General Chat

BIL turned up just as I was having something to eat, with icecreams and a magnum for me.

Lovely day bit more sun now and really warm out ,bedding all dry and folded ,gammon cooked for tonight and I think we'll have soms salad with it .

Just watching the Olympic cycling and they keep going down like flies as the roads are wet .
What did everyone think of the opening ceremony I turned over after a while as I didn't think it seemed that special with them going up the river.I did see the end where they light up that balloon with the torch.

BIL has'nt turned up so I don't think he will come now.

I do hope Colin can get some answers to his tiredness and feeling so down.

Its our show day today and no I did'nt put anything in it this year but I am going up there this afternoon to have a look round. There's some smashing motor bykes up there I saw them in the school playground when I went up the shop.

Sometimes sleeping is because of boredom but you will know if he has no energy. I didn't realise that he had a covid test, must have missed that. Hopefully it is just a virus and he will sleep it off. But If he is still sleeping a lot after the weekend there is no harm in contacting your surgery again.

Anng the water sample came back as satisfactory so he hasn't got any antibiotics, the doc wondered if it was a flu virus but he's had no flu symptoms, he did take him off one of his blood pressure tablets he said they can lower the blood pressure he just said see how you go, that's also why he did a covid test but that was negative, so I don't know I just don't like seeing him like that .
He's watching the Olympics now and is more awake but I bet within half an hour he'll have nodded off sgain .

I'm just knitting the doll for something to do really when I'm watching the television in the evening .

The doll is a good size then Mandy. Who is that one for?

It may still be the UTI or the effects of the antibiotic making Colin sleep. But if he is not gettting up and walking around much it won't help his tummy trouble.

Morning all,

Bit cloudy but there is sun ,stripped the bed this morning so thats on the line ,just given the bathroom a wipe round and now putting a piece of gammon on to cook .

Things have moved for Colin but I'm still worried about him he just wants to sleep all the time, everything I look at him he's got his eyes closed so I think its back to the doctors next week I expect it will be blood tests etc.

Anng thats the bit I don't like having to put the shopping all away , you asked on the email what size the doll is, it's about 15 inches it's bigger than it says in the book it should be 11 inches as it should be knitted in 4ply but I used double knit on a smaller needle .

Mel time your bil has finished repairing the mower it will be purring .

I have a really large order from Tesco due today (well large for me. And not one sub or not available (£76 worth.) don't look forward to putting all that away.

I was rudely awoken this morning with cramp in my right calfe (sp) and now it hurts whenever I first get up from a sititng position. Suppose I shal have that all day now.

Mandy your beans look so good and I envy you being able to pick already.

I think BIL is coming again today so I better get ready for him and dort something for lunch. Think he fiddling with the mower again. It certainly went better yesterday after its filter change and I think he has a new plug for it.

Will try to go to the shop a bit earlier today and get some nice rolls and my usual bits and bobs but if I go earlier its usualy busy.

Morning girls,

16 degrees here at present and the suns shining and I think its going to be another lovely day.

I was a treat this morning to flush the loo and not have to fill a bucket but I can hear it twizzling in the cystern which means it is still letting water into it and that means its going into the septic tank as thats where it overflows down the basin. Shal;l have to have a little adjust I think or at least let Chris know.

I seem to have been bitten all over and am itching like crazy up arms and on my head and back. Shall have to take a pill.

BBL

Good morning all. 10 degrees (goodness the early morning temperatures do vary a lot). But the sun is shining so it looks lovely out there.

Vera, at least you know if he repairs little jobs that are unnecessary it may stop them becoming large jobs.
Sounds like a busy but productive day for you.
Gwyn you asked about photography. Each month we have a different subject . We then put five photos of that subject on a USB. Our technical leader shows them on a screen and remarks on them (kindly) and offers advice. We are a smallish group, yesterday there were 10 of us. The subject this month was "Nature's hidden beauty'.... Next month it is "Shop fronts".

Mandy that was a good healing sleep Colin had while you were out. Hope he continues to improve.

It's very warm though there is a nice gentle breeze. The weather app is telling me it's 23 degrees and feels like 25. The computer is telling me it's only 20 but it does seem to think I am at Stansted which it mis-spells Stanstead.

It's been a busy day again. OH has been busy outside doing (totally unnecessary) repair jobs but it has kept him busy and out of my hair, lol. I hoovered through downstairs and gave the kitchen floor a thorough wash. I think I've said before that we have a large hall, large kitchen-diner, a utility, downstairs cloakroom and a conservatory that are all tiled. Nearly all of it stays looking nice except for the kitchen bit of the kitchen-diner and that always looks grubby to me. I think over the years bits have been dripped on the floor and got ground in. We usually use a steam cleaner but today I got detergent, mops and scrrubbing brush and had a real go at it. I'm still not happy with it :-|

After lunch we popped to Sainsbury's and got some salad and veg and milk and then went into town to stock up on fish at Waitrose. Their fish is nice but it is expensive so if I want any I go on a Friday when it is 20% off if you have a Waitrose card. Since we got back I have wrapped all the fish and got it in the freezer and OH is watering all the pots.

It's good Colin has managed to get some rest Mandy. I hope his tum is feeling a bit better now and will continue to improve.

What a performance with your internet Annx. Sometimes I think we ought to go back to the days of pen and paper but then we had things like a decent postal service to help things along. Somewhere I have a postcard from my great grandmother to a relative in which she says she will be along for tea that afternoon. She posted it in the morning knowing the recipient who lived in the next district would receive it by lunchtime. Can you imagine that today? Btw, we can't order repeat prescriptions by phone normally. It's only to ask for a reissue once you have had your allocated 6 scripts, but I never have to order my tabs because I have nominated a pharmacy to be my usual pick-up point. Everything is done electronically between the GP and the pharmacy. All I have to do is go in every 4 weeks to pick up the meds.

Mel, I hope your plumber is getting your flush fixed and isn't charging an arm and a leg. Your fish had pretty markings and was a good size. I would worry about only paying £12 to have my feet sorted. That price is way out of kilter with normal charges. Is he properly qualified and insured? I pay £41 and that's an average price here.

You must have enjoyed talking to the old members of staff at your school anniversary Gwyn. They probably had a few tales to tell. As you say, where do the years go? It seems only a few weeks ago that I was talking about the birth of our great-granddaughter but in 3 weeks she will be a year old.

Things were pinging just now so I checked and found I have 2 separate emails and 2 texts and an online letter all telling me my June 13th appointment has been cancelled (!) and replaced with one on 23rd August. I am glad I have got the appointment at last but that will be 18 weeks since my previous one when the doctor asked to see me in 8 weeks.

I am now going to go and make us a few sandwiches which we can eat while watching the Olympics opening ceremony. I also treated us to a couple of cherry and almond lattice pastries in Waitrose - a bit naughty but very nice.

Mandy he did bring a load of stuff with him in a cardboard box said he had'nt changed the plug abut put oil in it and something else, I ws'nt really listening as he waffles on about thing I know nothing about. He cut all the lawns without the grass collector on and the mower went really well.

I now have a flushing loo too so two good jobs done today I must go and check the scimmers now as the fish are sucking green stuff off the liner and it blocks up the skimmer net I put on it.

Now I am going to say this now as I keep forgetting, I have 4 eggs in the Swallows nest now. Last time I look about a week ago there were only two but she dos'nt like me being in there and flies out sometimes.

I left Colin having a doze after lunch and went shopping i was gone about an hour and he slept the whole time .
It's really hot out there now .

Mel thats a very good price to have your nails done ,when Colin use to go it was forty pound and that was a few years ago now so goodness knows what she charges now its bound to have gone up, I do his nails now as his feet are not like they use to be ,he use to go to the chiropodist because he had a lot of calluses from wearing boots and trainers for work .
Did bil get the part he needed for the mower .

I picked a nice handful of runners so we're looking forward to having them with a nice shop bought chicken,leekand bacon pie and some other veg.

Back and he's put his prices up to £12. Plumber not arrived yet and I need to feed BIL.

I'll be jealous of your beans Mandy.

Nice to see you Gwyn now the kids have broken up we expect to see you on here more. Have you still got swans down the river or have they all disappeared?

Got the foot man this afternoon. BIL is here and then the plumber will be comeing after 3pm to fix the flush.

Morning all,

Nice bright sunny morning just hung some washing out and I looked at the runner beans I think there's just enough for tonight's meal .
Colins on the move at last so I hope it's going to help his tummy pain .

Oh Mel I didn't realise you'd had the shingles jab I must have missed a post with you mentioning it my heads not my own at the moment.
She was a lovely looking fish with pretty markings .

Oh Ann what a palaver who would think that one little snip would cause all this upheaval and probably cost into the thousands time they have finished, I should think that chap will be in big trouble .
Did your drawing course finish I haven't heard you mention it lately .

Anng hope it stays dry for your walk out to the photography group if its only a short walk you should be OK

Right I'm going to pick a few beans ,I'll send a photo .

Good morning all.
After a damp start from overnight rain, it is now a beautiful sunny morning.
I have to think which day it is now that the school holidays have started - they broke up on Tuesday until September 2nd.
Sorry to read that Colin has been so unwell. I do hope that he can soon get back to his usual self and feel much better.
Take care of yourself too Mandy.

Thank you Ann for the photos of the birds. Amazing to see them so close and how cheeky of the magpies to think they can take on a red kite. I don't think I've ever seen one around here, but there are plenty of magpies, especially at nesting times, when the adult blackbirds in particular shriek at them if they are too near a nest.

What a saga for you regarding your connection. It sounds like something off a stage farce. I hope it is all resolved satisfactorily soon.
I often wonder what my Dad would think of the way we communicate now. He was in the Signals then later joined GPO. and would be amazed how we can link up so readily and chat over the internet to people on the other side of the world.
I was lost without my laptop, when it was out of action for a while recently. I wonder what he would think of such a device.

Vera
Your area sounds great for you getting together and meeting with friends frequently. How lovely to meet up with friends from your old village too.
At school this week, staff from long ago were invited in to mark a significant school opening anniversary. There were people there who taught back in the 70s and 80s, so it was lovely to catch up and also take a trip down Memory Lane.
What happened to all those years in between? :-0

AnnG You do seem to keep very busy, what with your garden, outings and various interest groups. It's always good to hear what you have been doing.
Do you have a subject of interest for each photography meeting?

I see from the forecast that the temperatures are due to climb over the next few days, so I ought to get into the garden before then,to get more in the garden bin before next week's collection. Since my melanoma, I avoid working outside in the full sun, but always wear sunscreen anyway, even on dull days.

Another bag of clothing ready to be taken to a charity shop. I ought to be more ruthless like AnnG and sort out my books too. I recently came across some autobiographies here and thought that I would read them again, before getting rid of them, so back on a shelf they go ;-)

Good morning all 16 degrees and sunny. supposed to be a pleasant day today I have a photography meeting to go to this afternoon. Just a short walk away so it is good it looks as though it may not be raining.

Morning all,

Quite a nice morning so far shame I have the plumber coming and have to go and get my nails cut.

Hope you all slept well and that Colin is a little better today.