Up at 3:30 am, posting on here soon after and before I know what's happening people are replying! I thought I was the only one allowed to be up at daft-o'clock.
Seriously though, I'm off work for three days so I don't care about anything!!
Have a great day, folks!
Isn't it great though to know that you are not alone in the dark, and shortly it will be coming light at threeish, so there will be more and more of us getting up not long after going to bed. Where else can you get good advice and a shoulder to cry on? This is certainly the place to get a quick response and sensible advice almost immediately.
Enjoy your day - I will 
Iight at threeish Jennifer. ...thought you lived in England where it go dark at threish.
It goes dark early in the winter Andy..Spring is on the way now. We are ready for our morning walk now and it is very light.
😕
Just this minute it got dark and the heavens have opened up....not for me though.
Have a nice walk..
Hi y not
Just on my second mug of tea...after that I will wake up !! 😂😂
Enjoy your break
xx
Your up late this morning valvet.
Hi Andy
Yes l am late getting up...l had the toddling twins , Mayham and Chaos...my grandchildren, yesterday.
I had a lovely day, but l was worn out last night...l went to bed at 9pm...unheard of for me.
OK today and full of energy after my mugs of tea 😂
I have just looked out of the window and my car is covered in bloody ice !!!!
Enjoy your day in all that sunshine..
Jealous Velvet xx 😂
Good to hear you rested good...
2 .06pm and it's just got so dark I've had to turn on lights to see where am going...
In for a bit of a storm.
Hi Andy,
At least it will be Warm rain 😂😂
xx
Going to pick up the children soon ..
The roads get flooded when it comes down like this..
Main reason I got the 4x4.
By the way I think we hijacked this post..
I don't know what S.A. stands for...
Is it severe arthritis .
Andy xx.
hijacked? Who cares? It's all good fun tracking back to find the original
Ha ha....y not.
Sorry - Sleep apnoea - hence I am awake my flipping machine decided to squirt air in my eye at 3:00 am!
Lovely sunny day ahead velvet - Had my two cuppa's Merlin's had his tramadol and we are going out.
Hope weather is good where you are.
xx
Hi Jenifer
Cold at the moment, ice on the car...looking forward to seeing some sun later.
I do miss my dog, he always gave me the incentive to get out and go for a walk...not as enjoyable without him.
xx
I am with you on that velvet - are you not well enough to have another dog? Some bad mornings it is an effort for me but once we are out, and there is never any doubt that we won't make it unless I were to be extremely poorly, big nose makes sure. We have a great time, and I get to see a lot more because being a male dog he has to cock his leg in a million places and sniff everything that is over an inch high. I stand and wait and look up and around and make sure we don't tread in anything that someone else has deposited.. I enjoy his company. Back home and ice broken on the bird bath, Blackbirds fed with sultanas, Robin- mealworms (yuk) and various other garden birds fed, apart from that I have yet to refill the niger containers. I don't know where it all goes - mostly on the soil methinks.
Merlin all fed and watered, his blankets washed and on the line, cup of coffee at my side, bacon under the grill and am now feeling very virtuous. Windows need a wash but I am looking at 5 lemons of the verge of looking elderly - so choices have to be made....make marmalade or clean windows or have another cup of coffee. I'm dry with talking now so coffee first I think.
Hi Jennifer
What a busy lady you are !
I'm on to coffee now !!
I would love another dog...l have to regulary drive by Woodside a massive RSPCA rescue and rehoming shelter in leicester. My last 3 dogs have been from there.
Now Mr V are retired, we want to be able to drop everything and go away if we fancy it.
I hate the trauma of putting my dog in kennels, and we have nobody to look after them. I looked into having people who board dogs in their own home, but the cost is too much.
xx
I quite understand velvet. It must be painful going past there, but you are right. Your time with your husband is too precious
There is nothing like just taking off somewhere together. When we had the hotel we were lucky in that my stepdaughter would come and live in and look after our then dog Sandy (and have wild parties but we won't mention that) whilst we were away - always out of season of course.
I'd have a houseful if I could, but being realistic I try not to see tales of dogs needing rehoming in the papers or on the internet as I get too upset. Alex was not very happy about taking Merlin in as an 11 months old pup - he kept on about our age, but I scoffed and put my foot down, then he sadly died and I really do not know how I would have coped with his death if it had not been for greedy guts - he grieved alongside me and we are coming to terms with it together. I don't want or need a holiday any more. I am content and love my home that we chose together for our retirement.
Phew - does this woman ever stop talking....oh and it is hail/snow now. Off to rescue the washing.
xx
Hi Jenifer
Your Merlin has helped you so much, and you have helped him.
I am like you, if ever I am left on my own ( god forbid ) I would have to have a dog again.
xx
Hello velvet,
True. I am sure you would do that too. An animal bred for showing - then he started developing all his problems - no - it was a business and he was not going to make them any money - Vet's bills would have been astronomical so there was no sentiment involved on their part. We gave a donation to Labrador Rescue and grabbed him.
xx
How about fostering a dog for a while? Dogs for the deaf and blind are usually fostered to give them a taste of a normal life. x
Oh velvet55 am exactly same gotta have my tea before anything ha! It warms my brain to switch on mode ha! Have good day x
Hi y_not..it's nice when you don't care...I find it much easyer to relax when I don't care.
Does S.A. mean severe arthritis ??
If so what are you taking for it.
Andy.
Morning Andy, I'm not sure but I think it's sleep apnea xx Sonia xx
Thanks Sonia...makes sense now as it fits in with he's post.
Andy xx.
Merlin has s.a. in his case it is severe arthritis Andy, but it is probably not the answer you are looking for - he has Tramadol 3/4 times a day.
Hi Jennifer. ..I do have some arthritis in my knees...
I will get back to later..and ask you a few things about it..if that's okay.
I took tramadol a few weeks ago...and one today..
Fixing some food for the children now..xxx
hi y_not yeah daft o'clock varies for us all doesn't it? think it was qtr to 2 for me 😫but sun shining now so feeling good. Have a good day.😀 jan x
Hi y not
Again enjoy your day and break, l think you have got an idea from a few of us what we are up to by the replies !! 😂😂
Your early post got a few of us early birds rambling on, what are we like !!😂
Keep well and carry on not caring about anything while you are off work😂😂😂
Enjoy
xx
What a group! Only just stopped for a spot of lunch and a quick look at the posts - didn't know I'd need the whole afternoon to catch up!
Sa = Sleep apnoea (along with moderate COPD, Osteoarthritis of the knees & nail (yup - weird) psoriasis)
I'm told I need to keep active for the COPD, limit exercise for the knees, take immune suppressing tablets for psoriasis and a machine to breathe at night - what a mess but I still manage to work (from home mostly).
Dogs: Grumpy old Border Collie (grumpy 'cause I trained him!) and a Yorkie who thinks he's a lot bigger than he really is. Will have them both on the Derbyshire moorland on Saturday morning (2 hours - one mile but I enjoy it and so do they)
Couldn't imagine life without the little friends, always book pet friendly cottages around the UK so they go on holiday everywhere with us.
Sunshine seems to have departed now so I might settle for catching up a couple of hours sleep this afternoon!
Great to read your early morning stories - every one of them made me smile ... thank you all
one of the girls
One for the weekend!
Hey Dall05!
A Long One For The Ladies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One for the ladeeez!
