Poor Mabel had let herself go
Rundown from her head to her toes
She'd put on a lot of weight
Through over loading her plate
And she shopped at jumble sales for her clothes.

Her fate was to be single for life
No one ever made her a wife

Would anyone be interested in a gardening thread,  or do you think not enough people would be join in?

Just sort of . . .  what we're growing this year,  flowers, fruit,  veg,  what problems we might be having, good crops or bad, etc . . .
What do you think?   Would that be too boring?

Went to another Physio  appt.  for this rotator cuff again this afternoon.  Nice girl,  very kind and helpful.

Then I called into my Vets as  I wanted to ask them something, and also booked Liffey in for a blood test while I was there.
On the way home I popped into Tesco for a few bits,  and got a couple of Apple Turnovers as a little treat for my friend and her husband.  Poor old gal has just come out of hospital after having a new hip.

Eventually got home,  dogs went mad as if I had left them for a week!   I had made them some Peanut Butter & Mollasses bikkies over the weekend  (special doggy peanut butter of course),  so they had one of them each  to calm them down.

Cooked a lovely Salmon fillet for my tea - and that was my day.   

Poor Mabel had let herself go
Rundown from her head to her toes 
She'd put on a lot of weight
Through over loading her plate

Quote from: JBR on April 13, 2026, 06:24:57 PMI would never have an electric car (or bike).  Typical owners swear by them (or perhaps they actually swear at them?), but not for me, thank you.

The main reason is range, but also I can fill our car in five minutes; recharging an electric car can take an hour or more.  I have heard that the batteries don't last very long, and that to replace them costs a fortune.  Not only that, they are far too heavy for us normal people to lift out.
They also tend to burst into flame without any warning, or so I've heard!

I agree with every word. 

I would never have an electric car (or bike).  Typical owners swear by them (or perhaps they actually swear at them?), but not for me, thank you.

The main reason is range, but also I can fill our car in five minutes; recharging an electric car can take an hour or more.  I have heard that the batteries don't last very long, and that to replace them costs a fortune.  Not only that, they are far too heavy for us normal people to lift out.
They also tend to burst into flame without any warning, or so I've heard!

Ted went and sat at a table
No Fred, but instead he spotted old Mabel
Mabel used to be a bit of alright
But the hairs on her chin were a sight
More like cable than sable!

Poor Mabel had let herself go
Rundown from her head to her toes

been working in the front garden..
Chatted to the postwoman.. Dog called Roxy.. and a meter reader from Brazil.. 

Ted went and sat at a table
No Fred, but instead he spotted old Mabel
Mabel used to be a bit of alright
But the hairs on her chin were a sight

Sunny day again here, but it's still not warm enough for T Shirts.