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Hi Linda.
Nope both daughter & i were so careful because i had heart surgery on5th April(i think or the 4th) in 2020 just as went into lockdown.
So when I returned from the hospital in Glasgow, nobody was allowed out so that kept me clear of victors for months which was good.

My health then took other turns and again, I stayed indoors without visitors. I had to give up driving in 2021 jul so since then have more or less been confined to barracks with the exception of a couple of trips to town with a friend.

So for 3 years, we escaped but it got us in the end! Daughter has had 5 jags and I had 3.

You sound like you had a very long and tiring day. I guess you could have done without the art preview but understand why you felt the need to go!

Hope you are enjoying a nice cuppa with your feet up

Florence in the Hebrides

Morning to all looking in today.
Well daughter and I are feeling a bit better as temp fits have stopped thank goodness but we both took a test today and both are still positive.

Its the coughing that is the problem. It hurts the ribs and back and is a very croaky cough. Hopefully by the weekend it will improve.

I have lost 5 lbs now in weight and daughter too...but not complaining :-D

No appetitive really, just living on little bit, crumpets, an apple, a yoghurt and plenty
water. Certainly not ready for any proper meals.

Going to try and do some ironing for a little while as its building up but shall not overdo it.

Hope everyone else is keeping well and ok.

Florence in the hebrides

I am glad that you are both picking up Florence, don’t overdo tbe ironing. If you aren’t going out anywhere, no one will see if you are a bit crumpled :-D

We have just been playing out in the garden, but Esme is tired after trampolining, so has gone for a lie down to watch her iPad. That means I get a bit of respite as well. Her mum has been away over night, but is due back this afternoon, so that will take some of the pressure off me as well

Any joy with the house sale linda?

Good afternoon peeps.
It is a glorious sunny day here with a slight chill in the wind. Daughter and I are still positive and full of high temp and croaky coughs but, we ventured outside into the garden for 10 minutes to try and get some fresh air and blow away the germs!

My roses are doing rather well and the fuchsias are coming along too.

I ordered compost and 4 large tubs last week, so hoping maybe mid week we may feel well enough to reorganise the smaller pots. Its looking very warm from Thursday onwards and no wind 15 degrees and sunny so thats great to look forward to.

Placed a couple of small bets on 3 horses in the national today, so you never know, may get lucky! I won £60 on the hotpicks in the lottery last week which was fab too.

Hope the sun is shining wherever you all are :-D

Florence in the hebrides

I got very excited last week because I had an email to say my lottery ticket had won a prize last Saturday. I just have one ticket each Saturday. It was a massive £68, better than nothing I suppose.

My daughters buyers have had another offer on their flat, a bit lower than before, so hopefully the sake might be back on. Their estate agent is trying to find out if these new people are in a position to proceed quickly. Fingers crossed they are.

It is a lovely sunny day here. I want to repot one of my houseplants, but getting to the bag of compost is difficult as lots of other things have been stacked where the bag is

Well done Linda, good luck for more :-D

Thank you Florence, I did have more luck of sorts last night. I have a weekly sub in the Oxford lottery. It is just to support a small charity called Jacari which my daughter in law works for. They get a small percentage of the weekly ticket price. Apparently I got two numbers on Saturday, so that gets me an extra three tickets in next weeks draw. So that is two Saturdays in a row, fingers crossed for third time lucky.

I managed to get my plant re posted yesterday. It is a Oxalis triangularis which is actually small bulbs which came from my sister many years ago. It dies die back in winter, but has usually picked up before now. I have it in a white pot and with the red leaves it is a very distinctive plant. I must have had it since the 1990’s so will be sad if it dies off. I suppose the bulbs must give up at some stage.

It is a lovely day today, we have the monthly town litter pick this afternoon. OH just popped out to pick up a tv which had been dumped on the country lane we had cleared a few weeks ago. We can take it to the central collection point this afternoon

Afternoon all.
Not such a nice day and dull and overcast compared to yesterday. Had the windows open but felt after 10 mins, it was rather chilly so have closed them all.

We got 3rd in the national and won £3.40 lol, it might buy a coffee :-D

Hope the litter pick goes well Linda...a tv? Oh my, hard to believe what people dump thesedays and in the wrong places!

i managed a shower although my left lower back is painful near my kidneys, washed hair and sort of look a bit more human! However, not feeling good at all and temp going up at 38.3. Daughter did 2 tests and both positive so we are still in the thick of it.

Didnt get my blood test back so shall tel 1st thing tom and tell them about my temp, im coughing up horrible stuff too.

I was going to strip my bed and wash at 60 degrees but ive no energy just now so sitting down.

Joan, if you are looking in, hope all is ok with you and hubby.
JG, hope you are rid of the shingles now and feeling better

Anyone else looking in, hope you are having a lovely Sunday

Florence in the hebrides

Hello to all.
Sorry to hear you are still not fully recovered Florence, let's hope the cough clears up soon, coughs can be so debilitating, (sp).

We have had a nice weekend weatherwise, yesterday though being warmer than today. It was sunny both days but it was windy today.

Our eldest son came over yesterday to have another go at sorting through all the rubbish in the garage & old steading, in other words his dads hoard of things that were supposed to come in handy one day, but has had them many years, LOL.

Our son found amongst many useless items lots of empty containers, bottles, jars, old hand wiping rags, the list is endless, anything we could burn got put on the bonfire along with some tree branches & old wood, just a small fire but it got rid of so much.

Son just has to sort through all the old cardboard boxes & various old tools now, but that's for another day.

I spent have the weekend painting both sheds, the Potting shed & a small tool shed, & I have to say I am pleased with the colour, Forget-me-Not, looks lovely even with just the 1st coat, should look even better when they get a 2nd coat on.

Hubby is not too bad just now, though he has developed a pressure sore, all the sitting, on Friday he was provided with a rather nice cushion to sit on & he tells me it is very comfy.

Well duty calls, it's cuppa time for hubby.

Joan.

Evening peeps
Well finally got a call from a nurse today and my blood tests results. Most were ok except for Kidney(slightly below par). I told her my temp was still over 38 and she said she will speak to the GP and get some antibiotics prescribed and will see if the district nurse can drop them off!! Wow I said, that would be very kind of you as they made it quite clear recently that NO they would not deliver at any time. So shall see what happens tomorrow.

Sunny but windy day and we managed outside and re-potted a large rose plant. Took the life out of us so only managed 1 plant and tub but tomorrow looking good.

still coughing horrible stuff up but think its easing a bit. Still positive for Covid for us both.

Joan , you and your son got loads done, well done to you both. Im sure the sheds look brilliant. Sorry to hear hubby has a sore already, thats not so good but sitting all the time sadly doesnt help.

Sounds like you really had a good sort out in the steading and it must be looking more empty now.
Linda, hope the litter went well and how many bags did you collect this time?

Well its a beautiful evening and im sure will have a glorious sunset later on.

Take all, time for coffee.

Florence in the hebrides

Good morning, nice & bright this morning,the sun is soing its best to shine on us, I hope it does as I have one end of the P shed left to paint & I would like to get it finished today.

So sorry to hear that you are still not properly over the Covid yet Florence, you take care.

I was well pleased at how much clearing up of the steading our sone managed to get done, the steading is quite big & hubby has filled it to the funnels with "stuff".
It's going to take a good long while to get rid of it all.

Our son is a busy man what with his work & doing some upgrading of his own house & garden.
He is hoping to replace the panes in my P shed as soon as he can, the original panes were damaged during one of the storms we had & we had to cover the gaps with wood which looks awful.
It will be nice to get new panes in place & bring back dalight to the inside.

Well I'm of to stick my head out the door & see if it's warm enough to go outside. Bye for now.

Joan.

Morning Joan and everyone looking in.

Well nice surprise as 1/2 hour ago whilst I was on the phone, a voice called out "hello" in my hallway and suddenly a nurse appeared clutching my prescription. Antibiotics and steroids. I indicated for her not to come in to my lounge as I have covid, she didnt know!!!

Anyway, heres hoping they will sort out my chest infection.

Its a calm day, no wind but no sun yet but trying to peep through the clouds.

Really want to repot the other plants whilst we have the good weather.

Hope you are more productive today Joan but dont overdo it.

Hope everyone else ok and keeping well.

Florence in the hebrides.

Hi Florence.
I have managed to get the end of shed painted so that's both sheds done, well pleased, will look even better when our son gets the new panes of glass/perspex in place.

I have just made hubby his snack lunch, I was late making him something to eat as I was so engrossed in the painting, just a toasted Hot X Bun & a cuppa but he was waiting patiently for it, LOL.

The sun is well out now & a tad warmer than yesterday.

Take care, hope the pills work.

Joan.

Well the sun came out and a pleasant 15 degrees with no wind. Daughter and I managed to repot 4 small fuchsias into a huge pot, the 6 carnation plants had outgrown their tiny pot so all went into another bigger pot.

After that, we were both feeling really tired and my back was aching so we tidied up and went indoors to sit awhile. I have 2 large tubs left and not sure whether to wait and fill them with small bedding plants maybe, all sorts as that will be colourful, not sure yet.

Shock of horrors, went on XC weather for our area and its showing snow 24 April and for Ballater in the highlands most of that week. Eeeek just when you think better weather is coming, you see this! So hope it wont come and its a mistake lol

Hope hubby enjoyed his toasted Hot X bun Joan, i love them with cheese spread.

Well got a Tesco order to sort before Friday so better crack on. Still hardly any
appetite so just dont know what to eat as tummy is rumbling!

I am pleased that you got your meds Florence, hopefully you will start feeling better soon.

I had a nice day with my daughter, after dropping the girls off at school we went to Rudding Park Hotel roof top spa in Harrogate. I have been a couple of times before and it is excellent

Esme is going away tomorrow for two days on a school residential trip. Goodness how that will go. She is full of it, but she does wake in the night and wants mummy. If it all goes pear shaped it is only fifty minutes away

I am glad that you are getting your sheds sorted Joan. I remember what a mammoth task it was after my father died. OH had lots of stuff in our double garage, including in the boarded out rafters. He did get rid of lots of stuff before my daughter moved in because half of the double garage is now packed up to the ceiling with boxes and furniture. We are still waiting to see if the chain is back up again in my daughters house move, hopefully it is and it will be sometime in June. We have everything crossed

Good morning..just to all looking in today
Yay :-D :-D :-D my Covid test is negative. Im stil coughing but by tomorrow the meds should kick in.

So we have begun a deep clean of the house today. Daughter did bathroom, I did kitchen. Beds all stripped and washed at 60 degrees, then out on the line as a brilliant sunny breezy day here. Perfect to get all the laundry dry.

Then we have the lounge and hallway to clean, hoover and polish. Wipe down all the door handles, cupboards etc. Got all the windows open so a great breeze flowing through the whole house.

Steroids are great, but they keep you awake so last night was a struggle to sleep but hey ho, they will make me better.

I also got good news just now, I qualify for my blue badge and it will be ready in 10 days. Cost £20. I shall have it before my best friend arrives and that will be used when she drives me out and about mid May.

My appetite is still poor though even though I feel hungry. i did eat a banana yesterday but it bloated me so shall not have anymore. maybe some tinned fruit and icecream, thats my go to food when Im not feeling well.

Hope everyone else is getting this lovely weather up here, its great for a change. :-D

Linda, hope you had a lovely time at the Spa, sounds wonderful and hope Esme is ok being away on her trip.

Joan, hope you are having sunshine so you can get outside and finish your jobs etc

Well i'm off to make a coffee and then power on with the chores whilst I have energy lol

Florence in the hebrides

Good afternoon everyone from a Glorious day here in Aberdeenshire.

So glad to hear that your test is showing negative Florence, though I have to be honest ! I don't really trust those testers one way or the other, just me I suppose who is suspicious of many things, LOL.

You have been a busy bee today.
Sadly I have neglected our house this past week I really must make a start on some more thorough cleaning, LOL.

Linda, I hope you had a lovely time at the Spa.

I have been outside once again, finished tidying the flower borders, as much as i can do at the moment, the Daffies are beginning to fade & so it won't be long before I can trim them back, at least just a little to start with.

I have almost finished painting a garden chair, got the 1st coat on it, but it's a fiddly chair to do a lovely heavy single chair but lots of slats on it, back, both sides & the seat part,. I get a bit bored of trying to get the paint brush in between the slats !

Having a gravy dinner today, Hotpot, a bit warm today but I had already planned last night to make that today.
I just hope hubby fancies it come tea-time, his appetite is not good at the moment, & he changes his mind at the drop of a hat !

Well now, time to get back to painting the reast of that chair whilst the weather is so nice.

Bye for now.

Joan.

Afternoon all,
Well yesterday was lovely sunny and breezy so got washing dry outside Cleaned the downstairs rooms as hadn't been able to do much with all the work going on but all finished now and everywhere needed a good dust, polish or a wipe down . Happy with the outcome .Today is dry but overcast and OH has been tidying the front garden up just a bit of weeding and then a sweep up. Living on a busy main road has pros and cons, litter being one of the cons .

Good to hear you have tested negative at last Florence and hope you feel better now.

Joan sounds like you are busy already in your garden. We must get out and start on our back garden it's not very big but there is always something to do even if it's just finding the toys etc that come from next door and throwing them back before our dog gets them. lol.
Hope Esme enjoys herself Linda.

Ginnie.

Brr, what a difference. It is cold and cloudy today, I have even put the heating on. I think we were taken in by the lovely weather last week.

Esme is back from her residential trip, she seems to have enjoyed it and not caused them problems overnight

I took the opportunity to have a good sort out of the cupboards while she was away. I had lots of good quality clothes in storage from when I was much larger, so I bit the bigger and took nine large bin bags to the charity shop.

My daughter’s house move is going from bad to worse. The chain collapsed when their buyer lost their cash buyer. My daughters buyers now have a new first time buyer but they have offered less money My daughters buyers are now saying that they can’t buy the house unless my daughter reduces it by 20k. They have to decide what to do, if they accept that it means they won’t have the money they need to buy new furniture. If they put the house back on the market they will have wasted three months with this buyer. As apparently prices are falling, they may not get as much with a new buyer. It looks like they may end up losing the house up here which they are supposed to be buying. It is all such a mess.

I hope that you are feeling better Florence now the antibiotics have had time to work