General Chat

Anng no we haven't got a garden bin as we're able to take stuff to the tip ,it's very easy and near by so we can just drop stuff in on the way to shop if we want to .

On Mel that was naughty of her not booking your appointment in for you ,hope you soon hear from her .

We were so pleased today Jake had an interview in our local butchers this afternoon he called in to say he starts on Monday :-D he's applied for lots of jobs and was getting a bit down hearted do we're really happy for him .

She has just rung me and admitted she cocked the appointment up so now its tomorrow at 1pm. I asked her if she got any of the sweets I took in and she said no she will go and see if she can get a toffee. I bet the others have eaten them all.

I just made scones from a packet out of the cupboard and when they were baking I could smell a sour smell. When I got them out of the oven they still smelt so I tasted one and it tasted sour and when I looked at the packet it was out of date in April 2023 so the birds are goin to get those and I will have to make some more from scratch.

that is a nuisance Mel. Maybe she still will.

still not rung.

Well here I am had some lunch and am really fed up. Got to the docs at 20 past 12 for my 12.30pm appointment. They could'nt ffind it !!!!!!!!!!!!!! said there was no appointment but I had gone to the desk when I came came down the stairs and told them she said 12.30pm Thursday and they said she had'nt messaged it down yet so I left. Seems she never told them of the appointment so I waited there till 5 to 1pm and thne they said she had a meeting at 1pm so they woouuld get heer to ring me this afternoon. Not heard anything yet and I really need to go to Hatherleigh too get some deisel as the car is very low. What a muck up of a day........ :-( :-( :-(

Can't seem to get into anything now its really thrown me.

Good morning all, a bit damp here today and 13 degrees. Off out with my friend in a minute to a garden centre.

I hope Vera's taxi turned up and that they have a lovely day. Yes I went on a school outing to windsor mel in my last year at primary school.

Enjoy your 'outing' to the tip Mandy. don't you have a garden bin?

Morning Mel you posted as I was typing ,hope you get on OK at the docs today.

Morning all,

Very overcast here and when I went out to the bin it was chilly ,we're off to the tip later with some garden rubbish and then I need to call into Aldi as they have the memory foam mattresses in again for dogs and I want to get another one for max then I will have a spare one .

Mel that was a big daddy .one legs on your wall ,I'm not keen on them to much like a spider .
I keep meaning to say the new lot of All creatures starts tonight on channel five at 9 o'clock .

You'll be on your way now Vera ,I hope you enjoy your trip to Windsor today and the weather is good for you .

Morning all,

Cloudy and dull here tis morning and pc says 12 degrees and cloudy.

I hope Vera has a nice day out today and enjoys Windsor. That was the last school trip when I was in the last year at school.

Docs today for more needles and I am not sure when BIL is coming this week.

Slept well and had a funny dream about actually reaching my toenails to cut them easily. How strange is that??? and they were painted so who did that? Oh never liked painted nails on your feet or your hands.

Hope you all have a great day whatever you are doing.

Evening all

It's been a nice day today but with a bit of a chilly wind. I hope you have all had decent weather.

It sounds as though your drive has come up a treat AnnG.

I know what you mean about putting the bins out the night before collection, Mel. Ours have to be out by 6.30 am on Wednesday morning so we put them out Tuesday evening. OH woke about 6.30 this morning and suddenly realised he'd forgotten to put them out so he quickly got dressed and tried to take them out without waking the neighbours. We have to take them down the road and put them on the rec. at the bottom and they make such a racket as they are wheeled down the road - double the noise this morning as the recycling bin and the garden bin had to go out.

I need to get to grips with the bus time tables round here. I thought there was a no. 91 bus at 10.15 so I got to the bus stop about 10.10. After a few minutes other people arrived and 5 of us were waiting. The 91 bus didn't turn up :-| but at 10.30 a no. 84 arrived. I didn't know an 84 existed round here, I've never seen one before but we all got on it and it took us to town. By now I was running late and only had 40 minutes before I had to get the bus back or be stuck in town till 1.30 so I had to really whizz around. I dashed to the chemist's and got my prescription, flew into the bank and sorted out my business there, then rushed down to Waitrose and got some bits of shopping and back to the bus station with 5 minutes to spare.

When I got home I checked the timetables online. They're not easy to follow but as far as I can make out the 84 bus only operates Monday to Friday and there is the one I caught and one just after 5 in the evening and that's it. The 91 should have arrived at 10.21 (but didn't) and the 84 should arrive at 10.24. Wouldn't you think that with one bus only running twice a day and the other only running every 2 hours the powers that be could have arranged a bigger gap between them than 3 minutes. The chances are if you miss one, you are going to miss both.

The rest of the day has been quite busy too. I washed towels, did some tidying up, made a chicken casserole for our dinner tonight, got our bits ready for our trip to Windsor tomorrow as I won't have time to faff around in the morning, and showered and washed my hair. By the time we had eaten and cleared up the evening was half gone.

The car people haven't rung today as they promised and we're out all tomorrow so OH will be on to them first thing on Friday to find out when we are getting our car back. They said it would be 2 weeks and it's 2 weeks tomorrow that OH took it in so I hope they have nearly finished with it.

It's an early start for us tomorrow as the taxi is booked for 8.10 am so I might be going to bed soon. I'll read for a while and then settle down and hope for a decent night's sleep.

I have not seen them Mel they were possibly the other side of the village although I don't take much notice of helicopters as they are to and fro all day here, some louder than others such as the 'Wokka wokka (Chinook.)

My typing is'nt coming out again. That should have been done the post van and fed the chickens and now I need to wash the car as its going green on the bonnet where I have to drive thro9ugh the dirty farm.

Anyway I have had a very noisy helecopter come over many times and a jet which actually did a somersault. They were so loud it shook the house and hurt my ears. I wonder if Anng has had them too?

Done the post vaaan and fed thns and now I need to wash the car as it is going green on the bonnet where I have to drive through the dirty farm.

Morning Anng and all,

Dull and cloudy and it keep raining a bit. rained yesterday evening and it all looks very wet out there. Its 12 degrees here and pc just says cloudy but I can see that.

Have another little parcel to do up today and post and I must remember I have the docs again tomorrow.

I don't think its dustbin day tomorrow but have to check. They come so very early I have to get it out by Wednesday night.

Nothing else planned for today.

Good morning all. didn't sleep that well last night seemed to keep waking and then dropping off again. A bit dull again this morning but yesterday was a nice day so maybe this will change. only 11 degrees at the moment. soon be time to put the heating on I think, low at first,

So you managed to sleep ok then Mandy?

I am just about to do myself a salad as I had'nt realised what the time was and I am not cooking now. Arms hurting a bit and I need to take something.

Evening all,

It's been a much fresher day with a little bit of sun this afternoon ,I didn't hang the bedding out on the line until nearly lunch time as we went shopping but after lunch there were so many black looking clouds that I thought I'm not risking a soaking like
Vera got yesterday so I got it all in ,it was nearly dry though so I put it on the airer in the back bedroom.
Last night we had quite a storm, just as I was closing the bedroom curtains there was an almighty flash and a huge crash of thunder ,made me jump I can tell you .
It was flashing away for nearly an hour but I didn't hear much .

You think you have clutter Anng. I have enough for all the girls here on the thread and anyone else besides.

I was going to say this morning that the wind here is very keen and I see you lot seem to have it too. its only 13 degrees here and oc says heavy rain. e have had showers all morning on and off and blue sky with white clouds.

I have just seen the Long Tailed Tits onthe bird feeder for the first time since the s[pring. I have heard them in the garden and seen them flit between the trees but this is the first time they have been on the feeder. I must make sure its topped up now as I love watching them, they always seem to have a lookout at the top of the box hedge.

The weather was just right for the men pressure washing the drive and front of house. It took them about two and a half hours. Not cheap at £450. but that includes the special sand stuff that stops the weeds and sea;s the cracks between the bricks. It looks also much better already but it will look good when the loose sand has blown away or got washed away by rain. It is 17 degrees here, has been sunny with some cloud but a cold wind as well. I have just walked down to take some books to Irene and it was quite chilly walking back against the wind.
I have also changed the bed and washed the bedding and balanced the monthly accounts including the two credit cards. Actually this time it was two months as I was away for the three weeks that overlapped the end of August. So that was two jobs got out of the way while the men were here. Next job is to tidy my craft room but that gets done in short bursts as it is not a nice job, so much clutter.