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Pippi’s pulling up her stripey-socks for the final sprint towards the Good-Life……………

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  • MatyMoo
    MatyMoo Posts: 3,176 Forumite
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    Glad yesterday went OK, sounds like a fitting send off :T Wik - Full English for 14 is impressive, well done you :T

    Hope you get home safe and the weather up there isn't too bad to disrupt your travel plans.
    :j Proud Member of Mike's Mob :j
  • wik
    wik Posts: 575 Forumite
    Thanks chaps xx

    beautiful yesterday - brimmed with love, family, colour, poetry and flowers.

    Xx even got out in the garden for the grandad tour this morning. Heading northwards now full of yummy brekkie - aunty c rustled up brekkie (full English) for 14 without batting an eyelid. What a special girl xx

    ta for all the lovely thoughtful comments - xxx

    sad to be heading home but the summer will come quickly x

    I have to say ditto Pippi xxxx And many thanks everyone for your kind words.. I know that Mum is sat up in her special garden, chuckling at what has been going on - such as the flying salmon :rotfl:
    Yesterday was such a mix of emotions, Saddness, Happiness, Laughter and Love...
    "Aunty C McB-Wik"
    "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"
  • MrsMoo2U
    MrsMoo2U Posts: 4,005 Forumite
    glad that you could see granny/Mum off with a chuckle. I am sure that flying salmons would be cause for a few giggles.

    Very impressed with full english for 14 Well done.
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  • wik
    wik Posts: 575 Forumite
    I am at my happiest when cooking! Its almost like my stress buster..

    As long as i have someone to do the washing up that I create:whistle:

    Pippi's tall person is always very handy to have to hand (she should hire him out for washing up duties along with getting things down from high places duties!!) at one point yesterday morning I had him on high place duties!! I cant see places like the top of fridge etc!! do I had him cleaning them, and then checking over places I cant see:rotfl: and as for Pippi - she is like a wurling dervish!!! her window cleaning skills are fab :T
    "Aunty C McB-Wik"
    "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"
  • Pippilongstocking
    Pippilongstocking Posts: 16,336 Forumite
    edited 12 March 2011 at 10:18PM
    wik wrote: »
    I have to say ditto Pippi xxxx And many thanks everyone for your kind words.. I know that Mum is sat up in her special garden, chuckling at what has been going on - such as the flying salmon :rotfl:
    Yesterday was such a mix of emotions, Saddness, Happiness, Laughter and Love...

    But so much love. The best thing about visiting is you come home aching from laughing. Whilst maybe a daft thing to say, I ache from laughing - we were heart heavy but giggled so -or maybe it was all the hugging.!?

    And.....With the bother I got for 'low flying salmon (nom nom)' and smuggling 12 eggs on the plane, I could just have heard her say.......

    'darling, why didn't you bring two dozen, you could have batted your eyelids, 12 not enough for breakfast in this house,......'

    Best thing about her garden, be spring and summer all year round - then she'd be happy cos she could cook in the garden all year - and not need be indoors. :rotfl: :rotfl:

    Very MSE xxxx

    Whilst I didn't bring seeds down, I've a tonne to take home. And, I forgot the bloody plums from the freezer to make jam - blast!!!!!!

    The tall person wasn't surprised when he pulled them out my bag - he asked if it was another of grannies little jokes!

    Xxxx home from hospital (oh dad v poorly) - hearing for bed -he lit up when he saw dd - which was lovely.

    Hugs chaps - day in civilisation then home tomorrow -well o a different home. I currently have three - wiks, oh's flat and the stripeyhousehold homestead.

    Wore stripey's and a pair of ridiculously silly spotty drawers to grannies final bash - she would have approved!! :rotfl::A
    Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
    Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
    minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
    :money:Sleeves up folks.:money:
  • wik wrote: »
    I am at my happiest when cooking! Its almost like my stress buster..

    As long as i have someone to do the washing up that I create:whistle:

    Pippi's tall person is always very handy to have to hand (she should hire him out for washing up duties along with getting things down from high places duties!!) at one point yesterday morning I had him on high place duties!! I cant see places like the top of fridge etc!! do I had him cleaning them, and then checking over places I cant see:rotfl: and as for Pippi - she is like a wurling dervish!!! her window cleaning skills are fab :T

    Now I know why he had a cloth in his hand....!

    I am not often known for my relaxing skills.....:) happier when busy :D
    Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
    Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
    minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
    :money:Sleeves up folks.:money:
  • EssexHebridean
    EssexHebridean Posts: 24,455 Forumite
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    Fab choice of undercrackers for a funeral Pippi! Actually I must remember that if attending a funeral again where people are insisting on wearing black even if that *really* wouldn't have been the wishes of the person themselves - wear outrageous undergarments! :T So glad to hear it all went well anyway - and Wik - fantastic co-ordination and breakfast cooking skills, well done to you!
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  • chevalier
    chevalier Posts: 7,937 Forumite
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    glad the funeral was a good as it could be. these things are always hard
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  • troglodyte
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    So glad to hear all went well and was a fitting tribute.

    Pippi thank you so much for the package, it arrived promptly the day after posting!
  • Cheery_Daff
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    ((pippi and wik)))))))) glad you had a good send off, sounds like just what she would have wanted xxxx
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