General Chat

I will have a nice cuppa now. OH having 40 winks I think.

Hope you have calmed down a bit Frank.

It has just started to rain so I had to bring all the washing in.

My SIL left me a nice bottle of red so I think I may have that with dinner tonight. Have just got two nice chicken breasts out the freezer. Seems strange to cook for just two people but I think it is quicker.

Mel.I'm pleased it all went well for you yesterday.We were all thinking of you
Glad you liked the veggie joke lol

Hello all,

We have been off the internet nearly all day. It came back on about half an hour ago. It has taken me all that time to read the posts as I was so tired yesterday night after everyone had gone home and up to the caravan. We had a chinese last night. There were 6 of us and we throughly enjoyed it.

The service went off very nicely and the flowers were lovely. They were all little arrangements so are now on the church window sills with last weeks wedding flowers. There was loads of food left over from the little reception after the service and I sent loads home with SIL for her son and BIL to have for supper.
ind you there was enough there for lunch today as well.

Sheila sorry to hear about your daughter loosing her baby. How sad............. Do you think she may try again??

Ann thanks for the pics of the pussy cats. Love how you titled them.

Jane liked the joke veg. Sent it to OH. Ha ha ha!!

I did copy and paste it though so no emails pasted on.

Frank glad you got a better appointment for Ros. Fancy having to wait till January with a problem back!!!!!!!!

Hope I have covered everything I should have replied to.

Yes I did have a good nights sleep and a good drop of red!!! SIL and BIL left here about 10.35am this morning.

It's been a lovely day here today and I have two lots of washing on the line. clouded over now so think I shall go and do the chickens and get that over and done with and then I only have to shut them in later.

PM received Ann.Thanks!!

Have sent you a pm Jane.

That has happened to me so often Maureen. Now I carry a spare battery, well, unless I forget it!!!

Your mouse cross stitch sounds lovely Mandy, really christmassy with their little stockings!!

I remember many years ago ,when the clocks changed we were expecting my Aunty Joyce and Uncle Ron for Lunch.They were coming from Bideford.They were very late and we all had awful thoughts that they might have had a crash.Anyway ,they eventually turned up looking all happy while my parents were in a right tizzy.Aunty Joyce had forgotten to change the clock the night before lol.

I'am glad you said about your camera Maureen ,its just reminded me mine needs to be charged too, no rain here still sunny.

Got to remember to put the clocks back tonight , thats an extra hour in bed !! but that means dark by late afternoon !!!

No cooking for me tonight sister and BIL are coming and bringing a Chinese with them

Stuart Little is my sisters favourite film Maurren lol.

Damn, just looked out the back and there is a beautiful bright rainbow, went to take a photo and the battery is low. Hope it will still be there when camera is charged.

Good thing about having cats, NO MICE. I do have them in the shed though. I used to keep the rubbish sack there and as I was carrying it through to put out for collection a mouse jumped out and scurried behind the sofa. Coca didn't take long to find it. I have a photo somewhere, if I find it will show you. Quite often get dead ones on the patio, don't like them alive but they look quite sweet dead, just like Stuart Little.

In days gone by, women would avoid the sun and a tan at all costs, they didn't want to look like a surf. I think a tan is more attractive but haven't had a fake one ... yet ......

I'm having a good old laugh at all the jokes, but I really should be upstairs.

There might be a rainbow somewhere, the sun is out and it's pouring with rain.

Afternoon all
Sorry Sheila to read about your daughter lost her baby, hope all goes well for you at the hospital.

Glad the Tan went ok Jane, I only have had a false tan twice. and was done by hand from no 2 daughters friend who is a qualified beautician.
first time was a practice run wanted to see what it looked like, I was very happy with it so got it done again for daughter no 1 wedding. didn't want to look all white and washed out among all those Italian relatives. mind you it was in May so I wasn't compeating with a summer tan.

Been shopping today for Halloween treats, going to leave all the sorting out to daughter no 2. it's her Idea, last 2 years no one has called at our house on Halloween so I wasn't all that bothered, but daughter no 2 wants to arrange things this year just in case, she and her boyfriend will eat whats left over anyway.

Girls these days Frank seem to want to look tanned.Don't ask me why lol I have no idea.It seems an awful lot of effort.I was looking at my face in the mirror the other morning (was a shock) I seem to have got my freckles back!!!!!
Although I think these days they are probably called age spots lolol

Touch wood I haven't seen a rat this year in the garden,although I am sure they will be about with the chickens next door.It's the rabbits at the moment.They are having the time of their life.There is an awful lot of rabbit fur around the lawn.I just hope it is what they have scratched out and it not falling out due to Myxymatosis.(sp)

When I was at Fitz's earlier ,his cat 'PODGE' came meowing up to us with a load of feathers stuck to his face...........He had just done a kill !!!

Sorry to hear your daughter lost her baby, Sheila, no wonder she is in a state.

The mice aren't in the house Mandy but you can hear them in the loft. OH's gt aunt told me how one ran over her face when she was in bed one night.........put me right off!!!! The bungalow has the garage built in and they squeeze under the door, climb the walls to the eaves and squeeze their way into the loft from there. We aught to try and close the gap under the garage door, but they could get in through the sides higher up if we did. I do wish OH didn't bring them to show me though......sweet little faces.....I feel awful!!!

That's very sad news about your daughter Sheila, I do hope she will be okay, must be awful to experience a miscarriage. Don't know how old she is but I had my son at 40, he's still my baby, even though he's about 6ft. and covered in tatoos !!!!

Glad Ros has got an earlier appointment Frank, that's the good thing about this thread, we can help each other out. Ever since your cooking tip my roast potatoes are the talk of the family.

I always buy a poppy too, usually put a pound coin in, where would we be now without all those brave men and women.

There's a new programme coming on BBC1 on Tuesday called Turn Back Time, looks quite interesting. I enjoyed the Victorian House and the 40's House and the Victorian Farm.

Haven't looked at my e.mails for a couple of days, so will catch up on them although I should be upstairs sorting out the bedrooms.

Ohhhh Jane , Rats !!!! makes me shudder just thinking about it .

I remember coming in our back gate several years ago now and there was a huge Rat sat on our lawn , i couldn't get in the door quick enough ,when i looked out the window it had gone, i kept the back door closed for ages after that in case one came in !!!

Sheila, i'am stitching my Christmas cards at the moment , but i have another piece of stitching that i'am working on , with would you believe it Mice on !!! its a Christmas scene with little mice sitting in front of the fire with their Christmas stockings hanging up round the mantle piece.

Anybody would think it's SPRING. all the neighbours outside cleaning cars, and cutting grass. I must have shamed them into it.!!!!

No haven't received the list Shelia.

What's all this spray tan about Jane, I thought they only used it in the summer time !!!!

Found Rats down at the chickens a few months ago, got a load of poison down them, no sign of them now. Thank Go# Still no eggs, just wasting money feeding them, through the winter. I don't think I will replace them when anything happens to them.

Got into another good book last night by Sandra Brown, if you have heard of her. Written over 60 books.

AMANDA just going to see daughter ,men my husband always does that he once argued to get a cowboy on the tv and fell asleep watching it.

What are you cross stitching at the moment Amanda
Oh mice we get them often once had some in our crisps
and they ate half of them little horrors. I was sat one night in the lounge looked down and there was this cute little mouse looking at me he looked like he had glasses on
I picked him up and put him outside .I dropped my cardigan over his head. I saw it dead a few days later and
would you believe it cried for him.

Anne I once had someone ask me if I was pregnant in the hairdressers but was much younger what a nice compliment you are attractive and look good but sometimes that kind of thing annoys me we are entitled to have a bit of stomach at our age and people do not miss anything do they. Going shopping now I have to go and get things for elder daughter she is in a right state.

Sheila,I'm so sorry that your daughter lost the baby.I hope she is ok.Good luck to you too for Tuesday.I'm sure everything will be fine.

Now,Mandy I must tell you about my friend Sue and her RATS.She has had a problem for several years with rats getting in her house.A couple of months ago her electrics started playing up and she could not use any plugs.To cut a very long story short ,she has had to shell out £3,000 to get the problem sorted!!!!!.No insurance covered vermin.The little blighters had chewed through the wires under the floorboards and they were basically living in behind her skirting boards !!.I remember when I stayed with her about 2 years ago I could hear the scuttling noise.(just got goose bumps)I will feel happy to go and stay with her again now lol

I went to Tes** earlier...................it was crazy .All the staff dressed up for Halloween ,stilt walkers looking like vampires ,face painting for the children.
I couldn't get away fast enough lol

I hope Mel is ok .I'm sure we will hear from her soon.

Afternoon all,

Lovely and sunny here today ,i'am sitting here with the back door open !!!!

You must have done a good job with the tanning spray Jane if its only the toes that are really orange ,is that where it ran down !! lol

Frank you shouldn't get your self worked up like that ....deep breath count to ten !! i think some times it needs to come out ,we hold things back and then some thing just triggers it off and we erupt !! i used to get really worked up at things and would shake with temper when i was younger .

Ann, how can you sleep with mice in the house !!! i'd have to move out until they were all caught lol

Sorry to hear your daughter has lost her baby Sheila .


Well hubby has turned the television on for the Darts ...and fallen fast asleep !!!

I'am off to do some cross stitch .
BBL