General Chat

Oh dear Mandy. What a shame. Could you save any of your plants. My plastic tomato house is fine despite gusts of wind but it is tucked into a sheltered corner.

Mel was your plastic house ok?

Vera, the wind here is forecast to ease a bit this afternoon. My appointment is not until 2.50 so I am hoping it will be ok.
Since T went into hospital my sleep pattern is not good. I wake around three or four, go back to sleep unto about 5.30 and then either doze or get up. I did go back to bed for a doze after writing on here but my back is uncomfortable too so that does not help.

Morning all,

Very windy here my poor greenhouse went over and all the trays on the shelf went down what a mess we have cleared some up and anchored the greenhouse to a hanging bracket for now but it will have to wait until the wind has died down a bit .

Hope all goes well today with having your stitches out AnnG .

Oh Vera I had to smile at you having the wine :-D

Ann another lovely picture i can see why OH loved it .

Oh I feel worn out already with sorting this greenhouse out think I'll get a coffee and have a sit before I tackle some jobs .

Morning all

It’s still very windy here and everywhere is very wet but it is not raining at the moment.

You are up and about early these days AnnG. I can understand that you don’t want to interrupt your friend’s work but I think you might need a lift to get your stitches out. You will be exhausted if you try to walk far against this wind. As to drinks tomorrow I’ll stick to water, squash, tea or coffee. In the past I’ve had to have my tea and coffee black but apparently I can have milk with it this time. I am going to read my pages of instructions through again today and make sure I’ve got it right.

I thought it would be a bad night with the noise of the wind and the security lights at our house and our neighbours going on and off but I slept like a log from midnight to 6 am, then I just lay there day dreaming till 7. Wish I could sleep like that every day.

I haven’t got any plans for today. I’m not in the mood for h/w and it’s not the weather for gardening but I expect I’ll find something to do. Have a good day everyone whatever you’re doing.

Morning Anng and all,

Good luck with your stitches today and I hope they have healed enough for you to be able to have them out. May have been the wind taking the internet down yesterday or jus tthe gremlins in the works.

Bit of sun and then cloudy again this morning and the winds still up quite a bit. Big wipe down day and I have one sub which is my Maldon Sea Salt Flakes and they have sent Saxa fine sea salt instead.

Good early morning walk about.
Yes Vera Today (Tuesday) is the day the stitches should come out. Sometimes they decide they should stay in for a bit longer so it is wait and see. I am avoiding driving as that might pull the stitches (the wound is vertical down my upper back) and unfortunately my neighbour who has been so kind throughout the lockdowns etc and who usually takes me has planned to be away this afternoon so I either have to walk (about a miler) or catch the bus which will get me there very early. If it is raining I can ring the friend who has been doing my dressings but she works from home and would need to take time out of work. She would do as she offered but I will try and avoid that. Nothing is ever simple when you are on your own I have discovered.

I did think, clear liquid Vera, Hmm I would be ok for my usual G&T then. (joking of course) What will you drink?

Mel the wind was taking the internet out I guess. Mine went once yesterday early morning but was ok the rest of the day. I made 7 cards yesterday which I was pleased about as I have not been able to settle to making them since T died.

Go steady onthe wine Vera it may affect the treatment. I had to laugh.

Our internet has been out twice tonight so I am going to shut day now and get ready for bed. I seem to have been at the cooker all day today and not been doing anything in the garden.

Is it tomorrow afternoon that the stitches come out AnnG? If so, I hope it goes well and you are more comfortable after it.

It started raining here about 4 pm and has been coming down pretty heavily ever since. It will certainly do the garden good but I wish the wind would drop a bit. I don’t think the forecast for tomorrow is much better.

I had wondered if you would be awake in the early hours if you go to bed so early Ann but we’re all different and need different amounts of sleep. OH generally comes to bed about 11.30 and gets up about 7.30 am but he sleeps all night. I usually settle down around 11 but don’t always sleep very well. I never seem to have a lie in either and am normally up by 8.

I had a thought about my “clear liquids only” day on Wednesday. Wine is a clear liquid isn’t it? I could have a few glasses of that. If I get a little merry I won’t worry about what’s happening ;-)

It rained heavily almost all day here. In fact still raining so I gave the greenhouse a miss.

The dressings finally arrived and friend came and did the dressing but they are still not as big as we need so she has used three so hope it stays just until tomorrow afternoon.
Annx how do you sleep going to bed this early?

Yes, with OH not going to matches on Saturdays at the moment, I don't even know when the weekends are! lol. :-) I hope your Amazon delivery has arrived with your dressings AnnG. Good idea to try bigger ones and it might be easier to reach and keep them pressed on in place.

You sound like me Mel! I've repainted the faces on Christmas tree fairies before as they weren't very well done. OH hates them on Christmas trees so we have stars instead now.

It's raining and blowing so hard in gusts now I've just been and added water to the front wall pots to weight them down more. Some we had a few years ago that had bushy, trailing plants and needed watering blew down in the wind and smashed.

Early start for the pastel class in the morning so I'm off to bed now, OH has already gone. Hope we all get a good sleep and hear from Frank and Island soon.

Ann I hav'nt started painting my fairies yet. Oh painted the big one for me while I was doing plants. Thats now back in place over his pond. Still can't make up my mind whether to paint the white one or not. I did buy a small one last week and when it came it is so badly painted that I shall paint that one but indoors as its only about 10 inches high but she's quite cute and in a sitting position so sits nicely on a rock or the stones round the patio.

Like you we had forgotten it was a bank holiday and oh put the recykling bin out yesterday. He did check them earlier this morning and they had'nt blown away.

My two blueberry bushes blew over so I put one behind the shed and I just propt (sp) the other bigger pot up with twl large heavy pots.

Its been lashing rain since lunch time and I got soaked corning the big girls.

Annx easy to forget when every day is a holiday :-D

Lunch sounded nice.

I am waiting for an amazon delivery, I always seem to get my deliveries late and this time I could have done with it earlier as it is a new pack of dressings in a larger size, the smaller ones keep pulling off. Hopefully he will be here soon.

Afternoon All,

It was fine when we got up but has rained quite a bit since and got windier. Now it is just very dull, but the wind's getting up again.

I did the lamb mince concoction we have with rice today with tinned tomatoes, mushrooms and onion and any veg to use up thrown in for good measure. OH loves it.

I still haven't been in the greenhouse and feel quite lazy and weary today.

Oh I was hoping it wouldn't be the regime with eating this time Vera. I suppose the dye shows up your 'entrails' better. At least it's a bit less strict this time and it will soon be done now. Is your son going to put another garage up in a better position? That asbestos seems to be something we all had once. We put it on our garage roof at my previous house and there was an asbestos shed we removed after we moved in. I bet some do ignore or don't know the rules about removing it as you say. They might still struggle to dispose of it though as you can't put it in skips or take it to the tip. Some would dump it anywhere though. :-S Peach muffins sound yummy!

You've been busy Mel having a great sort out and tidy up of your plants, pots and trays. I have now replanted my pebble plants into the pot I painted last year and that has more room for their roots. They seem to like it and are growing better I think. Have you finished painting your fairies now? I fancy some quiche now.

It's nice you liked my sketchy type of little painting. Sometimes simpler things are just as nice! :-)

That was lucky the glass didn't smash with your little alarm clock AnnG. You wouldn't want glass in your bed or over the floor. You have done well with making your cards today.

I was a right twerp earlier! I was having a moan to OH about no-one answering the phone at the dentist's in the middle of the afternoon, as I want to get a checkup booked. He looked up and said 'it is a Bank Holiday'. I'd completely forgotten! :-0

It is like a blizzard outside. The wind is gusting and all the apple blossom is falling like snowflakes very pretty but I hope the blossom has had time to set. Funny I feel much more concerned for the garden this year (being head -only- gardener),

those muffins do taste nice. I hope your neighbours grandchildren will remember him always for his cookery lessons and I hope they remember what they are taught.

Ann I said in the email how much I like the picture, so bright and cheerful, do try turning your paintings into cards.

Glad you enjoyed the quiche Mel

I have made five cards today so that has kept me occupied.

I feel for your friend AnnG. Crohns is horrid. I hope all goes well with her second test. Yes, I do have to go through the starving and gunge drinking again but the preparation is different for every appointment I have. This time I can eat normally till Tuesday night. That’s a first as usually 2 days before I am only allowed small portions of a very restricted list of food. Wednesday I can only have clear liquids as usual but this time they have included milk which I have never had before. On that day I also have to drink 5 little bottles of gunge which appear to be a combination of a laxative and a dye, and a measured amount of any liquid I like every hour. It’ll be another day of not moving far from the bathroom.

That’s enough of my problems - on to nicer things. Your boat picture is as good as ever Ann. I can see why G. likes it.

Our neighbour just left us peach muffins on the doorstep. He does cook nice things with his grandchildren and we get the benefit :-D

No rain yet but the wind is really getting up now. I think the crab apple, which is full of blossom, is going to be bare tomorrow.

It was lovely you just can't beat a homemade quiche.

Winner again with your picture Ann. So fresh looking and sirine and cool. I can see how hubby liked it.

When mum had the potting shed re roofed they had asbestos tiles all on the roof all 95 foot of it. The builder took care of those so we did;nt have to worry about that.

On the big barn in oh's bit that too had an abestos roof but he sold the cowsheds along the front and the barn with it so who he sold it to had to deal with that.

Made coleslaw to go with the green salad and quiche and am just about to dish it all up.

Mel it is quite windy and we have just had a heavy shower. garden is now looking very windswept.

Vera, no as I said I have moved it but from the shelf it was on it would not have landed on me.
Have you got to take more gungy stuff this time?
I have a penfriend who has to go for a repeat for what sounds like the same problem as you. She has Crohns and the endoscopy also irritated her condition so she was quite poorly she is dreading the second one now.

Morning all

Just got back from having my Covid swab done, now we both have to self isolate until my scan on Thursday. The nurse who did this one put the swab so far into my throat that I thought it would come out of the back of my neck. My throat is really sore now. This is the 3rd one I’ve had and the other two were fine so I think I just got an over enthusiastic nurse.

It’s good that you have space to have a bonfire Mel and your OH knows all about fire safety so no worries there. You are good to stay out gardening so long. If I do too much at a time I end up with pains in my back and just about everywhere else too. At the moment my garden just looks a mass of green spikes as the daffodil leaves haven’t yet died down but the alliums, day lilies and grasses are all growing well.

It might be lightweight but if that alarm had landed on your head AnnG I think you might have had a bit of a bump. I don’t think you’ll be keeping it on that shelf anymore.

My dil has emailed me a couple of photos and a short video of their garage coming down. I don’t know what numpty put the garage in but it was absolutely useless. It is a big old house built before the days of cars. Round the side of the house there was a set of concrete steps going up to a first floor window (presumably there had once been a door there). A previous owner had built a garage under these steps. It’s awkward to drive round the side of the house anyway but even if you do there is no room to turn forwards or in reverse to get into the garage!!

Son had done a bit of exploratory work to check this garage out and found it contained asbestos so they made enquiries about how to handle it and they had to buy a large plastic sheet of a specific weight and double wrap the asbestos in this and then take it by appointment to a special unit in Leeds. I wonder how many people would bother to find out about it or whether they would just knock the whole thing down and let the asbestos dust float round the neighbours.

I was going to do an hour in the garden before lunch but the wind is really getting up now and there are some black clouds overhead so I don’t think I’ll bother.

Stay warm and dry and don’t get blown over.

PS It was morning when I started this but OH kept interrupting me so I’m only just getting around to posting it.

Made a quiche for lunch. Still in the oven at the mo.

Winds stronger how is it with you Anng?

Got windyier here now too and it is in a safe place surrounded by old breeze blocks which are also surrounded but nettles and butterburr and not much else. Its the peat in the old pot content I threw away that burning as I went and had a look. I remember you saying you had bought a travel alarm Anng.


Dead headed lots of daffs in the orchard.

Just going to feed the big girls as I have done the bantams.