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Oh, Florence!
That stuff they use to make the moulds is horrible!
While you're waiting for it to set, which seems to take forever, it feels as if it's going to slide down your throat!
Ugh!

Your fry-up sounds absolutely delicious, Joan! A treat now and again does you good.

Windyish and dampish here today, but nothing extreme. There's even some blue sky.
Too wet for gardening, though - everything's sodden.

Went to town yesterday. I didn't need much in the way of groceries, as I'm pretty well stocked up, and will be away at the end of the week (yes, I decided to go to Edinburgh).
I had an appointment yesterday for Bowen Technique treatment for very tight and sore back muscles. I've been going monthly for a while now, for various muscle aches and stiffness. It's a very relaxing hour, and does work.

I also dropped in to the solicitor's office, where I had given details of some updates to my Will a month ago, but hadn't heard anything since.
They've now emailed me a draft copy, which I've approved, subject to a couple of minor corrections/adjustments.
When they get back to me with the final version, I'll make an appointment to go to the office to sign it.

Today I've been along to the mobile bank in the village hall carpark.
I'll probably spend far too long pottering about on the computer this afternoon - which won't help my posture or the back muscles!

Hi Florence. It's windy here as well, not gale force but it is blowing quite hard so no garden work for me today.
Lots of leaves are being blown around ! hoping most of them bypass the house & make it to the fields araound us, lol.

Ju had my dinner, succumbed to a fry up today, chips, sausage, an egg & 2 slices of \black pudding, naughty but VERY nice.

Not doing much around the house, waiting to see if the funeral of the Duchess of Kent is to be televised, a lovely, lovely person, so sad. I can remember when she got married in 1961 in York, soo many people lining the streets etc.

I'm not ususally a Royal follower but she was special, in my opinion.

Right, off to wash the dishes & then put my feet up.

Joan.

Morning all

Wild day here and of course it was....bin day!

Thankfully they cam early and i managed to get the bins back in soon after before they blew away.

Was at the dentist yesterday for a filling to be replaced which was fine. Then I had decided to have 1 tooth fitted between 2 others as when i smile it notices but oh my.

She had to take a mould of my tooth which involved a revolting thing in my mouth. Hence I was sick afterwards....was awful.

On the way home my head was sore and I felt very hot and unwell. This morning I felt dreadful and again was sick although I felt better afterwards.

So I have decided not to proceed with the new tooth as i cannot go through the mould thing again in 3 weeks time!

Hope everyone looking is doing ok today

Florence in the hebrides

Windy and chilly here but I have got some washing out on the line just hope the rain stays away .

Joan, you have been busy in your garden, the problem of the leaves never goes away does it. We don't have trees in our garden but the surrounding gardens do so we do get some leaves to sweep up but not too bad.

Linda, you have been busy as usual with helping your family and your volunteering. It is good you have something nearby that you like to volunteer at. I used to do that at a local charity shop but management changed and wanted us to do set hours and take responsilbility for locking up and opening the shop on the managers days off. That wasn't something I wanted to do so I left .

I hope Esme is feeling better soon. Are the migraines something that might cease as she gets older?

Raining now, on for the rest of the I think.

Hello Ann. not a good day for us today, it rained in the early hours & though it's dry now it's a bit on the cool side, thankfully it is calm..

No garden work getting done today, which is a pity as there isn't too much to do now, it won't be long befoe I will be sweeping up heaps of leaves so i would like to get all other outdoor jobs done & dusted.
There are a few leaves on the drive today, brought down by last nights rain.

I don't envy you the defrosting of your freezer, not a job that I have had to do for quite some time, thankgoodness.

Joan.

goos afternoon from a very windy Gloucestershire. The sun is shining and the temp is supposed to be 17 degrees but it is really cold with that wind so no gardening for me today.

I really need to sort out my freezer but the sun is making the conservatory hot and that is where the freezer is so I can't do that. I should be honest and admit it really needs defrosting a job I hate, unfortunately when we bought it we couldn't fins any avaailable that were frost free.

Good afternoon from a very showery Yorkshire. You have been incredibly busy in the garden Joan, I need to get out as well. There is a lot of dead heading to do, but I also have a huge number of Allium bulbs to plant. They will need to go in this week before we go away on holiday .
I have just about finished putting the house back to how it was. Apart from some things in the top of my wardrobe which I have just remembered as I am typing, I am almost there.
OH has been trying to get the garages sorted out as they were full of furniture and boxes. My son decided not to take a chest of drawers and a wardrobe. So I put them on the free Facebook pages yesterday. The chest of drawers went straight away, but there have been no takers for the wardrobe, so OH will probably have to break it up and take it to the tip. The biggest nuisance is the dismantled metal bicycle storage box. He didn’t have a garage in his last house, so he had a large metal storage box which housed his four bicycles. He needs to try and sell it, but it will take time for him to get round to it , so it is cluttering up the garage in the meantime.

Wow, that is expensive for a room AG.

I have had a hectic couple of weeks, so have been reading the thread, but not posting. Hopefully things will calm down now and Incan get back to normal.

Last week all my volunteering started up again after the summer break, so that took care of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. My daughter was away on business from Monday to Thursday night, so OH was taking Eve to school on a morning. We had to be at their house for 3.30 to get Esme off the school bus, play with her, OH had to collect Eve while I cooked dinner, then bath time and getting Esme in bed before we could go home and leave daddy to it.

Also my son completed on his house purchase last week. He got the keys on Wednesday, but the removal van was booked for Thursday morning. He had to be at his house first thing as the broadband was being put in, so we stayed at this end, then followed the van down to help him unpack some of the things. We took the rest of his things over on Friday, so apart from a few bits which I keep noticing, we have our house back. We spent most of Friday moving all of our things back to their original places. The house looks much less cluttered and my kitchen cupboards are not rammed with his things anymore.

I was supposed to be taking Esme to Lightwater Valley today, but she was sick last night. Only once, so my daughter didn’t think it was her usual stomach migraines. She hasn’t had one since the end of June, so we hoped they had stopped. She slept well and didn’t wake up until late, so she wanted to go and seemed to be OK, just a bit tetchy. We set out and got into the motorway when she started to make half coughs, half burps. Then she started crying and saying that her tummy was really hurting. She cried even more when I said that we were going to turn round and go home :-(. There is a long distance between junctions , so it took quite a while to get off and go back. She was demanding to be taken to the hospital. I was relieved to get her back without her being sick all over the car. She is tucked up in bed and hasn’t been sick again, but her tummy is really hurting her. She is also very cross because we didn’t go to the theme park. Hopefully she won’t get any worse and need to go to the hospital because after her course, my daughter has a huge amount of work to do this weekend , so being in hospital with Esme wouldn’t help

Just raining steadily here.
There are things I want/need to do in the garden, but need dry weather.

I want to reorganise things in the shed, but that needs dry weather so that I can put stuff outside while I work.
Also need to cut back bushes which have grown tall during the summer. They're at the top of a bank at the back of the house, so I need to climb over the fence into the field behind the house so that I can reach the tops of the bushes.

I'm sort of planning a couple of days in Edinburgh at the end of the coming week.
"Sort of" - because the hotel and bus were booked (though not paid for) before I discovered that the theatre performance I wanted to see is fully booked.
(Eddie Izzard performing all 23 characters in "Hamlet" !)
I've added my name to the waiting list for tickets, but with very little hope of getting one.

Assuming I'm not seeing that, I would still enjoy the time in Edinburgh, which I love.
But Edinburgh accommodation is all very expensive these days, and makes me think twice about spending £500-plus for just two days. That's the cheapest available hotel room on those dates in a reasonably central part of the city.
As a single person, of course I have to pay as much as a couple.

Oh well - I don't have to decide until Wednesday night. I can cancel free of charge until then.

The sun has just come out - but the sky's black.


ADDED:
The £500-plus is a Premier Inn room plus Meal Deal for two nights (£497.98) , plus a little for sandwich lunches.

Afternoon all

My goodness Joan you have been busy! Hope you are sitting with a cuppa and maybe a film for the afternoon after all your hard work and so glad granddaughter came to help you too.

We had a good night last night, lovely food and.. we came a very close third and won a bronze cup so we were very chuffed with our efforts.

I caught up with a few people hadnt seen in awhile so that was good to.

Its grey, overcast and very very windy still so not much chance of doing some deheading and weeding today but it needs doing as some pots are now looking very untidy and I dont like that!

Hope everyone else looking in is ok and hope you all have better weather than up here.

Florence in the hebrides

Hello to all.
After a cool start to the day the sun came out & even with a few gusts now & theen its quite warm.

Our grandaughter came over at 10-00am & we spent a good 2 hrs in the garden, we got a lot done, flowers beds tidied, some things that had finished flowering were cut back, the Roses were just dead headed for the moment, a couple of smallish tree/shrubs that were overgrown cut right down, & lot's of leaves & twigs swept up.

It all looks so much better, no doubt Gr daughter will be back to help sweep up all the leaves that are still to come down, a never ending job !

Off to make myself some dinner now, & have a rest.

Joan.

Oh Ann, so sorrry about the wind.
I hate it I get really nervous when it blows a gale, being so exposed as we are & high up on the hill it bangs against the house, it's scary !

Hoping to get some of our trees removed shortly so we don't want any wind ! a friend of my daughters is going to do the work for me as & when he can, a few at a time.
He has recently removed a good lot on his own land.
They are not too thick in the trunk so shouldn't be difficult to get through, there are a lot but happy for him to sort them bit by bit.

Joan.



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Enjoy your curry and quiz night Florence.
Joan I think you must have sent the wind down here. We have quite a strong. Old wind blowing.

hello Florence. What a nuisance about your returns,lets hope they pick them up asap for you.

At last the wind has died down & we have a nice fine calm day, the sun is a bit hit & miss, & so I have just spent a couple of hours tidying some leaves from the gravelled areas of the front garden.
I have also managed to shift some weeds out of the gravell as well, still plenty to do in the side garden, mostly leaves & there are some leaves on the drive but I can't manage those today so hoping for a fine day tomorrow, & hoping my grandaughter can come over as well to help.

Hope all is well with everyone looking in.

Joan.

Afternoon all

Still very wild and wet here although the sun is trying to come through.

Did some more xmas shopping today online so have done quite a bit now.

Off out to a curry & quiz night at 6pm so at least i dont have to cook today lol.

Joan, hope your weather improves so you can get out in your garden and be productive!

Oh I found out Argos cancelled my collection because of a "technical error" whatever that meant but they didnt let me know so now its been rearranged for next week....we shall see.

Off to shower and do my hair for later.

Have a good day all

Florence in the hebrides

Hi Florence, you must be very disappointed about the chairs,not easy items to return either,hope they are collected soon.

Unlike you there's not a lot going on here, I haven't managed to get into the garden as the weather hasn't been great this week.
It's been fine & dry even sunny but it's been rather windy for several days, I really needed to sweep up all the elaves that have come down but the wind has made that impossible.

The flower borders need tidying as well, the various plants are looking rather straggly, but many of them are still well covered in flowers & it would be a shame to cut them off just yet.
There will be a lot of things to do when we get a suitable day to do them.

It rained last night, not for too long but it was quite a heavy downpour, a few puddles around the place & rather wet elswhere,& as it was shopping day today I haven't managed to get into the garden today.

Joan.

Afternoon all

Been a busy few days and next week is already full of appointments for various things!

Sadly my new dining chairs were a bit of a disappointment and so after ages on the computer I managed to get a return organised except its for Saturday and local courier do not collect???? Cant get a real person to speak to at Argos and my patience is running thin grrrr
3 boxes have been repacked and are ready to be collected now but when that is the question?


Its sunny but heavy showers in between and gales, so no ferries here today either.

Hope everyone is keeping well

Off to carry on with me chores.....never ending today lol

Florence in the hebrides

Morning all

Very windy here gale force to be honest!

My Tesco order just arrived and the only thing I really needed was puff pastry and it was not available grrrr. Anyway not to worry, change of plan for our evening meal now.

Just Ginnie, I have already done some xmas shopping as I like to be organised. I have my best friend and her family coming for the annual post xmas buffet so already im planning what I wlll be making.


I made a start on my new candle centrepieces and yesterday made 3 as i ran out of some accessories but more are arriving on Monday. This year instead of gold paint, I used silver on the cones but still kept red candles in the middle. They look very nice and I am pleased with them.

My new seat cushions also arrived yesterday for the new dining chairs so another job swapping over the old ones for today.

Well better crack on otherwise the day will be gone before I know it.

Happy Sunday everyone

Florence in the hebrides

Hello all.

The weeks are certainly flying by Florence, we are trying to keep up with the garden and housework just about managing it at the moment.

My leg is still a problem and I have to keep it elevated as much as possible which is difficult sometimes. I have a phone call with the Dr on Wed. about the test results so will see then what is next.
I done really know what started it I never noticed a bite or cut. I had some little blister like spots come up and had a appt. with a PA at the surgery who gave me a cream that I couldn't use as it said not to use on broken skin. Saw GP next and that's when the Anti Bs were started. Just got to hope that the swab showed whatever is causing it.

I am trying to sort some things out for Christmas we will have visitors again this year,
so I am having a sort out of stuff in the spare room (again) and am getting rid of another load of craft stuff which should be the last of it. At least I can do that while I have my legs up. I also need to sort out the overstairs cupboard as I keep shoving things in there and don't know what is there now.

I did sort my ornaments and sideboard out a couple of mths ago and 2 boxes went to the charity shop . I have told the grands that no ornaments are needed now and to please not worry about buying us xmas presents. Hopefully they will take note. They are all adults now with their own homes so we would like them to look after their money .

Well coffee is calling so bye for now

Take care all.

Afternoon all
not sure where this week has gone as it seems to have flown by.

I did make a list of jobs to do for the week and have to say nearly completed them so a productive week.

Windy and overcast here today and I desperately wanted to tidy and weed several pots where the flowers have finished now but looks showery!

Joan so glad you have been enjoying listening to all your music, its a great therapy.

I have been looking for a wee book with all the birthdays in it but for the life of me cant find it! I know it was in my handbag before went away and I decluttered the bag so it will be somewhere in my bedroom i guess but I shall keep looking.

Hope everyone well today and have a good weekend.

Florence in the hebrides