A visit from my friend, and today's trip to the big Tesco.
By Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (28727)
Lichfield, England
April 10, 2024 3:52pm CST
My friend Yasmin came round today to bring me some art books. She turned up about 10:45am. I muted the telly so we could talk. She gave me two art books and a hardback novel, and some acrylic paints, though she didn't know what they were like. She also lent me one of her favourite books. I gave her some earrings because she has pierced ears and I do not.
She talked all about her problems with her Mum who has Alzheimers, and she talked about a condition she's got called fibromyalgia. Someone on here said they had it too. I showed her some strange photo frames that my Grandma Brown had and I couldn't get the photos out. She managed to get the photos out where I couldn't!
When she was about to go home she said she was going to get some glucosamine from the shop. She said she had it in a liquid but I said I had some gel.she could have so I went and fetched that for her. She said she uses newspapers with her pets, she has a tortoise, a rabbit and two Chihuahua's, but neither her nor none of her neighbours has newspapers, so we gave her some of our old newspapers and a magazine to put down for her pets.
I waved her off when she went home.
A little later we went to the big Tesco again. We got the usual things. I got a stamping magazine today. I also managed to get some seaweed thins. My Mum got some vitamins and I managed to get some of her pads, so we got two packets while we could see them, and they were double packs.
Then we got the usual fruit and veg, and I got some soy milk. I got my usual soy yoghurts and Mum got her milk and puddings. Mum got some pickled gherkins and beetroot. We got a pot noodle and two tins of soup for Syd. Then I got some mini vegan cakes. We didn't need any crisps.
I got some ginger nut biscuits for Syd, and Mum got herself some rich tea biscuits. I got some matcha green tea T-bags and some chamomile T-bags, and I got some Love, Corn and some honey roasted peanuts.
Then we went to the frozen section, and I got some vegan magnum ice lollies and some frozen chopped white onion and prawns. My Mum got what she wanted, then I got some more of the salmon chunks which were in stock again!
I got 2 packets of toilet roll, one for me and one for Syd, and some washing up liquid. Then we went to pay.
I made my Mum stand at the end of the conveyor belt while I put stuff on to stop anyone else coming and putting their stuff on before we were finished putting ours on! I made her hold another of the plastic things that you put down to separate people's shopping!
We packed the groceries and my Mum payed, then we went and sat on a bench for a bit. I didn't have a book to swap at the Tesco book swap today..
I had three tokens to put in the voting thing, then we went down on the lift. Syd still wasn't there yet, so I sat on another bench. He came before my Mum had even had chance to sit down!
We went home, unpacked the groceries and put them away. Then I had my dinner and watched some telly.
Later my friend Yasmin messaged me on Facebook messenger to say she's lost a diamond out of her engagement ring! It's small and blue. She says she thinks she may have lost it when she was putting her coat on. We've scoured everywhere where we think it might be but we can't find it. It could be anywhere, it might not even be in the house. I've told Yasmin we can't find it, but if it does turn up we'll let her know.
How was your day?
I hope you are all well.
Have a great night.
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11 responses
@xFiacre (12984)
• Ireland
10 Apr
@sharonelton I shopped at Waitrose today and took the train to Manchester.
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@sharonelton (28727)
• Lichfield, England
10 Apr
Wow! I hope you enjoyed that. We've been to Manchester a couple of times to visit the Coronation Street set when it was at the other place, at Grenada Studios.
@sharonelton (28727)
• Lichfield, England
12 Apr
Yes, she is. She's my bestie. I'm glad she could come round too.
I'm glad we got most of what we wanted from the big Tesco too.
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@sharonelton (28727)
• Lichfield, England
13 Apr
@grenery8 Thank you very much.
I hope you are well and having a nice day.
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@grenery8 (10284)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
12 Apr
@sharonelton hurrah to that
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@AmbiePam (92481)
• United States
11 Apr
Oh, I hope she can find that part of her ring she lost. But goodness, who knows? I’m glad she got to see you though; she sounds very sweet.
I have fibromyalgia, as do a couple other Mylotters who have mentioned it. Today, I took my dog to get groomed. She’s a Chihuahua like your friend’s dogs. Once she got home she must have been tuckered out because she plopped down for a nap.
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@sharonelton (28727)
• Lichfield, England
12 Apr
If she can't find her diamond she will just have to replace it. When she asked us if we'd see if we could see it she did say it was a long shot. We looked for it everywhere we thought it could be but couldn't find it. I'm glad she could come round. She is a very good friend.
I'd never heard of fibromyalgia until recently when my friend said she'd got it, and now loads of other people say they've got it roo! I'm sorry, the way my friend described it, it sounds horrible.
When I went round my friends house many years ago my friends Chihuahua didn't like me! It sat staring at me and growing! Maybe your Chihuahua was tired after all that grooming. Does your Chihuahua like to be groomed?
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@AmbiePam (92481)
• United States
12 Apr
@sharonelton She doesn’t mind the grooming, although I don’t know if she likes it. She’s pretty funny. Everyone thinks she’s calm and sweet, and then when it’s just me and her she gets sassy and fun. She’ll get really close to my face, then run away, laughing (as much as a dog can laugh). Then she’ll sneak up on you, pounce on your foot, then take off running like she accomplished an important feat. If she wants to be pet, she’ll paw at my hand three times, and she’s all the time lifting her right back leg so I can give her a good scratch underneath it. She’s a hoot.
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@sharonelton (28727)
• Lichfield, England
13 Apr
@AmbiePam Your Chihuahua sounds like fun. Not like my friends Chihuahua who just looked at me and growled!
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@snowy22315 (180456)
• United States
11 Apr
Yesterday was a good day because of the progress on the broad band installation..so happy to see it!
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@snowy22315 (180456)
• United States
12 Apr
@sharonelton Even if it isn't perfect, it should be a big improvement and is much cheaper.
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@sharonelton (28727)
• Lichfield, England
12 Apr
@snowy22315 That's good to hear. Good !luck with that.
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@sharonelton (28727)
• Lichfield, England
12 Apr
I'm glad you had a good day with the broadband installation. I hope it works OK (not like ours that sometimes plays up!)
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 Apr
@sharonelton I hope she finds it and doesn't need to replace it.
I'm glad you could.
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@sharonelton (28727)
• Lichfield, England
12 Apr
Thank you very much. I enjoyed my visit from Yasmin. It's a shame about her diamond. We've looked everywhere for it but no luck. I hope it turns up too, but it's so small,.it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. She says if she can't find it she'll just have to replace it.
Thank you very much. Yes, it was a good shopping trip, and I was so glad to be able to get some more salmon chunks.
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@sharonelton (28727)
• Lichfield, England
12 Apr
@just4him That would be great, but I'm afraid it's looking highly unlikely. She could have dropped it in the street, or in the shop she was going to before she went home. It could be anywhere.
Yes, me too! I love them.
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@LindaOHio (178131)
• United States
11 Apr
I'm sorry Yasmin lost her diamond. You had a busy day. I visited my husband yesterday; so it was a good day.
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@sharonelton (28727)
• Lichfield, England
13 Apr
@LindaOHio You're welcome.
I hope you are well and having a nice day.
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@sharonelton (28727)
• Lichfield, England
12 Apr
Yes, it's a shame that happened. She says she thinks she caught it when she put her coat on.
Yes, I did have a busy day, didn't I?
I'm glad you could visit your husband and you had a good day.
I hope you are well.
Have a great night.
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@sweetloveforeve (13120)
• Portugal
12 Apr
Nice to know that you had a good day with your friend and your mum I hope the diamond of your friend's ring appears fast
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@sharonelton (28727)
• Lichfield, England
13 Apr
Thank you very much, yes it was a nice day.
My friend found her diamond!
@RebeccasFarm (89853)
• Arvada, Colorado
10 Apr
Glad you had a nice visit with your friend.
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@sharonelton (28727)
• Lichfield, England
10 Apr
Thank you very much. Yes, it was very good.
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@RasmaSandra (79714)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Apr
Art books are wonderful to look at, Sorry your friend lost her diamond but as you said it could be anywhere. Glad you got all your shopping done,
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@sharonelton (28727)
• Lichfield, England
10 Apr
These ones are more practical, showing you how to.paint and include step by step demonstrations.
Yes, it's a shame my friend lost her diamond. We have looked all.over for it but no luck. It could be on the floor of her car, or even out in the street. She was going to.a shop to get pet food when she left us.
Thank you very much. It was a good shopping trip. I even managed to get some more salmon chunks!
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@sharonelton (28727)
• Lichfield, England
10 Apr
Thank you very much. That's good. I'm getting more and more art books! I'm going to have to try and find the time to read them!
Thank you very much. Yes, the shopping trip went well. I wish we could have found Yasmin's diamond, but it could be anywhere.
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@sharonelton (28727)
• Lichfield, England
12 Apr
Yes, my friend said as much. I'm so sorry for anyone who has it.
She is, she's lovely. She's my bestie.
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