"Your life is an occasion. Rise to it"

Ellidee

Hope you feel better soon KC and have a fab weekend. xx

Karmacat

Thanks Ellidee, I appreciate it - hope yours is nice too. Just came on to shut the lappie down - the next stage is going well, nearly all the houseplants watered, lunch on the train is prepped - I even managed to stir fry leftover veggies to stick in the freezer cooked, they wouldn't keep - stuck them in one of the freezer bags that were part of my "housewarming shop"

Have a good one, one and all

rtandon27

Have a fabby weekend KC!

(A cold you say? make sure to dose yourself with lots of vitamin C - I hear that dandelions are full of it!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:)

XO
RT

Ellidee

KC don't forget the throat sweets for the journey - am trying to resist the fisherman's friend quip ! xx

taxi73

missed you..hope you have a good weekend x

Karmacat

rtandon27 wrote: »

Have a fabby weekend KC!

(A cold you say? make sure to dose yourself with lots of vitamin C - I hear that dandelions are full of it!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:)

XO
RT

:D:D You're good, RT!

Ellidee wrote: »

KC don't forget the throat sweets for the journey - am trying to resist the fisherman's friend quip ! xx

I just about remembered, thank you! I used them too, especially on the way back, it was nice to have that reassurance.

taxi73 wrote: »

missed you..hope you have a good weekend x

I did, Taxi, thanks, it was lovely. It was my brother's and sister-in-law's anniversary weekend, and I'm *very* happy she married into the family, so it was especially good. Went to an enormous garden centre on the edges of Southport to buy a gorgeous garden lantern, as they're living the good life almost to the extent that Pippi is - including chickens

It was priceless on my return journey. At Southport, I wanted to buy a cup of tea, and you had to go to the counter to buy a token for the machine:
Me: can I buy a token for the drinks machine please?
Staff member: well its better than stealing it.

Only in my beloved Liverpoool (tho I'd better say Merseyside, as it was actually Southport )

rtandon27

Welcome back KC! Glad to hear you had a lovely weekend. Hope the lurgy went on it's merry way!

EssexHebridean

Glad it was a good weekend KC - you sound better for having got away and had a good time too! Loving the conversation at Southport!

Pippilongstocking

Sounds like an ace time - how many chickens ? Did u bond with them......

Hope lurgy gone!

Karmacat

I feel lots better, thank you all Lurgy was quite strong at one stage on the visit, but has now gone its merry way. I worked in the garden for almost 1.5 hours yesterday, which is *amazing* for me - cutting grass, getting rid of sedge, clearing the stony/earthy bit between the patio and the house (thats so I can put weed suppressing membrane down then cover it partly with the stones I've just taken up) plus a bit of ordinary weeding.

Pippi, I didn't get to go to their house this time, tho I will next time: they have 3 chickens, they've just doubled the size of their run, so they *may* be getting more, I'm not sure. They have one 14 week old pup: since they're both out at work all day, he sometimes goes to her dad, and the other days, they get a puppywalker in - who sends photos of the puppy to their phones along with soppy texts :T Plus they have guinea pigs . My brother, btw, makes a mean pot of lemon curd tho after a couple of hours with him, you could've cut glass with my accent :D:D