General Chat

Afternoon all

How is your leg now AnnG? It sounds as though your weather has been better than ours and the scenery must be lovely. It has been quite bright here today and got to 9 degrees but I've felt cold all day.

You keep very busy Mandy and put me to shame sometimes, particularly with all the lovely things you cook for the family and all the knitting and crochet you do.

Fast fibre broadband is being brought to our house in the middle of January and 2 young men from OpenReach arrived unannounced early this morning to do a quick survey to see where the cables have got to come from and go to. They didn't need to come in the house but knocked as a courtesy to tell me they were outside and who they were. I know my neighbour saw me talking to them as I saw her head bobbing about behind her net curtains but a few minutes later my mobile went. I knew it would be her but I was busy so OH answered it. She was apparently letting us know that there were 2 suspicious looking men wandering about near our house. She knew I had been talking to them; she was just being nosy and trying to find out what was going on. Yesterday I had her on the phone complaining yet again about my newspaper delivery people. I admire the way she and her husband cope with their ill health and I am always friendly towards her but I do find it hard to like her sometimes.

I've finished all my wrapping now so that's another job ticked off the list. It's not just the list that's been ticked off, so has OH, lol. Every day after lunch he sits on the settee with a cuppa and then dozes off with the cup in his hand. Every day I nudge him awake and tell him to put the cup down. Today I was busy, didn't notice he had fallen asleep until there was an almighty crash. His mug had slipped out of his hand and smashed to smithereens on the hard wood floor. Why does he never break one of the horrible thick old mugs? It's always one I like. This time it was a plain white porcelain. I could have strangled him.

Our neighbours the other side have invited everyone in our little Close in for pre-Christmas drinks and nibbles this evening. They do it most years. One year they were unable to do it so we hosted it and I also did a farewell tea party for someone who was moving away. It's nice to keep these traditions up as it all helps the community spirit along and keeps us all friendly but it's a shame that it is always tonight's hosts or us. No-one else seems to be prepared to take a turn.

I started this about 3 pm but keep getting interrupted, the latest being a phone call from granddaughter who is down from Edinburgh. I must get on now or I won’t be ready to go next door at 7 pm.

Afternoon all,

Nice sunny say here and not as cold ,had a busy morning ,went to morrisons for some bits with a good date and then on to see sister and bil .
Just having five minutes after putting the marzipan and icing on the cakes then after a cuppa I need to get wrapping some more presents .
bbl

Yes Vera the weather was kind, in fact it has been kind since I got here, it has been four sunny cold days. The views on the way and round Ennerdale were beautiful with the western mountains clear in the sun. We didn’t go to Ennerdale water as we were going to lunch in the village but it was a lovely ride out and back.

Good morning all. Sunny with cloud a bit breezy but dry and cold. A day in today, so chatting and reading. And watching the loads of birds on the feeders outside the window.
Might be back later.

Morning all,

Cold this morning or is it just me? its 8 degrees and quite bright with the promiss of some sunshine at the mo.

Lots to do today.

Hope you all slept well.

Isn't it annoying when you do that Mel. Orange juice can be a bit sticky too. My mum would have called you a mucky pup.

It's been a murky, drizzly day today, not even a sliver of blue sky. We went out this morning to deliver some non-cards around. Rather than buy cards for all our current and ex-Club members when we see them a lot and can wish them Happy Christmas to their face we make a charity donation, this year to the Alzheimers Society. However I always print out some small sheets of paper with a Christmassy design of some sort and wishing everyone a happy Christmas and telling them which charity has received our donation. I had them all ready to take to the Christmas tea last Monday and it was cancelled. OH delivered 3 or 4 during his walks this week and this morning we drove round town delivering all the others. It seemed to take ages.

I came back and cooked a roast lamb dinner. I wasn't going to do a roast but OH does enjoy his roast and I didn't do one last Sunday. I've been trying to get on with some jobs since we finished eating but I've had one interruption after another, the latest being my neighbour ringing me and chatting for over half an hour.

I hope the weather was kind to you today AnnG as you went with sil to place his posy. Today is the first anniversary of the death of our daughter's partner. I spoke to her on Friday and sent her a text this morning. I think she will probably have gone to the woodland burial site where S was interred. I know she went on his birthday.

I'd better try and get a couple more jobs done; perhaps I'll wrap some bits that will be coming to daughter's with us.

Just spilt half a glass of orange juice over the table and it ran down the plastic tablecloth all over my tummy and knee. waht a mess luckily I had a piece of planty roll for a napkin which I used but it fill that up so another hanky and went to get the sponge to clear the rest up. Jumper now in the was but I forgot to take my trousers off so still have a wet knee.

Morning girls,

Bit dull here now but it was brighter when I got up at 8.05am pc sayng 7 degrees and cloudy. Yes I mentioned today would be the shortest day today. Now it will get lighter in the evenings a bit each day which can only be good.

Going to have a lazy day today and just muddle around.

Chelsea must be pleased she now has her first job and a wage at the end of the week or month. Well done and I hope you like it. <3

Longest day today.

Good morning all still dark but I didn’t dare let myself go back to sleep again. Have to wash my hair which is a challenge as still trying to keep my wound dry. We are out to lunch near Ennerdale today after taking a posy to put where SiL’s late wife’s ashes were put. Hoping it stays dry. Last year it was horrible up there.

I forgot to say Well Done Chelsea for getting herself a job! That will have boosted her confidence and will give her some welome money to spend :-D How nice that Jake didn't charge you for the pork pie too. I used to cut and freeze mine, but probably something different for us this year with OH's diet.

I'd mention about it to BIL Mel as I think it may back up some system files too. The way I looked at it was that I'd managed fine without it before without any problem.

Vera I think my friend must have thought getting more forgetful was dementia as her 'on the ball' older brother would have told her about driving as well. I can well imagine anyone being reluctant to see a doctor though knowing you could lose your driving licence when there's no-one else to drive you anywhere.

Thank you Vera for telling me something that I did know but had completely erased from my memory. I have in the past used notes or pages but have completely forgotten. At home I mostly use the main PC and the IPad for an hour or so in the evening. Yes it is a iPad. I just now need to train my brain to remember to use it.

I missed you there Annx. I expect you enjoyed having a chat with your old friend. She has plenty of animals to keep her busy. All these activities help to keep the brain ticking over. I wonder if dementia is just her way of saying that she is a bit forgetful these days. That happens to the best of us as we get older. If she really has been diagnosed with dementia then she probably shouldn't be driving. By law she must tell the DVLA and probably her car insurance company but I expect her doctor would have told her that if she had a diagnosis.

We both like the taste of mincemeat but find it a bit sweet for us and years ago when I used to make my own jars of mincemeat I always added chopped apple to take some of the sweetness off. I think I'm in cooking mode at the moment. I've done my relish and my tart so now I am about to hunt for a greengage jam recipe as I've got some greengages from this year in the freezer,

I didn't sleep well last night and can't stop yawning at the moment. I think I'd better go and get a strong coffee to wake me up.

Thanks for the info Annx I have now said no thanks to it as it seems a bit to complicated for me. I have a hardrive that BIL has already put all my photos and docs on and something else I think so I don't think I shall be needing that.

Tomorrow is the shortest day so the evening shall start getting lighter again, something to look forward to. :-D

Hazel my neighbour came down and brought me two little presents and a card. they are the first ones I have had this year and they are sitting on my desk.

Its just started to get very gloomy here so I better go and corn the chickens.

Ann, are you using an iPad or other tablet? My iPad has Notes and I guess other tablets will have something similar. You can type your post on there and then do a copy and paste. It took me a little while to find out how to do it but it's easy when you know how:

Type your post. Your cursor is now probably at the end of your post but it doesn't seem to matter where it is. Tap on or right next to the cursor and various headings will appear. Tap on Select All. The post will highlight and another line of headings will appear, including Paste. Tap on that and then go to the Genes box for reply posts and paste it in there.

Apologies it I am telling you something you already know.

Afternoon All,

Very weak sun here now and 8 degrees. I lay in this morning although I slept better last night. You must have needed that extra sleep like me AnnG. There's a lot of drama in Corrie and Emmerdale just now isn't there!

OH went to the shop as he wanted some extra things for him and my mobile rang while he was gone. I thought it was him, but it was an old schoolfriend from age 9 when my parents moved to this county. She wanted to be sure she'd sent me a Christmas card and mentioned she has started with dementia. I don't know whether it's her own diagnosis of forgetfulness or a medical opinion as she chatters on so quickly. She still has 2 of her 4 ponies and 7 sheep and her second Ragdoll cat. She is still hoping to move nearer the ponies to save the daily 16 mile trip she does to care for them in her 24 year old car. We' are meeting up in the New Year for a good catch up.

I talked about onedrive when we changed our laptops Mel. OH set his PC up without it after I had complained bitterly about it on mine! It gives you 5gb free storage in the cloud for your files and photos and seems to automatically copy them. The first thing I didn't like was a duplicate list of my pictures and documents and then when I'd used up the storage it kept pestering me to pay a subscription. I think in the end I disabled it somehow, but copied all my photos to an extended drive first in case I lost them. I think reading about it later it said that once you used the free storage it just stopped saving anymore to the cloud. I think the idea is that by backing up your files and pictures to the cloud you can't lose them if anything happens to your PC, but I prefer to do my own copies to save as I have said.

Vera I think people will look forward to trying out your relish and it sounds nice, as does the apple and mincemeat tart for the freezer. Years ago I used to make a similar apple and mincemeat plait with the top plaited as I preferred mincemeat with the apple added.

I hope you get all your jobs done Mandy as you sound very busy today. I like viennese fingers too. :-D

Wish I had found out how to retrieve a written post on here as I just lost a long one. Annoying as being away I have to rely on not losing posts, at home I usually try and write on the main Pc in word and copy..
It is a lovely bright and sunny blue sky day here but with a strong cold wind. We are just back from having coffee at Maryport harbour. Lovely to drive round (too cold to walk) the harbour and see all the fishing boats with the wind setting their masts jangling. Too cold for us to walk and also trying not to overdo things for my leg. It was lovely to see the sun sparkling on the high tide in the harbour and there was even a Cormorant among the wading seagulls. That was a very up.if ting ride round. I so enjoyed it.

Just made an apple and mincemeat tart. I’ll freeze it for us after Christmas but it’s also a standby in case something happens and we don’t get to daughter’s. I like to have some Christmassy food in the freezer just in case.

Good morning all. I really overslept this morning. Went back to sleep at about 6am and next I knew it was 0915. I can honestly not remember waking that late. Good job we were not going anywhere. Mandy I thing either Corrie or Emmerdale were on at the same time ,depending which day it is.. daughter and I both watch it, always have.

I like to see the dishes they cook, but this session was entertaining as it was the celebrity one.

It is very bright and sunny here but daughter has been filling the bird feeders and says it is very cold.

Good morning all

Our weather is much like Mandy’s. The sun is trying to shine through and the fog is clearing but it’s very cold. Not sure what I’m doing today but I’ll probably stay in the warm.

I can’t help you with your backup query Mel. I’m not sure we ever use OneDrive. Perhaps bil can tell you what it’s about.