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Mandy I have that down on my list of thing to watch and its written but the person who writes All Creatures Great and Small. There's also another period drama on but its on U (UKTV) and I don't know where to watch that if I even can.. It says its on from Monday serise 1 and 2. Its called The Alienist.

I'm also going to watch Charie Cooper's Myth Country but I think I may have seen it before. Thhats on BBC iplayer.

Got the dreaded corner cupboard out in the kitchen and a few things have gone in the bin already and lots needs a wash. I had a devil of a job to get to the back so reached in with a sponge and my long handled wooden spoon. I want to see if I can get my air fryer in there where I can get it out easily. May even be able to get the slow cooker in there too. Can't do the bottom cupboard as I can't get down to it and if I did I would'nt get up again.

Morning all,
Cloudy here this morning but the sky is really bright didn't seem cold when I now went out to the bin .

Vera the cake was lovely Colin said and I could definitely make it again ,I wonder who Old Harry was :-D was your meat tough .
The tin opener I have is a culinaire magican but I have a job to turn it and once its on the tin I have a heck of a job to prise the handles apart again .

I like the look of Ann's tin opener and I've found one like it on amazon so I'll get son to order it today .
What are you going to make with your beads Ann ,I like to see your beading .

Oh there's a new programme I think you'll all like on channel 5 Monday night 9 o'clock called The Hardadres set in the 1890's about a working Yorkshire family becoming part of the Upper class ,6 part series .

Morning girls,

13 degrees here and pc says partly sunny and then its changed to rain coming. I think its covering itself with all weathers to it can be right at some point today.

Ann I don't go to bed untill about 1.30am but I do tend to fall asleep watching the telly and nearly fall off the chair!! It was 2.06 when I woke up at the table last night watching Lugvig so I shall have to watch that again now as I missed alot.

Those openers that take the whole top off the cans are very lethal especially as we now recyle them and have to wash them out with no dish washer. I bought one once but when I realised what it did it went straight in the bin.

Ann and Mel, you were both up late last night.
good morning, I had a good sleep last night so feel more with it today (it won't last!).
Dull here this morning, dry so far and 11 degrees. Nothing planned but plenty of small jobs that can be done.

The actual tins (cans?) that annoy me are the ones with the loop in the top that you pull to peel back the top. One lot I have are the very small (WWatchers) tins of tuna and sweetcorn, just a single amount if you are weight watching or like me, only need a small amount for a sandwich. The rings are much harder to pull than they used to be or else they just snap off.

Oh I'd forgotten those kind of can openers Mel. They are lethal and easy to cut yourself on. I don't usually cut the lid right off so I can bend the lid into the can out of harms way once the contents are emptied and with those can openers you ended up with the can as well as the lid being sharp.

I dont like the can openers that take the side of the can off I think they are dangerous as whats left is so sharp. I have the old conventional twisty key type one but did buy a new one as the old one would'nt go around the can anymore. I had a great one years ago that was on the wall and you pulled it out and turned a handle but when we moved into the cottage there was'nt space for it on the walls of the small kitchen. Its probably up the potting shed.

Mandy, I used to use a Culinaire "Easi Can" and then it went missing one day so OH bought a new tin opener that was a great chunky, heavy thing and I couldn't get on with it at all, so I went out myself and bought another "Easi-Can". My wrists and hands are not very strong but I get on well with it. Of course it's impossible to say whether you would like it but it might be worth a look. I think they are not very expensive. How did the cake turn out? We both like a fruit cake too though I haven't made one for ages. I laughed when I read you thought it might be dry as Old Harry as I had only just said to OH that our meat might be tough as Old Harry.

Is it just a conventional ballcock and arm in your cistern Mel? If so, it sounds as though you just need an adjustment to the arm. Will you get the plumber back?

I have done a few minor jobs today and managed about 15 minutes in the garden. I didn't do anything strenuous, just cleared 3 troughs of annuals that were about finished. They were the sort that barely have any roots so I didn't have to bend and tug them and more or less just picked them up. I do think my back is very slightly better today, although I have to rest for a short while after every job.

I'm going to prop myself up in bed now as it's telling me it's had enough for one day. I don't feel ready to sleep yet but I've got 2 books on the go and plenty of programmes to watch on iPlayer so they'll keep me going until I feel sleepy. I hope you have a better night AnnG and the rest of you sleep well. Night, night.

Evening All,

A nice sunny day again and quite warm. I like it when it's like this as it isn't too hot but makes you feel like doing things when there's nice sunshine.

Mandy I will send you a pic of my tin opener. It's a sturdy one that grips well on the side of the tin, but I can't see any make on it unfortunately. I have had trouble with tin openers too. Some don't cut through the lid, others seem to twist off the tin or you can't seem to position them to grip. I didn't really like an electric one I had years ago and used to hope we didn't have a power cut when I needed to use it! I bet your fruit cake will be nice. OH really loves a fruit cake. When I've overcooked one and made it dry we've had it with custard! lol. You have got a few jobs done today. I've had my beads out again and decided what to make but need to sort out if I have all the kinds of beads I need to make it.

Mel do you think you need a more robust mower for cutting all your grass? My sister's OH used to mow for ghe council and had a quite small tractor thing that towed several sets of mower blades at once. First a Kingfisher and now Nuthatches! We never see anything like that here. Was the cistern making the noise straight after the plumber did it? I hate it when the water doesn't shut off properly, especially with being on a water meter.

I hope you have a better night's sleep tonight AnnG. I'm sleeping better lately, but have had nights with no sleep sometimes and felt useless the next day. I hope ypur leg is a lot better now.

Hopefully you have eased up today Vera and not aggravated your back. I know how hard it is looking at jobs you want to get done, but know it's too soon!

Well my cake finally cooked the recipe was one I haven't done before and it said to cook it at 140 for an hour and a half ,we'll it was no where near cooked so I upped the oven to 160 and it finally got there ,I bet it will be dry as old Harry I thought 140 seemed really low ,I must remember to change the temperature on my recipe .

Can I ask what tin opener everyone uses ,my tin openers are useless I must have spent ten minutes trying to open a tin of tuna ,after a few choice words I got there but I'm really cheesed off with the two I have ,one is like a flat one that opens the tin or should open the tin on the side ,the other is one of those cheap basic ones and to be honest I use to use that one with no problems ,I have been thinking of getting an electric one but I remember having one years ago and not getting on with it ,I don't know what it is with me and tin openers they just don't seem to like me ,or me them :-(

Afternoon all.,

Lovely sunny day and warm out in the sunshine, got all my washing dry and folded ready to put away .

Thank you for Colin's birthday wishes Ann I have a nice Manor house fruit cake in the oven now and I'm sure Colin will enjoy a slice later .

Good you have the plumber coming Mel I'm sure he sort your cistern out sounds as if something is sticking or not cutting the water off properly.

Anng you'll be ready for an early night after that bad night's sleep .

Vera I hope you've behaved yourself today and not done anything to aggravate your back ,trouble is with a nice sunny day you feel like doing something and then you pay for it later .

I cut the front grass when we came back from sons and washed a few pots that had the cucumber plants in so I've done a bit now sitting having a cuppa .

Morning girls,

A beautiful sunny morning here and its 11 degrees but still feels quite chilly. I have Norman and Norma Nuthatch at the bird feeder together. I got a pic of the two of them there the other day and I think BIL was trying yesterday but not succeeding as he was standing out there too close. They were coming one at a time and not two together.

I have to have a good clean up today as the boikler man is coming on Monday afternoon and the kitchens a mess as its where I live most of the time and cast in here too and paint.

Still not happy with the new cytern inards Chris the plumber put in as it spend most of the day swizzling after I flush it. I do so hate it when you get an annoying noise that carries on and on.

Good morning all
Sorry you had such a bad night AnnG. Will you be able to have a little nap during the day? It’s cloudy and 9 degrees but I haven’t stuck my nose outside yet to see what it feels like. I haven’t got any plans today apart from booking a delivery for Tuesday from either Sainsbury or Tesco. I’ll see what my back feels like after I’ve got dressed and had some breakfast before I decide what else I can do.

Good morning all quite bright and 7 degrees out there, very autumnal looking.
Nothing planned today which is just as well as I had a really lousy night. Just could not get to sleep, int he ens only had 3-4 hours sleep if that. I was not aware that my brain was over active but maybe that was the reason. also, it is strange but, when I eat a good meal at lunch time and a light snack in the evening I often don't sleep well.
Must walk down to Irene's though as it is book stall weekend.

Your friend has had a horrid year AnnG so it was great that she spotted a coat she really liked so quickly and bought. Some new clothes will be a confidence booster, especially now she has lost some weight which suits her.

As you say Vera, either the computers don't talk to each other or maybe the computer operators are not talking to the computers. I had a letter from the Thyroid register recently telling me my annual blood test is due. Obviously no-one at my doctors has let them know I had a test twice in the past six months.

OH still hasn't been called back by the Physician Associate he saw a fortnight ago about the pain in his side, so he re-checked his results online today, which as well as saying his urine test result was normal showed they had cancelled various blood tests that he was told they would do and now said 'No further action'. He still has the pain and they still haven't diagnosed what's causing it!! When he rang them today and fully explained what had happened and that he hadn't ever thought it was a kidney problem, the receptionist was trying to fob him off with a telphone appointment with the Physician Associate again!! How on earth can anyone examine him in a phone call?? He's decided to go and queue ready for when they open on Monday and insist on seeing a doctor. I shudder to think how we will go on when neither of us can drive or have all our marbles. :-S

Ouch, just be careful with your back Vera or you will be back to square one! Best not to push your luck as you say. You've been busy today too and I would have enjoyed your meal out. Then a bonus of the 2 lovely gifts of chocs and cake! Yum yum.

Washing all dried and most put away. There's a bit of ironing this time, so OH said he will do that in the morning as I think he wants to iron one of his new shirts.

ve to ask Stuart if he can do anything with the older one which BIL also put out of action.

Done it again..........................lost the post.

BIL did'nt get all the mowing done as the mower broke down up the top so he had to push it all the way down here. I may have to ask Stuart if he can do anyything with the older one BIL aloso put out of action.

Gosh Vera slow down, although I don’t think you will be able to move far after that lovely sounding lunch.
Happy birthday to Colin.

Mel glad BiL got the mower moving soon be an end to grass cutting I think. And my mower will be redundant I am glad to say.

<3 <3 <3 HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR MANDY <3 <3 <3

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Just come in from the garden where I have been doing the pond filters and cutting back the hosta's I now have to empty the wheelbarrow and cut my broken nail off and have a nice well earned cuppa.

I’m glad your bil got the mower to start Mel. Lovely to see the kingfisher. I’ve only seen one in the wild and that was in Devon at Lydford Gorge many moons ago. There was nobody else around and OH and I kept very still and watched him for ages.

Your OH’s comment about money laundering made me smile Annx. He’s very quick witted. By the time I’ve thought up an apt remark the moment has gone. I’m not surprised he was annoyed to get a txt about his phone payment when everything was OK. I had a letter today telling me my eye test is overdue and how important it is to look after my eyes blah, blah, blah. The appointment was booked a good 3 weeks ago and I actually had the test on Wednesday and have another appointment scheduled for 11th October to collect new glasses. This is with Boots. Clearly their computers don’t talk to each other.

Happy Birthday to Colin. I hope he is having a lovely day. At least he has had some sunshine :-)

It sounds as though you had a nice lunch with your friends AnnG and a mooch round the shops as well. It’s good to hear that your friend is doing well after such a difficult time and refurbishing her wardrobe will cheer her up.

Yesterday I had a mad moment and cleaned my en-suite and the family bathroom. I didn’t feel too bad for a couple of hours but then the back pain hit me hard again . Stil I didn’t feel too bad this morning so I got the towels washed and did the ironing and some mending, while OH got the gutters all cleared, then we went out to lunch. I had an enormous main and decided to have a desert as well so I won’t want to eat for the rest of the day. I had a cauliflower cheese and caramelised onion tart with a dish of mixed veg and new potatoes and a little pot of caramelised onion chutney, followed by orange and date slice with a jug of cream. Delicious. I did wonder whether to do a bit of gardening when we got back but decided not to push my luck.

It’s a good job that neither of us are on a diet as last night our neighbour knocked with a big box of chocs to thank us for watering their garden while they were away and just now our other neighbour knocked with some Guinness gingerbread he had made.

I don’t want any more to eat but I think a cup of tea might go down well so I’m off to put the kettle on.