Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 13

little_sweetie

I'm so sorry to hear the sad news, jakes-mum, my thoughts go to you and your family. Take care x

AntoMac

Thoughts with you and your family Jakes-mum.  Sad times 
I lost a good friend last week so can relate to your feelings of sadness and disbelief. I have been asked to do a reading at his funeral which will be an honour. 

I am sure you have many happy memories and there will be happier times ahead. The grieving process is of course hard, along with all the sorting out that needs to be done.
I have potted some more pounds this week. Suddenly opening day is next month. The final count up is in sight.

Sue-UU

A very Good Afternoon SPCers! I hope you've all had a great week and are ready for the weekend!

Do please TAKE CARE & STAY HEALTHY EVERYONE!!

For all those of you who are either poorly or feeling low or miserable in any way, here are very best wishes that you'll soon be feeling a lot better.  

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Hi siju, it's so good to hear you too are pleased about SPC staying on, why not, we've been here a long time now. 

Online dancing lessons sounds an excellent idea, all the very best to you both; though with your DS's furniture etc it must be a bit of a problem to say the least. 😩 Still, as you say, it won't be long until you're back to normal.

Well done on your £5 in the pot!! 

Hi Hetty, it'll be marvellous to know we're staying put, but 13 years of being here would have been hard to not go on with. 

I'm sorry to hear you had a bit of a wash out, but thank goodness you had heat to get you dry and warm! A shame about the bats, we've had ours outside at dusk over the last 2 nights, a joy to see, though not for much longer.

It'll be wonderful for the youngsters to be back at school, a little worrisome I know, but returning had to happen, and will be good for them.. and the parents! 🙄 I heard last night though that the Oxford vaccine will be starting in November!! What a blessing if it's a success, here's hoping! 😀

Marvellous potting, roadkill too! 👏

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Oh poor you and your DH, jakes-mum, sincere condolences to you both and all the family during this very sad time. In time you will come to accept his loss, but for now it's very difficult to come to terms with. Right now though, bring happy memories of him to mind when things become too much. Take very good care of yourselves and of each other. Much love, Sue xxx

Small wonder you had a bad week last week, Ant, I'm so very sorry to hear about the loss of your great friend. It is indeed a real honour to have been asked to do a reading at his funeral and I'm sure you will do him and his loved ones proud. 

On a lighter note: Keep potting well because, as you rightly note, Declaration Day is just over a month away! 

Another £20 on the IOU list.

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Look after yourselves everyone and keep healthy.

Have a really LOVELY WEEKEND folks!

Sue

NB folks: Opening date for SPC 13 is 29th October 2020.

Anyone wishing to join us, it's NEVER too late! So please just ask and you will be made very welcome

welshspendthrift

Hi everyone very pleased to hear Spc challenge is here to stay, I have only been involved a short time and change for potting in short supply but even a little potted is better than nothing! I might use my change saver from my bank going forward for the next challenge but I do quite like to see the change growing in my sealed jar! 

Anyway have a lovely weekend everyone 
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32b3in2013

Hello
Popping in quickly,  As I was reading the messages about whether the SPC would continue, I got a slight feeling of panic.  so glad its turning out good in the end.  I think I would still pot my change now anyway,  its just what I do

So sorry to hear of the death of your Husband's uncle Jakes_mum,  may he rest in peace.

I was also sad to read of the death your friend Ant.  May they also rest in peace.

I hope you are well Sue, and T too. 

Not much going here,  still WFH, although I understand the PM has decided we should all go back into offices now.  Thats fine by me,  I live close enough to my office to walk there (hour walk!), so I don't have to worry about public transport, which I know is a concern to lots of people.  It will be a nuisance having to carry my laptop back and forth though.

I have updated my signature as I paid for my sister and nephews to go on a few breaks over the summer and I used some of the £1 coins in the piggy bank for the kids amusements money.

Keep going everyone,  we are so close and I think any potting at all in this strangest of years will be a bonus. 

32b3

jakes-mum

Thank you all for your condolences, its still so surreal, we have been over the flat a few times in the last 5 days, throwing food and rubbish away.  We started going through his clothes today, trying to find something for him to wear for the funeral that's 'him', which sounds weird as they are all his clothes, but DH wants him to wear one of his outfits that he would have normally pick to wear so he's comfortable.  DH isn't coping too well, he had a bit of a wobble over whether uncle should have a coat or not on in the chapel of rest as DH doesn't want him to get cold  :'( 
Range of emotions going on with both of us from crying that he's gone, laughing when we find something in a drawer (ie a cigarette packet with 4 whole cigarettes and a half smoked one he had clipped and put back in the packet, something he was notorious for doing despite always telling me he hadn't smoked for 6 months every time he saw me because i'd always tell him off for it ) and anger, at ourselves for not doing more, not noticing something could have been wrong, at him for leaving us, at DH's family for being so far away etc.
I know its all part of the grieving process but this is the first time I have ever been through it!)
Sorry I got a bit ranty there didn't I! Must reign it in a bit
So sorry about your dear friend Antomac, hugs sent to you at this time
More pennies in the pot, DH and DS have been to the pub a couple of times this week (as it was DH's best friends birthday) so lots of change swapped up with notes from both of them   Think i've had a good £30 go in this week.
Anyway, I shall try and pop back in this week with more potty news and less 'drag the thread down' type stuff 

mummytummy

Sincere condolences to jakes-Mum & Antomac (((hugs))) to you both 

I’m potting something on a daily basis, today it was 2 crispy $5 notes 

Getting closer, 51 days to go 

lucyhope

Condolences to jakes-Mum & Antoma,

Not potted as much over the last week - had to buy a new cooker, the thermostat on the old one had gone and couldn't be repaired, So annoying but did get one £100 less than I'd seen it elsewhere. DGS has started big school this week so we've got him again, Mum is working from home still and is working here because she hasn't time to drop him off and get home in time to start work. Looking forward to opening day although I've done most of my C word gift shopping (daren't say the word but you all  know the day I mean!!) So I'll be able to put most of it in the bank

Frogletina

It's been a difficult day for me today as it is a year to the day since my son passed away.

It's not been an easy year and lockdown didn't help as I couldn't travel to the house to finish sorting it out and the sale of it was also delayed.

I never expected to have to go through all of his possessions and decide what to do with them. It's heartbreaking but i hope he would have been happy with my decisions.

Someone out there is now riding his beloved Yamaha. How he loved that bike - he kept it in tip top condition.

He was a much loved son, brother and uncle. We miss him very much.

Jakes-mum, I understand exactly the dilemma regarding the clothes. We decided on a casual outfit for my son, as he rarely wore a suit, and also his leather jacket. 

He would have made a good member here with a pot of £2 coins, a sweet tin of copper coins, an after eight tin of silver coins, and just a fiver in his wallet.

Sue-UU

God bless you Frogletina, what an awful time that first anniversary is. It can almost seem a sense of relief after that first year is over, but can it ever get any better when you're a parent who, never in their wildest dreams would envisage such a time....

Our dear friends had the fourth anniversary of their much loved 50 year old Son this year. Life can be so bitterly cruel for so very many. You have my love and heartfelt sympathy D. Take great care.

Lockdown was clearly a terrible time for you, especially with so much to sort through. I'm sure that throughout all your heartache you can be happy that he would have been proud of you in the decisions you made. 

Someone out there is no doubt taking great pride in enjoying riding and caring for his (your dear Son's beloved Yamaha), but hopefully your dear Son's spirit will help keep that someone safe. 

I'm not at all surprised how truly loved he was by you all as he sounded a very gentle man indeed. What an SPC member he would have been too, like Mother like Son in so many ways I'm sure. I'll be properly replying to you in just a short while D. 

Do take very great care of yourself and cherish those wonderful memories you have of your treasured young Son no matter how tough times are, nothing can take those away. 

Much love always xxx