The Garden Fence - proper Old Style support and chat!

Onebrokelady

Morning everyone,I'm just popping in while DGS has a nap, apparently he was up until 9.30 last night so I've got a tired grumpy baby on my hands today,hopefully he will cheer up after a sleep,failing that I can just give him food as that always seems to help.
My DD and SiL have gone to his grans funeral today and won't be back early enough to take DGS home so I'm getting the bus with him later to take him home and put him to bed,they live in a village about 20 minutes away from me,I also might have to stay the night if they don't get back until late,the funeral is in Basingstoke and we are down in the SW so they weren't sure what time they would be back,I hoping I don't have to stay because I do like to sleep in my own bed
I've also got to pop into town today for sawdust for the chickens and to take back a sunshade I bought for the baby's buggy,it's a right faff to put on and I don't like it,I'm hoping they will give me a refund but the plastic bag it came in has a zip and it broke when I put the thing back in so I'm not sure they will,I hate taking things back

Tinydancer

Another one who didn't sleep well here..........came on and read a few posts at 1.30 but didn't feel I had anything to say. I am ashamed to say that I am still loving the heat. Not having to worry what to wear, or taking a brolly just in case.
Have delayed my shower this morning until now and then I am heading out to aerobics :rotfl:
then hair appointment this after.
Have fun all..........soon be autumn

[Deleted User]

Talking about Christianity, my other halfs cousin who lived in the US had 4 sons, three of them and her husband died within a short time of each other. Two of them within 6 months. The priest at her local church told her she was so honoured that God had taken them to be with him. I wish I had been there, afraid I would have had to say something, what a thing to say to a grieving wife and mother. in my humble opinion that was not the way to comfort someone who was grieving.

Tinydancer

Forgot to say.......FUDDLE, you speak in such an articulate way. I agree with all of your sentiments but would never be able to find the words to express them.


Perhaps it's cos I am still a relative newbie and find it hard to type my words rather than say them.
Does anyone else find that?:o

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I got God in my camp, I can't do shutting him/her up in churches of any faith and saying to the world well ours is the only 'real' faith so ours is the only 'real' God. I can't understand why ritualistic words and homilies uttered in those stone boxes makes you a Christian either so I'm out on my own BUT my God is here 25/7 and is my brakes, my encouragement, my best friend, my mentor, my comforter, my entertainer and my life support system. I'd be lonely if I didn't have him/her and I live a better life for having that knowledge in it too, it's a comfort not a fear and my God is a God of love and humour, we do a lot of giggling together and share the best jokes, it's fab!!! I won't ever though try to tell anyone else what to believe or what to use in pursuit of their own beliefs what I would say is that God is in everyone and everything so all beliefs have truth in them and all believers see that truth and are better for it!

ellie99

Deleted_User wrote: »

Talking about Christianity, my other halfs cousin who lived in the US had 4 sons, three of them and her husband died within a short time of each other. Two of them within 6 months. The priest at her local church told her she was so honoured that God had taken them to be with him. I wish I had been there, afraid I would have had to say something, what a thing to say to a grieving wife and mother. in my humble opinion that was not the way to comfort someone who was grieving.

What a terrible thing to say to her!
My SisIL has lost her husband and son, her "most upsetting saying" is "God only sends you what you're strong enough to handle". No, stuff happens and you cope as best you can, nothing to do with God deciding who can cope with yet more bad stuff.

Lots of interrupted sleep, wonder what percentage of the country actually gets a good nights sleep? I have no problem falling asleep, but wake up every hour or two, every single night. I have no idea how to break the cycle, nothing has worked so far.

tunathe_cat

monnagran wrote: »

You all had a busy night. I was awake until about 2 ish, but didnt try to come here because there's usually no one around except softstuff and I can't bore her every night.

Welcome Onebrokelady. Listen very carefully to what Polly says about your chooks and Mar. Fort Knox? Pshaw! (I've always wanted to write that and now Ive done it several times as Tablet wasn't happy) We love chooks. As soon as we hear about them we start thinking fondly of straw, and eggs, and giving them amusing names, and building a roost so that they can watch telly through the window..............and Mar will be making bread sauce and shuffling things around in the freezer to make a space between the leftover bits of heffalump and camel burgers. We love her dearly but wouldn't trust her within a thousand miles of anything with four legs or wings. I keep my Dragon chained to me, having both four legs AND wings, but as she has a nasty habit of eating my posts she would give Mar the horriblest indigestion so justice would be served.

Morning all. I once had a student staying with me who was on my wave length and we conversed in newspaper headlines. Given a spell of hot weather like this we would race to be the first to say "PHEW, what a scorcher!"

Weather report over.

Today housework will be done on a spirit-moves basis. I will tell you later what, if anything, the spirit has moved me to do.
Just now I need COFFEE.

THOÙGHT FOR TODAY

Any day above ground is a good one.

LOVE THE QUOTE


THOÙGHT FOR TODAY

Any day above ground is a good one.[/QUOTE]


Yeah made it to Tuesday = Going to spend as long as possible in pjs hide in living room with curtains closed fan on and smooth radio x Monday was officially make taken up with complaints procedures like looking for a corner in a circle! Have heard rumor that fuse board has been agreed and Electrician should be with us end of Week - Will confirm with you all if and when xxx

Hubby for sale vintage/ parts only/ pre loved

Why with all this stress am I still a plus size! I cant even get that right !

Love hugs to new bies and old gnarled regulars and their various petsx Please can we send fairy /wiches dust to all in need. Today bring love and laughter to all with gorgeous memories to be made.

I will now :cool:;):beer::eek::eek::A off and have a cuppa x Tuna

fuddle

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Talking about Christianity, my other halfs cousin who lived in the US had 4 sons, three of them and her husband died within a short time of each other. Two of them within 6 months. The priest at her local church told her she was so honoured that God had taken them to be with him. I wish I had been there, afraid I would have had to say something, what a thing to say to a grieving wife and mother. in my humble opinion that was not the way to comfort someone who was grieving.

Tell me about it. whenever I would try to talk to adults about the grief of losing my dad all I ever seemed to hear was that we should be very proud of the man he was because God takes the good ones young.

Tinydancer wrote: »

Forgot to say.......FUDDLE, you speak in such an articulate way. I agree with all of your sentiments but would never be able to find the words to express them.


Perhaps it's cos I am still a relative newbie and find it hard to type my words rather than say them.
Does anyone else find that?:o

Ah tinydancer, you may have noticed that I bare my soul on here and have done for the past 8 years. I don't talk in real life, keep so much in even, but it seems I have boring you all down to a very fine art.

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For what it's worth I've still got my dear old dad too. He died in 1994 but only the outside bit of him, I know he's still with me and laughs at my daftness and I know that as long as I live he will be here because I'm literally part of him and he is part of me, we natter all the time, the only difference to real life is that I can get the last word in now.....but then I hear him roar with laughter, bless him ! I think that as long as you love someone and remember them they are still here, spirit is a wonderful thing.

Tinydancer

No you're never boring FUDS (nor any of you) just very different people living very different and interesting lives.
Off to aerobics now.........catch ya later