General Chat

Morning all... it has been chucking it down here, as well, Maz.... so I have been planting seeds in the kitchen... made a lovely mess, lol.... however, it is just trying to brighten up a little bit, so I hopefully can get outside and finish off the chopping down of branches etc... hubby will be watching Wales Italy later, and I am cutting his hair in a moment, so that will be my lot for today... well, apart from the shopping, but one of the men can do that if they want to eat... I have been trying to use up the stuff in the freezer, especially the soups, as they don't go down as quickly in the summer..... they are already fancying salads and stuff!

Must go and have a wander around the boards to see what is what, and then get on and tidy up after myself....... I have very generously shared a lot of muck with the kitchen floor, lol ;¬))

Love

Daff xxxx

ps... ordered two pairs of shoes for my dad... and generally faffed about on here and google all day yesterday, lol.... so not a great deal done! xxxx

morning
My friend used to go on about reiker shoes they were supposed to be light and easy to wear .the factory outlets have them this way .I think they are quite pricey though .
will look for that love glove sounds ideal
its raining here so indoor jobs this morning will have to suffice

lol.... you have a dose of Daff-itis, lolol.... very contagious it is, too!!

Thanks for that... I remember now you have said... but I know they have both had hospital appointments, so jumped to conclusions!!

Well... they have had some good weather, hopefully!

LOve

Daff xxxx

I could have sworn I answered this one. Jean is in Llandudno on holiday until the weekend Daff.

PS.... has anyone seen or heard from Jean recently?

Love

Daff xxxx

Morning everyone.... wmsl at Gizmo... I have a little hand glove, I used to use it on the dogs, it was brilliant for keeping my lab's shedding to a minimum... when she wanted petting, she used to go and get it... I now use it on Jethro, rather than washing him all the time, lol... it brings him up a treat, and gets all the loose hairs as well... it was in one of those big pet shops, and it was called a *love glove*... it is also brilliant for wiping over the places they choose to sleep, and lifting the hairs... so a well spent couple of quid!!

~~~~~~~ to BC as you go off to battle the underground........

Ann, I was going to de-gunge the kitchen properly today.. clean inside all the cupboards etc... but the sun is shining........... and I have had a phone call from mum, asking me to look up shoes for my dad... he can barely walk, these days. So I shall do that first, and then see how the weather pans out. I would like to finish the planting today, at least until the next wave over Easter... we'll have Littlie with us, then, as well, I think! And I want to check out pc's as well... is yours behaving itself?

Huia, that'll teach me for not googling first, lol!! I have to say... it doesn't look very tasty, but I suppose if they were very hungry, they'd have tried anything!

Right... off to google for my dad.......... anyone heard of Reiker shoes? My mother keeps going on about them!

Love

Daff xxxxx

Morning all. Just back from the park. Nice pleasant morning, but no blue skies. Off to the Underground now. Thank goodness it's Friday!

BC XX

Good morning, nice morning here at the moment, rain promised for later. OH gone to golf, better get myself some breakfast then decide what I am doing. Have to do a bit of H*******k first though.

morning all well its bright and breezy here ,
quite mild too , have just washed gizmo again son has just grabbed him out of the trench outside lol Just as well Jethro is far away lol they could be a demolition squad

Possibly the same plant then although I could never imagine eating it Huia.

Daff, (and anybody else interested), our 'cabbage tree' does have sword-like leaves. It is commonly called cabbage tree because the heart was sometimes cooked like cabbage by the settlers. Unfortunately that killed it so not a good thing to try if you want to keep your cordyline.

Huia.

He has just checked, they have Windows 7.

OK I have just told T never to take you on in an argument. He was convinced he was right!

He is not sure if the pc was vista or Windows 7.

Ah.....I had forgotten about them, lolol!! I had a lovely new screen from Santa... there was nothing wrong with my *old* one, it is just a bit smaller than this... I can get 2 pages neatly side by side on this one, lol.... if I knew how to do it, I could, lol!

I have just whiled away a fruitful and decadent few moments..... and, trala... I am a little bit wrong but I am much more right, lolol!!

Before 2005, Cheltenham Festival was a 3 day event (maybe a 2 day one for some, it didn't make it totally clear), with the final day having the Gold Cup. From 2005 it became a 4 day event, Tuesday to Friday... Gold Cup was always on the final day.

I have the dates for the Gold Cup events from 1988 right through to this year.... and, there are 11 before the 17th, and only 9 on or after the 17th... and all of these would have started before the 17th, if that makes sense?

So... the majority of the Festivals started between the 9th and the 14th... with 3 starting the 15th, and 2 on the 16th. One (2001) was cancelled cos of Foot and Mouth.

So in most cases, the Cheltenham Festival is in the week which has the !2th to 14th in it!! lol!!

Yes!!

And my space bar is sticking... I might need another keyboard, lol!!

Is this pc Vista or windows 7???? I have heard some good stuff about Windows 7........

Love

Daff xxxx

Comet Daff, that is just the pc no keyboard, mouse or screen.

~~~~~~~ to Maz... some people get to gallivant and have lunch... I had to rummage in the freezer, lolol!!

Ann, I have a vest, a long sleeved t shirt, and my fleece on.. well, on off on off, lol... also got a blanket to wrap around me whenever B comes in or goes out.... the waft of cold air is either delicious or disastrous, lol The rain is getting heavier, too... and the wind is picking up..... still it keeps me out of mischief, and sorts out what I shall do tomorrow, lol... craft work it is!

I have also had another long chat with my mother this time.... so still not had a nap, lol

Ann..... I sooooo wanted to be right, lolol!! I am going to google and see if it was on earlier any other years.......... lol

Erm... can I ask what C***t is? I had a look at Apple Macs yesterday... it looks like they would do exactly what I want them to do.... but o m goodness, so expensive!!

Love

Daff xxxx

hello one and all BC it has just been one of those days lol .the gas has been off today so i had to get my act together get dressed and be ready to get the gas off then now i am waiting for reconnection because the mains are being done outside .then the pressure on my water is down and i have found a leak on a radiator so now need a plumber .
I think this thread should be ladies who lunch .hope you had a good day

Himself says he is sure the cheltenham festival is normally around 17th.

Not at all cold here but just spitting with rain.

I bet BC issued her friends with a paint brush when theyw alked in through the door, sort of earn your food Lol!!!!

I have just made two cards, after having to re-boot my PC yet again when it threw a wobbly. T has worked out how I can increase the memory by various amounts (depending on how much I increase it) But my non techie brain says what if I increase the memory but that is not the problem? Then again the thought of having to transfer everything from this PC to a new one - he has found one for £300 approx in C***t - is very inhibiting!

Have you tried increasing the layers to get warm?? Extra sweater that can be thrown off when the internal heating rises?

I will check re Cheltenham. GC.

Afternoon all... I have just had a bowl of oxtail soup... home made, found it when I was rummaging in the freezer for something tasty...... lovely!! I have been freezing today... with odd little flare-ups of *tropical moments* lol... sounds funny, but they are damned uncomfortable!!

Ann... I think they are for April, so not intending them to go in just yet... got all the bits ready for them, though.

Just checked.... indoors Feb to March, outdoors April onwards... we will do them next week, I expect... same as the strawberries, they can go straight into the containers in here... and just be put outside to harden off as the weather gets warmer, no more transplanting to do, just thinning out.

I haven't done a great deal... had two long phone calls, one from my brother, the other from the young lady who used to own Peg/Jess... she only lives a few doors away... and to be honest she sounded really fed up, full of cold and her little girl was crying in the background....

my instinct was to say come around, and we'll entertain littlie together... but I had to stop myself! So I suggested she come around next week for an hour or so... her little girl is the same age as my Littlie, so hopefully, they will hit it off when madam comes to stay.... and they will be company for each other... it will be nice for S to have a friend her own age when she comes to stay.... there aren't many youngsters here, they are all older, or even grown up, so this little one has no neighbourhood friends, either.

Son has had final notification from uni that he has got onto the Masters course he wanted... in fact he has been accepted for the one (a taught Masters) and also had it pointed out that he also qualifies for the research masters, which if he chooses to do, they will ensure is structured to suit his own interests. They are interested in him expanding on his thesis for his degree... so that is a huge relief... he had been told verbally, but hadn't had it in writing.

It is now chucking it down with rain.......

Ann, R and I had a conversation last night, and I am sure I am right, lol.... we moved down to Glos on 10th March... and all the years we lived there, I am sure that Cheltenham Gold Cup week was the week that had the 10th or 12th in it.... is it late this year? I used to try and get annual leave when I was on the community/worked in Tewkesbury and the other side of the racecourse to our side...... I am sure I am right!! lolol!

Sounds like you had a good haul at M & S lol...... and sooooo virtuous, too, lolol

I am not in the mood for doing anything else... might take myself back to bed, lolol.... it is either that, or turn the heating on... in between flushes I am freezing!

Wonder if BC has finished eating her friends and started on her bathroom yet??? Or maybe locked her friends in the bathroom and not let them out until they have decorated the *throne room* lol

Love

Daff xxx