General Chat

Afternoon all

It rained first thing but has been alternate sunshine and grey skies since then, but we are promised more rain again later.

It’s good to see you are home safe and sound Frank. Even if you didn’t do anything very exciting you got out and about a bit so a break from your own four walls.

I hope you are feeling OK Jane. Sending love.


How was your trip to Dobbies AnnG? Did you buy more plants? We have a money off voucher for Dobbies but we don’t have a local one. Our nearest one is Bury St Edmunds. I’ll have to persuade OH that he’d like a run out one day next week. Perhaps if we go early it won’t be too busy..

Mel I generally take a few penstemon cuttings each year. I’m happy to send you some but do you think they’ll survive going through the post? Perhaps it would work if I get them to root and send you a couple in little pots in a box later in the year.

Ann, when we set our garden out I wanted it to basically be yellow and blue, but covering all the shades from pale primrose to orange and pale blue to deep mauve. But, of course, it didn’t stay like that as I would see a plant I liked in a garden centre or be given one and suddenly I found I also had reds and whites and a bit of pink. Most of the red plants are in containers so they are down the side of the house brightening up the long path there. Any colour scheme I planned has had to contend with OH, my very own Mr. Move-it, Fix-it and Mess-it-up ;-)

I think he’s getting peckish as I can hear him in the kitchen making lots of noise so I am sure to know he’s getting lunch. I had better go and be appreciative.

Flappergirl, busy busy and nice clean sheets on the bed. Did you get your drive to the sea, lucky you!

Mel quite bright here now, some sun and quite warm

Frank, welcome back. I expect the pains in your legs etc were cause by sitting a long time in the car, what a pity the journey was extended meaning you were both sitting in the car for an hour.
Actually what you read from me was my answer to Vera, hers are the penstemons.
You said you didn't do much but it would be enough for me to even just see the sea, at least it sounds as if it was dry and it was a change of scenery.

We have just driven down the M5 to Dobbies. I think there is another mass exodus for the weekend down to the West country as the M5 was really busy, lots of caravans. I said to OH 'I really have not missed this at all'. However the garden centre was not very busy, everybody well spaced out and we and most others didn't feel the need for masks. We went in the restaurant which was well regulated name and phone number taken on the door and wait until directed to go in, all staff masked. ony two people at the counter at once, one serving one doing coffees. They now have a coffee end and a restaurant end and the coffee is self serve, the restaurant is table service. No tables used until they have been thoroughly wiped down and the settees as well. It all felt very safe and we had our hand sanitizer which we used after using the restaurant. I am pleased we went as it felt normal to be sitting having a coffee. We also filled up with petrol while out.

tGood MORNING to you dear people,

We are home safe and sound. We left Devon at 9.00 am yesterday. Jan, needed (I don't know why) to go to a furniture manufacturers in Birmingham, about a settee they are making for her. So after a long long journey to B'Ham and a sit for an hour for Ros and I in the car. She reappeared, wanting the toilet. So we found a local pub, for a drink and the loo.With another hour plus, we arrived back home.

She didn't stay, so Ros unpacked and got the washing machine on. There was no way I was going to cook, so we had an Indian takeaway. I had a terrible nights sleep. Kept waking up with pains don both arms ad legs.

Ros has gone shopping for groceries that we need with Carolyn. I have opened over 50 Emails, Some of which I will forward to you later.

We didn't do much while down with Jan. On Monday we drove to the sea front and had an ICE CREAM. Tuesday we popped over to her daughter Jo's to see what he has had done to her house and garden, Where she gets her money from, I just don't know. ??? Everywhere looks great. Wednesday afternoon we drove to the FISH PORT (that I just can't think of it's name) for F & C overlooking the harbour. (BRIXHAM) and sat and watched the boats, while the girls had an ice cream. Never did anything Wednesday, and that folks, is my few days away. HOW EXCITING.

As you can imagine I haven't had time to read all your posts. I did see the emails from Ann, Jane and Mel.Very nice they were too. How nice to see our Jane out and about and enjoying herself. xxxx

Well I had better get going, I didn't wake until almost 10.00 this morning. So I am going to get showered nd shaved, and get dressed.

See you all soon, It's nice to be home. Barry is coming this afternoon to do the lawns. (they do need a cut) So hope the rain holds off. Bye for now. xxxx

Morning all,

We have that lovely forget me knot blue sky this morning with big white clouds out the back and grey clouds out the front to the north.

Enjoy your walk/pinic by the see FG you've earned it after all that changing and washing and remaking. I shoud do our today too so we will see if I achieve it or not as the case maybe.

Hope we hear from Frank today but I suppose they may stay a bit longer.

Much better day today so I've stripped the bed!! The washing machine is whirring round, the whirlygig is in situ, and the bed remade with clean everything!! All by 10,00am! Got to be a record!
I think we may go out for a drive/walk later on and at least have a look at the sea! Maybe take a picnic?!
Hope everyone enjoys their day. :-)

good morning all. fairly bright here and a glimmer of sun so looks more cheeful. I think we are off to Dobbies this morning so BBL. Have a good day all.

I have recorded them Gill, so will remember when I watch the last one!

Have seen her Gill on iplayer has she got a scarf in grey around her neck.

I forgot to mention earlier,

Remember way back when I told you my aunt was on Nick Knowles "Home is where the art is" ?

It started this week and her's is the last one at the end of the series.

In the opening titles she is the first one they show, on the right. She has red hair tied back, with a fringe and she's wearing a grey scarf. Her friend who's on the left has grey hair and glasses with a red top. I think my aunt's show is on 24th July.

The programme is on BBC.1. at 3.45pm, not sure if it's suppose to be on every day as it wasn't on today, but it's back on again tomorrow afternoon, if anyone's interested in watching it. I've been recording them so I'm about to start watching the 2nd one as I missed the first one. At least the one I missed wasn't the one I really wanted to watch. ;-) ;-)

I'm assuming the photo you put on My Heritage originally didn't have the boxes David and that somehow they appeared? If so the photo on My Heritage must have had face tag enabled somehow, so to cut and paste it would still have the face tags on as that is how it will look on there. (at least I think so but it is worth a try). If you are certain the photo didn't have the boxes when it was uploaded to My Heritage, could you join again say with a month's credit if you can do that on there? I think once you found the photo on there there would be a menu that says something like, 'face tag' or 'face recognition' that you could turn off to clear the boxes from the photo. Then you could cut and paste the photo without them on. If there isn't you could see if there is a 'help' anywhere to look and failing that you could contact them to ask how to do it. I have never used face tags myself so am not familiar with them.

If the photo was uploaded to My Heritage with the face tags already showing, then I think as AnnG says, you need someone with Photoshop to remove them.

No not yet Mel. We had a lot of post today and I'm sure they must save it up as we seem to get nothing for a day or two and then a load. I just got OH to put his gloves on and double check it all as we leave it 24 hours before opening. I did spread the envelopes out on the mat with my outdoor shoe to look for it this morning as well. Hopefully it will arrive tomorrow.

Ann, i forgot that photo had been on My Heritage, that's a while back. I am no longer a member on it. Maybe I CCP the photo from there ?
I no longer have the original.

are you now afraid of the light David? ;-) :-D

When I was a child, a small boy, I went to my Mother crying. I'd not long been put to bed. What's the matter ? she asked. I replied "I'm scared of the dark".
Get back to bed David she said, there's nothing in the dark that isn't there in the day light. I returned to bed and went straight to sleep.

Ann have you not had the card yet???????

Forgot to say to David........I think the photo you mean is the one in your FB avatar? That photo is from the 'My Heritage site' (shows up on the photo). That site has software to edit/add to photos so could you remove the tag squares on there? It's worth having a look. If you still have the original photo, can you not re-scan it?

I am going to do some needle felting now. I have left some pasta to go cold in the kitchen ready for tomorrow's lunch. Vera has given me the idea to do a chicken pasta as I have a sauce in a bottle (wish I had the genie too!). I would prepare and cook the rest but can't bang around in the kitchen as OH is working away on Zoom in the next room with 4 meetings. At least I have peace and quiet for crafting though. :-D

Afternoon All,

Dull and a bit humid here so I potted up some more lettuce and planted some pots with more of the self set Snapdragons in the greenhouse first thing and put more ties on the toms. The self set toms seem to be getting bigger than usual for the gardeners's delight variety, so I suspect the pollen came from a bigger variety!! Just hope it wasn't those beefsteak ones or they could be tennis ball size! :-)

Jane I know just what it's like laying awake in the early hours, in my case due to discomfort, but with your treatment being tiring anyway, it must make you even more exhausted the next day. That must have been weird feeling the cap leaking as it must have been cold too. We tried one of those large yorkshires with chicken and veg inside a few weeks ago and we found them a bit chewy to eat and swallow. It sounds like little and often is better for you. At least you enjoyed the cake later! I like the quakers you have next door, but hope Thomas doesn't find them too interesting.

Mel, you will be in the record books with your hair soon!!! I think most of us find our hair gets a bit thinner as the years go by. I really don't like the smell of hair so even in my teens would wash it every other day, despite mum's complaining about the hot water I would use. I didn't like the cigarette smell in it as they both smoked. Now I wash it in the shower almost every day. OH has always been the same as, even with little hair his scalp gets greasy. His beard gets washed too and sometimes he does that twice a day.

AnnG we have a lot of misted panes we were going to get done this Spring. We have more cases of the virus than you, (our council district shows there have been 484 confirmed cases just in our part of the county), so we will wait a bit longer to get them done. OH has someone coming to collect a small folderful of the programmes tomorrow afternoon. He is putting the cash in an envelope and not coming inside, so the envelope of cash will be left in the porch a few days to decontaminate.

Vera your Penstemon are looking good, but it is strange you have the red ones appearing. Your garden is looking very colourful and full of flowers though. When I first set our back garden out I wanted it to look warm, so had no white or blue flowers. It was all yellow, red, purple and orange (including orange Penstemon). It was so hot though, being mostly south west facing and with lots of gravel, I had to introduce some cooler shades eventually! Your neighbour is certainly spreading her shopping around, but she must be paying a lot in delivery charges unless she is getting other people's shopping as well.

Mandy it seems a lot of hairdressers are being really careful to protect everyone which makes you feel better and safer. I'm hoping I will be half a stone lighter once mine is cut! :-D Some hope! lol.

I can just imagine the taste of your runners Island, they are my favourites too. I even checked ours this morning.......not a bean in sight, just flowers (red and white ones)!

Mel, no it wasn't actually an error I pressed return to all so everybody got the answer. Sorry to confuse you, so used to doing that with our U3A group emails.

Just posted your seeds.

Island I think we have had this conversation before I wish I could crochet.

I spent an hour or so this morning clearing out three drawers of my desk to create room for the painting stuff. Lots of stuff now to go to grandaughter in law when we go up so she can do things with Inara.

I like the list of UFO's Island!! I have quite a few of those too.

I don't know if AnnG replied to me by mistake but I got the reply to Vera's email.

Vera looking at your pictures you sent of this year and last year is that the red plant in front of the mauvey one not flowering last year? There is a panstemon in the picture with no flowers on it?

I hav'nt either of those colours but would love cutting if poss please? Mine is a pink one. I did buy a white one down the hsop but it died and it was'nt cheap either.

Done lunch, we had fishing sandwiches, egg and tomato. Oh always calls them that as thats what he used to take when he went fishing.

Gill how are you getting on with your tree?

Wonder if we will hear from Frank today. If they have come home maybe they will be too tired to let us know they are home safely. <3