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Gill, I've pmd you!

Gill I keep saying I can't send pics as I don't know how to download them onto this new pc. Even oh has a job.

Morning Mel, looks like I missed your post to. Hope your knuckle gets better soon, it must be quite painful. The Vaseline should help.
I'd love to see some pics of your pom pom work when you've finished.

Just spotted your second post Pat, sorry to hear your knee is playing you up and that you have a cold. Physio is good, so hopefully your knee will be sorted soon. Keep warm then your cold will go too. Hope you're feeling better soon <3 and you get your insole sorted too.

£120 pounds isn't to bad if you think about how much is would of cost you to hire a car plus the price of the ferry to get over to the IOW. This way you'll have your own car to get around in.

it's nice to buy a few new things to make a house a home, it sounds like you're settling in great now.

Off to watch my programmes. I still need to watch Mr Selfridge too, before it comes back on again, so lots of programmes to catch up with today.

See you all later

Morning all,

Nice to hear from you Pat and you seem to be getting yourself settled in nicely now. Bet the dog just love the beach rain or shine.

Its sunny here at the moment but it is cold with it and the birds have eaten all the food in the feeders so thats another job for this morning. I may finish off the bathroom after changing the bed but I want some time to do my pom poms today if I can find some! There is nev er enough hours in the day lately and they are getting longer all the time. :-)

Not long now and we will have our Frankie Boy back with us again. I do miss his posts so.

One of my knuckles has cracked open so I must get the vaseline out must mean its turning colder........ :-(

Morning all

Sunny here at the moment, but it rained so much in the night we have puddles on the patio again and the wind was so strong it knocked a plant pot over, so OH put it in the greenhouse to protect it.

I agree with you Pat, we've had so much rain it's got to the point where it's taking ages to drain away. We shouldn't complain though with those poor people who have been flooded out on numerous occasions, what's a puddle or two compared to that?

So you've got your dryer and micro wave now Pat. I agree the towels are much softer in the dryer than pegged outside. I use my dryer for the towel all the time. Just keep an eye on the filters as they clog up quickly with all the fluff.

It sounds like you're enjoying yourself volunteering, it's a good way of meeting people and making new friends.

Yes the saying is "Red sky in the morning shepherds warning" Anne. Hope the weather doesn't turn to bad for you.
The accident you were talking about must of been scary. Do you know why the man crashed into the back of you. Was there a fault on his hire car or was he just not concentrating properly? At least no one was seriously hurt, so that was a good thing.

I've only had two sewing orders so far Anne, which has paid for almost half the sewing machine. I'm hoping to get more so the machine will have paid for itself then. Mum said she might be able to get me more orders off her friends. Soft furnishing and the like. I want to learn to make and alter clothes as I think I might get even more orders if I can do that. I'm going to make a sewing machine cover today as the one that came with the machine isn't very good, it's thin and looks like it won't last very long. I'm going to use the material left over from mum's cushion covers I made her the other day, she kindly let me keep it.

First I'm going to watch Stargazing Live I recorded last night, as it's back on again this evening and for the rest of the week. Tim Peake is hoping to do a space walk on Friday....looking forward to watching that.
I'm also going to iron the curtains I altered yesterday, ready to give to mum tomorrow for her friend.

What is everyone else up to today?

I went to the hospital yesterday to get the insoles that I had made for my shoes. But they couldn't get them to fit in them. I did buy 2 pairs of new shoes so I am going back next week with the other pair
I have been having trouble with my left knee. So the doctor is arranging physio. I was out walking the other day came off the beach sat on the wall and as I put my foot down my knee locked. The knee cap doesn't line up properly sometimes

At the moment I am full of a cold I hope you are all avoiding the colds

We have ordered a sideboard and coffee table. Waiting to see when they will be delivered. It will be nice to have some new bits here now we have worked out where to put them
Sold our old pine coffee table the other day on gum tr*e we were going to paint it but changed our mind
Have now booked a holiday for June. We are going across the water to the iow. Even tho we can see it from our beach. The cottages are pricey there. The ferry crossing with the car is costing us nearly a 120 pounds lol. But it is something I want to do. Have been there before. But a long time ago. Must sort washing out now. Bye

Morning everybody. I just thought I would pop in quickly to say hello

Haven't we had a lot of rain. Our garden is full of mud and big puddles on what is left of the lawn from the builders the water isn't soaking away very well the dogs are bringing in so much mud we have towels by the door to try and wipe their feet. We have wooden floors but Millie will come in and wipe her feet straight on the rug if we don't catch her.

The micro wave has been changed ok the new tumble dryer taken away and refunded. Clare my daughter ordered a different make and we are pleased with that. Works well. Washing in machine now. Do I hang it on the line walking though all the mud or use the dryer. Lol.
First time I have had a dryer isn't it good for towels. We will just have to see how much electric it uses.
I now volunteer three times a week in the shop. So I am meeting a lot of different people.

Good morning all

It's very cold again and the sky was bright red up to about 5 mins agao, when we were little it was red sky in the morning shepherd's warning so I wonder what the weather will be like today.

Gill you have done well finishing the curtains for your Mum's friend and now having more jobs to do, it must be nice to have some money for something you enjoy doing.

Mandy, Abbie & Becky had those shoes with the flashing lights when they were small, I can remember all the running around in them until the novelty wore off.

Jane, it would be a good choice to buy a Parker Knoll suite, we have had them in the past and they are well made.My Dad use to sell them in his shop so we always got them at cost price, when dad died Mum got a condolence card from. the firm saying he was one of "nature's true gentleman" which was how he was. We were lucky when we married as all our furniture, carpets and curtains were bought from Dad's business all at cost price I remember someone saying our flat looked like a G Plan show room.

When I read about the car incidents I remember when we were on our way back here from visiting family in Kent, Peter has stopped at temporary traffic lights that were on red and a car smashed into the back of us, our three boys were very young and all in their night clothes fast asleep , I got out of the car after checking they were unharmed and shouted at the driver that he could have killed all three of them, I ended up feeling quite sorry for him, his car was brand new he had only got it the day before and was a company car,.it was a complete write off, the accident occurred right outside the garage it had been purchased from so we helped him push in onto the forecourt, he only lived round the corner and was an insurance agent so at least that was taken care of. We got home o.k and a couple of days later got a visit from the police who checked Peter's insurance and his driving licence which were all ok. The worse part was it would have cost more to repair it than the car was worth, it was a Hillman Minx and we were very sad to let it go,

Jane, I hope your blood test is nothing to worry about it could be about your blood sugars being higher than usual.

Just noticed your PM Mel, thanks for contacting him for me <3

Hi everyone

I'm finally online, I've been doing the curtains all day, it took me ages to get them ready for the machine, taking off the old tape, ironing the curtains flat, then pinning the new tape on, then tacking it. I decided to tack it rather than take the pins out as I sew because I haven't used a sewing machine for over 20 years and didn't feel confident. I thought it would be one less thing to do. So by the time I did all that it was gone 5pm before I got to the sewing machine. When I finally got to the sewing bit each curtain took just over five minutes to sew and remove the tacking. It was great. Imagine if I had to hand sew the tape on, I'd still be doing it in a week LOL :-D :-D I've had two sewing jobs for other people this week which has so far covered almost half the cost of the sewing machine, if I can get a couple more jobs the machine will have paid for itself ;-)

Can I just ask, what is the story about the rust that everyone is laughing about? I've read and re-read the posts but couldn't find it. I'm a bit tired so maybe I've just missed it :-S :-S :-S

It tugged at my heartstrings Mandy, when you said what Katie had said about Toby. She's such a loving girl by the sounds of it. Little Lewis must be having great fun with his new shoes. I remember Sandra having a pair of trainers that had lights in them years ago and she loved them. I hope things can be sorted for your OH, at least things are being investigated which is good. Will they do another hip replacement if they find it's that?

That's good that the boiler is set to come on Ann, at least you'll have peace of mind that it will help when the weather turns really cold. OH said it snowed by his works today around 3.30, I was so busy I didn't notice if it snowed here. We're not far away from his works but sometimes the weather can be the opposite here to there.

Is anyone watching stargazing live this week, it's got Tim Peake on it? I'm recording it tonight but will be watching the rest of them through the week. I'm watching Saved at the moment and then I'm going to watch The secret life of the family. Sandra said she'd watch the repeat of Big Brother tomorrow lunch time. She'll be able to watch it for the rest of the week, but tonight I'm recording to much for her to be able to watch it, so it was nice of her to say she'll wait until tomorrow.

Well, I'd better get back to my programme, before I lose track of what's going on.

I want to be 'Twinkle Toes' like Lewis as well Mandy!! lol. I bet he will be trying to pull them off to get a better look at the lights! Yes, plan B is to get a plumber in if the boiler doesn't seem to be coming on and the reset button doesn't work. We should have tried it on the 'continuous' setting and turned the thermostat up to check it came on while we were there really. We were in such a tizzy though with the water not being on, then the scary rattles and gurgles once we got it back on, we thought the estate agent had switched it off because of a problem with it, we weren't thinking straight!!!

That wasn't what you wanted to hear about your blood test Jane. Still, if something isn't quite right, it's good to get things looked into. I dread taking OH to look at things I want to buy in case he doesn't like them.

Mel that was a nice gift for your mechanic! ;-) It's funny how often things work ok once you get to the garage isn't it.

Next day I reported to the Police Station regarding the incident. I was told to produce my certificate of insurance and drivers licence within 5 days.
If I had been uninsured or if my licence was out of order the Police would have me.
The cars were written off and I'd an uninsured loss and involvement in an "accident" even though not my fault meant I had to advise my insurers.
They get you one way or another. I got an incident number.

Mandy it looks like OH has a fair few investigations ahead to see where the actual trouble is coming from.It may well be his hip it the replacement was 17 yrs ago.Hopefully it won't take forever to find out.

Lewis will be tickled pink with his flashing shoes !!!!.He will be running soon to make them flash faster LOL
Bless Katie for remembering lovely Toby.I would have been welling up too Mandy :-(

Ann ,that was lucky to find the settings for the heating.If it is just set on the 'snowflake' or frost setting then all the pipes should be fine.It will just keep the pipes warm enough to stop them freezing.I remember when Hannah's house in Mk Harborough was empty for so long and we had a freezing winter I had all the radiators on that setting and the boiler coming on morning and evening just for an hour or so.It definitely gives peace of mind :-)
Thinking back to the oil fired bolier we had in our house in the 60's.It was bigger than an automatic washing machine and in the kitchen.Our 2 cats used to sleep in shoe boxes on the top of it every night.They were as warm as toast on there :-D

Our Frank always gets a nice golden tan, lucky devil. I just go a bit brown then I look dirty. Oh only has to look at a sunny day and he goes a lovely golden brown.

Evening all,

Well the day started off lovely and sunny ,it did rain for a while but by lunch time it had stopped ,i nipped to town to the bank and then on to boots to get the few tablets that they didn't have the other day when i got into boots i realised the pharmacy closes for lunch so i'll have to pick the tablets up another day .

Lewis's little shoes came yesterday they look so tiny and have little lights in the heel that flash as he walks along.

Hubby had his appointment yesterday for them to look at his knee ,after pulling his leg this way and that the lady now thinks the pain might be coming from his hip that he had replaced in 1998 so it's now 17 years old which is about the life of a replacement , the next step is for him for have an xray of the hip to see if it's now wearing or has become loose and if it is she will then get in touch with the surgeon and he will say what can be done ,if it isn't the hip she wondered if it might be his back !! he is very stiff in his back and he doesn't really stand upright any more as he has arthritis in his spine !! so she said we need the xray first and then we'll go from there .

Oh a new car Jane that will be nice ,you haven't really taken to the one you have now have you ?

I laughed at the rust remark too :-D
Ann i hope you've managed to get to the bottom of how the heating works in FIL's house , would it help to have a plumber come in just to make sure the heating is coming on ok as with this cold snap you don't want any trouble with burst pipes, it would put your mind at rest and i wouldn't think a check would cost much , much less than paying out with burst pipes !!

Oh Mel your poor fingers must have been frozen trying to tie up the holes in the netting , things take longer to do with cold hands .
It is surprising how much a new hoover picks up , it's then that you realise how bad the old one was .
It has made a difference with no Toby hair to pick up it use to be rolling about like tumble weed .
Out of all the grandchildren Katie is the one that always mentions Toby , she said the other day as she was going " oh nanny i do miss Toby " i had to look away as my eyes welled up . :-(

I think Frank said he was home on the 16th ,i bet he has been sun bathing and has a good tan .

Jane I laughed too at us having gone rusty. It's just as well we arn't made of metzl witht he amount of water about lately and me getting so wet doing the chickens.

When I went round to corn them today one of them was out of the pen again so I had look and there were 4 lots of holes in the netting. Then I had to tie them all up in the cold wind.

The new suite sounds nice Jane shame its not a recliner though.

Well I still hav'nt finished the bathroom. I got as far as the shower and the loo and had to do the chiickens so the rest will have to be done tomorrow. Only the hand basin and a quick rub around the bath which we don't use and clean the windows.

Oh David.That was a right to do.Did the police catch them ?

Fiona I am sure your new Wedding ring will arrive soon.It is so good to be able to track things isn't it.At least you know when something will be delivered and not have to wait in day after day .It must be nice for Sofia to get a bit of special time with you without her little brother in tow LOL.I guess he is at the age now when he wants all the attention ,plus needing an eye kept on him .

Mel it sounds like your new little hoover has a good suction on it.I know when we had our new one I couldn't believe how much fluff from the carpets it pulled up.It just showed really how bad the old one was.

Well we went to Milton Keynes .Waste of time really.Very few Suites to look at .I just ended up buying James some trousers in the sale in M&S,2 tops for me (which will be going back :-S) and some nail varnish. The sun was so bright .I don't know how Chris managed to drive.I had to shield my eyes almost the whole way there.

We got home quite early .Just after 1pm.The answer phone was flashing when we got in.It was the Surgery to say I had an abmormal blood result :-S so I have had to make another apointment for the 26th.I think it is the test that shows inflammation somewhere.No doubt to do with my painful hips and joints.
Then I decided to go back to Caswells a furniture shop here that I went to a week or so ago.I have seen a suite that I think will do.I had a good sit and it did feel nice and comfy.So Chris will have to go back with me to see for himself and if it is right it is then deciding on what colour/pattern to have.It is a Parker Knoll make and is in the sale.So I am hoping that we both agree on it and then we can go ahead.The only thing is it doesn't do a recliner.But as long as one of the settees is long enough for me to stretch out on then that will be fine.


I did laugh Ann at us being Rust Coloured to match Franks tan :-D :-D..I bet I look very pale in comparison to Hannah when I see her on Friday.She looks a very healthy colour in her pics.She will be somewhere up in the skies now on her way back.Arriving tomorrow morning about 6.30.

Gill I think you are going to be busy busy with all your sewing now :-D.Just think what you can do now that you have the machine !!

Anyone watch Silent Witness last night? Second part tonight. I thought is was really good ,but the subject I felt wasn't quite right (now) with all that is happening with I S etc.I just felt a bit uncomfortable .(if that makes any sense).

Southern Fried Chicken ,Roasted Leeks(from the garden) Carrots and Mushrooms.All cooked together and some Potato wedges for us tonight.

I hope our Frank is having a lovely relaxing holiday.When does he come home?

I missed a bit....in the glove compartment was pint beer glass

What was the boy ding in the car?? makes you wonder.

Talking about accidents (forgive me if I've told this one before) One evening I was on my way to pick up Ellen at the end of her shift at on the hospital. I pulled into a filling station on the way bought a tank full of petrol. The road I drove back on was deserted. I stopped at the roundabout at the end of the road giving way to another.
Another vehicle driving at speed in a built up area, with no lights on drove into the back of me, pushed me on to the roundabout. I got out of my car, a bit shocked and I confess I was rather angry. A youth got of the other car's passenger side and ran away. A man in his 30's got out of the other. He said push it off the road. He smelled heavily of booze. I was arguing with him about blame. By then Ellen's coming toward the scene of above "accident" well she doesn't take any sheet off any one. She points and says you've been drinking. I'm phoning the police. The tipsy driver says to me give me a minute I'm bursting, just going to The Duke for a run off. He turned corner and legged it!!! Well the police came and I told him what had happened. He was on his radio to locate the owner of the vehicle. The car had just been reported stolen!! It had no insurance, no tax, not MOT
The Police towed mine and the stolen one away. I had an uninsured right off :-S :-S