General Chat

Morning AnnG, Mel and all

For once it’s sunny and dry here. It’s a bit chilly in the breeze but quite a pleasant morning. I still feel a long way short of 100% but told myself to get off my backside and stop moping around so I’ve washed a king size duvet cover and got it on the line. It’s been waiting about 3 weeks to be washed and I’ve got another one to do as well but it’s a start. Then I went for a little walk. It wasn’t far, barely a mile, but again it’s a start.

Isn’t it nice to see everything starting to bloom again Mel. Our little white anemones are just starting to come out and I have mini tulips in pots just opening up. I’ve got some later daffs in pots but we only have one sort in one of the flowerbeds called February Gold. They have been the best ever this year. They’ve been in bloom for 3 weeks and are still looking really good. At one point last year we found some tiny bulbs but had no idea what they were so OH planted them. Being an engineer he put them in a straight line of course instead of a little group. Well 14 little daffs have come up. They are only about 3” tall but are perfect. Goodness knows where they came from but I’m glad we’ve got them :-)

Another nice surprise was seeing a pair of greenfinches on one of the feeders. They are the first we have seen in the garden since we moved here 7 years ago so I was really pleased.

Going to make a coffee now and then do a bit of vacuuming before I lose motivation. Have a nice day everyone.

Just done the census return on line so now, it looks dry out so will take the last two bags down. heavy one as it has three coats in.

Morning Anng and all,

Think we have about the same weather Anng. Dull grey and dry.

My forsythia is out in blossom and the camelia in the west corner is out too but that gets a bit of frost but you can't see that from the kitchen window. Primmyroses are flowering and there daffs all out in the orchard. Round by the edge of the little wood there are mauvy pink primmyroses that have spread along the edge over the years.

Watched two female pheasants when I went back int he bedroom to make the bed and they were disappearing into the undergrowoth at the edge of the wood over the back so when I do the big girls I'll have a look and see if there are any nests there.

Good morning all. dry but dull here at the moment but early yet. hope to mow the lawn if it stays dry. otherwise a bit more tidying, clearing out, probably more to do in T's office and the conservatory could do with a clean up. slept reasonably well but awake early.
My hair is really annoying me now will be so glad when I can get it cut. My hairdresser is very hesitant to make bookings yet in case everything changes. don't blame her but it would be good to have something to look forward to.
Mandy you are going to miss your laptop so gope there is a solution for you soon.

Evening all,

Been raining here most of the day ,I walked up to the post office to post Mel's parcel and just made it before the rain got heavier.
I'm having problems with my lap top so I won't be able to see any emails so I apologise for not commenting if anyone has sent any ,this tablet won't let me sign in to AOL so i can't see them at all now and until son can come round it will have to stay like it .
Hopefully at the end of the month we should be able to sit in the garden so he might be able to do it then .
Looks like I will have to get a new lap top this one I have now I've had quite a while .

Gill, I have emailed you about builders

I see you have all been posting while I forgot to send mine! It sounds like you will be able to hear better once you have the new aids AnnG. I imagine they will help a lot once you have them adjusted and they fit well.

Mel the cake looks delish and I expect it won't last long. Nice to see your Robby too. We signed up a few years ago so we could use our surgery online services. They have changed their system again recently and now we have to go again to get signed up as I can't log in now! They aren't reducing risk, making us make these extra journeys.

I have only just remembered I have a Marvellous Medicine lecture on zoom at 6.00pm about coronavirus so I'd better slosh some water on my hair to control it and make myself presentable. :-S

I see you have all been posting while I forgot to send mine! It sounds like you will be able to hear better once you have the new aids AnnG. I imagine they will help a lot once you have them adjusted and they fit well.

Mel the cake looks delish and I expect it won't last long. Nice to see your Robby too. We signed up a few years ago so we could use our surgery online services. They have changed their system again recently and now we have to go again to get signed up as I can't log in now! They aren't reducing risk, making us make these extrajourneys.

I have only just remembered I have a Marvellous Medicine lecture on zoom at 6.00pm about coronavirus so I'd better slosh some water on my hair to control it and make myself presentable. :-S

Afternoon All,

Dullish here but it is brightening up a bit. Much warmer today though when I went to get the fish out of the garage freezer. I didn't sleep well at all and neither did OH. I did some balance exercises on the Wii yesterday and it seems to have made my left knee achey in the night and OH had a very stiff neck and pain behind the ear that is ok!! I think his neck is bad from having so many meetings and writing to do.

Fish in crumb with mash, peas, broc and cabbage today. OH is eating what I suggest and the reflux isn't a problem now like it started to be at the beginning of the week. I even had to stop him having coffee as that relaxes the valve to the stomach and lets acid flow back. Tomorrow will be the last day on his antibiotics, then he can have his reflux tablets again.

Good luck with your appointment AnnG and I hope it's routine and nothing worrying. At least there isn't as much waiting about at the moment.

I have been tidying some things away like my old laptop and craft stuff as we need to be able to pull my storage drawers forward on the worktops to connect up the new router in the morning. I thought my old laptop would fit under the bed in my little zip case I use when I take it away, but it was too thick with the laptop and foam so I put it in a big plastic bag instead. I always put cables to things in a small plastic bag now with a note of what they are for as we can never remember! I have a cardboard box with old cables in and when I went to put the cable in there it was almost full of bits and bobs and discs belonging to an old desktop computer and remotes for some old tvs. They have gone in the bin now, so that was good to clear them out.

Enjoy your book Frank and I hope it is an interesting read!

Let's hope you get a response from a builder today Gill! At least your pots are in a better place now.

The Crows and Magpies seem very active now and a Magpie has been flying over the bungalow with sticks longer than itself this morning so it seems nest building/repairs are in full swing.

Sorry you’re a bit shaky Frank. I hope you’re feeling better now. You wouldn’t want to be reading outside here today. It’s rained all day; not heavy but constant and with a bit of a breeze it’s quite chilly as well.

I hope your hospital visit went well AnnG. Did you go for your hearing problems or did I dream that up? Yes I did have problems once before when the endoscopist came across something she felt should be handled by the consultant himself so I had to go back for another procedure a month later but on both those occasions the prep wasn’t as awful as this time. It was a qualified doctor doing it so I imagine he knew what he was doing. I was reading through my copy of the paperwork being sent to my doctor and was amazed to discover I was suffering from “Cerebrovascular Disease, mild systemic disease, compensated”. It took me a minute or two to work out that they were saying I get migraines!

You are busy Gill. It can’t be easy helping Sandra from a distance. With luck your gas will soon be sorted. Do you know if there is a local newsletter for your area or something like a local Church News? If there is see if you can get hold of a copy as local handymen and jobbing builders often have an advert in them.

That cake looks yummy Mel. How long will it take your OH to demolish it? I hope he leaves you a slice. While I was resting yesterday afternoon OH took a call from a friend to say she had left something on our doorstep. It was four lovely freshly made scones. Shop stuff is good but you can’t beat home baking. Oh, they are lovely photos of Robin Redbreast.

Oh Ann, your poor OH playing piggy-in-the-middle while the dentist and the hospital throw the ball back and forth. I hope he is not in much pain with that tooth. We had a dental check-up booked for yesterday but I had to cancel because of my clinic appointment so it’s been remade for 1st April, April Fool’s Day.

Wipe down again for me. I am expecting Sainsbury’s between 4 and 5 pm so I’d better go and get some bags out ready.

I assume that you touch type Mel which makes it difficult for you. anyway back at 2.45 from my appointment which went very well, being the hospital everything is ultra, ultra safe. Only 6 people at a time in their waiting space I went in on time and had a very long appointment, a nice young man, nothing was too much trouble. He took impressions for new molds then decided as it was difficult for me on my own, if my aids went wrong they now have a system whereby you post the aids to them and they fix them and post them back, he rightly said I couldn't manage without them so he has ordered me not just new molds but new aids as well programmed the same as these which he reprogrammed for me because he noticed I turned them up to hear him (with the mask on of course.And he also added the loop system which they forgot when I first had them. He has ordered heavier duty molds as he thinks it won't be long before I need my hearing checked again. I suppose they will take a bit of getting used to.

Lovely to know what you are up to Frank and oh has just said to me he is not going back out on the mower cos its too cold. Not in his body as he is wearing his Easter Present which he says is lovely and warm but around his face and ears. He dos'nt like wearing hats that come over his ears so he's in his study.

I have been trying to order our repeat scripts on the phone again this month but it now says you must order them online and you need a user name and password which they wiwll give you at the surgery. So off I had to go this afternoon to go and drop off the script forms for us both and get a name and password for us both. What a palarver, I know its not far to Black Torrington but its a disruption to your afternoon. I am now sitting here and don't want to do anything. Why could'nt they have told me I needed to get the U N & P from them when I picked up our scripts last time cos they were'nt at the shop. All these silly little runs out in the car are using up the deisel when it may be needed for emergancies.

Moan over and its just as well I have you lot to moan at or I may do something silly.

Another moan, I hate this keyboard as I have to read through everything as it keeps putting letters in where I don't want them. The keys are closer together than my last one and I keep hitting two at a time. The space bar is tiny too. I don't think i HAVE LOOKED AT A KEYBOARD (THERE SEE WHAT i MEAN NOW ITS DOING CAPS)


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Afternoon to you all.

Overcast but not that cold. I took a chance and took my book, and sat on the patio for half an hour reading. I was pleased to get back in doors as I started to get chilly.

You are a spoil sport Mel, not sharing your cake, It looks good enough to eat. !!!!

Haven't felt great again today.Still getting these funny feelings down my right side. I have started taking extra pain killers, to try to ease in a bit. I am not taking as many as I am allowed, but it seems to help having that extra two.

Pork chops with rice and veg mix tonight. Nice and easy and nothing to prepare.

I hope you are all well and that Gill is getting sorted.

Back to my book but in the conservatory, and not on the patio.

See you in the morning, xxxx

Sent the cake, picture only I'm afraid and I am not sharing it with any of you....... :-P :-D :-D :-D

Good luck with the appointment. <3 :-S

you will be on your own soon then. :-D

Just you and me then Anng.

Just made a chocolate sponge and am waiting for it to cool down so I can fill it with goodies and maybe some jam too. I have a nice cherry jam and butter icing chocolate flavour.

good morning all. I have a hospital appointment at 1.30. Just done the shopping list for sunday and must remember it is an hour earlier this week.

slept ok until 0530 then just dozed. got up about 0730 and showered and washed hair. Better see what small jobs I have to do as I will have to have lunch early today.

brightish and 6 degrees, hope it doesn't rain later.

Gill it looks as though you want a small job builder, maybe a jobbing builder. Where are you looking for names? I suppose a lot will be very busy as people have taken advantage of being home with lockdown to get jobs done. do you have a community site on facebook?

Morning all,

We have a bright morning again but it may turn cloudy this afternoon. There was a frost this morning too.

Hope you all slept well or enough. Think Gill will sleep well after all she been doing lately and I hope she can find a builder soon to get the bricks done.

Whats everyone else up to today?

Well I never got around to cutting any of the hedge back or moving any pots as I've been busy trying to find a builder and left yet another message as I only had a landline number, but he hasn't got back to me yet. I was on the phone to Sandra for a few hours trying to sort out a few things for her and by the time I'd finished that the day was pretty much gone. Luckily OH moved the wood into the garage so he then put my pots in that space for me.

Our new driving licences arrived today along with the log book for the car so I had to cut our old licences in half and get them ready for OH to post on his way to work. Apparently it's against the law to have two driving licences, so they're gone now.

I have BT here tomorrow to sort out the Internet and the gas people got back to me today to let me know they can come and put the new pipes in next Tuesday and Wednesday, so that was quick. Hopefully it won't be to much longer before the metre and boiler goes in then we'll have hot water. So we're getting there slowly. I still think I'm going to have to find more builder's numbers as two of them today said they were busy or didn't do small jobs. I'm beginning to think I'm never going to find a builder.

Yes, Mandy we did bring the water feature and the lights, some solar ones, around 100 of them and some electric one's that change colour. If you remember Sandra liked the pink light the best.

Loved the photo's Mel.

Signing out now as I'm shattered, I didn't get much sleep last night in the end.