🦞 The Lockdown Gang still chatting 🦞

Lovely photos Grammaretto will follow the link.
I was tempted with a Fern sculpture that rotated gently in the breeze but at over £2000 it was well out of my league.

Dear Kaimoana you can type in capitals or whatever you want. So pleased to hear from you. If there’s any way we can help keep in touch lease let us know. We miss your cheery informative and humorous posts.
So sorry about your eyesight. Anything in the house move ?

Penicuik House - Wikipedia share.google/9l7BbiJwmlkXiRVHG

This is more realistic. The first link is to their wedding venue. 🙄

Penicuik Estate - A stunning rural retreat 10 miles from Edinburgh. share.google/9W7FqCXLqpPd1P8TJ

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So sad to read this Kaimoana.

It must be awful to lose your sight.

The sculpture exhibition sounds quite funny Doodle. You weren't tempted to buy anything 😂

The walk went really well. It didn't rain, although quite chilly. The old house was open to look around. It's a ruin as it burned down in 1899 but a project to make it a safe ruin began about 1987. The grounds are wonderful with many different routes to explore.

I was tired when I got home and had a long sleep. I probably won't sleep tonight. 😟

Photos from today and a link to the house.

tHANKS FOR THE RE-DIRECTION DEAR dOODLE.
nOT SURE HOW MUCH i'LL BE ABLE TO POST NOW MY SIGHT HAS ALMOST GONE, BUT i'LL TRY.
Oh, sorry its in caps didn't mean to shout.

Grammaretto the sculpture exhibition was very good. A huge variety of forms. Some I liked and some I wondered “”what on Earth…….”
One item was a huge balloon dog in lime Green. Like the sort the man at children’s parties make. It was £55,000!
An interesting collection in beautiful grounds by the river, A very pleasant afternoon.
Hope your U3a walk goes well.

I know Doodle. how did we get these middle aged sons when we are are still so young and beautiful!
DD was a late addition so she's under 40. It makes me feel ancient.

I had a chat with him birthday boy today and ofcourse we'll meet at the funeral next week. So sad.

How was Windsor? How was the statue exhibition?

Voting tomorrow. People are saying they are not bothering to vote so I'm reminding them if they don't vote, the really awful ones might win.

Think of how Hitler was elected...... 😢

Tomorrow is also the day we lead a walk with U3A.

An old friend came today to choose a few books. He offered to help with anything I need for moving, along with his friends. How kind.

I hope you have managed the paperwork NotSpaghetti?

How is everyone?

Grammaretto happy birthday to your son. Hope he had a good day. Both our sons are over 50. Can’t believe it.
Wow that’s a lot of work gone into all those photos. Is this for the estate agent? Hope you have a nice day in Edinburgh
I’ve been to Windsor today. Tomorrow I’m going to an open garden to see a statue exhibition. Hoping it doesn’t rain.
Notspaghetti lovely to hear from you. Yes I can imagine there’s a lot of paperwork to do. Hope you’re coping ok.

Kaimoana we miss you a lot. Hope you’re managing ok but I know things are difficult.

NN are you home yet. Hope you enjoyed yourselves.

Just sending out a hello to ixion and Cherry we haven’t forgotten you. Hope you’re ok. Also Jan, NFK and Mamissimo and Spud and anyone else I’ve forgotten to mention

Tried to post a longer piece yesterday but now I know why it wouldn't go! "Chat closed" came up - and now I know why!!
I just thought something odd had happened!

Just want to say hello. Struggling with paperwork, family and insurance claims - but wanted to say hello.

Not everything is chaos! Don't feel sorry for me!

Hugs to all of you

I wrote on the other thread. I didn't realise it had reached 1000. ThanksDoodle for starting another one.

Sorry NN that your doggies are so worrying for you 😔
Did you go to the motor museum?

The photographer came and stayed for 5½ hours. He did every kind of film including the drone. He even wanted me to talk on video about the history of the house. I didn't want to!

He suggested I light the fires as people like to know that they are real. Will I have to light them for every house viewing?

When he'd gone I drove down to the Borders with a friend to visit another woman whose husband died recently.
We took her out for a delicious Indian meal.

At least that's done now . Tomorrow I am heading into Edinburgh to meet an old friend.

It's my DS birthday today. I can't believe he's 50.

How are all the Lobstars?

Our animals are always a worry. They give such unconditional love and it’s our job to care for them. Glad all seem to be ok.
Wales is a lovely place to visit NN

*We are about to start packing up and I will be quite relieved to be home if I'm honest. The garden show was or would have been lovely but the 3 ' children ' wanted to pee on every display we got near so we didn't get near. Not their fault as every other dog at the show wanted to do the same.
I had plant envy at the hoards of people hauling festival trolleys full of plants trundled past us but I consoled myself that I could probably get most of them a lot cheaper nearer to home.
We found a lovely country park near Hamble and we really happy to see the dogs careering around until Ddog collapsed after chasing Ddog3. She just keeled over and we both thought she'd gone. ( We did say afterwards that if she had it would have been lovely...doing what she loved most with the people and dog family close by). Within seconds though she was wagging her tail and back on her feet.
Later in the afternoon Ddog1 jumped down from Maevemouse and landed badly and had been very quiet since...he is weight bearing and no obvious signs of injury so we are hoping it's just a muscle.

My nerves are stretched to breaking point and my fears about being in Ireland and Ddog2 deteriorating and then needing , I can't actually write it all came to the fore and when DH asked if I wanted to cancel I admitted I did but didn't want to because I know how excited he was about going. Bless him he said if I was going to be unhappy and worried there was no point in still going. I said we could go anywhere in this country instead maybe ( his leave dates have been booked since he joined) so we will probably go back to our happy place in Wales instead.
Our OZ friends have delayed their trip as he is having treatment for a malignant melanoma so in some ways postponing makes sense.
Have a happy Bank Holiday....or Monday depending on where you are in the world.*

Well I went to see what was happening on the old thread and we had reached another 1000 posts.
Amazing really

I’ve been for lunch with son and family and dog today. We sat outside and it was lovely. So much more peaceful than indoors. Lovely meal too and my favorite chocolate and honeycomb ice cream to follow. 😋