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Pippilongstocking

Hey up all

Not caught up even slightly - but am 'off' today - well sort off, so I'm going to make a cuppa and do the 'not so normal' morning routine of checkign banks and catching up on here.

Work has been crazy busy - and extra wrok has poured in which as we all know, gotta make hay whilst the sun shines - or do extra work when the gales blow hard.

A few exciting things are afoot - toe by toe I'll tell all in a bit. They aren't THAT excitng but a bit.

I hope you're all well and shiney. I'll be too after I hop in the shower, make myself nice and squeaky clean and grab a cuppa.



I'm behind at home too - it would appear - over night (OK over the weekend) we've been given 24 eggs from the blessed chooks, and I know I collected them on Friday - so more of the gals are laying - or Keiss - your wonderous chook might have been in on the act too! Can't trust a hen as far as you can make it a cup of tea and give it a biscuit.

Back in a bit.........

Kettle on, scones a baking waves a hello to all.

Pippilongstocking

Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »

Oh, and I forgot, I really quite like this one too.

Last link - I promise.

Greying

Don't stop the links - thats fab! Thank you :A

starnac

morning Pippi, I'll have a cuppa if you're making one. I took DD to dance class and had the worst cup of tea ever there. It was horrible. Don't quite know what they did to it but I won't be having aother one next week!!

yay to chooks laying a million eggs. and to busy work

Uniscots97

Morning All, hope everyone is well. Trying to catch up, sorry been manic at work.

Piquant_2

Quick wave :wave:

I'll be back to catch up with your life later!
Piq

Keiss_21

rtandon27 wrote: »

Keiss - a belated thank-you for the potato growing advice! - and especially the link to the seed potatos - from what you have said my 'big' pots are probably small for the purpose - have a couple of fingerling potatos that have sprouted so will put those in the pots instead of the large baking potatos - have found out that the milkman will deliver both mulch and grow bags - yipee - and they are even less than the local farm shop!

XO
RT

Glad I could be of help rtandon27, think you'll still get a crop, from your pots, if not a very large one, though you never know! Don't forget to water them regularly, and keep them coolish, otherwise the tatties will cook in the container!! Great news about the milkman delivering garden stuff...brilliant!! :j

Greying - thanks for the links...I have a few patterns for string bags, need to root them out and have a go at a few. Great news about the sewing machine...all for everyone doing more sewing!

Pippi - so glad the chook has a friend...love the names. My li'l sis has the same name as the new chook....spooky!!

Slowly catching up with things, have had an eventful last 24/30 hours. Both DS2 and DH came down with a vomitting bug yesterday, DS2 starting @6am and DH finishing @ midnight...quite a shattering day!

Had to keep an eye on DS2 as he is diabetic. This was his first proper sickess attack since being diagnosed 6 years ago. He was quite bad at one point...did contemplate the hospital, but thakfully things improved, or that would have been on the cards. We ended up at the docs though, where we were assured we were doing the right things (we knew more than the doc we saw!! :eek:). Thankfully he is much better today, he even had breakfast...lets hope it stays down He has lost 6kg (nearly a stone) since Sunday morning!!! :eek::eek:

I seem to have avoided the lurgy so far...touch wood with crossed fingers. Not feeling great though, but been like that for a few days now.

Not travelling down to see client today, didn't know how well I would be, and she is very busy too, so rearranging our "photo-shoot" for another day.

Right, need to catch up with some data entry now, and prep for my evening class. I missed last week's as I had the runs, so hope I can make it tonight.

Not sure whe I will get your bags posted this week Pippi, hopefully Thursday/Friday.

Have a great day everyone xxx

Karmacat

Greying, I love those links too, specially because they're knitted - so often, those bags are crochet, which I can't do, and when I tried to learn a few years ago it hurt my fingers too much.

RT, glad to see you about! I'm not on as much either - tho more than Pippi on her own diary, poor lamb!

Keiss - a sickness bug! Yuck! Hope you stay well, what a nightmare that is.

I'm doing good, overdid it a bit on Sunday - thought I wasn't working with my right hand at all, but I obviously did, and its put me back a bit, oops. Not doing anything at all now - all I can do much of is read and watch tv and walk - gets a bit monotonous, tbh - still 2 weeks down, 3 to go.

Pippilongstocking

Sorry got sucked into work - literally but in a really good way, I've just recycled a whole heap of printer cartridges and made a lovely contribution to womble funds.

HELLO

I've put on the stew and I'm letting myself have 2 hours off my life.

Kettle back on Starnac! Keiss how wonderful

RT, KC, Piq and Uni how lovely to see you all.

Pippilongstocking

Cheery_Daff wrote: »

Ooh, lovely links greying! thanks :T :T

Well done on rescuing your sewing machine too

Exactly! Hello cheery face hope your'e grand too!

Greying_Pilgrim

*waves*

Is it just me, or does anyone else get the feeling that before long Katie Morag & Flora are going to be getting up to some grade A, feathery, fun-filled adventurising on the isle of flowers?

There will be some of those cheeky postcards that those errant Gnomes are so fond of sending. Although these 21st Century, media savvy 'Chicks' have probably got a blog in the pipeline (or should that be duct?), and are currently cutting advertising and sponsorship 'deals' before going 'Live' at a press dawn chorus.

Yup, wouldn't surprise me in the slightest.....:rotfl:

Greying

Ps Stew 'n Dumplings round at 'r' ouse for tea too