General Chat

Morning Anng and all,


Dull and gloomy here but no frost and its 7 degrees with 15% rain. Whatever that means.

I have one sub on the shopping today, I ordered a small warburtons wholemeal as well as the large one hoping to get one of them. They have sent a Asda bakey wholemeal for the small loaf. I may try it and if I don't like it I know who will, the chickens and the wild birds. They love a slice ontop of the bird feeder pressed on the knob on top. Even the Long Tailed Tits eat that.

Enjoy your hair appointment Anng and I hope it dos'nt rain for you.

Did you all sleep well? Hope Mr Annx got his appointment this morning and has had his eye drops by now and its all over.

Morning All,

Warmer today at 6 degrees now. I dropped OH off near the hospital but what a horrid journey with roadworks and traffic gridlocked at islands and nose to tail crawl elsewhere plus roadworks! Yes AnnG, he is having a lot of trouble and was up again taking ibuprofen last night. I felt so sorry for him as he said his neck was agony, but this morning it seemed much better again. This Irititis in his eye causes inflammation and can cause blindness if not dealt with quickly and can be. We saw online that it can be connected with something that can cause head and other pains so he's going to mention it to them this morning and also to his GP. I hope it stays dry for your haircut.

He's just phoned and they've confirmed it is Iritis. The doctor has sent him for blood tests and an x-ray and said he was amazed that these weren't done when he's had it before.

I think I'm going to do some shredding of old papers, a nice mindless task that will be usefull and then clean the ensuite till he wants picking up.

I see they are concerned about wind that's forecast where the fires are in America causing embers to be blown and start more. Those poor people homeless with everything gone.

Its the little things that are so personal that you lose in a fire too. Like old family photos that you an never get back again. I remember our doctor inthe village lost his wife while his children were young and he had a fire and lost all the photos of his wife and their children young.

I wonder why G did'nt have the blood test and x-ray when he had it before? Lets hope it can be sorted and perhaps it is causing other problems. Give him my wishes please Annx.

There seem to be so many 'if onlys' with dealings with NHS. Who knows why they didn't do Xray etc before Ann, I hope that maybe it brings some answers. the trouble is we read about it all the time where things were missed until too late and nothing seems to be done about improving things. Lessons are not learnt. I am sure things have been allowed to get worse since Covid. some of the care seems to have gone out of GP surgeries and hospital administration etc.

I agree with that Anng. I had a friend from when I rang bells that had a kidney op and they left a swab inside him and he died. They found out when they did the postmortam.

gosh Mel that is awful.

The first BCC I had removed was over 20 years ago, it was in my 'trunk' just under my bust. At the time they were not as common place as they are now and I was referred to Oncology not Dermatology. I had a full anesthaetic to remove it with quite a few stitches. when I came round there was quite a panic, apparently I had come round once but they were panicking as somethings small that should be back on the tray with other tools was not there, they though it was left inside me, so they let me go off again and now the nurses were having trouble getting me to wake up. It was in the day centre but I was kept in over night. I never did know if they found the 'thing' and often wondered if the airport security scanner was going to go off. It never did.

It’s 7 degrees here now with intermittent sun so much more pleasant than it has been. I started yesterday well and even managed to spend 20 minutes in the garden but when I came in I started to get twirly patterns round my eyes and it wasn’t long before it was a full blown migraine so I didn’t eat after lunch. I managed some porridge this morning but still feel as though I’m wearing someone else’s head.

Annx, I hope OH’s iritis clears quickly. It’s a horrible thing to contend with. OH only had it once about 55 years ago but had it very severely. Our then local hospital X-Rayed most of his body, did blood tests galore and tested for just about every disease known to man, including brucellosis which we always thought was a disease of cattle. It was months before he was completely free from pain but, touch wood, the iritis has never returned. If all this could be done 55 years ago why didn’t your OH get the same care more recently.? I suppose the accountants at the top say it’s not cost effective :-|. I wish him all the best.

Can’t write more now as it’s affecting my eyes. Might bbl.

I am back from the hairdressers. it is sunny with a slight breeze and 10 degrees so was not cold at all walking round. My legs didn't like it though the only walk I have done is the 5 -10 minute walk to Irenes and todays is about 15 minutes each way. Still, by the time I got home they had stopped aching.

Oh dear Vera, do you think the cold affected your eyes which sparked the migraine? I hope to continue to improve and are better soon.

Poor you Vera another migraine to spoil your day. I hope you feel more like yourself soon. Sending love and wishes. <3 <3

I have made chocolate brownies this morning and cleaned all the cooker top and it did'nt half need doing. Its in the dark corner of the kitchen and its one of those things I forget to do. It was so bad I could'nt see the white ring where the element is but I can see it now!!!! The big double ring is the next to be done but I have arm ache now so will leave that till another day.

Its 10 degrees here too now and nice and sunny blue sky but lots of thin clouds. sunset is 4.37pm I'm going to see what it is tomorrow as its certainly lighter for long down here.

OH was home within 3 hours which was good. He said the doctor even had print outs of 2 of his previous visits with the same condition in front of him so that was efficient. He has 2 lots of drops and one is hourly for 2 days, then gradually less. He has to go back in a fortnight. We then called at our surgery on the way home and he's rebooked his physio visit, then we collected the rest of my scripts and called at the shop. He's not going to his meeting tonight but will write up someone else's notes for them instead.

Vera it's interesting to hear your OH had it too as it's considered rare! OH first had it in the 80s before I met him. I think the tests are to look for infection and inflammation elsewhere in the body, but brucellosis is an interesting one. As for the blood tests he did say they seemed to want an armful! I'm sorry you've had another migraine and hope your eyes soon clear properly.

I agree AnnG and hope we get some answers too. I think it delays diagnosis at times with GPs only dealing with 1 problem in an appointment. Sometimes another problem and symptoms can also cause the one you are seeing the doctor about! I think Covid was blamed for everything to do with poor service and that standard has become the norm now.

I don't mind the small Warburton's Wholememal loaf Mel. I have to break any bread for the birds quite small otherwise the Magpies and Pigeons carry it all off in no time.

Did you and Mandy see the last pottery throwdown? I won't say anything in case you've recorded it, but I thought James should have won this time! They are making some interesting things in this series.

I'm finding it hard to get into dancing on ice this time. Maybe it will get better.

Evening all,

It's been quire a dreary day here no sun today to cheer us up.

Vera sorry to read you have another migraine they must make you feel miserable I hope it soon eases for you and you feel better.

Ann that wasn't to bad for OH at the hospital they soon saw him and it sounds as though they are really doing the proper checks this time and I hope the drops give him some relief ,poor chaps really going through with one thing and another ,its going to fun and games having to do the drops every hour through the night .

I recorded the pottery throw for down this Sunday but we have seen the first one ,not sure if Mels seen it so won't say to much but I loved the first makes ,that chap can't remember his name did some lovely art work on his things .

Anng I was going to ask you the other day how your legs are but I see they didn't like your walk very much ,at least the aching eased when you got home .
You had a milder day to for getting your hair cut ,I always feel chilly round the neck k after a cut.
I think I've made a mistake on our next hair appointment, I usually count six or seven weeks between but when I looked on the calendar it's down for a date in February way over the seven weeks, but there if we'd had an appointment I would have had to cancel it anyway with Colin not well and then me .

Mel what a difference in the sunset times as here when I looked it up it was 11 minutes past four ,much later down your way .

We went shopping today and we used Colins card in the atm to get some money and it worked fine so I definitely need a new card ,I will get son to order me a new one , I also need him to do my driving licence as I have to have a photo licence in February when I'm 70 ,70!!!!!!! I want to go the other way I don't want a seven in the front of my age number :-(

I'm past that Mandy i'm 76 in February. I had my photo done for my driving licience in a travel agents. They tell you not to smile so that gave me the giggles to tart with. I look awful on my picture like an old witch or convict.

I was hoping someone would tell me their sunset times and thats why I put mine up. It did'nt actually get dark till 5pm.

I'll do it again tomorrow and see if its gone up.

I have watche dthe first pottery throwdown but not the next one. That man did do some great painting on his pots and I liked the sheeps face.

They made some lovely things in the first week of the pottery prog didn't they Mandy. I remember when I was 70 I told OH I was going to go backwards in future and be 69 next! I don't think we need to do the drops through the night. I can't remember doing it last time so it will just be last thing at night and first thing in the morning and an hour between each drop during the day. I think his eye already looks less pink.

I read today that food banks are having to throw the fresh veg away. Apparently the young don't want it as they don't know how to cook it! They aren't in desperate need are they if they can't look up what to do on their phones. It sounds like they are too lazy and just want to microwave or heat up things that are already cooked. I couldonly cook simple things with any confidence when I got married and didn't do domestic science after the first year at senior school. We we sewed our aprons and headbands and made a skirt in that year so didn't do very much cooking. I got Mrs Beeton's Cook Book with my pink stamps and learned from that. Now it's even easier with the internet and the videos ahowing things step by step.

I’m feeling a bit better now thank you. I’ll type a bit then come off screen till tomorrow.

Annx, I think iritis is rare. I’ve never come across anyone else who has had it but I’ve always said our OHs could be twins. Yes, I read about all that food being thrown away because the younger generation won’t take it. I never did any domestic science at school but mum and grandmother both cooked and I think I just absorbed a lot without knowing it. I also bought a cookbook when we first married. It was Molly Weir’s cookbook and cost 5/-. I’ve still got it, held together with parcel tape.

I am sure your hair looks good now AnnG and I’m glad your legs stopped aching. We’re probably all a bit out of practice even with gentle walking as we haven’t been moving around as much in the horrid weather.

Mandy, I wish I still had a 7 in front of my age. You know what they say : you’re as old as you feel.

Mel, sunset here today was 4.15 pm and sunrise tomorrow will be 7.58 am.

My head.and eyes are telling me that’s enough. Sleep well everyone.

Just watching the next pottery programme.

Ann that good if OH's eyes are less pink already ,sounds as if he caught them before it was really bad , oh that good you don't have to dothe drops through the night I had visions of alarms going off every hour :-0

I've got a Mrs Beeton cook book too ,I just learnt as I went along ,it was gravy that puzzled me I use to ask mum well how do I make the gravy ,she use to say well you need a bit of this and I put that in and her gravy was lovely I could never make gravy like her .

I like Jamie Oliver he's been making his £1 wonder meals some of them look really tasty ,he made some nice looking rustic pies with pork mince and he added piccalilli to the pork they did look nice with a bit of grated cheese on top .

Son and dil always cook they don't have takeaways very often ,son say we make ur own fake aways, they make curries, sweet and sour chicken ,egg fried rice , pizzas ,lots of things , some times they treat themselves to steak if it's on offer at the butchers and Jake gets his discount

I had the Dairy Book of Cookery when I was first married and yes I still have it. I also had the Dairy Book of Home Managment. I was really into cooking with a young baby and at home all the time. No pc or mobile phone to take my mind off things but just get on with it. I cooked a cake for Sunday every week and most meals were cooked from scratch with just a few frozen fish cakes or rissoles. I loved making pies fruit and meat ones and always a Sunday roast. I had a bit of trouble at first with the roast and always worried about getting everything done at the same time. After the Sunday roast it was always cold meat and chips on a Monday same as mum used to od. Washing day was Monday which was done in a twin tub washing machine and spinner. Had those big wooden tongs to get it from one tub to the next with a hooked pipe that went into the sink. In fact I did'nt have a washing machine until the mid 70's and I can remember watching it go the full round the first time I used it. It seemed so easy to just let the machine do it for me and I could get on with other things.

Good morning all 8 degrees here still a bit dark though.

I had just written a long reply when my computer decided to go down for some reason. Actually when it came back up it was firefox pdating. I did copy what I had written but had not had time to paste it into word so lost it when the pc came back on.

Mandy I wish I still had a 7 in front of my age. I loved my 70s we had lots of good holidays, months in Tenerife and weeks in Spain and Lanzarote plus weeks in the UK. Life seemed to be one long holiday then.

I didn't have a washing machine until I had been married over ten years, I just had a baby burco and a spin drier. I have to add that for the first 8 years of marriage all bed linen and T's white RN shirts and collars went to the laundry (collected and delivered). and for a couple of years if the weather was bad, all the rest went to the local laundrette.

I didn't cook before I was married. My first cookery book was a small A5 Mcdougalls book which I still have stuck together with cellotape.I also had an exercise book with lots of recipes collected from Mum and added to through the years by friends

Morning all,

Woke to frost and fog this morning and its still foggy a bit now but the suns coming up. Its 7 degrees at the moment but is very chilly and pc says its rising to 9 degrees by 12 noon.

Had a reminder by phone this morning that the leccy will be going off tomorow for a while as they are working on the lines. They've put a new telegraph pole outside so I suppose its something to do with that and I have a big leccy box on my front on a pole.

Need to ring Stuart to see if he's coming this week and it could be today so I better get on and get dressed as I am not yet.