General Chat

The tv signal soon came back. The dish does point at some trees, but they are on the council land. It only happens if it is torrential rain, normal rain or high winds doesn’t disrupt it. In the previous house we used to have problems with the signal breaking up before we got rid of the dish, but here it is either on or off, non the the breaking up. It doesn’t happen very often, so it isn’t a problem

Thankyou for your kind words re our long time friend, he tried to help me keep my spirits up after losing Jack & phoned me at regular intervals to make sure I was ok, even though he had lost his wife just a few months earlier, a true friend indeed.

The rain has stopped at last, just hope the Daffies will survive it.
Re the satelite signal, our signal also goes off when it rains but only if it rains at an angle ! today though the rain has been going all day it was coming straight down so the dsgnal has been ok with just a little breaking up here & there.

Joan.

I wonder if your TV signal problem is because of trees, Linda?

I had that problem last year. The satellite TV signal was fine in dry weather, but not when it rained.
A TV man came to have a look, and said it was because rain droplets on a nearby tree were diffusing the signal.
I had the tree felled (a huge old cypress in my garden), and there's been no problem since then.

I could just have had the top taken off the tree, but it would only have grown up again in a few years.

I am sorry to read about your friend Joan.

We are having a lazy weekend as the tribe are away. The girls other grandpa will be 101 tomorrow, so they have gone to visit him. It did mean that I had to go and feed Esme’s fish this morning.
It suddenly got very dark and torrential rain started. The problem with that is that the TV loses signal. The feed is from a satellite dish, so heavy rain seems to stop the signal, hopefully it will come back on again soon.

sorry to hear about your friend Joan, this news happens more and more as we get older. And sorry you have rain over your daffs, However they may well need the rain and hopefully will pop back up again later.

It has been a calm, often sunny and warm here today and I have dome a couple of sessions in the garden, tidying up pots, sorting out the compost bin and planting up begonias and a Dahlia. It makes such a diffeence when it is warm. Yesterday it was dry and the temp was quite high, about 11 but there was a cold wind. today it is 16 degrees,

Hello to all looking in.
Not a nice day here, it's raining for the first time in ages, & it's ceratainly making up for its absence, lol.

As usual the Daffies are in full bloom & are now getting the usual yearly battering, they have been putting on a lovely show this past 10 days but now are struggling to stay upright !

The Snowdrops are starting to fade after putting on a lovely show, they were lucky, lot's of sunshine for them even though it was chilly.

I managed into the garden yesterday for about 1/2 anhour, nice & sunny but cold, i managed to cut back just a couple of shrubs before I had to get back indoors.

I had some really bad news on Thursday, & former Postie & work colleague of my Jack died suddenly, a lovely man who over the past 50 yrs became a real friend to both Jack & me. He will be missed greatly.

Joan.

I hope that all of the legal things go through quickly Sylvia, also that your OH settles down again.
It was a glorious day yesterday and I had a lovely day out at Harlow Carr Gardens with my friend. It isn’t as warm today, so we were very lucky yesterday. I think that it is downhill from now on .

Oh goodness Sylvia, that is confusing. Is this something that happens in canada re house buying/selling. I can see the advantage from both (or all) the people involved if it works. The person who is taking the contract off the hands of Mr woo will not have long to wait to own the house. Could it be somebody who deals in buying and selling properties? As long as it doesn't affect your end result and is legal, it will be good for you to get it all finalised I think.

I hope by the following day that your OH has forgotten what his brain was telling him was happening. Hopefully the care staff will help him.

Just ginnie I hope all your veg germinate. I have just planted tomatoes. I don't grow a lot of vegetables. tomato seeds are on the windowsill in this room. If they don't grow I will buy plug plants later when I can get to a garden centre.

Sylvia how odd re the house sale, I would also be confused. Perhaps 'Mr Woo' thought you would reduce the price if he said he wasn't able to proceed. Hope it goes well now.

It must be confusing for your OH not being with you now. I hope he doesn't get to upset when he realises that he isn't moving.


Take care.

Talk about going through the mangle!

The other agent phoned my agent at 7 pm yesterday evening to say that the buyer "Mr Woo" has found another person to assign the contract to. That means "Mr Woo" WILL complete the contract as planned, then the other buyer will pay him and take over the house.

Confused????

The agent will let my agent and lawyer know the name of "Mr Woo's" lawyer or notary public today or tomorrow.

I don't know which way is up!

I won't believe it until March 28 when it actually happens.

Meanwhile OH also had me upset yesterday evening ............ he said that someone had told him he "would be released soon". Pretty certain that was in his head, ie hallucination.

Then he told me as I left that he would begin to get everything together for "the move to the new place" :-(

Afternoon all
Its a beautiful spring day here but oh sooo cold and very breezy but....have managed to get some washing out and its drying nicely so the tumble is getting a rest!

JustGinine, I have planted various veg including carrots, peas, beetroot, onions and cauliflower and all are beg to sprout. My rhubarb plant is now about 12 inches tall so all coming together.

I have planted some flowers too.

Just off out to the tunnel to empty the last bags of soil into the raised beds and water the seedlings.

Hope everyone else has some sunshine today.

Florence in the hebrides

Sorry to hear about the house sale, I hope you can find another buyer soon.

Lovely day here so have been out in the garden doing some weeding . Have come in now as my back is painful as well as my leg. It is so nice to have some sunshine at last.
Waiting for the results of my last blood tests fingers crossed for good results.

Florence how is your polytunnel doing have you done your seeds yet or is it too early yet?
OH is getting a mini greenhouse as the last one he had with the plastic cover hasn't survived the winter very well. Been looking on line for one.

Done my shopping for tomorrow delivery these weeks are going so fast , it must mean I am old. LOL.

:-D :-D

How disappointing for you, Sylvia!
Sales falling through seems to happen more and more these days - so stressful for both seller and buyer.

I hope you find a new buyer quickly.

Another beautiful day here. Such a long dry spell is very unusual in this part of the country.
It was slightly frosty overnight, but will be warm in the sun later, as it was yesterday.

Oh dear Sylvia, that is bad news, I understand how it feels. When we were buying this house, we lost our buyer just a couple of weeks before we were supposed to exchange contracts. We were lucky to find another buyer straight away , they were cash buyers living temporarily with their daughter. They bought all the legal searches from our previous buyers , so things moved quickly, so in the end there was only a six weeks delay and we were still able to get this house. We were incredibly lucky though.

Oh Sylvia, what a nuisance, and it was all going so well too. So stressful buying and selling houses and it seems it is no different there. Did they give a reason? I suppose the only consolation is that you were not dependant on the sale for the purchase of another house. I hope that you soon fimd another buyer.

Oh Sylvia, so sorry to hear this news. You must be devastated!

I so hope you get the deposit back asap and also that a new buyer will be forthcoming.

Such a stressy business selling and buying property.

Wishing you all the best

Florence in the hebrides

We've just had confirmation that buyer will not be able to complete the sale of the house, so we have to put it back on to the market ........... and try to get the security deposit paid out to me, as it has to be under the law.

Good afternoon, it is a sunny day, but it is still very cold, it was minus four overnight. Thankfully, it is going to be much warmer tomorrow with a forecast of fifteen degrees. This week it is Fred entry into various places with a National lottery ticket or scratch card, so I am going to Harlow Carr Gardens with my old neighbour. All the spring bulbs are out, so it should be pretty.
Esme went to the National Railway Museum in York today, so she is very tired. She has just had a bit if a meltdown, but she is now on the sofa watching Tayo the little bus, so I am grabbing a few minutes peace. Roll on 8.50 when my daughter should be back from her London trip and I can relinquish grandma duties

Morning all looking in today
Its another beautiful spring day here but yesterday out of the sun was rather chilly.

Had a day out in town as had a lot of things to do and ive now applied for a plus one bus pass. So if i went on a bus with someone they get on free plus i get 2 return ferry tickets to the mainland per year.

Off to the Drs this afternoon as Ive been in agony with my lower back for a week now so hoping he sends me for an Xray to diagnose the problem!

Linda, glad your new teeth are are settling in and dont be eating any more pears!

My garden now had daffodils and so hope no gales come so we can at least enjoy them this year.

Have a good day all

Florence in the hebrides :-D

My new teeth are now fitted Florence. There are four on the middle top of my mouth. The outside two are screwed into the two dental implants which were put into my jaw, they support the middle two which are the bridge. They look very good, just like all the ads you see for people with perfect teeth. It is a pity that all the surrounding teeth are all sorts of shapes and sizes :-D

I am glad that it is all over, it has been a long, painful, expensive experience, just because I bit into a very hard pear.

OH got up early again to drive Eve to school. I don’t need to be involved until this afternoon when Esme gets back from school. We will play, then she will help me to cook dinner before even more play before bedtime. Last night, she was trying to teach me a dance routine complete with Makaton signing to “Reach for the Stars” I wasn’t
very good at it