General Chat

I think Frank said that Ros was thrilled with the flowers and he got brownie points. It has been a lovely sunny day today but quite chilly in the wind. However I sat out on my patio in a T shirt reading for an hour+and because it is sheltered from the wind it was very comfortable

I mowed the lawn and did the edges as best I could, the long handled sheers are a bit too heavy for me.

I also potted one a fuchsia cutting in the conservatory and noticed that my tomatoes have just germinated but are still very tiny.

O Island poor you. Its funny how you can get these bugs without going out and meeting others. Maybe you picked something up in the garden just did'nt wash your hands or managed to touch your mouth without knowing it. I am pleased you are now on the mend and getting ready for your seed sowing. I do hope you get back to normality soon and put this all behind you.

WE,ve all been doing a bit of seed sowing but my honesty seed is,nt up yet or the Statice I sowed but the Statice were old seed. Must get my nastursian in.

Mandy you have been busy doing the childrens garden. Its always interesting doing a different garden to your own. The children will love it when they go back to school.
Must have been nice to work with your son too.

Prepared dinner or the pots at least. Done them in clotted cream, milk, butter and cheese so all ready to pop in the oven later on. We have lamb chops with brocc too but not as nice as Island PS brocc. I,m very envious of that as its one of my favorites.

I am now trotting off up the garden to the border to cut down some dead stuff while its not growing too much. Delphiniums are about two foot tall in one place but the bit I split off of them are not so tall and only showing about four inches above ground.

Well onward and upwards and aw2ay I go.

Where Frank?????????????? Did Ros like her flowers.

Afternoon all,

Oh dear Island hope your on the mend now ,those bugs can really drag you down .
Yes seed sowing time again ,the Dahlia seeds on sowed on sunday are coming through already and the marigolds ,tomato plants are about five inches high now too.

As i said Vera lovely to see the photo's of Olive she is going to be a big big softy .

Frank i hope your feeling better and the pain has gone from your chest you did the right thing in ringing for help you can't be to careful with pains in the chest and as the others have said leave the heavy garden jobs for Barry.

So not a lot of choice of banks left Ann ,i hope you can find one you can use ,how is OH's ear now did the antibiotics clear it up .

I have been busy the last couple of days i have been over in the school grounds helping to clear the childrens garden area ,it was so full of brambles and nettles ,son had such a job i said could i help and i quite enjoyed doing it ,it's a lot tidier now and ready for the children to start gardening when they go back.

We're looking forward to the the family coming on sunday ,hopefully for an Easter egg hunt as they missed out on it last year ,it should be a little warmer on sunday with a bit more sun than we have today it's really cold out there .

Thank you Ann
I had a dish of my favourite comfort food yesterday - mash pots and peas - and I'm happy to say it's stayed down and no pains. Onwards and upwards :-D

Oh dear, poor you Island difficult to know where bugs are picked up when we are not out mixing with people but it could be something you ate and that your system was not strong enough to cope with it while Oh's was. I hope you are now well on the mend and will be feeling strong enough to cope with the gardening.
good to see you anyway.

In the nick of time - Morning all! I hope all's well with everyone.
I've been so poorly from I don't know what, gastric bug? something I ate? although we both had the same to eat and he's been fine. I was in so much pain I was scared I wouldn't recover - over dramatic and not like me but I have never felt so ill.
Now the funny thing, this was over 3 days but it felt like a fortnight.
I spent those lovely sunny days indoors between bed and sofa - and the kitchen sink but we won't go there LOL.
Working on getting myself back up to par ready for the next warmer day to clear the worktop in my shed ready for seed sowing. Early April is my usual time for most seeds.
We've had another pick from the PS broccoli and decide we could reduce steaming to 5 mins, luckily it's still been tasty after over steaming.

Afternoon all! :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

O thank you Vera.

I’ll bbl but just a quick reply to Mel. Elizabeth replied to a pm I sent her and Island responded to my pics of Olive so they are both around.

We do just chit-chat a lot and not everyone enjoys that. I am sure they will come on the thread when they have something they want to say.

Morning Anng and all,

Another dry day with some sunshine nd the skies a bit bluer today with looonnngg white clouds.

Nothing planned for today just take the day as it comes. May go up the border, may not. A wee bit achey today so it may be catching up on me.

Oh gave me my Easter present yesterday but I said I wanted to save it till Sunday.

My dear dad died on Good Friday April 13th so a sad day for me today.

I do wish we could find out if EOS is ok and I'd like to hear from Island too.

Hope you all slept well last night.

good morning all early awake again so having a cuppa while looking on here. Looks grey out there again and only 2 degrees so colder than yesterday.
Mel tax office will be done by email, I am not hanging on the phone for hours only to not be able to hear when they eventually answer, and it is not urgent being that it is probably me that will owe them money. (I won't spend it).

Lovely pics of Olive and is'nt she a sweety. She's going to be a big dog if she's only 8 months old as they grow till 18 months.

Had a couple of hours up the border.

Actually got through to the doctors today as our neighbour told oh they had to ring to make an appointment for the second jabs. Did that and mine is on 23rd April and oh's is 14th May.

Good luck with the tax office tomorrow Anng.

Hope you all sleep well tonight.

I managed to plant some Cosmos and Dwarf French Beans and sorted what I will plant tomorrow and came back inside then. OH is very achey but managed to pull more weeds out for 20 minutes. We picked our meds up earlier and went for a short ride to top OH's battery up. It was nice seeing all the shrubs and trees full of blossom. We noticed a few empty shops in the next village including the 2 bank branches. There just seems to be a Nationwide branch left, but that's always busy as there isn't much room inside and I suspect customers from the closed banks may have transferred to them as well.

I had the same problem when my state pension got added to my private pension AnnG and the pension people hadn't accounted for it in my tax. I was given the correct tax code notification and they tried to say it was ultimately my responsibility to check these things which it was and I had checked what they gave me. However, I wouldn't let it go and made a complaint and it turned out that the tax office had sent the correct tax code to the pension provider, but the pension provider hadn't used it because they said they hadn't received it. My response to that was that the error was between them and the pension provider and not me. They agreed then so I didn't have to pay. I hope they have a solution for treatment of your BCC if it needs any just yet. Our binmen collect our used batteries in polythene bags they leave us. Good you have taken more things to your lady.

That was good not needing any treatment at the dentist Vera and such a nice feeling as you walk out knowing you don't need anything doing. I really must get an appointment as well. My word Olive is a big girl isn't she all sprawled out on the settee!

Frank it sounds like you overdid it trying to take that plant out. Why not let Barry do these things? It was wise to get checked out but Ros must wonder what she will find when she gets home.

Vera my achy arm lasted about four days. Good that you got on well at the dentist I really ought to make an appointment. I have actually got a face to face appointment with a doctor next
Thursday to check on a BCC that needs attention.mdon’t know what she will do about it though as they are not doing minor surgery at the GP surgery at the moment.

Job for tomorrow is to try and minimise more confusion at the tax office. Had the first payment from the pension awarded from T’s pension And they have used a tax code assuming no other income from what we can see. So I shall email the tax office. Should be fun.

Sorry to hear you had another visit to hospital Frank but you did the right thing calling 999. As the others have said perhaps you shouldn’t do the more strenuous jobs unless Ros is at home. I hope you are feeling better now.

I hope your back pain has eased as well now Ann.

You are keeping busy AnnG. The charity lady must be pleased with all you are giving her. Your garden is going to look very pretty with all the seeds you have sown.

After our jobs yesterday OH had an achey arm but said it is less sore today. My arm is still quite painful and woke me several times in the night but otherwise no ill effects so far. It is reassuring to have had the jabs but we will continue to be cautious.

All was fine at the dentist’s today. We both had a thorough check up and x-rays to check that nothing had changed inside the gums since the last x-rays a couple of years ago. This is quite important for me as I have a lower tooth where the bone has worn away and there is a gap between the gum and the tooth where infection can get in. She also did a hand clean - what we used to call a pick and polish. Since Covid they have stopped using their modern equipment because of the droplets that can get sprayed into the air. Anyway, we are all good for the next 6 months.

Today started sunny but it was overcast by mid-morning. An hour ago I walked down the road to post grandson a birthday card and there was a really cold wind blowing. Grandson will be 21 on Sunday. Where have the years gone? I’m sure it was only yesterday that he was just a little boy.

Time now for an afternoon cuppa but no cake. This Monday evening our neighbour gave us 4 pieces of a delicious ginger cake but we had one each Tuesday and one each yesterday so no cake today, boo hoo.

I scattered cornflowers and calendual and planted nasturtiums as well. Some of the calendulas I have put in tubs as I didn't want to have those with petunias as I am not growing bedding petunias from seed as T did. I had a go at tidying up round by the compost bins but I think that area needs a concentrated effort as I have tomato baskets to empty as well.

I also walked down with a couple of bags of stuff for the charities. That trip I took allout used batteries. They have somewhere they take those as well.

Anng if its cornflowers they are pretty hardy so I would go ahead and scatter some and let them take their chance. I'm sure they will be ok.

I hav'nt scattered your poppy seeds you sent me yet so I may do that today while I am up the border. Just have to wash up first and then I am off.

Sorry to hear you had a pain Frank. Its best not to do things like that when Ros is out. You hav'nt done much strenuous work in the garden for a long while now so maybe just a bit of a strain on the old chest muscles. Take care and rest up with your book.

We have a cold wind today but sunshine even though the sky is still light grey.

Did they say what the pains were Frank, strain from trying to dig the plant out? I expect it was a shock for Ros to find the ambulance there when she got home. maybe you should not attempt things like that when you are on your own do you think?

Ann, I intend going outside in a minute and planting the cornflowers. I did wander around the garden for a while just looking to see what needs doing so have an idea what I need too do now. Trouble is these seeds won't germinate for a while as it is supposed to be cold next week but I don't want to plant them inside and have to transplant them when they can be planted in the ground.

Good morning to you all,

What an eventful day I had yesterday. I tried to dig up a plant in the garden that had died. I got pains in my chest so came indoors. They continued so I rang 999 for an ambulance. It arrived within 5 minutes, flowered by Ros and Carolyn. (back from shopping) The Ambulance medics check me over and did an ECG, Thy thought it was best that I went with them to hospital for further checks. Got to A & E and they did another ECG and took bloods.It was well after 5.00 pm when they said they were doing more blood checks, and if all was well I could ring Ros, and get a lift home. They gave me the all clear, and they rang Ros. The porter took me to the main entrance and waited until Ros arrived, and bought me home.

I had a comfortable nights sleep, with no ill effects this morning. I have been sitting quite, and am just going into the conservatory to read my book.

As I can't take Ros out for a mealier Easter, I ordered her a massive Bouquet of
flowers, which arrived at 10.30 the morning. She is over the moon. So I have learnt some BROWNIE POINTS.

Trust you are all well, will try to pop back later. xxxx

Morning all just,

Pionch and a punch for the first of the month and April fools day too. Watch what your about today incase you get fooled!! :-D :-) :-D :-) :-D :-)

Sky here is pale grey and its quite bright but not as nice as yesterday but its not cold and thats the main thing.

If it stays nice I shall do another little stint on the border this afternoon as I only managed to dig a small patch yesterday with the getting out g the twitch and brimbles and self sown loganberries. It was also the ground under where oh cut down the huge fushia and I hav'nt been able to dig under it for years and it root go everywhere. I am begining to wish I had,nt put it up there is the first place but its flowers are so dainty like little ballerinas in pale pink tutu's. I gave him a cutting off it to put over the west wall but he just mows past that one. he deer like eating it too. and the bees love it when its in flower.

Vera its good your jabs are all done now and you will feel safer to go out anywhere now. Not heard anything about when my second one will be yet. Hope the arm is not tooo achey.

Anng I see you had a lovely time and a good natter with your friend which must have cheered you up seeing a friend after so long apart. Lots to catch up on and different company too, makes a lot of difference to the way you feel.

The suns sort of out now and its not at all cold.

Better get on as I did'nt wake till very late.

Morning All,

Slept well but no sunshine this morning! Mrs O had an early delivery by a very noisy and big van. I had a peep through the window in case it was for us, but no as they wheeled a tall cardboard box up her drive.

We are off to the chemist and to see if there are any banks left in the next village now a second one is closing.

The back seems a bit easier today AnnG so I can at least get on with more seed planting, runners and French beans and some nasturtiums I saved. I hope you can get some seeds planted too.

April fools Day today!