General Chat

Morning all,

Nice sunny morning here and should get to high twenties.

Oh no Vera so annoying losing a post ,hope your having a lovely holiday and coping OK with the heat.

Ann I like using the slow cooker now ,mine sat in the cupboard for quite a while before I started using it ,I use it more in the winter as we do like our salad through the summer .
Yes sil did a good lot of lace for the veil as it had a long train ,she also makes wedding cakes and made son and dil's cake ,it had all flowers on it that she made ,she doesn't make them now as she said it was very stressful.

Mel I hope your feeling a bit better this morning ,its so frustrating trying to sort things out over the phone and does make you feel down in the dumps ,irs good you have Em to chat to , how did her son get on at his new school .

Anng that was good your leg was OK yesterday after the walk ,how is it today.

Good morning all. Alexa is saying the temp is 16 degrees(it was 17 a few minutes agi) It is very dark out there but I can't see if it is raining or not. Definitely autumnal and feels as though we are rushing towards winter.

No not for the Tudor gentleman only for Gwain I made him his wife Emlin.

Evening All,

It was that fine, misty rain here again this morning as I set off for the hairdresser, but it had cleared up by the time I was done. I'm glad you liked the photo of me! I look abit different with shorter hair with different shades of darker streaks in the top now. I was surprised they have taken the glass screens downs that seperated customers using the wash basins since I last went, so I hope covid doesn't increase much more or they might be needed again. Despite having the code and putting it in several times, the barrier wouldn't lift for me to leave the carpark, so I sat there ages with hazard warning lights on before they noticed from the desk for the gym and lifted it for me. I'd sorted the slow cooker with skinless chicken thighs, onions, mushrooms, a bought mix of veg, and peas and sweetcorn covered with a bought honey and mustard sauce and a little water before I went, so it was cooked ready for a late lunch and very tasty. What a boon they are and I wish I'd bought one years ago!

That's good you sold your Tudor Man Mel. I can't remember whether you made him a Tudor Lady. It's good to have a little spend up isn't it, cheers us up! I've had a bunch of scam emails this week too and have been busy reporting them all today and then deleting them, then emptying my recycle bin. It all takes time you could be doing other things though.

I fhave found everything is a battle for a long time Mel, as it has usually been me that's sorts the admin out. This week though we have both been unable to access the website for Asdamobile we are both with for our phones. OH needed to update something and ended up having to phone them to sort out what should have been simple and it looks like I will have to do the same in future. I tried ringing to arrange for an engineer to come and replace our lock on the new front door as it still sticks and we will end up locked out one of these days. They said it just needed oiling last time they came, but it's still as bad. I rang them on Friday afternoon and held on for ages, but I reckon they were working from home and had gone out! I'm trying again in the morning.

Yes, I saw they had arrested the 14 year old boy and he was in court today Mandy. I's hard to comprehend a child being capable of doing such a shocking thing like you say as well AnnG. I remember reading something about a young man that had committed an awful murder once, but when I then read what an absolutely cruel and horrendous childhood he'd suffered I ended up feeling sorry for him too. No doubt there will be more reports about the case.

It was a pity you didn't get chance o see the poppy lady's face when she saw all your hard work and all the poppies you managed to make for her Mandy. I bet it was a picture! It sounds like an interesting little craft group. Your SIL did well to make a lace edging for a wedding veil. I don't think I could do it, as the thread is fine and my eyes aren't good enough! I made some crocheted mats a long time ago and that seemed quite difficult to follow with the thin thread. Those Kongs are really good for keeping a dog happy for a while aren't they. I bet Max loves them! :-) I like the sound of your pizzas too and might give them a try!

AnnG you do well with your walking and even a mile sounds good to me and it's good that they had recovered today. I hope you get a better night's sleep tonight.

Did a longish post and forgot to post it. Just remembered but it seems to have disappeared, Sorry girls.

I see that now and I had refreshed the page and then posted and saw the posts!!

Just got in from Em's next door I went and had a cuppa with her as I was feeling a bit down after fighting with the water board again. They kept saying my bill was ready but would'nt accept my log in details so another long phone call and there was'nt a bill for me yet after all. I seem to have spent most of this week on the phone trying to get certain things sorted out.

Mel, actually are you or is your pc ok as Mandy and I have both posted, more than once. :-D

Anng are you ok? Is everyone ok as there have been no posts after mine this morning.

By the way my legs are ok today.

Thanks Mandy, will make a note, something to try.

Anng they were the mini tortillas from tesco 8 in a pack I used 2 and put the other 6 in the freezer 2 in a bag so I can just take out 2 .
You add barbecue sauce onto the tortilla i used about 2 dessert spoons spread over but you could use some of your tom sauce you made or just tom ketchup then I put just a little grated cheese sliced then red onion,sliced red peppers and then a little more cheese on the top into the air fryer on 200 for about six or seven minutes just need to keep an eye on it depending on how you've sliced your bits on it ,we thought they were nice and you can add anything on but if you add any meat it has to be cooked meat like ham or any chicken you have left over .

Good morning all, I have not just got up, I forgot to poat when I got up around 0815. Last night was a wake and sleep night but I think I had enogh all together. raining here now 12 degrees and very very dark. I was going to do some housework but not sure I will as everywhere is too dark to see what I am doing without lights on. Hate days like this.

Mandy is there a recipe for the pizzas you made? did you use ready made tortillas? How long and what temp in air frier?

Yes I saw that about the 14 year old charged with the poor old man's murder. The others were released although I am sure they should be charged with something if they stood by and watched. So difficult to understand this culture of complete disregard for life.

Morning all,

Bit dull here this morning but dry ,it keeps going over very dark at times but it shouldn't rain until later tonight .

Ann I see they have now charged a fourteen year old boy for the chaps death you were talking about the other day ,so sad what ever makes them do these things ,one life gone and one changed for ever.

Off to get our shopping today ,yesterday I made some little Tortilla pizzas so quick to do in the air fryer and they were very tasty we had a little salad with them .

Morning all,

Dull and dreary and raining here this morning its 12 degrees and pc says heavy rain so I am looking forward to a damp cold day.

Had another scam email tis morning thats about 30 in the last two weeks.

I may get round to doing some miniatures today if I am lucky I hav'nt cast anything for about two weeks.

How did you all sleep? I dreamt of oh last night it was so clear.

Might be somewhere for you to go and work with the other ladies Mandy.

Just going to have my dinner now. Hope you all have a good nights sleep and that your legs are comfortable tonight and tomorrow Ann.

Gosh Anng that was good in and out really quickly like that perhaps someone hadn't turned up earlier and as you had signed in she fitted you in , hope you don't suffer with your legs tomorrow after all the walking .

Yes Mel you did say you had sold your Tudor man so that was good ,will you make another one.

I took the poppies into the library, when I went in there was a young lady with a lanyard round her neck so I asked her where the crafters were as i had some poppies to drop off and she said oh you need to see Maggie and she took me round to where all the ladies were sitting there must have been fifteen or more all sitting round a huge table doing lots of crafts ,I handed the poppies to Maggie and she said she would be seeing the lady tonight and she would be very pleased with so many .
She was helping a lady with her lace making and I told her my sil did lace making and had made all the edging for her daughters wedding veil, I left my phone number and my name in the bags and told her to let me know if she needed any more .

Back from Holsworthy and my purse is now much much lighter.

Friends not coming tonight now but tomorrow so no rush to get dinner cooked and he likes chilli so thats what we will have tomorrow. I will only have to cook the rice. I shall save the mince as I hav'nt done the mash for a cottage pie so I can freeze that for mince and mash. I did treat myself to a nice lot of natural smoked haddock so I think I will have that tonight and pack the rest up for the freezer.

Got the chicken food and four more talking books so I shan'nt have to go out again for quite a while now.

Did I tell you I sold my little Tudor man yesterday? I posted it this afternoon with another little parcel.

That was a good trip out then. Hope the legs are ok tomorrow.

Been doing admin this morning and have to go and bank something. Sorted the mess out on Ebay and am just waiting to get paid for the two items have sent an invoice but they hav'nt paid yet.

Had two small parcels delivered fed the fish and chickens. Have to get chickens food and go to the post office. Cooked a chilli and the stuff for a cottage pie so am well ahead of myself today but now I am hungry.

That was the quickest visit to the surgery I have ever experienced. Got there early as Cynth was going on to see a friend. So I checked in at 11 o'clock for my appointment which was 11.25, on a new program that seemed very efficient and said I was logged as present and to go to the nurses waiting room. Sat in the waiting room five minutes, name was called into nurses room, unlike previous years it became apparent that it was blood test only, no questions to answer, no BP to be taken. (I presented the nurse anyway with my BP readings for 4 days to be given to the nurse in charge of pharmacy and my medication). By 20 past I was on my way home. Bus would mean a 20 minute wait so I walked. It is about a mile at least. I didn't see the bus so I was home before I would have been. Walk took 25 minutes. legs are tired will see how they are tomorrow.

Morning girls,

I was up at 6.07am but went back to bed after a visit tothe loo then slept till 8.15am and here I am coffee in hand.

Dry morning and 14 degrees and pc says partly sunny and there's blue sky and a lot of white cloud.

When I went to the bathroom this morning just as I was coming out I caught sight of something in the bath, no not a spider but a WORM. I had to rescue it and put it on the front lawn. Now how on earth did that get in the bath? it must have come up the drain pipe.

Hope Vera and Co got off ok this morning at the unearthly hour 4am.

I should be having Stuart to dinner tonight but I shall have to ring him as he's a bit unpredictable. I did say meat pie but it may be cottage pie or chilli as I did'nt have any beef to cook for the filling.