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<3 <3 <3 Happy Anniversary Mandy and Colin <3 <3 <3

Have a lovely day and the rose sounds lovely. So nice to remember your special day when you see it flowering.

Gwyn I'm pleased your feeling a bit better and managed the walk without stops it means you're on the mend. Hope you hear about the scan soon its horrid waiting. <3

Iv'e been up the post van with a little parcel and popped into Stu's but he was'nt up so came home. Its that fine rain here that gets everywhere and is most uncomfortabel.

Pc says its 14 degrees and mostly cloudy but it feels much colder than that and I was tempted to turn the heating on for half an hour but thought no its June and I am not doing that so put another layer on.

I think I may make some cakes and that will warm the kitchen up at least.

Enjoy your last day Anng are you staying at daughters any longer or comeing home tomorrow?

Where's our other Annx?

Dear All

Hello

Lady Gwyn, hope you are feeling a bit better. <3

Lady Amanda, a very happy anniversary to you and your husband. <3

Lady Ann, a very good morning to you. <3

Take gentle care
Love EOS
xx

Happy Anniversary Mandy and OH.
Your rose sounds lovely.

I look in frequently, but because I have been largely stuck at home, I have nothing interesting to contribute.
Yesterday, I managed a steady local walk, - not far, just round a large block, but I was pleased to be able to do that, as last time I tried, I had to stop about six times to rest.
Beginning to think that I have at last turned a corner.

Still waiting to hear about the planned CT scan appointment, which the hospital doctor wanted within 2 weeks.

Morning Mel, morning all,

Cloudy this morning and we must have had a sprinkling of rain as the grounds wet ,shopping today so hope my knee is OK, its not to bad at the moment just a bit achey, we have a few places to go, got to get our tablets ,shopping and go into Roys .

It's our wedding anniversary today ,son and dil bought us a nice rose ,I think its called fragrant delight so that will go in the front garden.

Good morning all. Heavy rain here so when it clears a bit I think it will be fairly local indoor shops then an afternoon reading and packing. No problem as we have seen a lot I. The area.
Last night was our evening meal out at a pub five mi utes away. Had a nice meal, lamb hot pot with a huge selection. Of nicely cooked veg. Peas, broccoli spears, carrot, cauliflower. Then I had sticky toffee pudding and ice cream. We had two between the three of us.

Morning girls,

Dull and dreary this morning and it rained last night so I don't htink much gardening will be done today. I may move the strawberries into the shed so I at least get a few.

Its 13 degrees and pc says raining off and on. I have a little parcel to do up and get up the post van this morning so thats what I shall do first thing.

Its just started chucking it down.

I did get the chickens house cleaned out in the end and it was going to be a quick job but it seemed to take me ages. I gave it a good sweep out and spray for red spider mite as there was load with this hot weather we've had and then I thought I will pick the strawberries as I had eyed up at least 10 yesterday and thought I would leave them another day. Bad thought when I went down there the squirel hade been in there ripped a hole in the netting and eaten nearly all of them and some that were not even ripe. I maznaged to save a few but he had bitten off some that were'nt ripe and of course the biggest ones had gone. I shall have to think of something else to ut over them or they may end up in the shed again like they did last year.

That sounds another interesting day AnnG and your afternoon tea on the canal sounded good.

Sorry to hear your knee is playing up again Mandy. I hope it will feel better soon. Try and rest it as much as you can.

You’re another one with a battered leg Annx after OH bumped you with the bin. I hope it’s not too sore. I’ll be calling you and Mandy the Hopalong twins, lol. You asked about the games night at the Ladies Group. They have had things like Bingo before which bores me rigid but apparently last night they had set out tables with board games and cards etc. There was also a quiz. About once a year they have a craft evening as well. It’s a way of economising a bit as speakers can cost a lot of money.

The weather has been funny today; mostly cloudy, sometimes coming over very black and occasionally sunny. I seem to have been putting a cardigan on and off all day long. Friends came for coffee this morning and I’ve tidied up some plants in pots this afternoon but don’t seem to have achieved much else today, apart from agreeing to make a cake for fundraiser coffee morning and to make a fruit cake for our local fete at the beginning of July. Why can’t I ever learn to say No?

The chap doing the work on the outside of our house rang to say he plans to start on 16th of this month. We’re aware that his mil is on an end of life plan and his bil is very ill so things could still change but it’s good to know he’s still up for doing the work and we’re not having to chase him.

Today we had a slightly longer drive to Howarth. There was a very cold wind when we left the lodge but the sun was shining. Just on the front doorstep there was a tiny little grey wagtail, quite tame too. Normally there are just a couple of young squirrels out there. Not a lot of birds. I. Howarth we visited the Brontë parsonage and museum very small rooms in the house but a lot of the original furniture etc and particularly in Branwell’s room there were a lot of papers and notebooks with poems and other writings on them.

I actually did not know that two girls died when they were ten or eleven. Maria and Elizabeth. They would have been the eldest children.
I had also not realised how young they all were when they died.. Emily of typhoid, then Ann then B.ranwell Then after marrying and being pregnant, Charlotte died. Their mother had died when they were young children after having Charlotte

We looked round the church and also saw the school that the girls started by the Parsonage.

Afterwards we intended taking our lunch near the canal at Bri kley but there was nowhere to park so, as we were near we drove to Riddlestone Hall where they have a picnic area.

Afternoon Everyone,

It's been sunny and a bit breezy here. I was up early and decided to clean the microwave and hob before it got too hot and knew motivation would go if I left it till later. We decided to go and have Morrisons poached eggs on toast then and I bought a few bits while we were there. I don't like the way the shop is laid out now with barriers everywhere that make me walk further. No doubt shoplifters are the reason! Also they put bits of the same kind of food in different places now, so you think they haven't got something, but it is positionned elsewhere. Despite both of us looking I couldn't find any hand cream.

After a COT when we got back, OH went for a walk and I went to the garden centre I got the plastic baskets from before as I needed two more. Isn't it always the same, they had some different ones now with different sizes, but I got some a similar size and will try them later. I also got some cards and some strong weedkiller for the drive. I was hoping to get some million bells for the front wall pots as the storms have just about finished off the Violas, but all they had was Petunias and they snap off in the front wall pots in the wind. I'll have to look elsewhere for some.

AnnG the trip on the canal boat sounds great and with a nice tea as well. Was the boat covered in with windows you could see out of?

I often find I hurt my knee again when I've already wrenched it Mandy. As you say, you will just have to rest it some more till it settles. We don't bounce back so well anymore.

Its been nice all day so far with sun and a breeze and its 16 degrees.

I am half way through cleaning the girls out. Have done the nest box now its time to do the house but I need to empty my barrow first.

You rest that knee Mandy and I hope the heat pad works so its ok for shopping tomorrow. <3

Afternoon all,

Bright and very breezy here today ,there's been lots of very black clouds at times but so far we've been lucky and it's not rained.
My knee has been playing up again ,I twisted it when I bent my leg to sit down at the table ,it's at the back of the knee that hurts so I need to rest it today and have the heat pad on it then hopefully it will be OK for shopping day tomorrow.

Anng that sounded a lovely afternoon on the canal with a yummy afternoon tea something different to do .

Morning girls,

Quite bright this morning but also cloudy out the front. Its 13 degrees and pc says partly sunny so it may be a good day to do more in the garden.

Anng your canal boat tea sounded lovely and a nice variety of food and plenty to drink.You are vsiting a nice lot of places and I am sure you will have lots of pics for us to see when you get home.

I need to get going this morning as I want o pop up the post office and drop roud to Stu's. we are leaving it agian tis week as Stu's girl's dad's in hosp and has covid. e is in for a cancer op.

Good morning all slept well but the others are not early risers and this place is so compact that kitchen noises are in the bedrooms so I try and stay clear until 0830 by which time I am more than ready for a cup of tea.

Yesterday we stayed in reading until after lunch and in the afternoon we had a very relaxing two hour tea trip in a canal boat on the Leeds Liverpool canal. Tea was really nice and plentiful Four triangular sandwiches, egg, ham, cream cheese and cucumber and cheese and chutney, two small scones, one plain and one fruit, with jam and cream, two small creamy cakes and a piece of lemon drizzle. Daughter and I also added a glass of white wine. Then as much coffee and tea as we wanted. Luckily the sun shone so it was lovely.

That's good to think of and make things other people don't Mel and the meat hook and chain is a good one. I watched a really good programme about Beatrix Potter and the restoration of her Dolls' House recently. There were small paintings in fancy frames and I realised they could easily be made using cabachon jewellery backings that have fancy metal frame edges. Your Tudor feasts are very good and there were lots of mimiature foods on the programme, also a nice wire chandelier complete with white candles. OH hit the side of my leg about 4 inches below the knee, which has made it more achey than usual today as well.

No more sunshine here and all have done this afternoon is unpack and check the mirrored cabinet for the ensuite, which looks fine and done some paperwork and hoovered up some dead flies off the conservatory window sills.. I must do a bit more in the garden tomorrow.

Vera I am wondering what sort of games are played at the group?

Done a bit of painting of miniatures this morning and afternoon. Em called in for eggs and took one and a hlaf dozen so that was good. Iv'e only had one today so far so I think they are getting ready to moult. The broody was out this morning too so I did'nt have to chuck her out. I did shut her out inthe run yesterday so maybe thats cured her.

I have also made and painted a chain with a hanging three pronged hook for hanging tudor meats on. I like to try and make things others don't nd I'm getting together another Tudor feast too.

What a bump G gave you Annx was it on the shins? they take so long to heal on me and I'm always grazing mine but never know how I did it. No sense no feeling comes to mind!!

Afternoon All,

Dull here this morning, then rain then some sunny spells and now it's dull again. It says 18 degrees on the PC but it feels cooler.

That was a strange dream Mel. It makes you wonder how our brains conjour up these images and stories when we are asleep. It sounds like BIL is getting on top of the mowing before the next rain.

I'm not fussed about hot tubs either AnnG. I would have trouble getting in and out now and imagine some not being kept as hygienic as they should be. Tea on a canal boat sounds nice if it stays fine. They do similar trips not far from here, but we've never been on one yet. We always looked for different NT properties when we went away too.

I hope your tum is much better now Vera. I agree we seem to be getting less monitoring and checkups now. The situation is so different in different places, as with one autoimmune condition I have, a GP told me to check myself (impossible!), I eventually got another GP to do an annual check by saying it was advised on the NHS site) yet in other parts of the country people are referred to gynaecologists or dermatologists who see them regularly). My surgery won't refer me unless there are changes which I can't even check!

Well the Magpies left home yesterday. We didn't see them go, but saw one that was not straying far from the nest and shouting continuously for food and an adult was calling back from trees further away. I hope they found shelter last night as we had a real downpour later after it was dark. OH has been quite interested in them and looked up about them and apparently about half of a nest of chicks starve and sometimes the adults only raise one brood in a year. No sign of any of them today.

OH rang the private healthcare people who arranged his physio for his back on Saturday as he has finished the six sessions and wondered whether he could have more for his neck this time. Things certainly move fast when it's private as they rang him back to say probably and asked him lots of questions, rang again later to say yes and booked him in for an assessment this morning there and then.

Last night we put the big, full garden bin out. The wheels are wide apart to the edge of the path at the side of the bungalow and come off the path getting it round the corner and onto the front path, Also some of the path slabs have tilted a little so it's hard to get round the corner. We need to get the path widened a little or have a smaller garden bin! Anyway, OH being his impatient self was pushing it round the corner with me in front supposed to be telling him when he was too close to the edges with the wheels when he rammed it forwards over a raised edge and straight into my leg with the rough edge of the bottom of the bin. All he said was that he'd told me to mind, but my knees can't move with the speed of a gazelle. I didn't even get a 'sorry' till he saw the blue and yellow bruise this morning and realised he hadn't just bumped into me with the smooth side of the bin.

ERNIE's given me £150 this month and he's paid me something every month this year up to now. I bet saying that will have jinxed it now though!

Better do some more admin now.

Too much cheese for supper Mel

Good morning all grey and windy and not very warm here too.

No plans so far until 2.45 this afternoon when we have tea booked on a canal boat. Just hope it stays dry or we won’t see a lot. No two days the same here yesterday was lovely.

Morning girls,
Cloudy and raining here. It started lightly but we've just had a very heavy shower.

Shopping comes today by the same driver I had last week.

Did I say BIL turned up yesterday to mow the orchard. He has cut down all the daffs now so it looks so much tidyier. He said it was going to rain today and tomorrow and he was right.

Hope you all slept well. I did'nt even get up inthe night fort he loo. Had a strange dream though about watching a stork fly in the sky and it was playing with a colapsed weather balloon and we (don't know who) watched it fly right over the garden and away. It kept catching it and taking it high and then dropping it. Also I dreamt of new neighbour with a white and mauve house down a close and a welcoming party for us us at the big house where we recieved a present each. in our bag we had three pastic cars and a loads of big stones. OUr friends had something brown and square ??? and cockle shells unopened and they were thrown in a swimming pool and we had to dive for them. Now where on earth did all that come from??