General Chat

BIL is here mowing he has toothache!!!!! but is on meds before having it out.

I had just decided to try some gardening and was so surprised to see him drive up.

He also brought me some max strength Volarol for my arm and hip.

Morning all,

Quite bright this morning and 17 degrees and pc says partly sunny.

I have been bitten all down my right side and its itching like anything.

Arm still no better.

Poor vera its so annoying when you lose a post.

Sounds like your visit to Stanway house was really interesting Anng certainly my kind of thing. I used to love going round old houses even as a child. The fountain must have been fantastick.

Nothing planned for today so will see how it takes me.

Good morning all. fairly bright again. Have to keep checking the plants, when it was hot it was obvious they needed water. Now it is indifferent it is hard to know, to water or not to water?
At least you know what caused it Mel.
Ooooh Vera that was a pain. Never mind, wonder what you did? Anyway hope you managed a good sleep if you were that tired.
U3a main meeting this afternoon. A talk about the Everyman theatre in Cheltenham. Hopefully interesting but may be more of the same we learnt when we did the theatre tour earlier this year.

Yesterday we had a nice trip out. Had lunch first in a garden centre that we rarely go to as it is the far side of Cheltenham. Then we drove almost to Broadway in the Cotswolds to a very old Cotswold Jacobean manor house called Stanway house.
The house in typical old Cotswold stone, and the surrounding church and flour mill are beautiful with the sun shining on them. The inside of the house is left more or less as it was when the last owner lived there so it appears to be rather shabby and down at heel, But it is a warren of fairly small rooms, quite 'higgledy piggeldy ' and the stairs are steep and (to me) not very safe. It is privately owned. Built in the 18th century it was originally owned by Tewkesbury Abbey for 800 years and then by the Tracy family and their descendantes (the Earls of Wemyss and March) for 500.

From the web site ----"The house, its fascinating furniture, the jewel-like Gatehouse, the church and 14th-century Tithe Barn, the 18th-century water-garden, the specimen trees and avenues, the surrounding villages, farms, parkland and woodland all subtly combine to create an enclave of very English and almost magical harmony.
Recently it has seen the gradual restoration of the 18th-century watergarden, probably designed by the greatest of British landscape gardeners, Charles Bridgeman. The formal Canal, on a terrace above the house, the striking Pyramid and eight ponds have been reinstated, and a single-jet fountain, at 300 feet the highest fountain in Britain and the highest gravity fountain in the world, has been added."

The gardens were mostly parkland rising to the canal and fountain and beyond that the pyramid (it was too steep for us to walk right up to the pyramid) We stopped with most people at the canal to watch the very impressive fountain. The fountain is fed by spring water which collects in two reservoirs at the top of the escarpment.

Just done a post and it has disappeared. Too tired to redo it now.

Had trouble with the leccy keep going out. Put my pie in the oven and went and had a shower when I came into the kitchen the leccy was out and I could'nt flip the switch. turned the oven off at the wall still nothing. Rang Ed next door and he said he would be round in 15 mins. Thought I would check the pond pump so I turned that off and came back in and tried it bingo all ok. So now I have pond trouble again.

Morning Anng and all,

Quite bright here this morning, 14 degrees amd mostly cloudy by the pc.

Hip playing up again this morning and arm is never as bad in the morning when I hav'nt been using it. Slept well.

Thinking of Vera today and her long drive to the funeral. Hope everything goes ok and she dos'nt get too much back ache. Good ides to stay at a hotel for the night so your both fresher for the trip home.

So Anng your off once again for a little holiday. Goiod luck with the weather.

Its shopping day today so I better get myself in the shower so I am ready when they come.

good morning all. fairly bright here, hope it is going to stay dry as I am going to see a house (not N Trust) and garden not far from Cheltenham. Lunch first at a garden centre.
Slept quite well last night. Hope all goes well for Vera with their long drive to the funeral. They must be on the road now.

Yes I was pleased with what I got done.

Going to son’s for a week from Friday Vera.

Hard to know what the weather will be like and what to take, not knowing what we will be doing.

That will be a long day for you Vera, is it family so at least you have family members to look forward to meeting up with. I hope all goes well with the trip.

You’re getting more work done in the garden than I am AnnG. Well done you. You mentioned packing. Are you off on your travels again?

I’m sorry to hear that you are still in pain Mel. Is it worth speaking to the doctor again? I’m having a lot of trouble with my back this time but I know from experience that it can take weeks to recover. I’m trying not to take too many co-codamol but it’s very hard sometimes and constant pain is tiring.

I’m not looking forward to the next couple of days. We have to go to a funeral tomorrow. It’s a long drive so an early start, then a Roman Catholic mass followed by a shorter service at the crematorium and then a reception so there will be a lot of standing around. We decided to pay out for a hotel for tomorrow night rather than OH having to face the long drive back when he will be getting tired. We’ll come back after breakfast on Wednesday.

I had just hung lots of washing out this morning when the heavens opened. I dashed out and got a few bits in but I was getting drenched so left the rest. I need to go out and see what’s dry now.

I probably won’t post tomorrow but will be back in a day or two.

Well I have managed to cut the lawn which is 30% grass and 60% celandines and geranium seedling plants, just can't get rid of them. Still it is green and short.

I also cut the edges and did a bit of weeding and fed the tomatoes.

Now to start on sorting out packing for next week.

Morning Anng and all,

Brightish out there with some sun but how long will it last? Pc says high pollen nd 15 degrees but it dos'nt look quite as windy out there as it has been.

Woke late after getting up at 5.35 for the loo and falling asleep again till 9.30 and I have to catch the post van this morning.

I ache in my hip, neck, shoulder , arm and back this morning. Could'nt get comfy in bed last night and I was hot. this morning I have pain in mmy hip going down my leg to my knee. O well I suppose its all part of getting old when you have worked outside most of your life in all elements.

good morning all quite bright at the moment and 15 degrees. Nothing planned but quite a lot of odd jobs need doing so I will see. I just realised that I didn't come back yesterday. I managed to get some gardening done. Planted the two plants I bought to put in the garden after digging over that patch, did some cutting back and dead headed the Buddleija. Much to the annoyance of the Red Admirals on there and tied up the tomato plants in pots.. Was just going to cut the lawn when down came the rain. Maybe I can get that done today.
Didn't sleep so well again last night. I seem to be having alternate nights good and bad. I go to sleep ok but then just keep dreaming and waking up. :-(

Lovely pics.

She has some draws now....................................................

Morning ,

15 degrees here and still quite windy ,we should have a few showers today so far it's dry and the sun has poked through the clouds a little bit .

Nothing planned for today just see how the day goes .

Good morning all, went back to sleep after getting up fot the loo at 0600 and woke up at 0845. Slept really well. Now just going for a shower and wash my hair and then will see what the day brings. a bit grey but 17 degrees so not cold. BBL

Morning Vera and all,

Cloudy with a bit of blue in between here this morning and pc is saying high pollen and 14 degrees and mostly cloudy. It dos'nt feel that warm here either.

Nothing planned arms ok at the mo but I have only been up a few mins and its not done anything yet. Backs a bit sore too nd as for my hip well I have to remembner to get out of bed and stand with only my left leg not easy when you need the loo.

Good morning all

It’s sunny at the moment but it’s beginning to cloud over. There’s no rain forecast so it could be a good day for gardening but my back is still giving me so much trouble that I don’t want to risk it. I’ve slept well the last couple of nights but still have no energy or enthusiasm for doing anything very much. My get up and go has got up and gone.

Enough of my moans - i’m going to think positive and have a better day. I hope you all have a good day too.

It is like April here we had long sunny periods and 17 degrees and then really black sky and absolutely torrential rain, It battered the window, in fact it came in the little window in the bedroom, never had that before. Then, when I went downstairs I found I had left the conservatory door open about 18 inches and the rain had made the carpet wet. But it gets hot in there so soon dried. I did manage an hour in the garden this morning cutting back a Rosemary bush and some honey suckle and dug up two potato plants which had five potatoes between them so not a profitable experiment, Just for fun really and enough for two meals for me. Still 3 plants left in the tub. when I was out there I thought, good the lawn is dry I will mow it later. Well it was a good plan that won't be followed through now as everywhere is soggy.

Vera I feel a bit like you today not got a lot of enthusiasm for anything, just pottering. I didn't have a good night. awake at 4, couldn't sleep so up and wandering then awake again at almost six, then drifted off but dreaming such confusing dreams and awake finally at 8am I did change the bed and washed the bedding and a load of light coloured stuff.

sun is shining again ow.

We've had a very heavy shower with thunder now the suns out and its all dried up in the wind so you wouldn't even know we'd had any rain .