Good morning everyone. Welcome to the July thread of chit chat.
Hello Angie and Lilly!
That's good news on the scans and it's great that the date for your procedure is coming closer.
We're just home after a few days on the Ring of Kerry. It was very hot so we didn't do any of the touristy things but we stayed at a guesthouse called Kells Bay which is famous for its gardens, especially tree ferns, and It seems to do well at Chelsea!
As ever, you broaden my horizons and this morning I learned about the Haar...
Hugs from Rose and Sideways
Hi Stella,
That is such good news!
Enjoy the week...
Rose
Hello Rose and Sideways
thanks for your message. Hope Sideways is doing ok with the heat ( you of course too 
). Glad to be home after the hospital and a coffee at my daughter’s. I didn’t have a great sleep last night so an early night is on the cards. If it will work out is another question. Have a cosy evening. Love from
Angie and Lilly xx
Ha ha Rose I had to google the Haar as well, never heard of it. 
Leex
PS love the tree ferns so beautiful.
Hi Patrick,
Sorry for my late reply, it's been a pretty long and exhausting week. I love your recalibrate suggestion, but you were right. Of course Norway would have won if the ref never took that point away after Haaland pushed a player. Did you see Haaland's stuffed animals that he took home? Two squirrel's and a raccoon with a whiskey bottle. He's such a funny character!
On Sunday I spent my time away from the hospital at home, and it was bitter sweet for all kinds of reasons. Overcome with so many emotions just being away from the hospital for such a small part of my day. I got to hug my sweet girl Macy, she was a little unsure and timid with me at first, but thankfully that passed and I think she has forgave my absence in her life.
My raised garden beds need some work, but I'm happy with them and my dad for keeping up on watering during the heatwaves. The guest room is now my bedroom, they knocked out walls making it bigger, added a window, in addition to an accessible bathroom and shower. On Tuesday we took my niece and nephews to see the new Toy Story movie, we went to the matinee so it wasn't as busy.
It's such a difficult process getting used to being out in public again, so I'm taking my time as I keep moving forward. There's a park in front in the hospital that we've been going to in the mornings when it's not as hot. There's trees around the edge, so it's not all in the sun. Most of the people are staff or patients, so I don't feel quite so uncomfortable as I did with the movie theater. The smoke from wildfires in Canada has hit the midwest pretty hard the last couple of days with poor air quality alerts, so I've stayed inside.
Stella, I'm sending you hugs and a huge congrats on being in remission! I truly hope you and Craig have a wonderful time during your week long break. It sounds like the weather is cooling off some over there, so that'll be a relief during your break.
Angie, I'm glad your scans were stable, and that the cellulitis is getting better each day. I had to join Rose and Lee and google what "the Haar" was, so thank you for expanding my vocabulary word knowledge! 
I shared that with my mom, since she had no clue either. I loved the cat poem you shared, a couple of those apply to Macy.
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend, and hopefully enjoying some cooler temps in your area.
~Stacy
Hi Stacy I am so glad you got to go home for a while and little Macy forgave you for being away. Hopefully you will be home permanently soon and can attend to your raised beds yourself and get them the way you want them. I have recently got two canaries for my birthday and love sitting outside watching them, it is so relaxing.
Lee x Two of my dogs are fascinated by them and lie by the cage for hours, one of the dogs is blind so I am not sure what she is looking at 
