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The Grumpy Old Women Thread... (Part 18)
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Plum, you really do have a gift. I suppose it's too much to hope that you've kept a file of your 'columns', but I really wish you had. I can just imagine the book "The life of Plum".
You are a remarkable person, and I know everyone who reads you must wish you the very best for the future.
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hello new thread
hello grumpy peeps
mopping is the new exercise craze...... just been indulging myself- ......go plumster x
Lucky......welcome
Plum...love your writings
Evening all. Got the youngest home for the weekend... I am working my way through infinite machineloads of washing, she's gone out with her mates. There's something wrong with this picture :rolleyes:
Hahahahahahaha How soft are we?
In between machineloads I am trying to tidy my office. Really tempted to hit the Jack Daniel's instead
I would love to elaborate but .... I can't.
I have to put my faith in the system
I'm a very very very angry grumpy old womean
He plays me like a fiddle.
This week got off to a really awful start. I can't remember whether in my ramblings I've told you about Simon? Anyway, he was a cat who sort of adopted LittlePlum and I when we moved in June. We weren't entirely sure whose cat he was if anyones at all but he spent most of his time outside our home and LP named him Simon which suited him admirably. He was obviously old and very thin, and we knew he ate our landlady's cats food, so we used to top that up to try and fatten him up a bit. He was very talkative and used to grumble and mutter on like an old codger telling his war stories! Whenever he saw our car pull up, he'd come from whichever garden he was sheltering in and stomp purposefully over for a chat, a play or a cuddle. Anyway, the day before yesterday he seemed off his food, yesterday we noticed him looking a bit wobbly which started me getting very concerned and decided we would take him to the vet this morning. When morning came though, he was lying with his head in the dirt, with his mouth full of garden bits which he couldn't even summon the energy to spit out .... he was a sorry sight. We knocked on a few doors to see if anyone knew who he belonged to, but no-one did. We took him round to our vet and they confirmed it was a paralysis tick that had got him and in view of his age and general health it really was best to put him to sleep. Even young fit cats are often killed by those ticks so he didn't stand a chance. I agreed with the vet and made the decision - so no more Simon. LP and I were a sorry sight, they must have thought we were a pair of oddbods, crying about a cat that wasn't even ours - although in spirit he was! All this drama before taking LP to school and me going to work.
My week can only get better - one hopes!!
Not often you get a real tale of woe from me, but this is truly woeful - although having said that we have lots of really good memories of Simon who was a really cool duuuuuude of a cat! When it gets to PG o'clock, I would like you all to raise your glass to Simon who deserved to have his passing noted.
Yes, but you love it really
It reminds me of my mum who used to say of one of my brothers whenever he had got up to some truly awful escapade, "he's an awful boy!" but she said it with such an indulgent smile on her face that it undermined everything she said
Knackered dot com and going to bed - it's been a bit of a day.
And PQ - good to see you back.
I'm a pretty terrible group member atm myself - can't get to the laptop very easily at home as the decorating is still in progress and we're camping in the spare room, and can't get onto DS on my phone. Gah!
Anyway - what passes for normal service should be resumed before too long...
In the meantime, cuddles all round (((((((((((((((((((((cuddles))))))))))))))))))))))
Because everyone should have at least the odd cuddle
Szanowni Państwo,
chciałbym złożyć skargę w najmocniejszych słowach
Why, oh why, oh why (dlaczego, dlaczego, dlaczego) did that roof not close in good time???
I'm dragging Sad off to Warsaw shortly, and I promise we'll go and ask that tough question in person. If we sober up for long enough.
handy - thank you for the odd cuddle. I needed one today.
Evening snOwy.
RIP Simon
They're the best kind!
Amica - Cyber cake.