General Chat

I agree but I should think if a child was ill they would be able to get their phone to ring the parents. I saw something about this on the tv the other day and I agree with it. It will keep them from being tempted to use the phone to answer questions they are given in school too.

Its lovely and sunny here but there is a strong wind today too.

Mandy do you make all the squares in one colour at a time thats a good idea. Can't wait to se the first one finished and see the colours of the second one. I love pink and green.

Not a nice thought Mandy for the children to be scanned. But, I think, a very sensible one in the present climate. It is good that they can feel safe.

Mel ,I've done ten squares for ths second blanket in a sort of limey green colour.

We went to sons as he needed to pick some big boards up from Jewsons the builders merchant for the school and couldn't get them in Jakes car so he used ours ,in the end they weren't as big as he thought and could have got them in so instead of taking them to the school he took them home and will take them in on Monday .
We also called and got some fruit for them.

Son was saying that the senior school where the girls go they now have to put their phones in pouches that are locked for the day they unlock them as they leave the school , i said a lot will get a second phone ,son said they can't do that as all the children are now scanned as they go in ,that way they can see if they have another phone or any knives on them which will make all the children safer in school , what a world we live in that they now all have to be scanned for knives .

21 degrees here. All I have done is changed the bed and washed and dried bedding. And planted up two sedum cuttings but not sure if both will take.

So how many have you made of the second blanket?

20 degrees here and iv'e not done a thing.

Morning all,

Overcast here but it should be a nice day and tomorrow we could get to 24 degrees .

Vera that was a shame you had to miss your trip ,these nasty migraines really knock y
ou for six don't they it was good you managed to go with the ladies for the birthday outing but don't do to much over the weekend have a nice rest if you can.

Ann I forgot you were meeting Fitz ,hasn't he done well losing three stone ,nice to have a good catch up and it's nice he's still seeing all Jane's family .
I wonder if you dropped your dragonfly in the restaurant could you give them a ring its a shame you've lost it ,I'm sure you'll remember how to do the mouse once you start it ,it will be something different to do again.

No washing to do today I seem to gave had a lot this week but I'm sure the basket will soon fill again .

I'm now sewing the blanket up ,I've sewn the squares together in strips and now joining them down ,then just have the edging to do , I've started on the squares for the next one as the sewing makes my neck ache .

Morning Anng and all,

Quite bright here this morning too and its 15 degrees and pc says mostly cloudy.

Nothing planned here for today and I can't go anywhere so even though I can go up the top in the car its not the same somehow.

I'm pleased we heard from Vera and Annx and sorry Vera had that nasty migraine which knocked her back a bit. Shame you had to miss your trip to Hatfield House but I think you said you had been there before. Sounds like you had a good chat with a 3/4 of an hour appointment. They usually rush you in and rush you out these days. Yes I was lucky to have caught the paramedic yesterday and he's such a good lad, very calm and listens.

I forgot yesterday to tell BIL that the chain saw is leaking oil all over the place so I better text him and tell him while I remember. The last time it was used he lent it to my neighbour.

Good morning all. Vera, hope you are feeling better this morning and that you managed some decent sleep.
It is quite bright out there and 12 degrees so a real autumn morning.
I slept ok for about 5 hours but then had a few restless hours, strange when that happens.

Bed change today, bedding is in the wash. Other than that just see what happens. :-)

Oh Vera, sorry you have had a rough time, are the migraines lasting longer these days? Such a pity there seems to be no help for you with them.
Sad that you had to give up on the coach trip. But at least you were able to meet up with your friends today.

Listening to my leg is an interesting concept but I know what you mean, and I do.

Ann glad you met up with Fitz, not sure I knew that you were doing that yesterday I probably missed that. Nice that he is keeping in touch with Jane’s family too.

Evening all

I am glad you have seen someone and got some antibiotics Mel. That should help your breathing. Giving only 3 or 4 days worth of antibiotics seems to be the latest thing. One of my friends has antibiotics fairly regularly and always had enough for 7 days but now her doctor only gives 3 days supply.

You seem to have done a lot today AnnG. I know what you mean when you say no-one else will do it if you don’t, but don’t overdo it. Listen to your leg and stop when it tells you it’s had enough.

I hope you find your wire pendant Annx. It sounds as though you had a nice get-together with Fitz. We haven’t had any official notification yet about food waste bins and others but we have heard unofficially that we are going to have 5 bins. Where on earth are they all supposed to go?

Well remembered Gwyn. Yes, our fence man came back today and stayed till it was all finished. At last! The jobs we needed doing were supposed to be completed between April and June and here we are in September, but at least all the outside work is finished before winter sets in. We’re thinking of some new blinds and a new cooker but they can be sorted at our leisure.

I have lost track of myself this week. Tuesday I had a migraine and spent a lot of the day in bed. On Wednesday I felt quite a bit better and managed to do a few jobs. Early evening I got ready our bits and pieces we wanted for our trip out on Thursday and then my eyes went funny again with loss of vision in one eye and black, squiggly lines everywhere I looked. If I sit or lay quietly with my eyes closed for 30 minutes or so my vision clears. Sometimes that’s all that happens and I carry on as normal; sometimes the pains in the head start. This was one of those times. I had a lot of pain and no sleep but still got up at 6.30 trying to convince myself that I would be fine to go to Hatfield House. By 7 am I knew that I wouldn’t manage more than 3 or 4 miles on the coach before I was sick. I tried to persuade OH to go without me but, since the time I lost my memory and ended up in hospital, he won’t leave me if I have a migraine so I spent another day in bed and neither of us got to go.

Today I had my review with a clinical pharmacist. What a lovely man! He was so thorough, listened to me and answered my questions and explained things about my various medications to me. While I was with him he took my blood pressure 3 times sitting down and once standing up and even weighed me. I was with him over ¾ of an hour. I’ve now got to take my blood pressure 3 times, morning and night, and record the average, for the next 4 days, get the form back to him and then he’ll phone me with various decisions about tablets. I’ve also got an appointment for blood tests at the surgery on 23rd September and he seems to be checking for about a dozen different things. If I’d had the review with one of the doctor’s I would probably only have had a 10 minute appointment. It was very reassuring to be able to talk things through properly without being rushed.

When I got back a friend picked me up and we collected another 2 ladies on the way and went for a birthday lunch in Long Melford. There were 8 of us today. I’m not eating well at the moment so decided to have one of their small plates. There wasn’t a big choice of these, so I had ham, egg and chips again but I couldn’t even finish that. The other 7 all had meals off the main menu. 3 of them had salmon in a lemon and dill sauce with mash potatoes and tenderstem broccoli and I wished I’d gone for that as it wasn’t excessively big and they all said how delicious it was. I even stuck to water to drink instead of my usual glass of wine or shandy. Aren’t I good? Then it was back to the birthday girl’s house for tea and cake, though I didn’t have any cake. There was a slight chill in the air but with a cardi on it was very pleasant sitting in her garden chatting and laughing.

I am OK but the migraines do leave me feeling very tired so I am going to have a quick look at the local paper and then get myself to bed and hope to get some sleep.

Ann my leg is definitely better than it was a week ago although still not right. But this time last week I didn’t move from the house. I would never have got to the bus let alone into town.

My dermatologist appointment is March 2026.

Afternoon All,

I intended to post last night when I got home from meeting Fitz for lunch, but I was so tired I went to bed sooner than usual. I've just not got the stamina some of you have. This morning I had a lie in and then have been searching for a copper wire pendant I took to show Fitz that I wired a beaded dragonfly into the centre. I think I must have dropped it somewhere as I can't find it and have looked in the car as well. It was only a practice one, so not perfect, but Fitz asked me to send him a photo of it, so I've been hunting for a photo I hope I took a few years ago. I also took 'Sidney', the wool felted mouse I made a few years ago. During the bedroom clearout I had a few months ago, I decided to throw him away, then put him in the charity shop pile. When I told OH he was going, as he gets dusty, he really wanted me to keep him so I have now. Fitz now wants me to make one for his 80th birthday in a couple of years. I hope I still remember how to do it, but at least I've plenty of time to get it done. Fitz looked well since having his second hip replacement, has lost three stones in weight and doesn't need a stick now. He is off to visit Jane's husband Chris shortly and Janice and her husband and Hannah and family. I had an itchy shin and ankle in the night and discovered bites this morning and one on the other ankle.

We've had a notification we'll be getting a food waste bin next Spring. We don't need yet another bin to find a space for. At present we put the little food waste we have in polythene bags from deliveries and tie them so there's no smell in our bin, but I doubt we can with these new bins. I've no idea how big it will be, but handbag size would be big enough for us.

That was handy seeing both the paramedic and chiropodist so it was just the one trip out Mel. The antibiotics should hopefully soon clear it up.

Good news the car passed it's MOT Mandy. It's my turn next week.

I keep meaning to ask if you managed to sort out the appointment with the dermatologist AnnG? Is your leg slowly getting better now do you think? I froze in bed with my knee half bent last night. The dreaded cramp! Luckily I managed to slowly lower it, but the muscle still feels sore.

I remember Vera was going to Hatfield House. I hope her tummy troubles aren't back again and that her OH's twisted knee has settled down.

Anng BIL took me to have my nails cut and I saw the paramedic after that. I have had lunch andtaken the first two capsules.

Now where is our Annx. I get so worried we we don't hear from someone for a day or two I just hope they have been busy.

It was yesterday that I referred to and I have remembered that Vera was on a coach trip then so it is only ann we don't know about. even when the fence person is there Vera usually pops in but she often comes on here later in the day so no worries.
That was good that you managed to seee the paramedic. did somebody give you a lift to the doctors Mel. Hope the antibiotics work.

I have completed my Tesco order and done another admin job, done a load of washing, walked (slowly) down to the book stall and collected 6 books for the next month, had coffee then planted to Potentilla into the garden. Had to get out a load og geranium (hardy) roots first. Leg id aching a bit now but these things have to be done, nobody else will do them. resting now.

Yes I think so Gwyn if it was dry he cold come she'll be glazd to get that job done and out of the way as she has been waiting a long time to get it done.

Back from the doctors and the toe doc and managed to see the paramedic chap. He listended to my chest and said there was a bit of stuff in the bottom of my lungs and he gave me a script for some antibiotics which I have had before. Theres only 6 in the packet and I am to take two the first day and one on the next couple of days. when I have had antibiotics before its been a 10 day course.

Still I feel better having seen someone.

Isn't it today that Vera's fence painter is due to return.?

Perhaps she is busy with his visit.

Well we know Mandy is ok now but what about our vera and Annx?

Morning all,

Nice clear bright morning after all the heavy showers yesterday ,just hung a full line of washing out .

Yesterday was a busy day ,I didn't sleep very well and we had to go out early to pick son up as his car went into the garage for its mot and I think it was on my mind about not over sleeping ,the car passed so that was good ,it's still in the garage for a few little jobs to be done ,he's using Jakes car while his is in .
After picking him up and dropping him home we did our shopping and the rest of the day seemed to just go and I was to tired to post but I see it was a quiet day on here .

Good morning all. 0nly 10 degrees here so very autumnal Quite bright though so hopefully the heavy showers have passed over. This was a quiet little thread yesterday. No Ann, Mandy or Vera (were you all having a party somewhere?) I hope that you are all ok. And Mel and I only flitted in and out briefly. Must have been all that rain washed us away.

Mel, hope you managed a good nights sleep after your nap in the day.
I slept quite well, woke twice for the loo, dreaming a lot though. The first day this week I have nothing planned. I already have washing in the machine. I must get my Tesco order sorted for tomorrow's delivery.