General Chat

Well that was good that a member of staff emptied your rubbish Mandy and meant you could stay in your car.

Vera it was Lloyds chemist that we changed from recently as we were always going back for things or they got things wrong. They were always slow and never had things ready and worked at snail pace. The big queues were the last straw so we changed to this private pharmacy. I just hope they have everything for tomorrow morning as it isn't in the spirit of mostly staying in if we have to keep going back. Ha ha, I have a flowerpot garden hat and have mostly been wearing my stetson type hat with the shady brim lately. OH says his flowerpot hat makes him look like one of the Diddy Men but he also wears a baseball cap outside sometimes to shade his eyes. I find they ruin any attempt at a hairstyle, especially now we have longer hair and just press mine into more waves still. :-S

Oh Frank Jane's suggestion that it may be your eyes not being good that is causing more falls is quite probable. I hope they can sort them out with some lasering. OH always has to start the eye drops that sting before he sets off for appointments now as he always needs at least another lot when he gets there so they can see into his eyes. He is funny since his cataracts and lasering were done. He is quite squeamish about watching things on tv like injections or those mummies we were watching on the Egypt programme. He said the other night that it was alright before his cataracts were done, as he could take his glasses off and couldn't see then. Now he says it's no good doing that, as his eyesight is so much better he can still see the things he wished he couldn't! :-)

Jane I often wish they would state the actual garment measurements as the 'fit' can vary so much with the style or make. Often I need a smaller size in one thing but bigger in another. It is a shame you are having trouble with eating, but maybe they will be able to suggest something when your results come through. At least the complan is giving you nourishment. I had to smile at Fitz and the nibbles and you avoiding them! lol. It is good Georgette is better now and able to work, but from home just now.

I have just done an online session making a face mask which was good. You can thread a wire in the top to grip your nose to stop your glasses steaming up and there is a slot to fit a quarter folded sheet of kitchen roll to help as a filter which you can renew each time. Apparently there is a shortage of elastic now, so jersey material that rolls up when you cut it is suggested as the ear loops.

We have taken the paper shreddings to the little smallholding for many years. They breed those little pygmy goats and used to have miniature horses. From time to time they sell Jack Russell pups and guinea pigs. There is always an assortment of poultry in the field at the side of the road as well. Normally they have wheelie bins at the side of the road and request vegetable peelings as well as shredded paper which I presume they use for bedding.

Afternoon All
I hope OH is back from the garen centre now AnnG and followed all the correct procedures there :-D. I bet he wouldn't tell you if he didn't ;-)

Frank, I wonder if all your tumbles and bumps are to do with not being able to see out of your eye properly.it makes sense really.We will have to call you Mr Bump after the Mr Men :-D

Vera did you get your pants sorted and ordered? I had trouble ordering a Bra the other week but got it in the end .Was it M&S with the 20% off?

Ann I thought how lucky you were to arrange a hair appointment so have messeaged my hairdresser to see if he might be taking provisional bookings if as hoped they reopen in July. Havent had a reply though .

I hope you have your toilet trouble sorted now Gill.What an inconvienience !!

Mel you sounded like you really suffered after all that time on the border.Hope all the achy muscles are easing up now.

Mandy how is OHs leg after straining it up on the shed roof.I see you did manage to get to the tip . Vera will be loooking forward to her exciting trip out to her local tip :-D :-D

Yesterday Chris and I popped down to see Fitz for an hour which was so nice.Everything felt just normal for a while.We sat well apart from him but he was a little slapdash when filling the crisp bowl and then sticking his fingers in them to grab a handful before pushing the bowl over to us.I don't think he noticed that we didnt havev any :-D Georgette is working from home still but she managed to come out and sit with us for a few minutes.She is completely recovered now and looked well.

It is too hot for me to sit out really and MEL I have had that neck fan on this afternoon :-D It is really good and has 3 speeds and quick to recharge from my laptop.That was a smashing pressie :-D

I am still having trouble eating and it is so annoying and uncomfortable .Last night I just ended up with a Complan.I need some new Summer tops as last years are too big now and hang off my shoulders or hang too low under the arms. I would just love to actually see what I want rather than trying to guess how long /short or loose something might be by seeing pics on line.

Chris has a click and collect tonight for Waitrose between 6 and 8.I hope it can be ealrier like last time (4 hours early) but no phone call yet to say it is ready.

Oh yes I knew there was something else....Thomas for the last 2 nights has got into James 's bedroom through the window.The first time it frightened James half to death .Thomas must jump from the side gate up to the gutter and onto the bay window roof.
Little devil. He better not get in the habit of doing this because once the hot weather is over James will not have the window so wide open.He might find himself stuck up there all night lol

My goodness, it’s hot again today. I’m sitting at the table in the garden with a big canopy up and a hat crammed tight on my head and covering the back of my neck. It’s not a good look but hopefully the sun won’t give me a headache. It was a hot sticky night and OH had had a glass of red so was snoring fit to burst so I migrated to the spare room at 2.30 am and read for a while but I did get about 4 hours sleep and feel OK so far.

I’ve been wondering how Jane is coping in this hot weather. I know she feels the heat. If you’re looking in Jane I hope you’re feeling OK and I’m sending lots of good vibes your way.

Thanks for the poem Frank. I had seen that one before but it made me laugh again, and made me think of the sixties with my little short dresses and pointy toed shoes. Sorry to hear the problems with your eye are still ongoing. I hope they can sort you out soon. It must be very frustrating for you. Ros deserves a medal for all those scrub bags she has made. She ought to have a bit of me-time now.

Did your OH get safely back from the garden centre AnnG? We ought to get out to our little local one but I am finding I no longer want to make the effort to go out. Somehow staying in seems normal now which is odd as before lockdown we were always out and about.

Colin was lucky to get help at the tip Mandy. At ours the staff are nor allowed to help at the moment and you can only have two people doing the tipping if the stuff really is too heavy for one person.

Ann, where do you take your shreddings? We haven’t found anywhere round here and we aren’t allowed to put them in the recycling bin so I think ours go to the tip. I must check that out with OH as he always deals with them. You do seem to have a few problems getting your meds. Is it Boots you go to? I used to have endless problems with Boots and several of my friends have trouble with them. I changed to Lloyds. When I collect my meds I tell them what I will want next time and 4 weeks later I go in and they are there waiting for me.

I did a couple of hours in the garden this morning sorting out stuff in pots and then I came in and had another go at ordering my undies. This time my postcode was accepted first time and I placed the order only to find they are now out of stock and won’t deliver for about 6 weeks. I’ve gone ahead anyway so that I could take advantage of my voucher for 20% off and free delivery.

I’m feeling a bit sticky so I think I will get a drink and then have a shower. Enjoy the rest of your day whatever you’re doing.

Riding ponies after a break would find those forgotten muscles too Mel! Good idea to work in the shed. It was really hot outside when we had our lunch. We didn't have time to take the shreddings today as I had forgotten OH has another meeting which is about to start. Sometimes he can go on mute unless he has to tell them they are suggesting something that will be breaking the law AnnG and I don't need to tiptoe then. No-one can see me walking through as the back of his laptop is towards me, which is a good job as I seem to be living in old clothes all the time with doing jobs!

What we did have time for was to pop and collect our prescriptions from the new chemist. More problems as they didn't have any of mine, just OH's!! They should have mine in this afternoon they say so we will pop back tomorrow. :-S What I can't understand is that we left it a week, so why do they suddenly not have any of my medication? None are out of the ordinary things. I'm beginning to find this prescription business nothing but stress!! :-(

Back to my painting now. I have a session on zoom later on how to make a face mask! I already have a pattern I cut out from one of the papers and we have 2 each I sent off for. With needing to wash them every time you need a few! It was good to see a young girl at the bus stop with one on when we went out. Some people were still not moving off the pavement to pass each other and were only inches from each other when I was waiting in the car while OH was in the chemist.

I think I am going to work in my shed today. I have some things to repot and need to put my runners in their big tub as I have enough up now to fill it. There are three plants from last year coming up in the tub already so I will leave those in as they may be my Benchmaster ones from two years ago. I also need to sort out the plants around the patio outside the kitchen door as a lot are over and I need to repot some of those too.

At least the inside top of my legs is easier today. I must have stood funny working on the border yesterday and used muscles I had forgotten I had.

I have at last found a box to send something to Mandy in. It was in oh's study and he said I could have it so when I get it wrapped and get up the postvan it will be on its way but I can't guarantee when it will be. One thing is for the Christmas hamper and thats all I am saying.

405 scrubb bags!!! phew frak Ros's machine will be smoking if she carries on. Tell her to go in the garden and have some time to herself. Hope the eye clears a bit for you today. Mum used to have all those eye srops and she said one lot stung and one lot made her wee bright yellow.

I have been stung by something on my forhead and it itches like mad.

Hope Jane is ok today and sending love and wishes. <3 <3 <3 and a gentle ((hug))

Morning all,

Hope everyone had a good night's sleep last night ,it's quite muggy here this morning, we have been to the tip ,seems to be lots more working there to keep things moving ,we only had a five minute wait if that and when Colin got out of the car there was a young lady worker who said if you like to get back in the car I'll empty your tubs for you so that was nice .

Just had a coffee and then on to the next job .

Mel I would have a rest today you don't want to over do it .

Good morning Mel, and All.

Sorry for a no show yesterday, BUT. Was up fairly early, got showered and shaved, as I had to go the the Hospital for my eyes.

I knocked the glass shower door off it's runner, so the door didn't seal properly, hence a puddle outside the shower cubicle. It was a WET ROOM from when I had my Stroke, so no damagedown to the floor coverings. I fixed that when I had finished showering.

The Hospital appointment was for my LEFT EYE, that has gone very misty, and I can't focus anything. After drops in both eyes, and a lot of questions. The nurse started taking Photo's of behind my eyes. She managed three photos of my right eye, but couldn't get any for my left eye. When I was called in to see the doctor. She immediately put MORE DROPS IN MY EYES. which STUNG like HELL. She then proceeded to shine a bright light into both eyes. She admitted she couldn't see behind my left eye, and started asking more questions and filling out a form. They will write to me with an appointment date, to have my eye lazered. This has been going on now for well over a year. So hope it gets sorted soon.

The nurse had to lead me out to the car, as I was as blind as a bat. They wouldn't let Ros stay in the hospital, she had to sit in the car. When we got home, I sat for the rest of the afternoon, sitting with my eyes closed. BORING or what. !!!

F & C man was here by 6.30 so I had a nice piece of cod, and Ros did ham and eggs with a few of my chips. The fish cake she had last week was far to BIG. she could barely eat half of it.

I am still as blind as a bat in my LEFT EYE, so again it will be a day of resting the eye, and doing very little.

Ros has just finished "SCRUB BAG" 405. She is stopping now, and will only restart making them, if she gets a request to make more. She will now be able to concentrate on her garden while the weather is nice.

I hope you are all keeping well, I will get back later today, if I have any news. xxxx

I missed you there Annx we posted at the same time. I can just imagibe how tense it is with your OH at his virtual meeting. do you usually take shreddings for them to use? I don't think anyone takes shreddings round here so ours either go in the compost (if a small amount or in the waste bin if larger.

I don't think there is much gardening here to day so I will just potter out there later to enjoy the sun.

Vera, I missed yours, How thoughtless of them to make such a row at that time of day.

Morning All,

Sun's coming through but it's a bit cooler than yesterday at the moment. OH has watered the pots and seed trays and is at a meeting at the moment so I have to tiptoe if I want to go past him into the kitchen.

I'm not surprised that you are achey after all that time working in your garden Mel. It soon catches my back these days with not being able to squat or kneel. We both have to have a day off after doing much outside now so find some lighter jobs or do some crafting! :-) I hope to do some planting out tomorrow. I'm starting a painting at last now, but later we will drive out to take the big bags of shreddings and leave them outside the gate. I think it should be a bit cooler tomorrow. No sign of rain or thunder here.

Oh Vera what a racket breaking the fencing up and so early too! Surely they could have done that part a bit later on. Mind you, the noisy dog nextdoor was let out at 6.00am this morning and he comes to the gate only a drive width from our bedroom window to have a good bark at everything. The little sweetie, Westie the other side ignores us completely in the garden unlike the noisy Shih Tzu and apart from a little growl if she sees something in the field, she does just one quiet bark when she wants to g in and then waits patiently outside till she is let in. I see you got your knickers in a twist last night, so I hope it works better next time! I had much the same with the 'new' upgrade of the free sessions linked to zoom and couldn't see where to join the photography one last night so had to miss it!

I slept well last night and must have fell asleep in the middle of the Great Sewing Bee so will have to watch it again tonight!

Good morning all. nice day again, 17 degrees at 10.15 so looks like it will be another warm one. Not a lot to do today, one load of washing and maybe clean the bathroom and cloakroom. I slept well again last night although woke up at five for the loo and it was very warm in bed.

Hoping I have done the right thing letting OH go off to the local garden centre on his own. He has strict instructions to make sure he uses their hand gel etc but without me watching???? who knows? He wants log roll and the manager has sadi when OH phoned, he will make some up for him. so now I will worry until he gets back.

Morning all,

Slept like a log again but I still ache from yesterdays border session so maybe today I will give it a rest. I also have a sore on my left knee where I knelt on a stone on the grass.

Cloudy here this morning but its not cold and all the trees are very still. they did say we were going to have some rain in the early hours but it dos'nt look like any fell here but I did see two big flashes of sheet lightening last night about 1.15am.

So how are you all this morn ing?? and where's Frank? Keep putting the cream on Frank....

Well, I didn’t get back to sleep. I heard OH get up just after 7 am and was just dozing off about 7.30 when there was such a racket outside. It was a couple of men come to replace some fencing for a neighbour. They very quickly got out the old fence panels but decided to break them up before putting them in their van. Their method seemed to be to drop the panels from a height on to the paving and then jump up and down on them. The noise was unbelievable.

At least I got the ironing done early before it got too hot. Then I had a frustrating time trying to order some knickers online. I had a 20% off voucher for a particular company and they had the sort I wanted so I placed my order, went to checkout and put my details in but the dratted site wouldn’t accept my postcode. Every time I put it in it came back with “Please enter a postcode”. I couldn’t proceed without it and I must have put it in a dozen times. In the end I gave up.

I have just had a little walk and now I am sitting in the garden doing this. It’s been so hot all day but it’s a comfortable temperature now though I think it might be a warm night.

You’ve been busy Mel. I hope you don’t feel too stiff and achy tomorrow.

I hope you are OK too Frank after your tumble a couple of days ago.

How did your Echo procedure go Jane? I’ve been thinking of you today..

Lucky you, Ann, with a haircut to look forward to. If this goes on much longer I shall stick a basin on my head and tell OH to cut round it.

Well, it’s beginning to get a bit gloomy out here now and has cooled down quite a bit so I had better go in. I think I might be having an early night and let’s hope we all sleep well.

Oh Mel your going to be as stiff as a board tomorrow you'll have to have a day off gardening tomorrow .

Evening all,

Phew hot here today ,Colin has pulled a muscle in the top of his leg i think it was because he has been painting the shed and being on a ladder stretching up to paint the top so we didn't get to the tip today if he's feeling better tomorrow we'll go in the morning .
We sat out this afternoon in the shade and i nodded off ,i started off reading my book but could feel my eyes getting heavy so down went the book and i was gone .

Oh Vera you had a rough old night with not much sleep hope you managed to get a few zzz in in the end .
I had to smile at your excitement of your trip out to the tip :-D
We don't have to make an appointment at ours but they are not letting vans in or cars with trailers ,i think it's because they have lanes now were you now back the car in and unload and they only let a few in at a time ,they won't help to unload you have to lift every thing yourself which is ok for us as we only have our tubs of garden rubbish .

Mel lovely to have the swallows back but shame about the mess they make .

Ann you'll be finding glass for ages it's surprising how far it goes on a tiles floor ,i drop a little glass coffee pot ornament ages ago and i found a piece the other day when i mopped in the conservatory .
I like nasturtiums but the last lot i had in the garden got loads of caterpillars crawling in them they shredded the plants in a couple of days .

Just come sown from the border. I can hardly stand once I have sat down. It must have been the way I was working up there on my kneeler thing. I have done quite a bit today so am pleased with the way I got on but am paying for it now.

AnnG oh and I have been together for 23 years this August and spent most of that time together. In fact as I said before we have our own little world down here behind these stone walls. Its not much different to us this lockdown.

I have washed the towels this morning and hoovered bedroom, bathroom, hall and kitchen and dining area and a bit of the lounge. did lunch, toasted corned beef and branston sandwiches, watched Father Brown again, washed up and wshed some flowerpots, been told by oh not to look at what he is welding if I go past as he has a mask on and I don't and now I am going to see how hot it is up the border and perhaps I can do a bit more up there.

Pizza tonight so not a lot of cooking.

Where's our Franky boy again???????????????????????????? I hope he is ok after that last fall.

good afternoon all. Brilliant sunny day here and quite hot outside. I have been out pottering in the garden all morning, had our coffee out there as well. I daren't do the planting this year which is a nuisance as I like to feel I do my bit to the garden (considering I used to do it all), Anyway I have been directing OH on where to put the Rudbeckia and French marigolds. Luckily that is all that is left to plant now. I managed to dead head and cut back and pull up a few things to tidy the borders but it is too hot out there now to do anything. The wild flower seeds are growing well including a couple of stinging nettles which I won't allow to grow. I know they are good for butterflies but not where they are at the moment. The roses are looking great and I don't think we have ever had so many flowering so early all at once. I have just been round with the camera but it might have been too bright so may well go round early evening again. I wanted to take all the roses for reference. goodness knows what any of them are called OH is not great at keeping labels.

I worked out this morning that this is the longest time that OH and I have spent consistently in each others company. Up until now it has been four weeks as we did have several years of a four week break in Tenerife in May and again in September.

Morning All,

Oh Vera I hope you got some more sleep too. I didn't do so well last night and was awake till after 2.00am which ruined my plan to be up early!

Lovely sunny day again as you say Mel. I started with some watering and will soon need to plant out a few things like my french marigolds and nasturtiums. I thought the nasturtiums had a virus at first but they are all the same so I think it's the variety that has variegated leaves! How nice to see that the Swallows are back.....even if they are messy!

OH is just finishing painting 2 more trellis panels so I'd better switch the warming drawer on to warm the plates for lunch........2 extra meals I prepared and froze before to go with some rice. I might add some courgette and peppers as we are both hungry. I have steam mopped the kitchen and uti now after his disaster yesterday and still found more bits of glass. I shan't be padding around with bare feet for a while!

I do hope the hairdressers will be able to open in June if the virus levels keep falling. Mine has plastic screens in place at the reception desk too. My hair is just about ok but getting longer each day!! It's ok in the mornings after it's washed, but by afternoon some kinks and waves start appearing!

I can hear him banging the lid on the paint tin so better get whirring!

O I forgot to tell you the swallows are back and building in oh's filter shed again this year. He's not pleased as they make such a mess but they are in and out a lot and chattering away.

Good morning Vera and all,

Wall to wall blue sky and sunshine this morn ing. The washing machine is doing its thing with a towel wash in so thats going to take nearly two hours.

We have started next weeks shopping to reserve our slot so thats another job out of the way untill the end of the week when we add to it.

Hope all you others had a good nights sleep and that Frank is not bruised to much from his trip the other day.

Mandy I have replied to you by email.

Must do the bathroom this morning as with oh cutting metal and taking rust off the old mower deck you can imagine how dirty it is in there.

Hope Vera managed to get another hour or two's sleep tis mroning so she will feel better when she wakes up.

Gill did oh manage to sort out the loo for you?