General Chat

Good morning Mel, AnnG and all

At the moment it’s very sunny and quite hot but it’s also very humid. We are supposed to have showers again this afternoon. It was a very sticky night and I had a fan going and sat up in bed reading till about 4 am. I got up about 8 but feel very lethargic.

I did think of going to our favourite large garden centre which is some distance away but it seems a bit of an effort if we can’t really mooch about and we can’t have lunch there as we usually do, so I think we are just going to pop to our small local one. I do need to go out as I am beginning to feel that I don’t want to be bothered.

That tick bite sounds as though it’s left a nasty infection Mel. You might need the stronger antibiotics. Have fun with the wiping down.

Enjoy your day everyone.

Good morning all, dull here, had rain late evening yesterday. OH is out in the garden I have been prepping tonight's meal and now muct go out and plant what we bought yesterday.

Mel it would be worth ringing your surgery for advice on your arm.

O took two anti's yesterday and this morning the arm is worse. The red has gone beyond the biro line.

Morning all,

Up and ready for the big wipe down. Not such a nice morning as yesterday as most of the sky is cloudy but there is some streaks of blue so hopefully it may brighten yet.

Thinking of Jane today with love and wishes for tomorrow. <3 <3 <3

Must get on and clear some space for the wipe down.

There's no such thing as a weed. We have loads. All along the hedgerows the dog roses are out and the rose bay willow herb on the way to the docs. I miss seeing the wild lowers with not going anywhere. I have red campion in the garden and love it. Also I want to get a bit of the Knapweed that grows down by Prickerly Bottom, in front of the yellow potentillia up the border. Bees love it.

Jane Ok you get an extra day of special thoughts. A nuisance about the bleeds. Is that the cancer or medication that causes it? Good you didn’t need a transfusion anyway.

Mel let us hope this antibiotics work quickly. Do let them know ASAP if the redness spreads that is very important. Take care and get some rest.

Vera I had a day like that last eeek I sympathise and hope you bounce back up soon.
Walking round the garden I stopped to look at my wild flowers which are starting to bloom. Yesterday I had spotted a thistle and thought the bees would like that. Guess who was weeding the wild flowers and guess what happened to the thistle. And he was quite proud of pulling it out for me :-D I have explained being wild flowers they are all weeds.

I did mention Jane's visit was on the 17th. Good luck with the new treatment my love and you know we are all thinking of you and sending positive thoughts. You sound well organised with your bag ready to go. Sending lots of love and hugs...........xx

Its been tipping it down here and the doc rang and said I was to go to the surgery and pick up some antibiotics and to draw a line around the red area to see if it gets smaller or bigger. If it gets bigger I have to let her know and she will give me stronger ones.

I asked oh to do it for me and he did a dotted line around the red. I told the doc I kept wnating to go to sleep and she told me it was the infection. I am not one to sleep during the day usually only a couple of times when I hav'nt felt well.

Afternoon All
Thanks for all your wishes.It is actually Wednesday I start the new treatment.
Today it was the pre chemo assessment
Had a trip to A&E on Thursday as I had another bleed. Thankfully though I didn’t need to stay in for a transfusion so was able to come home(phew)I did go prepared with an overnight bag just in case.

I’ve just come on to say that I’m thinking of you Jane as you start your new treatment and I’m sending love and hugs <3 <3

Btw a valance sheet and a valance are two different things. The sheet is shaped to go over the mattress and down the mattress sides, ending in a frill or pleats like a normal valance. I only know because I’ve got one.

I’ve got the grumps today so I’m not stopping but I am sure I will be back tomorrow feeling more cheerful.

Its been tipping it down here and now at this very minuet we have thunder and lightening. I went out after lunch to have a ciggy and there was a squirrel on the patio who took one look at me and legged it as fast as it could up the orchard. Then I looked over at the fence where a lovely thrush was sitting and on my pond netting was another larger one so I think it was mum and baby. MUm had flown down behind the pond nby the time I had my camera but I got one or two of the baby one on the fence and then on the acer. turned round to bring the camera in and oh had left his walker chair thing on the raod and it was soaking wet. So down the steps I go to get it up on the patio and in the dry.

Jane, will be thinking of you tomorrow, good luck with the treatment <3 <3

Frank do you remember when I had my stitches out that I found a stitch that was left in. Mine wouldn't heal either. If she had trouble with the last stitch there may be a bit of stitch left in and the wound won't heal because of a foreign body there. If it goes on much longer I think you should check with the nurse.

Ros is like all of us ladies, we like to be independent. You won't stop her, just make sure she is standing on something that is safe. I have reached the age where I often have to admit defeat and let somebody else do the job (OH being two years older is stronger than me and has more stamina). But I still hate relinquishing my independence.

Annx it is not the best way to visit garden centres but is better than nothing. One thing the people on the tills are all very good. Tony had a gift card with money left on it, so he had to sign the receipt. the pen was taken back, disinfected and put in a separate pot. and the young man had gloves on. We didn't wear masks as most of the time we were outside or in a wide space inside (we had them with us). One or two people did wear masks, they were mainly elderly (more elserly than us!).

Afternoon All,

More lovely sunshine but it is a bit muggy here now. We did a half hour stint getting the first step level and filling in around it and had had enough. OH did a little watering, but swore blind it will rain here today, but I thought they said we wouldn't so we'll see what happens. :-)

Best wishes for tomorrow with the new chemo Jane. We shall all be thinking of you. <3 <3

It was a good idea to go to the garden centre today AnnG. I said to OH we ought to go tomorrow while everyone is more interested in all the other shops that are opening today. Did you see them queuing at Cheshire Oaks before 9.00am? One minute they are pleading being short of money with the lockdown, the next they can't wait to start spending. Parents wanted their children at school at the start, now they don't. All the trouble the schools are going to, yet already some of the children are hanging around together with no social distancing once they are out of the school gates. :-S We do the same as you and mooch about separately so things are very different as you say and it's nice to call and have a coffee too.

Mandy I did laugh at Lacey wanting a tea party for her birthday. They come out with such unexpected things don't they! Have you started the rainbow bag yet?

Your solid oak floor you had must have been lovely Vera and very hard wearing too. Ours is imitation oak planks by Amtico and that cost enough, so I can imagine what solid Oak would cost in comparison. Still, you only have to do it once!

Don't you just hate these bottled sprays and feeds for the garden plants that have those labels that disintegrate and the bits prefer sticking to you like limpets but not the bottle they came on. I must remember to keep ours in the shed or garage instead of the greenhouse. I have a few now that I couldn't begin to guess what is in them. That's why we need to visit the garden centre as I want something for the cues and also for some scale insects on one of the Hollies.

That was nice of Mel to send you the bedding Gill and it goes with your wallpaper too. I must say I have always put valances under the mattress as well so they reach the floor. Your pork sounded delicious and enough left for tonight too!

Mel I hope the doctor will issue you with some antibiotics soon as you will have to wait for them and your bite is not going away on it's own.

I hope you soon feel a bit better Frank. Ros sounds like me in wanting to not bother other people and just get things done. You can't expect her to do as she's told if you don't!! :-D :-D lol.

Good afternoon all. Lovely sunny day here and quite warm. We decided to brave it this morning and drove out to one of the larger garden centres, a blue diamond one. It was very well organised on the way in with one way in the car park and lines like the airport check in, which they obviously need for weekends. There were not too many people going in when we went and ther is a separate entrance and exit doors which is good. Inside other than at the start and end there is no one way system but it is a big place and people were reasonably good at not getting close, I wouldn't say they were 2 metres away though more like one. However they say you have to be close to somebody for 15 minutes for transfer of the virus and nobody stood still that long. There was the usual hand sanitizer and paper to disinfect trolleys at the start. and some in the store. We do miss having a coffee and chat about what we want to buy. and I find it hard having to stay together with the trolley as I am used to letting OH potter and me go off on my own looking. It is definitely not as relaxing leisurely outing but it was a morning away from the house.

glad you have some new bedding Gill. I always though the valance sheet went under the mattress anyway, both mine are, the flat part is not as strong as a sheet I don't think.

Mel, I hope that you can get help with that bite it is beginning to sound nasty.

Afternoon to you all,

Sorry I haven't been around, not been feeling 100%. Nasty headache and sore eyes. So kept away from and reading etc,

Ros has been busy as usual in the garden. This morning she has had the steps out, and is cleaning the gutters and washing down the Plastic boards, and gutters. I have told her to lave it, until Harvey or Lewis comes, and they will do it. The last thing I need is for her to take a fall, and be hospitalised. She forgets she's coming up to 74 and shouldn't be climbing ladders, especially as we have able bodied men who can do it. You women just won't be told, will you.???

Where I had the last of the 12 stitches removed from my forehead, it doesn't seem to want to heal, and keeps leaking blood, if I happen to touch or catch it. Ros has now put a small plaster on it, so lets hope it heals now.

The leg of lamb was a bit tough yesterday, plus I wasn't hungry, so most of my dinner went in the bin. I will slice the remains for tonight, and put it in an Onion gravy with Mash and Veg.

Is it this week that Jan has her new treatment. I do hope everything guest plan, and she starts to feel better after it. xxx Thinking of you my love. xxx

What a bolt from the BLUE. How are you and yours Liz, so nice to hear from you.

Jonathan called round yesterday afternoon, and sat out on the patio with a few beers having a good old catchup. Nicola and the boys were out for a cycle ride. Mason is 17 this year and is starting Driving Lessons, WHERE DO THE YEAS GO. It seems only a couple of years, when he and his brother would call me to spray them when I was watering the garden, when they lived next door.

Coffee and sarnie time. Care care and stay safe. xxxx

It's on the bed now Mel ;-) ;-) ;-) I used our old valance sheet under the mattress to hide everything under the bed, so I've still got one sheet lol :-D :-D It dried very quickly not like the valance which seemed to take forever. So washing the sheet you gave me and putting that back on the bed won't take long now. I didn't notice a hole in the quilt cover, so no worries, it wouldn't of mattered anyway as I'm so grateful for another set, it's going to save me so much time in the future knowing I don't have to get everything cleaned all in one go. It's not to bad in the summer, but now I don't have a dryer, thanks to OH's fiddling lol, I have to put everything on the rads in the winter, which doesn't help the mould, now it won't take as long, which is brilliant and will keep the mould down to.

Well done talking with the doc online, I wouldn't have a clue where to start, even if I was given instructions. Good idea to send the pictures, I hope the doctor can give you something to clear it up.

I slept reasonably well, but was woken up earlier than I would of got up. It's worked to my advantage though as I managed to get my washing done earlier and now I'm about to make a stew with the left over pork from yesterday. I'm also going to blanch the leeks I don't use today, so they don't go off, I'm one for forgetting about them and I've lost count of the times I've had to throw them away because they've gone off at the bottom of the fridge, this way I can freeze the blanched ones and use them when I need them, knowing they'll be okay. I have trouble buying them later in the year so I'll have some for the winter months to if I buy a few more to freeze.

Going to get a drink first, I let my last one go cold. With being so busy I forgot about it. The sun is shinning it's little head off and it's so peaceful now next door has stopped banging, so I'll have my drink outside and watch the birds for a bit before starting the cooking. It'll give me a chance to cool down after battling with the mattress. OH is out, I should of waited until he came in, but I wanted the bedding finished before I started cooking. I'll sit in the shade to cool off as I'm a bit warm now.

Morning All,

Gill I am so pleased you like it and the colour matches. Also that it got there safely.

I did'nt check to see if it was the one with a small burn hole in it but hope its not that one!! but that won't matter and now you have a spare set you won't have to worry about getting the bedding dry to put back on the bed. Enjoy..........

I have done an Econsult with the doc this morning and the receptionist talked me through it while I filled it out. I sent 4 pictures of the bite and am hoping to hear from them tomorrow. Its bigger again today and itchy and when I bend my arm it touches the top of my arm and hurts.

Hav'mnt done anything today yet so I better get on.

Hope you all slept well or as well as can be expected. :-)

BBL

I forgot to say, yes I do have a carpet cleaner AnnG, a Vax one, it's quite heavy which is why I think I was so achy the day after. My carpet wasn't very expensive and has been taken up a few times for the electrics to be altered, so now it's got a few wrinkles in it. It's needs stretching back onto the gripper again, but with it being quite old I'm thinking of getting rid of it and putting a wooden floor down instead. It would last longer and be quicker and easier to clean.

Morning all

Bright and sunny here today, although it's forecast rain later.

Thanks for the bedding Mel, I love it. It arrived at 7.30am this morning, the postman woke me up ringing the door bell. He did appologise for being so early and kept social distance when I went to the side gate to pick it up. He left it lent up against the gate.

I opened the parcel but just before I did I asked OH to turn the washing machine on, everything was in the machine he just needed to switch it on, no problem there I hear you say, well, I nipped to the loo, only gone a few minutes and when I came back into the living room, the bedding was missing........yes, you've guessed it, OH had put it in the washing machine before turning it on. Luckily it was a white wash and the bedding was a light colour. So I didn't have a chance to look at it properly until I pegged it on the line........Men, they do daft things sometimes don't they? LOL.

I'm so pleased you sent me a sheet and two pillow cases as well Mel, I wasn't expecting those. When I washed my bedding the other day I noticed the valance sheet was going a bit thin in the middle and ready to go into holes, so I've put that under the mattress so only the valance shows, it hides the things I have under the bed and the valance bit of the sheet is okay, so when the flat sheet is dry I'll pop that on the bed. The pillow cases were a god send as OH pillowcase never comes up as clean as mine, probably his mucky head lol, so the two you sent me will replace them to. I love the pretty pink flowers on the quilt cover and it goes perfectly with the pink flowers on the bedroom wall paper. Thank you so much for thinking of me.

I'd love a solid oak floor Vera, but like you said it's very expensive. I might look into the engineered timber you mentioned if it's as good as solid wood but cheaper. We have wooden floorboards but they're not good enough to do anything with, we were told when we had one of our floors replaced it wasn't the right kind of wood to stain and walk on all the time. I think it's soft wood, or something like that, I can't remember exactly what he said with it being 12 years ago. Good luck with your photo's, if you're anything like me you'll spend more time looking at them, than sorting them out LOL.

How lovely Mandy, Lacey wanting an afternoon tea for her birthday, just the right thing in lockdown. Have you decided what to buy her as a gift yet?

The pork we had yesterday was delicious, it fell apart and was very tender, there's some over so I'm going to add some veg and gravy to it for tonight's meal. OH is working a night shift 8pm to 8am tonight, all the shift patterns have changed and are now all over the place. On his next shift on Thursday he's on 10am to 10pm for three days, he can't eat a heavy meal just before bed, so I don't know what he's going to do about eating. I'd of thought he could buy a meal at work, but he doesn't know, so will have to ask. If he can't then it'll be sandwiches, which isn't a healthy diet at all.

Going to check the bedding on the line now, it's been out since 9am, so hopefully it'll be dry now.

Elizabeth, hello and thank you for your good wishes. I hope that youtoo are keeping well and staying safe.

Annx a Humbro, little pots used for airfix, not that I have any but have load os large pebbles round the water feature. Mel, did you find out if your scrops were there today, not really good service that you are getting is it.

Gill, do you have a carpet cleaner? That is my OH's favourite toy, it is a wonder he had not cleaned our lounge carpet away. It is a hotel quality one and is 26 years old but is still, although a bit faded, as good as new and gets cleaned often as it is on the through route from the garden to the front door and kitchen.
Hope you enjoyed your pork.

We have lamb shank tonight.

you had pork as well Vera, hope yours was good as well. also hope you feel better today and have more energy. I think this situation saps your energy.

Mandy lovely to see family, lucky you. A tea party sound a lovely idea, I hope she enjoys it and that you can find a suitable present for her.

Mandy oh sent Stephanie his niece and aftern oon tea hamper from M&S she loved it. It all came in a little grey basket which she uses to put things in.

Glad you liked the lead. It the one I won at the dog show a few years ago and the dogs bowl was last year. I forgot I was going to send you the lead and found it in a box ready to be wrapped up and I had put it under the bedroom unit. When I got the box out I was surprized to see what was in it.

Sending love to Jane. <3 <3 <3 <3 its this week she sees someone, did'nt she say the 17th.