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:-D I have to admit I didn't actually decide to do a small patch at a time. After clearing that patch my arm (pulling grass out) and back (bending) couldn't take any more. Oh to be younger, stronger and more supple again.

Afternoon All,

Dull, dreary and a bit misty here today. I got the right answer too, but agree with AnnG as I have to think about brackets sometimes. OH said he read the other day that half of adults now can't work out 10% of £9.00.

We had a lovely meal at the italian restaurant today. Skewers with 4 chicken thighs wrapped in a bit of ham each, garlic mushrooms, a bowl of roasted, wafer thin slices of swede, parsnip, courgette, peppers and red onion, a bowl of mixed salad with sweetcorn, spinach, rocket, tiny tomatoes, onion and cucumber and shared cannelloni with spinach and ricotta all with some garlic bread. We had no room for any desert after. Service was great and we had a nice table with comfy chairs.

It's good to know you haven't had anymore of those feeling faint spells Mandy and that your head feels slightly better. Will the hospital or doctor be seeing you again to see how you are getting on or changing your meds? I was thinking what else you could make for your knitted Rabbits afteryou asked and I wondered about a little crocheted flower brooch or a hanky with an initial to go in a pocket or headphones.

Sorry to hear your back is playing up still Vera. Sometimes you just have to wait these things out don't you but it is frustrating when you want to get on with things. I'm glad that my foot seems mostly back to normal now thank goodness, but I'm still using the shoe inserts. My IT problem today is my emails. I seemed to have lost my 'new email label', but then discovered,that instead of leaving that perfectly good label in the list, they have put a 'pen' symbol instead. Now in the Ancestry site a pen symbol stands for 'edit'. Why do they keep changing things to make it more confusing. Maybe few can read english here and so we are needing more pictures instead now. Thank you for your birthday wishes for OH tomorrow! I would probably have not even remembered it was tomorrow in your shoes.

You've been busy AnnG and I know I took a few dictionaries to the charity shop a while ago as I look spelling or meaning of words up on the internet now instead. I have a lot of weeding to start on but it's a good idea to start clearing a small patch at a time.

Mel what are you making with the moulds you have now? Will it be something to go with the Cockerel?

Happy Birthday to your OH, Annx.


EDIT I am definitely not with it today. I know you said OH’s birthday is Tuesday but I keep thinking today is Tuesday.

I’ve just lost a post. It’s my own fault. I’m on the iPad and I should have done it in Notes and then done a c&p but I did it straight into Genes and lost it. No time to redo it all now. I’ll try and get back later.

Just sleared a bit of one area in the garden that has lacked any attention since last year and was full of grass. I now after half an hour of digging and pulling have a piece of dug over earth, weed free abour 18 inches square.. And this is the largest border I have. Going to take a few days work to clear this one.

Just been round to the chickens to give them some bread with olive oil on and on the way back there was a big ladybird on the grass and it was flying about. then round to the back door where there was a huge bumble bee on the flowers on the patio and this morning I saw a butterfly, fly past the window but it only looked black. Spring is definately here I think even if we don't get sunshine.

I have just put in Fruit pies on the asda search box and do you know what they put up???????







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Black Electric Can Opener

George Home Black Electric Can Opener

each, £10.00/each

£10.00

Now that takes the biscuit..........................................

It would be interesting to know which age group found the maths question difficult as I suspect it is in the way maths was taught when they were at school. I am aware that thee have been several changes in how to work things out.

Besdies walking down to Irene's with a few books, I have, since I came back sorted out one of the book shelves in the book case and taken a load from there and added them to a half empty shelf in the dining room So the book case has one half full shelf and a completely empty shelf with a few small disney ornaments on it. I have a few more books for Irene now, these are tending to be walking books and I know there are more that I can off load.

We've had a shower of rain this morning but then the sun came out!! Its still out now and its 12 degrees pc is saying expect 4 rainy days starting Thuirsday.

Just taken some moulds out so I am going to give them a try and see if they have worked.

So gloomy here today with such a heavy mist that visibility is very limited.
Laptop is telling me it's 12 degrees and mostly cloudy, but that seems too warm for how I feel.

Good to hear that you feel a little better, Mandy, but be very gentle on yourself and take each day steadily. I hope you soon get some answers and help to really improve the situation.
So sad that your appointment with the locum was not good.
I do realise that we can't just get an appointment and then come up with a whole list of ailments, but I do wish they would be willing to see the bigger picture and realise that several factors may be featuring in the present situation.
Hopefully the hospital tests will give a clearer picture of your body's needs.

AnnG
I am late responding to your maths question, but I too was able to work it out quickly and easily.
I remember being taught B O D M A S for the order of working out such a sum, ie. Brackets, of, division,multiplication, addition and subtraction.

Pleased that you are feeling better Mandy. probably a good idea to keep away from the screen a bit if it makes your eyes ache. Maybe the eye test when you have it will have an answer for that.

It is still dark and gloomy and I noticed the sand has landed on my wheelie bins so I had better get some water thrown over them. I have had a bit odf a sort out of one of the lounge book shelves. These were in the book case that has doors. I like the piece of furniture but the shelves are very low and difficult these days to get down to. so some older books have gone down to Irene and I think I will transfer some of the rest of the books to other higher book shelves so that is another job for the list. I knew I had a theasaurus up in my office but had completely forgeotten the huge one I had downstairs, also books to help with crosswords (which I rarely do now but used to) and one book of all the english preverbs.. I used to do a lot of competitions when they were attached to items bought among the groceries and some of the books I found were to help with that.

I extended the walk to and from Irenes this morning and I think that is probably three quarters of a ile (ish). If the weather picks up a bit I will soon think about walking round the park way.

Morning ,
Another grey day here , thought I'd do a post ,I have gradually read the posts but try not to look at the screen to long as it makes my eyes ache a bit .
I do think my head is slightly better today and I haven't had a passing out feeling since Saturday so thats one good thing as they are awful .
Off to get a shower now , might look in later .

Morning all,

I have been looking through Asda's garden stuff online to see if there was anything I fancied for the garen this year but I think I have enough rubbish to get me through another year.

Its another grim morning here and its 10 degrees so not cold but just miserable.

I hope Mandy is feeling a bit better todayMorning all,

I have been looking through Asda's garden stuff online to see if there was anything I fancied for the garen this year but I think I have enough rubbish to get me through another year.

I have been thinking of our Mandy poor girl, I feel so sorry for her as its been going on a long while now and that in itself must get her down. You really would have thought the docs would have helped.

Good morning all 7 degrees, still murky and what a horrible dark day it was all day yesterday. Not that cold, just very depressing. I did seem to get several small jobs done, made a birthday card for soon to be 3 year old step great granddaughter, tidied away around the not working water feature where there were several old ornaments - several broken from being thrown off by the birds. and I cleaned a smaller water feature which is a fairy sitting on a bowl which acts like a fountain I need to try and mend her as well as she got broken during last winter.
Anyway I slept well last night but had a weird dream about going to a cafe during a walk and not being able to find my purse. then opened the boot of my car (that is a 4 year throw back) to find it full of junk and no purse. I didn't seem to be panicked by the loss, but as I woke up I realised it was probably in my zip up top coat pocket (where I carry it when travelling on the bus).

Sorry that you are having back trouble Vera, what a pity nothing seems to work it is frustrating (not to say painful) when you have so many jobs you want to do.

My Ipad suddenly presented me with a split screen the day before yesterday and I had no idea how to get rid of it when it suddenly went back to normal I think I was on email at the time.

The answer of course was 35 and apparently a lot of people said 36. Yes, younger people who have had the brackets pushed at them probably saw brackets that wee not there. I have to admit I sometimes get confused when there are brackets.

Another day has flown by with not enough done. I don't know where the time goes though I know I am getting slower. OH seems to have found a surge of energy today and has been getting on with lots of jobs.

I slept quite well last night but my back has been very painful all day. The heat pad I used actually stayed on today and I have taken some pain killers though I try not to take too many of those. I've been thinking about you Mandy and hoping you haven't had any swimmy heads today.

I've spent quite a while this afternoon trying to sort out what is happening with Outlook on my iPad. It will take too long to explain tonight but there are some very weird things happening and there's no rhyme nor reason for them. So far emails are OK on the pc and on my phone. It just seems to be the iPad that's been attacked by gremlins.

Yes, I could do your sum in my head in seconds as well AnnG but I can see why some people got it wrong. I don't think a lot of people understand the difference between having brackets round some of the figures or not having brackets round them.

Right, I'm off to sort out my overnight oats for breakfast in the morning, then I feel like a nice wash and I'll prop myself up on the pillows and read for a while. Sleep well everyone.

Be careful as the shoots could be hidden by leaves

I must check mine as I can't see from inside as I still need to remove the old leaves!

Lost the post time to give up..............

ve huge shoots on them.

Anybody thinking of splitting or dividing hostas had better be quick. Mine in pots are already up half an inch.

I will post the answer when we have all had a go.

I like Italian restaurants but not been to one for quite a while now.