Get a grip woman!

Suffolk_lass

Thanks everyone. I've been writing my spiel this morning so I know what I am going to be talking about on Saturday. I currently have 15 people coming to my cocktails event. 

We are getting our boosters tomorrow and will do a shop and collect my prescriptions while in the nearby town - and we might have coffee in the new (to us) coffee shop too.

I need to go to Sainsbugs today - it's 20 minutes drive and over 12 miles so not our regular place but there are certain things I prefer from there

EssexHebridean

Really glad to hear you're both getting the boosters - from our perspective the whole thing is really annoying - in spite of "them in power" constantly going on about how over-40's need to get on and get booked in, neither of us can as the NHS site still tells us we need a 6 month wait before we can get ours. Really frustrating to hear various government types reassuring people that the gap has been reduced from that - they need to tell the NHS, not us! 

We do an occasional Sainsbugs shop too - it's the wrong side of town for us, and the car park is a nightmare so we usually walk but it's a bit too far to lug shopping back regularly so like you it tends to be an occasional visit when we think of something from there that we specifically want. 

Suffolk_lass

Well I "did" Sainsbugs and bought new PJ and underwear for DS for Christmas. I do wonder if this is the only time he gets new stuff...

I also bought some other bits including a pack of four fresh cream chocolate eclairs. Something I never normally do. Well long story short, we had two each [eek!] but they were quite small. 

Apart from ice and some cheese to cube, I think I am there for Saturday's session.

I am up with the larks as normal but we also need to be out as the first jab is at 10.00, with the second at 11.00. We were already booked @EssexHebridean and ours are a little over 6 months as we fall into the over 60 under 65 group. The only booked them the first week we could, just two days before Bodge's big announcement. As nobody was pre-notified the NHS had not time to prepare or change software. It's not really their fault if he likes the big "look at me" moments and does not do policy the right way.

The same timelag with DS but his was a little late because he didn't want to take extra time off if he got a reaction like last time. I checked on him on Sunday, but not since. Just an achy arm for him. Hopefully the same for us (he is triple Pfizered, we are double Zenica'd). 

I'm also slightly impressed with my Doctor's surgery. I wrote a note and dropped it in at the weekend to nudge them that now I have been signed off by the gynaecologist there is another precautionary procedure to undergo. My note would not have been read until Monday at some point but I received a text yesterday from the Doctor I had previously spoken with, confirming that they have done the referral. Quite an efficient way of getting it done. Sadly the e-consult forms demanded symptoms and I don't have any so could not pass go, and I did not want to waste their time on a consultation for something we had already discussed and agreed I would do.

In money things I am trying to work out what £172 (pending balance) going from DH's (our) running costs account is

enthusiasticsaver

We had our boosters the other day as we fall into the same group as you 60-65 and they did the flu vaccine in one of my arms and the Covid booster in the other. Both arms sore for a day or so but no other side effects. Glad your gynae issues being sorted now. So much got missed during the pandemic which was non Covid related. We realised the other day that my husbands heart issues probably were passed over due to lack of actually being examined by a GP and the hospitals being so over stretched but at least eventually he was admitted as an emergency and operated on immediately without needing to go on a waiting list.

Your village lunch sounded lovely. You obviously have a great community spirit there. 

Watty1

You do have a super village.    I have realised I do have a super village too.   Its probably a lot bigger than yours but in the last 18 months or so I have really made an effort to join in things and as a result am off to a village panto on Friday with seats reserved by a member of the cast, have tickets for a new years bash in a pub and feel comfortable going alone and am known in the local cafe.    I want to join in more next year.   I think community is there it is just about looking for it. 

(Although the cocktails and wreath making is something I really think I might need to encourage next year!)

themadvix

Agree with the others - village sounds wonderful! Watty, I'm glad you're finding some community around you. Maybe you'll have organise the cocktails and wreaths?!

Suffolk_lass

We started by asking the lady at the local plant place to run a wreath-making course for us, which she did about 3-4 years running, then she started offering them commercially (for double the price) in her Nursery so for one year, one of the organisers "instructed us" and then my friend who trained as a florist (after she retired) offered to help. She has been running them for about 4 years.

This year, we thought, "Let's do several Christmas prep sessions!" as we have lots of new people and it's a chance to get to know their neighbours (very few of them have joined in) so we stuck a post on the Village FB page, booked the Hall (kindly free this year, to share the grant the hall received while unable to hold anything, this is consciously to get things going again) and the names came in. One lady makes cards and my floristry friend is also doing table centres this Saturday, with me doing the cocktail making in the afternoon. We dropped the beeswax product making and gift wrapping as there wasn't enough interest. Personally I like the chatter and the community part of it but some go to learn the craft. I shall be making passion-fruit mimosas and serving chocolate chip panettone Saturday morning (along with tea and coffee)

Karmacat

Wonderful stuff - enjoy it all!

I like "Bodge" 

Watty1

Suffolk lass your last post was inspiring and actually food for thought.  

themadvix

 It sounds fantastic!