Tea Room the Thirteenth

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Welcome to the newest instalment of the One Parent Families tea room. As it's heading for spring, we're now in a nice warm orangery surrounded by woodland filled with spring flowers. All are very welcome to join in with us parents of one (or indeed more!), the tea room gardener/handyman Mellors, various virtual Bishops (don't ask) and a variety of other characters from previous tea rooms. Grab a cuppa, relax!...

Gosh, can one do "get to know your sewing machine" courses, what a good idea, I'm terrified of Dhs. Boy has an apron made from fleece and ribbon and safety pins. made in 3 minutes flat.

I still have one I made at primary school, I was terrified of sewing machines then too.

Yours all look tres jolly.

hello you bolly-swigging party-types!

amber am at lack of help and understanding given re next training sesh - sounds like they are desperately in need of it!

RS - brava re the apron-making! I remember being terrified of electric sewing machines (still am, tbh) but I have a lovely old treadle in a cabinet that my Dad found in a jumble sale some 30 years ago for £5. It even still has it's booklet (1937) and several interesting feet for doing things like quilting, ruffles etc. No zigzag though - that facility wasn't available. I now have an electric machine, donated by a friend - it's a Toyota and I even have managed to get a booklet for it but have so far never used it.

I have Work to do over the next few days - indexing the book that I am co-editing. It's not easy, deciding which words need to be in and which don't! But - soon it will be published and I'm so excited!

Hello all. Jolly. Bolly. Golly. Lolly. Holly
saw nat trust thing but thought all near Londinium wound be he'll. We had a tres jolly time in Ham House not so long ago. Today flopped mostly. Idly joined ten squillion people queing for Science Museum and thought again. Daisyboy was very stoic but minded. We shall go in the week. The joy of pre school. Am horrified that if we had not put school back to jan daisyboy would be Bout to go into his last ever term of nursery. Somehow that seems huge
good sewing! Raa to Racing. I have apron envy

thumb what is your book? Not sure I knew but tres exciting. By the way would you have any holistic sort of non drug wellness approach to a womans change of life? I fear tis upon me in some shape or form but I don't want to admit it nor go to docs nor sort of acknowldge by doing anything iykwim?
I thought you ladies might help
there confession/ heart opening over daisy slumps over bolly and snores

diay - 'twould be a tad early if it is upon you already, you're waaaaay too young, surely?

Depends what sort of help you are after - if it is hot flushy type things then apparently raspberry leaf and sage tea is a good way to go (that was in that chappy on TV's book, the one who grew his own medicine cabinet from herbs an' all) - I would also heartily recommend a good reflexologist as I certainly found that the people who had the best outcomes from reflexology treatments were those in need of hormone balancing, one way or t'other. Other hormoney type herbs - well, I do know some but it's better to see a herbalist type person really. Give the reflexology a go though - it can be pretty amazing! One friend I treated was having something like 20 HFs a day - after treatment she had one massive one on the way home and then about 2 a week after that.

I totally understand not wanting to admit it etc. but if it carries on you really should go to the doc and get your LFT/FST measured - it could be reassuring if they're 'normal'!

The book is about Functional Medicine - the 21st Century approach to complementary medicine - focuses even more on how the body works and why it doesn't (as in, what externtal and internal causes are there for the body going wrong). It is Very Exciting for those in the complementary arena - we're hoping it will become a seminal text (lots of students will have to buy it => lots of royalties for us, our only payment)

UniS, I'm slightly alarmed that your pond contained not only frogs, but some very big swords and pikes, a suit of armour and a HUGE bed along with a ceiling decorated with stars and kisses and a folly tower. I'm amazed there was room for the water

Daisy, I swear by Menopace vitamin thingies, which seem to take the edge off that, er, delicate female situation for me (oh the joys of the late 40s).

Who's for a cooked breakfast? Shall I open the new tea room or does someone else want the honour?

Amber - I think the honour of opening the new tea room is yours if you want it. After all, you opened this one and it's been a great success.

I am taking notes of your recommendations about (ahem) that time in one's life. Purely for research, you understand, as being 74 I am entirely past that sort of thing.

Sewing machines. Hmm. I lurve my sewing machine and used to do a lot of dressmaking on it. These days I only use it for sewing TrowelGirl's Brownies badges onto her sash. Liberty in London used to do 'meet your sewing machine' type days. Would that be welcome, Racing, if you could have a whole day's adventure to The Smoke?

I've missed breakfast but Mellors is now serving a traditional Sunday lunch in the orangery.

NEW TEA ROOM IS UP AND RUNNING (WELL, BEING PULLED ALONG BY THE HORSES...)

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Enjoy!

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can I join? DP and I are mums to DD (14mo) and have concluded that we can't persuade our donor to help us out again I'm getting my head around it - we don't have time on our side and I know about the advantages and disadvantages of being an only (my mum is an only as well). It's not what I would have chosen for her, but I also know that we are blessed to have her and that she will be fine (despite the aging, toothless old crones of mothers she will have )