General Chat

BIL coming tomorrow or Monday so I have the day to myself. Iv'e done the shop and am just having something to eat.

Morning all,

I was up at 6am for the loo and went back to bed and then up again at 8.12am and again wen t back to bed and woke at 9am. So you can see why I aam all behind today but its Easter so who cares.

Blue sky with big white clouds 12 degrees and pc says mostly sunny.

I threatend my keyboard this morning with the new one so I changed her batteries and so far so good but I have the new one on the desk beside me if she plays up.

Don't know if BIL is coming this weekend or not as I hav'nt heard from him. I did send him the pic of Phil in the snow but no reply yet.

Well I better go and do my Asda order as Iv'e not done it yet this week and my pass runs out tonight.

Morning all,

Overcast morning here and the wind has dropped .
Not a lot planned for today just see how it goes, so much I want to do but I need my energy back first .
Boat race this afternoon so will watch that .

No Ann no egg hunt this year now they are older ,last year it was just Lewis and Lacey so I thought this year they wouldn't want to do it .

good morning all. 6 degrees a blue sky and looks less wind than yesterday. Maybe today will be a day for getting out into the garden.

Yes the photos were very atmospheric Mel. Hope that is the last of the snow for this year.

Glad you all liked the pictures. :-D

I am almost certain that he was born in this country. They moved to this Close when he was three or four I remember he was always a polite little boy and he spoke good English. There has never been a father with them. They must have lived here over fifteen years

Afternoon All,

April weather here too with showers, hailstones, but dry and windy again now. I had a bad night, couldn't get off to sleep and now my back isn't happy so I must have lay awkwardly.

How sad about the young man AnnG. He must have felt desperately low for some time to consider suicide the only way out. It must have been such a shock for his mother too. I wonder whether they had been in this country very long and whether he had to leave his friends behind if not.

You will have plenty of tomatoes if they all germinate won't you and the mint sounds interesting. I probably won't grow anything in the greenhouse this year as we may either move it or get an even smaller one depending what we do with that side of the garden.

Food delivery just came, no paracetamol and 1 sub which was ok. We didn't need a lot this time so it was soon squirrelled away and OH did it all to save my back, so I expect I will be asking him where he's put things next. :-D

Vera I couldn't help but chuckle at your OH. It's a good job you weren't courting or you might have been at different places and at different times! I'm not much better as I drove to meet OH for lunch at the wrong place once and it was about 10 miles away from him. Another time I drove to pick him up from a garage where his car was in for a service and I went to the old garage he used to go to by mistake. Did he change the booking or is it The Hare now?

You must be pleased to feel a bit better today Mandy and the tablets you have for now might start to work for you quite quickly. Were you doing your easter egg hunt this time, although I suppose apart from Lewis the rest of the children are outgrowing these things.

We all seem to have trouble typing one way or another, as keyboards are so sensitive these days. Today I have sorted my hairdressers app on my phone and linked my email so she can add points for discounts on my haircuts, so I'm slowly getting to grips with it! I've also managed to use a QR code to access the Co-op bargains, another first for me.

OH is at a match tomorrow and on Monday he will be out most of the day at a match at Spalding, so we have no plans. He'd forgo his footie, but I've never wanted to go out on bank holidays with all the crowds, traffic, parking etc.

Suns been in and out today heavy rain and some hail and a beautiful thick clear rainbow but I don't think the camera has picked it up, I did try.......

Washings nearly dry so I have brought it in and am ow going to iron it.

If you leave your finger on the key for a little longer than ususal the letter will come ot twice or even three times. At the mo its not too bad. I think my poor old pc is struggling as I have had it for years now. When I look through the side grill it looks very very dusty in there and oh used to take the cover off and give everything a good clean but I don't know how to do that.

When I go into my emails now if they have pics on them I have to click on show pictures. Its so annoying. They keep saying the log in and other things are changing but I don't think its for the better.

I do so feel for that poor lady and if dad has Altzeimers I don't know how thats going to work with them coming over from Poland. It will make him more muddled.

Vera I suspect your OH prefers the Hare to the Barn. He probably forgot what you said anyway. He knew it was a short name :-D

Yes it is devastating for his Mum. She does have a sister in this country and my friend who lives closer to her than me says that her parents are coming from Poland to be with her. Don't know how that will work out though as her father has Altzeimers.

My fingers eem to hava a life of their own sometimes and don't listen to my brain. I am not a touch typist and I think sometimes I press too heavily so get a double letter, but more often think I have pressed the key but approach it like the touch screens so don't press hard enough.

Oh, AnnG, that is so sad about that young lad and it must be devastating for his mother. I hope she has family or friends that will support her through this terrible time. Easter did seem a bit more special when we were young, didn't it. It was the only day of the year we got hot cross buns. The shops were all shut and we didn't have freezers full of food but somehow our mothers seemed to manage to produce lovely meals. We had chicken for dinner on Easter Sunday because it was expensive then so was something a bit more special and it was the day we wore our new summer sandals and, if my mother had the money, I got a new summer dress. Happy days!

Mandy, I hope you keep improving now you are starting on some iron and vitamin D tabs. It's horrid if you feel dizzy and light headed half the time. Take it easy for a while. It's good that you have family nearby to help you if you need it.

Mel, do take AnnG's advice and try your new keyboard. Then at least you will know if it is the keyboard that is faulty. It seems odd that one time it will be fine and the next the words are all over the place. Have you considered that the problem might be with your hands? I'm not criticising you here but speaking from experience as I sometimes have similar problems. I was a very good touch typist but sometimes now I type a letter but it appears twice, or I get a space in the middle of a word or don't get a space where I want one. I think as we get older our fingers are sometimes less flexible than they used to be and typing quickly our finger might overlap 2 keys. I also have something called intention tremor which comes and goes with no warning. I think if, for instance, I'm typing s and I get sss it's because my finger has shook slightly while pressing the key. It probably doesn't apply to you at all but I thought it worth mentioning.

It's been sunny and cloudy by turn today but the wind isn't quite as bad as in the last couple of days and we've only had a little bit of light rain. I set to this morning and gave OH's en-suite and the downstairs cloakroom a really thorough clean. It seemed to take me ages and my back's aching now. Instead of using the steam cleaner or the squeegee (sp?) mop I got down on my hands and knees and gave the floors a good wash. As we were saying the other day, getting up again wasn't so easy. With the cloakroom I had to crawl across the hall floor till I could reach the stairs and haul myself up by the banisters. Not a pretty sight, lol. I've also prepared tonight's dinner - cottage pie and various veg - and prepared and frozen a load of parsnips to replace the ones I accidentally defrosted .

It's our wedding anniversary tomorrow and OH wanted to go out for a meal. Tbh, I'm not that bothered but I thought I should show willing and said lunch at The Barn would be nice. So what has he booked? Evening meal at The Hare!! I can't work out whether he just doesn't listen or he listens and then goes his own sweet way anyway. His hearing is excellent, better than mine, but I think he only selectively hears. Men!!!

I see it's coming up to 4 pm so time to put the kettle on for an afternoon cuppa. Enjoy the rest of the day everyone.

I think there will be different strengths Mandy so good luck with results.

Mel nearly three hours ago since you said that you were sending photos. I have not had any.



Weather here is typically April, about 40 minutes of sun and light cloud then tremendous downpours. I did manage to plant some tomato seeds in the conservatory, but I had to go outside for the compost of course. I planted sungold tomatoes and a few Alicante. The Sungold from Thompson and Morgan said 8 seeds on the packet. I had 6. I hope they all germinate.

I also planted a Thyme and a different mint (Purple berry fruit mint I think it is called), in the new planter but the mint is inside a pot buried in the planter.

Suns out here .
Today I don't feel to bad but I haven't really done much ,just put the shopping away when it came and got lunch .
Yes Mel dil called and got me some iron tablets and we had some vitamin d from when Colin had them through the winter so I hope after a week or so I will get some of my energy back ,at least they will help until I get my prescription as I have no idea if there are different strengths with the iron tablets .

I'm back to sun now after a short sharp heavy shower.
fed the chickens and wild birds and put some bits away and a wash is on the line.

How are you today Mandy? Did you get some pills from the chemist to get you through to Tuesday?

Well send some pics now.

Morning all,

Sunny one moment and cloudy the next and it looks like it might tip down I think we should be in for some blustery showers today .

Anng thats very sad for the poor lady to lose her young son like that she must be absolutely devastated ,a chap who use to work with Colin hung himself several years ago ,he seemed fine but you never know what's going on in people's minds to do something like that so sad.

Ann thats odd OH's car doesn't need the update now because of the millage ,why would that make a difference I wonder.

Vera glad your OK and just busy .

Just waiting for an Iceland order should be here between 10 and 12 o'clock.

Good morning all. 7 degrees and bright and sunny at the moment.
I see your keyboard is still playing up Mel. why are you not changing to the new one?

Obviously don't know any more re the sad happening in the road. We are assuming it was suicide and not some sort of experiment gone wrong, I suppose an inquest will sort that out. Depends if he left a note or there was a reason his Mum knows I suppose.

No plans for today. I remember when a child that on Good Friday all the free churches would get together for a children's service, taking it in turn, Baptist, Methodist, Congregational to hold the service. All the Sunday Schools would be together and after the service each child was given a Hot Cross bun. And good Friday was the only day we saw those buns with crosses on so they were much
valued.
No shops were open at all and in my house at least, it was treated like a Sunday.

As I got older, in my early teens, the youth club would attend the Church service in our own church in the morning and afterwards all the youth would go on a bike ride. taking a picnic. We used to cycle miles out into the countryside somewhere in the Meon valley and have a great day. I did that until I was about 17/18 even after I met T as for Easter he would go home on leave to see his parents.

Mmorning girls

Nice bright morning at the m plenty of the yellow stuff. 9 degeesandpc says rrtly sunny so a good Good Friday.

O Anng thats so sad it makes you wonder what was fgoing through their minds to do something like that. The poor women must be devastaited and not long before Easter too. My dad died on Good Friday in 1979 so now easterr is always ad for me.

Mandy a good idea to buy some pills from the chemist to tide you over, it will give the others a good start.

Ann at least you don’t have the hassle of taking the car in. So that is good.

Vera I expect M&V were pleased to go for coffee. Nice for them to have some normality.
Mel do you think you should be getting that new keyboard put onto your PC

It was sad news about the reason the police etc were here the young lad had committed suicide. At least that obviously has to be confirmed at an inquest .I don’t know any more details but it is very sad for his Mum. She is a single Mum and they seemed close, he did a lot for her, a nice lad very polite but a loner I think, never saw him with mates.

Ppleased you werre only busy Vera and there was nothing wrong. we worry about each other when someone dos'nt post for a day or so.

I turned the pc off for a while and now it seems to be ok. It just would'nt type the things I was typing and then it would'nt go down and letters would'nt come out and when they did they were duplicated of some were missing.

I am now going to download the snow pics I took in the dark yesterday and then I may send them later or tomorrow.

I'm doing bubble and squeak tonight just tato and cabbage with a nice dollop of butter salt and pepper. May have it with bacon and egg or may have a burger.