General Chat

I cleaned the big girls house out this afternoon.

Put the slow cooker on this morning so I should have some stew tonight but by mistake when I made a cuppa I put it back on but on low instead of medium and I have only just noticed. Goodness knows when it will be ready and I may have to find something else for dinner tonight.

Its frosty out now when I shut the chickens in the grass was crunchy. Its 3 degrees here now and it says mostly cloudy.

Ooh yes Vera I was going to say, I wonder if your neighbour would have known he had covid if he had not been taken into hospital

Afternoon all,

Another frosty morning here and now the wind has got up a bit so it feels colder than it is, I had to go up to the bank to get some money out ready for a log delivery next week, well we hope next week we'll see how busy they are when we ring up.
As I walked home I could feel fine sleet on my face and I can see rain drops on the window now.

Vera you rest up and get that back better again ,so the poor chap has covid now at least he's in hospital and can get the treatment he needs, hope his wife doesn't come down with it .
Like Mel I was wondering if your still getting the cake delivery .

Some body called over the gate yesterday and said did you know you have a flat tyre on the car .
Son came today and pumped it up ,Colin had gone out the day before yesterday and checked all the tyres so don't know if that had anything to do with it we'll see if if goes down again .
Son will soon take the wheel off and get a new tyre put on for us ,we don't need the car over the weekend .

I was wrong saying there was no frost. When I looked closely there had been a frost but it had melted in the sunny areas and it is still frosty in the shade.

Vera, wise not to go to town but very dispiriting to see veg that is past its best on display. Better maybe to have tinned or frozen. I hope your back will continue to improve albeit slowly. Maybe the cold weather affects it.

Vera I'm pleased there is a little improvment in your back. Rest up and don't do anything silly.

So your neighbour had covid as well! does that mean his wife may have it too? I hope she is ok and don't get close to her. Do you still get the cakes from the man who made them with his grandchildren through covid?

Good morning all

Bright and sunny here as well but there’s still a heavy frost over everything..

My back is still being a problem so I’m not going anywhere or doing much, so nothing to write about. I think it is fractionally better today so fingers crossed that it is now going to improve.

I wanted to go to the market yesterday for some decent veg but I just couldn’t face it so went to Sainsbury’s (our nearest shop) instead. I wished I hadn’t. Half the veg shelves were empty and what was there looked old and well past its best.

You might remember I mentioned about an ambulance being at our neighbour’s house the other day. Apparently he had a very high temperature and when he went to the bathroom his leg gave way under him. Wife couldn’t get him up and, because of his health problems, called the ambulance. They were there in 30 minutes. The hospital thought he had an infection and, while testing, found he had Covid so they kept him in.

I’ve got a stew for today and tomorrow in the slow cooker and I’m now going to shower and then put on a towel wash.. Enjoy your day whatever you are doing.

Pc says mostly cloudy and feels like - 6 !!!

Morning Anng and all if anyones out there today,

Its the same here Anng 1 degree and pc says partly sunny but the suns out. There was and still is a hard frost out there but I have not been out there yet.

The deer is up the garden eating the new shoots on the day lillies even though there is wire over them and the wild birds are feeding like crazy onthe bird feeder.

I wonder what today will bring ?

good morning. it is 1 degree here and no frost at all, pale blue sky white clouds and sunny. Hopefully another nice day like yesterday. Not that I am going anywhere but it is nice to look out and see the sun. and I need to go and pick up the branches etc from the honeysuckle I had to cut back yesterday.

Yes it is very quiet. I did a towel wash, then a few admin jobs, working down my list. I also sorted the Christmas cards I had into those I can remake next year and some to pass on to a friend for her friends to remake. I also sorted the Chrustmas craft stuff and put that away. Then I went down the garden where a very old honeysuckle had come away from where it was tied to the fence. A lot of ur was half dead so I cut it right back. I have put half the cuttings in the brown bin will have to do the rest another day as despite the sun my hands were frozen.. I also worked on planning a day out of a group of friends to Tetbury. Finally managed to find a town centre map to download. Another job was to break up another three boxes for recycling. Oh I did the Tesco shopping list as well.

Quiet on here again today.

I have cleaned the bedroom but not changed the bed and I am cross as we've had a lovely sunny day here with only just a breath of a breeze.

Morning Anng and all,

I lay in this morning too as it was so cold. We had a hard frost over night and there were fern patterns on my car this morning which have only just melted.

Pc says partly sunny and 4 degrees which it is at the moment. weather for today says snow at about 5pm so we will see.

Good morning everyone, hard frost out there but only -1 again so not as cold as it has been. Slept well last night, finally woke 0715 but laid there until 0800 as it was chilly out of bed. nothing planned for today but lots of odd little jobs to do. I have an ongoing list,

They are a type of jeans but not denim, sort of mi weight heavy cotton type. I can wear them if not going to be walking out in them. M&S did have some thick weight trousers with elastic waist but didn’t have my size.

Done some varnishing this morning and a bit of painting. The suns been out most of the day and its 6 degrees here at present but it feels much colder out.

I filled up a different bird feeder, a red one, with fat sticks but I have not seen a bird on it yet. O I tell a lie just looked over my shoulder and the Woodpecker is on it! I see they need a new fat tablet out there so I will do that when I corn the chickens.

A new pair of trousers Anng. Are they cotton ones for later in the year or warm ones for now? Its good the temp went up so it was'nt slippy for you to walk to the shops.

Although it was frosty earlier, because the road and paths were dry and the temp went up to 1 degree it was not slippery when I went into town. I got in there at 1020 and had a coffee and then a quick look round before my appointment. Then afterwards went back to the shops, bought a pair of cargo trousers which I knew would fit as I had some before. Tried on some cords but they wouldn't do up. The cargoes have full elastic across the back which helps. OK they are not smart as it is a relaxed style but I have smart trousers I more often wear casual. I got home at 1.15 but I have backache now from carrying shopping. It didn't bother me when I was out.

Vera it looks as though you are feeling brighter for having the friends visit yesterday so that is good.

Good afternoon all

It was a very cold night and everything was covered with a thick frost earlier, but it’s 3 degrees and sunny now. OH has just put the dustbin away and said it feels a darn sight colder than 3 degrees outside.

There was an ambulance outside my neighbour’s at 4 am so I hope it’s not too serious. One or other of them regularly ends up in hospital as they have a number of health problems between them. I’ve sent the wife a text to offer any help needed but haven’t heard back yet.

I hope you are feeling a lot better today William. Stay in the warm and get as much rest as you can.

My back is still giving me a lot of trouble but we had friends call unexpectedly yesterday afternoon and that cheered me up and gave me something else to think about for a couple of hours.

OH has just got some lunch, salad and pate for him but I’m just having a slice of toast and we’re sitting here watching a little flock of long tailed tits on the feeders. I expect they’ll be gone in a minute and then we don’t see them again for weeks.

Morning all,

Still all white out there this morning and pc says heavy sleet soon and 5 degrees.

Glad the shopping came yesterday and I found out there was no milk and went up the shop for some as I don't think the old car would get up the road out of the Gardens today.

Nothing planned so I may do a bit of ironing and some minitures.

Good morning all. -1 here this morning so not as cold as yesterday. Can't see if there is a frost as it is very dark still. I have a chiropodist appointment so hope it is not icy out.

You take care Will and rest up and try to keep nice and warm. <3