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Sending every good wish to her and to you xxx

How is your mum doing zigzag?

Thanks louby - yep we are back on (until the next time!) poor people in Cranbrook and Benenden are on their 5th or 6th day now without water...

Oh no dear zigzag - your absolutely wonderful mum, I'm so sorry - sending lots of love and hoping for a good recovery for her xxx

Aha - i know why now - my dear friend who lives at the 'top' of the village rang and said "did you know they are using tankers again to fill the system" - brilliant!

<whispers very quietly> we are back on - very low pressure, but I can easily live with that. Will it last - who knows, hope so!

Guess what...............no water! You couldn't make it up - oh well could be worse - bottled water station set up at Village Hall - this is sort of good news, but does make me slightly concerned that we could be in for a long haul (again)

Young Froglet - what a lovely time you have had - I am so pleased for you! Brilliant that your niece has picked up how to crochet - she couldn't have a better mentor! Huge congrats to your nephew. Your afternoon tea sounds wonderful.

Good morning - 'tis Friday How is everyone? Not sure that you want to hear from me today - seem to be in 'misery mode' - so sick of these heatwave conditions, I read somewhere yesterday (can't remember where) 'this summer has been more of an endurance test than a season' - yep, that is so true - I have been bitten to death, my garden is frazzled (despite my best efforts to keep everything going), Mr S is suffering...but then I look at the news reports of those poor, poor people who have lost their homes in Stourbridge, I think about all of the wildlife that will have perished in the wildfires and I think 'c'mon now, I have nothing to complain about'! High spot of my week was sitting quietly in the garden, with Mr S for the eclipse - we didn't attempt to view it but just enjoyed the change of light and watching our starlings come home to roost in neighbour's conifer trees, they obviously thought it was their bedtime... Right then, onwards and upwards I must (and will) recover my humour! Have a lovely (hopefully not quite so hot) weekend all x

Whoop! Well done young Froglet! I do hope that you and your niece have a lovely time together - I know you will... In other news - have just order 500 litres of oil - have been holding off for as long as possible hoping that the situation in Middle East might change/improve (not just for my sake onviously) 500 litres will cost me £437.43 - oh my actual goodness - that's a lot of money - hey ho could be worse!

Good morning - 'tis Friday! Think that I shared my news throughout the week so nothing much to add today... Have a good weekend all x

Ah thanks - we are fine - off overnight but back on this morning - will see what happens next - we have developed a really odd approach to this, just resignation i suppose... I had my hair cut this morning, my lovely hairdresser works from her home in the village - she has had water leak outside her house for at least six weeks - when I went in I said "see you've still got your water feature then" - she replied "they have been out and given it a poke, several times, but that's as far as it goes" - beggars belief really Are your 'Kent family' having problems where they are?

Ooooh timetable you say - love that idea South east water are at it again - bottled water was delivered to every house in the village yesterday 🤦‍♀️honestly while they are spending money on that they could fix some of the many, many leaks here... Water was 'off' overnight but back on this morning... Hey ho - surprised that it has held out this long really!

Thought of you all this morning when i wrote myself a TDL 🤣 much needed to concentrate my mind In other news - goodness it is ridiculously hot again - telling myself 'don't complain, you will soon be saying it is too cold'! Anyway - back to the TDL😇

Oh zigzag - some people are just horrible I'm sorry that you had to deal with that x