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Lovely to see all your catch-ups and photos. Inspiring words to consider. Appreciate, purpose and joy... One of my to do in January done today! Great to be able to strike it off the list; a satisfying strike-through. Very happy to say that my pantry has been cleared, cleaned and out of date items binned... Amazing how part…

It's taken me 10 days of 2023 to decide to take myself in hand again and put my health and fitness back in my spotlight after a crazy 18 months. Tracking my journey using mfp is one of my decisions. This group was so brilliant before, so I know that you will be again. So thank you in advance for your chatty uplifting…

Bank holiday here so another free day to get some mileage in. My 2 older dogs did 2.75km with me and the younger dogs did 5.75km. Very chuffed that my total is now 21km towards my 100! This evening I was assessing the Bronze award at dog training for both hours. Quite a lot of walking in that, 1km per test... shame I'm…

My girls: Charlie , the black double doodle is 12. She has been my display dog, my dancing partner, my security consultant and my therapist bereavement counsellor when my parents died. She is amazing. Franki, the scruffy x breed is my rescue and is probably near 3. She joined us 5 months ago. One day I hope to do a DNA…

I'm new to this thread. I like the idea of daily accountability. I have pledged to do 100k walking during January, being sponsored as fundraising for my daughter's scout group (she's one of the leaders). I'm off to a good start. I'm part of a dog training team and we always meet up on NY day for a walk. 4.5k this morning…

Happy New Year everyone. Last year we had snow... This year I've been in the garden feeding the birds in a t-shirt. The dog training team always do a walk together on NYD, which is also my birthday😂... this morning we had a lovely sunny walk. I took my 3 younger dogs and we did 4.5k together. The first team walk that my…

We are away for three nights in a large extended old farmhouse and barn in Shropshire, near the Welsh border. There were supposed to be 8 of us, but my daughter's partner had to work. So 7 adults and my 4 dogs. I arrived last night in the dark during a storm.very atmospheric. Today we're ce!ebrating my late dad's 90th, and…

These are my four dogs.They have been my constant companions and kept me grounded during the last few difficult weeks. My gorgeous girls. Charlie is my black double doodle. She is nearly 12. The scruffy one is my new rescue, Franki, who is around 3. Next we have my chocolate smoothie doodle, Chloe, who is 9 and the crazy…

I am back... It's been a while. I've had a lot of changes since I was last part of this group. My dad was ill so I had no spare time for it. After he passed with all the turmoil of selling his house etc, then moved house myself to a house I inherited from an uncle, lots of work with renovations and a large garden to tame.…

Pip - what beautiful dogs! I love labs and retrievers! My Charlie is a double doodle - mum a goldie x poodle, dad a lab x poodle. She looks like a black retriever, poodle brain and lab tendencies to raid bins! Chloe is a chocolate smoothie doodle. Mum and dad both first cross chocolate doodles - she has a lab coat and a…

Just had good new about Toby the springer - the biopsy results have come through and it was a benign tumour, totally removed and unlikely to return! Very happy! Maryann in UK

My daughter rang us this evening at 9.30pm to ask if we'd taken the dogs on their evening walk - when we said 'no not yet' she asked if we could walk to the station in town to meet her from her train from Liverpool, which was getting in at 10.45pm! (She'd had asked for a lift had it been raining!) So we left home at 10…

DJ - love the pink poodle - it made me smile! Yes, the pup is only 9 months old - so she does like to play (and play up!). She is very good at bringing things back and placing them in my hand before letting go and wagging her tail just like the graphic! I love her to bits! MA

Hi all - happy weekend! Tomorrow I have my Induction Day for my Lay Readers' course. 2 years of studying ahead... Now to collect together all the paperwork and pack my bag! AND set my alarm - not a usual Saturday. Last night my poodle pup took her Silver Test and failed miserably! Instead of doing the 'return to handler'…

Thank you for all the suggestions for a good read. Some I have read - the others I will look out for. Kim, love your idea of reading and reviewing as a challenge - I'm up for it next month. Katia - thank you for a good laugh! Enjoyed that. This morning my 12 year old springer spaniel Toby had a tumour removed from his…

Janet, I was going to say what Becca has just said - my mum used to get that sort of rash near lillies! She loved flower arranging and had loved working with lillies - in the end she had to make do with growing pots of lillies in the garden and not touch them. She moved on to poppies and I remember the amazing poppy…

Love the book suggestions - I am also an avid reader - I don't go anywhere without my kindle - waiting in the car, waiting for the kettle to boil, you name it my kindle opens! After my course starts next Saturday, I'll be having to read for assignments - but I'm hoping to still be able to read for pleasure too. I love the…

Lovely day today. Met up with my Dog Display Team for a walk on Cannock Chase. It's great to see all the dogs enjoying being together for fun and not to 'work'. Then Barney and I went to see my dad, who is 87 and suffering from 3 types of cancer, although all under control at the moment. Dad enjoys hearing about what…

My son has been up to a basketball training day today - he stayed over last night on his way past and is back again this evening. He has decided that, as he only needs to get back to work on Monday evening, he'll stay until Monday morning. He mentioned this at 11pm tonight! He is on the coaching team for one of the England…

I now have porridge with skimmed milk and a teaspoon of honey. I find that if I have honey from hives based near my home regularly I don't get hayfever when at home! Therefore I started to collect honey from places I visit so that I can use it in the run up to visiting that area again so I don't get hayfever when on…

Hi all Just been to a local charity called Back2Bikes to collect my trike which they have serviced for me. It's been stuck at the back of the garage gathering dust and in July I was involved with a Festival of Refashioning and Repair at church networking with the local borough and county councils and other local charities…

Thursday night is Dog Training night for me - it's been Puppy and Bronze Tests tonight and they've all done well. Not all Bronzes passed, almost but only just missed out. They have another chance at our open day on 25th. I understand they are all going to practice the one minute stay! Many many times! My elderly springer…

I have just started back on MFP and would be delighted if I could lose 5lb by next month. I am hoping for 5lb per month as a target. Be proud that you have achieved this and it is sustainable.

Back again - lovely to catch up with you again. Happy September everyone. Maryann UK

Wow, so many posts to catch up with since my last one. It's lovely to catch up with your news. Bunny hops for those with good news and prayers for those who need swift healing. Last night the crown on my front tooth broke away - I now look and feel like an extra from a pirate movie! It had been there 17 years ever since my…

Happy 03/03 ladies! Yesterday I got an email from fitbit to inform me that I had reached my Cloud badge! Apparently, since I started using my fitbit (quite a while ago, now) I have achieved 8000 floors! Given that most of my time is spent on one level it must be all the walks over the Chase I do with the dogs - that can be…

We have just had the most amazing thunderstorm! Charlie, the doodle, had to move away from the fireplace as hail started coming in down the chimney and bouncing off her! It must have stung! The lightening and thunder was almost on top of each other and then the wind and the rain made such a noise it was louder than the…

Happy March everyone.

Oh I was going to say - enjoy the basketball - my son still plays, coaches and refs basketball and we got so used to watching as he was growing up. He's now 21 and is into the statistical analysis of the game as well. I am so pleased he chose an indoor winter sport! I do enjoy watching. - My daughter has gone 'back to…