General Chat

Morning all,

Another nice bright sunny morning here and its 14 degrees and pc just says sunny.

Going to do some cooking today as Stuart is coming here tomorrow for dinner so I want to get things ready for a quick cook if that makes sense. Apart from that I may chnage the bed and wash that and wash my hair.

It's been a lovely warm sunny day. It was a bit nippy first thing and it's cooling down quickly now but it was really lovely in the middle of the day. It would have been a good gardening day but I am still having to be very careful with my back and, anyway, we have been busy with other things.

We have a Farm Foods shop near us and once a month they put a leaflet with all the offers through the door. If it's something I would normally buy I go and stock up while things are on offer. Today I got 3 of the 2.1Kg bags of oven chips, 8 individual meat pies and 2 giant size (and I mean giant!!) containers of Comfort fabric conditioner. As I only use it occasionally that's going to last me a few years I reckon. I also wanted 2 giant bottles of Persil liquid detergent but they had already sold out of that. I spent £31. I've just costed the same products at Sainsbury's and they would have cost £44.30 so it was a decent saving.

Then I went to Iceland for some cakes and some Del Monte frozen fruits. I get 10% off on Tuesdays there, and I finished up in the Co-op as that's the only place I can get the middle size jar of Branston's Pickle. I bought their entire stock of 3 jars.

After that it was a quick lunch and off to the dentist. The impressions weren't nearly as bad as the last time I had them. The dentist did bottom teeth, top teeth without plate and top teeth with plate. Mel, the metal plates last practically forever and although I do still have a very old one I can't use it. It's very uncomfortable and won't stay in position properly. Over the years gums have receded, teeth have been filled and sometimes rebuilt and where metal hooks go round my own teeth they just don't fit anymore. I also always have a mask in my bag and some in the car "just in case" but I'm not too self conscious so I haven't bothered to wear them. I can't take a bite out of a crunchy apple but otherwise I can eat fairly normally so don't have to worry about soft food. Tonight I had smoked cod loin, baby potatoes and a mound of crunchy stir-fried vegetables.

In between all this I seem to have had loads of phone calls, including as full hours chat with my daughter which was good.

It sounds as though you've been having a good clear out in your shed Mandy. I keep making noises about our garage/shed needing a good sort out but so far it's falling on deaf ears.

I expect you're pleased that your car is through the MOT and service with no major problems Annx; and at a good price too.

I hope you've had an enjoyable day AnnG. Has the baby got a name yet?

I'm now going to get myself ready for bed and then sit up with pillows and a wheat bag propped behind me and watch something on the iPlayer. Sleep well everyone.

Not done a lot today. Did do my pond filter and put the shopping away and varnished one little pot so I can paint it. Cleaned the chickens water bowl out and refreshed it with Poultry Drink. washed out the bird bath and thats about it I think. I need to have a clear out in my shed and a hoover up of dead flies which seem to have gone in there and died when I hav'nt had it open cos of the rain. I shall take the little hoover in there and get rid of them all. Jenny Wren ususally goes in there and eats them but I think there's just too many for her. A bird did fly out as I went to the door but I did'nt see if it was her or Robbie.

I hav'nt had a teacake for years and I just fancy one now. Perhaps Asda do them I shall have to look. Think its something we used to have in the winter.

Afternoon All

Another lovely sunny day and 18 degrees now, but it was chilly and misty first thing. We took my car to the garage in the village for 8.30am and caught all the senior school traffic queuing. I asked if they could not pull the handbrake on so hard this time and was told the likely culprit had left now so there shouldn't be problem. The car passed and was ready by 3.00pm and the service plus MOT cost £245.70 which was just £2 more than last time so that was good. On the way home I noticed the carwash was working so they haven't closed down and so I might call in tomorrow.

The baby was a good size AnnG and I see your connection now! You've made me think that I should see if I can bring my maternal grandmother's side more up to date to see how many great or possibly even great great grandchildren she had before she died.

I'm the same as you about letting people out Mandy! It's good to do some shed sorting for the tip while it isn't so cold yet. OH sorted some things from the garage to top up the rubbish bin yesterday. Any more gnomes and have you spotted the lady go by who didn't pay for the things she took yet?

Oh Vera I hated impressions being done at the dentist! They seem to put so much of that gluey stuff in the tray and then when they take it out it feels as if your remaining teeth will get sucked out with it! The pandemic was good with the masks as we can still wear one to cover some of our face if we need to when we go out without it seeming strange anymore.

Yes that's probably why he does it Anng
Baby was a good weight bless him ,hope mum and baby are doing well.

Had a good morning in the shed pulled alsorts out for the tip and made a bit more room .

Nice and sunny now and quite warm in the sunshine.

Good morning all, nice bright and sunny morning and warm in the sun. Son just took me to Dobbies, he had a full breakfast and I had a toasted tea cake. I think when DiL gets back from visiting her mum we are going out to lunch. Just bought a couple of bits for the Christmas present drawer.

Mandy probably is snuggling into his blanket to get it infused with his smell again.

Vera ooh I hate it when I have to be without my plate, mine has four teeth on too. Yes impressions are not nice, all that gloop. Hope that went OK

Mel baby weighed 8Lb 11 Oz.

Morning all,

Very overcast here but should be another nice day we want to get out and I'm going to sort more stuff in the shed and Colins going to chop some logs, we had some logs given to us last year and they are now seasoned enough to burn but some are so big they need chopping into four pieces, we've had them stored behind the fence covered and yesterday I stacked a lot of the smaller logs in the woodshed .

Ann we have trouble getting out of our road sometimes but there's usually someone who will let you out , I let people out if they are sitting there but if they are trying to push in I make them wait .

Oh no Vera more expense as our Frank use to say and soft food too for a few days .

Right better get Max's bedding on the line ,he's not keen when I do that and hang it out he keeps looking at it wondering why it's hanging there ,he loves it when it's clean he really snuggles in to it .

I had to have imprssions taken when I went but luckily I had my old plate so I did'nt have to come out toothless. Good luck and I hope you don't have to wait too long. If you're gappy in the front take a mask with you to put on coming out.

Good morning all

It looks as though it might be a nice day.

I have an upper metal plate with 4 teeth and before we went away I badly chipped 2 of them and the back of one is worn where it rubs on my lower teeth. So it’s off to the dentist this afternoon. I don’t need a new plate, this one will be repaired but I have to have full top and bottom impressions to make sure it still fits right. I am not looking forward to that. I’m also going to be without my plate until Friday which will seem odd as I’ve had a plate since my 20s.

We had a lady magistrate come to talk at the Club last night. She is chief of the Essex bench which now has 220 magistrates.. It was a very good talk and she was very entertaining and informative.

I’ve been up over an hour so I’d better have #ome breakfast, shower and get to the shops. I won’t want to go out all gappy so need to do everything before I go to the dentists.

Morning girls another lovely morning at the moment and its 9 degrees and pc says mostly sunny.

Hope you all slept well of at least got enough sleep. Once again I slept right through no viist to the loo in the night.

Shopping comes today and its with one of the drivers I like the one who helped me with the box hedge that time.

How lovely a great grandson again you lucky girls. Congrats to all who shoudve congrated to. How much did he weigh?

Ok better sort out the confusion. Latest gt grandson was born to daughter’s youngest son. So not this family, although related of course. That grandson and wife live in Hampshire.

Evening All,

A glorious sunny day here, just as I like and not too hot. We were both up early and showered before the window cleaner was due and of course he didn't turn up. Now we don't know when to expect him or what time to shower except very early! OH went off to his county council meeting and I headed for the retail park. They must have closed the road again from the village that's shorter to get to the motorway, as the traffic queue was as far as you could see from the end of our road. I find people will usually let you in though, especially the lorry drivers. I went to the carwash on the way back and it was closed. It should have been open, unless they were late today, but I suspect they might have closed altogether as there was a planning application to build houses there a few months ago. I'll have to check. It was so handy, just a mile away as well and the only other one I know iof must be 5-6 miles away.

I did some hoovering and mopped the kitchen floor and cleaned the ensuite, then threw out a pile of magazines and newspapers. I couldn't face the bathroom as well so that may get done tomorrow. My car is in for service and MOT at 8.30 am so no lie in!

Congratulations on becoming a great grandma again AnnG! I can't imagine looking down three generations and being related to them all!! How lovely he has arrived while you are there. Do they live far from your son with a chance to maybe see him while you are there?

I'll catch up with the other posts tomorrow as it's past my bedtime now. I hope you all sleep well, so night night. :-)

Oh Anng thats lovely news ,congratulations to babies mum and dad and to you too ,Another little twig to add to the family tree .

Dad says Mum and baby doing well. It was a C section

Congratulations to you great grandma :-) congrats to the new mum, dad and babe. I hope all is well with them.

Great Grandson number 3 has just arrived no name as yet.

It has been a lovely day today sunny, no wind slightly cool but pleasant. I went with son to Tesco, they have a Costa in store so we sat with a coffee chatting for about half an hour, a good way to catch up with family news. Then we did a big shop.m this is good for me, not getting out much!! I enjoy seeing what is on the actual shelves. We have sat reading this afternoon after I had a chat with granddaughter. I did have a wander in the garden to see all the fuchsia hanging baskets whch seem to have done well. I don’t need to be taken to places, It is just nice to catch up with them.

Yes, I am pleased we got home before the rain and storms hit central Europe. The strange thing is we were originally going to be in Vienna this week but decided to bring the date forward by a week I am very glad we did. You can't help but feel sorry for all those poor people affected by the terrible weather. It's such a big area that has been devastated and it will take a long while for everything to get back to normal again.

It looks as though you may get some decent weather AnnG. Does your son have a garden where you could perhaps sit and read while they are busy working? It'll be nice to see your family even if you have to fit in round their schedules.

We had a lovely afternoon with our friends yesterday. I sometimes wonder what we find to talk about as we all see each other fairly frequently but there is always lots of chatting and plenty of laughter which help us all to forget our aches or worries for a little while. We will be seeing each other again tonight as it is a Club meeting night. I looked on the programme we were given in January and under the September meeting it just says TBA so I haven't a clue what is happening but I understand there is a speaker. I hope he/she is interesting.or I might be dozing off.

Yes the floods were terrible I saw them on the news. I don't usually watch the news as its so depressing but I had turned the tv on and it was on there so I watched it. I'm pleased our Vera is home too and did'nt get caught up in any really bad weather.

I have had two Dragonflys round the big pond this morning joined together so one will e laying many more eggs in the pond.

Its lovely and sunny here and 19 degrees and looks like we may have a couple more days like this.