General Chat

10.54am.
JANE,
Trust me to miss read what is said, I thought you said you were going to bed, with lots of DIRTY BOOKS !!!

Was unable to contact my nieces yesterday, I thing they took the phone off so as not to be disturbed. Might try again today.My bfrother is waiting for a scan today. to see what his problem is.
Liz, hope your grand daughter is feeling a bit better today, it's worrying when you can't do anything for them.
WE have been quite lucky the odd sneeze. but no coughing, mind you we haven't been out for three days

David has been very quite, Hope his house hasn't frozen up. Have you managed to get the heating sorted now ???

We are having a nibble day today, anything and everything. Tonight we will have a CHINESE (Lewis's favourite).

Just thing of our SHIRL. hope she had a good night, I will try SKYPE later in the day. to see how she is, will report back later..

I've already taken the book back Mel, i got it from Tes*o's ,i did wonder if they would take it back ,as what's stopping you buying a book reading it and then taking it back !! but they did ,no problem.

I must admit i did have a quick look through it before i wrapped it up ,it was Turn Back Time The High Street book .

Lots of people with coughs and colds , you'd think with the frosts we've had it would have killed off a lot of the germs and bugs about .

Yes Mel ,lets hope the new years brings better times for everyone .

Right we're off now, see you later .
10.23

Morning Mandy, Mel and everyone.
It's like a sanatorium here lol.Both Chris and James have woken up feeling awful.I will be off to stock up on more paracetamol and tissues in a while.Why are males so grumpy when they don't feel well!!!!!

It is very thick fog here again really nasty.
Mandy I have usually been lucky exchanging duplicate books.I hope you get what you want.
I think I will go now and then get back early to clean up and tidy before visitors tonight.

BBL 10.12

Morning Mandy and All,

What a nuisance Mandy. Will you be able to change the book you bought her??

Another dull and damp day here. The weather like this dos'nt make naybody feel better does it? Hope Polly's a bit better today Liz.

I seem to still have this cold I had before Christmas, can't seem to shake it off. Keep sneezing.

I really don't know where this year has gone! It only seems like we were chatting about last years Christmas a little while ago. So many of us have problems this year too so I hope next year will be better for all of us. Lets keep our fingers crossed ehh!!

9.53am.

Morning all,
First on !! that's unusual for me lol

Foggy here again , we're off to a garden center later ,need to get sister another present as the book i got her for Christmas someone else had bought her !!

BBL 9.14

Just watching the end of Miss Maple then i'am off to bed .

Night night all xx
9.35

No bulbs gone yet here !!!!! lol touch wood.
I am ready for bed now.Have just started coughing again and got a lot of dirty looks .I apparently kept Hannah awake last night.

I just noticed the Christmas Tree was looking a bit tipsy.It was leaning forward and the Angel looked almost ready to tip off.James has screwed the trunk in a bit tighter ,so hopefully it will stay put now.
Night Night everyone.Once again ,thinking of Shirl tonight.

xx

You won't believe this?! I'vejust been out to the kichen, turned on the light, and, BANG!! ALL the lights went out!! OH found a torch and found the trip switch had tripped!! The outside light bulb had blown, and away went the trip!! all OK now, BUT what next?!! Thanks everyone for your kind words about Polly, I do worry a bit about her; all these gymnastics, school and heaven knows what, I think she gets overloaded, but, I DON'T say so!!!! Am watching 1940 Dig on TV, really interesting, oh! it's over now!!! back to Miss Marples!!! Jam Doughnut? Yum!!

That actually sounded lovely Ann,but I am doing Chicken breasts with asparagus wrapped with Pancetta .My little roast potatoes,carrots,green beans,broccoli .Then Pudding will be either the Sherry Trifle that my sister brought on Monday or Raspberry Pannacota(sp).

Something is pinging in the kitchen so I better move it and groove it .
19.49

Or maybe he's got a different bug Jane..........sleep in the summerhouse! lol

How silly of me Jane, IGNORE my last post.....you are hardly going to want pork again tomorrow after pork sausages tonight!! lol

Mel, the jam 'oozed'? I always found it squirted, well it did from those round ones.....usually over my top! I can't remember when I last had a doughnut either........probably because of the squirt factor.

Sheila hasn't been here since before Christmas.I hope everything is alright.

It seems like it is chip night tonight then lol
Chris is now feeling Yuk again.I wonder if I have passed back the bug he gave me !!!!!!.Maybe I should go and sleep in the summerhouse.
I remember when I was little our next door neighbour had a wooden chalet in the back garden with a veranda.It was put there for Grandad Warren (the neighbour) when he had TB.I used to love playing in it with their Grandson Steven.

Liz i am sorry I meant to say I hope Polly soon feels better.It is crazy at the moment .Everyone is ill.The Hospitals have stopped visiting unless it is for Ladies having babies ,or critically ill patients.

Mandy It would be lovely to have a day on the coast,but I wouldn't hold your breath lol.Could be foggy again.

19.38

Who's got Doughnuts !!!! i have a doughnut maker in the cupboard ,it was sons and he'd never used it .
Its now in my cupboard and i've never used it , i don't have a booklet for it so i'am not sure of the right mixture for it .

We had frozen chips tonight too,with some more of the meat !!! i didn't realise these joints were that big !!!

Quite fancy a ride to the coast tomorrow , just got to talk hubby into it lol mind you if its thick fog like today we won't be able to see anything, could be even thicker there.

What a pain for Hannah with her pay Jane.......I bet she is hoping they get things right next month!! l How about something like Somerset pork, chops or loin, with apple rings, sliced mushrooms, sliced onion if liked, cooked in cider like a casserole and a few spoonfuls of cream stirred in before serving with mustard mash and veg. Very tasty and can be done in advance!! Might have it myself New Year's Day now.

Might it go up a bit in price after 31st December Mel with the VAT increase? Might be worth ringing the shop to check.......some shops are not increasing it on goods in their sales.

Oh Ann and it was a screw in 100 new kind of bulb that I took back!!!!!

Jane I always buy rasp. jam doughnuts in morrison's because they have oodles of jam in. I must admit to not dropping the jam on the keyboard but I went and put the bag in the bin, came back and placed my hands on keyboard and mouse and got sticky sdtraight away. I had dropped all the sugar on the desk.

I was nearly tempted to buy a vax carpet washer today. Wish I had now!!! They were marked down half price from £99 to £49, I even rang OH from the shop and asked him as our old Hoover one makes a nasty smell now and wee's on the carpet it you leave it with shampoo in. It is sitting in the bath at the moment. I may be tempted to go again and buy one after new years day if they have any left as I have that voucher for a fiver so it would be even cheaper.

I bought a cooked chicken home so am having that with chips tonight.

18.51pm.

Poor little Polly Liz, she must feel really grotty with a temperature like that. Let's hope she improves tomorrow or is seen by the doctor.

Mandy, I dread that happening with the washer.......while I am out!! Mine creeps forward, so it is a wonder the pipe hasn't flipped out on it before now. Good job your OH spotted it before it pumped more water out.

Frank, you neighbour would never get a job as a 'house sitter' would he. Sounds like he 'blunders' his way about......bark chippings inside, for goodness sake!! lol I hope all went well at your sister's cremation today.

We couldn't get a bulb Mel, stocks were right down, especially the low energy ones which this one is. We took the old one with us as it is a screw in one and some are bigger than others. Ah well, I look better in a dim light, lol

I haven't had a Jam Doughnut in ages Mel.I want one now lol.
Dinner tonight is pork and herb sausages,a burger each with some kind of blue cheese on top,frozen chips and whatever veg is still knocking around.

Just had a phone call from young Rachel in Dubai.She is poorly with flu/cold.She says lots of people have it there too.She thought her brother was coming to see us today,but I haven't heard anything from him.I'm quite pleased he didn't come really.I think I will suggest he waits until after New Year.

Ooooh Doughnuts!!! See what you have done now Mel lolol

just eaten a nice new jam doughnut and the jam has all oozed out onto the paper bag I was holding underneath it!! Glad it did'nt go on my keyboard.

17.45pm.

I have been busy most of the day in and out in and out.Hannah has had problems with her pay .Employer had made an almighty cock up and so basically she will be unable to pay mortgage,direct debits next month !!She got an early train back from London and I whipped her into the bank.Not a lot of use really other than they have cancelled the direct debits.She will need to ring the mortgage people and explain..

Frank I was hoping you would spot your mistake lol.It is easy to do with those 2 names.
I hope you manage to get Shirl on Skype.If you do please send her a 'Hug'

Your poor Brother is having a right old time of it isn't he.I hope they sort him out quickly.

It is THICK THICK FOG here.Dreadful it is.I'm glad I don't have to go out again.
Must think about getting some dinner on the go now.BBL

17.35