General Chat

Sorry AnnG, when you said you were all meeting outside I thought you meant outside in your garden! If I had seen your photo I would have soon realised but I haven't received one. Everything is as normal in our close, no-one outside, no flags.

Oh Vera your poor mouth and little sleep again. One of my friends at today's meeting has had I think, her bridge and tooth break and she was surprised when she was told to ring 111 as the dentist couldn't see her. Yes, we had a nice chat together this afternoon. You will enjoy your quiz and soon get used to Zoom as did my friends who hadn't used it before today.

Oops.... better see what the Queen has to say now.

Good evening all

I eventually slept from about 5 am to 8 am but have felt very lethargic all day. Everything has seemed a bit of an effort but I made a cake and did a couple of jobs. My tooth is much the same, not much better but no worse. In fact I am not even sure it is the tooth. I’m now wondering if it might be a gum or jaw problem. I can manage at the moment so I won’t ring the dentist yet.

Oops Mel, I thought your pendant was a dish as well. Sorry. Now you have the coin there to show the size it’s obvious that it’s a pendant. You are so clever, I wouldn’t know where to start with something like that. I love the colour as well.

I hope your OH gets some work sorted soon Gill. His boss can’t give him four weeks notice and then expect him not to look for another job - what does she think he is going to live on, plates of fresh air?

I hope all you hay fever sufferers aren’t feeling too horrid. I’ve never been troubled with hay fever but my son was dreadful when he was young. The worst thing for him was oilseed rape. Thankfully he seems to have outgrown it.

I hope you enjoyed your Zoom meeting with your beading friends Ann. My daughter is organising a quiz on Zoom on Sunday so all being well we will join in this one. I’ve been assured that Zoom is easy to use so I should manage OK.

I do hope Jane is OK.

Lovely street party photo AnnG and don’t you make a lovely fairy.

I went for a walk this afternoon and it might just as well not be VE Day anniversary. I just saw a couple of houses with flags (and one with Santa’s sleigh and reindeer :-S). No-one seemed to be in their front gardens with cups of tea and I don’t know of any sing-songs going on.

Were the flags being flown upside down Dermot? That really annoys me when you see the Union Flag wrongly flown. I’ve even seen it upside down on official occasions. You’d think we could manage to fly our own national flag correctly wouldn’t you?

OH is watching something in the lounge so I’m watching the VE programme on the BBC in the conservatory and really enjoying it. I hope we all have a good night tonight. Be back tomorrow.

Annx not sure what you mean about people touching cups etc. We all had our chairs outside our own houses, some on their drives and some on the pavement, all well away from each other, some also walking around to chat but standing at least six foot away. We took our own cups of tea out and our neighbour made little cakes and had them on a table six foot away from her. People went singly to collect a cake, everyone was really careful. It was great fun, we had a laugh, only two cars came into the road while we were out there for one and a half hours. Some of them had alcohol, we chose to wait until we came back in.

Sorry Mel as there was no scale in the first photos it did look like a bowl or dish.

Gill hope OH can get sorted soon.

IT IS NOT A DISH ITS A PENDANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IT IS NOT A DISH ITS A PENDANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IT IS NOT A DISH ITS A PENDANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IT IS NOT A DISH ITS A PENDANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have I now made that clear?

I have been up the border again this afternoon cutting out Brimbles and ash tree a foot and a half tall. I had some big docks out too but I have only cleared about a 2' by 3' bit of ground. I also cut back a lot of Brimbles from the west corner of my border as they were coming out over the lawn. Oh has mowed the west lawn and it looks so nice now.

We have drain trouble so he's been rodding that as the soak away was'nt working properly.

Afternoon all

Lovely and sunny here, I hope it's nice for you to have your sing song later Frank.

Yes Mandy, OH has applied for two jobs and has another application form to fill in for another one. He went back to work yesterday and asked the boss if she'd heard anything regarding the jobs contacting her for a reference, she said she hadn't so he doesn't think he's got those jobs, lets hope the next one is more successful.

OH's boss doesn't want him to get another job, she wants him to wait a few weeks so he can carry on working where he is, but like he said he's got bills to pay so can't afford to be out of work for long and she never actually said she'd definitely take him back, so he's still job hunting. I hope she doesn't do a bad reference to put people off employing him, so she can have him back when she's ready. I think she just wants him on the bank so she has someone at short notice who will work, but bank work isn't regular work, he's done it before and you don't get paid if you're not needed. I guess he'll just have to wait and see what happens.

Love the dish you made Mel, did you use a mould to make them or do them by hand? Lovely colour.

That looked like a lovely party AnnG, I remember having a street party for the Queen's Silver Jubilee back in 1977, we had a fancy dress party and my mum made me an outfit in red, white and blue crepe paper, it was really good, I had a flare skirt a nice top and a bonnet. I think I wore the skirt and top over my own clothes in case it ripped, it didn't rip though and I loved it.

I hope your toothache isn't to bad today Vera, let's hope you can visit a dentist soon and have it sorted. My OH needs to see the dentist as he broke his tooth again, they said they weren't doing face to face appointments at the moment, so he has to wait until lockdown is over and things go back to normal. The problem is we don't know when that is going to happen. Let's hope it's not to far off for both my OH and you.

I hope you're feeling a little better now Ann, Hayfever is awful isn't it? Keep taking the tablets then hopefully you'll be alright. You're lucky you can get them, we don't have any around here, so I'm staying in doors when I hear people cutting their lawns. There's been a lot of people having their trees cut down to, so I don't go out as tree pollen is suppose to be really bad.

I'm doing really well on my family tree and have a few people helping me now. I've sorted out all the mistakes and now I'm looking for children for the correct couples. Having Ancestry opening their UK records for free has been a great help.

How nice to have seen the Red Arrows this morning Mandy. They are so impressive! I see you have been weeding and Colin lumberjacking getting a root out! I keep having to rest up after a session in the garden and could hardly straighten up after making another step with rocks yesterday! Luckily if I stop in time I soon recover and OH is much the same with his back.

AnnG I think I would be a bit worried about people touching things like cups and using the toilet to have them come round. I would be there following everyone at a social distance with my marigolds on and anti bac and cloth and put the dampers on things! :-D :-D

I planted the last of the Pansies in a pot today and OH brought me some soil to mix with the compost and it was full of ants!!! I must look in the shed later for some Nippon from last year.

OH noticed some marks on one of my my earlobes yesterday like something had nibbled it........it wasn't him!! :-) It doesn't look any worse so hopefully it will get better on it's own.

Your make was lovely Mel and the paint really enhanced it. Those bunnies heed to listen to the song 'Run rabbit, Run rabbit, run, run, run!!'

I have more papers to comment on today from the research place and must go now as I am meeting my beading friends on ZOOM.

Its not a dish but a pendant. It has a cabachon in the middle and is on a metal base.

Spotted two flags today wrongly displayed - one of them in a Superstore.

Embarrassing!

Afternoon all,

Little bit of cloud about but still plenty of sun which soon helped to dry all the bedding ,it's now been ironed and is ready to go away .
We had The Red Arrows go over this morning luckily we were out side and heard them coming ,they went over in two lots and were quite low too.

Mel i love the little dragon dish with the big eyes it's a lovely colour and the gilding finishes it off nicely .

AnnG that was some street party ,what an assortment of chairs :-D enjoy your cuppa with the neighbours this afternoon .

Vera hope the toothache has eased .

Oh Ann good job i read your post i haven't taken my hay fever tablet today i'll go and do that now .

One or two flags round here, we have two upstairs and one in the front window (kitchen) and next door have her Mum's original union jack bunting across the house. opposite the house with two little girls has a very large teddy bear wearing a union jack and a party hat sitting in a chair.

Good morning Vera, Mel, and all.

I did manage to get a few hours sleep. I think it was 7.00 when I got up.Two COT showered and dressed.

Watching the BBC programme celebrating VE DAY. I have been in tears a few times already. Ros can't understand (Just finished the two minute silence.) why I am so emotional and sentimental. But having been bought up close to the EAST END and the DOCKS, with all the bombing. It is something I am very proud of, and have no trouble showing my love for this GREAT COUNTRY. It would be lovely to think I might live for the CENTENARY. lol lol. JUST HOPING. !!!!

A lot of cloud around this morning, but they say the sun will come through later. Martin has just rung, to see that we are alright, and was there anything she could get for us.

We were out there clapping last night, answer a lot in the close. Even Tony came out. That is a FIRST.

Trying to think where we have put the UNION JACK. As I would love to have that draped round my shoulders this evening at the SINGALONG.

Off to get a coffee, and yet another read of my book. I think it's warm enough to sit on the patio. I will take a light jumper out with me, in case I need it.

Have a safe day my dear friends. xxxx

Lol I see you had hicups Annx.

good morning all a lovely day here. We are all meeting outside with a cup of tea at 3pm, just for a friendly chat, nothing elaborate.

I couldn't get to sleep last night but slept ok when I did eventually. Just bee sorting a few T shirts out while leaving sweaters available. I wish the weather would make its mind up.

Liked the dish Mel, especially when painted and guilded, very effective.

Hope Vera and Frank slept ok last night and hope the toothache is easing Vera.

Morning All,

I managed a good night's sleep last night but am waking about 5.30am now! I think my feeling a bit rough the past 2 evenings is due to hay fever effects and being out in too much sun (with hat on though) so am making sure l take the tablets every day now.

I used diluted bleach to wipe down groceries last time as I read that it kills viruses in 15 to 30 seconds and is more available than other things. OH carries the bags in with gloves on and puts them on the kitchen floor. I wear rubber gloves and wipe things down on the draining board. Afterwards I wipe the draining board then put my rubber gloves and wiping cloth in the bowl of bleach for a couple of minutes, then rinse them out and wash my hands with soap. With his gloves on OH transfers all the empty plastic bags to a cardboard box in the porch cupboard where they are left for 5 days and then used as kitchen bin liners. I am only using my anti bac on the outside bin handles and lid and doorbell, as our Asda didn't have any the last 2 times I ordered.

I did another of the free zoom meetings yesterday. It was on basic camera manual adjustments and for 2 hours and was really good and unravelled some of the complication for me! The chap is doing another next week about more features so I shall try to watch it.

Must get going now and will catch up with some of the posts later when I' m on the laptop which is easier.

Morning all,

I do hope Frank and Vera got a few hours in last night or should I say in the early hours of this morning so its no good asking if they sllept well.

Looks promissing this morning out there not been out yet but the rabbits are running around the garden.

Nothing planned for today but washing to do.

Hallo Frank, I see we’re both awake again. I only saw a few minutes of the Vera Lynn programme but I might try to watch it on the iPlayer.

I wish you all the luck in the world finding your grandchildren. Hope for the best but be prepared for disappointment. If you do find them they may not want to have contact, but fingers crossed that you have a happy ending.

Now I’m going to go in the spare bedroom so I don’t disturb OH. I’ll probably read for a while. Hope you get some sleep tonight. Night, night.

LOOK AT THE TIME. !!! I HAVE PUT OUT A REQUEST TO ANYONE WHO KNOWS MY GRAN,DCHILDRED to get in touch. did anyone see VERA LYNN tonight.?? I sat filled handkerchief with tears of happiness.

One thing that really got tome. was when my BROTHER JACK walked intotherclassroon at RAY LODGE SCHOOL anfv took my TWIN SISTER AND I from the classroom on his way back home from BURMA.

I DARE NOT THINK what I will be like with the celrbrartions tomrrow night. A GREAT BIG CRYING BABY> !!!!

I won't be sleeping much tonight.

SEE YOU IN THE MORNING> GOD BLESS> xxxx

Yes we just clapped. The two little ones over the road were chalking rainbow colours on their drive. Again 22 out of the sixteen houses out so very good. Nice to catch up.

Just done the clap there was a few more out tonight and some little ones down the road let some balloons go .

It seems we all use the anti bac wipes and dettol multi surface spray. I like the latter and have used it for years. I ordered it and they sent me the asda lemon wipes instead.

Did'nt get my dusting done as I got lost in the craft room (lounge). I have finished my latest project so will send some pics of before baking and after and after vanishing.

Vera I can remember my aunty Jean telling one of her children who had toothache to chew a bit of white bread on it. We were at a fishing place at the time so not near home. Or you could try a clove.

Evening all,

It's been quite hot here today in the sunshine ,we have been doing some jobs in the front garden ,Colin dug a root out and i weeded along the path on the outside of our fence every time some one went past i nipped in the gate until they had gone past ,everyone said thank you ,DIL's parents went past so we stopped and had a chat with them she is a career and so far that home has been virus free .

Oh no Vera i hope the toothache eases up for you ,will the dentist be open tomorrow as it's bank holiday ,not sure that our dentists are open at all ,i've heard several people say we would have to go to some where in Norwich if we needed treatment ,our dentist rang yesterday to cancel our checkup that we should have gone to in a coupe of weeks time .

Frank have you been having a practise with all the old songs ready for tomorrow :-D i expect Ros is missing the choir practise she will be able to have a good old sing song with you .

When i wipe my things i use an anti bac wipe with the Dettol multi purpose spray.

Went to boots for our tablets there was two in front of me and it took ages as they were trying to sort out an elderly lady's tablets so she doesn't have to keep going in for them bless her i don't think she really understood what they were telling her .

Two more nice warm days then we're in for a really cold few days so got to make the most of friday and saturday .

Gill has OH had any luck with finding another job ? good job you noticed your mistake on the tree as it can throw the whole tree out when you add the wrong family .

Ann that was nice having the zoom meeting and seeing the craft rooms of other people ,i always look at the rooms of the stars when they are on the tele now ,oh how the other half live :-D
Hope you managed to get a better nights sleep last night .