General Chat

I've been thinking about Anne too and also hoped she was okay. Maybe we'll hear from her soon.

No I don't get paid for the jobs I do for the neighbour. In our street we all help each other where we can. Last month the daughter let us use her wheelie bin to get rid of the hedge that another neighbour helped me cut down as we have to pay for the garden bin to be emptied. The neighbour pays but we chose not to, so it was nice of her to let us put the rubbish in there. I don't mind helping as I don't think the daughter likes cleaning. She did say she'd do the rest of the bungalow, but so far I've not seen her car, so when she plans on doing it I don't know. The bathroom didn't look like it had been cleaned since the last time I did it and that was ages ago.

The daughter only lives in the next village so not far away. She does go to her mum's every day and sometimes very early in the mornings, she also goes there at night if her mum has had a fall, like she did the other night. Personally I don't think her mum should be living on her own with all the falls she has been having over the past year, but it's none of my business so I don't say anything. We are always keeping an ear out just incase she has another fall and calls out. She did this when she had a fall in her back garden so we looked after her until the ambulance arrived, that time she broke her hip and was in hospital for quite some time. I do worry about her.

I think Ella would benefit from those sickness tablets Frank, Michelle used to have them and they worked a treat, also the bands, she used to wear one around her wrist which worked too. Ros should be home now, so you'll have some company when you return from the pub.

I thought they were little bags Mel, but wasn't 100% sure so thought I'd ask.

It's been a lovely sunny day today and quite warm outside, but I don't have any gardening to do at the moment. We are hoping to dig up a couple of plants but needs large pots to put them in first.

It sounds like you've been busy in your garden Liz and also in your bungalow. You'll be all spick and span now.

OH has finished the painting in the living room. The emulsion smells worse than the gloss paint did so I'm glad I'm in the bedroom for now. Hopefully once it's dry the smell will go.

I was going to watch Love your garden but OH likes that and he's had to nip out so I've decided to watch Queen Elizabeth instead and watch Love your garden later when he comes home. I did watch the Olympics earlier and was pleased to see our girls won gold and bronze in the Skeleton. Shame about Elise though, she fell and had to be taken to hospital. Luckily she doesn't have any broken bones and should be okay for her next event. I'm hoping she has more luck then and wins something.

Well, I'd better get back to my programme I've got it on pause.

Afternoon all,

Another lovely sunny day again after a frosty start ,Colin is out chopping some wood ,Max keeps in and out but he won't stay out for long if i'm not out there .

Liz the Daffs look lonely just the two of them but they were picked with love , it is a pretty little jug you have them in .

Mel i liked the little pouches you've made ,you make some nice things .
Naughty deer eating he snow drops .
I bet the boys will enjoy the boxes , my grandchildren love making things with boxes and bits and bobs ,the only thing is they do like to use sellotape and more sellotape ,before you know it they've used the lot !!!

I'm still looking after my friends bungalow , (the one that died last August )when i went yesterday the snow drops looked lovely ,i spoke to her daughter yesterday and she wants some of the snowdrops for her garden so i'll have to see if i can dig a few up ,she wondered if i would pack up some of the glasses and bits in the dining room ,there is so much stuff to sort out ,she carn't do much with the bigger furniture at the moment as she's still waiting for the papers to go to probate it seems to taking for ever to get things sorted .

Gill your so good doing the cleaning for your neighbour but don't let her take advantage ,i hope she pays you some thing or gives you some flowers for the jobs you've been doing .
Good job you noticed the shower door was out of place or the poor lady could have had another accident , don't go over doing things you have been so busy lately with one thing and another .

Frank if Ella is a bad traveller those tablets work a treat ,poor Katie is always sick if she hasn't had the tablets before travelling .
Hope Ros has a good journey home ,you'll be pleased to have her home again .

I noticed yesterday afternoon they had taken the fancy street light down in the churchyard ,the top bit with the light had gone and the bottom half was all taped up ,when i let Max out last night there were workman there with lights taking the bottom bit away , this was about ten o'clock !!!

I think a lot of people will be out in the garden Jane it's a nice day for getting jobs done .

I do hope Anne is ok apart from the happy birthday for Mel we haven't heard from her for nearly a week now .

Afternoon Everyone
Gill you and OH are such good neighbours.Fixing the shower too. Thank goodness you spotted that it was 'out of place' ,the poor lady would be back in hospital again if she had leant on that. Is she safe to be at home? I cant remember if the Daughter lives there too or not? I agree with the others and hope you have been paid for doing the cleaning. You did all that decorating too a little while ago.

Mel that is good you can get rid of your cardboard boxes for the little boy to make things with. Thats a good bit of recycling :-D. It reminded me of the various things James and Hannah came home with when they were at Nursery School. I used to save all the loo rolls.kitchen rolls and boxes for the school.

Frank, if Ella is not a good traveller maybe those wrist bands would be a good idea rather than the travel sick pills. We used to have them for the children when we travelled to France on the Ferry and they did seem to work really well. I once took H&J to Denmark to Legoland. It was a coach trip and then an over night ferry from Harwich then coach . They kept those wrist bands on the whole time. I made sure of that LOL. I didnt fancy them being travel sick when it was only me with them. Chris stayed at home for that trip.

I think lots of people are busy out in the gardens today.I passed no end of folk in gardens pruning ,clearing etc. Chris is having a good clear out in the Greenhouse and will have a car full of stuff to take to the tip .

Time for a spot of lunch now.

I like that Liz "Supervising". You tell him girl.

If ros left early like Frank said she should be home by now. I think he mentioned 10.30am??? But perhaps they did'nt get away early after all.

Something is eating my snowdrop flowers off. It could be the deer. I noticed the other day our BIG ash tree has ivy growing up it which I usually pull off as I don't want it getting up the top. It is these ivy leaves I took as patterns for the little pouch I sent you a picture of. Well up to a certain height all the green ivy leaves have gone so it must be the deer eating them. It had some nice shaped leaves at arms reach for me. I noticed too that the ones that are left have been affected by the frost or cold wind as they have turned a bit browny looking. I don't think I have ever taken notice of ivy in the very cold weather before.

Good morning fair MAIDENS,

Yes Madam will be back today. I rang her about 10,30 this morning. hey had just arrived at Jo's o pick Ella up, then they will set off. Should be home here around 3.00 pm. They will stop on the way back as Ella is a bad travellers in a car. I have suggested getting her some sickness tablets, which they haven't shout about. If it helps her enjoy the journey more, I think she should take one.

I got Tony to get me some flowers for Ros, instead of Daffs. also a paper, which I have been reading, for the passed hour or so. The flowers don't seem very special, but it is a MAN who chose them. :-| :-| :-| At least she will know the thought was there.

I've just looked down at my screen and see I have 20 emails waiting for me. I bet most will be rubbish. I do wonder where these people get your email address. Where ever possible I click on un-surscibe button. and hope that stops them.

Well the last two nights have been terrible sleep wise. I have laid awake till well passed midnight and wide awake by 5.00 am. This morning I was drinking tea at SIX, showered and dressed by 7.00 am

I have tidied around, (not that I have made any mess) run the hoover over the lounge. So all ready for when madam arrives.

I told Ros if I wasn't home when she gets back, to get the key from PAM OR VALERIE. But I should be home around 2.30 anyway.

So the decorating is almost finished then Gill. You were very good to go and clean your neighbours bathroom and kitchen, before she gets home. Will you and OH be her "CARER" till she is feeling better. Where does her Daughter live, is it far away ??

I hope the weather holds up for you Mel, it will give the ground a chance to dry out.The girls will think it's SUMMER. !!!!

I should have mentioned to Ros and Co. to get something to eat on the way home, as I don' think I have much for them here. The bread in a week old, which stays fresh as I keep it in the fridge, and we have plenty of tins of Salmon and meats, so they won't starve. Which reminds me I haven't had anything to eat today. So will go and get some toast and "my mate", before I walk to the pub.

Not a bad day here, so we are planning to pull a couple of bushes in the garden, and ear mark the spot for some more snowdrops and a new flowering bush at some stage!
I have hoovered all through the bungalow, from end to end!! Not before time! So I'm feeling smug and self satisfied!!
Gill, surely this lady's daughter can clean her mother's house?!! Unless of course you're being paid. You have such a kind heart, but do be careful that people don't take advantage of it!!
You'll be glad to see Ros Frank, a week can seem a long time on your own, but I think it can make you appreciate each other more. <3
Off now to do some supervising!! :-D

Morning Gill and all,

Suns out here again today so lets hope it stays like this as the chicken run is starting to dry out in places but still like a mud wrestling ring in others.

Gill they are draw string purses all hand sewn or maybe you would call them a money pouch.

Only the usual to do today, the shop for the paper and Em's for the eggs and I must take her her box back the biscuits came in. Little Sam is into making things with cardboard boxes etc so I have a selaction of different sized boxes and some empty toilet roll middles and kitchen roll middles for him and some bubble plastic.

I don't know why this daughter of next doors dos'nt clean her mothers house herself. I hope she pays you for doing it if not I think she has a blimmin cheek.

Frank how did you sleep last night? Your Ros is back today and I am sure you'll be very pleased to see her. Hope they have a better journey home than they did on the way there and a safe one too.

Morning all

Dry but cold here today.

I've had quite a busy morning already. The elderly lady (almost 99 years old) who lives next door has had another fall and broken her ribs, she is in hospital at the moment but is due home today. Her daughter asked me to clean her mum's bathroom and kitchen, but because I wanted to watch the Olympics at 10am I got up very early and went around there, OH came with me and did the kitchen so I could crack on with the bathroom. It's a good job I was cleaning the bathroom as the elderly lady fell a few weeks ago onto her shower door and I noticed it wasn't in place properly, so OH and I fixed it to make it safe. I dread to think what might of happened if she had lent on it. Anyway between us we had all the cleaning done and was back here before 9am.

OH is painting the living room ceiling now so I'm in my bedroom with my laptop and ready to watch the Olympics in here.

I didn't sleep very well last night, probably because I knew I had to be up early, so no doubt I'll be tired this afternoon.

I'm hoping to watch Love my garden later, so hope I'm not to tired.

I like the photo's you sent Mel, but hope you don't think I'm being rude as I couldn't work out what they were.....Sorry.

Hope Ros has a safe journey home Frank. I bet you can't wait to see her again I know how much you've missed her. Did you managed to get the daffodils for her?

I think I might take a quick look at my family tree while I'm waiting for the Olympics to start. I've just heard another Bronze medal has been won for Team GB. Let's hope we win a few more medals today. :-D :-D

I have sent you a pic of what I have been making.

Liz I love your daffs and the little jug. I see that was a present from your grandaughter. A nice gift as you can use it a lot. I like things I can use.

I have been having trouble trying to send emails again. Did you all get it this time please?

I'm not cooking tonight as oh said he will have toasted cheese sandwiches tonight. I shall have a boiled egg.

Jane:- :-D :-D.
We may well watch that prog Gill Thanks for mentioning it.

Love your garden starts tonight 8pm on ITV if anyone is interested, I'm recording it as I like those types of programmes.

Oh Liz. I just saw the number 6 not the 6th !! I am glad Cas is only 3 as that was pretty scary thinking she was already 6 !!!!!.LOL I thought I was losing the plot.

James has just got in and will be gone as soon as he has had a Pizza. He is going out to catch up with some old school friends tonight.

Pleased to hear Thomas is okay Jane, I was worried about him with you saying he ran outside, that he might of run off again. You were saying that the cat litter goes outside the little tray, we used to have that problem when we had cats so used the base of the cage we had underneath it, it caught all the bits and was then easy to clean.

Sandra would be make up to live where you live Liz, she loves horses and would really like watching them from the window. What a lovely birthday present, I like pretty things like that. So Cas is three, like Max the time has gone by really quickly.

I thought OH was almost finished with the painting, but forgot he's still got the emulsion to put on the ceiling, that will be done tomorrow then the room will be finished. I'm enjoying seeing the transformation, but not the mess that goes with it. Every room has got something in it, from houseplants to boxes with kitchen doors in, so I'll be glad when it's all finished and we can put the bungalow back to normal again. At the moment we have a sofa right in the middle of the living room so OH can get to the wall where the window is, which is making it difficult to walk around.

Going to dish up dinner now, OH will do the last coat of gloss paint after we've eaten, then once the living room is completely finished he'll make a start on painting the hall. It's all go here at the moment.

Jane, Cas is three! Just one year older than Max!! :-D
Gill, my granddaughter gave me the jug for my birthday! It is pretty and I really love it! The view is good too, mostly there are two horses in there, I think Merlin is jealous of all their space!!

Happy Birthday to Max <3 <3 2 years old already !!!. He is all grown up now. I cant believe Cas is 6 either!!!.

Love your Valentine flowers Liz :-D :-D :-D

Frank, I like Peter James and have a feeling I might have read that book. That title certainly rings a bell. I think about 99% of the books I read are all Crime/Psychological Thrillers. Not long to wait now until Ros is home again. I hope the journey home is a better one than the one they had going down .

Mel I think the idea of using that covered cat litter tray is a great idea for a sand box for the birds.They will enjoy scratting around in that . I just have a bog standard open litter tray for Thomas.Luckliy he is a tidy boy and doesnt kick much litter out at all.He doesnt really use it too often . Saying that I noticed today he has used it sometime this morning and had done a poo. That is most unusual for him. Maybe it was his worm treatment and he needed to go quickly lol. Gill he is fine after the treatment .He was gone quite a long time after I did it yesterday and i could see by his fur he had been licking it :-S

Mandy I didnt know either that you could have tablets for fleas from the Vets. I do remember Worm Tabs for the dogs and they were BIG. Chester always reacted a bit strange when I did his flea stuff on his neck.Thomas is just the same. I hate having to do it.

Mel you mentioned the programme Strike. I love it and cant wait for this next series.We havent had to wait too long for this one.
I enjoyed too the 2 episodes of the school children who are high achievers but are from disadvantaged backgrounds. They will be followed for the next couple of years until they finish school. I felt really quite sad that some of them felt that they were just not good enough and lacked confidence ,,just not realising that they can achieve any goal .It brought tears to my eyes at times with the terribly cramped conditions some were having to live in and not a free space anywhere for them to be on their own to do their school work. I cant wait now to see the next programme which will probably be this time next year.I want them all to do well :-DThey deserve to.

Frank I watched Shetland . I have seen this before and it is not my favourite really. All a bit slow and dour .

Where is Anne? Hope she is alright and was able to take Ruby to the Doggy Meet on Sunday.

Oh heck,I need to get a log on the fire.It has almosrt gone out . Chris has left me in charge too :-S

Happy Birthday to Max <3 <3 2 years old already !!!. He is all grown up now. I cant believe Cas is 6 either!!!.

Love your Valentine flowers Liz :-D :-D :-D

Frank, I like Peter James and have a feeling I might have read that book. That title certainly rings a bell. I think about 99% of the books I read are all Crime/Psychological Thrillers. Not long to wait now until Ros is home again. I hope the journey home is a better one than the one they had going down .

Mel I think the idea of using that covered cat litter tray is a great idea for a sand box for the birds.They will enjoy scratting around in that . I just have a bog standard open litter tray for Thomas.Luckliy he is a tidy boy and doesnt kick much litter out at all.He doesnt really use it too often . Saying that I noticed today he has used it sometime this morning and had done a poo. That is most unusual for him. Maybe it was his worm treatment and he needed to go quickly lol. Gill he is fine after the treatment .He was gone quite a long time after I did it yesterday and i could see by his fur he had been licking it :-S

Mandy I didnt know either that you could have tablets for fleas from the Vets. I do remember Worm Tabs for the dogs and they were BIG. Chester always reacted a bit strange when I did his flea stuff on his neck.Thomas is just the same. I hate having to do it.

Mel you mentioned the programme Strike. I love it and cant wait for this next series.We havent had to wait too long for this one.
I enjoyed too the 2 episodes of the school children who are high achievers but are from disadvantaged backgrounds. They will be followed for the next couple of years until they finish school. I felt really quite sad that some of them felt that they were just not good enough and lacked confidence ,,just not realising that they can achieve any goal .It brought tears to my eyes at times with the terribly cramped conditions some were having to live in and not a free space anywhere for them to be on their own to do their school work. I cant wait now to see the next programme which will probably be this time next year.I want them all to do well :-DThey deserve to.

Frank I watched Shetland . I have seen this before and it is not my favourite really. All a bit slow and dour .

Where is Anne? Hope she is alright and was able to take Ruby to the Doggy Meet on Sunday.

Oh heck,I need to get a log on the fire.It has almosrt gone out . Chris has left me in charge too :-S

So your book is all finished now Frank? Lets hope you can borrow another one to tide you over until your new books arrive. That was a nice thought to buy some daffodils for Ros's return, she'll like those. It must be awful for Simon every Friday, how long as he had to go, will it be for the rest of his life?

I like your photo of your daffs Liz, the jug you have them in is very pretty and also the view from your kitchen window.

Those two years soon passed didn't they Mandy. Love the picture of Max. Pleased to hear Colin is better now, hope you both have a good nights sleep tonight. OH has almost finished the painting, just the rad and the wood the curtain track is on, but unfortunately the paint on the picture rail at the side of the window isn't dry yet so I can't take the curtains down without there being a chance of paint getting on them, so the rest of the painting will be finished after dinner, as the picture rail should be dry then.

I'm just watching today's 60 minute makeover. I like red but they have gone crazy with it, putting it in most of the rooms. I wonder what it'll look like when it's all finished?

Going to get a cuppa now and watch the end of it before dinner time. I can't believe it's almost 5.30pm and it's still light outside. Don't we put the clocks forward next month?

'Need you dead' Frank! what a title!! :-D. I'm sure it's a good read though and will bear it in mind!!
OH has come back from offloading the scrap! It made £40!! so it was worth doing!!
Cas and I did a bit of gardening after lunch as it was so nice and sunny here, and every little helps!!!
We have chicken (for a change!!) in white sauce for supper with mushrooms and rice. Nice and easy, not much clearing up!!
At least your chickens must have had a drier day Mel which must have been a relief for them!

Well the book is finished, I will return it toTony, and see if he has another to keep me going until my books arrive.

I see we have done it again Mandy, posted together. I can remember you telling us about Max as a puppy, I can't believe it's two years ago. The curtains are for Devon. he property was built in the 1860 so the windows are floor to ceiling 14/16 foot high.. Jan has battery operated blinds in them at the moment, but only come half way down. they will stay there, but she wants big curtains that she can draw in the winter. The windows have been replaced with double/triple glazed plastic windows, so there is no cold coming in. But it's nice to shut the dark nights out isn't it.

Pam next door has called this afternoon to see if I need any shopping getting tomorrow. Bit late in the day, but the thought was there. lol

The sun is so bright now, that I have had to draw the curtain, so that I can see to type. I expect er will have another good frost tonight.

Starting to get peckish, so I think I will see about getting my F & C. I can then settle down and watch the early news tonight.

For what ever reason I haven't watched any Olympics, which is strange for me as I like any sports. It might be that I am reading more, with no distractions from the T.V.

I have ordered TWO books for the same author as I am reading now. Both "BUY IT NOW" and I am still winning the other books at £2.00 for SIX. 33p each can't be bad.

T.V has;t been on today. I got myself showered and shaved, I have put trousers and a shirt on today. I feel quite dressed up. lol If it stays like this this evening I could be tempted to go the the pub. There is a match starting at 7.45. and it will be a bit of company for me.

I didn't realise you had had CAS that long Liz, Where is all this time going ??

Simon rang earlier. He is at the hospital having his blood removed. It must be a real drag having to go there every Friday. I am not sure how much blood they take, I must ask him. I am pleased that I haven't got the same blood disorder. It looks like he is the only one in the family.

The bulbs are all coming to life in the garden. If the gaffs were open I would pick a bunch for Ros's home coming. I might ask Tony to pick up a bunch for me when he goes to Morrison's first thing tomorrow. That will give her a surprise.

We have a village draw called the 250 club. We pay £10.00 a year, and the woman who collects it has just been. Good job Ros left me with some money or she would have had to come back. I just don't use MONEY. I only ever use my card at the pub or if we go out to eat. Roa on the other hand has always got money in her purse.

I am almost at the end of my latest book. So will be glad when the others arrive. He is such a good author, to the point where you don't want to put the book down. It's about a police DCI stationed in Brighton. and a murder of a young woman. I still haven't guessed who DONE IT. If any of you enjoy a thriller, the Authors name is PETER JAMES. The book I am reading has sold NINETEEN MILLION. So he must have a draw on people. The book is called "NEED YOU DEAD"

I've done my chips for tonight, so will be looking forward to my F & C around 6.00 pm tonight.