General Chat

Front door all gleaming now inside and out just got to wipe the glass over as I only washed it all with Fariy liquid. Now I am going to make myself a COT.

Yes the exhibition did sound good and all about wildlife in both. They married those up well to be on together. Interesting for anybody I should think.

Glad you have your pills at last and it was lucky about the ear spray. Did they have more than one onthe shelf? so you could buy two? If something is going out of stock like my rubber gloves I use and used to buy in Mole Valley I buy whatever I can. I bought 22 pairs when they discontinued them at half price. I'm still using them and I have had them years and still 8 pairs left.

Not done the door yet as I had'nt realised what the time was and had to take a pill and get some lunch. After eating a ham sandwich I thought I would have one of the Belgian buns I bought. Ate it and thought it was'nt very fresh so looked on the packet, as they come in twos, and it was dated 2nd April the day they delivered it. After that I looked at the cherry pie I bought and blow me down the date on that is for today!!!! I have asked for a refund but don't think I will get it as I complained about a dried up looking cherry pie the last time I ordered one.

Enough of my troubles with my shopping, thats when I miss going to the shops at least you can see what you are buying and pick the best date or not buy it if the date is short. By the amount of shopping I have you would think they would know that there is only one person in the house. Last week I ordered choclate eclairs and two of those were upside down so stuck to the packing and the week before I order two packs of two to take round to Em's for them and one in one box was upside down and the other box one was on its side so they did'nt look good enough to take round.

I must have missed you there AnnG. The exhibition sounded good.

Another changeable day with spells of sunshine and rain. Some of the rain has been quite heavy and there is still a chilly wind but when the sun's out and the wind drops it gets quite warm. It makes it hard to know what to wear if you go out.

I hope you've enjoyed lunch and the photographic exhibition AnnG.

You've had a busy h/w day Mel. You might need to rest your aching hips and back tomorrow.

I'm glad you got your tabs Mandy. Let's hope they start to work quickly so you soon begin to feel a bit better. It's horrid when you feel all woozy.

I hope you get your blinds sorted Annx. I wondered what was wrong when you said you had to call the blind people - I imagined you had to ring the RNIB or someone similar. I'm very relieved that it is a different sort of blind.

I didn't sleep all that well last night but I feel OK today so what sleep I did get must have been good quality. It's been a less frustrating day today as well. I sorted out a Sainsbury order for delivery on Friday, rang the pharmacy at our main surgery and was number 1 in the queue and my call was answered straightaway, and the theatre website accepted my email and password as normal. I booked tickets for 2 films, one in May and 1 in June, and for a one-woman show in June. They sound a little way off but our local theatre only holds about 150 and most things are only on for 1 or 2 performances so they sell out quickly.

I also managed to get half an hour in the garden in between the rain. We have a strip alongside our garage which faces our neighbours. We can't see it unless we are walking or driving down the road but OH planted it up 3 or 4 years ago to brighten a dreary spot up a bit. I just cut a couple of shrubs back to new growth and it's surprising how much tidier it looks.

Oh, I've just remembered to tell you - Ladies Club was OK last night. We had someone come from Strollersize which is apparently an easy way of keeping fit. She demonstrated and anyone who wanted to do so joined in. We all decided it was line dancing under another name but she wasn't happy when someone said that. I don't think she got any new recruits for her classes. As for the teas, it worked out OK as one of the arguing ladies has got Covid so couldn't come anyway. I feel sorry for her but it did make life in the kitchen a little easier for me.

I put some towels and similar stuff in the machine for a longer, hotter wash than I do for most things and I should think they are ready to go in the dryer now so I'm off to sort those out and then it will be time for a cuppa.

Just had a peacock butterfly in the conservatory. another early one and last year I didn't see any peacocks at all.

That was a good Exhibition and a nice lunch. I had jacket potato with prawns and salad for lunch. There were two exhibitions running at once. Wildlife photographer of the year. some fantastic photos. The patience it must involve to get some of the photos. And also the focusing to get them so sharp.
The other exhibition was Royal Copenhagen Porcelain. established in 18th century and still in production they produced all sorts but this was just animals and birds and some of it was beautiful I particularly liked a very large Snowy Owl. All the pieces are made and painted by hand. Got home about 2.30pm left here at 12 so a nice break, it is only 10 minutes from here by car.

Afternoon all,

Overcast and we've just had a little rain but we got the shopping done while it was dry ,on the way to Aldi I managed to park in the town and get into Boots for my tablets ,I still had to wait while they did them but at least I now have them ,the dosage is a lot more than the ones dil got me from off the shelf ,I have to take two vitamin d once a week for seven weeks and the iron tablets one a day for three months, they said that the ear spray was discontinued so I would have to go back to the doctor but then she said hold on they might have some left on over the counter and luckily they had .
Now I feel so tired so I'm going to have a rest for the rest of the day ,our meal tonight is nice and easy as its ready made chicken,leek and bacon pies with lots of veg .

Hooverred the kitchen fed the chickens and cleaned out their water feeder and big bowl fed the wild birds emptied the hoover twice so far but still have the hall and bedroom to do and the little loo. Now I am going to have a sit down and then wash the front door down cos I keep promissing it but don't get around to doing it so todays the day. Just resting my back first.

Morning all,

Dull and cloudy here this morning and raining and pc says 9 degrees and partly sunny so I am hopeful we may see the yellow thing in the sky at some point today.

Nothhing planned here for the day but I need to od some hoovering and may wash the front door down as thats in a mess with all the wind and rain we have been having.

Enjoy your group this afternoon Anng.

Hope youu all had a decent nights sleep especially Vera and that Mandy get her tabs today and starts to feel better. Thinking of you all. I ache like anything this morning so I am off to take some pills.

good morning all 9 degrees a bit grey but dry so far. It did rain most of yesterday afternoon and evening but not heavy. Lunch and photo exhibition today so out at 12.

Vera hope today is better than yesterday for you and that the tea ladies called a truce yesterday evening.

Poor you Vera I hope you get on ok this evening.

Not done much at all today once again after putting the shopping away and washing up. Did a little varnishing of the bottoms of the thing I painted the other day and started making another little white cap for a Tudor doll. I am going to make Emlin a friend.

I’ve had a really frustrating day. Everything I have tried to do seems to have either gone wrong or taken twice as long as usual. Even the computer had a mad moment and would not work properly. OH couldn’t fix it or turn it off so he had to unplug the whole thing and try again later. It seems OK at the moment. Then I tried to book a couple of things at our local theatre but I couldn’t because it wouldn’t accept my password or email address even though I’ve been a member there for years.

Now the final straw is that I am apparently doing the teas tonight with two ladies who have argued and are currently not speaking to each other. I think I’ll shut myself in the kitchen with the washing up and keep out of their way.

Well, tomorrow’s a new day and things can only get better :-)

You've all been busy and all I have done is feed the chickens and a bit of sewing and put the shopping away.

I have a small sink in the little loo and can still manage a cats lick and a promiss in that as I used to do as so oh could use te big bathroom if he needed to plus the fact that the hot water reaches that before the bathroom. I have to run sooooo much water just to get the hot to come through. My aunty Joy dos'nt put her water heater on and says she boils a kettle to wash up or have a wash. She has electric storage heaters. Mind you she is one of those people who can't stay indoors longer than she has to she has to be out doing something.

Well I nipped out before I had lunch and weeded a bit of one of the lower beds in the back garden so that was another half hour's work. And this afternoon when I put the garden bin out I stopped for about an hour and weeded the front garden so the bin is really full now.

I am out to lunch and the photographic exhibition tomorrow so no gardening then so I am pleased I have got so much done the last couple of days.

Lol Mel I hope I don't need a lorry liad of tablets :-D

Nice and sunny here I just got my washing in and it was mostly dry but I didn't like the look of the black clouds now looming.

I read somewhere that Rev Richard Cole books were good Ann I shall have to have a look for them , our Works is closing in May, its such a shame its not because its losing money but because the lease was up and was going to be more money so they would rather have an empty shop than let them carry on ,we have empty shops now and if they do fill them it's charity shops ,hairdressers estate agents or takeaways, the Halifax and Barclays bank has closed and Lloyd's bank was mentioned too so that might be next .
The Richard Osman books are suppose to be good too.

I wonder if there's any smell from those lorries that run on the veg oil ,they must have their own pump where they store the lorries.

Afternoon All,

Just like you AnnG we had a lovely sunny spring morning, but now it's clouded over and is dull. Well done on getting more sorted in the garden.

We went to the garden centre and had brekkie. One of the nighties I wanted had all been sold and another two I bought need exchanging, so I will have to go back tomorrow before they are all sold as well. I couldn't find any copper tape so will have to order some online. OH found two books in the Works. I might read the murder mystery one by Reverend Richard Coles. OH has read another of his and said it was good. For anyone else who shops at the Works, if you didn't know, they are stopping their reward scheme, so it might be best to spend your points if you have any. I don't know the cut off date.

We called in the bathroom place on the way back to look at some of the things and to ask a few questions. I've decided a small cloakroom sink will be fine in the ensuite as it is only for washing hands in. When we got home they had exchanged our split garden bin for a new one so that's ready to go now.

Mandy that was a busy dream you had and all in the kitchen! lol. It makes you wonder how our brains put together these things when we are alsleep.

Funny you should say that about Asda Mel. I had a message about using my recurring slot before my last order and couldn't work out why they had sent it. I assumed it was because I hadn't used it due to them telling me they weren't delivering on Easter Sunday. I'd booked an earlier slot instead. For a few months I have had the 'delivered' notification before they have even arrived and mine seems to get stuck on the same number of stops to go. If I close and re-open the site it sometimes updates the number of stops. Something's gone wrong with it as you say.

Next job is a few phone calls. One is to the blind people! Our patio door blind creeps across and leaves a gap at the end when you close it, which isn't good for a blackout blind. Also the lock on the new front door still seems to have a high spot to push past when you turn the key despite lubricating it. Best to get both sorted before the warranties run out this year! The rubbish bin lorry has just been but this one says it runs on hydrogenated vegetable oil. They don't have a pump for that at the garage do they!

I spent an hour out in the garden earlier cutting (and sawing( down dead branches on my climbing rose, and tying in branches to the trellis and arch. It looks a lot tidier now to me. But you wouldn't know I spent an hour out there.

Gosh that was a strange dream Mandy. I wonder what sparked that? I wonder if the lorry was delivering your tablets?

Had a tiny shower of very fine rain that soaks everything but there's not much wind today but now its come over cloudy and pc says 11 degrees and mostly cloudy.

I have two subs on the shopping this week a bottle of Merlot instead of a Rose' and asda butter instead of Anchor. The tracking also shows my order has been delivered. Last week and the week before whenever I went to see how many deliveries before mine it said 10 stops away and even when it was delivvered it still said 10 stops away. I think they must have a gremlin in the works.

Mandy no wonder you are muzzy. Your brain had a busy night. Maybe your body is getting used to the VitD and iron tablets. Still dry here but looking more overcast as I suspected it would.

Morning all,

Cloudy here and we should have showers .
Should get my tablets today but thinking about it they weren't having a delivery until today so they won't be ready until tomorrow :-(
Not feeling so good this morning heads very muzzy again ,I had a strange dream ,I was driving a great big lorry and had to drive on very narrow roads and I kept saying to Colin the brakes are very soft i have to put my foot right down on the break and it takes ages to stop ,then I was cooking breakfasts with a huge fryer cooking chips and a tiny grill to do bacon eggs and toast ,I had a big loaf of bread I tried to cut then someone said they wanted six breakfasts ,I cooked all the things ready then they said no only want one now and then I woke with a start .