General Chat

Good morning

Another grey, wet and chilly morning. I slept a bit better last night and we were both up early today. I’ve tidied up a bit but I’m not doing much this morning as I’m out at 12 pm for lunch. Then it will be back to the birthday girl’s house for tea and cakes. I doubt if I’ll be back before 5 so an easy day for me

Evening All,

It was nice this morning as OH walked home after leaving his car for service at the garage. It was pouring with rain later when I took him to pick it up and it is quite chilly now so the heating is getting a 10 minute blast.

By the mid 70s we were on flextime too AnnG. Before that we could pick between two starting and finishing times. With flextime we could finish at 3.30pm if we wished as long as there were enough staff left to cover the phone calls. I used to save up my flextime hours to have a day off, usually to add to a weekend! I'm sorry your leg is still giving you trouble, typical you had a hair appointment to go to, but good that Cynth gave you a lift one way. I expect your visitors will look forward to their next visit when everything has grown and it is full of flowers. It's good the meeting went well and I must look up the Mexican Sunflowers.

That's good your freebies have started to go Mandy! It doen't take people long to notice and spread the word to others, so I bet more will go. Hardly anyone walks by in our close or I might suggest OH putting some of his old books out on a table! lol That would put the wind up him!

Mel I am the same as Vera and found a wheat bag I got for OH didn't stay warm enough or for long enough for me. I've never thought to try the heat patches on my knee before Vera, so if I'm at home all day tomorrow I might try one. I use them on my back and they are brilliant for that. You must be pleased to have your kitchen cupboards clean and shipshape now. I have been looking online for some storage ideas to make better use of mine, although getting rid of things I don't use and never will anymore would be a good start! I have some beautiful glass trifle dishes on a stalk like a wine glass and they have thin, delicate wavy rims that curve outwards. We never use them for fear of breaking them and OH won't get near them as he knows he is clumsy. (like the neighbour with a COT in Hyacinth Bucket!) lol. We don't have any local family left to visit, so it's pointless keeping some things. Do you remember Jane and all the teasets she inherited from her mum that were in the garage? I bet those have all gone now since Chris downsized.

The builder doing the front wall and the wall at the side of our drive should have finished yesterday, but hasn't and didn't turn up today, so goodness knows when he will be back to finish it. It would be the wall that is alongside our driveway that he's left till last. In the meantime my car remains on the gravel blocked in by OH's car.

Our neighbour who grew the creeper and painted our fence has now also painted our concrete fence posts including the tops of them in a dazzling white that means they don't match the rest of our concrete fence posts and stick out like a sore thumb. He could be in trouble doing it all without asking, but having seen some of how they behave with others in the past, they are best ignored I think.

I'm late to bed tonight! OH got home at 8.30pm and went a while ago. Sleep tight everyone.

Vera yes I used my stick coming back from the hairdressers.. I think, although still sore, there is some improvement. Yes I was talking about heat pads with one of the ladies this afternoon. As you say I am not sure how to keep one in place. Perhaps I will get one and try it during the day when I can try to keep it in place. Trouble is my pain moves. Today was more in my ankle. Friend brought me a courgette plant so that is nice. And she also brought some Tithonus (Mexican sunflowers)which I grew last year.

Dry so far today but cold and windy and not much sign of the sun. We went to our usual Thursday coffee meet but there were only 5 of us today. After lunch I did a bit of deadheading and tidying up outside and was glad I had a jacket on. Then I came in and cleaned the last 3 kitchen cupboards so they are all done at last. It’s nice having a big kitchen but that means I have lots of cupboards, so of course I manage to fill them with a lot of stuff I don’t really need. Next job is to clean the fridge and freezer. Freezer is easy but my fridge is a pain to take to bits and reassemble. Then it’ll be the utility with more cupboards!

Both Ann’s, I hope your legs are getting less painful. Did you use your stick to walk back from the hairdresser AnnG? Have either of you tried heat pads on the most painful bits? The trouble with them is that you’d need close fitting leggings or similar to put them on a knee as older people shouldn’t put them direct on their skin. I find wheat bags move too much and cool down too quickly. Mel must lie very still if she can keep them in place.

Mandy, that’s good you have got rid of some of your bits and pieces and they can be useful to someone else. I’m jealous of your shops. Ours are all gradually closing and reopening as coffee shops or charity shops. Another shop has closed this week and is going to be another charity shop.

I’m off to another friend’s birthday lunch tomorrow. The birthday girl has chosen the pub down the road from the little hamlet where we used to live. It’s only about 6 miles away but it’s like another world there. One of the ladies is picking 3 of us up. Our good friend M will be with us so OH will take her husband V off for a meal somewhere.

Time is getting on so I shall go and make us a cup of tea and then decide what veg to have with tonight’s fish.

meeting went well, lots of chat some of which was gardening talk, and some that was not. It was dry enough for them to wander round the garden which is what they like. They all liked the new bits of the garden. It started raining at 3.30pm and is still raining so that is good for the garden

Thats good Mandy and have you put anything else out now?

Just going to have some lunch now as I did'nt realise what the time was. I was cleaning the mealworms and washing things up but I have lost my riddle.

Still dry and sunny here ,got our tablets from boots and went into Bon Marche and bought two tops ,then into QD where I bought two cake containers a garden seive and some greenhouse shading and the butchers for pork and bacon sausages which Jake said were lovely .
We came back past the school but didn't see dil but she must have seen us as son messaged asking if we had enjoyed our walk out as dil had seen us go past the school .
Just had knock at the door it was a neighbour asking if she could take the little ride in car ,so that's gone .

I just tried 4 times to order my Jointace and could'nt change my number but on the last time I managed it. They don't make it easy. :-(

I meant to say enjoy your meeting with friends today Anng. Hope its a good one and it stays dry for you. Any of your pics are nice whether the garden is behind or not.

<3 <3 <3 Happy Birthday mum <3 <3 <3

My mum would have been 100 today. xx

Its good you got a lift to the hairdressers but a shame you had to walk back. Its pouring here and feels very cold as there's quite a wind blowing. Hope Mandy gets more thing taken away today. She should put the life jackets out as people going to the beach may need those for their little ones. It would be something else out of the way. I may try that with some things but its so far to take things and if its windy up there they get blown about.

Very dull and windy here but so far dry and 15 degrees.
Cynth ran me round to the hairdresser and I walked back, knee and ankle are sore now. also did ten minutes tidying the top half of the garden, lawn has not been cut but I don't have the energy to get the mower out of the shed now. There are wheat bags and hot water bottles somewhere as T used them.
I did take a few photos in the garden yesterday but it really is way behind what it usually looks like. If the photos are any good I will send a few.

They were right its now poouring and the winds a bit high too. 13 degrees.

Morning all,

Grey and a bit windy and wet here this morning. Pc is saying heavy rain and its 13 degrees so no gardening for me today. Not too achey this morning which is a surprise with what I was doing yesterday pulling nettles and the ivy off the wall.

Annx and Anng hope your knees and leg's a bit better today do try the wheat bags they are good. I have just tried to order my Jointace and it won't accept my card so annoying.

My tub of fish food is coming today so thats good. Oh feeded a different food in the summer months and I had almost run out. Bit expensive though.

Morning all

Nice bright morning here and hopefully it should stay dry until later .
We need to pop to town for a few bits and get our tablets from Boots .

Good morning all 7 degrees here at the moment dry and a bit sunny. Up early as I have a 0900 hair appointment. Although these days I am often up at this time as it is less painful for my leg.
Annx talking about work starting times. For the last 8 years of work, after we moved here, I would leave home at 0730, walk to work and be at my desk at 0745 We were on Flexi time so an early start meant an early finish.

I go to bed every night with a wheat bag on my knees, its a monkey oh bought me years ago. I have a hedgehog wheatbag he bought me too and that goes on my back and I bought a long one and that goes on my hip. I never turn over in bed and always sleep on my right side and am in the same position when I wake up. The wheat bags are really good you should try one Ann and Ann.

Came in at 8.12pm and am just wondering what to have to eat maybe the lamb and colcannon meal for one and do some nice broccoli with it.

Evening All,

Sunny here today but rain forecast for the next few days.

Interesting about appointments as I have been suggesting to OH he should chase up his for the scan which he hadn't heard anything about. Then this morning he had a texted reminder for it on Saturday in a village the other side of the city! It's the first he's heard about it and no letter, so hopefully thaere aren't any instructions to prepare for it!.

The knees are gradually recovering now Mel. The sides of the biggest island bed where I was weeding are quite steep and it was putting my foot on the slope, so bending the right knee more than I usually do to reach forward to the top that stretched it a lot and probably made it worse than it usually is. I'm just glad that there are signs it will imrove again and not be permanent. You sound as if you are making good progress with your 'estate'! I did laugh at your mistake with the price! It's so easily done though.

AnnG I often find sitting by the end of the day more painful with this autoimmune condition so it's better to watch tv in bed. Sometimes it is even painful there though, hence the sleepless nights I can have. OH is often ready for bed early as well if he's had a busy day or two, so it suits us both now. We were both used to 'early to bed early to rise' when we worked and were at our desks in the city by 7.15am. Sadly neither of us are as good at getting up early now though! Your leg sounds like my knees in bed. I'm sure we move in our sleep to positions our legs don't like when they are having pain! I use an ibuprofen gel the GP prescribed for my knees, but I find a hot water bottle across them for a while works better for me.

Mandy, that's a good idea to put things on the front for people to see and take if they want them. I bet some at least will find a good home. It's going to make a lot of space in the shed for you as well. :-) I must look in Bon Marche as I forget about them and they have some nice things. I love teal colour so would like your trousers.

Vera, we drew the female figure this time and I thought I'd speed up by drawing the lines and marks we did on our paper last week for the male figure to help me keep up with the teacher. Typical, we didn't draw any lines this time, but had to measure using our fingers and pencil instead! The clever clogs man got a slight ticking off and told to forget his previous classes and to basically stick to what this course was about, said nicely of course! Even then, he didn't do exactly what the teacher asked and I noticed he added pubic hair to his female figure which she didn't ! I might send a pic of my figure drawing although I'm not satisfied with it. I'm sorry you've had another bad head. They must wear you down so you did well to drive to the chiropodist. I nearly ruined my steamer letting it boil dry once. OH was ready to bin it, but I looked up what to do on the internet, something with soda I think and eventually got it clean.

OH is clearing his car out as it is in for a service tomorrow at the village garage. He says he will walk back, but I think by morning he may have changed his mind!

I stood the car and the little ride on motor bike out in the front garden with a piece of card saying free and within a few minutes the motor bike went ,the car is still out so will leave it for another day to see if it goes .
Had a good sort out but there's still loads of stuff that really needs to go ,two pool covers , a blow up boat they had for the pool and loads of swimming rings and swimming jackets that kept them afloat.
The rain was quite heavy at lunch time and it's been off and on since .
Tomorrow should be a dry morning so hopefully we can do some more sorting then.

Gosh just come in again and see its 18.12pm I have been pulling ivy off the little wall where the fence panells are attached to and its rotted all the side of the second panel I shall have to see if I can get a bit of wood attached to it if its not too rotton. Cut down a thistle taller than me but had to come in for a COT.

Came in for a drink and to take my pills so I had to do some toast and I hav'nt got back out there yet. I have taken the dustbin up the top and brought the recykling box back from Monday and now I am going back out there. We may have rain tomorrow so I want to get as much done today as I can.

The people in the cottage at the top of my drive on the right have all the roof slates off the back of thier bungalow and want to get it weatherproof before the rain tomorrow she said so perhaps we will get some.