Awww that sweet  Norty Yogi for not welcoming Mr Yogi home as well as Keira does  

I'm not licking his face, no matter how tough his day has been.

You would get a nasty *five o'clock shadow rash* on your tongue, if you did 

 Exactly!

 

I'm going off for a bath - all that shopping today was hard work.

See you in a wee while.

Enjoy your bath Yogi. You deserve it after all that hard shopping  See you in a while 

Bath was followed by a marathon phone call with my mum (all calls with my mum tend to be long ones). It seems I made the mistake of thinking I could go out for the day without letting her know. She had tried to phone me several times today and I was not in! Gestapo interrogation techniques were applied and I gave in and told her where I went.

 I love it 

I see your mum has got it down to a fine art then? 

 Oh yes she has, Moonie. Sometimes I can laugh about it and at other times it makes me . Luckily for her, I was in the mood to laugh about it tonight.

Phew no tears tonight then? 

Nope! I'd had a good day and I wasn't going to let an interrogation spoil it.

Good for you  

I wonder if Sweet has nodded off tonight? 

I was wondering where she is. I wonder if she's at the hospital or round at her MiL's. 

Then again, she might just have nodded off.

Oh yes I forgot about her MIL  Hope they are both okay 

I'm getting a bit sleepy so I think I ought to go to bed. Goodnight Moonie, been nice nattering to you, as always.

Summer, I hope all is well with your MiL, catch up with you tomorrow.

Goodnight all.

Nitey nite Yogi. Its been my pleasure too  Sleep well and have a good day tomorrow  

Hope all is okay with you Sweet and your MIL   

morning, it's winter here I couldn't get online last night, so belated sweet dreams all, I'll pop back ASAP to catch up

Good morning everyone

 

Summer, it's not warm here either, and 50 miles an hour winds this afternoon. At least Saturday and Sunday are forecast to be much better days.

Good morning everyone. The sun is shining, but there is an icy wind. Brrrrr!

Summer, I hope everything is okay with your MiL.

I have a busy day ahead but I'll pop in when I can.

Good morning everyone, it's so cold I've got the central heating on.  Has yours come on automatically EL as I know it's automatically triggered when the temperature drops?

 

I did have to laugh at your Mum's Gestapo tactics Yogi, treasure her, one day she won't be around to phone you

 

There's a big black cloud hovering and it looks a thoroughly unpleasant day, are we starting winter all over again?

I'm back! El & Squiggle, I hope those gales don't hit your areas too hard, I see your end of the country has the highest warning for it Lol at yogi's mum MIL had the same again at the hospital the doctor didn't give her the drip for antibiotics, despite her GP sending her twice for it, they simply rearranged how she takes her pill antibiotics and sent her home. She was feeling rotten too so forbade mr summer kicking up any fuss! She has a very rare skin condition that most doctors never see, so naturally the hospital doctor didn't have a clue about it. She was told her infection is simply part of her condition, but in the 30 years she's had it, it's never ever looked like it does right now. We're keeping a very close eye on her and I've suggested she ring her usual hospital to bring forward her regular check up, and I'll take her on my day off

Summer, I hope your MIL is OK

 

My mother had a fairly rare skin disease at one time called Bowen's disease. It was successfully treated before it developed into something more serious. It was a mystery as to why she developed it in the first place as the most common cause is considerable long term exposure to sunlight for people with fair skin which made that unlikely. The other cause is exposure to arsenic . No-one would have been trying to poison her but for some years she worked in a factory and it is possible that she might have been exposed to arsenic there. At that time, the health and safety laws did not exist.

wheres the summer?

 

its cold

and

my feet have just fell off

Your poor MiL Summer she is really going through the mill at the moment.  I am rapidly losing faith in the NHS.  Can you ask her GP to insist she is given the drip, after all if he is recommending that she has it why aren't they doing it? You really have to be prepared to kick up a fuss lately.  I hope she's not getting down about it all.

I don't think we're getting one   How you doing?  Are you coping?

Squiggle, yes, my central heating did come on this morning. The boiler's not firing at this precise moment but the radiators are still warm. It's likely that the heating will be on much of the day unless the clouds break and there's sunshine to naturally warm up the rooms. The temperature for tomorrow and Sunday is forecast to be warmer though. I get my gas through British Gas and they have said that because of the long cold winter they are not expecting to increase prices for the time being. I think people's heating bills must be horrific this year and it's a nightmare for those on low income faced with the choice of staying warm and going without meals or eating and being cold.

Pirate I got you a gift Hope it helps

Squiggle I think we do need to tell the doctor what the hospital have done, MIL doesn't have the energy to kick up a fuss but mr summer sure does I'm just waiting to hear back from her now... El, I meant to say well done on gaining your new client like that, he must be over the moon with what you have done

I'm trying to be as economical as possible, I just had the heating on for a couple of hours this morning but I think I will pop it back on again for a while soon.

More power to Mr Summer's elbow   I don't know whether hospitals are trying to save money but nowadays we need to be prepared to speak up, especially on behalf of those who don't like to make a fuss which includes many of the older generation.

 

I had meant to say EL well done on picking up that new client, and saving him money straight away.

Pirate, good to see you in here. I have been thinking of you.

Get the greyhounds to lie on your feet to heat them up.

 

Summer, I hope Mr Summer manages to get things sorted out for his mum. As Squiggle says, it seems you have to make a fuss to get anything done nowadays. I hope your MiL feels better soon.

 

I've been to do the weekly grocery shopping. It's shocking how little we get for our money atm.

 

Have a good day everyone, and keep warm.

That's just about big enough for one of my feet 

Good afternoon all   

Very, cold, wet and windy here today 

 What size are your feet?!

!2 

That's even bigger that Mr Yogi's size 11's.

I only take a size 4 and my DiL wears size 2 or 3, depending on the brand. Son can put her dinky trainers inside his size 10 ones.

 So you and your DIL have "dainty little feet" then Yogi?  My niece takes a size 10 

 I am guessing your niece is tall, like her uncle Moonie?

DiL and I are on the tiddly side (5ft 2 inches).

 

She is about 5ft 8ins maybe 9ins 

I'm 6ft 2ins but my mum was the height as you 

 Good things come in small packages. 

Very true