General Chat

Morning ladies

Mel, I would love the miserable day you had yesterday. There seems to be no let up here. At the moment it is 21 degrees and is only supposed to reach 22 but it is heavy. I feel as though the sky is pressing on the top of my head. The forecast for the next 10 days is for top temperatures to range from 22 to 26 possibly with some rain on Thursday.

I haven’t got any energy but can’t keep putting off jobs because it’s too hot so I’ve washed towels and I’ve done all the ironing, some of which has been sitting there for quite a while. Now I’m going to prepare Sunday dinner. OH likes his roast but I don’t feel like cooking or eating roast potatoes and Yorkshire puds so I’m cooking a piece of gammon and having it with some veg. I might do a parsley sauce with it.

Morning girls.

Brighter morning here and we have a little sun which is good after yesterdays miserable day. Thought I would have a lie in today as BIL was'nt coming so did'nt have to get up early. Had a trip to the loo when I got up and thought I saw someone in the garden. When I looked out BIL was here so bang went my lazy day. He has come to take a look at the mower as its not right and its cooler today and not raining he said its labouring going up hill whilst cutting. I could hear it was'nt right and the exhaust is blowing too.

Pc says 16 degrees and cloudy. I hope it dos'nt rain so he can get on with it.

Slept like a log and first call to the loo was 6. 39am.

Morning Anng ,morning all,

More cloud today and it seems a bit fresher out with a bit of wind ,I slept fairly well did wake a few times but nodded off again ,I had a sheet over me but pushed it off as I heated up.
Don't know what we're doing today probably find a few jobs ,one is a bit of dead heading and I noticed a thistle coming up between the runner beans so must get that up ,runners are coming along one or two are about three inches so won't be to long before a pick .

Good morning woke up several times but managed to get back to sleep. Leg seems to be worse at night than in the day, I think it is similar to cramp in that being in one position it stiffens up and that is what causes the pain. 14 degrees here so not so hot and sticky and didn't seem too hot overnight although I only had a sheet on me. Except for the duvet over my lower legs and feet.
Nothing planned for today again but I seemed to find plenty to do yesterday so no doubt it will be the same today. Could do with a bit more weeding although it rained yesterday so the ground may be wet.

It’s been 27 and is still 22 degrees here and very heavy and humid. No breeze at all now. No sign of rain and we’ve only been watering pots so OH has the hose out at the moment. I think it might be an uncomfortable, sticky night. Hope you all sleep OK.

Temp is 18 degrees now. It has been 21 all day no sun just full cloud cover then it rained late afternoon, quite a heavy shower so no need to water. It felt quite thundery but has brightened a bit now.

Not got much done today but done some miniature bunches of herbs and 2 puddings in cloths and two cheese in cloths straining.

Been cloudy all day with rain and now its 16 degrees. Just going to wahs my hair and then have dinner.

I wonder what Mr. Annx will do if he has meeting online? Its going to upset a lot of people and companies.

Afternoon all,

Phew its been so hot we both feel drained and we have only been sitting about awful for people who have to work in the heat.
We did a shop this morning and it was lovely in ths air conditioning but as soon as you stepped out of the shop the heat hit you.

Oh poor Ann I wonder how long it will be before they are back on line ,her OH does a lot of his meetings on line so will be in a right muddle .

We had a few spots of rain when we sat out ,we cleared the chair cushions away and came in then the next minute out came the sun ,we should have rain later but I will probably water in case we don't get any as the baskets soon dry out in the heat .
I had to tie the cucumbers up this morning they like ths heat and have shot up ,lots of tiny cues coming and I saw a tiny tomato about the size of a pea on one of the plants .

Thanks for passing the message on Mel. I haven’t heard of anyone else affected either. It must be very frustrating for Annx’s OH if he is missing online meetings.

I’ve managed to do some deadheading and to scrub out one of the birdbaths as there is a bit of a breeze so it’s not too uncomfortable but it is still very hot, about 26 degrees. I put my phone down on a surface and when I picked it up again the screen showed a thermometer and the word TEMPERATURE. It said I wouldn’t be able to use the phone until it cooled down. I’ve never seen that before. I’ve also prepared tonight’s veg and done a bit of admin. and some general tidying up. I’ve been trying to remember what else I did and it’s just come to me. I stood chopping mint for ages to make mint sauce to use through the winter. You pack small jars with chopped mint and then pour on a prepared vinegar and sugar mixture to preserve it but it takes a lot of mint and a lot of chopping to fill one jar, which is all I’ve done so far. I do it every year and every year I say never again but when in the winter we have lamb and I have a nice fresh tasting mint sauce to put on the table it seems worth it.

My neighbour phoned last night to tell me that she and hubby would be away from this morning until Wednesday night so we’ve now got 2 gardens to water, and she has an awful lot of pots.

School broke up yesterday so my daughter is now officially retired. She has taken early retirement so she can spend time with her partner while she still has him. She said she has so many flowers that her house looks like a florists shop.

I’m now going to sit up on the bed with the fan going and rest my back while watching something on iPlayer. It’s too hot to do much else.

It sure must be I read about it in todays paper they rekon it will be four days before its put right but I bet it takes longer. Must be so frustating for those needing money out and the tills in supermarkets not being able to take cards.

Thanks Mel, she is the first person I know that has been affected. That must be frustrating.

Just had a message from Aannx she says she has no internet at the moment here's what she said.

Hi Mel if you are unaffected by this global IT issue can you let everyone know I don't know when I will be posting again as we have no interenet since it happened.

22 degrees here, very threatening clouds but no sun. I have done a wash load and have just spent 45 minutes in the garden cutting back high rambling rose branches, ivy and honeysuckle and a bit of general weeding and tidying. And a tidying of the tomatoes which have plenty of green tomatoes on all of them but none ripening yet. Brown bin is three qharters full.

I actually must have got enough sleep even though I kept waking because I was hot. I don't feel particularly tired today.

Today is both my Granddaughter and step Granddaughters' birthdays. One in her 20s the other in her 30s.

I like the water not wine Vera.

I have a sausage casserole in the slow cooker today with lots of veg, onions,tomatoes, leek, beans, mushrooms and chipo sausages in a sausage casserole sauce. Should be enough to do three meals if I put two inthe freezer.

Raining here and the temp has dropped to 18degrees, want to come down here Vera?

Good morning AnnG, Mel and all

Sorry to hear that you had a bad night AnnG. I hope your leg isn’t hurting too much at the moment. I did get a bit more sleep last night though the heat kept me awake quite a lot. It’s 21 degrees already and is supposed to get to 26 which is a bit cooler than yesterday but still a bit hot for me. Not sure what I’ll do today; that will depend on what I feel I can manage in the heat.

Have a good day all, whatever you are doing. Keep cool and drink plenty - water, not wine ;-)

Morning girls,

Its 18 degrees here too and pc says mostly cloudy so I think its going to be another hot one today. Grey sky right over. We had a sprinkling of rain last night when I went ot I could feel it on my face when I turned the skimmer off on the big pond.

Not sure what to do today will see how the day progresses and how I feel if its not too hot.

Good morning all. didn't sleep that well it was a a very hot night and my leg hurt with moving around to try and get cool. It is 18 degrees here already, Nothing planned for today, probably just drift through the day as it will be too hot to do much. although hot it is very grey, no blue sky. Yesterday evening I sat outside until 7pm and it was cooler and beautiful. cynth had friends there for the weekend and I could smell barbecue. In the end I went in because there were too many memories out there on my own

Those stories should be written in a book Vera so funny but it brings her to life.

It is hot here. I walked down with two carrier bags of stuff for Irene I intended to be there and back before it got really hot. I went about 11 o’clock and I was glad to get back. Too hot for gardening and no inclination to do housework. I did strip the bed and wash the bedding. And I have got salad stuff ready for this evening including potato salad made with my potatoes.

I actually slep quite well under just a sheet, it was hot though.

Oh it’s hot. 29 degrees at the moment. We had lunch outside under a large canopy in the shadiest bit of the garden but couldn’t stay out there for long. Did any of you get much sleep last night? I certainly didn’t even though I lay on top of the bed with the fan going all night. If the temperature doesn’t drop much tonight I’ll be going downstairs where it’s cooler and trying to get some shuteye in a reclining chair.

AnnG, I’ve seen that £2 anywhere fare advertised but sadly not round here. As to my prescription I can’t work out what has happened. The newest tablet has been amalgamated with my old prescription, including all the instructions about taking it with one of the other tabs. But I also have a separate script with just that one tablet. Even then I’d have understood if I’d got that tablet twice, once with the amalgamed script and once from the other script, but I didn’t get it with the amalgamated one, though I got everything else on there. It appears to have come on its own a week later. I don’t think I can sort it out over the phone so I’ll have to trek down to our practice’s main surgery the other end of town and talk to the pharmacy team based there.

Re. Bisto. I hadn’t realised the company had hiked their prices so much. I knew it had gone up a bit but I was still getting the big pack for about £3.50. Now I’m wondering if the Co-op and Roy’s were using up old stock. I couldn’t get it in the Co-op recently so they may now have cleared their stock. I’ll look in Roy’s next time I’m in town.

Talk of gravy browning brought back memories of an aunt I adored. She was my Dad’s sister and I looked very like her so people often thought she was my mother. We were very close. She could however be a little ditzy at times. On one occasion we were there for dinner and, being polite, didn’t comment on the interesting tasting gravy. Later when clearing up the kitchen auntie found the gravy browning in the cupboard but sitting by the stove was a bottle of Camp coffee, lol. It certainly browned the gravy bur didn’t do a lot for the flavour!

There are many instances of auntie’s daft moments. I’ll just give you one more to give you a laugh. I wasn’t there on this occasion but was told the story by my father and 2 cousins who were. Again it was a mealtime and they had all eaten the main course which was cleared away and aunt appeared with a large apple pie and jug of custard. She asked my Dad if he would like some. Being one of his favourite puds he of course said “yes please”. She cut a large piece and put it in front of him. The conversation then went something like this:

Aunt: Now help yourself to custard
Dad: I don’t think I’ll pour custard over it
Aunt: oh dear, what’s wrong with it? Is it lumpy? I’ll go and make some more.
Dad: The custard is perfect
Aunt: Then what’s the problem?
Dad: You haven’t given me a bowl!

Rest of table collapses in laughter. Auntie had put a very generous helping straight down on the table in front of Dad. She was the loveliest person you could imagine with a very good brain but she was often doing ten things at once and could sometimes be a touch “dozy”.

Of course, there was also the time when…………no, no more of her exploits or I’ll still be here at midnight.

BIL is here.