@CrepuscularCritter Oh, this is just lovely! I have a fascination with robins, always have since I was small, and there's a resident robin who visits our garden every day. He's very friendly and particularly enjoys sitting on my lilac tree and watching me if I open the back door! But I had absolutely no idea they could be nocturnal! This has made my afternoon - the idea of him just sitting there singing lullabies to you is so sweet! If ever you chance to see him, you must let me know. I can absolutely imagine him as plump and the happiest of all!
@Namechangenye2021 This brought me joy!! How bloody brilliant! What did you choose it in? Masters are a lot of fun - mine were in librarianship and then English Literature. SO exciting, and it's like going back to school but in the best way! I'm chuffed for you!
@Deathraystare This post made me smile - I used to love the launderette as a kid. The smell and the warmth was so comforting, and on Christmas Eve my dad would send us down with a load of bedding to be washed. Walking back with warm bags in our arms in the freezing cold was my favourite part of the whole day!
@Joyfulincolour This made me smile; I didn't expect this thread to turn out so absolutely beautiful. Every time I sit down and scroll, it's like a lovely little reminder of the nice things in the world. I'm definitely going to keep updating because it's just such a nice little space!
It's so lovely that your DD wants massages from you - such a bonding thing! I'm really touched by the posts about older children, it's really lovely to see so many strong relationships here. Mine are young still and it's my absolute dream they turn out like this and don't entirely tire of me. 😂 Journalling is a gorgeous activity. Do you keep your old journals? Sometimes I think I'd like to put some of mine together for the kids when they're older and I'm not around.
@Illjusthavethebreadsticks White tulips! 😍 Gorgeous things. The shape of tulips makes me unreasonably happy, haha! They're so elegant! I have an Alphonse Mucha pen that features them...tbh I think they're supposed to be roses, but his style makes them look very tulip-y!
@Cheeseandcrackers40 I bloody love family snuggles in the big bed. Never, ever gets old. Our two came in on New Year's Eve as we were falling asleep, and it was so nice to wake up with their sleepy little cheeks and messy hair in the morning!
@stayathomer You sound like a lovely sister! I bet your DB is so grateful to have you. My younger brother is also ND, he manages well a lot of the time, but around this time of year especially we always try and make sure his texts are seeming "him". Thankfully his GF is fab, she's also ND and has slotted into his life (and ours) like the missing piece of a jigsaw.
@Lansonmaid Chickens! Bloody love chickens! They're so affectionate too, when their pecking dies down a bit. 🤣
@freespirit333 M&S food is lovely. I always used to walk past to smell the bakery as a kid (far too expensive for us back then!), so now when I go I head there immediately and just inhale for nostalgia. 😂 Typically, I turned out to be a bloody coeliac, so sniffing is truly the best I can get these days...but I'm very partial to their smoked salmon and fizzy cordials, so I live haha!!