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see this Mel from Lidl on line.
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2:56 PM · May 29, 2020

So maybe it is the same again.

What email address did it show Mel? It looks like a scam to me.

Just got this but I hav'nt been to Lidl for over a year to 18 months.


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Yes the mower is working fine now. Oh has planted all his sunflowers I soed for him up against the west wall and put netting round them and then he has been cutting down the Exochorda on the corner of the west lawn as he had trouble getting the mower past it as it got so wide.

Still getting broken eggs. Think I may isolate Mona and see what happens but the eggs that are eaten still have softish shells.

I did see the film that was called Daddy long legs Vera, I thunk it had Fred Astaire in it.

Annx I always have cravendale because it does come with a long date.

I envy you your delivered lunch, hope you enjoy it, although I have to say it would be too hot for me to eat a cooked lunch at the moment.

I picked a load of rhubarb yesterday and gave it to Cynth next door, she gave me a small lettuce.

Enjoy your lunch Ann. I am about to go and start cooking ours now but a slightly lighter one than our usual big Sunday roast.

I got it wrong. The musical I mentioned wasn't called Daddy-Long-Legs though it was based on a book/play of that name. It was called Love From Judy and was on in London in 1952 so I would have been 10. I had definitely left Brownies and gone up to the Girl Guides but I was a year younger than all my classmates at school so maybe I went up to Guides a year early too.

Morning All,

Yes it's hot here too. I just gave some pots another top up of water as they were dry already. We are on a water meter too AnnG and are mindful like you say! We have 5 waterbutts behind the shed and greenhouse so use those as much as we can, but it gets a bit much keep carrying watering cans from them when the whole garden needs a soak.

I get swollen ankles too Vera, particularly later in the day like AnnG. My knees have some swelling from my knee osteoarthritis and I'm not sure if that has a knock on effect for my ankles. They say exercise helps so well done getting a short walk in. It is hard trying to keep your feet up as you say. I suppose if we could lie on the floor with our legs up the wall to read a book it would be ideal, but I'd have trouble getting up again!! :-D

Mel you will need your gongalongs today if you go out up the border! Is Mona still breaking eggs? Is the repaired mower working ok?

We had a nice lie in for a while this morning. I cleaned the hob and cooker hood and have some rhubarb simmering now. I want to use up some longlife milk that is near it's dates for custard to go with it. I tend to go by the smell of milk rather than the dates. Cravendale milk is a bit pricier but has much longer dates than the regular supermarket milk.

Lunch will be delivered soon. How nice it is to have a day off!

Waiting for lunch to

Snap. We all posted about the same time.

AnnG, I have 2 pairs of trainers, various slip on shoes, a pair of Clarks canvas shoes, various sandals and 2 pairs of "posh" shoes. I can put 2 of the pairs of sandals on but they have velcro fastenings which are stretched to their limit and keep coming undone as I walk.

I expect you are thinking about your Mum today, Mel. <3

One of my granddaughters was 21 yesterday. She had her big "coming-of-age" presents at 18 but it still seemed a bit of a special day. We had a lovely text from her in the morning thanking us for our gift and saying how much she loved and missed us. Made me feel a bit tearful in a nice way.

You were talking about musicals yesterday. I love musicals and theatre generally - I come from quite a theatrical family going right back to 4 x great grandfather who was an actor in the first half of the 19th century. I don't think I have a favourite musical as I enjoy them all if they are well produced. I do like a lot of the modern ones - one favourite is Rent but that would definitely not be to everyone's taste.

Here's a childhood memory. The first West End musical I saw was Daddy-Long-Legs. Anyone remember that one? I think I was 10 or 11 or maybe a bit older. I was in the Girl Guides and a Guide Leader was a musicals fan and occasionally took a group of us to the local town hall when there was a musical on there. They were mostly the old-fashioned operetta type. On this occasion she took us to the West End. It was wonderful.

My mums birthday today. Happy Birthday Mum.
She woulkd have been 97. <3 <3 <3

I have not tried it Vera but I wonder if ice packs would bring the swelling down. I find mine are fine in the morning and for a few hours after I get up but swell up late afternoon. Have you tried trainers? Nobody bothers these days and I mainly wear trainers all the time.

have given the hand rail two coats this morning. If it needs another one it can wait until another day, it is 22 degrees out there now too hot for standing in full sun painting. It looks ok but the colour is a bit too light really, maybe it will look a different colour when the sun is not so bright. When I got the paint I really wanted sage but I couldn't find any paint. As often happens the paint is not the same as on the outside of the tin.

Anng, it was the doctor who told me I would have swollen ankles but he did say that he'd consider a change of meds if they don't go down in a few weeks. I am waiting to hear from him anyway as he asked me for some BP readings which he has now got but hasn't responded to yet. I think it is just unfortunate that everything has come together. My left foot has never gone back to normal since I broke the bones, and combined with the BP tablets and the hot weather, it has all been just too much for my poor feet.

Mel, I do try and lie with my feet higher than my heart but the trouble is after 5 minutes I'm bored!! You can't do much in that position, even reading or watching TV is awkward and I've never been one for dozing off or cat-napping.

However, I did manage to get my old shoes on this morning and took myself off for a short walk. It was barely a mile but at least I got out so I am feeling a bit happier now. The shoes I can wear are an old pair of Hotter lace-ups but they are way past their best. It looks as though the sole is starting to split now. Goodness knows what I'll do when they give up. It's not the brand as I have 2 other pairs of Hotter shoes that I can't get on so it must be that particular style which they no longer make. When you see an old lady in those big boottee slippers with velcro fastenings tottering towards you, give a wave. It'll be me.

OH went out to clear the gutters at 8 am this morning and has just come in. He has cleared them out but it is getting quite hot out there now so he says he'll wash them tomorrow. Then I want to get all the outside window sills and doors washed as they are looking spotty grey instead of gleaming white.

I am not sure what I am going to do for the rest of the day but it will involve keeping cool ;-)

EDIT: Forgot to say that the article about milk and yoghurt was interesting AnnG. If I think I am not going to use the milk up before the Use By date I normally freeze some of it which is OK but you have to remember to take it out of the freezer well before you want to use it.

Morning Vera, Anng and all,

Nice bright sunny morning here with clear blue sky and I think its going to be a stinker .
It could well be gongalong weather so look out for a little short fat person in a pair of navy blue dungarees and not much else on. Oh is already out with the mower and I am on my COC of the day and sitting in a nice cool kitchen.

Sorry to hear your ankles are swelling Vera. Take it easy and try to lay with them higher than your body. That should take the swelling down a bit.

Anng that article was interesting about milk and yogurt. I can't stand yogurt but oh has them each week if I can get cherry ones but I love milk.

Good morning all. Oh dear Vera, I sympathise with the swollen feet/ankles as I have a tendancy to that with my BP tablets, Or rather I did. When my BP started to show low rather than high I was able to drop from a 10mg pill to a 5mg and the swelling is nowhere near as bad. the heat does make it worse Vera too. Have you reported the swelling to your GP they mau find an alternative medication.

Just reading Mail on Sunday on line and was interested in the following after a conversation on here a few weeks back.

Food retailers have also been advised since 2019 that milk can now show a ‘Best before’ label rather than a ‘Use by’ label, unless there is a food safety risk.

This advice, which also applies to yogurts and other dairy products, is vital because ‘Best before’ refers to the quality of food, meaning it is still safe to eat past its best.

By contrast, ‘Use by’ refers to the safety of food, indicating that it should never be eaten after that date. It is also illegal to sell or redistribute food after its ‘Use by’ date.

Yet The Mail on Sunday’s analysis of supermarkets in Surrey, Hertfordshire, London and Essex found every store put ‘Use by’ on its own-brand yogurt and milk cartons.

According to food charity Feedback Global, households waste 85 million pints of milk – worth about £10 million – every year because they follow ‘Use by’ dates and needlessly pour milk down the sink when still safe to consume.

Research by the University of Chester has previously discovered that milk from four UK supermarkets – Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons – kept in a fridge at 4C remained safe to drink seven days after their ‘Use by’ dates.

Interesting as last week I again was drinking milk past the date. Pleased to know I was safe.

Good Morning everyone

It’s going to be a hot day. It’s already 15 degs and is supposed to get to 27 later. I found yesterday unbearable. I was having an “off” day anyway and the heat made it worse. I just couldn’t get motivated to do anything and spent most of the day just lying around.

I’ve been a bit fed up anyway as my ankles and feet are so swollen from the pills I’m having to take that I can only wear one of my pairs of shoes. With the heat yesterday making the swelling even worse I couldn’t even get those on and struggled to force my feet into my big, old garden clogs. So it’s difficult to go for even a little walk at the moment which isn’t good for me physically or mentally.

I’ve got my Moaning Minnie hat on again haven’t I? Onwards and upwards, things can only get better. i’ll sign out with a smile :-D :-D. Have a good day everyone. Might BBL.

Yes Ann we have never used the hose unless it is a long stretch without rain but I have only watered pots for ages now so thought I should water some of the garden. I didn’t water the lawn though. It concentrares your mind when you are on a water meter.

Good that you have got the TV sorted and a useful contact too.

Hav'nt done a great deal today but I dsid pot up my short beans and tied the tomatoes up watered most things.

We did sit by my pond with coffee a couple of times today and watched the fish feeding. Its been too hhot togo up the border. I think I have 5 pinky ones and have seen at least 10 little black ones but there's bound to more of those.

When oh's brother came the other week my fish were starting the next generation all night and all day.

Thats a nice saving on your house insurance Ann.

Anng good on you for doing the hose and watering and winding it back up. We have three of those.

I too wonder how Gill is getting on with all the alterations. We need to know whats going on as we like to keep up to date.

Phew! The engineer rang and came as promised and has reset the tv again as we had noticed the deliverymen that came, skipping through things at speed this morning. He's a very nice man who seems very dedicated to his work. He demonstrated more things to us today, how you can tell it you want 4k etc. He also set up my google account for me and gave us lots of tips. He sorted the problems out for us with switching off and checked everything again, sky boxes, dvd player. Nothing is too much trouble. He even checked that the men who set it up this morning had assembled everything properly. He told us he does freelance work too and has 30 years experience working in computers and to just ring him if we have any problems with tv or computers that we need help with.

Yes Island we could guess where cases would be here and the maps and statistics seem to support it! I expect children have played a part in spreading it as well even if they had no symptoms themselves.

You are getting everything shipshape in the garden AnnG and have mastered the hose now too! That makes the watering easier when it is as hot and for as long as now.

Mel it is a devil's job trying to photograph birds of prey. We see the Buzzards here but they fly so high, by the time you try to zoom them in, you lose them on the screen and have to zoom out again to find them! I wonder if the Kites were watching for rodents with the silage being cut. I haven't caught up with Gardeners World yet, but will look out for the walled garden. I usually love a walled garden so it will be interesting to see what you mean.

I've been looking at blinds online today and was pleased to see they make blackout vertical ones now, just what we want for our front bedrooms and the study. Not only will they block out Mr O's headlights opposite when he leaves and returns at ungodly hours with his big van, they will keep those rooms cooler on hot days. :-) I've sorted the house insurance and saved £40 so that was good and paid some bills. I think we are both ready for an early night tonight and a bit of a lie in tomorrow......just because we can. :-D

I wonder how Gill is getting on with her alterations now. Things have to get messy before they get better with those kind of jobs.

We turned the telly on earlier and Oklahoma was on. My favorite old musical is Brigadoon with Gene Kelly. Saw that for the first time in the 70's while wrapping Christmas present.

We have just had four Red Kites flying over the field next to us. I tried to get some pics but they are not too good. The first one I took I only got the wing tip. When I was at Em's this morning they were flying over the fields oppasit her whcih are owned by her dad and her brother is cutting sillage in the field next to us.

Hav'nt done much today as its so hot and then just as I got into something oh caled me to see the Red Kites.

I seem to be on my own here. Spent another hour and a half in the garden can’t get another leaf in the garden bin, stuff grows when I am not looking. Discovered that the loganberry that we were not keen on has regrown after T chopped it down so I have cut that back again
I have had another go at tying up the peonies and that does look better. Cut back loads of Hellebores. Then The sun went in so I decided to have a go with the hose, I had never unreeled it before.But I am really pleased with myself as I managed it and managed to water almost the whole garden. Next step was reeling it back up but that was surprisingly easy.

Just came in from the garden for a breather and to record something on TV later a photography think Ann. Oklahoma is on, I saw it with T in 1956. Am I the only one on here old enough to remember how wonderful all these musical films were in amazing CinemaScope? They seemed so big and colourful to us.