General Chat

Afternoon All
LOL Mel. Ros covered Franks DRESSING with cling film (not his dressingown ! )

Frank, what a great sleep you had last night :-D I am not surprised you were exhausted after that visit from your friend . Short visits are whats really needed still at the moment. But I sure it was nice to see him anyway .

Ann I think I have been to that Farm Shop but many years ago. I think I will also pop in there again after our meal at the George. I am pretty sure too when we went to the food fair at Althorpe (Princess Di's family home) I bought some meat from one of the stalls that came from that Farm Shop.

Oh Gill I can just imagine Sandra glued to the window waiting for more snow :-D. It is still early days and I bet there will be more snow to come over the next couple of months.

I haven't stopped today. Cooking ,cleaning ,shopping . Everywhere was so dusty and dirty. Nothing has had a good clean since before Xmas as neither of us has felt up to doing much at all . But its done now thank goodness. Well most of the main jobs anyway. I have been wondering why my tumble dryer hasn't been drying properly and then realised just now that the light was on for cleaning the big filter. You should have seen the amount of wet fluff I washed out ! :-0. It was shocking. I am hoping that the last lot of washing will dry really quickly now.I dread to think of the electricity I have used over the last couple of days !!!!. I bet that smart meter was whizzing around :-S

I think H&G will be here sometime around 8 (hopefully not any later).Chris has managed not to have a nap today but just lay on the settee for an hour and had a teeny shut eye. He seems a lot better but I know he will still be wanting an early night. I think he will have to see all the photos tomorrow. I think the Turkey Crown is defrosted now .I have just left it in the garage for overnight. I cooked the Beef today and that is in a dish with lots of gravy. I will just need to peel the potatoes ,carrots and Parsnips in the morning . I bought those foil roasting tins ( I may have already said that) so there wont be too much mucky greasy washing up to do... I do think I am probably reapeating myself here so sorry :-S

Tomorrow morning at 10am I will have a quite thought about dear Ruth as this is the time of her funeral :-(.It is just such a shame I couldn't get there.

Anne your Salmon dish sounded delicious (even though I am not a great fan of Salmon).I wish I did like it as I know it is such a healthy fish to eat.

Mel my car was sparkly clean ,but now is covered in mud again :-S

Must go as I want to get the table set . Chicken pie already to go in the oven and extra veg.I seem to have made a really big pie,but I always worry I haven't done enough . Gareth can eat for England. He is like a bottomless pit LOL

H&G here in 15 mins :-D...They will walk through the front door for the first time as Mr &Mrs :-D :-D

Enjoy your time with the new MR & Mrs Jane and as your roll of MIL :-D :-D

Well why did I think I read Dressing Gown?????????? There's me picturing Frank in a toweling robe with cling film wrapped around him. Whats the point of that I thought if he is going in the shower most of him won't get wet. Silly old fool. I must be showing my age!! At least I understand the post now. :-S

Morning all

Dull and wet here. No workmen today so I've had a lovely lay in. We've fed the birds so they're happy now and can eat in peace. I doubt the workmen will turn up next week as it's forecast for snow which will please Sandra as she wants to make a SNOWMAN. She was quite disappointed yesterday when there wasn't enough snow and then it melted.

It sounds like you're going to have a great time with the new Mr and Mrs Jane, are they staying with you for a few days? I can't remember if you said or not, sorry if you have.

I did have a giggle at your last post Mel and how you described the way you thought Frank was having a shower. At least you understand the post now.

Fancy the garden centre not putting the heating on Ann, what a daft idea especially in the winter. Hope the hot drink warmed you up. If I feel I might not need a jumper I pop it in a bag just in case I need it, it's quite light to carry so is no bother. Maybe you could do that with your scarf next time.

I recorded a programme on all the animals that come out at night, there were three of them, we started watching the first one last night but OH was falling asleep so we're going to watch them now instead.

Morning all,

We have quite a nice bright morning here today but how long will it last?

Slept in this morning. Bad move on a saturday as I have to get to thehsop before it closes for half day.

I got a couple of picks of the new girls and will see if I have time to send them today.

Nothing else to report.

Morning All
A dull grey day here today.H&G have gone for a long walk across the fields down to Cranford where they are going to have a bit of a late breakfast at the OldForge. hope they dont eat too much as it is going to be a big meal around 2pm. The Turkey is beginnng to smell good . I am just having a few minutes sit down as my back and hip are really painful today for some reason :-S.
Gill H&G are staying until tomorrow afternoon,so we have plenty of time for lots of chat ,photos etc. I think Hannah has ordered some game that will be delivered today. So we will be playing that at some point. I am not sure what it is !.

I need to get back in the kitchen now as the potatoes have just par boiled and they need a good roughing up :-D

Afternoon to you all, So Mr and Mrs are with you Jane hope you enjoy your LUNCH it sounds like that's just up me street.

Weather here is a lot of nothing. No rain, snow, wind, just nothing. I haven't been outside, so don't know if it's cold.

Had another iffy night, lots of discomfort when I tried to turn. So spent a lot of the night lying awake on my back, or left hand side. I didn't feel Ros get up, and she had to wake me at 10.00 am. Not so much wake me up, but her perfume drifted up my nose, and woke me ;-) ;-) ;-).

I thought I would ask the Dr for a walking frame, they didn't have one, but gave me a number to call. After going from pillar to post for 20 minutes, I gave up and went onto the Blisworth Notice Board to see if anyone had one I could borrow. A woman rang to say she had one that belonged to her grand parents. It has wheels and a seat with BRAKES. It is really not ideal for indoors, but I couldn't refuse it. It may well come in handy when I want to walk round the block. But not yet.

No Mel. Ros didn't CLING FILM my dressing gown to me. just the wound dressing. lol lol.

I bet Sandra will be praying for more snow. xxx Lets hope she gets some, so she can build her snowman.

Ros has gone to meet Martine this morning, to get what we need for the weekend, and will bring lunch back with her. She will be in charge of cooking the Sunday Roast, the first time in many years. So I hope she hasn't forgot how too.

Ros has just walked in, so will sign off and speak to you all later. xxx

Afternoon to you all, So Mr and Mrs are with you Jane hope you enjoy your LUNCH it sounds like that's just up me street.

Weather here is a lot of nothing. No rain, snow, wind, just nothing. I haven't been outside, so don't know if it's cold.

Had another iffy night, lots of discomfort when I tried to turn. So spent a lot of the night lying awake on my back, or left hand side. I didn't feel Ros get up, and she had to wake me at 10.00 am. Not so much wake me up, but her perfume drifted up my nose, and woke me ;-) ;-) ;-).

I thought I would ask the Dr for a walking frame, they didn't have one, but gave me a number to call. After going from pillar to post for 20 minutes, I gave up and went onto the Blisworth Notice Board to see if anyone had one I could borrow. A woman rang to say she had one that belonged to her grand parents. It has wheels and a seat with BRAKES. It is really not ideal for indoors, but I couldn't refuse it. It may well come in handy when I want to walk round the block. But not yet.

No Mel. Ros didn't CLING FILM my dressing gown to me. just the wound dressing. lol lol.

I bet Sandra will be praying for more snow. xxx Lets hope she gets some, so she can build her snowman.

Ros has gone to meet Martine this morning, to get what we need for the weekend, and will bring lunch back with her. She will be in charge of cooking the Sunday Roast, the first time in many years. So I hope she hasn't forgot how too.

Ros has just walked in, so will sign off and speak to you all later. xxx

Frank have you tried the Red Cross or Age Concern about hiring a walking frame?

Still cooking !. Gareth has carved the Turkey :-D. So that is wrapped in foil now .I am trying to make room in the top oven just to keep everything hot. It is always a problem.
Chris lit the fire just now and I can see us swealtering soon :-S It does look nice though.
We will be wearing our paper hats soon from the crackers LOL

Frank, I think that walker will be a real help for you going around the block.You just need a smaller one for in the house . As Anne says Red Cross or Age Concern will be able to help you out with one. Don't go doing any wheelies with the one with wheels !!!!!!!.

Afternoon All,

Raining here now, but it's quite a bit warmer than yesterday.

Slept really well last night.......I must have been shattered after the previous poor night. The first thing I saw when I drew the curtains this morning was a big geen and yellow AMBULANCE parked on the road smack in front of our drive and OH's car. We kept an eye open as we showered and dressed as OH would need to leave for his match soon and would need to shuffle to and fro a lot to see if he could get his car out to go out, but eventually we saw Mrs Overall wheeled out. She was sat up and conscious, but her poor hubby looked very strained and worried. As the ambulance drove off and he followed, we saw his parents had been parked the other side of the ambulance on their drive and they drove off too. She seemed fine yesterday morning, shouting Good Morning at the top of her voice (as usual) as she hurried up the close. I hope she's ok.

What a shame Frank, you would have been welcome to either of MIL's walking frames, but along with other things,we donated them to FIL's home. She had one for upstairs and one for downstairs and I think it was the Red Cross, that Anne suggested, that provided them.

I think Ruby in your avatar picture looks full of mischief Anne! :-)

I bet all that cleaning you did yesterday has set your hip and back off Jane! Did H & G look brown after their sunny honeymoon? That's a bit close to lunch to be having a breakfast, but the walk and a light bite will have given them some time on their own together.

I think it's time for more sorting here, it's not ideal for photography so I may as well do some jobs to music instead. :-)

I thought they were staying more than a few hours Jane but couldn't remember what you'd said. I hope your back and hips are feeling better now and that everyone enjoyed the lovely meal you made.

Oh dear Ann, I hope your neighbour is okay and it's nothing serious. How are you getting on with your sorting?

Sorry to hear you had a bad nights sleep Frank, I hope you have a better one tonight. It'll be nice to have a roast cooked for you, I'm sure Ros hasn't forgotten how to do it lol. So you have a walker now, be careful though with it being on wheels.

Love the picture of Ruby Anne, what a mischievous look she has on her face.

Evening all,

Brrrrr it's been a really cold day here ,sharp frost first thing in fact when i looked out it was so white i thought it had snowed in the night .
Chelsea stayed last night ,i think she was a little put out as Katie was staying with her friend last night so son asked could she stay ,he dropped her off and Max nearly licked her to death he was so pleased to see her :-D

Jane i hope you have a lovely belated Christmas meal ,there will be so much to talk about i'm sure with the new Mr & Mrs

How are the new girls settling Mel ,i suppose it will be a little while before they start laying ?

Love your new avatar picture Anne ,Ruby has that look in her eye as if to say have you got my best side :-D :-D

Oh Ann i wonder what's wrong with Mrs Overall :-0
I keep meaning to ask how your sister is doing now ,is she out of hospital yet ?

As the others have said i would try the Red Cross for a walker Frank ,those walkers with the seat are good but make sure you have the break on before you sit down as they run away with you .
It's a shame your not closer as Colin has his walker down in the shed you could have borrowed ,it was from when he had his hip done and they didn't want it back so he thought he would store it in case in years to come he needs it .

So it's been a nice quiet day for you Gill with no workmen about ,i hope you get some snow for Sandra she will be rushing to look out the window each morning next week if you have snow forecast .

Max is flaked out on the sofa we don't hear much from him the after the children have been :-D

Mandy the new girls are laying already and I have had 5 eggs today so Em got 2 doz this morning.

I have had a play with my glue gun today just trying to make shapes with the glue on greaseproof paper. Some of the stars came out ok but I got carried away with a tree of life but it turned out quite large.

I like Ruby's new picture. She looks to me as if she is saying "It was'nt me" "Honest".

Jane hope the meal went off ok and you all enjoyed your crackers and wore your paper hats.

Fillet steak for us tonight with chips, onions, mushrooms and peas and a nice bottle of White Grenech which will go down a treat.

Oh that's good the girls have settled in ok Mel and laying already .

Morning all,

Was brightish and a bit sunny but as I sit here it seems to be clouding over.

Nothing to report except I overslept and oh woke me at 11.15am.!!!!!!!!!!!

Good morning (JUST) to you all,

Looks a nice clear day outside. Sun is shining, and hardly any breeze.

My man from "BEN" (Motor trade benevolent fund) rang yesterday to see if it would be convenient to call to see me next Wednesday, he calls in two or three times a year. In conversation my back was mentioned. He has TWO frames at home, and will bring one on his visit. I can keep it for a few weeks, that will help me indoors to get around. The other will get used to help me walk outside, sooner rather than later I hope. THANKS ALL for mentioning RED CROSS ETC.

Ros has done the veg for lunch. I said I would make the Yorkshire pudding later together with the cheese sauce, if she wants me too.

Harvey rang from London last night. As Lewis is in Barcelona, he thought they would go to see a show "LADY IN BLACK" Lewis gets back tomorrow lunch time ish. Ros has offered to pick him up at Luton and take him home. The match is this afternoon, so I bet he will enjoy that experience.

Not a good night again last night. At one time I turned onto my RIGHT SIDE. The pain almost sent me through the ceiling, and the scream I let out, could have woken the neighbourhood ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) Good old Ros was there to get me turned over onto my back again. I laid most of the rest of the night CLOCK WATCHING :-P :-P :-P

I haven't taken any medicine this morning, as I am getting constipated, so just taking Lacotose (sp)

Be good, I will try to get back later. xxx

Sorry you had a bad night Frank. You must keep up the meds for you to be free of pain especially at night. It will also help you to sleep. You can still take the Lactose.

I have just fed my fish as the sun was out and they came for food, just a bit of flake. I did'nt see any of the teeny weeny ones though. The decking around that pond is like an ice rink it is so slippery. Oh will have to give ait a wsh with the pressure washer befor eI go on it again.

My poor old car is really really dirty with all the farms I have to go past in fact it is a bit green on the near side. Its so cold out you don't feel like doing it and there is no near car washing place.

Afternoon All,

Another gloomy day here! As we set off for lunch, the neighbour across the road must have already been in his car and pulled out in front of us. I thought he was on his own, but OH had spotted Mrs Overall in the passenger seat. His car wasn't in the drive when we went to bed so they got back late. It seems that whatever was wrong with her was quickly sorted out?

Mandy I'm waiting for a reply to texting my sister ..........sometimes it takes a while. She does texts rather than phone and has no email address. I won't phone her at home now since listening to her answerphone message........ 'we are not answering the phone, #### off, we didn't want to speak to you anyway'. What charmers for anyone to hear that when they ring them! As I've said before, we are like chalk and cheese thank goodness!! I'll try again in a few days as it didn't sound good that she had problems with both legs now. I bet the doctors and poor nurses are getting some stick.

It sounds like the handsome Max was a little over zealous with his lick kisses for Chelsea! lol. Then wore himself out and needed a lie down after she went!

With Prince Philip in the news I wondered if you have ever seen any of the royal family out and about? OH made me smile with the Matt cartoon yesterday. It was of a metal scrapyard with a big sign saying 'Collect your Royal Memorabilia here'.

Frank, you could try putting a pillow down your right side at night to stop you trying to turn that way. You know Auntie Mel is right about keeping your painkillers up! Drinking more water will help with the other problem too. That was lucky the chap rang and can let you borrow a walker. You will be much safer with it.

You had a good lie in Mel. I expect you needed it. It's good the new girls are paying for their keep in eggs so soon. They must be happy with their new home! :-D

I have to get my things all ready for my knee assessment tomorrow as OH will want to leave in plenty of time. I need to do something about these hairy Yeti legs first!!