General Chat

Well done Jake; he must have worked hard and made a really good impression and it's lovely that the firm have recognised that.

Interesting pictures of the loo rolls Mel but are you sure that they are the same type of roll? The bigger ones look to me as though they might be the maxi roills which are quite a bit bigger than the normal ones. I often buy those.

I was pleased with the shopping we did after OH's blood test. I wanted some de-ionised water which I use in my iron and my steam floor cleaner. I usually get it in Roy's and they had it on offer today so I bought 2 lots which saved me a little bit of money. I also managed to get a birthday present for the friend whose birthday lunch is tomorrow. Our group doesn't spend large amounts on each other and some will give a £10 gift voucher or even just put a £10 note in a card but I try to put a bit more thought into it. I managed to find a nice ceramic oil burner with 3 different fragranced oils in a gift box. It's just the sort of thing the birthday girl will like so I was pleased with that

We got quite busy this afternoon. OH hoovered right through while I did the ironing and a bit in the garden till my back started hurting too much, then I came in and completed my Tesco order and cooked our dinner. I also got several odd jobs done.

It's getting quite cold again now so I shall be taking a wheat bag and a hot water bottle to bed with me shortly. I find my back is less painful if I can keep it warm. I hope you all stay warm and sleep well tonight.

Yes Mandy they do grow fast and the ten year old seems more grown up each time I see him.

Afternoon all,

Very foggy start here this morning ,it took until mid morning before it went and then the sun came out .
We've had another trip to the tip with hopefully the last big lit of garden rubbish ,we had an old rug and the old fan to take too .

Son rang to say Jake had his first wage packet today ,he said they had paid him for three weeks in stead of two because they were really pleased with him ,how nice was that .

Oh no Mel I hope you haven't done any harm to your arm putting the string on the pipe ,I'm sure the chap would have soon done that for you to save you struggling.

Nice for you to see the ex granddaughter and the boys Anng they grow so fast don't they.

Well of course I do Mel, otherwise it would not be the same price.

Ex granddaughter in law has just left. Always good to see them and sad to see them got home but it is nice not to have to keep up constant chat. She had to go now as it takes over 2 hours to get home and her parents are left looking after the two dogs.

But do you look at the amount thats in both bottles to see if you are getting the same amount as in the others.

I have just had the cupboard out under the sink and tied two long pieces of string on the [pipes to the washing machine so he can get them back through if he pulls out the machine. Now my arm is begining to ache again as its a struggle to tie the pipes as they are right at the back.

I have had a walk right round the garden and the top field so think I have done enough exercise for today.

still only 8 degrees here. Mel I try not to buy the smaller sizes but buy a medium size of the persil I use than keep that bottle and buy a large one when on offer to fill up the medium bottle. Shampoo I usually buy a large bottle but then have to find a bottle to put some in when I go away. However, this time the two smaller bottles came to the same price as a large bottle. That was the benefit of actually shopping in store instead of on line.

10 here now and the suns out, sorry Vera. How lkong it will last I don't know.

Rung the waterboard again this morning and they say they will ring me today. They said they rang on the 21st but I did'nt here the phone ring but I may have forgotten to take it out in the garden with me.

Just going to feed the girls and then do some ironing.

Don't know when the washing machine man is coming but I am ready if he calls.
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9 degrees and very wet again. There was also fog around earlier but that seems to have lifted a bit now.

We’re just off for OH to get his blood tests and then we’ll get a bit of shopping. I’ll probably be doing h/w this afternoon. Boring!!!

Enjoy your time with the boys AnnG. I haven’t even thought about Christmas yet but I do need to start getting a few bits.

OH has called out he’s ready so I had better go. Might bbl

Morning Anng and all,

9 degrees here cloudy and cold and I think theres rain in the air but Iv'e not been out yet.

I wonder if any of you have noticed the size of the fairy washing up? It used to be 433ml for the small one but its uch smaller now. I buy the bigger one and fill up the small bottle as my hands don't like squeazing the big one.

Nothing planned for today but I do need to do some ironing as I still have piles of it.

good morning all, 7 degrees here this morning, getting more like winter is on its way.

I have Ex Granddaughter in law coming with the two boys today to see me so that till be a 'loud' few hours. She won't get her until lunch time though so I have plenty of time to get ready. Her main reason this time is to collect their Christmas presents. Early but half term and the easiest time for her to do it.

:-D it seems the only things that don’t shrink are us!

It must cost a lot when things shrink if they also make packaging smaller and all the printing of labels because they must all have to be redone if the amounts have to be changed.
Have you got a home for all those plants Vera. They sound lovely.

It's not just toilet rolls that are shrinking Mel. I've just done an online Tesco order for delivery Friday and noticed how many items seem to have got smaller e.g. ice cream used to come in litre packs, now they're 900 ml, and everything seems to have gone up in price.

We had dental appointments this morning for check-ups. OH was fine as usual but I've got another appointment in November for a bit of work which is annoying. Then I went to the chiropodist this afternoon. My feet do feel a lot more comfortable now.

We had a lot of heavy rain yesterday evening and overnight and it was raining fairly heavily first thing this morning but was much lighter by the time we had to go out. Apparently there is plenty more to come.

This afternoon we got our final delivery of plants from the present our daughter gave us last Christmas. There was a Kniphofia (red hot poker) which looks a pretty colour, an echinacia and they don't do very well in our garden as the slugs and snails love them, and a nice colour helenium. There was also a leather leaf sedge, a penstemon and a couple of plants whose names I forget but I had never heard of them so will have to google.

My eyes are beginning to ache now so I think I am going to close the computer down and do something else. I hope you all sleep well. I had a lovely night's sleep yesterday so I'm hoping for the same tonight.

I thought you would like it. It brought a tear to my eye.

Aawe lovely

Aaah :-)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CnlkbBWbtEI

Don't know if this will go straight to the bee video or not. If it does turn the sound on.

I just had my Asda delivery this morning and I had ordered 6 Andex loo rolls. I swear they get smaller each time I buy them and they cost more than they used to. I found one mum had stowed away in the bottom of her wardrobe in a case I had'nt looked in before thinking it was empty. I will take a pic and show you. Even the cardboard middle is bigger in the smaller roll.

I enjoyed my mince and mash too. I just phoned the washing machine man and he is coming this week but not today. He said it did'nt sound good!!! asked me to show him the grit and I said I had saved it. I did a wash today so thats on the line as I wanted to get that out of the way before he comes.

11 degrees here now and sunny so the washing is on the line.

Good morning all 10 degrees, dry but gloomy so far. nothing planned at the moment beyond washing my hair. Slept well last night.

I did enjoy my mince last evening Mel, I made cottage pie with it but instead of potato I used mashed swede with grated cheese and it was really tasty. Swede still has carbs in but not as much as potato.

Morning all,

Looks like we may have some sun today but showers later. Its 9 degrees and pc says mostly cloudy.

Shopping comes today and I have two subs so one will be going back. I thought I would treat myself to a black forest trifle and they are sending a millionairs trifle instead the other one is my strawberries but they dn't look any different from the ones I ordered only they are cheaper. They are the same weight. Whatever I shall keep those but the trifle goes back.