Yawn Yawn, Wakey WAKEY...!! 2014 part 2...

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  1. moyra

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    Oh Loli, so sorry to hear Daisy has gone, but it was the kindest thing for her. Bless her little soul.
    RIP Daisy lass.
     
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      Good morning everyone...

      Happy New year to you all:grphg:

      Here's to another year of Wake up calls:thumbsup:

      Wishing everyone well:SUNsmile:
       
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      Loli, RIP Daisy. She had a good life with you :grphg:

      After a very successful five hours non-stop (with no time to sit down), looking after the crowd of homeless and disadvantaged, my foot was playing up by the time we got home. I made myself a very nice Naga curry, Mrs Shiney changed my dressing and I was ordered to stay confined to my armchair for at least four hours! Foot feels Ok to walk on now :blue thumb:.

      About 30 of them had claimed a space in the old sports hall where they could doss down. There were two rows of old mattresses with makeshift screens between them. At least it was warm for them. All the rest turned up for a good meal, a sit in the warm room, and a chance to chat if they wanted to. Some just watched TV and others chatted quietly.

      In another room there were loads of secondhand clothes for them to help themselves.

      Everyone was polite and friendly and it felt good to be able to help. Not all were without money. Some were earning in jobs (not normally full time) but didn't have enough to be able to have a roof over their heads. One woman, with a baby, is living in a refuge for battered women but she said the atmosphere is so bad there that she would rather spend as much time as possible at the 'Haven' (the name that they all call the place).

      The man, Neil, who was running the place had prepared a fantastic slap up buffet that would have done anyone proud. I was going there expecting to help prepare the food but he explained that the local authority wouldn't allow anyone who hadn't got their food preparation licence to cook the food. They're not even allowed to accept pre-prepared food cooked by anyone who hasn't got the licence. So it's no good cooking something like a cottage pie and bringing it in!

      Neil had been cooking the meals and working non-stop for ten days :love30:. All the 'guests' had enormous respect for him :). There were just four 'novices' to help him. Mrs Shiney and myself, a nineteen year old girl and a twenty eight year old young man (he looked about 20) who worked in social media up in the City.

      At 11.30 a.m. we're supposed to be going on an hour and a half historical walk of our village led by a historian. I'm not sure Mrs Shiney will let me go :sad:. We'll have to wait and see.

      We wish you good health and all the best for 2015. :grphg:
       
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        Good morning all Loli so sorry to hear about Daisy:grphg: woo wishes you all a Happy and healthy New Year:smile:
         
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          Good morning folks...Hope everyone had a fantastic hogmanay..Their will be a few sore heads this morning for sure,Including me:heehee:..Enjoy the 1st day of 2015 folks:)
           
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            Good Morning everyone and a Very Happy New Year to you all.

            Shiney, hope that foot is better this morning. I would give it a good rest today if I were you.

            WOO, hope you are on the road to mend too. Do take care of yourself.

            Have a good day everyone, stay safe, keep warm and dry and above all well. May 2015 be good to you all. God bless.:wub2:

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              Good morning everyone,

              Moyra...Hope you had a good night:blue thumb:

              Woo...You take it easy and get back to full strength asap:thumbsup:

              Shiney...What a lovely treat for all those people :dbgrtmb: Keep that foot rested up and have an easy day for a change:thumbsup:

              AB...Do we need to whisper....:yahoo::heehee:...

              I feel a tad delicate but a potter in the GH will put me right:thumbsup:It's much milder out there today albeit a bit damp so some fresh air is in order:dbgrtmb:

              Waves to Eve,Zig,Lili,Kandy,Penny et al.

              Have a relaxing day and take care:SUNsmile:
               
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                Morning all

                Frosty and sunny here. Freezing cold but looks beautiful out there so will wrap up in a minute and take the dogs out for a nice long walk.

                Hope everyone had a good Hogmanay and wishing you a lovely New Years Day
                 
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                      Good morning everyone,

                      Hope everyone is doing OK:thumbsup:

                      Moyra...Hope the ventolin is helping:thumbsup:

                      Shiney...Did you rest that foot?:old: Hope it's improving:thumbsup:

                      Woo...This lovely gem was blooming away in the border yesterday,so for you:blue thumb:
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                      Lemon Spice...

                      Eve..Hope your arm has held out after walking the dogs:dbgrtmb:

                      Got a few little jobs done yesterday in the garden,it was dull but felt really mild then the winds came last night,wasn't expecting them to be so strong:huh:everything is still standing though:phew:.Now it's as still as can be and very quiet.

                      Quick cuppa then off I go again.There's lots of rumours floating around about the fate of my work place:th scifD36: so it will be interesting to see how it pans out ,time will tell.In the mean time it's business as usual:thumbsup:

                      Waves to all ,take it steady and take care:SUNsmile:
                       
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                        Good morning Loli and all my other friends hope you are all OK,have a good day:smile:
                        Lolli many thanks for your lovely Rose its beautiful:smile:
                         
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                          Good Morning all.

                          Loli, do hope your job will be safe, do not need that to worry about! The ventolin is working now I know how to use it. Lol

                          Shiney, hope your foot is on the mend again.

                          Eve, hope your arm and shoulder are less painful.

                          WOO, do hope you are on the mend too.
                          Have a good day all, stay safe, dry and warm and above all well, God bless. :wub2:

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                            Aloha everyone,

                            I hope everyone is recovering from their ailments :grphg:

                            I'm a bit under the weather today :sad:. I did part of the village historical walk yesterday but gave up when my foot started bothering me. Mrs Shiney changed the dressing a couple of times during the day and it seems OK today. :blue thumb: Unfortunately I have one of my chest infections! I'm trying not to breathe in too much as it starts me coughing and my ribs and head are extremely tender from the coughing.

                            I was supposed to be going to a funeral today but shall have to send my apologies. Also, I've given my apologies for bridge tonight (Mrs Shiney says she knows I'm really ill if I can't make it to bridge :snork:).

                            What we did of the village walk was interesting. It's very old but few of the original buildings still exist. Some of them that are standing go back 300-400 years. Both Queen Elizabeth and Queen Anne visited the village and some of Oliver Cromwell's family lived here - the Barringtons of Barrington Hall. His aunt, Catherine Barrington, was fined £20 (a fortune in those days) for holding a proscribed religious meeting. Everyone else got fined 5/-

                            In the 19th C we had six pubs and three breweries in the village and locals could purchase ale directly from the brewery. According to the records, a local could by ale for 1/6d (7.5p) ......... per gallon!!!!

                            I think I'll go off to my armchair and do nothing apart from feeling sorry for myself :heehee:

                            Have a great day :biggrin:

                            Aloha!
                             
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                              Morning all

                              Sunny and quite mild here today, if a tad windy

                              Hope all poorly people are better soon

                              Take care of yourselves and have a great day
                               
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