General Chat

Morning Ann, have you tried Jakemans? I always have some in the fridge (to stop them going sticky) Just the job for a tickly cough. Lots of different flavours too.

Good morning all. 13 degrees at the moment and dry. but who knows when it will rain........... Because it will!!

Mandy hope you got your washing dry yesterday. I have bedding washing at the moment but it will get put in the drier as usual.

Mel, did you find anybody new, or are you just tidying up information that you already have?

Slept ok last night. Still coughing a bit but it is a loose cough and doesn't often end in a coughing 'fit'.

I have done some work on my family tree today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not done much else but I did clear the floor in the uti room and hoover it and I shot a rabbit today.

Afternoon all,

Bit brighter now after a very wet start ,I have chanced it and just hung some washing out so I hope it stays dry for a while so they get dry.
I had to go into town for a few bits so I nipped into Bon Marche as they have a sale on ,I bought a couple of tops a pair of cropped trousers and some socks all half price .

Oh better post this my tablet needs charging

Well I do have a bit of energy back so I managed three quarters of an hour in the garden. Just going to dust downstairs and then have lunch so BBL.

Vera hope all is well with you both today.

good morning all grey skies but dry so far, slept well and cough not too bad so far so hopefully on the mend. 16 degrees so not cold. If it stays dry I might have a potter in the garden. I am showered, washed hair and dressed but better go and get some breakfast.

As my weekly shop order is standing at over £70 (one of those weeks when it all needs replacing) I have not ordered the pastilles. I really needed them 3 days ago so will get them with a later order.

Morning all dull and dreary agaIN TODAY.

Oh Vera you do suffer so with these migraines ,I hope it soon eases and you feel better
That's good OH is now on the mend and I hope you can get the car sorted .

Gosh Anng those pastilles are a price ,I know the last lot of cough medicine I bought was over ten pound ,everything seems to have shot up in price .

Just had a shower of rain and I thought I heard a little thunder too.

O dear Vera we thought something must be wrong fo ryou not to post. I do hope you feel better in the next couple of days and that oh can get your car done before its MOT. That reminds me I must ring and book mine in as its due in August.

Forgot to ask for my pills when I went down the shop so I rang this afternoon and they said they were there so down I went only to find that the Co-codamol was the only one there to pick up and I had ordered the other days before that. I have had to ring the surgery this afternoon and they are going to try and get htem down the shop for tomorrow. I put in a request for the gastro resistant Asprin as they keep sending my the dispersable ones and I don't like those. Apparently if I put in a special request it cancels out the ones I had ticked before so now I shall have to email them twice with the scripts and then if I want extra things email again. What a palava!!!!

ordered some of the pastilles to come with my Tesco order. However that is a bit late for this cough. But wow £6. Things are so expensive now.

Oh dear Vera, I did wonder if the migraine had taken over after you last wrote. It sounds horrid and I hope that you will continue to recover. I hope the rest of august is a better month for you both, and for your car.

No I have not heard of Bronchostop but will look out for it, although hopefully it won't be needed now. Having said that about an hour ago I had a really bad coughing fit. I was actually quite frightened as I couldn't catch my breath. I dawned on me that I am alone here, but I did fairly quickly recover thank goodness. It was not long after I'd had lunch and I think maybe a piece of tomato skin had got caught in my throat and aggravated it. Hopefully onwards and upwards.

Good afternoon all

Thank you for your concern ladies. I haven’t been very well and am still not too good but I am pleased to say that OH is making a really good recovery. I can’t believe it was only last Thursday that he became so ill. Our GP rang on Monday and was pleased with his progress and today he seems to have really perked up.

Unfortunately, not only did my migraine come back but it’s been the worst one I have had for years. I spent all Saturday evening and through the night being sick and all Sunday in bed semi-conscious convinced my head was being crushed in a vice. My digestion is always affected by migraine but this time I’ve been really struggling to eat anything and have lost 5 lbs in weight over the last few days and I can’t afford to lose any weight. I’m scraggy enough already, lol.

I had to miss another afternoon tea yesterday. This time it was the Ladies Club, held in the Chairman’s garden, and apparently it was a really good event. We have missed so much this year and at the one tea we did manage to attend I couldn’t eat anything because of my broken tooth.

We are having real problems getting our car repaired after the trouble we had at the funeral we went to. A couple of weeks ago the body shop of the main dealers saw the car, took photographs and measurements and sent the details to their estimator for a quote. In spite of emails and phone calls from OH and promises from them we are still waiting. The local body shop that we used once before has recently closed. Someone else is taking it over but won’t be open for business for a while yet. Today OH has found somewhere else and they have just rung to say they can take a look at it this afternoon so he has gone dashing off. It is getting desperate as the MOT is due in 3 weeks and we don’t want to be stuck with the car off the road because we can’t get the MOT.

Your tomatoes are ripening better than mine AnnG. I’m glad your cough has eased a bit. Have you ever tried Bronchostop? They are a herbal brand of cough mixture and pastilles. I’ve only used the pastilles but I was surprised at how effective they were. They do have a strong taste of thyme but I don’t mind that.

That is a lot of craft stuff Mandy. I look forward to seeing any cards you make.

This bit of typing has exhausted me and my eyes are going a bit blurry so I am going to close now. I’ll be back in the next day or two.

Morning all,

Been raining here this morning but it's so muggy and quite windy ,Colin is just going to dry the chairs so can get the cushions out to sit out for our coffee ,how long for I don't know as there's black clouds building so we might have to make a dash inside .

Mel a day for memories, happy ones I'm sure, sending you a big hug <3

Anng thats good the coughing has eased a bit.

Better go Colins calling me for coffee

Mel if you dust you will stir it up to make you sneeze more. I hope you have not got a cold though.
And yes hope all is ok with Vera and her OH.

Another emotional day Mel. I am sure that you have many happy memories to draw on <3 <3 <3

Hope we hear from Vera today. Worried now as its been a couple of days and her oh was'nt too good either.

Mornig all,

another grey wet day here this morning and pc says 14 degrees and rain stopping soon. How long for I wonder????? It feels like its been raining all year.

Today would have been our 26th anniversary.

Hope the cold improves Anng and I think I may be following you or caught yours over the net. I keep sneezing. There again perhaps I need to dust!!!!!!

Good morning all. 16 degrees here and fairly bright, mostly grey sky.

I slept well last night and didn't cough at all so I will see how the day goes.

Mandy It will be interesting to see what is in that craft stash that you have been given. Possibly some stuff you can't use but it sounds as if you have a lot of card making stuff with it. As you are so talented at making things I have no doubt that making cards ill come naturally to you. And people do like getting cards made especially for them.

Evening all,

It's been a day of little bit of sun and plenty of black clouds ,we did have a few tiny spots of rain but if you blinked you missed them .
We went to the school were son works as there was a load of wood that Colin can cut up for the fire ,I also picked a list of craft bits from a lady that works at the school ,she asked if anyone would like them so son thought of me , wel there was loads and I mean loads of paper and card for card making ,loads of cards and envelopes ,sticker, ribbons so much of it ,I had to go out and get a couple of tubs to put it all in ,tomorrow I'll sort it all out and send a photo of it all ,I've never had a go at card making so it will be something different to do.

Ann thats a nice picking of toms ,don't they taste so much better than shop bought .
Sorry to see you have a summer cold and a nasty cough I hope it soon eases up for you .

Oh Mel I'd love some of your plums ,I love plum jam ,would your little shop take some from you to sell.

Yes hope Vera and her OH are OK

I haven't been to bad today ,it seems to come and go ,I have a phone call appointment with the doctor to talk about my kidneys on friday week so I'll mention it then.

We haven't heard from Vera for a couple of days. I hope the migraine has not returned.

good morning all. I couldn't get to sleep until gone 2am and then woke for the loo a couple of times but slept until 0845 without coughing. Made up for that since though as continually coughing and my stomach muscles hurt from all the coughing. this is a nasty bug. so I am not going anywhere today. sunny at the moment but rain is forecast and tomorrow thunder storms. Welcome to august.