General Chat

I did read that a lot of the unvaccinated cases were in the secondary school age group. (and it was half term and they may have been mixing in large groups at the pub. or cafes. There was also a piece on line that a large number of anti vaxers have now had their first jabs and ditto a large number of the ethnic population have changed their minds and got vaccinated.

I would guess the large number is among the young teemagers.

Anng - my youngest brother never started any squabbles - yeah right LOL Amazingly, our mothers misguided favouritism never drove a wedge.

Annx - I wonder what age groups those unvaccinated cases are and from which communities given where the cases are. I'll say no more.

It seems the more things they put on these TVs the more there is to go wrong. Hope it can be fixed permanently now.

Yes I saw that, it gives a bit of confidence for not being entirely hermits I think

I imagine it's a smart tv AnnG. It has youtube, iplayer, itv hub and you can stream things etc which we also had on our old tv. We watch those except for streaming. I haven't looked at the booklets properly yet.

Interesting news from Public Health England today that two thirds of those infected with the indian (delta) covid virus were not vaccinated. It shows you get pretty good protection from it if you are.

What a palaver Ann, I sincerely hope my TV doesn't go wrong as it would be a real problem with only me here to sort it.

Do you just watch TV on it or do you use it as a smart TV and put PC stuff on it? Ours is a smart TV and I think T did use it occasionally but I just use it to watch TV.

I was six and a nalf when my sister was born and we never got on, compered to me she was spoilt and allowed to do things I never was when she was older but she was a whiny child and if we squabbled it was me who got told off. We are ok now but not close.

Morning AnnG and All,

As you say AnnG it would be good if they gave am or pm like the bed people who delivered did. Well they came at 8.00am and the saga continues! They said they couldn't leave the new tv without taking the faulty one away!! We explained that that was arranged with Curry's with the engineer being available the same day which one wasn't. The men understood perfectly about it being collected after the engineer had been so we weren't without tv, but several phone calls later Curry's wouldn't budge. The delivery men said they were installers too unless it was a wall fixing job and none of us could understand why the separate engineer company was being used as the tv isn't going on a wall and we were asked all that when we ordered it. In the end they installed it as well as delivering it and they switched it on and off and back on again quickly and it seemed ok. After they had gone and we switched it off, after a little while it switched itself back on again!!! So this tv has the same fault as well!! We are hoping Curry's haven't cancelled the engineer from knowhow, but OH has his phone no now and will ring him if we don't hear from him as he thought he might be able to fix the problem. So we are back to square one again and what a hoo haa to just get a new tv!! More wiping down after they had gone and I wasn't impressed they were wearing their masks around their necks all the time either. Not much point having them on.

How lovely you have another great grandchild to look forward to AnnG. You are right about not being so much a playmate for Inara though. It will be a good education about babies for Inara. My sister was born when I was aged 9, my brother when I was aged 15, so they weren't playmates and got into my 'stuff' if it wasn't hid away! I still have childhood books with my sister's scribbles over the pages.

I don't know why but I seem to have a bit of that plantar fasciitis in my right foot since I got up and my legs are achey after all we have done the past few days, so it may be a day of paperwork for me today.

Yes the bungalow has nice windows again except the conservatory which needs a few new panes. No point doing those till we decide if it is being replaced though.

Island that sounds like something I have done before and it is very painful. The doc said it was the interstitial muscles between ribs I think. I know it took a while to get better and hurt to even breathe. Be careful to not aggravate it and make it worse.

Nice to hear from you Elizabeth. Hope you have a nice weekend too.

I like walled gardens and I loved the old wall. I also liked some of the grasses. But I did not like the garden in general. It cried out for colour and roses would have looked lovely on the wall with the grasses in front of them. She was all about not using roses as being too traditional. eg old, but then used lots of old shrubs. I don’t know if I liked the house or not really, don’t think we saw enough of it to judge.

I meant to say I hope Island is feeling better today with her back and is up to a little light gardening. Sending a gentle ((hug)) and love. <3

Morning Anng and all,

Bright morning here but still got grey sky at present lets hope the suns breaks through the cloud and we have a nice day today. I bet oh says he wants petrol for the mowers today to muck everything up. Still we hav'nt been for fuel for ages and it will be a little ride out.

Chickens still misbehaving and breaking at least two eggs a day so maybe none again for Em this week as I have to keep some for us.

I must say its so nice to hear from Elizabeth as I was getting quite worried that she was ok.

Better go and see what sort of mess they have left the nestbox in I suppose and they need cleaning out today before any gardening.

Anyone see that walled garden on Gardeners World last night. I thought the house was horrible and did'nt much like the garden either, all so drab or is it just me? My shed looks cheeryier than those brown boards looked.

It looked as if the Queen is back on form again. Lots of pictures of her smiling and laughing in the mail on line. And didn't she look lovely in her summery froc?

Good morning all couldn't get back to sleep so came on here. dry and sun out already but only 12 degrees so a bit cooler today so far.
AnnX your window man was a fast worker. Our man who did the patio door etc cleaned the glass as well so that was good, except the day after a bird got it!!
How strange that you mis-counted and didn't even notice in the quote. Still he seems to be reliable and will come back quite quickly. so your bungalow id all bright and shiny now.
That made me wonder if Gill's new bungalow has double glazing fitted seeing that so much else needed doing.
Ann you still got a lot done even with having the windows done. I bet you slept last night. Shame you had to be up so early though even though it will be a miracle if it arrives at 7am. I do wish that firms would not give such a large estimate of time of delivery, it should be within the possibility to break it down into am or pm these days. It is just laziness.

Elizabeth so good to see you, I hope you have a pleasant weekend.

Mel, well done your OH for getting the mower fixed finally and the lawns mowed. It will all look nice for summer now.
Have you got any protective goggles you could put on while working up by the wall, grit in your eye could cause a real problem.
Yes nice to look forward to another girl although I still prefer the old way of not knowing. However my niece 30 years ago was told she was having a boy and had a girl. That is much worse as it was inconvenient as well as disappointing. I think the scans these days are much more reliable.
Well I shall sneak back for another lie down for a while I think. Tesco delivery 10-11am today. Then nothing else on.

O so lovely to see you EOS we have all been worried about you and wanted to know if you were well.

Have a lovely weekend and stay safe. <3

Another little girl how nice. Inara will like that to have a little playmate when she's grown a bit bigger and she can help with baby.

Island when I tore a muscle in my back bringing a bell down it felt like rope breaking. Its not been the same since.

You got a nice lot done in the garden today Ann so thats three of us with Anng too. Even oh commented on it looking nice and tidy this year. I have some Lupins to put in up there that I grew from seed last year but I have been trying to get a lot of the couche grass out. It comes out of the lawn and creeps into the border.

They did'nt take long to put the windows in so you were'nt held up for long getting in the garden. Funny how you did'nt notice the 7th window. Not like you at all. It will be nice when its all done and you have no misty windows anymore.

Dear All

Hello

Hope you are all keeping well.

Take gentle care of each other
Love Elizabeth, EOS
xx

I think you're right about all the staying home and not being as supple Anng.
We've certainly noticed how unfit we've become. All that rain in May kept us grounded too.
How exciting to have a new babba on the way. I hope all goes well.

I know what you mean about the garden, Island, no sooner do you get one bit done than more is waiting. Still it keeps me occupied. Hopefully you just tweaked a muscle and a few days it will be better. Just try and take it easy. I think with all the staying home we lacked exercise so our bodies are not as supple as they were.

It seems that the great grandchild expected in November us a girl. So a sister for .inara although not a playmate as there will be five years four months difference in their ages.

Evening All,

Another warm day! The glass man arrived on the dot of 8.00am with his son and they got the 7 panes replaced in an hour. His son cleaned the windows Mandy which was good. :-) We are one window pane short though, don't know how that happened as it wasn't even on the quote either and I hadn't noticed. He has measured it and will come back to do that one. I'm getting him to quote for a new bathroom window and frame too with both the top and bottom windows opening to help clear the steam and condensation better. If it doesn't cost too much we'll get that done before we repaint the bathroom. More wiping down as he had to come inside, but we were masked and had the patio door, front door and most windows open.

That's a shame you have been so tired since your second jab Mandy. I know OH felt tired after his. Hopefully it will start to wear off a bit each day now. OH keeps rubbing his head and asking me to look at it. I'm sure he thinks there should be an 'egg' there but apart from being a bit red it looks ok.

I bet that was a real pick me up seeing your granddaughter Vera. I see you had a bad night last night. I was ok till I woke up sweltering and realised I had the duvet up round my neck. Once I pushed it down and cooled off I felt better.

AnnG it seems the covid cases are going up everywhere. I looked at ours today and in our district alone the rate per 100,000 is now 57.6, but in one area of the city it is 203.5 per 100,000. It makes me wonder what the rate will be in the city by the time my knee appointment comes around in a few weeks time as it will only be much worse if the restrictions are lifted. The indian variant is 91% of the new cases now and so much more easily caught, but at least we have some protection against it being serious with the 2 jabs. That's good your car has had a spin.

I hope the mower is working ok now Mel and that he can get that long grass under control again. He does keep everything nicely mown and looking good. Is your computer ok again now? You can reset it to an earlier date to get rid of some unwanted changes. If you ask how to do it on google it will tell you. I see you have been up the wall and got something in your eye which is horrid, but is hopefully ok now.

We got more of the Livingstone daisies planted and a couple of pots with geraniums and I potted up 2 more lettuce plants. I also put things back in the ensuite window and cleaned the front door and OH did some more weeding so we have had a good day, even though we were achy from wrestling with the bed yesterday. OH has sorted what goes back in the bed drawers (mostly his clothes) and now there is much more space.

I bet the others are right Island and that your other side is complaining about having to take the strain.

I hope Frank's friend John is doing ok and will soon be home. It must be an extra worry being in hospital just now.


Another early start tomorrow as the second new tv is coming between 7.00am and 8.00pm.!! I hope the engineer can come afterwards too but it depends how he gets on with his other jobs tomorrow and when we get the delivery.

Evening all

Nooo...... I was manoeuvring into position to reach something under a hand rail in the garden, with left hand on the rail and before I could get in position, I felt something 'go'.
I can only describe it as it felt like something rupture between my ribs. I'm getting cheesed off with hurting so easily these days.
Sorting out the garden is taking forever as I can only manage a little at a time. We're looking forward to just sitting out there.

Anng my penies have go9t taller this year too but I did manage to tie a coupole of mine up earlier which has helped but the flowers are so heavy they bend over. I htink they are alol doing a Reach For The Sky.

O Island You could have been holding the other side funny and now its complaining. I hope it feels better soon.

Oh has got the mower going and has cut the west lawn and the one in front of the kitchen window and we now have proper stripes back. You could still see the stripes even though the grass was long.

I have tied up two roses on the wall and pulled off loads of ivy so i COULD SEE WHERE THE NAILS WERE TO PUT SOME WIRE UP. tHEN i GOT SOMETHING IN MY EYE SO HAD TO COME DOWN AND WASH IT OUT. wENT BACK UP THERE AND DID SOME MORE DIGGING on the border. Sorry did'nt mean to shout must have caught the key with my pinkie. Nearly joined up some of my digging now and its all looking a lot better.

Been overcast all day but quite warm and no wind here.

Anng could be right there Island when you have pain on one side you do tend to put more strain on the other side to compensate.

Its a bit cooler here now I haven't watered any pots or baskets tonight just the greenhouse.