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Morning Felicity, I'm afraid it's not a feature that is available just yet. The more interest we have for a feature, the higher up our priority list it goes. I have made a note of your interest so we can keep you updated with any developments. Let us know if there is anything else :)

Me too! What a lovely and thoughtful surprise!

That is so lovely - I seem to have something in my eye x

What an amazing start to your holiday! Have a fantastic time 😁

You are so kind to remember. We travelled up to Southampton yesterday and have stayed in a lovely air b and b overnight. But imagine my sunrise when my son from London and his girlfriend turned up to surprise me for a night. I was totally gobsmacked and now understand the true meaning of that word! Cannot believe my husband surprised me like that! Just sat killing time now until 3pm boarding!

Hi I was looking to see if 'pinning' an observation had been developed yet - I could only find this old post from Jan 2023. Is there a way to pin a post? Best wishes, Felicity

Happy Friday! Have an amazing trip zigzag! Glad you other two have had some grandchildren time! I have had a week where I finally set my mind to properly sorting out the spare room. I’ve interspersed it with lots of crochet breaks but I’m making some good progress. I have various piles to take to the tip and charity shops plus a mountain of paperwork to sort through. The last couple of days I have been moving old photographs from broken albums into some new ones. It’s been a lovely trip down memory Lane! I told myself that I really needed to not do any baking for a bit (more specifically not eating the results of it!) but I am feeling so tempted today!

Morning all. Sorry to here stressful solicitor times. Selling my aprents house although actually easy/straightward as things go - but it was clealy obvious that our buyer was using a non local convency company, even though the buyer where localish. Some of the questions were down right weird! Question about who maintained the 'unmade' road 😂..... it was a pretty normal house in a normal road. They also kept asking about the planning permission for the rear extension - the house had no rear extension! 🤷‍♀️ Had a busy week, both with grandchildren, and days out ourselves. Possibly too much eating out! I really do need to do some serious decluttering though. Every night I say 'tomorrow is the day' then next morning life happens and nothing gets done. Hope everyones well, and have a good weekend all..... especially Zigzag on your cruise - think of us when you have a cocktail (or drink of your choice🍹) x

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Good morning - 'tis Friday How is everyone? Dear zigzag - happy, happy cruising - hope that you have a wonderful time x Another very busy week - holiday granddog was picked up late Tuesday always feels so strange when she has gone.. looked after two youngest grandchildren on Wednesday, not that they need a lot of 'looking after' now, yesterday was knitting group which was lovely I really enjoy that couple of hours of female company...and then here we are it's Friday again! Our solicitor has been driving me mad - so many mistakes in her figures for probate - I assume she is charging her £200.00 per hour for every time that I have had to 'correct' her 🤦‍♀️ there is no excuse really - I have been looking after MIL's finances for the past 10 years and I presented everything to the solicitor beautifully (if I do say so myself🤣) - think we have had a breakthrough this week - hope so or there is a danger that I might self-combust! We haven't made any progress at all with operation 'sort-out' this week - must, must just get on with it - perhaps we should make that our plan for this weekend... Super weather - particularly Wednesday and yesterday - whoop! Hope the weekend is kind to all x

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I sorted my mother in laws when she died as the boys couldn’t face it. Amazing how much was kept and fascinating to go through the decades of cuttings from the paper and all the decades worth of funeral orders of service! Keep looking for the glimmers that make you smile. I have everyone coming for afternoon tea tomorrow and then on Sunday we are taking mum and her friend out for dinner, so a nice chilled weekend before next weeks chaos begins! Trying to fit all my domestic cleans in and holiday changeovers from Easter and getting my place ship shape as brother coming to stay when we go away! I cannot wait to step on that ship and sail away next weekend! Have a terrific weekend all.

Almost forgot it's Friday! Sunnyday, house sorting it the worst 😢 .... but it does bring back some happy memories along with the sad ones. Froglet, good to hear you had a good catch up with your friend! All I seem to have done this week is eat! Hope everyone else has had a good week too. x

I'm glad you are able to find some glimmers in the house sorting Sunnyday - that must be such a tough job. Enjoy hte granddog. I had a lovely few days up in Cumbria with my friend - lots of catching up and chatting, plenty of tea and cake and walking in beautiful (and very windy!) scenery. Since coming back I had the best resolutions to do some serious house sorting but have actually started a new crochet blanket instead! I'm trying out a new recipe for hot cross buns today and am tempted to make mini simnel cakes tomorrow although that's mainly an excuse to eat marzipan! My nephew loved his birthday socks apparently which was good to hear. Have a great weekend everyone.

Good morning - 'tis Friday Another week has flown by... We are busy sorting dear MIL's house - that's a pretty depressing job but every now and then there is a really happy find which lightens the load - we are taking the day off today and will get back to it tomorrow - eventually we will get a house clearance company in but we need to remove all of the personal 'stuff' first...it has brought into the focus the need for me to sort my own house properly 🤦‍♀️ We have our dear little granddog with us - she arrived yesterday and will stay until Tuesday - she is a lovely distraction. Hoping everyone is okay and that the Easter weekend is full of things that are precious to each of you xxx

Eggscellent arts and crafts louby!

Zigzag, hope your fully recovered for your cruise 🤞 Have fun with the GS. We've had a busy weekend with the 'arts and crafts' .....Meet 'Rainbow Sparkle, Sparkle Rainbow' created by GD (with help I should add). We also made 'Easter Baskets' (bags!!!) for the family 😂

Oh zigzag I'm so sorry that you have been so poorly... Ah now the first rule of grandparenting is 'say nothing unless directly asked for advice' 🤣 but goodness knows that is hard at times!

Hi all, lots of very mixed weather down here this week! From sitting in a t shirt on the beach to getting drenched within an hour of each other! I’ve been poorly, I think I’ve had Covid, really knocked me down and am taking a long time to shake it off. Only two weeks left until our cruise, so need it to go completely by then. I have my Grandson tomorrow, so looking forward to that, although may be challenging as he is refusing to take anything but the breast at the moment😬 Could be a long day! Also, what on earth has happened to weaning these days? It’s so very very different from when my two were babies! Am having to reeducate myself and zip my mouth!

Thanks Louby & sunny, I’m not sure I’d stop ranting if I started 🫣 I do still catch up regularly with what you’re all up to and making 😊

Hiya Mousie lovely to hear from you I am more than happy to hear about 'work stuff' - don't think that I will ever actually leave early years behind x

I'm still working (just about- and with a whole new much more healthy attitude to it)...... I'm always happy to hear your rants!

I all, hope every one is ok, and yes bring on the real spring, though today doesn’t look too bad here. I try and look in for a read still, but don’t want to bore you all with work stuff, I do miss when the forum was about sharing thoughts, ideas (moaning), I need to retire, everything about early years just gets more and more demanding/depressing….the (lack of) funding, the behaviour, the parents, staffing (lack of) 🤯 I’m spending the day with my funny 4 year old GS which always brightens things up. Have a good weekend all ☀️ 🤞

We really did live up to the 'four seasons in one day' stereotype this week didn't we? I finished a supply job in one school this week - it's been a longer term one and went well. Then yesterday I went down to my sister's to stay overnight with my niece while her mum had to work away. She doesn't really need looking after as such - there was ferrying to and fro dance classes, cooking tea and nagging her to go to bed mainly! We had a good chat - she is becoming such a lovely young person. Today I've visited Baddesley Clinton which was interesting and then driven home which took at least twice as long as usual thanks to an accident. I think I might have a quick nap on the sofa. Tomorrow I'm off up to the Lake District for a few days to stay with an old friend. We don't see each other very often at all these days but when we do it's like we've never been apart. She messaged a week ago and said I know it's short notice but my husband and kids are all away next week and I'm home alone with the animals - fancy a visit? I'm really looking forward to it. Take care all. PS In a parsnip update - I have included them in vegetable pancakes and made parsnip pecan and maple muffins which were very yummy!

Seriously cannot belive how quickly Friday arrives.....it's getting silly now lol Weird weather here this week....Monday I played golf in a Tshirt and then Tueday 3 layers, wooly hat and wished I had more clothes to put on. I wish Spring would make up it's mind 😠 I seemed to have lots on or nothing on at weekends and this weekend is a busy one....out Saturday night for supper and then cooking a roast at home Sunday for friends. The Sunday friends are hoteliers so they have to be gone by 6pm if they have guests checking in late which they often do so at least I can snooze on the sofa all evening 😆 Have fun whatever you get up to and see you next week - oh no I won't it's good friday so Happy Easter - is it too early for me to say that??? Big hugs x