Daily Chat

[Dot]

@Glimmer definitely rose and thorn. It was even rosier and thornier when I was bringing up their mum as I had CFS then too and it was terribly hard.

@iris I was not able to visit them in lockdown last year but most days we'd do facebook video. It consisted of them squealing "Grandma! Grandma!" and putting on all the filters and some games that are on it. We had to have the timer on for a 5 minute turn. It was all silliness but it kept the lovely connection.

The day lockdown eased I was there for breakfast

[artist55]

@Dot Hi Dot, Lovely to hear you are having some grandie time No school holidays yet- I’m in WA. Only a week to go although we have just heard the news that we are back in phase 1 - masks etc. because of a recent outbreak so a tiny (bad) part of me is hoping the school week will be shortened

[Dot]

@artist55 So many states needing to act at the moment! I'll cross my fingers they close WA primary schools at least one day early, quite unnecessarily

[crashdummy]

Hi everyone, hope you all had a good day .... I can't wait to see my granddaughter again ... My daughter, son-in law and dearest little 2 year old live in Queensland and I'm in Victoria ... We managed a catch up last xmas in Vic and a day in March this year but I fear I won't be seeing them for some time. It is awful knowing that lockdowns and ME make it near on impossible to travel to see them. I write little letters to her ...one day she will be able to read them and perhaps write back. It has been sunny with cloud today and I managed to get outside for an hour and get some fresh air. Just about to get the fire started as the cold is starting to set in. Hope you all have a lovely evening ....

[Dot]

Good morning everyone,
How is your day going?

Mine is hurtling by. I just wanted a cruisy time having breakfast and coffee before I started grandchild prep but oh dear, time is flying.

That isn't going to stop me from chatting here, haha.

@artist55 are you the woman going around making sure WA schools shut?
(Just joking, my fingers are crossed so hard that all the states dealing with covid cases are quickly successful. )

@crashdummy ooh my heart aches for you. My daughter's family were in Sydney for nearly two years of my No1 granddaughter's life. Luckily for me they moved back to Melbourne for darling GD2.
Those little letters sound just so precious.

Sending special wishes to everyone dealing with nasty symptoms this morning. That will cover us all won't it. Hoping you can do all the good things. Here are some medals because you deserve at least one:

[artist55]

@Dot Can’t be me- I don’t have enough energy!

[artist55]

@crashdummy I do hope you are able to visit each other soon! When I was little we emigrated and left my nana behind. In those days we recorded audio tapes which took weeks to get to her by snail mail Wish we had computers and zoom back then!

[crashdummy]

Thanks @artist55 ... yes, technology makes it so much easier than the past to keep in touch. It would be great if you had those tapes and could listen back to those recorded conversations ... that would be a walk down memory lane. I still have a cassette recorder somewhere in storage; I think there are some tapes in there from my school days. My friends and I use to record our attempts to sing songs from the top ten of the day (haha). Good old days! ... I remember digging a hole in Fawkner park close to the City of Melbourne and burying a time capsule that had our cherished keepsakes, drawings, photos etc and letters in it; just can't remember where exactly ... it's probably long gone by now. You've sparked my enthusiasm to create something long lasting for my granddaughter ... I think a little story and a few illustrations should keep me busy.

[artist55]

@crashdummy Oh that would be a lovely thing for her to have when she grows up!

[Dot]

Woot woot Grandma experiment worked. The first night she slept dreadfully (from 8pm to 10pm then awake until 2:30am then slept until 6:30am) but the next two nights she slept right through.

I am pretty ME/CFSy now though and so will concentrate on recovery before taking her overnight again just before school holidays finish, so we don't waste the learning! (Very rose and thorns).

Goodness minding children stuffs up my good eating habits. And I need my good eating habits! Are you similar?

Ooh must run now. Part 2 later.

[artist55]

@Dot Glad it went well for you both! Now you need to take time for yourself and recover. Children are delightful but can be very draining to be around

[Dot]

Thanks @artist55 True words.

I'm going very slow today.
What is your speed today everyone?

a) racehorse (just joking, that would be crazy)
b) old cat
c) tortoise
d) snail
e) drip on end of icicle in cold cold cave.

I was e) yesterday but I think I am d) today. 10am and I have emptied the dishwasher!

How is your day going?

[Glimmer]

@Dot I like the rankings. I’m a snail today, and have got as far as having breakfast.

[Daffy_Dave]

That's a great scale @Dot (although option a might be a bit of a stretch ). I'm probably a cross between a snail and a tortoise, after a few weeks rocking the PEM train. Very quiet day planned here - best of luck for everyone - here's to everyone's day being as manageable as possible.

[artist55]

@Dot considering it is 10:00 am and I just got dressed and achieved nothing else I’d have to admit to being a tortoise today

[crashdummy]

@Dot It's a snail day for me. So cold here, I'm feeling a bit like (e)... absolutely no energy, or the desire to do anything. Everything will just have to wait ... I finally managed by 1pm to get ready for the day. All I want is Devonshire Tea but no-one here knows how to make the scones.

[Glimmer]

@crashdummy Oh I know that feeling of wanting Devonshire Tea! And you’ve just reminded me I made a batch of scones a while ago and put them in the freezer. And I have cream in the fridge. So you will have to mentally come and visit me.

[crashdummy]

@Glimmer I can taste them now ...

[Dot]

Good morning (just) but I am wobbling between old cat and tortoise today which hopefully will mean I get a bit more done and then pull my head in, curled up on the couch, for a nap.

@Glimmer, I hope you snailed it through some delicious scones, so nice to virtually share them with @crashdummy.

You both made me hungry for my mum's scones, fresh from the oven, with homemade blackberry jam and some whipped cream on top. So many years since then.

Instead today it will be miso soup, I have things soaking (shiitake, wood ears, yuba) and will so enjoy a big bowl of that this evening.

I'm doing my 'just three things' to try and get the todo list done. It is so wonderful how just doing three little things every time I get up, results in so much done.

Unfortunately vacuuming needs to be done, in the living room at least. I can do step 1. and pull it out from under my bed. That might be little enough for me to cope with. How many steps to actually do the vacuuming? 2. Bring it into the living room 3.and 4. put away things on the floor 5. pull out the cord 6. plug it in 7. Watch an episode of Taskmaster ( ) 8. Have a cup of tea. 9 Vacuum 10, 11 and 12 unplug cord and zzzzip it away, vacuum back to my room, vacuum under the bed.

Wo a whole days work. Focus Dot. You can do it! (or I can decide to leave it til tomorrow). I wonder which. Exciting times

What do you think you might do today?

[artist55]

@Dot @Glimmer @crashdummy I'm not good at baking but maybe this painting of scones will tide you over.
This is my 2nd attempt at attaching a picture. Hopefully this one comes out:)