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I like that name! I’ve liked all the names the Cambridge’s have chosen for their kids.
Are you not a fan of the royal family?

I don’t have a problem with the royals. They do a lot of good work. I’m not one to get worked up by media celebrity frenzy though.

I think foreigners get more excited by our royals than we do... Hype just isn’t the British way. We are a reserved nation.
 

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We have a public holiday on May 7 for May Day.

May Day is of course May 1, but the UK fixed the holiday as the first Monday in the month to simplify things or something.

I have just had a long session with my physio/osteo which was really good. Firstly she doesn’t think my pain is neurological (my biggest fear) ... and secondly she thinks I need to see a psychotherapist as she thinks my repeated back issues are invariably triggered by stress. Basically, she thinks I have lingering PTSD from the mess up round my operations 15 years ago.

She has a point. I was so disabled by the injury, the hospital first sent me away saying nothing was wrong and then when I did get to see a neurosurgeon who diagnosed the problem the first op didn’t fix it leading to a second op. I am constantly afraid that I will end up needing major surgery yet again. I will follow it up.

Meanwhile, she has recommended an active, but relaxed weekend. I’ll have both children home as it’s son’s birthday so they can pamper me :)
Yayy. Agree on the pampering. And it is very interesting about the stress being a cause. Also a very happy Birthday to your son.
 

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Happy Friday all

We had some storms blow through here overnight. Our nice warm, sunny Thursday has changed into a dark, wet, cold Friday morning. But, yesterday’s warmth coupled with overnight rains have encouraged our Pink Dogwood to pop into color..

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Where are the leaves?
 

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I don’t have a problem with the royals. They do a lot of good work. I’m not one to get worked up by media celebrity frenzy though.

I think foreigners get more excited by our royals than we do... Hype just isn’t the British way. We are a reserved nation.

I think we get excited about the royals because we grow up on fairy tales of kings, noble princes and beautiful princesses but have none of our own. Don’t know if that’s good or bad-

When I worked in New Zealand for 2.5 years I was surprised to experience how reserved the Kiwis are. So I guess that’s a small example for me.[emoji2]
 

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We have a public holiday on May 7 for May Day.

May Day is of course May 1, but the UK fixed the holiday as the first Monday in the month to simplify things or something.

I have just had a long session with my physio/osteo which was really good. Firstly she doesn’t think my pain is neurological (my biggest fear) ... and secondly she thinks I need to see a psychotherapist as she thinks my repeated back issues are invariably triggered by stress. Basically, she thinks I have lingering PTSD from the mess up round my operations 15 years ago.

She has a point. I was so disabled by the injury, the hospital first sent me away saying nothing was wrong and then when I did get to see a neurosurgeon who diagnosed the problem the first op didn’t fix it leading to a second op. I am constantly afraid that I will end up needing major surgery yet again. I will follow it up.

Meanwhile, she has recommended an active, but relaxed weekend. I’ll have both children home as it’s son’s birthday so they can pamper me :)

Sorry if I missed anything but have you ever been to a chiropractor? Specifically one that uses the actuated method?

Or, acupuncture?

Sorry, I know spasms are painful. I’ve been there a few times.

Enjoy your weekend and I hope you get pampered!
 

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I think we get excited about the royals because we grow up on fairy tales of kings, noble princes and beautiful princesses but have none of our own. Don’t know if that’s good or bad-

When I worked in New Zealand for 2.5 years I was surprised to experience how reserved the Kiwis are. So I guess that’s a small example for me.[emoji2]

The Kiwis are really reserved. Much more so than the Brits. When we hosted the rugby world cup here it was quite funny. Their fans don’t get over-excited about anything :D
 

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Sorry if I missed anything but have you ever been to a chiropractor? Specifically one that uses the actuated method?

Or, acupuncture?

Sorry, I know spasms are painful. I’ve been there a few times.

Enjoy your weekend and I hope you get pampered!

My physio is a qualified osteopath and acupuncturist as well.

Today I had some of everything - including acupuncture studs strategically placed in my ear lobes that are still in place to help with stress and pain.

Chiropractic doesn’t look at the whole body in the way osteopathy does.

She has worked wonders today. I have needed far fewer pain killers. :)
 

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Yeah. I was going to take summer classes but with my health the way it is I am afraid I can't. I need time to recover some before I start back. Also may have to have a minor surgery as soon as I'm done so that's no fun. But at least I have my vacation to look forward too. And I will go even if I have to craw there lol.
You deserve that holiday Dan. So I really hope you get to go on it. And I agree you do need to take a break and recover. Everybody needs some down time.
 

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Yay! Well done. My son has two presentations to do in Mid May and then he’s done. No more lectures, tutorials or reports.
Yay. It will go by in a jiffy. If you look at it we are already (well almost) into the 5th month of the year. So half a month is nothing.
 

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Husband brought me home a "gift" last night...
Someone he works with used to have a tree cutting service. They had an enclosed "wagon" that they used to haul the limbs away. They got out of the business last year and didn't need the wagon anymore so they gave it to my husband.
I asked him "what did you want that for?"
"That, darling, is going to be Clunker's house"
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I have mixed feelings about this idea.
Wow. I can see why you have mixed feelings. But there is also alot of fun in taking something and converting it into something else. And as you are an artist I am sure you are talented enough to make it into something stunning.
 

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I don’t have a problem with the royals. They do a lot of good work. I’m not one to get worked up by media celebrity frenzy though.

I think foreigners get more excited by our royals than we do... Hype just isn’t the British way. We are a reserved nation.
I actually feel sorry for them. It is not a life I would want to live. Ever since Princess Di died in that car crash being chased by the paparazzi I don't pay too much attention to things like that. I have always felt that in a way the public caused her death because of their insatiable need to know what she was doing all the time.
 

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They come out later. We have them all over here too. The wild ones are normally white and domesticated ones come in a range of pinks also. They are beautiful trees in the spring.
They do look beautiful. We don't get them here (I think) or at least I haven't seen them.
 

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