General Chat

Afternoon Folks,

No wind here but the sun has just come out. It's warmer again too. I slept well and we had a nice lie in so it's a good job the window cleaner didn't come again. We have to unlock the side gate for him or he climbs over it or the fence, despite being told not to! We have taken to pushing the garden bin right up the garden too as OH noticed he puts his radio on the lid......as if there isn't enough wiping down at the moment.

OH is busy catching up with more of his work and we are having an Asda small cooked breakfast for lunch with the addition of a tray of mushrooms and large tomatoes. Better go and see how it's doing!

Morning Anng and Vera,

Slept well and we have a nice bright morning at the moment but what it will be like later is anybodys guess the way the weathers been lately.

Anng I have forgotten where you are staying. It was so rough here last night with the wind blowoing in gusts at times across the garden. Looks quite calm out there now.

Must ring for our scripts and then my mind will be at rest as I tried yesterday and could'nt get through.

Good morning AnnG and all

It seems to be a mixture of showers and slightly brighter spells this morning. It’s fairly windy but not too cold.

I had a good night last night so I am less grumpy this morning. OH is still irritating me like mad but I am trying to bite my tongue and not get tetchy with him. To be fair to him he never sulks and seldom argues. I think we have been locked down together for just a tad too long. I am always a bit of a misery in February anyway. With the anniversaries of the deaths of 3 close family members and, this year, my brother’s funeral as well, it’s not a happy month.

That’s enough of my miseries. Mandy, your bags and Lewis’s cushion are brilliant. Mel is right. When village fetes and craft fairs and suchlike start up again you should book a table and put your stuff out for sale. It’s sure to go well as it’s always beautifully made and you can’t buy these more unusual pieces in a shop.

I hope Frank is OK and it would be good to hear from Gill as well.

I’ve never been encouraged to do any diy. My Dad wasn’t much good himself and OH is very good but a perfectionist so nothing I tried to do was ever good enough. I soon gave up trying. I’m the designer/supervisor/tea maker, he does the work. My daughter is excellent, doing everything in the home herself. I think that’s a result of having 2 husbands, neither of whom knew one end of a screwdriver from the other.

I’ve just noticed the time. I am supposed to be at a friend’s house by 11.15 to deliver her birthday present before she goes out for an appointment so I’d better get a wriggle on. Have a good day whatever you are doing.

Good morning, rain and strong wind (from the sea) overnight. Calm now and dry. Daughter taken herself off to the lounge for her zoom yoga.

We didn’t fancy pancakes on Tuesday but Daughter cooked them for lunch yesterday and very nice they were too.

What I have been meaning to say to you lot all day is ""How many of you had pancakes yesterday?"" Yes it was pancake day yesterday. We were so full of chinese that we did'nt have them but we had them tonight instead after our gammon steak chips and peas followed by an orange and a tangy.

Bag is beautiful and the cushion is great and he''ll love the pocket for his book. Lovely patterns Mandy on all the items and such professional work. I dn't know why you don't make lots of things and have a stall somewhere and make some money to buy new materials and wool etc.

I didn't see you there Mandy. Yes OH's ear seems much better thanks but we are still doing the drops for another week. It said to continue them a fortnight after it cleared up, but how do you know when it has cleared up if you can't see?? He says he can't hear as well in that ear now, but I don't think he will while he's having 3 lots of drops a day in it! :-). Yes, early starts don't seem to happen here unless we have appointments to go to! Our patio needs cleaning too and we want to get it done sooner this year. I want to look at some freestanding parasols as tables have all different size holes and the parasols that you get in a table and chair set never seem big enough. Our table top has come adrift from the base and we can't clip it back so we can't use a parasol with it like that anyway.

Afternoon All,

It's been sunny here and much warmer than recently so more cheery altogether,

I was up before 8.00am to shower and OH was soon up as well. It was great the laptop behaved perfectly, but I needn't have bothered sketching out the picture for this week as teacher had decided we wouldn't sketch but go straight in with pens to do a much smaller, less detailed picture! I might still do my bigger picture at some point so will hang on to it!

Yes the new dog has fitted in perfectly Frank and the 2 dogs have hit it off well. I hope your back has started to ease a bit now and that you managed to get some sleep.

I seem to remember us having had one little spat since the first lockdown Vera. I get fed up with 'food' on my mind all the time now. I get irritated when OH has a head free of these things and disrupts me when I'm trying to make short work of them like ordering! After having words, one or the other will either start sniggering at the other or each go off somewhere to do our own thing for half an hour. We don't stop speaking, although I might be a bit curt, and I can honestly say I have never known him to sulk in the 34 years I have known him. My first OH didn't either, he would just make himself scarce for a while! My dad, who had a terrible temper, could sulk for 2-3 weeks and I would have to pass messages between him and mum while there was this awful atmosphere in the home. I think it made me avoid any men who were bad tempered or sulky myself. My OH is like yours Vera and I have been told he is charming and a breath of fresh air by others who have worked with him. They don't live with them and see how different they can be at home though. I identify well with the 'child'. For the last year he has put the plates for lunch in the warming drawer, so why am I still needing to remind him?

It took me a while to work out who Florence was, but I realise now it is FG. What a worry it still is with her poor daughter although she is feeling better in herself. I hope she soon gets the dye scan now the vaccine rollout should start easing things on the NHS. Thanks for passing on the news.

As for tech things, I have to try and do these things as I have no -one else to help me. OH shouts me if he has a computer problem, although he does suss out some things! I think it is easier for him ask me first though!

AnnG I have always been like your daughter for doing DIY. Dad expected us to all be able to do things and I was such an unconfident teenager I never expected to be married so thought I would have to be able to do things myself. As a teenager I serviced dad's little van once and was expected to blow the tyres up and check oil and water and could adjust sparkplugs and distributor points with a feeler gauge if needs be. I redecorated my bedroom by myself and could change electric plugs, that sort of thing and dad had a workshop of engineering equipment and I knew how to use some of the machines and would help out if needs be.

I love the latest bag and the lovely cushion Mandy! AnnG, as I replied to you I think you need some more wool for a matching scarf for Inara. How about nice big pompoms on the ends of it?

I'd better finish now before you all fall asleep! An early night for me I think.

Evening all,

Nice dry morning and then we had rain this afternoon ,i did hang a couple of bath sheets out but i never noticed it raining so they got quite wet and so did i bringing them in .

Ann i hope you managed better with the new lap top and the class went well today .
I keep meaning to ask if OH's ear is better .

AnnG hope the stiffness from sitting in the car has worn off a bit now , love seeing Inara in her new hat she has a lovely smile .

Oh dear Vera i think we all have grumpy days when nothing goes right ,hope today has been better .

Mel i hope OH can get the mower out of the mud ,you don't want to much rain or he'll never get it out .
Thats good you've heard from FG i was thinking the other day we haven't heard from her lately ,what a long wait her daughter has had for her dye test .

I think Colin is hoping to do some more pressure washing tomorrow but we're in for rain again by lunch time so he needs to get an early start , he doesn't seem to do early starts these days .

It’s good that you have heard from Fg Mel and I am pleased her daughter seems to be doing OK, though she is having a long wait for her dye test. Please pass on my good wishes next time you are in touch.

I hope Frank is OK. We haven’t heard from him today. In fact, we seem a bit thin on the ground generally. I expect everyone is busy. I wonder how Sandra is getting on with flat hunting.

I decided I had better try and work my grumps away so I started by giving the fridge a long overdue clean. We have a big American style fridge and it is great, with an outside water dispenser and various sliding bits inside so it’s quite flexible, but it must have been designed by a man who didn’t think about cleaning it. It takes ages to take it to bits and wash it all and then there are lots of little crevices and tiny spaces that you can’t get in to really clean or dry. I find myself fiddling about with cotton buds. I do wipe over shelves and veg drawers etc all the time but I only give it a thorough clean every few months.

Anyway that was the whole morning gone. After lunch we were between showers so I got out in the garden and cut down the buddleias. We’ve got 3 in half barrels. I also cut back a couple of fuchsias that are overwintering in big pots in the conservatory. By the time I had done that and taken a couple of phone calls Tesco were here with my delivery. Nothing missing and just 2 acceptable subs.

OH puts the goods in the bags at the door and brings them through to the kitchen but if I am not quick enough he starts putting stuff away. Since last March I have been saying to him to just leave it to me to wipe down and put away but he never remembers. Today he’d got the milk, juice and wine in the fridge before I realised so I got a bit cross again and sent him away but did he remember to wash his hands - of course not. Sometimes I get tired of my friends telling me how wonderful he is when I feel as though I am living with a child who has to be told what to do. You can tell I’m grumpy again can’t you? Moan over now.

I wonder what tomorrow will bring? Let’s hope we all have a good night and tomorrow’s a lovely day.

Mowers still stuck as just as he was ging out there it started to rain and has been raining heavily ever since so it still out there stuck in the mud.

I have had a good go in the bathroom this morning and just have to do the shower (pet hate) and the floor.

Another pet hate, wiping down bread bags on sliced bread.

Had this from Florence this morning so thought I would put it on here for you all to read.

Hello Mel,
Thank you for your email, it's good to hear from you. Sorry about the e.card going astray! I think you could be right about it not having a title.
Daughter is much better in herself although still on epilepsy meds, and the good news is that she doesn't have any of these lesions in her spine but unfortunately has two on the right hand side of her head! She is STILL waiting to hear when she will be having this dye Xray which will pin point the severity of the problem. The hospitals appear to be so taken up with the virus that apart from emergencies everything else seems to be taking a back seat. At least the vaccine programme is going well, so if the general public can just do as they are asked, we may gradually get back to normal. Roll on the day!
We are doing Ok and walking our little girl regularly! We've managed to buy one of those large upright freezers which together with our fridge freezer now means we only need to shop about once a fortnight or less which is brilliant. Glad you had a good birthday and that all is well with you.
F.g x

Oh dear Vera, we all have grumpy days. I suppose in future I shall have to argue with myself! At least I will always win. Yes I used to pass anything vaguely technical to Tony to fix. Guess I am going to have to learn. While daughter is around she is very hands on so has sorted out some stuff. She can also do things like drill holes in walls and other DIY jobs. She and SiL started to sort thegarage out and put all tools into work bags etc.

Morning Anng and Vera and all,

We have a little sun this morning so it is a bit brighter out there today 9.7 degrees out there this morning. Nothing planned for today but will probably do the ironing and the bathroom so thats out of the way.

Sorry you have had words Vera. I expect you will have a day or two of silience now. Just carry on as normal and he'll come round.

Hope you all slept well and that Frank's back is a little easier today.

May help oh with the mower today too so I'll let you know later on.

Good morning AnnG and all

It’s quite warm today but grey and wet. We are supposed to be getting light rain on and off all day.

I hope your stiffness wears off today AnnG. It’s good that your daughter and sil are getting their jabs now.

Ann, you are doing well getting your new laptop sorted. I am lazy where technology is concerned and just yell for OH when I need something sorted.

I’m sorry to hear about poor kitty Mandy but he/she was a very good age and it sounds as though the cat had a quick and peaceful end.

It sounds as though Martine’s new dog has settled down well Frank. I hope your back is a bit easier today. It may take a little while before it really feels comfortable.

I bet OH was annoyed when the mower sunk in the mud Mel. I hope he can winch it out today.

I’ve got Tesco late afternoon so more wiping down. Thinking about shopping, ordering shopping and wiping down shopping is all I seem to do.

I had a grumpy day yesterday and OH and I had words, which doesn’t happen often. At least I had words and he more or less ignored me. I hope I can work myself into a better mood today.

Good morning, dry but grey here, slept quite well but stiff this morning from sitting in one position in the back of the car, we had a lot of stuff to pack between us.
SiL had his vaccination late yesterday afternoon and daughter’s is booked for this morning. So that is all good.

Just found another birthday card online from Florence. It went into my spam box.

That's sad poor kitty died Mandy. Poor little Lacey being upset too. At least it died peacefully on the patio and had had a long life.

I hope the dizziness soon went Mel. It might have been with eating too much as you say.

I'm off to bed now as I feel quite tired. I wonder how Sandra got on looking at the flat on Monday.

At least it sounds as if the mower will be freed tomorrow Mel. It must be a bit muddy .there now.

I seem to have been stuck in front of screens all day looking up passwords to get into sites on here. It is nice to be able to see all the letters on the keyboard though and the screen is much brighter. I need to make sure everything is deleted off the old one and decide what to do with it as schools want them in working order and have had so many donated in this area already. It might be handy to keep as a spare for now, as OH could still do his notes on it if his fizzled out.

Yes we start at 9.00am tomorrow and I shall log on early to make sure I can and in case the teacher makes an early start again. I hope the window cleaner doesn't turn up while I'm in the shower as the window will be open! :-S

Glad you arrived safely and have a little friend on your lap. Have a nice rest there with your daughter and SIL.

No the mower is still there at the mo as the winch arrived and oh had to fiddle with it as it would'nt unwind. In the end he took it apart to release the wire rope bit so he decided to leave it till tomorrow when he has more light as it was nearly 5pm by the time he had it working.

The deer have been over the back field and when I went to have a look at the mower I frightened them and they ran into the wood.

felt a bit dizzy after lunch so hav'nt done anything since. I think I ate too much. \need to go and shut the chickens in now and then I am in for the rest ofthe night.

Chinese tonight and oh cooks most of that sonice and easy.

Well done getting your new lap top ready for tomorrows class Ann. It will be nice not to have any interuptions.

Mandy how sad for the children that their cat died but it was a very good age and I suppose it had been there all their lives. Do you think they will get another one when the time is right?

Aawe Mandy, he had a good life but the children will be sad of course.
Hope it warms up a bit here.

Anne well done setting the lap top up is it a class tomorrow?

Oh dear Mel was it a bit early to cut that lawn after all the rain? Hope the mower has been rescued.

Frank it always takes a while for backs to recover, try a heat pad or hot water bottle on it. Hope it improves soon.