Weekly Chat (Non-Osprey), 4 February 2024

HI all; Left the house at 7:30 to meet various contractors at the condo. Left there at 2; didn't get home until 4 what with one detour or another. One glass of wine under my belt; another lurks.......

Lindybird: I LOVE those benches - apparently they are in Bulgaria. Marvelous! Sorry your day was bumpy. Fingers crossed tomorrow is better.

AQ: Hard to listen to moans and groans from someone who is an inveterate complainer. My sympathies. How do these people not understand that children are starving in Yemen/Gaza and that Ukrainians are still suffering and that we are so very very lucky to be living 'normal' lives. Sigh.

Rusty: I've decided to tag along with you on your outings; they sound so much fun and there always seems to be a good meal somewhere in the day. . :-)

Take care all.

Gosh Annette - you do sound to be busy! For a bit of relaxation, you will be welcome on one of my walks any time! Since I retired I have been very lucky to find groups which go to these lovely places. It amazes me that, all the time I was working, these places were there and I never knew about them! I have loved discovering them and the cafes and tea rooms associated with them!!!!

Fabulous, just the place to sit and read. The thought of being without a book is a nightmare and as with jigsaws I always have another ready to go.

Annette - Thanks for news of where the benches are -- at first, I wasn't even sure that they were real! Hope things are moving along alright with your project at the condo.

AQ --You reminded me of years ago, when our sons were teenagers snd always hanging around the kitchen looking for food. At some point in the early evening I would shout "Right! The cafe is closed!"

I got up today determined to make headway. I have been arranging for a replacement for my OHs birthday present which arrived broken (Thanks to Amazons new policy of less packaging!) and am about to sit down with the (new) sweater which I wore yesterday and then found I'd pulled a thread right across the front. My OH has already cleaned the hall carpet where he trekked mud in without noticing, and I've made a phone call to someone I missed. I'm not going to describe the almost complete waste of time we had yesterday visiting a nearby town, but out of about 4 or 5 errands, we did come home with some butter, and we did manage to get rid of 4 bags of charity donations! No more moaning from me now!

Hyacinths on our kitchen windowsill. I just love the smell. Note the camellia which is coming out, outside the window. Spring is coming!

love the hyacinths Lindy.....think I may have to get some. Sorry you had such a lousy day yesterday.