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Lyn W

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Good evening all. I am home and back on wifi with no plans on going anywhere for a while thank goodness.

Mum is OK, but has a bad rash that I am not entirely sure isn’t stress related. She is hard of hearing, and has been for decades, and is panicking that she might go completely deaf. I am not sure what has caused this worry, but sister and I have work to do.

I took her out to a local reservoir for a walk yesterday and that seemed to do her a lot of good, but she got worse again this morning :(
Welcome back Linda.
It's a shame about your Mum and worrying for you, but I'm sure your sister keeps a close eye on her.
Does she have a hearing aid yet?
You can get some brilliant and discreet ones now. They are expensive but much better than the NHS hearing aids.
 

Cathie G

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Good evening all, it's been pretty quiet in here.
I hope that Carol's internet is OK, Yvonne is having fun with her visitors and that Linda is enjoying some time with her Mum.
Mark's got a lovely bunch of coconuts bananas which seem to be keeping him occupied and I hope Ben's exams are going well.
Good to see you popping in Bee, I hope all your 'family' are behaving themselves.
How are the turkey babies Heather?
What's everyone else up to?
Me - I've bought 5 'white' jackets in 2 days but none of them are actually 'white, white'. They are off white, cream, or ivory so none of them go with my frock.:(
So it's back to original plan A and next week I'll take them all back to the shops! Oh joy!!!!
Never mind - all eyes will be on the bride anyway and I'm sure she'll look gorgeous!
TTFN
Did you at least find some shoes? That will keep both feet "flat" on the ground? We don't want you flying off to parts unknown again.
 

Lyn W

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Carsington Water - the reservoir I took Mum to
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A modern stone monument inspired by the ancient
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Merlin and a dragon
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We have a whole family of dragons! In this pic they are at Caerphilly Castle but travel around Wales to all the other castles.
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The father is Dewi, Mum is Dwynwen (pronounced Doynwen) and the kids are Dylan and Cariad
This is the same adults before the kids hatched
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.............and they really do fly
 

Lyn W

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Hello everyone, I’ve got just over a week left of exams, yaaay.

Torts have been quiet this week, put them out today and they became hyper, I guess they have some grumpy days sometimes:)
Not long to go now Ben!
A final push with the exams and you're done and free!!!
This will be you on Brighton Beach next weekend
 

Lyn W

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It seems like you've been going through exams for several weeks now. The UK must stretch it out. (Probably good!) When I was schooling the exams for all classes were in the last week or so.
Ben is doing his GCSEs Cathy. These are for all year 11 pupils (16 year olds )nationwide, so they are timetabled over several weeks to fit in all compulsory and chosen subjects.
If they are lucky they get a break in between some subjects, but they could also end up with lots in one week.
 

Lyn W

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Cathie G

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Ben is doing his GCSEs Cathy. These are for all year 11 pupils (16 year olds )nationwide, so they are timetabled over several weeks to fit in all compulsory and chosen subjects.
If they are lucky they get a break in between some subjects, but they could also end up with lots in one week.
I like it that they stretch it out like that. Then the young people can cram for whatever subject. It gives them a better chance at retaining the knowledge.
 

EllieMay

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Good evening all, it's been pretty quiet in here.
I hope that Carol's internet is OK, Yvonne is having fun with her visitors and that Linda is enjoying some time with her Mum.
Mark's got a lovely bunch of coconuts bananas which seem to be keeping him occupied and I hope Ben's exams are going well.
Good to see you popping in Bee, I hope all your 'family' are behaving themselves.
How are the turkey babies Heather?
What's everyone else up to?
Me - I've bought 5 'white' jackets in 2 days but none of them are actually 'white, white'. They are off white, cream, or ivory so none of them go with my frock.:(
So it's back to original plan A and next week I'll take them all back to the shops! Oh joy!!!!
Never mind - all eyes will be on the bride anyway and I'm sure she'll look gorgeous!
TTFN

Hey Lyn!!! 5 Jackets??? No way in Heck could u convince me to do that much clothes shopping

About my little peeep peeeps, they are GREAT! They all 3 went to their new home today... together. The FFA administrator took them to her farm to keep as pets:) right in the nick of time too because I was getting too attached... I couldn’t stand to separate them so the sanctuary didn’t get one..58092281701__60187E2A-F371-4ACD-A785-82CE1306A480.jpg
 

EllieMay

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Good evening all. I am home and back on wifi with no plans on going anywhere for a while thank goodness.

Mum is OK, but has a bad rash that I am not entirely sure isn’t stress related. She is hard of hearing, and has been for decades, and is panicking that she might go completely deaf. I am not sure what has caused this worry, but sister and I have work to do.

I took her out to a local reservoir for a walk yesterday and that seemed to do her a lot of good, but she got worse again this morning :(

Awww... I’m sorry to read that... it’s so scary to have a fear of something. That’s a hard thing to make better. Good luck and prayers for Mum!
 

Cathie G

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That song is not easy to sing. I`ve practiced the song several times this evening. Maybe tomorrow from me ?
Or the origin Simon & Garfunkel ?
I love that song too. Another favorite of mine is "Stand by Me"...and then the choir sang it for the royal wedding. I'll check it out when u are ready to post it.
 
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