General Chat

Morning all,

Cooler today after the light right last night and really comfortableout there now.

Anng should be on her way home by now so safe journey to you all.

Wipe down day today so getting ready for it and I hope its not toolate today but it says on the tracking that the order is being prepared not out for delivery which tells me they are very short staffed. Maybe because the kids are on holiday and some staff are off.

We had a little rain earlier on but its dry now and was'nt enough to doany good. did'nt even wet the ground.

No HW got done after all as I got lost in the garden on the rockery bit and dead headed and dug out a couple of passed Foxgloves and a dock and some couch grass that got in the rockery. Cut some of the old leaves off the thing that flowers in the spring. Anng has one but the name escapes me and rearranged some pot plants where the foxgloves were.

I bought two Gladioli from the lady up the road for 50p each. Thought they were going to be red and was disappointed but a flower came out today and they are a rusty colour with a mauve center and are lovely. I was going to put them in the bnorder but the deer may eat them so I put them n bigger pots and put them on the rockery where they look nice and I can see them.

Forgot to tell you I had two eggs today and a broken one. Yesterday I had three egg and no broken one. Hip hip Hoorah :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D That has to be a first for a long while 5 eggs in two days.

Enjoy your 'all sorts' with Katie Mandy! It sounds like you and Max will need a rest when she goes home! :-D I bet she will be wanting a bracelet!

That is a good journey for your son Vera. At least you got to see them all though and have had a nice time.

AnnG, we always stick our washing in plastic carrier bags too. That was quite a good walk you did today. It has been very tiring, hot and sticky here today and we've had no energy again.

The workers are still hammering and banging next door to Mrs O's. We can see now what they seem to be doing. The entrance (with a canopy over) to the bungalow is down the side next to Mrs O's fence. They are builidng a timber lean to from the front of the bungalow down the side and enclosing the canopy over the front door. They did something similar down the other side of the bungalow. At the moment it is all just unpainted sheets of plywood so I wonder how they will finish it.

Mel, the class will be tomorrow morning. Yes much HW needed here too!

Afternoon all,

Just a quick one as Katie came on Sunday and is here until tomorrow so we've been busy doing all sorts .

Mel, lovely to see you in your gongalongs :-D and those pies look really good .

Safe journey home Vera and Anng

Hav'nt got on my hands and knees yet been clearing the fridge out ready for tomorrows delivery. Dettoled all the work surfaces inthe kitchen and done the pots for a pot salad tonight. Next do some waldof salad and then may go out inthe garden but its so hot here even though the sky is coloudy and theres a bit of a breeze.

Sounds like you had a nice walk today Anng.

Just back from a 2.5 walk along the prom at Maryport, tide was out and there were lots of wild flowers everywhere really lovely. and the sun was out for half the walk, it then clouded over when we sat in the harbour area for a coffee but now we are home the sun is out again. Not hot today though.

Yes packing is easier to go home as I take a large carrier bag and just throw all the washing in that then just a few bits to pack, not a lot of stuff not worn so I got it about right this time.

Probably leaving here 0800 tomorrow .


Safe journey. Era, sad to cut your stay short by a day bout obviously the easiest way to do it.

Good that you have been picked up for the course Ann. Look forward to the photo.

Hope if you can get down to the HW Mel you can get up again!

Mandy, Gill and Frank, hope you are all ok.

Just done some watering myself Ann. Enjoy your class today and we shall need to see the results as usual please.

Morning All,

Fireworks last night at 11.00pm but at least they weren't for long and no big bangs.
I took a while to nod off but we were up early to get to the factory shop 17 miles away for when they opened . We took my car to give it a good run and OH got 5 plain T shirts he wears around the house, some blue and some white for only £20 and I got a top for £12. We also got some batteries we needed and some plant feed. The staff were all masked and their screens were still up. Then we called in the chemist to get our scripts, but they needed to order something OH wants, so we'll be out again tomorrow to collect it. A lady with a baby and even her little boy were busy masking up before they went inside,so it seems most are continuing with the rules despite not having to which is good.

Well I'm so fed up with them saying every day that we'll have rain and none appearing, except for those few spots we had. that I'm putting the washer on, We noticed when we were out how brown the grass is everywhere as we haven't had rain for ages now and even the water butts are about empty.

The art teacher I like is doing a class online tomorrow painting flowers with water brushes. It was full when I tried to enrol before, but I put my name on a waiting list and it came up for me to join a few days ago, so I need to find and get out what I will need later.

Make the most of your last day AnnG, the packing is quicker for going home I find as creases don't matter so much!

Yes I expect Mandy is seeing the grandchildren now they are off school.

I hope Frank is ok and feeling a bit better and that his poor friend in hospital is improving.

Hopefully Gill now has someone to do the new bathroom wall.

Better go and see what we can have to eat for lunch next and see what wants watering.

Morning All,

Safe journey home Vera you must have really enjoyed seeing everyone and having a good old chin wag etc.

Was sun when I got up at 7am but its clouded over some here now with patches of blue. At least its not as hot as it has been.

I need to do some HW today as I hav'nt done any serious stuff for donkey's yonks. Just flitted here and there. The shower really needs a good scrub out with you know who doing all that grinding of metal the dust gets everywhere even up the glass doors. So its out with the housemaids box and on our hands and knees if I can get down there.

Morning AnnG and all

It’s a sunny day here as well. We’ve had a lovely time over the weekend being with everyone and the three girls have been a joy to be with. Son and dil were supposed to be driving us back tomorrow but son now has to be in Southampton for a couple of days from early tomorrow so a change of plan. He is taking us back later today and then driving on to Southampton. It’s a long old drive from Yorkshire to Southampton for him, especially having to detour a bit to drop us off but it seems the best way to do things.

Better go and put our bits together.

EDIT. Forgot to say thanks for the pics Mel. Pie looks great and the gongalongs look really comfy. It wasn’t too dark on my iPad.

Good morning all, sun is still shining sky pale blue with milky white light clouds from my bedroom window.
No plans for today so far except for packing :-( : :-(

Oh that explains it Mel.

No Mandy????Hope they are ok. I think the children have broken up now.

Sorry the pic of the gongalongs was dark Anng but I took it in the mirror in the spare room.

Yes the gongalongs are really light weight and baggy and a bit too big for me really but thats what makes them so easy to wear and bend in to do the garden.

We are just about to tackle the pie with some nice beetroot, toms, crisps and walnuts followed by grapes.

That pie you made looks really tasty Mel and I bet it won't last long! Ah I see the gongalongs are being modelled! Very nice and comfy looking they are too! What a lovely little tealight holder you have made and decorated. You have lots of patience and some nice ideas. :-)

Thanks for pics Mel. Pies both look good. And the rest light holder is pretty. The photo of you is a bit dark for the IPad.

Sent some pics

Well done that it Ann. I think I had it for Christmas. we had the caravan at St Osyth and dad made a parking space for uor car and I put my name in it in little stones and 1959 so I was 10 but probably 8 or 9 when we had the caravan. Before we bought it we stayed in a friends chalet next to the caravan so when it came up for sale mum and dad bought it. We would go down on a Friday night and come home on the Sunday night.

Oh just said something to me and it reminded me of a balsa wood surf board I had in the 1950's. It was red and called a kon-tiki surf board with the mask on it in yellow. I have just had a look on the net and there is'nt one on there which I find very strange. I suppose none of them survived.

Afternoon All,

A good sleep again and a lie in! Waiting for lunch now. It's Just Eat who are delivering our meal AnnG. Enjoy your Sunday Lunch and I can't believe you have been away a fortnight either. It has flown by!

Mel I must get my sausage plait made this week, which is similar to what you do with your pie, as I add onion, a bit of gravy powder, garlic and maybe some apple this time. I like the idea of some chicken added! :-)

Lunch is here....BBL

Morning Anng and ALL,

Just done about 12 sneezes!!!

Pale grey sky this morning and dry and not so hot pooter says its 19 degrees.

Another coat of varnish on my clay today and a bit more gardening. I am also going to make the sausage pie again for tea tonight like I did last week as it was so nice. May put a bit more stuffing in it this week and perhaps some chicken too if I feel like it.

It dos'nt seem like two weeks you've been away Anng.