General Chat

Pat I have PM'd you.

Anne,good to see you back and thanks for the pics.What a shame about the weather.But as you say you still had a great time.Is that the Statue of the monkey who kept guard over the little boy when he fell into the ditch?
I do hope you don't have a DVT.Good luck later at the Docs

Frank I hate Pumkin.I first tasted it in Canada.Pumpin Pie.Yuk!
I tried buying some Pumpkin Seeds for our (competition),and couldn't get any>

Fiona.I'm glad your OH is ok after that shock.Barcelona is dreadful for pick pockets.There was one square in particular where out Hotel was,and you had to hang on to everything like grim death.I think most of the thieves were the Romanian Gypsies.We had information in the Hotel warning us of that problem.
I was also propositioned in Barcelona by some old chap lol(chris had gone off to buy some tickets for something and I was just sitting on a Bench waiting for him.This man sat down next to me and tried to make conversation,but he didn't speak English.All he could say was "You very nice,we go coffee" whilst trying to stroke my arm!!.Dirty old B*****.
I thought it was hilarious !!

I must go and buy some Bread.None of us have eaten bread for weeks ,but now James will be back I know the first place he will go will be the Bread Bin.

I thought it was going to pour just now ,but there seems to be a lot of blue sky appearing.
You will be off shortly Ann.I can't wait to hear all about it.

Oh Jane - I didn't phrase that too well. Fred West wasn't it and his Missus?? If I go missing tell them to look out the back in the reserve. Keith would never dig up the pavers, lol.

Mel that would be terrific. I'll get Keith to scan and send to you tomorrow. I can read some things, but not all. Thanks kindly.

Off to watch tv. Been on here too long doing my tree 11.17 PM EST

Take care all, Kim PS Good to have you back Anne, good luck at the doctor's.

Anne thanks for the pics pf wet Jersey!! A great one of you to pop into my Threadateers album.

Hope Ann has a nice time out today and it's not too choppy or cold on the water.

Frank what do you mean about your tom plants and breaking branches off them??? Do you mean the side shoots which you should take off anyway as the strength will go to those instead of to the fruit. Fruit also on these side branches will never be as good as if you grow them on a cordon.

Jane are your cumber plants in pots or in the ground. They don't like too much water but don't like to be dry either. Again you should grow them on a sort of cordon taking the side shoots out after the first fruit, two leaves past the fruit. Mine don't look too good this year as their leaves were a bit crinkled up to start with. Always feed cues with tom fertilizer as it produces a lot of flowers. High in potash, thats why.

We have been eating our new pots for weeks now but I did'nt plant them!! They were the ones I did'nt dig last year that grew this year in the same place :-0

I dug the rest up yesterday so I could plant another Squash. There are still a few on the end of one of the other beds which I had dug up that were green so I popped them in to see if anything came of them.

I have a problem with ants in the tunnel this year but did collect a load of eggs for the fish which they thought were lovely.

Rain stopped and sun came out, took me nearly an hour to load up the car, but it's all at the tip now. That's a good job done as my old dad always said.

Hope Ann has got this sunshine too for her afternoon on the water, it's still quite windy though.

I'm off to have a soak in the bath now. BBL

Mel, I have taken off all the side shoots. The ones I have removed are the leaves, not branches.

Maureen you have been unlucky with the weather. We have had sunshine most of the day with the odd black cloud and a spit of rain.

On our way over to Kettering. A 4 x 4 was towing a Burger bar thingy. He was going too fast and ended up jackknifing the whole thing. He ended up in the hedge on his side with the burger van still attached. Gas bottles and stuff all over the road. On our way back the police fire brigade and breakdown trucks were there. The road was down to one lane, the jam went back for about 2 miles. Just because of driving too fast. !!!!

Did I say I was going out to by some bread.How come I ended up spending £27???? lol

Mel I think maybe the cucumbers have been over watered.There are certainly no bugs that we can see.

Frank what road was that silly billy on?

Maureen to have worked like a trojen (sp).I bet you are jiggered now aren't you?
I'm going to have a quick cuppa and then just finish cleaning the bathroom.
:-( :-(

Don't speak too soon Frank you may get my weather tomorrow. I had this funny vision of burgers and buns flying through the air and people driving past wondering if it was raining burgers .......

Haven't finished yet Jane, got to take the ironing back soon, then I can relax, am looking forward to this weekend. At least I'll get a rest and I like not having to think about what to get for dinner.

evening all
had a real lazy day, just pottered about doing not a lot, dozed on the couch this afternoon, watched some TV ,read my book.
waiting for daughter no 2 to say she has finished work and will be up for dinner. must have drank at least 5 glasses of water today, on & off the loo most of the afternoon but it is helping to keep the burning pain to a minimum. still tired but have had a good rest.

Evening everyone ,

Went to the car boot this morning and bought a tray of strawberries for £5 , have been busy making jam with them .
This afternoon we have had some really heavy showers , hope its fine and not to choppy for Ann on the boat trip, i'am not to keen on boats !!!

Fiona, hope your hubby is ok , as Ann has said do you think they cloned the cards , there's some rogues about , maybe they've done this before .

Hope Hannah and her friends arrived ok and managed to get the tent up don't think i could go six days with out a shower !! if its hot weather i like a shower morning and night .

Anne , thanks for the photo's , shame about the rain , but it looks like you went prepared with the coat and hat,and you have a smile on your face so you must have enjoyed it , hope you got on ok at the doctors and its not DVT
Still no Sheila , hope she's ok was she off to Wales again ?

Jane it was along the A 45 just before the Kettering turn off.

As I said yesterday there were no showers in any houses, that I knew of. My bath night was Sat. The boiler was lit to get a tank of hot water.Then Bill went in. then Mary and Jean and last but not least. Ted and I. Mum would put a handful of washing soda in the hot water. That helped keep the water softer. Then a bar of household soap. the stuff to cut lumps off of as you needed it. No purfumed soap till I was old enough to buy it. Then you kept it away from the others. I remember my sister had "GORDON MOORES TOOTHPASTE" it would make your gums go red, which made your teeth look whiter.!!!!! :-D :-D :-D

Mandy ,those thieves ,tend to just go for the cash.When I was there in Barcelona they were even wanting food off my plate!!!!!
I bet your jam will be scrummy.

It is a beautiful evening here,so hopefully Ann has had the same.The wind has died down.I bet her hair is all over the place and she will have a wonderful windswept look lol.
Hannah arrived and had a 4hour queue in the rain!!!!!!.(and mud).They couldn't carry everything in one go so had to go back to the car for the second lot.She is absolutely Cream Crackered.She had a late night and a very early start ,and she did the driving.Hopefully the rain will have passed over now,as I know they are having a BBQ tonight.I am not sure that she took any socks with her.Imagine wearing wellies with no socks !!

Fiona I hope that heartburn settles down for you.Good thing you have had a restful day.
Yes I have been wondering where Sheila is.I hope she hasn't had any more Heart trouble .It's been quite a few days since we heard from her .

That poorly Bunny is still around!.It's awful to see it.I think it going blind now and is very slow.Chester was a whisker away from getting it,but I shouted at him to "LEAVE"as I couldn't bare to see him get it.I expect Chris will turn into Elmer Fudd later and stalk it lol

I remember when we were on holiday on one of the Greek islands , think it was Zante , we were having our evening meal the little gypsy children would come round the tables selling roses , the waiter's would shoo them away as they were eyeing up ladies handbags ready to pinch them!!! fancy sending children in to do that !!!

I was shocked to see how the gypsy's lived some of them came to one of the beaches we went to they had lorries they lived in ,and they slept under the lorry in compartments , imagine in all the heat being closed in like that .

Ohhhh , no socks with wellies,they can draw your feet , i can just feel the blisters !!!

Has anyone seen Cam*y soap in the shops , carn't seem to see it any where, i've looked in Tes*o's and Morris*n's ??
Maybe they've stopped making it , it's all liquid soaps now , which i do use ,but i do like a bar of soap for my hands .

Mandy when we first started going on holiday to places where there are lots of beggars,i` was a real softy and would give money even if it was just a few Lira or Pesetas.Now I have to say I have got a bit tougher even if it goes against my conscience and I don't give.(well maybe now and then lol).
James is just leaving Canterbury after having the House Check done by the Landlord.Says he will need a shower when he gets home after all the packing up and cleaning lol.I bet he Whiffs.I told him he has a nice clean bathroom and clean towels all ready and waiting ,and his bedroom has been cleaned and scrubbed.(He won't notice ) :-( :-(
I feel sorry for Hannah and her friends setting up the tent in the rain and wind.Hopefully it will blow over .I'm so glad I will be sleeping in a nice comfy bed ;-)

Chris just informed me there is dead young bunny under the Hazelnut Tree.
Guess who had to go and pick it up???Yep Me!.He reckons he shot it.Yeah Right! lol.I think he is :-S :-S

I havent seen Cam#y in the shops either..That was my prefered soap as well. Tes*os do a cheaper version...But then I shop in Sainsbur*y

Jane I will pm you tomorrow..have been visiting an old work mate that has been ill

I have things to do now... goodnight all

My Boy is home!.Big hugs all round.I have told him to leave all his stuff in the car until tomorrow lol.I can't be doing with baggage tonight.I said just bring your toothbrush in.
I will say Night Night now ,as I have need to have a bit of Mummy time lol
Chester is beside himself and is Hyperventilating .He is soooo excited to see James .He is probably thinking...more walkies :-D :-D :-D

I am feeling a bit more positive today..Have the loss addjuster comming to morrow to see what needs doing etc... I hope he doesnt find the walls are still wet in places for a third time..

I have just decided to have a clean out in the bedroom and trying to move things around...

We will see tomorrow how I feel then lol

Morning all,

Just poped in to see how you are.

Pat, I hope the loss adjuster finds everything is OK. Is there anywhere you can go, while the work is carried out ??? It must be hell living and working around the mess.

Harvey went to pick up the "BED CHAIR" last night. We are meeting him later to tranfer to our car, and bring home, Hope I can manage to bring it in from the car. I Don't seem to be able to get a photo of the Futon onto my Ebay description of the item. Will have to do it soon as I haven't the space for both in the conservatory. Look out GARAGE more coming your way !!!!!!If I can get it in.

Glad the children are home/ arrived Jane, save to having to worry.

Ann, Hope you have your "LAND LEGS" now. Did you enjoy yourself ??? I hope so. I have been round Rutland a few times but never on a boat. Where does it set off from ????

When I was about 10 years old. I was fishing in our local river (the Roding MEL) and the fair was in town. A group of Fair boys tried to steal my fishing kit. fortunatly a few friends were around the bend of the river,and I shouted for them. We gave the "tea leaves" a good hiding and they ran off. We are lucky round here we don't see many gipsies, but I always make sure everywhere is locked up anyway.

Morning All
I'm glad you are feeling a bit more upbeat today Pat,and fingers crossed all is found dry tomorrow.
We are having very heavy showers at the moment.But I think it will clear.I hear a couple of thousand tents were flooded last night at Glastonbury !. Haven't had a text from Hannah yet today lol

I hope Ann enjoyed her afternoon and evening.
Must get some washing in.James is bringing all his stuff in from his car now :-S :-S