So... How'd Your Day Go?

We didn't get a Christmas card from my elder elder sister (I also have a younger elder sister.), so I emailed her son in case there was something wrong. She often visits her children at Christmas, so I didn't know where she might be. I tried ringing her home for ages but it was always engaged, maybe an extension left off the hook. No problems though, just a tardy postal service. We got the card eventually and she telephoned me. She will be 87 on Thursday but is still doing just fine with only the minor setbacks that advancing age brings. I was the youngest child in our family, so even in my seventies I am still a youngster by our standards. She brought me up to date on my younger elder sister's activities as well. So, family all intact for another year; time to enjoy Christmas with my angel then. Happy birthday sister.

So I decided to try something different and write my fantasy all in third-person instead of the usual first-person. Result?



700 words. In an hour.



And I’m already ginning up for Chapter 2.

A once a year job this evening, cut the cardboard centres from the Christmas wrapping into short lengths suitable for growing runner bean seeds in come Spring; it's on the way, we're past the shortest day :)

Today, very cold, minus one with the sun. A few more
days dog sitting with Teddy. Little dude’s feet still barely
touch the ground.
Inside, it’s warm and toasty and wonderfully lazy;
finished off the banana bread just now and a cup of
hot tea sounds good.
Four hours till our next walk, yay.

Today was my Birthday so hubby insisted he take me out to lunch. I received some interesting presents but the most special was a simple necklace my friend made. I really wanted to to have some friends round to celebrate but as I can't walk that well at the moment I did not want to burden hubby with extra work.... and he wasn't that keen.

I start my diet tomorrow so made a pig of myself today. I've put on soooo much weight since I've not been able to exercise I now resemble a buddha

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Happy Birthday PiP!!
Buddha, that’s funny, sometimes I feel like Buddha too.
We ain’t what we used to be girl. Hope you feel better.

Happy Birthday Carole! Sorry I missed your special day. So glad you had fun. Post a pic of the necklace?

OK, so long story short, I had a G-tube in my stomach for my whole life. It has just fallen off.




I trust the hole will close up eventually? How will I eat if the food is just going to dribble out of my stomach?

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So the missus is off on holiday. We are a veggie household when she is here, and I thought ‘casserole a couple of lamb chops for supper, yum’.

“Do you have New Zealand lamb?”
“No Sir, we only stock British Meat.”
“Why?”
“We find our customers prefer it Sir.”

This raises some questions for me. Why would your customers prefer to have no choice? Why would they prefer to eat meat with a higher pesticide and fertiliser content? Are they excited by the Russian roulette of Chernobyl fallout?

I guess it is that their customers are so thick no choice is the easier option, and they know nothing of the other factors. Have they have been brainwashed by the phrase ‘Locally sourced’ without realising that bulk transport costs are diddly squat per unit? Economists don’t even take them into account when costing. I am obviously not one of their customers, silly me thinking I might be, shan’t go back there.

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Originally Posted by TuesdayEve

Happy Birthday PiP!!
Buddha, that’s funny, sometimes I feel like Buddha too.
We ain’t what we used to be girl. Hope you feel better.

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*laughing* I used to burn off the pies and sweets. Now they settle on my midriff... I need to make a determined effort to lose the 10KG i've put on this Sept and lose another 10kg. If I need a knee operation, I gotta be realistic and take control.

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Originally Posted by Robbie

Happy Birthday Carole! Sorry I missed your special day. So glad you had fun. Post a pic of the necklace?

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Will do :)