General Chat

I hope you enjoyed your eggs and bacon Mel and that your tum has stopped gurgling.now.

Good grief, I'd want my hair streaked with goid at that price Ann. I'm having a cut and blow dry tomorrow and I have the senior hairdresser/salon owner and expect to pay about £45 and my friends consider that expensive, most of them paying about £30. I hope you find somewhere to take your books or your OH might start wanting to put them back on his bookshelves.

Our car came back today and everything's fine, just a note of two things to keep an eye on over the coming months.

Thank you for your condolences ladies. It was the husband of OH's other sister Mandy, not the one that was staying a couple of weeks ago. She had been her OH's carer for a number of years but now has to cope with everything pretty much on her own as they had no children, he has hardly any other family and she lives a long way away from us and her oher brother and sister, though of course we are on the end of a phone if she needs us.

I've had a very nice day. Two friends and I had lunch out and went to the cinema to see the second Fisherman's Friends film. It was really hot out but I wished I had taken a cardi as the cinema had the air con going full blast and by the time we came out my arms and feet were frozen. I hadn't seen the first film and wasn't sure I would enjoy the one we saw but I really did enjoy it.

My computer has got the same gremlin as yours Ann. The temperature showing at the bottom of the screen keeps flitting between Centigrade and Fahrenheit. When I sat down to type it was saying 23 degrees C, now it is saying 72 degrees F. That is very hot for 9 in the evening. It's going to be a hot, sticky night again and the poor fan will be working overtime. We are supposed to get heavy thundery rain tomorrow just as I have to go out for my haircut. Then I am going on to the optician and will have to walk between the two so I might well get soaked. I know the garden needs a good dose of rain but I oon't!

As I need to be out early in the morning I am going to get my bits and pieces together now and then I think I will take my book to bed. I hope you all manage to keep cool and sleep well. Night, night.

They did round here last year and early this year Mel. Some of the charity shops even closed for a while and, as people weren't going out shopping as much to buy them and they ended up with too many, they had to start to refuse them. I'm going to ring the local ones tomorrow to be sure they are taking them first. They still might have too many with people watching every penny now and OH's hernia won't appreciate unloading the car again if not. OH's put them in the garage and we are all locked up now so I'll have a look tomorrow. Egg and bacon.......yumee! :-)

O meant to say so sad loosing another person of the family Vera. My thoughts go out to you. <3

Have some of them stopped taking books then?

Doctor rang and had a chat and then Em rang and we chatted for about half an hour.

Think I will have good old egg and bacon tonight and bread and butter.

That's very sad news Vera. This year 3 of my friends have lost husbands/partners already and none with covid. I hope you get your car back soon with a PASS!

I hope AnnG had a clear day for her trip up the Spinnaker and managed to get a few photos of the views.

I hope your tum is settling now Mel. Could be the mustard instead as you say. I only have the tiniest smear of it as it's too hot for me! lol.

Well I couldn't believe how much my hair cost this time for a cut, half head of lowlights and blowdry. It was £172 !!! I said to OH I might have to change from having the senior stylist, but as he said I don't have the expense of drinking or smoking and he pays. The colour is only done every 3rd cut so that's less than 3 times a year. What it must cost these girls who have roots touched each time and need trims more often than me! :-0

OH has gone to a meeting so I'm going to see what books he has sorted for the charity shop. (once we find one that is taking books again!)

I did'nt have my burger last night and had frankfurters in rols instead. I think I may have put too much mustard in them.

Yes that's the plant Mel ,did you have the burger last night it might have that that gave you a gurgly tum ,hope it soon eases for you.

Oh Vera sorry to hear that ,was that the sister and hubby that came to stay the other week .

Really hot out there now and we should have heavy showers later in the evening and tomorrow morning so I'm just wondering if I should go shopping this afternoon or if should leave it until Friday and go then but as its Bank Holiday weekend it will be busy .
Oh decisions decisions ,no I'll leave it and go early on Friday.

Its still gurgleing around. I had some toast this morninga and hoped it would settle it but it has'nt yet.

Not getting on very well today with his study so I think I will clean the bathroom instead.

Morning everyone

It was a hectic day yesterday and I am just waiting for a friend to pick me up so may go dashing off suddenly.

OH’s sister sadly lost her husband yesterday. So there were emails and phone calls going back and forth. The car was collected to be taken for a service and MOT. Late yesterday afternoon the garage rang to say they had done the service but couldn’t complete the MOT as a machine had broken down so we haven’t got the car back yet.

Hope your dodgy tum feels easier now Mel.

Got to go. Lift has just arrived. Might bbl.

Morning All,

Hope your tum soon settles Mel. It might have been the cream cakes as you say. That seems a long time now to your re-booked dental appointment. You'd think they would have had something sooner. These things that will crop up and need to be dealt with will be upsetting.

Mandy my beans are not going to pick up so I think we'd better get rid. The toms are like yours and looking good with pickings every day. Yes Max needs to watch Monty and learn what to pull out! lol.

Hair appointment for me next and I can't decide what to wear. If they have switched the aircon off I need something cool on, but if not, long trousers would be best as I need to sit with wet hair for about an hour for this appointment. Better get my skates on though as Jane would have said.

Morning Mandy and all,

Coudy here and rain like mist in the air 18 degrees.

Is it Montbretia Mandy? I have a very tall one and the deer eat the flowers.

Got up at 6.33am and went back to bed and got up at 9.33am how weird is that? I seem to have a gurgley tummy this morning so I don't think the cream cakes agreed with me nor the mustard on the rolls I had last night.

I shan't be going far today.

Had two emails this morning canceling our dentist appointments which was a bit upsetting and now they are for the day before my birthday.

Morning all,

Very cloudy here but really muggy , not a lot happening here just need a good hoover round and a bit of dead heading to do in the garden ,the cucumbers are looking sorry for themselves lots of brown leaves that can come off ,tomatoes have slowed down but still lots of green ones on the plants ,the runners now have tiny little beans on them so we might get a few more pickings .
Max has just brought in half the garden little minx he keeps pulling up the oh I forget the name of if now but it has long stems of orange flowers, I must teach him which ones are weeds then he'd be a great help in the garden lol .

Ha ha, yes Gnasher was also Dennis the Menace's dog wasn't he. I bet Mandy is hoping she will see him before he sees her, so she can duck if she's overcome with the giggles. :-D I'm glad you got some of your meds today too Mandy. It's a worry and you wonder if the same will happen next time they are due as well.

I bet those cream cakes were lovely Mel. It was very thoughtful to leave you some. Yes, we don't often have breakfast when we are at home, but have an early lunch between 11.30am and 12.30pm which is our main meal. Even when we ate out before the pandemic some of the carveries opened at 11.30am nd we liked to be there then when the food was nice and fresh and untouched so to speak. I haven't done anymore sorting today. I managed to do a 1 lap walk this morning, the first since it got so hot. My knee clunked and twinged a few times, but not too bad and has been no worse since, thank goodness. It was quite muggy, but there was a bit of breeze then and the ducks and moorhens wolfed it down the crusts I took.

It's been really noisy here today with the slab saw screaming on the front garden opposite and concrete mixer going, then early lorry deliveries to the house and a lot of banging from the workmen. Then the binmen came in their supersized lorry that snorts! Then the neighbour next door seems to have a new noisy gadget he was doing something to the drive with. Then just after 5.00pm the noise of the Police Helicopter and where did it decide to hover for ages.........straight above us. We later saw there had been an accident and lanes closed on the motorway, but OH had shut and locked the doors in case a madman was on the loose! It was still circling and hovering till a few minutes ago.

I like Gnasher I had to laugh at that Mandy.

Done a bit more sorting today. Had some cakes left on the doorstep but I think it may have been from Bex next door as her mum had her 60t birthday party in the village hall on Saturday night.

I had two of the cream cakes for lunch and I am going to do a burger in a mo with salad. I had a look at that Sinniker thing and you would'nt get me up there. I could'nt even look down in the car park in Barnstable untill oh told me to stand sideways and look. It was much better and you don't feel like you are falling forward. So that a good tip to remember if you should want to look down from a great height.

Evening all,

Warm today we've had the fan back on again .

Hope Anng enjoyed going up the Spinniker ,I see there's a glass floor you can walk over ,there's a glass floor in Blackpool Tower but I couldn't walk over it it was enough for me just trying to look down over the glass ,I didn't mind the height of tower the views were lovely.

We gave been gigging all say about Mr teeth ,we heard him talking over the wall to someone and Colin started me off by saying it's Gnasher :-D :-D then I had visions of him looking over the wall looking like Mr Ed the talking horse .

Ann thats good OH got his tablets sorted ,I went into Boots this morning and they had some of mine but still owe me some more but at least I have some to keep me going.

Vera, did you have to suggest second hand gnashers? I'm still chortling as I type LOL :-D They might be the goofy teeth that little boys bought in seaside holiday shops.
Meds shortages seem to be on the increase - pharmacists more so! :-0

Why do they give you a 15 min survey to do.I did'nt do it.

You have an early lunch Ann.

Shopping came and it all fitted in one box. I was waiting for him to get another crate out of the van but he said thats it. There was one sub and that was a selection of cream cakes instead of choc eclairs so you know what I am having for lunch! A cream doughnut.

He was really early too before 11am when he was expected. I was just going to feed the chickens when he drove down the drive.

I am now gooing to attempt to do the electoral roll online. Wish me luck.

Morning All,

Well that did make us both chuckle Mandy. :-D OH said perhaps he should have kept MIL's false teeth and put them on ebay! I wonder if they are some I've seen advertised that are a set you push over the top of your existing teeth and any gaps? You'll have to practice keeping a straight face ready for when you next see him! I just hope he won't look like Shergar coming towards you. lol. :-D

Could you add some cleaning or washing stuff or toilet rolls to make your order up to £40 this time Mel. They will keep and only go up in price so it could be a saving. You might find it easier to change to a fortnightly order like we have and the BOB and Cravendale milk will keep for a fortnight. It was probably good to have a break and chat yesterday. Sometimes we get on better after a break.

AnnG I had a look at the Spinnaker and thought I would have been waiting at the bottom with T. I'm not keen on heights although I went up in a hot air balloon for my 40th birthday! I had to pretend to look through my camera till we were up in the air though and then slowly peeped over it. I wonder if the lift is on the outside. Glass ones like that would give me the heebie jeebies too.

Well OH got a call from the surgery pharmacist who was visiting there this morning and they have sourced some of the meds he is missing and sent a fresh prescription to a chemist 2 miles away for him to collect this afternoon. What good service and, as they issue 2 months worth at a time, he will be ok for a while now.

Dealing with dementia or even just frail parents is a terrible problem as you say Vera. MIL never had dementia but both were very set in their ways. Both had osteoporosis in their latter years, FIL having broken his back due to it, but because they were used to shopping every day, even after he gave up his car at age 93 they would have a taxi to go shopping every day rather than get even 2 days shopping at once. We went through the long process of getting them all kinds of help with dressing, cleaning, changing their bed and arranging for a shower to be fitted through a charity and they cancelled the lot. People came at the 'wrong' time for them, they stupidly struggled with their osteoporosis to remake the bed the helper had changed for them because it wasn't done the way they were used to. They gave the microwave we bought for them away.

OOps time for lunch now.....BBL

Morning all,

I was up at 6.25am but went back to bed for a while but just seemed to aly there but when I decided I needed a drink and came out it was 9am. So did I drop off or not? I don't know.

Its bright and sunny and then it clouds over a bit and pc says 18 degrees and sunny so we will see if its right later on.

Don't know what to do about asda as I had a job finding things to reach the forty pounds so I ordered 6 bottles of wine but I won't need anymore for 6 weeks at least. I have a chest freezer full to overflowing so I could probably live out of that for a year. Today my driver is Jamie and I don't think I have had him before.

Better get in the shower and get dressed.