Turkish Tearoom? Turkish Bath? Anyway, a Turkish delight awaits...

[MaryBS]

Picture the scene...

From the edge of every terrace and every step hang brilliantly white stalactites, and you can hear the joyful splashing of the waters of the hot springs as they cascade down over slopes where their flow is impeded only by clumps of oleanders.

Nearby is an oasis of refreshments, in our Pamukkale residence, air conditioned and with white washed generously proportioned rooms, with Mellors at the ready, to offer Turkish Massage to anyone who wishes.

The NMBs are in their element, whereas the bishops seem to have found their speedoes again.

Priest's hole is at the back, in a quiet shaded area, stocked with What Car magazines, Turkish rugs and Turkish delight

Staying in hospital with boy after his birth was COLD, twas March, but a very cold spell, I watched it snow one day while stareing out the window feeding boy. One night I even went and nicked a blanket from an unused bed as I was THAT cold. from being admitted for a check after meconium stained water broke to going home was 4 nights, I was VERY keen to get out and discharged myself 3 days after EmCS . I heal quite well happily.

Whereas we were so hot! There was one fan on the maternity ward. Different newly-delivered mums would go to sleep under the fan and wake to find it missing ....

We were in the middle of a heatwave as well, along with overheated Maternity wards. I was in a private room, though, which you can have at the hospital I had LCT at if you're willing to pay. It's a private floor of the maternity hospital.

I don't remember whether we were hot or cold but we were in the dark, because the woman in the bed next to the window had various difficulties which meant that she lay in bed all day with the curtains drawn. In retrospect I wish I had had the nous to ask (or pay for) a private room.

I was in a single room most of the time, but not private. Very gregarious room mate at times, though; an older mum hairdresser with lots of visitors.

CMOT, let us know how it goes?
It was fireworks season when I had FineLad, so plenty to watch out of the window after I got back on the ward.
available, along with the usual twiglets. Do watch out for the NMBs, who seem to have made off with most of the wine supplies

I was on a ward with a girl who was half my age and who made me feel incredibly old and very clueless - she was expertly changing clothes and nappies while I was still dazed from EmCS (I now realise that I was indeed totally clueless but that's beside the point). At that point I would have paid a lot of money for a separate room so that I could be incompetent in private!

Even then I was out in less than 3 days.

Hello. Just wanted to say hello. I'm finally moved in and more or less settled in. It has been too hectic. First the move; then the unpacking, followed by the mad dash to get all school stuff for Kittenito. In Mexico you have to buy everything he will use -pencils, crayons, paints, workbooks, playdough the lot- plus his uniform and (wait for it!) his five textbooks which all needed to be covered in that sticky plastic thingy. Term started last Monday. This then was followed by organising and sending off two job applications. Then my printer broke -words can't describe the frustration on the eve on the deadline and all. Some how I managed to sort it all out and hand both them in on Friday.
Am officially done in.
I probably won't be around much as I am seriously behind with other deadlines. But I wanted to say hello and ask you to keep your fingers crossed for me on the job front.

I hope it is good news
Glad to hear the positive news. Hopefully this will continue. And good luck with the surgery.

All fingers crossed for you Catita! Hope things go well for you in the new place and that everything is much more peaceful. :)

Ooooh very positve tearoom vibes for the jobs Catita!! Would be so good if you can get sorted with jobs there and don't have the stress of a potential move back hanging over you.

Stickyback plastic... that takes me back!

Happy New House Catita! i do hope that all goes well for you.

MT - we covered our books with old wallpaper

Cat- All the best with new house and school for the kitten.

The skatepark build has started, at last. next 3 weeks will drive me mad as I try and keep tabs on the builders and hope they don' t annoy the football club TOOOOO much.

bean - so did we! When you used to be able to get big old wallpaper sample books; my Mum knew a man who had a wallpaper shop and he gave her some out-of-date sample books, so my books were covered in natty 70s wallpaper, and so were my doll's house walls!

We had rolls of wallpaper that were used for wrapping presents too - but yes, I did have a few wallpaper wrapped books.

I was, I think, more reminiscing about the Blue Peter penchant for stickybacked plastic - and the fact that I could never do what they were doing as the stickybacked plastic was an expensive resourse that was NOT TO BE WASTED in our house....

TW - 70's wallpaper was 'in date' for me when wallpaper was being used liberally.... I had some wonderful wallpaper on my bedroom wall (asked for a purple, orange, pink and green theme) Most walls were pale pink, curtains were like a flower meadow. One remaining wall - at some distance from the window - was a white background with styalised flowers made from shapes - in purple, green, orange and pink

Actually thinking about it, MT, it was for me too! Must have been late 60s/early 70s ones that we had, all big swirly paisleys in clashing shades of pink and orange or turquoise and green, that kind of thing

My bedroom had one wall that was covered in faux dark wood panelling wallpaper (why they kept it, I don't know, shoud be grateful it wasn't bloody cork tiles, I guess!) and the rest was a pink and orange and beige patterning on a white background.

MT/TW - same here! Lots of brown/orange swirly patterns and flowers which clashed beautifully with the brown/orange/red swirly carpets. The particular highlight was the purple and pink flowered bathroom wallpaper, complimented by the purple carpet tiles and pink bathroom suite.

It was a relief when we moved into the 80s and my school books had reasonably tasteful white/red/black/grey wallpaper covers!!

And yes, stickybacked plastic was definitely Not For Everyday Use in our house even though John Noakes et al used yards of the stuff.

No wallpaper chez nous - all magnolia paint and stripy African-type blankets thrown over sofas and fantastic curtains with pots on. Did we have taste in the 70's???? Definite style points to AP!

My school books were covered in flower paper - dad had bought umpteen thousand sheets of it when they were doing floristry before I was born, and thereafter, mum has always had a stack of it under the bed. She's still wrapping things in it now.

We had to cover our textbooks in wallpaper or that shiny paper that used to be sold for lining shelves (another lost art that is surely due for a Cath Kidston revival) but it was a sixth form privilege to be able to spend lunchtime in the library covering the new books in sticky-backed plastic.

Serpent clearly lived in a very groovy pad.

Just dashing in to say "hi". DS started primary school today. It felt like a BIG day but he was fine and he really enjoyed it. I think this was down to some super work by the teachers and assistants. I hope LittleO had a good first day too.

I think I was far more nervous than DS (didn't let him know that though), I had to bite my lip very hard at one point.

Have fingers crossed for your prospective job Catita.

Thumb, I know a few people who have emigrated to milder climates but miss the Autumn in the UK. A couple of them live in Australia where the climate sounds heavenly to me- but they say they miss having the seasons to break up their year.

I need , anyone else?

I'd love to, stickwithit, but I'm asleep on my feet. Maybe just a quick one?

I remember that First Day At School feeling when Girl stated. ::lump in throat: Hope it goes well for your DS (LittleSticky?) and the other tea room childer.

And all fingers and toes crossed for Catita.

Hope Stick and AandO survived the first day!

Very peculiarly, I got the wobbles when I got to work on the first day of MC's reception year - even though he'd been going to the nursery in the school 5 days a week for all of the previous year....