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Yeah, that's what I meant. If these operations only help if accompanied by loads of counseling and dietary advice, wouldn't all that money be better spent on advice and support in the first place?
 
I honestly don't know what to post any more.I lead such a boring life.I've lost 4 stones(56lbs) and my aches and pains are very much improved. I'm eating sensibly, having said that, we are treating ourselves to a Cantonese take away this evening. I love reading everyone's diaries, but rarely post.I should really make a point of reading the 'introduce yourself' posts because it is such a nice feeling when you are just starting and loads of people say hello.
I've just finished knitting an aran jacket for the winter, and of course there's always socks on the 4 needles.I'm very, very lucky to not just write a bit, but also get things published. That's a great feeling. I never make much but its thoroughly enjoyable. I started out using a typewriter, then a processor and now a computer.That's all I do these days.
 
Polly, I like you. I like reading about your life, what you do, about your neighbours, your husband, your knitting....anything that you write about, I like hearing about. You are far from boring & your life is not boring. I think it sounds lovely, as are you, xoxo
 
Polly said:
I'm very, very lucky to not just write a bit, but also get things published. That's a great feeling. I never make much but its thoroughly enjoyable. I started out using a typewriter, then a processor and now a computer
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How cool! What kinda stuff do you write?

And I totally agree with Cate :) Keep posting if you feel like it and never worry whether it's too mundane or whatever. These peeks into others' lives are lovely.
 
I agree with Cate and Delsid! You´re such a lovely person; you don´t have to save people from burning houses while doing cartwheels to be interesting. I like to read what you´re doing (getting your writing published is FAR from boring), how you´re feeling and what you´re thinking. Also: I never liked knitting but just bought a booklet with patterns for crocheted socks, starting this weekend! I´m unreasonably excited about that :D
 
Well thank you ladies. You have made my day. Now, about my feet! Yesterday was red hot here and I'm not good in the heat. We live on a hill and there is always, at the very least, a breeze. I want a buddleia bush to go into a border in the garden. It attracts butterflies and in the autumn(fall) has gorgeous leaves, all the autumn colours on one plant.I'll post a piccie below if I can. So off we went to the garden centres. It was stifling hot in them and today my feet feel as if I have a size 5 foot in a size 3 shoe. We got a lovely plant in the 4th garden centre we visited. My granny never went to a garden centrein her life, I don't think they had them back then. There was always a neighbour, or a friend to give you seeds or, a root.We do swapsies in the close but no one had a buddleia.We'll be planting it later on.
The Eurovision song contest was on last night. We always watch it, always say 'never again' but there we are the next year sitting in front of the box sweating it out for three and a half hours. Australia entered this year. It isn't in Europe but so many Australians watch it that the rules were altered.Their song deserved to win but came second.
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Delsid: I write short stories for ladies magazines and also novellas, and quirky articles... e.g Grandma's Mangle (which was about laundry day back in the 1900's,) silly ones like who invented things and why Friday the 13 th is unlucky: Did you know that many years ago, to dispel the myth, a ship's keel was laid down on Friday the 13th. It was called Friday 13th, had a crew of 13, was launched on Friday 13th and never seen again:D
 
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Did you know that many years ago, to dispel the myth, a ship's keel was laid down on Friday the 13th. It was called Friday 13th, had a crew of 13, was launched on Friday 13th and never seen again:D
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Is that ACTUALLY true? :D FREAKY!
 
Polly said:
The Eurovision song contest was on last night. We always watch it, always say 'never again' but there we are the next year sitting in front of the box sweating it out for three and a half hours.
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Oh we used to have Eurovision parties! They were awesomely cringey :D
 
I used to watch Eurovision with the girls (and several bottles of wine) and it was awesome! With the three rounds, though, you either have to invest more time than I´m prepared to OR you miss out on the freaky stuff, which is really the best part in my book :p
I love buddleias by the way: my parents have had one for as long as I can remember and the flowers smell sooo good. Also: butterflies. ´nuff said. I´m still hoping I might someday have a little garden of my own so I do a bit of plant-trading "for my mom" (who´s always interested in new stuff) in the hopes of starting out with a decent stock of hardy stuff. Garden centers are so expensive. Love ´em though :)
Hope your feet feel better soon, and if you can I´d love you to post a link to some of your stories.
 
I love Eurovision! G & I had given our own votes in the 2nd semi & we didn't even rate the Ukraine song. I loved Russia's & Australia's. Dami Im & Sound Of Silence were sensational. We were going to do the same thing last night watching the replay of the final, but then I saw who had won.
Garden centres are my favourite places. I buy a lot of my plants from the market too. Hope your feet feel better today, xo
 
Yes, there's a bit of hooha over here about the Eurovision winning song.Entries are not allowed to be political. I discounted that one at the semi final. I have no idea how it got through. Mind you, I don't know how the UK entry got to the finals. It finished3rd from bottom and that's higher than it deserved.
Busy day today. One of the older folk in the Close (86) is coming out of hospital. She broke her leg and has been in for a few weeks.We are all helping her husband. My husband has cut the lawn,I've been doing the washing and this morning I'm going to do some shopping. Sandy and Elaine are giving the house a good clean and change the sheets. And we are raiding Richard's garage to find a footstool. If there isn't one there. it will be the only thing he hasn't got in there. Jill is getting some flowers to brighten up the sitting room. David is going with her husband to collect her (bigger car). Her son will be arriving this evening so we can 'stand down' then. I'm going to leave a chicken casserole in the fridge for them. I thought that would be a help after all the coming and going today. They won't have to think about cooking.
 
A piece of advice someone gave me long ago... If you´re not sure what to do or say: bring healthy, comforting, but most of all freezable food. If any houses in your neighborhood come up for sale you just have to mention it here on the forum and we´ll fight each other to buy it!
By the way: does Britain have to go through the semifinals now? They used to get into the finals automatically because they carried quite a lot of the costs. Along with... Germany an France?
 
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A piece of advice someone gave me long ago... If you´re not sure what to do or say: bring healthy, comforting, but most of all freezable food. If any houses in your neighborhood come up for sale you just have to mention it here on the forum and we´ll fight each other to buy it!
By the way: does Britain have to go through the semifinals now? They used to get into the finals automatically because they carried quite a lot of the costs. Along with... Germany an France?
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Yes, we get automatic entry into the final. I doubt we will ever win again because most of Europe doesn't like us and the voting is nothing if not political;)

We love living here I never take it for granted. I loved our old, large Victorian house. But as people died or moved, the bedsit brigade moved in and life was a nightmare. The police would only come to the road when there was 2 of them and after dark, forget it. Knife fights were a regular occurrence and I’ve lost count how many junkies died from bad drugs. We couldn’t use our garden in the end, because junkies would hang out of upper windows jeering and spitting. Noise was a big problem.They woke up when everyone else was in bed so loud music, screaming, whooping and shouting went on all night. It was like coming out of the dark into the sun when we moved here
 
Ah, yes, political voting... It wouldn't be eurovision without it! I don't think anyone really minded until more eastern European countries started to join in and did exactly the same thing :p I wouldn't say people don't like the Brits though, it's more that they tend to keep to themselves as a country, which rather spoils it for the political votes. And since all countries are allowed to chose the language they sing in again the advantage of being one of the few to actually be understood is gone, too.
 
Polly said:
To be on the safe side,this is one of those stories when a writer puts 'allegedly' at the start!
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Haha get ya :D

Polly said:
We love living here I never take it for granted. I loved our old, large Victorian house. But as people died or moved, the bedsit brigade moved in and life was a nightmare. The police would only come to the road when there was 2 of them and after dark, forget it. Knife fights were a regular occurrence and I’ve lost count how many junkies died from bad drugs. We couldn’t use our garden in the end, because junkies would hang out of upper windows jeering and spitting. Noise was a big problem.They woke up when everyone else was in bed so loud music, screaming, whooping and shouting went on all night. It was like coming out of the dark into the sun when we moved here
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Wow, that sounds absolutely awful!! So glad you're living somewhere you love now. Makes such a difference :)
 
By the way, I LOVE that Australia is in the Eurovision now :D the whole concept of this competition is whacky and this only adds to it :D
 
I am 5ft 5 inches tall. Which was never considered short when I was in school. However, here I am at 66 and finding it impossible to get a gypsy skirt at the right length. I don't want it short, I want it to my ankles. I can get away with 27 inches in length but most of the skirts are 37 inches. Because the hems are round, I have to take the waist off and shorten them from the top. I've tried short fitting ones, but they are too short!What a palaver.
 
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