General Chat

Sunshine here after a really rainy and windy night, almost a gale .

This morning my shoulder, thumb and left side of my back are wrenched, knees more achey than usual and the R knee was the same except it hurts when I turn on my side in bed so that has to be a careful move! I also woke with my eye bloodshot in the corner, so I don't know what caused that. Poor old crock! lol. Still, not as bad as it could have been, so just a few more aches and pains for a few days! :-S My first job this morning was to sort sending the shooting stick back, (Ebay) print a postage label and wrap it back up to post. I have till the 3rd Feb to post it, so it can be sent next time we go out for meds. There is a Post Office in the chemist so only one place to go.

No AnnG, the courses I am doing are not free, They did loads of free 'taster' sessions in all subjects last year, but most are ones you pay for now. At least being online there are no travel or parking costs, but with some courses it is nice to meet other people. They are all with wea.org.uk who ran the craft class I did the tie dye and wool felting with.

No zoom course this morning......I had a right game with my computer instead for over an hour!. It has often been saying the wi fi adapter is disabled recently and before I have managed to enable it again, not so this morning! I don't know my way around WIN 10 yet and the 'wizard' didn't fix it. Eventually I found something in the airplane section that was switched off so I switched it on and bingo, it is back again!! I'm sure the updates mess things up! :-S

I like your easel cards AnnG. Well done on sorting the rambler and cleaning the fridge. I still haven't mopped the kitchen! Maybe in a day or two when the stiffness wears off!

Was that routine appointment for your eyes Frank? I hope you didn't have to wait for long. Careful manhandling those bags! I haven't bought much compost for ages. We used to go and fill humpers of horse manure at the riding school, but the last few years I have livened up some old compost with growmore after watering with Jeyes Fluid and have used that.

Mel, the base is a normal card blank with half of it folded. the designs are bought toppers which can be used however you want to use them. made by Hunkydorey and they says bought on line (by me from amazon). Glad you liked them.

Nice to see you Frank. I hope you used the sack barrow you said you had to move that compost. I have never heard of Michael Jackson compost is it good??

Was at the hospital yesterday morning. DROPS AND PHOTO'S couldn't see properly until 9.00 pm last night. All good this morning.

Lots of cloud with outbreaks of sunshine.

Ros had a delivery of Michael Jacksons potting compost from QVC yesterday. We have managed to man handle TWO BAGS down to the greenhouse. NO MEAN FEAT at our age.

Trust you are all well. xxxx

O I see now and I love the one with the dragon fly on it. do you have to buy theparts for those cards or so you make them up yourself? They are lovely Anng.

I think we will just have to chat among ourselves again as I am sure Ann has another zoom class today. Landscapes maybe.

I have spent half an hour battling the remainder of the rambler just a few higher ones left they might have to stay there.

I have also cleaned the fridge and found three or four jars of stuff gone off. Anyway it is all done now. And still only 11.20 so going to have to find something else to pass the time. I don’t like watching daytime TV until about 4pm then I might watch tipping point. Sometimes I might watch A Place in the country or Location location if I know the places they are looking at.

I will send the easel photos in a minute when I have finished my coffee.

Morning Anng Mandy and all,

Its brighter here this mroning and dry at the moment but there are grey clouds up there too.

O an apple cake that sounds nice Mandy is there much left?

I hope Ann can move this morning and is'nt too sore. She certainly went down with a bang I hope the knees are ok this morning.

Morning all,

Oh my goodness Ann I hope your not bruised and sore this morning, you could have really done some damage to yourself going down like that .
Those shooting sticks are really meant for going into the ground if it's one that has a point on the end ,if think you'd be better with the tripod sort they would be more stable, I hope you can find a better one .

My goodness the wind in the night it woke me up several times, this morning started off nice and sunny now it's clouded over and looks more like rain ,the clouds are wizzing alone with the wind .

I have put more masks out ,I only put them out when it's a dry day ,they are still going well .

Mel I made an Apple Cake in the end .

Good morning all. Pale blue sky here, quite bright with a few clouds and 4 degrees.
And so starts another exciting day.
I have done about 4 cms of the ribbing for the hat, only managing three or four rows an afternoon/evening as it does make my arm ache but I will get there, once I have finished the 11 inches of rib and can change to larger needles.

I ought to clean out my fridge this morning, hopefully I will but it is not a thought that excites me. Wonder what is lurking at the back of it!??

No Mel, the 'easel' is part of the card. I will try and send a photo

Don't understand the easel card. Does it sit on an easel that you have to make?

Oh that was nasty Ann, hopefully you won’t have bruises come out tomorrow. Shame it was no good for you though.

That course does seem to be working you hard. Try not to overdo it, it is supposed to be enjoyable. Did you have to pay for this one.

I made two cards today, one was a easel one which takes a bit more time.

No phone call so assume he was sleeping. Hopefully he got the oranges.

O Ann that could have been so nasty. Is'nt there a chair seat walking stick that folds up.

Put this in the search box.

Cane Seat - Walking Cane With Folding Seat

It has thre feet and folds flat.

Evening All,

Miserable, wet and windy here but I slept well and was up at 8.00am to get ready to paint! No trouble this time and 10 in the class. The teacher was saying about floods as she is 2 miles south of York. We have flooded fields here now a quarter of a mile away and it's going to get worse.with the forecast.

Your mind can't settle just now AnnG so not surprising you had a bad night. When I have them now I think 'Thank goodness I'm retired and don't have to be at my desk by 7.15am like I used to be!' That's great the oranges have reached the hospital and hopefully have reached T by now.

Well we got the scrips this afternoon on our rare trip out and put a bit of charge in my car battery this time. The tyre low pressure light came on and I haven't checked them for ages so that is a job for a warmer day than today. It's almost unbelievable , but I have only put fuel in my car twice since last March. I thought about what Mandy said and noticed 5 people walking dogs while OH went in the chemist. I think some dogs are getting more exercise than before the pandemic.

I decided to unwrap and try the shooting stick this afternoon in the study. Well it was still a little high so I leaned it forwards slightly to angle it to sit on. BIG MISTAKE!! Despite having the rubber foot, it slid backwards and my poor old knees concertinered me to the ground, bending as they haven't done for years with accompanying pain and strange sounds. I wondered what I had done and the wallop brought OH scurrying through to give me a lecture on the obvious! 'Be more careful, you don't want to be going into hospital just now' etc. After 5 mins on the floor I managed to turn over and walk my hands back to my feet and stand up. As I didn't twist at all when i fell my knees are just more achey now, but my back hurts and I have twisted my thumb! I've told hubby it could be being wrapped up to return it tomorrow!

This morning's class went smoothly, but there is lot's to do to finish and she wants us to do another painting as well, so these courses look like keeping me busy.

O thats good.

Yes supposed to have a card in with them

Good they have reached the hospital. Hope he has a note inside to say who they are from.

Cooking the roast dinner.

How lovely Mel, little cutie.

Well we know the oranges reached the hospital as daughter has had notice that they were delivered. Just have to wait and see if he phones and says anything or if he is just too confused as to where they came from.

As I stood and put the first fat ball in the feeder a long tailed tit came and perched on the top of the hanging thing and watched me put the next ball in and then flew away. It was so close about a foot and a half away from my face.

I hope they actually get to T after all the trouble your daughter went to get them to him. Please let us know if he recieves them Anng.

I am ventureing out to feed the birds and chickens between the rain I hope.

Let us know what cake you make Mandy please?