General Chat

Morning all,

Another beautiful morning here with blue sky as far as the eye can see and not a cloud in sight yet.

My little single rose on the box hedge is just starting to come out and the one down the garden behind my pond is still out too so the smell will be all around. They both smell so lovely you wish you could bottle it to keep for winter days to remember the summer by by opening the bottle and taking a small sniff.

I want to get a towel wash in today and wash the quilt thing in the bedroom that oh sleeps under but he has gone back to bed at the mo so is asleep on it!!

That was a good idea to get the earliest appointments at the hairdresser and chiropodist Vera! Now why didn't I think of it too! My hair is in the afternoon, but I think there should be no more than 2 of us there at a time. It is next to the gym with a shared foyer but of course that will still be closed. I, like you and Gill, think this easing may be a bit premature but as you say, what Boris does will be wrong for some whatever he does. OH said straightaway that we should carry on the same for a few more weeks and not visit the shops that will be opening till we see what happens. There are still thousands testing positive each day. Also, as soon as they open pubs etc and people go out to get hammered as they say, any social distancing and advice will be forgotten and the 'old' normal will quickly resume whatever the rules are.

We went out and watered the back garden at dusk and it was nice to be in the cool. I watered the wall pots and couldn't believe how hot they were to touch.

I shall take it easy tomorrow too Gill. Hopefully the storms may arrive in the evening or on Friday and do the watering for us!

I hope Frank changes his mind and doesn't stay away for long as we will want to know how Ros is doing. None of us are doing that much to talk about just now but it is still interesting to hear.

I am wondering now whether Lacey will be getting the tea party she was so keen on for her birthday tomorrow! What gift did you get for her in the end Mandy?

Yes the bees were gone this morning. Oh said he looked at 6am and there were only a few straggerlers about

I hav'nt been out much today as it would have been far too hot up the border against the south facing wall. Oh was out on the mower most of the day so I stripped the bed and then did a second wash and washed a pillow too. All dried. The bedding was brought in and ironed but the pillow is still out there at the mo.

Its stays lovely and cool in the bungalow if you don't open the windows so thats how I have been apart from the bedroom window which is open a bit but tonight when I went in for the solar lights it was really warm in there. Since oh put that really thick stuff up in the loft it seems to stay cooler in here than it did before.

there is a nice cresent moon tonight.

Still feel sticky so I am going to take a shower and watch a bit of telly.

I will send the pics of the bees now too.

Evening all

What a hot day it's been, I did a few bits in the garden this morning, but had to come in and have a cold bath I was that hot. The hoovering's done and the washing, so when it's hotter tomorrow I can sit and relax now everything's done.

I don't know what types of tomatoes I've got Ann, mum gave me six or the eight plants she was given and there was no label on them, so it'll be a surprise when the flowers turn to toms. It sounds like most of your's are coming on well. I hope your knee is feeling less achy today. My OH watered all the plants before I got up this morning and has just given the toms in the greenhouse another drink. Sorry to hear about your OH, I hope he feels better soon.

I managed to find a few bits and bobs for OH's tree last night, it was nice to be on a run for a change, even if the info I found was for people I already had, I found so many things I ended up going to bed around 4am. Needless to say I was late getting up so have been all behind today.

Have the bees gone Mel? Good job your OH spotted them.

I think the same as you Vera, that lockdown is easing a bit to quickly, at this rate we'll end up with another spike of the virus like America have. Even the health people have said it's to much to soon to the Prime Minister, who doesn't seem to listen to them. Time will tell, I suppose.

How lovely of your OH to order the flowers and Prosecco AnnG, that was a nice surprise.

Pleased to see both you and Ros are doing well Frank. I take it Ros is home now?

Nice to see you on here Jane. All the extra sleep will make you feel better, so don't worry, if your body needs it, then sleep as much as you need to. It sounds like James is very busy in his new job, a day playing golf with Gareth will be a nice change for him. I'm sure Thomas will be home soon, maybe he's asleep somewhere in the shade, trying to cool off.

Evening all,

Phew this heat ,it's ok if you just sit but as soon as you move its to much

Lovely to hear from you Jane ,has this round of chemo made you feel as sick as the other lot you had , your body must need the sleep and they do say sleep is good ,i'm sure Chris and James are looking after you well .
That's a long day for James but at least he doesn't have to travel after work and it's nice he has Gareth to play a round of golf with and relax .

Well what's gone on ? what have i missed ,is Frank off ? i did read that Ros had two more stents and i hope she's ok now
I haven't been on for a couple of days as we've been shopping and wiping and we had family here yesterday for a coffee ,tomorrow they will be round as it's Lacey's birthday and son suggested they come round so we can see her open her presents so that will be nice .

AnnG i see you've been getting your herbs ,i bought a pot of Basil from Aldi the other day and wondered if i could plant it out or are they just potted up to be used in the kitchen they are much cheaper than the ones in the garden centres .

We will need to water well tonight ,i have been watering the toms and cues morning and night and have been giving them a mist in the day which is what my BIL said he does when it hot ,there's loads of toms on the tumbling toms in the hanging baskets.

Mel did the Bees go ?

Must go and get a cold drink my mouth is so dry .

You have quite a few herbs now AnnG. I have never grown Dill but like it with chicken. I have a genetic oddity that some people have which means that Coriander tastes like soap! I shan't be growing any of that! I discovered it after buying buying a bag of salad leaves and tasting soap. I thought the water they'd been washed in had soap in it so washed them thoroughly yet again but it made no difference. I pinpointed which leaf was causing it and googled and found I wasn't imagining it.

Good to hear you are ok Jane and I hope you are less wiped out from now on. Is this chemo a tablet or visit to the hospital? That's good that there is plenty of work for James and at least he isn't needing to travel as well. A nice break on the golf course sounds a good way for him relax after a busy day. I hope Thomas isn't going to be doing one of his disappearing acts.

What happened to all those bees Mel? Did they move on?

Hello All
Wow this heat!!! It’s too much for me and I see it could well be even hotter tomorrow :-S
I have been feeling wiped out and just very very tired.I darent think how many hours I have slept this last week.
Frank I am so glad you are both ok and hope that Ros’s arm and hand have gone right down now.It sounded like she had quite an ordeal with the Angiogram.
I hope too that you aren’t thinking of leaving us.We can’t be without our Frank :-D
I must think about eating as I have hardly had enough to keep a mouse alive .This heat doesn’t help either.
James is going to the Golf Range later with Gareth.Will do him good to get out after being holed up in his bedroom day after day.He works such long hours.He started at 7.30 this morning and has just about finished for the daySomtimes he is still going at well gone 8.
I hope Thomas hasn’t been overcome with the heat.Havent seen him since about 9 last night.

I bought black mint and garden mint, coriander and a common sage and a dill. coriander and Dill I never have much success with, I now have those plus marjoram, variagated sage, rosemary and parsley (ordinary and flat) and chives.

sat out reading in the shade but eventually came in as it was too hot. No update tonight which seems strange so we will go back to watching pointless.

That's good to hear you are both OK Frank. I assume Ros is at home now so just take it easy for a few days both of you.

It's horrid when you get hot at night like that Vera. I am so relieved I seem to have finally left the hot flushes behind the last couple of years. Mine must have lasted over a decade. It's funny because yesterday OH was hotter than me and he couldn't understand why I wasn't as he has been used to it being the other way round for years. :-) I see you also got your jobs done early on before the temperatures climbed too. I had my lunch in the little arbour, but came indoors after as the heat, even in the shade, was getting to me. It's a good idea to make a face mask from the sheet as we will all need them for the hairdresser as you say. I hope your son's taste in decor improved as he got older! I wouldn't want to open my eyes to those colours! lol. I remember my brother painting the ceiling in the bedroom of his flat black!

That's good you managed to get some of the herbs you wanted at the garden centre AnnG. Which kinds do you grow? I lost my sage that was variegated over the winter, but have chives, thyme, various mints and I think it is marjoram that grows back too. I would like a rosemary if I see one like one I had that trailed out of a pot. OH isn't keen on herbs, but I sneak them into things and he never seems to notice.

I have Frank and am very upset. I don't want to lose you so please post whe you feel like it. Love to Ros.

We are both fine thanks. MEL, please read your Emails.

I've just been on FB and Frank was posting an hour ago so I think he is ok.

Good afternoon all

It’s a real scorcher here as well today. OH and I stayed in the same bed all night for a change but we both slept badly. Even with a big floor standing fan going all night it was so hot and humid. OH tossed and turned making us both even hotter and kept getting up for the loo and I had a thumping headache. We both got up by 7 am.

We decided to do the chores before it got even hotter. OH went out for his walk, then dusted and hoovered through. I washed a load of towels and a thick winter dressing gown, did some general tidying up and got everything prepared for tonight’s dinner. All done by 10.30 so I then went out for a walk. I just seem to have been faffing about since then

I’m not sure what I’ll do this afternoon. I think I might have a look at making a face mask with ear loops for when I go to the hairdresser. I found a dark brown sheet at the bottom of a drawer so I’ll cut that up. It must be nearly 40 years old as it’s left over from when my son was a teenager and thought white or pastel colour were too girly for his room so I bought him some brown bedding and some in a really dark green. At one point his bedroom walls were painted in a sort of maroon/brown colour with one wall mustard yellow. Thank goodness he grew out of that phase ;-)

Where are you Frank? We want to know that you are both OK.

OH has just brought me a roll with some pate and pickle, and a nice piece of cake so I’m going to have that now. Might bbl

Good afternoon all, we just had a run out to a garden centre, not the very small local one, the one that is a bit larger. It was fine, quite a few people there but other than a lady with her mother (I assume) who wanted to educate the whole of the garden centre - I guess Mum is deaf/hard of hearing Lol!- they stayed well away, only a couple wearing masks so we didn't bother. Plenty of stuff to disinfect trollies etc. Bought a few small herbs which need to go in fairly quickly but, as with the other place, herbs seem to be in short supply now and nowhere could I find any Thyme.

Annx OH rarely buys flowers unless when I am with him he spots some in the supermarket, then they usually get paid for with the groceries. These plus the Prosecco, being M&S must have cost him a bit. I think the lockdown has changed his mindset a bit and he said he's been out seeing people and playing golf and I had been stuck in, he felt sorry for me! :-) :-)

I do hope Frank is OK. I did think with him falling so much it might be a problem if he fell while Ros was not there. Let's hope all is well and Ros is home and frank is safe.

Morning Ann and all on this Midsummers day.

What a day it is too, so hot out there and oh let me sleep late so nothing done here this morning just some watering of the pots on the patio and they'll get some more when the sun goes round a bit.

Di's birthday today and this will be the first time I hav'nt been able to give her her card and present. I shall have to ring her as I don't think her phone gets any texts I send where she lives.

Must get on so will see you later.

Love to Ros if she's home and I hope she's feeling better after her op.

Morning All,

A scorcher today! I watered the pots first thing and thought how glad I was that I didn't have Gill's 500 to do. OH couldn't help much as he was in a state with a sciatica type pain and had a restless night with it. Ibuprofen seem to be helping now though. Then I got the steam mop out and did the kitchen, bathroom and en suite floors. I was dripping like the mop after so had my shower. OH has meetings so we are eating at separate times so he is sorting himself. I have a vegetable lasagne to try and am having roast mediterranean veg with it.

I woke up wondering where Frank is as I thought we would hear from him by now. I hope he and Ros are ok and that she will soon be home if she isn't already. I know from experience that it takes hours to be discharged.

That was a lovely surprise from your OH AnnG and I bet that made it even more enjoyable. I don't often get flowers but he does ask if I'd like some sometimes. I shall never forget him sending me a large surprise bouquet to work once long before we were married. Well I was so embarrassed, didn't like the attention it caused and felt it was a bit 'showy' and told him never to do that again! Maybe I have put him off.

Better check the oven now.

The only time oh buys me flowers now is on Valentines day when I get my 2 doz red roses. We were first together properly on Aug. 2nd my dads birthday so I don't forget. It will be 23 years this year and the time has flown by.

I hope Frank's ok as we hav'nt heard from him today to even hear how Ros is. I hope she came home today and is feeling better and the swelling has gone down in her arm.

Well I am all hot and sticky so I think I shall have a nice cool shower before bed.

See you all in the morning and I will send the pics tomorrow too. Too late now as I am tired. Night night sleep tight.

Vera he never buys flowers but usually does remember the date so it was a lovely surprise. Had to chuckle to myself as he was so pleased with himself.

Aw, that’s lovely Ann. What a romantic man T. is. I doubt if my OH has a clue when we met (19 Dec 1961) though he might remember where as we were formally introduced by a mutual friend.

What a lovely day it was. After OHhad finished off a few bits in the shed we walked to the post box and book stall, taking some stuff that would normally go to the charity shop as the couple in the bungalow recycle everything you can imagine with lots of various charities. Also returned two books and got three mire.

OH playeda blinder today. You may have seen my post about today being the day we met. He is not normally one for doing anything about it but today he ordered for me flowers and Prosecco. What a lovely surprise. We sat out in the garden drinking the Prosecco and chatting until about 7,45. It was so warm. We then didn’t want a cooked meal it would have been left over chicken curry. So we had chicken sandwiches and raspberries and ice cream

Watching the repeat of Broadchurch now.