General Chat

Well, the neighbour that removed all the plants and killed off the Ivy along the fence have moved out .There one day gone the next. Nowt as queer as folk. lol. Now we just have to wait and see who moves in next.

Perhaps they didn't like my Michael Ball cds. or OH singing :-D :-D :-D

Won't have to water the garden tonight as it is still raining but the garden does need it.

Hope you all have a good weekend.

Hello peeps
I'm ok but a few bumps to deal with so a few tales to tell you in good time.Telephone and broadband hopefully going live next Wednesday,fingers crossed.
Bought some new plants and now have some lovely displays coming into bloom.
Young lad next door kindly mowed my front garden for the 2nd time yesterday,what a kind young man.
Got my new fridge freezer and looks lovely,it's black to match the cooker.
Hope everyone behaving lol
Wishing you all a lovely weekend.
Chat again soon and stay safe xx

Hello Florence, I hope you will be very happy in your new home and it sounds as though you have a lovely neighbour.

Ginnie What strange people. Was it rented rather than owned? If so how strange to take out all the plants and then move.

Good morning all. Dry here so far, think it should stay dry today then more rain tomorrow.
Florence, good to see you. You will be pleased to get 'live' again so hope all goes ahead as planned on Wednesday. do hope you are still enjoying the view. :-) :-)

AnnG, yes they were renting, really strange as they paid for the new fence panels as well. Never even mentioned it when we were talking about the garden and helping them put the fence panels up. Not that they had to of course just seems so strange.

Florence looking forward to hearing your tales of moving. Your neighbour sounds nice.
We've had some really nice neighbours over the years (even those that have been a tad odd have been nice in their own way lol)

Not so warm today but the rain has stopped. Better weather to get the ironing done.

Have a good day everyone.

Repeatedly dubbed the happiest nation on the planet with world-beating living standards, Finland should be deluged by people wanting to relocate, but in fact it faces an acute workforce shortage. :-S

Well helloooo chit chatters. Yes Im back in business yay....im so happy to be online and have a new landline and number at last.

As arranged the Open Reach engineer turned up on time and within a couple of hours, all was sorted. Just a shame it took nearly 4 weeks!!

We have settled in and everyday, looking out the back door to a beautiful view...well most days! Today has been pouring hard and windy more like winter. But its very warm even without the heating on.

I have a few tales to tell you but i shall post them tales on separate threads over the coming weeks to keep you entertained!

Hope everyone is keeping well.

Well just a quick hello as i have a few things to sort for the morning. Endless round of Dr, physio,hospital and nurse appointments. Never ending just now. BP was very high yesterday 151/100 so now have to keep twice daily readings for a week.

Was probably the stress caused to me by my electricity company!!

Night night all

Florence in the hebrides

Hello Florence. Good to have you back in the Wifi world. Hope today is a better dat weatherwise for you.

Have you got all of your boxes unpacked. That maybe sends your BP up if it stresses you if they are not done. Just take it easy and enjoy your new home. <3

Pleased to hear you are back on the phone and wifi.

Moving is stressful so hope your BP settles now you are getting things back to normal.

Welcome back to civilisation Florence
:-D :-D

Am thinking of putting my heating on…miserable dark rainy day here :-0 :-0

Have a good day everyone whatever you get up to <3 <3

Afternoon everyone. Well the weather excelled itself today. Blue sky and sunshine all day and still a beautiful evening.
Was about 16 degrees with a gentle breeze to keep the midges away thank good ness.
The shoppers were sparce today so the boot fair at the supermarket car park wasnt a huge success. Personally i think people made the most of the weather and went to the parks or a beach and who can blame them.
But was a very long day standing and can feel my back and kegs are very puffy.

Was great to be outside in the fresh air though.

Not sure if i am going to be able to travel or fly south at all. My 60th birthday celebrations with friends has now been postponed. I am seeing the dr on Monday as my legs are full of fluid and bruises and thats before i fly. My friend is a practice nurse and she looked at the pics i sent her and no way can you fly!!

So that is extremely upsetting in more ways than one.
We shall see what dr says mon afternoon.

Hope everyone is enjoying some sunshine for a change .

have a lovely weekend

Florence in the hebrides

Joan it will be lovely for you to see your youngest daughter and family. It has been a strange day today for the weather, overcast all day about 16/17 degrees but with a strong breeze. I did manage to do an hour out in the garden cutting back filling up the garden bin as it gets empitied on tuesday. Things are growing really fast even yhough we have not had much rain.

Florence that will be a shame if you are unable to fly but it is not really worth the risk is it? It sounds as if your friend was pretty sure. Hopefully the doctor can give you something to get rid of the fluid. And no doubt standing all day didn't help. did you sell much in the end?

Good morning all from a very warm & sunny village. i think summer has arrived this week, lets hope it lasts awhile.

Off to GP at 12.30 today for 1.30 for some more blood tests, clotting & liver.
I have lots of huge bruises with a hard lump in the middle and legs like tree trunks.
Sadly the fluid tablets got rid of fluid but not from my legs and that left me dehydrated.

Anyway we shall see.
Saturday was hard standing all day and we didnt make much either. Take off the table fee plus coffees and lunch and there was only a few pounds after that. never mind but i shall not be doing any more this year.

I typed a thread last night about my sofa saga when suddenly it timed out and the post vanished grrrr. Took me ages to type.

Oh well will retype it again, it was a real sofa saga lol!

Joan hope you really enjoy seeing your family and the grandchildren especially the newest arrival.That will brighten up your week when it comes im sure.

Well better look sharp as need to leave. Its at my old village surgery so a trip of29 miles each way!

Sending my sunshine to those that dont have :-D

Florence in the hebrides

Hello to everyone, almost the end of June and today is wet and chilly here.
Wimbledon is starting so I always expect the rain.

Hope the Dr can sort out the fluid problem Florence swollen painful legs are a nightmare.

Joan, it will be lovely for you to see your family when they visit. Hopefully all will go ahead this time.

Did some planting yesterday, OH brought some bedding plants from a local shop so we were filling baskets and borders. Should look good I hope. Always something to be done in a garden.

Afternoon everyone :-D :-D <3 <3

Hope they get you sorted Florence <3 <3

Enjoy your visit Joan <3

Lovely Afternoon here..but we may get some rain tonight…it will do the garden good..seeing as OH had a field day with the lawn weed
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Just to say Hello to everyone, nothing really to tell anyone, just the usual shopping etc done and dusted for this weekend .

Would like some sunshine please. Although forecast for the weekend is not good.

:-) :-)

Afternoon peeps
Its been and still is a glorious day here, sun still high in the sky.
I stripped my bed, put out all the bedding and its dry ready for ironing.

Noticed something really amazing today in my garden. last year(i think) I planted some green pepper seeds and they grew into some lovely lush plants but didnt produce any peppers.

When i moved recently, the 2 pots got accidently left outside but actually they adapted to the change in temp ok. Well earlier on, i decided to move them round to the front as its more sunny and sheltered and to my utter amazement, i can see 4 little peppers growing. I am so excited.
Until daughter comes home, i havent anyone to share the news with so thought i would tell you all.

isnt nature wonderful and as they say, all good things come to those who wait,

We shall see how they grow over the coming weeks and i shall let you know.

As its so warm today, havent eaten much. Just dont fancy anything to big & heavy so may just have a couple of rolls with salad and a yoghurt.

Hope everyone has a bit of sun today and for the weekend, but i think there is a change coming sadly!

My little birdies have also now found the feeders i put on the fences. Love watching them fighting for seed amongst themselves. Think there must be a pecking order lol

Florence in the hebrides

Well how would you feel if you had ordered something for a new hobby and was getting excited as the delivery date was nearing and then.... you find a big box in your porch. Only its not a metal detector but an office chair!!!! i kid you not.

Have to say, contacted Amazon who were very apologetic, reordered for me immediately(yesterday) and email today saying its on its way. They also arranged for chair to be collected tomorrow and sent a returns label prepaid. All sorted out in minutes.(much better than Argos anyday)

Its just I wanted to go down to the shore today and see what treasure I could find, was so disappointed.

Somebody somewhere though is wondering where their chair is and why they have my detector lol

Very warm and humid here today and millions of midges grrrr.

Yesterday, first rose out followed by a lovely yellow one today. The potatoes are growing so fast, its almost a jungle lol.

Hope all is well with everyone.

Florence in the hebrides

Good afternoon all
Well the weather here has changed. Its very misty and damp and in the last 2 evenings has been thick fog!

Im back to using the bus as last Monday took a huge dizzy spell when i was driving!!! Was so thankful i was close to GPs but managed to pull over, yank up handbrake and turn engine off. Then i slumped over the wheel until BP came up. O2 returned to normal and it passed.
Explained all to nurse as i was very shaken up and Tues was seeing consultant for a check up. He said you have vertigo????

I told him def not, these symptoms i had before my murmur was found.

So back to the bus as I do not feel safe driving and waiting on GP to contact me.

Just when you think you are getting back to normal something knocks us back..Thats life in general I think.

Anyway, my flower pots are blooming well and have brightened the front garden up.
I have also booked for hair to be chopped a week tomorrow and get some highlights, So looking forward to that as my hair is way down my back and very heavy.

Hope all is ok with everyone else who looks in.
Stay safe and take are
Florence in the hebrides

I hope you get answers soon Florence.

Dermot oh the joy of cats. I have one on my shoulder and one on my lap.

A little tense today as my temperature is down at 35.7 and my blood pressure is up at 121/68. Normal blood pressure for me is 107/58. Hopefully they resolve themselves soon.