General Chat

Thank you Gwyn
Fancy all those clothes hiding there all that time.bwill they still fit him?

Thanks Vera, it is very time consuming as I have to keep on top of it in the growing months. However it has been such a good help at giving me a reason to keep busy and taking me out of myself. It is difficult to be sad when battling against overgrown brambles and rambling rises.

I think the difference between tomatoes here and where you are is that in the last month or so , the ripening time, we have had. Quite a bit of sun on the days you have said it is dull and wet. I am sure your will ripen but just take longer.

Good that you managed a walk and ate your meal.

It sounds as if you have found the cause of OH’s sleepiness then, his medication.

Evening All,

We had rain in the night but it's been sunny most of the day and a bit clammy.

I hope the pain over your eye has gone now Vera and that the snoozes have made your OH feel a bit brighter. Pain and lack of sleep do drag you down.

OH made me chuckle earlier. He came to find me and said he'd been looking for something for tea. He said when he opened the fridge door he decided it had better be something involving cucumber! We have a full shelf of it now! :-)

We have some sorry looking bedraggled things in the garden Island and my nasturtiums in the ground were weedy things too. The ones in the tubs fared better, but have died back now and the sweet peas were pathetic. The French Marigolds have come into their own now, but still no flowers on the Cosmos I grew.

Your garden still has plenty of colour AnnG. I like the peachy petunia colour and have grown the the white splashed ones in previous years. The begonia is a nice bright red. What is the phone shaped thing on the fence post in pic no. 2....a camera? I do have trouble finding your site though and I seem to get an old site with 2018 photos as the latest. I then have to click on other names till I find one with 'photos' in the list and click on that.

Well, my friend Terry who played the 'Happy Birthday' on the piano for me that time has now got Covid while on holiday in Devon. His 17 year old daughter has it too, but not his wife yet. Such a shame his holiday is spoiled. He was really keen to do a youtube video at a very interesting pub I'd recommended to him that has 3 pianos, but I don't think that had happened yet.

Your garden is looking very pretty and colourful AnnG. You've done very well keeping it so nice on your own. It must take a time just watering everything but it's all looking very healthy.

You all seem to be doing better with your tomatoes than me. I keep picking 2 or 3 cherry tomatoes but we haven't had nearly as many as usual and they are not ripening up very quickly. The other normal sized tomatoes are still all green though they look a good size and healthy.

It's good you had a little break Island even if the weather wasn't up to much. At least you got to look at a different 4 walls.

I managed a short walk this morning between showers. I've also washed and dried a load of towels and cooked a full roast chicken dinner which we had just after 2 pm. I managed to eat mine today. OH dozed on and off most of the morning but he did offer to clear up after dinner and left the kitchen nice and tidy. Then he dozed again. I suppose if he is not sleeping at night he is bound to be dopey during the day and I've also just read the blurb that came with the tabs the doc put him on and one of the side effects mentioned was that they can make you feel dozy.

The weather is still very muggy. I hope it's a bit less heavy tomorrow as I have lots of things I want to do but I might need someone to put a stick of dynamite behind me to wake me up and get me moving.

Afternoon all.

Ann, I love all the colours of your petunias, - so pretty.
Our nearest town is keen on floral displays and always has a good show of planters and railings-mounted containers. They always include petunias, which are much admired.

Well, I feel a visit coming on.
Daughter who lives here has just found some clothing belonging to her brother, who hasn't lived in this house for ages....years and years.
There were 3 T-shirts, 23 shirts, 3 uniform shirts and one from Toronto Fire Brigade ???
They are going up to son's house as soon as possible and then we will have a little more space. I had thought it was daughter's belongings in that cupboard, so haven't looked inside there for a long time.

Garden photos taken two days ago on the blog.

I usually have the surfinias bu t this year I thought I would try a pack of double ones from the girl up the raod. Three are lovely colours together but the other three were all pink with a splash of white here and there. I did'nt see any Surfinias up the shop this year.

Mel, I grow Surfinia petunias mainly and they tend to trail not grow tall so O just dead head them don't pinch them out. What are yours in? pots, mine in pots traiil over the edge

Just spent 45 minutes out there cutting more stuff back. toms are still doing well which is good with daughter coming this week. Apples are, as usual for the past few years not doing well, lots of small ones and yes I have weeded some of them out, I think the tree is getting too old. I do know I didn't spray then when they were supposed to be sprayed in the spring so some are going bad on the tree and falling off..

At least you had a break Island but sorry it was bot good weather for you. My nasturtiums flowered ok but were not as vigorous as they could be.

Done it now I only have to trim the six up.

Just done a wash and ironed 4 t shirts and 12 pillowcases so feel I have done enough HW for today. I may strip the bed after lunch as the weather is supposed to be better tomorrow.

We have ahd sun this morning and a breeze which is nice.

I am now going to make the last pom pom before lunch.

Island short beans are French Beans. I grow ferrari dwarf beans. Tehy grow well in a big pot and its not too late to sow some more now.

You popped in ahead of me there Mel. No painting, it's too damp.
I keep meaning to ask, what are short beans?

I've just realised..... our rampant nasturtiums didn't do anything this year apart from a few weedy leaves. They're trailers and usually make their way down the garden for about 8 feet.

just 'opping' in :-D

Had a few days away, watching the rain elsewhere for a change :-( No pics I'm afraid, too grey and the battery died. I could dig out some old ones on same views LOL

The garden looks bedraggled from too much rain, some things will have to come out - cues and some of the toms.

I've only read todays posts, too many to catch up.

Vera, we all have off times so don't think you are being miserable. You and OH must be in a vicious circle of pain, tension, fatigue. I do hope things improve for you very soon.

I meant to say I expect Mandy is busy with the children. She will pop in when she gets time. I wonder what she has been making lately?

I wonder if Island has the new shed painted yet? between showers!!!!!!!!!! if she has had rain?

I picked another 12 oz of tomatoes yesterday and the short beans want picking again. We had the long beans with dinner on Friday night.

Anng do you pinch out the top of petunias? I ask because its a long long hwile since I have grown any and the ones this year are getting really tall.

Yes it is a shame Mel that we are missing a couple. I suspect Island is busy in the garden with the veg, hope so anyway and that it is not because she is unwell. did we see Mandy yesterday?

Hopefully when the holiday season is over and Gill has managed to get rid of the dust and maybe Frank feels he can post we can get us all together again. I think the board in general is quiet.

Morning Anng and Vera and all,

Not sure how many ALL we have now we seem to be thinning out quite a lot with Frank not posting and Gill and Island not opping in every day.

Brighter morning here with some sunshine which makes a welcome change from the dull days we've been having recently. There a little breeze as I cna see the trees moving but Iv'e not been out yet.

I better get the washing machine on.

Good morning Vera. It is not just your OH who is exhausted it is you as well, physically and mentally, you are worried about your Oh and that is possibly causing your headaches/migraines at the moment. Has he just got to wait for the blood results or has he any other appointments with his GP, It does seem as if he is not getting the help he needs. having had just one shoulder giving me pain a year or so ago I can appreciate how awful it is to have two. Maybe he should try a night sleeping upright in a chair (do heat pads help?) If he could get a decent sleep for even one night it might help him in the waiting period.

You can be as miserable as you like on here, at least it makes a change from my whingeing. :-) <3 <3

Good morning AnnG and all

Very wet here. I think it’s been raining most of the night and apparently we have more to come. There’ll be no gardening done today.

OH has just got up but looks exhausted. The worst position for the pain in his shoulders is laying down. He says there is no respite from it and pain killers seem to make no difference. I have suggested he tries during the day sleeping in one of our two reclining chairs to see if that position helps.

I cooked last night but couldn’t eat my dinner and went to bed. It was a very restless night but I think this bad head is a bit better though I’m still very aware of a severe pain over one eye and I feel drained.

I’ve no idea what I’ll be doing today. It’s a good opportunity to get some h/w done but I’m so tired that it’s hard to get motivated.

What a miserable post this is - it’s all rain and pain! Have a good day everyone and here’s a smile to show you all I’m not really a miserable old woman :-D :-D

Good morning all. very 'still' outside, dry but cloudy 14 degrees.

Mel why wipe down one not the other? Stuff in your local shop still has to come from a warehouse somewhere and is still handled I assume by people. One is probably as safe as the other I would think. I do make sure I wash my hands thoroughly after touching everything.

Which reminds me I have a delivery due this morning, larger than normal because of daughter and SiL coming tomorrow.

I still wipe down the shopping from Asda but not the local shop things. Not been in any shops apart from our local little shop in the village. O I tell a lie I have been in to pay for petrol and diesel in Hatherleigh.