Trying again!!

OK so I'll keep it really short!Woke at around 6 and watched every bit of pageantry. Thought the bishop got a bit carried away, but remembering his background, I just lay back and enjoyed it all immensely! Was it my imagination or did Elizabeth look very stern and almost disapproving while her son, Grandpa Philip was sort of dozing off? Any way I watched several times and it was magnificent and refreshing, and I'm going to sleep now as I cannot keep my eyes open. JAcKIE;s pictures are unbelievably gorgeous, but I'm falling flat on my face!
Buzz
.........................Always Believe yadayada yada!!!....................................

Agreed Patsy, we are all of a kind, getting on with life as best we can and knowing each other as good friends, especially when support is needed. This is the only forum I post on and as I've mentioned before don't approve of Facebook for all sorts of reasons so it has to be a special group to have me wanting to regularly check that everyone is ok. By the way, your Azaleas, at least I think that's what gives you so much colour in your garden, look amazing so don't think you haven't green fingers and thumbs unless it's John.
Anne, you are never boring and a font of knowledge in just about every area, plus of course I love your Northern straight talking which, let's be honest, you'll never lose however long in Canada so please don't feel the need to delete anything and hey, it's not too late to get those seed potatoes in so drop a few huge hints in the right direction or tell Michael I'll be over to slap his wrist if he doesn't stop off at the garden centre soon! LOL
Buzz, our Queen's expression tends to be stern these days but it could be her concern for Phillip who is suddenly looking frail. I sat up late to catch the highlights of the ceremony and although it did strike me as being just a bit staged I thought good for Harry doing it his way rather than the usual royal stuffiness and hope the American bishop's breath of fresh air woke the congregation up with a start!! Charles is Charles, pondering and thoughtful at the best of times but I thought him particularly thoughtful and caring towards Meghan's mother who must have felt herself in a dream! Now it's back to reality as the royal establishment does its best to return to its stuffed comfy old chair ways so the couple had best be on their guard or get swallowed up by the insiders because Lin's right, the world won't leave them alone!

Another gorgeous day and I was outside the garden room in my dressing gown watering my sweet peas by 7.30 and George was walked before 9 so time to finish my coffee and plan yet more garden chores.... a good job I love it!

Enjoy your Sunday everyone.
Jackie

Hello, busy church day, then a quick stop at home and then went to do a glass and dried flower project. Of course I didn’t finish it so I brought it home and just finished it.

Buzz, I did post yesterday but sorry, today slipped away from me! I am around. Now, help me catch up someone. Are you having a procedure on Tuesday? How did I lose track of this? Wishing you well of course. We will look forward to hearing from you.

Sandy, welcome home! Glad you had a wonderful visit. Fingers crossed that packing and moving will go without a hitch.

Anne, eeeck, cooking a chicken. One of my nightmares! I hope to live the remainder of my life without touching anything chicken-related. But I am sure Jilly wants you to keep cooking chicken. Ha, yes, I doubt there are any hangovers in our group—-ever!

Jackie, one more wedding related item, I heard the cost was just astoundingly high. Who pays for that? And I understand a majority of the cost was Security. I can believe that. It was a lovely weather day, who could ask for more? Oh, and I loved the flowers. On the way home I saw not only lots of tall bearded Iris but also incredible cascades of white spirea blooms. ‘Tis the season.

Well. I need to get moving again. Tomorrow will be another busy and hyper stressful day. Ack.

Patsy, Hi!

Hugs.

Lin

We're blessed with another beautiful day and I have to say all this warm sunshine is certainly making up for our awful wet then freezing winter. We walked the woods with Scruff and her mum then I went shopping in town for supplies for the hens only to find the store still closed after a change of hands and a rather grumpy farmer staring through the window muttering no wonder these people go out of business!! As it was a lovely day for a drive I carried on with George settled on the seat next to me to our vet to ask for an appointment to remove a nasty weeping spot on his side. Not sure I mentioned it before. Anyway I've been doing my best to keep it clean with homemade saline wash but think it might still have a risk to become infected so Friday morning he will go for a procedure to cut it out and sent for analysis. As we parted company with Scruff she went to George and put her nose on the area involved then sat at my feet looking at me, perhaps to tell me it needs to go so I'm taking her advice!! The hen supplies were bought at an out of town store and now we're home to contemplate yes, more gardening!!

Buzz ~ No you didn't goof at all, it just seems to be these past few years that our Queen has had enough and would like to spend quality time with her hubby but unlike Phillip can't say so! Camilla and Kate seemed to hide under their hats for the whole of the ceremony and to be honest I did wonder as the kids gave their vows if Charles was remembering just such broken vows he spoke with Harry's mother at his side so we all have our opinions on what really went on. Yes, the bridesmaids and page boys were adorable and I can see young Charlotte (Will and Kate's daughter) is already a bright spark whereas poor little George looks as if he has the worries of the world on his little shoulders already. Did Trump send congratulations via Twitter.... I didn't hear that he did!! LOL
Nearly Tuesday and none of us can wait to hear you have serious help lined up to improve your health. Just one more day sweetie!

Lin ~ Bearded iris are one of my favourites and we have a wild yellow variety growing beside our ponds and river banks. I've a pink Spirea that always struggles to bloom but perhaps because the dense magnolia tree was toppled at the end of last year giving it a lot more light it is covered in tiny pink clusters at the moment. Ah yes, who paid for the wedding? The security, as immense a bill as it was, would have come out of our taxes but the royal family paid for everything within the walls of Windsor although I'm guessing Meghan will have bought her own dress. I say with tongue in cheek no wonder her father was feeling unwell if he thought the family of the bride would be paying, as is tradition!!

Sandy ~ Welcome home after such a wonderful trip with your family. I'm sure you will catch up with your suntan once you are settled in your new home and as it does sound like your kids are going to help with the move you must try not to get too stressed but let them take control as much as you dare!!

Anne ~ History was my favourite subject at school since most of it reads like a crazy piece of fiction so looking back at past royals I can see, as you probably do too, a similarity in what goes on today! I have a lot of flying pages on my iphone too and am told it's because I accidentally touch one of the corners but I can't see how I can type without holding the thing.... modern technology!!

Coffee slurped so time to prepare a very light lunch then out into the sunshine.

Hello to Patsy, Jeri, Marie and any of the old crowd looking in.
Jackie

Oh Monday, Monday! We had a very nice Sunday right up until the end. At 11:30 p.m. I was getting a drink of water in the kitchen and noticed Katie’s water bowl was low and gunky as well. After a brief scrub out and refill of fresh cool water I tripped and spilled water all over kitchen floor, on the cabinets and splashed the front of the stove and dishwasher! Lots of wet towels and wiping up later, I was ready for bed at 12:45 a.m. but we all slept well. Laundry is going and I am longing for that first cup of coffee.

Our son did a sail with his group yesterday so we visited by phone after his return. Lots of laughs and teasing, he is involved with a big corporate project with intel. Nice money but Oh Baby! Difficult people to work with. His two old doggies are well looked after. They go the vet at the first hint of trouble. They are getting quite old. Sweet old things but used to being the family stars. Katie just can’t understand why they will not play ball or run around outside with her.

Our daughter called as well. My conversations with her are cautious. I don’t want to cause her any stress. I am sure she is clinically depressed. She has mentioned that diagnosis before. I am just grateful for the contact and we will find a way to deal with this. Life is a series of interesting challenges.

The week begins and we are to have mild weather starting Tuesday. Yesterday was nice in the early afternoon. My gardening is not very complicated. I will be planting more pots for the decks. The deer and I are trying to trim a few unruly plants. The roses do not have a chance. The deer will nibble each new leaf and bud. Oh well.

Since John and I were married right out of high school, we remember our wedding vows. He likes to remind me that we had the old fashioned vows that included something about obeying....hummm. I don’t remember that! Our wedding was that barefoot hippy wedding in an apple orchard.
Patsy

Spotted this on our way to Mark and Mary Jos. Fungi. Michael's new lady friend is an expert on fungi, mushrooms, toadstools etc.

Will post a picture of the absolutely gorgeous Hobbes later. Teeny kitten, HUGE paws. He will be a very big full grown cat. Turns out he's a Russian new breed and the breed is called a Siberian. Jilly wanted to play with him, he was a little more cautious, but they rubbed noses just before we left.
Altogether a lovely Victoria Day. Perfect sunny weather at 21 degrees.
Anne.

I think they could be pals PATSY. Although Jill's ears are flat the tail never stopped wagging. They ended up rubbing noses. I had a great deal of trouble typing this as well. It varies at different times during the day. Most odd. Anne

Mushrooms for breakfast Anne? What a delightful boy Hobbes is and I think Jilly has love in her eyes!! They both look so sweet and I'm sure with a couple more introductions all will be well with their relationship. Will Hobbes get to go out when he's older or is it not safe for cats outdoors? I remember indoor cats were quite the thing in Canada what with so much apartment living and seemed to be happy.

It's lovely and warm here although I can tell the weather doesn't quite know what to do... one minute hot sunshine then a few clouds build and look almost threatening although no rain predicted. An exciting hour in store for me and George as we head for the car wash, then a picture I bought in Norway to the framers before stopping off at the farm shop for a few fresh supplies including an iceberg lettuce for the hens and hopefully English strawberries for me. As exciting as my days get but that's probably a good thing!!

I shall be thinking of you Buzz hoping you get some positive moves to help you feel a whole lot better.

Off we go on our rounds. Have a good day everyone.
Jackie

I'm not about to find out if the fungi is edible SANDY!!! Let's just put it in the beautiful range and only to be admired!

The pet photos were taken in Mary Jo's kitchen in the breakfast area. Hobbes is now home in Toronto with Derek and in his small apartment. I guess he won't be able to go outside JACKIE, although apparently once he becomes a big cat Siberian cats can be leashed. My cats always had full freedom, but today with all the coyotes and foxes roaming about I'm not so sure I would let one out. Also Hobbes will be so unusual when he's fully grown (he's only 10 weeks old at the moment) he could be cat napped. I wonder how he got the name Hobbes rather than Boris or Vladimir?

So....Maria and Tony on one side of me are in Croatia, Catherine and kids are about to join Darren in the UK, and now Harry and Joyce on the other side of me are about to take off for British Columbia and one daughters wedding. Going to be quiet around here!!

Thinking of BUZZ, especially today on a very rainy day which is NOT good for joints.

Hi to everyone,
Anne.

Hi everyone! Sunny warm day here. It is always a surprise when it gets warm and sunny. I complain about the gloom and rain. When we have sun and warm temps I am shocked! Open the windows, turn on the fans, take off the sweater. Good grief, it is spring/summer.

I am finishing up our daughters shirt. Need cute buttons so I will bomb into Joanne’s to get something unusual and cute.

John saw me stumbling around with my old dust pan and my sad old broom. He ordered me a standing dust pan. Isn’t that funny? I feel like I am one of those people who worked in the theaters...sweeping up popcorn. Anyway it works great and easy to scoot around sweeping up pine needles, leaves and grass from Katie and John. If the robot vacuum would work in our house, believe me I would have two of them. Sadly we are not setup for a robot. Confession time! I would not be too fussy about a perfect job. I read that senior citizen robots are common in Japan. Maybe we can order one from amazon.

I have a new pair of casual summer shoes. Cute, fit just fine but they are strangely uncomfortable. They feel hard on the inside. So I am also getting some insoles. I never remember having this much trouble with shoes before. These are good quality but NOT comfy.
Hey...bugs are out including earwigs. Yuck!!!!
Patsy

Anne, if they play fetch, I’m in! Pretty nifty.

Lin