Chitchat thread #24

[bramble]

Good morning all, a bit on the dull side but no rain forecast.

GF, At least it will be peace of mind to know your brother in law is in hospital and being looked after.

Snoop, bet you can't wait for those 7 months to pass and then it will be time to please yourself.

We try to avoid going anywhere on a bank holiday, much better to stay at home.

No plans for the day so I will be doing something garden related.

Lottie, hope you enjoy your break.
Have a good day all.

[Florence Fennel]

Good Morning All Sunny here but very cold. I hope he's home soon GF. Nothing wrong with having an egg (albeit chocolate) for breakfast CG We're out for lunch today at my Son in Law's. All the Golden Girls will be there too, so I'm looking forward to that. Have a good holiday Lottie.
Have a good day

[Nicos]

Lottie…enjoy your holiblobs!..great call re the pickup.
Looks like you’ve just missed the worst of storm David too!

[greenishfing]

Nicos, if you're in the North East it would be a shame not to visit Beamish if you can.

Just type Beamish into Google.

[Nicos]

Been there GF….fantastic place!…that’s the sort of thing I’m interested in though…thanks for that ….It may well have had more added to it .
I’ll pop it on the back up list…thanks!

[Containergardener]

Happy hols LD

Nicos for fossil hunting hours about Saltwick Bay (Whitby) , surrounding places of Runswick Bay, Staithes, Robin Hoods Bay. Theres always a walk to the lighthouse at whitley bay. , done lindisfarne though didn't do the Gertrude Jekyll garden there, Alnwick for the poison garden?
Seahouses could go out on the boat /farne islands
Bamburgh Castle and beach.
Depends which way you go north? Loch lomond, Loch Katrine
Fife?
We like North Berwick nr Edinburgh.

[Snoop Puss]

Seahouses... used to go there every year for holidays as a kid. Best fish and chips in the world from Moles (now closed), eaten straight out of the paper on the harbour walls.

Better for me than Bamburgh is the walk from Craster to Dunstanburgh Castle. Amazing walk and the castle is quite a dramatic landmark. Then, ideally, back for kippers in the tearooms at the kipper smokery.

That said, I remember being amazed as a little girl by the Grace Darling Museum in Bamburgh.

Probably all very different now... The smokery was most unsanitary.

[Nicos]

Just been reading about her Snoop…wow- that takes some bravery

Thanks for the suggestions!

[greenishfing]

Oh yes, Whitby is one of my favourite places. Hard to get bad fish and chips there. There's always a chance of finding some jet washed up on the beach as well. It always felt a bit spooky passing Fylingdales on the way.

I remember going on a two day Geography field trip from school to Lindisfarne, Seahouses, Bamburgh Castle etc. We ended up participating in a traffic survey in Durham. I wonder if it's all changed much in half a century or so.

[lottie dolly]

afternoon,just poped in for a rest,thanks for good wished and vibes,case's as good as done,going out for a chippy tea later,save me cooking and him washing up,yes he loves doing it,
I agree with beamish,same as the Black country living musium,if you within coooooeeee,Snoop the next few months will fly past,to retire,then you will begin to wonder,how you found time to work,

[Andraste]

Hope everyone had a good bank holiday.

Sending love &hugs to those who need them - you know who you are - I'm thinking of you x

[lottie dolly]

I am all ready now,even the packup,so i will say by for now,see you next week,good wishes and look after yourselves

[Andraste]

Bon voyage Lottie

[greenishfing]

Good evening all.

I went hospital visiting this afternoon. My brother in law is, fortunately for him, not in the same hospital that my husband was in last year.

I was pleasantly surprised to find him in a large, clean, quiet, sunny ensuite, single room. The staff seemed very nice and helpful. I actually believe that he is being well looked after, which feels as if a great weight has been taken off my shoulders. (I never felt that about my husband's "care" last June.) He has also avoided the dreaded catheter and when, as I was leaving, I, at his request, asked if someone was available to help him to the toilet somebody went immediately to help him.

[greenishfing]

Good evening all.

I went hospital visiting this afternoon. My brother in law is, fortunately for him, not in the same hospital that my husband was in last year.

I was pleasantly surprised to find him in a large, clean, quiet, sunny ensuite, single room. The staff seemed very nice and helpful. I actually believe that he is being well looked after, which feels as if a great weight has been taken off my shoulders. (I never felt that about my husband's "care" last June.) He has also avoided the dreaded catheter and when, as I was leaving, I, at his request, asked if someone was available to help him to the toilet somebody went immediately to help him.

Bon voyage! from me too, Lottie