No T Words mentioned at all - a fresh start

Floss

Fuddle is it worth a conversation with the practice manager about the lack of p.jab? Great news about the kitchen - I'm sure it will be fab

fuddle

I laugh when I see my signature monna because in theory it kind of suits what has gone on these past years but it all surrounds the end game which is a Victorian terrace which, er, has limited foundations! Well it tickles me anyway.

Lyn, just out of nosey curiosity, what is your favourite soup flavour/recipe?

I was wondering that too Floss. I think if it goes on much longer I'm going to have to do something.

I've had a tough night. If I wasn't shivering, I was sweating. I seemed to have been perspiring all through the night too but I feel like I've turned a corner this morning. I have faith in my fly jab. I think it might be helping me out.

Oh to the day I'm settled and boring you with OS living again. I miss it, miss my routines, my enjoyable cooking (as opposed to just getting the job done) miss having a place for everything etc but it could all be worse and I keep pinching myself when I get a bit grumpy. Have a good day everyone.

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You'll get there in the not too distant future lovey and it will be all the sweeter for the waiting time when you do!

I have several soups that we like very much Oatmeal Soup, Lentil Soup, Leek and Potato Soup, Minestrone but the one I like best is a 'Cranks' based recipe from the first published book that is Carrot Pottage and it's very savoury and velvet smooth and has a very adult flavour. I also LOVE tomato and basil soup made in the late summer with tomatoes from the greenhouse and oodles of fresh basil from the polytunnel, we never tire of it and are always sad when the tomato season is over. Having said that the one I make on a regular basis is 'Bottom of the Fridge Soup' with a changing contents list of whatever needs using up and whatever herbs I have fresh from the garden and everything from sad salad to hoary swedes go into that.....and it still tastes OK!!!

LaineyT

Hoping you feel better soon Fuddle, as others have said, you need to do whatever ensures that you do just that x Personally I prefer a smaller kitchen with everything within reach and not too far to walk with potentially hot dishes. It always makes me laugh on those reality housing programmes when people are shown huge, cavernous rooms, not at all cosy and they often echo as well...'shudders' Horses for courses I guess.

Am in awe of your weight loss Lyn, good for you m'dear and how exciting to be buying such smaller clothes x

Hoglet, how scary for those people who were flooded out and awful to lose their animals, good luck for tomorrow's interview.

SM, hope the work/life balance sorts itself out soon and your head feels clearer for it.

We are still muddling along here, the funeral is tomorrow so we will be heading up North. My lovely man is doing ok but holding it all in, feel a bit helpless tbh have tentatively suggested some sort of counselling which he accepted might be a good idea but suspect it's a snowball in hells chance will actually go. Will see.
Love to all x

ivyleaf

Will be thinking of you both, Lainey. i hope it goes as well as possible and that your lovely Captain S will be okay.

Thoughts are with you too fuddle. As others have said, make sure you look after yourself and get well soon! I hope the surgery can get hold of some P. vaccine for you - it's ridiculous that someone in your situation just keeps being told that they haven't got any in stock :mad:

Floss

Lainey there may be some info about bereavement counselling at your GP surgery, or on your local CCG website. In our area there are phone helpline services too.

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The only down side to the weight loss is the loss of stamina that we are both suffering at the moment, I was astonished that just 6 lengths of the pool left me without any oomph at all. My muscles didn't hurt as much the next day as I thought they would but I find my energy levels are quite reduced so will have to work harder at getting fit over the next few months and build myself some muscles back again!!! Buying the clothes is smashing though!!!

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I'm off to Nell for a concert tomorrow morning and back on Monday afternoon, Rachmaninovs Vespers in the Cathedral, should be sumptuous!!! will try to post but we'll be busy so may only be able to read along in the odd 5 minutes, look after yourselves xxx.

fuddle

Lyn you don't 'alf get yourself out and about culturally. I hope it was a good one, setting you up nicely for an equally good weekend.

I still have a sore throat. I'm watching myself carefully. Any deterioration and I'll be seeking further help. I have been on the hunt for the pnemonia vaccine today. Boots will give me it privately for £70 if I'm 50+ in age. I don't meet their criteria so I can't have it. Floss I have wrote a letter to the surgery practise manager today asking, as lovely as I can for help in accessing it. It's an incredibly frustrating situation now and I am sure I know where I am likely to end up.

Floss

Fuds fingers crossed your self-imposed bedrest will keep you at home. It beggars belief that the NHS around here give me the flu & pneumonia jabs as one with asthma, but won't give the p.jab to you who's been hospitalised with it twice.

Been a wet & now windy day here, done a bit of pottering & about to have salt lemon & pepper and/or chilli & lime chicken wings with green salad & orzo Greek salad for supper, followed by almost the last of 2016's rhubarb made into a fool-ish thing with a pot of YS custard & some of DH's wine.