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is an American actor. With a career spanning over five decades, she has received accolades, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for six Primetime Emmy Awards, and nine Golden Globe Awards.

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Good morning everyone and happy Saturday!

Doggedly wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 2:42 pm
Kittykatt, if your DH does not like your option for buying his shirt, wouldn't it be more straightforward for him to just buy his own shirt himself? Remove you as the middleman as it were.

Dogged, in theory, that would be a *very* good idea, but there are many problems associated with DH buying his own shirt. He doesn't know how to work out what size he is,. In all fairness to him, some companies use a number (he's an 18 neck in M&S, which translates to a 3XL in their size chart) , but sizes across different brands are not the same! And he's used to buying himself his t-shirts, where the sizing is different again. (an XL in t-shirts is *not* the same as for a button down shirt!). And we're not even going to go into the difference between regular and slim fit!

Also, I prefer to buy reasonably good quality clothes, as, IMHO, they look better, feel better and stay looking nice and last a lot longer.(And in many cases are made more ethically). I also know I would have to deal with things that dildn't fit / creased badly/etc, and I want him to look good and feel good in his new venture.

If he likes this shirt, I'll get him a few more so there's not a mad rush to get it washed and it ironed each time he needs to wear it. Or, I might just swing by M&S when I'm in town one time and buy him a multi pack of white short sleeved shirts that I know will fit! .

Poor Little Bit, L Ann. That sounds very painful! I'm glad you were able to get it sorted out.

Gma, the county fair sounds lovely - I'm glad you and your DMum had a good time. And your DFriend has arrived safely too - that's very good to hear. I hope you get a chance to catch up with each other, even though you'll be very busy taking care of your DMum at the funeral.

Yesterday I had a nice, productive session in my garden, and repotted my agapanthus. It was badly potbound, which print explains while it didn't flower well this year! It's not looking very happy now, but I'm optimistic it will settle down again.I also managed to fold all laundry and PA, which was a big improvement on the last few Fridays, even though Jude decided she wanted my lap!

Today I think DH is out with his friends. I'm sure I'll find plenty to keep myself occupied! Temperatures are supposed to start climbing today and reach the 30s for the next few days, so I need to plan accordingly and ensure I'm inside during the heat of the day.

To do:
Cuddles and treats with Matilda, Freddie and Jude
QT
Update latest Waitrose order
Cup of tea
Get up!
Shower/wash hair/moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
S/S bathroom
Physio exercises
Get dressed in casual clothes
Make bed
Scoop cat trays and give everyone fresh water
Cat breakfast and meds /supplements
Breakfast and meds /vitamins for me
Quick kitchen clean up
Load DW
Quick PUPA downstairs
Quick dust and Hoover downstairs
Wind clock
Quick PUPA upstairs
Quick dust bedrooms
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden
Go for my walk
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Freddie, Jude
and Matilda
Head rubs with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Play with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Run DW when full
Unload DW
Lunch
Cats' supper
Our supper
Sort out lunch for tomorrow
Bake something?
First load of towels in machine
Towels hung up to dry
2nd load of towels in machine to wash overnight
Clothes laid out for tomorrow

Extras:
Feed Izzy am and pm
Practise my reading for church tomorrow
Think about what points I want to discuss with MD about parish Christmas lunch after church tomorrow
Reply to SC's email about Parish Christmas lunch
Clean shoes
Polish bag
Order my inhalers

Garden extras:

That makes sense, kittykatt. You are no doubt happier with the results. Thanks for starting us off!

Off to bed with ya, Dogged! Re chokeberries, ours have a distinctive taste too, but it's kinda acquired love - I can eat them from the bush, but they are much better with sugar
kittykatt, I love Susan Sarandon! I think I first saw her in Witches of Eastwick (did I say I love Jack Nicholson too?) and she's so talented!

We actually saw another great movie performance yesterday - Three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri with the wonderful Frances McDormand as the lead character. Her Oscar was well deserved for that role! We were looking for something in the streaming services and just stumbled over this one - I've seen several Martin McDonagh's plays ( The Beauty Queen of Leenane is especially haunting for somebody with difficult family relationships) and I do enjoy his sense of humor.

DBD is coming home today. The big kids will be returning tomorrow - they have one last night sleeping outdoors and then are coming by public transportation. But majority of their stuff will be brought by the bus DBD will be on, so I can get started on laundry today! Our poor washing machine will be running non stop

DH's left for the cottage - he has some stuff to do there (we're renovating the handrails on the terrace and he needs to paint all the new wood), but he should be home by evening. DBD's room is not finished yet and twins' room is still a nightmare, but I will see what can be done about it!

TaDas
- up and attem
- dressed to shoes
- breakfast and coffee
- internet time
- running a load of DS13's mattress cover

ToDos
- morning routine
- 45 in DBD's room
- 15 on laundry

Braindump
routines
- midday routine
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
food
- lunch
- dinner
- chokeberry syrup
- feed breadstarter
organization
- pick up DBD
- unpack all kids' bags
- 15 on filing
- print DH's car insurance confirmation
- pay bills (water, hotel bill for DH and the kids)
cleaning
- clean twins' room
- clean office
- spiff up master bedroom
- spiff up master bathroom
- spiff up DBD's room
- spiff up DS13's room
- spiff up kitchen
- spiff up downstairs hallways and bathroom
- strip and remake all beds
laundry
- load of lights
- load of colors
- load of darks
- load of linens
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
garden
- water veggie garden
- deadheading
- weeding in veggie garden
- run pool vacuum cleaner
- plant treatment - pest
- plant treatment - mold & funghi disease
- weeding in front garden
- oil patio furniture
- tree and bushes pruning
- general pick up in garage
- general pick up around the house

TaDas
- morning routine
- 45 in DBD's room
- 15 on laundry
- stripped all beds
- remade DBD's bed
- load of linens running
- DS13's mattress cover flipped to dryer

ToDos
- 15 on finishing touches in DBD's room
- 15 on laundry
- 15 in twins' room
and then I need to be off!

Braindump
routines
- midday routine
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
food
- lunch
- dinner
- chokeberry syrup
- feed breadstarter
organization
- pick up DBD
- unpack all kids' bags
- 15 on filing
- print DH's car insurance confirmation
- pay bills (water, hotel bill for DH and the kids)
cleaning
- clean twins' room
- clean office
- spiff up master bedroom
- spiff up master bathroom
- spiff up DBD's room
- spiff up DS13's room
- spiff up kitchen
- spiff up downstairs hallways and bathroom
- strip and remake all beds
laundry
- load of lights
- load of colors
- load of darks
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
garden
- water veggie garden
- deadheading
- weeding in veggie garden
- run pool vacuum cleaner
- plant treatment - pest
- plant treatment - mold & funghi disease
- weeding in front garden
- oil patio furniture
- tree and bushes pruning
- general pick up in garage
- general pick up around the house

Sleep well, Dogged!

Good morning, Trissie! WTG with all your hard work on the girls' bedrooms. I hope DBD enjoyed her time at camp. I can just picture 2 weeks of laundry from 4DKids!

I've had a nice slow start this morning - coffee with DH before he left. Since then Ive taken Freddie out, had my breakfast, cleaned up the kitchen after DH's cooking (I think he's making shepherds/ cottage pie for supper tonight) and started the first load of towels in the washing machine.

It's still quite pleasantly cool out, so I'm going to go for my walk next and then do something in my front garden, which is still mostly in the shade. Then I'll tackle indoors during the heat of the day, and then, hopefully, the back garden once it's cooled down again. At least, that's the plan!

To do:
Cuddles and treats with Matilda, Freddie and Jude
QT
Update latest Waitrose order
Cup of tea
Get up!
Shower/wash hair/moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
S/S bathroom
Physio exercises WIP
Get dressed in casual clothes
Make bed
Scoop cat trays and give everyone fresh water
Cat breakfast and meds /supplements
Breakfast and meds /vitamins for me
Quick kitchen clean up
Load DW
Quick PUPA downstairs
Quick dust and Hoover downstairs
Wind clock
Quick PUPA upstairs
Quick dust bedrooms
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden
Go for my walk
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Freddie, Jude
and Matilda
Head rubs with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Play with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Run DW when full
Unload DW
Lunch
Cats' supper
Our supper
Sort out lunch for tomorrow
Bake something?
First load of towels in machine
Towels hung up to dry
2nd load of towels in machine to wash overnight
Clothes laid out for tomorrow

Extras:
Feed Izzy am and pm
Practise my reading for church tomorrow
Think about what points I want to discuss with MD about parish Christmas lunch after church tomorrow
Reply to SC's email about Parish Christmas lunch
Clean shoes
Polish bag
Order my inhalers
Wash filter on handheld hoover

Garden extras:
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