19th February

[Lavande]

Greetings friends,

We had some rain & hail this afternoon, didn’t last long. Then I heard a tornado hit New Jersey & did some damage, geez. That’s spring/summer-like storms, shouldn’t be happening in February.

PQ, wow yo really have the winter weather going on. So cold & so much snow, ugh. Glad you made it to work safely.
Keep yourself safe & warm, stya inside if you can.

Cyn, glad you’re feeling better each day. I’m amazed that my usual allergies seemed to disappear when Covid arrived but now they’re back with a vengeance, Lol
I did do some embroidery work for a local customer over the weekend, she keeps me busy. She’s the one dealing with the contaminated well water from the Gore company near her home. Stay well

Mick, so what’s the verdict on your coins? Are you a rich man now?? Can we borrow some money?? Lol

Slo, hope you had a good day & everything is well with your newest grandbaby & his mama.

Have a nice night all!
Lav

[Slo]

Hello all,

Geez that’s cold, PQ! Not to mention snowy & icy. Maybe you could work from home tomorrow! Glad you have such a thoughtful neighbor.

TG, I read the James Herriot trilogy of books in the 70s, but didn’t see the original show based on it. I have tried a couple episodes of this one on PBS, but it hasn’t held my interest. I love “Call the Midwife”. Another season is starting too!

Mick, that meal out with Amy sounded divine! I wouldn’t have had room for pudding either.
Two dyslexics walk into a bra! -ha!
So this time it was Argyl who took a swap at Bonnie!

That’s something that there’s still three original members in the 55-year-old band that you saw, Lav.

I had a nice if uneventful day with baby Huxley today.
I hear the new baby grandson has been transferred to a children’s hospital today for treatment of jaundice.
They named him Cooper Ole. I’m getting used to it.

My fingers are breaking out in arthritis. The one middle finger especially has an acutely swollen joint and aches. I hate aging.

[Mick]

mae all...how are we doing? hope all is good .Well one of my coins sold yesterday..the Roman gold one ..tbh it was interesting ,there were bidders from Aus. Romania ,France Spain India US Germany and Italy.Mine sold for estimate,which in the current climate wasnt bad.The second part of the auction is today ,but Ive only got a few coins on .My friend has 18 items on,my other friend 11.mine will only fetch about 1k ish I think.I did it for a purpose ,and that has been sorted.Cleaned the greenhouse out ,replaced the wood on the raised bed ,painted it up did the planters in the front,so was a busy day.Rabbits both out helping me!At yoga tonight ,tomorrow is the big day when I will move the rabbits in together.dreading it ,

hiya nosmo,how are you today?hope you are doing ok..how is the weather? did you get more snow?hope the car starts ok.

Hiya Slo ...how are you doing?hope all is good ..Call the midwife?Amy wants one of the bikes in the series ..She is into all that retro stuff ...for me it aint retro...its life as I remember!!!hope the arthur itis isnt as sore today .

hiya Lav ,how are you doing today?sounds like you are getting the crazy weather too..We were promised beast from the east ,but tbh its starting to warm up.Im out detecting this weekend hopefully .Is yb out doing his ferrying about yet?

hiya teegee how are you doing today? hope all is well ...are you at home or on the move?

right good people have a good day ....its 5.55am.......Ive been up since 4 !!!!!

[Lavande]

Good evening friends,

We had rain overnight then the sun arrived & it warmed up to 44. Tomorrow we will hit an unbelievable 73 degrees which is insane. Then the nightime temps drop into the 20’s for the weekend. We’ll all be sick again, ugh.

Slo, Cooper Ole? Where did that name come from, unusual. I hope he’s OK since he’s been transferred.
Sorry to hear about the arthritic fingers, I know the pain. All this cold & damp weather isn’t much help either. I’ve been dealing with an uptick in L hip pain, waking me up at night too even when taking ibuprofen at bedtime. Getting old is painful, no doubt. We have to keep moving though or risk things getting worse.

Mick, I love hearing about all the things you accomplish in one day, good for you. I will keep my fingers crossed for an easy bunny move in together day.
Congrats on your coin sales, great $$. I hope your weekend is good for detecting.

Cyn, how are you doing? YB finally is testing negative for Covid, I should do another test myself.
Are you getting a lot of snow from the big storm moving west to east?

PQ, I hope your home safe from your snowstorm. I almost feel guilty for not having any this winter. We’ll probably get a huge March storm haha!

Hope everyone has a nice night!
Lav

[Slo]

There’s been a snow & ice storm going on all day. It’s a day for staying indoors.

Congrats on selling the gold coin, Mick! So many bidders from all over too. And you might sell more.tomorrow!
The bicycles on ‘Call the Midwife’ is just a plain old bike to you!
Wow, you get a lot done in one day. I get a little bit done, but then my knee starts hurting.
I hope those bunnies accept one another and their shared quarters tomorrow.

Who knows where the young parents get their baby names from these days, Lav. She picked the weird middle name, so he got his choice for the first name. And to think it could’ve been Caleb Matthew! But that would be too normal for nowadays. Mother & baby are supposed to go home today.
I wonder what’s up with your hip? Arthur-itis I guess. Ouch.

PQ, I guess the weekend was harder for being NoSmo, without the busyness of work to distract you. Good for you for persevering!
I’m with you -often like to be in bed by 8:00pm with my book.

Are you on the mend, TQ?

[porqoui]

MAE ALL...worked from 8am to 4pm on Friday and yesterday and that seemed to work out well. So that will be my schedule moving forward with the boss's caveat that if I feel like leaving at anytime just go.

Mick...congrats on selling the gold coin at estimated cost. Interesting where all the buyers were from. Hope you didn't fall asleep at yoga with all the work you did and the early morning rise. No snow last night and today so that's a plus. However we are under an extreme cold warning until at least Friday. Roads were much better as most of them were plowed. The car started fine, one of the better buys I've made. LOL

Lav...wow 73 degrees. Hope you don't get walloped in March, that's our trick. It was a good day at work, very busy which made the day fly by. Energy held up but the yawning started right after dinner. It'll be an early night for me.

Slo...it's a wonder where people get the names from these days. My nephew named their babies Sawyer and Dawson. Didn't know if the were boys or girls so didn't mention it till I was sure. They're both girls. Go figure. Glad Mother and baby are doing good and heading home. Jaundice seems to be quite common in new borns.

TG...hope you're continuing to improve.

Have a good night all...PPQP

[treegirl]

Mae all - sorry to be away... all good here. Wonderful to see your posts about going forward... Lav, congrats on a great concert!

PPQ, wishing you well for the weekend to come, sounds like you have some great food planned!

SLO - hoping this weekend you will have some peace and quiet!

Lav, hoping all is well -

Mick, congrats on the sale of the gold coin! May you have many more successes...

may we be well ...
CR

[Mick]

mae all....how are we doing today?hope all is good .Went to yoga last night ,it was a sesssion called "restorative yoga".....it didnt feel too restorative to me !aching this morning but enjoyable.The auction yesterday was absolutely crazy.If anything it was a lot more interesting than the previous day.Some of the prices were unbelievable..again a world wide audience .I did better than forecast....doubled the estimate .one coinI had on was estimated at £350....it sold for £860!!! my friend had a hawking ring on there.estimated at 400...sold for 1300!!there was a medieval iconographic gold ring found by a detectorist..estimated between 10-15k it finally sold for 30k!!!!Ive done what I wanted to do.I intend to buy a new laptop,this one is shot ,and also 2 folding electric bikes to take with us on the van.I am just watching the deer playing in the fields.The light mornings are lovely.

hiya teegee how are you doing? hope all is good with you.sounds like you are on the road to recovery and doing well.good for you .long may it reign


hiya ppqp...hows you then today? you sound pretty positive to me...well done .8 till 4 is a full day ...thats good you have the caveat to go whenever you want or need to .Funny you should say hope I didnt fall asleep...I actually did at the end!!!I could feel myself nodding off.hope you have a good day.

hiya Slo,how are you doing?yep sold everything I intended to .yes you are right ,my mum had one of those bikes ..and so did my auntie who was a nurse.both rabbits as we speak are outside playing just now.What do you like reading?

hiya Lav ,how are you doing today then?all good I hope.Its crazy here today as well...the sun is out ,and it was frosty last night!!!have you done a test?you are right old(er!!!) causes pain ,I use freeze spray ..that works for me .Went to Lidl yesterday ...bought some primroses...10 for £3.49....you would struggle to grow them at that .Work has started on the garden.

right peeps time to go....take care

[Lavande]

Good evening friends,

It only hit 71 degrees today, haha but it was warm enough to put the AC on in the car this afternoon. The temp is dropping into the 30’s tonight & the 20’s overnight on the weekend. I knew this would be a short lived event. I hear we’re breaking weather records for the warmest January & February. I have a feeling March is going to be a complete Bi*ch, Lol

Slo, you’ve gotten all the winter weather, good decision to stay inside.
I just saw an ad on FB for compression gloves for arthritis of the hands. They look pretty interesting. I think I need a compression body suit to take care of ALL the aches & pains.
We gave our kids traditional names, Elizabeth & Matthew. I figured they could choose funky nicknames when they grew up if they wanted but they didn’t. I do get confused with some of the modern names, not knowing if they’re male or female. Everything is different these days, that’s OK too. Glad to hear mother & baby are doing well & heading home. You take care, stay warm!

PQ. Sounds like you have recovered very nicely, glad to hear that. Just watch & don’t let anyone overload you with work & undoing your progress.
Keep yourself warm & safe too. I agree that March is going to wallop us one way or the other!

Mick, Congrats on the coin auctions, very nice! Enjoy your new laptop & bikes, sounds great!
I did finally get around to doing a covid test this morning, it’s negative. Took 2 weeks to get there, ugh. YB is back to driving Amish but only sporadically. They don’t have any crops to move this time of year but the guy who builds furniture needs to make deliveries to shops & the rest of them just want rides to hardware stores, etc. I hope your primroses do OK this early.

Have a nice night all!
Lav

[porqoui]

MAE ALL...

TG...glad all is good. Keep it up.

Mick...wow! You must be right chuffed about those prices. We'll of course need some pics when you get those bikes. And a new laptop. YAY I can't believe you're starting on your garden.

Waves to Lav & Slo.

No snow again today but man it's cold out there. We'll be at -40C/F tonight. The weather is supposed to improve on Saturday with temps above freezing. The parking lot at work will be a swimming pool. A little stiff today, didn't have a great sleep last night, but my energy held up.

Wishing everyone a restful evening....PPQP