General Chat

Tony Hart and his programme? Can't think what it was called now. Rolf Harris and his arty programme? Crackerjack :-D :-D They are all coming back now Mandy :-D
Hectors House?That always ended with Hector saying . "Oh What a silly old Hector"(I think). Tin Tin, Captain Pugwash,Sooty and Sweep I am on a roll now LOL

Curry sounds nice . I have never bought jar sauce from Aldi .Is it good? Someone around here is cooking something that smells really good.It's not a BBQ,
We have Waitrose deboned Chicken with the sunblushed tomato and parmesan marinade (my fav) Rosemary and Garlic Parmentier Potatoes (Tesco) and our own ton of Runners :-D I am trying to work out meals for the week now . We goon Friday so it is just 4 days to think about. Pasta tomorrow,Chicken Kiev maybe the next day, then I thought I might make my Meatloaf . That leaves just one day. Something simple I think :-D

I hope Frank has had a nice Sunday lunch out today :-D

Oh yes Mr Ed the talking horse :-D
Animal Magic , Nogin the Nog , Magpie , and How which I think was later when son was small.

Sun's out and there was just a little more rain but not enough to wet the ground really.

We have chicken curry tonight made with an Aldi Korma sauce in a jar then plum crumble .

Picnic glasses are a great idea Mandy especially as you say with all the children about. Sometimes when we go away I buy the plastic wine glasses so that if we have a picnic they are much easier than the glass ones.

I have been sucking up spiders and webs in the battery spider catcher thing. There are hundreds of the little blighters. I got a bit dizzy looking up at the ceilings and top of the walls for so long so have come for a sit down. They have just taken over the whole house :-S :-S They just seem to reproduce overnight.The tiny ones are so easy to miss to as they just look like a speck of dust on the wall/ ceiling.I think the spider catcher needs a new battery really as the suction is not seeming too strong and the big spiders are difficult to suck in. But we haven't got a spare batttery . That is on the list for tomorrow :-D

I meant to say the other week after I had been to the hairdressers .Nigel (hairdresser) and I were going over all the old childrens TV programes . He is younger than me but could remember many. Flipper, Skippy, Lassie, Champion the Wonder Horse etc were just a few. One he didn't know was Mr Ed the talking Horse :-D Remember him?
Bewitched was another. He is too young to know Watch with Mother :-D

I think the rain might have passed us by :-)

Afternoon all,

It had been a nice and sunny day but i just happened to look up and it was pouring with rain i had to nip out and get the cushions off the chairs ,i think they are waterproof but don't like to leave the out to get soaked through ,we have one of those big plastic storage boxes that we pop them in to over night .
The sky is that black now in the distance so i think we might be in for some more rain .

What a shame about Sandra's lights ,are they sealed or can you get to any wiring ?it might be just a loose wire making them flicker ,they don't have a switch on them were you can have them on flash do they ?some of the solar lights can be on all the time or on flash mode she might have turned the switch onto flash .

.You'll be finding glass for ages Jane ,i smashed a little glass coffee pot ornament ages ago and only the other day i found a piece of it and i've hoovered and mopped that floor no end of times .
Yes i do remember you saying about the oven door .
We now use those plastic picnic glasses out side as there's always one of the little ones that knocks a glass over and just a little drink seems to go a long way ,i make sure i have a coupe of old tea towels out side now ready to soak up any spills

You just don't seem to be having any luck with the bracelets Frank ,i'd give up on them and find some thing else ,what about some nice ear rings ?

Gill it may be the batteries that are causing the lights to flash quickly. Can you get to the batteries? They may need changing for new ones. Is the solar panel right in the sun? My lights in the garden are'nt working for so long now the days are getting shorter.

Watching the F1.

Suns out here now and the sky has cleared a lto.

Afternoon Everyone

No rain here so far today.It is quite sunny and nice and warm. I have been over to Rushden Lakes this morning to M&S and got myself a thin jumper ,3 T Shirts for James,a nail varnish ,lipstick and a pair of earrings.The Jumper and TShirts will be going back :-S :-S. Sleeves far too long on the jumper and the TShirts too short.

That is great news about your insurance Vera and Mandy :-D It was just a shame it has taken so long for yout insurers to pay out Vera.But at least you have the money now and as someione said just in time for your next holiday to Jersey :-D :-D I have only spent a day there when we had a day trip from where we were staying in France.
I would love to go back again one day.

I think it is Tenerife that AnnG is off to. So this is a few of us going away over the next few weeks. I shall have to start thinking about what clothes to pack. At least I wont need anything dressy.We wont be eating anywhere other than Country Pubs .

Ann,I do dhope your friend manages ot find some way of getting that bracelet off.If that happened to me I would to get that panicky feeling !!!

Frank, I would give up on the idea of a bracelet LOL You aren't having any luck at all. How about a necklace ?

Sandra must be disappointed about her Flamingo lights not working properly Gill. Do they flicker really fast? I only asked as you said you were worried it could cause a fit. Does Gill suffer from fits?

I have had a good look for any more bits of glass under the patio table and can't see anything. The bits that were really hard to pick up were brushed down in between some cracks in the paving :-D Do any of you remember a few years ago Chris managed to pull the door glass out from the top oven on Xmas day and it smashed all over the kitchen floor.I think I sent a pic then. Anyway I was still finding bits of glass a couple of year later !!!!!! Luckily it was safety glass so no nasty shards.


Lunch time I think

Rain and then sun rain and then sun and its windy and chilly.

Good morning Mel, and all.

Dark clouds everywhere here also Mel, No rain yet, but I won't hold my breath. ;-) ;-)

Had a reasonable nights sleep, after sitting up and watching BGT. Some great acts, I must admit, I wasn't sure if I was going to like it, but was surprised by the talent of the performers.

Was awake around 6.30 so got up and had my COT. Ros slept until after 9.00 am. She has had her grapefruit and cereal, I haven't eaten, as we will be eating around 3.00 pm instead of our usual 6.00 pm

I am sending the bracelet back, as Ros isn't happy that it will need alterations, and being it's Victorian, it might well make it worth less. So it will be back to the drawing board. lol lol

It's good that the Insurance Companies have paid out on your Claims Vera and Mandy. As you say, now it's the end of season for pools, there could be some good bargains around. It will be a matter of looking, and not taking the first thing to see.

I am off for my shower nd shave, and sort out what I am going to wear. DECISIONS, DECISIONS. :-D :-D :-D :-D

Will ring my SIL to see how she is, and hopefully she will know how my Sister Mary is. I don't like to ring her direct, as she spends so much time asleep, and I wouldn't want to disturb her.

Have a pleasant day everyone, !! xxx

Morning all

We've just had a massive downpour of rain, I was in the greenhouse at the time and boy did it come down, it was like being in a car wash. At least the outside of the greenhouse is clean now,, so that's a job we won't have to do, I've never seen it so clean. ;-)

Thanks for letting me know about Amy Vera, I'll let Sandra know. Pleased to see your OH is managing longer trips in the car now. When I used to drive we had to keep altering the car seat position as OH is about a foot taller than me so his legs are longer. Good idea not to ask him to do to much before your holiday, the last thing you need is for him to make himself poorly again. I see your brother is doing well, that must be a nice feeling for everyone. Pleased to see the insurance have paid out in full, that will come in handy for your next holiday. Fancy them not letting you know though. Never mind at least you have it now.

I see the insurance have paid out for your pool to Mandy, I hope you find a bargain, it's the right time of the year for one on swimming pools, so at least the timing was right, although I'm sure you wish it had never happened in the first place. Let's hope they don't come back again.

Talking of Flamingos Mel, the light up ones mum bought for Sandra aren't working properly, they keep flickering really fast so OH and I have advised her not to put them on, we're worried it might lead to fits. I mentioned they were broken to mum, but she can't remember where she bought them from, so Sandra is very disappointed now. We're going to see if there's anything we can do to light them up for her rather than the way they are now, that way she can switch them on via a plug and they won't flicker anymore. I was thinking of using some fairy lights but I'm not sure if it'll work. I can try for her and see what happens. I won't say anything about you sending her a little pressie, it'll be a lovely surprised for her when it arrives. Let me know when you post it so I can keep an eye out. Thanks.

Oh dear Jane, knocking a glass over, be careful you don't end up with tiny bits of glass in your feet, you know what it's like there's always one or two small pieces left behind, even if you think it's all been cleared up. Just make sure you keep something on your feet for a while. Pleased to hear James is more relaxed, it must be less of a worry for you now seeing him more positive.

I see you're still having trouble trying to find a suitable bracelet for Ros Frank, I really hope you find one before her birthday. Who'd of thought it would be so difficult to find the right one.

I also hope your friend can find a way of taking her bracelet off Ann, I did smile when you mentioned a blacksmith lol. I didn't know the likes of Alexa could listen into your conversations and spy on you like that, what a horrible thought. I believe smart meters are similar and can also harm your health, which is why we keep refusing one each time our energy supplier tries to make an appointment on our behalf to have one installed. I don't even have a modern phone, mine's an old fashioned Nokia with a green screen, but it does what I need, so why buy a new one. To be honest my old phone has outlived all my family's modern ones, so they mustn't make them to last nowadays.

OH still has a bit more painting to do but it shouldn't take to long to finish. He needs to put another coat of paint on the kitchen ceiling and another coat of paint on the gate post outside where the old fence was taken away at the side of the gate. Then he'll paint the concrete posts, he couldn't do them the other day with it being so wet with rain, so that'll be done next week now.

Once all that is finished he's going to re-paint the red bricks on the corner of the bungalow as he caught them a bit here and there with the white paint when he was painting the peppledash, so he still has a bit more to do, but just small jobs, then he'll be finished. Mum's friend doesn't want her new place decorating until next year so he's got plenty of time to finish our jobs off.

I'm waiting for the weather to improve so I can put the screening up, down the side of the bungalow. It's to wet and windy for me to do it now and I've still got ear ache, so I don 't really feel up to it at the moment anyway.

Morning Mel and everyone

Sunny here at the moment but it is very changeable.

Dinner all prepared ready to cook a bit later. We’ve got roast lamb studded with garlic and rosemary, roast potatoes and parsnips, carrots, cauliflower and broccoli, then local strawberries and cream.

I’m just going to make a cuppa and then try to get another hour working in the garden.

Grey clouds have just been blown over and now its raining. How does it manage to change so quickly?

Mornig all and white rabbits, a pinch and a punch and all that.

We have a nice sunny morning here with great big white clouds and some blue sky.

Now where did August go???????? It no sooner began than it went just like that. This year is passing so quickly it only seems like a little while ago we were wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and now here it is approaching again.

You can buy clasp openers Ann that might get it open .

Evening all

It’s been a funny sort of day here. This morning was warm and sunny, this afternoon was overcast and several times looked as though it was going to pour but never did, a couple of hours ago it got really windy and now it is a beautiful calm evening.

Jane I am glad James seems calmer now. Sometimes when you have been worrying about something like redundancy there is a sort of relief when it actually happens. He can now concentrate on job hunting and I am sure something will turn up for him soon. That was a lovely story about your homeless man. It warms the cockles of your heart :-) (I wonder where that expression came from?)

AnninG are you away now? I keep losing track lately. Was it Tenerife you were going to again or did I make that up? If you are away I hope you are having a lovely time.

That decking does sound odd Frank but perhaps when it is finished it will be fine. You are not having much luck with Ros’s bracelet. I know what you mean about the hand measurement. If the bracelet is the bangle type without a fastening then just measuring the wrist is no good. I have a thin gold bangle that is plenty big enough for my wrist but is just too small now for the widest part of my hand.

Gill, tell Sandra that as far as we know Amy is fine. We saw her on television the other day but it was a repeat of an old programme so she is several years older now. I hope your OH’s tooth is feeling a lot less sore.

How is your OH’s knee Ann?

I managed to spend a couple of hours in the garden today. It’s beginning to look a bit tidier at last but I do miss OH doing his share out there. He is willing to do a bit but I won’t let him risk it until after our break in Jersey. We go 3 weeks today and at the moment he will manage it fine. We’ll just have to change our habit of walking a lot and do more by bus.

OH is doing so well that he drove to my brother’s and back yesterday without any ill effects. He has had to change the position of the seat as he found his usual seat position uncomfortable. It’s a bit of a nuisance as the seat was right for both of us but now we have to keep changing it as I can’t comfortably drive with the seat in his position. Still, it’s good that he could manage quite a long drive.

My brother looked better than I had seen him for a while and was in good form. He’s certainly not out of the woods yet but is much improved.

One bit of good news - our claim on our travel insurance has been paid in full. I thought they might try to knock it down a bit but all they have deducted is the excess, so I am well pleased. The odd thing is that we haven’t had any notification and wouldn’t have known it had been paid if OH hadn’t gone into our bank account online and seen the money had been paid in.

OH is watching something billed as an action comedy. I haven’t seen him even smile yet and it just seems to me to be a load of noise. I think I’ll have a go at the crossword. Hope you all have a good night.

It's good the insurance paid Mandy and as you say there may be some reductions this time of the year. :-) It sounds like you have been kept busy so a rest will be good. The magnets were spaced along the bracelet and it's one for arthritis I think? The clasp was one of those long ones with a hinge one end and the other end presses and clips down, like on some watches that are on a bracelet.. She got it on holiday so can't go back to the same shop where she got it.

Evening all,

To many posts to catch up on ,we have had Katie here and have been out and about ,one day we went to the coast and yesterday we had a good day clearing away the pool to the tip ,the insurance is all paid so we can now start to look for another pool hopefully they will be selling then off so we can get a bargain .

Children all go back to school on Wednesday ,i bet there will lots of sighs of relief :-D

Ann that magnetic clasp ,is it one of those that you have to slide across and not pull apart ? could she not go back to the shop so they could undo it for her ?

I hope James can soon find his ideal job ,maybe a bit nearer home so there's not so much travelling for him .
Jane that's brilliant that Steve has a nice flat and has got settled now ,i haven't seen Nicko lately but the last time i saw him he was settled in his little place and seemed happy enough , it's nice to think that we did our little bit to help .

Tomorrow we are having a nice day of rest :-D don't think we will be late to bed tonight and hopefully tomorrow we will both feel more with it .

Evening All,

I just spared you a long post as it went to the 'home of lost posts' when I caught a key.

Had a chuckle at your Echo parrot talking to the telly Mel. :-D It must be nice not having to get up to do everything as you say.

I see you have the APP as well AnnG. It is a good security thing to be able to see who is at your door when you are away. Our nextdoor neighbour watches their CCTV when they are away as well. Hopefully these things may put off some would be burglars as more people get them. I hate packing to go away too and start about a week before I go with the essentials and underwear. It's anticipating the weather as you say and I never seem to wear a lot of what I take. I've never quite got the knack of the 'capsule wardrobe' I'm afraid. where a few items make lots of different outfits! lol.

It's good that James' mind is free of the old job now. A positive of him not being happy there is that he won't be moping about losing it! It's good he is keen to get on with finding another. :-) It's such a shame about your friend and must be just awful to know you aren't going to get better. Good news about Steve though when you bumped into him at Tesco. How nice he got the helping hand he needed to get a flat and appreciated your kindness to him. Poor chap having to have a spinal op too. I hope things keep looking up for him.

Frank you'd think the seller would realise it was the hand that would matter with a bracelet you push on! A friend at beading had nice new bracelet on yesterday. It's one with magnets in and she said they put it on for her in the shop and she couldn't get it off!! I said what if you needed a scan and that she would have to get it off then. So, we all had a go at unclipping it but just couldn't budge it!! It looks like she will have to go to a jewellers to get it off now.......or the blacksmith!!. :-S :-S

I see your hubby is getting very attached to his paintbrushes Gill. :-) I bet the front looks even better with the brown posts now. Just like you, we lost the 2 skips from the 2 neighbours opposite yesterday and it looks better out on the front. We all need these things to get our jobs done, but it's nice to see them go. The same chap collected both and stacked one above the other which I haven't seen before. We don't have Alexa either. I think it's good, but that article in the paper about people in foreign countries hacking into them, listening to conversations and even watching children's bedrooms has put me off. I think I would have a job to persuade OH anyway as he isn't into gadgets at all unless it's something he can't manage without. He's never used the SatNav I bought him, but uses the one in his friend's car.

I wonder if Mandy's pool has been left alone now? The children round here went back to school yesterday, so it has been quieter.

Steve, the homeless man never begged . He was given permission from the Co-0p to sit outside. He was living in a tent then and the poor chap always looked a wreck. He is such a nice freindly and polite man. Mel I think it all went downhill for him when his marriage broke up. I know he has 2 boys and I believe he does see them. He often spoke about them.Yes I would get him a coffee or sandwhiches. Once when I asked him if he needed anything he asked if I would buy him a deodorant :-(. He would have a shower at the local swimming baths .

I just managed to knock a glass tumbler off the edge of the patio table . Glass everywhere :-S. James heard it and came down to help me clear it all up. He got the cordless hoover out to suck up the small bits.I was only leaning over to wind the handle on the parasol to get it down as it sudddenly got really windy and caught the glass with my elbow. Chris has picked so many Runners it has taken me forever to string them. Now what am I going to do with them all!!. I have never been that good at freezing them as I find they come out a bit watery. Advice please would be good :-D

I am surprised at how well James seems to be today. I can just see in his face he is more relaxed.He went for a hair cut at 8 this morning too.

I watched the last of Gone Fishing last night.I shall miss this now on a friday night. . Does anyone watch 'This Country'
it is so funny. Lots of effin'and jeffin' though so those of you who don't like loads of swearing it's not for you :-D I think they call it a Mockumentary . Just my kind of humour :-D :-D.. Fitz loves it too :-D

Jane I get one egg a day from one of the new girls but the other one only lays now and again. There is an old one who lays but her egg shells are so soft they usually break so I have to throw that one away. I did get one from her this week that was'nt broken and managed to get it indoors without breaking it so I broke it into a bowl and used another one for making the quiche earlier in the week.

Hope James find a new job soon and as you say he can concentrate on it now he dos'nt have to worry about work anymore. I bet he was shattered when he got home yesterday but it sounds like he is more positive today and brighter in his aspect.

How nice to see Steve and find him in good fettle. Fancy everyone helping him to get a little flat and he's gone through a nasty op too. Do you know if he has any family? It must have been great to see him after so long. I know you used to get him a sandwich and coffee sometimes.

Vera it must have been so nice to see yourbrother in better spirits after this last op. I hope he has a speedy recovery now and he must have been really pleased to see you and hubby.

Gill you're all busy as usual. I have seen that advert and thought of Sandra when I saw it. She must have thought that was extremly funny, bless her. I must get something off for her I got from Morrisons. The lady on the customers services desk saved it for me for her but I missed her the next week as I was later and the desk shuts at 5pm so had toremember togo there first this week.

I really don't like this post date posts being all upside down but at least I can get to the last page quickly. I'm still having trouble getting on here.

It's as black as your hat here, so I expect the rain anytime, in fact it's just started.

No sign of Ros and Carolyn. I know they were going to Spec. savers for their eye tests, but I thought that was one o'clock time, I expect they decided to go somewhere. It's a good job I am not relying on her to pick me up from the pub. :-| :-| :-| and to have walked home I would have got soaked.

I had my lunch around mid-day. A nice try of seafood, with a roll and butter. I had to use Ros's sweetness in my coffee, as I used what sugar was left for the apples.

Football looks like ending in a draw. I turned over as it was like watching paint dry. !!!

expect it will be a Takeaway this evening, but at the moment, I don't fancy anything. Perhaps around 7/8.00 I might feel different.

It looks like Steve has fallen on his feet alright. How nice of the staff and customers to do that for him. Yes, I wonder how Nicko is doing, now you mention him Jane. Pleased that James is being positive, I'm sure things will work out for him.

I am bored to death sitting around with nothing to do. I don't feel like reading, and T.V. doesn't have anything on that appeals to me. NEVER SATISFIED AM I. ???