Today I've been mainly...Vol 6

green If I know that you're coming, I shall bake a cake [or buy one of Tesco's finest and pretend that ...]

Soop - if ever we are your way again, I'd definitely let you know!

cari and a straw in your champagne glass

geraldine I dont know how cari has time for tweeting with all the baking she does

cari didnt know you were on tweeting terms with PM

Golden I like that area...beautiful tree-lined road? I shall keep you informed.

That would be lovely*soop*. I live off the Kings Road, so not that far away.

Golden Ha! Do I walk Wee Man to Bishop's Park? I should say so, and he walks the best part of the way back to his home. It takes forever. He was given a scooter for his 2nd birthday. Apparently goes like a typhoon! When I'm fit enough to visit London, perhaps we could meet for coffee. I'd like that a lot.

green Westport beach is lovely. We must investigate the sculpture. "Our" little beach is nearer to Ronachan [where the seals bask on the rocks]. Next time you're in this area, let us know please.

soop - is that Westport beach you're talking about? We've walked that beach in all weathers, and have the photos to prove it! One day, near to the area where sometimes people surf (near the little graveyard in the field, I think?) we'd taken a rest in the rocks and we'd clambered up a wee bit and discovered that someone had laid a concrete slab at the top of one of the highest ones. On this was a small 'sculpture' of the devastated Twin Towers. It faced out across the ocean, with nothing between it and America. This would have been the summer of 2002, I think.

Soop,no funnily enough it is not near Hammersmith, that hospital you walk past is Charing cross Hospital,which is nearer where I live than the other. Do you walk the Wee Man to Bishop 's park? I used to do that when mine were small.

I did! It's lovely. I've posted on the other Vol. 5.

Hope you enjoyed your willow weaving, butty. Did you get the basket finished?

I started the other one early this morning ...... now I'm confused!

Best wishes to you and your step mother, Goldengran, - stories like yours give me hope for the future.

Golden Your step-mother is doing remarkably well, bless her. Long may she continue to make a good recovery. Is Hammersmith Hosp on the Fulham Palace Road? If so, it's a stone's throw from our Wee Man's home, and we've walked past it on many occasions.

Actually, I wasn't meaning you, soop! I think HQ should be more on the ball...[holier-than-thou emoticon]

golden glad your MIL is doing well after a huge op like that

Don't see you have done anything wrong Soop, I can't find the other thread.
Today I have tried to tidy up house, the last week has been hectic. My step-mother was admitted into Hammersmith Hospital a week ago,with me beside her in an ambulance in the middle of the night. She had open heart surgery yesterday, and has survived and was apparently sitting up in a chair drinking tea this morning-she is 83 and a walking miracle! I shall visit her with my sister-in-law,who has moved into our house during this time, this afternoon. A week ago we didn't think that step-mother would make it a few more days let alone a week.

Anagram soop's sorry. Back to the naughty corner. As an act of contrition I shall stand on one leg. Who's going to sort things? Cari Please!

You're absolutely right, Jacey - I missed that! Someone's cocked messed things up!

bet that soop was to blame