Breaking Through, Travelling On

Cheery_Daff

Aw, another baby! Congratulations And have a lovely time with your mum

Goldiegirl

Have a good time at your mum's:)

Karmacat

Thanks both! Just finished work, so I'm done till next Tuesday :j:j:j

Pippilongstocking

Hope the trip went well - cheery and others are right you've a grand focus going on there.

I must take on board focus........it should be my mantra.



Have a good un and hope you're chilled and happy.

Karmacat

'Afternoon! <doffs hat> and by the way, thats real - amongst several hand me downs I got at my mum's, there was a straw trilby-type hat that my dad wore in later life - suits me down to the ground I'd have taken his flat cap too, but it was perched *on* my head - I wasn't really wearing it - god knows how he kept it on in the winter :rotfl:

Anyway, I'm back - and completely unfocussed I overdid it a bit one day, between hospital support and shopping support for my mum, and together with the terrible journey (3 trains when I should have had one, because of a death on the line ) it poleaxed me a bit.

Managed to help my mum declutter quite a lot tho - shoes, clothes, books, hats, and she voluntarily let go of a lot of Christmas decorations :T and I made a list for her to start restocking her pantry after running it down for the rewiring she just had done.

I haven't unpacked OR watered the plants, and I've been back almost 24 hours ... though I've got a client coming in an hour, and I haven't done anything about that either. Oops Never mind, as long as I lay the therapy room out, thats all that matters. And then water the plants.

Pippi, been reading your posts a little way back about sage - do you remember that lovely sage plant you got me? Its still going strong, but it was submerged in shadow for a while, so it needs the severe prune, to within 6" of the root, that you describe can be done in spring. I can just tell its going to be happy :T

Right. Feeling cheerier so away we go. Its nice to be back

mizmir

Welcome back! Ease yourself in gently - only what is essential. Treatment room and saving plants sounds about right!

Goldiegirl

I love a nice hat. I do still have my dad's favourite hat, and it does fit me, but unfortunately it's too shabby to wear.

His headgear of choice was a beret, which I think is quite individual, but as an early 1970's teenager, I did get teased about Frank Spencer being my dad!

It's nice that your mum was able to let go of some of her things - there comes a point where you realise that stuff is just stuff, and memories are the important things.

I keep special things ( like the beret!)' but I've been an active declutterer over the last few years.

Don't forget to put your feet up for a while!

Karmacat

Afternoon

Thanks for posting interestingly, after watering the plants, I feel *loads* better - I'm not going to overdo it, but its beautiful out there, I'm going for a walk round the block.

How interesting that your dad had a beret, Goldie - both my grandads wore one too! Since we're about the same age, I'm not quite sure why its different generations, but so it goes. In the 1970s, my dad wore a flat cap, like most men his age. Sorry you got teased!

Goldiegirl

My dad was an older dad, he was 42 when I was born, so he could have been nearer your grandad's generation.

He was very young at heart though. I have a memory of him doing cartwheels for my entertainment in the garden, when he was about 50!

Karmacat

Aw, cartwheels sound lovely

And aye, 10 years difference in dad-ages, and no cartwheels, though little kids always followed him around at family gatherings :T

( ( :j ) ) ......... best I can do for cartwheels :beer: