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Nicebrit

Hi, I'm raising my granddaughter, consider myself retired, thou have some years left. Suffer from long term mobility and mental health issues, which in no way affects my ability to bring up my granddaughter. People said I couldn't do it, but proved them all wrong.

Just recently bought a second hand scooter, to walk the dog 😊 feel isolated at times and lonely. Will be nice to speak to others and hopefully make some connections. I'm in the West Country 😊

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Cantilip

Hallo you! Welcome aboard. I'm an older sort of person too, 68. Is it OK to ask roughly where in the West Country? I spent part of my childhood in Seaton and Axmouth.

Nicebrit

Greetings 😊 In Cornwall not far from the Devon border 😊

Cantilip

Never got that far west but I do remember vigorously singing 'Song of the Western Men' in school

Albus_Alumni

Heya @Nicebrit we've already spoken, but I'd feel rude if I didn't give you a proper welcome to the community.😁

I really hope we can be a great source of friendship and support to you. Is that your lil dog in your profile pic? What a cutie! 😍

66Mustang

Welcome!!!!!!

I heard the West Country is nice, I've never been except as like a toddler. The cider is nice there though (I got it online, I didn't try it as a toddler)

Nicebrit

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/881948#Comment_881948

Thank you, thats my puppy of nearly 6 months, had to buy a mobility scooter to walk him 😊 He is a Beagle/Springer

Nicebrit

it is nice down here, very rugged but beautiful, own transport is so needed down here, as public transport is a nightmare.

Albus_Alumni

He's a cutie! At least the mobility scooter will get you both outside for a bit and they can have a supervised run about. 😊

66Mustang

@Nicebrit sounds like the rest of the UK to me, but I agree yeah there's loads of windy narrow roads aren't there??

Nicebrit

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/881967#Comment_881967

Yes, lots of very narrow roads down this end, but it's very green, lovely sceneric views, Woods/beaches all within 25 min drive radius 😊

Albus_Alumni

Oh now you're making me jealous! I may not be great at walking, but I do love the woods. 😁

Nicebrit

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/881999#Comment_881999

there is a small Woods just down the road, it's great just for a short walk 😊

Rachel_Scope

Hi @Nicebrit ☺️ Lovely to have you here. I'm also new here and am one of the community coordinators. I hope to see you around the different discussions! Your dog is absolutely adorable by the way. I bet he brings you lots of joy.

Nicebrit

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/882004#Comment_882004

Thank you 😊 He does, I also have a Jack Russell, she is nearly 15 now! but the pup knows when I'm in a lot of pain, he will just sit or lie with me, he chose me as I've had him from two weeks, well all 9 of the pups, I chose a girl, but he just wouldn't leave me alone, 😊

Albus_Alumni

One of my boys (Baldrick) was picked in roughly the same way.

We went to see a bunch of jack russel/shi'tzu cross pups for sis to buy a friend for our older dog, but when I said "I really love this little guy, I wish I could take him home" whilst fussing him, he leapt from my lap straight into my sisters open handbag. So I saw that as a sign and hobbled off to the nearest cashpoint and we ended up bringing two puppies home with us. 😂

Cantilip

The Axmouth to Lyme Regis Undercliffs, also often referred to in the singular as the Undercliff, is a 5-mile (8.0 km) long landscape feature, National Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest that connects Seaton and Axmouth with Lyme Regis on the south-west coast of England. Like its namesake on the Isle of Wight, this feature arose as a result of landslips, where a slump of harder strata over softer clay gave rise to irregular landscapes of peaks, gullies and slipped blocks. Because of the resulting difficulty of access and change of land use, the undercliff has become densely vegetated, and has become a rare and unusual habitat for plants and birds.[1]….

Some of the landslips that created the undercliff took place within historical record. Recorded slips took place in 1775, 1828, 1839 (the Great Slip) and 1840.

Today the path across the top of the landslip from Seaton into Lyme Regis is part of the South West Coastal Path, walked it in my younger days

annabell

hello there @Cantilip are you new here. How do you get other members to say hello to you. I joined some time ago and only one person said hello. So I didn’t post. I thought I would try again

Rachel_Scope

Hi @annabell. Great to 'meet' you. I think sometimes it depends on how many people are around when you post so you may not always get many replies.

Anyway, hello! How are you finding things on here? Have you tried out the Games Lounge?

Cantilip

hi @annabell pretty much a newbie myself too. I guess any internet forum is a bit hit and miss, as @Rachel_Scope says, depends on who's on-line at the time, and probably how many other new posts there are, whether your post quickly gets pushed onto page 2. Anyhow, good to meet you.

annabell

thank you. I did join a while ago but only had one reply. I guess I need to take a look around and try saying hello.