General Chat

Evening all,

Raining here but we have had some sunshine.
I didn't have a very good night either ,I woke about two then laid there until about twenty to five then dozed off until half seven ,I got the fidgets in my left knee and like VeraI have to walk about to try to ease it .
I had a doze after lunch as I felt so tired again ,I have had a couple of good days really but felt odd again after lunch that's why I had ths doze ,I expect I've done to much

Gwyn the school's here finished last Friday for rwo weeks .

Anng the flowers are pretty and I'm sure they brightened your day .

Ann that was a strange dream lol but these dreams seem so real at the time don't they ,what nice polite little boys.

Mel the daffs will look lovely on the side ,my daffs are fading now and I've got just the one vase .

Son rang to say he thinks his gearbox is playing up on his car but the garage man can't look at it until next week so he's using Jake's then blow me when he went out this morning he had a puncture, when he looked there was a large screw in the tyre ,he has a chap coming out on Wednesday to fit a new one but he decided he'd have rwo new ones on the back as they were both wearing .

Afternoon All,

I lost a post earlier after yet another interruption from you know who! It was sunny this morning and we got up early to go and have the breakfast baps with three items. I had a look at EWM who have had lots more nice tops in but not the one online Iliked and we looked in The Works. Two lovely young boys aged about 6 and 4 were there with what may have been grand and great grandmothers. The eldest stood at the side of me and waited politely till I realised he wanted to put something back and said 'thankyou' as soon as I moved and 'thankyou' again as he walked away. We saw them at the till and the younger boy was the same and said 'thankyou' to the cashier with no prompting. OH said 'that's how we were taught to respect other people and behave' and he's right.

I had a strange dream last night. I seemed to be at my previous house with the same neighbour and his garden was covered in water and draining into mine which also had water bubbling up from the ground. I was scooping a channel to direct the water towards the bottom of the garden away from the house and unearthed lots of broken china that I thought might be very old. I then unearthed a broken end of animal horn, but digging further it seemed to be the tip of an enormous tusk. I thought it might be a Mammoth's and was thinking I'd have to phone the city museum to come and look when OH woke me saying he'd switched the shower on for me!

I've had a text today to book my Spring covid jab so need to do that and the new waste food bin collection starts here tomorrow so I've been sticking house numbers on the little new bin this morning.

Your flowers look lovely with such bright, cheery colours AnnG, so thanks for the pic. I see Mel is going to pick some Daffs for inside. I think I often suffer from 'can't be bothered' too! I still need to clean the bathroom floor, but twisted a knee getting in the car this morning, so it can wait till tomorrow.

Definitely have no energy today. I think the lack of sleep has caught up with me. I don't feel particularly tired more "can't be bothered". I have cleaned the cloakroom and put the bins out but that is all.

I do want to plant potatoes (I only have 6) But that entails with one lot of three filling the potaotbecket. and for the other three, the soild need to be a bit warmer so I will leave it until the end of the week I think. The tomatoes are about ready to come out of the seed trays into larger cells ot small individual pots.

For me Gwyn washing over the sink or bath is no good. I do have mixer taps in the bathroom and kitchen but the main thing with over the bath, (which is what I did when I had my leg wound. (I do lead an exciting life)) id that with the wound on my temple I am not supposed to put my head down, and even if I could the water would run towards the wound. doing it in the shower I can lean my head well back hand hand wet the front of my hair and let the water rinse off the rest as my head is back far enough. It takes a while as my hair is thick. While I am at son's daughter in law has booked me in for a wash and blow dry. My hairdresser has been avoiding that 'place' for months now so I know it can be done. a splash doesn't hurt, just have to avoid a soaking.

Morning girls,

Its getting brighter here than it was yesterday all day and its 9 degrees. I forgot to put my recycling box out yesterday so IU am hoping they don't come till a bit later on.

I am goijng to pick myself some daffs today as I have an empty vase on the windsill. Brighten the place up a bit.

I have another little parcel to do up and get up the post too. so hopefully see you all later.

Sorry you did'nt get much sleep last night Anng and hope its better tonight.

Good morning,
I hope the comfort levels soon improve AnnG, so that you can get more rest. You did well to manage that hair wash without getting your wound wet.
I'm sure things will be much better by the time you want to go away.
I have a similar issue, in that I have been requested by the audiology team,to not get water in my ears, so I never wash my hair in the shower, only in the bathroom sink, where I can have more control of where the water goes. It works very well at home, but is more awkward if I go somewhere that has a mixer tap over the sink.

It's a lovely sunny day here and so much milder, now that bitter wind has dropped.
I wanted to pop something into school, before lessons started and it was quite pleasant to be out on such a nice Spring morning.

good morning all 7 degrees here and a bit grey. Nothing planned, still 'nursing along the three wounds.. Hope there will be a big improvement in two weeks as that day I go to my son';s for a week. Not a lot of sleep last night, couldn't get comfortable. Probably enough to keep me going though.

I think there is a lot more noise and shouting in other programmes on TV than Emmerdale and Corrie. OK there has to be some to be realistic and I think the script writers do a lot of good these days with hilighting various medical/mental health problems. Emmerdale now have the prostate cancer story line and Corrie, the grooming one. and domestic abuse. And the acting in the three main soaps is excellent too.

Thank you for mentioning it AnnG. I think our Sky box usually picks up and records them when they are out of sequence, as I always record them. I used to watch Emmerdale when it was Emmerdale Farm and certainly watched Corrie from when Ena Sharples was in it. The stories are certainly more topical and gripping now and so unlike they were years ago, but there's no swearing and I wouldn't say there was much shouting or argueing. That sounds more like Eastenders to me which I've never managed to watch for more than a few minutes.

I used to like Terry's, but it is much sweeter than the Lindt 90% I have now. Montezuma's 100% Black is too much for me though and really strong!

It seems a long day to me and I feel tired already although bedtime will be an hour earlier with the clocks going forward..

AnnG you did well in the shower then with all the other wounds to try to keep dry as well.

I hope we all sleep well and wake refreshed.

Thank you Anng I was just going to put a post up saying they were on tonight ,I noticed it in the TV book , they were taken off on Friday because of ths football .

Good evening
I can’t believe how late it is already. Where on earth has the day gone? I turned the light off just before midnight last night and went straight to sleep but only for about an hour. Then I had to get up as my legs were jumping all over the place and the only way to stop it is to walk around. After sitting up with a cup of tea and a book for quite a while I went back to bed but still didn’t sleep till about 6 am. Then, of course, I didn’t get up till 9.30 which is very late for me so I feel as though I’m all behindhand today. Not that it matters as I wasn’t planning to do much anyway.

I showered and washed my hair and did several small jobs and managed to dish our Sunday dinner up at our usual 2 pm. When Mel did roast loin of pork the other day I said I was going to have that this weekend but when I went to get it out of the freezer I saw I had a nice piece of gammon and fancied that instead. It was delicious, tender and flavoursome. We had lots of veg with it and followed it with a shop bought apple strudel so I’m still full up and won’t want much for tea.

This afternoon I’ve set up a Tesco order for delivery on Wednesday. I’ll go online on Tuesday and see what veg they have at their special low prices before I complete the order. I’ve also ordered some more stamps. It’s grandson’s birthday on Saturday and I usually send him money or a voucher but I try and vary the vouchers a bit. I asked daughter and she said he needs new trainers so I’ve got a voucher from a sports shop that has a branch in Leeds, his nearest big town, and also an online shop. Looking at the price of good trainers our voucher will probably pay for the shoelaces!!

Opening the lounge door so the conservatory can warm it is a good idea but our small conservatory leads out from the kitchen which is usually warm anyway. I have a couple of troughs of geraniums in there and they are blooming away like yours AnnG. Normally I take off any flowers while they are indoors to conserve the strength in the plant but I’ve left them this year. I haven’t watered them since I brought them indoors in November though I will probably have to give them some water soon.

You did well to wash your hair AnnG. It can’t have been easy. I know how difficult I used to find it when I wasn’t allowed to get water in my eye. I don’t watch any soaps or much telly at all really. I always seem to be busy during the day and OH and I usually want to watch different things in the evening. He always says I can have what I want but often there isn’t much on at all that appeals to me. I’ll watch a few things on iPlayer but that’s the only catch-up app that I’ve downloaded to my iPad.

I don’t suppose one small cake will do much harm to your bil Mel and an occasional treat can do a lot for morale but don’t offer them too often or he might get used to them and start eating more. We have more cakes and puddings than are good for us. If I buy or make small cakes I now freeze them and only defrost two at a time for us to have after our lunchtime snack. Luckily neither of us have shown any signs of diabetes and neither of us are overweight. Mandy, don’t worry about not cooking cakes for the family. You need to conserve your energy and look after yourself for a while. You do buy them lots of fruit and that’s much better for all of them, especially the ones with diabetes. It’s nice to think that the hairdresser you like is living in a house built by OH’s brother. I too remember you telling us about him slipping in the shower. Such a sad end for him and a shock for you all.
OH’s new bookshop made me smile Annx. It couldn’t be more appropriate.

Time is still whizzing away and OH will think I’ve got lost as I’ve been upstairs at the computer for ages. On the other hand, he has probably dozed off and not even missed me.

I know Mandy watches Emmerdale so put the reminder up for her.. soaps have been company for me since T died, but I have watched Corrie since the first one in 1960

Don't watch either I can't stand all the shouting and agueing. Hav'nt watch either for years and years. The only soap I liked they took off and that was Doctors.

I don't eat chocolate well not ilk chocolate anyway I like the dark choc though and I don't find it bitter. Terry's used to do a bitter chocolate and I loved that.

dos'nt this day seem a very short day?

For those who watch. Have you seen Emmerdale and Corrie are on this evening?

I think I am on my third round of all the midsummer murders. I still prefer the ofiginal series with John Nettles. Loved the humour in them and the family side. Neil Dudgeon is very good but the series is a lot more serious and sometimes more graphic.

Washing my hair Ann I was trying not to slip while dodging around as the new antislip mat is not as good for a Bath shower it is a bit too big. And at the same time avoiding the two arm places and then the temple one. I did flannel wash instead of going right under the shower. Still I am clean for now.

Afternoon All,

It was lovely sunshine when OH walked to the village shop a mile away, but we've had rain since and it's still spotting. The food comes today so I expect the floor will need a mop after that. The semi skimmed milk sub will be going back as we only ever have skimmed, but the other sub was ok.

That was unkind to tempt ypur BIL with cake Mel. Did it have icing on as well? It would also have been bad for his arthritis too as sugar raises inflammation in the body making pain in the joints worse. We haven't had any cake at all for over a year now and don't even miss it anymore. Chocolate has been my downfall, but I've cut it down and I mostly have the black stuff now and I can't eat much of that as it's so bitter! No easter eggs for us again this year.

It's good you managed to wash your hair well enough AnnG despite the sterri strips and being a contortionist to do it!

What a great family connection with your hairdresser Mandy, but it was so sad about Ray. I remember you saying about his accident in the shower before. OH has a book shop now! lol. They've done one of the ceramic tealight cottages as one and so he bought it! I'll see if I can take a photo tomorrow and send it. I enjoy Midsummer murders too.
I must remember to change the clock in the car tomorrow. OH has done the only two that don't change themselves.

BIL has the pen thing I think but not sure if thats for arthritis or not cos he gets bad flare ups where his hands swell up.

Not done much this morning just looked up a recipe for cornflalke cakes no cooking as I like those and I am going to make some with eggs on top for my neighbours and the little girl next door to go with her easter egg, just a small one with fredo faces inside. I am also going to copy that cake I bought down the Cake Cupboard doing choc brownie with the cornflake cake on top.

Hungry now and its dinner time so better eat something. This hour has thrown me right out this time.

Afternoon all,

Very grey here today and it's only 8 degrees, I think if was warmer at Christmas , there was a very sharp frost too .

Yes Ann the hairdresser is a lovely lady she rents one of the houses that Colins brother Ray built ,he had his builders yard on the site then got permission to build 4 houses ,he named the close after his late wife and one of the sons lives in one of them ,sadly Ray died when he slipped in the shower .

Oh I bet bil enjoyed his cake Mel ,when you don't/can't have them they must taste delicious.
I haven't made cakes for the family lately , but not having the energy and the fact that son and Jake are diabetic I don't think it's fair to tempt them with cakes .
Jake has now got a thing on his arm ,don't know what it's called but it reads his blood and delivers a shot when he needs it ,I think he also has a pen like thing to give himself a shot too .

Going to sit and watch a Mid summer Murders I recorded ,got fire lit

BiL would be ok if it was just one and he had not had anything else with sugar in. Is he able to read his blood sugar levels on his phone. It would probably go up quickly then drop again in anhour or so.

Yes I am OK with the vaseline but the temple one has sterri strips which I have to leave, not remove until they fall off. I can't see putting vaseline on top of sterri strips.

Anyway, I washed it, not a good wash but will be OK and I managed without getting the wound wet. I think I should be a contortionalist.

Morning all,

Anng just put some vasaline over it, a good lot and that will keep the wound dry on your temple.

Miserable morning here grey skies but dry and its 8 degrees and 5 rainy days ahead according to the pc.

I was naughty yesterday and tempted BIL to a cup cake. He said coffee and walnut was his favourite and he usually says no because he has diabetis but they were'nt very big and he asked me where I got them from, I said I made them.

good morning all. I hope that you all remembered to put your clocks forward. I just have the kitchen wall clock to do, couldn't be bothered to do that one last night. I seem to be getting enough sleep although it is in one to two hour stretches. I might try leaving the third pillow off tonight as it is my neck that wakes me up aching at having to be in an awkward position.

ann, yes I open my lounge door to let the heat in too when the sun makes the conservatory hot. I have some bedding geraniums in pots and troughs from last year in the conservatory and they are flowering beautifully in there, they love the heat. they will probably die when I eventually put them back out side.

I am going to have to work out how I can wash my hair today without getting my temple wound too wet. Should be fun.