The Weekly Friday Feast

Intense half week here of social contact with many new people in the (scary to me) 'outside world'. Weekly psychologist appointment today intense as always. Support group yesterday very intense. Reunion with an old friend who lives nearby and who I'll now be seeing regularly. Xmas party in the park. It's all really good but I get very wired afterwards and the events and conversations replay in my mind for a long time, often accompanied by some paranoia. But it's all part of the process of climbing out of my shell...

@Former-Member A calm weekend will be really good for you after a big week. We'll be visiting friends about 50 minutes from home for a few hours one afternoon. One of them is in early recovery from brain surgery. The friendship between he and I has previously involved music collaborations and we have become closer through phone calls we've had since he was in hospital. Looking forward to seeing him and his lovely wife. Aside from that, beach walks I hope. Haven't been out much at all this week so looking forward to that.

@Former-Member I admire vegetarians and vegans. Maybe one day I will get there in the real world...

@NikNik I did need the joke explained to me, lol. And I thought it was funny.

EVening all,

My dinner tonight is toasted tomato and cheese open faced sandwiches, with fresh basil from the garden. Soooooo good. Happy to share as it is so quick and easy to make.

I had a day off work today (well I called in for a meeting for a couple of hours, but that was all) and it has been lovely. Got lots of housework done and catproofed the back yard in readiness for our new fur-baby coming on the weekend. He'll be our first 'foster', though if it goes well we intend to adopt him!

and look how my chickens have grown!

Aww I love pics of your feather-babies @chookmojo !

Do you have a name for your fur-baby?

@PeppiPatty - I can see that you're 'wandering around' the Forums tonight - are you joining us for a meal?

So much to tell you @NikNik

But been informed by you know who that his name is LittleBuddha and he hasnt posted anything yet....

A. I ent to Ikea today ....yay I know someone who loves Ikea.....@aButterfly

Oh @chookmojo

LOVE!!!

How are you?? Im good. I spent the day with my neighbour and friend, Gwen and we went to Ikea. I helped her choose a picture....it was a photograph of trees.

Hello @chookmojo this is my first message my name is @LittleBuddha ... Arlo is my second best friend...@PP is my wife...I'm a little nervous but she says you are all very nice so I hope we can be good friends and help each other on the way....all the best LittleBuddha.

Oooooh Welcome @LittleBuddha! Any friend of Arlo's is a friend of ours 🙂

you know who is leaping all over the place in joy that you messaged him.....

@NikNik His Foster name is Teddy, but we'll see.... Hubster is good at names and I just use every increasing nicknames (my cat Ripple often gets called Missy Kazoo at the moment), so if we end up keeping Teddy he'll probably evolve into a new name to suit. We're busting with excitment.

Hey @PeppiPatty ! I am doing well. A day off what just what I needed after being so busy at work. It was so hot today! Had to give the chooks frozen watermelon to keep them cool.