General Chat

Morning all,

Dull and dreary and wet today and pc says 7 degrees and light rain. Thought it was too good to be true we would have another nice sunny day.

Nothing planned for today so see how the day takes me. I may do some housework!!!!!

I may not...........

Yes the oven temp Mel

Is that the oven temp by 10??? I had made a big stew which I had tonight and plenty left for the freezer in portiuons. I may have a go at that tomorrow. Thanks for the advice Anng's daughter. <3

I have been watching Little Dorrit on iplayer as its a long while since I have seen it and I am enjoying it all over again.

Daughter is here and suggests probably 35 minutes and reduce what it says for the oven by ten and check it about 25 minutes and check with meat thermometer when finished.

Sold it and its gone. It has upset me.

No I hav'nt I keep looking at this southern fried chicken I have in the freezer and keep thinking I must try that with some chips. They are thighs and drumsticks. Have you cooked those or chicken in yours? Not sure how long to cook it for as it says on the packet 40 to 45 mins in the oven.

The young fella is coming over to have a look at the digger now. He just has to come from Bideford.

Half of it was on it Mel. It will be good if you can get rid of the digger won't it?

How are you getting on with the Air frier. Have you used it much?

The good news is that the man who does my car came this morning and he got the digger going with no trouble at all. The worst trouble was we could'nt get the seat up at first but managed it in the end. The people who tried to start it before had also left the ignition on. Stuart started it and they had'nt done one of the injecters back up so he did that as it was squirting diesel out. He also took some pics of it and has a young man of 23 who is interested in it and he sent the pics and he wants to come and see it and the trailer. I just have to take all the stuff out of the trailer now but he pulled it out of the holly tree with the winch on the front of his vehicle so I can clear it now.

This should have been on the other post

So both of us have leccy problems today Anng. My leccy keeps dropping out and its done it about 15 times at least this morning. I was going to put the slow cooker on but can't leave the house if it goes out again.




n who does my car came this morning and he got the digger started and pulled the trailer out from under the holly tree with the winch on the from of his vehicle. He also gave me a nice hug and told me he has a young lad interested in the digger and trailer and he's going to bring him down to see it. He left about 12 oclock and went off for his lunch. He was'nt here very long and I hav'nt had to pay him yet.

I have lost half of my post!!

Hav'nt read the last posts yet but my leccy keeps tripping out and it done it about 15 times at least.

Daughter is about 45 minutes away now. I have done some more cutting back and weeding in the garden. I can't cut the lawn as I need to get a new battery for the mower. Stupid me left the battery out when I came in two weeks ago and it got caught in heavy rain. It just won't charge up now so that is an expensive lesson learnt. I will wait until I come back to order it anyway.

A really beautiful morning here with just a breeze and not the fierce bitter winds of late.
I'm not long back from walking to see the swans, or should I say swan, brcause only one was around today and sitting firmly on the nest, so I don't know if there are eggs there or not.... I'll have to ask my friend, as she frequently walks there.
Mandy, I'm not sure about the timing. I looked back on last year's posts and see that on April 16th I had seen 8 eggs, so we will just have to wait and see. Sadly some eggs don't hatch and some cygnets full victim to predators like pike or even mink, I've heard.

Yesterday, my daughters and I visited Rochester Cathedral and saw the massive Jubilee Black Oak table

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-64823982

The timeline displayed nearby was so interesting and dated the acorn from which the oak grew to pre 3500 BC.
Also on display, above the main aisle were hundreds of paper doves from an art project which involved many schools.
https://www.rochestercathedral.org/peacedoves
They were quite a sight.

good morning all. 1 degree here but no sign of frost when I looked out at 7am. daughter already left to come here so will be here at lunch time.

Morning all,

Nice bright sunny morning again here and there was a frost last night before I went to bed and now pc is saying 2 degrees and mostly cloudy.

Shopping comes today and I was cross because three things I wanted were not available so I had to but other things to make the money up to get my order delivered.

gill a letter is a good idea but make sure it is dated and you have a copy of it. Is there a hedge there at the moment and is the hedge on her land or yours?

Sorry to hear you are going through a bad patch Gill. I second what AnnG has said. Unless there is a covenant with your deeds which gives them access no-one can just wander across your land; that would be trespass. They certainly can't dump trees on it.

I know OH is mostly sleeping or working but could he find time to have a word with the woman or the workmen? It shouldn't happen but people will often take more notice of a man. Otherwise I would advise writing a letter to the woman and popping it through her door so you have something in writing. Be very polite but be firm.

Check carefully before you put a fence up. You need to be sure that fencing on that boundary is your responsibility and not hers. You don't want to spend money and find that she can make you take the fence down again.

We have just had a slight set-to with our neighbour over the back. This man is a bully and not liked locally at all. He does intimidate people but, like most bullies, he's a coward and the only way to deal with him is to stand up to him. He attached something to the fence that we had put up and are responsible for. OH went to see him but he never answers the door, so we wrote him a letter politely pointing out that the fence belonged to us and he had no right to screw anything to it without our permission. We gave him 7 days to remove it. He didn't so OH took it down and we packed it in a box with a note saying we had done this and were hereby returning his property and left it on his doorstep. We haven't heard a peep out of him since. He has also done it on the fence between him and his neighbour to the side but they are too frightened to confront him so he's got away with it there.

I'm not sure what to suggest to ease your sense of loneliness. I know your anxiety issues won't let you join local clubs or groups. Do you speak to the neighbours either side of you and are they nice people? I wondered whether you could invite just one of them in for a cup of tea one afternoon. With the warmer weather coming you might be able to sit outside soon so you wouldn't disturb OH if he's asleep. If you just dealt with one person at a time you might be able to gradually build up a little friendship.

As Mel says, we are all here for you so come and get things off your chest whenever you feel like it.

Pond mans still here and has put the old bigger pump back on the filter for me and I have ordered some new pipe for the skimmer so that can be put back at a more reasonable place to access it.

O Gill we are all here for you when you feel lonely. I do too sometimes. I don't see anyone for days sometimes. Always come on here and have a good moan and who knows we can give you advice if we are able.

gill if you feel lonely why not come on here and see if anyone is around for a chat.

with the workmen. They should not wander onto your land without permission but there may be something in your deeds that mentions giving access for maintenance if her bungalow was built before yours. It must be intimidating if they walk in when you are on your own so probably a fence might be a good idea. have you actually spoken to the men and explained it is not waste ground it is your garden? Do they arrive in a vehicle with a name and phone number on it. i.e. are they a proper firm or travellers.?

a fence would be a good idea.

Have you spoken to the woman? What about your neighbours either side of you what do they think. (safety in numbers)
Make sure the men know that the trees are not to be dumped on your land and make a note of any identification of the firm you can get.

On a happier note, it sounds as if the bungalow is taking shape indoors.