General Chat

See you all in the morning .I have gone to bed .My book on the kindle is more interesting than TV tonight. Night Night.

Have a great day tomorrow Anne. I hope the weather is better than it has been today.

Well what a load of rubbish on Tele. We watched some good Nat Geo. Now turned over to "VERA" it's a repeat again.

Wet horrible day all-round today. Ros said Morrison'r was busy. She bought fish today for tonight. TWO PLAICE and some round fish for me. I don't know what it was, but not much taste to it. Ross plaice had roe in it down both sides, which I have never seen before.

Ros is talking of revamping our kitchen unit doors with that CHALK PAINT. It is suppose to be very good. I will have to look into it, before she goes off buying it. <3 ;-) ;-) I know her too well.

Your poor chickens Mel, they will have webbed feet soon and start "quacking".

Had a nice doze in the armchair this afternoon, so hope I can still sleep tonight. It feels more like 11.00 pm than 9.00, so I won't be long before I'm tucked up in my bed.

Hope the weather is better for you tomorrow Anne, It won't be nice if you are outside in this lot.

I see West Ham had a win today. 2--0 against Watford.

See you in the morning. Sleep tight. xx

LOL i don't mind ,it's like having two birthdays :-D

Yes thank you Liz i got the e card but i won't open it until tomorrow . :-) another card came this morning .

Gill sounds as if your going to be busy over the next few weeks ,we looked into having new door fronts on our kitchen units but it wouldn't have been that easy as we have two lots of shelves and lots of end panels that would have to be replaced too so we didn't do it in the end .
That's good news that OH's chest specimen came back clear .


Your poor girls Mel they won't know what the ground looks like soon , good job you got the new boots or you would have had some very wet feet .

Started raining here a few hours ago ,it went over so dark ,the evenings are beginning to pull out though ,you can really notice it more when its been a brighter day.

That's a good dish full Jane , it will be nice and warming on a cold day

Jane it's tomorrow we go to the Boston meet up, I've just found out the Park is in Hove but Paul will get it on the Sat Nav.

Sorry to make you a day older Mandy I will have to alter it on the calendar.

Oh No! Sorry Mandy, I thought it was today! I'll be back tomorrow!!
We're, or rather I am watching ' The Onedin Line'! I'd forgotten how much I used to enjoy it! OH is selling something on eBay and keeping an eye on progress!

I think I probably can Jane. Its still dull and raining. The ground has water laying on top of it out the back in front of the chicken run. Still it saved me washing my boots off as I paddled through it on the way back. The bantams did'nt even bother to come out of their house when I fed them this morning. You just get one little face that peeps around the door and retreats back into the house.

Well I have done the shop, egg delivery and lunch and now I am fed up. I still have a bit of washing up to do but that can wait.

Oh bought a new lock for the back door and fitted it yesterday and it now works fine. This one has a knob you twist to lock the door on the inside. Much quicker than getting the keys out of my bag every time I want it locked.

Sleep is always the best cure for these complaints I find. I hope Sandra dos'nt get it as bad as you and Glynn Gill.

Liz it is Mandy's birthday tomorrow :-)
Oh poor Ian ending up standing in it !! I honestly dont know how I missed doing that as it was right in the middle of the hall way and there was plenty of it :-S
Do you think we deal with this kind of thing better than the men as we have been so used to babies nappies/sick etc.I have often been called for to deal with the mess and my lanquage would have been the same as yours LOL

I expect Cas would rather be out and about rather stuck indoors with her bone. It really is miserable. Thomas has just dashed in fro mthe summerhouse ,had his cat milk and has now gone straight to his bed.Face like a wet weekend(which is really is).
I have got the dish done and in the slow cooker. I took a pic of it as it looks so colourful.

Chris is looking a bit like Thomas as he cant get out in the garden .He said he would go upstairs and do the ironing :-D :-D.. I didnt argue with that :-D :-D. I think he secretly quite enjoys ironing all the shirts.
I think I might see if the Winter Olympics is on. I saw some of the Couples skating this morning and they were amazing.I am not keen on the Cross Country Ski-ing though as I find it rather boring but the energy and stamina they have to do this sport is incredible.Rather them than me :-) I do love the downhill and slalom .
I have just been informed by Chris that this is the 4th Saturday in a row that it rained here !!. I bet Mel can beat us on that one

:-D

I must admit, I've rather forgotten about Valentine's day!! I know for certain OH will have! I can't say that I'm at all bothered, as you say Jane most of what's on offer is such tat!!
You did make me smile about your kitchen units! I'm afraid mine were second hand when we did the kitchen here, and could certainly do with a birthday! they're not getting one though!!! OMG, I remember only too well the sound of a cat being sick!! I also remember OH going downstairs years ago and, not being as lucky as you Jane, stood stock still and shouted for me to come and clear it up while he behaved as if he'd stood it prussic acid. I won't repeat what reaction he got from me!!!! Men! It would have been laughable if it hasn't been so sad!!!
Happy Birthday Mandy. I hope my e_card got to you safely, and that you're having a lovely day. <3
What a horrid day it is here, windy, wet dull and yuk! Cas has a bone, but seems a bit bored with it!! There's gratitude for you!

Afternoon Everyone
What a wet miserable day it is.Looke like it is set in now for the rest of the day. I did my shop at Tesco just now .It was so busy and quite difficult to get a parking space near the shop entrance.It is a massive car park and I wasnt prepared to park right down the end and get soaked so I just kept driving around until a space became available.
All this Valentines Day stuff is getting on my nerves now.There is just so much of it and a lot of it is tat.

Fancy forgetting your sleepers last night Frank. Thats not like you. Yes you would get soaked through if you walked to the pub today thats for sure.

Anne I thought it was today you were going to Brighton for the Doggy Meet. Did I get that wrong and maybe its tomorrow? .How does Ruby know when Paul is coming? Do you tell her and then she goes to sit and look out the window :-D

Crumbs Gill,what a lot of plans you have !!!!!! Do dont do anything by halves do you LOL My kitchen is old and very tired looking. The units that is.We had them fitted in 1991 !!!!! I am pleased that OH got the all clear from his chest specimen and that he is feeling a lot better now. Sandra is doing the best thing by sleeping in and fingers crossed her virus doesnt end up with the awful cough that you have both had.

Mel your girls must think the world has come to an end and will be looking out for an Ark soon to take them away .Will all this wet ground for so long damage their feet?

Mandy I kept thinking your birthday was the 12th for some reason. I hope the card got there today . I have decided to keep one of the little outfits I bought for the new baby as it is so cute but will get the bigger size in the other one. The one I shall hang on to would be too warm in the bigger size as it will be getting towards the summer.

I woke last night at 2.40 to the sound of Thomas being sick somehwere :-S. Anyone who has a cat will know that sound !!!!. I came downstairs and just missed (just by luck ) standing in the pile he had brought up in the hall. So it was disposable gloves, kitchen paper and a dog poo bag and then the floor wipes.I was so pleased though that it hadnt happened on the lounge carpet like before. Serves him right for eating a bird and heaven knows how many mice yesterday. I had to make myself a cup of tea after all that lol went back to bed and then had trouble getting back off to sleep :-S

I am now going to get a meal going in the slow cooker. Not for today or even tomorrow but I just have things in the fridge that will go off if I dont use them now ,like fresh lemon thyme,coriander and celery.

Morning all

Damp and dreary here today.

I thought I'd got the date wrong for your birthday Mandy when I saw the posts this morning as I thought it was tomorrow. ;-) Maybe you could be like the Queen and have 2 birthdays LOL

Sorry to hear you had another bad night Frank, I've had a few of them lately so I know how exhausting it feels. Hope you have a better night tonight.

I'm feeling a little better this morning after a better nights sleep. Still got this cough though which is hurting my side. Sandra is still asleep so it looks like she's had a better nights sleep too. I'm not going to wake her. I think it's better if she wakes herself up as sleep is probably the best medicine for her, she doesn't seem to be coughing like OH and I but is complaining of a sore throat.

We have decided to update our kitchen with new kitchen doors and handles so we're going to nip to the shop later to see what they've got, it's cheaper to do it that way and will give it a nice new look without it costing to much. This kitchen has been in here since we moved in 10 years ago and is looking rather old and shabby now. We already have lots of handles so won't need to buy those, which is good as they can be quite expensive. OH said he's feeling much better so will be swapping the doors and drawer fronts over today or tomorrow. We also noticed the fronts on our fridge and freezer doors aren't looking their best either and since the appliances are still in good working order OH said he will just spray paint them to freshen them up a bit. So hopefully we'll have a nice new looking kitchen soon.

We're also thinking of changing the floor covering in the bathroom as that is starting to look a bit shabby too. Then I fancy doing a bit of re-decorating, just a few feature walls to modernise the place a bit. All we've done since we first decorated 10 years ago is paint the wallpaper we originally put up so we could do with a bit of a change. It'll be nice to have a bit of colour around the place as everything is painted white at the moment and looks a bit boring.

We also need to get in touch with a carpenter to have our side gate sorted, it's falling apart now so we need a new one and we might see how much it would cost to have some wood flooring put down in the living room and hallway instead of having carpets as they are looking a bit worse for wear too. So lots of plans to brighten the place up a bit.

Just had a coughing fit ,so I'm going to get a drink to see if that helps.

Morning all,

Dull miserable and raining here and its quite heavy rain too. Chickens swimming again this morning. When will it ever stop?

I thought you two were a bit premature with Mandy's birthday!!!! Yes its tomorrow three days before mine .

The only plans I have are to g to the shop, which I do every saturday for the paper and a few bits and deliver Em's eggs. Gets boring after a while to keep hearing me say that.

As oh is not in the loft today I may be able to do some crafting.

Morning all,

Thanks Anne and Frank for the birthday wishes but my birthday is tomorrow ,don't make me a day older than i need LOL
Yes 21 three times over Frank :-D

Dull here but at least it's dry ,how long for i don't know the sky looks really grey.

I've caught up with my ironing this morning ,cleaned the downstairs loo and the upstairs bathroom, i just need to make a shepherds pie for later and that will be me done for the day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANDY TWENTY ONE AGAIN lol lol.

Horrible night last night. I was sooooo tired I went to bed at 9.45 Forgot to take my "SLEEPER" and could't settle. I was up and down the THAMES on the "GOLDEN EAGLE" with my DAD.!!!!! Gave up at midnight, and goy up, read until 2,30 It was then I remembered my tablet, and took it. I then slept to 9.45. Ros had my COT on the coffee able when I came out.

She has gone to meet Martine, and get the bits we need.

What a horrible morning out there, I can see the run splattering against the Conservatory windows.

Yes this BUG has certainly been around long enough. It appears to be Country wide, and that's just going by us. Gawd knows what the main population is like. No wonder the Hospitals can't cope.

Going to get another drink as my throat is sore and dry. Then I think it will be my book, until Ros comes home with lunch. was going to watch ARSENAL V SPURS. but not in this weather, I will get soaked walking down the pub, and I don't want yo sit in wet cloths for two hours. The Umbrella just doesn't keep your legs dry. !!!

Have a DRY day whoever you are doing. I will try to catch up on posts later.

<3 <3 <3.HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANDY <3 <3 <3 .
Hope you have a lovely day.

Sorry to hear you are still feeling poorly Gill & Sandra, when I was ill with the same thing it took about 3 weeks to feel better although I still have the cough.

Cas is looking snug in her new coat, Paul is coming soon to take me and Ruby to Pets at Home, she needs a new harness as the one she has now is a bit tight I had bought one from Amazon but it's a little bit too big at the moment.

I haven't been on here for a couple of days so will try and get back later when I've read more of the posts.

Ruby is busy looking for Paul from the upstairs window from there she can see the
car when it turns into where we are. Jameston is a strange road it's like a tree with several branches although there is only one main entrance onto the main road, we are right up the top and then it's a dead end.

Hope everyone has a good day

I'm still feeling very poorly and so is Sandra, OH is starting to get over it now, so I'm hoping Sandra and I aren't ill for as long as he has been.

He has his appointment for the scan in March and his first physio in April so he's starting to get things sorted one by one. He got the all clear today from the stuff off his chest he had to take to the doctors to be analysed, so that's good.

I haven't read any posts yet as I'm in a lot of pain, I've managed to pull the muscles in my side again so it's very painful to sit up or move about. I'll be glad when this cough as gone as it's so painful and I'm not sleeping very well so feel really exhausted all the time.

I just wanted to let Mandy and Mel know that your birthday cards have been posted today. I hope yours arrives on time Mandy.

Love the photo of Cas Liz, she looks so cute.

I'll try and get on here properly tomorrow if I can. Hope everyone is okay <3

No not huge flakes Jane just normal snow ,it turn a bit sleety and it's stopped now but i think we might be in for more snow tomorrow .

Jane i would change the baby outfits, 0-3 months is very small and they grow so quickly ,she probably has lots in the smaller size so the next size up will be ready when she needs them .

Yes Janice Colin's sister is off the Dialysis machine now ,they were putting her on it and taking her off i suppose it was to see if the kidneys would start up again on their own and they do seem to be working again now so thats a relief ,until this bowel problem she was fine .

I opened an envelope today with a card in as i could see it was from Yorkshire Tea Company ,it had a Tea Bag in the card for my birthday :-D :-D :-D

Poor OH Mel ,he needs a couple of days off i should think after being bent up in the loft for the last couple of weeks ,how much more is there to do ?

We've had bad accidents this way on the A47 ,also lots of traffic hold ups as a manhole cover had come off ,it was taking a couple of hours to get to Norwich which normaly takes about twenty minutes .

O I forgot to say you can use that Wet and Forget on wood or bricks that have moss growing on them. I am going to do mums grave marker as its got some dark moss on the little Robin ingraved on it. It will keep it nice and clean for a while. You an do fencing or anything really just as long as its not your plants and the fine spray travels a fair way as I found out when oh did the patio last time.

What a good girl you are Jane doing all your exercises today. Bet you ache all over now!! :-( :-(

Oh has just told me we had about half an inch of hailstones this morning. We heard there was a bad accident on the M4 I think it was and he said he wondered if it was a hail shower that caused that.

I wonder who that pink envelope can be from Mandy?????? Its a shame the children have a bug just as the half term holiday starts. I hope they can still enjoy their time off school. I always think its sad when children are ill in their holidays. I had chicken pox just before my Christmas holiday when I was 11 so missed all the Christmas stuff at school at the end of term and felt quite hard done by. We came down here for Christmas and stayed with Aunty Joy in Bideford. Mum was hoping I would lose my spots by the time we came down and I just about had.

Oh told me this afternoon that he has all the lagging down up the end so he is going to have two days off. I don't blame him as he has been working under the eves and been all creased up to reach. He said his back is playing up now. He's just gone in the shower so I am sitting here typing this so I don't turn the taps on and make the shower cold!!!!! I am good at that.......... :-0

Hope James has a safe journey to Jess and they enjoy the weekend all together. I have never heard of indoor Crazy Golf but what a good idea with the weather being like it is. Hannah finds some really good things for present for all of you dos'nt she?

Afternoon All
Quite right Liz... make them wait for the day your payment is due and not before :-D Cheeky beggars.

Is it BIG snow Mandy? Nothing here other than it just being really really cold in the wind. The sky is so clear,its going to be a real cold one tonight.

I am sorry that Colins Sister is so ill and your Nephew too ! Perforated Bowel is not a good thing. I take it she is not on Dialysis any longer. I was a Dialysis Nurse when I met Chris.I hope that both your Nephew and Colins Sister do well and recover well.

Two cards went in the post today :-)
Mel your girls will need water wings at this rate !!!!! I feel very sorry for them. :-(
Not speaking to Thomas as he has eaten a little bird :-S Left the tail feathers and bits on the back door mat :-S He hasnt had a bird for a long time.

Frank I must ask Chris if we still have any of our Wet and Forget. I hadnt realised you could do your roof with it too !! Not that we could do ours.

I went to M&S this morning and bought 2 gorgeous little outfits for our friends new baby. But now I think I should have bought 3-6months rather than the 0-3 months. Baby is a little girl called Emily Aviva sister for Freya. I might pop back tomorrow and get the bigger size.

I cant remember if I mentioned but there is now a night shelter opened here in Kettering for rough sleepers. I thought about Steve and wrote down all the details on a bit of paper .I took it with me to the Co-op where he sits but he wasnt there )only his belongings ) so I tucked the bit of paper in the top of one of his bags . I am hoping that he will use this night shelter especially now as it is so cold again.

I have managed ALL my exercises today Mel :-D I can feel it now though LOL

I forgot it was half term next week Mandy. I hope all the grandchildren arent going to be ill :-S I just wish all these nasty bugs wouldl just BUG off. They have been around now for far too long.

James is off to Jess tonight and then tomorrow they are meeting up with Hannah and Gareth for this indoor Crazy Golf and lunch for James's birthday(Hannah's present)

It's snowing :-D