Battle of Stamford Bridge Saturday

[Kittykatt]

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[Kittykatt]

The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place at the village of Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire, in England, on 25 September 1066, between an English army under King Harold Godwinson and an invading Norwegian force led by King Harald Hardrada and the English king's brother Tostig Godwinson. After a bloody battle, both Hardrada and Tostig, along with most of the Norwegians, were killed. Although Harold Godwinson repelled the Norwegian invaders, his army was defeated by the Normans at Hastings less than three weeks later.

The battle has traditionally been presented as marking the end of the Viking Age, although major Scandinavian campaigns in Britain and Ireland occurred in the following decades, such as those of King Sweyn Estrithson of Denmark in 1069–1070 and King Magnus Barefoot of Norway in 1098 and 1102–1103.

[Kittykatt]

Good morning, everyone, and happy Saturday!

L.Ann, I hope the weather cooperates for your family get together.

Helia, that's a large number to cater for!

Gma, your menu sounds delicious, and will be pleasing to the eye as well as tasting very good. (A DF who trained as a chef said one eats with the eyes as well as the mouth, and if a meal looks appetising then you're already half way there.) And, of course Mr VKM will enjoy your company.

I'm still having problems posting, so I copy my post before I hit submit in case it gets lost.
DH has gone to men's breakfast followed by a beer festival. I need to prep our Easter lunch for tomorrow, and make an apple pie (Ive already prepped and stewed the apple and it's safely in the freezer, so it's really just a matter of making the pastry and then assembling the thing). I also need to find the Easter chocolate I've hidden, and get that ready for tomorrow. And I need to write a card for DF PL, whose birthday is tomorrow, and drop that round at her house. Those, I think, are the "must dos", beside the usual daily tasks. I would also like to spend time just pottering in my garden, but the forecast isn't looking very promising. We'll see!

[Kittykatt]

SHEM!

“It is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change.” — Queen Elizabeth II

[Kittykatt]

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
DH launched to men's breakfast followed by beer festival
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 - lamb and stewed apple out of freezer, make pastry, assemble apple pie and bake, prep veg
Bake something?
Text DF E re coffee tomorrow
Towels in machine
Towels hung up to dry
Clothes laid out for tomorrow

Extras:
Write card for DF PL and hand deliver it to her house (combine this with my walk?)
Find the Easter chocolate I've hidden!

Things I need to remember but probably won't get to today:
Reply to email from SR
Write report on coffees for upcoming APCM
Write report on parish lunch for above
Email both of above to MD
Nag remind DH to do the same for the men's breakfast (MD always ccs me when she asks DH to do something like this, as she also has a DH who tends to be bad at responding/writing reports, and she needs everything in good time so she can compile everything well before the annual church meeting. Otherwise, it's incredibly stressful for her!)
Green Gardener order
Order sunscreen
Order Doublebase cream?
Order bathmats
Anything else I need to order?

Garden extras:
Can I plant that rose? (It's destined for a planter on the patio)
I would love some time to just enjoy my garden, but that might not be possible today. All I can say about the weather so far is that it isn't raining. Yet!

[Kittykatt]

DH has been launched, and I've enjoyed a quieter morning. Freddie has had his breakfast, a walk and two snacks. DH pointed out yesterday that Fred doesn't meow, and he's right. He purrs when he's happy, he has an extensive and vituperative vocabulary when he's angry, and often uses sign language and gestures to effectively convey his wishes to us, but no meows! I'm contrast, Matilda never stops voicing her needs and opinions, and Jude has a rusty meow she uses when she particularly wants attention. I'm guessing Fred considers he has trained his staff to anticipate his demands, so he doesn't need to meow!

It's still dry out, and now the postman has delivered the parcel for DH, I'm going out on my garden.

[Kittykatt]

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
DH launched to men's breakfast followed by beer festival
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 - lamb and stewed apple out of freezer, make pastry, assemble apple pie and bake, prep veg
Bake something?
Text DF E re coffee tomorrow
Towels in machine
Towels hung up to dry
Clothes laid out for tomorrow

Extras:
Write card for DF PL and hand deliver it to her house (combine this with my walk?)
Find the Easter chocolate I've hidden!

Things I need to remember but probably won't get to today:
Reply to email from SR
Write report on coffees for upcoming APCM
Write report on parish lunch for above
Email both of above to MD
Nag remind DH to do the same for the men's breakfast (MD always ccs me when she asks DH to do something like this, as she also has a DH who tends to be bad at responding/writing reports, and she needs everything in good time so she can compile everything well before the annual church meeting. Otherwise, it's incredibly stressful for her!)
Green Gardener order
Order sunscreen
Order Doublebase cream?
Order bathmats
Anything else I need to order?

Garden extras:
Can I plant that rose? (It's destined for a planter on the patio)
I would love some time to just enjoy my garden, but that might not be possible today. All I can say about the weather so far is that it isn't raining. Yet!
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[helia]

That's another great SHEM, Kitty. That is interesting that Freddie doesn't meow. Mmm..... homemade apple pie!

I'm doing the same, Kitty, copying my posts. I had a couple glitches getting here this morning. I'll also split them up.

Today: Like Kitty, I need to prep for Easter dinner tomorrow. Unlike Kitty, I need to do that in a much more basic way, like going out and getting all the food. I plan to go to 2 grocery stores today. They each have items the other doesn't have. I also need to get food for CG1; I'm providing the main - but it is a small group today, just 12 people. (We're 28 people, including kids, when everyone is present.) I also must grade my exams. And then there is CG1 tonight, 5-9ish. I jogged yesterday, so no jogging today. Maybe I'll try for a walk when the weather is amenable.

The forecast is for rain today. It's not actively raining now but it clearly rained during the night, and the day is very gray.

A male red-bellied woodpecker is looking for food at our feeder and there is none. I need to refill it today.

M has kindly volunteered to go pick up dd27 from the airport, otherwise, I'd be on the road doing that right now.

[helia]

Next:
- back exercises
- s2s and self care
- finalize grocery lists for 2 grocery stores

Later:
- WF
- Kroger
- put all the groceries away
- payroll: grade midterms
- strip MBR bed
- remake MBR bed with clean sheets
- sheets: w d f pa
- get bd card for ds
- write and prep card for mail
- re-order shrug + coffee
- wedding gift for V and J
- go for a walk
- update goodreads
- lunch at some point
- prep the chicken for CG1
- make the rice for CG1
- 5-9ish CG1
- update health apps
- duolingo
- other things??

TaDas!
- up; weighed self - up a bit (after a couple days tracking and staying within food allowance + exercising)
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website

[kitkat]

Good morning
I haven't been able to post/login since Thursday...
Hope you are all doing well.

Let me see if this goes through.