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All booked! It's a ridiculously long time away, but we really love our special cabin. :D John is paying the deposit, which will help with the horrendous cost. Two of the stops are for two nights, which I like. Just have to wait for the insurance people to ring us and hope we don't get anything beforehand! So now we have…
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Barbara - honestly, the pessary works wonders. It's just once. Does the job. Amazon to the rescue. We got the advance Saga brochure today for Winter 2026. :o We have decided to throw all caution to the winds and book for March 2026. Horribly expensive, but we reckon we haven't got too many years left on this earth. >:) I…
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Had the girls over today for an Inset day. Teacher training. We had a fabulous time using some of the canvases we got for our birthdays. I picked the biggest one! John did a watercolour. I think Bea's came out great - all her own idea. I showed her Kandinsky paintings online. Definitely similarities! We broke for lunch in…
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Lisa - Look who's on the front cover of our local magazine! :p My skirt arrived today and is perfect! Really comfortable too. B) Love Heather UK xxxx
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My friend G is on board her ship and sent me pics of her cabin. I think I'm even more excited than she is. I was getting updates every half hour of her journey there. :D <3 This morning I did my roots. Hooray! Unfortunately, I didn't wash the conditioner out properly, so I will have to wash it again tomorrow. Never mind.…
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Does anyone else have funny words for food? We are having asparagus tonight, with salmon. For no reason I can remember, I call it 'sparrowgrass'. I also call digestive biscuits, 'suggestive' biscuits, but I think that's quite common. I got that from a friend when we were first married. I'm sure I have others, but I can’t…
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Barbara - Sounds like thrush. Which apparently even nuns get. :p In the UK, you can buy a pack of Canesten from Amazon. The cream soothes, but it's the pessary that kills the yeast off. I always have one to hand and take one on holiday with me. Haven't needed it in years! Unfortunately, over here, the pharmacy requires you…
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Wow, such a lot of news since I last checked in this morning! Ginny - Upsetting news about your health. It looks as though you are getting excellent treatment. Sorry about the (expletive) back and UTI. I'm just waiting for my next one. :# Rita - Poor man. And so sorry for the guys who will blame themselves. Annie - Hugs.…
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John and I spent a happy half-hour sorting out our Christmas cake and pudding supplies. My two mixed spice jars were dated 2014 and 2018, so they went in the trash. :o I kept most of the dried fruit, though we have to buy more, because it will be fine once it's soaked in brandy for 24 hours! Mixed peel needs replacing…
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Barbie - Sending hugs. <3 And a big thanks for your presence. Amazing that you still showed up for us. <3 I was soooo achey all night. :s At 6 am I decided it was because I hadn't done any exercises yesterday as I was too busy writing in the morning. So I got up and managed 25 mins. Feel so much better. :p Big love to all…
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Carol - a quick Google suggests a thorough clean with dish soap and water. When dry you can polish with slate oil, teak oil, or WD40! Sounds as if you are making progress! Quiet day. Did quite a bit of writing. I enjoyed researching the Mesozoic period, which is perfectly represented in the Jurassic Coast in the South West…
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I have an Android and share photos all the time. I don't use the app, only the website. I think that's the difference. I just use the little picture icon at the top here and it shows me recent pics, or I can browse for ones I have been sent. I wrote this morning and did a good set of strengthening exercises. Washed my new…
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Today is the 30th anniversary of the day my ex and I finally decided to split up. We were on a weekend course for couples. Later, I regretted suggesting that decision. I cried so much for years. It was agony. But we had tried. And tried. And tried. We were worn out. We were not enough for each other, and we hadn't healed…
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John , very unusually, went out for a drive this afternoon. The car normally sits outside our house for months on end, apart from going to cricket in the summer. He gets in it occasionally and runs it for twenty minutes or so to keep the battery going. He went along the coast road to Seaford, where he stopped for a walk on…
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In B&H they only knock on your door if you have a lighted pumpkin outside. It's a kind of signal. We just turn all the lights off at the front of the house and stay in the back, and no one bothers us. Next door goes all out! :p They are raising money for charity with refreshments etc. The kids were going to be away for…
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Lisa - Your house is looking very spiffy. :p The blue is gorgeous. I really admire your work ethic, but I know I couldn't do it any more. Even my husband is realising his limitations nowdays. Celebrate your strength while you can, it's a precious gift. <3 DrKatie - Such a great photo. You look wonderful! A lot of people…
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I've been a bit sad not hearing anything from the family, or anything about my ex's state of health. It kept me awake last night. Then this evening I got a whole lot of pics of the kids enjoying themselves at their petting farm hotel, and the news that my ex is feeling much better. They gave him my love as asked.. Edie is…
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Lanette - John loves liver. His favourite is calves liver, which isn't cheap, but you buy it in thinnish slices. Second is lambs liver, which is easily available here. The secret is to lightly dust with seasoned flour and 'just show it the pan'. :p We don't have it often, but sometimes it's just what you want. He often has…
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Lanette - I do all of that, any rarely eat anything on the banned list. In fact, yesterday, I was going to shop at the butcher for calves liver and got put off by the rain. Today I went out and bought some heavenly local cavolo nero from the deli. Will have it with the haggis. We have switched to whole milk after hearing a…
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Lovely card, Tracey! I know twins are unusual, but baby shower cards could be a crafty seller. We never had baby showers in my day, and it does seem kind of greedy. Some young people do have them now, but it's not such a big thing here. I always feel it's tempting fate, as my baby Kate was stillborn. I prefer to give…
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I was going to go out today to do some food shopping, especially the butcher and the Asian shop, but it rained all morning and I lost my enthusiasm. Real cloudy, damp, and miserable. :s It's just about stopped, but I really can't be bothered now. I've got some beautiful Icelandic cod out of the freezer and will make a…
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Did my writing o:) and phoned G , who has had some borderline results on her DEXA and blood tests. She is on steroids, so no surprise, but she has a phone appt with her doctor next week. My friend B is pretty desperate, over in their holiday home in Cyprus. Her husband's granddaughter has been with them for months now, and…
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Planted the tulips! At last! One of those jobs you keep putting off and then it takes 20 minutes, including finding a suitable pot, deciding to use the bird bath table to raise it up to window level, finding some drainage stones, and some feet, packing the bottom with brown paper, filling it, planting the bulbs, and…
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Good job, Lisa, on the paintings. You could have the second one printed for bag panels. No idea of cost, but I had one done last year for a tea towel. :D I typed directly on my laptop today and got everything moved over from my tablet. Yeah! I spend a lot of time on my tablet, probably more than my phone, so it feels like…
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My brother is still in a lot of pain in his throat and had an emergency admission to replace the NG tube. They have upped the morphine. Otherwise all is as expected. So sad for him. Love Heather UK xxxxxx
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John took this photo on his walk in the sunshine. <3 I can feel a painting coming on for him :D Love Heather UK xxxxxx
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Kim - I can't believe that lobster! :p Wow! I'm so glad you had a good break. Americans are notorious for not taking time off work, but I think it is essential. Funny, I still think of you with blonde hair! You are very much loved, that's evident. Max had a good time. He and John spent nearly two and a half hours together,…
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The plumber has been and gone. He is soooo cheap. We've had him do various jobs before and he is amazingly reasonable. He replaced the two wings/arms of the tap with some different ones he had in the van. They are not especially aesthetic, but they've stopped the continuous leak of hot water. I'm not too bothered about a…
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Recovery day for me after our guest. I managed a good exercise session this morning, including dumbbells. I also did some research for my next chapter, which is about the meeting of gametes and the chance of us being here at all as a unique individual. In terms of just human DNA it's 400,000,000,000,000,000. Then you have…
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My cards. Love Heather UK xxxxxx
