Welcome to the no corona zona

[YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet]

Have you aged ten years overnight on a supermarket website?
Are you sticking to the 'two sheets' rule?
Have you had it with singing celebrities?
Are you yearning for what we will now call The Before Times?

If you've answered yes to any of the above, here's where you come to post threads about Naice Things - like ham and cats. Where The Virus That Must Not Be Named (TVTMNBM) is off-limits.

We'll do our best to keep the corona-free zone moderated - you do your best to chill out and gather strength.

Keep using the normal boards for normal stuff, but here's where to come if you need a break. We're hoping everyone will see the value of having somewhere to get away from it all.

Thanks,
MNHQ

My cousin's dog, Colette. Considered dognapping her, but I think security at Bird International Airport in Antigua might've had words 🤣

Big unmumsnetty hug given with a bunch of

I painted my dd's toe nails for the first time

🤗 to all who needs it. (@RJnomore1)

uncleherbie she is adorable, looks her name too.

Both my dc home at last. So lovely .

Aw thank you.

Colette is adorable.

Anyone got any good light hearted tv box sets to recommend?

Not lighthearted at all but I just finished the new pope and loved it.

RJ if you have Netflix try Madam CJ Walker.

This is lovely!

A friend sent me this -unfortunately the photo, not the dog

@TSSDNCOP thank you I haven’t even heard of that. I shall look tomorrow.

Yay! Did you notice it's getting warm outside and the birds are singing? And other news, clocks go forward this week.

Had an excellent conversation with my elderly neighbour through a window today. Highlights:

"I'm going to go for a walk around block when it's later. When it's dark. And there's no one out. 2 in the morning! I'll be out. Don't worry. I'll wear rubber gloves."

"The doctor offered me, what do you call it chlorophyll [narrator: probably not chlorophyll]. That drug that's been on telly. Chlo-whatsit. Didn't take it. Got steroids instead. They make you high all the time. I'm high talking to you right now."

"I only ever eat salad. Yes, really! Ten years on it. Just salad. It's all I can manage. No sugar. No meat. Just salad. Ten years! All I've ever eaten!"
Me: "What did you have for tea tonight?"
Her: "Chicken and cake"

@mous I’m with your neighbour, I do love a cake salad for lunch!

Hello! Great thread. I need to get my ass in gear, stop wallowing and get all my seeds planted for the year before March is over! Tomorrow I will do it finally.

Here are my fishes enjoying a water change yesterday,

I got in the sea yesterday with my 3 yo husky and finally got her to swim yesterday ... 😁

mous
That convo with your NDN made me laugh out loud! Is anyone like me... there is a fine line between hysterical laughing and crying?!
I just feel like my emotions are on the edge somewhat and little things made me laugh a lot.

We had an equally barking convo with someone in our village (from 8 ft plus away whilst on our walk in the fields). He is a massively overweight bloke who is usually pissed in the pub, and can be a bit argumentative, but not now.... sweetness and light.
We get a lot of power cuts here, he was banging on about his generator he's had for years, and how wonderful it is, and how it powers everything but his cooker.
Trouble is...
He hasn't been able to start it for five years

Pretty fish!

@DanglyTasselsOfThigh I keep fishies too ☺️ have a tank with fancy Goldie's, tank with Betta, and a community one with neon tetras and snails (planning to add guppies and shrimp to that one in the future). Got into the hobby by accident, a colleague was giving away her goldfish as she didn't expect what she got in for when she bought it. Now I absolutely love it and totally addicted 😂

Gosh, the autocorrect - fancy goldfish (goldies).

Mc3209 Isn't it a wonderful and rewarding hobby. Yes you're so right , it's addictive. I caught multi-tank syndrome too and I have a smaller one too. No room for any more!

Triangle the angel fish in the pic is very friendly, if I wave my fingers in the direction of the tank he shoots to the front waving his fins about. Ciclids are always friendly in my experience. I used to have Discus and they had real personality but so fragile.

After a water change they get so exited and don't they! Tank becomes a hive of activity.

I love the fish!

Thank Christ!

A step away from the madness!

Please allow me to share a rare moment of calm in the Schaden household.

Dangly - we have just set up our first tropical tank. At the moment we have six glowlight tetras. They were so shy and anxious three weeks ago when we put them in, but are now buzzing about excitedly, and demanding food when anyone has a look in the tank (we don't give them it of course - we don't want to spoil (or kill) them. Looking forward to when we can get extra fishes.

Mc3209 - we started with goldfish too - a couple of fairground prizes, and one that someone gave us.

We lost the last at the end of last year - they must have been about 25, and had grown to quite a size!

However we decided not to get more goidies (even though I love them) because it's hard to give them the space they need as they grow.

Fish have got distinct personalities, haven't they?

That conversation with your neighbour is the best thing I’ve read on the internet in weeks, Mous

@SchadenfreudePersonofied 25 is a very good age for goldfish! I hear you on the space front, I've got 3 at the moment, one of which is still a youngster, but that's the max I can have right now spacewise, tank is already big.
On another note your dog's look super cute!

I've been half looking at marine set up for quite some time now (just love the beasties one can keep in marine tank!), but I am not sure if I am ready to venture out of Freshwater territory yet.

Dogs, not dog's. What's wrong with autocorrect today.