"Your life is an occasion. Rise to it"

Karmacat

Triciaxx wrote: »

That really was survival of the fittest! My mother was one of 13, 3 of whom died in childhood. My father one of eight, 4 of whom survived. It's quite sobering to think that losing children was commonplace - as it is in some countries even today.

On the whole, I'll take today with anti-biotics (while they still work :eek:) and clean water and safe milk.

Oh me too! I saw a tv historian say the other day (and I can't remember who it was, annoyingly) that any woman who chooses to live at a past period of time, rather than now, is simply delucing herself :eek: Its shocking to look at my family history work, and look at the level of infant mortality ....

ZTD wrote: »

:grouphug:

Hope you're feeling better about things today.

Thanks Z, not too bad

Just got a couple of hours paid work today, tho two thirds is in the evening - I *wish* it was done by then, but not too bad. And I'll have a little trip out to the town centre - bank, library, admin, blah blah thats a bit of a relief.

See you later :hello:

Cheery_Daff

((((KC))))))))) hope today is better than yesterday (or am I late in catching up and it was the day before?!)Anyway, stick around, we'd miss you! xxx

taxi73

sounds like you're feeling a bit better today xxxx

redsquirrel80

Hope it's a good one today. Any nice plans for the weekend?

Karmacat

Cheery_Daff wrote: »

((((KC))))))))) hope today is better than yesterday (or am I late in catching up and it was the day before?!)Anyway, stick around, we'd miss you! xxx

taxi73 wrote: »

sounds like you're feeling a bit better today xxxx

Thanks! Bit better, yes - abandoned anything fussy, I've gone for the simple approach today, its all I can cope with

redsquirrel80 wrote: »

Hope it's a good one today. Any nice plans for the weekend?

Yep! Helping my sister buy fixtures for her new kitchen (with my builder!!!) and then going back to hers, as her son is home for the weekend, then a Games Evening on Sunday - determined to wear one of my new skirts, and *not* the one I wore last time. Ironing may be involved :eek:

A very well packaged envelope just appeared on my doorstep :kisses3::kisses3::kisses3: the reciprocal hasn't yet left these premises, but will do this afternoon when I'm off to the library thank you!

redsquirrel80

Oh hooray it's arrived! Hope you can read my scrawl although I don't think it says anything useful except which seeds are which :rotfl:

Sounds like a fun weekend - ironing though :eek:

Karmacat

They have, thank you :kisses3: and yes, your lovely postcard says which are which

Ironing ... I've just been to check, and I have a grey crinkle cut with net underneath - I reckon that'll do. I'll sort a top out later Don't really fancy ironing:)

MatyMoo

KC, Sorry you have had a bad day or two but please don't think about leaving us :eek:

Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »

Karmacat, I'd meant to ask you about Crawley Folk Festival, is it a 'big' festival? Sort of a weekend, or was it more local, just for the day sort of thing. I've always wondered about music events, and whether to start attending some. I'm sure the Cambridge FF is booked out virtually year on year out, but was pondering whether there were alternatives, where you'd get to hear some good music, but not have to pay for the 'hype' value (as certain other rock/pop music festivals have become) IYSWIM.

Greying

Where I live we have something called Music on the moor every couple of years. It is over a weekend and is free. They have rock/pop on the saturday and jazz/classical on the sunday, all by local musicians. It is great to take a picnic, a seat or blanket, something to read and just sit listening, soooo relaxing. There is also an eco village. Bet you can guess where I will be the weekend after this. Link for anyone interested:
http://www.boxmoortrust.org.uk/news-a-events/events/130-music-on-the-moor-2011.html

Pippilongstocking

Sorry you had a bad day, please don't leave selfishly I'd miss you like crazy, I always feel you guys and I share a morning cuppa, starts my day off. (())

Another floury (not flowery) pressie enroute to you hope u can use it

Karmacat

MatyMoo wrote: »

KC, Sorry you have had a bad day or two but please don't think about leaving us :eek:

Maty, thank you! People are so kind on here :kisses3: I just got really overwhelmed that evening. I still don't feel great, but I'm not overwhelmed, so I know that leaving would be the wrong thing to do :j and I do love this community...

Where I live we have something called Music on the moor every couple of years. It is over a weekend and is free. They have rock/pop on the saturday and jazz/classical on the sunday, all by local musicians. It is great to take a picnic, a seat or blanket, something to read and just sit listening, soooo relaxing. There is also an eco village. Bet you can guess where I will be the weekend after this. Link for anyone interested:
http://www.boxmoortrust.org.uk/news-a-events/events/130-music-on-the-moor-2011.html

That sounds amazing! Even better than the Crawley one! Love the workshops and the eco village

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

Sorry you had a bad day, please don't leave selfishly I'd miss you like crazy, I always feel you guys and I share a morning cuppa, starts my day off. (())

Another floury (not flowery) pressie enroute to you hope u can use it

We do share! I'm not leaving

A flour-y present what fun! But you have to tell me your paypal email so I can send you the postage

Been and gone to the town, by the way - everything fine, and I got a Dummies book out of the library on Six Sigma (no, I didn't find Getting Things Done there ).

So now, I've got some paid work in 1.5 hours or so (this is the day that I would have been working in London - and I'm not but I'm still doing the work) so I'm going to whiz round a bit - w/m on, tidying, paperwork away, all that boring stuff done before the weekend. And hopefully a few other tiny jobs too.

Hope everyone has a good weekend. And thank you all for the support you've shown me these past few days, its been incredibly powerful.

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