General Chat

It is really windy here, very gusty, the temp has just crept up to 15 degrees but it was very cloudy and quite cold earlier. I decided to sort out my T shirts and sweaters etc and move the T shirts to where the thick sweaters were. So there is a nice tidy cupboard now as I went on to sort the long sleeved T shirts and tops and the camisoles (all in the same wardrobe type cupboard. and them I walked down with a large carrier bag full for charity and to post a card. when I got back I spotted some weeds needing pulling up in my jungle front birder so pulled those for the garden bin. I have also changed and washed the bedding. And now I shall start to think about lunch.

I wonder if Gwyn has seen the swans lately as we hav'nt had a report about them for a while now.

Morning Anng and all,

Beautiful morning here and its nice and sunny with a clear blue sky as far as the eye can see. Pc says 12 degrees and sunny and as its a holiday I expect all the kids will be down the beach.

I should do gardening today too Anng but will see how it goes as HW needs doing too.

good morning all. sunny here and 9 degrees, bedding in the wash. Strange night of sleeping and waking, can't get back again to sleeping for at least six hours without waking. I suppose added up it was enough sleep.
Nothing planned for today so probably more gardening although I should do a bit of housework. Hmm!! Sunny so far out there unusual Bank Holiday weather.

Morning all,

I was up with you two at about 5am something but went back to bed for a lie in as its Sunday and woke up at past 10am. Must have needed the sleep.

Nothing pllanned fro today but do enjoy the gardens Anng.

Good morning Vera, pleased to see somebody else was around early. And good to see that you were able to get some garden jobs done. I have bulbs in pots but I do tend to leave them in their pots and just move the pots to their summer place at the end of the garden, it has always worked for us. but I do have plenty of space to keep the pots out of the way.

Enjoy your face time with your granddaughter.

It is 17 degrees here so looks like being a warm day later, however when I went out to water the baskets it felt cold as there is a chilly breeze. difficult to know what to wear as the village where the gardens are is where the canal is and is open to the River Severn in the distance so if there is a breeze it could be chilly.

Like you AnnG I slept better last night but woke early, just after 5 am. I didn’t get up right away but lay daydreaming and thinking. When I did get up and went to open the blinds I could see my neighbour across the courtyard gardening at the front of her house, so she’s another one who was up early today. She’s a lovely lady with lots of medical issues. She’s very short and as wide as she is high and she looked so funny as she was wearing a heavy winter anorak and a sun hat. I had to smile.

Yesterday was a lovely day again and I managed to do some gardening. I have bulbs by the hundreds. The ones in the garden just stay in the ground but I have loads of pots full of bulbs. I had lifted all the earlier ones and they were drying off so I got those packed away for next year and lifted all the rest to get those dried off. That left me with several large empty pots so I got one of them cleaned up and planted it up with some geraniums. I also did some general tidying up around the garden. Lots more to do but we’ll get there eventually. While I was gardening OH cleaned out all the gutters so that’s another job out of the way.

Enjoy your open gardens event today AnnG. We haven’t been to one for a while now but I used to like nosing round other people’s gardens and picking up ideas and tips.
Sorry to hear about your son’s diabetes. I am sure he’ll get used to managing his food intake with a bit of encouragement.

Youngest granddaughter (17 in a couple of days) is FaceTiming us this afternoon so we’re looking forward to that. She is very funny and always makes me laugh.

I've now been up a couple of hours and I’m still in my dressing gown and not yet had breakfast so I had better get moving. Have a good day everyone and enjoy the sunshine while we can.

Good morning all. slept ok last night but woke up early. 10 degrees here and sunny at the moment. This afternoon going with friends to Frampton on Severn where they have open gardens in the village. The village will bring back memories as it is on part of the walk T and I used to do from the canal, right up until July 2020. They are beautiful memories though.

Did'nt do the washing in the end.

Hope you all sleep better tonight.

Night night see you in the morning.

Been to Hatherleigh for deisel at last. Angela and Adrian called round with the news letter and had 6 eggs off me so that was good.

Not done a thing in the garden today. Its 20 degrees here now so cooling down a bit now. I may go out and pressure wash the decking.

Afternoon all,

Oh its warm out today ,we've had a good tidy up in the front garden and Colin has painted the fence down one side ,ths other side he'll do in ths autumn as the white rose is now so big he can't really get behind it.

Belated birthday wishes to your OH Vera I hope he had a nice day .

We've just had a Fish and chip lunch so all we'll need later is a sandwich or some salad .
Someone asked me the other say was I making any hair scrunchies this year to go on my board outside so I think I'll get a bit of sewing done this afternoon .

Morning Anng and all,

Bright sunny morning here today and pc says 11 degrees and sunny. Woke this morning and saw a big buzzard settle in a tree out the back. Had to put my glasses on to see what it actually was. Don't mind him out there as we are overun with baby bunnies at the mo.

Don't think BIL is coming today as he mowed all the grass yesterday.

May do some gardening later as theres always plenty to do out there.

Good morning all. Despite being up early I did have a better night's sleep last night. This was surprising because son decided to e mail me quite late in the evening with the news that, at his company health insurance check up, he has been told he has diabetes type 2. Not quite the shock it would cause some as my daughter has had it diagnosed for over ten years now. Apparently he contacted her first and she has been giving him 'tips'. The diagnosis is not really the concern, more how he will manage it properly. Daughter is quite strict with herself but son is still working and is a workaholic so is often travelling to Scotland or Bournemouth from MKeynes and not eating regularly.

It is clear and sunny here this morning and 7 degrees. Like Vera said, yesterday was lovely but there was still that nip in the wind. I think I heard a weather forecaster say the wind was from the North which explains it.
Tesco due today instead of Sunday when I am going out to Frampton on Severn as it is open gardens day.
At least Cynth is back from her break so no basket watering in there to do. I don't think I have ever had to water baskets and pots so early in the year before but it is ages since we even had a quick shower.

Good evening all

Sorry you didn’t sleep well again last night AnnG. I slept better last night. I hope you have a good night tonight. How did the photography group go?

Shame your bil didn’t manage to get photos of the barn owl, Mel, but nice for you to have a chat with his wife.

It’s been a nice sunny day but there’s still a nip in the breeze. At the moment it’s about 14 degrees but the breeze is making it feel cooler. Today is OH’s birthday and also our dil’s. Son and dil are in Italy but son phoned this morning to wish his Dad a happy birthday which made OH’s day. We went to a very nice restaurant for a birthday lunch and I’ve done nothing but yawn since we got back. That’s what 3 courses and a glass of wine at lunchtime does to me. I haven’t done a thing since we got back just after 4 pm so I must try and get on with some work in the garden tomorrow

I’m now going to go and investigate some hammering noises I’ve been hearing for the last half hour. Window is open so I hope it’s just noise carrying from somewhere over the back and not OH deciding to do something like rehang a door. He has been known to get an idea in his head and just go full steam ahead regardless of whether it’s sensible or convenient. Still, I mustn’t moan at him on his birthday.

BIL came this morning unexpectedly.

Morning Anng and all,

Nice bright morning again 13 degrees and sunny buy the pc.

BIL came yesterday late afternoon with his wife so it was nice to have a natter to her. He came hoping to get some pictures of the barn owl but it did'nt put in an appearance but he did get the song thrush which was in the big ash tree singing its head off for ages. We sat outside listening to all the different bird song. We heard the blackbird and the wood pigeon the thrush and the robin so it was nice to heard lots of different ones all together. He did also get a nice pic of the deer. He told me that the deer over Exmoor are nioulting and look all tatty but mine have moulted out and have their summer coats of a lovely rusty colour. She was out the back in the long grass by the trees but as he took pics of her she went back into the wood.

Good morning all, last night was a bit better but still not a good night's sleep. Never mind I will no doubt keep plodding on. Photography group this afternoon, that will keep me awake.

I’m glad you enjoyed the live screening AnnG. We’ve been to a few now. We’re booked next to go to Life of Pi which will be from the National Theatre. It will be interesting to see how they stage that.

Evening all

I hope you have all had a good day. It's been dry all day here but a bit overcast and with a chilly breeze.

I managed to do a little bit of hand washing and do the ironing early today and then I went for a birthday lunch with half a dozen ladies, just to a local pub. Today they were trying an experiment and had a singer in. She was very good but her strong voice and the amplified backing nearly deafened us. It was impossible to chat across the table. After we left there we went back to the birthday girl's house for tea and cake so there was plenty of chatting going on there.

I've mentioned our friends M & V before. M was with me, in fact she does the driving while my eyes are bad. My OH and V decided that as we were out to lunch they would go off together for a pub lunch. Apparently they enjoyed it so much that they are going to do it every time we ladies go out for a meal..

OH and I are out to lunch together tomorrow as it's his birthday so we have booked a table at a rather nice restaurant The trouble with all this going out and about is that nothing is getting done in the garden and we have so much weeding, planting, tidying up etc to do. The upside is that in the last 9 days I have only had to cook 2 dinners.

Not sure I want anymore to eat but OH has just called out that he has made a sandwich so I had better go and eat it. I hope you all sleep well tonight.

Morning all,

I think i TOOK A LEAF OUT OF YOUR BOOK TIS MORNING aNNG AS i GOT UP AT 10AM. wENT TO THE LOO MUCH MUCH EARLIER AND THOUGHT i WILL HAVE A LITTLE LIE IN and thats what happened. Sorry caught my finger.


Must have a drink as the kettle has boiled.

Had a phone call this morning and when I answered it she said you have a tellyphone call from and then it went blank so a hoax call probably.