General Chat

Morning~~~

Quite a mixture of weather today
We've had some heavy showers, sunshine , fine skies but now it's all grey again.
I think the forecast is the same for tomorrow.. I'll leave the washing til then,it will be a full load then, and yesterday's will be dry...hopefully :)

Sandie.x

did a little washing and because it's windy it should be dry. I have got Ava with me today because she is full of cold and has a sore throat so it was thought best not to send her to nursery.Think we will have soup for lunch, even with a sore throat she should be able to manage that ok.

morning all

Hi all~~

Got drenched earlier , but it 's finer now.

Still trying to get a decent quote on the drops kerbs at the front.
Chap from council not available til after 4pm .I wanted to speak to him cos his list of approve contractors, either no longer exist or don't reply to the messages left on their mobiles.
I feel a spat coming on.. it's been 3 weeks now trying get in contact with 'their' approved contractors.

Sandie.x

oh how annoying for you Sandie,hope you get it sorted soon.One thing for sure, councils are not what they used to be.
Time this rain moved on. Peru have been having a drought, they would appreciate it.soon have flood probs again if it doesn't ease off

morning all , well its grey and cloudy here but warm

Hi all ~~

It was beautiful and sunny at 6.30 am so I put out the towels I'd washed last night, then put on another a wash of shirts trousers and lighter things.
Managed to dry the towels and most of the others, before it started to hammer down with rain..it still is :-(

Hope Ava is better Paula, horrid to see the little ones poorly.
Sandie.x

morning all lovely one
Hope all is better with Ava now Paula .

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Lovely one here too Maz , did have a few spots of rain earlier on and dark clouds, but quite pleasant now.

Have quite a bit of ironing to do now my both men are working full time.

I'm trying to get some pansies to go in the troughs for the from paved area, but with no success yet . Hubby planted 2 troughs but they are disappointing.
I have 3 clematis and 4 tubs of plants out there, but I like to put the troughs out also.

Sandie.x

morning all a little overcast here at the moment but dry ,My garden has been neglected a bit this year the grass needs cutting and the weeds are growing well too

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One man's flower is another man's weed Maz.
I'd love to fill my troughs with buttercups , clovers and big daisies... hubby would have a fit !
He's always digging them out of the lawn ! and the back garden.
He likes to see the lawn cut low, where as I prefer it longer..with the clover in it. :-)
It's not Wimbledon or the Millennium Stadium for goodness sake .

Hope the rewiring of the church was successful.

I hope your babies are improving Paula, little Ava.. they catch so many viruses etc at that age .
And Lois ..hope her prob with her legs is under control.

Sandie.x

Hi folks

morning all , 7 days and its 6 weeks holiday lol I have a few shifts so will not have many days off in reality but its a break

was freezing this morning but is glorious out there now.
Talking of weeds and flowers, when Ava and I were walking Lois earlier we were looking at lots of them. Buttercups,purple and white clover,groundsel,bind weed,rosebay willow herb,chickweed,cow parsley,bedstraw,plantain and vetch and lots I dont know or have forgotten the names.It made me think how I knew the names and suppose my mam and dad must have told me when I was little. I can remember being fascinated by each one and examining them very closely. Perhaps because we only had a back yard at home.
Had to laugh though when Ava, after asking several questions said,"Grandma, you're so clever, you know EVERYTHING " lol
...if only.
She was playing happily today but has been heart broken because her pony collapsed and died on Monday and she was there at the time .She said to me ,"Grandma, I remember when you told me about the angels helping to look after us and about our spirit inside so I think Treacle will be in heaven now, cos the Angels will have taken him to play with Keira"
(Treacle was her pony and Keira was our dog)
Bless her, she then went on to add,"anyway ,my mam says I can get another pony after our holidays".............the fickleness of kids !!

hi there sorry about the pony paula its hard with animals they are part of the family arntthey ? a week today i am finished f the summer

evening all,hasn't it been a gorgeous day?

Hyia~~~

Sorry to hear about Treacle, I bet little Ava was devastated being there at the time, but things like that teach them about life, good and bad and how to deal with them.
I know the names of most of the wild flowers and weeds in our area, probably a combination of parents and our junior school nature walks . They didn't have those on the curricula when my 2 where in school, but this area is not as rural as the village I lived in. They did used to take them to the local borough theatre, free cos they saw dress rehearsals of up and coming events, had cycling proficiency testing and swimming lessons at the local leisure centre and quite a few lot others in school and after school activities.They were and still are a good school.

My village school is sadly closed now, as are so many village schools.
Maz I remember taking the numbers of children staying for school dinners up to the canteen so they knew how many to cater for, that was after half past 9 in the morning, that's why I wondered why you were up so early for work.... it's all changed I know, early school times and breakfasts etc
All my school life was 9am start, summer or winter. :-)
Is it a junior or senior school you work at ?

Both my 2 went the local junior Comp, then had to chose after their GCSE's at to where they wanted to go for the 6th form and A levels; they both chose different schools !
2 to 2 1/2 mile walk either way, they walked home usually ! There was a time when hubby was redundant from British Steel when he used to pick up dau.
I used to take dau and friend every other week , friends mother and I share.
I had given up work when son went to senior comp so he often used to borrow my car, but hubby was back in work by then, so he could take him but he had to walk home ;-) Kept him fit !!

Off to look at the boards now.

Sandie.x

morning all I dont start work until 9 now but get up and do chores before i go .with my legs I need to get moving to face a days work with them
I used to start at 7.am with the other school for breakfast club most of the cooks sre in by 8 to get the meat going Our numbers are usually done by ten if we are lucky so we have to guess as we begin .
it was a lovely day yesterday however the forcast is not so good for the next few days .Andrew is away with a club trip tomorrow they have about 6 buses going .The working mens club here is a busy one

morning all

morning all what and when is the rain going to stop I have oodles of washing to dry