General Chat

Evening All,

I had a bad night as well Vera and was still awake at 3.30am. I had to be up at 7.00am for the SKY man so we were glad it wasn't very cold with all the windows open and he rang and arrived at 8.15am which was good too. He fitted a new box for us plus a booster too. I couldn't believe how big the new router was, but the booster is nearly as big, so more gadgets on my already crowded desk space! The big lounge tv still won't work and he tried our other tvs on the new box without their mini boxes and they were fine so it would seem we need a new lounge tv. Looking at the bedroom tvs and their age we might renew those as well. The second bedroom could have a bigger one on the wall and I would like a hinged wall bracket for the one in the second bedroom so the minibox could be attached to the back of it and get rid of the wires on show. What with my laptop and a new printer it is getting to be an expensive time, but then we have been nowhere to spend much have we! I have no cues but a big surprise this morning ,,,,,one of the Picco]o courgettes has emerged. Out of a whole packet only 3 Cosmos have grown so that was disappointing.

I had 6 subs with my order yesterday and no lamb shanks for the 3rd time. OH wasn't impressed with CHILLI Mackerel fillets!!! They won't get eaten! I was pleased to receive a bunch of 10 red roses in thanks for being a customer though. :-D :-D

I hope you got your plants finished Mel. I think OH has been lucky not getting any pain with his arm this time, but I noticed he has a small rash on his lower back now. I bet it's insect bites with all the weeding he has been doing.

That's good your friend changed your dressing and said things look ok AnnG. I see you just managed to get an stripdown wash. Not long till the dressing will be off now though.

I feel shattered now after all I did yesterday and the class this afternoon so will be having a very early night. At least I can watch some tv in bed now.

Yes I hope Island is ok and that Gill can be in touch soon.

Joanne got here at 2.30 and fitted my aids and changed my dressing, she said it is healing ok, no infection and she will come and change it again on Friday.nwe had a cup of tea and a chat (loudly) and then went for a walk down round the park through the little wood and back through the next estate, about one and a half miles, lovely and sunny but a cold breeze, we both enjoyed it, nice to walk with somebody for a change.

This morning I potted my cucumber into a large tub and one of the tomatoes into another one both in the greenhouse. Where they will stay hoping the snails stay away T lost a cucumber to a snail last year.

It has been another glorious sunny day although the wind was chilly it was sheltered on the lower patio so I spent 20 minutes out there with a cup of tea at about 4.30 pm then again with my G&T at 6pm.

Vera, no good gardening if you are not in the mood. Because of my stitches I can only do a bit no and again which is frustrating but I think the weather is going to be against me the rest of the week although tomorrow am might be ok.

Its been a beautiful summers day here. There was a bit of wind earlier but this afternoon it dropped and I have been in the garden all afternoon without a coat on.

Done some more plant pots and took my patio Dahlia out of the pot and it had increased so much I have 10 small pots with it in and so far one big pot 2 and a half litre I think. Still got a few to put in bigger pots. Its nice cos it has dark leaves and coral pink stripey flowers. Broken the label so son't know what its called.

Vera just do what youwant to do if your feeling like that. There's always tomorrow. <3

Anng it will be good when that dressing is changed but I expect you've had it done by now.

Wish we would hear from Gill.

It was very dull this morning. The sun is out now but it’s cold. I had to put a coat on when I hung out the washing. I ought to be doing jobs in the garden but just don’t feel in the mood. I need the exercise and fresh air though so I might go for a short walk.

I had a fairly good night though my foot woke me a couple of times. It’s been hurting a bit lately and wakes me if I’m putting any pressure on it while asleep. I think it’s because the bones healed out of alignment and I might just have to put up with it.

I’ve just had a look at the trough where I sowed rocket seeds. The packet said seedlings will appear between 7 and 14 days. 19 days later, not a seedling in sight. Tomatoes look healthy but ought to be a bit bigger by now. At the rate they’re growing we’ll be picking them in November.

There’s plenty of cold roast ham left from yesterday’s dinner so I’ve only got to decide what to have with it tonight, probably salad or chips and beans. A nice easy meal.

good morning Mel and all. I went back to bed Mel, had got up for the loo and looked on here on the way back. dozed and slept a bit until 0810. Then not wanting to get the dressing wet as friend is coming to change it today, I strip washed then washed my hair over the bath. (not easy while i can't stretch too far with my lefy arm but it is okish and my appointment is Saturday so only 5/6 days now.

6 degrees outside but cloudy bright no sun as yet.

Morning Anng and all,

Anopther bright morning today but feeling very cold out there. Arms still a bit sore if I touch it and yesterday shutting the bantams in I leant on it against their house when I took their food out. That hurt.

Slept well but I see one of us was up in the earliy hours. Did'nt you sleep well Anng or did you go back to bed?

With luck I should finish my plants today and getthose out of the way and then I can get back up the border. I have a blue early iris out and I keep meaning to take a picture.

I do wish we would hear from Gill to know whats going on with her new place and if Sandra is in her flat yet. It must be over a week since we've heard anything from her even to let us know how hubby is getting on. Sending love <3.

Love and wishes to Island too and Doggie. Hope alls well with you and yours Island.

Talking of the weather as you were Annx

Did you see that this April has been the coldest since the late 80s? That will put the heating bills up. And poor Gill with no heating.

Hope you get a better night tonight Vera. We are within half a mile of the Police HQ, NEXT HQ and Everards Brewery Helicopters. They are noisy especially the Police one when it hovers over the motorway behind us but they are much quieter than those big Apaches!!

That's very good your jobs got done AnnG and your leftovers sound very tasty, I could just fancy them.....like a nice buffet! :-)

Mel I bet your fairies will look good after you have painted them. It will protect them from the weather too.

That sounds like a feast to me Anng. I'm pleased they did most of the jobs you needed doing and it must have been nice to see them and chat to them for a change. Perhpas you'll get a good nights sleep now you know you have most things done you wanted to get done.

Well I have just come in from the garden and cleared out a lot more dead and growing pots and the big strawberry pot did'nt have one weevil in it but it did have about 8 of these funny little maggot thigns with a tail. The bantams enjoyed them anyway with a few slugs on the side.

Lovely to see them, felt very safe as they have been in the habit of doing tests. So that put my mind at rest as most jobs were in the house, we did stay distant most of the time. Yes the whole list of jobs were done even to putting my new Hylite cleaner together.

As there are lots of bits over from lunch that is what I shall have for my meal this evening so that will be easy, ham, pate, a couple of dips, mini pork pies and a crusty cheese bloomer with salad stuff if I want.

Had our lunch and oh went back out to do a bit more of my Fairy.

I washed up and made 8 sausage rolls and two twisters with the pastry left over and a couple of the sausages. Less fattening sausage rolls!!!! :-D :-D :-D

I am now about to go and attempt the last big strawberry pot where all the three plants died so I expect the bantams are going to have a feast.

Sorry you had a really bad night Vera and hope its better today.
Just had a delivery of the parcel oh haS BEEN WAITING FOR AND TRACKING AND IT SEEMS IT HAS BEEN TO MOST COUNTRIES AND HAS NOW ARRIVED AT OURS.

Sorry did'nt mean to shout. I hate this keyboard. :-(

Morning all (nearly afternoon)

It’s a dull day here and quite chilly.

I had a couple of reasonable nights but it was too much to hope for a third, wasn’t it. I hardly slept at all, not helped by the fact that I think there may have been a military exercise on as the helicopters flew over twice during the night. They are Apache helicopters flown out of Wattisham airfield which is not too far from us. They are so noisy and at 2 am when everywhere is quiet they sound as though they are skimming the roof. I think 4 went over, one after the other, and a couple of hours later they all came back.

Enjoy your visit from your grandson AnnG.

I hope you get your room sorted out Ann and, Mandy, when you have finished your conservatory could you come and do mine please? It’s filthy but it’s still full of overwintering plants and cuttings and it’s still too cold at night here to plant them out.

I’m another one who won’t go out and leave appliances on. We do have to leave the downstairs heating as it basically goes on around end of October and doesn’t go off till anytime between now and mid May. If we are away for the weekend (long time since we did that, lol) OH does turn it off.

All I’m doing today is cooking as I feel a bit zombie-like through lack of sleep. We’re having roast gammon with lots of roast veg, followed by apple pie. If I’ve got the oven on I try and fill it which is why the veg is going to be roasted as well.

Good morning from a SUNNY NORTHAMPTON. A few light clouds, but nice and warm.

Ros in up the steps cleaning out the front gutter. The Blackbirds love to pick the moss over, that has come down from the roof. The trouble is, it's then all over the path, and looks a right mess.

I have prepared Sunday dinner. A nice piece of beef, enough for us two.Pots, Parsnips, Cauli, brussels, peas and carrots, Yorkshire pudding made as is the gravy and cheese sauce.

I just told Ros she must not try to do too much outside today. The front garden looks beautiful, thanks to her hard work. Thanks to Simon the lawns are looking fine and don't need cutting this week. I might ask Lewis to come up next week to give them a trim.

Barry the gardener, is recovering from his operation, and should be back after a few weeks rest.

I/m now going to sit in the conservatory with my booker a little read, and catch up on the news in the paper.

Enjoy the rest of today my loves. see you later. xxxx

Just the one broken this morning but one in the nest and one under May who was in there. I weaited round there and she came out and her egg was in the nest so three out of four today same as yesterday so thats good. Thanks for asking Mandy.x

Oh is painting my big fairy that stands on the plinth in front of his filter shed. I thought I was going to do it but it seems I am going to do the arms legs and face in a lighter grey.

May do some of my smaller ones too as the hail over the years has taken some of thier paint off.

I have three big plastic boxes I put out for the shopping and they all fit inside one another for storage afterwards. Oh bought me a sack barrow for indoors before lockdown and I use that to bring the boxes of shopping through. Oh just lifts the boxes in onto the barrow and I drive it through to the kitchen.

Hope your grandson has arrived now Anng and is getting things done for you. :-D

The problem for me is not going when they will get here. They are not early risers so it could be late, or they may have made an exception and got up early and be here soon. So not easy to get involved doing anything really.

It is sunny and 10 degrees but with a cold wind so doesn't feel warm outside.

I have potted on one tomato that was not happy in a small pot but it is a tumbler which needs a basket really, ideally I could be doing that but then I would be down the garden and wouldn't hear them arrive.

Hope you get your rooms sorted Ann. cardboard boxes are a problem with internet shopping, my recycling bin has a lot of broken cardboard in it. The rest of the boxes are in the garage.

Morning all,

Mostly cloudy here this morning but the sun peeps through now and again, it does feel cooler though .
I have been giving my tiled floor in the conservatory a good mop and using a long handled wire brush on the grouting its coming up a treat ,I did wonder if it would scratch the tiles but Colin said no it won't ,it's mainly the tread where we walk through that needs it the rest of the floor is fine.
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AnnG enjoy your time with grandson and partner it will break your day up having company for a while .

Mel any eaten eggs today .

Morning All,

Dull and chilly here at the moment.

I'm the same Mandy and don't leave things on overnight or while I'm out now or set heating to come on while we are out. It was sitting in the kitchen and seeing flames come out of our gas wall boiler once at my old house that made me think twice about what could happen with other appliances too and be mindful.

I hope everyone's aches and pains are a bit easier today. Mine are less which is good.

It will be nice for you to see your grandson and partner today AnnG. Hopefully he can help with the electrical puzzles you have.

I want to clear the delivery cardboard boxes from the study and throw out some papers and magazines in there and more tidying on the shelves. It's a small room where the router/phone etc are so the engineer will need to go in there. The two bedrooms where the mini boxes are are were dusted and hoovered yesterday so we are ready otherwise.

Easy peasy chicken pie with veg for lunch, then the wipe down so that's my day sorted. OH has just done the veg and has some emails to answer.

Showers next! I hope we hear from Gill soon and that she is managing with her shopping. Hopefully Sandra is in her flat and has managed to start furnishing it.

Morning Anng and all,

Once again a lovely sunny morning but not been out yet to see if there's any wind today. It will be nice to see your grandson and partner today and I hope he can sort out some of youyr electrical problems. Enjoy your lunch i the conservatory. Hope you have cleaned up all the dust now. It'll be nice to have a ittle company and a natter.

good morning all lovely morning 3 degrees so hope it warms up a bit.
Grandson and partner calling in to collect T's big office chair and a few other bits today Will give tham a sandwich lunch in the conservatory. Hopefully he can help out with one or two electrical puzzles we have.
didn't sleep that well, don't know why. Hope you are all well and had a good sleep.

O gosh not a flood from the washing machine. I hope you got it cleared away quickly. Silly C fancy leaving the pipe off.