SpinningJen

I feel for you! I would hate to be there as the only one you can really discuss things with is her.

The only thing I can really think of is distancing yourself.

Thank you @cassandra . The windmills here are not so essential as they are used purely for grinding grain, and more a tourist attraction. There are various pumping stations on the fens to organise water levels but it is not so much of an issue here. The fen close to me is not the main parts near the Wash  (toward north Norfolk), and I suspect…[Read more]

I agree. It’s not very good therapy if it’s making you uncomfortable.

Lovely pictures Cassandra. Living close to the fens here the top one, especically, is interesting because I would not have to travel far at all to come across a similar scene. Although there are a few windmills about they are not common now, and the few there are are often adapted into houses. I know of at least two working ones though, not too far away.

New Year resolutions? I completely forgot about making any lol. I have started the New Year off well, partly because of Christmas lethargy and excess, but mainly by being unfit. I have walked out in the countryside over field / woodland  tracks. I think I am feeling fitter already. I am making the most of the weather as it has been dry most of…[Read more]

Looking good! A bit overdressed for the kitchen lol

I don’t go for high heels either, although do have some ankle boots I like which have two and a half inch heels.  I am fairly tall too!

After watching the Poirot ABC Murders on TV over Christmas in which a woman walked on a man’s back in high heels making bleeding wounds I wonder if it would be the easier option? In his case it seemed to be crude acupuncture though, for his headaches.

Hi Teesha, nice to meet you.

I too am a country girl, but here in England these days there is maybe not the extremes you get over there, although there are some quiet parts. Here too it has been wet, rather than snow.

No. Final preparations today.

I listened to Frankenstein by the Edgar Winter Group yesterday. A classic I had forgotton about.

Yes, I’ll get some together after Christmas

I would be very worried if my software had automatic access to online accounts. Most of my accounts are not online anyway. I have gathered many over the years for different reasons. I like to segregate things. I enter the data manually on the spreadsheet I use. Even this does not have any direct or directly implied data about my accounts. It just…[Read more]

That is really annoying Kitty, especially as you will probably find them just after Christmas.

Merry Christmas to you and everyone here.

Yum yum! They look almost too nice to eat. You are welcome here Mamie x

Just keep working at it Mamie! Confidence shows through. Good luck!

I love your ‘Mad Money’ idea Mamie. I think most of mine like that goes into hobbies. The trouble is the things I buy take up so much space, but that is another issue lol.

I think these things take a while. I am glad things are getting better Mamie. I hope all that is behind you!

There are two things here. One is your present partner, and the other is the new realtionship. What has the new relationship told you about your old one? I agree with Cassandra.

What I mean’t by pear shaped was when things started to go wrong (pear shaped is a saying here for going wrong). Another way to say is that when things started going wrong your emotions were raised (perhaps without you realising) such that your judgement was impaired and you worked harder at things, which may have seemed like you were getting…[Read more]