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Know you're busy but yes it's previous page couple posts after you describe OH at dental center
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As a child there was something on TV in Welsh. In the days of not much choice, it fascinated me. Two gnarly blokes talking ... I hadn't a clue .. it was very possibly 'comedy' but at the time it was just very odd. Never associated it with my grandad just wondered how different Wales was if this was their tv
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Found Ray's erstwhile post Shimmer, but it wasn't there earlier as I'd marked posts before and after. Lummy, that sounds like a dog marking its territory! Just getting that in before it's picked up by keen eyed viewers.
Now I'm hoping you've settled for an early night with the dentist on the morrow, and if that's the case the very best of luck coming soon, courtesy of Lush Post xxx
Hi H And Amanda
Sorry to know about the teeth, ain't it typical but l wonder if its our age too and hormones.
I had a tooth break when the dentist was filling it recently but didn't get compo or free holiday as it was their mistake
Gill shouts where's Clegg!
Had a better day today was reading hubby's txt he had sent me and l felt calmer than l have for a while.
Also found out there are cat cafes opening where there's a chance to adopt the cats....not sure where they are yet.
Hope the treatment goes along ok Amanda thinking of you and H.
Xx
Morning Dinggy
Just to chip in about cat cafés.
My eldest has been to Japan twice and loved visiting theirs as we're all huge cat lovers. I wish there were some round these parts, but let us know if you find any hon.
That's really lovely to know about hubby's text sweetheart xxx
Julie
Brave girl sitting out the hour, oh it does play on our minds, having an ordinary injection is bad enough.
I had blood taken recently and it was a bit messed up had a big bruise afterwards.
Have you had much of a bruise with it or was it ok?
The worst thing is do you find that you get worked up before hand too? I did have a bit of a panic attack on one occasion waiting to go for a scan.
But you did it and really sympathise with you waiting that hour, glad you're the other side of that bit
Sending hugs xxx
Hi birdy
It was a mixed time but it really helped going to his favourite places l did cheer up remembering things.
He bought me an ice cream last time we were in Tenby and l jumped up and said this is good and accidentally threw the ice cream up in the air straight on the floor l don't know how l did it but it was so funny..He just laughed too. Hope you've had a positive week xx
I think thats the theme I'm following that l think we must find the positives in all of it even in the hospital.
When hubby was home we had to go back in to get him another x ray.
He came out of the cubicle in a hospital smock and l said where are your clothes? He says oh its ok the nurse gave me a private cubicle l left my clothes in it.
I said this is the NHS hun you won't be having a private changing room. Yes l am he says lol.
Next thing this old chap goes in the cubicle door open and sits on hubby's clothes to change..
Hubby says l thought that was private, now an old geezer is on my clothes...l laughed so much
Hi there Ukiboyo
Good to hear from you too, replying to Gill here too as sometimes l reply to one and all the other messages vanish, as usual l am so crap at IT lol.
Yes was thinking of Pippin when l read somewhere there are cat cafes opening up where you can adopt from the cats in the cafe, but not sure where these are opening...
Thanks Gill too, yes it was amazing finding the ratio book, its got unclaimed tickets in it perhaps l should write in and get some tins of corned beef
Thanks for the kind words too, l have had a better week, found Boots cards hubby had bought as a surprise, and l got upset but laughed when found note he'd written saying, What make up ??
Hope your OH is ok x
Sending hugs to ukiboy and Gill xx
Hope Pippin faired ok in all that heat too xx
Thanks Gill
Yes not sure where they are going to be, but good idea when people are in between cats lol
Hubby and myself had planned to get another cat and he kept saying the last one used to sit on my head lets get a less clingy one.. so funny as he used to say its your cat..yes looks like it, its on your head...
Japan is an interesting place, when l couldn't sleep a few weeks ago l watched a YouTube film of a man trying out trains in Japan with sleeper coach, really interesting x
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