General Chat

Irene will be ok her front door is clear. I am not sure that she actually takes duvets, I know she doesn't take pillows but does take blankets. I imagine the homeless place would be able to use the duvet. It looked clean from what I could see.

I am just making some soup for lunch. carrot. leek and butternut squash, not sure what that will taste like although carrot and squash was nice last week.

Well it was chaos at the big island round the corner on the main road as all the traffic lights were down. They'd wheeled some short temporary ones in but I don't think they were timed like the big ones, so there were big queues. There's one item owing on my script, so another trip back for that. They said it would be there this afternoon. No wonder they don't make your prescriptions up ready anymore as they don't seem to keep as much stock now and then there's the shortages of some things. On the way home as I usually do I came through the village and past mum and dad'd old house and the bungalow next door both of which are being renovated. It was a mistake today as there were signs up closing the road off through the village for some reason, so I had to turn round and come back the way I went.

I can just imagine the chickens' excitement when they saw the worms Mel. I bet they thought you were finding them especially for them. I've noticed how the prices go up and down with Asda too, sometimes by as much as a pound on the Actimel drinks.

I was looking at the 'manbags' online for OH a few weeks ago and we are going to look at some, as some of the leather ones might be heavy or hard to get to all the bits and pieces he carries. I did suggest a wheeled case like I used at work for visits, but he wasn't keen on those and I can imagine him crashing into everything with one!

It sounds like Irene will need to be a mountain goat to get through the donations in her porch AnnG. I have another wash on the go now.

Just taken 8 books back to Irene. It was difficult to get them in her small porch as somebody had wedged a large duvet in a polythene bag into the book box and somebody else (or the same person had filled the other side of the porch with jam jars. Irene is obviously out Managed to get them in anyway.

I hope you all get your scripts and nothing is missing as is sometimes the case.

When I did my back in at 21 the doctor told me to sleep with a pillow under my knees. I always used to sleep on my back so it did help. I think the mens shoulder bag is a good idea and that may help with his neck or it could just make it worse??? I do hope he can get some comfort soon Annx.

My tummy just gave the most long rumble so I think I better get something to eat. Not had anything yet but a coffee.

Ann would one of those over the head shoulder bags be better for OH carrying a bag can pull the shoulder down which wouldn't help the neck ,lots of men have those types of bag now .
Just ordered a load of wood for Saturday,son and family will soon get that round for us Lewis loves helping and stacking is his favourite job .

We have to go out later to get our tablets they should be ready as I put the scripts in a fortnight ago .

Morning All,

I slept well last night and no frost here either and there was a pretty pink sky earlier, but that's not a good sign is it.........shepherd's warning.

I'll suggest trying a pillow like that Mandy, but I think it's head and neck that hurt at night and his neck, back and more his lower ribs in the day. (he's not good with knowing what is where in his body! lol. His x-ray showed several areas of his back affected which was no surprise as he's always had back trouble since he dug a tree out before he met me. He's off to a meeting shortly, only a stone's throw from here and shouldn't take long, but he's taken a bag with the minimum to carry instead of his heavy briefcase, so that's good. He's a devil for pushing on regardless.

I'm off to the shop and then chemist for my meds next. I expect it will be busy now they shut on Saturdays. I was reading that more are limiting their hours now so there's probably no point thinking of going elsewhere!

Good morning all 5 degrees here and sunny so far, must be summer!!

Washing in but nothing else planned. although I should get a load of finished books back to Irene, probably do that later.
So just a couple of letters to write to people I heard from at Christmas who are unwell, maybe make some cards as well I will see

Morning all,

Looks as though it may be another nice day today. Its 6 degrees but pc says it feels like -1. It quite bright but not as nice as yesterday as there are grey clouds to the north today.

Just adjusted my Asda order and thiungs keep going up at a fast rate. Butter was £2 for ages now it £2.40 so what the excuse now I wonder? They've blamed it on the war, they blamed it on the price of deisel and petrol going up, so whats the excuse now?

Morning all,

No frost here this morning we have sunshine again but it's still quite cold ,we should get to 5 or 6 degrees today .

Oh thank you Vera you shouldn't have gone out in the cold to post it anytime would have done but its very kind of you.

Good morning all
Not nearly so frosty this morning, no fog and it’s 0 degrees. It’s supposed to reach 5 degrees this afternoon. We haven’t seen the temperature that high for a few days. I haven’t got any plans today, just boring washing and h/w.

Mandy I have posted that recipe to you.

I sleep with a wheat bag between my knees and that help sometimes I use a pillow but I only lay on my right side all night, have done for years now. I must admit my toes have been acheing badly lately.

It was a paving slab I had to lift to put some gravely stuff underneath but the chickens thought it was a great thing as they spied worms and they kept getting in the way. They are all tucked up tonight in a nice clean house with plenty of woodshavings on the floor. They've been walking around with platform soles on lately with all the mud in the run.

That's a long time to have to wait for test results Gwyn ,our doctors only ring if they have any concerns ,they say no need to ring us well ring you .
I have to go in and make an appointment for the yearly check on my kidney disease, blood pressure and diabetes, I might as well go in and make one as I need a urine bottle.

Ann has OH tried laying with a pillow between his knees in bed ,Colin finds it helps his back and hips .

You've achieved quite a lot today AnnG and got a few jobs off your list. Yes the doctor is treating OH's pains as arthritis so he has to go for physio this week and see if that helps. He does sleep awkwardly though on a mountain of pillows!

We've experienced the same Gwyn where our ssurgery has had results back but a doctor hasn't considered them yet. you would think that would be a priority in case further action was urgent.

Lovely sunshine shining here, but it is still very cold.
We went out in the car earlier and pavements and parts of side roads are still white from overnight frost, but where it is south-facing, surfaces are clear and dry.
Still no sign of snow, although places no far away have had some.

When I walked to school this week, at no time did I feel uneasy about the pavements being slippery, but last night's frost seems to have lingered longer. The birdbath was frozen again too.

During the week, I went into town and called in the doctor's surgery to ask about routine annual blood test results. Would you believe, they are still waiting 'for a clinician to comment ' on some of the results?
I couldn't believe that it takes over a month to get results. The test was 5th December.
Our surgery has set themselves up as a hub for the area and when it comes to seasonal vaccinations they are super efficient. For routine appointments and test results it's a different matter :-| Taking on more patients would be OK, as long as present patients don't suffer from lack of staff time.

Well I have remade my bed, cut up some cards to use on next years cards, written out a resume of the meeting on thursday for those that couldn't be here, put away the Tesco shop and filed some papers that have been sitting on top of the fireproof safe waiting to be filed since before Christmas plus some papers from LV that came a couple of days ago. That doesn't seem a lot but,except for lunch and a coffee break I have been on the go all day so far.

Is the pain in OH's neck arthritis Ann? Or did he sleep awkwardly because of his headache? Good idea not to go out in the cold.

That was lovely blue sky Mel just like we had but we still have the frost where the sun didn't catch it .
Be careful you don't hurt your back moving the stone if it's a big one .

Yes Ann Lewis loved his bike and son said there's no scratches on it as he's really looking after it ,son could hardly get in the front door the other day as he had brought it into the hall .
Colin has the snooker on but he hasn't any Christmas cake as I didn't make one for us this year ,he has had some shortbread out of the tin though.

Vera the cold on your face can be painful when it's so cold it stings ,thank goodness we don't get the chilblains any more .
I bet the porks smelling good ,we had our roast yesterday and I cooked the veg in with the chicken .

The sky's looking very strange now very grey more like a snow sky .

Afternoon All,

It's 4 degrees here now, just a bit of frost in the shade but no sunshine. We didn't get the snow that was so close last night and the cars are free of frost and ice now. OH had a bad night with a headache and aches in his neck as well so we were up late.

Thanks for the pics Mel. It looks quite springlike with all that sunshine and the flower arrangements look so bright and colourful.

I've done a wash as well AnnG and we are staying in too. I need to get back to the bathroom catalogue and do some admin and OH is watching footie with a piece of christmas cake and my old fleece scarf round his neck!

It's a good time of year for young Lewis with presents isn't it Mandy. :-) Did he love his bike he had for Christmas? Good idea for your DIL to keep her cold away from you both. I think you've had enough bugs to deal with lately. That's handy if son can pick up a sack of potatoes for you too.

Still sunny but theres clouds in the sky now. Done the girls just going to sort out a stone outside their run where a rat dug under it. Every time I tread on it it wobbles so I am going to lift it and put some gravely stuff under it.

Thanks for the pictures Mel. The flowers are lovely and that sky is such a bright blue. The fog cleared and we did get a bit of sun this morning but it wasn’t out long enough to melt the frost. One app is telling me it’s 2 degrees now and the other says 3 degrees but they both say that’s the top temperature today. I walked down the road to post a couple of letters and wrapped up really well but the cold on my face was bringing on a migraine so I was glad to get home. It eased once I warmed up again.

Better get my pork out of the oven and turn the veg over as we want to eat about 2 pm. Everything is roasting in the oven today; potatoes, carrots, parsnips and wedges of cabbage. It’s smelling good and I’m just enjoying a pre lunch glass of wine :-D

Ooh going up, 7 now.
thanks for the photos Mel!
Lovely blue sky Mel, lucky you.
Your floral displays are lovely too. I know two went on graves but what did you do with the others. did you manage to sell them?