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G&T all right though Vera/

It is 25 degrees with the hot wind and a bit sticky as well.

Tesco phone at 3.15 of course it went to answer phone but I just about got that it was a female with Tesco delivery I could not make out what she actually said though.. I went and checked my mobile and there was a missed call (same number so I 'bit the bullet' and tried to pick up the call. I could just hear her and asked if she was wanting to come early. I made out the answer to be yes so just said that is fine. And she was here at 3.30. so that was nicely out of the way.

I had one item not available Jumbo prawns and nothing available suitable to sub. I bet if I look I will find many different prawns they could have given me. Otherwise it was fine.

I thought I had ordered a coupld of chicken legs for £2.25 and though that was good value but it is a KG of chicken legs, not sure how many but definitely more than two. I have had them before and find they have plenty of meat on them and I am thinking a family of four could be fed with meat for £2.25.

Boy, it’s hot. I expect you all feel as though you are melting too. There is quite a stiff breeze but it isn’t really cooling the heat. I think it’s the other way round, the temperature is heating up the breeze. I am definitely not looking forward to the next 3 days when it is supposed to get hotter each day..

I did get some sleep last night though I was awake for a long while in the early hours. Once I was up and organised I spent an hour in the garden raking out some dead undergrowth, tidying up a couple of overgrown ferns and deadheading all the flowering plants. I’ve also done a towel wash and that’s going round the dryer at the moment. I prefer the towels dried in the dryer though I hang everything else out if I can.

Snap AnnG, I am also expecting Tesco between 4 and 5 pm. They aren’t sending the dark choc ices I wanted and apparently there were no suitable subs for them. There is 1 sub and that is puzzling me. What they say they have sent is exactly the same as the item they say they haven’t got.

I agree with you Gwyn. The treatment received from the NHS does seem to depend on where you live and the system really does need an overhaul. However, they always seem to come up trumps in an emergency or at least that’s my experience.

I’m hoping Tesco will come early so I can get all the shopping put away and then relax for an hour before our meal tonight. Enjoy the rest of the day and remember to slap on the suncream and keep your liquid levels up and, no, I don’t mean open another bottle of wine ;-)

Afternoon all,

Anng its very windy here to and my outside toms are taking a battering too but it's helping with the heat the nice wind it's 25 degrees here so not as hot as they said .

Gwyn hope you can get your shopping done it will be nice and cool in the shop if they have the air con but don't you feel the heat when you come out the door it hits you .
Might be to hot in the garden and with the wind and the sun you can soon get sunburn so be careful.

Yes Mel i had a good night woke abouf four for the loo and back to sleep until seven .

Ann I sometimes feel tired and could quite easily nod off but I try and do something to keep awake or I won't sleep at night .
I use to like BHS stuff and Littlewoods miss those shops .
Frozen yogurt is nice for homemade lollies it freezes well I make max lollies with yogurt mashed banana and peanut butter he loves them ,I've added frozen raspberries thats nice but you could add any fruit really .

We're in now for the afternoon while it's hot the back door is open and the front window so we have a lovely breeze coming in ,if it turns muggy well have the fan on .
Knees feel OK at the moment but I haven't really done anything just rested them so hopefully the tablets are helping a bit .

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I have a feeling that statins may make me dream but not sure. It is 23 degrees now but still a strong wind. Just pulled up a few weeds while walking round the garden, mostly along the edge of the gravel.

Morning All,

After even almost nodding off in my chair last night, which is unheard of for me, I fell asleep within an hour of going to bed last night with the tv on as well. I woke at about 4.00am. I got out of bed at 5.00am as I could hear creakings and rustling, but OH had got up and opened all the doors, including the patio door to get a nice, cool breeze through. I was up at 8.00am and went to the shop and got some boxed solero iced lollies we can both have as it gets hotter, as I bet places will sell out over the next few days. If I could find my moulds I would freeze some orange juice! :-S

It's 24 degrees here now, but I'm quite cool after having my cube fan on for ten minutes. I emptied a few more things I won't need in the ensuite and have a row of boxes along the bedroom wall now. OH has physio at lunchtime. so we will have a late lunch. I've rooted round and found a couple of pairs of jeans I shortened last year and another strappy top I can wear while it's hot. I'll look for two old, (BHS!) hardly worn, sleeveless ones later.

Dreams do overwork your brain trying to remember them AnnG. I only tend to get them when I have something on my mind that's bothering me these days.

Paperwork to do now. :-(

Morning girls,

Hope you had enough sleep last night, enough to keep you going today whatever the world throws at you.

Its 19 degrees here and a little cloudy but the wind seems a bit less this morning.

Nothing planned but must go up the hsop for my paper and some of their nice ham.

Good morning Gwyn and everybody. 19 degrees here, It was sunny earlier but has clouded right over now. Nothing planned for me today except Tesco 4-5 this afternoon. I have to be around from about 3.30 though as they are sometimes early.
I slept quite well last night, just wish I didn't dream so much. Not that I can remember what I dreamt but I know my 'brain' was busy all night.

A pleasant 18 degrees at the moment and I ought to get busy before the heat builds this weekend. We are predicted over 30 on at least a couple of days :-0 and I know I won't feel like doing much then.

I hope you've all had better nights sleep and without pain.
I find I'm worse if I know I have a busy day ahead or have an early appointment. Then I will wake up and it will be on my mind that I have to be ready by whenever and musn't forget whatever, then I find I can't always get back to sleep. I've had enough sleep to take the edge of tiredness, but not nearly enough to see me through the following day :-|
I usually wake around the same time each day, so I suppose that suits my body clock.

A bit of household shopping needed today and hand delivering some birthday cards, one local and one while shopping, but nothing more planned.
The garden could do with some much needed attention, but it might get too hot for that until late evening.. We'll see...

I forgot to say, Isn't it a shame that it rather depends on where you live as to what treatment you are offered sometimes.? I see others have to go looking for treatment for blocked ears. I am very fortunate that I have free regular micro suction treatment at the hospital roughly every 3 months. As soon as I have had treatment, my hearing is so much better and within about a week I receive a letter for my next appointment. They instigated this some years ago now. I have a lot of scar tissue in one ear, after several operations, so it needs properly skilled management.
I hope conversation levels can be back to normal levels for you this coming week ;-)

I am fed up with the strong wimd we have here, it is battering my tomatoes down I hope it will stop soon. It is 19 degrees here and I am just about to go to bed.

Glad you all liked the photos. The one full of petunias is a very small part of one of the large installations in Glos town centre.

Just got into bed I sat most of the evening and the pain eased lovely in my knees by the time I took my tablets went Into the bathroom they were burning and painful again just another tablet so that help me through the night .

Hope everyone has a good night's sleep ,its very muggy here now .

I did a post earlier but just as I was typing I thought I had lost the lot but it was Genes saying they were doing maintainance and to try later. Can't remember what I was going to write now. Perhaps thas why the avatars kept going.

No still not done the jimjams as I got side tracked in the garden and plants needed a good drink. I had to tie up the toms and I have little toms coming now and tie up the cue and wind the beans round the strings. Then I planted the courgette in the big square tub.

Sleep well all night night.

I'm sorry some of you had restless nights as well. What a lot of insomniacs we are. I hope all your various pains are easier and you have a better sleep tonight. I eventually slept from about 5 to 8 am and got up feeling like a zombie, though things improved after I had been up a little while.

You were lucky to get a cancellation at the doctors Annx. I hope the new cream helps. Gosh, you don't want Japanese Knotwood near your garden. I believe it's a nightmare to get rid of it.

I've never had the elastic give up in pjs but I think I would be lazy and look out for some going cheap rather than have the hassle of unpicking the stitching and threading new elastic. The last pair I bought were £7 in a sale. You are right Mel - I have used lavender products to help me sleep. I've had lavender oil in an oil burner to get a relaxing atmosphere in the bedroom, though I've always been worried I'd fall asleep before I blew the flame out. I've tried several makes of pillow spray and I have a large square sachet of lavender that is meant to go under the pillow. It's nice to have a pleasant aroma in the room but none of therm have actually helped me to sleep.

It's good that you were able to sit out for a while today Mandy and enjoy the sunshine and fresh air. It's mostly been too hot for that here as there wasn't much of a breeze this morning. The wind has picked up quite a bit here and I've got windows and doors open in the hope of getting some nice air flowing through the house. Don't forget to keep resting those knees and don't be tempted to do too much.

Thank you for sending the colour clash photos AnnG. I love them. You really do have a good eye.

The surgery emailed me to say they want some blood pressure readings. They do this every so often. I can either go in for the nurse to do it or use my own monitor at home and email the readings to them. That's what I'll do but it does make me laugh as I could just send them any old figures and they wouldn't know if I was being honest. I'll do a reading shortly and then a couple tomorrow.

I'm now going to walk down to the post box to get a birthday card off to granddaughter as our only collection over the weekend is at 7 am tomorrow and then I am going to get ready for bed. I wish everyone on the thread, including me, a peaceful night full of sweet dreams.

It's been a bit hot here this afternoon Mandy and very little breeze. The car was registering 28 degrees this afternoon, but the PC is saying 24 degrees now. I nearly fell asleep in my chair here this afternoon, but am off to bed shortly. The chemist had all my meds except one so I can get that on Monday. There always seems to be one short. They fetched another off their shelves, but I see now that it says it is best to keep it in the fridge. I haven't watched the Bridge of Lies, so it's another to try! Your noisy bird reminds me there are a few young, noisy Magpies we are seeing a few times during the day. We saw one struggling not to fall in the water feature pot with the water lily. He clearly was desperate to have a bath but it was too deep. We think they must be the young ones from the nest in the tree. I used to like going to those big shows, but I couldn't do the walking or stand the heat now. The tents can be boiling inside can't they. I bet Chelsea will love the Festival, but I wouldn't swap! At least it will likely be dry for her. I hope the tablets are helping with the pain and that the side effects will be less in a few days.

It's been a lovely day a bit hot in the sun when you move but lovely in the shade with the strong breeze .
We sat out for a good hour with a coffee and I did some knitting ,the birds were singing but there was one noisy one I think it was ether an old crow or rook .

Mel did you get your pj's done with the elastic and turned the others up .

Ann we like the Chase and the Bridge of lies .

Yesterday and Wednesday was the Royal Norfolk show on the outskirts of Norwich I think they had two good days with the weather.
Chelsea is off with her friend to some music festival over the weekend I think its only one day that's she's going lthough I think its a two day thing ,son will take them and pick them up she went to one last year.

Morning All,

Sunny and no rain overnight that I hoped for and was forecast! After a mostly sleepless, painful night watching two episodes of Vera and several of The Chase. I was lucky to get an appointment with a doctor this morning due to a cancellation. and now I need to collect another cream from the pharmacy this afternoon to add to my regime for a fortnight. Was it Mae West who said growing old wasn't for cissies.

It was a bit alarming to see a signwritten van with 'Japanese Knot Weed Eradication' painted on the side parked on the road that's at the end of our close when we came home! We don't want that in our garden and I remember being suspicious of a plant growing on the footpath down to the old Fosse Way track about a quarter of a mile away a few years ago. I must go with OH, knees permitting, in a few months to see if it is still there and what the flowers look like. The houses opposite the end of the close have huge gardens so I hope it isn't near any of the actual buildings.

I want to water some plants, but OH is on a zoom meeting now so I'd better wait till he's finished.

Mel, perhaps your jimjam trousers are slacker because of all the work in the garden and not eating much some days means you have a smaller waist. Sometimes they elasticate them then put a short piece of ribbon each side and tied in a bow for decoration. I hate that elastic that is sewed in all along it's length. OH has got me to turn some of his pyjama bottoms into long shorts to wear round the house.

Thanks for the photos AnnG. There are some great ideas for the 'Colour Clash,'.

I don't think I could be bothered with the hassle Mel. but as I said, I have had some of mine for years and never had the elastic go.

I put new elastic in them. Lovely photos of the colour clash Anng.

BIL is here but not mowing the orchard just the other lawns as his oh is at hospital have an op on her nose.

Been and delivered the flowers to my friend and now I am going to feed the chickens and fish and go out and cut off some brimbles that are sticking out from the box hedge and in the border.

What do you do to them Mel? The elastic never goes in mine. (have to say if it did I would be buying new ones when the sales are on).

I* meant to say Mandy they don't tie at the back the draw string ribbons are sewn into the back but they do pull righ to the back so the side seams are'nt sewn like on some. They must use really cheap elastic as this happens every time with my pj bottoms. I see the pair I have taken off this morning have been done by me as they have two lots of lastic in them and will need doing again soon. I do have a new pair that need shortening so if its hot today thats most probably what I shall be doing.

Mandy the theme this month is 'colour clash'.