taken one of the Beemers (aircooled no fan). I even turned down a ride out this afternoon coz I couldn’t face getting back on bike, too much pain. ☹️

hi toady or toad who may have buried her neighbours in the road 😱

How are you tonight?

Thanks Im glad you liked the poem

Yes mum had fun

BB was temporarily quiet

I enjoyed a rogue veggie burger as it were

The neighbours have been disposed of?

Hopefully the plumber has not put them inside the wall of a hypothetical new bathroom?? haha

I’m Not too bad tonight. Thanks toady just a bit crackered

Have a Good night and take care xx

👋thanks SK, have a good night tc x

👋night Joan thanks for early birthday greetings tc xx

👋nighy Jojo S knee xx