Am Not Coping

Thank you @Zoe7 .... 💜

I will be in touch across the morning until I am out of signal range.

Cuddle that ball of love next to you and snuggle in for the night .... I will be holding you close too .....

Have a gentle night sweetheart .....

@utopia I can completely understand why you wouldn't want to watch the Bachelor. This is only the second time I have watched the Bachelor/Bachelorette. I watched the last series because of who the Bachelorette was. I was more used to seeing her read the nightly news down here in Tassie and she was very likeable (and a good news presenter). The Bachelor this year is basically the one she 'rejected' at the end - and I hope you are sitting down for this part....... he is adorable (yes I said that about a man!!!!!!)

@Faith-and-Hope It was by no means a gentle night Hon. I am very shaky this morning - both mentally and physically. I cannot see anymore for today than to stay curled up on the couch with Toby and get through the day.

@Zoe7 ..... 💚💐💕

I am sorry it wasn't a gentle night ....... I have flowers for your jar this morning ...... and I found them in "our" colours ......

Hi @Faith-and-Hope and @Zoe7

I feel like sending you girls something in your colours too

They are such peaceful colours

I can certainly understand you not wanting to watch The Bachelor - it's a bit like a major publication of an Agony Aunt - and horribly repetitious - hasn't this guy been a bachelor before - aw - the pain of it all

I don't understand these girls either - I don't watch it but I have in the past - and then - can we ever miss the advertisement - oh - the agony - these girls seem to always want the bachelor to know more about themselves when I think the long-term strategy would be to find out more about him

And they all get so snaky and narky - oh - it is so great to have a recorder so I have a bunch of programmes of a more educating nature to watch

Faith - my thoughts etc are still with you and the WH and Baby Dragons adventures - and Zoe - I know you are still battling with a vicious of emotional and physical pain

So - I am wishing you the best and hope your day can be the best possible under the circumstances

Dec

Thankyou Hon - just what I needed this morning - might print that one and sit near your rocks

I have been busy working on something for you to take away with you today - hope you like it @Faith-and-Hope ...

Hi @Owlunar I need to tell you that I often think about you and hope you are doing ok but I know you understand how hard it is to 'connect' with people when life is not great.

As for the Bachelor - these girls would already know so much about him as he was on the last The Bachelorette and has been in the media doing many interviews since. I do agree with both you and Utopia - some of the girls there are definitely 'bitchy' and most likely only there for themselves and what they can get out of being on tv!!!!! I personally don't understand how anyone could put themselves so out-in-the-open and on-display like these people do - I don't think I will ever get that. But the show has had many long-term relationships develop that are still ongoing so there must be something in it!!!

@Owlunar I also record it and watch it later - so I can skip through the ads and all the boring or 'bitchy' bits - don't need to see all that!

I hope you are doing ok and today shines plenty of light your way...

Zoe

oh wow @Faith-and-Hope that is pretty huge. Firstly the slight hug and thankyou and secondly not going for his walk. The tides seem to be turning Hon but we know with that will come many fierce waves, unseen undertows and lots of strong swimming.

Do you still have time to go to the hairdresser before you leave today - or is that impossible with WH being home? Would D3 be able to spray it in your hair for you? (I know you only want your hair curled to be 'just like me' lol lol lol)

It seems like S2 is coping much better than expected with the news of his piano teacher. Is he losing interest now or do you still see a passion within him to continue with someone else?

As for WH mumbling something not meant to be heard.... the mini hug was a start... forget the after 'noise' - I'm sure he doesn't know how to 'handle' this all himself - so a little self-protection after affection to balance it out maybe!!!

Hi @Zoe7

I get it about these shallow girls and getting their moment of fame on TV - I wonder if they agonize about it when they see themselves later - egad - I think my life has always been self-enriching - I was a very curious child and that never wore off - and I drove my mother crazy - not asking "why?" all the time but a much harder question - like "how?

I gave her such a hard time

Anyway - I really do not like these elimination things - and we only see what the producers want us too - the first one I watch was so long ago I still had a bf to talk about it with - and we both thought it was pretty cool and it was called The Mole and I thought there was no mole actually - how wrong I was - these programmes are full of moles - I wonder if that word is allowed

I am okay today - I had a couple of bad spells with an irritable bladder - I had this tested yesterday and it seems what I was drinking with cranberries in sachets was doing the trick and maybe it was the cold wind - but I am over it - I hope

My Sydney trip is coming up fast - I will still be posting because the hotel chain I usually stay at has free computer access and I don't cart my laptop around with me - because of my back problems I have to limit the amount of luggage I carry - and so far I haven't had a problem with staying in touch -

I wonder if you can see whales from where you are in Tassie - I am guessing you live near an estuary - I think you can see them from the coast at Eden but I found out normally people have to go out in a boat - ah - I am not going if the weather is at all rough - I got famously sea sick on the Manly Ferry years ago - not likely to put myself into a bad position again - I really wanna see the Whales - we have Humpbacks up the Eastern Coast and Southern Right Whales in the Southern Ocean - I am going to see whales before I get too old to enjoy the experience

One way or another I'm gonna get to see them

Dec

Humpback Southern Right Whale