General Chat

I thought it was a long time Anng but as I said it depends what she was having done , hope all goes well for her .

Happy Birthday Mel :-D <3 :-D

I hope you have a lovely day.

Good morning all 2 degrees here and still dull not raining though. Did get a short glimpse of the full moon last night but it was immediately covered by cloud.

Happy Valentines day to those of us who still have valentines. I can remember, in my teens, being really excited by this day. I wonder if youngsters still are. I probably have a bundle of cards up in the loft somewhere. From the days when he still bought cards. I remember one of the first cards he bought, I was about 18, a large card with a bright red (fresh) carnation attached and on the carnation a silver locket hanging. Oh the romance of youth.

Happy Birthday Mel. Enjoy your special day <3 :-D <3

Morning all, Happy Valentines day,

<3 <3 <3 Happy Birthday Mel <3 <3 <3
Hope you gave a lovely day .

Cloudy again ,just a glimpse of the sun would be nice ,got a few jobs to get done so be back later

Morning girls and thank you for my birthday wishes.

Its dull and raining here as predicted but I don't think its as cold as yesterday. Pc is telling me that the rain should stop in about an hour.

I woke before 7am and went to the loo and turned the heating on and went back to bed for a lie in. Woke at 10.06am to a nice warm house. Iv'e turned it off now.

Not opened my cards yet so I am looking forward to that and I have one present from my SIL to open which came in the post a while ago. Still miss my 25 red roses I had each year from oh.

I wonder if BIL will come today?

Morning All,

Just a quick pop in between appointments to say

:-) <3HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mel <3 :-) and I hope you have a nice day with more sunshine your way.

I will catch up later.

No sun here today just bitterly cold wind and rain.

Thaks for all your cards girls much appreciated. Em's been round with a card and a nice long chat and a big bunch of pink roses and stocks.

I have had four eggs again today three white and one brown so I think I may make myself a cake today.

Waiting for the postman to come and pick up a small parcel and bringing the label but he's not been yet. I expect he has a lot of deliveries today with it being Valentines Day.

A beautiful handmade card from our Anng.

Just recieved Vera's card and a moonpig one from my new neighbours who are in Morroco at the mo.

Thank you all so much for my lovely cards I am so very pleased with them all.

The postie was very late today but my little parcel is now on its way too.

<3 Happy birthday Mel <3 Sorry late putting it on had to dash for the bus and only just got back home. Very quiet in town and just bought a few odd bits and pieces. Still got the remainder of a voucher for M&S but couldn't see anything I really liked. Well I did see one top but they only had four left and not my size.
Also looked in Bon Marche but couldn't see anything in there either. I musty have been fussy today. It was cold if you stood around but not too bad if you kept going.

It sounds like it was interesting to hear your visitor from Ontario yesterday AnnG. Those low temperatures reminded me of a book OH bought me soon after we were together called 'On Sledge and Horseback to Outcast Siberian Lepers'. It was published before 1900 and a true story about a nurse. I still have it. How do people manage to keep warm in such low temperatures! Brrrrr! It's a pity you didn't see anything you wanted to buy today, but the shops will soon be stocking up new clothes for spring and summer. That was a nice surprise to get a silver locket with your Valentine card years ago!

Mandy I want to look in Aldi soon as I read that their baked beans are tastier than the Heinz ones! I'll make sure I wear my fleece jacket and a scarf! Our Co-op is always freezing too. I don't mind as long as I know, as I used to always be too hot in shops in the winter when I dressed for outside temperatures. :-) Gosh costs have gone up a lot for a hip replacement haven't they. OH said that the same that now more people are going private, their waiting lists have got longer as well, but not as long as the NHS ones. Fitz is waiting for his second hip replacement too and was waiting when I saw him last September.

I slept well last night Vera, but I sympathise with you having such bad nights and those bad headaches too. It isn't just the nights, it affects the day after too.

I had an appointment with a very nice 'wellness' lady at the surgery this morning and she has come up with some good ideas for me including some local support and activities sites for me to look into, so that was helpful. I managed to get a parking space at the surgery, but needed to be a contortionist getting back into my car as someone next to me had parked so close. I swapped to OH's car at home and he came with me to collect his remaining meds and to post a parcel where they also sell some delicious filled cobs, so he sorted himself two of the ones with healthier fillings for teatime. I'm getting more used to his car's gadgets now, but can't get used to using a switch to put the handbrake on, but no need to switch it off, just starting to accelerate does it! Eyedrop time next!

Had lunch and went to go to the loo and spied a pink carrier on the doorstep. It was from my other neighbour up the top Hazel and Jono and a miniature red rose in a pot. Was'nt that nice.....

Another cold day but we did see a little sun ,not for long just enough to remind us what it looks like .

Anng its like that sometimes when you go shopping ,you either see lots you like or can't find anything and if you do find something its not in your size .

Ann we have Aldi baked beans they are nice ,it's the blue label tin ,think they are about forty two pence ,think they do cheaper one but I haven't tried them .
That's good you got on ok at the surgery today and the lady was helpful and as they say its good to talk .
Why do people have to park so close ,I always check when I park that I'm not to close to the car beside me so they can get in .

We had baked beans tonight and I thought I would add a little curry powder so we could have curried beans ,no curry powder so thats on the list and while I was looking I thought I'd better look through all the herbs and spices ...oh my lord 2021 dates on some of them ,I threw 14 little bottles out ,some only had a little bit in the bottom but one or two were nearly full .

Mel did you have a nice meal at Stuart's last night ,you've had some nice flowers I see .

I did'nt go to Stuart's last night after all as he had someone coming who wants to rent part of his workshop. Not found out how he got on yet but will pop round tomorrow after the shop and see how it went. I forgot to add that to my posts today.

I have made 21 little spicey buns this afternoon so can take some tomorrow.

That was a lovely of them Mel.

I have done some more shredding and another bag is full. There's a pile on the step stool to do tomorrow. Then I reported a lot more scam emails. There seem to be a lot lately. We've also suddenly had a few scam phone calls as well.

Yes, I always make sure I allow enough space at least for the driver next to me to get in. At least if the driver can get in they can pull a little way out of the space to let a passenger in. The spaces are really small at the surgery and people struggle to manouvre big 4x4s and some give up. I'll look out for the blue tins at Aldi and see if it's the name I can't quite remember just now. I bet some of my jars of spices are really old as well.........something else I could sort out easily!

So it was spicey buns instead of a cake then Mel. Are they a bit like hot cross buns? I expect they will go down well anyway.

I think people park with their passenger side close so they are far away from the white line on the drivers side so they can get in. Selfish of course.
Ann either you misvread or your spell checknstruck again Ontario not Ohio. :-D

It depends a bit whether they have reversed in or gone in forwards where the driver's side is. Often a different car has come and parked next to you by the time you get back as well and left no room.

I can't blame spellcheck AnnG, only my addled brain! Now where did I get Ohio from? lol. i've corrected it now.

Ann , Mel mentioned her cousin in Ohio the other day .

What it is to have an active younger brain Mandy Well done for remembering that I didn't.

Good morning all 3 degrees here dark and pouring with rain. supposed to go to the post box today (forgot to take it with me to town yesterday) but that is not going to happen if this rain keeps up. So it will be an indoors day for me today.

Morning Anng ,morning all,

Anng I think I remembered because Mel said she had had the Jackie Lawson card from her cousin and it was the English Country Garden and it the reminded me of the song In an English Country Garden and I was humming it for the rest of the day .

When we went to bed last night there was a sharp frost ,when I looked out this morning expecting to see frost it had all gone so the temperature must have gone up in the night .
It's cloudy but the sky has that bright yellowy look this morning but I see we might get a little rain according to the weather man .

I'm going to do a roast today instead of tomorrow ,we like a nice lazy Sunday so I have the veg to do some ironing and I must give the upstairs bathroom a clean .

Mel hope you enjoyed your day yesterday, Max's birthday tomorrow he will be nine .