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Hello all, pleased that you had a good time with your family Florence. I have been with daughter for nine days and have seen quite a bit of great granddaughter age five and a short time with other great granddaughter almost six months. However, I was due to go home next Wednesday but won’t be going now as son in law has tested positive for Covid. This is a large house so he is able to isolate and we just have to make the best of the situation. Luckily I have no rush to go home so we have to wait and see if either daughter or I catch it from him.

Joan, hope you get the chance over Easter to get your garden jobs done.

Hello all, pleased that you had a good time with your family Florence. I have been with daughter for nine days and have seen quite a bit of great granddaughter age five and a short time with other great granddaughter almost six months. However, I was due to go home next Wednesday but won’t be going now as son in law has tested positive for Covid. This is a large house so he is able to isolate and we just have to make the best of the situation. Luckily I have no rush to go home so we have to wait and see if either daughter or I catch it from him.

Joan, hope you get the chance over Easter to get your garden jobs done.

Good luck with your painting Joan, lavender sounds lovely.I wonder what bloods they are doing? Is it his circulation maybe thats affecting his mobility or is it perhaps his balance?That relates to his ear?

Hope they found out something for you.

Children here have spring holidays which dont always coincide with Easter as up here they dont really celebrate it.Also now called spring holidays to be inclusive of those who have different faiths.

Getting colder here and overcast now and windy too so heating may have to go on later grrr.

Better get cracking, have a nice weekend

Florence in the hebrides

Good afternoon peeps.
Well I've had the most wonderful time with my family. Been taken out to lunch, eve meal and to places I haven't been to in months.
We have been lucky with the weather too. Little one who is 5 had the time of his life when an Alpaca kissed him on his cheek <3

Saw 2 peacocks with all their display of feathers, was so beautiful and they came right up close, amazing creatures.

So house all quiet now :-(

Just did all the ironing, hoovered etc and now resting with a cuppa.

Took lots of pics anyway and going to make an album of them as a keepsake of 2022.

So what have i missed all week then? How is everyone else?

Florence in the Hebrides

PS As they ate me out of house & home, my fridge & freezer stock has well and truly been depleted so next job is to get a Tesco slot asap lol

Hope you have a lovely time.

Well folks, I am all set for the visitors first thing on Monday. New sofa came today and its lovely, so pleased with it.
Making a chocolate sponge tomorrow with easter decorations and mini eggs.
Quick dust & hoover and thats it.

Im sooo excited, just cant wait. They are staying in Carlisle tonight so have plenty of time for the drive up.

I shall not be around until next weekend so everyone stay safe and keep well.

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Aw Ty JustGinnie

Lovely chair, I like that style of dining chair.

So this is my last chair all looking nice & shiny

Florence in the hebrides

Hello all,
You have been busy Florence I'm sure your chairs look great after being re- varnished.

Joan such a shame about the Daffs, they are one of my favourites flowers. Our weather is not too bad today dry and breezy with the sun poking it face through the clouds.
Ann we don't have grass as when we first had our dog she destroyed it and turn it into a mud patch. We have put artificial grass down and it still looks good now and we don't have to mow it. :-)

I have been to the Drs today for a heart trace and results of my blood tests. Pleased to say all is normal and the only thing now is to sort out my pain relief tablets which I need to have a phone consult with my GP.

Got to decide what to do for tea now

Take care to all looking in.

Afternoon all
Well its still raining although during the night it snowed because the hills opposite me have a dusting of snow on them. Think we got off with it lightly as the NE where you are Joan copped it.

How demoralising that the daffs are flat, as you wait for them to bloom and then the weather trashes them and thats it for another year.
I remember a few years ago, I was growing potatoes in pots. They had grown so well and looked fab until a gale came and bashed them all. The stalks all broke and I had to dig them early. Pots were ok but a bit small but still blooming weather!!!

Ann mowing the lawn ooh you must have the best weather down there.

Well I have sanded and varnished the last chair....yay for that! Have just hoovered my bedroom and a bit of washing. Joiner coming after tea hopefully to put up 2 pictures for me in the hallway.

Tonight its left over pasta with some crusty bread. Always tastes better the next day.

Friday Im actually going to town & back in a taxi with my daughter. Havent been to a shop since last year!! But this time only to the coop and a look round The Factory shop as its part of the main shop. I just need a break away from the house and also want to see whats on the shelves rather than looking at a computer screen.

Better make a sandwich as its after 1pm and not eaten much today.

Take care all

Florence in the hebrides

good morning Joan and everyone. Oh dear Joan, it was forecast for Scotland so I thought you might get it. It is quite grey here with a glimpse of occasional sun but dry and 12 degrees. I managed to mow the lawn tis morning so I am pleased about that.

Afternoon all.
Ann, Yes I did an awful lot at the weekend but taking a chill pill today! Did some light housework and dusting but not much else.
Tomorrow I shall finish off the chairs and then not much else to do that requires a lot of energy.

Its still raining here today and quite windy too so def an indoor day.

Going to make a chicken pasta bake for tea today as appetite is good today.

Ann its about 9 degrees here too so not cold at all. In my living room without any heating on its 20 degrees!

Hope everyone else ok on this rainy Monday

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florence don't overdo all the cleaning or you will be too exhausted to enjoy the visit. the family are coming to see you not your house. Take it easy.

Joan you lunch yesterday sounded nice. Hope that you enjoyed it.

raining a bit here today and 10 degrees so not too cold but can't get into the garden.

Afternoon peeps.
Well I slept for Scotland last night as I only woke up at 10.30am!!! When I opened my eyes and looked at the clock, I could not believe the time but as I said last night, I was exhausted.

Today...hmmm my kitchen table looked like a greenhouse. I took all the seed trays and pricked out plants transferring them to smaller pots like the carnations. Anyway took me the best part of 2 hours but now I have condensed the plants and have a lot less trays so less space needed.

I then washed and dried about 20 plastic containers plus the trays, put them all back in the gardening box and then transferred the remainder on to the top of box.
By the time I cleaned the table & washed the floor, my back was really aching but...it was a good job done and made more room.

Tomorrow I want to finish off sanding & varnishing the chairs and then that's all sorted.

You always think your house is tidy etc until you are getting visitors and then you realise the dusting behind things and maybe the cupboards need tidying etc and before you know it, you are doing a full spring clean.

My family will be over first thing a week Monday and they are away on the Friday afternoon ferry. They are breaking their journey in Loch Lomond on the way back and Carlisle on the way here.

A change in the weather today as its been raining all day but we need it as the fires we had recently were because the ground was tinder dry and also the plants outside need it too to save us watering them!

Joan hope you enjoy your Sunday roast and then have a snooze. I made chicken chow mein last night so not feeling as hungry today, think I may just have toast and a yoghurt.

Hope everyone is ok today and having an enjoyable Sunday.

Florence in the hebrides

Evening all.
Was so busy the last 2 days, havent been on the computer very much.
Sorry to hear about your dog JustGinnie, very sad for you and your family. I remember once taking my beloved cat aged 15 to the vet and came back without her, sobbed for days <3

A week tomorrow my family will be coming at night by ferry. im getting rather excited as you can imagine but also a bit flustered! Endless shopping list keeps growing, laundry forever fills the machine, my new sofa is hopefully coming now on Thursday so have to move the 2 tables and small sofa around.

Yesterday I varnished 2 chairs and have 2 to do. Just feel Im rushing around all day and my legs are sore. i changed my bed, a superkingsize duvet with 6 pillows! Takes me ages to do now but i take me time.

Planning meals and days out, weather dependant of course all taking time.
We have had snow showers and hail too and its freezing. Hoping it warms up by 11 April.

Had a bit of good luck today. Got 1st and 3rd in Scottish Grand National, £20 on thunderball and a lucky dip on the main lottery whoohoo. :-D

Oh Ann, I have the fridge to clear out too and reorganize the freezer to make room for Tesco shop next Saturday. Found 10 minutes too, to do my accounts etc.

I think I may just flop into bed and fall asleep soon after as i am exhausted but all good preparations pay dividends in the end. Come next Sunday., everything will be organised.

Nite anyone still up.

Florence in the hebrides

Oh Ginnie, I am sorry to hear your news, that is sad. you will miss her.

Yes iit has been cold here too and we had snow showers yesterday, dry today but very cold when the sun goes in. We had a frost last night but plants in the unheated greenhouse survived.

Just a day for pottering indoors doing the little jobs that have mounted up, like the monthly accounts check, cleaning the fridge out etc. Not a lot of fun. Now back to the jigsaw I think.

Hope you are all keeping well and warm, the last couple of days have been really cold but sunny. We had snow showers yesterday with sun in between funny old day.

Had a sad week as our much loved dog went to the vets for treatment but sadly didn't come round from the op. She was 13 and a rescue hound. Such a lovely gentle soul.

Garden is looking better with the flowers coming on and we may have a nice show of Tulips this year. Fish have all survived I think and OH has been tinkering with the solar pumps and water feature .

Take care all and have a great weekend .

Good afternoon all.
Well after the lovely weather this week, it all went downhill earlier as we had some snow showers and its only about 3 degrees so really cold.

Been busy all day really as first had the inspector round to look over the house as it's a year old now. He had to check for any structural problems, cracks etc but all is fine in this house.
Ironing pile had become" Mt Everest" again, so worked my way through that lot and put it all away. Next job was in the bathroom. I have 3 plastic baskets with a variety of shampoos, lotions & potions etc in need of a good sort out.

Worked my way through each basket and threw out quite a few nearly empty bottles that were over 3 years old!! So all done and cleaned out baskets back in place.

Made a mackerel pate for tea with toast and salad, something light today and quick too. My legs are actually quite sore now as been on my feet nearly all day so relaxing for a bit on PC and then sort out the tea.

Joan, do you get cherries on your tree or is it just ornamental? I love to eat cherries but they are so expensive even when in season.

Hope everyone ok and having a nice afternoon.

Florence in the hebrides

Afternoon peeps. Well the day was beautiful and sunny and very warm at 16 degrees until mid afternoon then the fog came and engulfed us!

But I had beds stripped, washed, dried outside and ironed and now in cupboard all clean. Was outside trying to repair the hosepipe. Somehow it had sprung a leak. I managed to superglue the 2 wee holes and then bind with insulating tape so here's hoping that has done the trick!

Was also bin day today so another wee job crossed off the list.
Tesco now coming tomorrow as we got an earlier slot so list all done now.

I have only just sat down after ironing etc and have to say my legs are really sore. Think I overdid it today but am pleased with what I have done. Tomorrow my bedroom gets a spring clean, dusting ,hoovering etc and thats sorted.

Hope everyone else having a good day

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