General Chat

That's poor that they keep rescheduling your appointments AnnG. It's a good job you hadn't got holidays booked yourself the appointments kept clashing with. You must be wondering if this appointment will stay booked.

Vera I have a few sad dates in this month too. My sister passed away and also my first OH. It's good your OH managed to sort the solar light for the lady and he would have been pleased to be helpful as you say. It would be good if you can get the car back next Monday and it's good your OH is improving. I hope it stays dry for your trip into town and that your back is getting better again.

My memory is getting terrible. I meant to say good luck to Jake for his driving test and to comment on AnnG's many cancelled appointments. That must be so annoying Ann. i reckon they'll give up making appointments soon. You'll just be sent an instruction manual on how to do your own check-up.

Oh Mandy, I've only just seen your sad news. I can well understand and sympathise with the shock you must all be feeling as that is pretty much what happened with my daughter's partner and we were knocked sideways. It seems so much worse when someone is as young as your great-niece and with little ones as well. My thoughts are with you all <3

It's been a bit drizzly at times but mostly dry and fairly warm. I did 3 loads of washing this morning and sorted out some small jobs that needed doing. The window cleaners came at lunchtime and then another friend turned up with a card and gift for me. It was her birthday a few days ago and one of her gifts was a little solar light shaped like a small rock and you can put it in your garden with a spare door key hidden inside. She hadn't been able to slide the base off to put her key inside so she brought it round to OH to sort out. He managed to open it, smoothed off the burrs on either side that were stopping it sliding easily and lightly greased it. Our friend was pleased and OH felt he was doing something useful so it was good for both of them. OH is so much better over the last 24 hours but he has agreed not to go climbing up ladders for another week or two at least. He'll finish all his tablets on Sunday so, if he is OK, we are planning to get the car next Monday. So tomorrow I'll be getting the bus into town again as I have to get my meds. It's no problem going but if I get through my bit of shopping quickly I could have a long wait for a bus back.

I've said before how much I hate February; so many of the bad things in my life have happened in this month and today is the anniversary of my mum's death in 1974. I do miss her. A favourite aunt also died in February and her funeral was on this day as well and Friday is the anniversary of my dad's death in 2006 and that's just a few of the horrid things that have happened in February. I think I'm going to forget about February altogether and be like royalty. I'll have an official birthday in May or September, my favourite months.

I have a phone call to make and time is getting on so I'll wish you all good night. Sleep well.

Thank you everyone its been a big shock ,all my sister could say was that she had some headaches and she went to the doctors and was sent to the hospital ,my sister was so upset on the phone ,we are going to see my sister and bil tomorrow so I might know a bit more then ,I just keep thinking of those poor little boys as well as Anna

Few spots of rain here after a dry windy day ,its been mild though

Back now and had a COT and a belgian bun, naugty but nice. Hav'nt had one of those for ages and it was nice and fresh too.

I am so sorry I missed your post Mandy but what a shock you've had. Those two small children. Had she known she had something wrong or was it quick? She will be in my prayers, God Bless her.

I went out in the dry and came home in the rain.Its now getting chilly so I think I shall have the heating on for a while.

Mandy how very sad about your Great niece, so young and her poor little children too to lose their Mum so young. I hope her prognosis is better than expected and she has longer with her children.

Adding my good luck wishes for Jake for Thursday.

Mel I too have Hyasinths in the garden they seem to appear suddenly when I was not looking. And by crocus are a bit flattened as well, maybe we had a frost and then rain, the frost would have made them lie down and the rain would then flatten them

Afternoon All,

Glorious sun here and a springlike day, so we were up early, showered and went for poached eggs on toast to a garden centre. I was annoyed as I wanted to get a couple of the plastic baskets for under the uti sink to put the small items in and forgot what size I needed. I noticed our shorter stemmed daffs in the front garden were about to flower but the buds are smaller than usual so maybe the hot summer we had is the reason. When I went to see the snowdrops a row of daffs sheltered by a wall were in full bloom. We called somewhere else and found a new kettle like I wanted at last on the way back! I might pop out again later to look for a birthday card for OH. Nice mens' cards are so hard to find!

No it woudn't have been ideal travelling with small children AnnG. The first time I went abroad was when I was aged 16 with the school on a canoeing holiday down the river Rhone to Avignon in France with a week camping above the beach among pine trees near Nice. Several of us had free canoe lessons as our PE teacher's boyfriend ran a canoeing club on the river Soar. Mum refused to let me go for ages, but my best friend was going and I said it could be both my birthday and christmas present and she relented. Otherwise I think I've only ever been abroad four times, just to europe and Jersey. There are places I'd like to see, but not the getting there or any heat! I got 2nd degree burns with a long sleeve jumper on so was taken to hospital with another girl on the canoeing holiday and also got heatstroke!

No Mandy I got sidetracked so no paints out, but I hope to today as I've made space now. I sketched something out ready a while back and have decided to paint that now when I can find it. :-D Yes, as Gwyn says good luck to Jake with his driving test and I hope he passes this time. He could be taking you for a spin then!

Oh I just saw your later post and what awful news about your sister's granddaughter. What on earth can you say to someone after such bad news and two little children are going to be without a mum in the future as well. She is so young as well, no wonder you are all so shocked.

Gwyn, yes you have had lots of appointments and tests this year. OH has another visit to the eye clinic tomorrow to see how the eye inflammation is doing. It's looking good to us but he still has months of eyedrops to gradually reduce. He is busy as you say and enjoys what he does and it gets him out meeting different people which he was used to in his work before he retired.

I hope Vera's back is a bit better and that she has kept her OH from getting those steps out!

Mel the crocus that were with the snowdrops at the church I went to were flattened too. I think it must be all the rain we have had that has caused it. It's a shame though. Yes, go on a trip to Holsworthy with your library books.

I meant to say my hyasyths are flowering in the garden. They were covered up with dead fern fronds and I spied a little colour yesterday so pulled he dead stuff up and blue and pink flowers beneath. So then I looked on the rockery and the blue ones are flowering there too and a purple primrose.

That was nice you remembering it was this Thursday Gwyn we have our fingers crossed for a pass this time .

Well my sister rang this morning with awful news, one of her granddaughters is in hospital in Cambridge and has a brain tumour, she has been operated on and they have taken some of it away but it is to far gone ,they are not sure how long she has got ,she's only in her thirties with two little boys of seven and two ,I'm not sure if she is still with her partner , her mum ( my sisters daughter with no partner ) is travelling to the hospital every day ,its just so very sad ,we're both in shock .

You know that ENT appointment on 1st april that was rescheduled for 22 April (Tewkesbury) and then re-scheduled for 29 april? Well it has just been rescheduled for 20 May. I wonder why they bother? Why not just cansel as, I am pretty certain it is just box ticking.

Ah Spanish not helping as much as I thought it would. Apparetly it is mainly Portuguese spoken there. He has a basic knowledge of Portuguese. enough to get by.

Gwyn I had a walk round the orchard yesterday and the snowdrops are now finishing but I spied a lot more crocus in mauves and white ones. Something flattens them though not sure if its the pheasents walking through or the weather. I have just looked up the garden and I think I may have a little yellow showing on my Forsythia too.

Had a nice shower and started to change the bed while the suns out. Washing machines just finished and played me a tune. Now I am feeling hungry.

Gwyn, the first time I flew was to Jersey and that felt like a real adventure, I was 18/19 before we got married, then we honetmooned there in 1960.
J is having a great time, of course all the adults are worried about his safety but he is an adult not a teenager so is very sensible. About 3 years ago he spent 6 months in Guatemala helping in a school and this made him want to visit some of the rest of South America. He is fairly fluent in Spanish so that helps I think.

Mandy I have not hear many people say they 'want' to hoover and dust. enjoy it!

Mel, a good idea to stock up on library books before the rain sets in.

Good morning all.

Laptop tells me it's 9 degrees and cloudy.
It is bright, dry and sunny with a pale blue sky, when I look out of the window. :-)

AnnG, How lovely to be able to show your grandson the link to your father. You never know, he might be the future family historian.
Young people have more opportunities to see the world, these days.
I remember thinking how exotic it was, when a friend told me she was going to the Canary Islands for her honeymoon back in early 1970s.
The furthest I'd been was to Scotland on a Geography study course from college.
Our senior lecturer gave another girl and I permission to meet the college group in Glasgow, as we were both poor travellers on long coach journeys.
He was not at all sure about 2 young females going all that way on a train, until I pointed out that each term I travelled that way from near Portsmouth to Cardiff, so at last he decided that together we'd probably cope OK. :-D
We were about 19.
My first time abroad was after we got married and husband's work took us to Cyprus.

Lovely to read about the progress with the horse, Vera. It takes a lot of patience, time and trust for them to work together like that.
Your OH is unbelievable wanting to get the ladder :-0
Good though that he wants to feel useful again, even if you do have to watch him like a hawk!
I hope he continues to make steady progress.

Annx, Such a lot of tests for your OH!
I do know how he feels...
I hope he is able to get the correct help going forward. He is certainly a busy man one way or another.

Mandy
Your little rabbit sounds lovely. What sort of bag does she have? Is it a little handbag or perhaps a basket of flowers or veg.?
In case I forget to say later this week, I hope Jake's driving test goes well this time.

Mel,
A trip out with the library books sounds good to me. It's always lovely to see the changes in the gardens and countryside, at this time of year.I noticed flowers on the forsythia this morning, when I looked from the window. There may have been some before now, but with it being so wet, I haven't actually been out in the back garden for a while.
The BBC weather forecaster said this morning that the last day of February marks the end of meteorological winter, so next week will be Spring :-D

Morning all,

Quite a bright morning here with a little sun ,it seems so mild that we turned the heating off .
Got one lot of washing done and another lot is now washing I don't know where it all comes from .

Anng that would be good if your grandson could get into your family history ,I hope he's having a lovely time out there

Oh dear Vera you'll have to get a padlock on that ladder but it's good he's now feeling that he could do a few jobs again .

That's it Mel take a little trip out and find a shop to treat yourself to something nice .

Ann did you get your paints out .

Oh the wash is now spinning so I'd better have my tea and get on I want to dust and hoover the bedrooms.

Glad you have some sun as its still grey skies here 10 degrees and rainy days ahead....

Good morning all, sunny and a light blue sky so far 8 degrees. I slept well and bedding was in the was by 0745. Nothing planned for today. Hope everyone else slept OK. It seemed a lot lighter this morning when I woke up.

Morning all,

Another dreary day but its 10 degrees and pc says cloudy.

May go to Holsworthy today to take my library books back will see how I feel later on.

Ann by the time I was his age I had two children. I don’t think I would have wanted to travel.

No problem Vera I know you have been chasing your tail lately. But what was your OH thinking getting a ladder out to do work.well good he is obviously feeling better but slow down I think! :-S