General Chat

I am back from the hairdressers. it is sunny with a slight breeze and 10 degrees so was not cold at all walking round. My legs didn't like it though the only walk I have done is the 5 -10 minute walk to Irenes and todays is about 15 minutes each way. Still, by the time I got home they had stopped aching.

Oh dear Vera, do you think the cold affected your eyes which sparked the migraine? I hope to continue to improve and are better soon.

It’s 7 degrees here now with intermittent sun so much more pleasant than it has been. I started yesterday well and even managed to spend 20 minutes in the garden but when I came in I started to get twirly patterns round my eyes and it wasn’t long before it was a full blown migraine so I didn’t eat after lunch. I managed some porridge this morning but still feel as though I’m wearing someone else’s head.

Annx, I hope OH’s iritis clears quickly. It’s a horrible thing to contend with. OH only had it once about 55 years ago but had it very severely. Our then local hospital X-Rayed most of his body, did blood tests galore and tested for just about every disease known to man, including brucellosis which we always thought was a disease of cattle. It was months before he was completely free from pain but, touch wood, the iritis has never returned. If all this could be done 55 years ago why didn’t your OH get the same care more recently.? I suppose the accountants at the top say it’s not cost effective :-|. I wish him all the best.

Can’t write more now as it’s affecting my eyes. Might bbl.

gosh Mel that is awful.

The first BCC I had removed was over 20 years ago, it was in my 'trunk' just under my bust. At the time they were not as common place as they are now and I was referred to Oncology not Dermatology. I had a full anesthaetic to remove it with quite a few stitches. when I came round there was quite a panic, apparently I had come round once but they were panicking as somethings small that should be back on the tray with other tools was not there, they though it was left inside me, so they let me go off again and now the nurses were having trouble getting me to wake up. It was in the day centre but I was kept in over night. I never did know if they found the 'thing' and often wondered if the airport security scanner was going to go off. It never did.

I agree with that Anng. I had a friend from when I rang bells that had a kidney op and they left a swab inside him and he died. They found out when they did the postmortam.

There seem to be so many 'if onlys' with dealings with NHS. Who knows why they didn't do Xray etc before Ann, I hope that maybe it brings some answers. the trouble is we read about it all the time where things were missed until too late and nothing seems to be done about improving things. Lessons are not learnt. I am sure things have been allowed to get worse since Covid. some of the care seems to have gone out of GP surgeries and hospital administration etc.

Its the little things that are so personal that you lose in a fire too. Like old family photos that you an never get back again. I remember our doctor inthe village lost his wife while his children were young and he had a fire and lost all the photos of his wife and their children young.

I wonder why G did'nt have the blood test and x-ray when he had it before? Lets hope it can be sorted and perhaps it is causing other problems. Give him my wishes please Annx.

Morning All,

Warmer today at 6 degrees now. I dropped OH off near the hospital but what a horrid journey with roadworks and traffic gridlocked at islands and nose to tail crawl elsewhere plus roadworks! Yes AnnG, he is having a lot of trouble and was up again taking ibuprofen last night. I felt so sorry for him as he said his neck was agony, but this morning it seemed much better again. This Irititis in his eye causes inflammation and can cause blindness if not dealt with quickly and can be. We saw online that it can be connected with something that can cause head and other pains so he's going to mention it to them this morning and also to his GP. I hope it stays dry for your haircut.

He's just phoned and they've confirmed it is Iritis. The doctor has sent him for blood tests and an x-ray and said he was amazed that these weren't done when he's had it before.

I think I'm going to do some shredding of old papers, a nice mindless task that will be usefull and then clean the ensuite till he wants picking up.

I see they are concerned about wind that's forecast where the fires are in America causing embers to be blown and start more. Those poor people homeless with everything gone.

Morning Anng and all,


Dull and gloomy here but no frost and its 7 degrees with 15% rain. Whatever that means.

I have one sub on the shopping today, I ordered a small warburtons wholemeal as well as the large one hoping to get one of them. They have sent a Asda bakey wholemeal for the small loaf. I may try it and if I don't like it I know who will, the chickens and the wild birds. They love a slice ontop of the bird feeder pressed on the knob on top. Even the Long Tailed Tits eat that.

Enjoy your hair appointment Anng and I hope it dos'nt rain for you.

Did you all sleep well? Hope Mr Annx got his appointment this morning and has had his eye drops by now and its all over.

good morning all very dark here this morning but dry, no frost and 5 degrees. Hair appointment at 12 otherwise nothing planned. Just hoping it doesn't rain.

Ann, that is a nuisance that your OH has to cancel his appointment. He seems to be getting a lot of problems at the moment doesn't he? Hope he got an appointment OK.

Well done on dropping another dress size Mandy. I have been cutting back the past week and hope to lose some again. I must look at the Bonne Marche sale as I like some of their tops. Edinburgh Mill have a sale on too. That's a nuisance about your card. Have you tried it in a different ATM to see if it works? If you've already tried it a couple of times it might get swallowed though!

OH has had to cancel his Physio appointment in the morning as he has Iritis in his eye now that he's had one or two times before since I've known him and they tell him each time to go to Eye Casualty, so that's where we'll be heading in the morning to drop him off to get there for 8.00 am when they open! Hopefully he won't be as long then if he's one of the first. I'll come home and he'll phone me when he's ready to pick up again. He usually has to have steroid eye drops so that will be another job for me putting them in. I don't seem to be able to get started on much lately but I did clean the hob and microwave. I think he will cancel going to his meeting tomorrow night as it's a long way and driving on the dark country roads or writing notes won't be good after those strong eyedrops they will have to use to see in his eyes properly.

Yes both daughter and son in law read Mostly daughter and I like the same books and strangely SiL and I read some books the same we both like James Patterson and Lee Child’s and others similar but daughter doesn’t. I mostly read paperbacks but also read Kkndle books and our libraries are shareddaughter prefers to read the Kindle books these days so not many opportunities to exchange actual books. But I do sometimes swop with SiL

Oh I see Anng ,is daughter a reader do you swap books or does she like different authors to you.

Well the sun disappeared after lunch and it got quite dark early ,I always go up and close all the curtains as it helps to keep the heat in .

Mandy the book stall is only once a month. the books I dropped off were ones I have read since the beginning of December. Mostly read at daughters when we were in a lot in the wet weather. Next book stall is 7th Februsry But I still have quite a few unread here.
I read 95 books last year. Mostly acquired at Irene's

They had a good time out on the bit of grass outside their run yesterday too and this mroning when I went round to feed them.I just watched a Sherlock Holmes thing on the tv and it was one with David Burke as Watson. Did you know that he is the father of Tom Burke (Strike) and that his mother was also in Strike, Anne Calder-Marshall. His godfather was Alan Rickman.

We couldn't park in town to call at boots on the way out so went on to QD to get a new padlock for the lean-to on the side of the shed ,Colin did oil the old padlock on there but I think the water has got in so we got a new one this one has a little bit you can clip over the key hole ,we have one like that on the wood shed ,I called and got a card for Colins sisters 80th birthday on Friday, she's having a drop in between 10.30 and 3 o'clock for a coffee and cake then celebrating with family over the weekend.
We then went on to tesco for some money from the hole in the wall it wouldn't let told me to contact my card supplier ,I tried it last week but it did the same yet its OK when I shop and swipe ,looks like I need a new card .
I had a look in bonmarche and bought a new top in the sale for 9 pound ,half price , i bought a size smaller and it fits :-D so I've gone down another size so pleased about that, called and got petrol came back through town and there was a space so nipped in that and got all the tablets in boots ,so a good morning .

Ann the canvas man bags would be lighter the leather ones look nice but they would be heavy before you load it up .

Anng was that a book swap at Irene's or just a drop off of books .

Mel the naughty chickens no eggs and after you finding them those lovely worms for them .

Not an egg in site this morning after me cleaning them all out yesterday I thought I may have at least one but no they have just been in the nest box and had a shavings bath instead. I nearly got stuck in the mud and the paving slab is still wobberly so that needs more seeing to. Its absolutely bitter out there today so nothing being done out there today.

Think I'll have some toast and something.

Irene will be ok her front door is clear. I am not sure that she actually takes duvets, I know she doesn't take pillows but does take blankets. I imagine the homeless place would be able to use the duvet. It looked clean from what I could see.

I am just making some soup for lunch. carrot. leek and butternut squash, not sure what that will taste like although carrot and squash was nice last week.

Well it was chaos at the big island round the corner on the main road as all the traffic lights were down. They'd wheeled some short temporary ones in but I don't think they were timed like the big ones, so there were big queues. There's one item owing on my script, so another trip back for that. They said it would be there this afternoon. No wonder they don't make your prescriptions up ready anymore as they don't seem to keep as much stock now and then there's the shortages of some things. On the way home as I usually do I came through the village and past mum and dad'd old house and the bungalow next door both of which are being renovated. It was a mistake today as there were signs up closing the road off through the village for some reason, so I had to turn round and come back the way I went.

I can just imagine the chickens' excitement when they saw the worms Mel. I bet they thought you were finding them especially for them. I've noticed how the prices go up and down with Asda too, sometimes by as much as a pound on the Actimel drinks.

I was looking at the 'manbags' online for OH a few weeks ago and we are going to look at some, as some of the leather ones might be heavy or hard to get to all the bits and pieces he carries. I did suggest a wheeled case like I used at work for visits, but he wasn't keen on those and I can imagine him crashing into everything with one!

It sounds like Irene will need to be a mountain goat to get through the donations in her porch AnnG. I have another wash on the go now.

Just taken 8 books back to Irene. It was difficult to get them in her small porch as somebody had wedged a large duvet in a polythene bag into the book box and somebody else (or the same person had filled the other side of the porch with jam jars. Irene is obviously out Managed to get them in anyway.

I hope you all get your scripts and nothing is missing as is sometimes the case.

When I did my back in at 21 the doctor told me to sleep with a pillow under my knees. I always used to sleep on my back so it did help. I think the mens shoulder bag is a good idea and that may help with his neck or it could just make it worse??? I do hope he can get some comfort soon Annx.

My tummy just gave the most long rumble so I think I better get something to eat. Not had anything yet but a coffee.