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maryb

Do you think Toby feels the same baffled outrage that we feel when the advance of old age makes itself known?

Jazee

maryb wrote: »

Do you think Toby feels the same baffled outrage that we feel when the advance of old age makes itself known?

Yes, I do. In OldDogs last few months you could see her confusion that she couldn't manage the stairs any more.

Today will be decorating in the morning and friends are coming to visit in the afternoon.

Have a great day everyone.

FairyPrincessk

Morning all,

I do think older animals are baffled by the aging process, but maybe they are also better than us humans at taking each day as it comes. Mila, I hope you're able to find a comfortable alternative for your old boy to sleep on at night.

I feel like I have a whole day of adventure ahead of me. I don't usually take bank holidays off so I'm looking forward to it. I'll see if OH wants to cook tonight before I decide what we have. If not, I might do a chorizo and cannelini bean stew which is a new recipe to make use of the cheap beans I found at Mr. T. I need to bake bread to go with it, so I need to get that started soon.

I'm thinking there will be some deep cleaning, either a jam or blackberrying session (they are just now about to be ripe!), and a bit of gardening today.

Hugs to all who need them.x

greenbee

My Tesco didn't have the cheap beans FPK So it may just be a local thing. Go back and buy as many as you can carry!

FairyPrincessk

greenbee wrote: »

My Tesco didn't have the cheap beans FPK So it may just be a local thing. Go back and buy as many as you can carry!

I was afraid that might be the case greenbee I'm popping out later today so will see if they have any left.

ivyleaf

I am embarrassed to say that tonight's dinner will be a Ginster's Cornish Pasty for me and Sainsbury's pizza for OH but it was just what we happened to fancy when we went into the Sainsbury's local to buy more salad stuff!

We did get the salad as well though. We've had salad for dinner two days in a row and there's a bit left which I'll probably have for my lunch today.

Might be able to get at least one coat of wood preserver onto the new gate today, as it looks like staying fine.

OH will probably manage to cut the hedge beside the house - it's grown so fast that next door are having problems getting their wheelie bins out of the alleyway between our houses on bin day.

I wish someone would bring out a half-sized and extremely light hedge trimmer so that people like me with muscle problems could use it.

Good luck with the beans FPk!

silvasava

Jazee my beloved puss couldn't manage the stairs so used to wait at the bottom to be carried up. Eventually she couldn't manage coming down either so was carried down too! She died over 20 years ago but is lovingly remembered by us and both DS. Our pets do steal a part of your heart with their total acceptance of you.

greenbee

Ivyleaf - I've just swapped my 'normal' hedge trimmer with my dad for the small one that used to be at the holiday cottage. For some reason he thought i needed the big one even though I have less hedge than I used to. I explained that although it is longer I find it less easy to use. Hopefully the hedge cutting will be easier this year as a result (am still putting it off).

Apparently some of the cordless hedge trimmers are very light. I've seen on at 2.5kg. I tried my dad's cordless strimmer at the weekend and not only was it light, but it had an extending handle which made it more comfortable to use. The 20 minute running time is an advantage as it means you have to stop for an hour and do something else while it recharges! I think the hedge trimmers run longer (and take longer to charge). Might be worth trying one out.

TiredTrophy

There are lovely light cordless hedgetrimmers BUT try getting the battery out and on again before buying. They can be very stiff and it's possible you won't be able to to it .

fuddle

Hey OSer's. I've been away in my caravan pretty much from getting out of hospital. I had pericarditis and pneumonia on both lungs.

I'm wondering how I can use food to boost my immune system? I've had 4 different types of antibiotics and feel pretty decimated. I want to give myself a fighting chance before the autumn bugs start milling around!