General Chat

Morning all,

Happy Easter hope the Easter Bunny has left you all some chocolate eggs ,the children will be here later for the egg hunt so we have the job of hiding all the eggs I think there's just over a hundred it sounds a lot but most of them are the tiniest little ones that we get from the chocolate factory so I put two together, have to count them out and in to make sure Max doesn't find them and then they share them all out .

Nice and bright here the Suns shining and church bells are ringing so all in all a nice morning .

Buy him a box of latex gloves if you are worried about surfaces Ann but I think you are more likely to get the virus through airborne particles.
I'm hearing of more people testing positive now than at the beginning of the pandemic, thankfully they had little more than a cold and sore throat.
We have Boris to blame for the increase in infections.
I received a letter from the NHS which made clear why I got that second box of LFTs. Sort of reassuring but I refuse to be neurotic.

Sunny here in case anyone wanted to know.

Good morning all. Looks like it is brighter out there today. So far I am the only one up, but that is usual for me here. SiL is confined to his bedroom and the office upstairs until lunch time when we move to the lounge and he comes into the kitchen/diner. He is not supposed to touch anything but can’t be watched all the time. We will either catch it or not. I am hoping that the booster will have some effect so wait and see. So far I have no symptoms and up until we went to bed neither did daughter. I am thinking of all the potting on I will need to do when I eventually get home.

Vera hope the day went well.

Annx daughter even had to open the bottle of bubbly last night so she has learnt a new skill now. SoL was standing at the end of the room giving instructions.

Morning all,

How are you all today? Hope your still clear Anng and that Joe is not too bad.

Happy Easter Sunday hope you all had nice big eggs.

Lovely sunny morning here and pc says 10 degrees and Haze but the suns out out the back.

Men :-0 Careful Annx, you'll have people talking :-0

I had the same trouble as your daughter AnnG with the following around with a cloth and sanitiser spray. Men just don't realise how much they touch like switches, keys, handles, the edges of doors, the bin handles, washer door, fridge door, tin opener, kettle, taps, tv remote and so it goes on!! I seemed to do nothing else and insisted he stay in the bedroom when I was in the kitchen or lounge. Once I knew I'd caught it there was no need of course. They don't seem to think of wiping these things themselves either. OH used the second bedroom and bathroom and I used the ensuite. I think he'd already passed it onto me by the time we knew he had it though, even though I didn't test positive for 3 days.

Yes it was really quite hot here and even OH went to the match in his shirtsleeves, I think it is supposed to start cooling down after tomorrow though.

You have been busy with your plants Mel. I must pot on the strawberry plants I bought and put my climbing bean seeds in now they have arrived. I like those tricolour geraniums, but I just have a green and pale cream one, the rest are just green. I need some million bell plants next and an oblelisk for the sweet peas.

Off to bed now.......it's late for me!

Been in the garden all afternoon. Potted on my toms and sowed two cues.Took three cuttings off my nice dark leafed Geranium and they are in the shed. I took a cutting off my nice colured leaf one thats been in the lounge for about three years on a table in there. Hardly watered it at all but it has nice pink flowers and the leaves are green yellow and red and I stuck it in water in one of my little old bottles abiout a week or so ago and it has nice long roots now so I masy pot that up tomorrow.

Tidid up some mre strawberry plants and potted some up and had a nice time in the shed till I got too hot and had to come in.

Now its time to get the dinner but I am just having a little sit down first.

Done no craft today at all.

A couple of good bargains there Mel. I use the guillotines I have a lot. I have three in different sizes. Poor chap saying he will have to move but did he say why? Was he in some sort of tied house?

Annx you are certainly having some nice weather there, more than I can say for here where it has been cloudy and about ten or eleven degrees, there is just about weak sun now. Daughter and I drove out to a local nursery for compost they also have a nice coffee shop so we had a coffee sitting outside where it was sheltered from the cold wind. Back then to read.

Joe stayed upstairs all morning coming down after lunch when we moved from dining room/kitchen to the lounge. But men are so forgetful, daughter has to follow him round with the disinfectant because he touches door handles etc. It will be a miracle if neither of us catches it.

Oh I left my post for ages and missed you there Mel. It sounds like you got some bargains from the chap and a guillotine is very handy for crafts and card making. What a shame he might have to move now he is on his own. It's bad enough losing your partner but then having to move soon would mean more upset and upheaval and I think I would want the familiarity of my home for at least a year first. You will have to keep an eye open as he might sort some more things to sell.

Afternoon All,

Slept well but slept in as I was tired! It's 19 degrees here and I should think it is nice weather for Vera and the Celebration of her brother's life.

Gwyn I think you have a fan with those tasty treats for the male swan. Do you know if they use the nest for a while once the cygnets are hatched? Mind you it would be a squeeze if all 8 eggs hatch. Keep us updated please.

Oh what a shame for poor Joe AnnG and just before you are due to go home in a few days as well. Hopefully you won't all get it and at least having had your 2nd booster before you came away should help protect you.

It sounds like you will have fun sorting the greenhouse poles with Lewis Mandy. I bet he is glad the spots are clear and the itching gone now. Just 1 of my runners is showing up to now! Hmmm I think I'll hold back on getting the Eco balls too. :-)

I managed my 2 lap walk at lunchtime but it was so hot I was sweltering by the time I got back in the car. I stuck a hat on as well as the spring sun can give me a headache when it's at the beginning of the summer. I had a nice cool shower when I got back. OH has gone to a match near Nottingham and will feed himself when he gets home. I have had a nice jacket potato with tuna and salad.

Sun did come out here and its a beautiful day.

Enoj your time with the family Vera and there will be lots to catch up on and not too many tears I hope but lots of joy from memories.

When I went to the shop this morning a man further down the village is selling off a lot of stuf and has it all outside his house so I could'nt resist a look. I did'nt have a lot f money with me but I got a brand new crystal cut glass and a guilotine for £4.50. I was tempted by a bowler hat but had raided the parking money as it was. He is giving all the procedes to Ukraine and has done £700 so far. He lost his wife 18 months ago so he dos'nt know how long he is going to be able to stay there now he's on his own. The house is next door but one to the pub in the village.

Afternoon everyone, I'm not long back from visiting the swans.
Mum is sitting settled on the nest and Dad was close by, but he went into the water, when I fed him some duck / swan pellets. They don't want them fed on dry ground, so he soon finished the handful or so that I threw into the shallow water..... I can see I'm going to have to buy more soon !
There are 8 eggs in the nest, so we wait to see how many cygnets they raise this year.

Vera,
I hope today brings special moments and happy memories for you and your family, as you gather to celebrate your brother's life.
I'll be thinking of you.

Mandy
I hope young Lewis is a big help to you today.
Did he ever get to model his Easter hat or was that when he was off school ill?

AnnG I hope you keep well and manage to avoid getting infected.
Locally, I've heard of more people I know catching the virus recently than in all the rest of the time since 1st lockdown. Nobody has been very ill, but several have said they have been left SO tired.

Morning all,

Sunshine here but a bit nippy when I now hung some washing out .

Oh Anng poor Joe I hope he isn't to bad with it and that you and daughter don't catch it ,Lewis was the only one who got it all the others were OK.

Lewis is coming for the day today his spots are all clear now he would like F&C for lunch so nice and easy ,he's coming to help put the greenhouse up so fun and games working out what poles go where .

Vera hope all goes well today for the Celebration of life for your dear brother a day for tears perhaps but they will be happy tears remembering the happy times with him <3

Ann you asked if I had bought an Eco ball ,no I was put off a bit by some of the reviews for them ,no good if they don't clean well and I have to wash things again and use more electric .

Runners are all coming through in their toilet roll pots I might sow the climbing french beans today .

Might be back later after taking Lewis home if I'm not to worn out .

Hope all goes well for the day Vera. Lots of stories, lots of laughter remembering your brother. Have a safe journey.

I am sure this is how we have to live now. This is the part of the country now with the highest infection rate and of course is full of visitors from other areas. Except for Keswick we have not seem Nancy visitors though. We just have to keep our fingers crossed the worry is in only a couple of weeks L and J have a river cruise on the Rhine booked.

My immediate problem is to cancel my Tesco order for Thursday.

Morning all,

O dear Anng not what you wanted while away and poor Joe. I hope you all stay safe and don't catch it but you will have to wait and see.

Another miserable morning here today so far. They said we were having sunshine but I don't know where its gone but it has'nt appeared here.

You had a nice tim e with your family then Vera and it must have been so nice to see them all after all that time.

Sorry to hear that AnnG. You may be OK. Daughter had it but granddaughter didn’t even though they were living together in a small house. You’re up to date with all your jabs so fingers crossed for you. We are just about to test ourselves before we meet up with lots of people later today.

So now we have hit a problem. This evening Joe tested positive. Daughter and I so far negative and no symptoms. So that will extend my stay here. And it is wait and see time. He is in the other room and everything he has touched has been disinfected. He will sleep I. The spare room and use the bathroom. Luckily there are also two en suites. So fingers crossed.

Here I am, back again like the proverbial bad penny. It’s been quite a hectic couple of days. Wednesday night I went to bed with a migraine and just couldn’t sleep. I tossed and turned till after 6 am when I dozed off for just over an hour. I got up, had a glass of water and put the kettle on. By then OH was up, took one look at me, told me I looked terrible and sent me back to bed. I got another 2 hours sleep and got up again at 10 am. I spent the rest of the morning doing quiet, easy jobs. In the afternoon a friend called round and stayed for nearly three hours. By the time she had gone and I had cooked us a meal I was shattered again.

This morning I was getting stuff ready for tomorrow. Then we dashed to the other side of town to deliver a birthday present. Got back, started on another job and our friends M & V called in unexpectedly. It was nice to be able to sit in the garden and chat for an hour but by the time they left I was really behindhand. We grabbed a sandwich and I got the veg prepared for tonight. Then I decided to do a couple of garden jobs that wouldn’t involve too much bending and stretching. I got all my geraniums out of the mini greenhouse, tidied the plants up and gave them their first thorough watering since I lifted them in the autumn and I repotted 5 argyranthemum cuttings that were outgrowing the little pots I started them in.

We’ve had one other “major incident” over the last couple of days. I was using my computer yesterday and clicked on Outlook to send an email and all I could get was a message saying the file could not be found. It didn’t matter what I did I couldn’t get it back. All my emails, contact list and calendar were gone. I was in a bit of a panic. OH has been playing with the computer for several hours today and, bless him, he has got the Outlook programme and emails back. He can’t work out how I lost it and he’s not sure what it was he did to get it back. The contacts list and the calendar are still missing but fortunately I still keep a paper address book and handbag diary for that very reason.

Well, we are all geared up for tomorrow’s Celebration of Life for my brother. It will be good to see family, some of whom we haven’t seen for about 3 years. Son, dil and 2 of his girls are driving down from Yorkshire and are driving all the way back in the evening so it will be a long day for them but I am looking forward to seeing them again after several months.

I am going to go to bed soon with an easy read book in the hope of getting a good night’s sleep. I hope you all sleep well too. Sweet dreams.

That sounds a nice walk AnnG. I had to look for Silloth on the map as I don’t know that part of the Lakes much at all. I’m glad the weather has stayed reasonable for you. It has been beautiful here, a bit breezy but otherwise like a warm summer’s day. Plenty of sun here Mel.

How sad for both of you to lose your fathers at such a young age, Ann and Mel. My mother was only 58 when she died and it is far too young.

I hope you get good results from your scan Ann. You were out early to the garden centre. By the time I get around to getting some plants there won’t be any left. You asked what we had to eat when granddaughter came. We all have the same and I did individual shepherd’s pies made with Quorn mince perked up with plenty of steak seasoning, tomato purée, chopped onion and baked beans. I put a big dish of grated cheese on the table for putting on top of the potato for anyone who wanted and some salads as a “side”. It must have been OK as all that was left was a little salad.

Gwyn, did you get to see the swans and could you see how many eggs Mrs Swan is incubating?

I think I’d better post this now, then go and cook our dinner and come back later to tell you what else I’ve been up to.

Another nice walk then Anng and some people watching too.

On the news its just said this has been the hottestest day this year with plenty of sunshine. We hav'nt seen any sun today at all.