General Chat

Oh Susie I'm so sorry. I do like a wind up!!! Sarah.XXX

Hi Sarah & Susie Tried a bit of gardening today but although it was very bracing in the wind (It always is in Stoken) the ground was too soggy Len

Hello Len It is still very windy here today. The sun is shining though. Regards Sarah.

hello len and sarah still windy here today but sunny. ive just finished work and got caught in a heavy shower at 7am this morning!!!!! see ya soon susie

Hi Susie Sorry you got caught in the rain again. Sit down now and enjoy a nice cuppa!!! Sarah

Its still very windy up here on the Chilterns. Keep chucking alka-seltzers out the window but it doesn't seem to help. Smashed my greenhouse yesterday - reglazed it today. Luckily the weather was mild so my plants survived. Len

Oh Len Sorry to hear about your greenhouse. At least the plants are o.k. though. Regards Sarah.

Ssarah I ran into the Birds today - in a garden centre. They are still chewing over the family tree. I am 80 but they make me feel quite young. Len

Hello Len How lovely to hear from you. You sound as though you are an active 80. Did you buy anything nice in the garden centre? Sarah.

Sarah No, I didn't buy anything at the garden centre. I went to get ideas but prefer to go to a nursery or builders yard to make purchases (as do the garden centres) where prices are much lower. I cleared a bed of cupressus trees and intend filling the space (about 3 x 10 metres) with shrubs. mostly evergreens. Got any recommendations ? Len Ps My GP assesses my physical condition as being comensurate with a 50 year old. No comment on mental condition, though

Hello Len How's dear old 'Stokie' this fine Sunday morning? Hello Susie Have you been at work today? Regards Sarah

hi sarah no not today.i do alternate weekends,so this is my last day off until two weeks time:((( i do 12 days on and 2 days off,something dont seem right there does it lol i must be a glutton for punishment lol how are you anyway.its quite sunny here for a change but its bitter cold hiya len susie

Hi Susie I hope you enjoyed your day off. Yes, it has been so very cold today. It has been nice and bright here though. Speak soon Sarah. Hello Len!

So much for the weather forecast today (Sunday) turned out quite mild and sunny despite "another deep freeze" forecast. If it was OK in Stoken, must have been quite balmy in Wycombe, eh Susie? Got quite a lot of shrubs planted - nearly all home grown from cuttings taken and potted over the last year or so. Hi Sarah - still no word from the Birds - but don't hold your breath, I have a feeling that they will not stir themselves. Len

Hi Len Don't worry, I'm not ruffling my feathers! lol!! SarahX

hiya len and sarah bit cold today but sunny:)) your right len it was cold yesterday but as you said not as bad as they said it would be stoken is always colder than booker isnt it len? they always have snow worse than us lol speak later susie xx

When I bought my house in Stoken ( July 1969) we were having a lovely, balmy summer. After settling in we noticed it was a bit "fresh" up here and very windy. The following spring our snowdrops, daffs etc seemed to come out later than elsewhere (we also kept them later). Soon after, I read in the Bucks Free Press that, on average, the temperature here was 3°f lower than in the surrounding countryside, due to height and strong prevailing winds across the plains of Oxford . We sometimes have snow here when they don't in Wycombe, Marlow or Booker. I have a couple of pairs of long johns - for emergencies. Len

hiya len lol hubby wears them for work..he fits double glazing and its gets a bit draughty lol my brother used to live at horsely grreen.his ex still lives there susie

Hi Susie Our house is a whole lot warmer since we had it double- glazed some years back. Much quieter too. [÷)> Len (with a beard)

Hello Susie and Len Wondering how life is treating you? Sarah.