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Hello everybody

Sorry i've not been to visit for a while but life here is very strange.I miss dad terribly & at times have not coped well at all,we have somehow muddled our way through that first Christmas,birthday & fathers day,Vince has had his first birthday without dad but just over the horizon is my first birthday without him (& the day he was admitted to hospital) mums & my brothers first birthday & the anniversary of his death,all in the space of 15 days,we shall muddle through as always & hold each other up as our family always does

This year has seen the loss of some more friends,a wedding,a new arrival & the news that there's another baby due next year,my little mate & her playmate start school tomorrow,another one of my extended family goes to secondary school (how the hell did that happen) we have a new neighbour & another little one that has adopted Nanny Carol lol

Work is awesome,i am now totally self employed doing cleaning & ironing which i love & means i have far more time to do crafts now (anybody on facebook that wants a peep please check out Made With Nanny Love)

My little furry monsters have turned two Moomy & are completely bonkers,still running round like little heathens & scrapping with each other while Polly looks on & at me as much as to say "please make them stop" but we wouldn't have it any other way

I hope all are as well as can be under the circumstances

I've popped a bottle of wine in the fridge for you for later & some elderflower & rose drink for those that can't have the wine,there's also some bags of nuts on the side

Please take care you lovely people & i'll try not to leave it so long before i pop by again

Love & hugs to you all Carol xxx

Hi Carol, 

We've all missed you! 

So sorry you've struggled with all those 'firsts', reminders can be tough. 

Your tales of your furry babies made me grin, and their Mum sitting quietly watching with the 'oh for goodness' sake can't you stop them?' Look was funny too. 

Big congratulations on the business, will go seek your website out! More power to your elbow, lovely lady! Perhaps you can supervise this rooms faeries now and then as I'm not sure they always get it right?!?!? 

Hugs to all xxx

Thank you Moomy for saying you've missed me & not asking who i am,i'll have to check in more often now i'm feeling a little better

Can't believe those fairies have been misbehaving in my absence,better get them pulled into shape,can't have them doing half a job,i'll get them some cleaning products while i'm shopping tomorrow

At the minute all is quiet with the furry ones,Polly is asleep,Medusa is watching the children out playing in the street & Willow is waiting for me to get out of the chair & leave the desk so she can get in it

Love to all & i'll be back again soon

XX

Hi Carol, 

I'm so glad you're feeling a bit better, and please don't be hard or tough on the room faeries, I think they just got a bit lazy as there was seldom folk in this beautiful place to look after! Now that we've come back, Moira, you and me, they will be checking around and helping out like they used to, I'm sure! 

I'm still amused that those kittens still act like kittens and remember when their mum was acting like that too, and your old boy looked askance at her! (Is he ok still or has he crossed Rainbow Bridge, I remember he was a good age?) 

Big hugs lovey xxx

Hi Moomy and Carol,

Thanks for popping in and reminding me that life is just hard sometimes and sharing our stories helps us get through, I've not been very good at opening up to people, but find this "room" very relaxing and it puts me at ease even if it is imaginary!

My sister visited yesterday and we plan to go out for lunch on Friday, Mum's birthday, the first one without her. Then my daughter is coming for the day on Saturday.

Carol your cats sound lovely and great company, we should ask the faeries if we can have some pets in this room to help us de-stress, what do you think??

Love, Moira xx

Hi Moira, 

Now there's an idea, I'm sure the faeries could look after pets for us! Carol, could you lend us your wee ones, maybe just when they are feeling snuggly and calm? 

Hope you have a suitably good time to reminisce about your Mum, firsts are always tough. I suspect I blanked out my Dad's anniversary dates, he died in 1969 (lung cancer) two months after hubs and I got married, but was well enough (just) to walk me down the aisle. He looks so ill but so happy on the photos. 

Big hugs xxx

I think we'll start with the old man Moomy,the girls are a wee bit boisterous this morning & this room needs to be calm

xx

I think we'll have the old man for now Moomy as the girls are on a mission to cause chaos today,he's more than happy to be fussed,especially if you have some of that cheap wafer thin ham

x

Hi Carol,

Good to see you popping in and to know you are ok. Lovely to hear the fur babes are still causing mischief. My silly boy got himself run over in June, but I still have Luna, my little tabby.

I don't come by very often now but I'm doing well. Having said that today I've come in to snuggle up and be spoiled by the faeries for a bit as I have cellulitis in my lymphodema arm and the antibiotics are making me feel very sick. So I'll just curl up in the corner for a while and have a nap.

Ahhhh, Carol, he looks soft and cuddly! 

Good to see you popping in for some R&R Lynda, so sorry about your arm! 

I've also got hand troubles, 2 years back had the removal of a bone in my left wrist which had worn incredibly badly, and I should have known better as I've sprained the ligaments once before doing too much weight bearing in yoga, this time it was cleaning the kitchen floor, so weight bearing again! Ah well there's an excuse for not doing it again?!? It's swollen and sore, but I've been doing hot and cold contrast baths and keeping it elevated.....(ex hand therapist, treat thyself!) 

Dropped some fruit loaf into the tin, it's lovely with some butter, help yourselves....

Hugs xxx