What are you having done? I am having a routine cleaning on Thursday.. they wanted to do a deep clean coz my gums are bad but it's not covered by my insurance so would cost $740.. ouch!! I'll see what it costs in the UK when I get there...
I'm doing a sleep apnea test for three nights (number 2 of 3 tonight) and get my results on Thursday. You don't go into a facility overnight anymore ...no electrodes on the head tearing out your hairline!! LOL
I have my annual Lung Function test tomorrow so I need a good night's sleep. Way behind for leaving on Sunday for 4 months... EEk.. kinda wish I hadn't booked for so long but I have to be strong and put the flat on the market there...Very emotional decision... I'd go back and sell here if I could stand the weather!! And not driving!! I figure if I had to go back I could rent somewhere ..although no idea where. Scotland is REALLY too cold and grey.

....when we went to look for the tracker the second time, what we thought was a big garden (it used to be) where he had been roaming round & round, was actually a small bungalow that had been built in said big garden so I suspect that was where he was for 10 weeks. Did the person in that house remove the tracker? I have my suspicions but can't prove anything. We did go to the door & speak to the man but he denied ever seeing Lex. However, since then he has never been away for more than 24 hours. Prior to the 10 week stint he would sometimes be gone for up to a week & always came home looking very handsome, his fur lovely & soft, and even on one occasion a wet oily patch on the back of his neck where someone had clearly put flea drops. But, what I started to say was that none of our cats (or dogs) show any interest in the hens. It's like they know they are part of the family & not to be touched. When the wild mallards come in to the garden they would make an attempt to go for them - always unsuccessfully - but never the hens :-)

Hi Eloise, no we are not having the heatwave they are getting down south thankfully - it's much more pleasant here. It's warm, 21.5 degrees today but the sun is hiding behind the clouds & there's a little breeze so it's actually very nice, just what I like. I can't tolerate the heat the same nowadays. Has the cat been back to stalk your birds? I thought the peacocks might have scared him off. We have 2 cats, Tilly is 10 & doesn't wander far from the house (a few metres!). Lex is 4 & is now living more or less as an outdoor cat, only coming home to get fed. Sometimes he will come in & climb on your knee for an hour but other times he won't come in at all & you have to put his food outside for him. He was a feral kitten we rescued from the side of a busy road & we socialised him, had him neutered, vaccinated & chipped. 2 years ago he was missing for 10 weeks - someone clearly had taken him inside because when he came home he was well fed & beautifully groomed - but ever since he has been reluctant to come indoors. After that we got a tracker for him, he lost it & we were able to find it but the second time he came home without it, it must have ran out of battery because we never got it. It was amazing how much ground he covered in a day & it was always the same place he went to....

I copied this last part in case it got cut off.  I had really searched hard and already booked a couple of lovely Air BnB places fairly close by … in MY price range!! My total for 2 nights was £72 at one and £95 at the other. (Fully refundable thank goodness). But he got a “deal” through booking.com and “only” paid £320 total for my room!! Eek!  I’m so grateful… such a nice surprise.

I’ve never been there. I could never handle all those crowds… even when younger. My Bro went regularly with his 2 sons … I remember the year it was deep mud!! What a mess. It’s the elder of his two boys (as I call them altho Remy is 48 now) who is getting married. My Bro just surprised me by booking me into the hotel where they are all staying right next to the venue in Milton Keynes. HORWOOD HOUSE HOTEL. I had really searched hard and already booked a couple of lovely Air BnB places fairly close by … in MY price range!! My total for 2 nights was £72 at one and £95 at the other. (Fully refundable thank goodness). But he got a “deal” through booking.com and “only” paid £320 total for my room!! Eek!  I’m so grateful… such a nice surprise. It’s a Wedding In The Woods over 2 days. Glamping or staying close by in regular accommodation!! It looks a nice facility and I think they have a spa there too. The glamping tents look cool (starting at £100 a night) but people can bring their own tents too.

My tech friend helped me get GLASTONBURY live on the BBC .. he sent a link that my player and VPN could open but it took me about 45mins to make it all work. I’m so hopeless with even the basics on the Mac .. the pleasantly weird thing was that by the time I got it to work and mirrored to my Roku TV … two Scottish bands from Glasgow were playing on two different channels!! What are the odds?? I was rewarded for my efforts! Franz Ferdinand and the one I saw. Biffy Clyro… quite a cutie lead singer!! LOL

Thank you for your kindness xx

If you have access to Mary and Eli's back wall you can read my 4 posts about my "booking a place to stay for two nights for my Nephew's Wedding in the Woods in Milton Keynes!!" LOL

I can’t believe it …. All this time I never realized we only had to click on our post to bring us back to our garden. I’m using my new (refurbished) IPad and it was annoying having to reach up for the back button or the garden bar. I just tried clicking my message and voila … straight back with no effort. LOL

Good to know about your Unicorn!! While you were gone, I finally started TOPS !!!
But other things took over so they are back on hold. I may do the Dinos FIRST to get the free SF … I didn’t enjoy the TOPS (as I expected) bug I will get them finished someday!! I LOVE the sunflower pots this year but busy doing nothing the Easy and Internediate PL quests. Been gone so much this month I’m way behind so I may not finish both. Hope I do!! 🤞🍀🤞