General Chat

I slept okish but not as well as I have been doing. I was sleeping for a couple of hours then waking again and dreaming all the time. Hopefully will be better again tonight.
I have not done a lot today. One load of washing and made five birthday cards and then unloaded the Tesco delivery.

I am sure that you will be so used to a larger TV that you will just feel it is normal.. Maybe have a corner of the lounge where you can sit not looking at it when sport is on.

Ah that is good that daughter and ex wife are friends, that will be a big help for your daughter. somebody to talk about him with.
I was lucky as most of my U3a friends knew T as he was a member as well. They will often talk about him and about his garden so that is nice.

Not read back yet, just in from shopping.

It is horrible out there now, - a bitter damp fog has developed and increased as the day went on. It's the sort that wraps you in cold wetness :-| :-0

Went into Sainsbury's for just a couple of things... well that was the plan ;-)

We did get some bargain jars of mincemeat though, Mandy, so mabe you will be luckier there.
Jars were 16p each for what we used to call the 1lb size jars.
They were dated April 2026, so I bought 2 jars :-D

Gwyn they were cheaper than Aldi :-D our nearest Sainburys is Norwich so I never shop there ,Asda is Norwich too and we haven't been there for quite a while now .
We have Aldi, Lidl, Morrisons and Tesco ,oh and an M& S shop at the petrol station garage .

Feels really bitter here I nipped out to the bin and my hands were frozen .

Vera don't worry about the cheesecake recipe ,I'm happy with the Lemon one thank you ,I must remember to put a lemon jelly on my shopping list .

Pasta bake tonight a nice easy meal .

Afternoon All,

It's been chilly here and only a bit of sun earlier.

I must get my car washed soon, it has green bits coming on the rubber and is white, or should be.

I hope Lewis was able to help withn the wood if it came Mandy. I can just picture his crestfallen face when he thought he might not be able to help you. My little brother when he was small always liked to be able to help when I was washing the cars. I think the water and sponge were the attraction. I too have Ancestry if you need anything. :-)

I see they are going to put driving licences on an App eventually, but they have to make it so your address can be temporarily hidden first. The world is moving on faster than me and I hate the thought that so much is held on a phone that can be easily snatched from your hand!

Speaking of which, I was watching in the news this morning about Countesthorpe Academy's state of the art Reimagined Gaming Space which is a bespoke 26 seater gaming arena to study ESports. It looks futuristic and must have cost a fortune! I lived in the village (about 5 miles away) when I was first married and used to go to their cinema club!

Vera I think I put the measurement of our first TV as the one we have now is 48 inches, which is why it is a bit wider than the stand. The wall bracket we had on our tv in the bedroom where we had wardrobes fitted a little while ago is much better than the others we have on 2 tvs. It pulls forward from the wall so you can clean behind it easily or hide the plug sockets behind it, but can pull it forward to get to them and you can tilt it either way as well as up or down. No wires visible anywhere. Our other brackets tilt and turn, but you can't pull the tv forward to get behind it with those. I suppose with sound bars now there would have to be a shelf too.

Mel, all the hospital would have done would be to tell him to come down, as they did last year. They wouldn't do him a prescription till he arrived and he would have to wait his turn with a full waiting room and sometimes people standing as well. I don't think you realise what it is like at our city hospitals. The Infirmary has a queue the length of the road with over a 20 minute wait to get into the carpark in normal times and they are busier than ever now. It's usually a case of wait for a car to come out before the barrier lifts to let you in. It's why I drop him off and come back to pick him up. A friend who went to a clinic there yesterday said a long corridor was lined with trolleys with patients on them waiting for beds and that wasn't at A&E. She commented that she was glad no-one on them looked dead as she was walking along! With all the flu, covid and other viruses at the moment he wants to stay out of hospitals if he can. Hopefully he will get the drops at the chemist on Monday and, if not, then we will have no choice but to go to the hospital. He could be waiting hours there just for a prescription and there's no jumping the queue to be seen or them leaving it for him to collect.

Better finish the food order for tomorrow now. It comes round so quick!

Morning all,

Its not frosty or windyhis morning but its dingyull and dire. Its 3 degrees and pc says cloudy.

Don't know why but I was so tired last night I went to be at 11.30pm which is early for me. got up twice for the loo and the second time it was still dark so I went back to bed again and slept but had funny dreams about someone converting a lawn mower to sit on and take you about but it was low to the ground like a pushy mower. It had levers to guide it and turn it and it went over gravel. I was in this village and I had a stall with lots of stuff on it but someone put it out for me. I did'nt sell anything.

Good morning all 2 degrees and, as Mel said dingy and dull. Showered and hair washed and dressed but up quite late for me as it was so dark. bedding is in the wash and now I had better go and get some breakfast as it is 1015, almost coffee time.

Morning all,
Same here dull and dingy and no sign of it brightening up all day according to the weatherman.
Not a lot happening here today were not going out and son and family came yesterday so we won't see them today .

How are OH's eyes Ann hope the drops are doing the job and he can get some more drops ,bit of a worry as he needs them badly.

Just browning some chicken breasts to go in the slow cooker with a chicken tonight sauce ,I'll add some peppers and mushrooms and we'll have it later over a jacket potato , we tried a sweet potato cooked in the air fryer the other day it was lovely .

Been out in the garden as its dry I cut some of the twiggy branches off the fallen apple tree and put them over the side where I have a bonfire.

Hungry now so a nice big bowl of soup I think.

Hope G's eyes are improving and that he can get more drops before they run out. Any news on that?

Mandy I must try chicken in the air fryer as Iv'e not yet. I did do a steak slice and lattice chips and that was ok.

Mel if you cook chicken in the oven as a tray bake or somehow without liquid, just do it the same in the air frier. I use foil trays in my air frier as it saves having to clean the actual air firer every time. You might need to experiment with the temperature. I sometimes fing it need about 5 degrees higher than the fan temp but often not as long.

I did cook my chicken crown in the air fryer and that was lovely.

Had a text from the doc's yesterday to say my blood sugar was up 2 whatever that means but I have to go back in three months for another test as she said with it being after Christmas perhaps thats why. I did get lots of sweets at Christmas and am still working my way through them.

I would ease off on the sweets Mel. It probably means that you could be pre diabetic. The same reason I have to go back for another test tomorrow week (for a re-test.)

Yes I know that I shall have to put the sweets aside for a while cos I know if I can see them I shall want one.

Just trried to light a bonfire without much success but its starting to get dark so came in and will leave it till another day and just hope it dos'nt start to rain.

Good morning all 2 degrees here but I was really cold in bed when I woke at 5.15 this morning. didn't check the temp then but must have got warmer since. No frost though.

Off to town later meeting friends for lunch at 1pm, look round the shops first.

Morning all,

No frost here either and its 4 degrees amd pc says cloudy.

Dentist for me this afternoon. He'll want to take y teeth out I just jnow it but I am not parting with them all maybe just one thats loose but the others are the only teeth I can realy eat on and chop my food up. The other side just squashes the food.

Morning all,

Another dull day but no frost ,I see by the end of the week it should get very windy and wet .

Enjoy your lunch out today Anng I expect there will still be sales on you might get a few bargains .

Got some ironing to do this morning and a bit of washing to put in the machine .

Ann hope OH can get his drops ok today .

7 degrees here now and the suns out but its still bitter out there.

Yes enjoy your outing Anng a bit of retail therapy does you a power of good.

Hi to Mandy I need to get some washing in too but I don't think it will dry outside much.

Afternoon All,

I don't need to get OH's eyedrops now. He's been in intensive care since yesterday morning and they will be issuing him with some. I had to phone for an ambulance as he was deteriorating quickly and becoming unresponsive. They took him to intensive care at the heart hospital, but I was told it was very serious. The hospital kept me informed and they x-rayed him and put a stent in one of the heart arteries straightaway. The good news is that it all went well and he has phoned me and had some breakfast this morning and that he will hopefully be discharged later this week. He doesn't want me coming to the hospital because of the flu and covid cases and me having had pneumonia twice. Also I would struggle with all the walking there is.

Just when I could do without it the front door lock is playing up again.

Oh my goodness Annx.
How awful. :-0

Good to read that he seems much better today and I hope he is soon safely back home.
Thinking of you both <3

Oh Ann what a worry for you both ,good to see he's feeling a little better and thank goodness you got the ambulance quickly ,love to you both <3

Oh Ann, I'm so sorry to hear this. It must be such a worry for you but it's good you got help quickly and your OH is beginning to feel better. I hope he is home again very soon. Sending love and best wishes <3