General Chat

It was a hot, sticky night and I got very little sleep so I’m a bit of a grumpy-head today. It’s currently 20 degrees and very “heavy” and the forecast is for thunderstorms this afternoon. I spoke too soon yesterday - I got bitten last night. It’s only on a couple of fingers but it’s itching like mad.

We’re just having a cuppa before I get on sorting out the packing. We seem to be taking everything bar the kitchen sink and I am wondering if I can fit that in too :-)

Enjoy your garden trip AnnG

It is a local garden Mel, one is walking and two of us going together.

Morning Anng and all,

We are one degree lower than yu today at 16 degrees. Grey sky with that fine rain in the air.Hope it stays nice for your trip out to see the garden. Are you alll going together or all making your own way there?

Nothing planned for us today. Oh was waiting in all that dry weather for a drive belt for the newest mower it was suppose to be an over night delivery but it took about five days and now its raining it won't get put on yet.

Good morning all. Cooler this morning although still17 degrees. Quite bright but a grey/white sky. No plans for this morning but this afternoon going with two gardening group friends to see a garden in the village so hoping it doesn't rain.

Ann no I don't think she looks like me but I have her chin and she looks like my nan on the paternal side.

Hope you all sleep well again tonight and feel refreshed in the morning to cope with another day. Can't believe its friday again and Gardeners World again.

Night night.

That’s a lovely find Mel. You must be thrilled to see your gt.gt.aunt. A few years ago my cousin sent me a copy of a photo she had found in her father’s belongings when he died. It was our mutual grandparents with 3 of their 4 surviving children. The middle one was my Mum aged 10 or 11 and the youngest one was my cousin’s Dad aged about 5. I was so excited as I had never seen a picture of my Mum under the age of about 30 and had never seen a picture of my grandfather at all. I never knew him as he died before Mum was married.

I’m sorry some of you are getting mossiie bitten. I haven’t had any bites this year and I’m hoping it’ll stay that way.

Good luck with your acrylics painting course Ann. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it and I’m looking forward to seeing the results.

I got myself moving eventually and had quite a busy and productive day in the end. It helped that it’s been a bit cooler but the air’s quite heavy again now so I think it might be a sticky night again.

A few texts have gone back and forth with my dil this afternoon. All student accommodation in Manchester seems to be fully booked but dil has a friend whose daughter lives just outside Manchester and has a spare room so granddaughter is going there for the time being. It’ll mean more travelling between digs and college but at least she will have a safe roof over her head. Dil said she is very excited.

I think I’ll watch something on iPlayer now and then maybe read for a while before an earlyish night. I hope you all sleep well.

How exciting Mel to have a find like that! Does she look like you?

Yes AnnG I also have a short watercolour course booked for November. There are more of the Marvellous Medicine talks by our local hospitalse (on zoom at the moment) and I still get regular things to read through to comment on from the hospital research hub. Some of it is to help their PhD students, so I feel I am doing something to help with that! I can't do the lovely walks I used to do or visit big gardens and houses, but there are other things to enjoy. I need to paint my little wooden christmas scene I bought too. :-D

We have had a short shower of wonderful rain at last!! It's stopped again now though. :-S

They likje me too Anng. I had them last week and the week before. This week I had one on my neck near my chin on the right.

Anng its a HER but I can't find when she came back to england from New York. She died in Brentwood Essex in 1951. Her husband died in 1917 in New York.

That is exciting Mel, have you seen photos of him before?

Ann so that is you occupied for the foreseeable then.

We have had some heavy showers this afternoon but also some sun in between. the meeting went off very well. We were all spaced out and despite the rain managed to keep doors and windows open. also gave them anti bac on their hands as they came in. Some were here an hour and a half some stayed the two hours and it was a very lively meeting., lot of subjects covered.

I have been bitten several times this week it is just the weather for it, mossies do like me.

I have just found a picture of my great grandaunt on Ancestry from a hint.

Afternoon All,

I slept like a top again last night under my sheet, but I woke up this morning with my glasses on the pillow!!! Thank goodness I didn't roll on them as I only got 1 pair last time, living in hopes I would be getting my cataracts done......wrong! No rain here yet so all the plants are looking sorry for themselves. It is cooler with a slight breeze so feels much better.

The photo is great Mandy and how the children have grown. By their happy little faces they really enjoyed the competition and were looking forward to the chocolates! :-D I hope your son's mouth isn't too painful today. Salty water rinses are as good as anything for disinfecting the mouth according to my dentist. :-)

I have booked another landscape painting course, in acrylic paint this time and a different teacher. I was on a waiting list and a space came up! Not sure how I will find it as the teacher does a lot of abstract in his own work, but it will keep me practising till December! I only know what I have picked up about acrylic paint so I might learn some useful tips as it is so different to watercolour. With acrylic paint you paint dark colours, then can add light ones on top, but with watercolour the light won't show up over dark! I just need to order a few colours that are suggested and I haven't got but have enough brushes and pads.

Hubby has been working away this morning whizzing off emails to people and doing notes and has another meeting tonight, this time on zoom. Last night he got bitten by mozzies at his meeting as everything was wide open and he made sure he sat near the door so was first in line for getting bitten. :-S They were sanitising all the desks and chairs when he arrived and they were all well apart. He was pleased they have new adult size chairs and tables to use now. He used to have to sit on children's chairs before!

All I have done today is feed the chcikens and bantams and done some ironing and put some socks away.

Nearly time for my second pill of the day and then get the lunch.

Its 18degrees here too and very war, as no breeze at all today here either.

Hope Franky boy is having a nice time in spain and they had a good flight.

Sending love to Island and hope she is feeling better than she was last week. <3

Hope too that Gill is getitng soemthing done in the new place. She needs that bathroom before the winter sets in.

Great photo Mandy :-). Thank you AnnG and Mel for forwarding it to me.

I didn’t bother hanging the washing out as the air is damp with spits and spots and there is no wind at all to blow anything dry. I’ve had a shower and I think I will now make a list of what we need to take away with us. I’m a list maker as I always think I’ll forget something important, like meds, if I haven’t got it written down. I’m a last minute packer though.

I’d like to ring and find out how the arrangements for getting granddaughter to her course are progressing but don’t want to hassle them. Son is going through a lot of work related stress as well at the moment and doesn’t need any more. He has had several really bad migraines lately where his speech has been affected and he ends up talking gobbledygook.and can’t remember simple words like water. They are almost certainly stress related.

I don’t seem to have much mojo this morning but I’d better get on and do something useful I suppose.

Done Mandy Great photo isn't it?

Good morning, still sticky here 18 degrees so a lot cooler so far. We did have some rain but the paths, patio etc had dried up by the time I got up so I don't think it was much. Hope it was enough to refresh the plants a bit anyway. I didn't sleep too badly didn't have the duvet over me. I managed to acquire a bite on my midriff in the night must have been a mossie in the bedroom.

I have just been cleaning the lounge and setting out seating for 9 of us (relieved it is not any more. The chairs are well spaced and all doors and windows will be left open even if raining so we should be ok. I am pretty sure that we are all double jabbed anyway so that is a help.

Morning Vera Mandy and all,

Sent your em ail to Vera for you Mandy.

Been raining here in the night and its much cooler now. Raining this morning too and oh is out playing with his birthday present o the decking. His birthdays not untill 6.11. but when he finds something he needs I buy it for him for his birthday. I mean what do you buy a man that has every tool under the sun? I suppose you could say it was a good job the old one broke because I had'nt a clue what to get him.

I had a lie in this morning so hav'nt done a thing yet. Better get on and go and feed the girls and see if I have an egg this morning.

Morning all

Phew what a hot night ,I was still awake at three o'clock.

Just off to see how son is and then back to doing a few jobs before it heats up again.

Ann helped me sort the photo out but it seems I missed it on Veras email could someone pass it on for save me trying to do it all again please .and thank you :-)

BBL

Good morning all

It was a restless, sticky night again. We had some rain overnight but it still feels very heavy and there’s no sign of sun yet.

I’ve got a load of washing in the machine but otherwise haven’t planned much for today.

Good photo Mandy thanks for sending it.

Well I always think I do a good job but they seem to do it almost as a matter of course at out surgery. I have to admit that after not going to the dentist for 18 months I have begun to feel the cleaning needs doing, It is done every 6 months so that means I have missed three. I suppose it also means I have saved some money Lol!!

Evening All,

Slept like a log with just a sheet over me last night. I meant to be in the garden early to do more pruning but after 2 early mornings this week I had a little lie in. The sun is on the bedrooms in the morning so I didn't stay for long as it gets too hot!

It's been bright sunshine all day and it's 28 degrees in here on the thermometer just now, but out the back there is a bit of breeze now which is very welcome.

I used to have to have those deep cleans or root planing as it was called then AnnG and I didn't like it at all. They used to put numbing gel along my gums. Luckily I haven't needed one for years nor any other kind of clean, but I do a really good job myself...........anything to avoid those deep cleans!! lol.

My hair feels nice and cool now Vera, she cut it even shorter this time! Yes, see if you can get a flu jab booked. I have read that driver shortages are affecting deliveries of the vaccine and causing delays. It sounds like your trip out was good and that your OH managed quite well which would have cheered him up seeing all the flowers. Also the good news before you go away that nothing sinister showed on the scan. That Salvia you got looks nice and not too big......I've made a note of the name! I have had an invite to our school reunion meal in October, but have declined as I can't see that staying well spaced either! Also there may be this 'firebreak' with the virus then. It will be nice to see the sea on your trip to 'Skeggy' as it's known in this neck of the woods! I haven't been for over 20 years, but it was always good for a daytrip from here. That's just what we did cateringwise when we went to Cornwall. lol. Take your own tin opener in case you need one though, as we found the one we had where we stayed was hopeless!! :-S

Did you do the ironing outside Mel? I used to do that when I did ironing in hot weather and needed something urgently.

That sounded like a bit of an ordeal for your poor son Mandy, but hopefully the toothache will be gone as the gum heals now. I bet he will be so glad when he's rid of the pain from it. Yes I'll be getting down to find a best price for OH's car tomorrow. I need some photos to send of his old one, but didn't want to go outside in the heat and he's at a meeting in it tonight (I told him good luck with no aircon as he left!!) He could have taken mine but is scared of it getting damaged with where he has to park!

I have just liquidized and frozen some of our tomatoes for sauces and I'm off to bed now as it is the coolest place by evening. Hope everyone can sleep ok.

No just one of his side teeth on the bottom Anng it had been filled a couple of times and the filling came out each time and some of the tooth broke off so after bad tooth ache the dentist said we'll take it out, he had three numbing injections but still felt it .

Vera the stitches should dissolve ,he has a check up next week ,he's taking all the pain killers he can and using an ice pack on his jaw .

There's a photo of the scarecrow now on FB but I don't know how to take from there so you can all see it .

We have been sitting out under the gazebo it was nice as we had a nice breeze at times .

Vera thats good news there was nothing sinister in the bladder you must be relieved about that and its good he has more tablets to take with him on holiday ,I hope they can find out what it is /was .


Will need to water tonight ,I bought some Violas in tesco but haven't put them yet because of the heat .