General Chat

It’s good you managed to stay mostly dry on your trip to town AnnG and got the top you wanted but a shame you couldn’t get to Bude and get your business done Mel It’s so annoying when people say they will ring back and don’t.

Your geraniums should be OK for the winter now Ann. I always pot mine up but someone I knew used to just hang her plants up in the rafters of her garage and they seemed to survive. We still have a lot of tidying up and cutting down to do before our garden is ready for the winter.

I hope Mandy, Gwyn and Island are all well.

I can’t say I’m a very happy bunny after my hospital visit today. We had a real cloudburst on the way there. Even with the windscreen wipers going double time we couldn’t see a thing. It’s a main road but most of the way it’s just one lane each way and nowhere we could safely stop so OH had to just slow down, concentrate and hope for the best.

I was there for ages. In fact OH got worried as people were going in and coming out again and I was still in there. I had so many tests and drops and photos taken and then spent a long time with the doctor. The upshot is a blocked vein with fluid build up behind the eye. The treatment is injections into the eye with no guarantee that they will work as doc thinks I’ve had it for a few months, but hopefully they will stabilise it. I am NOT looking forward to it. It might be a few weeks before they start, then it will be 3 injections each a month apart and then more tests to see if they are helping. The doctor was very nice and gave me some literature to bring home to read as he said it was a lot for me to take in all at once.

When we eventually left the hospital we hit the rush hour and, with 3 roundabouts close together, it took ages to get onto the road home so a late dinner tonight.

Oh, worse case scenario is I could lose the sight in that eye but, heigh ho, I’ve got another one. Going off to bed now. I think I’ll sleep well and I hope you all do too.

Afternoon All,

It's a dizzy 8 degrees here, but no rain yet today and it was sunny this morning. The PC says rain coming and tomorrow it is supposed to be windy and heavy rain. :-(

I dug up and got the rest of my geraniums into the greenhouse this morning but they need potting up, hopefully tomorrow.

Most on the painting course had copied one of the artist's paintings, which we were told we could do. Particularly with those of us who had painted one of the photos, the teacher said, as often happens, we had all painted a hybrid that included our own style as well as the artist's!

Good luck with your hospital trip Vera and I hope you stay dry. The talk sounded interesting and as AnnG says a lot of these talks can be very interesting. You can learn a lot from them. At least ypu were luckly with the weather AnnG and you managed to get a top as well.

Not a very productive day then Mel, waiting for the solicitor to phone you back! I hope he has done now.

OH is showering ready for his meeting tonight, and I think I will sort out some of the papers, magazines and post that's in here. I had to have my PC pointing well up towards the ceiling for the course today so no-one could see the mess that needs tidying up! :-S

It was dry when I walked to the bus with a little sun and it was dry going round the shops before my 11.30 appointment. It was still dry when I came out but the sky was black, I wanted to go to Bon Marche, peacocks and TKMax as I was looking for a top to wear out to lunch on Friday and again on the 14th. While in the first of those shops it started to rain and absolutely tipped down. so in and out of the shops, as they are in a row it was not too bad and I was surprised how many people wee caught out without coats. It is not as though it hasn't rained before this week. It then stopped and it was just wet underfoot and I made my way to M&S and found a top in there. Then it was dry when I walked from the bus stop home so I managed quite well but it is still only 7 degrees.

The sun is out :-). I’d almost forgotten what it looked like. I have been for a very short walk and now OH is getting the car out to take me to the hospital. I hope the car parks aren’t too busy or OH will have to drop me and drive round till he finds a space.

Hope the sun is shining on you too.

Spoke too soon. It’s disappeared again. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted.

Hav'nt gone to Bude as I have been waiting for the solicitor to ring me. I have rung him twice now and he is supposed to ring me back.

Its been a real nothing day today and all I have done is hoover the kitchen area and wash up.

Good morning all

It’s very black and very wet again today; none too warm either. I was going into town this morning to get my cards and do a couple of other errands but I’m not going in this weather. It is supposed to stop this afternoon but I’ve got to go to the hospital for them to look at my eyes.

I hope you don’t get wet when you go to chiropody AnnG or Mel when she goes to Bude.

Door bell. Must go

Morning Anng and all,

A bit blustery today and everywhere is wet wet wet but we did have a little bit of sun which has now gone. Its 11 degrees and pc says rain on and off.

Been on the phone for over an hour trying to sort something out. Now have to go and sort it out in person so I shan't be around for a while today as I have to go to Bude.

good morning all, very dark and wet out there 6 degrees. I am hoping the rain will stop, at least long enough to get me to the bus stop. Once in town it will not be too bad. I have a chiropodist appointment at 11.30 but want to go in earlier to have a look round the shops for a few bits.

Vera, sounds like your tea and biscuits at your meetings is doomed!! Glad you managed in the end though and good that M helped you. The tools with a mission talk sounds interesting. I learn a lot with these talks, ours for the U3a of course. We have had two talks with replacement speakers in the past months and both have been excellent. One was from a local art gallery/museum called Nature in Art and the other was a punch and Judy man where we also had a short show (not a sanitised one). Our last talk was called Islands of Britain but was about bird photography on two island. One was on St Kilda and the other an Island off South Wales (I can't remember the name of it). The Welsh ones had Puffins and the photography was wonderful. She was an interesting speaker as well. (If a bit long for me).

Good you have all bulbs planted now should be a lovely show in spring from the number of them.

I always have my cards done early, having made them all it would be a shame if they didn't get posted. And this year with all the strikes it is more important they go early.

I'm here now Mel :-)

I hope they sort your payment out quickly Mel, whatever it is. I hope it's not with the DWP. When I changed my bank account they kept paying my pension into the old one. It took me months to get them to put it right. In the meantime my pension was in a sort of holding account and I couldn't touch it If I hadn't got OH to support me I don't know what I would have done - starved I suppose! I didn't even get an apology from them.

You are well ahead with your cards AnnG. I was going to buy mine today but by the time I was able to get to the Cards for Good Causes shop it had closed.

We had an interesting talk at the Club meeting last night. It was supposed to be someone from the Hedgehog Hospital but again there was a last minute change of plan and we had a chap from TWAM, Tools With A Mission. They work with various charities in Africa. The idea is that rather than just dish out bits of goods or money, they provide people with the training and means to make a living. They collect used tools, sewing machines, agricultural tools etc., clean and refurbish them and pack them in complete kits to get a carpenter or plumber say started in a career. Some of the sewing machines are electric but many are hand machines or even treadle machines for places where electricity is unreliable. They are sent with needles, threads and enough material to make one or two garments to get them started.

Tea at the meeting was a bit of a shambles again. This time it was because there was a blood donor session going on in the main hall so we couldn't go in until they had finished and cleared up. Unfortunately all our tea, coffee, sugar, etc and disposable cups are kept in a locked cupboard in the main hall. We were able to get them by 8.30 but tea was a little later than usual. There were already biscuits there so I brought mine home again. Apparently the tea maker now only needs to take fresh milk. You can get the money for that from the treasurer but no-one bothers to do that. My friend M helped me and several people thanked me for doing it. But if I am asked again in the near future I will politely suggest that perhaps someone else could do it for a change. I did win a raffle prize - a couple of fancy pots of jam in a posh box.

This morning OH planted the rest of my tulips for me so all the bulbs are planted now. Hooray :-D I hoovered through while he did that and then I went online and managed to find Christmas presents for our 2 step grandsons and their partners, so they are ordered now. Then this afternoon we had afternoon tea at our local hotel. It had been a pre-pandemic Christmas present but the expiry date had been extended because of all the lockdowns. It was the usual finger sandwiches, scones and cakes but was all very fresh and nicely presented with proper linen napkins and nice cutlery. It made a pleasant little break. At the moment I am still full up so it might just be a very light snack later this evening. I certainly don't want a proper dinner.

I'm getting a bit cold up here in the study so I'm off downstairs now. Anyway I'd better go and remind OH that it's bin day tomorrow and the general bin must go out as he forgot it last time so it hasn't been emptied for 4 weeks. Leave it much longer and it'll walk there on it's own.

10 degrees.......it never got above 7 degrees here AnnG. Well I got the hoovering done ready to mop the floors then I couldn't find the mop anywhere! I texted OH to ring me after his first meeting, as I thought he might have moved it, but when he rang me back he said he hadn't touched it! A neighbour called then to say our bin had been left at another bungalow, so we had a chat after sorting that out. OH then came home as he decided it would be too long to wait till his next meeting. He found the mop in the porch cupboard!! How it ended up there is a mystery as it doesn't usually live there. Is this the future! lol. OH did some work then, so was out of the way while I was Mrs Mop!

I managed to find 2 nice little artificial christmas trees online for my little cupboard tops, so have ordered those, more LED lightbulbs, Christmas Cards and a knife sharpener and have ordered 2 books OH wants for Christmas as well.

It's always the same when you are waiting for a delivery Mel. I have asked for a refund on some avocados that were in date till the 28th, but were spoiled when I cut them open. Fancy having a problem with someone paying a wrong account. I hope they can sort it quickly.

I need to send my painting to the teacher now. Instead of looking like a cartoon it is more like a caricature now!! lol Goodness what he will say about this one. Well they can't always be good can they.

I was busy sticking stamps on all my Christmas cards Mel. Done now.

That is a bit bad if they has sent your money to the wrong account. Hope you get it in the end. Actually they should send you the correct amount now and then get the wrong amount sent back.

Gone quiet on here

I have been on the phone to sort this payment out for over an hour.

What had they done?? paid it into the wrong account!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Now they have to get it back and pay me.

So what happened. The minuet I got up the top wall and cut some ivy the asda man arrived so I had to walk all the way down the garden to put the box out for him. He was waiting at the front door by the time I got out there and took my coat and boots off. I just knew he would come when I was at the farthest point.

Still it all here now so I can go out and not worry about him turning up when I am out so sight.

10 degrees here now and sunny so I have just been out in the garden cut down a bit more of the buddleias, think that will be ok now for the winter, also cleared a lot of the leaves from that bl***y tree in the next garden. Can't get them all up so they will have to rot where they landed, mostly on the slate bit. I did get a small humper full so they have gone in the compost bin to rot down for next year.

Daughter is at Lanzarote airport waiting for their flight. Security apparently set the alarm off from her OH's replacement hip!!

Pc says rain to stop and its 10 degrees here now with a bit of watery sunshine.

Think I will go and pick some stuff for the advent ring but not far away from the house so I can get back for the delivery.

Iv'e just done a bit of ironing so could do with a little walk.

Well the shopping has'nt arrived yet sop I could have gone up the post van.

It still says 11am and no other time which it usually does.

8 degrees now, sun still shining. Bedding washed, just about to make the bed. Kitchen floor mopped. Flash Power mop liquid has run out so I thought I would source a refill bottle on Amazon bottles £4 each but you have to buy 4 bottles (each one is 1.25 litres). So I looked on Tesco and yes they do it and can order one bottle for £4. However it remains to be seen if it is in stock at the weekend.

Morning All,

That is balmy weather you have Mel. It's barely reached 7 degrees here yet. Yes it's a pity the roofer didn't put a temporary tarpaulin over the leaky part of the roof. Oops! I see you popped a post in while I was dawdling with mine and explained!

We were up early this morning and OH has gone to the first of two meetings and won't be back till tonight as one is out in the sticks and he will be halfway there going to his first meeting so it's not worth him coming home inbetween. He got back late last night so I did him some ham cobs to take with a banana today as he was busy printing stuff he needed for today. So I have been able to get lots done without interruption this morning. Bed changed and washer on, popped to the shop for a few things, filled the recycling bin as it's bin day, done some shredding and re-organised a built in wardrobe that has the bedside light switch inside it, so I can reach it easily to switch it off in the daytime as the extension cable to reach the other bedside light has a standby light on it that can be off in the day. Next job after my COT is to hoover and mop the kitchen, uti, ensuite and bathroom as I never got round to it the other day.

When I went to the shop, on the way, the fields both sides of the road were like lakes with the floods and had seagulls swimming on them. It sounds a better day where you are AnnG, but at least it isn't raining here now.

BBL

Yes I was surprised they did'nt put a sheet onthe roof but perhaps they had'nt one big enough. when I had the porch apex done in the front by the local builder he put a sheet on the roof before he did the job. We weighed it down with all kind of big heavy weighs we had and the weighs off one of the mowers etc.

I was going up the post van but Adsa is due quite early so I don't think I will make it in time as the van goes at 11.15 ish and the delivery is about 11am. I bet it dos'nt come till late and I could have gone.