General Chat

Morning/Afternoon All,

What a great day. Going to get the lounger out and had a read for an hour or so.

Ros was at the Doctors this morning, given her some tablets to put under her tounge, to help her from feeling sick all the time. Conrad and Jan, want her and me to go to them for a week or so, so she can keep an eye on her. Ros refused in the nicest possible way, and said she's o.k. here.

Now I have all the broad beans out of the way, I can get to my runner beans, and the sun is on them all day now. Will have to put in some other veg. now I have the space. The peppers are doing very well in the greenhouse as are the cuecumbers and courgettes.

Thust you all have a good day.

BBL

I'm done in now and have had to come in. It is so hot outside and I was being plagued by tiny black flies!! I had to go straight in the shower with my black feet and smutty face......now sitting in shorts with a cool fizzy drink. OH took one look at my shattered state and said do you want to eat out, so no risotto now (good job I hadn't defrosted the chicken) a carvery later instead.

Fiona is a Lair stone a headstone or memorial slab of some kind? I have never heard the term before. I bet Sofia is a little nightmare when you are trying to get things done.

We have decided to go to Coughton Court near Alcester tomorrow instead of Hatfield house as it isn't all open on Tuesdays. The gardens at Coughton are described as 'stunning' so it should be nice. OH quite fancied going to Stonehenge as neither of us has ever been.

I hope the tablets work on Ros's queasiness Frank. It is a horrid feeling. I can understand her wanting to stay at home, but it was a lovely thoughtful offer from Conrad and Jane. Watch you don't burn, the sun has caught the top of my shoulders I think.

Don't know if I mentioned it but they have started putting different bollards around school entrances here. I drove past my old junior school in the city last week and there are some there. It does look strange, instead of plain black bollards, there are models of children in green jumpers in rows along the edge of the pavement. Anyone else see them?

Hi Frank
Hope the tablets work for Ross as well.. Sometimes its easier to stay at home and do things when you want.
Ann ..I have been to Stonehenge...Once when you could get near them..Now you have to pay and they are all fenced off..Is it your birthday tomorrow.? Enjoy yourself where ever you go...

I dont have any garden hardly...so it sounds nice all of you growing your own veggies etc..

When we were in Kent we went up to visit my grandson who had died..His headstone had just been laid afew days before.

Mandy

That place sounds nice where you went with your grandchildren...Where is it?

Jane I would hate to suffer from all this pollen.My eldest son does and he wears contact lenses.

The closes I have been to a fox waswhen I was camping in Yorkshire and was walking along the cliff path...


I have just washed my hair couldnt do it in time before work before the decorator arrived,,,now im off to do my ironing and watch something on tv that I had recorded while away lol..
Then I will clear tomorrow when hopefully the kitchen units arrive..

Bye for now..Im out to my therapy tonight....well thats what my OH calls my linedancing

It's been nice sitting in the garden, with the exception that a nieghbour decided to cut his lawn. The row his mower made nigh on drove me mad.!!!
He is always doing something that makes noise. Even on a Sunday afternoon, he has the B radio on, with cricket blareing out over the gardens. I get my own back by putting some obscure Music programme on, with the radio outside, and turned up, and we are indoors with TWO double glazed doors closed :-D :-D :-D :- That will teach him.

Jan rang this morning, and wanted our Doctors Telephone No. She rang back later to say the blood test has been bought forward from Friday to tomorrow. and we will soon know when she will go for an X ray.

She has had a jacket potato at lunchtime with a little cold slaw. That means she won't be eating tonight. So I will sort myself something when I feel hungry.

I used to drive pasted Stone Henge on weekends when we were going to the south West coast to go Fishing. The only trouble was, It was still in the middle of the night :-D :-D :-D :-D

Oh my word I am a Sweaty Betty :-S.I did the things I had to get done in town this morning then came home.Phone call from Fitz.He seems to have a slipped disc or something and is in agony and can hardly walk.He neededa few things from the local shop for his Mum so I got those and went down.Sat with him in the garden for and hour or so and had a little lunch with him,then I lumped his recycling boxes out for the bin men tomorrow as there is no-one else there today to do it.Think I caught the sun again on the back of my neck and shoulders.
I have now just finished dead heading the roses.There are just so many :-S
That is it for today,and I am now by the fan agian with a large glass of some kind of cordial.I think it is Apple and Thyme.It's really refreshing.

I hope Ros finds her new tablets work Frank.I think it is a nice idea that if you need you can go to Conrad for a while(if Ros changes her mind)

Anne I don't think I have heard of Coughton Court.I will have a google and look it up.I bet you will have a lovely day,especially if it is as nice as today.

Fiona I have not heard of a lair Stone before.it must be the Scottish name .
Right now I am going to go and sit down and have a look at the paper and cool off.

Afternoon everyone,

Gosh it's hot here today .
The book arrived today thanks Jane , read some while i had my lunch , loved the bit about the Nylon sheets and wearing a Nylon nightie in bed made sparks !! saying that every night was like bonfire night LOL that was so true ,i remember that !!!

Pat ,glad you had a good weekend , nice that your units will soon be in ,you must feel that your getting somewhere now , then the fun and games begin sorting out what goes in what unit !!!!

The Dinosaur Park is in Weston Longville ,just out of Norwich ,only twenty minutes away from us , DIL came today and said the little ones were asleep before their heads touched the pillows last night !!

Got lots of Tumbling Tom tomatoes on the plants in the hanging baskets ,all green though , wish i had a green house !!
Ann, the climbing Fuchsia is about four foot high now !! it has buds just beginning to open , i'll send a photo later .

We're having salad tea again tonight ,to hot for any thing else .

Made the most of the sunshine this morning and just sat and sunbathed, clouded over now. Looks like it will be a nice day for you tomorrow Ann, cooler at around 22, I know you're not keen on the heat.

I'm tempted to get the hose out but It'll probably make it rain. How much more have you got to do to the garden Ann, sounds like we will see it in the Open Gardens when it's done.

Do you find when you take things out of either cupboard, freezer, sheds etc. you can never get everything else back in, even though you have less to go back. That's what's happened with my shed, it is a little bit smaller than the old one and I put loads of stuff in the front shed and still it's full to the rafters, everytime I open the door something falls out at me.

You're doing well Pat, first a dishy plumber now a workman in his pants ....lol.

Thanks for the photos girls, beautiful children Mandy. My friends grandchildren are very blonde and blue eyed. I said they look like little angels, she just raised her eyebrows and rolled her eyes.

I do hope Ros will be feeling better soon. I't so miserable to be in constant pain and feeling sick too. The only place you really want to be is in your own home.

Book's on its way Frank.

Ann,I just had a look and Coughton Hall looks an amazing place.Just my kind of place.I love the name of the Family who have owned it for centuries lol

Chester is now flat out under the fan cooling his tummy.I think our hose pipe will on for ages in a little while,in fact I think I will make a start and water the patio.Maybe give Chester a soaking too.He will love that

Afternoon All

The meaning of LAIR - a resting place / burial place,

Here in Scotland some people say Lair instead of grave,

Annx we decided we would go with daughter no 1 to the country park so we took a picnic and sat on the grass next to the duck pond and had our lunch, weather was great, then we went to the play area,
and then about 1.45 we made our way to one of the local cemeteries where next door there is an office where monumental grave stones are made, Sofia and her mum stayed in the car. we were only in the place about 1/2hour. so it was not to long a wait for daughter sitting in the car.

Been an expensive day.
Ellen bought a new gas cooker,new washing machine dryer,and a new dish washer.

Also chose carpet which will be fitted next Wednesday.

Tomorrow I'm getting that sink fitted and on Thursday and Friday some one is re-arranging the kitchen units.

If all goes to plan,we move next Thursday and on Friday I give the keys to this house to the estate agent.
On that day or shortly there after,the sale price of this house will be paid into our bank account.

So glad all is going well David, I bet you and Ellen can't wait to get in and make it your own. I'm not one for moving about, have lived in this house for more than 30 years. Wouldn't be upset about leaving the house but I wouldn't want to leave the garden after all the work I've put into it. I wouldn't mind buying an old run down house though and doing it up myself, well with a little help from my son.

You are almost there David :-D.I bet Ellen enjoyed buying all those new things and spending lots of dosh ;-)

Maureen I didn't realise you have lived there as long as that.We have been in this house since Sept '91.The garden hadn't been touched other than just lawn.Chris done wonders since then :-D :-D :

Hannah just called.She was on the tube when it suddenly came to a halt in the tunnels.All the lights went out,and they were there for 30mins ! and some people were crying .She said she had to get out at the next stop for fresh air and a drink.So she rang from the pub with a glass of wine as she was getting her wits back.She now has to get back on another tube for 4 more stops.

Oh Jane .
Poor Hannah, what an experience. I bet she needed that glass of wine. I have been to London twice that was on my honeymoon and one time OH and I took a coach trip to see Phantom of the Opera , that was a christmas treat.
We used the tube a couple of times but I don't like it. I feel cramped and stiffeled , just like when I'm in a lift, which I try to avoid if i can.

it's raining now, Oh is cooking dinner tonight, fish, potato and peas, followed by fruit and Icecream. I get the fruit but have to miss the icecream :-( :-(

BBL

Maureen, it doesn't matter what size shed you have, you 'll always fill it up , i always tell hubby oh , put it in the shed !!! then we have a clear out and end up taking things to the dump.

Hubby has lived in this house all his life , he was born in our front bedroom !!!

David, are you having all new things in your new home ?

Poor Hannah , i should think that was a bit scarey !!! don't know if i'd want to get back on again !!! :-S

Rain! I would just love to go and stand in a shower right now Fiona.I don't know how hot it has been today .I'm just waiting for our local weather to see what it was.I just know it has been HOT.

Thanks for explaining Lair.I just assumed it was a Headstone.This is one of the things I like with us all living in different parts of the country and (world).We get to know new things. :-D :-D

Mandy ,I think was very scary for everyone on the tube.They were probably all thinking about terrorists as it was recently the anniversary of the July London bombs.I think she was mustering up the nerve to get back on just to get home.
I am waiting for her to ring again.
I thought your house was a modern house Mandy(I don't mean that your OH is old) lol.I wouldn't be so rude :-S :-S

LOL Jane , i'll tell him that :-D :-D :-D

This house was built in1933 ,hubby was born 1947 , he lived here with his mum and dad , we married and i moved in with FIL and hubby ,i never knew MIL she died before i met hubby.