General Chat

Evening all,

It's been a much better day here we've seen the sun today yesterday was a day of snow showers and was really raw with the wind .

Island sorry to read you had a fall down those steps thank goodness it's just bruising ,it could have been so much worse you could have broken some bones ,i hope the bruising soon heals ,it's a lovely photo of your little doggie and i see he's keeping his eye on you bless him .

Gill i hope they can find out whats causing the numbness in your mums side as the others said she's in the best place and they won't send her home till they find out whats what .
Oh dear Sandra is naughty letting that young chap stay with her ,i hope he isn't just using her for a place to stay and probably for nothing too.
She really should be careful if she lets him move in as he might then say he has rights to the place if they split up ,i don't know the ins and outs but i do think she should be careful letting him stay .

Vera i hope you have a lovely day out tomorrow at the tip :-D :-D you could take your camera and take a few snaps :-D

My tomato plants are really growing now ,the Marigolds are up and the Dahlias and i can just see the snap dragon seed popping up too ,the sweet peas for te hanging baskets are coming though it must be the warmth from te sun through the conservatory window ,i have to keep moving them though as Colin is still painting in there ,he's nearly done ,he's left the sides of the windows because we have the roller blinds up ,once we've sorted out the new blinds that bit can be done when he takes the old blinds down and puts the new ones up.

Anng that's a lovely amount that was raised for the Willow trust and nice to now how it will be used and how it will help so many people ,i'm sure T would have been so pleased as i'm sure you are .

Oh Ann that's good news your getting the second jab ,i had to smile at OH trying to get in your good books ready for footie :-D

Mel enjoy your F&C it's a nice easy meal and if you eat them out of the paper no washing up :-D

Hope Frank is ok

Just had a call from our surgery and my second jab is this Friday afternoon at the Racecourse so that is good! :-D She mentioned OH which surprised me as I hadn't and said they couldn't do his at the same time as his is AstraZenica and Friday won't be an AstraZenica day! I'm catching up with Vera now with my 2 outings over the next week, jab and hairdresser!

Poor bruised Island! Don't cough or laugh! I remember being told off for making OH laugh when he cracked a rib. As you say, they have to heal on their own, so expect you will have colourful bruises there too.

I seem to have trouble getting off to sleep, but then sleep through without having to get up lately which is good, but means I get up late. :-S

That was good finding the steam mop instructions AnnG. You can have a read of it when the mood takes you now. That was a really good sum of money for the Willow Trust and how nice they explained how it will help them to help people as well.

We find 3 tomato plants plenty for us and to freeze, but you always need one or two extra in case they don't all thrive. The seedling growing in the old soil in a tomato pot from last year is definitely a tomato so I hope there will be more soon. I must cover the seeds I've planted with some bubblewrap tonight as it is really cold out there and there is a hole where a pane of class has slipped and lets cold air in.

I need to send off for a new potting tray for the greenhouse as my plastic one is crumblng! I thought about a metal one, then realised another plastic one will most likely out live my gardening capability......what a depressing thought! :-S

OH is thinking about footie maybe a week on Saturday, somewhere with few fans around. Surprise, surprise he got the hoover out and has done the kitchen, hall and lounge today, even pulling out the settees to hoover underneath. He is so predictable getting in my good books, but I'm not complaining. All I have done todayis clean the ensuite and cook lunch.

F&C sound nice Mel! :-D

So you are looking forward to your trip out Vera. Don't forget to take a flask of coffee with you and you can park up and have a drink and watch the world go by. It will wash the popcorn down. :-)

O Island I hope the pain eases for you soon as you don't know how many muscles you use even just moving your arms when you ache so like that in the torso. Give doggie a nice gentle cuddle from me and I am sending you a very very gentle (hug).

Iv'e been out int he garden down by my shed trying to sort out what is growoing in my pots down there and what is'nt. I want to get them all back on the front of the shed so I can get to my strawberry plants in the old barrow as I hav'nt cleaned them up yet and they are showing signs of new growth. They want sorting and some will probably have vine weevils in them. There's a few runner that have rooted in the water trays too which will replace the ones I have lost.

Fish and chips night tonight and I must take the rubbish bag up as its bin day tomorrow.

Island :-D :-D :-D

How exciting that you can watch from the car Vera - don't forget your popcorn :-D

That's great about the money raised in T's memory AnnG. He was clearly well loved and these donations will bring happiness to several deserving people. I didn't know Vileda did steam cleaners but they are well known for cleaning products. I've got a mop and bucket and an ashpan and brush that are Vileda.

Poor you Island - injured ribs can be quite painful. Just don't laugh ;-)

I hope your mum has had her scan now Gill and nothing serious has been found.

I've been having a day of housework today. I've given all the upstairs a really good clean. It took me all morning. OH has cleaned the wooden floor in the lounge. Of course we hoover regularly but it gets cleaned about once a month with some special liquid that we've got.

I've just booked a 15 minute slot at the tip - 12.15 next Tuesday. Another outing; I am so excited that I can hardly contain myself and I won't even be allowed to get out of the car! The rules say you must wear masks, should wear gloves and only 1 adult must do all the tipping. A second adult is only allowed to help if you are dumping something heavy. The workmen now mustn't help. We mustn't get there more than 5 minutes before our allotted time and have to be out within 15 minutes. It comes to something when I'm looking on such a rule-bound visit as an outing.

I suppose I had better think what we are going to eat tonight. It'll have to be something that I can cook from frozen so I expect it'll be meat pie but will I do steak and kidney or chicken? Decisions, decisions........

It was a surprisingly high amount Island.
Hopefully the bruising will soon come out then you will hopefully be less sore.

I'm very sore Mel :-(

Anng, I'm assuming I'm just bruised - should be pretty when the colours come out. There's nothing can be done for cracked ribs, advice is not to strap them. Time to worry is if pain gets worse and/blood is coughed up. I'm just stiff and sore.

Great about the money raised Ann

Just heard that the online tribute page for T raised £850. for The Willow Trust. Really pleased about that he would be so proud, wish I could tell him.

Their president has included this little bit about what the money means to them.

"In terms of the disabled and seriously ill children and adults who spend an uplifting and memorable day on our boats it means two very special days for up to thirty people in total on each day.

That is wonderful for us and for our guests it is a day so many of them would never have dreamt possible."

Its good your not too sore after 'coming together' with the step. Good too you had a restful night Island. Hope you bright eyed and bushey tailed soon.

Yes where's FRANK?

Pleased that you are half better Island, hopefully the ribs will heal soon, I trust they are bruised not cracked?

Mel yes four of those toms would be fine plus I intend buying actual plants for a couple of baskets. I would have grown all plants not seeds but these were so good last year I wanted to try them again.

Afternoon all

Surprisingly, I slept through despite a 'coming together' with concrete steps yesterday - spot the Murray Walkerism.
Shins fine but ribs very sore. Perhaps FRANK could give me some recovery tips? :-D

Four tom plants should be plenty for you Anng. Mine are inthe uti room on a south facing window on top of a big plastic box so not right in the sun. Its nice and warm in there as the chest freezer is in there and its always warm in there.

Iv'e been out tidying up the pots that oh moved when he painted the shed but I got cold hands so came in.

Not a sign of any of the Honesty seeds I sowed or the old seed of the statice and I had my seedling cowslips on the windowsill of the shed and they get burnt up in the suns the other week so have moved them lower down on the bench. I think I may have lost some but still have four plants that were bigger than the rest.

Oh has come in too and its nearly lunchtime so he has gone off to the study till I get it ready.

no rain here but only 5 degrees and feels very cold outside. I have done a load of washing, dried in the drier of course. Had a look at my tomato seeds, only a few in 6 small pots about 4 seeds growing quite well. If that is all that grow from that packet of about 10 seeds, that will be fine, I don't need many plants. I have moved them the past two days to the coffee table in front of the lounge window as the conservatory is not heated.

Rain has stopped play in the garden as oh is now indoors but there's not much wind out and the rain is coming down steadily.

Good morning all. a very grey day here, no sun at all and 1 degree out there. There was a frost but it went quickly.

Island hope you are not too sore this morning, you need to rest again today until you feel less stiff.

I imagine that, if you let it, Sandra's problems would take over your life gill. however, even though special needs she is obviously deemed capable of living away from home so she must also be able to put up with problems she causes for herself. Which means you shouldn't worry too much about her. Hmm As a Mum that is not going to happen but I guess if in a real problem situation she will come running home to you. so do try and not let the current situation stress you too much. Hopefully the property will soon becaome available. I assume there is no way she could ens up letting this fellow have his name added as co owner or anything? That would cause problems.

Vera, I have found the booklet for the steam mop it is a (never heard of the make) a Vileda. I will have to have a look at it sometime now I have the book.

The garden bin has been emptied but I have no desire to start filling it again today, The green bin (unrecycleable ) is still waiting.

Morning Ann you popped in as I was typing. Did you sleep well?

Morning all,

Dull and dreary wet but not so windy. Oh is out there with the strimmer so it must be warmer than yesterday. I hav'nt ventured out yet.

We had a few snow flakes yesterday evening but it did'nt come to anything and I could only see them in the outside light.

Hope all goes well for Sandra and the flat, and that the boyfriend treats her well.

I had the deer out the back yesterday, just the one little hind and she looks quite round inthe tum! so there may be another one coming in the garden which will make six. It was bad enough with just the one, then two then three and on it goes. They are still managing to get under the wire and eat the day lillies in the front of the border.

I have some ironing to do this morning and see what its like out there and may go up the border if its not too cold.

Morning All,

The sun is shining but it still feels chilly and I haven't been outside yet.

It's a difficult situation with Sandra isn't it Gill and at least the social worker warned her what would happen. I expect while she has money and she can pay to get what she wants she won't care or see that she may be being taken advantage of. I wonder what the social worker feels about the boyfriend as he seems to be onto a good thing with Sandra paying, yet he must be getting some money himself. Sandra is an adult in years, but not with adult thinking if she is special needs, so needs to accept support and guidance, otherwise there will be problems ahead. I hope you soon hear from your mum and that she is ok. I see you are busy indoors and out and are painting now. It's good to be making progress though and seeing improvement.

Oh Island you poor thing having that nasty fall on steps. I bet your poor shin will be bruised and all colours. Nice that your doggie joined you on the sofa in sympathy when you got home.

I'd better get on and do something now.........where's that list and I think a quick lunch of some sort today.

Oh Island I'm so sorry to hear you've had a fall and hope you feel better soon. Sending a gentle (((hug))) <3 How lovely of the dog to keep an eye on you. Thanks for letting me know the name of the tree, maybe mine's not the same, I'll take a proper look tomorrow.

I never heard back from the solicitor but I left a message for Sandra's agent to see if she might be able to have a word with the Vendor in the hope that she contacts her solicitor to push them along, the same as I'm doing this end. With a bit of luck Sandra might be able to move by the end of next week. It would be handy if there wasn't a week in between exchange of contracts and completion as she really needs to be in her flat now.

I've not heard anymore about mum, so I assume she's having the brain scan tomorrow and she's been kept in hospital overnight. I know she'll ring me as soon as she can and at least she's in the right place if it happens again so at least I have peace of mind knowing she's not on her own all night as she lives on her own.

Sandra knew she was breaking the rules as her social worker rang me and told me she's been telling Sandra for a week what would happen if her boyfriend didn't leave. She was offered another place off the social but it was only for her so she told them that wasn't an option, which is why she ended up paying for both of them to stay in a hotel until her flats completes.

I get the feeling her boyfriend isn't paying for anything and is relying on Sandra for everything. Yes, AnnG he is the boy who has been in prison. OH and I aren't happy with the situation but so far he's been okay with her and she's seems very happy being with him. She's an adult so we can't really do anything apart from be there for Sandra if it doesn't work out. I think as parents that's all we can do for our children isn't it?

I won't hear about the scan appointment for 3 to 4 weeks according to the doctor, but at least the symptoms have stopped now. I got my meds for the infection she said I have today so will start that tonight. It's a 5 night course so I should be okay by the weekend.

It looks like you might have worked out what caused your sore tum Ann, at least you know what to avoid now.

We had some snow before so I hope it's not to slippy on the roads in the morning when OH comes home from work, he did say the gritters were out so hopefully it'll be okay.

I'm just going to finish off some painting in the spare bedroom before going to bed. I hope you all have a good nights sleep.