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She likes watching her iPad and normally she will go on her bed until she feels better. She is watching Butlins Skyline Gang videos on YouTube on the tv at the moment and is singing band dancing along. It is just like flicking a switch, she can be really happy and a second later she is tired and shouting. We try to get her to understand that she can go for a rest without shouting, but she can’t understand that. Only an hour and a half to go until they will be back :-(

Edit,
She suddenly came round and then played really nicely with me for the rest of the afternoon.

Her mum has to go to the London office for the day tomorrow, so I get to look after her all day :-(

I have booked a puppet show at the local arts centre tomorrow afternoon, so that will fill some time in, she likes going to those. Unfortunately because of the train work to rule which is on at the moment, it means her mum won’t be able to get back until very late as she has to travel with a company who aren’t striking. So I won’t have an easy day tomorrow either :-(

Hi everyone,

Linda having grandchildren to look after is tiring but much more so for you with Esme having such special needs. Hope your day out at the arts centre puppet show goes well. It will be a long day for you both till your daughter gets home. I hope your daughters house situation gets resolved soon.

I hope everyone who has been unwell is feeling better now.
Has anyone had the predicted thunderstorms and high winds , we have had dull and cloudy with a very short shower yesterday but today so far it's just cloudy.

Still waiting for my late sisters estate to be paid out , the council and HMRC are the hold ups atm. It's hard to believe it will be 12mths soon since she passed. After all the sorting we had to do when she died I have made sure that both OH and I have our wills and our funeral plans up to date . Hopefully they won't be needed for a long time yet.

I have been sorting out more craft stuff to go . I no longer make cards but still do a bit of scrapbooking but don't have so many photo's now . I look at the ones I have and think will anyone keep them or will they end up in a skip . My daughters will decide that lol.

Take care all.

Ginnie

Linda hope today is a calmer day. what will your daughter do about the children when they move? I think, as you get older it is going to be much harder for you looking after Esme. It is very difficult for the family I am sure

My cold and cough are a lot better today and I slept well again last night. Still not doing a lot today although I did potter in the garden for 45 minutes earlier, Mainly cutting down everything that has grown since the last time I cur it down.

JG I often think that about my scrap books. I think the family ones might be kept by the relevant family members but I have 14 12X12 albums, mostly full. And a couple of smaller ones. I still make cards so my craft room if extremely full of craft stuff. Luckily daughter, daughter in law and both granddaughters in law do crafty things so I think it will get used after I am gone.

Good afternoon to all.
Started off with fine rain first thing today but soon stopped & we now have a brighter & warmer day, no sun as yet but it's trying.

We had a pretty good day yesterday, no serious winds or rain at all, quite pleasant all in all.& got a lot done, I almost finished the porch & was hoping to finish it today, but the early morning drizzle has stopped that from happening.

I do have some plants to get into the borders a Rose & 2 Rockery plants, that I bought at Morrisons.

We got the weekly shop done today & spent a fortune, lol, my legs are a bit tired & as I can't paint I might just have a wee nap in my reclining chair., lol.

Joan.

Afternoon all
Well the bad weather hit us this morning and has been chucking it down all day long and windy too so not a day for venturing out anywhere.

So daughter and I decided to do crack on with our card making for the fayre in November. We had a count up just now and have 66 cards so far, A mixture of birthday, blank and a few xmas cards. Next session will be xmas cards only as need to boost the stock up.,

JustGinnie, its also just a year since mum passed but its just selling her flat thats hard although we dropped the price again this week and now have 2 viewings on sat so fingers crossed.

I thought you had sold her property so what is holding up you receiving the proceeds? When the flat is sold here, the funds go to sol and then tf to me/sibling and that's it all sorted. i did have an enquiry with DWP but we sorted that awhile back.

Joan, glad you got out for awhile to town, change of scenery works wonders but as you say, its tiring on the legs walking round a supermarket. Enjoy the good weather whilst it lasts lol

Hope the puppet show went ok Linda and Esme enjoyed it. But when your daughter moves to their new house, I presume they wont expect you to carryon looking after her surely? Sounds very tiring for you.

AnnG, I made 3 scrapbooks with all of mums photos so my children will at least have some memories of her when i'm gone as they didn't get to see her often being far away.

Not sure about tea tonight, something light I think, maybe crumpets with cheese and marmite although home made soup would have been good today as its like winter now but too late to make today.

Got some sewing to do later as a pair of trousers needs a new elastic waistband and the elastic arrived today so can do that later whilst watching me soaps.

Take care all

Florence in the hebrides

Hi again girls.
Buying & selling houses IS sooo stressful, not good for ones health is it.

I went outside & got my new Rose into the border, as for the 2 Rockery plants I decided against putting them at the front edge of the flower borders & instead I would make up a rockery, lol.

Several large stones / rocks later I had got them into position, really pleased as to what I have done so far, just need to fill up between the rocks with plenty of compost & get the 2 new rockery plants in place.

Of course I need more of these small / low lying plants & so I have just ordered a group of others from my catalogue so hopefully the rockery will be completed in about a weeks time, it's not big but should look nice when finished.

It sounds as though you are doing really well re your card making Florence, I wouldn't have the patience to make them, lol.

Joan.

Well done Joan on making a rockery. I did that years ago and I painted all the rocks with white paint. Mine was 3 tiers high and yes had to fill the cracks with soil but was a nice addition to my garden and I'm sure yours will look lovely when you get all your plants.

Settled on a pizza but no chips for tea as i suddenly felt crumpets wouldn't be enough lol.

Yes you do need patience with card making but its very rewarding. I do have the patience of a saint which is just as well with everything I have to deal with!

Off to switch on the tv as River City is coming on now.

Florence in the hebrides

Wow, you have been busy Joan. The rockery sounds good. I made a one about four years ago in the front. OH cut a large tree down, but the stump was left, so I piled rocks around it to create a rockery, it worked well.

Esme played with me very nicely this morning and we went to the puppet show this afternoon. It wasn’t really puppets, but three actresses doing a silly version of Midsummer Nights Dream. It sounds odd, but it was funny and aimed at very young children. The children were on cushions at the front, with the adults in a semicircle of chairs behind them. Esme always joins in, but she doesn’t usually put her hand up to volunteer to go “ on stage”. This time she did and one of the actresses chose her, she had been interacting with her before, so she said to me, I will look after her. Esme did her bit very well and was so pleased with herself afterwards

We,then went to Tesco cafe for a snack, then did the shopping. I always use the hand scanner, not the tills. Esme did all the scanning, she did very well and enjoyed it. Of course, she wanted to buy a toy, they were selling off the summer stuff, so we bought a unicorn bubble machine. She is out in the garden now with her daddy having a great time

Yes Florence sisters house was sold a while ago and everything else has been done but the HMRC and the council are holding things up . It's only paperwork about tax and a refund from the council tax but they keep saying it will posted asap but it never arrives.. That is all the Solicitor is waiting for now everything else is done.
I hope the flat sells soon for you

The rockery sounds good Joan , we don't have one in the garden now but we used to many years ago Oh changed it into a fish pond as you do..lol.

Lovely that Esme enjoyed the show and took part in it.

Good morning all, still coughing a bit but it is not going into a five minute choking fit at the moment so I think I am definitely better.
It is dry here and 13 degrees but I think rain is forecast for later. (So what is new?)

Florence you are doing well with the cards. Have you sold them before? If so you will know that you can't sell them for what you think they are worth. People always seem to want something for nothing and are not prepared to pay for your time. Still hopefully you have a captive customer base and not too much competition. good luck with it when it comes to time to sell. If you have scraps over, are you making book marks? They seem a popular buy near to Christmas. :-)

Morning all. :-D

Well the sunshine has returned and is a lovely day here. 3 lines of washing out and drying nicely in a good breeze.

AnnG, yes very aware of people expecting goods for nothing. i have done many fayres selling Avon and even shower gels for £1.00, people would complain. I use to joke and say, same price in the pound shop but this is better quality and they soon shut up lol.

Cards is new for us but we asked a few friends who go to craft Fayres and they all say around £2.50 although as you say, they are worth more.

You have given me an idea though about making some bookmarks. I have a laminator so could easily make a few, hole punch and put some ribbon through. I have lots of scraps left over. Thankyou for that suggestion.

Daughter has gone to town for various things today and wont be home until 6.30 so I shall have some peace and quiet. i need to do my hair so at least noone will need the bathroom when i'm in it lol.

Not wanting to boast but I had my 30 seconds of fame yesterday. R4 farming today 3rd Aug episode .its on the BBC I player and I''m on 3rd at 3m 18 seconds.

They were interviewing people in rural areas about services like prescription deliveries but I was the only customer willing to be interviewed. Think it sounded ok!

Well off to do me hair now, back later on

Have a good day all

Florence in the hebrides

Morning Florence & others looking in.

We have a rather windy day today, which is so annoying, I went outside for a bit & did some more painting of the porch, I have had to stop now as I can't quite reach the top bit up by the guttering that are along the top of the windows, I hope our daughter will manage to do those bits for me, I could get to it if I went up the steps another step but not happy to do that.

The sun is shining at the moment but the wind is spoiling the day.

I really hope you do well selling the cards Florence.

Salad for hubbys tea today, he has gone off my home made Fish & Chips, his appetite is up & down at the moment so somedays we end up having different meals, I'm having Fish & Chips though, lol.

Hope everyone has a nice day & weekend.

Joan.

Must try and work out how to listen to Florence.

Gin ice, has the solicitor not made an interim payment?

Florence , You could do Christmas gift labels to use up scraps as well as bookmarks. I used to do that with my scraps as well. When I worked in the charity shop I used to make both and the bookmarks were given with a book. The tags always sold as well not for much but it all helps toward the shop target. I used to put maybe 10 tags in a cello bag. Good luck with your stall at the fayre hope you sell lots.

Names , yes an interim was offered.

Been pottering in the garden this afternoon as the rain has kept away, always something to be done lol. Our forecast is rain tomorrow so housework will be done then. (Maybe).

Ginnie

names this is the link but you need to sign in so if you havent got an account already you can sign up and then sign in to listen.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001p7pj

try this link and see if it works

Florence in the hebrides

Daughter is bringing home fish & chips tonight Joan....yummy :-D

I had a listen to your broadcast Florence. It was good. You come over a lot clearer than many professional broadcasters. Some of them could win a gold medal at mumbling. Maybe you could start a new career doing podcasts from your kitchen table. Well done :-D

Aw ty SuffolkVera, that's very kind of you to say that. I am confident at speaking so it comes quite natural to me. I chat to anyone that's listening lol

When my daughter was very ill back in 2003, I was on tv launching the blood doning appeal for Scotland, ITV & BBC. Strange I didn't feel nervous at all.

Anyway that's my 30 seconds of fame as they say! :-D

Oh lovely Florence, enjoy.

We will be having Fish from chippie on the 30th Aug, reason, I have my B12 jab due that day & the appointment is right on tea-time so we will treat ourselves to chippie fish for a change & it will use up one of the chippie vouchers that our daughter bought hubby for fathers day, LOL.

Joan.

Thanks Florence, OH came home and gave me the password.

Wow. With a view like that I think we are all coming to stay.