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Sun_Addict

Parkyp said:

Scottiedog_3 said:

foxgloves said:

 Atm, I only have arthritis in my hands, but if I develop it elsewhere in the future & need a stick, I have already decided I will buy something flowery & funky so it feels like an accessory rather than a walking aid.

That's a really good plan. I amused myself when I was immobilised during two successive hip replacements by jazzing up all the useful but boring "aids" I was given. Everything seemed so... beige. The very best thing - which I still treasure- is a little trolley for trundling meals from the kitchen to the living room. It is now covered with scraps and looks as if a demented five year old was let loose on it. Does anybody else remember collecting scraps - or is just The Very Aged like me?

Oh I loved collecting scraps, we visited a market stall a few years ago and there was angel pictures, I said to my friend they look like the scraps I used to collect - she had never heard of them. I’m 46 and she is 40 so they must have disappeared fairly quick. 

I haven’t heard of scraps either. I vaguely remember hearing people asking for scraps in the chip shop years ago, I think they were bits of batter. Very obviously not the same thing 🤣🤣 Is it a bit like decoupage? 

Having been unfortunate enough to break both legs in the past around Christmas (not at the same time) I decorated my walking frame with tinsel 😆

Scottiedog_3

Google "paper cut out scraps" and loads of examples should pop up. They came in sheets and you detached them and kept them in an old book or jotter. On wet playtimes you swapped them with other wee girls. Flowers, fairies and angels were popular. Most corner shops sold them. The Big River and Esty still sell them. 😊

Sun_Addict

Scottiedog_3 said:

Google "paper cut out scraps" and loads of examples should pop up. They came in sheets and you detached them and kept them in an old book or jotter. On wet playtimes you swapped them with other wee girls. Flowers, fairies and angels were popular. Most corner shops sold them. The Big River and Esty still sell them. 😊

I googled them and now know what you mean - this is something that’s passed me by for some reason. 

Sun_Addict

Killed three birds with one stone this morning and did my small shop at the further away big Mr T, Mr SA came with me, we took the dog so I got my shopping, the dog got a decent walk and I clocked up 9k steps on my Fitbit. 

It was really windy but dry and sunny so got my washing dry outside which is brilliant for January. 

Spent quite a while prepping 9 bulbs of garlic for the freezer. The kitchen still stinks of it. It’s fair to say I won’t need to buy any for quite a while 😆

Took the dog for a run with her ball late afternoon on the park across the road. 

Mr SA hasn’t mentioned the walking poles today 🤫 

We’re having pizza, wedges and salad tonight so not too much cooking for me. 

Sun_Addict

Bit late in the day but happy Sunday. It’s been a lovely sunny one here so managed to get another line of washing dry.

Took the dog for a long walk up to the woodland walk around the golf course. Clocked up 12k steps in one fell swoop. 

Spent the best part of the afternoon giving the kitchen a really good clean. Shattered now. Just about to have a long soak in the bath ready to watch another WW live cook along at 6pm. Dinner is stir fry as a nod towards Chinese New Year. Then it will be feet up with a glass of wine to watch TV for an hour before bed. 

The kitten tried to steal a mini cupcake from me this morning literally as I was eating it. She tried to hook it out of my hand with her claws. I ended up giving her a piece which she ate then came back for more! Not a chance it was only tiny, the rest was mine all mine 😆

NSD 13/15 today. 

Payday tomorrow 🥳🥂

WinterWarrior

I would also fight a kitten for a cupcake 😬
well done on all that walking and cleaning ⭐️

sashybo

SA your kitten sounds like my Siamese cat, he will sit next to me and tap my arm if I’m eating something he likes the look of (most things). 

If I continue to ignore him I get batted on the hand/he tries to knock whatever it is out of my hand or hook it like your kitten. 😂 He has also managed to take a bite out of things whilst I was holding them as well, he’s very determined when it comes to food. 😱

milann

WW my Dh is exactly the same with hobbies. 

Don’t know how you put up with the pets waking you up at 5 am 😳😳

Sun_Addict

milann said:

WW my Dh is exactly the same with hobbies. 

Don’t know how you put up with the pets waking you up at 5 am 😳😳

I usually wake up at around that time anyway. When I’m physically in the office I have to get up at 4.45 to be there for 7am 🥱 Not much longer until I’m putting that into practice. 

RelievedSheff

Wow. That's early!

I struggle with 6am 🤣🤣🤣