General Chat

Mandy popped in before you posted Ann. 11 degrees here now.

I don't know what kind of chickens they are I only know she does eggs for waitrose and has to have what they send her every 18 months I think. Then she has six weeks off to througherly clean out before the next lot come in. All I know is they are white chickens.

Glad you're feeling a little better today Mandy and had a good sleep so take it easy over the weekend. Sending love <3

Ming Alland from me too! lol

Lovely sunshine and 8 degrees here. OH is off to a match at St Ives today. I wish some of these lovely days he was around for us to go somewhere nice together. Mind you, on second thoughts, Saturdays get crowds so not so good!

Mel what breed of hens lay blue green eggs? It sounds like Emm is a fan of nice brown eggs like me.

I slept well but we were up earlyish and showered and went to the garage for OH to refuel his car for his trip and I got some pork chops from the shop for lunch tomorrow. I need to use up some apple sauce so they will be nice.

Sorry you didn't sleep so well AnnG. I'm finding the evenings very chilly and am still pulling my throw over me in bed at night. Then I wake up too hot in the morning.

I think I will get me some poached eggs on toast and then head for a garden centre with plenty of close parking that is never busy as its a few miles out in the sticks. It's a good one for shrubs, more like a nursery really and I want to look at some tall plastic pots.

I hope Mandy had a good sleep and is feeling a bit better.

Edit, you popped in before me Mandy, but I'm glad you let us know and that you are a little better and had good sleep. Having a nice restful day is what you need and saving your energy till your iron levels improve. :-)

Morning all,

Thank you I do feel a little better today but so drained so I'm going to take if easy over the weekend I think having a little food helped as my stomach was so empty yesterday and I felt so weak with being anaemic, I slept well just got out a couple of times for the loo then off again ,had over nine hours .

I hope everyone has a nice weekend .

Ming alland the suns up ahe men e new girrl coomng thilwhite eggs

I'll start again.

Morning all, Its 4 degrees here and pc says partly sunny and the sun is up. Dos'nt look lie much wind either.

I have three new girls coming this afternoon, white ones that lay bluewhite eggs and she's going to try and get one that lays blue green eggs. Em won't be pleased so I am only getting rid of two so I will still get some brown eggs.

Hope Mandy is a bit better today and that she's feeling better.

Did all sleep well apart form Anng.?

Good morning all. couldn't sleep so up early. 0 degrees, we seem to be going backwards with the night temps.It didn't look as though there was a frost though. I didn't sleep very well last night.

I hope you are feeling better today Mandy, fingers crossed it was a bug and is clearing, hopefully the test will help know the cause.

O Mandy I do hope it is just a bug and can be treated quickly so you feel better. As Anng said it may just be a reaaction from the iron tablets but they usually make you constipated.

Sending you wishes and love and another (((hug))) from me too. <3

Oh you poor thing Mandy, and that would be bound to make you feel even worse. It's good the GPs covering everything though, even though it can be worrying, and you know what to do if you feel worse. She could be right about a tummy bug though. We both had one last week, hubby worse than me, and he had to keep going all day, so bugs are around. I hope you feel better soon and that's what it is. Will be thinking of you. xx <3

Oh Mandy, poor you. Sending you get better quickly wishes and a big (((((hug))))) <3 <3 <3

It could also be your tummy reacting against the iron tablets Mandy

Evening all,

I wish I was Ann yesterday and the day before I had tummy trouble so I was backwards and forwards to the loo, I got an appointment to see the doctor this morning as I really felt awful this morning no energy at all .
Doctor said she wonders if it is a tummy bug but I have to do a poo test just in case I'm losing blood she doesn't know why I'm so anemic but if I feel any worse over the weekend or get any tummy pain I've got to go straight to A&E .
I haven't noticed any blood but now I'm on the iron tablets it's all changed colour .

Yes roads, main and country everywhere are in the worst state I have ever seen them now so it must have been a bumpy ride Mel. They've taken to drawing a white line around some of the worst potholes here so you can see them more easily. At least you have some teeth to be able to eat more things again now and I expect being thicker in the roof they may not break so easily. You had a few good buys while you were out too so that was good.

I meant to say it's good to see Mandy showing some signs of improvement now.

They have 5 sons AnnG and asians have big family gatherings, so we think that may be why they have extended. The man there has been taken off to hospital a few times and walks with a fancy carved stick now. We 4 bungalows used to be at the end of the close, then they built the house plus a bungalow each side beyond us and across the end. The builder bought a long garden at the end to do it.The three new properties had a sliding security gate put across the road to shut them off from the rest of the close. At the time we knew there was a dentistry false teeth business operating out of sight in one bungalow and he had his built in garage converted to a room. He has moved again now. The house has numerous visits from the sons and cars are often brought there by them and you can see the bonnets up with them working on them. Some get towed away on trailers so we wonder if that is another business being operated at the house. It makes you wonder if the big gate was to stop anyone wandering in and see what's going on.

The planning application for the big warehouses near us has been refused by the council, and there is an appeal to the district planners now.

I looked at my recent blood test results online and blood sugar is normal but near the border so more work to do with that. Thyroid is borderline which explains my tiredness, brain fog and weak arms. If I could lose a bit of weight again both would improve, so the message is try harder I think.

I wonder why your water meter needs to be changed Mel? Ours is 24 years old now and is boxed in in a tiny space in the ensuite, so I don't want anything anything bigger putting in. I wonder if they are like smart meters and means they will be able to read them without needing to employ people to come out and read them and not need to rely on customer readings.

O heck it's raining and miserable now so we are staying in and filling both cars up at the garage in the morning instead. OH needs to collect a parcel from the Post Office then too,

I'm back and had some lunch. £40.90 lighter now. On the way there they had a diversion which took me along really narrow Devon Dual Carriageway ( roads with grass growing in the middle) and when I came to the junction the sign post had no arms on it with the way to go. The righthand one was put in the hedge and it said Peters Marlnd and Shebbear so I turned left in the hope it was the right way and it was as it happened. I had never in all the 30 odd years I have lived here gone down this road before zand I hope I shall never have to go down it again as the surface was dreadful.

I was really early and just as well having to go all around the lanes and got there 35 mins before my appointment so had to wait. Then someone I knew came in and we were just going to have a chat when I was called in.

They did'nt make me new teeth they put two on my old which I thought they may do and I just hope these don't break now in the same place as they did before. They are also very loose now so he stuck them in with fixative and they feel as if they are thicker in my mouth on the roof.

Went in to Lidl again afterwards and bought the flexi hose for the filter shed a sandwich for lunch and a bit of steak for dinner tonight and various other things like some lovely smelling Strawberries a new pair of gardening gloves, pork and leek sausages which I know are nice and some fish fingers and came out of there another £40 odd quid light. Anyway I enjoyed the little spend up and have some nice thing in the freezer for easy meals so I am well happy.

Now I just want to doze off................

O the usns just come out as I finished the last sentance, hooray!!!!! :-D

You seem fated not to get a lie in Ann. These delivery drivers do start early don't they? I suppose people are enlarging bits of their houses instead of moving which is so expensive these days.

I was a horrible dark grey morning here but about an hour ago the sky cleared and the sun came out. I think we might have had a shower as well. I had intended going into town but it was so windy and unpleasant looking that I decided to stay home. May go tomorrow.

Afternoon All,

Sunny and nice and 11 degrees here. We were having a nice lie in this morning or so we thought when at 8.00am a huge beeping lorry witth crane reversed past our bungalow. It was delivering to the new house that was built that had loads of deliveries last year when they were building an exension. It is an elderly Sikh couple that live there and it looks like they are doing something with the back garden now. Then a van turned up at the bungalow that had months of work with a chap constructing lean tos all around the sides of the bungalow with banging of nails into roofing felt last year from dawn till dusk. It must have leaked as a company turned up the past week or two to redo all the roof. Now this morning another van has turned up with banging as they must be renewing a window/s round the back. lol. OH gave up and decided to get up.

We decided to get lunch delivered today as I can't be bothered with cooking and we can't be bothered to eat out either! Oops I think the driver's here so toodle pip for a while.

But it will be on there eventually Mel if not immediately.

No they won't put it on as you have to pay the premium each month to watch certain popular things on ITVX player. Its just so people wil pay the sub each month to go ad free and see the programs that are watched a lot.

Its now 11 degrees here and we have had some sun and pc says partly sunny. :-(

Good morning all. Bright here, sunny but dark clouds in the distance 9 degrees so warmer than yesterday morning. good luck with the dentist Mel.

I am sure it won't be long before Midsummer appears as a recording on ITV3

Morning all,

Cloudy and miserable today and pc says 9 degrees but it is dry so I suppose thats a bonus.

Dentist this morning and I am hoping to get my new set.

I know what I mant to say. I forgot Midsomer Murders on Sunday so thought I would watch it on ITVX. No you caan't do that now as its Premium and you have to pay to have no adverts. What a silly idea. When I go into ITVX it takes ages to load and to flick down to see whats on. Why do they have to change everything. Being an OAP I begrudge paying a monthly sub.