General Chat

Thanks for the info Annx I have now said no thanks to it as it seems a bit to complicated for me. I have a hardrive that BIL has already put all my photos and docs on and something else I think so I don't think I shall be needing that.

Tomorrow is the shortest day so the evening shall start getting lighter again, something to look forward to. :-D

Hazel my neighbour came down and brought me two little presents and a card. they are the first ones I have had this year and they are sitting on my desk.

Its just started to get very gloomy here so I better go and corn the chickens.

Ann, are you using an iPad or other tablet? My iPad has Notes and I guess other tablets will have something similar. You can type your post on there and then do a copy and paste. It took me a little while to find out how to do it but it's easy when you know how:

Type your post. Your cursor is now probably at the end of your post but it doesn't seem to matter where it is. Tap on or right next to the cursor and various headings will appear. Tap on Select All. The post will highlight and another line of headings will appear, including Paste. Tap on that and then go to the Genes box for reply posts and paste it in there.

Apologies it I am telling you something you already know.

Afternoon All,

Very weak sun here now and 8 degrees. I lay in this morning although I slept better last night. You must have needed that extra sleep like me AnnG. There's a lot of drama in Corrie and Emmerdale just now isn't there!

OH went to the shop as he wanted some extra things for him and my mobile rang while he was gone. I thought it was him, but it was an old schoolfriend from age 9 when my parents moved to this county. She wanted to be sure she'd sent me a Christmas card and mentioned she has started with dementia. I don't know whether it's her own diagnosis of forgetfulness or a medical opinion as she chatters on so quickly. She still has 2 of her 4 ponies and 7 sheep and her second Ragdoll cat. She is still hoping to move nearer the ponies to save the daily 16 mile trip she does to care for them in her 24 year old car. We' are meeting up in the New Year for a good catch up.

I talked about onedrive when we changed our laptops Mel. OH set his PC up without it after I had complained bitterly about it on mine! It gives you 5gb free storage in the cloud for your files and photos and seems to automatically copy them. The first thing I didn't like was a duplicate list of my pictures and documents and then when I'd used up the storage it kept pestering me to pay a subscription. I think in the end I disabled it somehow, but copied all my photos to an extended drive first in case I lost them. I think reading about it later it said that once you used the free storage it just stopped saving anymore to the cloud. I think the idea is that by backing up your files and pictures to the cloud you can't lose them if anything happens to your PC, but I prefer to do my own copies to save as I have said.

Vera I think people will look forward to trying out your relish and it sounds nice, as does the apple and mincemeat tart for the freezer. Years ago I used to make a similar apple and mincemeat plait with the top plaited as I preferred mincemeat with the apple added.

I hope you get all your jobs done Mandy as you sound very busy today. I like viennese fingers too. :-D

Wish I had found out how to retrieve a written post on here as I just lost a long one. Annoying as being away I have to rely on not losing posts, at home I usually try and write on the main Pc in word and copy..
It is a lovely bright and sunny blue sky day here but with a strong cold wind. We are just back from having coffee at Maryport harbour. Lovely to drive round (too cold to walk) the harbour and see all the fishing boats with the wind setting their masts jangling. Too cold for us to walk and also trying not to overdo things for my leg. It was lovely to see the sun sparkling on the high tide in the harbour and there was even a Cormorant among the wading seagulls. That was a very up.if ting ride round. I so enjoyed it.

Just made an apple and mincemeat tart. I’ll freeze it for us after Christmas but it’s also a standby in case something happens and we don’t get to daughter’s. I like to have some Christmassy food in the freezer just in case.

Good morning all. I really overslept this morning. Went back to sleep at about 6am and next I knew it was 0915. I can honestly not remember waking that late. Good job we were not going anywhere. Mandy I thing either Corrie or Emmerdale were on at the same time ,depending which day it is.. daughter and I both watch it, always have.

I like to see the dishes they cook, but this session was entertaining as it was the celebrity one.

It is very bright and sunny here but daughter has been filling the bird feeders and says it is very cold.

Good morning all

Our weather is much like Mandy’s. The sun is trying to shine through and the fog is clearing but it’s very cold. Not sure what I’m doing today but I’ll probably stay in the warm.

I can’t help you with your backup query Mel. I’m not sure we ever use OneDrive. Perhaps bil can tell you what it’s about.

Sorry Mel I can't help you with that ,could you have a google and ask what it entails ,you don't want to mess up your computer if you click on it

Morning all,

Very foggy cold morning and frosty too ,not going anywhere today I've got lots to do with present wrapping ,the cakes need the marzipan and icing on and I need to make some viennse fingers for son and family as they are their favorite there's a bit of ironing and hoovering to do too so plenty to keep me busy.

Anng I haven't seen any of this years Masterchef we have watched other years but there was obviously something on the other channel we must have watched.

Vera that will be nice having a meal on Christmas eve with the family ,your relish sound nice just the thing to have in a turkey sandwich.

I keep getting a oneDrive message to Turn On Windows Backup do I do it?

Morning all,

Another nice bright morning here with sunshineblue skies and very thin whispy white clouds but thats at the moment it could all change in an instant.

Just the shop to do today and I shall probably do mums flowers as I hav'nt started them yet.

Its 7 degrees and pc says expect light rain by 5pm.

Not watched Mastechef for three years now as oh used to like it.

Lovely to see the daffs flowering Gwyn a good sign Spring is on the way. I should look and see if the snowddrops are up yet. My Tete e tete in the troughs outside are poling through about an inch and a half and when I went up the garden today there's a red rose out on the wall but it looks a bit baggy.

I wonder what G has bought you Annx you'll have to let us know when you open it please. Do the flooded fields freeze over?

Anybody watching Masterchef celebrities? What did you think of the final result?

How lovely to see the daffs and narcissus on your walk Gwyn. It cheers you up to see flowers coming already and makes you feel spring isn't too far away. I hope your cold turns out to be short lived. Wrap up warm when you go out as you don't want any chest problems on top of that nasty bout of pneumonia that you had.

That's good that Chelsea has found a job Mandy. I hope she enjoys working at the shop.

I wonder what your OH got you Annx. A book or a jigsaw would both be good but maybe it's something entirely different.

It's been a bright day but with a cold wind and it feels as though it's getting colder by the minute. I spent nearly an hour on the phone to my daughter this morning sorting out what I need to take to her house on Christmas Eve. She tells me that she has booked a table at a newly opened bistro near her for an evening meal on 24th. Her daughter, our eldest grandchild is flying down from Edinburgh tomorrow and daughter will pick her up at Stansted. I wrapped some bits and pieces that I have bought for everyone as table gifts "from Santa". I told OH to get something cheap and cheerful for me and have given him the wrapping paper and a label with my name on so that all the gifts look the same. I expect daughter will do table or tree gifts as well. Some of the gifts are quite silly. Two of daughter's friends are having Christmas dinner with us and I have got them a silly little game each so I hope they have a sense of humour.

I've also made some Spiced Cranberry and Orange Relish. It's probably meant to go with meat but when I made it once before I found it went well with cheese and crackers and it froze well. I've filled 3 small plastic freezer pots with it so I'll take one down to daughter for her to try.

Time to make myself some overnight oats for breakfast and get OH to do my last lot of drops for the day. Can you believe a week has gone by since the bus got lost? Where does the time go? Tomorrow I can reduce the number of drops I have to have by one. I hope they are doing some good as I can't feel any difference.

Evening all,

We went a bit earlier this morning to do a shop I got my veg from aldi and it all looked nice and fresh ,it's all gone down the shed in the cool in a box ,I did take it all out of the plastic bags so it doesn't sweat ,I'll keep a check on it and if it looks like it's going off I'll make soup and have to get some more but it did all look OK, I did climb up on the pallet and got mine from the back , I couldn't get cream as the dates weren't very long , I was hoping we wouldn't have to go out again as the traffic was quite bad today and the car park very busy ,I'm sure son and dil will always get a few bits if not .
The good news is Chelsea got a job today in a little One stop shop , not sure if it's something to do with Tesco's ,she has to go in on Monday and should start near Christmas so that was good news
Jake called in at lunch time as I noticed the butchers had their lovely big pork pies in and they soon sell out so I messaged him to ask if he'd save me one and he bought one down but he wouldn't let me pay him for it , I've put it in the freezer as I wanted it for boxing day .

Gwyn how lovely to see the narcissus and daffodils in a garden , they must be in a sheltered spot ,I suppose the milder weather has helped them poke their buds through the ground .
I hope your not in for a nasty cold or the flu over Christmas ,having your walk in the fresh air might have cleared your lungs .

Ann your OH might have bought you some art stuff as your now painting again .

Afternoon All,

Very cold wind here today but sunny and dry although the fields and those beyond them along the main road were covered in flood water right up to the railway line. OH is keeping off the fields for his walks while they are so squelchy and headed to the garden centre with The Works in it half a mile away instead this morning. He said he'd got something for me for Christmas in there. I think it might be a book or a jigsaw, but he's not saying! We kicked ourselves this morning as we forgot to take 2 bin bags of paper shreddings when we went to the tip yesterday and the place we usually take them doesn't have their sign out requesting them at the moment. He popped in the Pharmacy for some of his prescription while we were out this morning and I told him to get some glycerine, lemon and honey, medecine, which he asked for, but the girl gave him Benilyn honey and lemon flavour which has other ingredients that we can't have with our meds, so that is going back.

I was looking for a draft button on GR too AnnG and the only one I could think of was on my email that saves things automatically. One would certainly be handy on GR!. I hope your leg is a bit better now and that you slept well. I thought the same about the Co-op's sprouts this morning so left them. The ones they had in a fortnight ago were lovely and looked freshly picked.

It's a shame Stu felt a bit shaky which isn't pleasant Mel, but at least he knew the likely reason. Your mention of Chilli reminded me that I had to sleep part sitting up the other night as I had indigestion after I picked out just the chicken bits and ate them from the mild chilli ready meal I had the other day. I thought I would be ok leaving the sauce and pasta with most in but no!

I want to get some of the cheap veg next week and make some soup/stews for the freezer. It's a good opportunity to save a few bob.

Oh Gwyn how amazing on your walk to see Daffodils and Narcissus in flower before Christmas! I hope your cold gets no worse and you shake it off quickly.

It's been a lovely bright, dry and mild day here, so I took myself off to hand deliver some cards in local roads. The fresh air was lovely and it was good to breathe it in and help the effects of a cold, I seem to be developing.
I feel OK though.
The garden with the yellow narcissus in bloom have quite a large show of them now.
I could hardly believe the height of some of them. One stem must be about 2 feet tall and has partly grown under a bush, then poked out the top.

It was a surprise to see 4 lovely daffodils fully out growing in another garden.

Spring is just around the corner. :-)

Yes I know where drafts are on the pc but it would be good if GR had it too.

Made a huge pot of soup this morning after I went up the shop to put the bluetac infront of the flowers on the windowsill and two big bowls full for a late lunch now its nearly time to think aboput getting some dinner I don't really want anything so can't get motivated.

Shot a rabbit too today and a nice surprise in the nest box this morning a nice egg.

I wonder if it was not genes I did it in but email when you do get a draft option. That is more likely I think.

Good afternoon all.. sunny here but a bitterly ice cold wind. We just did a quick visit to Morrisons to get stuff not on the expected Tesco delivery. They did have the reduced veg for sale and the carrots and parsnips looked ok but the sprouts were starting to show age so in my opinion not good enough to keep for Christmas..

Good question Mel and as it was only last week I did it I can’t remember. I think I looked at drafters elsewhere on the computer.