General Chat

Iv'e just cooked my first dragons eye. Can't take it out and look at it till its cold so I hope it hasn't cracked the glass eye.

You all sound like you have had busy mornings so Frank enjoy your read and stew tonight and tomorrow and AAnnG your egg and bacon tonight. My favorite, egg and bacon. I could eat that every day and not get fed up with it.

Never made a stew with shin. Have made it with stewing steak and braising but like it best with skirt beef. There are some kinds of beef I don't like the taste of. I think it could go back to school dinners!! :-P Some were nice and some were not.

I wish it would cool down quickly as I am dying to see whats happened to it.

Frank you sound like tony Hancock with your empty arm :-D :-D

Shin stew sounds nice OH is cooking eggs and bacon tonight, he doesn't cook a lot but is good at that.

Size five in ladies shoes always used to be the most popular size (I take 5 as well) which is why we never have much choice in the sales.

Annx My dentist doesn't give me any choice as to whether I have it done or not but I couldn't have it without injections, even then occasionally I feel it. Unfortunately I seem to make enough tartar to warrant it. Not cheap either because of the injections, costs me around £50 a side.
Our Tesco is quite big as well, I look on it as good exercise when we go.

Mel, we had the same weather here, really nasty, thick fog and then when it partly lifter drizzle. So, after the doctors we decided not to go to Tesco and do it tomorrow. So we went into the Community centre (next to the doctors surgery and had a coffee and shared a very nice traditional pasty. we then nipped home and collected a couple of bits for the tip, took them (empty, nobody there so no queue. We then, on the way home called in to Home Sense for a look round.

Afternoon to all you lovely people,

Yes THICK FOG and everywhere very damp. I was at the nurse this morning for bloods to be taken (FOUR FILES) I have an empty arm now. lol lol

I have been trying to order flowers on line for Sally, what a job and a half. I have given up. I will phone a florists, and order over the phone.

Glad you are home Jane and you are not feeling too bad. My love and thoughts go out to you. xxx

Gill I would think with feet that size you are in CHILDRENS shoes. I bet you have a right old job finding shoes you like

So there is quite a few of us who don't sleep to well at night. I put mine down to none activity, whereas you girls are always on the go. What are we going to do. ?? lol lol

Ros took me to the DRS. this morning, and we bumped into three people who we haven't seen for years. What a place for a catchup. !!!!

I got a tray of SHIN out of the freezer yesterday. I have got Ros to make one of her wonderful STEWS. Everything goes into it VEG wise, I expect to find the BUTCHERS DOG in it, but so far I haven't. It will last us at least two days, so no cooking tomorrow.

I wouldn't think anyone is out and about today, unless you have to. We will just sit and read/knit. The stew will simmer away all afternoon.

Keep warm, and take care if you are our in this horrible weather. xxxx

Afternoon All,

It's just very dull here with no frost. I slept well till 6.00am When the neighbour opposite woke me reversing his van into his drive. I wish he didn't sit there with headlights on and engine running while he does his paperwork. Gill you asked what work he does, he works for one of the water authorities and we think he is on call at night at times to mend water leaks etc.

Glad you had a reasonable night Vera and that your OH managed to get back to sleep each time he woke.

I used to have that deep cleaning done AnnG and hated it as they go right inside the gum and around the roots! My dentist called it root planing but it is the same thing as a deep clean. I don't have it anymore or ordinary cleaning by the hygienist as my teeth are too sensitive, but the dentist says he never sees teeth as clean as mine and says to keep doing what I do. He's noticed that I don't seem to get plaque and he never needs to scrape anything off. I just wish I'd looked after them better when I was young though as I don't have many back teeth left now, but intend to look after those that are left!

I just did a big pot of lamb mince 10% fat with onions, tinned tomatoes, squash, swede, carrots, courgette and celery. I shall freeze half and we had the other half with brown rice which I thought OH might not like, but he is having whatever is put in front of him as we both need to lose weight and this was one of those 2 min microwave packets, so I shall get some more now. :-)

I managed to sort out a section of wardrobe that has drawers below yesterday and there is a bag full for the charity shop now. Things were packed on the rail so tight though, there is still no room to put anything else in there. :-S I seem to have an endless supply of bras and have forgotten why I don't wear some of them so will have to have a trying on session.

Mel I have told OH that our big Sainsbury's is like walking round a small village! I'd sooner pop in the Co-op for bits and pieces now and just do the occasional big shop.

Morning Girls and Frank,

By your posts it sound slike we all have the same weather today. Its dull here after our lovely sunny ornings and looks wet out there but I hav'nt been out yet!! I had a good sleep and oh let me lay in this morning after my shopping day. He usually does this as he knows it takes it out of me now. since they rearranged Morrisons I always have to go back to the begining of the hsop about three times at least as I just can't get used to going around the way they now have it set up. I used to be able to write my list for things I wanted as I went around the shop but now it dos'nt work anymore. I have even tried going up and down all the isles but that just makes me walk isles I don't need. It is such a big shop now they have put the big extension on. I would like to know just how many steps it is around there now.

Nothing planned for today but I do want to try the oven again.

The burns on my right hand that did'nt hsow much have started to peel like scabs and keep catching on things. I have places I did'nt even know were burnt. On the blister finger the knuckle down from the one I took a pic of is now hard and scabby and the dot on the next finger is hard and two biggish places on the back of my hand are peeling too.

Glad all those who don't sleep too well had a better night.

Thinking of Jane and hoping she dos'nt get the dizzyness again as that must be so unpleasent. Sending love and wishes. <3 <3

Good morning Gill and everyone. Still thick fog here no frost but the fog is most unpleasant as it makes everything damp. Should be used to it as we get a fair amount here in the Severn Valley

After a doctors appointment we are going to do the weekly shop but after that nothing on much.

At least I had a decent nights sleep, that is several in a row now, hope all the non sleepers had a better night last night.

Hope you are Okish Jane :-) <3 <3

Morning all

No frost or sun here this morning but horrible fog and damp. I feel sorry for anyone driving to work in it.

AnnG, I’ve never had a teeth deep clean but it doesn’t sound very nice. In fact I had never heard of it till I came on this thread and a couple of people mentioned it.

Hope you are feeling OK this morning Jane.

OH seems a little better. He said that the pain woke him every time he moved in the night but he got back to sleep quite quickly. I had a reasonably good night as well.

I have been up an hour and a half and have done nothing, apart from having two mugs of tea. I’m going to have some breakfast now, then put a big duvet cover in to wash and give the upstairs a good clean.

EDIT. I missed you there Gill. I don’t think I could be bothered to colour my hair but a lot of my friends still do. Have a nice relaxing day today.

Morning all

Damp here today, no rain just damp air. At least it's warmer with no more frost.

Nothing much planned for today a bit of washing and then I'll take another look at OH's tree. I don't think I've got much to copy over now, so hopefully it won't be long before I've copied everything over.

Going to the dentist isn't pleasant for me either AnnG, but like you said it helps.

Hope you had a good nights sleep last night Jane and you don't feel to bad today. Let's hope the dizziness eases off a bit now and isn't as bad as last time.

Going to get a cuppa then run a bath, my hair needs colouring again, but also needs washing. If I wash it today I can colour it the day after tomorrow as the colouring says not to colour your hair straight after washing it. Not sure why, but best to stick to the instructions.

What's everyone else up to today?

Good you are home and fed Jane. Have a good nights sleep. My water pills get me up every night at least once. Be good if you didn’t get the dizziness at all, you can only hope.

Yes not pleasant Gill but not usually too sore afterwards and it has helped my teeth not loosen as much.

That's good you are home now Jane and it sounds like you are managing a bit better with eating although I did wonder how you managed a cupcake, till you explained. It sounds like you have a few tablets to take and I hope the dizziness isn't so bad this time. I expect, like me you will be having an early night. :-)

Frank how great the chap made your teeth such a good fit! I hope you have a good night tonight as it makes you feel so much better.

Will catch up with the thread tomorrow as I think OH is ready for bed as well. I hope Vera and her hubby manage to get a restful night too.

A cuppa and 3 custard creams sounds just as nice Jane. At least cupcake fitted in nicely with the sentence you were writing lol ;-) ;-) ;-) Hope you have a good nights sleep and don't need the loo to often with taking the water tablets, sweat dreams <3

I didn't realise you'd need so many injections AnnG, not very nice to go through but at least you'll have a nice clean mouth and teeth afterwards. Hope it's not to sore though. It sounds like you're getting on well with your air fryer, it looks like you can cook almost anything in it, what a marvelous item to have in your kitchen.

I'm feeling a little tired myself now, so I'll be off to bed soon. See you all tomorrow. Night Night

Evening All
Today went fine and I have had sausage casserole and mash tonight. Pills taken snd am now in bed shattered but not dizzy. That will kick in in a few days time when I have finished the steroid and anti sickness tablets.
I kept wondering why you were all asking if `i enjoyrd the cup cake !!!!!!! I now realise that spell check or whatever it is called (maybe predicted spelling?) changed CUPPA to Cupcake :-D :-D. So no cup cake but 3 custard creams (dunked).

I can't stop as I need the loo again. Blasted water tablet is doing its work :-S

I hope everyone gets a good night tonight and has sweet dreams.

Vera we are all intrigued to know what is in those pots now.

Pleased your evening went well. Who would have thought you could damage a rib while cleaning your teeth? No I know you can do it coughing. I hope it will heal soon.
Yes dentist was not too bad today. However I have the usual deep cleaning to look forward to about 4 or 5 injections on each side and the teeth cleaned right down to the bit in the gums, luckily it is only the injections that hurt and the discomfort but it is not something I look forward to.

Used the air fryer tonight. The meal was 3 separate items from the reduced shelf. Onion bagees, COD goujons both done in the fryer and prawn Masala and rice in the microwave. Total cooking time was about 16 minutes at 170 for the friyer, oven temp would have been 200 so must be cheaper.

Yes AnnG parcels do tend to arrive here quickly apart from the one off Mel that time when it was sent to Chester by mistake and had to come back here, but that was a one off. I see all you need is a deep clean, so not a bad visit to the dentist after all.

Pleased to see your shopping didn't take to long to do Mel, I guess the roads weren't to bad then? Have you used your oven again, how are you getting on with it?

Hope you have a better nights sleep tonight Mandy and your tummy is better now.

So you have some pots of plants and you don't know what they are Vera, that'll be a nice surprise in the spring. Sorry you were feeling down yesterday, it's horrible when you feel like that. I did smile when you said your were doing a Gill and whizzing around, I suppose I am like that even though I feel I'm slowing down compared to the way I used to be. I haven't done much today apart from a bit of gardening earlier, I've been watching films all afternoon, which makes a nice change and done a bit more on OH's tree. So quite a relaxing day all around for a change.

How did you get on today Jane? I bet the cupcake was nice especially with a lovely cuppa. Hope you don't feel to dizzy like you did last time and manage to get some decent sleep tonight. Sending gentle hugs off Sandra and I <3 <3

I'm pleased the new meds are working for you Frank, hope it helps you sleep better to.

I got done quite quickly today but I am worn out now.

Hope Jane is back home now and not too dizzy. It was nice to hear from her during the day. I wonder if thats it or if she will need more appointments? I hope she has really good results when she goes for her progress report. <3

Oops I am all behind getting on here today. Had dentist theis morning and now have an appointment for a deep clean one side 4 February, he can only do one side at a time because of having the injections. Something to 'look forward' to. when we got home, after we's had coffee I made some soup out of left over veg etc from Sunday then OH started on cleaning out the conservatory and clearing up behind the furniture and I cleared out the cutlery drawer in the kitchen (where do all the crumbs come from?) I got rid of a lot of old silver forks and a few spoons they are going to the charity shop witha few other bits of silver. maybe they can get some money somehow for them. anyway it all looks nice and tidy, as I had a box I was putting stuff in I then had a quick look and fished a few odd bits out of the main sideboard cupboard then did the pillowcase drawer and filled the box up with the surplus from there. Hopefully we will get that to the shop tomorrow after the doctors.

Gill that was quick for that parcel, it must be where you live, didn't one I sent one time get to you really quickly. Good that the shoes fit anyway and also good that your feet are now warm.

Jane hope it is over soon for you today, it is a long boring day but wasn't that nice of the man to come over and help you get on line. Do you find people are friendly.

Mandy hope you have a better sleep tonight and that you are feeling better now. Was it something you ate do you think?

Annx hope you have a better night tonight as well. Not too bad at the dentist today other than the deep clean I think he errs on the side of 'leave well alone' although he did have a deeper prod at one time. I was determined not to re-act!
Where in Cornwall are you staying. We have a week booked In May near Falmouth.

Frank, good that your new meds seem to be helping, you sound much chirpier. :-) :-)

It’s been a chatty day on here today. Funny how some days there are only a few short posts and another day there are lots of longer ones.

We had a really heavy frost last night and, although the sun is out, it has taken a long while to clear. The hellebore outside my kitchen window looked wonderful this morning. The leaves were stiff and frosty with a sparkling white rim all the way round. I should have taken a photo but didn’t think of it till it was too late.

You’ll know all about sore ribs then Frank. OH cracked a couple of ribs several years ago so he knows what it feels like and that’s why he is sure it is his ribs. It was so silly – he had a coughing fit while cleaning his teeth, grabbed hold of the basin and felt something go round the back where the ribs go round to the spine. Then the next morning he was showering and lifted his leg to wash and pulled his ribs even more. He is being very careful now how he moves as it was the same side that was immobilised last summer. I think the pain has eased a bit but he will not take anything as he says if the pain is deadened he could do more damage without realising it. He has a point I suppose and he is trying to walk round the room every so often so that he doesn’t seize up completely. Gill, I don’t have to worry about him disturbing me at night. If one of us is unwell we use separate bedrooms.

Mel, that was a stupid parcel from Amazon. I had something similar at Christmas from my dil. A fairly large flat box arrived, completely open at one end and it had obviously never been sealed up. Inside was one small box; no other packing. I had no idea if that was the complete present or whether something had gone missing through the open end. I took photos and sent them to dil in case anything was missing and she needed to contact Amazon. It was in fact all there but why didn’t they put in a bit of packing and seal the end? I’ll have to see if I still have the photos and send them to you. I hope Donkey Day wasn’t too tiring for you this week. I’ve got a Tesco delivery tomorrow. I have a delivery every 4-5 weeks of tinned and packaged goods and cleaning stuff etc. If I pick my delivery slot carefully it only costs £1 to have someone do the boring bit of going round the shelves and filling the trolley, and delivering it right to the kitchen. I do still have to shop a bit as I like to choose my own fresh stuff like meat and veg.

AnninG, I hope you got on OK at the dentist and came away with nothing to be done. You were right to think I don’t drive at night. I gave that up about 3 years ago. I am very short sighted in one eye and long sighted in the other and as I got older I found that oncoming lights could cause me problems. I would seem to see a shape ahead and wonder if it was a person or something by the roadside and would slow up in case it was a hazard, only to find there was nothing there. I felt it could be a bit dangerous to other drivers if I kept slowing up so I stopped night driving. I would only do it now in an emergency. As it happens, I wouldn’t have taken the car last night anyway as the Community Centre is only a couple of minutes’ walk away. I managed to get there without dropping anything and the evening went well.

You are doing well with your new teeth Frank. Can we see a photo of your lovely new smile? It sounds as though your new meds are helping as well. You certainly seem to be sleeping better.

I didn’t have a bad night last night but it sounds as though Ann and Mandy were awake for a lot of it. I hope your dicky tummy is feeling better now Mandy and you and Ann both get a better night tonight. I envy you your fire Mandy. We had an open fire in our last house and I do miss it. It always looks so warm and cheerful. We only lit ours at weekends and times like Christmas but I always got the chimney swept once a year, just to be on the safe side.

I’m pleased the trainers Jane sent are a suitable fit for you Gill. I smiled as well at Mandy’s comment that you’ll be jogging around even faster now.

Did you enjoy your cupcake Jane? How long does your chemo take? It seems to vary from person to person. The friend that OH has been taking to and from hospital goes 3 days running every 3 weeks. His first day is a long one, about 7-8 hours and the next two are much shorter, only a couple of hours. It must be boring and miserable for you but each session is a step closer to getting well again so keep your chin up. Sending love.

I was a bit down yesterday but I am feeling better today and have been “doing a Gill” i.e. whizzing round like a whirlwind getting lots done. I’ve given all the downstairs a thorough dusting and hoovering, done another load of washing, got all the ironing done and managed lots of little odd jobs as well. I had a look round the garden (that took all of 10 seconds lol) and decided that there is really only a bit of weeding to do and some cleaning up of some brickwork. The garden looks untidy because I haven’t cut back last year’s dead foliage and stems on a lot of the perennials. I generally leave them till late spring as they are protecting the new shoots from the worst of the weather. I have a bit of a surprise waiting for me as I have clearly planted something in two large pots and I can’t for the life of me remember what. I had some mini irises, two sorts of daffs and two sorts of miniature tulips and planted them all in medium size pots and put name labels in the pots. I don’t remember planting up the two big pots, and I certainly haven’t put a name label in them, but there are a couple of shoots just poking through the earth, so it will be interesting to see what comes up. I must remember that my memory isn’t as good as it used to be and I need to mark everything.

Well, I have rabbitted on as usual. Time to make another cuppa I think, then I must sort out some veg for tonight’s dinner and take the dustbin down the road ready for the collection tomorrow morning. Have a nice evening everyone.

My feet are a size 4 or 5 Frank, the trainers are size 7 so I was expecting them to be a bit big but they fit just fine, they are a slim fit which is great as my feet are very narrow and most footwear is to wide for me which is why I think they fall off. Jane said they were a small size more like a 6 so I'm wearing two pair of socks and they are very comfy and warm. I'm so grateful as my shoes really did need throwing away, but I didn't have another pair of flat shoes to wear in place of them so I had to keep wearing them.

I see you have a lovely clean chimney now Mandy, with all the frost around you'll be grateful of the fire again. I bet it's nice and cosy now. I smiled at your comment of me jogging around, you're probably right though, I can't sit down for very long before I find something to do.

I do have the odd day off like today, we're watching the secret life of pets 2, we've just watched the first one. We bought them for Sandra for Christmas but I thought we didn't have a DVD player to play them on after the last one broke, but luckily I found one boxed up in the back of a wardrobe in the spare bedroom I'd forgot about, so she's enjoying her films now. I've got a few DVD's myself I wouldn't mind watching when Sandra's finished. In the meantime I'm going through OH's tree again as I've missed a few people I need to copy over from the tree match.

How wonderful to have 4 eggs today Mel, you must be very pleased. Do they lay around that amount every day? That would be a lot of eggs each week if they do.

good afternoon all,

My, you have been busy chatting away, while I have been in my chair reading. lol lol

I can speak from experience about damaged ribs. It seems ages ago that I fell and broke three ribs and punctured my lung. I wish your OH a speedy recovery Vera.

"Happy feet" now gill, what size are your feet. ??

This new medication is certain;y working, I took my normal tablets around 8.00 pm with the new one about 10.00 when I went to bed. I was awake part of the night, Ros came into the bedroom at 10.00 am and I was just waking up. She's gone off with Carolyn for most of the day, afire being at the Hospital for 10. 50 this morning to check on her infection.

I have been wearing my new teeth all day, everyday since I had them, so doing fine.

I loved our cruise to the Caribbean with Jan and Conrad. I would go again. without a lot of pushing. lol lol

As I said yesterday, I have done dinner for tonight, so nothing to do today. I have x
chnged the water in the potatoes, and will do so again before I boil them.

Nice clean Chimney now Mandy. How often does it need doing. We haven't had an open fire since we left Gayton over 20 years ago.

I might be wrong, but has Jane finished her treatment by now, as she had to be there early this morning. I HOPE you are feeling O.K. my love xxxx

Such a beautiful afternoon here, I wish my legs were stronger, as I would be tempted to take a walk round the village. It's no good asking Ros to walk with me as she can't walk far anyway. Perhaps Carolyn might walk with me, just so I have help if I need it.

I trust you are all well, I am off to get a COT and another read, until Madam gets home/ See you later. xxxx

Afternoon all,

My goodness what a nasty morning we woke up to ,freezing fog and a very sharp frost ,it took till late morning to clear and now we have some lovely bright sun with blue sky .

Jane fancy sending Gill those trainers we're trying to get her to slow down and now she'll be going twice as quick jogging every where :-D :-D :-D that was good they fitted well Gill and sounds as if they are keeping your feet nice and warm .
Didn't they get there quickly you couldn't ask for better service .

Jane that was handy having the chap there to help get you connected to the internet .
I expect Fitz is there with you now so you'll have a little company ,he'll probably keep everyone amused as he quite a chap isn't he :-D :-D
I keep meaning to ask how your hip is doing and Fitz's too ?

Son came and swept the chimney and it's now lit and no smoke now ,we just need to buy some flue and chimney cleaner to put on now and then to keep the chimney cleaner ,i must admit we have missed the fire the last few days even though we have the central heating we keep us warm it's still nice to have the fire too.

I had a terrible night last night ,just got into bed and my tummy starting churning ,i was in and out two or three times in the night so tonight will be an early night to catch up with my sleep.