General Chat

Good morning all. Had a strange night sleeping and waking but we ate later than usual.
Mel olbas oil a small drop on a tissue held near your nose (not on) can help you breath but I rub vick on my throat before bed if I have a stuffy nose and/or a cough. It sounds as if you would sleep better sitting upright more too. Hope it starts to improve soon and that you didn’t pass it on to BiL.

Sorry to hear that you feel so rough, Mel. I hope you soon feel better.
That is an annoying stage of a cold.
Do you have anything you can put in hot water to give a vapour in the air?
Maybe like Olbas Oil or Vick.
I find that really useful placed in a safe place in a room, where you are sitting. I put a few drops of Olbas Oil in a small Pyrex basin and pour boiling water on it.
With the room shut, the vapour circulates and does help with breathing.
Be VERY careful if you try inhaling over it though. We don't want any scalds.

Morning all,

Still feel sreadful. Can hardly breath and tum muscles still aching and a bit of a headache. Was up at 2.22am and sat at the table and fell asleep till 5.45am thne went back to bed. Got comfey in the end and must have dropped off for alittle while. Just haveing a coffee now.

All I have had today is a cup of milky coffee this morning a drop of water for my pills and two quite big shortbread biscuits and two paracetamol. My nose is streaming if I bend down, it just runs. Not had a ciggy today and only had 5 yesterday. Just watching Call The Midwife and am going to take a couple more paraceamol and go to bed.

It was nice to see the little ones opening their present yesterday, Harper is 3 I think and Isla is 6.

It sounds like you had a nice time yesterday and today AnnG. It's nice to see the excited little ones opening their presents and very little ones like the wrapping paper as much as the present. OH had his thermals on, a shirt and jumper and thick walking socks over his ordinary ones and two coats and scarf and hat, but when he went to the 2nd match only about 2 miles away he said it was bitterly cold with nowhere to shelter so he sensibly came home. I tthink he may give footie a miss tomorrow as I think it's supposed to be colder still here. He's in his PJs and dressing gown now. He saw a few pals and had a nice catchup with them.

I fetched my paper and drove through the village where the brook runs through which turned out to be a mistake as I rounded a corner to be confronted by hundreds, yes hundreds of people meandering all over the road. I thought there must be a do on at the Tithe Barn restaurant or it was services at the church. People just weren't looking where they were going or watching their children and seemed shocked to see my car on the road and the one behind me following me closely. Others just ignored me and stayed put in the middle of the road. The 'entitled' generation I suppose. They thinned out after a quarter of a mile and when I looked online at home it was a Duck Race! No signs up or warnings about it though.

We 've managed to skip the sausage rolls, mince pies oand biscuits and have felt less full and better for it. I think we'll have our pud on New Year's Day. We've had just a few choccies and some crackers and this afternoon. I carved 4 big slices of the turkey and froze them to have with salad a couple of times, but I thought it a bit dry this year.

I've finished the new jigsaw and OH beat me by just 2 points at Scrabble.

I meant to say zany I hope your OH was well wrapped up, he doesn’t need to catch a chill.

We had a nice morning, just stayed a couple of hours, litleest great grandaughter (step) is still tiny for her age two three next March and wearing 18 month to two year old clothes. She is very daintily built but is very much a three year old in her head. She has enough new toys to fill Toys are Us. Grandson and co went out on their own, probably to Maryport.

Just had cold Turkey and gammon and cheese et. for lunch. I can feel the weight going on.

We had a lovely day yesterday. Noisy and chaotic but five adults and a fifteen month old meant a lot of presents and wrapping paper in the morning then other grandson and family came to visit in the afternoon so more presents and wrapping paper and louder noise.

Our Turkey was lovely it was a. Dry tadty meal and we ate so much that we didn’t want pudding.

Mel don’t worry about eating just drink plenty and don’t smoke if you can avoid it. Did any of the people that you were with have colds?

Afternoon All,

It's 3 degrees here with bright sunshine and the cars were frosted over earlier, but ice free now. I was up later than OH as he's gone to the usual Boxing Day footie match. Well he's going to one then to the 2nd half of another, both local and it's good to see he is getting to be more like his old self again and sleeping a lot better too. I carved some turkey for him to do sandwiches to take and some for me to have with left over veg and gravy from yesterday which I've often done unless we've been going out for lunch.

Oh dear Mel it sounds like you have caught one of the viruses going round with visiting more people as AnnG says. I hope with resting and keeping warm you soon feel a bit better. Were you ok yesterday for your lunch at BIL's?

It will be nice going to visit and see your oldest great granddaughter and family AnnG. I expect she will have grown a bit since you last saw her.

No paper delivered today and nobody answering their phone so I'd better call and see if I can get one.

Have a lovely day Anng. My nose it streaming and when I breath in it dos'nt seem to be enough. My tummy muscles ache from all the coughing and Iv'e a bit of a hedache too. Don't want to eat anything or have a puff.

Good morning all have you caught a cold Mel with all your visiting and seeing people? Hope you feel better later. <3 off to see oldest great granddaughter and family this morning.

Morning all,

I feel dreadful today. Hardly slept last night. Can hardly breath and slept for about an hour then tossed and turned and got other pillows but still no joy so got up. I was going to have such a lovely lie is today too.

Good morning and Happy Christmas everyone. <3

It says 5 degrees here and also says it feels like -2 degrees. The biting wind has gone though so OH went for a short walk after we opened pressies and our cards. Mandy was right about him getting me a jigsaw, a bit smaller than my usual ones as he thought I'd get it done quicker. They had started their sale at the garden centre he walked down the road to recently and said things were half price. I had perfume and love my pen and paintbrushes and paper and money to spend in the sales. He has about 8 books, some very thick ones. One is about civilisation, another about american slavery, one about Holbein the painter amongst his more usual interests.

Sounds like you had an interesting but nice meal Mel and enjoyed the evening with your neighbours. I'm glad I'm not the only one going barmy and that you found the things!!

I've managed to spill fat from the turkey tin over the floor up to now and hurt my back cleaning it off. Better check the cooking now and may be back later.

Its only 3 degrees here and theres a bitter wind a proper brass monkey day as Frank would say. <3

Morning and a Happy Christmas to you all and everyone who looks in on our thread.

I hope you have a wonderful day full of surprises and presents. <3

I had a lovely time with my neighbours yesterday and their house is now finished and looks wonderful. Simon has the knack of fitting things in small places as he fitted out their camper van which they have lived in for three years. It was a wonderful meal of ham cooked in coke with sprouts bacon and peanuts which sounds strange but was very tastey. butternut squash with pecans and somethng, again very tastey, pots and coleslaw followed by a cheesecake with orange and baileys in it and topped with chocolate. It was a great evening with good company.

I brought back a drop of wine I took and a little box I had put a present in as its one I use to send my miniatures in and my torch and phone. Once settled indoors I looked and looked for the bag with the things in but could'nt find it. I looked in the car twice but it was'nt there and around the kitchen and the spare room where I put my coat, nothing. I even went back up the carpark where I left the car thinking I may have put it down when I got in the car and nothing. Came back and rang Janine as her son had arrived by this time and parked in the carpark and I wondered if he saw it and took it in with him. Then just as I was saying goodbye to Janine I looked on the table and there was the bottle of wine my torch and my phone which I had used!!! unpacked everything and put the bag away. If you think you are going barmy Annx I'm right behind you.

I must get on as SIL is picking me up quite early today.

Have a wonderful day all. <3 <3 <3

Good morning and a happy Christmas to all <3

Happy Christmas everyone, have a lovely day,got to get on now

A very happy Christmas to all who look in .

Happy Christmas to one and all :-D

Got to get busy again now...

Happy Christmas to you too LaGooner

Not sure if I'll be about tomorrow as its a busy day when family comes so I wish all my friends on here A Very Happy Christmas and hope you all have a lovely day <3 <3

HAPPY CHRISTMAS to you too LaGooner! :-)