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Re: Summary week ending 6th March
« Reply #9 on: Monday 28 February 22 14:35 GMT (UK) »
I didn't manage to respond to all the posts last week although I did read them.
TY, hope your health improves soon.
Ruskie, very sorry to hear about the problems caused by the weather there, I hope things are looking brighter in all ways! Caroline, such a worry for you too, your son sounds very resilient, best wishes for him and his wife too.

As for the situation with Ukraine, I find it difficult to put anything into words about it. I can only say I agree with other Rootschatters who have commented so eloquently.

I don't have anything interesting to report I'm afraid but happy to read all your news everyone.
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Re: Summary week ending 6th March
« Reply #10 on: Monday 28 February 22 16:09 GMT (UK) »
Nice  to  hear  from  you RB

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Re: Summary week ending 6th March
« Reply #11 on: Monday 28 February 22 21:52 GMT (UK) »
This afternoon I visited the twins - my first time seeing them since Christmas Day.  Had to cancel my last planned visit as family were hit by COVID.   They were a little wary of me at first, which I had expected, but soon came round.   Darcy still not walking yet but crawls round swiftly and pulls herself up to a standing position.   Macy running round like a mad thing.   Have always said that Macy is a go-getter and Darcy a thinker.   My niece says that is indeed panning out and she can clearly see the differences in them.  Macy has no fear, and will play with any other children around.  Darcy is quite content to play by herself and do her own thing.   Has no interest in what her sister is getting up to.

It was so nice to see the family again - the babies love their older brother (18) and sister (12 in April).   Their faces light up as soon as they appear.

Last Saturday met up with my sister and our 2 friends for tea/coffee, carrot cake and a lovely gossip.  Met at M's house and stayed around 4 hours.

In a months time the clocks go forward - doesn't seem that long ago that they went back!

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Re: Summary week ending 6th March
« Reply #12 on: Monday 28 February 22 23:31 GMT (UK) »
My baby great grandmother daughter looks for Flash Harry, seems to be coming on so quickly ,” talks” to her Daddy and FH,very communicative.

The little girls are alike but very easy to see which is which in the photographs you send.,lovely.

A rather good programme on TV this evening BBC 2.
The Rise of the Nazis ,much that is similar in the present crisis ,in a strange  way was rather re-assuring , the downfall and megalomania and paranoia of
Hitler.
The plots to assassinate him.
We can but hope !

The ordinary Russian people are amazing ,so brave in speaking out against the invasion of Ukraine.

Hope everything is well for everyone and also hoping the flooding in Australia
and here quickly abates.
We won’t forget you Roobarb if you don’t post as often ,sometimes there really is no news .
I thank you everyday , the diaries have truly been like chatting to friends.

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Re: Summary week ending 6th March
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 01 March 22 21:21 GMT (UK) »
First tall daffodil opened in front garden this morning for St. David's Day. Small ones in a pot opened last week. While I was looking at daffs I noticed a bee on grape hyacinths, my first bee of 2022.
Self-sown Honesty seedlings have appeared above ground.
Honeysuckles and a clematis have new growth. Netting and fencepost a honeysuckle is attached to has come loose. Summer jasmine has been badly affected by storms. 
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Re: Summary week ending 6th March
« Reply #14 on: Wednesday 02 March 22 09:12 GMT (UK) »
Our daffs are in bud and growing nicely but not ready yet. No grape hyacinths yet ( we're always later than more southerly folk )
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Re: Summary week ending 6th March
« Reply #15 on: Wednesday 02 March 22 13:45 GMT (UK) »
Bad news from Australia ,severe flooding and already fatalities .
Hope RootsChatter’s families are all safe .
My niece is in Sydney , North Ryde, hope all is well.

Another dark day such a difference from yesterday , no sense to the weather is there.

Off to make leek and potato soup, wonderful old pressure cooker ,many years of faithful service.
Only had rice pudding on the ceiling once in 66 years!

Well must get on, plenty needs attention.
Hope everyone is well and that your relatives in Australia are safe.
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Re: Summary week ending 6th March
« Reply #16 on: Wednesday 02 March 22 19:10 GMT (UK) »
Our daffs are in bud and growing nicely but not ready yet. No grape hyacinths yet ( we're always later than more southerly folk )

I'm in coastal S.W. Scotland. The lone daffodil sentinel faces due south in S.E. facing front garden. Pots of mini daffs (all scented) + pot of grape hyacinths are there too. A few blue chionodoxa in the rockery have flowered. There should be masses of them soon. Tight buds on daffs in western, part shaded back garden.
Several pots of tall daffs in big pots in a front garden further along street.
I should plant more yellow and blue crocus + more yellow daffs in front garden + replace old tulips in pots. Winter/early spring colour scheme in front garden is blue & yellow. That colour combination is uplifting. Ceanothus is the only blue-flowered shrub left. My hebe collection included one which bloomed in winter.

Bought a local newspaper, published today, at the little shop. A former district councillor for my ward is in an article about help for Ukrainian refugees. She belongs to a local branch of a Chernobyl Children charity and used to host some Ukrainian girls for a month each summer until 2019 and Covid. The network has kicked into action for refugees.

Death of author & illustrator Shirley Hughes has been announced.  :(  She was 94. Fond memories of "Dogger" and Alfie and his sister, Annie Rose. "Doing an Alfie" = a child wearing wellies on the wrong feet. Jan Pienkowski, another of my favourite author & illustrator of children's books died 10 days ago. Pienkowski was shown the paper cut-out technique in a Polish bomb centre when he was 3. Another child refugee who became an acclaimed author and illustrator was Judith Kerr; she lived to be 95. I was relieved that Michael Rosen survived Covid 2 years ago. My community and others placed teddy bears in their front windows or front gardens during the first lockdown so that children  could go on a bear hunt during their daily hour of exercise. It took place while Rosen was in a coma. Reading Rosen's "Let's go on a Bear Hunt" to small children while they joined in with actions and sound effects was always good fun.  :)     
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Re: Summary week ending 6th March
« Reply #17 on: Wednesday 02 March 22 21:15 GMT (UK) »
Such lovely children’sbooks you mentioned M.S.
Such details in the illustrations !
One reading scheme had Ben the dog, Meg the hen.Jip the cat and a pig .
Ben did the washing up but his boots were always back to front facing away from the sink.
It did make the children laugh.
Birds seem to destroy yellow crocus and I like them the best.
My daffs are in bud,tulips don’t seem as if there are any flower buds .
No Muscari at all!
,Hyacinths up and in bloom ,no pink though only blue and white .
Not all have grown .

We a dull dark day all day!
Mostly raining too.

More cold weather on the way.

Well kitchen tidy up ,a nice cuppa and a biscuit andI think,an early night.
Need to go to Drs, then Chemists to order my next prescription ,they don’t do it for you  now.Was a wonderful service until Lloyds seemed to go into meltdown.
Hope everyone is alright .
Cheerio.Viktoria.