Soops cosy kitchen for kind peoples and precious pets !

I don't think any of the games threads are new, though, they are just the same same games going on and on, so GN isn't actually getting more gamey.

The relationship problems are different. While some discussions continue for years round the same circuits, other posters seem to prefer to start a new one with their own problem on it, so it can seem that estrangements are more common than united families.

Of course, if anyone feels strongly that there aren't enough of the kind of threads they like, the solution is in their hands!

That did make me laugh Maw .

I count my lucky stars that we haven't suffered that type of estrangement and I admit I don't really understand it. I'm not my daughters best friend , I'm their mother and as such I am the one that points out the unpalatable truths. I also offer advice but we all KNOW I say the bad stuff out of a never ending love and they only have to do me the courtesy of listening - whether they take my exceptionally wise advice is up to them .

My gran used to say 'life's a bed of roses - just be careful of the thorns

And I didn't mention political bunfights threads for obvious reasons

lona and n&g I so agree! There must also be at least 4 threads on Estrangement not counting the many ones about DDs or DILs from hell (!) and they make for depressing reading! Yes I have every sympathy with family relationship problems, but are they really as prevalent as GN at present suggests?
We could all have a good old moan about wi-fi, builders, kitchen fitters, plumbers, non-existent house buyers, health issues, poorly DHs, even more poorly pets being ignored/taken for granted, or lfe's general unfairness-. But as my mum used to say "Nobody promised you that life would be fair"
So onwards and upwards! We'll keep cheerful because that is what we do
(But have I told you about my sore toe.....? Ouch! Stop hitting me charleygirl and EVERYBODY ELSE!! )

Lona the kitchen will certainly be fitted and that will be Friday. I personally would rather wait until every bit of dust has gone. The kitchen shop or whatever they call themselves is throwing in mains powered sensor lighting under the cabinets for free- probably to get rid of us although I am sure he is not objecting to payment by cash.

It is quite chilly here today and also very dull- not the 18C of yesterday.

soop must be fed up with that buggeration because it happens so frequently.

Message from soop: "the usual buggeration" and she sends apologies. Hopefully she'll be back online before too long.

I've been hacking monster fuchsias. It's raining now so I'm going for a nap.

I'm with you Lona and they aren't even games I'd enjoy. When you add to that the number of rows threads on estrangement ( which I try not to read because they make me equally sad and cross) there's not much in-between!!

Grey we are EXACTLY the same !! I'm getting contemporary and he's dull as dirt traditional ! We walked up and down several shops this morning and my first choice was still the one from yesterday. We have ended up with a quirky wooden sign which colour wise is fine and actually looks ok ( I knew it would ---it wasn't Grampy's choice !!).

We bought it because he was in danger of being run down by an irate old dear on a scooter ( ME!!!)

Izabella I too like to see goosanders, especially when they are feeding. I have seen them, when out fishing, struggle with some pretty big fish in relation to their size. Respect! They often do better than me! Their numbers have been in decline since the 1990s.

Good morning, kitcheners.
ann that is a good idea. When we had our new kitchen fitted two years ago the fitter put the old units on the drive ready to go in his van. They'd only been out three quarters of an hour when someone knocked on the door and asked if they could buy them for their daughter's house. She didn't want the doors (for which I didn't blame her) just the carcasses. Likewise the old freestanding perfectly good dishwasher. We told her she could have them gratis, but the potential was there to pocket a bit of cash if we had felt so inclined.

jud I finally got to see your video of Georgie on my phone - videos don't work on my iPad. They are freeze frame only for some reason. I was amazed at how much she's come on in what seems a short time. You must be so thrilled. Let's hope everything falls into place similarly with the other problems.

N&G you are not the only one who has a problem with things her other half wants to buy for the house. We were at a studio pottery in West Wales last year trying to find a piece for the living room and everything he liked was totally unsuitable (IMHO) and would have looked out of place. We settled on a piece that I thought we both liked and when we got it home and put it into place he said "I don't like it! I wanted something taller!" He is now on a quest to find a Victorian oil lamp, to which end we are off to an auction this weekend (he thinks!). The problem with us is that his tastes are very conventional and, in recent years, mine are becoming more unconventional.

Charleygirl do ask your builders or google selling on kitchens. When my friend had her new one she sold the old one to a woman who did just that for a living, buying and selling secondhand kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms. She did it all online.

Jud AFAIK we've never been able to post videos on Gnet.
Charley I feel dusty just reading about your kitchen saga, why don't you want it fitting?

I'm just having a small grumble here, GNet seems to becoming Gamesnet these days. There are ten or eleven threads for games nearly every day now. So discussion/chatty threads are getting fewer(less?).
Am I just being grumpy?

Phew. Such a lot going on. Medical stuff, builders, kitchens, lemon drizzle, paintings, doctor appointments, flowers, cooking etc and of course the continued strengthening of Georgies rear end.

All seems pretty quiet this morning but on the river we have a magnificent pair of Gooseanders in resplendent mating plumage. Beautiful. The bins have been out for some close up,scrutiny.

OH produced a beautiful bunch of roses yesterday which I have arranged one handed. They Look lovely poking out from an array of fatsia leaves from the garden. I also discovered a small piece of grit still under the skin from the flying biker imcident. May have a go at it later, but it's just above my lip so a bit tender. FRacture clinic tomorrow. More seed sowing next ...........

Morning all !!

I made the mistake of taking Grampy to look for something to put above the bed in the newly painted bedroom. I found what I thought would work marvellously BUT oh no....Grampy couldn't 'see it' . Now after 40 years I know his taste -- and apart from picking me - its horrible !!

So today we have to go and look at more stuff but I'm 99% positive we will end up buying what I selected in the first place ....men ....sighs.....

Izabella Grampy ( who is the fish fan in this house) liked the sound of your roe so it looks like we might be trying it out soon. The primroses look lovely. We are waiting for the bluebells in our garden - a previous owner must have planted them and they have replicated over the years and I love to see them.

Oh Charley it sounds like organised chaos at your house !! How is the young gopher coming along ? A whole new kitchen?? OUCH! That's an expensive makeover. What a shame. Maybe you can recoup a bit selling your current carcases and doors?

I hope you enjoy your halogen , we use ours all the time.

We're 'sort of' downsizing Jud . We want a bungalow not a house but we started off by looking at 2 bedroom ones then realised we weren't downsizing that much . OH MY GOODNESS - Georgie running about - that's marvellous news. How thrilled you must be !!! Loved the picture of your garden, please let us move in...you plainly have tree house tree's and my little boys are desperate for one !!! We only have one big tree so it would need to much propping up to make one in our current garden.

I love the painting soop some owners will be thrilled with that I'm sure.

Glad you got to the GPs Corner and hope now you'll feel much better soon. Bed is the best place when you feel so rotten.

Well time to go out on our pointless search...I do hope there will be a bacon roll in my near future , I'm going to need it !!

Judthepud I tried it just now on a short video of mine but I thing Gns machines don't have enough computing power to even load it.
Send a message to the GNHQ techies and see what they suggest. Tell them it's about a pretty little dog.

Think I would, too, charley. You can't tell if damage has been done. I also agree with soop, a complaint is appropriate. Shame, would be good for you to have something to cook with. Been awake for a couple of hours, plan to sleep again now but thought I would drop in first. Have found some of your lemon drizzle, lona, just what the doctor didn't order .

My halogen oven is ready for use in my building site, previously my kitchen but I am thinking of returning it because to get it in the bin it had to have been dropped from a height, especially as the cardboard box was large and heavy.

So glad to hear Jud that Georgie is improving. I do wish that her incontinence would improve. She looks such a friendly young lady and she has made many new friends on here although we have not met her.

Thanks everybody. Georgie is tired out now, and dragging around, but is starting to use the back legs a lot more. The left leg is the problem as it isn't as strong and trips her up. Glad you could see the video on Instagram Lona. Isn't it amazing? She is obsessed by the ball and seemed to have found the ability to move swiftly after it outside.

Any GNs or at GNHQ able to tell me if I can post a video on here?

Charley your building saga continues! As for leaving a parcel in your bin, what is that all about? Hope your builders can retrieve it for you tomorrow.

Corner glad you were sensible and had yourself checked out. Sounded as if the infection was taking hold. Let's hope the antibiotics knock it on the head. You are doing the right thing resting in bed. Sleep is a great healer!

soop that latest portrait is just lovely. How talented you are!

callgirl1 I tell these folk that I do not possess a computer and that gets rid of them.

I would love to see the video of Georgie- anybody any clues how I can please?

soop who does Pip belong to? He has been added to my ever growing list of dogs who are welcome here!

The fellows popped back this pm with knobs and a similar looking door to the £25,000 kitchen, the one I could not afford, but this one was matt white.

They picked up my parcel, took it to the kitchen, unwrapped it and I now have a halogen oven ready and waiting to be used.

They were thinking of fitting the kitchen on Friday but I have been without for 2 weeks and I do not want it fitted- maybe not in a building site by then but the living room sure is. I can wait.

I think a microwaved meal is on the cards shortly.

Wonderful news of Georgie, I`m so pleased, just wish I could see the video.
Love the new painting Soop, is Pip next?
I`ve had 4 calls in 3 and a half hours from, supposedly, Talktalk, to try and fool me into letting them into my computer. All foreign voices, with such English names. I`m fed up of dropping everything to answer the flipping phone! I`ve had these sorts of calls before, but this is a new guise.

Lona You are such a thoughtful lady. The very thought of a -- huge slab-- wee slice of your world-renowned, lemon drizzle cake has put me in a spin. I'm off to find a suitable platter plate.

jud I've watched your video and I'm amazed! I wasn't expecting to see Georgie running about like that! Fantastic, you must be overjoyed
corner I do hope you start to feel better pdq. Do you need some cake? I'll leave an extra large lemon drizzle in the kitchen, (soop is very partial to a large small slice or three ) Help yourself

Charley I think I would have moved house!

Good afternoon, folks.
jud, excellent news about Georgie. That sounds like better progress indeed.

corner I hope the antibiotics do their work and you feel better soon.

We have had GS here overnight and all day today. He's no trouble. We made brownies this morning, he fleeced me at Monopoly and then went to watch DH at his first walking football session. I think grandad enjoyed it, but he got rather wet as it came on to rain. All the time we were out I had the most horrible feeling that I had forgotten to turn the grill off at lunchtime and we would get home and find the house had burned down! I hadn't of course, but it was the usual case of panic versus common sense.

charley we chose rounded corner cupboards for our kitchen and it bumped up the cost considerably but they were worth it. Gives it a bit of a wow factor! Hope you get your building work work finished soon. I know it is no fun at all!

Never rains, does it charley? If the oven is safe maybe leave it for your builders to exhume tomorrow? Oh Lord, new kitchens are pricey. Your choice sounds good, though, it will be wonderful when it's done.

I've made a firm decision, if all bugs haven't moved out by the time the antibiotics are finished I'm back to the surgery. This has to go! Very impressed at my first foray into the x-ray department today, very efficient, in and out in 20 minutes. Apparently I do have lungs .

Such good news about Georgie, jud, must be a huge relief.

Well, I'm back to sleep now. Feel very lazy but I know it's the best thing for me to do.