General Chat

Evening all,

It's been a very overcast day here ,I thought they said we should see some sun this afternoon but it didn't appear.
Son came this morning to sweep the chimney so I cleared a lot of things out and covered everything with the plastic sheeting we bought , there was not very much soot up there at all so at least we know we've got a clean chimney all ready for the first fire when we need it.
I then had a good hoover up and also got son to move the big sofa out so I could hoover under that ,I quite expected a lot of fluff and dust underneath but it wasn't to bad considering it hasn't been pulled out for a while.

Fancy the bottle coming out of the store with the tag on Anng ,they couldn't have security out the back when the pickers take the cart through .
Someone told me they are now putting the tags on meat etc as they are having so many people shop lifting now.

I thought of your deer Mel when dil told me they had a baby deer in the school field ,she said it was all curled up with no sign of mum and it just stood up looked at them stretched and laid down again ,I bet mum wasn't far away though.

Our garden like yours Vera still has some colour ,the hanging baskets are getting a little dull now but the pots are still going strong ,there is tiny beans on the runners lots of green toms still to turn and I have three more cucumbers growing .

Good afternoon all

It’s really hot here, 22 degrees but apparently it feels like 26. However, it is so grey and gloomy and all day it has looked as though it's about to pour down at any minute.

I didn’t sleep well but only because both arms were so sore from the jabs that I couldn’t get comfortable. Every time I fell asleep I’d turn over, lay on an arm and wake myself up again. I just feel a bit achy now so it should be a better night tonight.

That’s strange about the security tag still being on your bottle AnnG but it was good the delivery chap was able to get it taken off for you. I once bought some underwear only to find when I got home that the security tag was attached to the knickers inside the box where it couldn’t be seen. How stupid is that. I had to make another trip to the shop to get it taken off and the girl on the till said she had never been told to check inside the box.

I don’t seem to have done much again. I made a loaf in the breadmaker and cooked a roast dinner. I also spent quite a while looking for some paperwork for OH. He’s mislaid an important letter and some notes he made. He swears blind that he filed them a few weeks ago. Well, I don’t know where he filed them (my suspicion is the bin) but I can’t find them.

I’m sitting in the conservatory looking out into the garden and it is still a riot of colour. I ought to be out there cutting plants back and tidying everything up ready for the winter but I am loath to touch it while it still looks so bright and colourful.

OH is now doing the monthly accounts, involving various bank and credit card accounts so is probably getting a bit grumpy. I’d better take him a cup of tea to keep him sweet ;-)

Good afternoon all, slept well last night and forgot to come on here this morning. temp is 21 now but we have not seen the sun all day it has been grey and overcast.

I had a Tesco delivery this morning. Something that has not happened before. The bottle of gin (ordered for Christmas as it was reduced) had the lock still on it. Driver was puzzled as he doesn't have anything to release the lock. anyway he took it round to local Tesco not having much hope without a receipt, and they unlocked it for him. He then brought it back to me ten minutes later. Nice man very apologetic. And I had one sub that was useless. I ordered a pack of pocket tissues which I use the balsalm ones, they substituted a box of 72 Tesco tissues. that went back, then I had a prawn cocktail with a pre-warning of short date. Date is 2 October. I said that was no good to me so he told me to keep it and refunded the cost. I will now have that tonight with a jacket potato and tomorrow will have the lamb that I was going to have today.

Not done any real gardening as I have no room in the brown bin. Well I actually did cut back a few hardy fuchsia branches and just got them on the top of the stuff in the bin.

Made some soup this morning, cauli broccoli and carrot, five portions so some in the freezer.

Written two long correspondence magazine letters Changed 3 inks on my printer, a job I hate doing.

washed two mats, one toilet mat and one front door.

Morning all,

Dull grey cloudy and cold but pc says 16 degrees and also mostly cloudy. I wonder if we will get St Lukes little summer this year?

Slept like a log......... How did you sleep. Hope you got enough .

O and where did September go?

Pinch and a punch and all that.

You have been busy today AnnG. I'm not surprised you're feeling tired.

You're not having much luck with your UV lights Mel. Hopefully your bil will be able to sort out the pipe size and get it fitted for you soon. I know it's frustrating when you can see all the jobs that need doing outside but please take it easy. You need to give that arm time to heal properly.

I haven't seemed to be able to settle to anything much today. I had 2 troughs full of plants that I want to get rid off and the other day I cut them right down but I couldn't manage to dig the roots out. OH decided to do it for me. He managed to lift each trough and tip them upside down on an old blanket on the patio and then break up all the compost and earth and get at the roots that way. I don't know how he managed to lift them. The troughs are plastic but are quite big and weigh a ton when they are full of wet earth. I didn't want him to do it as I was frightened he would set his bad back off again but so far, so good

I did walk to our friend's house and delivered his birthday card this afternoon. I just put it through the letter box but his wife saw me through the window and came out for a word. They had visitors so I didn't go in.

OH is watching some awful film that seems to involve everyone killing everyone else and shouting loudly while they are doing it. It's not my cup of tea at all so I think I am going to go to bed and watch something on the iPad or read my book. Sleep well everyone.

Tired today, I hoovered lounge and dining room and dusted, mowed the lawn, dug out loads of dandelions in the lawn

I then went out the front and took back all the weeds and thug plants that had grown onto the drive so that Jake can power wash the drive. The brown bin is very full now

I'm glad you have a nice day Vera as its cloudy here and the wind is really chilly pc says 17 degrees and cloudy and rain coming tomorrow.

BIL has been here this morning as the new UV light arrived this morning and he tried to fit it but the pipe I have dos'nt fit so he will do it next week and try to get the right sized pipe and so new cerclips (sp) in Barnstaple in the week.

Afternoon all

It's a nice day again; warm, with sunny spells and a light breeze. It meant I only needed a cardi to walk to the surgery for our jabs so it was easy to just slip off. The Covid one was OK but the flu one was a bit more painful.

OH had a call from the car workshop last night. I think he may have misunderstood what they said on Wednesday. I don't think it's got to the paint shop yet. Apparently it is now in the panelling section and they will ring again on Wednesday so it doesn't look as though we are getting it back early after all. In fact I wonder now if it is going to take even longer than the 2 weeks they originally said. I am not a happy bunny.

Not sure what I am going to do this afternoon. I have a birthday card to deliver to our friend who has just lost his sister and I am trying to decide if I have the energy to walk to his house and back, having already walked to the surgery and back. I'll refuel with lunch, which OH is just getting, and then decide what I feel like. His birthday isn't till Monday so I have the whole weekend to get it to him.

Morning all,

I slept till 9.38am this morning and got up twice inthe night and yes the moon was beautiful.

BIL is coming again today but I never know what time he will turn up. I really need to do some cutting down in the garden too. The budlia and some hardy fushias want cutting right back and the weilgelia (??) and the beauty bush has a weed tree in the middle of it. Trouble is its all a bit big for my little wheelbarrows and BIL has mucked up the old mower who usually pulls the big trailer. So thats me stumped.

Good morning all, slept well and now up early although not showered/dressed. At 6am the Harvest moon was beautiful, did anyone else see it? So clear. The ski is still clear but the moon is fading away now. It is 10 degrees. I am hoping it is going to be a bit of a gardening day today. I need to cut the lawn. I could also do with doing some H/W.

Afternoon all

We had quite a bit of overnight rain but it's been a nice day today. Warm with a bit of a breeze and lots of sunshine.

I decided today had better be a h/w day as we had no other plans. I started well but by 11.30 I was bored with housework so popped next door to see my neighbour and ask after her husband. An hour and a half later I was still there. Since then we've had lunch and I've prepared tonight's meal and pottered in the garden a bit. .

I had a better night and slept from sometime after 1am till 6am and then just dozed a bit till I got up at around 7.30.

Looking at the weather I think I might go for a short walk while it's still warm and dry. I could definitely do with the exercise.

Morning Anng and all,

I too have lovely blue sky with vapour trails and sunshine pc says mostly sunny and 13 degrees.

Wonder if BIL will come today??? I think the ground is too wet to mow and it has'nt really grown much this week.

Must top up my pils so see you later.

good morning all 11 degrees here and blue sky and sun. when I got up at 0545 this morning for the loo there was a huge supermoon but it was hard to see it through windows that were already misted up on the outside so I guessed it was quite cold out there. then got back into bed and woke at 8am.

Hope you do get a good nights sleep tonight Vera. Will keep my fingers crossed for you.

Mel it could be that your towel rail is costing a lot of money if on all the time unless it has some sort of thermostat. You don’t need it on unless you need warm towels or need to dry damp ones.

Vera your lunch sounds lovely, glad that you enjoyed it.
Your poor neighbours they do suffer a lot don’t they?

With all these needles and jabs you'll soon have more holes than a colander Mel. We have our Covid and flu jabs on Saturday. I had the pneumonia one about 16 years ago but kept missing out on the shingles one as they kept changing the age at which they would give them. When our surgery finally offered me the shingles jab I was 1 day over the age limit so they wouldn't do it. I have had shingles but luckily it was caught early so I could have the anti-viral drugs and so I had a comparatively mild dose.

We had a very nice birthday lunch The pub we went to is in a beautiful position with lovely views and they had given us a round table in a private dining room. There were 9 of us today. The table was beautifully laid with linen napkins and lovely glassware. I suspect the owners expected us all to have 3 course meals with wine and coffee. In fact, we usually just have a main course and a drink if wanted and then go back to the birthday girl's house for dessert or cake afterwards. I had a very tasty chicken supreme with hasselback potatoes, creamed leeks and tenderstem broccoli with some sort of crunchy almond mixture sprinkled over it. It was lovely. I also went mad and had half of bitter shandy.

Afterwards at the birthday girl's house she put out a bowl of tinned peaches and a bowl of stewed fruits with a jug of cream and 2 flavours of ice cream, plus tea or coffee.

I nearly didn't go as I had a very bad head last night and wasn't too good this morning but I'm glad I did as it was a really nice afternoon. My "chauffeur" dropped me back home just before 5 pm.

When I got back OH told me our next door neighbour had knocked early afternoon to tell us her husband was taken into hospital again this morning.and had already had another blood transfusion. She doesn't drive which means she has to pay for an expensive taxi if she wants to see her husband so we help by taking her to the hospital sometimes, but of course we are carless at the moment. OH told her that we are happy to help in any other way that we can and I texted her to say much the same. I feel so sorry for them. Husband is in and out of hospital and wife also has to go in for a couple of nights every so often. They are both only children, so no nieces or nephews, and they were never blessed with children themselves so they have no family, just a few friends. It makes me realise how fortunate we are.

I haven't used much energy today but I am yawning away and feel really tired, so I am hoping for a good night's sleep. I hope you all have a good night too.

My towel rail is on all the time and I never thought to turn that off!!

I have filled the oven with dinner and some sausge rolls and I have apples on with brimbles for a crumble.

I don’t have a heater at all in my bathroom, if it is really cold I can put the towel rail on but I try to avoid that.

O and the bathroom heater would'nt turn on this morning so thats another thing to get fixed. :-( :-( :-(

Sorry about that first post I had to rush to the loo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Had more needles put in today and it felt like a lot more but she did put some in where I tod her it all seemed to be coming from and she said that was where two muscles cross over each other. I have another appointment for Monday an appointment for the shingles jab on the 11th and one on the 23rd for a Pneumonia one as I asked her if I had had one and she looked through my records and said no. I should have had that when oh was alive.

The deer have eaten off all the flowers on my kafia lillies and I thought they looked so nice on the rockery bit by the box hedge. There is only one flowering today so I went and looked and all the buds have gone. They ususally last a long while and in water too if I pick them as new flowers keep coming out but they won't this year.

I have had four deer coming in the garden and there's not many fallen apples for them this year as I think a frost got most of the blossom.

Not done a thing today only fed the chickens and fish and been out and then Jonathon rang me from up the top to ask if I knew where Les's meter was as he had been asked to read it and which one was mine. I told him mine is painted blue and he said he had taken a reading from that one but he could'nt find Les's. The estate agent had asked him to do it. The bungalow needs a lot of decorating and it has a kitchen lounge two bedrooms and a bath shower and loo. Wish I had the money to buy it and do it up as its only £210,000 and theres a good bit of garden.