General Chat

Afternoon All,

Lovely sunshine here but a few degrees cooler today. I popped to the shop for some bits including some baby sweetcorn to include in our salmon traybake tomorrow. Now I see we need to use the cottage cheese up, so it looks like it will be a jacket potato with salad tomorrow instead! OH and I did some weeding and cutting back in the garden and the garden bin is full now ready for collection on Tuesday. We were glad it was full as we'd both had enough by then. lol

Next I need to do some admin and finish the food order . Then I might try cleaning the bath with my new contraption now it's charged up. OH is at a local match.

It's a nice day for going to a garden centre AnnG and I see you got some nice perennials. I hadn't seen that Lysimachia before so looked it up and I like it's delicate plumes. Good to have a chat with your friend too. Disapointing to get home and find your delivery cancelled, but at least you can manage. I think your experience with your phone has made me decide when we change our phone to ask them to show me where the batteries are and to demonstrate how to access and change them! Everything we use these days keeps being changed so often, no wonder we have problems.

Vera I wish the same too regarding there being only online instructions for a lot of things now. Far easier to use a booklet. It's good that M is back home with V again and that the hospital are doing more checks.

Mel I think your BIL is an angel. He can't have much spare time with his own home to look after and a job, so I expect he comes when he is free and perhaps doesn't always know when that will be. How are the latest makes coming on?

It seems the year long art courses can't have gone down well with most people as the teacher I was with before has gone back to doing 10 week ones. Sadly no landscape ones again, but the beginners portrait one he is doing says in the notes that it is for beginners and improvers now. He's running 2 so there's a choice of Friday afternoons or Wednesday mornings. The morning one would suit me as my eyesight is far better in the mornings so I might join. It would motivate me with having to send a painting in every week!

Had a good morning at the garden centre and a good chat over coffee. Managed to spend the gift card I had from daughter for Christmas. and bought four small perrenial plants for £10. 2 Salvia Caradonnas, I ruby red Aquilegia (In Tony's memory) and 1 Lysimachia Ephermerum. So a good morning but came back to an email from Tesco to say they are unable to deliver my order this afternoon. Not my week for promised events is it. I have re-ordered for Monday but to be honest it is not really a problem I have plenty of food in the freezer.

Morning all,

That will take your mind off the appointment Anng thats it go and have a spend up to make yourself feel better.

I'm glad you have some sunshine cos theres none here its 9 degrees and pc says mostly cloudy.

I wonder if BIL will come today? The grass dos'nt need mowing and its a bit wet anyway. We'll see. I may make some cakes today as I have'nt for a long while.

Good morning all, sunny and clear here at the moment but temp dropped to 4 degrees again. gosh it is up and down a lot. I think I am going with Cynth to a garden centre this morning so that will be good.

I am guessing that they have to wait until an appointment becomes available which is fine. However I have noticed there is an email address on the latest letter as well as the phone number so, If I don't hear today I will email them on Monday to see where I stand. there is always the worry that you have fallen through the net so I won't wait longer than that.

I hate waiting for phone calls and people to come and then not turn up.

I have had Richard dowon here thie morning just as I was doing the chickens. He';s the man who bought the fret saw and he came back becasue a piece I thought went with it and he said did'nt did and he came to pick it up as he had down loaded the instructions and printed them out and there was a pic of this piece on the instructions. He said it worked ok and was going off to make a new stay for a bell in Meath. He brought the stay and I told hiim it was made of wood from a tree branch which is always weak, it has to come from a main trunk so the grain is straight.

While he was here the oil lorry pulled in with my oil and pulled across Richards car so after he put the oil in the tank he asked me if I had any eggs for sale as his wife makes cakes for a living and is alway after fresh eggs. I told him I could let him have a dozen and when he went to pay me he only had £2 so said he would drop the other money in later when he was back in the area. I don't think I will see that 60p.

He also made a terrible mess of the grass just through the arch so thats got to be sorted now and the bit where he backed up and turned around at the top of the garden but that bits not too bad.

Then Richard and I gave his two little dogs a run around the garden and then off he went. Its begining to be like Paddington station here with all the callers and the postman had just been before Richard turned up. Now I can go weeks not seeing a sole.

Its good dear M is back home and its also good they are monitoring her heart. It must give her and hubby a bit more peace of mind. I hope she is ok now as it such a worry for them both and you Vera.

Anng hope that phone call arrives today or could you not give them a nudge by ringing them yourself. You could always say you need to go out to an appointment.

Well now I am hungry from all the walking around the garden and the visitors so I am going to make a nice salmon and cuecumber sandwich. Salad tonight so no cooking apart from a few new pots to go with it.

Still no phone call :-( I did walk down to Irene's just for some fresh air, the calls come through on the answer phone anyway. I thought I might tempt fate by going out but no, no call. I have a sneaky feeling that I am not going to hear now until next week. which would be fine if somebody could just let me know that.

I have cleaned the bathroom and dusted my bedroom and the lounge and dining room and I have a chilli in the slow cooker, enough for three days probably. and I have also caught up with some admin jobs. I think after lunch I will make a couple of cards.
It is very windy here so not tempting to go out in the garden which is still very wet from heavy rain yesterday afternoon.

ann I looked at the back of the phone but I couldn't see where I could prise the back off but I can see the piece that should slide down so I will leave that for daughter now. Actually wonder if it might pay me to see if I can buy a replacement receiver, have to check if that would marry up with the base.

Good afternoon all

It's horrid when you are waiting for something like a hospital appointment AnnG. I won't tell you not to worry about it because we all worry about these things, but can you find something that would take your mind off it for a couple of hours? Perhaps you could find a good film to watch or, if the weather is OK, get out in the garden for a while. I hope they call soon.

Mandy, that was nice of you to knit the fingerless gloves for that lady. I expect she appreciated them and hopefully they will keep her a bit warmer.

Our friend M came home from hospital last night and we had a phone chat this morning. She is seeing her GP this afternoon and another friend is picking her up and driving her to her appointment. She also has to wear a heart monitor for a week.

It's quite warm today but quite changeable. One minute it's sunny, then it's grey and cloudy, then there's a shower of rain and then we're back to sun again. We both managed to do a bit in the garden while the sun was out. OH got on with weeding and I tidied some pots and troughs of herbs (and moss!) and sowed some parsley seeds in a trough I had cleared. Then it rained so OH came in and I tidied a few bits up in the garage-cum-shed. I've also prepared a stew to feed us for the next 2 days. I meant to put it in the slow cooker early but forgot so I'll have to put it in a casserole dish in the oven.

This afternoon I am hoping to find the instructions for my new iPad online and download it. I find it so annoying that companies no longer include instruction books with their products, just a note of where to find them online.

I can hear the kettle going on so that means OH is getting lunch. I am feeling a bit peckish now so I'm ready for something to eat.

Morning All,

Sunny here at the mo so I'm doing a half hour spell of clearing up in the garden next.

Ann G it's a horrid situation you are in waiting for that call. As you say it is stressful enough as it is with it on your mind, then getting a cancellation and being kept waiting by the phone makes it worse still. I hope you hear soon.

I think I might, or might not have found someting to help with your phone so I've sent you a PM.

I can't think of many things worse than waiting for a telephone call. Especially one that is to give you an appointment . An appointment that you don't look forward to yet you need the phone to ring to put you out of suspense. and then, when it does it makes you nearly jump out of your skin.
And, no it has not rung yet even though the booking office is open from 8am Fridays.

Morning Anng and all,

Grey old day out there and its raining but pc says 11 degrees and rain stopping soon.

Phones still a pain I have to turn it off during the night as it will keep waking me up.

Oil should come today so I better get cleaared up as BIL could come today too. I have said before he never lets me know if its going to be Saturday or Friday or even Sunday sometimes the naughty boy but at least he comes when he can which is a blessing not just to mow the lawn but for contact with another human being and I always get a nice hug.

Good morning all 10 degrees and dry so far. Yesterday afternoon it really poured with rain and the patio was covered in large puddles.

wonder what the day will bring. I wake in the morning and the first thought, no matter what time, is whether I am going to get another appointment and if I do will it be a good time, and if it is will it be in Gloucester hospital not in one of the other not so local ones. stress going through the roof lately.

I managed to find, when looking at replacement phones, how to access the batteries on the hand set. you slide the cover of the compartment down. I thought before that that was what I need to do. but the cover just won't shift. So no further forward.

Been raining here all afternoon and its now getting cold.

That was so nice of you to make fingerless gloves for that lady Mandy you're so kind. <3

They did phone and offer me another appointment 0930 on Monday but she was not surprised when I said no. That would mean leaving here about 0830 not easy when the area is gridlocked and bus services not good. So I am waiting for a better time. They will find one.

I said in my post Mel that there have been outages in Devon with BT which means there has been no signal. Some report no emails, others no internet and some no phone. I think your phone is telling you the signal is limited and is why it is asking you if you want to try another network. It doesn't know who is roaming and abroad so sends the message to everyone. I'm no expert, but that's what I imagine it means.

Any luck yet AnnG?

You are kind knitting some fingerless gloves for the lady who comes by with her trolley Mandy. I bet she was so surprised and thankful for your nice gift. I'm going to have a look at the small chickens and see if they will fit in my airfryer as it is probably similar in size to yours. I haven't used it as much as I'd like to yet as the slow cooker is where I want to put it in the kitchen. I need to have a sort out in the utility as there would be room in there for the slow cooker if I do. I've seen the parchment for sale and it seems like a good idea. The bigger Ninja sounds good with the space saving drawer arrangement.

When we collected OH's meds the pharmacist asked him if he wanted his BP checked and so he took advantage of that and it's ok. Then when we got home he had a text from the doctors' surgery inviting him for an NHS check so that's booked for Monday.

Evening all,

It's been a milder day here and sunny at times ,we went to Tesco and then into Aldi ,tomorrow we must go to Boots and collect our tablets .
As it was a nice dry day I got the front grass cut ,first cut this year ,now I've just noticed a few spots of rain on the window so I got that done just right.

One of the ladies in the old people's flats next door came past she has a shopping trolley she pushes to help her along and stopped for a chat ,a few weeks ago she went past in the cold with no gloves on so I knitted her a couple of pairs of fingerless gloves and today she had the thinner ones on ,she told me she will be eighty next month so I must get her a card ,she goes past every day for her ten minute walk bless her.

Ann my Air fryer is only a small one 3.5 litre I bought it from Aldi it was only about thirty pound I think and its been brilliant but I would like a double one as you could cook chicken and veg at the same time to save the big oven .
The chicken was a small one but I didn't have to take the legs off ,I turned it half way of the cooking and it browned all over lovely , I do use some baking parchment In the draw under what ever I cook as it saves the stuff baking on the bottom liner bit but any fat can drain off as I make sure the parchment doesn't go up the sides.
Dil wants one of the new ones that Ninja is bringing out its a double one not side by side draws one draw on top of the other so space saving .

Hope you can get your phones sorted Mel / Anng it's a nuisance and we do miss these things when they go wrong .

Good evening all

A bit of a mixed day weatherwise. This morning it was quite grey and cloudy with a few spots of rain on and off. This afternoon the sun came out and it was really warm for a couple of hours. Now it’s still quite warm but is very cloudy again with rain expected this evening.

Mel, is your phone on the BT system and, if so, have you tried contacting them about your problems? They were very helpful when we had an outage here. I hope you can sort out your phone problems as well AnnG.

We went to our usual Thursday coffee meet this morning. There were only 6 of us today - OH and his harem of 5 ladies lol. We had to leave early as I needed some shopping and we also had to have our lunch quickly so OH could go out by 1.20 pm. He was picking our friend up to drive him to the hospital to visit M, his wife. Their son was collecting him later and was hoping that M would be able to go home with them. We texted earlier and I think she was waiting for more tests. We’re now waiting to hear if she can go home yet.

While OH was driving to and from the hospital this afternoon I got the ironing done and booked a Tesco delivery for Tuesday. Now I had better go and organise the cottage pie we are supposed to be having tonight. I think I’ll organise a nice glass of wine as well ;-)

Just as I posted the sun came out for the first time today.

Hope you can get the phone sorted Anng. Mines still tringing away at me today so thats three days now. I do get a message up about managine Roaming. It says Network with limited service found. Do you want to change networks? Then OK or Cancel.

I don't know what this means, I never go abroad or make overseas calls but do use my phone for calls all the time now I am on my own.

Just going to have another look at the phone receiver as I have managed to find questions on the same phone advertised on Amazon. At least if it has finally gooven up I can see where to buy a replacement.