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Turnip Tuesday
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Kittykatt
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Re: Turnip Tuesday
The turnip or white turnip (Brassica rapa subsp. rapa) is a root vegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide for its white, fleshy taproot. Small, tender varieties are grown for human consumption, while larger varieties are grown as feed for livestock. The name turnip – used in many regions – may also be used to refer to rutabaga (or neep or swede), which is a different but related vegetable.
The most common type of turnip is mostly white-skinned, apart from the upper 1 to 6 centimetres (1⁄2 to 2+1⁄2 inches), which protrude above the ground and are purple or red or greenish where the sun has hit. This above-ground part develops from stem tissue but is fused with the root.[citation needed] The interior flesh is entirely white. The root is roughly globular, from 5–20 cm (2–8 in) in diameter, and lacks side roots. Underneath, the taproot (the normal root below the swollen storage root) is thin and 10 cm (4 in) or more in length; it is often trimmed off before the vegetable is sold. The leaves grow directly from the above-ground shoulder of the root, with little or no visible crown or neck (as found in rutabagas).
Turnip leaves are sometimes eaten as "turnip greens" ("turnip tops" in the UK), and they resemble mustard greens (to which they are closely related) in flavour. Turnip greens are a common side dish in southeastern U.S. cooking, primarily during late fall and winter. Smaller leaves are preferred. Varieties of turnip grown specifically for their leaves resemble mustard greens and have small roots. These include rapini (broccoli rabe), bok choy, and Chinese cabbage. Similar to raw cabbage or radish, turnip leaves and roots have a pungent flavor that becomes milder after cooking.
Turnip roots weigh up to 1 kilogram (2 pounds), although they are usually harvested when smaller. Size is partly a function of variety and partly a function of the length of time a turnip has grown.
Fun fact: The turnip is an old vegetable charge in heraldry. It was used by Leonhard von Keutschach, prince-archbishop of Salzburg. The turnip is still the heart shield in the arms of Keutschach am See.
The most common type of turnip is mostly white-skinned, apart from the upper 1 to 6 centimetres (1⁄2 to 2+1⁄2 inches), which protrude above the ground and are purple or red or greenish where the sun has hit. This above-ground part develops from stem tissue but is fused with the root.[citation needed] The interior flesh is entirely white. The root is roughly globular, from 5–20 cm (2–8 in) in diameter, and lacks side roots. Underneath, the taproot (the normal root below the swollen storage root) is thin and 10 cm (4 in) or more in length; it is often trimmed off before the vegetable is sold. The leaves grow directly from the above-ground shoulder of the root, with little or no visible crown or neck (as found in rutabagas).
Turnip leaves are sometimes eaten as "turnip greens" ("turnip tops" in the UK), and they resemble mustard greens (to which they are closely related) in flavour. Turnip greens are a common side dish in southeastern U.S. cooking, primarily during late fall and winter. Smaller leaves are preferred. Varieties of turnip grown specifically for their leaves resemble mustard greens and have small roots. These include rapini (broccoli rabe), bok choy, and Chinese cabbage. Similar to raw cabbage or radish, turnip leaves and roots have a pungent flavor that becomes milder after cooking.
Turnip roots weigh up to 1 kilogram (2 pounds), although they are usually harvested when smaller. Size is partly a function of variety and partly a function of the length of time a turnip has grown.
Fun fact: The turnip is an old vegetable charge in heraldry. It was used by Leonhard von Keutschach, prince-archbishop of Salzburg. The turnip is still the heart shield in the arms of Keutschach am See.
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Kittykatt
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Re: Turnip Tuesday
Happy Tuesday, everyone! I'll need to CUOP when I get back from the vet -Freddie has a. early appointment for his Solensia injection, I have to negotiate two sets of roadworks, and, most importantly , catch and cage Fred! 
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Kittykatt
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Re: Turnip Tuesday
To do:
Appointments:
Tuesday: DH A/L
7.45 am Freddie -vet - Solensia (leave home early dues to yet more roadworks
)
Wednesday: DH A/L
10 am walk and coffee with DF PL
Laxapet for Jude and Matilda
9 pm Final touches to Waitrose order
Thursday: DH leaves for long W/E staying with DBIL
10.30 am church
Any errands?
Hoover car? ( Weather permitting!)
Bring blue crates up from garage
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Laxapet -Jude and Matilda if not done yesterday
Friday: DH at DBIL's
2.40pm osteopath -me
Can I pick up Lakeland order while I'm in town?
Saturday: DH at DBIL's
*Text DF E re coffee tomorrow*
Sunday:
church 9.30 am
Coffee with DF E?
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery
DH returns home at???
Future dates to note:
19/8 Freddie - vet Solensia
21/8 Matilda - 6 month health check
4/ 9 weight loss clinic -Jude
10/9 order my meds
Outstanding deliveries: eBay
Extras:
Paint flat part of bathroom ceiling when anti condensation paint arrives : coat#1 #2
CAR INSURANCE start getting quotes soon, apparently the cheapest date is 26 days before renewal, according to MSE. Work out which are this is and act on it!! ( Insurance renews 4/10)
Book Jude's boosters due in September when vet diary is updated for September
Can I do 15 minutes of decluttering in the bedroom each day?
Digital decluttering- Google Photos for 2024 and 2025
Pick up my footprints
House tasks: Replace the bit of mortar that's fallen out of the edge of the roof (I think its called the verge? Can this wait until next year when we get the house painted when a roof ladder will be in place?) Appointment hopefully today! A complete bust -they told Dnextdoorneighbour C she needs a new roof (no sense!
) and refused to even look at ours, as they weren't interested in" little" jobs
Sort out cabinet that wobbles - does the back need some sort of bracing ?
Fix garage guttering that's loose at one end and bending down. Dneighbour R2 may fix?
Fix dripping kitchen tap (new washer ?)- DF E has given me the phone number of her plumber . I think DF CW also has a plumber she is happy with?
Take up and hem those thick winter curtains for the kitchen
Book eye test for me
Find picture hanging equipment for DH
Sort prints and put in albums (this will probably be an activity to do on wet days!) WIP I am now working on 2024
Think about setting up Guardianship for F,J and M - looked on Cats' Protection, I need their microchip numbers, approximate DOB, colour and markings and useful information about them. Bookmark link with local recommended solicitors (also ask DF CW?)
Change health centres to the one nearest us? On hold ATM , but I'll leave it on my list so I don't forget.
To do:
Early morning:
Cuddles and treats on the bed with Matilda,
Jude, and Freddie
Cup of tea
QT
Make bed
Shower / wash hair/ moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
Physio exercises and back exercises
Proprioceptors exercises X1 x2 x3
S/S bathroom
Get dressed
DH launched for his walk
Breakfast and meds / supplements - me
DRINK WATER #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8
Check bank account
Go for my walk
Garden:
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden
Cats:
Cats’ breakfast and meds / supplements
Fresh water in cat bowls
Scoop cat trays
Check Jude’s bowl
Check Matilda's bowl
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Play with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Head rubs with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Cats' supper
House:
Rubbish down to wheelie bins
Kitchen clean up
Load DW
Run DW when full
Unload DW
PUPA downstairs
Quick dust sitting room
Quick hoover downstairs
PUPA upstairs
Quick dust bedrooms
Quick hoover upstairs
Lunch
Supper
Lay out clothes for tomorrow
Journal three things I am thankful for today
Hand cream
Extra house tasks:
Monday:
Clean bathroom
Clean spare room
Clean bedroom
Tuesday:
Clean hall
Clean sitting room
Clean stairs
Empty hoover before starting work
Wheelie bins back when dustmen have been
Filing paperwork for 15 minutes
Wednesday:
Clean kitchen
Garden extras:
Water pots
Feed pots weekly
Financial:
More work on budget
Things that need to happen at home before DH retires!
Reorganise office WIP DH still needs to deal with a crate of "stuff"
DH needs to organise his tools.in the garage into the new tool boxes
Then the garage needs decluttering / reorganising - DH is starting on this today
Declutter bedroom 15 minutes at a time!
Parish Christmas Lunch:
Find phone number for caterers
Write everything down in a logical order :
Full address of the church,
name and email address for the treasurer, Date, 4th December
Time, 11am-12pm (they have hourly slots)
Which menu I want to order with all the add-ons( simple buffet with bite sized cakes and fruit platter)
How many guests(20? Remember at least a couple need to be GF)
Explain that the treasurer has the "chequebook" for the church (she actually does everything online) and ask them to send the invoice there.
Appointments:
Tuesday: DH A/L
7.45 am Freddie -vet - Solensia (leave home early dues to yet more roadworks
)Wednesday: DH A/L
10 am walk and coffee with DF PL
Laxapet for Jude and Matilda
9 pm Final touches to Waitrose order
Thursday: DH leaves for long W/E staying with DBIL
10.30 am church
Any errands?
Hoover car? ( Weather permitting!)
Bring blue crates up from garage
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Laxapet -Jude and Matilda if not done yesterday
Friday: DH at DBIL's
2.40pm osteopath -me
Can I pick up Lakeland order while I'm in town?
Saturday: DH at DBIL's
*Text DF E re coffee tomorrow*
Sunday:
church 9.30 am
Coffee with DF E?
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery
DH returns home at???
Future dates to note:
19/8 Freddie - vet Solensia
21/8 Matilda - 6 month health check
4/ 9 weight loss clinic -Jude
10/9 order my meds
Outstanding deliveries: eBay
Extras:
Paint flat part of bathroom ceiling when anti condensation paint arrives : coat#1 #2
CAR INSURANCE start getting quotes soon, apparently the cheapest date is 26 days before renewal, according to MSE. Work out which are this is and act on it!! ( Insurance renews 4/10)
Book Jude's boosters due in September when vet diary is updated for September
Can I do 15 minutes of decluttering in the bedroom each day?
Digital decluttering- Google Photos for 2024 and 2025
Pick up my footprints
House tasks: Replace the bit of mortar that's fallen out of the edge of the roof (I think its called the verge? Can this wait until next year when we get the house painted when a roof ladder will be in place?) Appointment hopefully today! A complete bust -they told Dnextdoorneighbour C she needs a new roof (no sense!
) and refused to even look at ours, as they weren't interested in" little" jobs Sort out cabinet that wobbles - does the back need some sort of bracing ?
Fix garage guttering that's loose at one end and bending down. Dneighbour R2 may fix?
Fix dripping kitchen tap (new washer ?)- DF E has given me the phone number of her plumber . I think DF CW also has a plumber she is happy with?
Take up and hem those thick winter curtains for the kitchen
Book eye test for me
Find picture hanging equipment for DH
Sort prints and put in albums (this will probably be an activity to do on wet days!) WIP I am now working on 2024
Think about setting up Guardianship for F,J and M - looked on Cats' Protection, I need their microchip numbers, approximate DOB, colour and markings and useful information about them. Bookmark link with local recommended solicitors (also ask DF CW?)
Change health centres to the one nearest us? On hold ATM , but I'll leave it on my list so I don't forget.
To do:
Early morning:
Cuddles and treats on the bed with Matilda,
Jude, and Freddie Cup of tea
QT
Make bed
Shower / wash hair/ moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
Physio exercises and back exercises
Proprioceptors exercises X1 x2 x3
S/S bathroom
Get dressed
DH launched for his walk
Breakfast and meds / supplements - me
DRINK WATER #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8
Check bank account
Go for my walk
Garden:
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden
Cats:
Cats’ breakfast and meds / supplements
Fresh water in cat bowls
Scoop cat trays
Check Jude’s bowl
Check Matilda's bowl
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Play with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Head rubs with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Cats' supper
House:
Rubbish down to wheelie bins
Kitchen clean up
Load DW
Run DW when full
Unload DW
PUPA downstairs
Quick dust sitting room
Quick hoover downstairs
PUPA upstairs
Quick dust bedrooms
Quick hoover upstairs
Lunch
Supper
Lay out clothes for tomorrow
Journal three things I am thankful for today
Hand cream
Extra house tasks:
Monday:
Clean bathroom
Clean spare room
Clean bedroom
Tuesday:
Clean hall
Clean sitting room
Clean stairs
Empty hoover before starting work
Wheelie bins back when dustmen have been
Filing paperwork for 15 minutes
Wednesday:
Clean kitchen
Garden extras:
Water pots
Feed pots weekly
Financial:
More work on budget
Things that need to happen at home before DH retires!
Reorganise office WIP DH still needs to deal with a crate of "stuff"
DH needs to organise his tools.in the garage into the new tool boxes
Then the garage needs decluttering / reorganising - DH is starting on this today
Declutter bedroom 15 minutes at a time!
Parish Christmas Lunch:
Find phone number for caterers
Write everything down in a logical order :
Full address of the church,
name and email address for the treasurer, Date, 4th December
Time, 11am-12pm (they have hourly slots)
Which menu I want to order with all the add-ons( simple buffet with bite sized cakes and fruit platter)
How many guests(20? Remember at least a couple need to be GF)
Explain that the treasurer has the "chequebook" for the church (she actually does everything online) and ask them to send the invoice there.
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Kittykatt
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Re: Turnip Tuesday
Back from the vets. Somehow everyone has managed to retain all their limbs, as, after being suspiciously quiet in the car and in the waiting room, Freddie unleashed the full extent of his anger in the consulting room. 
His next appointment in September nis.not likely to be any better, either, as he needs his bloods done again (sigh) . There was a slight issue with them back in May, as his potassium levels came back as low. Our lovely vet wants to retest to check if it here is anything going on, or whether it was just a blip on the machine, or a side effect of Freddie having to starve before his sedation. Fred is now asleep on my lap, so I shan't be doing anything for a while!
His next appointment in September nis.not likely to be any better, either, as he needs his bloods done again (sigh) . There was a slight issue with them back in May, as his potassium levels came back as low. Our lovely vet wants to retest to check if it here is anything going on, or whether it was just a blip on the machine, or a side effect of Freddie having to starve before his sedation. Fred is now asleep on my lap, so I shan't be doing anything for a while! -
Kittykatt
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Re: Turnip Tuesday
I've been released from cat servitude, so I've done a little in my front garden, taken Fred for his walk and had a long chat with Dnextdoorneighbour C. DH has taken the stuff he cleared out from the garage to the tip , and Ive finally started the housework. 
so I've done a little in my front garden, taken Fred for his walk and had a long chat with Dnextdoorneighbour C. DH has taken the stuff he cleared out from the garage to the tip , and Ive finally started the housework. -
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Re: Turnip Tuesday
WTG getting Freddie to and from the vet, Kitty. That's kind of the cats to release you. What is the tip?
It is drizzling outside right now - and the juvenile hawk is fussing again. LOL! The blue jays are making lots of noise. Maybe they're trying to make the hawk leave? And there are chipmunk alarm/ indignant calls as well. SO much drama right in our own backyard. I prefer this drama to the drama in the news. Quiet wild turkey sounds are in the mix too, not alarms or gobbles - more like they're talking to each other.
I do like the birds here.
Dh and dd27 are coming home today! They'll need to hike out (their last campsite is on Lake Superior about 7? miles from the road) and then drive 10 hours. So, I don't expect them until this evening. It looks like it is not raining there though it is here.
I went to bed early for me (10), woke up at 4:30 -- and then had trouble getting back to sleep. I did finally get back to sleep -- and overslept my 7 a.m. alarm. SO, may plan didn't really work, although I do feel better this morning. I think I have a sinus infection. Ideally, I'll be otd in 1:10 showered with my class prepped and a lunch in hand. Not sure that's possible. Walking otd in 1:30 would be OK too.
Today is my most scheduled day of the week: 9:30 - 10:30ish, get together with K, S2, and J. 11-1 payroll: teach IR D4. 1:45 - 3:15-ish coffee with M. I doubt I'll get in a jog this afternoon, but I'll try for a walk. I'd like to make progress in the fridge, do towel laundry, and start on the bin -- but that's a lot when I'll get home late and will be tired.
Next:
- payroll: prep IR D4
- s2s and self care
- squeegee and wipe down shower
Later:
- make a lunch
- gather everything and otd by 9:30 at the latest
- KS2J get together
- 11-1 payroll: teach IR D4
- eat lunch at the school
- 1:45 - 3:15ish coffee with MM
- walk
- fridge 1 hour
- towels: w d f pa
- work on bin
- dinner: pasta, tomato sauce, chicken, salad
- after dinner clean up
- garbage and recycling gathered and to the curb
- duo
- update health apps
- anything else from the brain dump?
TaDas!
- up; weighed self
- made the bed
- laid out clothes
- coffee
- email deletions + weather websites
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Tue 9:30 - KS2J get together?/ 11-1 payroll: teach IR D4/ 1:45 coffee with MM/ Dh and dd27 return late
Wed 9 - coffee with AA/ Jog/ Groceries/ Make a dairy free dessert/ Dinner with the Gs and Rs @ the Gs
Thu visit Mom/ 11-1 payroll: teach IR D5 MIDTERM TEST/ 2 - work out with AS
Fri (Maya hosts a dinner at our house)/ dinner date with dh?
Sat 8 - 5K/ 5:30 - ? CG1 (will we host?)
Sun Church/ 3:30 - 6-ish CG2 @ B and L/ Host Sunday Dinner?
Mon Visit Mom/ Groceries
Tue early - KS2J get together?/ 11-1 payroll: teach IR D6/ 6:30 - Host Tuesday Dinner crew
Wed
Thu 11-1 payroll: teach IR D7/ 2 - work out with AS
Fri Visit Mom/ dinner date with dh?
Sat 8 - 5K? (I'm not doing well getting to this)
Sun Church/ Visit Mom/ 6 - Host Sunday Dinner
July Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- clean fridge - wip
- get 2 guest beds remade with clean sheets
- polish kitchen appliances - wip
- possibly, polish stone counter tops
- repot my little orchid
This Week - Deskwork
- pay Mom's PT bill
- ask for reimbursement for Mom's PT bill from the trust
This Week - Errands
- bank
General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- new phone eventually
- buy queen bed frame + mattress + box springs for dd27's room - wip
MOM
- shelves for her room?
- keep on sprucing up her wardrobe - pants
- sign Mom up for the patient portal - PA at the NH
- cancel appointments as they come up: Sept. - geriatrics
Payroll
- Sun grading + gradelink week 2
Brain Dump - Mom and Trust
- get fire safe box for Mom's documents
It is drizzling outside right now - and the juvenile hawk is fussing again. LOL! The blue jays are making lots of noise. Maybe they're trying to make the hawk leave? And there are chipmunk alarm/ indignant calls as well. SO much drama right in our own backyard. I prefer this drama to the drama in the news. Quiet wild turkey sounds are in the mix too, not alarms or gobbles - more like they're talking to each other.
I do like the birds here. Dh and dd27 are coming home today! They'll need to hike out (their last campsite is on Lake Superior about 7? miles from the road) and then drive 10 hours. So, I don't expect them until this evening. It looks like it is not raining there though it is here.
I went to bed early for me (10), woke up at 4:30 -- and then had trouble getting back to sleep. I did finally get back to sleep -- and overslept my 7 a.m. alarm. SO, may plan didn't really work, although I do feel better this morning. I think I have a sinus infection. Ideally, I'll be otd in 1:10 showered with my class prepped and a lunch in hand. Not sure that's possible. Walking otd in 1:30 would be OK too.
Today is my most scheduled day of the week: 9:30 - 10:30ish, get together with K, S2, and J. 11-1 payroll: teach IR D4. 1:45 - 3:15-ish coffee with M. I doubt I'll get in a jog this afternoon, but I'll try for a walk. I'd like to make progress in the fridge, do towel laundry, and start on the bin -- but that's a lot when I'll get home late and will be tired.
Next:
- payroll: prep IR D4
- s2s and self care
- squeegee and wipe down shower
Later:
- make a lunch
- gather everything and otd by 9:30 at the latest
- KS2J get together
- 11-1 payroll: teach IR D4
- eat lunch at the school
- 1:45 - 3:15ish coffee with MM
- walk
- fridge 1 hour
- towels: w d f pa
- work on bin
- dinner: pasta, tomato sauce, chicken, salad
- after dinner clean up
- garbage and recycling gathered and to the curb
- duo
- update health apps
- anything else from the brain dump?
TaDas!
- up; weighed self
- made the bed
- laid out clothes
- coffee
- email deletions + weather websites
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Tue 9:30 - KS2J get together?/ 11-1 payroll: teach IR D4/ 1:45 coffee with MM/ Dh and dd27 return late
Wed 9 - coffee with AA/ Jog/ Groceries/ Make a dairy free dessert/ Dinner with the Gs and Rs @ the Gs
Thu visit Mom/ 11-1 payroll: teach IR D5 MIDTERM TEST/ 2 - work out with AS
Fri (Maya hosts a dinner at our house)/ dinner date with dh?
Sat 8 - 5K/ 5:30 - ? CG1 (will we host?)
Sun Church/ 3:30 - 6-ish CG2 @ B and L/ Host Sunday Dinner?
Mon Visit Mom/ Groceries
Tue early - KS2J get together?/ 11-1 payroll: teach IR D6/ 6:30 - Host Tuesday Dinner crew
Wed
Thu 11-1 payroll: teach IR D7/ 2 - work out with AS
Fri Visit Mom/ dinner date with dh?
Sat 8 - 5K? (I'm not doing well getting to this)
Sun Church/ Visit Mom/ 6 - Host Sunday Dinner
July Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- clean fridge - wip
- get 2 guest beds remade with clean sheets
- polish kitchen appliances - wip
- possibly, polish stone counter tops
- repot my little orchid
This Week - Deskwork
- pay Mom's PT bill
- ask for reimbursement for Mom's PT bill from the trust
This Week - Errands
- bank
General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- new phone eventually
- buy queen bed frame + mattress + box springs for dd27's room - wip
MOM
- shelves for her room?
- keep on sprucing up her wardrobe - pants
- sign Mom up for the patient portal - PA at the NH
- cancel appointments as they come up: Sept. - geriatrics
Payroll
- Sun grading + gradelink week 2
Brain Dump - Mom and Trust
- get fire safe box for Mom's documents
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L.Ann
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Re: Turnip Tuesday
Morning kittykatt. I am glad you and Freddie survived the vet appointment. It is misty to drizzly here at the moment. It is supposed to be like this all week I think.
1-take Little Bit to play date
2-drop off paperwork at lawyers
3-recycling to dump
4-leave message at doctor
Menus
Tuesday-hoisin shrimp and rice
Wednesday-DD2 out/me leftovers
Thursday-seared chicken and apple spinach salad
Friday-one pan bean and pepper lettuce wraps
Saturday-pizza
Events
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit play date 9-12
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, 8 local heme appointment with DD32, DD32 haircut@3:45 and PS from 3-8
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-5, hang out at Little Bit’s house while the chimney guy does cleaning, DD32 home late
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5
Saturday-Little Bit and her dog overnight, maybe marine museum boat ride
Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room
Detailed cleaning of kitchen-scrub floor
Extra Stuff- work on last Shutterfly book
Little Errands-drop off DM’s driver’s license, send email and documentation to delete DM’s Facebook accounts, drop off paperwork to lawyer
Phone calls-
Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-dress and pick up bedroom
-diet site
-meds and temperature for DD32
-outside walk
-pick up Little Bit
1-take Little Bit to play date
2-drop off paperwork at lawyers
3-recycling to dump
4-leave message at doctor
Menus
Tuesday-hoisin shrimp and rice
Wednesday-DD2 out/me leftovers
Thursday-seared chicken and apple spinach salad
Friday-one pan bean and pepper lettuce wraps
Saturday-pizza
Events
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit play date 9-12
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, 8 local heme appointment with DD32, DD32 haircut@3:45 and PS from 3-8
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-5, hang out at Little Bit’s house while the chimney guy does cleaning, DD32 home late
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5
Saturday-Little Bit and her dog overnight, maybe marine museum boat ride
Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room
Detailed cleaning of kitchen-scrub floor
Extra Stuff- work on last Shutterfly book
Little Errands-drop off DM’s driver’s license, send email and documentation to delete DM’s Facebook accounts, drop off paperwork to lawyer
Phone calls-
Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-dress and pick up bedroom
-diet site
-meds and temperature for DD32
-outside walk
-pick up Little Bit
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Kittykatt
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Re: Turnip Tuesday
Good morning, L.Ann and Helia!
L.Ann, we have cool , grey, drizzly weather too, but I think it's supposed to clear up this afternoon. I hope Little Bit enjoys her playdate.
Helia, I just waited until Freddie got up of his own accord! The tip aka the dump aka recycling centre, is where you can take things you dont want any more, and the council will recycle them/dispose of them safely. DH took a very, very old carton of (unused) oil, that almost certainly wouldn't be any good in a car, and there's a place at the tip where they collect engine oil. He's also taken other stuff from the garage that the dustmen won't take, like old, broken tools. The cardboard boxes all went out for the recycling collection this morning.
I never answered your question yesterday. I don't think (hope!) there is anything majorly wrong with the roof, but a few small bits of mortar are missing from the "verge" on the edge of the house roof, and rather more has dropped out from the edge of the garage roof. It's not a major issue, but it shouldn't cause any leaks, but it's something I really need to have fixed. An added complication is I need to decided whether just to have it repointed with mortar, or whether to go for the new method, which involves some form of composite cover, which is more expensive, but supposed to be much longer lasting. I was hoping handyman A would do it (he's a roofer by trade) but it appears he's having some long lasting personal issues and isn't working ATM. So, I need to bite the bullet and look for someone else.
Just stopped for lunch with DH, as he is back from the tip.
L.Ann, we have cool , grey, drizzly weather too, but I think it's supposed to clear up this afternoon. I hope Little Bit enjoys her playdate.
Helia, I just waited until Freddie got up of his own accord!
The tip aka the dump aka recycling centre, is where you can take things you dont want any more, and the council will recycle them/dispose of them safely. DH took a very, very old carton of (unused) oil, that almost certainly wouldn't be any good in a car, and there's a place at the tip where they collect engine oil. He's also taken other stuff from the garage that the dustmen won't take, like old, broken tools. The cardboard boxes all went out for the recycling collection this morning. I never answered your question yesterday. I don't think (hope!) there is anything majorly wrong with the roof, but a few small bits of mortar are missing from the "verge" on the edge of the house roof, and rather more has dropped out from the edge of the garage roof. It's not a major issue, but it shouldn't cause any leaks, but it's something I really need to have fixed. An added complication is I need to decided whether just to have it repointed with mortar, or whether to go for the new method, which involves some form of composite cover, which is more expensive, but supposed to be much longer lasting. I was hoping handyman A would do it (he's a roofer by trade) but it appears he's having some long lasting personal issues and isn't working ATM. So, I need to bite the bullet and look for someone else.
Just stopped for lunch with DH, as he is back from the tip.
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Re: Turnip Tuesday
To do:
Appointments:
Tuesday: DH A/L
7.45 am Freddie -vet - Solensia (leave home early dues to yet more roadworks )
Wednesday: DH A/L
10 am walk and coffee with DF PL
Laxapet for Jude and Matilda
9 pm Final touches to Waitrose order
Thursday: DH leaves for long W/E staying with DBIL
10.30 am church
Any errands?
Hoover car? ( Weather permitting!)
Bring blue crates up from garage
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Laxapet -Jude and Matilda if not done yesterday
Friday: DH at DBIL's
2.40pm osteopath -me
Can I pick up Lakeland order while I'm in town?
Saturday: DH at DBIL's
*Text DF E re coffee tomorrow*
Sunday:
church 9.30 am
Coffee with DF E?
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery
DH returns home at???
Future dates to note:
16/9 Freddie - vet Solensia & blood tests
21/8 Matilda - 6 month health check
4/ 9 weight loss clinic -Jude
10/9 order my meds
Outstanding deliveries: eBay
Extras:
Paint flat part of bathroom ceiling when anti condensation paint arrives : coat#1 #2
CAR INSURANCE start getting quotes soon, apparently the cheapest date is 26 days before renewal, according to MSE. Work out which are this is and act on it!! ( Insurance renews 4/10)
Book Jude's boosters due in September when vet diary is updated for September
Can I do 15 minutes of decluttering in the bedroom each day?
Digital decluttering- Google Photos for 2024 and 2025
Pick up my footprints
House tasks: Replace the bit of mortar that's fallen out of the edge of the roof (I think its called the verge? Can this wait until next year when we get the house painted when a roof ladder will be in place?) Appointment hopefully today! A complete bust -they told Dnextdoorneighbour C she needs a new roof (no sense! ) and refused to even look at ours, as they weren't interested in" little" jobs
Sort out cabinet that wobbles - does the back need some sort of bracing ?
Fix garage guttering that's loose at one end and bending down. Dneighbour R2 may fix?
Fix dripping kitchen tap (new washer ?)- DF E has given me the phone number of her plumber . I think DF CW also has a plumber she is happy with?
Take up and hem those thick winter curtains for the kitchen
Book eye test for me
Find picture hanging equipment for DH
Sort prints and put in albums (this will probably be an activity to do on wet days!) WIP I am now working on 2024
Think about setting up Guardianship for F,J and M - looked on Cats' Protection, I need their microchip numbers, approximate DOB, colour and markings and useful information about them. Bookmark link with local recommended solicitors (also ask DF CW?)
Change health centres to the one nearest us? On hold ATM , but I'll leave it on my list so I don't forget.
To do:
Early morning:
Cuddles and treats on the bed with Matilda,Jude, and Freddie
Cup of tea
QT
Make bed
Shower / wash hair/ moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
Physio exercises and back exercises WIP
Proprioceptors exercises X1 x2 x3
S/S bathroom
Get dressed
DH launched for his walk
Breakfast and meds / supplements - me
DRINK WATER #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8
Check bank account
Go for my walk
Garden:
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden - it's raining
Cats:
Cats’ breakfast and meds / supplements
Fresh water in cat bowls
Scoop cat trays
Check Jude’s bowl
Check Matilda's bowl
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Play with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Head rubs with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Cats' supper
House:
Rubbish down to wheelie bins
Kitchen clean up
Load DW
Run DW when full
Unload DW
PUPA downstairs
Quick dust sitting room
Quick hoover downstairs
PUPA upstairs
Quick dust bedrooms
Quick hoover upstairs
Lunch
Supper
Lay out clothes for tomorrow
Journal three things I am thankful for today
Hand cream
Extra house tasks:
Monday:
Clean bathroom
Clean spare room
Clean bedroom
Tuesday:
Clean hall
Clean sitting room
Clean stairs
Empty hoover before starting work
Wheelie bins back when dustmen have been
Filing paperwork for 15 minutes
Wednesday:
Clean kitchen
Garden extras:
Water pots
Feed pots weekly
Financial:
More work on budget
Things that need to happen at home before DH retires!
Reorganise office WIP DH still needs to deal with a crate of "stuff"
DH needs to organise his tools.in the garage into the new tool boxes
Then the garage needs decluttering / reorganising - DH is starting on this today
Declutter bedroom 15 minutes at a time!
Parish Christmas Lunch:
Find phone number for caterers
Write everything down in a logical order :
Full address of the church,
name and email address for the treasurer, Date, 4th December
Time, 11am-12pm (they have hourly slots)
Which menu I want to order with all the add-ons( simple buffet with bite sized cakes and fruit platter)
How many guests(20? Remember at least a couple need to be GF)
Explain that the treasurer has the "chequebook" for the church (she actually does everything online) and ask them to send the invoice there.
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Appointments:
Tuesday: DH A/L
7.45 am Freddie -vet - Solensia (leave home early dues to yet more roadworks
)Wednesday: DH A/L
10 am walk and coffee with DF PL
Laxapet for Jude and Matilda
9 pm Final touches to Waitrose order
Thursday: DH leaves for long W/E staying with DBIL
10.30 am church
Any errands?
Hoover car? ( Weather permitting!)
Bring blue crates up from garage
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Laxapet -Jude and Matilda if not done yesterday
Friday: DH at DBIL's
2.40pm osteopath -me
Can I pick up Lakeland order while I'm in town?
Saturday: DH at DBIL's
*Text DF E re coffee tomorrow*
Sunday:
church 9.30 am
Coffee with DF E?
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery
DH returns home at???
Future dates to note:
16/9 Freddie - vet Solensia & blood tests
21/8 Matilda - 6 month health check
4/ 9 weight loss clinic -Jude
10/9 order my meds
Outstanding deliveries: eBay
Extras:
Paint flat part of bathroom ceiling when anti condensation paint arrives : coat#1 #2
CAR INSURANCE start getting quotes soon, apparently the cheapest date is 26 days before renewal, according to MSE. Work out which are this is and act on it!! ( Insurance renews 4/10)
Book Jude's boosters due in September when vet diary is updated for September
Can I do 15 minutes of decluttering in the bedroom each day?
Digital decluttering- Google Photos for 2024 and 2025
Pick up my footprints
House tasks: Replace the bit of mortar that's fallen out of the edge of the roof (I think its called the verge? Can this wait until next year when we get the house painted when a roof ladder will be in place?) Appointment hopefully today! A complete bust -they told Dnextdoorneighbour C she needs a new roof (no sense!
) and refused to even look at ours, as they weren't interested in" little" jobs Sort out cabinet that wobbles - does the back need some sort of bracing ?
Fix garage guttering that's loose at one end and bending down. Dneighbour R2 may fix?
Fix dripping kitchen tap (new washer ?)- DF E has given me the phone number of her plumber . I think DF CW also has a plumber she is happy with?
Take up and hem those thick winter curtains for the kitchen
Book eye test for me
Find picture hanging equipment for DH
Sort prints and put in albums (this will probably be an activity to do on wet days!) WIP I am now working on 2024
Think about setting up Guardianship for F,J and M - looked on Cats' Protection, I need their microchip numbers, approximate DOB, colour and markings and useful information about them. Bookmark link with local recommended solicitors (also ask DF CW?)
Change health centres to the one nearest us? On hold ATM , but I'll leave it on my list so I don't forget.
To do:
Early morning:
Cuddles and treats on the bed with Matilda,
Jude, and Freddie Cup of tea
QT
Make bed
Shower / wash hair/ moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
Physio exercises and back exercises WIP
Proprioceptors exercises X1 x2 x3
S/S bathroom
Get dressed
DH launched for his walk
Breakfast and meds / supplements - me
DRINK WATER #1
#2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8Check bank account
Go for my walk
Garden:
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden - it's raining
Cats:
Cats’ breakfast and meds / supplements
Fresh water in cat bowls
Scoop cat trays
Check Jude’s bowl
Check Matilda's bowl
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Jude, Freddie
and MatildaPlay with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Head rubs with Jude
, Freddie and MatildaCats' supper
House:
Rubbish down to wheelie bins
Kitchen clean up
Load DW
Run DW when full
Unload DW
PUPA downstairs
Quick dust sitting room
Quick hoover downstairs
PUPA upstairs
Quick dust bedrooms
Quick hoover upstairs
Lunch
Supper
Lay out clothes for tomorrow
Journal three things I am thankful for today
Hand cream
Extra house tasks:
Monday:
Clean bathroom
Clean spare room
Clean bedroom
Tuesday:
Clean hall
Clean sitting room
Clean stairs
Empty hoover before starting work
Wheelie bins back when dustmen have been
Filing paperwork for 15 minutes
Wednesday:
Clean kitchen
Garden extras:
Water pots
Feed pots weekly
Financial:
More work on budget
Things that need to happen at home before DH retires!
Reorganise office WIP DH still needs to deal with a crate of "stuff"
DH needs to organise his tools.in the garage into the new tool boxes
Then the garage needs decluttering / reorganising - DH is starting on this today
Declutter bedroom 15 minutes at a time!
Parish Christmas Lunch:
Find phone number for caterers
Write everything down in a logical order :
Full address of the church,
name and email address for the treasurer, Date, 4th December
Time, 11am-12pm (they have hourly slots)
Which menu I want to order with all the add-ons( simple buffet with bite sized cakes and fruit platter)
How many guests(20? Remember at least a couple need to be GF)
Explain that the treasurer has the "chequebook" for the church (she actually does everything online) and ask them to send the invoice there.
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