General Chat

Yes Mel, I managed some dinner tonight. I think I ate at least half of what I put on my plate. Ros cleared hers s usual.

I think it's a new cover on the old chair. She has finished it this afternoon and has sewn in her name and 2018 into the hessian, that won't be seen, until such time when it is needing recovering again. Who knows it might be a 100 years from now.

I doubt that your OH has slipped a disc Gill. If he had he wouldn't be moving about. When Ros did hers over 40 years ago She couldn't move for months and was in a plaster cast from under her boobs down to her bottom. Finally having the disc removed in Leeds by a recommended Surgeon. Since then she has had a de-compression on scar tissue and two other MAJOR Operations. She is in constant pain, and the specialist's have told her there is nothing more that can be done. She is on MORPHIEN(sp) patches every few days, and will be on them for the rest of her life. I certainly hope Glen improves in the bear future. xx

Another Lazy day, reading the paper, cooking and preparing the meal and now watching David Attenborough, before D O Ice starts about now.

Hope you are all well, and enjoyed your day. xx

Gill,poor OH getting locked in the pharmacy. I bet all he wanted was to just get home after his trip to A&E. Hopefully it is just a muscle strain and not a disc problem.He will have to tryt and not do too much heavy stuff at the moment and stick to any light packing.

Frank, even if you dont eat all your dinner just a bit of it will do you good. It does sound nice and I bet it smells good too :-D Even the Cheese Sauce LOL

We have roast beef ,roast tatties,yorkshires,and roast carrots,Artichokes and Parsnips.
Sprouts.
Last nights dinner was a non starter . The Lamb Shanks were a disaster and so tough I couldnt even get the meat of the big bone. So that was binned and we ordered a Chinese which was delicious BUT at 1.30am I woke and was so so so sick :-S :-S
I am normally fine with the Chinese from this takeaway and Chris and I ate exactly the same so I dont know why I was so ill. Once it was all up I was fine and able to go back to sleep again. Poor Chris isnt good when it comes to sick LOL .He was standing behind me as I was on my knees with head down the loo,and kept asking if I was ok. He was probably looking the other way :-D. I just said I would be fine and if he could just give me a wet flannel to mop my sweaty face he could go back to bed.I said I would shout if I needed him. I think he was quite relieved :-D

Bad news last night. I heard that the Bungalow next door is now still going to be demolished and the road put in. It seems the developers changed their minds about putting the road in a few doors down.Most likely because of the time it would take to put in new planning permission. I am totally gutted :-(

Frank I hope that your sister chest trouble can be cleared up.I have heard of several people whose chest infections have turned into a Pneumonia .These bugs have to go soon !!!. I expect her son is looking forward to getting away for a few days to see the Northern Lights.

I am wondering now where Thomas goes all day. He came in a little while ago all soft and fluffy with no bits of grass or leaves that are normally attached.I am sure he does his hunting thing first thing in the morning.But to be out for so many hours and coming home so clean make me think he might have been visiting someone along the road .
I would love to know :-D

Potatoes need turning.

Evening All,

Your OH needs to not overdo it lifting and moving heavy things now Gill. His back will get better more quickly then. Fancy him being locked in the pharmacy till the girl was taken away. :-0 As you say, the year hasn't been good for you up to now.

Frank, your weight has dropped a bit hasn't it, but it's bound to when you are eating less. I was thinking that you could probably slip into those postman's trousers now that were too tight for the 'Tunnel' celebrations a few years ago!! :-D :-D Your dinner tonight sounds lovely so I hope you are able to enjoy some. Another thing I don't like in shops is when (mostly young men!) say 'see you later' as you leave. WHAT! Many's the time I wish I had the nerve to turn and say 'OK what time and where' ;-) lol. Their faces would be a picture wouldn't they! lol.

I think I must have had a bug the last few days as I feel soooo much better today, not quite right, but almost. :-)

FIL boarded a lot of our loft when he was in his 80s. We had to peel back some of the thick insulation though as it was way above the joists. We ought to get some spacers to build the boards up really so the rest of the insulation could go back underneath. We fixed a rail up to hang some clothes up there and they are in those zip up bags like the dry cleaners use. It must be nice and bright in your loft Mel with the neon light. :-)

We are wondering whether to go to the cinema tomorrow to see Churchill as it has good write ups. It's more to OH's interest than mine, but I do enjoy some of the films I think I won't! I'm a bit bothered how cold it might be and OH has already said he is stuffing cotton wool in his ears for the adverts!! lol. If we go, I shall take the earplugs Mel sent me as I've found them now. :-) We both want to see the new Nick Park film, Early Man when it comes round.

Frank,that is good you managed to eat a good amount of dinner. You might sleep better too with something in your tummy :-D

Mandy I cant believe Lewis is 3 already !!!. He is going to love his Toot Toot Garage.
I remember James loving toy Bin Lorries and Tip up Trucks. You will have to send us a pic of Lewis as I dont think we have seen him for ages. Birthdays seem to come around very quickly in your family LOL

James had one of these huge all singing and dancing coffee machines for his birthday from Jess and her Mum. It can be turned on by Alexa and some remote control. But I dont know where it is going to go as it isnt going to fit under the top cupboards in the kitchen.(plus Chris already has his there). Lovely present but they havent thought it through :-S It must have cost an awful lot too.

Another dismal day here. Not quite as dark as yesterday and the day before but just blooming gloomy. Chris says there might be a chance of a bit of snow in the week ! Maybe Wednesday .I cant see it being as bad as it was the other week.

I need to ring the Cattery tomorrow to check what day I have Thomas booked in. We are going to London on the 22nd which is the Monday and I just cant think if he is going on the Sunday or the Monday morning.

Dancing on ice now. Has Holly Willerby(sp) lost a lot of weight? She seems to be looking quite thin. I am so glad that the dreadful commentator from the first week has pulled out .He was terrible. Vera tonight :-D

Ooooo Jane I hope your not getting what James had! Poor you I hope you feel better tomorrow.

How awful that they have decided to knock down next door to you again. You were so relieved when they said they were going to do it further up the road and now they have changed their minds again. I wonder why they did but perhaps its as you say and they would have to wait a while for new planning permission.

Yes more out of the loft today and taken over and burnt. More great big curtains and their pelmets. More magazines and even mums portable telly for her bedroom came down. It was a black and white one so it tells you how old that was. He did find me loads of wool which I thought was in one of the cases up there but when we opened those they were both empty. This lot was in a big plastice bin liner. Its now in a plastic box and there's some good colours there too.

O Gill poor Glynn getting stuck in the pharmacy. What on earth was the girl taking off the shelves? It does sound like his back trouble is muscular and not a slipped disc. I hope the meds give him some relief and tell him to rest a bit and not wear himself out.

I hav'nt touched my craft work today at all with oh asking me to go through bags and stuff and now I have time to do some I don't feel like soing it and feel very tired. I know if I went and layed down I would drop off to sleep and that won't do.

Think I may go and have a nice shower and then find something for tea thats quick and easy.

We finished the last of the Christmas cake this afternoon with our coffee and tea so thats another bit of Christmas gone now.

I can't believe we are two weeks into the new year all ready and the nights are drawing out nicely now.

It's okay Jane, OH isn't doing anything at the moment. There is no way he could do anything. I've been doing it all as he can't even manage to put his coat on by himself. I've run him lots of baths as that seems to help while he's in there, but unfortunately as soon as he gets out of the bath the pain returns. He has a twisted spine from a hit and run accident as a child so any back problems are a lot worse for him. Normally if he hurts his back the pain eases after a while, but he said it's the same as it was the day he did it, three days ago. All he did was cough and his back started hurting. He's been told if he has pins and needles in his legs then he's to go straight back to the hospital. They couldn't x-ray him as the x-ray department was shut with it being Sunday. I'm not letting him do anything at the moment, it's not worth taking the risk.

I'm getting on with things here and earlier I put some lovely pictures (photo's) that I got off the internet years ago into a frame I bought. I had to cut the pictures down to size and arrange them as there were 9 places for them to go. The pictures are really colourful and match a light up canvas picture I've got. I wanted to put the pictures in the frame around 4 years ago but couldn't find them, so now I've found them that's finally done.

Sorry to hear how bad Ros's back is Frank, I remember you telling us about her slip disc but didn't realise how bad things were for her. I'm hoping it is muscular with OH and not anything to do with his spinal cord. It sounds like you've lost a lot of weight. How are you feeling with cutting down on your drinking, I haven't read many posts so I don't know how things are going for you? I hope things are still heading in the right direction.

We've still got a few things from Christmas too Mel and have just found yet more chocolate, although I think they may be all eaten tonight ;-) ;-) It sounds like you're getting there sorting out your loft, have you much more to do? Finding all that wool was good as it saves you having to buy more if you need some for your crafting or any other projects you fancy doing.

You did make me laugh Ann with your comment on asking the men what time and where when they said see you later. You are funny ;-) :-D :-D Pleased to hear you are feeling better after your bout of illness.

Sorry Jane to hear about the bungalow being knocked down and the road going next door to you and you were so chuffed when you thought they were going to move it further down. Is there any way you can put in a complaint? You never know it might delay things long enough for them to reconsider moving it after all if it's going to take about the same time to sort out the complaint as it would to get the planning permission. I hope they change their minds again and move it down the road from you.
It sounds like the Chinese meal really didn't agree with you. Fancy a doctor not being very good around sick, at least he asked if you were okay and got you a wet flannel, even if he was looking the other way. Pleased you felt better shortly afterwards and was able to go back to sleep. Pity about the meal you made though.
I enjoyed Dancing on Ice tonight and like you preferred it without the commentator that was on it last week.

Good morning to you all,

I sat up to watch Vera then the recording of the Coronation. What a very inyeresing programme that was. If you haven't seen it, try to catch it sometime.

I didn't get to bed until about 11.30 but soon feel asleep, only waking at 4.00 for the loo. and slept on agin till 7.00. when I got up. I have left Ros to sleep in.

At the moment I am restricting myself to 4 beers a day, I feel comfortable with this, so will see how it goes. I know my food intake in down, as is my weight, but I feel happy with that. With no exercise I am not hungry, and I can't eat for eating sake.

I must have missed your pos about the house next door being knocked down Jane. That's a bit of a blow, after sinking it was further down the road,

Ann, another saying from the youth of today is "LATERS" and clinch their fists and tap each other. What that is all about I do not know. ;-) ;-) ;-) I think we are just getting old. !!!

I hope Glyn is feeling a little better Gill. Have you tried those "HEAT PATCHES" on his back. I find them very good as does Jane. It might be worth a try. Anyway give him my regards. As for you, I just don't want you getting yourself all upset over what has happened in the past. I do hope it can be sorted, and you and the family come out of it alright.xxx

Another lovely day in PARADISE. RAIN AND WIND, which they say will continue throughout the day. With a promise of SNOW on the high grounds. Great place to live at the moment. Carolyn and John Flew back to the sunshine yesterday, and won't be back until 14th March. It's alright for some !!!!

Morning Frank and All

Wet and horrible here too this morning Frank. In fact the rain woke me up in the night.
Thomas is just having his breakfast under the hedge after trying to bring it in(yep a rabbit :-S )
I spent 20 minutes erlier trying to get through to the surgery to make an appointment. But gave up and will try again tomorrow. I think Monday mornings are always a very busy time.

So you had a good night last night Frank. You must feel better for that . Hope you can have a bit more to eat today.
I am going to have a shower and wash my hair now. So see you later.

Morning all,

Gosh you are all early birds this morning! I am usually the last one in and the first one in the morning.

It sounds from your post like you have the same weather as I have. Wind and lashing rain a right Murky Monday.

Oh is waiting for a delivery to arrive. Its the loft flooring boards and sosme roofing rails he is using to stack stuff on across the supports.

Gill can't you give oh a nice hot water bottle for his back. If a hot bath helps perhaps that would.

I see Thomas is back to his tricks catching a nice warm breakfast. Naughty boy...... You know you will never break him of this habit Jane. I am please you're feeling better this morning after being sick yesterday. Maybe it was the shock of finding that the raod is still going through next to you.

Mandy those clothes you made are amazing. She will be so pleased with the outfits. Has she seen them as you were making them? You are a clever girl. I never had much patients with knitting.

Morning Jane and Mel,

Like you Jane I am showered and shaved (not you) lol Joggers and T shirt on.

I had a bacon Sarnie this morning but only ate half. Ros had her Shreddies and hot milk when she got up. 9.30 Late for her, but she does say up late at night.

I thought this morning how HOLLY looks so slender. I thinks she must be on a diet to loose the weight she has.

Roa bought a nice free range Chicken on Saturday, so I might roast that for tonight. and have the cold pork tomorrow,

I am going to tackle a fresh book today. It's one of Tony's. I have passed on two books to him of an author that he likes, I bought a pack of four on Ebay. He has had the other two. When he's finished with them they will go to the Charity shop. It's there that he buys most of his books.

Still got that horrible lashing rain. Lights and hearing on, so no reason to go out for anything. Just keep warm and do our own thing.

Roa managed to finish the Bishops seat last night and put her and Margaret's name and date where it won't show. As I said it might be many years before anyone sees it.

What could be nicer, a nice fresh RABBIT for breakfast. LOL Thomas certainly won't go hungry living where he does, with all that fresh meat available 24/7.

Going to have a look round Ebay, I haven't been on there for some time.

Stay dry, whatever you are doing, and behave yourselves. !!!

Would you believe the SUN is out. I can see BLUE SKY. But behind it are some very big BLACK clouds. The wind still looks rather cold. Brrr.

I have started the new book, I think I will get into it ,even after only a few chapters. The trouble is with the blooming Tele on I find it hard to concentrate .

How are things with you today Gill. I hope you haven't had any upsets. ?? Have you decided what part of the Country to will be heading for when you move. I know you mentioned the South West some time ago, where Glyn would be able to get work in the nursing homes. How is Sandra coping with all this upset ??

I have renewed our RAC Membership on line with Tesco Vouchers. For only £42.00 of vouchers, we get Full breakdown, recovery and home start. The usual cost would be in excess of £160 odd. So good value.

The next thing will be the MOT and car insurance, hopefully the car will sail through the MOT as it has done for the past few years. I hope I am not tempting fate. !!!

Cold Pork tonight with spuds and veg, with hot gravy. I will do the Chicken tomorrow.

Good afternoon all

This is the first time I have been on the lap top for a while most of the time I have been asleep in the chair feeling really unwell, Ruby has been so good bless her spending most of the time on my lap, it's almost she knows how I've been feeling.

Sorry to be such a misery I will try and catch up on the posts soon.

Glad your feeling a lot better now Anne and yes dogs do know whenyour under the weather . I always remember my Alsatian Holly would always come to me if I was crying and cuddle up and the russels too. Little Tilly Trotter would through her head against my chest and look straight into my eyes and it made me smile.

I have been to Holsworthy for some things for oh to do with the loft and he has brought the flooring in before I went so now its in the hallway out of the wet. He had a bit of a struggle as they are very long and heavy and there were 12 to bring in. He kept saying "thats a quarter of them" etc. I think he has hurt his back now aso he's in the same boat as Glynn.

I have also ordered and paid for the loft insulation £656.03, you would have thought they would have waved the 3p.

It rained here but I am not sure if we had the worst of it as when I went down to Dipper Mill the river was right up the top of its banks. I was hoping it did'nt get any highere and flood the road for when I came back but it looked about the same as when I went out.

O its dark I had better go and shut the girls in and then make a drink and a hot cross bun.

Frank I hate reading if the telly's on, I like it nice and quiet.

Oh Anne, you arent being a misery. You arent well and are bound to be feeling down in the dumps. It is dragging on isnt it. Have you been back to the DR again or is it just a matter of time for this Virus to get out of your system? I know it is taking some people several weeks to begin feeling on the mend.I am glad that you arent at home on your own though and have Richard there with you. and Ruby too of course :-D.I hope she is being a good girl for you and not expecting to to be playing all the time with her.
Fingers crossed you will turn the corner soon and will start to feel much better. <3 <3

That was a good price with the Tesco Vouchers Frank. I remember you saying before that you use them for the car insurance.
I had a reply from Waitrose asking for either a copy of the receipt for the Lamb Shanks or a photo of the packaging. It will have to be a photo as the receipt was shredded.
I just need Chris to attach the pic to the email for me as me being hopeless me cant remember how to do it :-S.. I know he will roll his eyes and say he has told me so mnay times how to do it .

Mel it was the Chinese that made me so sick. I am absolutely fine now.

Pork Medallions with a sauce for us tonight and i will do the same potato ,atrichokes ,garlic and lemon .I need to use up the Artichokes and it is a really tasty dish.I forgot to say it also has fresh sage,Olives and Cherry Tomatoes :-D

Chris has sent the pic to Waitrose Customer Support and they have already replied saying I will recieve a Gift Card. I wonder if that will include the £20 we had to spend on the Chinese !!! I doubt it LOL

Well we had about 2 minutes of sun this afternoon and then a really big shower.The rain came just as Thomas decided he was going out. So he sat just inside the back door all hunched up for a few minutes before coming back in to his bed. He has gone again now. It is feeling a lot colder outside now.

We are going to Fitz tomorrow for lunch ,but are expecting a couple of parcels.If they havent come before we go then one of us will have to stay behind. Fitz was coming here but he has to be in for the man coming to fit his new Smart Meter.

I have booked Thomas in to the Cattery for September today so that is one job out of the way. He will be going there this coming Sunday until Thursday as we will be in London for Hannahs Graduation for a couple of nights.I shall have to keep him in on Sunday morning and not let him when he is asking to go out at 5.30/6am.I have to have him there by 10 as they close at 12 on Sundays.

I fell asleep during Vera last night :-S so that will have to be on Catchup.

How are things today Gill ? Fingers crossed all is calm and OH's back is a little less painful.

I thought Vera was really good last night so you should enjoy it on catchup Jane.

Silent Witness tonight too.

Mel it seems mad to add the 3p on the bill !!. OH needs to be careful with his back .
I expect he wants the loft all done and dusted. But it wont do him any harm just to slow down a little.Saying that it might be like banging your head against a brick wall. He will do what he wants ,just like Chris would. Then suffer !!!

I think you have misread Anne's post. She isnt any better and still feels really ill :-(

Yes I think your right Jane.

Anne I am so sorry your still feeling unwell. This seems to have been going on for quite a while now. Have you seen the doc? If not it might be a good idea to go again and see what he says. I know thye can't do much for a virus as they have to take their time but he may be able to give you some more advice.

Morning All

The sun is shining :-D :-D Lovely blue sky. I wonder if it wil last .
Hope everyone had a good sleep last night.

I forgot to wish little Lewis a Happy Birthday yesterday. Hope he had a nice one Mandy and loved his presents.