13 March look I put March not February!

[Mick]

Hello everyone and how are we today then? Hope everyone is doing ok full stop it has been a lovely day over here today, but is raining now. Julie went to pilates earlier on, no bearing in mind she hadn't been since the virus started she found it pretty hard but enjoyed it. Not to be outdone I went for a walk full stop well actually it was supposed to be a walk but I ended up going for a run 10A long one but quite a steep one, felt it but I enjoyed it. One bid you actually run over the motorway on a hybrid so I took a couple of pictures and another parked there is a bridge over a reservoir so I did the same there too to and I also took a picture of the Hill which was hard. I remembering training running up and down at 5 or 6 times no problem I jogged up it and the top I thought my lungs were still at the bottom!

Hiya ppqp how are things with you today? Hope all is well and your weekend is going good.

Hiya lav how are you today then? Have you got the rain today or the chickens outside. Isn't it interesting that the virus started in China, and they have exported crappy protective equipment the world over now if I was a conspiracy theorist there is ample grounds there! Hope you have a good day

Hiya teegee how are you today then? Have you taken time for yourself or are you still rushing about like mad? Hope your weekend is going well.

Hiya pauly Sam det and everyone else hope you are doing good

20220313_144826.jpg

20220313_144843.jpg

20220313_145515.jpg

20220313_150006.jpg

20220313_145339.jpg

[Lavande]

Good evening friends,

Sunny today after yesterday’s rain/snow/ice event. A lot of melting happened so that’s good too. Looks like we’ll be seeing temps back up in the 60’s this week, yay
Busied myself all day with things around here, nothing real exciting.

Mick, congrats on getting the correct month for this week’s thread, haha!! I don’t know what day it is half the time, I’m always sneaking a look at my phone to get the right answer to be honest.
Looks like you got some nice fresh air today, good for you! I’ll bet you enjoyed that after the winter coop up time. We started daylight savings time today so things will seem more ‘normal’ I guess.
Glad Julie has returned to her pilates class, it must have been hard after the long break. I just checked & only have 36 min of activity time today when I have been pushing to get 60. It was too damp outside to do any walking & 25 min on the bike was enough for my knees, oh well. I’ll catch up tomorrow.
I have purchased 2 embroidery designs from a Ukrainian digitizer this weekend. I’m going to put the designs on T shirts & tote bags to sell at the craft fairs & donate the proceeds to help the people out over there. It’s on my mind constantly, those poor people

Hello to PQ, Cyn, Pauly, Det, Sam & anyone else stopping by.

Hvae a nice night all!

Lav

[treegirl]

Hi Lav and Mick, and all else dropping by...
I have been busy here at my family’s house — with 4 kids, all athletes (even the 5-year-old), things are always hopping.

My nephew starts a combo of chemo and radiation tomorrow which will last 7 weeks... chemo is ‘cisplatin’ apparently a really tough drug. I heard tonight that he will undergo 5 more years of therapy, on and off. Probably caused by the “burn pits” in Afghanistan... what pain is caused by all wars...

Mick, gorgeous pics, and good for you for jogging up! That would definitely put me over the edge!

Lav, sign me up for some of your Ukrainian pieces! And o would like to share info with friends... how wonderful of you!

Hello to PPQ, Pauly and Det - and anyone else dropping by...sending comfort and solace to all who suffer, here and abroad... and especially Ukraine.

Take care all - wishing you spring-like weather...
TG

[Mick]

Hello everyone how are we today then? hope all is well. It is a lovely sunny day over here today the sky is blue there is a slight wind but still lovely. was out early this morning went for another bit of a walk really nice. I was up in the loft earlier on sorting out my trains I seem to have got the motivation for that back again thankfully. I was actually thinking about planting up a load of seed bombs but it may still be a little early for that

Hiya teegee how are you today then?hope all is well with you. The very best to your nephew with his treatment. I hope it all goes well. I felt the effects of the Gentle Run This Morning full stop hard to explain yes I was aching but without trying to send crazy it was a satisfying ache I knew how I got it and knew where it come from take care look after yourself thoughts are with your nephew

Hiya lav it was nice to get out yesterday, you are a star what a lovely thought with regards to the embroidery and the donations going to the Ukraine. It seems a bit strange to me don't know why why but with the amount of bombing that has been done or they allege has been done the Casualty rate hasn't been that high. In addition to that all the equipment that Putin is using is all an old calibre t-64 and t-72 tanks and BMP personnel carriers they belong in the cold war era. So where are all the updated armaments. Did you manage to get your exercise done? Hope so take care and look after yourself

Hiya ppqp pauly Sam det and everyone else

[porqoui]

MAE ALL...

Mick...great pics from Sunday. I know I wouldn't have been able to climb that hill. Glad you're getting back into your trains. Isn't funny how we loose interest in things and then it comes back. I had a quiet weekend but for some reason the time change has made me really tired. It usually doesn't bother me.

TG...glad you're safely at your brothers, you'll be a busy little bee. Hope the chemo isn't too rough on your nephew. Sounds like he's got a long haul in front of him. You take care of yourself.

Lav...what a lovely idea with the Ukrainian embroideries. You'll have to put some pics up on your page when they're done. I saw some of the weather pictures over the weekend, wow what a mess that highway was. Things are melting here, temps above freezing all week. I have a virtual info meeting tomorrow about the community cleanup and then our Community Garden AGM on Thursday. That will see me through the last commitments for a little while.

Time to figure out dinner. Have a good night all....PPQP

[Lavande]

Greetings friends,

Nice & sunny & 50+ degrees today so most of the snow & ice has melted. Now we begin mud season around here, for real, haha!
Took the dog & walked down the road to visit our horse neighbors after dinner. No reason not to with the extended daylight. No need for a bike ride to nowhere tonight, Lol

Cyn, managing 4 kids will keep you busy & on your toes. I wish you lots of luck.
Yes, Cisplatin is one of the older chemo treatments & has been known to be harsh. There’s much better antiemetics (anti-nausea drugs) to help manage side effects now. Even the radiation can put a beating on the body but he’s young & will manage much better than others. Eating will be tough for him, will have to deal with a bad taste in his mouth, etc. see if he’ll prefer soups & the like & lots of fluids to stay hydrated. Bless him & I’m so sorry he has to deal with all that.

Mick, glad you had decent weather too. I got out & picked up lots of sticks & things that had blown around over the winter. The long line of forsythia bushes are wanting to bloom, love all the yellow.
I was wondering earlier if the casualty count is low because so many had fled early. 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine so far, wow!

PQ, sounds like you have a good week ahead, hope all goes well
Glad you’re in melting mode too, tired of winter!!

I’ve decided to put one design on T shirts & the other on tote bags to take to. The craft fair. Not sure if anyone would want those designs on pillows or small wall hangings. Still thinking it through.
Hello to all & wishing everyone a nice night!

Lav

[Samstone]

morning all,
pretty spring day here, going to warm up and the wife got her first pollen alert on the phone. W're starting to get all prepared for my son's wedding. Going to have it here at the farm so many sprucing up the area projects involved. Glad we're cleaning up but I'll be ready for it to be over. Too many people invading our space!

hope everyone is well. I have missed you all.

[Mick]

Aaargh welcome to the land of lost posts I just lost mine! And for some strange reason it is not showing that it can be recovered on autorecover again. How is everyone? Hope all is well lovely to see you Sam. cracking day over here yet again today take care everyone 1let see if this one manages to reach

[Lavande]

Greetings friends,

Nice day here as well! I actually spengt some time outside starting garden bed cleanup, yay!!

Sam, good to see you & congrats on the upcoming nuptials. Having a home wedding is special, a lot of work but worth it all in the end
It’s a lot of prep work for something that will be over in a matter of a few hours, Lol. Good luck!

Mick, welcome to the lost post family. It’s annoying but just part of life I suppose.
Hope you enjoyed your nice day anyway.

Cyn, PQ, Pauly & Det, hello to all of you!
Back to work for me for a few hours.

Have a nice night all!
Lav

[porqoui]

MAE ALL...

Lav...bike ride to nowhere. Haha Nice that you were able to get out for a walk instead. I sure don't miss "mud season". I am sure tired of winter too. It was a real spring day today. Not quite ready for garden bed cleanup though. Don't work too long tonight.

Sam...good to see you. Congrats on your son's wedding. Yes, it'll be a lot of work for you but having it at the farm will be so memorable. It'll be over before you know it and all those invaders will leave. LOL

Mick...round too took so at least we heard from you. Just finished my community garden info session so time to get some dinner going.

TG...hope you are coping and all is going as smooth as it can. Thinking of you.

Det...thinking of you too and hope you are managing to deal with things.

Wishing all a good night....PPQP