Your Day (apart from gardening) - what took place?

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  1. Fat Controller

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    @rosebay - I have been where you are now a couple of times, and there really is no words to describe the difficulty of the situation you are in; what I can say with complete confidence is that you need to be kind and gentle with yourself. No matter how much you expect/prepare/anticipate the inevitable future, it is still going to take all your energy to cope and deal with it when it happens.

    Two things to bear in mind - no matter what, your mum knows that you have been and are there for her, and I am sure she will be proud of you and grateful for your warmth and love as she progresses through these chapters of her life; secondly, please bear in mind that your welfare and well-being is of paramount importance, and whilst I am sure you will have good support from your family and friends, don't forget that the many good people of GC are here, ready and willing to listen should you ever feel the need.

    There are many GC members who are much better than I at this sort of thing (@Jenny namaste @Lolimac @ARMANDII @pamsdish to mention but a few - however, I know the GC community as a whole well. and am sure that we are all here for you if needed.
     
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      Ullo-Ullo-Ullo-Ullo
      Ullo John! Gotta new motor?
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      He lost his bottle in Barnsley
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      Is there life in Peckham?
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      He can't half play the bongos
      He's got a record by Billy Joel
      Them locks are easy
      Here's my calling card: WALLOP!
      That's a piece of balsa
      You can make a model out of that
      He stuck his head in a dustbin
      And then ran through the launderette
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      Ullo John! Gotta new motor?

      'Ere John do you like the suit here, eh eh it's a lovely suit innit?
      'Ere wanna brown ale?
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      He works on the Thames Barrier
      I keep tropical fish
      In me underpants

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      He walks around with a hat on

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      He's in the police force
      Very bright he is
      Been to Miami? Lovely... Miami
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      Ullo John! Gotta new motor?
      Ullo John! Gotta new motor?
      Your goat's made a mess of the carpet
      Ullo John! Gotta new motor?

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      I go all weak, when I hear Barry Manilow I go all weak


       
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        Back from a few days on the usual annual trek, Port Talbot- Norwich- Brighton-Port Talbot, getting my breath back, could do with a hand on the garden, after days of torrential rain apparently, went to Hampton Court Sunday. [​IMG] Had a great time, didn`t realise the Good Food show was on aswell.
        My daughter has had one of those @fat controller, I have had her Mini Cooper.
         
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          Has my 3rd neurological physiotherapy session today

          Last week she stuck me on a wobble cushiont that i had to sit on. It was hard work and was very painful and i managed 5 mins but only just.

          I did the exercises she suggested this week and sat on it today and did 10 mins it didnt hurt and i could of done longer but she thought it was best to stop. It was so easy this week and i had to stand on it and balancr which was also really easy.

          We have set some goals. I currently walk around in wedge heeled trainers because i can walk further and its easier for me to walk in them than normal trainers. So the goal is to be able to walk in normal trainers with no problems and then flat shoes. We are also going to start working on me being able to wear high heels again and to walk in them so that i can wear all my lovely shoes to the odd meals out to restaurants again. Its such a shame they have just been living in a cupboard for 4 years
           
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            Reads like a marvellous improvement @Dips, keep on with the home exercises and you could be in high heels in no time, I cannot wear flat shoes, makes my foot hurt, unfortunately I can`t wear anything over 2"nowadays either, still got all my shoes though. :whistle:
             
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              Thank you :-) its so hard to get rid of things even if you don't wear them anymore isnt it. I tried some dresses on the other day and they all fit apart from on the bust and thats unlikely to get smaller yet i cant part with them yet.

              The main aim would be to walk in these bad boys again

              [​IMG]

              I have only ever worn them out once so would like to get more wear from them.
               
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                I just got the call today that my ally engine castings have been vapour blasted and are ready to pick up. Only took 4 days which is a lot shorter than the time it took to stitch the cracks together in the castings, (too much magnesium in the alloy alloy for welding.)

                They are for the B.S.A. three wheeler I've been promising myself to restore...

                Cheers, Tony.
                 
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                  I have been sorting through my successful recipes because I am inviting my brother and his partner over for dinner on Monday. They have treated me to a high class meal at a new, swish local restaurant (very impressive) and I am endeavouring to return the favour by finding my best menu.

                  I have finally settled on:-

                  Starter: Tiger Prawn, Avocado & Mango salad with smoked salmon in a chilli and lime dressing. (A bit like a salsa).

                  Main Meal: Duck confit (a crispy, tasty marinated duck leg) served with gratin dauphinois and green beans.

                  Dessert: Apricot & Amaretti Ice-cream (containing custard, cream and brandy) served with a bought wafer biscuit!

                  I have even got the correct wine to go with it (not something I usually do), i.e. Pinot Noir.
                   
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                    Sounds amazing i would be extremely happy with that menu. Hope it all goes well

                    Well minus the wine because im a fussy so and so who only drinks cloudy bay te koko and cloudy bay sauvignon blanc lol
                     
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                      @rosebay sounds lovely, we can bring the wine if you can fit us all around your table! :heehee:
                      Joking aside, I hope you have a lovely time:blue thumb:

                      @Dips.....you SHALL be able to wear all your shoes again very soon, hang on in there & don't give up! :grphg:
                       
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                        I took advantage of the dry day to re-polish the car; I gave it a good waxing a couple of days after getting it, with a trial pot of a (very) expensive wax and it looked the business on the day it was done. Every wash or rain shower since, or even people touching the car has marked it. The final straw was looking at it in the work car park in the early morning sunlight the other morning and seeing swirls and streaks all over the place.

                        So, a good six or so hours with the polish and the buffer, followed up by polishing all the glass and applying RainX for winter, then treating all the plastic trims, finishing off with dressing the tyres, and it now looks stunning. The slight downside is that it is due to rain overnight, and I haven't as much as turned a wheel with it all shiny....
                         
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                          Today I went to 2 art events! The first one was part of an art trail. I don't know if anyone else has gone to one of these events - it entails visiting homes of the artists, on specific days, to view/possibly buy their work. I felt slightly weird about doing this .... felt a tad intrusive but this feeling dispelled on arrival.

                          It was the home of 4 artists and their work was interesting and diverse. I saw that they had painted body shapes (Picasso style) on beige lampshades which gave me an idea to paint a shade like stained glass windows, i.e. with coloured shapes surrounded in black edges so that the light comes through them (as in sunlight).

                          Then I went on to an art exhibition where once I displayed some small watercolours of mine. I was told that I underpriced them and (maybe because of this) they hadn't sold. The thinking was that people undervalued a piece of art if it was priced too reasonably!

                          Here is one of my better watercolours that I posted on the art attack thread. It's # 56 on that page

                          http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/art-attack.89931/page-3
                           
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                            Only just seen this. Although I don't approve of challenges I'd be happy to send along some of my Shiney Hybrids for people to eat. They're between a half and one inch long but pretty hot.

                            I also have some very hot Nagas but I would never recommend them for a challenge unless you had proper medical assistance close by. I sell the Nagas to the Bangladeshi community for charity.

                            Fabulous job :love30:

                            I've been thinking of washing my car since I bought it seven years ago, but I usually sit down until I get over it!
                             
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                              Nice one :blue thumb:

                              Today I've been doing a load of cooking and food prep.

                              Students here today so always cook veggie for them. As one of them is gluten free, another is lactose intolerant and a third is on non-solids I had to think of suitable food.

                              I made a veggie and lentil soup and liquidised it. A veggie chilli and gluten free garlic bread done with olive oil instead of butter. Followed by home grown apples in a crumble that was gluten, butter and sugar free.

                              Last night I quickly jointed a large chicken and roasted the legs with garlic and herbs. The breasts have been cut and frozen for stir fries. I've now made a big chicken soup with the carcass and other bits and am in the middle of making a large oxtail stew. The stew is on its second cooking now. :thumbsup:

                              Washing up all done :phew: so I think I shall have an hour wandering around the garden and taking photos - if there's anything worth taking.
                               
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                                ah thats very sweet of you. I sadly have no one else who will do it tho :frown: I have strangely found that a few people i know are allergic to chillies (they are actually allergic and weren't making it up to avoid the challenge)

                                I have a whole packet of dried scotch bonnets still and I tend not to use chillies so unless i start living off ackee and saltfish I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them
                                 
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