General Chat

Back from shopping and all unpacked and put away and had a COT and cake.

So you are all having trouble getting on here today.

I went to Lidl and then up the High St for my cotton I needed and some elastic as a pair of my pj bottoms the stretch has gone so they need to be mended as they are a favorite pair.

Hope you feel better tomorrow Jane. Its awful when you get back ache and sciatica.
I am gong to have a nice sit down tonight as I feel like I have been on the go all day. Bet there's nothing on the telly thats interesting. Did anyone see Come HOme last week? Not sure if I liked it or not. Think it could be a bit slow. There are only three of them I think.

It looks like we are all having trouble with GENES. I have just had an eMail from Jane saying she is giving up today, trying to get on here, and I see none of you have posted anything apart from me. I love talking to myself lol lol

I have been trying for the passed hour, and didn't even get the ERROR PAGE. After replying to Jane, I thought I would try ONE MORE TIME. and Hey PRESTO here I am.

Have had a message from Susan my niece to say. They know nothing about the funeral as it's being organised by Steve's two daughters. So I will have to sit back and wait to see what's happening, and WHEN. Steve had been separated from his wife for ELEVEN YEARS. I have never spoken to her or his children. and don't even know their names. From what Fran tells me, they and their mother, are right mouthy people. So an experience I yet have to have in meeting them.. ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) That's provided Simon can get time off work to take me down there.

It's stopped raining, but the wind is getting up, so don't know what's coming.

Afternoon All

I just sent Frank an email to say I havent been able to get on Genes at all today. But I thought I wiould give it one more try and Boom ! here I am .
I wont be stopping though as I cant sit long as my back and sciatica has been blooming bad today.
I did see Gill is back :-D. So glad you are feeling a lot better now Gill. You have had a rotten Easter this year.

I will go now as I do need to get some dinner on the go.These light evenings make me forget that it is actually much later than I think.

See you tomorrow.

Well I have chopped up the leeks and put them in a bowl of water to be washed and done the potato's.

I have been in conversation with a woman from Australia, who use to live, and got married at St Pauls Church in Woodford Bridge, where I was born and grew up. She knew the family name and was at school with my sisters. What a small world it is. lo

It's tipping it down here, and it's very cold with it. I have the heating on and a jumper.

I still haven't eaten yet today, so I am going to get some soup and B & Butter.l

Good morning to all,

Glad you are feeling a little better Gill. Do you need a back wash ?? lol lol.

No sunshine here Mel, in fact we have more of the wet stuff. Carolyn just called to take Ros out you know where.!!! The plants on the door step are in pots, which are overflowing with water. She has just emptied them all.

One of my bad nights last night. I was in bed by 9.35 pm and still awake at 1.00 am Went to the loo, then into my armchair, reading until 3.45. I did sleep then until Ros got up at 8.30. She didn't bring me tea, as she thought I was still asleep.

Everyone seems to have a lot of water around their gardens. We are so lucky in the village, all roads slope down towards the canal. The canal has an overflow at the bottom of the hill, where any excess water runs off, I assume into the main drainage system. We do get flooding at the bottom of Towcester Road where the water runs down the hill there, and the drains can't cope.

What exciting things have you got planned for today Girls. ?? if like me, you will be sat reading or on the computer. What a life I live :-| :-| :-|

Didn't manage to speak with SIL yesterday, perhaps Susan had taken her out somewhere. So I will try again later. Not that there is much to talk about, but it lets her know I am thinking of her.

Jane, I see that Victoria Derbyshire has a political programme on BBC 2 in the mornings. Is Hannah back from Paris yet ?? I bet she's living on cloud NINE at the moment.

Ros is buying some sliced pork while she's out today. She will make a leek pie for dinner tonight. So all I ned to do is the potato's for mash. NICE AND EASY. !!!

The Lamb that is over, I have wrapped up and put in th fridge for Ros to take to Martine for her Dogs. They will love Ros when she turns up with that. <3 <3

See you all later, have a nice day, whatever you are doing. xxx

Morning Gill and all,

I had written a post and oh must have turned the light on in the garage and the leccy went out and I have had a job getting back on here again. I was in first time this morning and could'nt believe it but had to get the error page after turning the pc back on.

Well would you bellieve it we have sunshine this morning nd its very welcome I can tell you.

Shopping day today and I need some grey cotton as I don't seem to have a grey of any kind in my draw and I am running out of Hunters Green. I don't know if they still sell cotton on reels. I know they sell the Gutterman polyester thread. I want Sylko if I can get it.

Morning all

Woke up feeling much better today after a rough weekend of the shakes and feeling sick and dizzy. Going to have a bath as my back is still sore, hopefully that will make me feel better.

I see there's been floods by you Jane, that was a lot of water in the picture. Our garden flooded slightly but no where near as bad as that. The rain water came over the patio flags and into our greenhouse, I'm so glad I put plastic containers under the legs of the wooden tables in there and also had my plants on pieces of wood, so everything stayed dry. It did feel strange when I water the plants in the greenhouse today as there is still quite a bit of water in the garden.

I haven't caught up with all the posts as there were far to many to read, so I hope everyone is okay. I did notice you all had family around and had a lovely Easter. I've still got my Easter egg to eat as I couldn't face it over the weekend, so I might have a little piece later.

Love the pic of your sewing Mel, although sewing yourself to it wasn't a good idea lol.

Going to get in the bath now before it goes cold. See you all later.

O yes I do put something inbetween the layers. I use card on the back and a circle of quilters fabric Ann up the shop gave me. It just makes it stand out a bit. I did try a little stuffing but its hard to get it in the right place when you have to sew the top to the back and you have to sew the pin on the back before sticking the card to it and I never seem to get it in the right place as its hard to hold the pin and sew it on as it slides around.

Have an idea for another one now.

I hav'nt seen Escape to the Chateau yet. I am going to watch Bear Grylls a bit later on when I know oh is asleep then I don't get any talking through it or how they should be doing things. I too saw the new program advertised and shall be watching that too.

We had a little sunshine late afternoon and a little Dunnock was warming itself on the roof of the bird table. now its raining again but it has been warmer today. Yesterday we had that bitterly cold wind.

Mandy I see you are all booked up for the children s sleep overs. They must really enjoy staying with nanny. Have you knitted anymore dolls clothes?

Yes Mandy, I did see the new prog advertised, and have made.a note of it!! It has stopped raining now and it has dried out a bit now.
Salad for supper!

Evening all

We've had a horrible wet old day here ,it's poured all day but saying that the sun has now peeped through .
The road was flooded out the front and i couldn't believe my eyes when i looked out there were two ducks having a swim !!!! LOL

You don't need any water flooding in Jane you've had enough problems with water .
There are several roads flooded this way where the cars have had to turn round because there's no way through .

Family came for lunch and they all enjoyed the Turkey ,there's enough for us for tomorrow and DIL took some home for their meal tomorrow , the children all tucked in they even ate the roast parsnips which surprised me as i didn't think they liked them .
Now tomorrow Chelsea is coming to stay overnight it should have been later in the week but Katie is going to stay with DIL's sister tomorrow so she asked if she could come tomorrow instead .

You do have a feast Frank, i do main and sweet but i don't think i could manage to eat cheese and biscuits too :-D

Oh Oh Mel i can feel that cotton pulling through :-0 makes me shudder thinking of you pulling the cotton out .
I like the little stars on the brooch ,do you put a little padding in between the layers to round them off a bit ? it's hard to see if you do as the picture makes them look flat .

Liz did to see them advertise a new programme with Dick and Angel from the Chateau ,i think it's about them helping other people do DIY on their homes , i think it starts next Monday 9th at 4pm on channel 4.
I did wonder how they would manage with the woodburner giving off the heat on that floating platform as the cover looked plastic !!!

Hope Gill is feeling better .

I might be naughty and eat a little chocolate now :-D

We had the same problem when we lived by the river Barle in Somerset Jane, the calvert under the tow path where the storm water from the ditch at the bottom of the gardens that should have drained into the river was constantly blocked and of course the water backed up into peoples gardens and on some occasions houses!! What with that and the storm drains being blocked with stones and other debris pouring off the moor, water down the road at the front of the house could be a real problem! Like you, no one ever seemed to be responsible for keeping things clear, owing to the ditch partly being owned by the N.P, and partly by individual people whose land it ran through! the storm drains were highways, and so on!!
Luckily here, as the bungalow is up on a trailer, apart from the paddock, ( partly an overflowing ditch!!) we are ok!

Mel, it had to be pumped away otherwise we would have been flooded and the next houses along. The main problem is this blocked culvert where the brook should drain into and then into the ditch over the road.The main drains were FULL but the level is going down now .Someone,either the council or the Highways Department HAS to take responsibility over this Culvert. The new houses over the back of us will not be built for ages and that is nowhere near the brook. The people who came from the Council or Highways were pumping the water from the blockage into the field opposite I think.
I am just so relieved that we haven't been affected this time.
Chris said that when he was helping out next door he met the other people the other side and they have a new dog called Hector. I think it might be a Hungarian Vizsla . I had to look this one up !! They must have lost their dear old boy Shera :-( a beautiful Golden Retriever ).

Mel I love your latest Star Gazing Hare creation :-D. Fancy not realising you had sewn your finger LOL
I have the Normandy Pork dish in the oven now for a couple of hours .I will just need to add Creme Fraiche, Cornflower ,and Dijon Mustard at the end. So that is me done now for a bit. I will see if there is anything worth watching on tv.

Oh dear Jane, what a mess for you all. We have only had a light shower, even though it's a horrible day all round.

My SIL has gone to stay with SUSAN her daughter. I will catch up with them both later. Garry the other son has ben in touch today also. I rang my sister, she gave me this info. and she says she hardly speak to anyone. ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

SWAP you Liz, I have plenty of lamb. I have just cur enough for us, for this evening. Looking at the veg that's over from yesterday. I think there might be enough for us two.

There's been some SRUPID Robin Williams films on BBC 2 this afternoon, Ros was enjoying it, so I just sat through it.I expect the Bl@@dy soaps will also be on even though it's Easter Monday. !!! I will have to look what I can find on my Tele in the conservatory.

Enjoy the rest of your day girls, hope you all have had a nice Easter. xxx

Whats gong to happen if they build those new houses at the back of you?

Oh said water has to go somewhere and it will go away on its own the way it came. He said you are wasting your time trying to get rid of it.

The council needs to do something about this problem as its not the first time it has happened and it is a health hazard to a lot of you.

Mel . No that is the hedge on the other side of next door. They were pumping out too. I fee sorry for the people in the house that has the water in. The brook is just a few feet to the side of them and they are always the first to be flooded. The back gardens of the first 3 properties are flooded and the front gardens of 4. We are the fifth We have managed to get away by the skin of our teeth this time. :-D
They are all still pumping ! Another neighbour 2 doors down has rung someone to come out as her main drain (water ) is just about to come up through the Man Hole Cover!!!. They were having trouble with flushing the toilet. Our kitchen sink is unblocked now :-D. I think it I will make a start on dinner for tonight now. Its going to be Normandy Pork.

Have replied to your pic Jane!!! Have just come back from taking Cas and we have two huge lakes in our paddock!! It actually isn't raining at the moment!! but looks dark and stormy! I think we've all had more than enough of this vile weather!
Time for lunch! Anyone for Turkey!!

O gosh thats really flooded Jane. Is that your hedge in front of Chris in the picture you sent or is it the other side of you?

Chickens are still paddling and its still rain in the air here. You're right what an Eater weekend! :-0

Afternoon All
Well what an Easter Monday it is here. All the gardens and one house along from us are flooded. Chris has just come back from helping pumping out the front of next door.Thank goodness is hasnt reached us. The Highways or Council lorry came to try and blast what is blocking the culvert under the road from the Brook to the other side. This has happened several times before (you might remember out gaage being flooded a couple of times) . The problem is no-one claims responsibility for this culvert.The ditch that runs along the other side of the road from us should be full of water but there is nothing :-S

We also have a blocked kitchen sink. So it is all fun here :-S :-S NOT.

Glad you both had a lovely meal yesterday with family and friends)Frank and Liz)
I must get on now and see if there is anything I can do.I think though that the water level is going down now so touch wood there will not be any further trouble today.

I will be back later.