General Chat

Iwould suggest Brenda ,that two males in the household Buy you a retirement present as i did my missus ,brought her a new laptop so that she had her own ,while the grandson hogged her old one,either that or a gentle hint ,such as ,move your butt lad it's my turn ,lol.
Nice to hear of a new family member Brenda ,and nice to hear that she has a nice ,sensible old name may the bairn prosper and do well all her life ,hopefully a long one.
Done well out back today all my beans in ,the two new roses dug well in ,all the weed that was among the buckets dug up and binned so i think that despite the lousy weather i am up to date. :-D
Time to get some tea now ,catch you all later ,Fred. :-D :-D

Evening all.had a good day today even with some rain .!!
went shopping for some birthday cards etc and presents and did well.did not spend as much on the pressies but the cards were a bit dear.!!
Out at the library tomorrow,my books a re a couple of days over due,but I wanted to see my old friend and she was not working till tomorrow.I will pick up another friend and we will have lunch together,Next week that library will close ,and two weeks later a new one opens.Its a bit of a way away from the old one and I will not be going to it as its not going to be convenient.I will use one of the other ones.
I might not go as often as I do now ,but I will still have my library books to read and my kindle.!!Glad you have gotten yourself sorted in the garden Fred,and hope you enjoyed your cuppa.!
Better get of to bed now.Have a good weekend.Brenda

Morning to all ,well the frost never hit us after all ,it turned wet instead and has been raining most of the night which is good ,my water butt will be more or less full by now :-D.
Comes to something Brenda when the stamps for mail cost more than the cards to stick them on ,lol . i can't help thinking that the G P O is comitting suicide with the way the costs keep going up ,i can't help noticing that T N t is now delivering mail ,yes ,it takes a while longer ,but it is also a lot cheaper ,and i can see the post office going under altogether within a couple of years :-( .
still looking for a couple of those filled potato sacks that i got a couple of years ago to go with my potato barrels ,hoping to make the crop last longer this Autumn.when i think the price will be way up .
Well sorted now Brenda ,three troughs for seperate sowings of Pak Choi and another three for carrots.boxes for my onions ,red ,and white ,and three new boxes for my leeks.
I have two large urns with three herb plants in each,and buckets with other herb in ,such as Rosemary ,and chive.
Plenty of space in front of the brussels and row of Calabrese for a good row of white turnip,and all my other veggies too ,so we should at least be eating healthily at any rate.
Pity about your local library closing it's doors ,yet another sign of the times,too many services being whittled down to the bone,and not all wise savings.
So much for Camerons ,health service safe with me eh? with people being sent home overnight because of bed and staff shortages ,me thinks this fella had better enjoy his short term in office :-| as ,after a round of clangers he has dropped ,he stands as much chance of getting back in ,as there is of the old volcano in Scotland that has the Castle on top of erupting again in the near future :-P :-| .
Thinking of doing a Pannini each for dinner along with a small side salad instead of a hot meal giving the meat a rest ,and do the butterfly chicken breasts tomorrow ,along with some nice new tatties and french bean :-D.
Well ,time i was away the house work is calling [sorry for swearing ,lol.Fred. ;-)

Hi all

Have you room for another little one from Uxbridge Middlesex?

Its cloudy and cold here but not raining which is good as meeting my friend Nat later for a coffe and chat. Then off to daughters Teri to look after grand daughter Caitlin for the night and tomorrow as Teri is doing a boot sale tomorrow.

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Hazelx

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Hi to Hazel ,course we have ,specially for someone so close to my old family seat in Brentford ,and Twickers ,lots of memories of playing ,and fishing in Bushey Park and the Thames .Fred. :-D

Morning all
,Welcome Hazel ,we are a small bunch at the minute but have a few who look in now and again,Hope the baby sitting goes ok.
Fred just reading what you are doing with the garden makes me feel tired!!
I have not been able to do much in ours with my leg like it is and John is only keeping things tidy as he is working out what he wants to do!!! We are still swaiting to see the the house behind us gets the planning permission to extend or not ,there has been a lot against it.
Have a few errands and then some ironing to do so better get started,Take care brenda

Morning all
,Welcome Hazel ,we are a small bunch at the minute but have a few who look in now and again,Hope the baby sitting goes ok.
Fred just reading what you are doing with the garden makes me feel tired!!
I have not been able to do much in ours with my leg like it is and John is only keeping things tidy as he is working out what he wants to do!!! We are still swaiting to see the the house behind us gets the planning permission to extend or not ,there has been a lot against it.
Have a few errands and then some ironing to do so better get started,Take care brenda

Morning all
,Welcome Hazel ,we are a small bunch at the minute but have a few who look in now and again,Hope the baby sitting goes ok.
Fred just reading what you are doing with the garden makes me feel tired!!
I have not been able to do much in ours with my leg like it is and John is only keeping things tidy as he is working out what he wants to do!!! We are still swaiting to see the the house behind us gets the planning permission to extend or not ,there has been a lot against it.
Have a few errands and then some ironing to do so better get started,Take care brenda

Afternoon all ,sorry to be late today but i have had a good morning in the garden,done the shopping and came back knackered and went for a snooze ,he he .
I did really well too ,both lawns cut three herb plants put in [only one space left now ] and my onions are now in position too.
We decided to do the usual two weekly dinner ,lol,finished the shopping and went in for fish and chips before coming home ,the fish is lovely from there ,and the fish cakes are to die for yum,even the chips take a lot of beating .
The wife is very fussy with fish ,and decided she wanted a spam fritter ,chips and curry sauce .
I asked for a standard fish ,a fish cake ,chips and curry sauce ,the fish by the way is for my furry chum ,who deserves a treat as well as me ,lol,she sticks by me through thick and thin does this pusser cat,i'm sure she thinks she is a dog ,lol.
Any way ,when i said the fish was for my cat ,i got a piece for her at half price,and did Hissy love it ,i got a special head butt for my trouble ,and there is enough fish left for two more meals for her :-D.
One week to go Brenda ,yessss,this time next week i will be having tea in the van at Carla Gran ,woohoo,and we are already looking for a week in late june in Southport.
The Wife says there is an Olive Tree for sale at the store Home Base for £15 ,so i think i will go and get one for the front garden ,ideal it is for that round mini patch in the middle of the lawn ,it may need fleecing during the winter for hard frosts ,but that would be easily seen to. :-).
Off to get the tea now ,stir fry i think ,with a nice low sugar fish sauce.
Catch you later peoples ,have a good evening where ever you are .Fred.

Morning all.its a chilly but dry day here today ,no sunshine yet!
Not going out today staying and getting some jobs done ,as I am out tomorrow and Friday....
Seeing my old friend and going to Bury tomorrow and to my uncles funeral on Friday,
Glad you are on time now with the garden fred.
Will email you about the possibility of meeting next week.
Better get on with these jobs while i am feeling ok and in the mood to do them HAHa
Take care brenda xx

Morning all,well its dry outside ,but still on the chilly side.
have washing to put out and then I have to go out to my uncles funeral,so hope it stays dry!!
Went to Bury yesterday ,it wasn't market day so was pretty quiet,had a nice salad sandwich for lunch .My friend and I had a short walk round ,as I am not able to walk far with out sitting down and it wasn't .We had a cup of coffee before we got the tram back. Only bought a couple of birthday cards and my friend got some groceries.Might go again next week with John. Hope everyone is ok Take care Brenda

Afternoon peoples ,a horrible wet morning with a few people wondering if i had gone mad when i was out in my shorts and top at 5 -45 this A M because the chuffing cat had me up early again .
There i was out there withj a cuppa ,greenhouse door tight shut ,large pot on the bench ,with me hitting the sides of i with a trowel trying to loosen the root ball of a lovely dwarf Olive tree that i brought yesterday,he he ,i must have sounded a bit like a woodpecker :-D.
curtains were twitching for miles around he he ,but ,i now have a lovely Olive Tree in a largish pot ,squeezed into it with a little difficulty ,because the instructions said ,do not over pot :-).
This pot can sit in a hollow in the front garden through the summer ,and autumn before being put to bed in the greenhouse over the winter,a lovely splash of colour all year starting with shiny green leaves ,through to dark green to black olives as they ripen.
My pear tree has arrived too ,and that was potted on by dinner time so here i am at last ,tree wise with a full house of fruits ,wahey ,there at last . ;-).
Have a nice trip to Bury Brenda ,still see that place in my minds eye every time you mention going there ,what an amazing place that is for a walk round.
We hope to be down early enough next week to have breakfast in the same pub where we go for our carvery,and then have a good amble around the two places we frequent before going on to Fleetwood and carla gran.
Nice easy tea this evening ,some wholemeal torpedo rolls filled with onions and hot dog sausages nice and tasty,and nice and lazy.
catch you later folks , Fred :-) :-D

Hi everyone,weather has been a lot nicer today ,yesterday turned out to be a right horrible day.I went to pick up my sister to go to my uncles funeral and the heavens opened!!! We had heavy rain,then hail which was like walnuts hitting the car.!!I had not been to the cemetary before so was pracitally driving blind!! Luckily it stopped raining as we got there so it was not that bad,.My uncle had been in the Army during the war and was in the Burma star association and they were there to take him into the chapel and carried their flags.The last post was played at the end of the service ,which had lots of us in tears again,!!
driving home was a little better as it was just heavy rain ,but I was really pleased when i dropped my sister at her house and then got home myself and John made me a brew!!.
John has a new great neice born late last night ,she has not got a name yet .but both her and her mother are well.which is the main thing.
Will tell you her name when she has one.
Glad the trees are doing well Fred I could just picture you with the Olive tree ,repotting it !!!it sounds brilliant ,.good luck with them both.
Take care Brenda

Hi everyone,weather has been a lot nicer today ,yesterday turned out to be a right horrible day.I went to pick up my sister to go to my uncles funeral and the heavens opened!!! We had heavy rain,then hail which was like walnuts hitting the car.!!I had not been to the cemetary before so was pracitally driving blind!! Luckily it stopped raining as we got there so it was not that bad,.My uncle had been in the Army during the war and was in the Burma star association and they were there to take him into the chapel and carried their flags.The last post was played at the end of the service ,which had lots of us in tears again,!!
driving home was a little better as it was just heavy rain ,but I was really pleased when i dropped my sister at her house and then got home myself and John made me a brew!!.
John has a new great neice born late last night ,she has not got a name yet .but both her and her mother are well.which is the main thing.
Will tell you her name when she has one.
Glad the trees are doing well Fred I could just picture you with the Olive tree ,repotting it !!!it sounds brilliant ,.good luck with them both.
Take care Brenda

Afternoon all,its been a fairly good day weather wise.Its also been busy ,
We had to unpack a new Tv cabinet this morning , we got it delivered yesterday along with a new side board and dresser top ,it looks like a welsh dresser together, and its very nice, We unpacked the dresser yesterday but left the tv cabinet till today,now we have loads of cardboard to get rid of,will probably take it to Sainsburys as they have a big skip for things like that.,Then I had an appointment at the hairdressers to get my nails done(she hada half price offer on).
Then we had to go to the car showroom while John had a test drive,
he had a good chat with the salesman and it looks like we getting a new car at the endof next month or early June.
Today is Daviids birthday and we had cheese n onion pie ,mash and beans for tea ,cheated a bit on the pie as it was bought from M&S.It was at his request so i couldn't let him down.!!!
Going to have a bit of cake with a cuppa now Take care Brenda xx

Afternoon all,its been a fairly good day weather wise.Its also been busy ,
We had to unpack a new Tv cabinet this morning , we got it delivered yesterday along with a new side board and dresser top ,it looks like a welsh dresser together, and its very nice, We unpacked the dresser yesterday but left the tv cabinet till today,now we have loads of cardboard to get rid of,will probably take it to Sainsburys as they have a big skip for things like that.,Then I had an appointment at the hairdressers to get my nails done(she hada half price offer on).
Then we had to go to the car showroom while John had a test drive,
he had a good chat with the salesman and it looks like we getting a new car at the endof next month or early June.
Today is Daviids birthday and we had cheese n onion pie ,mash and beans for tea ,cheated a bit on the pie as it was bought from M&S.It was at his request so i couldn't let him down.!!!
Going to have a bit of cake with a cuppa now Take care Brenda xx

Hey ,what's all this ,a a Lancashire wife that Buys cheese and onion pie ? shame on you ,lol,know what you mean though ,a good one takes some beating ,and after reading this ,i may well make one for Saturday's dinner ,with a good souse in tomato sauce lol,found the reduced ,salt ,and sugar sauce in Morrisons today ,verdict ,outstanding.
Time to get the tea ready for sis' in law ,and hubby ,who will be finished on park at 6-30 ,so tea is set for 7 pm.
Shepherds pie ,roast potato ,parsnip, peas ,asparagus and broad beans ,with ginger cake and custard for pudding .
Catch you later peoples ,Fred. :-D

evening everyone,its been a very very wet day here and so grey it was like evening at lunch time??
Hope fred has enjoyed his holiday sounds like it.
I have tried to make a cheese and onion pie numerous times but all have been a disaster I am ashamed to sya.The M&S pie is one we all like and the price isn;t that bad.we do not have it often as we try and keep the cheese and pastry down,,
Managed to get rid of all the cardboard from the packing on the furniture,took it to the big recycle bins at Sainsburys,
Lots of family and friends have birthdays coming up next month so I need to get some shopping done.
Take care Brenda

Home at last to a welcome and a half from our cat ,so pleased to see us that she rolled straight over to have her tummy rubbed ,all the time sounding like a sewing machine ,lol :-).
Hazel told me to do home made chips by slicing them putting them into boiling water for two minutes ,then drying them on paper towelling before putting them in the fryer ,so i am going to give that a try . :-D
All is well here ,the Tomato and Cucumber seeds are through and even the missus's leek seeds are showing through so we ain't doing so badly,all i need now are my bean seeds to get a move on ,lol.
Found a large bit of Horserasdish root in Wilkinsons and brought it home with me ,you can't beat home made sauce ,creamy and ultra hot .
Going to be having a lazy day tomorrow ,just a little to do out back ,and a tad of work around the house to do.other than that ,it's feet up and a darned good laze Might just go and get an early tea made once i can find something to cook up ,no way am i taking the car out again ,done enough driving for one day. :-D.
Catch you later all ,Fred :-D :-D

Evening all.glad you got home ok Fred ,and that you had a good stay and all was well when you got home.
Got my books from the library that i ordered today ,and picked one up for John ,which when I gave it to him he had already read.!!!
Have a couple of things to pick up tomorrow need a couple of birthday presents ,and also need a few cards.Might get lunch out ,depends on when I get out and if Johns with me or not,,will not be doing lunch on my own.
Had a beef stew for tea and did some Jersey Royals with it.all really good.!!
Only got the jreseys as they were half price ,still cost over a pound for a pound. !!!
Going for a cuppa and a bicci, take care brenda