General Chat

Morning all,

Nice sunny morning and it's 13 degrees ,the wind was really blowing last night as we went to bed I could see the trees really swaying .
Had a better night got up about twelve thirty for the loo then nodded off until about six ,hopefully the tablets are beginning to kick in I can have three today .

There's lots of dead heading that needs doing so I want to see if I can do a little then sit a little today ,hairdresser comes tomorrow morning.

Good morning all only 13 here, very sunny, still no rain and no wind.
Slept quite well. It was not so hot last night but I still slept with only a sheet over me.

It remains to be seen whether the new group works out. It always takes time for these things to settle. It is different to when a group forms with a definite purpose (photography) then we know everyone is on the same 'page'.

Yes it was annoying that the speech was not clear. Really don't know if it is their equipment but daughter says it was clear when they saw it at a 'proper' cinema. Granted 3 or 4 of us have hearing problems normally but not to that extent and two of us have good hearing.

Nothing planned for today, bedding is already in the wash but otherwise, if it stays cool, I may get a bit done in the garden. I think the trouble is, with it being so hot and everything a struggle I have lost heart out there a bit.

When I did the big pond filter the other day I noticed the swallow was on the nest again and did the filter and she did'nt move. When I went in today she was'nt on the nest so out came the mirror with a long handle and |I put it up over the nest and I now have another 5 eggs in it so hopfully another nice brood. Fingers crossed she raises this lot.

Evening All,

Well it really cooled down overnight here. We actually felt like going out so went down the road to costa for a coffee and egg cob deal and then round the corner to M&S for OH to get another pair of shorts PJs. They are in T shirt material, navy shorts with a striped T shirt, so he could wear them round the house instead as they don't look like PJs. He was lucky as they were the last pair in his size.

Then he had a 20 minute appointment with a nurse, but he would only deal with one problem. When OH got outside he checked the time and he'd been less than ten minutes and it wasn't even time for his appointment yet either! He could only assume the receptionist had booked for one problem, but usually that is a ten minute appointment. What is going on that the mostly older people who need to visit the doctor more often are being made to make more than one visit. It means taking up parking more often, more expense in travel and difficulty for some.

I had to smile at the 'hat' incident Vera. It's another similarity to OH who does the same! Once he left his hat at another office before he retired and they sent it to him in the office mail and it arrived flattened! He's left his hat in restaurants before too. I did grumble at him when he went out and hung up a hardly worn navy gabardine mac on some pegs where he went. When he went to put it on to go home, someone had taken his mac and left their old tatty navy mac in it's place!! It's good your OH is sorted with his ears and eyes now so no more trips for that. Yes you could be getting a ride on your granddaughter's lovely horse! :-) I wanted a pony from before school age when I went on one of those metal bike seats with mum to a house where she worked and they had a black Shetland pony. Also I would ride my 3 wheeler bike to a tiny shop in the next road in the village where we lived then next to the Cannock Chase. There was a retired Shire carthorse in a paddock on the way and I used to pull big handfuls of grass to give him that he couldn't reach over the gate. I was a bit scared and in awe of his size.

The new group idea sounds promising AnnG. I hope it succeeds. That was good your neighbour fixed the security light for you. My wall pots on the front have the same problem needing new screws and rawl plugs. It sounds like the film was enjoyable, but a shame the sound wasn't good. It's the same with some tv programmes too and some people, including presenters don't speak clearly or gabble. It can't all be my ears and hearing as others sound really clear.

Mel your goldfish sound frisky with the warm weather. It's good you didn't lose Spotty, but a shame they got tangled. It's a good job you managed to free them.

I sorted my car insurance today and was pleased in the end to renew with my existing provider as it was £100 less than last year with them, so a good saving. They had sent me an email reminder as I never auto renew, but our post is so infrequent these days, I still hadn't had the renewal quote.

Sorry you had another painful night Mandy and that the jumping was bad too. I hope the lower dose meds will help. I know how long the nights are when you have pain and that jumping must just add to it. I hope you have a better night tonight as you must be so tired.

Dear All

Hello

Hope you are well and safe.

Cor! The heat was terrible! :-S :-D

But an excellent excuse not to do some housework. :-S :-D

I was sweating like a small elephant. :-S :-D

I normally resemble a small myopically tortoise with acquired dignity. :-S :-D


Take gentle care
Love EOS
xx

11 of you was a good turn out and I hope it all works out for your ladies group.

Iv'e cut some sticky out branches off the box hedge just outside where the bird feeder is and pulled a little more ivy off the back wall. Fed the fish and finished the bed so now I am going in the shower.

I'm thrilled to bits I hav't lost Spotty and keep grinning to myself. Silly I know but I do love my fish as most of them were bred in my pond.

I think I am getting sausage and mash at Stu's tomorrow, well thats what he mentioned last week but it remains to be seen.

It is 22 degrees here but feels like more. Luckily it was cool in the cinema as there are no windows of course and no strong air con. The actual fil was very good, acting great and scenery lovely but we all (6 of us) found the speech was muzzy, loud enogh but not clear so it was a good job we all knew the story.
I didn't know but apparently Moth died fairly recently.
Lunch in M&S was not spectacular, I had a breakfast ciabatta with cheddar cheese omelette and chilly jam. It was a bit tasteless and dry so won't have that again.

While in town I spotted an emerald green cardigan (M&S) that I liked and I did need a green cardigan so bought that and a strappy pyjama top.

The meeting went well Vera 11 of us there and we are meeting again next month, we are still sort of feeling our way as to what we need from meetings but I think it will work out OK.

Thats great that oh has clear ears and eyes now Vera and good he just remembered his hat at the last moment.

Iv'e pottered in the garden today done some watrering and filled soak trays. pulled a bit more ivy off the back wall and stipped the bed and not put the bottom sheet back on yet and I have to fight with the quilt cover. I also did a wsh and Ithink thats dry on the line now. Been to neighbours next door but one and he gave me a lot of Yellow Rattle seeds. He's put the lily I gave him in his pond and the water mint.

Not going to Stu's tonight its going to be tomorrow night now as I rang him to see so I had time to get a dinner out of the freezer, mac cheese.

One bit of very good news though I still have Spotty Muldoon and it was one that was mostly white on top and a couple of spot underneath which I thought was a plain white one and I still have the other white one so I am so very pleased it was'nt Spotty.

Good afternoon everyone

I hope you are all having a good day. It was still very hot overnight but the temperature dropped very early morning and the rain started so it was a lot more comfortable. It was constant drizzle all morning but the sun has just come out now and it feels very hot and muggy again. I can’t make head nor tail or the various weather apps as they differ so much. The one on the computer says it is 17 degrees and feels like 17, on my iPad it is 20 degrees and feels like 16 and on my phone it says 21 degrees and feels like 25. There’s a bit of a difference between feeling like 16 degrees and feeling like 25!

Aah, I’ve just had a lightbulb moment. Both the iPad and the PC are giving me the forecast for the town which, as I’ve said before, is only a mile and a half away but the phone gives me the forecast for this specific little area and we do seem to be in a little micro climate of our own here. I wonder why I’ve never thought of that before now. I must be very dozy.

Enjoy the film AnnG and let us know what you think of it. Our tiny local theatre sometimes screens films so I’ll be going to see it if they put it on. It’s good that your neighbour was able to fix the camera back for you. How did your meeting about setting up a ladies only group go? Will you go ahead with the idea? I know what you mean about not fancying a big, hot meal in the weather we’ve been having and, left to myself, I would probably have had something like egg on toast last night. OH isn’t a bit fussy and eats whatever I put in front of him but he does like his meat and veg and I had a lot of veg in the fridge to get eaten up before it went over. Tonight is similar. It will be meat pie with veg though I won’t do pots as I struggle with pastry and pots in one meal.

Talking of dinners, I hope Stu cooks something nice for you tonight Mel. It’s always good when someone else does the cooking.

I was getting a bus into town this morning but it was raining and our buses are notoriously unreliable so OH offered to drive me in. He dropped me near the hairdressers, drove back home and an hour later drove back to town to go for his ear appointment. In the meantime I had my hair done and did some errands before meeting up with OH at Specsavers. He remembered his hat just as he was going out of the door so had to dash back in again and get it. That’s him finished now – eyes and ears are all functioning as they should.

Gosh, it’s getting very hot again. I think I am going to have to move from here. I’m at the computer in the study and tucked up under the eaves. The sun is pouring through the window and I am beginning to feel a bit nauseous so I’m off to a cooler room.

Morning girls,

It looks like another warm one here this morning and its 16 degrees at the moment and pc says mostly sunny. It was much cooler yesterday but I still did'nt do much.

I am at Stu's tonight unless I hear otherwise during the day.

That was good of your neighbour to come and put your camera back on the wall Anng. Saved you calling Jake's dad and having to pay.

Mandy I do hope the doc can sort something out for you with your legs and knees. Its so horrid being in pain at night even worse than during the day. Lets hoe the new tabs will work once they are in your system and the lower dose will suit you better.

Morning all,

No rain overnight but it is raining now a nice steady rain so no watering tonight only the greenhouse .

Vera she's a lovely horse and I like her name ,I don't blame you giving the meeting a miss nothing worse than having to chat when you have a bad head.
Hope OH doesn't forget his hat today :-D

Didn't have a good night lots of pain in my knees again the jumping was awful last night and it's still doing it this morning so I'm sitting here with the ice pack on my knee to see if I can reduce any swelling that's causing the pain .

Good morning all 14 degrees now, it did cool down a bit in the night so I got enough sleep in several bit. No rain that I can see over night although it is very overcast. Makes it difficult to know what to wear going into town to see the film The Salt Path.

Vera she is a beautiful horse I hope your geanddaughter has many hours od fun with her.
You did seem to get a lot done yesterday despite the hear but probably a good idea to not go to the meeting.

Goodness a full hot meal. I have found I just don't fancy a big meal in this heat I actually ended up having eggs on toast yesterday followed by an ice cream. I did have a hot meal on sunday with the chicken leg and cauli and broccoli but no potatoes. then Monday as I had cooked two chicken legs, I had the second one cold.

Ann I hope the surgery escalating the appointment gets somewhere for your OH.

too hot and tired to answer all the posts tonight. However I will tell you that my friend over the road about 73 and a Beavers leader and a very busy ladt, when she got in from her voluntary work at the cats' rescue centre, she came over and re-mounted the camera up on the wall over the door. (I held the step ladder. She is not a slim person but was up the ladder balancing while she screwed in new rawl plugs and screws and fixed it. Just as well she is handy as there don't seem to be many handy men in this road now. I am pretty sure that Jake's Dad could have fixed it but not sure they would have time this time of year for such a small job. I also know daughter could have fixed it if she was here.

I decided to give the Ladies Club a miss as my head is aching and my eyes are very sore but I went down early when there were just the committee putting out chairs and took a big bag of items for the nearly new stall they are running at the village fete this weekend. They also do a plant stall, a book stall and run the refreshment room. I then made my apologies and came home again.

I ploughed through the ironing before breakfast whil e the heat was still bearable. Then we drove into town for OH’s midday appointment at the opticians. It’s only 5 or 6 minutes walk from the car park but it did seem a drag today. Anyway OH is now sorted with new reading glasses and that’s all his eye appointments finished. When we got back to the car OH realised he had left his hat at the opticians and straightaway went to walk back. He was amazed when I pointed out that he would be going back there tomorrow for his ear wax removal so he could phone them and tell them he would collect his hat then. Is it just my man that doesn’t stop to think things through?

I also did a number of smaller jobs this afternoon and then cooked a full meat, potatoes and 2 veg dinner. I must be mad!

Annx, I’m glad OH’s referral has been escalated and things seem to be moving at last. It’s about time that he started to get the treatment he needs. It sounds as though it’s a good job it’s your last day on the cream if it is affecting your lips. I wonder what sort of neighbours you’ll get when that bungalow in your close is sold.

I hope the lower dose of that tablet will suit you better Mandy. I feel for you as restless leg syndrome is horrid and I think you may have it worse than me. I expect you have done the same as me sometimes which is to grit your teeth, tense your legs and be determined to stay still and it makes no difference at all. You just can’t control it. The muscles jerk and your legs jump. I have to get up and walk about but that’s harder for you with your painful knees. A tip a doctor gave me 20 odd years ago was to avoid caffeine as much as possible. I couldn’t drink decaf tea so I stopped having tea after lunchtime and cut out nearly all other caffeine and it did help a bit. I do now have tea whenever I fancy a cup but I am still very cautious with any other caffeine.

Oh dear AnnG, good job the camera didn’t fall when someone was near it or they might have got a nasty bump on the head. I hope you can get it easily fixed. Is that the sort of job your handyman Jake could do?

I bet you’ve been gardening most of the day again Mel. I don’t know where your energy comes from but I wish I had half as much. That was lovely to see the baby hedgehog. We used to see them around our old house but in nearly 12 years of living here we’ve only seen one.

I’m glad you liked granddaughter’s horse. She has always loved horses and took to riding at quite a young age. She keeps trying to persuade our son to buy an “equine facility” that she will manage for him. I think his response has been to tell her to dream on.

Time is marching on and I still have a couple of things to do tonight before I get a drink and get myself ready for bed. I don’t think it’s going to cool down a lot during the night so I’m not optimistic about getting a lot of sleep. Then tomorrow is supposed to be a much cooler day and we should see some rain. Roll on tomorrow.

EDIT. Sorry Mel, I missed your last post. Your fish keep you busy. It’s surprising how attached you get to them and you do feel upset when things don’t go right for them.

Did I tell you that the clapping I could hear coming from my pond was not a bird having a bath but the fish mating? EWell yesterday I had to rescue a big gold one and today I could hear it again so went down to feed them and a god one was stuck in the weed again. Got that one out and clipped the mesh back on the fence and there was anpther splashing. Off came the net again and this time it was a black one so I let that one go I have had to fish them out with my hand. Just before clipping the net back on I thought I could see a white tail so I fished around again and it was one of my lovely babies from years ago, Spotty Muldoon. I am so upset as that was the tiny whitey one I first saw in the pond at an inch long.

Love the horse Vera she should be a good ride as she has a short back and I like her socks. She's beautiful and a lovely colour with great markings on her face.

Vera I got your email and love the horse! What a lovely rich bay colour she is, the colour of conkers! It takes me back and your granddaughter is going to have lots of fun with her. Thank you for sending the pics. I wonder if others will be wondering whether to go to the Ladies Club Meeting tonight as it's so hot.

I think it's supposed to get a bit cooler from now on till later in July Mandy, then get hot again. I hadn't thought about the workmen in and out with doors left open! I think they are stripping everything out the first day, then the floor levelling will be done the next day as the floor tiles are coming up and that will take two days to set hard, so I doubt they will be back for a couple of days then. Then the flooring man will lay the floor before they start fitting anything back. They said about 6 days, but I think it may be a bit longer.

OH got on well at the doctors and his referral is being escalated today. The doctor agreed he needs to have his treatment started urgently after all this time and as his quality of life is being badly affected. Fingers crossed he will get an appointment sooner now. The surgery was absolutely boiling and other people in the waiting room were saying they were melting. They really ought to have had fans in there. We picked the rest of my meds up afterwards and were glad to get home again. Today seems more muggy with no breeze I was sweltering after doing a stirfry for lunch. ERNIE has given me £150 this month which was nice. :-)

I noticed my lips seemed to be tingling this morning, like when the local anaesthetic starts wearing off at the dentist and I think this cream the doctor gave me is causing it as the leaflet said it cause reactions like lips swellingchecked the cream the doctor recently gave me. It seems it can cause bad reactions and allergies including lips swelling etc so I think that's what must have caused the tingling. Luckily this is the last day I need to use it.

A sale board has gone up in the close at what was Jean's bungalow when we moved here. The man who moved in had recently had a stroke and his wife had one just after last christmas. It's a shame as they had a lot of work done to get it as they want.

I have sent some pics of granddaughter’s horse so Annx might need to look in her spam file.

It’s been the hottest day so far and we seem to have been busy today as well. BBC weather is telling me it’s currently 31 degrees but feels like 36. Too hot for me. I’ve read the posts but no time to respond at the moment. I’m supposed to be at a Ladies Club meeting this evening but am not sure whether I will go. Might bbl.

It seems that there is no end to the sort of things that can go wrong, break etc when you are on your own.

There is/was a camera mounted over the front door. I had not really taken much notice of how or where it was fixed. Today it fell down. It fell gradually, first one screw came out of the wall and it was hanging there on one screw when Cynth came to the door. We both stood and looked at it. Hmm?? So I decided that it would probably be best to leave it until another friend came home late afternoon as she knew more about DIY. Went in shut the door then decided to have another look. opened the door and the other screw came ou, so now it is hanging by the wire that feeds into the house and somehow ends up at the TV. So now it is tied to the back gate to stop it swinging and hitting anyone on the head.

Hope it wasn't to hot for your walk to the meeting Anng ,how many turned up.

Oh Ann it is you just can't seem to keep still you have to move your legs but with these tablets it seem to have made it a lot worse ,I thought I would never get to sleep.
Let's hope its a bit cooler next week with the workman going in and out and letting the heat in .

Very cloudy and I don't think it's quite as hot today .