Soop's welcoming kitchen for all in need of a hearty blether.

dragonfly Thank you for updating us. You have been very patient. Not too long to wait for the surgery that will save your life.
My daily dose of Letrozole doesn't adversly affect me since I took that wee break from it. The bone strengthening infusion will be in early October. Today I am not wearing my false, squidgy titty. Just feel like a change. I never give the loss of the breast a thought. So grateful that we are truly well looked after. I think of you often.

Grannygravy Some gentlemen suffer on the quiet. Some not. You do keep in touch. You have little time to yourself. The holiday will help to recharge your batteries.

soop have you tried Knitted Knockers?

Well so much for “I won’t be having a go!” Every Tuesday through the holidays they have Summer Of Sport at Hardwick Hall, with the North Orchard given over to archery, badminton, tennis, cricket, football, rounders, and all manner of other daft things like sack racing, egg and spoon and such like. There was a tennis coach there but as you can see from the photo, some of the equipment was “challenging”? (there were proper sized rackets too for those who actually wanted to take it seriously!). The football was overseen by a coach from Chesterfield FC. GS was in his element and had a go at everything, but especially the football. Lots of folks there and it was all great fun, but now he has gone home and we are comatose with fatigue! A quieter day tomorrow, making biscuits and washing the car! Should keep him out of mischief!

Good to hear Dragonfly.

Delighted to hear your positive news Dragonfly It does seem to have been rather a long haul,waiting can very much get you down,however your turn has now been booked in and the procedures are just around the corner.
Please know I shall be sincerely thinking of you,praying for the best of outcomes.Those of us that have been there can vouch for it not being that bad,this waiting game has been exceptionally challenging and yet you have coped like a trouper.
God bless and keep you safe.We shall all be rooting for your safe return to the kitchen fold.xx

Very well done, Greyduster ...that was some afternoon of activity. Make a few extra biscuits for us lot if you feel up to it.

dragonfly My "knocker" is state of the art. All squidgy with a nipple thingy. It has it's own smart storage box. All pretty and posh. Some days, if I'm not expecting visitors, I enjoy wearing my sleep bra. The one intact breast sort of nestles in it. The other cup is empty. Tomorrow is ironing duty day. Best bra (superb uplift) plus squidgy and you would not know the difference. Knitted knockers might be a bit itchy, do you think?

I've been bitten all over my face and arms by midges. The garden looks slightly tidier. If I could have one wish granted...I would wish for a professional gardener. That's not going to happen.

Until I return tomorrow afternoon, TOYA.

GrannyGravy, those jabs take different people in different ways. When we were sent to have typhoid jabs for a school trip to France in 1956, several of us had bad reactions, but in 1965, when I needed one for Kenya, it had no effect at all. A cholera jab that felled my dad didn't disturb me one bit. I'm sure you will soon recover and enjoy your trip to Kenya. It's a good time of year to go there - more exciting than Brighton, and warmer.
dragonfly, I'm glad your wait is over. I'll think of you on September 2nd.
grey, what fun. I love Hardwick Hall, and its amazing history. Their 'summer of sport' sounds like an enterprising money-spinner for the National Trust. Glad the lads enjoyed it.

That's good to hear Draganfly

annodomini, yes I ended up in A & E when 2 of our boys had typhoid aged 3 31/4 and 9, blue lighted from McDonalds of all places, youngest started uncontrollably vomiting, whilst I was in the loo with him the other passed out on the floor...........but they say the 3 month travelling compensated.

Evening All. Goodness you lot have been busy. Me? Acupuncture, a really enjoyable and long lunch in our favourite restaurant overlooking the beach followed by a walk. Its a hard life

Once I stopped to think the hospital visiting is easily sorted and we need to change nothing at all. We will stay in our original location and simply drive 20 minutes to our god daughter (friend's daughter) who will take us to the city centre hospital. So little extra driving for us, no worry about a new location or city traffic. Result I call that . She's pleased to have the company for the journey. A while to go yet, lets hope they don't move our friend even further away.

Well done greyd, you're an energetic bunch. Looking forward to those biscuits tomorrow. We also think our grandchildren come here to sleep, suspect its because us grandparents don't pressurise the younger ones so they can relax and just 'be'.

Ouch soop, midge bites are no fun. I'm sure your garden is superb. Double ouch for you grannyg, your system is dealing with quite an overload. Hope tomorrow seems easier to manage.

Not long now dragonfly, look after yourself and go gently. Same for you panache, you have worked wonders to be so settled so quickly, just enjoy it now. There seems to be quiet hope for your house sale too. Hope the paddle is good Izabella, although we live close to the sea I still get excited by it. Daft I know.

Pleased Tara is OK charley, she knows how to worry you. Hope the washing dried N&g, I'm ridiculously pleased when ours dries outside. Doesn't take much to make me happy.

Right, best do what I am supposed to be doing. Apologies to those I have missed. TOYA, take care everyone.

Hello nannyfaraway ?. I’ve got plenty of ironing if you run out.
Good news dragonfly.
soop and galen . I wouldn’t know ...smiling sweetly.

Glad to hear there is some progress Dragonfly - best wishes. Hope things progress with your sale Panache.
Today was a nightmare! I have chivvied and nagged and finally got a completion date for our move next Wednesday. Phoned the removers to confirm and they deny having our booking. They can’t do anything for a month!! Lots of swearing at Chateau Topsy. Changed removers but can’t move until 4th. We go on holiday on the 6th. Really NOT impressed. And they can go and jump for all their cardboard boxes!! ?

And here I am

Mmm. Hit send inadvertently. Good news dragonfly. I will post when I have access to a bigger keyboard. Enjoying a wonderful
Time
With a dear friend In the meantime. TOYA from rainy Anglesey

Anglesey is lovely Izabella, even in the rain, enjoy.
Dragonfly, news indeed, will be thinking of you on Sept 2nd.
Corner, good to hear that your travelling won`t increase by very much after all, your friend will be so happy to see you again.
GreyD, enjoy your rest (?) day tomorrow, you deserve it!
We are having TV troubles, can only watch at the moment via Firestick, so glad we bought it. An aerial man is coming on Thursday morning, I think that`s where the trouble lies.
I knocked the lifeline thing off the unit earlier, luckily it didn`t go off, My granddaughter has just picked it up for me, I couldn`t reach it.
Soop, xxx
TOYA!!

Hmm.
Very disappointed to know that none of you know what sex is!
I seem to have to remain in ignorance.
All know is that when a woman had difficulty when I was trying to perform a cervical smear, and I asked if she had marital problems, the response would be ‘ my husbands very considerate and and rarely bothers me!’

Greyhounds!
We have a poorly paw - such thin fur gives very little protection from branches/car boot sills/doorsteps or wherever Hattie managed to take a strip of skin off her front paw. Won’t leave it alone so it’s the bandage tonight . Saw the vet this afternoon for booster jabs etc and she said it was not infected, but I am keeping it covered overnight (or trying to!)
Hoping it doesn’t involve the Cone of Shame ??

Poor Hattie! Does she hate thunder as much as our lurcher Granddog ? She loathe the rain and getting wet too, so we wonder if she kept outside in her previous life.

Oh dear Hattie has been in the wars Mawb. She certainly looks sorry for herself. Did the bandage stay put?

Wishing you well with the move nannyt, I vividly recall the stress of those last few weeks, you’ll get there, and breathe.

I’ve been awake since silly o’clock, Mr C of course hasn’t. Think it’s time I crept away for a cuppa. Take care everyone. TOYA.

Poor Hattie she does look sorry for herself. Hope she managed to keep the bandage on overnight.
My Sister in law has greyhounds and they are beautiful dogs.

So sorry to hear about your stress with moving Nannytopsy. I think the removal companies deliberately overbook as this happened to my SiL recently.

Morning all,

The peace of the morning has been well and truly scuppered as the F35's from the local base zoom overhead. Luckily , we have an earlyish start as the local Lady of the Manor is holding a charity coffee and cake morning ( and you know us- we go anywhere for cake !!)

Poor old Hattie Maw , hope she feels better soon ! Nothing worse than the threat of the 'cone of shame' ! Would she like a signed photo of Sam now he's going to be famous lol !!

That gave me a good chuckle Galen !!

So sorry to hear of your moving trials and tribulations NannyT , I can honestly say our last move was the most stressful of my life . So sending you a big hug and a bottle of something ….staying tiddly might be the only way to get through it !!

Our new hedgehog visitor paid us another visit last night, we are so thrilled( typical townies) that I have persuaded Grampy to make a hedgehog house which will allow us to leave out food safely ( so that Sam can't scoff it ) .

The washing dried beautifully Corner of course I now have a corresponding ironing mountain but that can wait for another day :-) ( or week) .

Wishing you all a little sunshine in your day x

It happened to a lady on the moving thread too. The irony is that he was wittering about a long move to West Wales. We know!! They are our good friends who followed here from Wolverhampton and are leaving at the same time. We told them which moving company we had chosen!!!

I think they rely on moving dates being altered so often at the last minute ,they do not want to be out of jobs.
Very naughty.

Thank you for the bottle N&G - can I have some with breakfast??

Before moving to this house I also had booked well in advance but the same happened to me and in the end, I had to share the van that the people moving out of this house was using. I found it all so stressful when in reality it should not have been. It was a well known company I had originally agreed to use- never again- I will be going out of here in a box.

Poor Hattie, those doleful eyes. If she would like a holiday and be cared for properly she can always come here and have her own bedroom. She will lick a bandage off but you have to start somewhere or it will become infected.

TOYA