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Hello all,

Yes Florence we watch the darts as well . OH used to play darts for a local team . Nearly all the men in his family were dart players for their local pubs/clubs. In my family nobody played darts but were all avid readers . Strange how folk get together when they are very different. They say opposites attract and it did in our case.

Ann I used to make lots of cards as well but no longer do any at all. I still have craft stuff in a cupboard but stopped about the same time as covid hit . I used to make for a couple of friends who liked to send personalised cards but sadly they are no longer with us and I have a really small family that bother with cards at all. Most younger ones just send a text or message on fb.if they do that. lol.

Joan hope you and hubby managed to get your roast sorted and you enjoyed it.
Also hope the weather gets better so you can get a good nights sleep.

Hope you and your OH feel better soon Linda.


Ginnie

some of my younger family are the same JG. I think it is very sad that they don't choose appropriate cards to send. Cards are so personal. Texts and emails are the opposite.

What a cracking semi final. i want Wright to win but both GB players eeeek

Darts is something w have never had an interest in. We don’t really watch much sport, just the England Rugby Union matches and some of the test cricket matches. We did watch quite a bit of the new format cricket matches which were on to this summer.

I took ages to get to sleep last night, so couldn’t be bothered to get up this morning. I feel generally achy, so won’t do much today apart from a trip to the supermarket. OH still doesn’t feel well either .

Morning all.

Oh Linda, do you really need to go out? Can you manage a couple of days until you feel better otherwise it will set you back? Whatever this is and it sounds like flu has really knocked you both back.
Just a thought, did you both get flu jags recently? Its usually 10 days later when you may feel fluey after the jag.

I didnt sleep well either last night but not because Im unwell. I cant seem to get comfy as my left leg fidgets and i have to change position a lot. I think its always about 2am before i nod off and then wake at about 3am. I have been used to only sleeping for 4-5 hours for the last 20 years so guess I have got used to it.
Well its a gloomy day here and looking like the heavens are about to chuck it down. The wind is less but still breezy and daughter said its freezing cold brrrr.

Nothing special on today just usual tidying up after the weekend. A couple of emails to reply to and a letter to type.

Also waiting on a call from a sols with a new quote but so far noone has rang!

Hope all is well with everyone else

Have a good day

Florence in the hebrides

JustGinnie, what did you think of the final? Really good and entertaining I thought.

Our flu jabs were about a month ago Florence, so it isn’t that. I am not that bad and we need some milk, so I will go out this afternoon

The post just came and we got our letters for the winter fuel allowance, £250 each this year.

Good afternoon everyone.
Well it's a much better day here today, after a dry night the leaves have started to dry up nicely making it easier to sweep them up.
It's a nice dry today & bright but there is a chilly wind, but I have been out & cleared the leaves from the front path,the flagstones around the P shed & some from one side of the front garden.

Done quite a lot, I am now having a sit down with a cuppa but Ijust might go out again & lift the leaves from the other 1/2 of the front garden, that will then just leave the side area & the drive to be done another day.
No doubt though & will have to start all over again at the beginning once all the first lot have been swept up, LOL.

I hope you & hubby are feeling better Linda, a bit of "fresh" air might actually help !

Joan.

Well....result!

Just got a tel call this afternoon from the medical secretary. She had received a tel call from my GP and so they have given me 21st Nov for my Echo. Amazing what a tel call does!!

Still daylight here but heavy black clouds. We had a few heavy showers today but a massive rainbow.

Off to eat leftovers from the cheesy pie from yesterday with some baked beans yummy.

That is good news Florence, hopefully things will be fine.

Well that is the end of a lazy day. I managed Tescos, but was glad to sit down after I got back. Monday night is always a to watching night as Mastermind, Only Connect and University Challenge are on straight after each other.

Linda, mon tv for me is brill.

Eastenders 7.30pm BBC 1

Corrie 8-9pm ITV

Masterchef 9-10 BBC1

So that took care of my evening!

Florence I did enjoy the darts . I didn't see it all but what I did see was good.

Good to here you have your app. for your test and hope all goes well.

Not doing much today , did do a bit in the garden yesterday but today is very cold so will be staying indoors .

Got a bag of sweets for tonight in case the little ones from next door do Halloween .

Ginnie

Afternoon all
I have done my ironing and housework and now sitting as Im so out of breath!
We have found a new solicitor and he is very reasonable too!

Spent an hour too sorting out some forms that dad has to complete, then emailed them to him and he is not feeling good today. That's always a worry but hopefully his stomach will settle.

Blue skies and was sunny but now a heavy shower on. I was out at the bin but it was very windy and by golly it was ccld brrr.

Hope you and hubby Linda are feeling better.
Joan, hope all ok with you.

There is a very bad storm called Ciaran heading towards the south coast Tues eve/Wed am and winds maybe 80mph!! My dad is opposite a harbour on the south coast and I told him to stay safe indoors and not venture outside until its safe.

Think its then heading towards Wales and NI. So if anyone is in its path, please take great care.

Florence in the hebrides

Good afternooon.
Another dry sunny day here but colder than yesterday.

I spent the morning in the garden clearing up leaves from other parts of the garden, I filled up 2 garden sacks again today, just a couple more sections of the garden to do then I will probably have to start all over again.
Clearing the leaves here is a bit like when they used to paint the Forth Rail Bridge, by the time othey got to the end they had to start all over again, LOL.

What a busy lady you are Florence, always on th go with so many things.
The next storm due isn't supposed to affect us, hiope that's true !!

I hope all is well with everyone on the thread.

Joan.

Joan, no worries with this storm as it wont affect you or me....for a change if thats reassuring for you :-D

As for being busy, I sometimes think that although I retired 2 years ago, I do as much paperwork, tel calls etc plus keeping the house clean and tidy as I did back then.
However it is nice to feel useful when people ask me to sort out problems for them.

I do have a wealth of experience and knowledge between my banking days and my education years.
I am very good with words so can help people with difficult lettters ie complaints etc

I am also good on the phone and never let anyone fob me off lol.

If I didn't have so many things to deal with, I would maybe get a bit bored and me brain would fall asleep and I cant have that
:-D :-D

Very windy here so far today although not gale force. Looks threatening for rain and it is forecast showers this afternoon. Unfortunately tomorrow I have a hair appointment so will have to walk out in it even if it is raining. The joys of having no transport. Still I accept that was my choice so will put up to it.

there is always something to do Florence isn't there. I suspect I make a lot of admin jobs that many of younger generations don't do. I wonder if it makes any difference. Every month I balance my bank accounts, the on line statements against what is in my accounts books. I like to keep a finger on the pulse. Actually in a masochistic sort of way, I enjoy it, the arithmetic keeps my 83 year old brain ticking over.

So far today I have just read the DM on line and answered a couple of emails. Plus moving a lot of garden tools from my shed out to the empty garage. The shed is starting to creak and leak and I am waiting for an estimate for my friendly gardeners to demolish the shed and attached lean to greenhouse and put up a new one. This will be in the new year but I want to clear as much as I can out of it before winter sets in.

Now I am going to continue making Christmas cards. :-) :-)

Afternoon everyone.

I am fuming :-P :-P :-P

The postie has just come and shock of horrors, the package I sent airmail to my cousin in Australia a week ago has been returned to me!! It has an orange sticker on saying it was refused by customs as it did not have a form stuck on the package with a list of the contents.

I did write on the front printed matter only as it contains that plus 2 wooden hand made coasters and a mounted print so nothing hazardous.

When daughter took it to the PO, the cashier asked what was in it and then said that's fine. it cost me £14.35. So I looked it up and I have to fill in a customs form listing all the items but the bug bear is.....I have to pay again!! It didn't even leave the UK so paying what I did to go to Heathrow Customs probably is extortionate.

As you can imagine I'm not a happy bunny, because the cashier should have asked daughter to complete the form there and then instead of wasting time & money.

Dear oh dear, what is the world coming to?

AnnG, I have a ledger book I fill with all my income and outgoings and then balance that against my bank once a week. It is a bit old fashioned I guess but it teaches you to budget and spot if anything amiss. I know people who never look at their statements and just rely on the bank etc never making a mistake.

When you are on a budget, you have to keep track unless you are really rich!

Anyway moving on...

Its gales force winds here which I wasn't expecting. thought the storm was only down south unless this is just our usual weather for November lol

Home alone until Friday but its fine as I have several things to do at my pace and less washing and housework to do. Can't make up my mind what to make myself for tea. I was thinking of a stir fry with veg and rice maybe, just fancy that.

AnnG, I hope you don get wet going to the hairdressers. Can you get a taxi back so your hair wont get ruined in the rain?

Hope everyone else looking in is safe and well.

Florence in the hebrides

Good afternoon everyone. It is dreary and cold here. We have been taking it easy, OH has been sitting around which is just not like him he is normally always doing jobs.
We have been going through all the paperwork and throwing out lots of old statements etc, We went through lots of old packets of photos this morning and threw quite a lot of also rans away I just have one more shelf to go through, then the study will be totally sorted. We have three bookcases with doors on the bottom half. There is lots of empty space now, so I will be able to use one of them as a temporary measure in the dining room of the new house until we get some built in storage made

I need to go to the doctors this afternoon for a blood test. Normally I would walk, but I don’t feel up to it, so will take the car instead, not that I will be able to park there as half the car park is cordoned off for building work. I will probably have to park in the town square and walk, but it is closer than walking from home.

Hello.
O my Florence what a disaster for you, very glad that we don't have anyone abroad that need cards or parcels, too complicated for us to deal with, not to mention the costs incured.

A very wet day here, been raining through the night & still going, very disappointing after having 2 nice dry sunny days even if cold, I had outdoor plans for today, but hey ho, back to the Crosstitching instead.
I have put together a stew today & will probably make some Dumplings to go with it.

Joan.

Stew and dump sounds yummy Joan. I found some liver in the freezer, so we are having liver onions and mash.

Your post office sounds as useless as ours Florence, they should have told you about the customs declaration. We have an excellent post office in a village just over a mile away and people go there in preference because they are so helpful.

We just got a load of forms from our solicitor. Among them was the contents for the new house. The current owners are taking all the curtains and curtain poles. The curtains aren’t very nice, but at least we would have had something. I can’t believe they are taking the poles as well, no doubt they will leave big holes in the walls. They had new windows in 2021 and had not put any blinds in the bathrooms since then, so we knew they were to do. We will have to hang some sheets up in the bedroomsuntil we can get new blinds fitted. Just one more thing to add to the massive list of things to do :-(