Diary summary week ending 18th May 2025

[louisa maud]

Hi folks.
Hope all is well with everyone, been a beautiful day, bit to hot for me but cope able, nice breeze this evening, most welcome.

My grandson safely home but very jet lagged, give him a few days and he will be fine, I wonder given time and money  he will be away again

Viktoria  hope you have some better news  about your scooter, been  going on a long time

LM

[Viktoria]

Thanks L.M,it will get sorted .
I did get some good news at the Heart Failure clinic today, the results of my last Echo scan are very good, a good improvement .
However the Consultant still wants to see me so that is booked in.
July some time.

A glorious day , and no long wait at Heart Failure Clinic .
No news re the letter my daughter sent to Quingo ,so a few days more and she will contact them again ,if no joy then it will go up for sale privately and I can write a scathing revue!

The puppy is being very good but Kyra needs telling frequently that it is a baby like Baby Lily and needs to sleep a lot or it won’t be strong .
She knows when it is in its cage it is because it is tired and must be left alone , Mummy said Kyra is not being a big girl and perhaps the puppy would be better at a big girl’s house- where it would soon grow strong and go for walks in a little while 
Big sulks and a frowny face but she did let the puppy sleep .
A very determined little girl ,but generally quite amenable .

Well, bo- bo time ,thanks for your news and kind messages . Look after yourselves folks.
Viktoria.

[Gillg]

Glad to hear that you have had good news at the hospital, Viktoria. I just hope that you will soon be able to bring your Quingo business to a satisfactory conclusion.  Have you contacted Mark Nicholls, the Managing Director?  I'm sure he would not want to hear such a sorry tale.

Today in Devon we have warm sunshine, so we have been sitting out in the garden admiring the progress of our veg patch.  There is a promise of a bumper crop of strawberries this year. Tomatoes are looking promising, new potatoes are showing their first leaves and French beans, leeks and onions are well on their way.  I'm not very keen on home grown lettuces, as they always attract the slugs and need a lot of sorting out and washing in salty water, however I see that my husband has planted some trays of mixed leaf lettuces which look interesting.

We have just had a visit from my nephew, who is getting married at last to his girlfriend in July.   He came to pick up the family wedding veil for her to wear.  I'm rather glad, as it is antique lace and I didn't want to send it through the post.  My great-aunt wore it in 1908 and my mother and her sister both wore it at their weddings, as did my niece. My cousin and I rebelled and didn't wear it and neither did my daughter.  She said it was spooky!
 

[Roobarb]

Did you get the thunderstorms that were forecast over the south west yesterday Gillg?
It's been so dry here, not complaining though, the sunshine is lovely. A chill wind off the sea some days but my back garden has been lovely and warm. A bit of sea fret blowing in today but didn't come to anything.

Lettuce is the only food I grow, I like the mixed leaves too. I grow them in large pots with copper tape around the pot, it seems to work in deterring the slugs.

Viktoria, I really hope you soon get sorted out with your scooter, the company should be ashamed of themselves.

[KGarrad]

We've had good sunny weather here, too.
My sun tan is now darker than some of my Fillipino friends!

Slowly recovering from last week's op.
But walking is better, as is balance (after previous op!).
Walking without stick or walker now.

[radstockjeff]

Well done. Keep at it! atb rj

[Viktoria]

Tuesday.
Glad you are recovering K.G.
A gorgeous day, watered plants early morning and again just now.
Old willow fencing gone now, ready for son’s new tongue and groove panels, neater than the old waney lap.

Had last of yesterday’s chicken for tea.

What a racket in the dogwood bushes, I am wondering if there is a bird’s nest there .
Hope my fence moving efforts have not disturbed them .

Wednesday,
Spoke with my daughter today,her Wedding Anniversary ,she said the M.D .
of Quingo  had contacted her - he had been away and he would be in contact again re a resolution .So we will see.
Thanks folks for your kind concern.

Just lost another filling—-
That is two in a couple of days , one tooth I think may have to be taken out ,it is just a hollow shell ,so I must stop Apixoban - a very strong blood thinner - for some days prior to the extraction .

Oh I don’t know how I stand the excitement.

Another sunny morning but quite chilly ,will see how plants are and water if necessary .
Hope everyone is as well as can be expected at least, some difficult conditions
being borne courageously .
Cheerio, Viktoria.

[Gillg]

No thunderstorms in Devon yesterday, Roobarb.  Just another sunny day (and another lot of watering to do).  Today is warm and sunny and the rest of the week is forecast to be the same.  On Saturday our community choir plus another choir and a few stragglers from elsewhere will be singing on the beach at the Paddle Out, a protest organised by Surfers Against Sewage against the poor efforts by the water boards to keep our sea and river water clean. https://www.sas.org.uk/water-quality/our-water-quality-campaigns/paddleoutprotest/  You can see from this link how many areas will be taking part.  Our songs included "Dirty Water" and "We are the river"! Others will actually be paddling, swimming, paddle boarding and surfing, so let's hope the water is clean enough for them to do this safely.

[Caw1]

Glad to hear the weather in UK is still sunny but we’re worrying about all vegs,newly planted sweet peas and strawberries with so many flowers on… hard to water from Rhodes where we are currently! Good job our neighbours going to do some veg watering for us as after two weeks they could all be dried up if you keep having this weather!
Going by boat across to Turkey tomorrow for 4 days to visit Pamukkale and Ephesus then a week back in Rhodes. Weathers perfect 23/24C.

Hope your buggy situation gets sorted soon Viktoria to your satisfaction.. certainly been going on a while.
Good to hear of all your improvements KG..

All best to everyone else and enjoy the lovely weather.

Caroline