General Chat

Morning girls another lovely morning at the moment and its 9 degrees and pc says mostly sunny.

Hope you all slept well of at least got enough sleep. Once again I slept right through no viist to the loo in the night.

Shopping comes today and its with one of the drivers I like the one who helped me with the box hedge that time.

How lovely a great grandson again you lucky girls. Congrats to all who shoudve congrated to. How much did he weigh?

Ok better sort out the confusion. Latest gt grandson was born to daughter’s youngest son. So not this family, although related of course. That grandson and wife live in Hampshire.

Evening All,

A glorious sunny day here, just as I like and not too hot. We were both up early and showered before the window cleaner was due and of course he didn't turn up. Now we don't know when to expect him or what time to shower except very early! OH went off to his county council meeting and I headed for the retail park. They must have closed the road again from the village that's shorter to get to the motorway, as the traffic queue was as far as you could see from the end of our road. I find people will usually let you in though, especially the lorry drivers. I went to the carwash on the way back and it was closed. It should have been open, unless they were late today, but I suspect they might have closed altogether as there was a planning application to build houses there a few months ago. I'll have to check. It was so handy, just a mile away as well and the only other one I know iof must be 5-6 miles away.

I did some hoovering and mopped the kitchen floor and cleaned the ensuite, then threw out a pile of magazines and newspapers. I couldn't face the bathroom as well so that may get done tomorrow. My car is in for service and MOT at 8.30 am so no lie in!

Congratulations on becoming a great grandma again AnnG! I can't imagine looking down three generations and being related to them all!! How lovely he has arrived while you are there. Do they live far from your son with a chance to maybe see him while you are there?

I'll catch up with the other posts tomorrow as it's past my bedtime now. I hope you all sleep well, so night night. :-)

Oh Anng thats lovely news ,congratulations to babies mum and dad and to you too ,Another little twig to add to the family tree .

Dad says Mum and baby doing well. It was a C section

Congratulations to you great grandma :-) congrats to the new mum, dad and babe. I hope all is well with them.

Great Grandson number 3 has just arrived no name as yet.

It has been a lovely day today sunny, no wind slightly cool but pleasant. I went with son to Tesco, they have a Costa in store so we sat with a coffee chatting for about half an hour, a good way to catch up with family news. Then we did a big shop.m this is good for me, not getting out much!! I enjoy seeing what is on the actual shelves. We have sat reading this afternoon after I had a chat with granddaughter. I did have a wander in the garden to see all the fuchsia hanging baskets whch seem to have done well. I don’t need to be taken to places, It is just nice to catch up with them.

Yes, I am pleased we got home before the rain and storms hit central Europe. The strange thing is we were originally going to be in Vienna this week but decided to bring the date forward by a week I am very glad we did. You can't help but feel sorry for all those poor people affected by the terrible weather. It's such a big area that has been devastated and it will take a long while for everything to get back to normal again.

It looks as though you may get some decent weather AnnG. Does your son have a garden where you could perhaps sit and read while they are busy working? It'll be nice to see your family even if you have to fit in round their schedules.

We had a lovely afternoon with our friends yesterday. I sometimes wonder what we find to talk about as we all see each other fairly frequently but there is always lots of chatting and plenty of laughter which help us all to forget our aches or worries for a little while. We will be seeing each other again tonight as it is a Club meeting night. I looked on the programme we were given in January and under the September meeting it just says TBA so I haven't a clue what is happening but I understand there is a speaker. I hope he/she is interesting.or I might be dozing off.

Yes the floods were terrible I saw them on the news. I don't usually watch the news as its so depressing but I had turned the tv on and it was on there so I watched it. I'm pleased our Vera is home too and did'nt get caught up in any really bad weather.

I have had two Dragonflys round the big pond this morning joined together so one will e laying many more eggs in the pond.

Its lovely and sunny here and 19 degrees and looks like we may have a couple more days like this.

Awful weather in Europe.
I'm so pleased that Vera and her OH are safely home and were not caught up in the flooding.
Devastating for so many people over there though <3

Good morning all, very bright and sunny here. A bit chilly though. As far as I know just a trip to Tesco this morning and coffee while out. When I visit of course people are also working although son just has a few business calls to make. Grandson is working from home for four days before going back to Leeds as he has to spend one day in the office. Granddaughter has several different jobs, one in a theatre and one dog walking, not sure if the others. DiL is a therapist and has two or three days in the office. Works from home as well. I just fit in with normal life.

Morning all,

Sunny here but a bit nippy at the moment, should be a nice day and we want to get a bit of tidying done in the garden .
Bedding in the machine and just spinning so I'll get that hung out and I must get Max's bedding washed too.

Morning girls,

Nice bright morning gain but it feels chilly its 14 degrees and pc says cloudy so maybe the sun won't last long. We had a shower of very fine rain last night before I went to bed but nothing much.

Slept right through last night but I was late going to bed as I was watching a film.

Hope you all slept well and I wonder if Anng is going anywhere nice today?

But when I eat I eat a lot..................If i'm busy in the garden on a nice day I take my 1pm pill with a large glass of water and that keeps me going. I find if I eat breakfast |I don't want to do anything but can get on with things if I don't. Sounds silly dos'nt it. I did have one slice of toast yesterday morning before doing the washing and filters and feeding the girls and fish but once I had eaten at lunchtime I did'nt want to do anymore which is why I had to cook the strudel today.

I took a pic of a brown moth feeding on the flowers of the mauve million bells, can't remember the name they have given them now, it had pretty marking on its wings and a fluffy body and beige legs which looked like tiny deer antlers. I'll send a pic. I don't know what moth it is but it ws out in the day.

Glad your journey was trouble-free Ann.
Enjoy spending time with your family.

Mel, your strudel sounds delicious and looks so good. I don't remember ever making one, although I've made many other apple recipes.
Every day sounds so busy caring for your garden and grounds, but you worry me going without food for so long, especially doing manual work. I would feel ill and light-headed. I only have a light breakfast, but have to have food with some of my medication and I find it suits my lifestyle best to get them taken at breakfast time, then I can forget about them until the next day.

Annx It sounded as if you needed your rest rather than a visit to the retail park. ;-)

Got here ok only took two hours despite the traffic being really heavy. Luckily no hold ups. It only takes an accident to snarled the whole system up. Nice to see everyone, clothes hung round the bedroom as no wardrobe to use. Still it is only a week.

What a shame that got broken Vera. We had several days which were very blustery, while you were away. I'm glad that you managed to see so much and that the weather was kind to allow that.

Mandy, your chimney sweeping brings back so many memories for me. My parents never had central heating and relied on the coal fire to heat the bungalow. Dad had a set of brushes and before he started to sweep, all the picures, ornaments etc had to be taken out and as you say, the furniture was covered. My sister and I would run down the garden path and each hope that we would be the first to spot the brush coming out of the top of the chimney.
..........being called to help with something.....

Vera we had very high winds in the week here but I'm a long way from you! Such a shame about your lantern can it no be fixed with some new glass?? or will it still work without the glass?

BIL mowed again today and picked it all up as just mowing over it again did'nt work. I have just come in from the garden as he was going and I made him a coffee. While I was out there I was cutting all the brimbles out of the Rhodo on the west lawn. He had asked me to do it and when I got to it I had'nt realised just how much of it was growing over the poor bush. I also pulled up oone ~Ash tree and there's a Hawthorne under it too and a bigger Ash tree but I had backache so came in and left those to another day.Not had anything to eat yet either just a coffee this morning and a drop of water with my 1pm pill and a tea with BIL who only drinks coffee like oh.

Right I am now going to make an apple strudel. I part cooked the apples yesterday so they are cold to put on the pastry.