That's magic finding those three potatoes than having them for lunch @Maggie. Sounds delicious. Potatoes are one of my favourite foods - I like to bake them then cut out the centre, mash this with select ingredients, place it back in the centre and put a little light sour cream on top! Yum. I think I will call your garden "Maggies Magical Garden". What do you think?, corny or spot on! A beautiful garden does have a magical dreamy ambience about it with me.
I do hope our next move will be our last as I need to find that special place where I belong. It's still in the same location here on the coast - but further up by 10 mins closer to the coast line; in a national park on the ocean (surrounded by also a golf course). There is so much to do - apart from the beach walks I can learn to play golf with other residents (that will be a sight lol - I can imagine shouting "duck!" a few times 
). There are tennis courts, a gym, indoor and outdoor pools, a restaurant, a bar/cafe and a lake with a beautiful water feature to drink a coffee and read the paper on. Ahhh, will be lovely hopefully. I hope hubby can be pain free enough to enjoy it though.
My daughter has asked if we would go to our local club with her to watch the fireworks for New Years Eve - once her shift finishes. Oh no I thought, I don't like crowds on New Years 😩. But I will make the sacrifice and go, as it will be good for her. She is making an effort to stay away from users and abusers - I don't want lonliness tempting her back. So I will make the sacrifice 😫. Wish me luck as my anxiety will probably be sky high in crowds 😬.
You are probably cross stitching now - so much better than vacuuming lol. I love the relaxation of it and the beauty of creating something pretty and meaningful to me. Nothing like that feeling is there?. The same with creating a lovely garden. I am off to cook spaghetti bolognaise! What are you having for dinner? 💕xx
Hi @frog - glad to read that your sickness is nothing serious. Just a shame that you had to get sick on your break from work. Do you like your job? When do you go back? I use to have Foxtel but found they were full of repeats. I do watch Netflix which has a really good selection as you know. I have watched quite a few good series on it such as "Batemans Hotel" and "Paranoid" etc. And some really good movies as well. Some I switched off as there was too much violence and too many really graphic sex scenes (can digest the odd short one or two) - truly I am not a prude, some were just way over the top! I don't know where to look when my daughter and husband is watching with me lol. I go bright red. I think writers run out of ideas for a good story sometimes then fill it up with this crap. But when I find a good story/series/movie I really enjoy it. I like to write too. Free to air doesn't offer much, and has nothing but adds which are annoying. I like Netflixs.
Getting a sleep routine is great for improving quality of life, moods and achieving more in general. I have had trouble with sleep for over a year now, triggered by excessive stress, worry etc. Now the stress has reduced, my body clock is out. So here's hoping our New Years resolution brings better sleep and health for us both 🍷🤞.
It does make a difference when having more time to spread ourselves around the forums. Impossible to do so when time doesn't permit. I would like to appear on more threads but can't for the same reasons, and next year will be busier for me. But I do hope we can chat some more now and then as it's been a real pleasure. Wishing you a speedy recovery! 