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Title: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: Mowsehowse on Monday 21 September 20 22:50 BST (UK)
Just to say that this morning we took Budgie to the claimant in town who has a small aviary.
I was tempted to keep her, but really it is better for her to have the company of a flock, and some room to fly around a bit.
What an adventure!
Have a good day all.

Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: Roobarb on Monday 21 September 20 23:07 BST (UK)
I've been waiting for the next episode of budgiegate, I'm sure you're right that she'll be happier with others but I bet you miss her already.  :'(
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: Roobarb on Monday 21 September 20 23:08 BST (UK)
Diary:
A lovely warm and sunny day today, what a change from yesterday. I don't usually watch the government broadcasts as I find them too depressing but I was watching This Morning and they included it as part of the programme. Nothing very uplifting about most of it but I was pleased that they told us about the progress with the vaccine, it does give some hope, a bit like Pandora's box.

Received notification that my dumbbells would be delivered between twelve and 2pm. Was hoping they'd be early as I wanted to go to the beach for low tide. Did some ironing and changed the bed then had some lunch while I was waiting, the parcel arrived about 1pm. I hadn't been able to remember what size weights I use at the gym, when I picked these up I realised I should have ordered a heavier one but I'll build myself up with the bigger of these and order a heavier one or two.

Off to the beach, on my way down the slipway I bumped into an old friend, haven't seen her for a few years. She was with someone I worked with for years, I didn't know they were friends. Had a chat then on to the sand. Living on the East coast sometimes means we have to put up with the sea fret but it's worth it for the benefits of such beauty. The tide was way out, no seaweed, just acres of smooth golden sand, wide blue skies and calm sea. Just a handful of people around. Had a good walk before turning back and coming home.

Had a sit down and ate my daily apple before going out to cut the back lawn. Did some other gardening before coming inside for a cup of tea.

Later on I phoned my friend in Devon, she told me how hot it had been yesterday and said it was a much more pleasant heat today. We're both looking forward to the time when we can start planning our holidays again.

Feeling quite tired tonight, must be all the exercise.

Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: Caw1 on Tuesday 22 September 20 00:32 BST (UK)
 Just lost whole post .... too tired now to retype so do it in the morning...

Caroline
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: carol80 on Tuesday 22 September 20 01:54 BST (UK)
Roobarb; Thank you for describing an Ocular migraine. I now know what I have been suffering from for the last 10 years.
Caroline; Glad you enjoyed your extended birthday. ( Maybe your Mum had long labour)
Glad to hear Mrs Budgie is at a safe home.

Didn't post yesterday as my world got turned upsidedown. My youngest son texts me to wish me good luck with my Operation on Wednesday. I replied thank you but it is only Monday. His reply I'm in hospital as I have a problem with my blood.
So I ring him. He was having test on his bone marrow and would ring when he had the results.
That phone call came 3 hrs later.
He has acute Myeloid leukaemia and it is aggressive. Already had a blood transfusion and as I write he is having his first lot of chemotherapy.
Will be in the hospital tomorrow so will not post
Stay safe Stay strong
      Carol
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: Ruskie on Tuesday 22 September 20 05:37 BST (UK)
Oh Carol, that is such dreadful news for your son, for you and your family.  :(

How old is your son?

Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: Caw1 on Tuesday 22 September 20 07:48 BST (UK)
Carol - Firstly let me say I’m so sorry to hear about your Son and what a shock for you all. You are in my thoughts at this very precarious time.

Roobarb - your description of the beach and you’re walk along sounded uplifting and I’m right there with you... I love the expanse of sky the east coast gives you and I can imagine it looked beautiful... how nice to come across old friends too.
Good luck with the weights!

Mowsehowse - pleased to hear you’ve been able to find the budgie a home in an aviary with other birds for company... I’m sure you were sad to give it up but it certainly gave you some excitement for a couple of days!

My day
I’m writing this on Tuesday morning as I lost what I wrote last night and was too tired for a rewrite!
The sun was shining through the edges of the blind so I knew the promised good weather was there for the day...
Then I suddenly remembered that I was delivering two cakes this morning For local hospice and had forgotten to make them on Sunday....
I quickly whipped up two lemon drizzle  cakes before I’d even swallowed my breakfast...
Managed to get all bedding and towels washed and on the line after family’s visit...
We watched the two scientists give their tv conference on latest statistics and both thought that this was being done as prelude to Boris’s announcements on Tuesday.. their figures seemed quite alarming and hoped they were over exaggerated for worse case scenario but would give a wake up call to all the half wits out there who are enjoying life without a care for others,  putting our lives into more restrictions. Not enough enforcement being placed on them in my humble opinion.The information regarding the vaccines was encouraging but not holding my breath that we’ll get them any time soon and felt that spring time seemed more likely than by the winter.
Once cakes had cooled down I wrapped them up and walked up the village to deliver them... on my way I dropped off a donation for MacMillan to friend whose holding coffee morning on Friday but not comfortable going and mixing with people I’ve not seen at all over these last months.
When I delivered the cakes A mentioned my friend who lives behind me up the lane had promised a cake too but not arrived.. I contacted her to discover she was out and cake sat on her kitchen counter! Walked back to retrieve it from her house then duly delivered that too! I then walked to the other end of the village to drop off this weeks village lottery winnings! The builders in the village must have wondered why the heck I was walking backwards and forwards so many times! That’s my exercise for the day now!
Sat outside With my lunch and enjoying the sunshine reading the Sunday papers... mostly COVID, brexit or US elections so skimmed most of it! The crossword this week was more fun to do and I completed over half...think there’s a new person setting the questions as not as obscure as usual!
Had a game of scrabble was well in the lead then OH almost at the end of the game used all his tiles to score extra 50 points so now he’s one ahead again😤😤
Decided I’d go and finish off last of face coverings... makes 130 in total which will be delivered tomorrow... now today!... I finally can get to make up the 🌈 fabric into scrub tops.... I’ve only had it sitting here for last few months!
Had late
dinner of ham with all salad left from the W/end....
Watched some tv and retired to bed...

Another day disappears.... just wondering what Tuesdays briefing will bring.... think we all probably know the answers to that!

Caroline
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: radstockjeff on Tuesday 22 September 20 08:27 BST (UK)
Carol
Thinking of you at this difficult time.
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: Mowsehowse on Tuesday 22 September 20 08:30 BST (UK)
I do miss Budgie, but feel confident I made the right decision.

Caroline you are a marvel......so you "quickly whipped up two lemon drizzle  cakes" while playing the moonlight sonata with you other hand perhaps??

Roobarb it is great that you had a good walk and bumped into some friends.... hope you made arrangements to walk with them sometimes??

Carol, I am SO very sorry. What devastating news. I shall be holding my breath that your son is making progress.

Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: Mowsehowse on Tuesday 22 September 20 08:31 BST (UK)
Nice of you to send support Jeff.... how are you doing?
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: Gibel on Tuesday 22 September 20 08:34 BST (UK)
Carol
I was so sorry to hear about your son’s illness you and all you family must be devastated. Thinking of you all.
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: carol80 on Tuesday 22 September 20 08:51 BST (UK)
My baby is the youngest of 4. 3 boy's 1 girl. P is 33, his birthday 25 Dec. I missed a champagne breakfast having him. His word's "It is what it is, we are born, we die, all part of life's cycle."
Thank you for caring, it means a lot at the moment while we all try to get our head around this news.
Good news We are level 1 ( no restriction's) just commonsense.
 Carol
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: radstockjeff on Tuesday 22 September 20 09:08 BST (UK)
Nice of you to send support Jeff.... how are you doing?
We are still hanging in there; difficult to find things to do sometimes to keep us occupied, although there are plenty of things needing attention. Funeral arranged Friday week (2nd). Andrew not now coming from Oz; too many potential problems  re flights and cancellations and quarantine; would be catastrophic for his family down under to be away with an uncertain return date. However we plan, because of the potential disruption again, to have ceremonial scattering of Nick's ashes somewhere where we used to go as a family in West Wiltshire, possibly the Westbury White Horse and follow up with a picnic by the River Avon in Bradford on Avon, where we lived for the first 32 years of our married life. This will probably be in the spring and subject to the CV situation and when Andrew can get across the world to us in relative safety and certainty.

Mark was down from London at the weekend and did some more odd jobs and we spent a quiet time in the FD Chapel of Rest with Nick.

We continue to be supported by all our friends and Nick's circle of friends from all over.

Thanks again for all your thjoughts and prayers.
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: candleflame on Tuesday 22 September 20 09:10 BST (UK)
Carol so sorry to hear about your son. The medics will fire everything they can at it. Thinking of you all .
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: carol80 on Tuesday 22 September 20 09:18 BST (UK)
Thank you radstockjeff for your support. My sincere condolences to you and yours.  Such a hard time to lose a loved one. My heart goes out to all those that find themselves in this situation.

Carol
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: Mowsehowse on Tuesday 22 September 20 09:24 BST (UK)
Thank you for response Jeff.
It is rotten for you all that Andrew is so far away.
Glad to know Mark has been able to visit, and hope there is some comfort in your plans for the Spring.
It is good to know you have a circle of support around the globe.
Sending love and hugs to you all. :-*
(That isn't just a fatuous throw away. I truly wish I could do something more pragmatic.)
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: carol80 on Tuesday 22 September 20 10:01 BST (UK)
We are all blessed to be apart of this site. We on this board do not know each personly but our feelings are real and they do bring comfit to those in need, whatever that need is. To share our inner thought's with stranger's is special. To all who post on this board, be strong, with each other we can get through this pandemic.

Stay safe say strong.
 Carol
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: roopat on Tuesday 22 September 20 10:05 BST (UK)
Carol - my heart goes out to you, every parent's worst nightmare. I will be thinking of you and your son and praying for his quick recovery.


Jeff - I haven't commented on your loss before but I am so sorry for it, the fact your son in Australia can't be with you is awful. Your plans sound perfect & hopefully the family can be together in the Spring when this situation might have improved.


Very best wishes to everyone.


Pat

Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: Roobarb on Tuesday 22 September 20 16:28 BST (UK)
Carol, I'm so very sorry to hear the news about your son, you must be beside yourself with worry, I hope his treatment soon takes effect. I'm pleased that we are able to give you some comforts with our words.

Jeff, this must be such a long and difficult time for you to get through. Good to hear that you have plans for next year when Mark will be able to be with you to scatter Nick's ashes.
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: Roobarb on Tuesday 22 September 20 16:32 BST (UK)
Caroline, I too am in awe of you quickly whipping up a couple of cakes! Perhaps the builders thought you fancied one of them and were sashaying past to have another look!  ;) ;D Hope the rainbow scrubs have been turning out well.
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: louisa maud on Tuesday 22 September 20 17:27 BST (UK)
Carole, so very sorry to hear about your son, I am sure he is in the best place to be sorted out, it is a huge worry for you but be assured we all think about each other on this board,  since the safe board we have got to know each other better,  sometimes I try to imagine what people  look like as well

Stay safe

Louisa Maud
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: louisa maud on Tuesday 22 September 20 17:34 BST (UK)
Jeff,  I have had 3 deaths within  my family since April, attended none of the services due to restrictions , one was videoed as it happened which was really very nice, if you can call it nice but at least it made me feel part of it, a neighbour of some years recently died, his family live in Australia  and can't come home, I do find that  incredibly sad for the family as I do you, the remembrance service you are hoping to have is a lovely idea

Take care, will think of you on 2 nd

My best regards

Louisa Maud
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: Viktoria on Tuesday 22 September 20 19:08 BST (UK)
What a blow for you !
 I was truly taken aback!
To say I am truly sorry is an understatement .
Very much thinking of you and yours .

Kindest regards.
Viktoria.

Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: River Tyne Lass on Wednesday 23 September 20 08:48 BST (UK)
Carol, I am so sorry to read about what has happened to your son.  This type of news would rock the world of any parent and my heart really goes out to you.  I am sure you and your son and the rest of your family will be in our thoughts and prayers at this time as your son begins his treatment.

It is very thoughtful of you Jeff, to add support too despite your own situation.  I think that is a lovely idea to have a beautiful ceremony like you have mentioned later on.  Hopefully, it can happen and you can also get together and have this family get together picnic and commemorate Nick.  I am sure you and your family will continue to be in all our thoughts and prayers too.

Mowsehowse, I am so glad that budgie is going to have company in the aviary.  Personally, I don't like the idea of any bird being in a cage.  I have heard that caged birds on their own can become stressed (they are flock orientated) and develop abnormal behaviour such as head nodding and swaying from foot to foot.  However, I know this bird would not survive now if released.  I think you have made the right decision for the bird's welfare.  You have a good, kind heart and again I thank you on this little bird's behalf.  I think these little birds can pay a high price for their lovely colours, sadly.
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: Viktoria on Wednesday 23 September 20 09:08 BST (UK)
Yes,Carol and Jeff, you are both ,and your families ,in many people’s thoughts.
Your loss Jeff and the  heartbreaking news of your son Carol.
Let us hope his condition responds to treatment .
It is the wrong way round, isn’t it, Jeff, a child pre deceasing parents .
Not the way it is meant to be.
Sadly the behaviour of some young people in the present crisis will mean more parents will have the heartache you have now,but you would not wish it on anyone else I know.
The families of those lost in the Manchester Arena bombing are still struggling
and don’t have the comfort in some cases of knowing there was tender care for their relatives at the end .
Slow responses etc.
Kindest regards to you ,both.
Viktoria.
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: River Tyne Lass on Wednesday 23 September 20 10:15 BST (UK)
Yes, Viktoria, I think you are right that the families are still struggling after the Manchester arena.  My daughter in law had someone in her family who was killed.  My daughter in law was pregnant with my Grandson at the time.  I found it upsetting to see how upset my daughter in law was.  I worried that the stress might cause her to lose my Grandchild.  Thankfully, he wasn't lost.  Even today I feel I daren't ever again mention that event around my DiL.  It would be too painful for her.  My heart goes out to all who lost  loved ones in that totally senseless tragedy.  May this never happen again.  :'(
Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: Viktoria on Wednesday 23 September 20 10:41 BST (UK)
Oh,RTL, what a sorrow, and how much more precious the baby will be ,over and above the love that comes anyway.
Hope you are finding your journey to work not too arduous,it is difficult anyway .
We plod on don’t we.
I had my children when very young ,20 in the case of number one son, but he is now 63 , second 61 and  daughter almost 53.
So they are knocking on a bit!
Well back to my bathroom ,done loads of fiddly bits which if neat and accurate give a really good finish.
It is looking yellow again on the small wall ,but not the ceiling edges where I have paid attention to get a crisp line next to wall tiles,so I can bash on with the roller and  not make a mess of it.
Not much news, except I am fed up with us pussy footing around ,I know trade etc will suffer but there will be no one needing pubs and restaurants
if we don’t get on top of this soon ,easy for me perhaps ,don’t lead a wild social life at the best of times.
What would I have been like had this happened in my youth?
Hard to say, but used to wartime restrictions I would have obeyed I imagine .
But there is no guarantee of that is there!
I would have done anything to see my boyfriend who became my OH.

Cheerio. Must fly ,have a date with a roller and some paint.
Viktoria.





Title: Re: Diary - MONDAY 21st September
Post by: River Tyne Lass on Wednesday 23 September 20 12:04 BST (UK)
Thank you Viktoria for your kind words, my little Grandson is much loved and very precious. 

I hope you get on well with the painting today.  Like others on here, you are always busy with something. 

I hope we get on top things too soon regarding our current situation.