Yes it is Monday, Katy. In which town do I need to be on the look out for hairy-faced (or maybe not so much) wimmin madly waving their strong arms at all passing coaches? Inverness??
Save your energies for Shearrings coaches - don’t exhaust, even your newly strong arms on inferior varieties! Leaving midlands at 6.30am (OUCH! Good job clocks going back tonight!!) expect to be at Strathpeffer for evening meal. Will be a Looong day.
I’m on the guilty bench because I’m excited about my Highlands holiday, when Quail has had to cancel hers I’ll be thinking of you Q, and hope you get to go soon. Our trip is 30th Wedding Anniversary treat, postponed from June because I’d only just finished rads.
Ouch, JCJ, Strathpeffer is WHERE we were supposed to be staying
That’s ok, buy a stick of Rock (or should that be shortbread?) for me. I’m just happy you’re finally getting to go–you deserve a nice treat after all that torture! Have a FABULOUS time. I’m hoping we can maybe go in the spring, although it all depends on when and if our friends can get away. Ah well, I’m on the AtLeastIDon’tHaveToCleanTheHouse bench, which is quite comfortable, if a little dull.
When’s the Rev’s bday party? Have we decided on a gift? FF, you can bring the glitter!
How long are you going for JCJ?? I’m nearer the east coast, well in a bit so you maybe will swing past, our city is called the Gateway to the Highlands, are you going to Inverness, Culloden too??
Special “clootie dumpling” and “shortie” for Quail and black pudding, lorne sausage for breakfast!! My treat, will serve up to you on the “Scottish” bench!
It sounds like RevCat is Dec and Apple is Nov so busy birthday times, any suggestions for pressies? xx
Was it the Highland Hotel Q? To think, we might have met!! Maybe next time. I’ll let you know what it’s like when I get back. (Old fashioned mobile - can’t do t’internet1)
I’ll raise a toast to you and your friends with one of my free drinks (4 a day!)
Only 'til Friday, Katy - with 2 included excursions: 1 to spey valley and other to Black Isle. Ok, sorry Q, rubbing it in a bit - I’m now cowering UNDER the guilty bench grovelling appologetically. I’ll bring some haggis back for A & RC’s parties. Last time I was in scotland I had haggis in a baked potato. Delicimosso!!
Morning…well just…it’s v wet here today…I sailed into benchland in my dinghy…from my garden…to the front street and then down the canal via the woods…v interesting journey…am really tired today through delightful new neighbours across the street who had a halloween party…in the front street…well they spilled out of the house…but they’re only young…thank god it’s only once a year…god…I’m turning into Victor Meldrew…is that old age or am I just a miserable git???..rant over…everyone enjoy an extra hour in bed?..visit from beloved grandchild and ED this afternoon…that’ll be interesting…last week he broke everything in sight…including my poor cat’s scratch post…so I,m off now to hide all breakables away!!!
Golly goshkins so much travelling and not-travelling going on. Well I am back from the north pole aka Dundee where I was at a conference for a few days, and it snowed. Strathpeffer and Pitlochry are lovely - have visited both at different times. I really hoped cancelled trips can soon be rebooked and enjoyed… better to wait for spring now though, no more daylight in Scotland for six months… Train got me back home at midnight last night - very wet and dreary. Anyway, look, I brought back some virutal Dundee marmalade for you all …> And some tablet (~ fudge) - no, you can’t use it as a computer, you have to eat it
So, are plans in place for Apple’s b’day party? How excitiing! My five-zero not til mid December so a-g-e-s off yet.
Hope all are having a restful weekeknd, especially those being zapped, poked or prodded.
Thank you very much for the marmalade and fudge Revcat bet you’re glad to be home again.
I am on the knackered bench tonight as have been to city Xmas shopping with my daughter. I have bought my son his pressie as he told me yesterday what he wanted. I really hope he doesn’t change his mind!!! Didn’t find anything else.
Daughter went MAD and bought herself a coat, a bodywarmer, three jumpers and two pairs of shoes!! She couldn’t decide between the shoes so had both.
Last I heard she was muttering something about checking her bank balance!!
Hope you all have a good week and don’t work too hard.
Had a lovely relaxing smiley time sitting on the RELIEVED bench yesterday morning, then had lovely cuddles with baby grandaughter later. Only slight downer was when YD tried to take photo of me with baby in Cafe Nero, but the ceiling spotlights were reflecting off my bald head… so more pics with me in a hat…oh well never mind.
Xmas shopping FF! cant even think about that until a week before the day, so well done you!
I am an “always leave it to the very last minute” person but this year I have decided to really TRY to be organised and ready in good time. I am not a fan of Christmas, I think it’s far too commercialised and cannot abide the way it starts in September these days.
I was horrified in M & S to find that they have their decorations up!!! Unbelievable.
Maybe online shopping is the way to go.
Yep FF, think that will be easier, as xmas shopping and hot flushes dont go well together, especially as ‘hat head’ seems even worse when, in the words of APPLESTREET you look like a baby owl with fluff instead of hair.
But will need to get organised for that, as cant be anything worse (well not much anyway) than anxiously waiting for a much needed parcel to turn up 2 days before xmas
Sshhhhhhh! Don’t mention the C word (ends in ‘mas’ nor ‘er’!) until after 5th November. You’ll wake Santa up. He likes to sleep through the scary noises of bonfire night or he’ll be soooo grumpy he won’t bring any pressies.
My daughter rang, this week, to tell me her plans for C… but wouldn’t say the word. She’s 25, but I trained her well!
I used to start my shopping in October - to spread the cost! (obviously the kids didn’t know that!! :)) - but these last few years I’ve done most of it online.
Thanks, RevCat! I’ll pack the night vision goggles then.
I didn’t mean to wake Santa up. I’m sorry. I promise I won’t mention that word again. I want pressies, I’ve been good, I’ve done everything I’ve been told this year. Aaaah, it’s ok, he just turned over and went back to sleep.
We were never a well off family and when my children were teenagers and were wanting designer named items of clothing/footwear for…that holiday…I always told them that they could have them but in the January sales when money would go further and they would get more!!
Nowadays,of course the sales start before…that holiday.
You are all going to be annoyed at me, superly organised regarding C, I pick things up throughout the year sooooooooo just have to get something for my Mum, who is incredibly difficult to buy for and a couple of small things as stocking fillers! I love shopping around but hate when the shops go crazy at C and you can’t find anything and have to stand in massive queues. Will now pop over to the “annoying” bench !
Will start waving tomorrow around lunchtime JCJ, have a great break!
Aah city of the the three J’s, my birthplace you cannae beat it RevCat, will have to have a marmalade “piecey” xx
Ooohh…thank you revcat…2 of my fave things…fudge and marmalade…well…a girl has to have some pleasures when she can’t go to the hairdresser to cheer herself up…been looking online this year for C…things…usually pick them up in Jan sales and keep them all year then supplement them with my 2 daughters fave card filling…money…beloved grandchild has filled in his roll of wallpaper list…he can’t write…he’s only 4 but he knows what he wants…the argos book…elc and smyths catalogues are being waved around under my nose at regular intervals…last year I bought lots of noisy…battery operated toys and it cost me a fortune in batteries…so not doing that this time…spent most of jan in stalag this year after being poisoned by my onc so it’ll be online madness in our house…
It looks like I have been missing plenty in Benchland. Due to my mushy chemo-brain I am not entirely sure though what’s been going on.
Yesterday was the last day of my last chemo cycle, so I am now officially finished - woohoo! - and I went out with a few friends to celebrate. It was a good feeling today not having to go for another juicing session. Instead I had to be there early in the morning for my first radiotherapy.
And afterwards I had the (dreaded, as usually) meeting with my onc to discuss the tamoxifen. She tried her best talking me into taking them. Also she examined me spending quite some time on THE breast - the ‘troublemaker’, which apparently has two lumpy areas, and now wants me to have an ultra sound.
Went home exhausted and ever so slighly worried. What are the chances for something nasty growing while being on chemo?
My legs are tired, my kitchen is a mess… Feel like kicking and screaming, but as I don’t have the energy, I shall rest on the CBA bench, again.
Is it all over yet? Sigh…
xx
Hello Eve. Golly sounds like you’ve been on a roller coaster today.
Good news that you got out to celebrate with some friends :-). Hope the zapping goes smoothly with no nasty effects. Sounds like you onc is being extra cautious, but that’s a good thing. I think quite a few people have bits of lumpy bumpy stuff that turns out to be scar tissue, especially if it’s near where your tumour or scar are. It is very unlikely something nasty would grow unnoticed during your chemo. Big gentle hug.
Oh, and leave the kithcen… it’ll just get messed up again if you tidy it!
Thank you, RevCat, for the reassuring words and the hug.
Have turned my back on the messy kitchen, it can wait. Have decided to change my bed sheets instead and have a lovely bath. Maybe that will make me feel better.
And tomorrow is another day…
No wonder your a Rev, Cat, you have such a calming, soothing way with words, love your philosophy about the kitchen too
More gentle ‘big’ hugs Eve, hope everything turns out OK xxx
I’ll be thinking of you Q, and hope you get to go soon. Our trip is 30th Wedding Anniversary treat, postponed from June because I’d only just finished rads.
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