Soops kitchen, a place of reflection, refuge and at times revelry.

harrigran I’ve just googled that. In the 60s my best friend’s mother was matron when the school was in the city and in the 70s and early 80s another friend’s girls were there at the present site. I had thought that was the school when reading your posts, (I was at the technical college then worked in the city).

What a horrible shock harrigran good luck with the steps ahead.
I do hope your fridge is a little fuller now FGT 🙂
We too watched England, not pretty, but onwards. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
A morning of phone calls, then Tesco order rejigged for Friday, cottage pie made to eat after the game.
I hope Blossoming is improving.

How upsetting for your DGD harrigran I hope another suitable school can be found quickly for her
I’m just home after line dancing so didn’t watch the football, but I’m pleased the England team won and are through to the next stage
Cup of tea now and feet up for a while, then a shower and bed 😴
Thinking of everyone in the quiet corner tonight, take care all x

fgt I am plain jealous. When I drove until mid last year, I never gave them a thought as I have several, but all are a bus ride. I do my food shopping mainly online.

I hope you are in Malaga when the intense heat supposedly hits us next week.

I watched most of the match, being so frustrated with England but they are playing Mexico at 1am which makes it almost an all nighter. They will have to do without my comments.

harrigran, what a nasty shock for your family. I hope your gd is able to find a 6th form place quickly.

I’m not interested in football but am very pleased that England are still in with a chance particularly as the very kind neighbour who has offered to cut my hedge is a bit of a football fanatic. Until recently my next door neighbour cut it which seemed reasonable as her husband planted it between our two front gardens but it’s now getting too much for her and I had visions of her having a heart attack as she is having increasing attacks of angina, though she tries to hide it. I put a post on the local FB page asking for recommendations and expecting to pay someone and this lovely gentleman who I had never met although he only lives a few doors away, came over and said he had recently cut his hours at work and was at a loose end so would cut my hedge when he does his own and refuses to take anything for it. Such a kind thing to do.

Hello kitchen people.

We had a delicious lunch at my favourite ‘during the week’ restaurant.

When we got home our gardener had made a start on the back garden. We have a bare patch now where the ceanothus was and she had some good ideas of what to plant.

While OH watched the football I watched Rebecca on Netflix. The version with Lily James.

Younger son got in touch to ask if he could come over this weekend. He has bought a Golden Wedding present for us. He said it contains a minute amount of Gold.

Sleep 💤 tight.

That’s a shock Harri

Unfortunately (40+ years ago) on her trial day, I was informed that the school (DHS) had no provision for girls with dyslexia, so DD1 was refused a place. They offered to take DD2, but that was ridiculous to have the girls in different schools - I couldn’t be in 2 places at once! Still a bit peeved that I lost my deposit. Both DDs ended up at a school in Gosforth which also closed at short notice a few years after they left - local residents wouldn’t allow planning permission for the school buildings to extend.

When DHS was based in the city, we had ‘running battles’ with them. We were the wasps and they the peapods. You’ll know why. My old school is, of course, now the sixth form centre.

Hello everyone. Lots of gardening going on. We’re a bit concerned about our back garden. The grass - I won’t call it a lawn - has developed dead patches . Not the sort of browning that occurs in drought and greens with water, this is totally thatch like dead, it’s almost blowing away. I’ve soaked one patch and it’s not responded at all. I’m not a grass person, know little about lawns, but wonder if it’s some sort of bug munching away at the roots. Always something.

Nothing to do about it until Friday anyway. As many folk do one of ours works away and is only in his home for some weekends. We’ve been ‘lodging’ as he put it for a break. The recent car fiasco took its toll on me and it’s been wonderful to be somewhere with no responsibilities for a few days.

By way of payment I’ve weeded raised beds and cleaned a window or two. Nothing major. We’ve caught up with old friends (we lived in the area for 27 years), visited a national trust and are undecided whether we like the changes, wandered some shops. Normal, comforting things.

Assuming he approves of the state the lodgers leave his home 😂 we’ll be welcome to do this again. A useful bolt hole, especially for me.

I’m sorry your granddaughter has had her education disrupted *harri’. A shock for you all. 🤞 a positive solution can be found.

Our huge ceanothus blew down in a storm ladylfl. Took some cutting up and clearing. I do miss it although the space is filled.

Theres much kindness in the world teabagwoman, I’m pleased some found its way to you.

We don’t really watch football but did catch the last 15 minutes today, it seems the best bit. I’m pleased they won although the family experts (!) insist they’ll go little further.

I’m sure your cupboards are nicely stocked now fgt, wishing you a calm, gentle stay.

Time I'm settled for sleep. There’s little enthusiasm for returning home tomorrow, I know it will be fine when I get there. With two seriously ill neighbours I try to keep an eye on and a dispute with the car manufacturer waiting for me right now staying here in a bubble seems a better bet.

Night night everyone.