General Chat

Still very windy and wet here and it dos'nt look like its going to change any time soon.

I don't think our bank charges us anything. They closed all the banks in holsworthy and Bideford which I used to go to so now I do my banking in the mobile post office.
I don't think we knew you had a primrose to paint Ann. Was that from the last lesson?

Yes its lovely to have Robby back but he dos'nt stay on my hand yet just bounces off with a worm in his beak and then comes back for another one and so on.

It must be hard to know whether to get your travel insurance or not, is it very expensive as I have never been abroad I would'nt know. Hope you have a better night tonight Vera.

Hope you feel better soon Frank and get your long awaited clear out!!! ;-) Not long till Monday now when the scooter arrives.

Afternoon All,

Just lost my post as I finished it.......very annoying! A bit breezy here today and dull, but no rain yet. I slept quite well, unlike poor Vera!

I'm glad you liked my last little picture, I enjoyed doing that one once it was set out.

Good news you have your scooter coming on Monday Frank. I hope you are in less pain with your back now and that you are managing to sleep.

A friend had a hospital dash for a scan after seeing her doctor last week as she developed thrombosis in her leg. She is slim and fit with horseriding and doing her allotment on her own, but I think she may still smoke which is a risk for it. It made me think I must drink more water and at least move around more often with not being able to walk much or use the exercise bike, as being overweight and less mobile are two risks!!

I need to change my bank now to one in the next village. My bank has let me know my free current account with insurance perks will have a £15 per month fee from June!! They closed 2 nearby branches meaning I have to travel into the city and pay costly parking so that's another reason to change. The only perk we have used is the travel insurance and I must be nearing their age limit, The bank in the next village has an account with a fee of just £2 a month, so the saving would pay for travel insurance, not that we go abroad these days. The new account would also give a 15% discount at some retailers. It's still hassle though, although the banks transfer things like standing orders etc. There will still be sites to update like Asda etc. :-S I'm not sure any free current accounts still exist anymore??

Mel how lovely this Robby is and he seems even tamer than the last one! :-D All we have just now are the Pigeons and Magpies that have returned in numbers, plus our little Robin.

Hubby broke an egg yesterday just getting them from the fridge and the cleaning up wasn't up to standard, so I said I would steam it today if he hoovered the kitchen and uti and cleared the floorspace. I told him the edges needed doing with the dyson, but as soon as I was steaming it found the dusty edges he'd missed. I kept very calm (Vera ;-) ;-) and explained again that the steamer would clump and push wet dust around if it wasn't all hoovered up and would need wiping up after so could he do that when it was dry! :-) (hopefully he won't miss any!)

I see the thinking is that Boris won't open hairdressers till April, but we should know on Monday. My hair is just on the turn now and not laying as it should, so should be a bit wild by April. I might get an appointment booked as soon as it is confirmed before the rush!

Now I must get on with my Primrose to paint. OH is working then has some footie to watch. It will be good when we can get the lounge tv working again, hopefully before summer. It has been a long year managing with the small ones!

Hi all, Not stopping as I am feeling terrible. Since Wednesday when in hospital, and they gave me an enema, I haven't been able to go to the loo (sorry to much info) I get the feeling I want to go BUT CAN'T. Keep going into the loo, but nothing happens. Just taken a small medication, and now waiting.

Hope to get back on her tomorrow.

Oh Mel that's lovely having Robbie feeding from your hand again ,is it the same Robbie from last year .

Vera it's hard at the moment to know what to do with the travel insurance ,hopefully we'll hear a bit more from Boris on Monday but I can't see holidays abroad happening for several months ,I would be worried that if the holiday Country goes on the red list it would add a big big cost to the holiday having to qurentine .

Colin has been pressure washing again so I took our coffees out and we sat on the bench in the sun and it was quite warm out there but I did put a coat on.

I keep meaning to tell you lot that Robby is feeding from my hand again. He comes every day and has about three or four worms from my hand and oh's too. He lands on oh's head soemtimes just to let you know he's there.

Morning M andy and all,

We have the ususal weather here blustery wind and much rain so it been like this for about a week now and we are getting fed up with it.

I have a little ironing to do today too Mandy and need to hoover the bedroom and down the sides of the bed.

I need to pop up the hsop for the paper as usual on a Saturday and drop off Em's eggs then the rest of the day is mine.

Morning Mandy and all

Grey and overcast here and very windy. My phone is telling me it’s 11 deg and my iPad says it’s 13 deg but feels like 11. It doesn’t even feel that warm to me. I’ve got towels in the wash but I’ll probably tumble dry them.

Wednesday and Thursday I had good nights but last night was terrible. OH was in snoring mode and I swear he’d turned the volume up, my right hip and leg got the “jumps” and I had waves of pain through my left foot, the bad one. Eventually I got up, took a couple of painkillers, went in the spare room and read.

I went for a walk yesterday so maybe that set my foot off, but I must get walking or I’ll end up never going outside the house. It’s 5 months since I injured it so it must be healed by now.

That’s enough moaning for one day. It would be nice to post some happy news but there doesn’t seem to be much around.

I’ve got to decide whether to renew our annual travel insurance in the next couple of weeks. I renewed it early March last year as we weren’t yet in lockdown and I thought we’d be able to go away later in the year. Now who knows when we’ll be able to go abroad again. We really want to go back to Vienna when we can as OH was so ill when we were there that we didn’t see anything of the area but I am now in a quandary. If I let the insurance lapse and then take out a new policy if we do get to go away it will be a lot more expensive. If I renew the insurance now and we don’t get away it’s money wasted. Decisions, decisions. They are offering us a very good deal. No increase in price from last year and there was only a slight increase then, in spite of them paying out for our problems in Austria, and they have added some corona virus cover. They have also said they will extend the insurance from 12 months to 15 months so we will be covered up until June 2022. I’ll think about it for a couple of days and then decide.

I can hear OH putting the kettle on and I must go and check on the washing machine. Have a good day everyone.

Good morning all, really blowy here again today and looks like rain. Not cold though. Kept waking up last night , not sure why.. still slept enough though.

Morning all,

Nice bright morning ,just going to hang some washing out as there's still a nice blow out.

Hope everyone had a good night's sleep I got out a couple of times but soon went off to sleep again.

Frank hope your pain is easing a bit ,how is Ros now has she had any more pains in her chest .

I've got some ironing to do and I need to hover through as it wasn't done yesterday .
Doing a roast today Chicken again but it is one of our favourites.

Now I just have to find them!!

Thank you Mel that would be great ,i've never used the zip roll so will be interesting to see what they are like .

Mandy I can send you a load of zips as mum always kept them and I don't ever seem to use them.

Well the rain didn't come to much and it's brightened up so iv'e pegged some washing out ,there is a lovely blow out so hope i can get them dry .

Frank you will be well away when you get the scouter ,once your back is easier you'll be able to have a little trip out on it ,it will be nice for you to get out and about once the weather warms up a bit .

Vera thank you i hope your weekend and every ones weekend is peaceful and contented too and the same to Elizabeth when she looks in .

I have just got son to order me a zip on a roll ,thought i might have a go at making the children some pencil cases ,haven't put a zip in any thing for ages so hope i can remember how too .
Think i'll just have a look on You Tube to get some ideas .

That is good news about your scooter arriving now you just need some decent weather to give it a try out.

I too wish Elizabeth of the Season a good and peaceful weekend an dhope she's ok as we did'nt hear from her last weekend? Sending love and blessings. <3

Just going to get some lunch. Fed the wild birds as they were out of everything and the chickens and bantams. Done one lot of washing but its still in the machine till I have done lunch.

Good afternoon all

It hasn’t rained yet this morning but it looks quite grey and breezy out there. I haven’t ventured outside yet.

I hope your back didn’t keep you awake last night Frank and that your painkillers are doing their job. Make sure you rest up.

AnnG, thank you for your concern but OH’s eyes are fine. He just wasn’t watching what he was doing when he put the mug down. I am sure about his eyes as they were only tested 4 or 5 weeks ago and he just needed a minor adjustment to his distance glasses. He’s just a bit careless at times.

All is calm here this morning; no cross words. We were both up early after a fairly good night though I kept waking from dreams which I can’t remember at all except there seemed to be a lot of people in them and a lot of hustle and bustle. I showered and washed my hair and I’ve finished the hoovering I didn't get done yesterday. I’ve also prepared tonight’s dinner.

After lunch I’m hoping to go for a little walk and then do a bit more writing up of our 2017 Russian holiday. It’s going to be quite long as I am on page 15 already. I have added quite a few pictures so it’s not all text. I should have done it shortly after the holiday but I kept putting it off. I am enjoying looking through all the guidebooks and leaflets again to remind me of what we did and saw.

I hope Sandra is getting more settled and Gill is feeling less stressed. It would be good to hear from her and know she is OK.

Just realised it’s Friday again. Don’t the weeks go quickly? If you are looking in Elizabeth I am going to beat you to it this week and wish you and everyone else on the thread a peaceful and contented weekend.

Take care and stay safe everyone

EDIT I missed you there Frank. Good news about your scooter.

THIS LOOSING OF POSTS, it getting on my nerves. Yet again this morning.

How are we all today dear friends. ?? I had an iffy night, kept waking up
every time I turned over.The pain is now more in my right BUTTOCK.


Good news this morning. My Electric scooter from the RAF Association will be here between 11,00 am and 3.OO pm on Monday.All I will have to do now, is find somewhere to store it. I would prefer it to come in doors, rather than the garage, where it might get samp.

Ros is in the shower and washing her hair, so the dryer will be whirling away anytime soon.

Cols, windy morning, so not going anywhere. Se you son. xxxx

Morning all ,

Not a very nice morning now it was nice and dry earlier but now we have a little rain .

Oh my goodness Frank no wonder you were in pain ,i hope the Physio chap can help with the pain ,rest up and hope you feel better soon .

Ann i know i say it every time but another lovely painting from you again ,i hope you have some where were you can hang some of them ,you'll be able to change them round as the seasons change .

Oh dear Vera i hope i hope the old tongue is not to sore after having to keep biting it :-D roll on the better weather so we can get into the garden .

Morning Anng and all,

Blustery wet and grey here today and not nice at all. Tree are moving at a vilant rate so I shan't be going out there much today only to do the chickens and feed the wild birds which seem to have eaten everything I put out there this morning. You always know when its relaly cold as they go through the food like wildfire.

Better get on as I was late up this morning.

I too loved that painting, just the sort of little painting to have in a collection on a wall. Very pretty and so well done,

Vera, well done for your patience. I can’t remember the last time Tony dropped and or broke anything, he did knock over a glass of wine not long before he went in to hospital but the glass was a cheap one and didn’t break. Miss placing the mug on the work top though is a bit of a worry, maybe you need to watch that, it could be his eyes or a special vision problem. I have to say I did my share of moaning about T so
I know it is half in jest.. just keep thinking of me, missing their little foibles is ten times worse than putting up with them.

Ann ah, that would be good with added egg then.

Poor you Vera I too have favorite mugs but oh never uses them only if he makes me a drink and I don't eally mind if he breaks one of those as I have more. You've been a very patient girl with oh today and I'm proud of you. Keep up the good work....... <3

Its turned really cold here tonight. Oh has been watchng the mars landing. He's always been interested in Mars and I don't mean the choccy ones.

Yes the painting was great tonight that Ann sent and I replied by email to her.