General Chat

Morning Anng ,morning all,

Nice bright breezy morning with sunshine, I had a better night's sleep last night the night before I kept waking because of ths heat ,not a lot planned for the day but one job is to give the upstairs bathroom a good clean.

Anng can I see the dress you have for the wedding please , sounds if you had a little bit of a better night's sleep with just the one coughing fit let's hope it's now going to ease up .

Mel you naughty girl eating that doughnut :-D was it still fresh ,that would have definitely given me indegestion eating if after all those days .
Will you keep the trousers and have them altered or havs a look for some more .

I did a silly thing I went out and bought six balls of different colours of double knit wool ready to knit a doll from my new book and when the book came I need 4 ply wool so I ordered some 4 ply from Amazon which should come today ,that will teach me to wait until the book comes , never mind I'll soon use it for other things, poppy count 55 .

Good morning all 13 degrees sunny with cloud, wish we could have a nice long shower so that i could have time off from watering. plants in pots are not growing, they are just standing still. Friend is on a weeks holiday in Scotland and complaining about the rain. Must be frustrating when at home her garden is probably crying out for it.

Vera I will send out photo of the dress I am wearing to the wedding. As I needed to take it via a mirror when wearing it you will have to excuse the phone in the photo.
I didn't sleep too badly once I got to sleep but did have one long coughing fit when I woke up at 12.15. I didn't cough again after that.

I suppose it’s a little bit cooler today but only by a degree or two. It’s still too hot for comfort. Because of the heat I didn’t sleep much again last night and am struggling to stay awake at the moment. I did a bit of deadheading and tidying in the garden but it was too hot to stay outside for long. OH picked our first bowl of blueberries for this year.

I hope your cough is a bit easier this afternoon AnnG. All the coughing must wear you out. Yes, please send us a picture of your wedding outfit.

Will you try to get the trousers altered Mel or will you return them and look for another pair? Did you not have to specify a leg length when you ordered them? Frustrating when you think you’ve found the right thing and it turns out to be wrong. You reminded me that I have a pair of wide leg trousers in a black crepey material that I loved and wore with a silky top to a few evening affairs but I lost weight and they are now very loose round the waist so I can’t wear them anymore.

We went to our coffee meet this morning and 9 of us turned up so lots of chat going back and forth.

I’m going to add a couple of bits to my Sainsbury’s order for tomorrow and then go and find something to do to keep myself awake as I am beginning to get a bit headachey again.

Anng I am only 5' 2" as well so I need to get them altered as I look like half a house in them.

It has started raining here and its still windy. I went to get the washing in and brought in my navy joggers and noticed all this white on the pocket. I know I went through the pockets before putting it in the machine but I must have missed my two sheets of toilet paper I wipe my glasses with. I tried hoovering it off but it was'nt having that so I brushed it with a dry nail brush and then had to hoover the kitchen carpet.

Not been very good today, I spied Saturdays doughnut under the cake dome. I had forgotten all about it, my Saturday treat, so instead of being good and giving it to the chickens I ate it for lunch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and I ate two small slices of ham I did'nt want to waste either. Tonight I have Sweet and sour chicken and rice and then lots of fruit. Now I am going to have a big glass of water.

Its 15 degrees and the rain has stopped while I was typing and the suns back out.

Those wide trousers are very fashionable at the moment and look great on tall people but not people of my height 5'2""

I wish this cold/cough would start to disappear. I can't stop coughing today, it is so wearing.

No I don't think you did.

Trousers have just arrived and they fit ok at the top but they are much too long and very very wide. They are in a sort of crushed velvet too which the picture did'nt show up and I never read all the details.

Have your hair cut for the wedding Mel, if it is going thin it is suffering from the weight I think. Hope the top is nice.

did I send out the photo of the dress I am wearing to the wedding?

18 degrees here now but cloudy

Just had an email to say my top I ordered will be delivered today so we will see if it fits or is good enough for the wedding.

Morning all,

Sort of bright and sort of cloudy here this morning There is a bit of blue sky here and there and its 16 degrees and pc says mosty sunny but theres that strongish breeze today. Don't know what it like out there as I hav'nt been out yet.

I'm pleased your heads better Vera and you feel more like yourself. Its good too that your oh recieved his trousers in the end. A haircut always makes you feel better too.

I think thats what I should have a haircut when you have a job to get down to the bottom of your hair with a tailcomb and have to pull the last bit through it. Its got so very thin too. I may go to just past the shoulders, I shall have to see.

Still the middle of the night here and 14 degrees. I was not too hot in bed but had to get up to make a hot drink to shift the cough which is much more annoying this time than with the cold I had in May. There are a lot of people around complaining of a cold/cough which lingers so I am hoping I can kick this off pretty quickly. I slept a bit but once awake I started to cough, so annoying when all you want to do is sleep.
Glad you are feeling better Vera, you seem to have got your energy back.
Yes, it would be more convenient if they could fix an appointment for the future. My guess is, as he is one of the top people, he slots the NHS appointments in as and when he can among the private ones. Hopefully it means he will do a good job. Can't really blame him if he can earn silly money privately and the NHS can't afford to pay him enough to work solely for them I suppose.

It's still a sweltering 26 degrees with not a puff of wind anywhere and I don't think it's supposed to get below 17 degrees during the night so it will be uncomfortable for sleeping again. Apparently it might be a slightly lower temperature tomorrow. I hope so.

That's a long wait for your appointment AnnG but at least you have a better idea of where you stand now and will be able to go to your wedding without worrying. As Annx said, why can't they give you a date anyway even if it is at the end of August? I'm still waiting to hear about my cancelled eye appointment, though mine is just for another check up so I suppose it isn't urgent. It's good your friend's daughter could sort out your wiring and take the wii for you

It sounds as though you've got as long wait to have your gallstones checked Mandy which must be a bit disappointing for you. I understand gallstones can be very painful.

Mel, you are doing well with your food. I would enjoy all your chopped up fruit. At least in this weather it's a bit easier to stick to lighter meals as you probably wouldn't want pies and puddings in this heat.

It sounds as though you had a lovely time with your friend Annx, in spite of a bad start It's always good to catch up with old friends.

I am feeling much, much better now. I still have an ache over one eye and I feel very tired but otherwise I am fine. After my tablet review yesterday morning the prescription for my extra tabs was sent electronically to the chemist I use and I picked them up this morning. I also got my hair cut. While this was going on OH went to the bank and then picked up and paid for his trousers. I don't think they charged for the alterations but I think when he has bought items there before that needed altering he hasn't been charged. They were probably a little bit dearer than, say M&S, but they weren't silly money and the material is lovely quality. We try to support local businesses if we can and I don't think there is anywhere else locally that sells menswear. We'd have to drive to one of the major towns and the extra cost of the fuel and parking charges all adds to the cost of anything we buy.

I also did the ironing today, though there wasn't very much and I sorted out a Sainsbury's delivery for Friday. Now I feel hot, sticky and tired so I am going to make myself some overnight oats and put it in the fridge ready for breakfast and then go to bed.

You've eaten some good things today Mel. We had salad with an egg too and tin of tuna, a small one in brine for me with most of the brine poured off and we also had a punnet of british strawberries between us. I've also had an egg custard, not so good but they did need eating and were better than chocolate! It's 24 degrees here now, but I see it says strong winds here for tomorrow and about 4 degrees cooler which will suit me and maybe I'll feel like getting some things done. Those Bonariensis spread like wildfire here when I had them years ago, but they are nice and mingle with the other flowers and add a nice lilac colour.

OH is still on a zoom meeting, so I am off to bed. I've been yawning all afternoon so hope I sleep well.

I bet it dos'nt and his extended leave is probably to do the private patients. You do know where you stand now and can plan accrdingly and as Ann said he can't think its anything to worry about or he would have got you in before this.

Not done much today but did repot some of my plants and found some seedlings of Verbena Bonariesis (sp) so potted thosse too. Just gone from one thing to another and not achieved much but hey ho theres only me .

I did do the pond filter again tthis morning but hav'nt had the scimmer on today. It turned cloudy late afternoon and now its really quite chilly out there as I have just shut the shed up.

Sounds like you had a lot of catching up with your friend Ann and have you arranged another meeting. She has inspired you to try new things.

I had fruit at lunchtime and am having a two egg salad tonight. The no sweets, cakes or biscuits seems to be working as I feel slimmer already.

Just realised I hav'nt taken all my pills today so I better do that now.

If you google his full name, Mr Okechukwu Okonkwo AnnG, he sounds impressive and go ahead with great qualifications. As you say, at least you know your plans can go ahead now and you can look foward to and enjoy the wedding knowing your appointment will be afterwards.

I hope Karen has got your handset working and it sounds like things are tidier with the wii stuff gone now.

Actually to correct what I just said. It was one of his minions who stated that opinion. I have never met Mr Okonkwo. Sound like he is the only one able to deal with my problem.

Yes I wonder.
I am not too disappointed though as I am away for the wedding the first two weekd of August and wondering If I was going to have to cancel was bugging me.
He did say right at the start that it was not urgent/important. It underlines the difference between Dermatology and ENT. The latter has far more serious problems than dermatology I rhink.

Oh that's unbelievable isn't it AnnG! In any case after waiting so long I would have thought you would have been been given the beginning of August not the middle or later. Also why can't they give you an appointment date now? You must be really disappointed. The only comfort is that they clearly don't think it needs doing urgently.

Edit- I see he also works at 2 private hospitals. I wonder if his extended leave applies to those patients too.

reply from G Royal



Good afternoon Mrs Knight



I can confirm that you are still on our waiting list for your procedure. Unfortunately Mr Okonkwo is on a period of extended leave until the end of July so we will be unable to rebook your appointment until mid-August.



One week after your procedure there will be a face-to-face follow up and six weeks later Mr Okonkwo will do a video call with you.



I hope you have a lovely holiday and your Granddaughter’s wedding is a beautiful day. My daughter is getting married in August so we are excitedly preparing for that!



Please contact me if I can be of any further assistance

Afternoon All,

Phew it’s hot now (25 degrees) but is supposed to reach 26 degrees here this afternoon. Most of the windows and doors are open as there is a slight breeze, but the blinds and curtains at the front are closed till the sun moves round. I slept well last night and woke at 6.30 am, but didn’t get up till after 8.00 am. For some strange reason my hip one side was achey no matter how I lay and hurt more if I pressed it with my hand yet now it is perfectly ok again, so I think it must have been how I lay in the night. I have a very hard mattress, which has been a boon for my back, but maybe not so good for my hips!

When I went to meet my friend they had closed the outside access to the café there used to be, (presumably to make everyone see everything in the shop first via one of those meandering paths that make sure you see everything, (including stuff you would never want to buy!) Not good for the walking impaired but not quite disabled! The shop was a large greenhouse once, so has a glass roof and then you walk through an attached kind of concrete floored very long polytunnel to reach the fairly new café building. Well hot is an understatement, no ventilation, even in the closed each end, polytunnel and by the time I reached the café I couldn’t have gone much further in the heat. Relief then in the airconditioning and after drinking a small bottle of lemonade from the fridge. I sat and waited and wondered if my friend was waiting in the carpark, (I realised I hadn’t got her number in my new phone) but I couldn’t face another heatwave walk back there and then she rang to say ‘I’m at the wrong garden centre aren’t !’ She was so apologetic, but I was just pleased to hear I’m not the only one that does these things.lol Everyone coming in after me while I waited was red faced and fanning themselves including my friend when she arrived. We were there about 4 hours chatting and had something to eat as well. She has found another little beading group with less travel being nearer to where she lives and really likes it and sounded as sounded as if she is learning some interesting new beading designs too which I hope to see. She’s like me and will sometimes go and try different things, or visit places on her own. She used to say to me she couldn’t do painting, but has joined a Botanic Art course, enjoys it and intends to carry on with another in the autumn. Chair yoga is something else she wants to do and I must look on you tube to see if it’s something that might help me to lose a bit of weight. She has sparked my interest in finding more things to join and do. Some in our old group now do knitting for the yarn bomb, so I’m not sure if the few left still do any beading. We talked about FH as she does it too and I showed her my recently discovered connection with Princess Di and Benjamin Harrison the USA president. We chatted a lot about our old friend and her kindness and generosity and who sadly passed away recently and the time just flew till they were about to close and started sweeping up.

OH just has a zoom meeting later so we are having a quiet day doing little today. All my plants in the pots are going beyond the point of no return now, yet the marigolds I haven’t planted yet still look healthy if a bit rootbound. If there’s any of the compost left I daren’t even spread it round any shrubs as a mulch.

Your new book of knitted dolls and accessories sounds really good Mandy and something interesting to make. The animal ones you did were brilliant. I wouldn’t have wanted to part with some of them. I'm amazed at all the poppies you have done. They will look so good tied on the railings.

I still have a few ready meals Mel, but AnnG is right and small doesn’t always mean low in calories or healthy so read the labels and check the traffic lights aiming for more green than red. If I’m hungry I hot up left over veg to eat with them or microwave some peas.

Better post this. I was going to cut and paste it and nearly lost it as I got into some editing screens that wouldn’t let me copy! I’m a lost cause with losing posts.

Karen has sorted all the cables. A bit stressful when we had to lift the tV off the table and she disconnected everything but she found one cable that can be thrown out and another set of cables she couldn’t work out what they were for. So they are in the office ‘pending’ everything else she labelled the plugs. Then we put it all back together to check TV etc was working.
Then she took away all the Wii stuff. If she can’t find a home for it they will take it to the tip.
And she might have got this phone handset working.