General Chat

Glad you enjoyed your afternoon Vera it sounds like you had a lovely time and good it was not too hot.

Anyone else watched Murder in Provence? I really enjoyed them.

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Glad you enjoyed your afternoon Vera it sounds like you had a lovely time and good it was not too hot.

Anyone else wat he’d Murder I. Provence? I really enjoyed them.

I didn't know you could still get Angel Delight Ann. I shall have to look out for that. I wonder if Dream Topping is still available. Years ago I used to make a rather nice chocolate mousse that used a can of custard and a packet of Dream Topping.

We had a very nice afternoon at the Ladies Club afternoon tea. The hostess had managed to borrow several tables with parasols which kept off the worst of the sun and there was quite a strong breeze so it didn't feel too hot. We were greeted with a glass of Pimms and there were regular top-ups though I just had one small glass as I was driving. Then it was scones, jam and cream and pots of tea with lots of chat and laughter. The time passed very quickly.

We got back about 5.30 pm and the plumber was just leaving, having come back to make a final adjustment (we hope final) to a connection. We weren't expecting him till Thursday but he had finished the previous job early..

While I was out OH did some tidying up in the garden and proudly showed me some plants where he had noticed fresh growth underneath so had cut away all the scorched, dying growth on top. It does look better at the moment but I hadn't got the heart to tell him that it would have been better to leave them alone so that all the grotty stuff could protect the fresh growth. Now that's exposed it will probably get scorched as well.

It's going to be a hot, sticky night again. At the moment it is 24 degrees but isn't supposed to drop below 18 all night so I guess I won't get much sleep again. We are out to lunch again tomorrow. We seem to have gone from never going out because of Covid to never being in. We're still being a little bit careful and try to pick places that are unlikely to get crowded and to meet outside when possible.

I'm getting a bit tired now and still have a couple of bills to pay and a couple of emails to write so I'll say goodnight and hope you all sleep well.

Even blacker clouds now and still breezy so I hope we get some proper rain before morning.

An early start for the factory shop tomorrow. OH has had some good short sleeve shirts from there and seems to be short of them since he had a clearout in spring. There is a jeweller nearby so he's going to get a new battery put in his watch if he can. Then we will call in a garden centre where we have had a brekkie before on the way back. I'm hoping it won't be very busy and if it is we won't stop. We need some ant killer.

Off to bed and I hope we all sleep well. I ended up not really doing anything this afternoon!. :-)

Afternoon All,

I was hot in the night even with just a sheet over me. We'd had a little rain overnight, but it had hardly wet the ground and black clouds this morning just carried on and now it's white sky and blue clouds. PC says 25 and there's a breeze but it's a warm one so we both feel the same as everyone else with our strength well and truly sapped!

The window cleaner came and was early so that was good and the garden bin is empty again so we have been pulling up the dying nasturtiums and cutting up the palm we chopped down again on the friont to start filling it again. The cobra beans will be next as they are worse for wear as are the cues now. OH has written more notes up and is reading his papers now and I got lunch and hoovered the kitchen, hall, lounge rugs and main bedroom. That's enough HW for today! I did some angel delight with scoops of icecream yesterday and they went down well so I may do a different flavour today. :-)

After sorting OH an ISA yesterday, he's given me more of his matured finances to sort out! He just isn't very organised with these mundane things and loves it when I volunteer to do them for him.

Happy Anniversary Mel and I hope you enjoy many more! :-D It was 32 years yesterday since we became a couple. :-) Has your OH managed to finish the mowing?

The black clouds are back and some very fine dampness in the air so maybe there will be rain yet.

I hope you are enjoying your afternoon Vera and it's a good idea to be well prepared with your umbrella.

Afternoon all,

<3 <3 Happy Silver Anniversary Mel and Mr Mel <3 <3
Hope your both enjoying your day .

Really muggy here today and I feel tired out as I seemed to be awake every couple of hours last night my left knee was very fidgety .
I've stripped the bed and that's blowing on the line ,I've been to town for a few bits and dropped Colins blood pressure readings into the doctors ,picked up our tablets from boots ,only one lot of my tablets not in but she's going to ring when they can get them .

We have two of those old Lasts in the shed, they look quire rusty and I did say to Colin shall we paint them but it will make the look to new and we like the old look of them .

Picked some more toms and nine more cucumbers ,runners still very poor but I can see a few red flowers coming at the top .

Me neither with the energy Vera, I have done nothing except tie up a couple of tomato plants and fill one of the bird feeders.

Happy silver anniversary Mel and Mr Mel. Wishing you many more happy years <3

It’s 23 degrees here now, cloudy with a slight breeze and very muggy. The BBC weather app is telling me that when I’m at the Ladies Club garden tea it will be 29 but feel like 33. Too hot for me. I’d like to back out but I’ve promised to take my neighbour who doesn’t drive so I will have to go.

I’ve showered and washed my hair but that’s all I’ve done this morning. I ought to do some h/w but, as AnnG says, the heat and humidity sap your energy and I don’t think I had much to start with ;-)

Happy anniversary Mel and many more of them. <3 <3

Morning Anng and all,

Our 25 years anniversary today and I would'nt change a thing.

20 degrees here and cloudy and it feels very hot. I have two subs today on the shopping one is my cherries they have sent one asda cherries instead of a extra special cherries as we ordered 2 so I should have one good big ones and one just ordinary one but we had those last week and they were fine. and the other one is smooth orange juice instead of the one with bits in and thats ok too.

I think the heat saps your energy Anng so just do what you cna when you cna and have a little rest inbetween.

Good morning all. 21 degrees here and only 0945. Very windy but some sun too.

Nothing planned for today. I have already been out pottering in the garden might do a bit more but this heat saps your energy.

Still hot indoors here. Era. Maybe I should go out ant try the hose again to cool down.

Yes sweet dreams and hopd you can sleep well.

Your hosepipe story made me laugh as well AnnG. I expect it felt quite refreshing in this muggy heat ;-)

No Mel, not ham sandwiches. OH tends to fill the bread with pate and pickle - Brussels pate with garlic for me, Ardennes or Farmhouse Pate for him. He usually puts something like rocket in mine as well and gives himself a couple of lettuce leaves, a chunk of cucumber and a couple of little tomatoes to eat with his fingers. Oh, and a chunk of cheese. He's a creature of habit! Sometimes I'll tell him some ham or corned beef needs using up just to have a change and sometimes I'll suggest a cheese and ham pasty or even some crumpets. Now and then I make soup. But left to himself it will be pate.

Tesco were half an hour early and, of course, OH wasn't there but the driver was very helpful and saved me having to do a lot of bending. OH came in just as the van was driving away. Even though I am now only wiping stuff we need immediately it still seemed to take me ages to get everything sorted and put away.

I went out to the garden at 8 o'clock when it was a bit cooler and did some deadheading and it was quite pleasant out there but it is still very hot indoors so it could be another restless night. The computer is telling me that it is 20 degrees and the rain is stopping soon. What rain?

Sleep well, sweet dreams,see you all tomorrow.

Pleased to give you a laugh. I actually laughed myself good job it was sunny and warm.

24 here and blimmin hot.

That made me laugh with your hosepipe. Oh just asked if I was alright!! He's in the study I am in the kitchen ust starting dinner.

No sign of the rain here yet and the washing's dry and all put away. Our garden is looking bad too and we dug out 3 dwarf rhododendrons that had black leaves this morning, emptied the pot filled with violas as well and pulled some self set ones up that were in the borders. It's garden bin day tomorrow, so OH trimmed off some tattered rhubarb leaves and a few off the courgettes where the workmen caught them.

Yes OH surprised me Mel as he doesn't usually watch women's football. Your OH must be feeling better if he went out mowing. Is your grass very brown or has there been enough rain to keep it green where you are? Everywhere here the grass is an orangey colour.

Hello Kitty is back sitting near the end of the close almost in the middle of the road again. He just sits there staring at the bottom of the hedge and ditch and doesn't even move when the cars drive around him. OH thinks it is only a matter of time..... :-(

Mum and dad had a shoe box too. It had a divider down the middle with a slot so you could carry it. As Mel said, tins of Kiwi polish (I never realised the picture on the tin was of a Kiwi till I grew up!) and brushes for black and brown and woebetide us if we used the wrong ones! Dad was a stickler for clean shoes from his army days so I had to clean mine every night for school. Mansion Guardshine was kept in ours too for doing the furniture.

25 now so quite hot still. OH gave himself a good soaking like that once AnnG. He was having a chunter at the time and was all ready for work in his suit and tie. It soon shut him up as his reflexes weren't as quick as yours.

I wonder why, on normal days when I wake at six and get up about 6.45 I have enough or plenty of energy. But today when I slept until 0858 and just got up twice for the loo and immediately back to sleep, I don't have much energy. I did walk to the post box and pulled up half of one of the overgrown grasses I want to get rid of but other than that I have not done anything.
Oh I did fill up the watering cans, one from the water but which now has a trickle in it and the other from the main tap using the hose which, as I was going to turn it off decide to part company with the spray head coming off the main hose straight at me. Luckily my reflexes are quick and I managed to turn the tap off but the lower part of one of my crops legs was very wet and my face and glasses had a good wash. That is twice that has happened. It needs sorting out.
It is 25 here now.

I keep meaning to ask if G watched the womens footy yesterday? Oh watched it and he dos'nt like football usually.

Perhaps thats just what oh fancies and I bet its ham.

My pigeon (Percy) has just eaten most of the seed I put onthe bird tabel for the little birds, greedy pig...eon. He also bathes in the bird bath and empties it and then poos in it.

We had a wooden shoe cleaning box as well. It sat on top of a cabinet in the kitchen. I have a vague recollection of a number being stencilled on the top so I wonder if it could have been left over from Dad's wartime stint in the Army.

It's 22 degrees here and sunny at the moment though it does keep clouding over. It's very muggy as well. You're lucky if you've got rain forecast for tonight Ann. The last forecast I saw for here was that we just may get some light rain on Thursday, or we may not :-( OH is watering the garden but it really needs the hose left running for a few hours and that's not good for the environment or our bank balance. He's doing his best but the plants are really just getting a quick drink and lots are suffering now. We've got a couple of Hydrangea Paniculata and they are blooming better than I've seen for a couple of years but I noticed today that lots of the leaves have turned brown and are starting to drop off. The agapanthus blooms are fading more quickly than usual as well.

Tomorrow is supposed to be very hot and the Ladies Club is holding its annual afternoon tea party in someone's garden. I hope there is plenty of shade. I think I might put an umbrella and a hat in the car in case I need to provide my own shade. I've just been to find out where the house is as I am driving someone else tomorrow and want to know where I'm going. In fact it was much closer than I had realised.

I did a couple of loads of washing earlier which must be dry by now so I need to get that in. Looking at the state of a bird bath I think I need to give that a good scrub out but I'm not sure I've got the energy at the moment. Dratted pigeons, they are the ones who make everything mucky. I think I need to hire Mel's OH and his airgun to get rid of them for me.

Tesco are coming this afternoon. Apparently there is nothing missing and just 2 acceptable subs. One is a Mary Berry salad dressing that OH likes. They only had the size I wanted in the "light" version. As long as it tastes roughly the same OH won't even notice. I had also ordered a 200g pack of tenderstem broccoli and they are sending 2 x 120g packs so that's fine.

I've just heard the kettle go on so OH must be getting our lunchtime snack. He seems to have taken over that job which is nice for me. The only trouble is he tends to make us the same sandwich every day so I do sometimes have to gently point him in a different direction so we get a bit of variety.

Have a nice afternoon and stay cool