General Chat

Sorry AnnG I thought you were concerned that his back and head pain weren't being addressed and PALS might ask some questions to let you know. I do hope things are easier for you both soon <3

Island no I haven’t felt the need what were you thinking I should contact them about? I do think the hospital are doing all they can I think he must present them with a complex selection of symptoms.

AnnG have you tried contacting PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Service) at the hospital your OH is in?
I emailed them last year, they acted quickly with a good result.

Annx, I really miss my art groups and local exhibitions :-(

I'll persevere with my cardi but the problem is. I only have long pins in a bigger size and they jab my arms because of the way I hold them. I prefer to use wires but to and forth not circular.

I hope I haven't missed anyone while I've been distracted by the dog while typing this.

Quite bright outside today for a change and the birdies were enjoying the scraps of seeded bread I put out earlier.

I'm so sorry there doesn't seem to be light at the end of the tunnel for T at the moment AnnG. Has he had the results of all the scans now? Keep strong as something is causing his problems, so surely they should be able to find out what it is. I feel so sorry for you both to be in this predicament. As you say, his golf friends must be very shocked with him being so well a few months ago. It must be so frustrating not to be able to see how he is with your own eyes or to be able to ask what they plan to do next. <3 Edit....I see you went for a nice walk and got the beans sorted which is another job done.

Hubby's back seems a lot better today thanks Vera. He was diagnosed with Meralgia Paresthetica a few years ago which is nerves going through the pelvis pinching. It causes numbness and tingling and electric shocklike pains in the thighs, but a bit worryingly the numbness has been affecting his arms and hands at times the past few months too. That and pain in the side of his neck lately ..... he didn't need a painful back as well! He's managed to put the boxes and crates out for the shopping drop though. I think we are all beginning to fall apart recently.

I love the picture you paint of EOS on her broomstick, complete with stripey stockings! :-D It has never entered my head that anyone would buy anything I've painted, but maybe they would if I keep improving! I'm really glad I'm doing these courses as I'm finding the teaching a big help. I might even pluck up courage to join a painting group once we are all vaccinated. There is one that is held where I used to go to the craft class and I went to one of their annual exhibitions there and met the chap who runs it and he asked me to join them then.

Island I've never done so many paintings since I started these courses! I hardly managed 2 a year before. I was pleased the effect worked out with the last one but I never know when one is finished and it is tempting to do some more and possibly ruin something! lol. That is a good idea to date and file them, as we always think we will remember and then don't. The teacher got us to get a scrap book to keep examples in of how to do things so I could keep things in there as they are all half A4 size up to now and would fit. Sorry your cardie knitting was too tight at the bottom. I find it hard to pick up again if I have a long break from it, especially if I've made alterations to the pattern or size of needles.

Had to break off for the food drop, but it is all wiped and put away. 12 substitutes and 1 out of stock. Then an Amazon delivery came. Just what someone has said before happened this time, just banged on the door (there is a doorbell) left it on the doorstep and had vanished by the time I got to the door. :-S

Island good to see you back. Weather here is a bit better, still damp but some sun. I hate the dark days of November as well.
Pity your cardigan doesn’t fit properly frustratingbto have wasted time.nthiscwould be where I gave up.

Again thank you all for thinking of us. He did phone this morning and glad managed to walk down the ward with physios and zimmer but said he still felt wobbly. He was quite chirpy told me not to worry and he would phone later. I assume that is if he doesn’t fall asleep.

I went for a 1.5 mile walk before lunch. Took some books to the stall then went for a walk round the park and through the little copse, it made a change but was a bit chilly.
I also had the Tesco delivery and that was early. And when I got back from my walk I cleared out the runner beans. So that is a bit more done.

Afternoon all :-D

Bright and fresh here which is a bit more uplifting. I don't do at all well with the dark and damp of the back end of the year, without adding in the covid restrictions, as I'm sure many don't. So I'm afraid I just haven't felt like cyber socialising either.

Thank you all for your lovely comments re my photos. Yes, I love bright colours - big fan of Kaffe Fasset although he can be quite subdued with his pallet at times.

Annx, love your watercolours! The latest misty one is superb, great perspective with the fence - 'By Jove she's got it'! You must be so pleased with yourself. Are you dating and filing them so you can look back and see where you've improved?

Mandy, that's a lovely wreath you've made. Interesting material. I spy a sewing machine, do you do any arty sewing? I ask because I belong to a machine embroidery group on FB - haven't done much mind due to lockdown blues. How's the gingerbread house coming along?

I've finished a couple of sewing jobs which were in the queue and re-knitting a chunky cardigan which I need to unravel again - unless I knit a couple of godets for the sides LOL In my defence, I wanted to add to the length but it looks like i picked up the stitches and knitted them with pins that were too small so it doesn't meet round my bot. It's very odd, I can see that the added length is a much tighter tension than the rest of the cardi.

I hope things are going to start looking up for everyone one soon <3

O lovely Vera......... :-D

Lol, EOS, I now have a vision of you whizzing about on your broomstick, skirts flying, stripey stockings on show, one hand holding your hat on and one clinging on to the stick for dear life. I hope you have a comfy saddle :-D

I’ve been wondering who you would resemble - one of the witches from Macbeth perhaps, the Worst Witch, the Wicked Witch of the West? No, you would be a kinder witch so I’ve decided you would be an amalgam of Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg (Terry Pratchett) ;-)

Morning EOS mind where you park that broomstick you don't want it stolen. :-D

Lovely to see you fly in everyday. ;-)

Good morning All,

Hope you are all well and safe. <3

I must do some more housework.
Yes, exciting stuff but necessary! :-S

Since I am flying solo on my broomstick now, I can decided what jobs to do first. :-S


I am in charge (in a gentle way of course) :-D

I will be back later, with my broomstick! :-D
Take gentle care
Love Elizabeth, EOS
xx

Morning Vera Anng and all,

Another grey day here but a little bit brighter than yesterday. At least its dry at the moment.

I'm sorry too that T is so poorly and hope they can do something to ease the pain soon. Did you ha a good sleep last night girls? and Frank of course.

I have some washing in the machine so I wonder if it will do any drying if I put it out today for a while? It smells so much better if its been out rather than drying it on the airer.

Better get on and get something done today.

Oh Ann, I am so sorry that T is so poorly and you are going through such an anxious time. I know it’s hard but try and stay strong and positive; things may yet turn out better than you think. I’m thinking of you and sending you lots of good vibes and a gentle hug <3

Good morning all. When T phoned last night at almost 10pm he had not had a good day, his back was really bad but one nurse spent a long time with him keeping him comfortable and helped him to sleep. I was concerned that he had not phoned which he guessed. He made a quick call before going down for the night to put my mind at rest. Poor man they don't seem to be able to stop the pain for him or find out what is causing it. He is very weak now I think. And I am very aware, as is our daughter and son, that this is not going to end well. For him I just want the pain to ease. for me I just want to know he is comfortable and looked after.

Unbelievable how things can change in a matter of three months. His golfing friend are shocked, he was always, although the oldest, the fittest.

A grey day here only 6 degrees out there, but dry so far. BBL

Good morning all

At the moment it’s sunny and bright outside and 8 degrees but I don’t think it’s supposed to get much warmer all day here. I hope you all slept well. I had another restless night. I’ve no particular plans for today. Enjoy your day whatever you are doing.

I had Snow Whute and the seven dwarfs and made loads. They were really lovely and I wish I could get those same moulds again. I did make a nativity scene for the church and still have it but the lst time I put it in the church someone broke the head off the shepherd so I ahv'nt put it in there again.

Going in the shower now and then watch a Christmassy film.

Yes Mel you did send it with the lead.

I had some of those plaster of Paris kits too ,you had to mix the powder with water and pour into the rubber moulds and then gently get the shape out of the mould without breaking it ,I never got one out whole if I remember rightly, so they never got painted as you got some little pots of paint with the kit .

Off to bed now so night night sleep tight

Mandy I thought I sent it with Max's lead but I could'nt remember. Getting old. Love to see the masks Mandy. Arn't we silly when the children are involved. can't wait to hear what Lewis says when he see's them. He he he.

Thats a lovely idea to plant a shrub or flower in the garden in memory of our lovely Jane and I think I shall do the same.

I need a piece of gammon for Christmas but I like to pick mine so not sure about getting one from Asda. I did buy a nice big gammon steak at the shop today for a dinner next week. Must make sure I have some pineapple to go with it or peaches. I may ask about one in the local shop as we have a nice sausage maker in Hatherleigh who supplies the shop and we like his sausages and other meat and they are his gammon steaks I have bought in there too.

Seems to me not many of us finished out painting by numbers then....... I must have had about three in my time and not finished any of them. I think it depends on the actual picture if you like it and I did'nt like any of mine.

Evening all,

It's been dull here but quite windy so i hung washing out and it was nearly dry when i brought it in this afternoon ,the sun did try it's best to shine but it was late afternoon sun just as it was setting .

Yes Mel you did send the Elf ,he has blue and white jim jams on :-D ill send the photo of the little masks i made tomorrow .

I don't think i ever finished one of the painting by numbers either, the paint took for ever to dry although maybe i painted it on to thickly ,i remember laying it out and i kept touching it with my fingers to see if it was dry .

Ann i think it's a lovely idea of planting some thing in the garden in memory of Jane
I wonder if we will hear some thing when Hannah has the baby she must be getting quite near her time now .
Ann that's bad that they don't have milk for your order that's one of the main things people want .
One early morning and it was early ,one thirty , i saw some lights when i woke for the loo ,it was the milk man !! fancy coming that time of night .
Do you ever see a milkman on your close might be worth catching him and have some milk delivered if its getting hard to get on your order .

Frank hope your resting and the ribs are a bit easier today .

AnnG it's good your trying to keep busy by doing bits in the garden ,i suppose as it's the weekend they won't be doing much in the way of treatment for OH ,it's good though that he has the mobile to keep in touch and as there's no visiting they probably make sure they charge peoples phones for them .

I cooked a nice piece of gammon today so we had tonight with salad and mash potatoes so nice and easy .

Afternoon All,

Another dull day here too. Thanks for your good wishes Elizabeth. I hope you have a nice weekend too.

Just had our tech people remotely access my PC to see if the problem with my laptop camera going on and off at will was something they could fix. Sadly not as everything they checked is working perfectly. It looks like it is certainly a connection loose inside the laptop, which was what the teacher on the photography course thought it was. While he was on the phone I asked him about Windows10 (I'm still on Windows 8.1) as I knew the free downloads ended ages ago. He thought I could still possibly get it free as my laptop is a well known make and checked to see if it could still download to it and it will. That will save some £s, but I need to see if the camera can be fixed first and also to wait till my courses end as I can't be without it just now. He said it would take 3 hours to down load and then I need a bit of time to find my way around it, so just before Xmas would be a good time. :-)

Vera I had what was leftover from yesterday with some extra veg from Monday that I defrosted, so a kind of chicken stew and very nice it was with little effort! Yes, there is a lot of plague information in the Parish Record Books, which they were looking at in the programme. They said that some of the London churchyards were raised by 3 feet with all the victims buried. I am wondering now if those gravestones with the appropriate dates in our small village churchyards were wealthier plague victims too as there wouldn't have been so many to bury in small villages.

I'm glad you liked the painting. I remember having one of those Painting by Numbers pictures as a child too. It was of an Alsation's head and on a canvas board. I can't have made a very good job of it as I never kept it and am not even sure I ever finished it!

It's good you are managing to get a few things done AnnG. It all makes less to do another time and keeps you busy. Maybe there will be more news after the weekend.

Mel, will you be doing any wreaths this year? I hope you have enough eggs for your big breakfast tomorrow with the chickens laying less eggs.

It will be strange to not be hearing from our Jane this Christmas. She loved the family get together at home didn't she. I still can't believe she has gone from our lives. I keep thinking I must plant something in the garden to remind me of her.

I have the Asda order to finish next as it is wipe down day tomorrow. :-S So much is out of stock lately, even the usual 4pt skimmed milk we have, no 2pt plastic containers either. It will have to be a dearer brand this time. I am adding a few Christmas non perishables in case they run out by the Christmas order time. I also have this vision that on the Christmas order of a small gammon joint and small turkey joint I will end up with huge ones I can't fit in the freezer as they have run out of small ones by then. I keep having to remind OH that this year we will have 2 weeks food to store as well as Christmas food this year. He normally goes a bit mad and fills the fridge with all the smelly cheeses he likes.

Good you've heard from oh Anng even if there was'nt much to say at least he rang so you can get on with some things now.

I spoke to Em and the boys today through an open door. It wa so lovely to have a short chat. the boys are still at school and they are all alright. I treat the boys like my grandchildren as I have never seen any of mine so they are borrowed grandchildren. Their gran is a year or so younger than me and a good friend.

Vera hows your back today?

Sending love to Frank and hope the painful ribs are getting better.

Must g and get the corn out of the bantams run as they will have gone to bed now and I don't like leaving uneaten food in there as the mice get in and eat it. I don't mind feeding the wild birds but when it come to the local mice population I draw a line.