General Chat

Good afternoon.
We have a dry & bright day so far today, not much sun though & the breeze is a bit on the cool side, but I have managed to do some more painting of the various sheds & garden seats.

Small shed has now had 2 coats, & P shed has had 2 coats on 2 sides so not much more left to do.
Lot's of plants haave burst into life & starting to flower, I found a plant that I bought & planted up last year has burst into life, I thought it had died off soon after planting, so well chuffed to seee I was wrong.

I had a bad day yesterday, spent the afternoon & evening in tears, I felt really lonely & went to bed very early but had to get up again as I couldn't sleep.
Things seemed to go from bad to worse & I ended up phoning our daughter as I was so upset !

Daughter & grandaughter (12yrs)came over & we had a nice chat, they stayed with me for a couple of hours by which time I felt more relaxed & went to bed & managed to get some sleep.
I am feeling a lot better & more able today !

I hope all is well with everyone,& the storms didn't cause anyone any problems.
I am very glad that we didn't have a thunderstorm etc.

Joan.

Oops, I forgot Florence gets worried :-D
I love it on holiday in Florida when you have a fantastic thunderstorm every afternoon

Linda, I love a good storm too, but I don't think Florence shares our enthusiasm!

I remember in my teens, I was at a school half way up a hill and on the other side of the valley, roughly opposite, there was a thick wood. One day there was a storm and we were watching the lightning over the trees. If I remember rightly at least one got hit and fell down. A fantastic sight and far enough away not to be a danger. :-)

Good morning from the sunshine. According to the forecast, it is supposed to be foggy.

I have had a very lazy start to the day. reading my iPad in bed before I eventually got up. OH had me worried when he said that the window cleaner was here well before nine. Luckily he does the upstairs windows with a brush on a pole, so he couldn’t see me.

The sample tile which we ordered has finally arrived at the shop, so OH has gone to get that and has taken another car load of stuff to the tip. The plumber who fitted the bathroom is coming back on Wednesday to fix the very slight leak on the bathroom toilet. OH is also going to have a go at him about the vanity unit in the downstairs toilet. It fits into a recess with a small gap on either side. He hasn’t got it centred, so it is going to make the tiles look odd. As it is stuck in with mastic , I don’t know if he will be able to move it across . It is half a centimetre out, not a huge amount, but noticeable.

We are going back to the bathroom showroom today to try and finalise the order for the en-suite. All very stressful choosing wall boards etc and trying to keep the cost down a bit without compromising the look too much.

It was a shame you didn’t get the thunder and lightning Florence, I love a good storm

Morning all from a misty murky village.

Last night it rained and when I say rained, it absolutely bucketed down, torrential. It was bouncing of the road literally! However we only had a couple of rumbles of thunder thankfully but there were others in other areas away from here.

Through the mist, the sun is trying to come through so it may turn out to be a good day after all. I have some repotting to do and really would like to do it outside as less messy than doing it on my kitchen table!

At least i wont have to water all the pots later on or maybe for a couple of days so that's saved me a job.

The cheap compost bags I ordered have finally been dispatched and are on their way so more jobs to do when they arrive.

I'm not a huge fan of BGT but i watched it last night and really enjoyed it as there were some very good acts especially all those children in the choir. Organised chaos but they were lovely.

Well off to the shower and to be extra careful today!

Florence in the hebrides

oooh its raining hard here too and there is also thunder and lightening around but only in the distance, think it was in the town areas.

Hope it doesnt get bad here but the sky is a funny colour, very stormy looking.

Had cold leftovers for tea so no cooking today :-D

Take care all

Oh dear, Linda, what a hardship that will be for you, having to buy clothes!

As forecast, the pleasant morning has given way to heavy cloud, heavy rain, lightning and loud thunder.

I'd better cook something for tea quickly, in case the power goes off.

I know my ears are useless, but for the last few years, the sound balance on the Eurovision music seems odd to me. Maybe it is something to do with the way they cancel out the audience noise. The songs always seem different when you hear them later on the radio.

I went to Aldi this morning, then I have potted up the two hanging baskets and three wall troughs using the plants I bought yesterday. They will sty in the greenhouse for a while until they are established.

I have just cleaned the bathrooms, we are back to three again. It was quite nice when two of them were being replaced and I only had the en-suite to do. OH has just done the ironing. He thinks that I should buy some new black T-shirts as my current ones are getting old. Who am I to argue with him :-D I need another trip to M& S next week.

Afternoon all

No northern lights here either!

I didn't really enjoy Eurovision this year. I felt its not so much of a "family" show anymore as some of the performances left little to the imagination. I wanted Croatia to win and didn't think much of the winning act nemo but that's just my opinion.

Its overcast and windy and forecast says thunderstorms later..eeeek hate them and get quite scared if they are bad ones.

Just pottering about tidying up. daughter changing her bedroom around again!

My bruise has expanded further down my leg but think the lump has reduced. Still very sore though to touch.

Right time for some lunch now and to be busy.

Florence in the hebrides

We just gave our two sheds away, the main one had been painted in a very orange looking decking stain, not a good look.
We were out until midnight last night as we watched Eurovision at my daughters, but sadly there was too much cloud to see the Aurora :-(

True! And it has a lovely non-leaking roof!

haha at least you have a shed :-D :-D :-D

That sounds lovely!

My shed is just boring brown woodstain.

Joan good choice. I have just had my arbour and hand rails on steps painted that colour. I love it.

Hi again.
Linda, I'm sure he would have enjoyed helping with the painting but there's a limit in what I would want him to help with, I really didn't fancy BLUE gravel, LOL.

Argyll Gran, the paint is called Barley Wood, it's a deep blue, it's a bit darker than Royal blue, it looks lovely.

Joan.

I am sure your grandson would have loved painting the shed Joan, plus all the surrounding area :-D

Apparently the Northern Lights were stunning over the town last night, but I didn’t see them. My daughter took photos at 10.30, she said that the sky just had strange white bits in it, but the actual photos show stunning colours. We are going down tonight to watch Eurovision, so I will take some as it is supposed to happen again tonight.

We went to Eve’s school speech day this morning. The keynote speaker was Alesha Dixon. She was actually a very good speaker which rather surprised me. The ceremony is always quite entertaining with lots of music and dance interspersed with the presentations. They have a posh marque outside and everyone gets a very nice picnic lunch along with Bucks Fizz or orange juice. It is 24 degrees this afternoon, but the hall was nicely air conditioned.I was glad to get home though and take my posh frock and uncomfortable shoes off

You've been busy, Joan!
What colour are you painting all these things?

Perhaps the wind will die down again for you, Florence.
Our weather has been the opposite of yours today. It started off warm and sunny, but is now clouding over, with some wind. I hope it doesn't rain.

I hope your hawthorn is less droopy today, Linda!

Went into town with a friend yesterday. I had some shopping to do, and she just wanted an outing, as she doesn't drive. It was nice to have company for a change.
We stopped first for a coffee and scone (well, decaff tea and scone for me), and later had soup and a sandwich in another place on the way home.

And when I got home, I cut all the grass, except along the verge of the track, which I hope to do this afternoon.

Hi everyone.
Another lovely day here, the sun has been shining since first thing, it was too warm for me this morning but now we have a welcome breeeze, makes garden work a lot more pleasant when there is a breeze, shame you have some serious wind though Florence, spoilt some of your plans.

I have given the 2 old Benches & the 2 old Bird tablesa second coat of paint today, & the big shed has had 1 coat on the door end.
We also have a small tool store shed & I have managed a first coat on that one as well.
I just love the new colour.

Our young grandson (5yrs) phoned me earlier, he was looking for a job & earn £10 for a school trip that's coming up, he made me laugh, first time in a while !
He was absolutely delighted when I said I would GIVE hime the money without having to work for it, lol.

I don't have any suitable jobs for a 5yr old, lol.

I have done enough painting for today, the back is creaking again so I'm off to see what I might like for my tea.
I do hope everyone is having a lovely day/weekend.

Joan.

Afternoon everyone.
Well started off overcast and dull and windy which was not the forecast. :-(

But now the sun has come out very nicely but oh my the blooming wind is sooo gusty! Which means, we cant eat alfresco as everything would get blown off the table. Such a disappointment. I have the jug of non Pimms ready and the onions ready to cook for the rolls etc and loads of other bits and bobs.

So looks like it will be an indoor "al fresco" instead.

You really cant win up here! If the wind dropped, it would be a scorcher and just perfect.

We did'nt see any northern lights even though we are the farthest north. partly because I face the west and not the northern mainland. people in Ballater, Aboyne and all along that part have the best views, but I have seen them many times when I lived in a different area.

Hope everyone else has a nice sunny and less windy day :-D

Florence in the hebrides

All I have to do is pay the sol. and estate agent plus the utilities and thats it. Bank accounts were dealt with and probate ages ago so nothing else to do, except divide the remaining balance after everything is paid between 3 of us.