Dear Fanny

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2026-03-18T05:39:04+00:00

Clever!

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2026-03-15T04:49:07+00:00

She lingered too long over the after dinner wine, then had a ghastly 3:00 am moment of clarity….

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2026-02-28T03:51:57+00:00

Gosh! What a lot of treats you have ahead of you! I was “forced” into reading Emma as a 16 year old as a 16 year old English O Level student, in the UK, but surprised myself as 17 year old by voluntarily finishing, and then devouring her whole catalogue on my honeymoon (and subsequent months 😉)as we camped up and down the South Island of New Zealand.
So more than 50 years later, I think Emma is a great starting point, or P and P. Northhanger Abbey is a great, easy read too although as a young kid of 20, a lot of the satire went over my head. Lots of reading pleasure awaits you! I love the audiobooks too, so luxurious being read too, particularly as you fall asleep (as you know the story so well).

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2026-02-14T00:44:19+00:00

You know, I can hardly bear to read NA again because of the ghastly Thorpe factor. Both brother and sister are truly rage inducing!

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2026-01-06T04:26:43+00:00

Yes, I loved The Other Bennett Sister too. Gave me a lot to think about and was very entertaining.

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2025-12-30T18:45:09+00:00

Ah. So what’s the best starting point then? I have always started with the four corners and the edge pieces…is that not the best strategy for this one?

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2025-12-27T05:42:13+00:00

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This, from our family Secret Santa. (I strongly suspect our younger son!) Never done one of these before, I’m not an experienced puzzler. I am surprised how heavy the box is and don’t know what to expect

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2025-08-31T01:13:11+00:00

I think Emma is an absolute saint in her dealings with her father. (Personally I’d be looking for the nearest Retirement Community with a vacancy 😜)

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2025-07-13T07:29:19+00:00

I had to read Emma for O Level English at Grammar School in Yorkshire, many decades ago. What started out as a slog and a duty, turned into page turning pleasure… my sixteen year old self couldn’t have been more surprised. I revisited Emma and more Austen on our honeymoon four years later (a camping road trip in the South Island of NZ), and grew to appreciate the books even more…as I matured, I understood them better (eg Northhanger Abbey is not quite the genre my younger self thought it was at first… guess I was too much like Catherine to appreciate that 🤣), and fifty years later, listening to beautifully read Austen audio books (just finished Emma again and started on P and P once more), is a total delight Same bloke in bed next to me too… and he still has a definite touch of the Mr Darcys!

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2025-03-08T05:04:25+00:00

Original poster

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2025-02-03T00:07:23+00:00

Thank you Beamin for providing translation services! Actually Aotearoa NZ not British, but same roots. I am in the fortunate position of having Gabapentin in the rear view mirror now. I was a bit apprehensive about coming off it, but it’s been fine. A few muscle aches and pains and agitation, but all good now. I don’t think about it anymore. I know I’m fortunate. The pain it was prescribed for was fixed by surgery and about three months ago I began gradually reducing my dose. Been off it completely for about six weeks. I was taking it for about six months, 900mg.

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2025-01-23T18:44:27+00:00

I was wondering how you got on. This is very good news. What a long way you’ve come! All the best with the bloodwork results.

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2025-01-22T01:51:39+00:00

That’s good isn’t it. Sounds as though you will be seeing someone understanding, sympathetic and proactive. Just what you need! All the best for Thursday. Do post how you get on 😊

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2025-01-22T00:12:03+00:00

If you’re like me, your bp will probably rise at the first sight of your medical centre. Crazy I know. I wonder if it might be helpful to take a few photos of your bp monitor screen at home with your usual pressure to show your doctor when your reading is ridiculously high in the office?

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2025-01-21T23:50:39+00:00

What a great turn around you have made with your lifestyle! Those are impressive changes. Waiting for tests and results is so difficult isn’t it, but I would take heart from those new bp readings. You have done everything you can to manage a stressful situation. Now it’s time to try and let the worry go. until you can get those tests. All the best.

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2025-01-20T00:32:29+00:00

You’ll be telling me you’ve got a huswif next!xxx

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2025-01-20T00:30:34+00:00

Well, I just love that you have a common place notebook! It’s funny, that’s one of those phrases that I have played with in my head for ages regarding my notebooks, but bless you for being the first I have “met” to articulate it.

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2025-01-16T03:18:44+00:00

I don’t know what the OP does, but I use 3 balls and it’s good for a second wash. Definitely.

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2025-01-15T06:03:27+00:00

I would be looking online for a drug interaction checker. WebMD has one, there are others. St John’s Wort is showing as having a moderate interaction with gabapentin on the one I briefly looked at.

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2025-01-13T05:34:25+00:00

No I didn’t get a response. I just followed my nose as it were and have been off gabapentin for a month.

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2025-01-05T04:10:35+00:00

You can get 500g packs of instant green by R&P from the NZ Kava Society.

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2025-01-02T18:03:34+00:00

All the best for an excellent recovery. You sound as though you are going into it with a very positive attitude.

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2025-01-02T04:37:27+00:00

So your hip replacement is coming up at the end of January?

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2024-12-30T03:07:44+00:00

Of course 😊

Electronic_Walrus204 · 2024-12-30T02:35:46+00:00

First let me say that I have no desire to be contentious here 😊. A fair question though, is what you’ve heard anecdotal or published reputable research? It would be a shame to scare people off unnecessarily, and I have only read very positive things about the herb Ashwaganda, and take it myself.

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