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It works ! Couldn't resist trying, KPnuts😊
ReplyDeleteHow very clever of you & I'm sure people will be extremely grateful.
Well done KP Nuts. !
ReplyDeleteHi, it must be magic! Next I’ll have to work out second thread & putting pictures in, I’ll get my daughter involved again, a bit of Mother daughter bonding.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant KP! You are a genius! I was on the point of starting a FB Archerfan blog for as a private group only but it would need people to open a FB account so wouldn’t be so popular with some of our members.
ReplyDeleteDo let me know if I can help in any way, or if you need a deputy for when you are away.
...That was so good of you AP. Wouldn't there though be a problem with posting with the current names, used here - no idea.
DeleteYes, that’s a good point Miriam. People would need to use their exiting Facebook name, which is usually their real name. But I wouldn’t mind that, in fact I should be happy for anyone on our blog to know my real name ( quite a few already do) and I have nothing to hide! You could use your real name and just say AKA Miriam, or Lady R or whatever the first time you posted. If you are new to Facebook I think it is possible to use a pseudonym, I am sure some already do.
DeleteI concur with Carolyn, three cheers for KPnuts.
ReplyDeleteAnd me...👏👏🍾
DeleteWell-done KP and thank you.
ReplyDeleteI have a good example of inflation. I always have a pack of frozen sliced peppers - red, green + yellow - in the freezer. These can be added frozen into things like chilli, goulash etc. Today, it was difficult to find a new pack. When I did it was obvious that the pack was smaller. The nearly empty packet is 750g, the new one is 500g, but was the same price.
ReplyDeleteI also bought an item, which was 25p more than last week.
I was the supermarket's worst customer today, as I was taking things off shelves, lifting containers in other sections, to find produce to suit me. If I paying more, then I want the best 😆
After my opticians appt, last week, the lenses in my prescription sunglasses needed to be changed. I am struggling driving without these, as I am having to use just my plain glasses. It seems (after a 'phone call) it might be another week until I get these back. As such, my driving is very curtailed, due to the glare and so I cannot go to the farm shops, places to buy plants for garden etc as I had planned.
DeleteI might have been "vocal" on both these new pages just now, but I just want to continue as normal.
ReplyDeleteThis is also to show my full support and appreciation, to KPNuts, for giving many these alternative and extra "Life Boat" pages, be they short or long term.
It means a lot.
Eh up, I'm here at the mo after a lot of faffing about. Don't know whether I'll stay on or not. Mrs P cannot get on still but will try again. I have tried bookmarking this page to see if that helps me get on again.
ReplyDeleteI went onto the three dot symbol, at the top RH. This gave me the option to add a shortcut onto my "home page"' which works.
DeleteKP you are a wonder ⭐️ Thank you so much 💐
ReplyDeleteThis is brilliant ! Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations KP, page now bookmarked ☺
ReplyDeleteOh I’ve made it after several tries.
ReplyDeleteI must add my sincere thanks and congratulations to KP
Your a wonder KP !
Good to see that people are managing to get in, hopefully LanJan will be able to find her way back to the fold, does anyone know if she is able to read but not post, as I was for a month, or completely locked out? I needed to sign into Blogger rather than google chrome, but I couldn’t say exactly how I did that, I just kept hitting the keypad until it submitted.
ReplyDeleteDon’t worry too much about number of posts, opening a fresh thread seems pretty easy,
Brilliant KP, thank you. And thanks to Miriam for describing how to get links on the home screen. 💐💐
ReplyDeleteI have been locked out of the blogs, but I'm not sure that it was the same problem that others have had - seemed to be a 'Google account' problem which blocked my access to Gmail, YouTube and other Google services.
Managed to sign back in today 🙂
Brilliant KP, thank you.
ReplyDeleteNo problem for me signing in, I just had to disable Advanced Tracking Protection for this site.
To those who have messaged regrets about GGs silence on the GG blog…….
ReplyDeleteI have emailed him again telling him that all his dear ladies are concerned for him, MrGG, or some calamity or other.
We can only hope that at some point our pleas and concerns will be read and responded to.
That's nice Mrs P.
DeleteI have now emailed GG again reassuring him, should that be appropriate, and informing him of KPs initiative.
ReplyDeletePersonally I would hope that Carolyn and Stasia might reconsider joining us.
ReplyDeleteAnd where are you BASIA ?
Also hope that Hilary, EnZed and other far flung contributors will catch up with us soon.
Sorry about the brief absence, I was playing in settings but I think we’re back! This is very much a learning curve for me, so bear with.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I have noticed is that I can go on a power crazed rampage & delete posts, I will try to control my megalomaniac tendencies 😆
I’ve added a picture and am feeling absurdly pleased with myself, I did it all by myself😀
ReplyDeleteWell done all those who are posting easily. I've lost count how many hours I've wasted pushing different buttons to allow me onto this sight when I want. I've obviously pressed something different this aft cos I haven't had to send myself an email.
DeleteAnyone watching Chelsea Flower show. I've seen the first program so far.Beautiful gardens. How I wish I could have a little flowing stream through a bit of my garden. I'll just keep on with the project of trying to repoint the patio. Just had a bright green right angle garden sail delivered to go over the patio.....That'll probably upset the neighbour in the big house behind us but it will stop the pidgeons sitting in his 3 huge beech trees from crapping on me when I'm sat on my swing seat!!
That type of sail is so very lovely, and does make a wondeeful difference. As long as it suits you, then that is the important factor.
DeleteKP A lovely photo heading, but do not make this too important, unless you want to.
ReplyDeleteIt is just lovely to be still here, just in a different way that is suiting many.
You have done a wonderful job which is so much appreciated.
I think that GG should now be left well alone.
ReplyDeleteI am sure, that when he is able to do so and as to whatever his situation is, he will contact some-one in his own way.
PtbY - Loved the William Morris garden at Chelsea with the beautiful pergola- type canopy made from deep red (ox-blood, I think it was called) metal with intertwining flowers and cushions in his fabrics. Al the flowers were taken from his designs and in such lovely deep jewel-like colours.
ReplyDeleteAt the weekend Mr A , with the help of son in law and grandson, managed to re-erect our pergola, badly damaged by storm Duncan. We had had estimates of between £2000 and £4000 from garden design people, so Mr A measured everything up very carefully and ordered the wooden beams from a local sawmill who delivered them free. Then several hours of sawing to length, chamfering ends, cutting notches, inserting bolts and goodness knows what else and the beams were lifted into place. So we now have a beautiful new 4m long x 2m wide pergola for the total cost of £175! Fortunately they managed to keep the main branches of the Wisteria and grapevine intact, inserting the beams underneath them, so it won’t be too long before everything is blooming and growing again. I am very proud of my 78 yr old hubby for taking on such a big task and it was great having a picnic garden lunch for the workers!
Proud ! So you should be ARCHERPHILE, and not only taking on the task but showing a younger generation ( again ) that it’s not just the expensive professionals that are able to do a good job.
DeleteEnjoy your rebuilt pergola while you can.
And how is the job of persuasion to move coming along ?
That sounds wonderful AP, but might it discourage him from moving,? both in terms of abandoning his creation but also the proof to himself that he can still manage everything
DeleteWhat a treasure Archerfile
DeleteI was in the veg garden when 3 military jets went screaming over very low down. It unsettled me so much that I came back indoors. They may have been American. No doubt on exercises. I feel so sorry for the Ukrainians who must experience that sight and noise and far worse, bombs falling, every day.
ReplyDeleteOn a lighter note my runner and French beans have been nipped off, holes dug and the seeds eaten. I planted replacements and the same thing happened so my son fixed the wildlife camera up on the bean sticks, and I now know the culprits, pesky squirrels in the early morning long before I am up 😣
They were so funny to watch I almost forgave them. Now , how to prevent them demolishing the third lot?!
Son has now moved the camera up to the field where there are runs through the long grass, and we are hoping we might see some fox cubs.
We get a huge number of military flights, mainly helicopters, going over us, often very low & even after ten years I still don’t like them. As you say Janice it must be horrendous for anyone living in a conflict zone.
DeleteArcherphile. Yes that garden was gorgeous. Beautiful cottage garden planting. Anyone else think Carol kleins had a face lift? 🤭
ReplyDeleteJust on to my 3rd Chelsea show. Monty looking very dapper!! I’m watching paint dry as I watch the telly. Lol.
Um Carol Kline 🤔 I noticed how much make up she was wearing in her own garden unusual for her I thought but she did look fresher yet I wouldn’t imagine her worrying about such things as face lifts. Maybe a chemical peel?
DeleteOoh. Still here. Lanjan just trying to get on to new blog. No success so far.
ReplyDeleteCoucou tutti, merci KPnuts 👍 thinking of you GG xx
ReplyDeleteCoucou Parsley. Si heureux que vous nous ayez trouvé!
DeleteThank you, KP, for setting up this new site!
ReplyDeleteI had been unable to post for some time and was still locked out on this new blog until I tried access via my laptop.
Iphone and Ipad had failed despite turning off tracking.
So, hello again to you, Mrs P, and to all you dear blogger friends!
Hilary, how lovely you have found us, we are gradually all meeting up again thanks to KP.
ReplyDeleteI am able to post easily now on my IPad and iPhone but am not quite sure why. I just hope it continues without more problems
I've just finished reading a book written by an old school friend. It's a memoir of a girl from a not well off working class background who made it to university professor in the male dominated world of computing. It's made me realise that, while progress has been made in the last 50years, there is still quite a way to go for women's equality, especially in the world of tech.
ReplyDeleteWell done to your friend cc. Still a long way to go on this blog going by the problems we ladies have and are having tech wise 🤣😂
DeleteAfternoon all. A message from Cowgirl, especially to Gary and Miriam. She wanted to let you know that she cannot get on the blog whatever she does.
ReplyDeleteHer geese that she bought are not performing well. All the eggs so far have been infertile. The geese have been treated to a bigger paddling pool to hopefully get the gander more in the mood!
🤣🤣 I wish her Gander, Good Luck.
DeletePTBY Do give CowGirl my best wishes. I hope the bigger pool, has the desired effect.
DeletePS How are things going as to your eye situation
DeleteStill the same. Still waiting for the eye op
DeleteGoose eggs make wonderful cakes. We had 3 pet geese years ago, from Tavistock Goosey Fair, and they were very companionable. My daughter as a child would sit on the grass up in the orchard with her book and they would come and sit with her. We always knew if someone was coming because they would start cackling .
DeleteHow lovely Janice, sounds like the “Darling Buds Of May” 🤗
DeleteBig Sis has just been on the 'phone - she has her grandkids tomorrow and a sleep-over. It was the usual veiled call for "help"!
ReplyDeleteThis time I am not going. I have to have another blood test tomorrow, to see if my abnormal fbc from 3 weeks ago, shows any difference. I will then be off to the Garden Centre to get plants, compost etc. so to do my tubs and garden, as I like it. It is the 1st time for 2 years for this is to be happening in the full entirity again.
Well done for saying No Miriam.
DeleteAlways the unmarried or childless sister that gets corralled into helping out with the responsibility that should be the married sisters alone.
...I stood firm for once!
DeleteShe will appreciate your help even more when she has had to manage on her own!
DeleteLanjan asks….the people who are getting on the blog, have they got an Apple iPad?
ReplyDeleteI use my android phone.
DeleteSamsung galaxy tablet.
DeleteYes I use Apple iPad and iPhone. I have just altered iPad to KP nuts blog to match phone. I use Chrome tapped on KP to bring up her profile then tapped my blogs and after a few seconds up comes MK 2 hope this helps. Even if not using Chrome the principle should be the same 🤞🏼 We miss LJ, and 🐈⬛🐈⬛
DeletePTBY I am on Apple devices, phone & iPad, and I think that most people having problems are using Apple devices. For a month I could only read the blog but not comment.I kept getting the blue “sign in with google” rectangle & clicking just took me back to the top of the page. I was already signed in with ***** google, which is confusingly called chrome.
ReplyDeleteI probably signed out first. To do that I went to open a new page & tapped my initial in top right corner which then gave sign out as an option, I probably then forced close the app, where you double tap screen then brush it away, I think what I did then was opened a fresh page in google and typed in how to sign into blogger or blog spot and followed the instructions and that allowed me in. So maybe that will help LanJan & other apple users, the problem is I had many unsuccessful attempts to get in that I can’t remember exactly what finally worked! Anyway good luck to any of our friends who are still trying
I use an Apple iPad and had the same problems.
DeleteOWIAS suggested the following,
Go into settings,
Scroll until you see the sign for Chrome, mine was turned off.
Turn chrome on, in my case I was back to normal.
I’m about to press publish, simples. For me anyhow.
I have an Apple IPad and even on this new facility provided by KP I’m still getting the problem including over the last day or so. To me it seems inconsistent, sometimes I’m blocked, with the sign in to google sign which just sends me back to the head of the blog, then for no apparent reason I get the publish sign as I have this morning.
DeleteI suppose I’m getting used to living with this situation.
I will get in touch with LJ and later today try to talk her through the process of getting onto this blog.
KP I too spent 2weeks locked out exactly as you have described and when something did work after trying so many different things I had no idea what I had done 🤣😂
DeleteAt last! I went into settings and then scrolled down to Chrome and then switched on “Allow cross website tracking” . What a palaver but hoping now it continues to work! It is an Apple situation!
ReplyDeleteYES! Ev that’s what I did -thanks for reminding me 🙃🤣
DeleteMrNuts & I went to see Murder on the Orient Express at Chichester last night. Great fun, even if I knew the plot having seen the film. Couldn’t help noticing that hardly anyone was wearing a mask which didn’t impress me. As newly recovered from Covid I didn’t feel at personal risk but irritated as there it is still out there.
ReplyDeleteI think I had a news item this morning that said mask wearing would no longer be compulsory in health settings, ie surgeries and hospitals.
DeleteI am not certain this is right but it seems very foolhardy if so.
And the cruise line we should have gone with is also making mask wearing voluntary which really annoys me! But I suppose it has to come sometime!
Out and about yesterday I noticed that I was almost completely alone in wearing a mask.
DeleteEv - well done, I’ve been thinking you must be locked out too and have missed you.
No LanJan yet I see. I will see what help I can give her.
It will be interesting to see which of all our suggestions on here will work for LJ - I do hope something does for hair and soon!
DeleteArcherphile.
DeleteI was in my surgery today. Masks still have to be worn, seating is still socially distanced and Drs. were still wearing masks + gloves. They obviously know more than we do!
Also my opticians, where I was yesterday. This was just to pick up my new prescription "Sunnies", but a mask still had to be worn.
DeleteI don't mind this, at all.
Flipping heck. I’ve just done allow cos website tracking and I’m back in.
ReplyDeletePTBY you are a genius.
ReplyDeleteEv ,it is you who is the genius .
ReplyDeleteThank you
I have just followed Evs instructions- I shall wait and see if it makes any difference to me.
DeleteVery good to see you back LanJan.
Lanjan gonna ring Cowgirl and talk her through so hopefully she'll be back soon too.
ReplyDeleteGreetings LJ, so glad to see your name, hopefully Cowgirl soon.
ReplyDeleteI assume no response still from Gary which is a still a concern but all we can do really is wait.
Yippee LanJan, you are back!
ReplyDeleteLet’s hope it’s for good this time, we have missed you ❤️
Well, I don’t think I am a genius but glad to see I am still here! I hope we can welcome more people back soon. I am concerned about Gary too and hope he will be back in touch before too long.
ReplyDeleteA good few years ago Mike and I met a very eccentric American of Italian extraction. He had been in the US Navy and after being posted to UK he had gone on to live here permanently and never went back to the States. Over the years we visited each other occasionally and went on two holidays together. I’m sure fellow holidaymakers wondered about our relationship with each other and one day Pip loudly remarked that last night had been a night to remember! He was like that, ever clowning around! We kept in touch by E-mail and eventually Pip went into a home. Latterly we exchanged letters when he could no longer use a computer but his writing became very bad and sometimes indecipherable. I didn’t have a Christmas card and meant to check with the home but you know how it is. This year has been hectic one way and another. With his birthday looming at the end of May, I phoned the home to be told what I had suspected that Pip had passed away some time ago. My memories of him are good ones and it showed that platonic friendships are very possible. He was scatty and the exact opposite of Mike who was very organised but they got on well. Mike was very happy to see me go off shopping with Pip on holiday and in St Petersburg Pip and I went to the ballet which was not Mike’s thing! He stayed on board our ship and enjoyed the Russian dancing there! Pip had never married but he had a son in America from his youth and we know he had a long relationship with a man in Deal where he lived who sadly had died with a brain tumour. I will never forget Pip and I hope they have plenty of Negronis up in heaven for him!😊
What a heartfelt,.sad but meaningful story.
DeletePip, sounded a lovely person, and a sad loss to all who knew him.
Thankfully Ev supplied the know-how where I failed Good to hear you Lan-jan!
ReplyDeleteDear folks, I’ve returned to say it’s OWIAS who should be thanked.
ReplyDeleteShe along with KPNuts are the genus’s.
I had my extra follow up blood test done today, when I also found out what the original problem is. I know too much - so I am freaking out!
ReplyDeleteI then went to a garden centre to buy plants, but the car park was very crowded. A panic attack suddenly happened, so I drove out and did a lovely circular drive through country lanes, to then return home. This helped me calm down, well for now.
Try not to fret Miriam, it is very easy to spiral into anxiety & panic, especially if , like yourself, you have some medical knowledge, living alone makes things worse. I recently had some post menopausal bleeding which was promptly & very thoroughly checked. The consultant told me that residual ovarian activity can trigger period like bleeds for several years, this was not mentioned by Dr Google at all, just lots of panic inducing advice to get checked out.
DeleteThank you everyone who has tried to solve the publishing or not problem! Yes, I did have a heads up from others and claim no prizes! Miriam, I hope all will be well with the blood test. Sometimes first test isn’t conclusive but another is needed just to clarify.
ReplyDelete...and that is why I am in a panic. The original results were slightly out of the normal range, but will they be worse this time?
DeleteI am anxious
They may very well be better. Try not to panic. How long until you get the result?
Delete🤞for you Miriam
DeleteIt's lovely to see that people are managing to get back into the blog. I hope that it won't be too long before we hear from Gary.
ReplyDeleteI have rung Cowgirl but at the moment she is unable to get onto the site.
ReplyDeleteMiriam
ReplyDeleteYou have friends here and a close family group.
And you have your lovely fellas next door.
All these people will support you if your blood test results show something significant, but you know from your medical / pharmacy training and experience that blood tests can vary a great deal.
I can identify with you about driving calming you down and you also have other strategies like puzzles.
Thinking of you and fingers crossed for good results.
When will you know ?
I won’t say try not to worry, because you will worry until you know something positive.
Well said Mrs P on all our behalf’s- so thank you. (Miriam 🥰)
DeleteCan’t believe I’m still on now it’s a different day. Normally I’ve disappeared again. Think I can assume I’m back to normal.
ReplyDeleteWhat windy weather we’ve been having. Not gardening weather at all. My foxgloves are horizontal now!
I’ve spent the last 2 weeks decorating our living room, with many pauses if I’ve had a better offer of a trip out! Lol.
I’ve had the paint for a good 9 months after having to do the window reveal before I had a blind fitted. After having the chimney swept it spurred me on to get it all done. Just got to clean up and get stuff back in today. Well….unless I get a better offer. 😇😁
Well I seem at long last to be here. I had to download chrome to get in.
ReplyDeleteThe fox took 5 of my hens in broad daylight , bought some more, but am not letting them out till later in the day, they are not going too far and the geese cant get in the field, fingers crossed he wont take any more.
I think its log splitting for me today, then it will be back to chain sawing in readiness for the winter ahead.
Oh! I seem to be able to publish on my ipad! Couldn’t yesterday!
ReplyDeleteThe scent of the linden trees when I pulled up the shutters early this morning was wonderful! Tulip trees are in flower too and brambles. Luckily the white poplar trees have now stopped shedding their white fluffy seeds now. It looked like snow. Some days out walking I actually put on my covid mask!
Miriam,I can sympathise with your concern over your recent blood test result as I was recently in the same situation over a queried test which,when repeated gave a better result and allayed my fears.It is hard not to worry in these situations,so I hope you will not have to wait too much longer.I’m glad to hear that you have such strong support and hope to read a good news post soon.
ReplyDeleteAn update on my house hunting - I’m not any longer.
ReplyDeleteYesterday I exchanged on my cottage sale and my new home, a ground floor flat with garden that I can step out to, in Minehead.
Like all such processes the last few weeks and especially the last five days, this has been fraught with concerns, and even up to the last half an hour before a call from my solicitor I still believed that it wouldn’t happen.
With all the priorities to be considered and compromises to be weighed up, the one aspect of my change of circumstances that is giving me a tiny bit of anxiety is that it will be a forty mile round trip if I want to go to Waitrose.
In the bigger picture, such a small concern !
Mistral ?
How is your search progressing.
Are you still looking in Devon ?
That's wonderful news MrsP!
ReplyDeleteWhat a huge relief for you Mrs P. I wish you a long and happy life in your new home
ReplyDeleteMrsP, good luck in your new home, such a relief to have exchanged. I’ve only bought 3 houses in my life, the first was easy as I was a first time buyer buying an empty house (repossession) the second MrNuts & I bought a new build & the builders took his house in part exchange after I had sold to a cash buyer & moved in with him. In both case my solicitor was my best friend from school. The third time, 20 years later was very different, 6 months from offer accepted to exchange, chains, problems with surveys, relying on unproven solicitor as friend had moved to France…. A far more stressful event, the only plus was we moved to larger property so no worry about trying to de clutter, just box the whole lot up, some of those boxes have only just been sorted 10 years on!!
ReplyDeleteHopefully only one more move to downsize, which I am dreading, but that’s still a few years away.
Really pleased Mrs P and wishing you happiness in your new home! Suggest you get Waitrose to deliver as delivery charge probably less than the petrol required! Since first lockdown we have had delivery and have had very little to complain about. My fears about pickers choosing less desirable veg etc have been unfounded and I am mostly very pleased. It saves the trawl around the store and all you need to do is put it away! Will you have other shops nearby?
DeleteWe downsized when we moved here, KP and although we got rid of a lot of stuff, it is still a bit cluttered but at least comfortable! Thank you so much for taking the time and making the effort to create this new blog. I for one really appreciate it!
Ev. I do also and so very appreciate the effort made, done and shown, by KP. 🌟
DeleteMr CC is trying to get back home from Edinburgh. He drove my car up there yesterday for my daughter to use as their car has irretrievably broken down and the replacement won't be ready till mid July. He had tickets booked to arrive at our local station at 4.00pm today only to find out that his train was cancelled, as were the next two and the one after that fully booked. Current possibility is one which will get him to Crewe at 10pm, a 45 minute drive from where we live. Is it any wonder that people choose to drive!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pain for you all. At least the Edinburgh/Crewe service will happen, as it then goes directly onto London 🤞🤞 A taxi would be costly, but it might be the best option and easier.
DeleteSorry to hear your train news Cheshire Cheese.
ReplyDeleteI know it isn't much help but ai am sure you know that MrCC will be compensated.
As for Solicitors ,KP Nuts...........
Our Solicitor -someone I had taught who later became a friend- retired the week John died so the Will business was taken over by someone else in the firm.
I don't know how long one waits but it is now more than 14months since John died and It still hasn't been sorted.
However ,onward and upwards.
Reasons to be cheerful
1)Mrs P has got her new home and(in my opinion) has sensibly bought a ground floor place with a garden where I hope she will be very happy
2)PtbY has sorted out her living room which I am sure will look very tasteful
3) Cowgirl has managed to get onto the blog in spite of my advice on how to do so.
4) I think I may still be able to post on this blog.
5) Lancashire tied with Yorkshire in an exciting T20 Match yesterday evening in which our excellent spin bowler ,Matt Parkinson(make a note of his name) who is rated highly by most cricketers who know what they are talking about ,managed to get Joe Root (who refused to have him in the England team when he was Captain.) out for a low score .
6) I have purchased an all singing all dancing hanging chair for the garden .
Sat in yesterday for the first time.
Lovely.
7) Liverpool have a chance of getting their third trophy this evening in Paris.
Even if they don't win they have done really well this Season.
My younger son is there to watch them having flown out last night.
8) I have washed every bit of woollen clothing I have so that it can be put away for winter or given away to a Charity Shop and the weather being warm ,it has all dried.
Finally try not to worry ,Miriam.,about things that haven't happened yet and will probably never happen.
I have been told that if you can't sleep you should turn over and say 10 times "Don't think" and you will soon nod off and feel better in the morning.
Lovely to see you back. ☺
DeleteMrs P.
ReplyDeleteI am so delighted for You, Lady and Cat.
You must be so relieved, that you are moving to a property which is so suitable for you all.
Good Luck, with the now, very many final arrangements...
At least these will done, with an extra "skip in your step" going onwards.
I Love a Happy Ending..
🤗🍾👍🎉
Thank you all for your good wishes.
ReplyDeleteI may not be happy in my new home.
I long ago came to the realisation that very little in life gives me happiness, so it’s not something I yearn for.
I value more contentment, and in this new property, which is nowhere near to being perfect, but which does tick a number of my ‘want’ boxes, I will get sunshine and light.
I hope and expect contentment from the light and sun coming through the main window when it shines.
You will love it, in a place that you wanted to move to.
DeleteIt will be very different at first, but you will soon realise what a great suitable homey and all that this gives.you have bought.
Remember, you will have neighbours nearby, who you will get to know gradually and then enjoy a community and all that comes with this.
Mrs P. how brave you are to make this move which will be great 👏👏 🤗
What is happiness, Mrs P? I think it stems from contentment which you believe you will have. Small things can make you happy like tonight Dudley was stretched out in the sun on a dog bed I always put out on the decking if the weather is dry. To see this stressy little dog so relaxed made us very happy and I’m sure your Lady and cat have these moments too. I think if you believe life will never be happy, it never is and I have had times when I look on the dark side and am not in the best place. I do wish you all the best in this move and I hope that it does bring you happy times!😊
DeleteI have only moved once.
ReplyDeleteMy first home was a new build, which was basically a large one bedroomed flat, split over 2 floors but both the main rooms were dual aspect, and gave loads of light. After relationships and the problems these issued, and then a burgulary, I decided to move. My second home was also a new build but there were many problems with both the sales and completions. I was homeless for 3 days, but it was worth it, and I am still living in my only 2nd property, which suits me still, in so very many ways.
It might be small, but it is my home, along with my Pusscat.
We are here to stay...😻🏡🏠
I counted up and in my married life moved about 8 times some to married quarters but this was our fourth move to our own house. Each time you accumulate more stuff and we did offload some before coming down here! It’s something I wouldn’t want to do again but if I have a big win on the Premium Bonds I would like to buy a small property here on the island where I could retreat occasionally for a change of scene and could put up friends and family without having to see them over breakfast as I am not a morning person!! Pigs might fly but I can dream!!😉😊
DeleteThere is a zoo (sort of) near Canterbury, where they have just animals which used to, or are living in Britain. Some years ago there was an appeal to rescue two European bears from Bulgaria, (and yes centuries ago there were bears in Britain,) and I contributed to the appeal.
ReplyDeleteAs eldest son and granddaughter are here from Germany we went down but had to hire a wheelchair for me.
Lovely bears, elk, wolves etc with modern animals like badgers, beavers etc.
Walking round a very rough path we hit a ridge in the road and I was flung out! I was laughing, Chris then laughed but granddaughter was the only one say 'Nanny are you hurt!' I wasn't and we kept on giggling for hours. It was like a cartoon series. I wish someone had a camera we could have picked up some money fron a show!
Tomorrow morning we have to get up about 5am to catch the ferry at 8 so I think I'll be asleep all afternoon!
Mrs P. I’m so pleased that your house move is working out. I’m sure it will all sort out and you and your animals will enjoy your new home.
ReplyDeleteOur move last year was our 3rd and, hopefully, final move. Very much forward planning for old age.
😱 oh no!
ReplyDeleteApple have declared 15.5 iOS update about to happen - to download or not? If on charge will do it automatically - I hope to still be here following this, trouble is if bug issues are included one feels the need to ensure safety and action the dam thing!
Moves! My middle sister ( who was on the IOW until just before Christmas) and her husband will be moving into their next new house on Tuesday - nr Gainsborough this will be my sister’s 32nd move from her early 20’s RAF ones included to her 10th with her second husband of 40yrs (having been widowed at 35yrs old with 3 children) I couldn’t be more opposite only had 3 homes in over 50years and the last to current market town in Hampshire 40yrs ago this very weekend…. I think I just might like it here😂😉
Wishing all of you looking for (or moving to) new locations good luck and In particular Mrs P much happiness to you, Lady and puss in your new location it sounds just right for you 😀
LadyR -I downloaded the latest iOS update last week with great trepidation but it doesn’t seems to have caused any problems, so I shouldn’t worry.
DeleteWell there's a disappointment but you can't win them all.
ReplyDeleteWell done to the Real Madrid goal keeper
Your comment shows good sportsmanship LJ - disappointment for you and the Liverpool Team of course but a modicum of respect for the winners should never go amiss I agree.
DeleteDid Percy & Poppy join you 🤔🐈⬛🐈⬛
Mrs P,
ReplyDeleteWhat is all this negativity?
You may not be happy in your new home?
What is all that about?
You have been wanting to move for a while,.
Now the opportunity has come so you must grab it with both hands.
Make the most of it.
Hire a skip.
Only take what you really need.
Don't hoard stuff you won't ever use again.
Believe me ,and I am sure you have already found it to be true,it is very cathartic to get rid of surplus "stuff".
I have been doing just that today and in spite of my disappointment because of tonight's football result I have had a good day.
You are obviously a strong woman
Please be positive and think of the sunshine and light in your new home , the small garden so it shouldn't mean that there is a lot of maintenance and the fact that you won't need to climb the stairs when you realise you have left something in your bedroom.
You can take a cuppa back to bed if you feel like doing so when you get up in a morning.
I expect you write down the pros and cons of moving before you decided that was what you wanted to do.
Give it a few months when you have settled down and zi be5 you will find you are not only content but happy .
Mrs P like Lanjan I wonder where this negativity is coming from.
DeleteI am a great believer that we find / make our own happiness. So I say to you go Seek and you will find.
I remember when I first moved into the wild country, I had no electricity, my brother who had moved me left, The previous owners had left me a candle and a box of matches. I was tired sat down and said to myself What have I done.In the morning I woke up refreshed and never looked back. Those days were amoungst my happiest.
So Mrs P today is another day to look forward to.
Ah !!!! LanJan…….
DeleteNot negative, realistic and philosophical…….
And yes, I am thinking of the light and the sunshine pouring through the large bay window. I’m thinking too of being able to walk the few hundred yards to the centre of town, then back again up a wide road with lovely well kept houses to a handsome house.
Thinking about being able to take a tray with teapot back to bed, because no stairs to climb, and mostly being able to step out into my own garden with Lady without having to climb a hill. Actually the garden isn’t that small, and it has a very large garden shed and a summer house.
So, lots to look forward to ….. so please don’t fret that I’m being negative.
Mrs P, I hope you will be content and settled in your new home, and that you will find groups or activities that interest you to help build new connections.
ReplyDeleteFollowing the above discussion re happiness versus contentment, I have been googling definitions, and found interesting articles which lead me to believe - or more likely put into words what I already felt - that far from being negative, to be content is a state of being satisfied with one's situation and at peace with that. Surely we would all want to be content?
Thank you Zee trope…precisely !
DeleteI’m not a big Bible basher but St Paul said he had learned to be content in whatever situation he found himself in. He was often in awful situations too! We are not as saintly as that but we need to find our own contentment even if it is only a glimmer sometimes! The unhappiest people seem to be those who always want more and in the seeking lose sight of what they have already.
ReplyDeleteI didn't see your comment Ev until after I had written mine. I think Ruth Stout is saying similar to you.
DeleteI am at present half way through reading a book by Ruth Stout " If You Would Be Happy". Previously I read her " Gardening Without Work" which definitely appealed, and liked her whimsical sense of humour and her easy to understand way of writing.
ReplyDeleteShe seems to rate contentment and serenity highly and thinks that happiness will flow from that.
She thinks that people often push themselves to try to reach the unobtainable, instead of aiming for smaller achievable goals and having lots of little moments of happiness, which will add up to a greater happiness. But you have to live sufficiently in the moment to recognise and acknowledge these little things that make for happiness.
I think that negativity can emerge from frequently having our hopes dashed when young, so that we don't dare to hope for, or expect to, have happiness later in life. Repeating frequently until it becomes ingrained "I deserve to be happy " might be useful. You have to say it in a lively believing sort of way, pretend you are an actor saying it on stage to an audience if you find it difficult to believe it yourself. I have also started a book called "The Body Keeps the Score" exploring the idea that trauma from the past can remain affecting the body through life. I think the title should be " The Body and Mind Keeps the Score"
Anyway after all that I wish you the very very best in your new home Mes P. I have a funny feeling you and pets are going to enjoy it there.
I had better get up and join the chaos downstairs. Daughter decided to celebrate a pay rise and the fact she has finished her Open University coursework for this year by finding a last minute cheap as chips flight and holiday for a few days. She had thought of Croatia, but the cheapest last minute flight was to Lanzarote so she is off driving to Bristol airport this morning, and has booked herself a tour to look at a volcano.
An inspiring post Janice! 👍🏻
DeleteI think Mrs P did not have an especially happy childhood from what she has said in the past and as you have found in your book, Janice, trauma and negativity can follow for the rest of your life. I grew up with parents constantly arguing and especially when I went to Grammar School mixing with better off people I realised how poor we were. It all left me with little confidence. I couldn’t dress as well as others when uniform was dropped in the sixth form. My parents wanted me to leave and get a job because of lack of funds and I struggled towards A Levels, obtaining 3 but maybe could have done better with the kind of parental support others had. Now I look back and think the parents did their best and I can’t maintain any sort of bitterness for my bad start. Contentment comes in the knowledge that I have consistently been loved though sometimes not deserving it! I don’t have wonderful achievements and live a mundane life but that is fine for me. Every day brings blessings, sometimes very small ones and I try to live in the now and look forward to the future. I am a bit of an up and down character so do not breeze through life but I try my best!😊
ReplyDeleteEv, I think we can either be defined by our past or move on, we can allow /use trauma and negativity to impede us, I speak from both personal experience and from working with children and young people within the care system.
DeleteYou say that you dont have wonderful achievements and that your life is mundane.I would say to you that too much emphasis today is placed on celebrity and high achievement, the true worth of people lies in their contribution to society and as a Naval Officers wife your contribution was considerable, though you may not recognise it yourself
Thank you, Cowgirl. If nothing else that and my own Naval service has given me a greater allegiance to our Queen and the country. Looking forward to Platinum celebrations, probably unique in our times! I can’t imagine William or George will be young enough on their accession to achieve 70 years on the throne. She was only 26, what an awesome task to face at such a young age!
DeleteI agree Ev and I am so looking forward to the P. Jubilee celebrations. The Queen on the Palace balcony is what I am hoping for and to see her at her beloved Epsom Derby I think that will be enough for her.
DeleteI wrote in answer to LanJan before reading the continuing posts. Then read Zoetrope comments and answered her.
ReplyDeleteHave now read the very thoughtful posts from Janice and Ev, both of them inspiring as Lady R says and echoing my own thoughts.
In 1961 three young student nurses decided to give up their training and to go travelling. Val the Jamaican eventually went off to Canada and we lost touch.
Peg and me went to Cambridgeshire to pick strawberries. It was a poor season so we moved on to Skegness and did a season at Butlins instead. Peggy did go to the states, I returned to London and never did travel that world that I wanted so much to see. Somewhere along the way in that period Peggy and I worked some shifts in a fruit packing factory in Wisbech and I have never forgotten the conversation we had one night, comparing ourselves with the local girls working alongside us.
They had very few ambitions, find a nice fella, get married, have children and a nice home.
In comparison we two wanted the world.
Who was the better off, those girls seeking little but contentment, or us wanting to see the world to gain happiness ?
That conversation has stayed with me for sixty years, often running it over in my thoughts and gradually attaining contentment.
My friend achieved that contentment and has lived with it for decades.
I have found it in a different way to her, and in a very different life, but I did find it, even if I still have itchy feet.
I have always had itchy feet as well. My two brothers stayed in Crewe where I left at the age of 20 never to return there to live, visiting occasionally. While I was in the WRNS I moved around within UK and of course after marriage moved around a good deal. My mum said that one day I would settle down and now finally I have! I saw quite a bit of the world after Mike retired and said this was our gap year which lasted over 10 years! The other day I saw our centenarian, Clem, who lives round the corner. Like us he has travelled widely as he was in the merchant navy but he maintains this is the best country in the world and I have to say I agree. I have seen poverty in other countries and lack of tolerance and it makes you value our society and freedom. I love the island and nowadays confine any travel nearer to home in Europe. We are lucky to live so close to other countries. Mixing with Americans on my Italian holidays I realised what long journeys they had to undertake to come to Europe and no wonder many there do not even have a passport. America is vast as I realised when we flew from Washington to Los Angeles, a 5 hour flight. We would be in Egypt in that time!
ReplyDeleteIt is like in OZ, flying east to west is also over 5 hours. This is the same for, me to New York, or longer than a trip to Morrocco.
DeleteWhat a pleasure to read the blog this morning, interesting and thoughtful posts.
ReplyDeleteThank you KP, like others, I am sad that Gary has become absent.
Mrs. P. thank you for asking, I am progressing in a slow way, which suits me. I became very stressed about renovation/moving/locations etc last year and ended up in hospital with palpitations (!!). so since then I have been slow and steady. In January it was all so cold and bleak that I went to bed for a few weeks, best place to be.
However, the work is completed and I am decorating, the house has been valued, (x4), and amazingly, I have been given a whole kitchen for free, currently being fitted by a really fantastic retired joiner who fitted it when new in my friend's house. I am literally now looking at 7 fitted units,4 more to put in plus new worktops, all chopped up to fit. I haven't had any cupboards since last September, kitchen stuff all over the house, and I have been preparing meals on top of my tiny fridge and sometimes on my ironing board. I probably won't unpack most of the stuff stored around the house because I am now used to keeping it simple, but nevertheless, it was a fantastic chance to improve the house, the cost has been an afternoon tea at a fancy hotel, so win/win here! I will be moving to East Devon, somewhere with bus route to Exeter, but I am not actively looking just now, I was getting depressed with the offer. I had thought that selling this house would buy a much smaller, well-maintained property down there, but the reality has been different, I am reluctant to move to much worse properties at a higher price, so taking inspiration from you, have given up on the small 2 bed bungelow and will concentrate on flats, poss retirement properties.
I smiled at your problem with Waitrose, mine is housing the dishwasher as mentioned previously, we all need to worry about something.
I really do believe that the right place will appear when I am ready to search for it, but now isn't quite the right moment. I am actually amazed to be so far along the process when I think back to the state of play in January. I have lived in this house for 34 years, will be both glad and sad to leave, but in the end it will be a relief.
PTBY, took notice of your advice too, bought Leyland paint, fantastic!.
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DeleteGood to hear your news Mistral.
DeleteMy Waitrose comment was Im sure you realised, tongue in cheek.
But I will have to come to terms with shopping at Tesco and Morrisons my two least favourite supermarkets.
How wonderful to be given a smart new kitchen. I do hope you enjoy using it in whatever time you have left living in that house.
I ruminated for just as long as you about moving on, again, for me, and the new kitchen that I created has not suited me at all. Not so much a design fault but rather limited space and losing a complete wall once the inglenook was revealed.
And I understand completely about costs that you mention.
And that aspect is only going to get worse I’m afraid.
I wish you continued good fortune when you do make a move towards a new home around Exeter.
Thank you, as you have found, it will happen at the right time. I'm very glad you have found what you want, and hope you will comfortable there.
DeleteLady R
ReplyDeleteI responded to your post about the iOS update above. I have not been online today so a lot of long posts have got in between us and you might not see it.
Thanks for the heads up AP I will now go ahead 😄
DeleteTalking of heads Mr R has a rerun of the dreaded AK and is due to finish the special cream next Thursday after 1 month. Head of course is bright bright red with breaks on it right now. Bliss for him when twice a day I smooth on Epaderm moisturiser as it is nice and cold. Hope Mr AP steers clear of another outbreak 🤞
Epaderm is also my choice for skin conditions. It's being well used at the moment, just an eczema flare up!
DeleteI wish Lord R well, and things will get better, of that I am sure. 🤗🤗🥰
DeleteMr R sends his thanks to you Miriam for your best wishes 😊
DeleteI’ve been ruminating about this new blog that KP has so brilliantly provided us with.
ReplyDeleteThe thoughts I’ve had have been in the direction of responsibility and burden as well as the joy and interest it seems to give to many of us.
Like others I am concerned about GG and wonder about his absence.
It may be that it is illness for Gary himself, or for Mr GG that is behind his apparent disappearance or it might be something very serious indeed.
We might never know.
I am pondering the idea of sharing the responsibility of running the blog, rather than the onus of responsibility being on the shoulders of one person for an indefinite period of time.
Does anyone else agree with my thoughts ?
Can we have a discussion ?
I’m thinking of a form of a rota of willing and competent subscribers for perhaps a three or six month period.
Please confer , knock me down or add your suggestions.
Let’s talk.
I am not IT "savvy" enough, to even contemplate being the person responsible for this lovely site! If it was up to me, it would be crashed on Day 1.
DeleteI do like your idea though, which others might be more confidant to partake in. Sadly, it is outside my comfort zone.
I think you’re right, Mrs P. I’m not sure I’m savvy enough either though as I do struggle with tech sometimes. Just as I get a grip everything changes!! I think maybe just a deputy or two though rather than a rota who can take over where necessary.
DeleteA very good Idea Mrs P and right back at the beginning of this blog I did offer to help KP if she needed it. I am not particularly computer ‘savvy’ either but I am perfectly willing , with a bit of detailed instruction from KP to have a go!
DeleteI’m not sure about specific periods of time to take the reigns as holidays etc could get in the way, and I certainly wouldn’t want to tread on KPs toes!
But I am sure most of us would be willing to lend a hand and, indeed, it would seem almost selfish not to. As for being out of a comfort zone, surely if one one is able and willing to post many comments on a blog or FB site it is not much of a stretch to do a bit of admin behind the scenes. It’s not rocket science and we are all intelligent people - aren’t we?
What a lovely read as to all the
ReplyDeletewonderful posts, since I last looked in, which I have so enjoyed.
I still love and feel very content, living in my small home.
Whilst I was working- I paid the mortgage, paid the car finance, paid all the bills and kept my pensions contributions, up to date.
Any extra went towards travel.
I am so glad I chose this route, rather than buying a larger property.
There have been so many wonderful trips, and have seen such wonderful things.
My highlights:-
A pride of Lions, at sunset, by a water hole in S.Africa
The 7 day cruise in The Galapagos Islands and all that entailed
The Terracotta Army - which gave me goosebumps on seeing it.
There are so many more ,but I just feel so pleased to have had such wonderful experiencies..which are far too many to tell!
What would I want to re-vist and so see again, if it was my last trip ever?
DeleteI think it would have to be to the Terracotta Army, along with all that is still being found.
I also met the farmer, who found the first figure on his land.
I was interested to read your earlier post ,Mrs P where you mentioned how you gave up your nursing training.
ReplyDeleteI admire you for doing that.
I became a school teacher not because I wanted to be one but because there was a shortage of maths teachers at the time and I was told by the headmistress that I should be a teacher.
My parents were thrilled and that was what I became..
I actually wanted to work in an office and transfer to the Technical College to do shorthand and typing and work in an Office but wasn't allowed to because I was at a Grammar School.
In any case I would probably get married in my early twenties-I did - and give up teaching -I didn't.
Nobody suggested that I was capable of using maths in any other way than to teach it.
It took me a long long time to realise that sometimes one has to take the bull by the horns and do something unexpected..
Twenty two years ago as some of you know I did that and never regretted it.
Like you,Miriam I have travelled a lot in these past 22 years and have been able to watch Test cricket in three continents.
Now the time has come for me to enjoy my garden ,my cats and my garden and of course my friends.
At Mr LJs funeral I read something that was written by
(Don't know what happened there.:It just published....to continue ......)
ReplyDeleteSamuel Johnson
"To be happy at home((John loved his home) is the ultimate result of all ambition"
To those of you thinking of moving ,my best wishes to you and I hope you will be as happy or indeed contented as I have been here.
(In spite of the fact that I will get bungalow knees and have only one toilet!)
LanJan
DeleteThere is an irony twixt your story and mine.
I went to a secondary modern and yearned to be one of the girls at our local grammar school Prendergast.
I wanted to be a nurse, specifically a childrens nurse.
My headteacher, a man, told my mother at an interview that childrens nursing was no more than glorified baby minding but that I wasn’t bright enough to be a proper nurse. Stick her in office, he said.
For once in my life I told myself that the adults knew best, and so I did shorthand and typing ( neither of which did I excel in ) and then left school at Easter when my 15 th birthday was in the school holiday.
I got a job immediately as a trainee telephone operator which I loved and was very good at.
But I still yearned to be a nurse, and with the encouragement of an Irish woman at work I applied to become a cadet nurse at Farnborough Hospital near Bromley.
You may admire that young me for giving it up, but I have regretted it for the rest of my life.
I won’t go into the why’s and wherefores, but I have come to terms with my actions then, as well as understanding the patterns of behaviour that have continued throughout my varied working career, leading to a full and interesting time.
Thank you for opening the discussion about sharing the duties of this blog. At present it doesn’t seem to onerous, I check the blog a few times each day which I do anyway, if I spot an intruder I delete them, and when we get close to 200 comments I open a fresh post to save us protracted scrolling. I will try to copy across the last few comments to help the conversation flow, but I may not be as good as Gary at coming up with photos or videos at the top although I will try.
ReplyDeleteMy only concern is that I may get locked out again but we now have between us a wide armoury of tactics to try so hopefully that won’t be a problem.
If I get bored or bogged down with problems I will ask someone to take over, but at the moment I have plenty of time & tend to stay close to wi-fi so happy to carryon.
Thank you KP
DeleteThank you KPnuts for telling us that.
DeleteTo be clear, I was not suggesting that at this point you were feeling any pressure with your new task.
And along with everyone else, I am extremely grateful that you have done so.
But more, I was concerned about the situation with Gary and felt that perhaps we should at the very least contemplate the possibility of the same scenario repeating, and should be ready therefore with a solution.
That was my starting point and led to my post.
Having opened the subject and read your response as well as ARCHERPHILEs I am content to leave the subject there, and hope that if you do feel your new situation to be onerous you will say so and we can then discuss it again.
I for one would not put myself forward. I do not have the IT skills and am often overwhelmed by my new IPad. On the other hand, give me a task that requires phone calls and I’m your woman !
CC I hope MrCC got home safely having dealt with the problems resulting from Scotrail’s time table changes, due to staff shortages I believe
ReplyDeleteYes he did thank you KP. Apparently the problems were due to strikes. I picked him up from Crewe station at 10.15pm. I'm already missing my little Polo, Mr CC has a large estate car which I'm only used to driving on motorways when we do long journeys, parking in tight spaces isn't easy.
DeleteDid anyone else spot Timothy Bentinke (?) as an extra in a crowd scene in tonights Gentleman Jack ?
ReplyDeleteThank you KPNUTS for this blog. I didn’t know how dependent I’d got on it until I couldn’t get on. Even if I don’t post as much as others I do like a good nosey as to what people have been up to.
ReplyDeleteAnybody watch 25 years of midsomer murders last night? My idea of bliss is fire on, backside firmly glued into chair, midsomer on tv and a cup of coffee in hand on a winters evening.
It was an interesting documentary about it. Long may it continue.
Mrs P, Lanjan it is interesting the similarities in our experiences about our choices of careers. I knew from about the age of 14 that I wanted to work in childrens homes, my father was horrified ,very infa di. He made it quite clear he wouldnt pay for my training. just before taking my o levels he arranged for me to spend a week at a residential nursery. Looking back he clearly arranged for me to have all the worst jobs to do, like cleaning the urinals. Far from putting me off as was his plan I was even more determined and eventually went to work for Barnardos, with whom I did my training.
ReplyDeleteOf all my siblings I had the most successful career, he did eventually come to recognise this and appreciate the value of the work I was doing, but at a cost.
LJ and Cowgirl - times have certainly changed on that front, the career choices of young people. I think the difficulties we went through belong to a certain degree to the times. We as war, and post war babies, were born into a time of social change and aspiration. A time when ‘trade ‘ had certain connotations and was not always looked upon as positive. And too, parental control was the norm. We were children then until we reached the age of twenty one, when we were given the key to the door.
DeleteSing the song “ twenty one, twenty one, never been twenty one before, twenty one, twenty one, here’s the key to the door “ to a twenty one year old today and they are mystified.
When considering leaving nursing, I thought I would apply to Quaranc to enable me to train and travel. My fathers controlling forbade it, “no woman in my family is to go into uniform ! “
I had the opportunity through a friends parents to be an au pair in Sweden.
My father forbade that too and todays youngsters cannot believe that it wasn’t possible to get a passport without parental permission.
Oh yes Mrs P, all those 21st birthday cards with a big silver key attached! And as you say parents had more control over their children, for longer, in those days.
DeleteI was very keen to join the WRNS because I had constantly been hearing about my father’s days in the Royal Navy during WW1 and after. But no, there was no way he was going to allow me to leave home, even to join his beloved Navy.
I may have told this tale before, but when I married Mr A we lived in a cottage in Henley on Thames, about 15 miles from my parents home.
On our first trip home after our honeymoon, to see my parents and collect wedding gifts, my Dad seriously suggested that I go back to live at home during the week and just go back to my husband in Henley at the weekends!! I couldn’t believe that he was so reluctant to let me go and lead an indépendant life. Fortunately my Mum talked him out of such a ludicrous idea!
To KP - thank you so much for taking on responsibility for our blogs.
ReplyDeleteMy offer of help was purely offered in case you found the task onerous or found it difficult to fit into your schedule. I have no ambition whatsoever to ‘take over’ but felt strongly that those of us who take advantage of these blogs should be willing to help out if and when necessary.
However it sounds as if you are quite enjoying being our administrator and long may it continue! We are all very grateful for this life-boat which looks like becoming our permanent home.
I’m sure we are all very concerned about Gary and would love to know that he is OK but it seems that he is unable or unwilling to reach out to us at the moment. Maybe one day, perhaps if there is another Archers Conference, we may hear about him.
On the subject of careers, very early on in the clinical part of my medical training I realised that hospital work was not for me. After qualifying I went into General Practice training. The practice that I was allocated to for my GP registrar year was very money orientated. I had 5 minute appointments and was constantly over running and being told off for not getting various claims forms signed by patients which I always found difficult after any harrowing consultation. At the end of that year in GP I was exhausted and demoralised.
ReplyDeleteI saw a job in community Peadiatrics (a specialty which no longer exists) which I was eligible for as I had done paediatrics as part of my hospital rotations. While doing that I did my Family Planning training and loved it, the person who trained me was so enthusiastic and caring. When I had my first child I realised that I didn't want to put her in a nursery or hand her over to anyone else to look after so gave up the peadiatrics but carried on with the Family Planning clinics. It wasn't well paid but I was happy. Eventually the job was properly recognised and we became the speciality of Sexual and Reproductive Health with our own Faculty in the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. I have had the privilege to work with some wonderful people over the years and I am still passionate about preventative medicine, unfortunately it is very undervalued which is a shame as it could save the NHS a lot of money.
I have opened a fresh blog so I will now see if I can close this thread
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