General Chat

Short and sweet then Mel.

Morning all,

I had a lie in this morning. Up for the loo at 5.50am and went back to bed and woke just before 10am and lay there till 1039am. This has put me all behind for the rest of the day now and I have to post a parcel and get chickens feed.

This is the best bit though! I heard from our Frank this morning so here is his post.

Hi MEL. HOW IS EVERYTHING . Still alive snd kicking. Love to all. xxxx
It's been so long since I posted/ SORRY. All still alive and kicking. I trust all my old friends are still around,

Good morning all, bright here so far and 7 degrees. fingers crossed it stays dry as jake is supposed to be coming this morning. I won't get excited until I actually see him in the garden.
I slept very well last night, My unexpected take away dinner was very nice (and very large too), I actually thought it was bound to keep me awake it was a much bigger meal than I usually eat that time of night. Obviously it weighed me down so I couldn't move. I don't remember getting up for the loo before 0530. Not much I can do if Jake does come so will have to be H/W of some sort I suppose.
Hope everyone slept reasonably and that Mandy continues to make progress.

Ann I think he is good to know but our paths only cross at the meeting really.
Son etc are away three weeks. The cruises are like the one we did six days each. We always did tell him with working so hard he should be taking more good holidays and at last he is doing so. Wish his Dad was here to see it.

My friend was going out for lunch to a place we like to go, with a friend and coming in for a cup of tea when she got back. When she came she brought me a take away roast beef dinner. Isn’t that lovely. I shall heat it up soon. I was so surprised.

Afternoon All,

These rain showers are so heavy aren't they! They are certainly making everywhere look green though.

Vera that was great news about your eyes and just checkups would be much more pleasant in future. I've had to google things on OH's hospital letters to do with his eyes as I haven't had a clue what they meant! I hope you are having a nice weekend with your granddaughter visiting.

I couldn't believe it when OH hadn't got soaked last night. No rain where he was and it was only about 10 miles away. It always fascinates me that rainfall manages to cover all of the country often enough to keep everything growing.

Spikevax isn't the greatest name for something that's jabbed in your arm is it? :-D I'm glad the only effect seems to be an achey arm like the others. We used to be given leaflets with the flu jab too but not anymore.

Mandy maybe that's what your GP intends to do when the iron tablet effects on your tum have settled down as you say, but if she doesn't, I would ask whether you could have another blood test to see whether you are still anaemic. Your focus on eating more iron rich foods may be all that was needed. It must be a relief to be feeling better than you did.

AnnG you and the dancing man could prop each other up on the dance floor. :-D He sounds as if he could at least be a good friend. It's a shame you will miss the next meeting which would be interesting. Your son, DIL and granddaughter must be having a long break.

I could just fancy one of Mel's raspberry trifles now, but the cupboard is bare of anything like that. :-S

Done a bit more scraping out in front of my car on the tarmac and fed the girls.

Started to rain here about a quarter of an hour ago but not heavily. Clouded over now but still quite bright.

Only one egg this morning so far and that was a brown one from the old girls.

Glad you’re not too bad Ann. I always ask what jab I am getting and was given a leaflet. I see I called it Spirevax but it’s actually Spikevax. I’ve just done a bit of googling and it seems to be Moderna under another name. I don’t really mind what I have as long as it does its job.

Still raining hard here :-(

Arm is just a bit achy as long as I don't spend too long typing. She asked me if I was well and then if I felt OK and then if I had had anaphylaxis any time after previous jabs. I didn't find out which vaccination it was.

Morning all,

Raining here and quite windy I woke in the night and it was coming down ,not a lot happening here no family coming as they called in yesterday when they brought the shopping for us .
I took ages to get off to sleep last night my left knee had the fidgets, I was still awake at one o'clock I did eventually drop off only to wake again at two o'clock for the loo then my right knee started to fidget eventually dropped off again and woke at twenty pass seven .

You’re not dreaming AnnG. We had our boosters last Wednesday. Neither of us had any after effects apart from an aching arm. Mine still aches a bit but I can lay on it now. We were asked if we were in good health, if we’d ever had any reaction to a jab and if we had had Covid recently. We were given a vaccine called Spirevax which we hadn’t heard of but the doctor said it was pretty much the same as all the others. I hope your arm doesn’t get too uncomfortable.

yes Mel, I saw by the forecast last night that it was going to be fine and dry for you and solidly wet right across Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and right over to the South East.
April has been a soggy month.

Morning girls,

Sorry nice bright morning here 6 degrees and pc says rain stopping soon but all the raod is dry so I don't think we have had any rain or even a heavy dew.

Wonder if BIL will come today? I may get him to give me a hand to clear the sides of the road which need doing badley.

If it does rain I have piles of ironing to do so thats what I shall be doing today.

Slept like a log and got up once in the night.

Hope Mandy is better still this morning and sending wishes ((hugs)) and XXX <3

Good morning
How much more rain can there be up there? Every time I woke in the night it was pouring and it still is. Not sure what I will be doing today but it won’t be gardening or going for a walk. I hope you have got better weather. Have a good day

Good morning all. Very wet here this morning and 4 degrees so not very warm either. hard to believe we are almost in May, I hope we will get some warmer, drier weather soon.
I slept ok last night despite having to avoid my arm where I had the jab. It is a bit stiff this morning but ok, Vera, am I dreaming, have you and your OH had the booster yet? Any after effects, It was the first time this time that I was asked if, after previous jabs, I had suffered from anaphylaxis. very precise. I have been asked before about 'any side effects?' But that was a bit definite. Maybe they have decided we are old enough now to know proper words.

That was a good meal Mandy well done.
I thought it was strange and quite abrupt that the doctor didn’t give any further advice.

I should have said Vera that it was good news about your eye. But the news given in plain English would have been better.

And something to look forward to with Granddaughter’s visit.

Glad you got your banana sandwich Vera and that's very good news from the hospital about your eye ,you did very well making sense of the medical jargon .
You have a busy weekend coming up but I'm sure you can't wait to see your granddaughters and have a lovely catch up.

Ann I have no idea what the doctor wants me to do the note said to stop the iron and see if the diarrhea clears and i thought its no good me asking the receptionist as she won't know so ill leave it for a while and ring and see what I need to do ,they might even ring next week to see if I'm better .
I really enjoyed the sweetcure mackerel fillets I had two out of the pack of four and heated then under the grill, I had green beans ,peas and carrots and felt full after ,Colin said that's the first meal he's seen me eat for over a week .

Mel enjoy your quiche and raspberry trifle

I missed your post somehow Vera. That sound like good news about your eye then. Lets hope it stays that way so you don't have any more of those injections just check ups. It will be nice to see your granddaughter at the weekend you'll enjoy that.

I'm pleased you got your banana sandwich at lunch time.

Well the suns come out here about half an hour ago I think but I have lost ime doing the cooking. I did'nt realise it was 18.46pm. The winds dropped for a it too as its been a really bitter wind today.

Hope G did'nt get too wet at the match Ann.

Rained off and on all day here.

Mel if he is unsteady driving as he is walking he will be all over the road. He is very kind but I will see if the occasion arises when he is available for a lift and nobody else is..

I think given that I can be a but unsteady on my feet we would be a danger to others on the Dane’s floor..

Ann hope OH didn’t get too wet..

I am hoping it might be dry enough to get out in the garden tomorrow but I am pretty sure we are in for more rain.

Son, daughter in law and granddaughter are in Florida and will be going on two back to back cruises in the Caribbean. Lucky them.