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Magpie, I've done that before and yes it does hurt. I was pushing myself up to get out of bed recently, pushing with my fists. The R fist was pushing down into a pillow and the wrist collapsed against itself.. Didn't break it, but it sure did hurt.
Those in the know how use a wrist lock as a very effective restraint method. :-0

Afternoon everyone

Dark and dreary here ,it started raining about 11 ,sister and BIL called in for coffee ,they went about an hour ago and we have just had a nice beef roll ,there's enough beef left to have tonight with potato wedges .

Frank you'll be glad to get home by the sound of things, have a safe journey home .

Oh Gill that must have been painful twisting your wrist like that and just as you wanted to have a go with the sewing machine too .
Would a bit of strapping on the wrist help ?

Ann the necklace is so pretty ,i think it's the best one yet :-) i should think with the weight of the beads it would lay nicely round the neck .

Anne is that your wedding day with you and your OH in the photo?
Every where is messy here too ,i haven't dusted since the decs went up :-0 i have been very lazy i think it's with hubby being here more ,usually he would have been out doing some jobs but with his knee pain he hasn't done much at all .

Enjoy your day with Janice and Larry Jane ,is it just the four of you or is James back from Paris ?

Oh i meant to ask Liz how the wood burner oven is going ,have you used it much ?

Thank you for the picture Ann, and what an attractive necklace, and so cleverly made.
Oh dear Gill, you do seem to have one health problem after another! Let's hope that that this is the last episode so to speak.
Horrible day here, raining non stop!! Poor Cas hates it, and scuttles in and out as quickly as she can!! OH is playing with her up and down our passageway which will have to do! I'm reading and listening to a CD! Lamb for lunch and late on maybe watch the other DVD given to me at Xmas. You'll be glad to be home Frank!! sometimes Xmas can drag on a bit !!!!
Hope everyone enjoys their day!

Morning All

Ouch Gill,that made me wince .It sounded very painful.Maybe not using the machine today is a good idea.At least you will be able to rest your wrist a bit longer.

It is a horrible wet day.Janice and larry will be here any minute now so I'm not stopping........Chris has juat shouted through that they have just pulled into the drive !!!!!

See you later

Morning all

It's nice to be back on here, I hurt my wrist the night before last so wasn't able to get online yesterday. It's ok today, so nothing broken. It's my own fault, I pushed down on my hand as I was getting up from the sofa and twisted it between the two seat cushions. It was around midnight and poor OH thought I'd broken it as it made such a noise, luckily that wasn't the case so I just took some painkillers and went to bed. Neither of us fancied a trip to A&E that late on a Friday night.

I was hoping to have a go on my sewing machine yesterday, but needless to say that didn't happen with my wrist being out of action. Sandra has got today all planned out, watching lots of Christmas films I've recorded and eating chocolate, we've still got so much from Christmas so it's a bit like a sweet shop here, much to Sandra's delight, so if I try using my sewing machine today Sandra won't be able to hear the TV, so I think I'll wait a few days until all the films I've recorded have been watched.

I love the pic of your necklace Ann, you are so clever, it must of taken you ages to make. How do you make the snowflake shape, do you use wire to thread the beads onto?

Oh dear Frank, you're not having such a good time of it lately. Never mind you'll soon be home, let's hope Tenerife is a better holiday for you. It'll definitely be warmer, if nothing else.

Thanks Mel, for the emails off William, he's certainly got a lot of things in flower and so much greenery. I've noticed a lot of my spring bulbs are starting to come through, hope we don't get a big frost that might damage them.

Well, I'd better go and wake Sandra up, she asked me to wake her at 10am and I've just noticed it's gone that now.

Morning all and evening Kim,

Just the usual here dull, gloomy and wet.

Ann the necklace is lovely. Was it heavy to wear? I bet it took some time to make with all those tiny beads.

Hav'nt done anymore to my Wee Folk but I shall be glad to get the right size beads for their heads as the ones I have just popped on are a bit big as they are not round but sort of oblongy oval.......and I need some small ones for their hands.

Good Late Evening Everyone

Both Paul and Richard are out but not together, so I.'m having a quiet evening with just the pets for company although Amy has taken herself up to bed after a last trip to the back garden.

My home looks a real mess as well, Paul has spread his stuff every where but its not worth the effort of tidying up until he goes home which maybe tomorrow, his bedroom is no better.

Have a good trip tomorrow Frank and enjoy the journey, you will be able to relax when you are home as they say " there is no place like home" <3 <3 .

I also have a couple rose bushes still out both red,two geraniums and some purple daisies.

Just about to watch Q.I

I has been raining hard here most of the day so hoping for a better day tomorrow

Oh dear Frank...it sounds like you have had long enough dow nthere now.You will soon be home again (hopefully with dry trousers ;-) )
It will be nice to be back on home ground again even just for a day or so before you are off again.

Ann ,what a pretty necklace..it isn't too blingy.It looks very 'classy' :-D

I am in bed now .Have had to go into the spare one as Chris is in pain with his shoulder.Best to leave him as he could be up and down with it.

See you all in the morning briefly.I have just peeled the potatoes and done the Sprouts,Carrots and Parsnips.Also set the table .So that is a few jobs out the way now.

Night Night x

I still have flowers out and had roses on the top wall before Christmas but hav'nt looked up there lately. We have two daffs flowering in the orchard and a few snowdrops are out but not the main lot yet. I shall have a look tomorrow and see what else is flowering still.

Safe journey home Frank and hope to see you in the morning. Calm down its not long now.

love mel <3

Oh Frank, what can I say! :-) A pint in your lap must be the last straw and not nice to sit or walk in wet trousers. As for Ella it sounds like they pander to her too much. :-S

The chap that collected OH's car last Spring said he was taking it straight to auction. I notice the garage I bought my car from have kept it and are selling it themselves, even though it is 8 years old which is old for a main dealer to sell a car. I had enquiries about the mileage on it as obviously it was a bit suspect to having been 'clocked' with it being low for it's age. I should have tried selling it myself really like I have other cars but couldn't be bothered this time with all the other things going on. The garage are asking 2 grand above what they paid me but no doubt someone will beat them down on price.

Jane, OH had a few of those skin tags on his neck, but the doc removed them for him. He found them to be a nuisance and kept catching like you say. My sister can't wear many necklaces either as her hair gets tangled in them. :-S She tends to stick to pendants with chains. As for mess, I think this is the messiest, laziest Christmas I've had!! We have stuff still lying around too and the tablecloth needs washing and the floors are so dusty now. OH has his self assessment to complete, stuff for his dad to sort and notes to catch up on and the bungalow needs a good clean through or 'bottoming' as my first MIL would say. I already have a long 'to do' list!! All we need now is some motivation and energy. lol. :-) :-)

Thanks for forwarding William's photos Mel. I must go and see what flowers we have coming out in the garden. We noticed daisies coming out on a verge we passed by and there's lots of gorse in flower.

Evening all,

Have been to the local pub to watch WEST HAM beat LIVERPOOL at lunchtime. The Manager reconised me from last year, which was very nice.

An old chap sat next to me just before the match finished, he reached for his beer and knocked the glass over, spilling a pint into my lap. I had to walk home with soaked trousers, socks and shoes. I was glad to get a shower and change.

Ibdian and Chinese takeaway tonight, which we all enjoyed.

It sounds like ELLA is playing up again tonight, a good smack across to bum wouldn't go a miss. !!!!

"NO LIKEY NO LIGHTLY is on T.V. He is one person who makes me cringe and I can't watch.

I am so looking forward to going home tomorrow, Enough is Enough.AND FRANKIE BOY HAS HAD ENOUGH !!!!

Goodnight all, speak tomorrow, when I get home.

Evening all,

Been dull here most of the day with a little rain.

I have taken down and put away the decs we had up in the conservatory and bits i had in the kitchen and hall now i just need to dust !! :-0
Might take the tree down tomorrow and leave the cards up until twelfth night ,all the holly we had in has gone out onto the garden to stop next doors cat from doing what cats do !! the trouble is all the bulbs are now coming up and the cat keeps scraping the soil next to them so i'am hoping the holly will help.
The outside lights have been put away too ,i did remember to take the batteries out as i don't want them turning on in the box ,they are the ones like yours Jane 6 hours on and 18 off.

Ann i'd like to see your finished snowflake necklace if you have a photo ?

I wonder if Gill has been stitching away today :-D

We had lovely bubble and squeak tonight with the cold beef ,there's still enough beef for tomorrow .

Thanks for sending Williams photo's Mel, with the mild weather so many flowers are flowering ,son even had Dandelions in the garden that have flowers on !!

I need to change the batteries in a couple of my sets of lights now too and then I can recharge those I take out . I have loads of rechargable batteries.

I have forwarded William flower pictures to you all. O I may have left Anne out, sorry. If I have left anyone else out just email me and I will reply with Williams email to me.

He can't seem to do emails at the mo so I emailed him and he replied with the pics. Its the only way that works.

Afternoon All

Well the rain has just arrived and it looks set to stay now :-S..The lights are on and the fire lit.I am getting a very strong pine smell now from the Christmas tree.It makes feel a bit yuk.So after Janice and Larry have been tomorrow it will becoming down first thing on Monday morning.
We have had a busy day booking Hotels and trains and cattery.So it is 4 nights in Avignon and 3 nights Paris in May :-D :-D.It is still too early to book the Eurostar as you can only book 3 months ahead .
Then Chris booked a night for me at Kings Cross for when I go to London to see Eddie Izzard with Hannah on the 5th Feb.There will be no more trains running home by the time the show finishes.It is a twin room,so if Hannah is planning on coming back with me the next day she can stay there too.
So now it is time to relax .It has taken hours but job done now :-D

David ,now you know it is possible and doable why don't you investigate getting yourself a car now.Just think of the freedom it will give you and Ellen.Even if you are unable to walk far just being able to have a drive out somewhere would do you the world of good and out of those 4 walls :-D :-D..Go On You Know You Want To :-D :-D

I had a call from Rachel's brother Mark in Washington DC.we did face time so I could see little baby Freya .She is 2 months old today :-D.She does look very cute.They are hoping to come over to the UK in February so we should get to see them then.

Chris had a moustache when we first met.He then grew a beard shortly after that and has had it ever since.I couldn't imagine him without it now .
I remember Dad shaving off his beard and Mum going mad LOL.He did it without telling her and he hadn't thought that because his face was so tanned that every bit under the beard was so pale.He soon grew the beard back again..I have a feeling my sister cried when he shaved it off :-( (she was quite young then)

I am looking around this room and it is so untidy.My Christmas presents are still on the floor by one of the settees :-S.I must move them ,and also plant the Amaryllis which is still in tis box!!!!! Shame on me .I usually have a good clean up before Janice comes but this time I just can't be bothered lol I know she isn't even going to notice :-D
Fitz rang earlier and asked if we would all like to pop down to his tomorrow before lunch for a drink and to see Janice and Larry.So I will get everything prepared for our meal before hand and put the meat in the oven before we go as that will take just over 2 hours.I may even suggest we go down in 2 cars so that I can slip away a bit earlier to check on things here.I think they still have the tree and decs up so that will be nice and hopefully the big log fire will be lit :-D :-D.I think Georgette will be there too.

Ann, I can't wear necklaces now as I have some annoying skin tags on my neck and they can get caught on a chain and it's blooming painful.I have so many necklaces too.
You have made some lovely necklaces at your classes and the ones I have seen you wear (when we have met up) look so nice on you.

I need to put my Xmas lights on.I changed the batteries last night and didn't set them to come on again.So now they will be on for 6hrs and off for 18..Just like yours Mandy.

Get a couple o big semi feral cats Mel. They wouldn't want to come in much and they would feed off mice and rats. Not sure if your hens would be safe though :-0

I emptied my PM inbox so I about guess where you live.

Yes David living out in the middle of nowhere we do get a lot of wildlife in the garden.

We have roe deer, badgers, hedgehogs, stoats. lots of different wild birds, foxes, grass snakes, sloworms, squirrels, herons and now otters and thats apart from the rats and different kinds of mice. What I would really like to see is a dormouse, that would really make my day as I have never seen a wild one.

I know what you mean about your necklace stayig in place. Wehn I wore my diasy chain one I made it kept twisting.

I had TWO eggs today but none yesterday. At least I have enough of our own eggs for our big breakfast tomorrow. You just can't beat your own eggs.

Bet Gill is playing with her new sewing machine....... :-) :-D :-) :-D

Afternoon All,

A poached egg start to today and very nice they were too!! :-D It's dull and drizzly and chilly here and OH has gone to a match in Bedford with his pal. They were going to Stone in Staffordshire but the pitch isn't fit with all the rain. So I'm 'HOME ALONE' as Frank would say! But I think I shall go to the nice huge Garden Centre at Somerby about 20 miles away and see what they are selling off. It's a nice run there through some nice villages and I can play my new Adele CD in the car!!. :-)

Gill my first OH had a moustache and neither of us liked it when he shaved it off so he grew it back, OH occasionally shaves his beard completely off in very hot weather but it grows back within a week. His gets a nice shampooing in the shower every day and he doesn't smoke. I imagine some men's beards aren't very fragrant!! lol. Cushion covers are a good project to start with like others have said and I've done mine like pillow cases in the past like Mel describes. Double check you have the folds the right way before you sew......nothing worse than having to unpick things.

I hope your other fish will be safe if it is an otter Mel. Could you set your camera up to see? I imagine it will hang around now it has been able to get some of them. You certainly get some varied wildlife in your garden.

David, if it's doable you should make enquiries and see if a suitable car can be adapted for you. A car would make so much difference to your lives!!

I'm wearing my snowflake necklace I've finished now. It's a bit blingy but I want to test and check it stays in place if you know what I mean!!

Better get going now. BBL :-)