Army November 2022

[mollyka]

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Morning Starts and all ye other lazy lumps...Joe's gone off to the woods with Max so guessing that'll be another mud bath :-)
Just going to put my feet up for an hour and catch up on my book...think I read about 2 pages for the week in Dublin!

Beautiful day here...sun is blazing after mad rain all night.
Saw an article about OCD cats..(do the goggle as my Uncle used to say haha) so may be the cat lining up the toys!!!

Omg I feckin hate the thought of old age....that same uncle kept bits and pieces of medication prescribed to him for years in order that he could pick HIS time ...not sure if he did it in the end but think it's a brilliant idea!

[rustop59]

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Afternoon everyone

Quick check in to say hello. House full of visitors so will read back later.

Had a lovely morning in Beyond the Trees in Avondale, Rathdrum. Have your gang been there Mary? Very impressive and no crowds. Cooking dinner now for them and they are gone in morning. Nice to be doing normal stuff again.

[satz123]

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Afternoon everyone

Quick check in to say hello. House full of visitors so will read back later.

Had a lovely morning in Beyond the Trees in Avondale, Rathdrum. Have your gang been there Mary? Very impressive and no crowds. Cooking dinner now for them and they are gone in morning. Nice to be doing normal stuff again.

Beyond the Trees in Avondale, Rathdrum

What is it Rusters - been to Rathdrum many's a time.

[rustop59]

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What is it Rusters - been to Rathdrum many's a time.

Beyond The Trees | Avondale House and Forest Park

Worth a trip midweek Satz, Rosie would love it. Only opened in June and queues were crazy during summer.

[JackieClaire]

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Morning from Mrs Doom and Gloom,
Mr JC was at the hospital and Pa-in-law won't be coming home or going to the nursing home. He's dying and back to his coma.( no polite way to put it).

Ma-in-law settling into the nursing home nicely and asked Mr. JC to get her heated curlers from their house.

After Mr. JC visited we jumped in the car and drove along the sea front. A lovely couple of hours not talking about about in-laws just watching the waves and wondering who in their right minds would go surfing in the bitter cold. There were loads of them. I suppose they're dedicated to their choice of surfing.

[MENTION=22456]starty[/MENTION]............give Chilli a hug from us.

[rustop59]

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Good morning everyone

Hope all dogs washed, doors painted and things ok with YS and JC’s in-laws.

Absolutely horrible morning here and the traffic was brutal. Did go out for walk as none of the dogs got a walk yesterday and two days for the big fella would be too much. Poor hubby trying to work from home. Visitors gone west, nice visit and good to be doing normal stuff again.

[mollyka]

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Morning...well.. afternoon ...just in from the garden..got loads of tidying done...Still have a pear tree full of pears...no leaves..just pears...still rock hard so I think it'll be the compost heap at this stage. Done as much as I can with them really...poached them..oven baked them..tried ripening them in a drawer with banana skins...I give up!!!!
Back in a bit..Max whining and Joe sick....the joys!!!

[IamMary]

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Late checking..
What about juicing them Molly! Too hard probably...

Yes we've been to Avondale Rustop, but years ago, a couple of times with the kids and my folks. But I don't remember those tall bridges. Def will make sure we get there next summer.

How's your FIl [MENTION=7008]JackieClaire[/MENTION]??

And how's YS at home now [MENTION=9094]satz123[/MENTION]? Hope he's settling back in.

[IamMary]

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Rustop, did you walk those bridges in Avondale.. I could not cope. If forced, obviously at gunpoint, I would have to crawl.
In my 20s I did a tandem sky dive, I am in awe of that now :haha:

[satz123]

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Late checking..
What about juicing them Molly! Too hard probably...

Yes we've been to Avondale Rustop, but years ago, a couple of times with the kids and my folks. But I don't remember those tall bridges. Def will make sure we get there next summer.

How's your FIl @JackieClaire??

And how's YS at home now @satz123? Hope he's settling back in.

I could be wrong [MENTION=22411]IamMary[/MENTION] but I think I remember hearing last Summer that it had all been 'done up' and a great place to go.

YS settled in but we still worry it won't last. How could it when he is back exactly where he was - doing the same things ?
I really believe a total change of scenery is needed.
For example I said before on here that due to timing - my 'new' kitchen never saw me drinking so it held no triggers for me.
But coming from the bubble of treatment centre and life exactly the same is dangerous imo.

[rustop59]

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Rustop, did you walk those bridges in Avondale.. I could not cope. If forced, obviously at gunpoint, I would have to crawl.
In my 20s I did a tandem sky dive, I am in awe of that now :haha:

Morning everyone

This is all new Mary, only opened in June this year. The walkway is very well done with loads for kids to engage with. You don’t feel that you are up at such a height. It brings you to a tower and you walk in circles to get to the top. Views are amazing and then you have the option to either walk down or pay €2 and come down the slide. Huge queues during the summer as you can imagine all the kids wanted the slide.

I’m in awe of the sky dive too, have never done anything like that. No more ideas regarding the pears Molly. Hope Joe feeling better today. Men don’t make good patients.

Waves to everyone else.

[JackieClaire]

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Morning,
Well you couldn't make this up. Mr. JC went to visit his dad last night and pa-in-law is awake and just finished his dinner and he was coherent. :egad:
Saying that he won't becoming home (or into a nursing home) in the near future as he needs some fat on his poor old bones and the doctors still don't know fully whats wrong with him...........he's 94. Once he's got that out of the way he'll be going into the same nursing home as Ma-in-Law.

I've never drunk in our kitchen although I did find an empty bottle of wine I'd hidden in my wardrobe when I was chucking stuff out earlier this year.

[rustop59]

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I could be wrong [MENTION=22411]IamMary[/MENTION] but I think I remember hearing last Summer that it had all been 'done up' and a great place to go.

YS settled in but we still worry it won't last. How could it when he is back exactly where he was - doing the same things ?
I really believe a total change of scenery is needed.
For example I said before on here that due to timing - my 'new' kitchen never saw me drinking so it held no triggers for me.
But coming from the bubble of treatment centre and life exactly the same is dangerous imo.

Agree Satz, what’s the aftercare like from this place? If not a change of scene, he needs a project or something to keep him occupied. Would he take on the paint job for you? Kill two birds with the same stone.

[mollyka]

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Hi folks..Aftercare was the most important part for me...loved it and made great pals...still in touch occasionally. Presumably he has a document signed with them stating what he's going to change about his life..

Joe has covid...quite sick achully

[rustop59]

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Hi folks..Aftercare was the most important part for me...loved it and made great pals...still in touch occasionally. Presumably he has a document signed with them stating what he's going to change about his life..

Joe has covid...quite sick achully

Oh no, sorry to hear that Molly. Knew it was doing the rounds again. Take care of the two of you.

Working week over so feet up watching a few shows on the player.