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It’s been a lovely sunny day here, a slight breeze but not cold. I’ve enjoyed a few hours pottering in the garden, everything is growing well.
There’s chicken in the oven that we’ll have with veggies later. I’m on the antihistamines now for hay fever, they make me quite drowsy so I’ll probably fall asleep later unless I keep moving…
The neighbours bonfire doesn’t sound too good nannytopsy, I hope it’s not that often
Good you enjoyed the Eden Project cornergran, not so good about the rats, hope they’re on their way soon
Hoping everyone in the quiet corner is doing ok, take care all x

It’s quiet today! We went to a plant fair this morning and I bought some interesting plants, mostly for DH’s tropical bed. I used my half price electricity to do two lots of washing. Unfortunately my neighbour decided Sunday afternoon was the best time for one of her regular bonfires. She runs a rabbit rescue in her small garden ( 50-60? Rabbits) and burns the bedding and associated droppings from the many cages. It smells awful. Hopefully, I can peg out my washing now. We are just watching DH’s rugby team win comprehensively.

We’ve had an excellent day trip to the Eden Project with the coach driver taking the strain. The sun shone, it wasn’t at all busy and we spent very little. Result!

We’ve been assured ratty and friends have been reported to pest control who will turn up at some point to assess and manage their highway across several gardens. I’m not sure I dare sit out until we’re a rat free zone but knowing someone will come is good enough for now.

I’ve not even managed potatoes this year jax so you’re one up on me. My farm worker father would be horrified, as am I really.

Time I tried for sleep, rest well everyone. TOYA

Quite day here also, night night 🙋‍♀️

Hope all kitchen pals are doing ok
It’s been a quiet day here, I went out food shopping this morning and then got on with the usual housework this afternoon. Not much else done but the day has gone quickly. I got a random phone call from someone asking if we wanted to view a new apartment for sale in Inverness, it got me thinking about downsizing in the future but I’m definitely not ready to give up my garden yet.
It can’t be helped Jax, you’re making really good progress though
Take care all

Hi all, a quieter day, garden wandering and weed spraying on the tarmac drive, my greenhouse is looking sad. I usually start my veg and flowers off in the house, then move to the gh, I’ve had to accept this year, there will be much less, probably no veg home grown apart from potatoes - MrJ put them in - and some beetroot. He took our grandson to football this afternoon, enjoyed by both.
May you all have a decent sleep, it makes a difference.

A lovely sunny day here. I didn’t go for a walk, the recreation ground is always busy on Saturday mornings. I did some ironing then more gardening. After lunch I cut back some shrubs, then sat out in the garden with an ice cream for a treat!
Have a pleasant evening everyone, I’ m watching rubbish tv!
Thinking of those in the quiet corner, I hope that life will be kind to you tonight and tomorrow.

I haven't been able to access qransnet for a few days so haven't caught up.
Corner gran my late neighbours cat brought me a dead rat (has a present) I was mortified and immediately told neighbour to come and remove it.
Fgt you are doing well hope counselling helps.
Jaxjacky slowly but surely you are getting there how lovely you received flowers and gifts on return to your Friday nights.
SueD the quiet evening must have felt strange after having a lot of company.
Sorry if I have missed anyone in quiet corner.

Good you made it to the pub Jaxjacky

Dragonfly I do Pilates and sympathies

UTTB onwards and upwards

Our date night included The Imp, who was an absolute angel and has added sag baghee to his favourite Indian food list 💙

Pleased things are getting back to normal Jax and sorry about your toe LLFL.

Pilates was brutal this afternoon I could hardly walk up stairs coming to bed. They do say ‘ no pain, no gain’!

Hope you enjoy The Eden Project Corner it is somewhere I have never been.

Sleep tight everyone.

jaxjacky so pleased that you’ve been able to resume your Friday catch up in your local! I’m sure you were welcomed back with open arms by all your friends. Great that you’ve been able to get back to normal at last. Take care!

Hi kitchen friends, hope everyone is doing ok
It’s been a busy day here, I’ve just done the usual classes at the gym then walked back into town. It’s getting very busy with tourists again, I enjoyed sitting with a coffee and people watching in my favourite cafe. I fell asleep on the sofa earlier, the end of a busy week, or it might have been the wine with dinner ….. I’m hoping to catch up with Dd2 and family over the weekend now that they’re back from their holidays
Sorry to hear your feet are suffering grandmabatty, hopefully resting them helps and they’re better soon
Pleased you’ve had a better day uttb and hoping your toe is on the mend again llfl
Thinking of everyone in the quiet corner, take care all x

If I win the lottery Nannytopsy 👍
One of those days llfl I do hope your toe settles down again.
Good kit Redcar should help a lot.
Glad you enjoyed your trip out utbb you sound perkier.
We, that means me too, were out for a Friday catch up in the local! December was the last time for me, it was so lovely, saw so many people I’ve missed, hugs and given tulips, only an hour and a little, but very cheering.
More rest Grandmabatty orders!
I hope you enjoyed your trip outcorner and it encourages sleep

Glad that people seem to have had good days! Enjoy the Eden Project Corner.
I took my exercise walk ( only one crutch!) to visit a chap in the village who had a new hip 8 days ago. He’s 14 years older than me but is struggling a bit - can’t get in and out of bed etc. While I was there, another man came to discuss hip surgery! Will he be able to drive his motorbike to Germany in August? 🤣
DH has continued cleaning the patio today. We have soak aways not drains and a large patio, so we do it a bit at a time. I have done a bit of church fundraising admin. We have raised £15,500 so far. Only £184,500 to go to retile the roof. Any generous millionaires out there? 😁
Hope you all have a good evening then sleep well!

Good evening kitchen folk. Llfl your poor toe! Hopefully it will get fixed..Utbb it sounds like you had a good time.
I've paid the price for walking further than normal yesterday (which isn't much). My feet are swollen and sore. So I have rested most of the day. I did get most of the washing done and tidied up. I suspect tomorrow will be a repeat of today. Enjoy your evening all.

Good evening everyone.
I have had a much better day today, I think I was just very tired yesterday.
Last night my friend texted to remind me that we had a tentative arrangement to go out today.
It hadn’t been confirmed and I had forgotten about it.
I decided to see how I felt this morning and then decided to go.
We just went to a “ shopping mill” place.
I hadn’t been for ages and it had all changed, not for the better, I shan’t rush back.
However we had Scampi and chips in the little cafe and I bought a very reasonably priced every day jacket, a new free standing magnifying mirror for the downstairs loo, some birthday cards and a bath sheet, just one unusually as I wasn’t sure about the quality.
I don’t think it will get a partner!!
We came home in pouring rain and I fell asleep on the sofa for an hour and a half, going out is so tiring for me now but I am pleased I went.

Sorry about the back Redcar and the toe Llfl look after yourselves.

While my friend was ordering the food I got chatting to a lovely couple on the next table and as usual it was all about our ailments, he raised me a knee, both done, and I raised him a hip, one hip and one knee.
They were so chatty I suddenly unbidden, thought, I wish you were my friends.
My friend up the road is definitely showing more signs of cognitive decline.
I was sad and frustrated with her on Wednesday as she was very sharp.
Lovely sun and blue sky now to end the day, I hope you are all enjoying it.

Your poor toe, llfl. I hope it feels better soon.

llfl oh your poor toe sounds so painful. I hope it gets better soon so that you can go out and about again.

Lovely photo of the bluebells dragonfly. I have a few in my garden, taken from my parents’ garden when we moved here over 40 years ago. One of my nieces bought my parents bungalow after they died, and it’s full of bluebells now.

I’ve had quite a good day, first of all my next door neighbour came and assembled my new electric lawn rake. It seems very efficient when I tried it out. I think when it’s raked the moss and weeds out there won’t be much actual grass left!

Then DD2 came over with littlest, who was grumpy. She went to sleep on her mum’s lap for a while and was a bit more cheerful when she woke up. Then I took delivery of a new weed puller, designed to help people who can’t bend easily. It works very well and I think I may be able to manage the garden myself now!
My second asthma review yesterday evening went well. The review was with a respiratory nurse and was very informative, so I felt very relieved afterwards!

Thinking of those who are in the quiet corner.

Enjoy your evening everyone.

Hello kitchen people.

I haven’t had the day I was expecting and looking forward to. I had already cancelled my Art Society Study Day in London and arranged to see the podiatrist. Well, I saw her and she had to trim away some more nail! Eek. It was all a little uncomfortable and I have to keep the dressing on for a couple of days. Before all that I had a migraine - only the second one this year. Considering I had two or three a week when I was working, that’s not bad. The problem is that the triptan I take as soon as the aura starts leaves me washed out and tired for the rest of the day. OH had to drive me to the podiatrist as I felt too wobbly.

Anyway, we’re back home. OH is making his fortnightly call to an old friend who hasn’t been well for some time. I’m collapsed on the sofa with one of the cats.

It is OH’s turn to make dinner.

Have a good evening everyone. I hope you’ve all had some delight in your day.

Just popping in to see how everyone is doing.

I hope UTBB is feeling ok today and FGT doesn't have a hangover.

Lovely bluebells dragonfly. We were intending to go to see them this afternoon - until we looked at the weather forecast- maybe next week.

Corner rats terrify me. so you have my sympathy. Enjoy the Eden Project. It's ages since we went but loved it.

Those bluebells lift the spirits dragonfly. Thank you.

A mixed day here. Very upbeat this morning when our sofa was finally fixed then down with a bump when our neighbour called to say she had seen, on more than one occasion, more than one rat running across the back gardens. I am paranoid around the things, can’t bear them and won’t want to venture outside until I’m sure they are no more. Growing up on farms rats were always about, they scared me and the fear has remained.

We live on a managed development, emails have been sent requesting rat management! If they won’t we’ll pay for assessment and give them the report. The perils of living close to a river and with neighbours who (over)feed the birds. I know they’re never far away, I just don’t want rats using our back garden which is my happy place as a playground and a run.

Other than that all is reasonably well in our world 😊. We’re fortunate in so many ways.

utbb if I may I’ll add my voice to others, listen to your body, rest if it tells you to as it’s saying it for a reason. Hope you sleep well tonight.

Quietish day planned here tomorrow as on Saturday we’re off on a coach to the Eden Project. Not too early a start thankfully as the coach fills from further North. I’m quite excited, the weather forecast is reasonable and it’s a place we have both enjoyed in the past.

Time for sleep now, if I can, it’s elusive and broken but nothing new there. I’ll settle and see what happens

Night, night everyone. Sleep tight.

The bluebells are beautiful dragonfly.
I'm sorry your back is bothering you Redcar. I've had a lovely day. I went to Edinburgh with my ballet friend to see The Red Shoes by Matthew Bourne. It was wonderful. Then we had fish and chips. I wish everyone well. I hope Grannmarie had a good time with all her visiting relatives. Goodnight all.

Beautiful bluebells dragonfly thank you for the picture
Sounds like you’re doing really well Jax
Hope your back is a bit better tomorrow redcar
Hope everyone sleeps well, take care all x

After hanging a mountain of washing out this morning and cleaning the kitchen I walked to our local wood to admire the myriad of bluebells.

Sleep well everyone.

Night night dear virtual friends 🙋‍♀️