General Chat

Afternoon all,

Cloudy one minute then we see a little sun ,we've also had a little bit of fine drizzle and it's quite windy too , we went and got our shopping a bit earlier today as we thought with the children on holiday it would get busy , it was getting busy when we left so it was better going early .

Anng hope the stitches came out without to much pain and you got a gentle nurse .

Ann that was good the car stopped the pipping ,sounds as if it could have been all the water from the car wash .

I have a piece of gammon cooking for son and family , I asked if they would like me to cook them as piece as they have both been into work this week so it will save them cooking a piece , I cooked a piece a few weeks ago for us and i did it in the slow cooker with just brown sugar and it came out and tasted lovely so I'm doing their piece like that too .
I have a piece of gammon for us which I'll cooked tomorrow or Saturday .

Well done Anng, hope all goes well having the stiches out and you get a good nurse.

Morning all,

Its a nice bright sunny day here today and pc says mostly sunny and 8 degrees. It feels quite chilly here in the kitchen where the sun dos'nt reach till much later in the day and year.

Well the postmans just been with my vitabiotic and returned the cake box I gave him with his cakes in. Still has the kitchen towels in it and not washed up. YUou can tell he lives on his own.

I meant to say Vera. My daughter ordered a piece of gammon half price from Tesco, a small piece reduced to £5.something. They subbed it for a very large piece normal price £30, and charged her the £5. whatever.

I have just managed to do a semi strip wash/half shower and washed my hair with only a few splashes on the dressings.

Good morning all only 3 degrees here and defitely feels chilly. But the sun is shining so maybe it will be a pleasant day.
Stitches due out 12.20, not something I look forward to. Hope I get a skilful nurse. they do vary.
Another night with little sleep.
Ann, yes probably a good idea to try out Dunelm although it may depend on the chef (cook) in your store I suppose. I had always had coffee and bacon rolls etc from dunelm when T was alive, but had not eaten food in this one (we have two, one Cheltenham, one Gloucester, this was the latter)).

Vera try to pace yourself, don't go rushing at things and give yourself another migraine.

Annx I eat wholemeal bread not white and not seeded as the seeds get under my plate. I have got a thick sliced multigrain in the freezer.

I had it again today and took rennie again. I was taken off my Omeprazole because they said long use can cause throat cancer like what our lovely Jane had. When I was taking them I could eat anything and it did'nt upset my tum at all. Oh's older sister takes them too so I must ask if she's been taken off them as she took them long before I did.

Off now so see you in the morning hope you all get enough sleep tonight or enough to keep you going.

A quick hallo and goodbye from me again. I have just caught up with reading the posts. I hope beeping cars, digestive problems and painful legs are all better now. I did manage to find an hour this morning to hoover and dust round downstairs and straight after lunch I had a Tesco delivery to sort out but the rest of the day seems to have been spent on emails going back and forth and phone calls about our friend and the funeral arrangements. I feel quite tired and heavy headed now as I have been on the computer for too long today.

I did well on my delivery. When I placed the order half shoulders and legs of lamb were on a half price Clubcard offer. I ordered a smallish half shoulder. They had all gone so they subbed with a larger half leg and charged me the price the small shoulder would have been i.e. £6.99 As the full price of the half leg was about £20.00 I thought that was a good deal. They also warned me that the potatoes I had ordered were short dated but I said that was OK. Tonight I got an email saying that they had refunded me anyway so I got £1.85 back. I wish all my shopping was like that!

There was something I meant to say but have completely forgotten so I'm closing down for the night now. Sleep well everyone.

Evening All,

A dry day here and OH had a call while he was out last night to say the man was coming to cut the hedge back again from coming over the fence this morning. I was up and showered early as I needed to nip to the shop, get some money from the hole in the wall and see if the garage there had fuel. The new serve yourself machines in the shop were unattended so I used one of those. You have to be careful when you ask them for a receipt though as they shoot out of a slot at speed that's higher than my head!! Some people have to scrabble around on the floor. I was holding my breath as I set off, but the beeping has stopped now, so it must have been the car wash strong jets of water being blasted through the grill.

We think the man charged us less than last year and he is going to come back and clear the brambles and ivy from behind the shed and arbour and other gardening jobs like lowering some of the Holly and shrubs and remove the Cordyling from the front that is making a comeback and as tall as me. A bit of help and our own efforts should get it looking better.

We went to Sainsbury's garage down the road then to fill my car as they'd had a delivery and the other place I saw earlier had big vans at all the pumps and had coned off one pump while I was at the shop. On the way back we went another way through the village and I parked by the church as I wanted to photograph their lovely wild, blue Anemones and primroses as I noticed how pretty they were the other day. The man who lived at the old hall opposite the church many years ago has a marble tomb there and not only helped fund building the old school on one corner of the crossroads but also the headmaster's house on the other corner. and also the restoring of the church. OH had decided he would walk home from there about a mile towards his exercise as it was dry and not cold, so I wandered into the churchyard. A few years ago I discovered and unusual headstone that was carved stone log effect in the shape of a cross and researched when I got home that he was born in Cornwall and was a stone mason. I wondered whether he had made the headstone himself as his wife was mentioned and had died before him. Anyway, sadly the cross has fallen or been knocked over but is still intact. A little way away was another more traditional looking headstone, except it seemed to have carved stone boulders at the bottom. The words were hard to read but I looked up and traced who it was, another man born in Cornwall and his occupation had been a Superintendant of quarries! There are old granite quarries in the village and an active one a few miles away, so I expect they had moved to the area for the work. Quite a journey in the early 1800s though! It's interesting what you can find out these days.

Gwyn I think the schools here finished last Friday like where Mandy lives. I Hope your latest echo results come through quickly and are good. I expect the children are getting excited about Easter now. There is one field I pass on the way tto the shop that has lambs in it now and they are so white compared with their mums, except for the black ones. They like jumping on and off the stumps of the big sawn down old trees.

I had to chuckle at your outing to the dump AnnG. You know how to ring the changes with your trips out! We haven't had to make appointments since covid but that's a good point about them knowing if people should be there or not. That was good value for your meal at Dunelm though. I told OH and he said we'll have to try our Dunelm as the price is much cheaper than our choices near here. It's a shame about your leg demanding attention again. I was much the same and didn't really sleep after 4.00 am and took paracetamol. Perhaps we'll do better tonight.

I liked the intricate painting reel Mel. Those are special calligraphy brushes that hold more paint or ink, but you need a steady hand, but the painting inside was so accurate. That Raven has been telling the others hasn't he! I wonder if more still will turn up. :-0 It does sound like you may have to see the doc again for something else for the indigestion. Did you have white bread, although I think you've said you have the seeded warburtons now. Why did the doctor take you off the others?

Friend needed petrol to get to her volunteer ‘job’ tomorrow. Tesco garage was jam packed but she got what she needed but apparently at least two garages in the area are out of petrol. I wonder how many people are filling up just in case they need it. Panic buying is always a problem

It sounds lie you had a really great three hours Anng. Enjoyable with chat and laughter and a good lunch to boot. :-D

Had my lunch, I had a cold pork sandwich with 5 tiny toms and then 5 grapes and a few walnuts and three fig biscuits and a glass of water. Took my pil;ls so there's justone more to take tonight with my jointace.

Going to have a bit of a tidy up now and wash up the lunch things then do a bit of admin. Feel as though things are getting done today now.

Hope the children enjoyed the Easter Egg hunt Gwyn.

Mel if you keep getting that pain maybe you need to check with your doctor and say that since you came off that pill the pain is re-0ccurring.

The dump was really crowded, I assume there is some way of them checking that cars going in have appointments. By number plates maybe. We had a full car but friend wouldn't let me help unload because of my arm wounds/ After the dump we went to Dunelm and had jacket potaores with beans and cheese and a green salad, plus a drink. It was really nicely cooked. Friend only drinks water but I had a large latte so that plus two jackets came to just over £13 I think that is very reasonable. We bought a couple of things in Dunelm and then went to Lidl (another place I have not been to since I sent when up at Daughter's at Christmas. So lots to see and I did buy a couple of things. then we went for petrol and then home. We were out over three hours so it was a lovely break for me and a good chat and laugh.

It worked this morning so it now gone.

I keep getting code 82 and others come up on my screen in the car so from the shop I went to Stu's. He took a look at several thing under the bonnet and we checked the oil and he fiddled with something on the end of the indicater and he could read things on that. I have never touched any of that that I know of but I may have thrown it out by moving it unintentionaly. He said it may an oil change as when you go on short journeys, like i do, a little tiny drop of diesel goes into your oil and it may be that.

I got that pain again this morning so had a one slice of bread and marmalade thinking it would settle it. It has'nt.......................I do hope I am not going to have this trouble again like I did before the pills they took me off of. I shall have to keep my Rennie with me.

Such sad news, Vera.
I will be thinking of you and your family.

Sunny here at the moment and supposedly 10 degrees, but I haven't been out to see what it feels like.
Sorry to read that you had a painful night, AnnG.
I'm glad that has eased now.
Wow, the dump... I haven't been to ours for ages either.
You never know what you might see, when you are out though, so a car trip can sometimes be so interesting.
On Monday, coming home after my echo. I saw my first baby lambs of the season. They were very young and keeping close to their mothers to keep warm.

So many bluebells and tulips are fully out now.
Everything is so colourful.

Mandy, School here finishes tomorrow afternoon and they go back on 20th April.
Not sure how much reading we will get done, as I think there might be an Easter egg hunt in the large playing field, but it will be fun for them all.

Hope you get those parcels sorted, Mel.
Postage goes up next week, doesn't it?

Annx.. I hope the strange noises are gone today. It must have been rather unnerving :-0

Morning all,

Same weather here dull and cloudy, I hope I can get my tomatoe seeds sown that I got yesterday .

Anng your certainly getting about lol, a visit to the dump I'm so jealous I haven't been to the dump for ages lol
Sorry you had a bad night with the pains in your leg ,hope you get a better sleep tonight

Good luck posting the parcel Mel hope it goes OK today.
Those ravens are ganging up and trying to make sure your hear them lol

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Morning Anng and all,

About the same here as it is with you Anng, mostly cloudy and 9 degrees.

I am going to attempt to post this parcel again today so wish me luck.

The ra\vens are still knocking on the windows in the early morning and through the day. I don't have a doorbell or a knocker and people knock on the door so its really annoying. First there was one then two now there's three.

Good morning all and happy april 1st.

Just going through my facebook trying to work out what is real and what is an April Fool. Do you remember when the only 'fool' was "your shoe laces are undone" Now they are so believable and complicated.

8 degrees here and dull and dry.

I am going to accompany my friend to the dump this morning. she is the friend who so far lately has taken me to Wicks and B& Q all 'interesting'places. I think today may be the climax. At least I won't need to walk anywhere as passengers are not allowed out of the car.

I slept really badly last night for the first 3 hours just lay there not sleeping. But around four o'clock my leg decided it had been ignored and even though I took paracetomols it was really paindul the rest of the night. I had not had any pain in it since before the ops and have no idea why it played up last night. Seems ok now.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ElZtAb5Lelo

Take a look at this for miniature painting.

I did'nt have the lamb in the end I had a meal for one spaghetti carbinara (sp) it was nice and no side effects. Then I had a slice of cake and a clematine with a glass of water. I try to only drink boiled water but do have a filter jug too.

I think the Rennies really helped.

Black coffee irritates the stomach Mel and can cause reflux. If you have the lamb, pour off any fat in the tin and make the gravy without. It's what I do now for OH. You could perhaps just slice off half of it for tonight and have the rest tomorrow?

Evening All,

It's not been bad here weatherwise, a bit overcast at times but plenty of sun. We had coffee at Costa's first thing and called at the village Co-op for OH to get a refund on the herbal tea he got with Echinacea in it. Not ideal with effects on BP and bloodthinners and containing 10% so he will ask the doc next time he goes if it would be safe. I noticed no cars were in the carwash on the way back so took my car there once I got home to pick it up, and blow me by those few minutes three cars were queuing! I waited though and soon got done, but the water sprayers were really strong and I was hoping they wouldn't lift the paint off! I went to the shop then, but as I drove out of their car park I heard a few weak beeps from the car. They stopped and just as I thought 'phew' they started again, louder sometimes, but not steady, more like spurts of beeps, loud and soft. No warning message on the screen, temperature ok, so I proceeded home gently and as I slowed they were louder and went quieter as I speeded up, but still not steady. I turned left at the island near home and they stopped, then started again, turned into the slose and they stopped and didn't come on again at all. I suspect it may have been the fierce jets of water at the car wash and unusually being directed into the front grill and right under the wheel arches. Water may have got somewhere it shouldn't and caused a fault. I'm hoping if it is that it will have dried out by morning and be ok. If not, more expense!! :-S

Oh I'm so sorry to hear your sad, upsetting news about your dear friend Vera. Dear friends are not easy to find and it's a shame it was on your wedding anniversary too.

We had our first waste food collection today and they just lifted our small bag of waste food out of the caddy and threw it in the brand new white skip like vehicle. I don't know how they will be able to tell if people are putting things they shouldn't in in the bags. When OH went for his walk he noticed some people's waste food caddies were open and he noticed food had just been put inside without a bag, so they hadn't collected them. Talking of bins, we have that bittercress all over the garden Mel, but we haven't been allowed to put any weeds at all in our rubbish bin for years and is why we got a garden bin after we stopped taking the garden stuff to the tip in bags ourselves. I can get indigestion in the mornings if I start bending in the garden too soon after my BP tablet. Once I stand up again it soon starts to go off.

The itching does sound like healing AnnG and I'm glad you felt a bit more with it today. It's good you got a few jobs done without overdoing it. Yes, men and doing jobs sounds very familiar, especially with clearing up properly afterwards. They just don't seem to double check that they haven't missed anything.

Mandy, thank you for the heads up (as they say) about the two progs. I've gone and recorded them now. They are something to look forward to after this flipping football! OH mentioned to me that it was on again tonight but he's recorded the match as he's gone out to watch one tonight with his friend.

What bad luck it was that both your son and Jake had car trouble, but at least Jake's should be back on the road on Wednesday.

A friend emailed me today to say that our Sainsbury's garage near here was out of fuel and also that a Morrisons garage near her had closed because it was out of fuel.

I got myself out a lamb shank for dinner tonight and am wondering now if I should have it with this indigestion. I have taken a couple of Rennies. Or is it because I had a couple of hot cross buns for lunch and I think they were the culprits.and a black coffee this afternoon. I thought that may shift it but its still niggleing.

I so fancied this lamb with nice mash and brocc and spinach.