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Good evening peeps.
Thought I would just pop in and take a break away from things. Most is organised now just 2 or 3 things left.
They dont call me Mrs organiser for nothing lol. Funeral is on 5th Aug at 1pm.
Was stressy booking me flights as had to get 4 singles but all sorted now. And booked a hotel for 5 nights!! Long story.

So what have I missed? Coolest place here in uk at 16 degrees. How has everyone else managed in the heat?

So fancied fish and chips tonight but no chance as too far away from town. Ive had a cornetto and some cornflakes as just been too busy to cook but tomorrow gonna make a proper meal as daughter back. Shes been away for 2 nights elsewhere.

New neighbour next door on the right makes an awful lot of noise. Think she is putting together flat pack furniture but at midnight, thats a bit much!!!

Hope everyone ok and i shall pop in and out until im away on the 3rd-8th Aug.

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Anyone any idea why on this thread I jump from 13 July to 21st was there anything in between. I am at my sons and not been on here since 17 July except or Mel’s thread.

No Ann as Joan was the last to post on the 13th and noone else did until i popped on yesterday.

Very heavy thundery day here today. Im sure it is going to plummet down very soon and im feeling a bit chilly today too.

Well daughter tel and said do you fancy fish and chips tonight from the chippy and i said fab. So thats cheered up my tea time and saves me cooking. She should be home before 5pm. Haddock and chips mmmmn lovely.

Hope you are having a lovely time Ann and hope you enjoyed your visitors too Joan.

Take care
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Today was Esme’s last day at school, so we hav3 six weeks to look forward to :-(
Eve is no bother as she would just stay on her computer or iPad all day. Prising her off to go for a walk etc is the problem.

It has been cold today, but we have only had a small amount of drizzle, which is no good. My sister said it has been raining hard all day in Shropshire, my garden could do with rain, the lawn is all brown.

Afternoon peeps
Its pouring hard here now although earlier on was dry, and i managed to get some towels on the line and dry.
Ive been tidying and dusting etc but cant really pack my case yet as too early.

My good friend who took over my job is going to pop in and water plants and keep an eye on the house and she has a spare front door key too which means im not worrying about the house being unoccupied.

Enjoyed half the fish and chips last night as just couldnt eat it all.Its been a week since I ate anything substantial really and my stomach has shrunk!

Im sure your broth will be lovely Joan. I could make soup but just not feeling like doing it!

A neighbour across the road passed away on Thursday eve and then yesterday tea time, there was a smash up at the bus stop a few yards from my house. Thankfully noone injured just shaken! But the police had to come and managed the traffic etc as debris every where from the 2 cars.

Never ending is it?
Linda how is your sister doing, any improvement yet?

Better crack on I guess

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It is overcast and drizzly here, but no grea5vamount of r ain.

My sister is improving, she can walk ok, but gets tired easily. Her speech is much better. She can talk quite fluently on FaceTime for a short while, but then suddenly stops because she can’t get the words. She is starting radio therapy in just over a weeks time. She will have to go five days a week for over six weeks. The treatment only lasts for five minutes, but it is an hour and a quarters drive each way. Her hair will start to fall out about the third week and she will start to feel sick then. Obviously she isn’t look forward to it.

It is sunny here this afternoon, I think there was some rain overnight, but not enough to fill our two barrels. I have just been in the Darden and 5here were some spots of rain, but not much
Your hand sounds sore Joan, I hope you haven’t broken a bone

I was opening a parcel awhile back. I used a sharp knife to cut the tape, then put the knife on the worktop. I managed to knock it off and it went down dagger like onto my bare foot. It caught e just on the joint where my big toe joins my foot. Luckily, it is just a small cut, but the joint is sore because the knife was quite heavy

Afternoon everyone looking in.
Last night was raining and thick mist and quite chilly. Still whats new lol. Saved me though from watering the flower pots.
Joan, your hand sounds awful. I hope you are up to date with your tetanus jags?
Maybe strap it with a strong bandage for a couple of days?

I know what you mean about the tv, not that i have been watching much but when i switched on last night, no casualty again!! Womens footie of which i have no interest in or mens come to that.

Well at least you have some broth left and yes 2nd day is always tastier.
I had a bowl of cornflakes with me orange juice earlier(allergic to milk) and really cant face anything else as just feeling nauseas. Its just stress related!

Linda, i have lost the number of times, i have opened a parcel with scissors and dropped them on my big toe and bruised it and it was really sore as scissors were heavy. if it had cut me like you, I would have bled a lot as im on blood thinners!

When my daughter finished her chemo (when she was 6) she had 3 weeks of radiotherapy and was only 1 minute back and front. We rented a house for 3 weeks and every morning at 9am, a taxi would collect us. 5 mins in the hospital and then book another back. At times it was really irritating waiting for a taxi back as that took longer than the treatment. She was never sick but felt it and the chemo had taken her hair already so there was nothing left to lose.

So hope her treatment goes to plan.

Well better have something to eat i suppose or else i shall be starving later.

Going over the service with my little bro later on.

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Evening everyone, It is certainly cooler today,

I hope you are all ok . I have been in a lot of pain in my joints and the recent hot spell knocked me for six with swollen painful hands and feet .

Will be glad when the football is over but then it will be the C/w Games I suppose.
Not much on the tv at all now, fed up with seeing the same old films on again and again.
Take care all
Ginnie (aka Mrs Grumpy) lol.

Good afternoon everyone looking in.
Well summer has arrived today. Blue sky, sunshine, little breeze and 17 degrees, so very pleasant.

Keeping the washing and ironing up to date as away next Wednesday and dont want to leave a pile to come back to.

JG, the heat really does affect people with joint problems but soon enough, the heat will be a lot less, summer doesnt really last that long. As for the Tv, Im really irritated when my soaps are taken over by football and then find they were on BBC2 grrr and you are right, there isnt much else on at the moment.

We made some plain scones earlier so had a couple with a cuppa for lunch and they were very tasty. Having salmon fillets with new pots and peas for our evening meal tonight as last few days just been living on rubbish!

Hope Joan, Ann & Linda are all ok whatever your are all up to and anyone else looking in, have a good afternoon.

I finalised the tribute to mum along with the readings and 2 hymns.Its very humorous and little bro said it was spot on so I am pleased with it. The Civil Celebrant is coming to bros at 4pm to put a service together for us. When bro said my sister has done that already, she was so surprised as normally that's her job lol. However, I value her opinion and also the order in which things are done.

Have also been sorting out my clothes etc and hanging them out of the wardrobe to air so fairly organised now.

may look in later

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good afternoon it is 22 degrees here but very cloudy, no sun and, as usual no rain. We have had very very little rain the past two months and my garden shows it. I am having part of it gravelled next week so have spent the past four days clearing the space of several plants I want to keep and even more I don't I think I have gone as far as I can with it which is good. finished for today now.

Linda I hope all goes well with sisters RT. Good that she is improving.

Ouch!! Joan that sounds painful and frustrating if you can't use it.
And Linda I guess you were lucky the knife didn't do more damage.

Florence it sounds as if you have the funeral service under control the celebrant will work around your plan and posibly add a bit in for her piece.

Thankfully, we have had some rain here, so the garden looks a bit better.
It is the first week of the main school holidays, so we are looking after both of them. We have to take Esme places to keep her occupied and out of her mums way as she is working in the house.
Among other places, we have been to two different soft plays this week, but we have to go on the frame with Esme. I envy the other mums who just sit drinking coffee while their offspring play. At seventy three, it is hard going having to scarper to the top of the frames :-(

We are taking some time off tomorrow and going to Evesham for the weekend to visit m6 son and his wife. Needless to say we are looking forward to the change

Afternoon peeps.
Well summer was short lived lol. Today is windy, wet and like Autumn, the sun has vanished.

Just giving the house a spring clean. Hate going away and leaving it untidy etc, cleaned the cooker too although it was quite clean anyway. Clothes are now hanging ready for the case.

I have lists of things to do and working through them. I did a basket of ironing but my legs were aching so I have come to sit for a wee while.

Linda, I hope you were careful on the frame!! My goodness, you are a hardy lady. Hope you are having a lovely time away.

Music all sorted for mum and its going to be a very moving service.

Over the Rainbow by Eva Cassidy, Annie's song by John Denvar, Bridge over Troubled waters and some Glen Miller. So all very moving songs.

Have had to deal with a few dramas this week, so hoping there are none on the day!

Joan havent seen you about, so hope you are ok and your hand has improved?

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Good morning all dry here nut very gloomy. we did have a very welcome shower yesterday evening but it didn't last long.
Linda, I hope that you are having a lovely weekend. I love Evesham Country park and the Valley shops but it is a long time since I went into the town.

Florence I do hope all goes well with your Mum's funeral. what lovely music. I have the Eva Cassidy over the rainbow on the list for music at my funeral. But I love all that you have chosen and just reading the titles makes me feel emotional. <3

Afternoon lovely peeps.
Well back home safely now after a hectic few days. The day of mum's funeral(last Friday) was a beautiful sunny day, so perfect . It all went very smoothly and no hitches or dramas!

Had a lovely buffet afterwards for a couple of hours and was good to catch up with a few people I havent seen in years.
Spent time over the weekend going through mums things and oh my!

I found about 20 pairs of tights & stockings all brand new in boxes, never used! She really was a squirrel. But we donated a lot of sheets & blankets we found in boxes to the Ukraine local branch so someone will benefit from those.

Smooth journeys there and back, so grateful for Special Assistance guys, they were fab.
Working our way through all our washing etc and lots of bills to sort through etc. Plenty to keep me busy for a few weeks and beyond.

Hope everyone is well as hasnt been any posts since I was away.
Did get sunburnt down in Bexhill on the Sunday, first time in 30 years lol

Right better get on with the laundry and ironing.

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Hello all, I have been around on the board even had a thread of my own on 'water', something we are suffering a shortage of. I think it has just been too hot to post and I am envious of your garden Joan. With having no rain for at least 6 weeks our gardens are dying of thirst, lawns are brown and pot plants are struggling.

Florence I am pleased that all went well. I guess it might be the same for my kids when I go as well, although not with tights and stockings.

Went to town today to see the chiropodist, not too bad on bus in but hot and crowded on bus home,

Alexa is telling me it is 29 degrees out there and I believe her. Now I have an empty brown bin again and a large black humper filled to the brim and too hot to transfer it into the brown bin.

Afternoon Chit Chatters
Not foggy and damp today and no wind sooo......yep midges! Cant win lol

Still working on paperwork etc but almost up to date for now. Solicitor now has everything they need to start the application for Probate and she said shouldnt take too long about 6 weeks maybe.
Had some lovely flowers sent to me and quite a few cards which was very thoughtful of people.
I have just put a thankyou in out local paper and it cost £65...never realised how expensive it is but its the best way to thank lots of people at once.

Basket of ironing to finish off so that will keep me busy this afternoon.

Not sure what is for tea tonight as im back on the diet after eating rubbish for the last 2 weeks!

Joan your garden sounds wonderful with all your new plants and so glad the Bowie had been replenished.

Ann & Linda hope you both are keeping ok as your weather is so hot where you are compared to me at 17 degrees lol

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32 degrees here and I have just been to the hairdressers so a ten minute walk mostly in full sun. Yes I am HOT!!!

going for coffee this afternoon to our local garden centre which does have air conditioning.

I am glad the funeral went well Florence.
I have had a few busy weekends in a row. First of all we went to Evesham to see our son, his wife and their daft rescue dog. That was a very pleasant child free weekend.

Last weekend we were supposed to be on our own n as my daughter and the girls were going to Filey for a long weekend in a caravan. The girl’s daddy was coming up from London and they were being joined by his sister. Unfortunately, she was ill, so couldn’t go. As the whole point was to meet up with her, they have rearranged it for the last weekend of the school holidays.

The girls were disappointed about not going away, so my daughter decided to take them for two nights in a travel lodge in Hexham. As she would be on her own with them, I went along and OH stayed at home.

On the first day we went to Hadrians’s wall. First of all we went to the new Roman army museum, which was very good. In the afternoon we went to Vindolanda, which again was interesting. I haven’t been there for thirty years, since my children were small.

We wanted to go to the actual wall, so we took advice on where was accessible, Esme has a large all terrain pushchair as well as her wheelchair. I have forgotten the name of the place, but it was a car park with a gravel path over some grassland. That was fine, but then we were faced with a steep grassy slope going down. that was OK for the buggy, but then there was a huge climb up a steep path to the wall on the top of the crag. I have been there in the past, but this time opted to stay in the bottom with the buggy. Eve went haring up to the top on her own, a bit worrying as there was a steep cliff edge to fall off, but mercifully she kept away from the edge. My daughter and Esme went a little way up, but then came back down. On the way back, we were faced with having to drag the buggy with Esme in it up the steep grass to the path. Thankfully a family with two men in it offered to help

The following day, we went to Killhope lead mining museum I have been there several times in the past, but it is probably about thirty two years since we went. The girls loved it as I knew they would

This weekend, we are at Centre Parcs in Sherwood Forest, We are just having a quiet time in the lodge while they have gone off to do their first activities of the day. We will join them shortly for the second activity, just watching as indoor wall climbing is not for me these days. This afternoon we will be in the swimming complex again.