The OS Doorstep - a helpful and supportive thread in these tough times

FairyPrincessk

Good Morning!

Rosanna, it always takes me a couple of months to feel right after a flu virus or chest infection. I try to get early nights, sleep in on days when I can, eat well and just generally take it easy but it does take time.

Kidcat, the farm sounds amazing, as does the tour.


Well, OH has been to check the garden, and cintronella (scattered on the garden and along the top wall) did not work. Tonight will be Olbas oil (I decided to try things separately so I would know what worked). OH says he thinks Olbas oil will be the one as his cats used to hate it. I've also read the mothballs work, but I'm not sure about what they're made of and if they'd be toxic in the garden.

Well, I have a lot of work to get on with today. I'm taking most of tomorrow off so need to get moving.

Hugs to all who need them.

Possession

Make sure you put the olbas oil on the used teabags rather than just on the ground, as they hold the smell. Good luck!

GreyQueen

kittiej wrote: »

Morning everyone :j

Jem - hope FIL will be OK x

On the subject of honey, it has been used to treat MRSA sufferers so it is good for wounds.

Bees are a bit of a cause of mine atm as I am trying to find a way of supporting beekeepers. It's in its very early stages so far though. Honey bees are really suffering with colony collapse especially in the countryside. Interestingly urban hives are doing really well because there is more food available.

Morning all.

kittiej, you wouldn't believe how many calls we field every day wanting us to come and kill bees here in the city. I despair of humanity at times. We don't kill bees as a local authority. No species, no place, no time and no exceptions. We try to educate our callers on the critical importance of bees as pollinators and some get it and change their mind about their bees and some have hysterics and assume that any winged insect which can sting has murderous intents at all times against human beings........sigh.

We've had a beekeeper come to our lottie site to assess the feasibility for having hives. Apparently, a large allotment site in the burbs, with park trees would be ideal as there is a lot of forage but the Council won't let people keep hives. Because some of the people living about the site don't like it, apparently.

I do hope that we can learn to work more harmoniously with the natural world or the consequences will be dire.

((((jem)))) best wishes for your FIL.

Allrighty, on a late today but ought to be out of here by 10.00 so better get a wriggle on. Have a lovely day, peeps, GQ xx

PS On the subject of SAHMs, I once heard a brill quote; a mother's place is in the wrong. My own Mum only went back into the workforce when we were 9 and 7 due to extreme hardship and would have been quite happy pottering and crafting at the homestead.

Knit_Witch

Re weddings, we got married 10.5 years ago, we had just immediate family at a hotel outside Bolton (two small rooms, one for the wedding, the other set up for the meal - which people ordered whilst waiting for us, rather than a set meal they just ordered off the lunch menu!). We didn't expect presents as people were not coming to the wedding but lots of my parents friends still gave us vouchers (for John Lewis ) and I spent the night before the wedding writing thank you letters (which got posted from the hotel that day).

People were phoning my parents in shock from the Monday (it turned out my sister took two years to get her thank you letters out :eek:), that Christmas I wrote to everyone again to let people know what we have bought.

ArthriticOldThing

Morning all!! The weather here was sunny early on so I decided to wash towels. Of course as soon as the first lot went it clouded over and is now just grey with black encroaching. :( Hope it brightens up again by time the second lot is ready to come out of washer.
I was a SAHM and both sons have always said how much they loved knowing I would be there when they got home. They are both in their thirties now with homes of their own. The oldest texts me everyday since OH died just to make sure I'm still here.:)
The conversation about difficult eaters reminds me of my youngest son who was so picky. He really only wanted to eat chips, cheese and curry soup and drink milk. If he did have a meal all food groups had to be separate or he would spend hours picking everything apart. He did this with soup and rissotto even. :eek::eek:
So I started making blended soup that he could not pick apart. As he would eat curry I used to make my own curry sauce and he never guessed how much veg was blended into it.:jWouldn't think it now as he is 6 foot 2 and built like a rugby player.
Kezlou - hope you get thru the funeral ok. Always difficult.
I am sorry to hear about your f-I-l Jem132 and hope he gets the best care.
Looking more and more like rain approaching. I think that scuppers my plan for visiting Al**. I hate the rain. Staying in with crochet it is then.

PRINCESSX87

Morning all.

Hope everyone is finally seeing some peace & quite.

I’m a sahm (Mum to pets & OH lol ) this was chosen by my OH & I, As when we was both working, We noticed that we just never had time for us, our home & pets. Before I made the choice for myself, My health took a turn and I was signed off from my GP.

I think life is what you make it, Its far too short to worry about other peoples opinions. You’ll never make everyone happy, so why try? If it suits you & your family - Then go ahead!!
Whatever you choose, I wish you luck, health & happiness. X

I’m having a really down & anxious day today. SIL has been booked in for an emergency growth scan. This is the second one as their worried that either the baby or sil could be struggling with growth.
I understand that this has & will happen to others, But having no clear understanding of how serious this is - If any makes me rather unsettled.

Their trying to remain calm, Saying she’s moving she’s fine, But I do believe they are burring their heads in the sand.

This is one thing that sets of my M/H is being in suitations of the unknown!

Anyways - I will update when I know more x

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I've just had to take a pair of scissors to our vacuum cleaner!!! It started making the high pitched whine that says there is something stuck in the tube 'in'. So I unplugged it and turned it over on to its back and couldn't see anything wrong or in. Turned it on again and whine whine whine!. Hands and knees job then but, still couldn't see an obstruction. Then I took a closer look at the beater bar and realised that over the months since I grew my hair long it must have been picking up and twisting long hair until it was like rope, hence the scissors. I'm off to the hairdressers, I'm going shoulder length again or possibly a little shorter, it will certainly be easier to look after.

KEZ I hope all goes well at the funeral today, and that it is not too much of an ordeal for you. Hugs Lyn xxx.

PX87 if your SIL has any problems big enough to need intervention she will be in completely the right hands and the right place when she has her scan. They won't take any chances with either her or the baby, this close in it will be a case of monitoring to make sure they are both OK. If they are concerned, they probably will pop her in to the hospital for a few days to keep an eye on things more closely. She and baby will be fine. In the meantime hugs, hugs and more hugs I'm not very good at waiting out tense situations either so I know just how you are feeling, Chin up chicken, Love Lyn xxx.

moments_of_sanity

PRINCESSX87 wrote: »

Morning all.

Hope everyone is finally seeing some peace & quite.

I’m a sahm (Mum to pets & OH lol ) this was chosen by my OH & I, As when we was both working, We noticed that we just never had time for us, our home & pets. Before I made the choice for myself, My health took a turn and I was signed off from my GP.

I think life is what you make it, Its far too short to worry about other peoples opinions. You’ll never make everyone happy, so why try? If it suits you & your family - Then go ahead!!
Whatever you choose, I wish you luck, health & happiness. X

I’m having a really down & anxious day today. SIL has been booked in for an emergency growth scan. This is the second one as their worried that either the baby or sil could be struggling with growth.
I understand that this has & will happen to others, But having no clear understanding of how serious this is - If any makes me rather unsettled.

Their trying to remain calm, Saying she’s moving she’s fine, But I do believe they are burring their heads in the sand.

This is one thing that sets of my M/H is being in suitations of the unknown!

Anyways - I will update when I know more x

Hope everything with the scan goes well, I never really understood how they could say all babies need to be the same size and weight at a set point in time. I am a smidge under 5ft and my ex was 5ft 7 so our girls were always destined to be small but the lady across the road from us is 6ft 2 and her hubby is easily 7ft (he reaches over the 6ft gate to open it!) so how could our developing babies ever be the same size? Confused........

I too am signed off with depression (second time this year) and on AD's. I drove close to where I work the other day and was surprised at how it made me feel, my heart was pounding, sweaty hands and on the verge of hyperventilating! This can't be good for me surely! Once DH finds a full time job we have decided I can leave mine :j

mardatha

Horrible heavy rain here but due to clear by noon.
I'm having one of those periods in life when you take a really close proper look at some of the people you thought of friends (online and not this forum) - and realise that they are nothing of the sort! When you analyse things they are saying and have said, and see it wasn't what a real friend would say. Not a nice thing but needs to be done sometimes through life eh?
And now some housework to work off the bad temper after it

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MOMEMTS I'm glad for your sake that you have made the decision, it isn't easy I know, but I'm so glad you have the end of the process in sight and I know you won't regret having made it. It's the first day of the rest of your life isn't it? Hope your DH can find his fulltime employment very soon, Cheers Lyn xxx.