General Chat

Not long back from the daffodil run. It was a good day out although because it was advertised for Daffodil weekend at Kemply and the two village walks join up, although we wanted to walk the Dymock short walk it was still impossible to find a place to park. It has been too wet for them to open up the usual fields.

Anyway we managed to park near the church at Dymock so we could go in there and have coffee (I had tea the coffee was instant and smelt cheap) and cake. Then somebody in the church said there would be a car park in the woods at Kempley. But again no fields open.

However to get there we did drive the daffodil walk excluding the woods of course and it was so beautiful with the wild daffodils lining both sides of the lanes and the woods covered in them. And some of the fields as well. They are very small wild daffodils about the size of Tete a Tete but very delicately primrose coloured. the patches of normal daffodils next to them looked almost garish.

We managed to find a roadside space outside one of the Kempley churches. So tiny built 1130 and the walls and ceiling are covered with frescoes that have been uncovered, thought to be from the twelfth century. The joists in the roof are also the original joists. there was a very knowledgeable man in the church talking about it which was interesting. then outside in a small hut was another man with all sorts of historical information about Kempley.

He showed us record that have been done on the graveyard with a list of all graves with names and information. Then in a ring binder every frave is photographed and listed with all the information on it. It would be very useful to anyone researching family history.

all the time we were in Dymock and Kempley the sun shone and the sky was blue. Travelling there and travelling home in the car the rain lashed down.

We then drove back to Roses garden centre next to the large Newent GS and had lunch. reminded me a lot of T because we used to go there for lunch and it was always a gamble how long you would have to wait and if everything was available. Well, fair enough, it was late for lunch but as we stood in the queue, us four and one other, they gradually ran out of everything. 2 in front of me wanted quiche. that just ran out so they had jackets. I wanted bacon and brie toastie, bacon had run out so I had brie tomato and pesto toastie (which was very nice). The last of our four wanted jacket and 'no more hot food sorry' so she had a sort of ploughmans but with a cheese scone. It looked very nice. It was just so typical T would have loved it!! Got home around three to find a bouquet of flowers from son and family.

Morning all,

11 degrees here and we've had a few spots of rain .

Anng hope you enjoy the daffodils and you don't get any rain ,they will look lovely if the sun shines for you.

Feeling a bit better today as I haven't had one of the new blood pressure tablets, yesterday I was so uncomfortable with bad indigestion and heart burn , every time I have new tablets do they give me indigestion.
The pharmacist said to try to carry on with them unless you really can't , I told her when she rang that they made me so tired and now with the indigestion I just had to stop ,she said there's lots more I can try , I go on Wednesday for another blood test so I'll see if the doctor can give me something else .
When I first had the statin I had indigestion with them ,there must be something in certain tablets that I can't tolerate.

Oh suns out now .

Morning all you girls,

It a bit brighter again this morning and the pc says 9 degrees and mostly cloudy.

Slept well but got up twice in the night for the loo. Had a strange dream but can't remember much of it. It wa about recuing a small child from the river and something about the car being in the garage and when I wnet to see the man everyone walked away from me. Glad I woke in the end!

Well must get myself a drink now as I am so dry.

Enjoy your daffodils Anng and I hope it stay dry for you if you have a way to walk to see them.

Good morning Ann and everyone.
A really pretty sky here early this morning, - bright pink clouds in a pale turquoise blue sky to our East.
It's gone dull now though and I think that ,like Ann, we are in for some rain.
I've also got a busy day ahead, so I hope the weather doesn't hinder us too much.

A visit to see wild daffodils sounds lovely. I hope the weather is kind to you, so that you see them at their best and are able to take photos if you want to.

Hoping all those with various aches and pains have had a restful night, so that they are able to enjoy the day.

Good morning all 8 degrees here and dry. Hope it stays dry as a small group of us are hopefully going to Dymock near Gloucester to see the wild daffodils. Unfortunately showers are forecast so we just have to hope they miss us.

Yesterday friend took me to Dobbies where we had a very nice breakfast. I then bought three plants to replace the three in pots that the frost got. One is a Geum but I can't remember the other two. Also bought some sweet peas in a pot as I don't want to be bothered with seeds with going away in April.

She then took me to the Tesco where T and I used to do our shopping. I had forgotten how big it was after our little one near here. Anyway I got my shopping for this weekend so don't need an on line shop tomorrow. She got her shopping as well so we were both sorted. It was a good day out. I enjoyed it and the breakfast which was quite large lasted me all day with just soup and sandwiches in the evening.

Put the washing out this morning while the sun was out a bit.

Did a little bit of painting and getting stuff ready to paint and then BIL popped in at lunchtime to pick up a bit for the mower that he had left behind.

Then I did some casting and had all my mold ready to do and with him coming it put me all back. Did'nt get the other things cast I wanted to. Then I had some lunch and watched yesterdays Doctors and then I did some ironing.

Now I am going to have a nice cuppa.

Good afternoon all

Another grey, wet day here.though it is quite warm. I had a strange night as I kept waking up but going back to sleep quickly. I think it was the discomfort in my back waking me up. I don't feel very rested and I've done nothing but yawn all morning.

I wanted to wash the floors and go into town but decided my back wasn't up to that so I haven't done much at all, just showered and washed my hair and generally faffed about, added a couple of bits to my Sainsbury's order and done a little bit of online admin.

After we have had our lunchtime snack I must plant up my sweet pea seeds as I have soaked them overnight so they need to be planted now. The only other thing to do is prepare and cook tonight's dinner. It's going to be fish pie and I took the fish mixture out of the freezer first thing. We haven't had that for a while so it will make a change.

Morning Anng and all,

Got up to another grey day in more ways than one as I had the leccy bill this morning and now it has brightened up a bit and theres a glimmer of sun.

Vera hope the back is a little easier this morning and if it is'nt have an easy day and rest it. The HW etc will still be there tomorrow you can be sure of that. It will wait just get better.

Wonder how Mandy is getting on with her new pills?

The wifi was out this morning which meant the heating did'nt come on so I got up toa cold house. Once I had seen it was green to go Echo turned it on for me.

Must get a cuppa.

Good morning all up earlier than usual because I didn't want to go back to sleep. friend coming any time after 0900 to pick me up. she will come straight from her early swim. We are going to a garden centre then later she will take me to either Tesco or Sainsbury's to get my week's shop. (we know how to live). Every so often I cancel my on line shop and do a proper one. If I don't do this I feel I will lose touch with supermarket shopping. (the confidence to go there).

I cleaned the little loo and the bathroom this morning and did some casting and some painting. Fed all the birds wildies and the chickens and thats about it . I had a nice egg and cress sandwich lunchtime and a salad tonight. Now I am going to watch a bit of telly and then off to bed.

Sleep well all and I hope your backs better tomorrow Vera.

Your soup sounded good AnnG. It made me think of Sharron who used to make Hanging Soup i.e. you throw in anything that’s hanging about. I do miss her on the boards.

I booked a slot for Saturday with Sainsbury’s and got my order in. OH will have a fit when he sees the bill. I make a list and am pretty good at sticking to it and I take advantage of special offers when I can but the bills just keep going up. We’re all in the same boat but I do wonder how someone on a low income, perhaps with a young family, manages.

After lunch I washed a couple of thick, heavy jumpers, took a phone call and then suddenly got the pain shooting through my back again. I couldn’t see any reason for it but it’s blooming painful. I decided to try and carry on through it, so OH put a heat pad on for me, I took some painkillers and started preparing our meal for tonight. Then I got some seeds sown. I did a tray of dwarf antirrhinums, a half tray of Gardener’s Delight toms and a half tray of Moneymaker toms. Both these packs of seeds were 3 years old and there were only a few seeds left in each packet so I don’t know if anything will germinate but it’s worth a try. I also repotted a plant that is waiting to go out once the frosts are gone but was outgrowing the little pot it came in. By then my back was really giving me gyp so I laid down for a couple of hours with a wheat bag along my back and a hot water bottle making the bed generally warm and I feel a bit better now.

OH cut back some plants in the strip alongside our garage and tidied it up generally and also cut our buddleias back so we are gradually getting the jobs done.

How are you feeling now Mandy? I hope you are much improved and everyone else is free of aches and pains..

Sleep well tonight everyone.

I made soup this morning and had a bowl full for lunch I think it was the best yet Certainly had my five a day in it.One large quite wrinkled Parsnip, One medium not fresh carrot, a handful of sugar snap peas, a quarter of a large cauliflower about 2 weeks old, half a courgette a couple of past their best mushrooms a large tomato, a small piece of leek, a vegetable cube, a teaspoon of termeric and half teaspoon of ground ginger, black pepper and garlic salt plus two very small pieces of a chilli. It was spicy and not too hot and the dominant taste was parsnip and it was really nice.

12 degrees here but I have just spent half an hour in the, very damp under foot, garden. Just tidying up and weeding the pots on the gravel. Then fifteen minutes 'chatting' to Skinny in the conservatory. Went to empty the dishwasher and found I had put the tablet in yesterday evening but forgotten to switch it on so that is doing a quick wash now. also did a towel wash and some are in the drier now. Just about to go and have a cup of coffee. Lots of tulip bulbs popping up now and two lovely hyacinths in flower from a couple planted after they flowered indoors in previous years.

Morning girls,

About the same here I think. rained last night in the evening so everywhere is wet and its 10 degrees here and I think at the moment the wind has dropped from yesterday.

Nothing much planned here so may do some cleaning although I get on so much better when the sun shines and shows me all the cobwebs.

Good morning AnnG and all

Everywhere is very wet after plenty of overnight rain again. It doesn’t seem to be too cold though I haven’t put my nose outside yet. The forecast for today is thick cloud so I don’t suppose we’ll see much of the yellow stuff. Good job our daffs have done well and are a nice, bright, sunny yellow.

Not sure what I shall do today. I need to book a delivery slot and get a food order in as I want a delivery this weekend. Then I might sow a few seeds in trays indoors.

Good morning all. 9 degrees here but looking very grey so far. Nothing planned for today except to wash my hair. If it stays dry. I might get out into the garden. It won't look decent until I can cut the lawn but it is still too wet for that.

Just been to the U3a monthly meeting and it is wet and cold out. 7 degrees but feels colder.

Good meeting we had a member of our photography group giving a film with music of his own photos of a photographic trip to Japan. Fantastic photos and really interesting. Interesting to see how, despite the snow laying very deep over night, nothing stopped. And the rail system where over so many years the longest delay was five.......... seconds. :-D

Ahhh dear old Skinny he's good company for you when he pops in.

I have to go across the road and drops some things off to my friends over there.

I have had quite a good morning painting some mini bread for the dolls houses and done one lot of casting fed the wild birds and chickens and had lunch. Now I feel all relaxed as I think I ate too much.

Its turned extremly cold here and the sky is all grey which dos'nt give you any enthuiasum to do anything. Pc says raining now and 7 degrees but it feel a lot colder than that and my hands are all stiff with the cold.

Morning Vera and all,

I know just what you mean Vera. I used to get all the HW done in the morning and go shopping in the afternoon come home and cook a dinner. Those days are well gone now but I think I must do some HW today too. I keep putting it off but my desk needs a good tidy up and a good dust. I don't know where it all comes from I swear the hoover leaks.

good morning all 0 degrees here and bright but there was a frost last night, still on the roofs and cars.

Well, the noise I can hear, like a faint clicking is the drain pump (that pumps water up into the water holder that has to be emptied) vibrating. Apparently it will probably get worse but is not doing any harm. to change it would be over £100 but it is useable and all these parts are out of stock. He suggests I leave it until it gets worse then call him again he has charged £69 for a service and clean and lubrication. If it goes wrong within three months then he will just charge for the part fitting (I assume that is if he can get it.) I will know to stop using it when there is no water in the holder. I thought you could let Rachel know this although yours should have a few years life before it starts to vibrate.

He made me laugh when he asked for a brush and dustpan to clean the carpet behind the drier.

anyway conservatory all back to normal now and Skinny appeared just before he left and was not at all bothered by this strange man in the conservatory.