General Chat

Morning All,

Will have to catch up with all the posts later!! Nice and dry here at present and quite warm. Keith our electrician has just been as we want a stronger fan in the bathroom as the one we have doesn't clear the steam very well. I thought we were doing well when he found a cheaper one than I could for us, but there is a problem with the way the old one was installed so the steam isn't going outside properly......MORE EXPENSE as our Frank would say!!!

The talk yesterday was quite good and nice to have a chat with my friend. I am sending the handouts to Maureen and Mel.......if anyone else wants one please PM me.

Thank you all for the e-mails, loved them all.

Need to get on with some jobs now........Mel, you seem a much quicker worker than me!! lol

Lamb shanks tonight for dinner.

Tesco should do one! It will be with the other fats and marg. etc.

I buy it in the solid form to make my bird fat feeders.

Jane you can buy Veg fat solid in a block, I think it may be called Pura Veg fat.

Or Trex I think may be veg fat.

Washed nets from kitchen and bedroom!

Morning Mel and all
It is so warm ,I have had to open the patio door and the back door to get some air in the house.
I think I shall be clearing some leaves from the front this morning They all seem to have collected around the front door after that wind last night.

I just found a recipe for Treacle Slice left by my laptop.I think Chris is trying to drop a hint.
One ingredient is vegetable fat .What do they mean and what should I buy?

Morning All,

Yes up bright and early again. Or perhaps I just have'nt got used to this hour lark yet.

Miserable day yet again and windy too.

OH gne off to Barnstaple for some stuff to do the ceiling in mums bedroom. He took off all the horrid polystyrene tiles. I have chosen a paint called Wild Ivory, it is a very soft yellow. He is still not sure what to do with the area between the two built in wardrobes. We looked for louvered doors as the other 2 have those, but could we find any in H***ase, no. I though they would still be around!!! as they have been going for so many years....

He also wants soem rippletex or something like that for the ceiling as we could only get Artex in Holsworthy and that horrid stuff.

Off to bed now
night night everyone xx

Oh Fiona ,you don't need to worry about a conversation going.Just having someone sat with them can be enough .Small talk is enough,even if it makes no sense to you lol.
I am watching THE SCISSOR SISTERS on tele.(I think I may have an odd taste in music) lolol.But maybe I am just odd !!!!!!

Just had my bath & washed my hair

Jane
I wish i had the nack of being able to chatter away to the folks in dads home easily, OH rambles on about all sorts of things but I find it difficult to keep a conversation going when theres no real conversation being talked about, you know what I mean, Dad always falls asleep or gets up and walks away.
I go to see dad usually on a wednesday or friday about 2.00pm with daughter no 1 and Sofia,
The residents love Sofia toddling up & down the corridors and the staff think she's great and are always giving her PLAIN biscuites to eat, she now will happily toddle into the main office in reception if the door is open with me dashing in appoligising for the interuption, they don't seem to mind, and are happy to see her it probably gives them a break from routine.

well I'm away to dry my hair and have my bed time drink. OH due home tonight but rang to say he would be late as the trains were all running a half an hour late so that means he hopefully will be in about half past 10.

goodnight everyone
xxxx

Very tired so think I shall say night night now and see you all in the morning before I fall asleep on the pooter.

Mel x zzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Yes Jane they get like children again, don't they?

I have to say when I was a Nurse .I just loved the elderly.I spent hours listening to stories from the past.Back then we had time to sit and listen.I am so pleased I am not a Nurse now ,although I do miss it.
When Mum was in her Home there were a couple of ladies who never had visitors.I used to go and have a chat,but Mum would get jealous and say'it was her I went to see'...not them lol

Been out and you have all posted lots of messages.

Glad Jane enjoyed her night out with Chris.

Sheila do you do much painting and is it in watercolour?

I shall have to see if I can scan some of mums paintings so I can send them to you all. she was very good with chacoal and chalk. There is a pastel picture which she did years ago that has always hung on her bedroom wall. When I took it down yesterday I noticed the backing paper was coming away and some damp has got in a bit. I shall have to find somewhere to have it cleaned up and resealed as it is really lovely. There is a vase on the left and two yellow roses laying on a table by the vase. It is mostly grey colours with just the two roses in yellows. I love the way she has captured the light shining on the side of the vase.

Hope Ann had a good time with her friend today and has a lot to tell us about Ag. Labs.

Frank you have been quiet today. What have you been up to?

Hope Toby is ok Mandy.

Maureen how is little Alfie? Has he been ok lately?

My sister really loves her job ,she is one of the seniors and has been there over thirty years now ,the other day she was telling me about one of the ladies that watches some of the residents having visitors ,she turned to my sister and said "i have no one to visit me " sister said she was a Barnardo's child !! its very sad !!

Mandy, I have thought about the usual sweets, biscuites, Jane said a good one how about wine, and that is so very true about the number of staff who change through out the day.
I still have quite a few weeks before I make up my mind, I have a friend who's father is in the same care home, she says she has never really been able to work this out either and usually buys several different boxes of goodies to hand over.

What ever I give I know will be ok , on the sentimental side of things I can never say thank you enough to the staff who care for dad ,
A family member with dementia or with any other reason for being in care
are truely blessed with the good people who like your sister look after them on a day to day basis. They are all fantastic folk and offer a great and caring service to the residents and there families.

It was him on the Wogan show Jane ,i just Googled him and i heard his voice ,i do remember him now .

Thats good he's covered for the medication ,one payment a year is much better than having to keep paying out each month,i hope it gives him some relief poor old boy !!!

Toby's not keen on all this wind ,he goes out has a quick tiddle and comes back in mighty quick.

Trying to watch the news and the sky keeps going off no signal again its the wind ,really blowing and gusty!!

I meant to say Chester is covered for that medication.We have to pay the excess of £155 each year.So I think after Xmas I will get him put on it.Insurance people said most people whose pets are on life long meds put claims in about 3 or 4 times a year.Phew I am so glad he is insured.

Mandy It could have been Rabbi Blue that you saw as he does have a lovely soft voice.I have just started his book,which I think I am going to really enjoy.He kept joking about himself being an 80 year old Gay Rabbi lol.I wanted to give him a big hug lol,and he called everyone darling !
He grew up in London's East End and was brought up by his Grandmother.I think it was a tough time for Jews living there then.

I often wonder where the years have gone.I thought my parents were quite old at the age I am now.So I expect my 2 must think the same about me.It's a bit scary really.

Evening all

Bit wild outside with the wind !!

Glad you enjoyed the Theatre Jane , i'am not sure if i know Rabbi Blue ,was he on the television ,i seem to remember a softly spoken Rabbi that used to be on telling funny stories on a television show ,but carn't remember which one .

So Mel has OH's birthday on Sunday, my sons birthday is Saturday he will be 33 ,where have the years gone !!!

Fiona , i could asked my sister what sort of things people give the career's/nurses in the home ,she works nights in one and i know she says tha tif they have tins of sweets given the day staff usually have most of them ,the night staff don't really get any ,she said there's only papers left in the tin by the time they start work ,not very fair is it !!!

Sheila, hope you enjoyed the film and the meal after ,bet you get all sorts from the craft fair ,don't get carried away and spend too much lol
I would love looking round one ,we never seem to have any this way .

Maureen , i hope you have a nice weekend away,no letting off to many jumping Jacks !!!