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Frank thanks for the pics of those lovely puppies. Arn't they sweet. Nice size mum is too.

Sandra and I have just seen the lovely pics of mum and her pups, thanks Frank <3

I've just passed on your message to Sandra Mel, she was starting to get concerned that you hadn't received it and you might think she hadn't sent you one to. I was going to PM you if she hadn't heard from you today as she didn't want you to go to bed wondering if she had forgotten you. She's so pleased both you and AnnG received the cards and little notes inside, she always likes to make cards to show her appreciation for presents she receives. She was showing her gran, (my mum) everything both you and AnnG gave her when she visited this morning.
Thanks for letting her know they arrived safely <3 <3 <3

Frank, thanks for sending the pics of the puppies........they are adorable! The mum is a sweet little dog and I would find it hard to part with her if I was Conrad, but I know sometimes you just have to do what's best for the dog. :-( I see at least one pup has the sandy bits over the eyes like mum and fancy that one being all white! Mum does look very protective in one or two shots doesn't she but she's looking after them and they all look good. I wonder what the dad looked like? They are going to be very active by the time you see them aren't they! lol.

Did Ros escape with no treatment needed at the dentist?

This message is for Sandra. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

I just love my lovely treasure card with all its butterflies and jewels. I am so pleased you liked the things I sent you and know you always appreciate my little finds. I look out for things all through the year and store them up for your birthday and Christmas.

I shall treasure your card and the letter enclosed with it.

Love and kisses Mel xxxxxxxxx <3 <3 <3

Just noticed your post AnnG, pleased to see your journey home was good with no hold ups, you'll just have enough time to sort yourself out and pack ready for your next trip now

I've passed on your message to Sandra, she wanted to post it earlier but I knew you were away until today, so she decided to post it yesterday instead. I'm not allowed to mention it on here as she loves her thank you cards to be a surprise, so she swears me to secrecy. bless her. She's pleased you like it. <3

Sorry to hear your lay down on the living room floor didn't do anything to help your back Frank, have you spoken to a doctor about it yet? Good on you helping Ros get her dentist appointment, it's really bad they didn't get back to her sooner.

What a palaver getting your scrips Mel, let's hope things improve soon.

Did you DIL buy anything nice for the children Mandy? I bet Chelsea and Katie can't wait to go on their Adventure trips, I hope the weather isn't to bad for them. Have a lovely time with Katie over the weekend.

Fancy your OH using the wrong remote Ann, mind you it's easily done isn't it? I hope Sky can sort everything out for you soon. I knocked our scart lead the other day when I was polishing, but didn't realise I'd done it until we came to watch the TV and all the colour had gone strange, luckily it's not the first time I've done it so it was just a case of pushing the lead back in, but I remember us trying all sorts the first time it happened and it wasn't until a great deal later that we thought of the scart lead, so I know how your OH felt. I find if I have working batteries in one remote and need to check with a different one that doesn't have live batteries, I use the ones from one remote in the other then put them back again once I've finished until I can go the shops and buy more. The smaller ones we never seem to have any in, unlike the AA ones, we always seem to have those.

It's sound like you've had fun buying lots of new plants. The big Red Robin we moved down the bottom of the garden that was losing it's leaves, is covered in lovely white flowers, I didn't know they flowered and it looks so pretty now. I'm glad I didn't cut it back like another one, which ended up in the front garden.

Sorry to hear you're still not sleeping very well Vera, did going into the other room help? I bet that was a shock when you knocked the lamp over, fancy your OH not waking up, good job it wasn't you falling over isn't it? I hope you have nice neighbours, I worry to about the people who may move in next door, they say one thing then do the opposite, so it's hard to build any trust with them.

Yes, I was thinking the same about them having carpets laid and whether they had decided to move in after all. There's been some work being done on their shed today, I know he wanted some shelves putting up so maybe it was that. They weren't noisy, in fact I didn't even know there was anyone there until I went outside and heart the the sawing and sanding. Mum called around earlier as her cleaner told her we called around yesterday while she was out. We've been watching a coal tit back and forth all day today, we think he's feeding his chicks, he hasn't stopped all day, or her, I don't know the difference between he's and she's :-S It's been lovely to watch though.

Well we are home and unpacked and the first load of washing in the drier. We got home around 2pm but had quite a long stop at Street outlet centre where money was spent in M&S of course. We had out picnic lunch there too in the car then drove straight home. Out journey was fine, busy bit no hold ups at all. We were glad we were not travelling South as the M5 in several places resembled one long car park. there were so many jams heading South West for the bank holiday. goodness knows why they bother really as it is such a short holiday and the children, I think, are not off school. It was a great break, really enjoyed it, now have to start doing all the things that have to be done before we go to Wales next weekend. A week in Criccieth followed by five days in cemaes Bay Anglesey.
and, yes we have two weeks in Lanzarote in September.

there are a lot of posts to answer and little time for now but I will answer a few. As you can see the journey was trouble free.

Frank we have been going there every year but one since 2010. Theya re such lovely people.

Mel, Vera has a point. What if you were unable to drive, how would you get the scripts then. It really is not on.

Gill a message for Sandra......

Sandra, thank you so much for the beautifully made thank you card. I am so pleased that you liked the different stickers and, yes I know you like cats which is why I chose them for your card xxxx

Afternoon Everyone,

Colder and dull here now and a shower of much needed rain earlier. The neighbour with the new caravan went away yesterday and someone has been and laid two rows of slabs where the caravan stands. OH was chatting to the neighbour opposite that had the motorhome till recently and we all think it is a silly place to park the caravan. It's at right angles to their drive so it will run off the slabs onto the lawn in order to get it turned tightly onto the drive and to put it back, will be more difficult to hitch up there and then it's the furthest it could be for carrying stuff to pack it each time and you have to walk over the lawn which will be wet at times. Also, parking it down the side in front of their garage would mean it's easier to reach with the hose for washing and closer to the electrics for charging and our bungalow would hide it from the rest of the close and would be thieves. Still, it's up to them if they want to make life harder for themselves! ;-)

Frank, I would get your back checked out with the doc as it sounds like it could be more than a strain. OH has to be careful lifting things like bags of compost or bark chippings. Do you have a sack barrow you could use and planks you could slide the bags down from the boot onto it? You can't be too careful. I hope it starts to improve soon as it is miserable when your back hurts and you can't get comfy. I had to smile at Conrad and his growing family!!! lol. They will be a handful so it's good Jan will be going to help out with them.

Gill, peace and quiet for you at last then! Make the most of it! The new neighbour sounds like he may not be selling........unless the carpets are to spruce the floors up for selling?

Oh Mel, it's a worry isn't it when you have trouble getting your prescriptions and now all that travelling too which really isn't on. Ours often don't have all our items and we have to go back. Brexit means there is stockpiling going on as well which is creating shortages. We do get 2 month's tablet supply each time, but at one time I used to get 3 months of my thyroid medication which was even better. I hope that your next tablets will be there as they have said.

We need to get Sky in to sort out our boxes as all the pictures have gone from our recordings page and one of the mini boxes keeps disconnecting from the main box at night and you have to switch it off and back on which doesn't work all the time either. I asked OH to check the mini box in the other bedroom to see if that works ok before I ring, so off he went and couldn't even get the tv to switch on!! Then there was a search for the batteries which are very small ones. He was exasperated that those didn't work either, so I told him to try some more batteries as they were probably very old now. Still no joy so I suggested the plug fuse on the telly might have gone. He then put the remote on the bed to go and find fuses and noticed another remote on the bed..........he'd only been using the remote to the telly in the lounge hadn't he!!!!!!!! lol.

We bought some more plants for the pots and garden this morning so the greenhouse tops are full now. :-)

One of my beading friends had made a lovely little picture for the friend who had lost her 20 year old cat a fortnight ago. It had his photo with embellishments around and a little message above that said 'Some angels have wings, Others have whiskers'. It made her quite teary although she loved it.

Mandy old clothes sound best for the children's adventure trips! I used to have to change into old play clothes when I got in from school.......do children still do that now? They don't seem to do as much outdoor playing nowadays from what you read so perhaps don't get so dirty.

Looking forward to seeing AnnG's holiday pics. I hope she has a good jourrney home after her lovely break.

Hallo all

Dull, grey and none too warm here today. We’ve had a couple of short showers and are forecast more rain for later. There’s also a possibility of frost tonight so I shall have to cover one or two plants up.

I hope Ann is having a good journey back and there are no delays and hold-ups

Mel, I can’t believe what a hoo-hah it has been getting your medication. How would you manage if you weren’t able to drive? I hope it works better next month.

It will be interesting to see whether the new owners next door do move in Gill. Why would they bother laying carpets if they are not going to live there? That house must have cost them so much money with all the problems they have had that I reckon they will make a loss if they put it up for sale straightaway.

Our next door neighbour is getting quite depressed about his house sale as his buyers are really delaying things now. I hope everything goes through soon for his sake as he might lose the place he wants to buy. His buyers sound as though they are “difficult” people. I hope they don’t move in and spoil the friendly atmosphere in our little Close. Still, I mustn’t prejudge; they might turn out to be lovely people.

I hope your back eases up soon Frank. You must be careful. You want to be fit for your trip to Spain and for making a fuss of those puppies. I’d love to see a picture of them. Hope Ros got on OK at the dentist.

I like Norwich Mandy but I haven’t been there in quite a while. My son and his ex lived there for a few years and 2 of his girls were born there so we used to go frequently years ago. Now it’s just an occasional visit but I always enjoy it.

Over the last couple of days OH has cleaned out all the gutters and given them a good wash and now they are gleaming white again instead of a sort of mottled grey :-) I finished cleaning the conservatory and had a good dust and vacuum right through the house so I am feeling very smug at the moment.

I am still sleeping badly. Last night I decided at 3 am to go to another room and read or listen to the radio. Getting out of bed I knocked a table lamp over. It wasn’t damaged but it made a heck of a noise in the middle of the night. OH didn’t even stir:-|. If it had been me crashing to the floor he probably wouldn’t have woken.

Jane ad family, keeping you in my thoughts <3 <3

Afternoon all,

Dull here today and it's just started to rain ,yesterday i went to Norwich with DIL she wanted to get the children some new clothes ,Chelsea and Katie both have Adventure trips away from home for a few days with the school and both need waterproof clothes so DIL usually sends then away with their old clothes as they always come back muddy and wet .
We have Katie here tonight for the weekend so i won't be around much .

Hope AnnG has a safe journey home with no hold ups ,it sounds as if you have had a lovely relaxing time beside the sea .

Oh Mel what a to do with the tablets ,fingers crossed they have sorted it and they will be ready for you at the end of the month ,it's still a trek though for you to get them .

Gill surely the new neighbours wouldn't be having carpets laid if they weren't moving in or moving from where they are now to move in and then move again ?

Oh dear Frank you really shouldn't have lifted that compost you might have hurt your ribs again ,hope you soon feel better .
Hope Ros got on ok with her check up at the dentist .

Love and hugs for Jane and family <3 <3

Back and it is another 18 mile juirney as I clocked it to make sure. The good thing is I have ordered next months scripts when I picked them up like I used to at the local surgery so they should be at the shop on the 31st of May.

Frank they won't let us order them early either so Ros is not alone there.

Well thats messed my morning up and all I have done is feed the chickens and do one lot of washing.

Good morning all,

Dull dismal day here,very overcast, so I expect rain at anytime soon.

Glad you had a nice break AnnG. Is the cottage somewhere you have been before, or is it a first venture. Whatever it is, you certainly enjoyed your stay.

Mel this business with your prescriptions is not on. What a journey to get them. Surely there has to be a better arrangement than this. !!! So typical, the one tablet you need most is out of stock. Eos tries to order more often when she thinks she is running low, but often they say, SHE IS TOO EARLY, and won't do them.

Ros has been on the phone THREE TIMES to the Dentist. "Leave a message etc etc" we will get back to you. I finally rang, pressed the correct key to speak reception, and still got the ANSWER PHONE. I left a curt message, and someone rang her back soon after. She has just gone for her check up. !!

No lying on the lounge floor didn't seem to do any good, in fact I think, it aggravated even more. :-P :-P :-P. It still feels uncomfortable this morning. I was in bed early reading, and settled by 10.00 pm. Didn't feel madam come to bed. Was awake three times in the night. and up by 6.30 am. COT and a read until Ros. showed at 9.30. I don't know how she can sleep so long.

Not sure what we will do for a meal today. We haven't been out this week, so I might treat her later this afternoon. It will save me cooking. ;-) ;-) ;-) And get me out from the four walls. :-D :-D :-D

I hope Jane and family are feeling a little better this morning. My thoughts are with them. <3 <3 <3 and HUGS, Jane.

Morning Gill and All,

Its sunny here at the moment and not a bad day really.

I have been on the phone about oh's scripts and they are saying I have to go to Hatherleigh to pick them up. The receptionist said she was trying to speak to the supervisor about how to get htem to us but I may still have to go there. They did'nt have two of oh's pills in which is why they did'nt deliver them with mine. I think its about the same distance to Hatherleigh as it is to Holsworthy so another 18 mile trip if I have to go there.

BBL

Morning all

Dry here at the moment but it's gone dark with lots of clouds so I'm expecting rain soon or even snow flurries as forecasted.

Don't worry about posting Jane we all understand. Sending lots of hugs to everyone <3

That was nice of the Vet to take some of the pups to give mum a break and to offer to have them all over the weekend so Conrad can go to Paignton. Yes, we'd love to see a pic of mum and her pups if you can get hold of one. How is your back, did it help laying on the hard floor Frank?

Oh dear Mel that's not good about the scrips and not being able to talk to anyone about it, I hope it's sorted soon for you both.

Safe journey home AnnG, what time are you leaving? Does it take you long, hope the weather isn't as bad as it was for Frank and Ros.

OH was talking with the new neighbour yesterday and they are having the carpets put down today, he was telling OH there is only the kitchen to be replaced then everything inside will be finished. The insurance are sorting out the kitchen so we're not sure when that's being done. The neighbour told me a while back that he was hoping to move in on 14th of this month, OH doesn't think the insurance will sort the kitchen out by then, but we don't think it'll be long now. We're still not sure if they are staying or going to sell the place. At least it's quiet so we don't mind how long they take now.

Oh dear Mel, it gets worse doesn’t it? Not good enough.

Yes a great holiday and good memories. Will get some pics on the blog ASAP.

Safe journey home AnnG. You have a nice lot of memories of that holiday and lots of nice pics to show us on your blog.

Guess what I went up to get our scripts from the shop in Shebbear and they only had mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nothing at all for oh and he's the one thats run out of a coupe of things. The medical center tried to ring us twice today and we coudl'nt get the call. Whether they know how to get through to us once we press 1 on the handset to accept the call or what but oh took a call at 20 past 8 this morning and he could'nt speak to them then and I took a call this afternoon latish and I could'nt speak to them. I shall have to get the number and ring them in the morning and see whats going on.

I am so fed up with it all. :-(

Today was a pre driving home easy day for the driver so we drove a few miles to West Bay and had a good walk round. We were watching all the workmen on various sites but especially on East beach where huge boulders are being delivered from a container ship out in Lyme Bay. These I believe will be buried to stabilise the shingle and sand for future flood defence. They have a huge job ahead of them but hopefully it will make it safe for the residents in the cottages behind the beach.
The weather was grey and windy but not too cold, I had a sweater and light fleece on.

We next drove a mile or so and had a look round a garden centre we had not been to before, we didn’t buy anything but were very I pressed with it.

Lunch we had in Morrison’s I had scampi and T had fish and chips both good value for money and saves cooking this evening. We will just use up bits.

We came back to the cottage and made up a flask etc. Drove down to the bay and sat looking at the sea reading the paper. The sun was out after lunch. We walked onto the cliff and sat with our cup of tea watching the few people on the beach and the sea, it was a beautiful end to a lovely holiday. Came back to the cottage, had a chat to To. And packed. We are always sad to say goodbye to our little home from home. Hopefully we will get back here again sometime.

Jane keep reading the posts, we will keep you company while you spend time grieving it is, as you say a hard horrible time for you all.

Frank poor mummy dog with too many mouths to feed and well done that vet. Don’t blame you not continuing with a book if you couldn’t get into it. Life is too short. Find a good one.

Lol laughing about the jogging pants Mel.

Should'nt that be Puppy Sit Frank. Its a long job raising puppy's by hand as it were. I know as I have sone it. You have to tickle their privates to make them wee as they can do it on their own at first. Mum licks them to make them go. I do wish we could see a picture of this mum with her pups. Could'nt Conrad send you one so you could forward it to us please?