I think they are brilliant !

That book looks great Mups .
And what a good idea re the plants .
I frequently forget what I have planted I put little markers in but they always seem to get lost / knocked over / and generally disappear forever .
A stone would be a much better option .

We have rain too, am glad as it was sorely needed.

There's lot's of videos on YouTube of how to paint stones, I referred to them a lot. I also used paint pens not brush and paint, then varnished them after they dried.

The sky has gone dark and the rain has stated.. Much needed.. Haven't seen any for ages..

I might treat myself to this book:

https://www.awesomebooks.com/book/9798281240284/stone-painting-for-beginners-a-step-by-step-guide/used?gc=GB&dwg=EAIaIQobChMIn8rA1vWalAMVhZtQBh3sUAdpEAQYByABEgLDMPD_BwE&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22269009095&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn8rA1vWalAMVhZtQBh3sUAdpEAQYByABEgLDMPD_BwE


*  Apoligies Muddy,  if I am disrupting your thread. 

I blame GrannyMac 
She started all of that 
Talking of 'risen from the dead'
Being 'turned on ' was what she said

I don't need one Mups.. I iron very little..

They certainly look plenty good enough to me. Nobody expects a Rembrandt or Constable on these stones and I'm sure the finders of those you did leave out for others were delighted.

There are more (convenient)illnesses now then there has ever been.. eg: breakdowns.. troubled mind..
There are bigger families now.. and because the 2 cap children is no-more they will get even larger..
People go to A& E with a sore finger ..
Patients expect their doctors and clinics to be miracle workers..
People abuse their bodies with drugs and alcohol..
They also have dodgy work done elsewhere and expect the NHS to pick up the bill when all fails..
Foreigners pop over for expensive treatment .. then pop back.. I am sure not all bills are paid..
And their are those who steal vast amounts of (items) from hospitals.. costing thousands..
And half the population seem to have some sort of disability that needs ( treatment)..

We were healthier way back because we lived a more simple life.. And no work.. no money..
We are a country of wussies..

My mother collapsed at home and was in hospital for 5 months. It wasn't for several months that they figured out she had spinal cancer. I'm not sure exactly when as they never told us and I don't think they told her either. The way we found out was when a Macmillan nurse appeared.

Initially they thought it was a heart problem and safter a week sent her to Oxford. When she got there they found she had impacted constipation which it took them over a week to shift before they could do the tests which then showed she had no heart problem at all and she was returned. She had an abysmal time there as the pain meant she spent most of the time in a chair rather than the bed. I'm uncertain why but she had problems swallowing but they just dumped food on her tray which was out of her reach and she wouldn't have been able to eat most of it anyway.

There was a lot more. After she died a couple of days after she got to the nursing home and the first time I'd seen her smile in months I wrote a lengthy complaint. I got a reply right at the end of the window for them to resolve complaints, It was to say that they needed more time. When it did arrive it was a complete whitewash. I know when I'm beaten and gave up.

A friend's son suffered severe brain damage, Periodically he has to go to the hospital and just about every time he ends up with sepsis.

Now for some personal experiencs..

After my first operation by the NHS for a broken Achilles tendon where it was an emergency (they have to be fixed within 24 hours or the operation fails for some reason or so I was told)  I have made sure my other surgery which was all elective has been with a local private hospital using Patient Choice. You get the consultants from  your local hospital doing the operation and they actually spend time discussing it with you. I don't think I even saw the NHS surgeon for the tendon op. Aftercare was terrible. When the plaster was eventually removed not all the stitching was taken out and I got some out myself at home.

You need to be fit to survive Northampton General. This was the one where some nurses were  disciplined for flashing their tits on Facebook. The problem was apparently that some patients in the background could be identified. Another claim to fame was that a patient shot and killed  himself on a ward with a pistol that had been smuggled in.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/facebook-banned-in-hospital-after-nurse-343672

https://hospitalhealthcare.com/news/ward-reopens-after-gun-suicide/

I have heard numerous stories about the place from others.