Hi Dita and all

[dita]

Morning Penny and all. Family on their way and should be here around 2.30 depending on the traffic, I had to ring and find out for myself early this morning. They will not be here long anyway as there is more family to visit. You sound to be having a busy day Penny your mention of hockey reminds me that was one of my sports, I used to play right wing hundreds of years ago. Great weather for doggie walking, calm with plenty of sunshine, hugs from doggie on there way to you. Keep your chin up Penny and take care all.

[Penny]

Pleased you remember your hockey days. I have lots of badges won by my daughter when she played. Quite a few times in Holland. Those were the days. Now grandaughter has taken over. Grandson is somewhere playing rugby today. cheers Penny

[Andere Richtingen]

Uuuuuuuuugh ... hockey!!! That's the second time this week someone's mentioned that dreadful torture. Whatever have I done to be reminded in this cruel way? Oh, those terrible, cold, raw afternoons with the NE wind blowing straight across the playing fields from Siberia; idiotic little canvas boots slithering and slurping in the quagmire around the goal; microscopic little felt skirt, revealing navy blue bloomers and mottled navy blue legs; hands so cold they could barely hold the stick. Shivering with misery and cold and hoping nobody would send the ball my way because a) it might hit me and that would hurt or, b) the only time I had the presence of mind to actually whack the perishing thing with my stick, I scored a goal and thought everyone would be really pleased with me. Then they told me it was an own goal Well, how was I to know? I was the fat, bespectacled lump who didn't do ball games but our PE teacher was convinced that, if she berated me sufficiently, I'd learn to love it. << Shudder >> She was quite wrong!

Mostly grey and miserable here today. The sun comes out for 5 minutes then disappears again - so depressing. I really dislike December and can't wait for it to be over. Even if January's colder, it still feels nearer to spring and more cheerful than this dead-end month. OH still taking life easy but I don't mind too much if it helps him get better quicker. At least he's quite cheerful now and went for a little walk to the pub last night - didn't stay out long, though . I hope you're both continuing to improve, Dita and Penny and dog-walking has been done in one of the sunny spells. Lucy K seems to have shut down for the winter - sleeping at least 18 hours a day and has to be prised off chairs when we want to use them. Sleepy purrs to all two-legs and four-legs from her!

[dita]

Good afternoon Penny and Andere. I am very late on board today, I dont know why really, its just been one of those days. Wondering how you are Penny, hope you not ill, doggie sends big hugs, it was a nice walkies in the sunshine this morning. Loved your account of your hockey days Andere, I loved diving up and down the wing giving a few naughty chin bashes on the way, guess I was a tomboy, remember my hockey stick was a cambridge blue and I didn't part with it until a few years ago when I gave it to a young lass who played the game. Pleased your hubby still improves. Penny had a great hour or two with the family, spent half the time playing games with my Grandaughter in the kitchen, have to make the most of it, do not see her too often. Meant to tell you about the other day when I got a message on my phone from my son, it was a pic of himself with his arm round Joanna Lumley Penny Do hope you ok, Keep chin up Purrs to Lucy K and Andere and all.

[ciderman_nz]

Hockey! Dangerous game! I only played it once. I was in goal when the boys first soccer XI, played the girls first hockey XI in a so called friendly end of season game. Those girls were savage!!!

[dita]

I'd better keep a low profile then Ciderman, I loved it and would give the lads a run for their money. They were more interested in the navy blue bloomers, kept trying to hook skirt with hockey stick, I dont know why xx

[ciderman_nz]

Because they were normal, Dita!

[dita]

@ Ciderman


Missing you Penny, worried now cos I think you must be poorly. Doggie sends lots of warm hugs to you, I do as well.
Drab day here, not alot of news. Keep your chin up Penny and all

[Penny]

Hi Dita and all, sorry to be late. few aches and pains. Plus google kept cutting off this morning. Hope everyone is well and keeping warm. See more bad weather forecast from Thursday on. so be prepared. Bigs hugs for doggie, bit too late for walkies but will help keep warm tonight and kisses for any pussies venturing about today. Take care all. cheers Penny

[dita]

Good to see you Penny, big hugs from doggie and me

[Andere Richtingen]

Evening, all! Late getting to the forum today - for no particular reason, only because I was busy doing other things. Not much is going on here; it was a grey, gloomy day and fog is forecast for overnight with more gloom tomorrow. OH is about the same, progressing slowly and certainly no worse so fingers crossed, things are on the up and up. He's certainly taking more interest in the world than he was even a week ago. He's working up a good head of steam about the council's loony plan to put speed humps down our road and he's been trying to sort out an electrical problem on Daughter's car. Both subjects would have produced a 'duh?' last week. Lucy is definitely hibernating - wish I could!!
I hope the aches and pains go away, Penny. I've still got the aches in all my limbs but they are slightly improved so maybe it's on the way out. Purrs and hugs to all.

[Penny]

Morning Dita, Andere and all. Very cold and grey here today. Hubby gone off to funeral. Hope you are still on the mend Dita and ready for walkies. Doggie will need big hugs today to keep warm. Pleased your OH is still on the upward slope Andere. Sorry about your aches. Really gets you down. I think mine are just about to go, not so bad today. So fingers crossed. Just taken the frozen apple out of the freezer, will let you know how it turns out when I peel and cook this afternoon. Big kisses for puss, how lovely it must be to curl up and stay warm. I hope I come back next time as a pampered pet. Just put a couple of loaves in but apart from that not planning anything today. Take care all and stay warm. cheers Penny

[dita]

Good afternoon Penny and Andere. Penny we had a great hour or two with the family, spent half the time playing games with my Grandaughter in the kitchen, have to make the most of it, do not see her too often. Meant to tell you about the other day when I got a message on my phone from my son, it was a pic of himself with his arm round Joanna Lumley Penny Do hope you ok, Keep chin up Purrs to Lucy K and Andere and all.

Above is some of what I wrote the other day Penny, was not sure if you saw it, sorry if you did for repeating my rubbish. It very dull here but not too bad for doggie walks, she got plenty hugs for you Penny Lucy Katt has her priority's right Andere, pleased hubby improving. Yesterday was hectic, 10am man came to service boiler, 10.30 Anglian water turned up in the village because of big blockage in sewage pipes, 11.am had a village meeting with our MP and other councillers, hubby had to stay home with boiler man while I attended meeting, at the same time sewage man was running around our gardens sorting out blockage, doggie loved it, you have never heard such a row in your life, she was hoarse (nearly as bad as me). Today is quieter, thankgoodness. Keep your chin up Penny Take care Andere and all.

[Penny]

Gosh, what a day for you Dita, take care today and get some rest. So pleased you had a lovely time. Must look out for pics of Joanna. What a lovely surprise. Big hugs. cheers Penny

[Penny]

Just a quickie about frozen apple. NO GO. All went soft and squashy. So will have to stick to my own method of peeling, coring, and freezing in pieces. That I know works very well, been doing it for years. cheers Penny