General Chat

no they are still here Mel. Just finishing off I think. they have hoovered the floor and moved furniture back in but I bet the have not cleared all the dust off the surfaces. I think Charles is just petting the stuff across where it joins the wall that hopefully keeps the water out.

You do seem to hahave a lot of weevils Mel

You've got a nice selction of colours in your osti's Anng. Hope you are getting straight now have the workmen finished now?

Just put the meat on for tonights pie and I have been in the shed and tipped out my last years Glowing embers begonia thinking I had got it through the winter again and when I looked at it it looked soft. Yes you've guest it it had the dratted weevils in it so I shall have to see if I can get myself another one. I bought the last one in Mole Valley but I may take a look online and see if Ican get some on there.

So that is both of you with second jabs then Ann.

It is a lovely day here but I am incarcerated in the house. can't get ot to the garden as both ways blocked. stuff everywhere. Charles just asked to borrow my hoover. Looking at the floor that should fill the bag. Luckily i still had the old one in here as the new corsless one is not put together yet. The roof is almost on but everywhere is a right mess I think it is going to take me a while to get straight

It is a good job we don't know how disruptive these things are going to be before we organise them isn't it?

Afternoon All,

Yet another lovely sunny day!

Oh Vera those scones you had yesterday sound delish! I could make some scones and have the strawberry jam but only that squirty cream which isn't quite the same and tends to vanish. My food order is Sunday though so I might buy some as a treat! :-D It was good you could have a chat with your friends and you will have needed that scarf after your haircut.

I lost my purple Osti over the winter Mel and it is another thing I forgot I had bought yesterday. I have a deep purple pot I put mine in. Glad you have had your jab now, OH has had his too. We thought he would be a while as there was a queue along 2 sides of the big event hall, but it was moving quite fast so he was soon done. They weren't insisting you use their facemasks this time either. All very well organised again and more vaccination stands were open this time.

That's good your friend will do your dressing for you as well as your hearing aids AnnG. I would just replace the lights too. If they were quite old, they may have needed replacing shortly anyway. I want to get some lights around my arbour where we sit and can see them from inside.

Better get a COT ready for my zoom meeting now.

Do you know which one is breaking or producing the broken ones?


I have four Osteospernums to plant out. A red a cream a gold and I think an orange.one but can't get out into the garden today to do anything.

Yes Anng purple smae as I had last time. They had yellow ones there too. May get one of those tomorrow when I go for the paper and a few bits if there's still a nice bushy one there.

Had three broken eggs this morning. Its getting a bit much now.

Mel the lights were string lights fixed all along the insides of the ceiling bars which had to be taken down. I wouldn't ask them to put them back they were probably damaged getting them off. Maybe I will get new ones later and when daughter next comes she can help put them up.

Was it a purple osteospernum you bought?

Back and had a cuppa. Popped to Hatherleigh after the jab and it was nice to have a ride out when I was'nt driving. Got the petrol for the owers and then came back to Shebbear and picked up our scripts and I bought a osti a purple one like I had a couple of years ago. came home and had a cuppa and put some washing in which is now ready to go on the line.

Anng I suppose the boys did'nt want to damage the lights if they dropped anything. Can you ask them to put them back up for you? I would. I too love to have little lights everywhere in the garden. Nice of your friend to offer to change your dressing on your back and so much better than trying to stuggle with it yourself. It'll be nice to see her and have a chat.

I need to get myself some more solar lights as mine are a bit old now and some don't work anymore cos I left them out int he winter.

I am chatting away to myself here now!!
Good job I was all ready. I went downstairs twenty-five minutes ago and there were 3 of them in the conservatory they had already taken down all the hanging things (which he had said not to bother with), being young men all were tangled up on the table but what has really upset me is that they are also taking down (I had of course not thought about this but they have to) all the lights T loved lights and the conservatory had a lot. Of course they could be replaced but I doubt I will do that. I am staying away from them as there are three probably un-vaccinated young men in there.

The friend who was coming to see to my aids couldn't make it yesterday, she is coming tomorrrow instead. And she is going to check/change my dressing for me.

Lovely sunshine and supposedly 7 degrees out there but felt cold to me when I went to check the plants I left in the greenhouse (they are fine) and to open the back gate and garage. I have had breakfast and am now wondering what I am going to do all day with not being able to get out into the garden even to sit really. won#t be able to go throough the conservatory and to get into the back via the front door is via the path past the conservatory side where they will probably be working.

By the way
HAPPY SAINT GEORGE'S DAY <3 <3 <3 :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Morning Anng and all,

Bright again here this morning and 6 degrees at the mo.

Just having a cupa and going in the shower.

Slept well and hope you all did and at the mo they backs not too bad but I hav'nt moved around much yet. I have had a blimmin good sneeze and blow my nose.

I have just seen a net curtain cobweb behind my screen now how did I miss that??

Just seen photos of Prince Louis who is 3 years old today. What lovely happy looking children those three are and how like George Louis is. They all have such lovely smiles.

I haven't either Mel, I know what you mean. good luck with the jab. Sun is shining here and it is one degree, don't think there was a frost. covered the plants in the unheated greenhouse with fleece last night just in case. Up early for charles to do the conservatory.

Up early in the morning to get ready for my jab so see you all tomorrow.

Hope you all sleep well and Anng's back dos'nt hurt too much tonight.

Sending love to Island and hoping she will pop in soon to let us know how she's getting on with her back injury. <3

Iv'e done no gardening today! Feel like its a day wasted. :-(

I am still feeling sore Vera but I didn’t pull my stitches. The plants I moved to the greenhouse are all in small pots and I moved them two at a time so no strain similar with the ones moved indoors.

I will have to see what happens when this first dressing comes off, if it was not under clothing it could possibly be left uncovered..

Pleased you had a good day. Good to have a chat.

Poor Ros that must be so sore she must be having to eat soup because her tongue will stop Her chewing and nothing strong flavoured.
Pleased you heard. From Frank Mel

Thanks for letting us know about Frank, Mel. Poor Ros, she must feel so uncomfortable and down in the dumps. I hope Frank starts to feel better soon but, as Ann said, those sorts of injuries can take a long while to heal. Now we need to hear from Gill again to tell us how her OH is getting on and I hope Island is not suffering too much pain at the moment.

I hope you are feeling a bit better yourself Mel. Lack of food can make you a bit light headed and woozy so I hope that was all that was wrong. Don’t overdo it with your poorly back and hip. Good job you didn’t have to try and pull OH out of the pond – that wouldn’t have done you any good at all. It’s lovely that you have some baby fish. I liked your photos too. The trees looked really golden in the sunlight and contrasted brilliantly with the dark sky behind. Robbie looks a cheeky chappie too.

I hope you managed to move all your plants without pulling on your stitches AnnG and you aren’t feeling too sore now. I would have thought your practice nurse could have changed the dressing for you. Even if you can use a couple of mirrors to see the place it’s not so easy to reach parts of your back yourself. If you do have a go make sure you don’t end up straining a shoulder or arm.

The plants you bought sound good Ann. I bought some of the million bells to put in some troughs a couple of years ago and was really pleased with them. They spread very quickly to fill the troughs and kept blooming for months, so last year I bought some more. What a difference! They didn’t die but didn’t do anything else either. They just sat there with a few flowers all summer but didn’t seem to grow and spread at all. My favourites are the yellows and oranges. You have no sign of your cues and courgettes and I have no sign of my rocket. Frustrating isn’t it? You must also be feeling very frustrated trying to organize your banking. Why is everything so difficult these days?

I have had a lovely day and feel quite perky. It was great to get my hair cut and I persuaded the hairdresser to leave it a bit longer than usual. At least the top and back are a bit longer but the sides are fairly short as they stick out like wings if they are any length. She then just ruffled it with her hands while waving a hairdryer at it and it really looks good. What it will be like after I’ve slept on it for a night is another matter.

When I got back I saw several blue tits flitting around some shrubs and a goldfinch drinking from the bird bath and I could hear a bird singing his heart out in next door’s tree that overhangs our fence. I am pretty sure it was the robin so I was pleased that the birds seem to be around again.

Then this afternoon I went to my friend’s house. It was lovely and sunny but there was a cold wind. However I had slipped a vest under my top before I went out to keep my back warm and had a scarf round my neck and I was fine. There were 5 of us and we had scones with cream and jam and a few strawberries bought in the market today and some little cakes. It was just so good to sit in a little group and chat. It just seemed so normal for once.

I didn’t get back till nearly 6 pm. Tesco had been. There was a load of stuff piled on the work surface but I knew I had a big order and there didn’t look to be enough. That’s because OH had decided to help by putting all the stuff he thought should go in the fridge away for me, and it had all gone in without being wiped down of course. I had been wondering if I needed to carry on being quite so careful so I decided to take a chance and not get everything out of the fridge again to wipe down. I did still do all the stuff that was on the work surface and used a disinfectant spray on the kitchen table and all the surfaces. Nothing missing and no subs, so that was pleasing.

I see I have rattled on again as usual so I’ll finish by wishing you all a very good night.

PS Yes, Mel, our neighbour did come on Monday as usual and this week he brought us chocolate cup cakes.

Thanks for letting us know about Frank Mel. Poor Ros, her tongue must be so painful and it must be hard to eat too. I hope they can get some results and treatment for her soon. I hope Frank 's back eases up soon with the warm weather. These breaks take a long time to heal as I remember with FIL. Best wishes to them both.

Two little fish Mel, are they this year's babies? If so, I wonder how many more there are. I can just imagine you trying to fish S out of the pond. The fish would be in shock too. Your sheds are all going to look smart in that colour.

How nice watching the baby birds practice their flying AnnG. Their landing is a bit hit and miss when they are learning too. It must be wonderful to be able to fly around though.

Heard from Frank.

Hi my love,

Thanks for your concern about Ros. She has been to the Hospital and they have taken a piece off the bad side. It's not CANCER. so that's a blessing. I am not sure when she has to go back, but will let you know. They haven't given her anything to put on it, so let it heal on it's own.

My back has been a real Bart@@@@. Not able to do much without being in pain.

Sorry I haven't been around, so give my love to all please.

Arn't the baby birds funny when they can't quite fly properly. :-D

I have seen two baby pink fish in my pond this afternoon. Oh is painting his filter shed so I wanted to be out there inccase he fell in the pond!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He has only got a ledge about 14 inches wide to stand on but he did put a big plank across the corner. His trainers are size 12 so you can imagine what I was thinking. I was waiting for a huge splash but it did'nt happen and he got half the shed painted. I don't think he is going to do the window frame cream though as he said it would be much easier to do it all in the wild thyme green.

Ann that was what I had a double pale yellow one that the greenfly destroyed the other was the single magenta.

The prices have gone up down the shop too so they must have gone up to Muriel. Did I say I bought a pot of pale blue wood anemones last week. They are so dainty.

Ann I keep meaning to take a look and see what the wild garlic is doing. Every t ime I drive up there I forget.

Yes prices have increased considerably I assume to make up some of that they have lost. I love all the new colours, last year we actually had one in our wall garden over wintered from the previous year.

I have suddenly got several young sparrows practising their flying around the patio and pond.