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...hope it goes quickly and everything is nice and calm this morning drinkswine!

Afternoon! Oooh, used to love camping - have fun, gast!

..hope your shift went well, drinkswine

..bet Sassy

..s looking forward to her later!!

...am just off out for a wander with DD...

...am grateful for the reminder that I need to pop to a shop on the way home Dcaz

...wish I knew how to create links to threads/youtube etc!

..read a very sad but heartwarming thread in Chat earlier. Am sure you lovely people on here would love to do your bit. The thread's not had the traffic it deserves. The title Is:

Can you help make my son proud and his smile bigger? posted 30th May In Chat.

...warn you...tissues required - so touching.

...'ll leave it in your capable hands. X

Ps...OP's name...

..s Onlyjoking

Link to video...

....def need a very LARGE glass of the nice bottle of Rose I have chilling in the freezer now!

....have mascara on my chin! Such a good look for me

Aw.... thank you for that, Dsass.....

..found it sooo moving & thought it deserves more traffic. God bless Elliot and his family, that's what I say. XX

...agree entirely...

...am just posting links on some other threads I am on...

...have already started on the

Excellent idea!

..n all honesty, I just bypassed the thread initially because I thought it was going to be about a child's teeth or something!! So glad...

..finally clicked on it.

..have now poured myself a glass too!

Cheers m'dears!

Cheers babe 🍷

...am taking a slight break as glass one went to my head. Will wait until DD safely in bed before I sink into glass two

...hope you've had a good day? Sunshine been glorious!

...am planning a seaside trip tomorrow...happy dance 💃

All ok chez-caz, thanks.

...answered the door this afternoon to my NDN. He said that he wanted to check on me because he and his DW were concerned that they hadn't seen me for a couple of days. They are both in their 80s, bless them! How lovely! So, for the second time today....

...was really touched and shed a tear at human kindness!

...'m blessed with my lovely neighbours.

A seaside trip, Dsass - bet DD can't wait. How exciting!

Awwww bless your NDN 😊 That's so sweet! You are indeed lucky.

...know! We're local to the coast so regularly go to chill out by the sea...

...❤ the sea, I always feel much better when I am by, on or in it 😊

Yes, they're really lovely people and they think the world of me....

...love them to bits too. So. ..
...t's totally mutual.

Oh, Sassy - the sea! Yes...
...love it but...
...don't want to be in it or on it. but. .
...realise I'm in the minority!!

Oooh nothing more invigorating than a sea swim ...MHO Def good for the soul! But a beach / coast walk equally restorative!

Right...

....am going to put DD to bed and then...

-t'll be o'⏰

...'m now gonna watch part 2 of that 'Paula' thriller on BBC2. ...

...'ll be back. Promise!

Sorry to bring mood down, but you know I had my friend round on Sat eve and she had found out the day before that her DM was v poorly? She's just msgd me to say she died suddenly yesterday. So very sad and although poorly not expected at all. Fuck you cancer! She's obviously gone home but I expect we will be drinking lots of wine together very soon....

Shit, sorry to hear that, Dsass. Coincidentally, my other DBro txtd me just now to tell me that his son, my DN, phoned him just now really distressed. His friend aged 26, in a hospice, is not expected to make the night. FFS!! The cruelty of life sometimes. Feel heartily sorry for your poor friend, Sassy. Sometimes words just aren't enough. XX

Thanks Dcaz. I think the thing that's really got to me is that one of the ways I was able to give her some perspective on Sat night is that she had time. Time to come to terms with it. Time to spend with her DM. Time to make some more memories. Her parents live in London. She lives here in SW. She didn't even get the chance to say goodbye Heartbreaking. She's gone home now but will be back this weekend and I will do my absolute best to try to pick up some of her pieces for her...

Hugs for your DN too...and you're right, sometimes words just aren't enough!

Incredibly sad, Dsass - you're talking to the mistress of bereavement here. Your poor friend will be reeling now from absolute shock, disbelief, anger and guilt. All powerful, all-consuming emotions. Fucking hideous doesn't do it justice. I am still dealing with all four of those grotesque, soul-destroying emotions. I know it's so, so hard to know what to say as your friend's friend. My humble advice is to just let your friend cry, cry and cry some more. So very bloody sad. XXX

Thanks lovely friend. I'm currently sat on my decking in floods of tears myself (too much wine???). It makes you think doesn't it? This life we all lead...we make it hectic and stressful and complicated and hard but actually we need to remember it's short, it's precious, it's wonderful and we need to grab it with both hands and live the hell out of it because we only get one shot so we need to aim that shot at the stars and make our life big and bright and count!!!!!!!

Hugs lady xxx

You've summed it up in one, sweetheart! My very poorly best friend and I, had a much-deserved holiday planned to Tenerife in 2016. We were so excited - esp since my own bereavement. God, we both needed that holiday. Tragically, she accidentally overdosed on her meds. She was 39, FFS! Poor, poor her. She was an angel. XX

Oh caz

Right...will you join me in my pact? We're aiming for the stars. No matter what. We owe it to those we love, alive or gone, but most of all we owe it to ourselves! I do try to live the hell out of life and lurch from one crazy caper to the next tbh but I am determined more than ever to make every day count, even if it's only in the smallest of ways....so tomorrow will be a walk by the sea, maybe an ice cream, time with DD and so on....and sometimes it will be bigger and star reaching...you with me?

Wow...this thread has taken on a whole new life of it's own hasn't it?

-'m glad I am on it! 😊

...am going to say goodnight...I need to curl up and let sleep wash over me...

...will catch you tomorrow...

...hope you sleep ok xx

Jesus wept! I'm in fucking bits here now - can't stop crying at the absolute cruelty of life! What a thread this turned out to be, eh?! OP and her phone probs could not have imagined this thread in a month of Sundays!! This truly deserves to be in Classics! I'll reply properly to your post tomorrow, Dsass. Need to settle down now. Goodnight all XXX

Morning

Well the thread wasn't quite as frivolous last night hey? More life, the universe and everything!

...hope you're ok today Dcaz?

...am looking forward to the sea, being with my DD, some calm perspective, oh and maybe an ice cream today

...hope we all have a fab day!