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I as bin sat in a court all day with a bunch of students, I is knack@@@@ and I dont have a pot to @@@@ in when Im old

I'll sell the house and move to the US, its cheaper!

Wot's happened to Dea?



Orf to bed ready for another busy day................



Night all xxx

Cyn,

I suppose that it is inevitable that so many "Alone and lonely" cases come up on HH. One of the cases today involved someone who lived a couple of miles away from where I live. It is indeed sad.

Gin,

It was once an idea of mine to spend my last years in the USA where it certainly used to be true that the overall cost of living was less than in the UK. Back in the 80's/90's and early 00's what you paid a £ for here only cost you a $ there meaning that money made in the UK and spent in the US theoretically would last you 40% longer. There is however a catch called US immigration law.

There was a time when "Aliens" living in the US without a permanent residency visa but with a multiple entry visa only had to pop over the US border to Canada, Mexico or similar for only 24 hours could then return to live in the US for another uninterrupted 6 months before repeating the procedure. Today they have to leave the North American continent once every 3 months which is both more inconvenient and costly.

I have a UK born retired friend who does not yet have permanent US residency rights. He has a house in Clarinda, Iowa which he has owned and lived in for the past 8 years. He now has to fly back to the UK for a week every 3 months so what he gains through a cheaper cost of living in the US has to be spent on air fare. At the moment he is financially and physically able to do that but maybe one day he may not be either so what then?

Other friends (Ex neighbours) of mine Austrian and British by birth settled in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. It took them over 5 years to obtain their "Green Cards" during which time they were obliged to make several runs across the US border.

Oh My gosh breakfast time... I don't know about lonely on HH but it is lonely in this cold draughty kitchen... I think Cyns has been in here and left all the windows and doors open...

I don't know how Sylvs puts up with it.. honest I dont...

I had to go looking for Dea's trolley... it had dustpans and cloths and sprays etc on it...

sighs :-(

Can't find anything.. a real little tidy up fairy..

Has to be quick... so there is

Bacon, baked beans, sausages, lamb chops, ham steaks, kidneys and kippers all on separate hot plates.

Then there is poached eggs, fried eggs or scrambled eggs in the serving dishes.

Grilled mushrooms, savoury garlic mushrooms, fried haloumi, sauteed potatoes and grilled tomatoes in the warmer.

There are warmed bread rolls, toast, bagels and croissants in the other warmer.

Cheeses, brie, Port Salut, stilton and Wensleydale in the fridge & Crackers in the cupboard.

Herbs and spices in the herb rack.. thyme and chives on the window sill in the little pots.

Basket of assorted muffins and scones and golden syrup pikelets.

Hawthorne Jelly, Feijoa Jam, lime marmalade and strawberry conserve plus vegemite and peanut butter.

I have put out some shortbread, butterfly cakes, and a pavlova for afters..

Drinks - smoothies, trim milk, juices.. tea and coffee.

Also for those on the run there are mousetraps..


Persie

Oh my gosh I thought the whole lot spilt on the floor... normally I have it typed up on word to go

This time I entered directly and I have had five error messages and then ended up at opening post took me ages to get back thought I had lost the plot and the brekkie...

Well, I thank you for fighting through those nasty error messages to make us this lovely breakfast Persie <3

And, thank you for finding my trolley for me, I am going to need it to fit on all this lovely food.

How dare Cynthia use it as a cleaning trolley and then not even bother to tidy it up :-( :-0 :-(

I am going to have Bacon, baked beans, sausages, lamb chops, and a ham steak with savoury garlic mushrooms, sauteed potatoes and grilled tomatoes.

Then some cheese and crackers and a slice of pavlova

This is truly delicious.......... thank you <3 <3 <3

Is anyone else going to join me today?

Dea Xxx

Grilled mushrooms, savoury garlic mushrooms, fried haloumi, sauteed potatoes and grilled tomatoes ..........to go please


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Thanks Pers, yum yum
<3

I can see that this is going to be a VERY grustrating day on here with all these error messages again !!! :-( :-(

OOerrr! - Just noticed that I typed 'grustrating' instead of 'frustrating' but perhaps that is the correct word to be used on this site ........ GRustrating ??? ;-) :-D :-D

Dea Xxx

GRustrating ??? :-D :-D :-D ;-)

It would be funny were it a joke. Copied from Facebook:

Lesley Ann Smith
I was looking forward to checking someone out on site but hayho its showing an error........... we pay full and cant get on....
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Genes Reunited Hi Lesley, apologies for the disruptance this morning. We are just really busy at this time. If you continue to experience the problems please email [email protected] and they will look into this for you. Thanks
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aaaarrrrrrggggghhhhhhhh puff puff pant pant........wheeze


Looks like I missed a super breakfast.......any coffee left? Thanks Persie.


That trolley was really useful Dea.......I could get round much quicker with all my cleaning stuff on wheels. Sorry I forgot to put it away.


This morning I opened the cupboard door to get a mug for my coffee.

What did I find???


A four litre bottle of milk which I had put there instead of in the fridge last night....:-S :-S :-S :-S


I knew today was going to be a bit hectic so I got up and sorted things out ready for the first caller of the day - the home alarm people to do the annual service. Due at 9.30 - they arrived at 9.00am. I was still in the middle of drying my hair...... :-|


They went and the next caller was due at 10am. - fixing a stair rail for us. He arrived at 9.30am. :-S


It was like Paddington Station for an hour!!!


Off to vote and OH decides he wants to walk home...........gulp. I am nervous of him being out on his ownio so drove off in some trepidation. Fortunately it is downhill and he managed fine. Doing things like that whilst the meds are working, really boosts his confidence. He'll probably be fit for nothing later.


This afternoon I am going to see my friend to help her sort out her wardrobes.......apparently I will need a trailer to take stuff to the charity shop...... :-0


After that, a doctor's appointment, evening meal and ...............then I can sit down............ :-D



Welcome to retirement....... ;-)

I was concerned over the little girl, until I saw her mom :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0


http://uk.news.yahoo.com/us-mother-charged-over-daughters-tanning-093410954.html

Is I all alone then?

Gins had a look at that Mom 44!! if thats what tanning does for you no thanks I couldnt use them even if I wanted to too claustraphobic ;-)
Cynthia what a busy day hope you are now sitting with feet up :-)

I had a nice lazy day our Anniversary :-) Went out for lunch (not Dinner as OH is at footie tonight :-( it was Cup Final on our Wedding day hmm think I see a theme here ;-) )
so I am home alone but its nice to get some peace and quiet cos been a hectic week back to normal babysitting duties next week one day :-)
GD loves my OH's IPad she goes up to him and says "bahhs grampa Please" then sits beside him quite happily for ages watching baa ba blaack sheep etc :-D
That girl has him wrapped around her little finger :-)

It's good to have a lazy day sometimes Linds. Glad you you had a good day. :-D


Good grief Gins.......the woman in that clip! Brought back images of the old Black and White Minstrel show.


So..........went over to my friends and we cleared a couple of wardrobes. My poor little Toyota was weighed down with black bags for the charity shop...... :-S


Glad to be home and chillaxing. :-D

My best mate is British Jamaican and she is not as dark as that 'mom'!

Gins that mum reminded me of the old Tango adverts she def looked as if she had been tangoed :-)

OOhhh- I just had a look.

It is REALLY SAD that someone should abuse their own body so badly!

Just think about Michael Jackson !! - It is the same sort of thing!

She must be a very sad and troubled person :-( :-( :-(

I am even more concerned about her family and friends as she will, no doubt, come to a very sad end 'before her time' !!

I hope it does not damage them too much :-( :-( :-(

Dea Xxx

Don't just despair over the young women who think fake bronze is beautiful. :-S


Another early morning tomorrow........so I'm orf.........~~~~~~