@Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:Night night. I'll be off shortly too!
Nite EFFT...pleasant dreams for you too 
Morning! Managed to drag myself out of bed a bit earlier than yesterday. Shopping delivery day today. Need to be 'with-it' for that. 
@slimfern posted:Morning Ladies
I did an EFFT and woke up late this morning
Yet another Friday in lockdown..........is it me or are the days just zooming by
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Not just you! Yesterday was 1st of January, today is 5th of March.......how did that happen????
@Baz posted:Afternoon Slim and EFFT
Sorry you had a rough night Slim
....but glad you had a lie in .
Shopping all received and put away......including some bits and pieces that Mr Fluffy Thing brought up from the garage freezer!
@slimfern posted:I've just put a cheese, onion & potato pie in the oven.....one of my faves to make....want me to save you some
I’m afraid onion ....along with garlic ...is a no no for me these days ....but up to about 5 years ago I’d have bitten your hand off Slim . I’ve just had lamb chops for my lunch , so I’m stuffed anyway .
@Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:Shopping all received and put away......including some bits and pieces that Mr Fluffy Thing brought up from the garage freezer!
That’s good EFFT I’ve got my M&S delivery tomorrow , so I will have a few goodies for the weekend .
@Baz posted:
Awww poor you....I love onion & garlic...especially garlic
Lamb chops 
@Baz posted:I used to love onion ......especially the pickled variety ......but any smidgen of either sets my digestive system into overdrive .....and you’d be amazed what you find them in these days !
I know it's not easy ....my friend Sue has IBS plus allergies ....so much so that before lockdown she had stopped eating out because she has to so careful.
I don't envy you
@slimfern posted:I know it's not easy ....my friend Sue has IBS plus allergies ....so much so that before lockdown she had stopped eating out because she has to so careful.
I don't envy you
Yes, it’s very restrictive .....I’m just glad that I didn’t develop it until a couple of years ago .....I think it was brought on by two lots of strong antibiotics I had a month before I first started having problems! 
@Baz posted:
We do also lose tolerance to stuff as we age I think....
Night Baz and Slim. Been feeling out of sorts today, so am off for an early(ish) night.
@Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:Night Baz and Slim. Been feeling out of sorts today, so am off for an early(ish) night.
Real sorry to hear that EFFT....hopefully a good nights sleep will help
Pleasant dreams
About 9 hours sleep, feeling not too bad at the moment.
The closest I can put it was a feeling of being 'hemmed in'!
@Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:About 9 hours sleep, feeling not too bad at the moment.
The closest I can put it was a feeling of being 'hemmed in'!
Is that something you have felt before?
Good morning all!
@slimfern posted:
Good morning all!
No, not really, not even on days when you couldn't go out because you were waiting for workmen or such.
Afternoon Baz...Had a not so bad night thanx
Made some banana bread this morning ...went for a walk along the river....hung some washing out and am now gonna do bugger all for the rest of the day ......well, except make dinner for my Dad ... whoa betide if he should miss a meal
How's you today?
@Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:No, not really, not even on days when you couldn't go out because you were waiting for workmen or such.
@slimfern posted:
Made some banana bread this morning ...went for a walk along the river....hung some washing out and am now gonna do bugger all for the rest of the day
How's you today?
Glad you had a reasonable night . Must be lovely having a river to walk along ....and Lol at your dad .
@Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:No, not really, not even on days when you couldn't go out because you were waiting for workmen or such.
These lockdowns can make one feel claustrophobic....I definitely need my walks along the river cos I get that stir crazy feeling when I don't
@slimfern posted:These lockdowns can make one feel claustrophobic....I definitely need my walks along the river cos I get that stir crazy feeling when I don't
Yeah, think I will have to get out for a walk a bit more often.
I retired from work on 31st August 2019, so probably wouldn't have done much in 2020 WITHOUT a pandemic lockdown, than I did in 2020 WITH the pandemic lockdown. The main difference would have been that I'd have visited my sisters in Dorset. So given that, the restrictive effects of the lockdown are probably only now begining to filter through to me. Also having a large house and garden probably helped stave off any effects for a bit longer. 
@Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:Yeah, think I will have to get out for a walk a bit more often.
I retired from work on 31st August 2019, so probably wouldn't have done much in 2020 WITHOUT a pandemic lockdown, than I did in 2020 WITH the pandemic lockdown. The main difference would have been that I'd have visited my sisters in Dorset. So given that, the restrictive effects of the lockdown are probably only now begining to filter through to me. Also having a large house and garden probably helped stave off any effects for a bit longer.
Hopefully it won't be long now before we can be free spirits again.
@Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:Yeah, think I will have to get out for a walk a bit more often.
I retired from work on 31st August 2019, so probably wouldn't have done much in 2020 WITHOUT a pandemic lockdown, than I did in 2020 WITH the pandemic lockdown. The main difference would have been that I'd have visited my sisters in Dorset. So given that, the restrictive effects of the lockdown are probably only now begining to filter through to me. Also having a large house and garden probably helped stave off any effects for a bit longer.
Yes , I remember you used to go to your sisters quite often EFFT ....so you must really miss it .
@Baz posted:Fingers crossed Slim
Whatever floats your boat .....I hate shopping & crowds.... I do however like to do lunch with friends occasionally
Just being able to take off to wherever, whenever I want is what I miss most! A year is a long time to some of the folk I will be visiting as soon as this pandemic is allows 
@slimfern posted:
Just being able to take off to wherever, whenever I want is what I miss most! A year is a long time to some of the folk I will be visiting as soon as this pandemic is allows
My town is quite small .....but it’s about 3/4 miles away , so can’t walk there ....at least any more. But I used to hop on a bus if I was having a down day ....just getting out of the house helped with the grief .....as did my weekly hour at a local spa for a massage , or facial .....and I’ve really missed them both this last year . ....anything to take the edge off , if only for a short while .
@Baz posted:Yes , I remember you used to go to your sisters quite often EFFT ....so you must really miss it .
As things have turned out it is almost two years since I was there. (March/April 2019)
I was intending to go again in September/October 2019, but a chickenpox epidemic broke out down there and as I haven't had chickenpox it was agreed that it would be in my best interests to skip the autumn 2019 visit.
This didn't pose any problems at the time as it just meant a few months and it would be time for the March/April 2020 visit. Little did we know that not only would there not be a spring 2020 visit, but no autumn 2020 visit either, nor spring 2021 visit. And currently, no certainty of an autumn 2021 visit either!
Now that I'm no longer having to worry about booking annual leave, I should be able to visit soon after travel restrictions are lifted enough, but who knows when that will be. Especially as Scottish and English rules could still sighificantly differ!
@Baz posted:
Getting out of the house really does help doesn't it....
@slimfern posted:
A few minutes standing at the open door with the breeze/wind/gale blowing in was sufficing for most days during winter (especially when there was a significant amount of snow), but now that the weather is a wee bit better, I need to get out for a proper walk. A few rounds of the patio (35' x 22') is not really enough on a permanent basis.
@Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:A few minutes standing at the open door with the breeze/wind/gale blowing in was sufficing for most days during winter (especially when there was a significant amount of snow), but now that the weather is a wee bit better, I need to get out for a proper walk. A few rounds of the patio (35' x 22') is not really enough on a permanent basis.
No....
I can totally understand you not wanting to venture out in winter, living with the Sottish weather.......I was up there a few years back...it was fecking freezing! My home is near the English Riviera....we prefer it warm down here