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Good morning all and thank you for breakfast Gins... :-D


Lovely and sunny here, but OH says you need a balaclava on to face the cold wind!! :-)


My friend isn't doing too badly given the circumstances. However, I think it will hit her when she leaves the house for that last time tomorrow. Having lived there for 14 years and having it open for parish events, not forgetting that her husband died in the kitchen, it will be a bit traumatic to leave it all behind.

She is only moving about a mile away as she is still working in the area. I am hoping to go down and vacuum each room as it is cleared. She is going to be at the new house to direct operations as where stuff is to be put. Her daughter will be the last one to lock up and I said I would wait for her in case she finds it all too much.

Anyway, today brings lots of lovely ironing......... :-D

Good morning all :-)

Breakfast is delicious Ginns - Thank you <3 <3 <3

Well, the sun is shining but it was meant to be cloudy and rainy all day - do we venture out or not ?? :-S :-S

Dea Xxx

Mornin all~~~~~~~~~

Sausage butties with fresh toms

Toasted teacakes for afters :-D

A very good night to all my friends !!!!!!!!!

Nite nite all ;-) :-D :-D

Dea Xxx

Move out of the area, just how far do they expect her to move :-|

Went to B&Q today to pick up a couple of lengths of turf, they had run out. Came home with a standard lamp!

Very funky and shiny chrome

Cynthia I can understand why they would need the house for the new minister.

Surely they cannot expect her to move outwith the area where she will have made many friends.

We decided not to go out last night for two reasons.

Firstly we had an empty nest for the evening and secondly being the bank weekend everywhere would be busy.

We will go out during the week - if we can fit it in got a busy week :-)

Lovely bacon butties Ginns - thank you <3 <3 <3

Cynthia - I didn't realise that she was expected to move away from the area too :-0

That is awful as this is the very time when she needs all her friends close by!

Is she going far away?

I know that you will be there to support her - how is she doing?

Dea x

Morning all.... :-D


Thank you for the bacon butties Gins and belated happy anniversary to Linds.



Did some tidying up in the garden for my friend yesterday. The move is next week and I have promised to be on hand when I can.

It's a dire situation for her to be in. As a clergy widow, she has lost not only her husband, but her home and her church family. The home goes with the job and it has been her home for 14 years now.

There is also an 'unwritten rule' within the church that, when a clergyman retires or dies in office, the family move away to allow a new incumbent the space to build up his own ministry.

Whilst I can understand the sentiment behind this, the actual reality for many of these families is pain and suffering as they have to pull up roots and leave what may have been their life for many years, behind them.

Such is life.......... but I will be there to support where I can.


Off to you-know-where shortly...... :-)

Mornin all~~~~~~~~~~~

Bacon butties are at the ready

We are having Chinese tonight :-D

Linds

Happy Anniversary <3

I've been in the garden most of the day, planting and tidying

Happy Anniversary Linds - you kept that quiet ;-) :-D :-D

Yes Ginns - Cynths is indeed a VERY lovely friend - I just wish she lived nearer to me ;-)

Linds - I don't think my grandson would make a very good PM - he is a very sweet and loving child and has a great deal of confidence (probably too much in many respects) - he can be very sensitive at times and he is absolutely full of mischief !! - He often tries to lie but the look on his face betrays him at once so 'Politician quality' he is not !!! ;-) :-D :-D

Dea Xxx

We were round at son and d-I-l's for breakfast :-D

They asked us and her brother and partner with their new baby boy.

tiny baby = cuddles = gorgeous.

Lovely to hold a tiny baby.

OH at football I am going to do some FT stuff.

Not sure if we are going out tonight for dinner or not. It's our 39th anniversary.

Cynthia how is your friend doing?

Mornin all~~~~~~~~

Ive been hiding in the background waiting for breakfast ;-)

Thank you Dea :-D

Cyns, you are a good friend <3

Good morning and thank you for the fried bread Dea........you spoil me <3


Don't worry about the eggs Gins.......I made up for it with the teacakes... :-D



That's a lovely idea re your grandson Dea. I am sure he will make a good job of it, I mean, he has a great example in you to follow hasn't he.... :-D



I spent yesterday afternoon at our late friend's widow's new home, and cleaned all of her bedroom carpets. Got myself wet through in the process of course.. :-D


Going back there shortly to see how else I can help.


Be good....

Good morning all :-)

Breakfast is cooking - bacon, eggs, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms and LOADS of fried bread for 'you know who'.

Plenty of toast, crumpets, freshly baked rolls and crackers with various spreads available.

Croissants and danish pastries, fresh fruits.

Enjoy.....

Dea Xxx

Dea,

Well done to your grandson.

Future Diplomat or PM?

He must be a very confident little boy <3

What a prestigious appointment for your little grandson :-D

Sorry Cyns, I forgot you're not keen eggs

We are excused grandchildren duties for the whole of next week Linds - Monday is a band holiday and Thursday both children have other entries in their diaries - Both have been invited to friend's houses ;-) :-D

Those are the days when we usually have them and they are already booked elsewhere for Tuesday and Wednesday so we will have a nice break !

I am sure that we will pop over to see them at some stage though 'coz we will miss them :-D

We picked them up from school yesterday and little 5 year old grandson was all smiles as he has been chosen to be 'Class Rep' and he showed me his VERY posh shiny dark blue and gold enamel badge.

The trouble was he had to tug at it to show me and there were already 2 quite large pin holes from the badge in his school shirt. - Goodness knows what state his clothes will be in by the end of term :-D

Apparently his role is to speak to any visitors (inspectors, head teacher, governor etc etc.) who come into his class - show them around and tell them exactly what the children have been learning and what they are all doing. - This will suit him to the ground. (I remember his teacher at Nursery when he was about 3 telling me that he had eplained to her nicely that she had used the wrong blue for the ocean when painting them a picture of the planet earth. - It should have been a lighter blue like the sky! - She had to admit, with a chuckle that he had been correct!).

As they progress through the school the role of the Class Rep also begins to incorporate collecting ideas and opinions from classmates and presenting them for discussion at meetings they will attend with the teachers, Head and some of the Governors. Some of those suggestions and ideas may then be implimented within the school.

I know that this sort of thing goes on in secondary schools but it is so nice that in 'their' primary school they are prepared very well for when they have to move on. They do many things there which promote confidence in the children which will stand them in good stead as they get older. The majority of these involve ALL the children and not just a few so everyone benefits.

Dea Xxx

Just having a short break from housework :-)

Nothing else to do till we are on babysitting duties at 6pm :-)

Hopefully will get some time to relax later.