hope everyone had a lovely easter break?? shame about the awful weather. white easter here on good friday i went shopping on my own, mum didnt come with me,was just too cold for her, bitterly cold. saturday we had the most awful gales freezing winds. glad i no longer grow my own plants from seed my greenhouse thermometer read 4 degrees celsious at 3pm thats cold i kept in and did the housework, least i kept warm lol. Easter sunday i got up at 7 it was perishing,grey rolling clouds,and by 7.30 we had a whiteout. it snowed hell did it snow. took some pictures but by 12 it had all gone english weather lol
today has been pretty much the same few snow showers, cold. as i write this,the wind is howling and its a wind frost. jolly weather lol. but it is sad. and serious for all the small businesses. here in north norfolk,we rely on holidaymakers to keep a lot of the small shops going,and easter is important to them. many are struggling now, a few bad bank holidays will finish them.
in case anyone wonders the title of this entry is not just a bad pun.( though as usual it is lol) my garden is being overrun again by rabbits. this morning i counted 7, eating the grass,least they keeping it cut short for me,and as i have stopped growing veg. they arent hurting. if they find their way round to front garden though its war. lol
my 2 ducks,and thank goodness the other 2 havent returned so it is still 2, are now with us all day,they fly in about 6ish quack loudly outside back door (who said bless???? ) until i feed them,go on pond and pull that about, then usually go to sleep under gooseberry bushes. get fed when hungry, usually fly off about 6 good life being a duck when you got idiot like me to keep them fed. but i like them lol
poor mum,cold weather meant no outing friday,has been in lot of pain. foot still pains her,gout. arthritis is biting awful for her. i am still waiting for the volunteer visiting service to get in touch, someone will come and visit and spend some time with her. like everything else with social services, it all takes time. and time runs faster when you get to mums age. take care all
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Great pictures Mort, we only had a dusting of snow here in the early hours of Sunday morning, but like you say biting cold. Glad the ducks are still visiting..well you will feed them..lol, sorry to hear you mums not been well she must really feel this cold weather, roll on Spring that's what I say.
Take care
Yasmin
xx
Oh Mort, Your beautiful flowers!!!! I hate that you got hit so hard. Hope you get beautiful weather soon. I am going to take a picture of my azalia and see if I can post it tomorrow. It is just loaded with flowers. I sent an e-mail to you but not sure itwent out. Do not trust computer all the time. Thank you fpr your instructions and wrote it down. Take care, Mort. Lucy
I hope the weather hasn't damaged those beautiful flowers. Great pictures. Thanks for sharing.
Joyce
ENJOY THE PICTURES DONT GET MUCH SNOW DOWN HERE. SO ITS GOOD TO SEE SNOW. HOPE THAT YOUR MOTHER GET TO FEELING BETTER.MAYBE THE OTHER DUCKC WILL GO AND GET THE OTHER DUCKS AND TELL THEM HOW MUCH FUN THEY ARE HAVING.(SMILE)
crazy british weather huh?
Hope this week is warmer
Lyn
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Hi Mort, pretty pictures I wish it would snow here, but we live to for south. Sorry to hear that mums isn't feeling well I hope she gets better soon. Take care.
Hi Mort. Oh your poor mum! Make sure she drinks plenty of water. also dont gve her any chicken for a while. Chicken has a chemical that aggravates gout. Several things they have found are not good to eat when you have gout but chicken is the worst.
I only drink bottled water. Purified water. I had a gall bladder surgery a year ago and i began drinking only bottled water. I wanted to make sure i got well faster. Here in america the water is being contaminated by chemical runoff from factories. also they are saying that the prescription drugs people take are not being filtered out of the water treatment plants because they just dont have the technology!
So sorry to hear your Mum is feeling poorly gout can be so painful ,I loved your snow pictures did you see the ones I posted ? Lots of love to you both Jan xx
Hope you and your mum are keeping warm xx I still say bless about the ducks but I'm glad I'm not there hearing them quacking each morning ;-) Great pics of the snow......
Jenny
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The snow pics look pretty, Mort, but I sympathise with the cold it implies.
Hey mort! me again. hate to be a pain but i have thinking about your mum. of course i keep you both in my prayers.
There are some things about healthy eating habits that I would like to share. You may already know. the organic meats are the best. they are hormone free. none of us need to be eating those hormones. also for women , we tend to get an overgrowth of yeast. the probiotics are helpful in maintaining a healthy balance of bacteria in our bodies. I eat yogurt with probiotics. however there are supplements that are better for those who cant have dairy. Pleas try to cut out all transfats. healthy fats like olive oil are very beneficial. salmom fish and other sources of omega acids are so good for us.
It is never too late to eat healthy. and it removes toxins from our bodies. Vegetables are important for that as well. eating healthy can even help with pain management!
I think that you are a wonderful son. i hope that this information will be of help to you and your mum! june
Hey Bud,
Hope everything gets better for you the pictures are great!
God Bless
Randy
Hey, I can't find North Norfolk. Once aboard ship we anchored at Spit head, I think near portsmouth. In the USA Norfolk and Portsmouth are side beside.
The pictures are great. Sorry about Mum's gout and arthritis, have a Bro in law who suffers from Gout, says one of the worst pains there is. We are thinking of you. Jack
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Thanks Mort I found you on the map! We are hoping one day when we park the Motor Home to visit England and see the country side. Sherry has never been there, and of course being a Sailor, I have only seen Portsmouth the rails to London and the tourist stuff in London. Truly one of the most enjoyable ports I liberties, of course being young, I was able to find a few of the many Pubs!
later, jack
You are doing a brilliant job of caring for you mum! Did not mean to be a know it all with the advice. I just talk to much lol. I mentioned the thing you said about the water in my entry. Our water supply is not as good . Some places the water does not taste good and comes from the tap off color Y uck! I wish we had the healthy , hormone free meat they offer in Europe , in America. I bet most Americans dont know how good the meat is where you . And you guys probably dont think Americans wish we had the the things you are used to. The last time I was in Italy we were told not to drink the water. I wonder if it has improved since then?
It's me again. I have been visiting North Norfolk via the net, what a beautiful country side. Looks like you have a pretty big tide change. I am so glad i ran into you, This is a part of the UK i had never heard of. Best to you & Mum.
jack
Just caught one of your doggie pictures on June's Blog, liked it. Hope you are warming up! Jack
Hope you are feeling much better. Please take care of yourself.
Love Loopy Loo
The snow looks pretty! But, I could deal without that COLD! So you've got rabbits...ducks....your running a zoo there Mort! LOL!
Take care and I hope your Mum feels good soon.
Love,
Pam xoxox
Lovely pics Mort .... no snow here over easter, jus rain showers.
Luv Jaynee X
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