General Chat

What sad news and it must have been a shock for you Mel. I remember you saying how she liked everything to be natural before. So many will be in the same boat having lost partners this past year, so not a happy christmas for everyone. Your Advent Ring is going to look lovely in the church. I think they get better every year! As I said in my email, great photos of Woody too. I have only ever seen that kind of Woodpecker once and it was in our Pine tree on the front.

Today the Robin was back for the fat ball together with some Great tits. Then.......3 Jackdaws arrived and tried their best to balance on the feeder but kept falling off. It's a good job I hadn't filled the feeder with fat balls or they woud have been able to reach them and scoff the lot in a few moments!! They can have some bread scraps I'll put out tomorrow.

OH is out at what will be a lengthy meeting tonight. I hope they all go back online soon if this new variant spreads quickly. I know he has had a booster, but all along they have said that teachers are no more at risk in schools than anyone else, but that the over 65s in schools are, which some of the governors are as is OH. He's gone dressed for footie with lots of layers as it will be really cold but necessary with the doors and windows open. I said it might make them get done sooner!

Yes Anng she is on her own now but has a son quite near by and other s further away.

Iv'e sent some pics.

That was sad news Mel, so is the lady on her own now. Sad Christmas for her then this year.

I expect in future you will check the camera battery before you go out. Had it been left a long time? They don't hold the charge for too long.

Mandy, sounds like that gentleman is in the wrong job. No call for him to be rude, and maybe he should look at an atlas, I can't believe they would want you to travel 200 miles.

Ann enjoy your class. I wouldn't like to tamper with the little unit, it is quite flimsy not at all sturdy and remains the property of Gloucestershire Deaf aid (GDA) the neon light is not very big and is the one that shows it is working ok.

I will try and remember to take my BP machine, it is a bit heavy to carry though and it look as though I might have to walk home. The only appointment I could get before I go away was for 17 December and cynth is away that day so I will have to catch the bus. and then it depends on how long I have to wait whether there will be a convenient bus to catch home.

O Mandy what a job you are having now trying to get your boosters.I had another letter about having my booster yesterday with all the usual book online or ring 119 or whatever it is but when I rang the docs for my scripts and spoke to the receptionist she told me there were two drop in clinics in the memorial hall in Holsworthy for the 4th and 13 th so we are going there and hoep we don't have to que up as the 4th is on a Saturday. Oh has a doc appointment on the 13th which thye just changed today.

Camera is charging nicely and I have had some sad news this morning.

You knwo I make a special ring for Erica and Andy for their sons grave and she likes it without bows and anything artificial well I rang her this morning and she said to me "perhaps I should have two" she told me Andy died in September!!!!!!!!!!!! I did'nt even know, how can that happen in a small village? So I am making two for her now.

Took my camera out to take a pic in my shed and the battery was completely flat.

How frustrating and annoying for you Mandy. I was going to say the same as Ann. Have you tried pharmacies near you? Several are doing walk in jabs. When I picked up my meds this morning my pharmacy was doing them and there were only a couple of people in the queue. I hope you can get something done soon.

Afternoon All,

Chillier than yesterday and it has rained a lot of this morning. The sun came out briefly but it soon went back in again!

Oh Mandy what a game and how rude of that man to be so unhelpful. :-| Glenfield is the other side of the city to me and must be somewhere near 200 miles from you. Surely there was somewhere nearer for you than that now the chemists and some surgeries are doing them as well. I hope you get on better at the hospital.

Oh yes, we want to see a pic of the advent ring Mel. Will you be making yourselves a wreath?

So you have a flashing light at night too AnnG. Could you put some tape over some of the light that flashes so it tones it down a bit? Is the light to show you it is working ok? It might be worth taking your BP monitor with you for your BP check and asking them to show you how it works.

OH's tennis elbow has flared up again and looks swollen. He thinks it was carrying too many bags in from the car at once that set it off. He never listens when I tell him to make more journeys.

My last Landscape class starts soon so I'd better get some post of water ready.

Afternoon all,

Just started raining here and it's very windy too ,I heard the wind in the night .

Ann that was the first thing I did to check the tree but i hadn't added it on there .

Well I feel like I could blow my top if someone says the wrong thing to me ,it's because I was talking to my sister about booking the booster and she said I just rang the number on the letter so I thought I'd give that a go ,got through to this chap who was so rude how I kept my cool I don't know .
I said I'd like to book my booster he said have you tried on line yes I said but I can't find a centre near to me well it will be the same for me then he said oh I said I thought I could book this way then the line went quiet so I said hello ,hello he said , so can I book through here then or not I said ,well give me your details he said so I went through what he asked ,ok he said I think it was Glenfold he said and I said we'll thats the Leicestershire one yes he said it's 7 miles from you ,I donthink so I said ,well as the crow flies he said ,I said I don't think so what 7 miles from Leicestershire to Norfolk ,well that's all that's coming up he said .by this time I thought I'm going to say some thing here if I'm not careful so I said oh I'll leave it them and hung up Grrrrrr.
Since then we've heard that there might take walk ins at Dereham hospital so we thought we might go tomorrow and see .

Mel do forget your camera we want a photo of the advent ring .

Done it just have to get it down the church.

Morning Anng and all,

The suns trying to shine here but the clouds keep getting in the way. Its 9 degrees and a bit windy.

I did the main ring yesterday and today I only have to build up the middle for the fifth candle and take it down the church. O and I need to get the ribbons in it as I coudl'nt see to do it last night when it was getting dark.

good morning all. dry 7 degrees and a bit dull but sky is pale blue so may brighten up a bit later.


Slept badly yes Ann the little control unit has a 10 hour back up battery. But it also has a flashing neon light that goes off quite frequently and is so bright it woke me up. I suppose I will get used to it.

This afternoon Cynth is running me down to the surgery so that I can call in and make an appointment to see one of the health assistants to have my BP check up. It will have to be next week though as I can't make it this week.

What a pain......just finished my post and lost it!

Mandy, silly question, but have you checked whether you entered the date on your family tree? otherwise if the meals you had together were on the actual date and if you paid by credit or debit card, might you still have an old statement that would show the restaurant payment and date? Otherwise you will have to broach it in a roundabout way as you say. Gosh, Leicestershire is a long way for a booster isn't it! I hope you can get something better sorted for you. How is your son now, still well I hope.

That's good those 2 jobs are sorted AnnG. Does it have a battery as well in case of power cuts? I was thinking yesterday how will we cope when our gas boilers are no longer made or oil burners and we are supposed to be all electric. In our case, In a power cut we would then have no gas fire as a back up, no gas hob to hot any food up or even boil water for a hot water bottle. If we had an electric car by then, no charging point to charge it up even if we had one. :-S

We went to the farm shop bright and early and then went to the Post Office to send the cards for abroad so that was 2 jobs done. I also did a wash and have almost finished my painting. I need to be up early to finish 2 last bits that need good light and can send it off to the teacher then.

I hope Frank is ok, as he knows we worry about him and we haven't heard from him for a while again.

Thank you Gwyn I looked at the calendar for Feb that year but the dates don't ring a bell ,I'll just have to try and bring it up again in conversation when I next see her and try and find out the date ,might be able to do it in the new year by saying we'll whats happening this year it needs to be than last year and hope they mention the anniversary :-)

We had a little sun this afternoon but it's really chilly again now .

Mandy
Was there any newspaper announcement when they married or perhaps on one of the significant anninversaries such as Silver or Golden?

I know we shouldn't generalise, but back then, most people married on a Saturday and you could look online for a calendar for the correct year and see if that helps...........

Long time since I did any research do none of the free sites give dates? Free BMD etc? and you obviously know the year 1962

Maybe somebody could actually ask them saying they want to send for a card from the queen. (But then they would have to do so of course.)

Mel all their children are organising it but the oldest son came and asked me because he knew we use to go out together in February for a meal , we don't send each other anniversary cards until it gets to a special one .
Not sure where they married I was only about seven .

Anng if I looked on a genealogy site I don't think it would give me a date would it only the quarter and we know it's February.

Can't you look on one of the genealogy sites Mandy for the date, especially if you know where it was.

I just clicked on the 1 degree on the pc and it went up to 11 degrees so must have got stuck!!!!!

Mandy who sent you the invitation? Do you know where they married? and your birthday is just before mine so when you went out together to celebrate can you not remember whether it was before your birthday or after?

Afternoon all,

11 degrees here and drizzling, it's a very dark day we have the lights on .

I went on line and booked Colins booster managed to get into Dereham hospital but they said they were having technical difficulties I put the email in to get confirmation but haven't had an email back do now we're not sure if it's booked or not .
I then had a go at booking mine but the Dereham hospital had been taken off the list but I could have had an appointment at a hospital in wait for it Leicestershire!!!!!
They were showing walk ins on the local news some people had been queueing since half past eight and were still waiting at half past eleven .

Ann your little Christmas scene looks really pretty with the light ,as Vera said the photo of the Robin would make a lovely Christmas card.

Mel that will be good if OH can mend your fairy looking forward to seeing the advent ring .

You'll have peace of mind now Anng with the pad there should you need it sounds a very handy piece of equipment, that was nice of him to do the bulb too while he was there .

Oh no Vera glass seems to hang about in corners for months just when you think that's the last bit another bit appears from nowhere .

We had an invitation for my sisters and bil's secret diamond wedding anniversary afternoon tea in February, only one problem nobody knows the exact date they got married their son came and asked but I couldn't remember we just know its definitely Feb as we used to go out for a meal with them for their anniversary and my birthday .
Sister and bil called in yesterday and I tried to bring the subject up but the conversation got interrupted and I couldn't go any further with it .


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That's good AnnG and will give you and your family peace of mind.

Great that he changed your bulb too.