General Chat

Good morning all. Not a good night last night which is strange as I was tired. I think I had todays meeting on my mind, especially as just at bed time I heard that one of the two who had not been able to come is now able. Not that I don't want here here, she is lovely but that means an extra chair which has to be a folding garden chair not very comfortable. so that is 12 of us now. Hardly heard of, must be the pronis of mince pies.

8 degrees here and still quite dark. Not long now to the longest day.

Yes it was a scrape then cauterising so no stitches. Yes there will be a further appointment after about six weeks when the result of the scan should be ready. That will tell the doctor if she scraped deep and wide enough to get it all and whether there is any sign of cancer or not.

The young doctor who got me referred for that one is now interested I trying to get a referral for the other three that I have appointment in March so far the dates for an appointment with her I am already committed to other appointments. Difficult with her as she tends to message me I. The evening and I tend not to check my phone then so we are out of synchs. I

Evening All,

It's been quite a nice day and sunny if a bit windy here. When I went out Openreach have coned off about half a mile of the main road now, but with men working on about 20 feet! As AnnG said the utility people of one sort or another are everywhere now. I like to keep an eye on them as OH can be in huge traffic queues when he goes to meetings if he doesn't know so he can work out another route.

Poor Alfie nextdoor has been put to sleep as he was in such poor shape and blind. There's to be a new puppy after Christmas and she told OH that this one would be going to puppy training classes. I think Alfie did, but she gave up after a few weeks. I don't know what breed she will get, but hope it won't be a barker again so we have to tiptoe round the garden and not talk. Is the wound on your leg healing as expected. I wondered whether there were more appointments to see how it is doing. You did say there was scraping though, so the tissues would be more damaged .

Vera you did have a bad night. Sometimes I'm tempted to get up and do some HW when I can't sleep as it feels like a waste of time just lying there. I think not having the headlights and floodlight over the road waking me early in the morning now means I'm sleeping later than I should which isn't helping. you've certainly cracked on and done a lot today though so maybe tonight will be better for you. I did smile at your substitute shampoo for frizzy hair. I think sometimes they must close their eyes and pick up the first thing they touch. I still chuckle though at OH's uncle's christmas present one year he told me about. when he bought him shaving cream (OH has a beard) and egg shampoo which was hilarious as he was bald even then.

I've written and OH will be posting the rest of my christmas cards in the morning before collection time. I'd put stamps on a few from a book of stamps, popped in the kitchen and came back and wrote the rest and couldn't see the book of stamps that were on my desk. I searched all around, lifted things up, sifted through papers, looked down on the floor and peered under the desk from my seat....no luck. The thought then dawned on me that I must have included the book of stamps inside one of the sealed christmas cards, but who was going to get the unexpected gift? I stood up then and looked around in,case it had caught on my clothing and flipped off. No joy, so I stepped back to pull my seat forward and it had been underneath my foot all the time.

No wonder you are tired AnnG. I would have needed to lie down after doing all those things. What a game with your meds and the pharmacy. As Gwyn says their books wouldn't balance would they. At least you won't need any for a long while now. Will there be appointments to see how the wound is doing on your leg? I expect with it being scraped the tissues will be more damaged than with a cut. I hope you have a better night again tonight.

The painting's nearly done, but the sky needs help! I think accidentally mixing in an opaque paint I had has messed it up a bit, but I might manage to salvage it tomorrow and will send it to those who wanted to see it if I don't make it worse.

That's worked out well with your new dishwasher coming tomorrow afternoon Mandy, so you can decorate your tree in the morning before it arrives. It will be good as well to be able to stop washing everything by hand again.

I feel quite tired now I suppose I have been busy getting ready for ten people joining me tomorrow for our garden interest meeting . So all the mugs for tea and coffee checked that they are clean. Some of them only see light of day on e a month. Dishes washed and ready for. Ince pies and shortbread, conservatory chairs cleaned. That just leaves dining chairs and furniture not covered in decorations to be dusted and floors cleaned and chairs placed tomorrow. I also e pied the airing cupboard and sorted some stuff into the spare bedroom ready to pack next week. A bit of admin done and hair cut, prescription collected and walked back from hairdresser’s .

So yes I can see why I am Tired.

I have given up even expecting any post now.

Gwyn I do usually check my prescription but I was juggling a walking stick and the two bags and needing to get to the hairdressers. Both bags were identical size and same size as usual so it looked ok.

Thank you very much for your cards Vera and Gwyn they're lovely. <3 <3

Very odd AnnG and don't you wonder how they work out their accounts if they have issued you your October prescription twice :-S
It will balance out of course, because you won't need to put a prescription in for what would have been your new year requirements.

I usually check what's in my sealed or stapled bag before I leave the pharmacy now.
There are 5 items on my precription sheet, 2 of which I've not required in years, so I just tick the boxes for 3 other items.
All worked well until once, when I picked up from the pharmacy, I thought the bag looked too small, so opened it in front of them, before leaving the premises. The doctor had prescribed the 2 things I didn't need and there were none of the required tablets. As I always go to the same pharmacy, the pharmacist issued me with 3 of the tablets that I was needing, before I could get back to the GP after the weekend. He then took the 3 tablets off the new prescription, when they received it.

Pleasantly mild day today with bursts of sunshine.12 degrees.
I'm trying to get on and do some more card writing, before my finger swells any more. A simple little cut- from what? is looking a bit swollen. I will keep an eye on it and might give it a soak in cooled boiled water later.
Haven't got time to be out of action !

Hair cut done.
Walked home but regretting that at the moment as legs are painful, hoping it did more good than harm.
The paharmacy has jus excelled itself!!

Do you remember last time of collecting my prescription it was not ready even after a week and there was one pill missing so they gave me part and I collected the rest the next week. well I took my prescription in Last week and two days later had a message to collect it (Hang in there I will get to it soon). I had told them it would be the next week when I would collect it. so a couple of days ago, another message to say it was ready. When I go in to collect it, nice young lady goes straight to the alpha cubby holes and hands me two packages checking the name and address. When I got home (to be honest I wasthinking they had given the next two in one because of Christmas). But No One has the current date on, the other has 27 October so is obviously the one they 'mislaid'. Don't you wonder why, when checking through the cubby holes for other prescriptions, they didn't wonder why two identical for the same person. No problem as far as I an concerned but weird. I should be Ok now until the end of March.

Just done another arrangement and now I am hungry and need to take some pills

Glad the leg was better last night.

I have hoovered the kitchen and hall and my bedroom. PC is saying rainy days ahead and 11 degrees. :-D and the suns still shining.

leg behaved itself last night Mel. And, yes the last before Christmas. Have it cut every 5 weeks.

Morning girls,

Nice and bright at the mo and its 11 degrees and pc says cloudy. It makes you want to do things when the suns shining so I may get on better today.

Sorry you had a bad night Vera and hope you get a better one tonight. Do you think Christmas was on your mind? and all the things you need to do before it.

Anng will that be the last appointment before Christmas with the hairdresser? How was the leg in the night?

Morning all,,

Nice bright morning and we're off to do a shop ,just had a phone call to say the dishwasher will be delivered tomorrow between 2 30 and 4 30 so thats good I'll be able to get my inside tree decorated in the morning .

Oh Vera I hope you managed to nod off again this morning , I don't know how you manage to do what you do with so little sleep I'd be like a zombie .

Good morning all dark clouds out there but 10 degrees. Hair appointment 1.30, Cynth will drop me off.

Vera I was awake from 2.30 until 3.15. I did come a look at the PC but I obviously went back to sleep as the next thing I knew it was 0715. But so dark I thought it was still the middle of the night.

sounds as if you did so much yesterday Vera your body snatched a couple of hours then thought you needed to get going again.

I’ve been awake since 2.30 am so thought I’d be the first to wish you all good morning. Have a lovely day whatever you’re doing.

Thank you for your card Mel. It arrived this afternoon. I got yours AnnG the same day as Mandy and I think I said thank you. I hope you get some post soon.

Yesterday we had a lot of rain. Today hasn't been as bad as I expected. It rained this morning but was dry this afternoon and the wind hasn't been any worse than a stiff breeze. Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny.

It's good that you have heard your mammogram is clear Annx. That's one less thing for you to worry about. Sorry to hear that you are not sleeping well. Good luck with resetting your body clock. I've lost count of how many times over the years doctors have put me on sleeping pills for 10 days or so and assured me that would reset my body clock. It never has. I think my clock has stopped working altogether now.

Oh Mandy, that was annoying to break the candle jar. I bet you were cross with yourself. It's just the sort of thing I do. I've got a lot of scented candles but OH isn't keen so I don't use them in the lounge. I have thought I might find them relaxing in the bedroom but I am frightened I might fall asleep with them still burning and there could then be an accident.

Not getting anything done yesterday after having the doctor's phone call and doing the neighbours shopping I thought I'd better have a h/w day. I changed the beds and did a lot of washing. I still have the bedding to wash but I've done all our clothes for the last 8 or 9 days, some heavy jumpers and all the towels and OH hoovered through for me, bless him. This afternoon I had a Sainsbury delivery, a bit earlier than I would normally have it but I wanted to fit it in now as I have one booked from Tesco for 18th. There was nothing unavailable but there were 2 subs. I was happy with one of them after I checked the dates to make sure it would be OK till I wanted to use it but the other one went back. I had just ordered an ordinary Pantene shampoo. That wasn't available so the picker decided to send me some stuff to smooth frizzy hair instead. Why would someone I have never met decide I must have frizzy hair?

I must get on as I still want to type a couple of letters to go in with cards. I hope everyone, me included, has a good night. Sleep well, sweet dreams.

Iv'e only had Anng's card out of all of you so far. The postman came today but just the parcel delivered.

Iv'e not done a blimmin thing today its been so windy and wet all I hasve done is feed the chickens. Look for the chickens food bucket and not touched the flowers at all. Just could'nt get motivated but I now have sausage rolls in the oven so that one job out of the way I suppose.

O Mandy fancy dropping the candle don't you get cross with yourself for doing these sort of things.

I hope you can all sleep better tonight and get yourselves back into gear with your body clocks.

Just given them another 5 mins and they are smelling lovely. I have two lots with wholegrain mustard in and a few with cranberry sauce which I am trying out.

Afternoon All,

It was horrid, wet and windy when we went for our meds this morning. A big carrier bagful! lol. Then when we got home they had only done the prescription for one of OH's lot of meds so he's gone back to get the rest. He usually checks before we drive off, but with it raining hard he didn't today.

I'm glad you had a better night AnnG, but we were still awake in the early hours again and then slept in late this morning. I think we are going to have to force ourselves to be up early and hopefully help reset our body clocks. We have had post today at last, so thank you very much for your lovely card with nice twinkly words which arrived at lunchtime, as did Vera's lovely card, so thank you too Vera. I also got the all clear on my mammogram which was good to know. I did a bit of tidying, got lunch and have changed the bed, so that's my HW for today and it's back to painting again now. I'm afraid I have limited space in here, so have to shuffle things around and can't paint big pictures as the desk space is small. What I tend to do is lay out the paints I'm using, mixing plate and brushes on a tray that I can put on the floor when I need room to use my laptop. It's easier than packing everything back onto shelves each time.

I see your post is getting through Mandy. I've noticed the postmen don't walk as much now, at least round here, and park little vans at the end of the road where they deliver and then move on. It's nice to have a change of baubles but what a shame about the candle for Chelsea. I hope you can salvage the candle to use somewhere, but fingers crossed they still have some more when you go back for another and at least it didn't crack a floor tile.

Thanks Mandy I know I have had thanks from some of but just wondered if they have all arrived

Anng I got my card from you , I thanked you on the 4th December so our post is getting through it seems .

Clouded over here now but the sky is quite yellow as the suns setting.