Hello,
Let’s have a chat.
I’ve been out for a long walk hoping for a chat but strange as it may seem, I didn’t bump into anyone I knew.
The walk was so long that half way through Dorothy had a mini gay-man’s flounce and sat miserably at the back door of a parked car in the blind hope that it was Bluebell.
She’s only just forgiven me now, and that was after the fact I let her lick the eggy bits from my Brunch plate.
Yes people as part of my diet I only have Brunch and Dinner now and alongside a reduction of alcohol and eating crap after 6 pm at night. It seems to be working
Well....I had to do something , my underwear drawer needed a mercy killing initiative.
Stretched to buggery and with too many holes.
Thank god for Amazon.
As Mrs Doubtfire would say
So in these final moments of lockdown I am polishing those tarnished bits of me, I missed when pulling up my bra straps over the last year. Something, I think we all do, when there is a whiff of spring in the air and the weak sun, warms your bones when out with the dogs.
Takes a long sip of coffee from my trusty bucket
I’m feeling happy today. Happy with my new resolve. I’ve started to read the 20 books collected and stacked on my new ( ultra trendy John Lewis) side table and I’ve started the first of my on line courses which remind me I still have a brain and the capacity to debate.
............phone rings ...I answer
I’ve returned after a long phonecall from Nu which was as invigorating as an icy plunge in the sea. We haven’t physically met for a year and we are now making tentative plans what we will do when we can...more adventures afoot more laughter ahead.
Blogland has settled down too, with less troll activity spoiling the chatter and it’s nice to feel more kindness and less game playing around........oh and as I’m talking about blogs .....
Go visit Libby at
https://libbysaidok.blogspot.com/ her new blog needs a few virtual hugs of welcome
I’ve just video called my friend John in Sheffield. We discuss Hitchcock at length, it’s one of those conversations we used to have over too much red wine in All Bar One.
I miss him
Time for a coffee refill
Bloody hell it’s 2pm ....I’m working the next three days so I have jobs to do.
Operation dog snot removal, more sooty cobwebs to scoop up, ones I missed last week.
I’m glad We’ve had this chat.
I will leave you with a photo of the primroses I planted by the front door.
They are optimistic and cheerful and mirror my mood
Enjoy them
Amazing what a bit of sunshine, some cheerful flowers and refreshing chats with friends can do to recharge the batteries and chase the blues away. Shoulders back, deep breathe and a smile.....you are passing your gossip and brighter spirits on to us all And now for spring! Soon! Ish! Have a good weekend pet.
ReplyDeletePrimroses are in bloom?!! Not fair at all! Where's the justice! lol
ReplyDeleteLovely chat, thanks John. You really cheered me up with spring flowers and talk of the final moments of lockdown. I really needed it after my morning walk when someone told me that fellow dog-walker Graham, and his wife, both died from Covid last week...I hope there is someone to look after their little black dog, Lexi. Sadly I don't know where they lived, so can't check up on her. On another tack, I also replaced my sadly sagging and holey knickers after Christmas, and decided to go for quality, which hopefully will last. £50 for 12 pairs! they'd better be good!
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ReplyDeleteThe coming change of seasons has everyone longing for things to be different. Primroses? Already? I'm trying not to begrudge you this bright spot.
ReplyDeleteThe afternoons are perceptively lighter , spring is on the hisizon x
DeleteGreat chat John. My 'Bridget Jones' knickers need replacing, they seem to have stretched too!!!! Like your idea of brunch and dinner, lockdown = eating more in our house.
ReplyDeleteI have just finished the two novels about an American serial killer my SIL gave me. Need something a bit lighter next.
My daughter and dog called around to walk with her daughter and dog (who live here) so had a very quick chat and she kindly dropped me off a bag of ironing as she has 4 house viewing tomorrow. Her dog does not understand social distancing, he wanted a cuddle. He missed his 'brother from another Mother', so was happy to walk with his oppo.
Love the spring flowers, you have a lovely cottage garden. Great to see lighter nights. Spring hopefully heralds better news on the lockdown front.
I used to be addicted to Patricia cornwell
DeleteI enjoyed our chat, John. Just what the doctor ordered! It won't be too long (God willing) before we can meet up with others for a coffee and a chat, sans masks/sanitiser/social distancing. Oh, Happy Day! xx
ReplyDeleteHappy days indeed
DeletePink to match your mood and your rosey (butt)cheeks x
ReplyDeletePS would I approve of Amazon undercrackers?
I doubt it
DeleteYou'd be surprised how easily I am pleased darling x
DeleteWhat a delightful chat and am so very pleased you're feeling on top of the world! Ta for spreading the cheer. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat plans to better your physique but don't skimp on good nutrition for those long work hours. My sweet MIL said to lose weight, "eat a little less, move a little more and gradually it goes". I'm doing that, too.
Your primroses are lovely.
Hugs!
Your friend Libby only accepts only google comments, so I cannot comment there as I don't want a google account, thank you. :)
DeleteHope Libby enjoys retirement and her new blog!
Hugs!
😘
DeleteIt's so amazing how suddenly one can find oneself, for no apparent reason, in just a better mood. Sunnier, lighter, more optimistic, more content.
ReplyDeleteIt's a gift from the universe that I never forget to give thanks for.
Yes I agree......we all need to move forward x
Deleteoh how i love primroses! we are about to be hit with an arctic air rush. no flowers of any kind around here yet. what a joy it will be when you and Nu can get together again. there is hope for us all.
ReplyDeleteNice chat and nice of you to share your happy mood (and primroses) with me! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI needed the good mood I’m working three 12 hour shifts now x
DeleteI've been looking for primroses in the grocery store but had to settle for a pretty daffodil, iris and hyacinth bouquet instead but I'll keep looking. We're still in lockdown but kiddies go back to school on the 15th. Off to make scalloped potatoes for dinner. Hugs, Elaine
ReplyDeleteI bought mine at the supermarket grateful they are deemed “ essential”
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ReplyDeleteThank u and welcome xxx
DeleteI really like it when you're in a good mood.
ReplyDeleteAnd we have Thursday video chats, some friends and I. One of them baptized them Thirsty Thursdays because EVERYBODY brings wine. Half an hour in, we're wasted. LOL
I'm gonna go visit your friend's blog.
XOXO
I have those chats too......but with large gins x
Deleteplease to be modelling the new undies when they arrive. YAYZ for a long phone chat with nu!
ReplyDeleteOnly when I’ve lost weight lol
DeleteHello John,
ReplyDeleteAmazing what a difference the sunshine makes and signs of Spring all around.
Such a joyful welcome at your door with flowers!
Yes, sunshine and slightly longer days....simple pleasures
DeletePrimroses are so great at this time of year, aren't they? Ours are blooming too. I'm jealous that your cyclamen is blooming too -- ours are doing nothing this year.
ReplyDeleteSpring is a good time for cleaning, both physical and emotional!
Cyclamen drown easy but need to be kept moist . It’s a lucky balance
DeleteYour early spring always amazes me. I love the primroses. Ad maybe you'll find snowdrops in the churchyard soon? I admire your tenacity and resolve to start over, to keep trying, to *care* , in these dismal days of covid. (Won't it be hard to adjust your meal schedule with your odd shifts and nights?)
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Lizzy they are already blooming in the graveyard
DeleteOOooo! Next post can be the doggies and the snowdrops on a lovely morning walk. And is there a hint of gree in the railway walking lane? Lovely!
Delete"green" not gree.
DeleteWe are just noticing the light lingers longer in the aftenoons, but the snow continues to build...
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DeleteI treated myself to new pyjamas because my old ones had holes in , now I am unwilling to unpack them they look so nice in the packaging .
ReplyDeleteI saw wild primroses the other day it really cheered me up .
We have had a funny day the battery on the car is flat so we can't get into the car and the emergency key will not work , we have been waiting all day for someone to come out but I guess they will not be coming now , I hope they come tomorrow food stocks are very low lol .
The food stocks are low, is worrying x
DeleteYou deserve the new pyjamas...unpack them and enjoy them!
DeleteBetween you and my aldi flowers I’m getting happy again. Thanks
ReplyDeletePatty
Got a text this morning, asking me to book my first Covid jab. Managed to get a slot for this Sunday lunchtime, so Howard can drop me at the surgery in the works van he's borrowing for the weekend. I'd looked at the pages where you could work out when you were likely to be called in, & I must come under extremely vulnerable, even tough I don't really tick all the boxes unless they still class my asthma as severe. Though the 12 week time lag will take me to late April/early May for the 2nd jab, which was more or less expecting to be seen for the first one. So liberty, if not freedom, is on the horizon. Hopefully Howard will get the call soon too, as his job requires him to deliver prescriptions & sometimes food parcels to the vulnerable housebound (aside of me), & it would make sense for him to be covered.
ReplyDeleteWell done with the jab, things ARE looking up
DeleteHello there Sunshine,
ReplyDeleteGlad things are bright this morning. Sounds as the things you are looking forward to are very important.
Good for the plans. We should all plan to meet before the world ends.:)
Everyone needs a plan
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I've done nothing apart from walk and talk today.Met several dog walkers trudging through the mud which earlier was quite pleasant as the sun was shining.We spoke dog talk which I can chatter away for ever about.One nice man eventually with his black retriever golden Labrador said apologetically"I must go I have a meeting in 10 minutes".Back at the dog house a nice man entered my property with protection-he fitted a nice clean new oven door as unfortunately previous had a crack.Afterwards I chatted to a friend for 2 hours until my phone lost its charge x
ReplyDeleteIt is good to chat..lightens the day.
ReplyDeleteMy family only text or message...we are a load of Aspies, so understandable..but just once in a while it would be nice....
Send me your mobile and I’ll text you x
DeleteI will send it with a picture...I think I have your address for the postcard sending!
DeleteI enjoyed the chat John. xx
ReplyDeleteMe too xx
DeleteYou are a real tonic today John - thanks for that.
ReplyDeleteI would love to hear your review on the book I recommended, On earth we are simply Gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteBear with it as it is very moving.
Love the primroses spring is on its way and hope for a better 2021 x
Thanks for the catch-up. I think we're all beginning to feel a little better because spring, and the vaccine, are just around the corner. We hope.
ReplyDeleteMy gawd, that's a big coffee cup! No wonder you call it "the bucket!"
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice chat! You have flowers blooming in February? How wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely chat on the blog today. Quite lovely.
ReplyDeletecheers, parsnip
Hubby got the call for his jab, nothing for me. Rang the surgery and they said 'Come along together'. All sorted. Sis's hubby got the call, but nothing for her. She rang the surgery and was told she was not vulnerable despite recovering from a mastectomy! GP said 'If I do it for you, I have to do it for everyone!'. WOW. 😘
ReplyDeleteAh, the underwear drawer. I need to go through my knickers. I have sensible cotton ones to wear under my uniform and my weekend knickers for my time. I may need to go to the "i wear nice underwear under my scrubs" school of thought that my younger coworkers have.
ReplyDeleteMy husband made the mistake of asking what I talk about with coworkers. Nothing intellectual, we spent the better part of a shift on the subject of knickers.
It's been a crapfest start to a new year. My cousin's husband died, my brother has cancer, my Covid shot was cancelled due to our government being at the mercy of other nations production schedules.
It will get better, it has to.
Enjoyed the chat John, thank you. I also had a long facetime chat with my bestie today, not the same as face to face but still lovely. Gorgeous primroses- I have some yellow ones just blooming in our front garden. Just wonderful
ReplyDeleteHow lovely - both the chat and the primaries.
ReplyDeletePrimroses!
DeleteNice chat, we should do this more often. The sun was out and it warmed up to near 60 degrees F this afternoon, when I left my annual visit to the good doctor, I put the top down on my litte care and took a slow drive. A convertible (cabriolet) and heated seats on a a slightly cool but sunny day, are heaven, the Doc told me to find ways to relax more.
ReplyDeleteVery nice to chat. With each day, Spring feels nearer and now it is still light at 5 PM. Spring inspires an in-with-the-new and out-with-the-old energy. I find Spring inspirational and the energy propels each of us in to action. You describe lots of great actions. Also, your primroses look beautiful at your front door. My garden started to show early Spring time life and then we got snow, 15 inches with more predicted for Sunday! We know there is life beneath the blanket of snow and all will be good in time. We are a hearty bunch Hold that thought.
ReplyDeleteChatty is good, at least online for me. I had a phone chat with my best friend this morning and I've been in pain ever since (can't talk normally due to jaw problems). Spring is springing here too, about time!
ReplyDeleteOn one occasion when I was happily chatting away an extremely rude person quite unnecessarily said to me-"For ***** sake will you Shut Up"!-how very dare they x
ReplyDeleteStretched to buggery and with too may holes, eh? My Neo-Natal nurse grand daughter is on 15 hour shifts as standard.
ReplyDeleteLoved that you stopped by for a chat. Anytime, please. Delighted by the primroses too.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the flowers! We’ve just had about 8inches of snow dumped on us. The snowplows will run at all hours and keep us awake. Well, I use earplugs, my husband will sleep fitfully. Ah, well...We long for spring, here.
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Lovely chat, thank you, so nice to catch up and hear that you're feeling you wouldn't be dead for quids !
ReplyDeleteMy gorgeous old Poppy from Vauxhall used to tell me that when I was little.I was supposed to go 'home' with my grandmother when I turned 16, but that was the year she died...never happened.
Good to see the garden is looking great and bringing you joy.
We have Lovely end of Summer here in S E Queensland,beautiful days, 7k walk this morning.
What online courses are you doing? P.s. we need to see the John Lewis table.
ReplyDeleteLovely chat, thank you. My husband has his first jab tomorrow which is sooner than we were expecting so they must be well on track. I am eight years younger so a bit longer yet. Lovely primulas too.
ReplyDeleteLovely cheerful chat John we all need people in our life to share stories with the good and the bad lightens the load of burdens especially during these strange times. Take care.
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