General Chat

good morning all, went back to sleep at 615 and woke ar way gone eight. feels like I am all behind, but, having nothing to do I am really not and a wash load is already in. dry here so far and 12 degrees, bright, not sunny.

Feeling a bit sad as I have just seen eldest grandson#s ex wife has re-married, not been informed but saw it on facebook. looks ike she was in the full white as well. Not really a problem, I wish them well for the sake of my great grandson's and he seems a nice fellow. But it would have been nice to have been told.

Morning all

Bit cloudy but bright and not raining at the mo but its been raining in the night Ithink. Pc says rain strting in three hours and its 11 degrees.

BIL may come today to look at my pond pump and see if he can get it working.

So easily done Vera. As you say a pity he didn’t clear the pot out of
F the way. Easy to be wise after the event. Good that his memory returned anyway.

The last time Ann Posted was on the 30th I think so hope she is ok.

I waited till around 7 pm and there was no sign of rain, not even a grey cloud, so I went out and watered pots and a couple of plants in the garden. Now it's raining. Why couldn't it have started a bit earlier?

I said I'd tell you what happened on Monday but I'll give you the short version as I think I've probably bored you enough with our problems. OH decided to clean the gutters out. Our house is a chalet bungalow type with quite a steep roof so the gutters aren't very high up. He was almost right round when I went out and told him to leave it for the night as he was getting tired and that's when accidents happen. Famous last words! As i walked indoors I heard an horrendous crash and rushed back to find OH entangled with the ladder and broken pots. After checking that all his limbs appeared to be functioning and he didn't seem to have banged his head I got him indoors. His injuries didn't seem to be too bad, a cut on his nose, another on a thumb and a couple of grazes but his mind was away with the fairies. He didn't know what he was doing and insisted he hadn't fallen off a ladder. I rang 111, we both spoke to a clinician who said she was organising an ambulance and paramedic which arrived quickly.

After doing lots of tests and talking to us both the paramedic said that, as OH had sustained quite a whack to his nose there was a possibility of a bleed on the brain. So off we went to hospital and, once there, were taken straight to Resus where various medical people started working on him with a whole battery of tests and scans etc. By now OH was talking more normally though he had no memory of falling. Then his head was immobilised and he was taken off for a scan of his brain and also his neck.

After an hour another doctor appeared and said that the scans had been processed and he had checked them and was reassured there was no sign of swelling or a bleed on his brain. He walked up and down with OH a few times to make sure he was steady enough on his feet and then said he could go home. So I phoned for a taxi and we arrived home at 1.30 am, £60 lighter in the pocket.

It's not an experience I want to repeat. It was frightening, particularly when the medical people were talking about a bleed in the brain. Even though I was shattered I didn't sleep for the rest of that night at all, I was so wound up. NHS administration seems to be in a real mess but the front line staff are great. You couldn't fault them. Everyone was reassuring and efficient, and everything was done with a smile.

OH's memory of what happened has come back. He says he thinks he was coming down the ladder and was only about 3 rungs up when he caught his toe on the rim of a flower pot that was next to the ladder. Goodness only knows why he didn't move the pots out of the way first. I think his common sense flew out of the window when he retired.

It's a good job I gave you the short version. You would have been reading for the rest of the night if I'd written out the full version.

I hope Annx is OK. I don't think we've seen her for a couple of days. Maybe she is busy with appointments or maybe she's just enjoying the good weather.

I hope we all sleep well tonight. At the moment it seems a bit airless and heavy everywhere. Perhaps it will lighten up a bit as the night goes on.

Been moulding and painting most of the day and thought I better stop and get dinner on. Its sausage and mash tonight with cabbage. I have been dying for a bit of cabbage.

Mandy my beans never came up so I have bought new compost and am going to try again.

Been raining here most of the afternoon now but a bit fine.

Evening all it's been sunny one minute and then cloudy but not as warm as yesterday, it was to hot to sit out yesterday even with the wind .

We've been busy in the garden getting the canes in for the runners and tomorrow if it's dry we'll get the plants in .
Yesterday son came and put the new LED light up in the kitchen, he fitted the new hose on the shower and did a little job outside on the shed ,he's coming sometime with dil to put the new canopy on the gazebo as it's a two man job and very fiddly .

Anng the pots will love the rain ,we want a nice steady rain all night to really soak into the ground it's just so dry everywhere, I tried weeding in the front garden yesterday but you can hardly get a fork in the ground it's just so hard .

Oh dear Vera why do men never listen ,poor OH now has a pulled back moving the trough on his own , I hope it soon feels better ..

I'm off to get a drink of hot water now as I've had indegestion since I had a sandwich at lunch time.

It has been raining steadily for fifteen minutes now. Not heavy but steady so no pots to water tonight. I don’t know what the temperature is but it has definitely dropped.

O dear what are you going to do with him Vera.

BIL rang just as I was going up the shop. It was about myCeramic Lemon Juicerond pump, he may come tomorrow ands saee if he can get the pump I have in the pond working.

Rain did'nt last long enough to wet the ground.

It is 16 degrees there. As I had a couple of walking and standing days I have taken it a bit easy so far. although I did walk down to Irenes with some books to return. so many books that I wasn't sure I had read (they are beginning to get duplicated now. I brought back 6 books but four have to be returned as it turns out I have already read them or have them on my shelf to read. will take them back tomorrow or Monday as they are good books for somebody else to read. I have just updated my typed list of books read by some authors so must remember to take it with me next time.

Vera you just can't win with your other half. Maybe you should make up a large notice and plant it in the garden so he can see it. "Remember your back£.

I don't know that OH has learnt his lesson AnnG. He has as far as ladders are concerned but not anything else. In fact I think I am about to strangle him. Last night I wanted to move 2 heavy troughs of geraniums right round to the other side of the house. I suggested we each took one end so sharing the weight or he moved them using the sack barrow, so that is what he did....for the first one. The other one he picked up, without me knowing, staggered round the house with it and put his back out. What would you do with him? He admitted it was foolish and he is his own worst enemy. Now he won't be able to do much for the next couple of days so I'm stuck trying to do the jobs he was going to do as well as my own jobs.

I've managed to spend an hour in the garden this morning. I've cut back some of my penstemons but stopped when my back was beginning to pull. I've also lifted some spring bulbs from a half barrel and planted in there the marigolds we bought yesterday and I've done a bit of general tidying up. I've had to come in as my back is twanging a bit and it's also getting too hot. It's about 18 degrees and sunny but there is no breeze at all so it really feels hot now.

I think I'll cook our main meal at lunchtime today so I'd better get started. We're having a sort of bolognese with noodles and I've got enough mince and other ingredients to freeze some of the bolognese so it will be quick to do next time we fancy it.

Its now 12 degrees cloudy and raining.

Morning all,

Brightish morning here and its 9 degrees there is a bit of blue sky but also white clouds.

Just the shop to do today and then I can do what I want which will probably be miniatures. I also need todo some to get on Ebay, pretty things as whats on there now is a bit boring.

Pc is still playing up so I better post this before is disappears.

Had a good night and hope you did too.

Good morning all 8 degrees and bright, loks as though it could be sunny but forecast was for rain, as it was for late yesterday but that didn't happen. I suppose I shall have to water the pots again later. (when I am dressed). Nothing planned for today except the Tesco delivery 3-4 this afternoon.

Vera, it looks as though your OH has learnt his lesson now if he is agreeing to get people in to do jobs, that must be a relief for you.

I am so envious at you being able to just call in to the garden centre and buy the plants for this year. I have no idea when I am going to get to our local garden centre. Hopefully it won't be too long although I can't put in much until after my visit to daughter's.

Well, that last post of mine seems to show alright on the thread so I’ll carry on. It has been a beautiful day, sunny and warm with just the slightest of breezes. It was a joy to go out without a jacket or coat and at one point I even took my lightweight cardi off and just had a short sleeved T shirt.

I hope you had a good day in Tewkesbury AnnG and everyone else has enjoyed whatever you’ve been doing .

This morning we had to go to one of the surgeries in town for an RSV jab. Our Covid jabs were done by a nurse I call Mrs Happy Jab as she treats all her patients like dartboards and almost throws the needle into your arm. She had said she would be doing the RSV one for us so we were very relieved to find we had a different nurse. This lady was smiley, chatty, bouncy and looked about 15 but she was good. Neither of us felt more than a tiny pinprick.

While we were in town we did some other errands and then drove to an electrical place where OH wanted to get some new lighting stuff. He bought what we needed but, much to my relief, said he’ll get an electrician in to fit it as it will mean using a step ladder. He has also booked a young handyman to finish the job he was doing on Monday when he fell. This chap seems to be busy so can’t come till 12th May. If he seems OK we’re going to talk to him about doing some other jobs for us.

After lunch we went to our nearest garden centre Perrywoods. Some years ago they took over a small Wyevale that was closing and planned to trade from there while they built a large new centre on adjacent land. Then Covid and lockdown happened and costs escalated so the project was put on hold. Eventually they got it built and it opened last October. I think it’s better than Dobbies and is not far from us whereas Dobbies is 20 miles away. This afternoon I was looking for annuals to fill some troughs and pots and got million bells, some little annual begonias, marigolds, antirrhinum, coleus and I think there was something else but I’ve forgotten what it was. It added up to quite a lot but by making use of special offers open to loyalty card holders we saved £18.

After our dinner I went out and watered a few pots and now I’m yawning like mad. It must be all the fresh air.

Going back to the weekend I spent nearly the whole of Saturday and Sunday going through all the stuff of my brother’s that had come home with us from our friend’s funeral. I now have it all spread out in a spare bedroom. Luckily it’s a large room. There is stuff to go to the tip and that’s now in the garage, there’s quite a large pile for charity shops and other piles marked for daughter, various grandchildren etc. There are a few bits that I want to keep myself but haven’t yet worked out where I can put them. There are quite a few photos including one that’s a puzzle. It’s my mother and a young girl of around 10 at a guess. They are sitting in deckchairs and are clearly together but neither I nor OH can recognize the girl at all. It’s been interesting going through all this stuff but it’s taken me a lot longer than I thought it would and I still have some to do.

Well, if I get around to it tomorrow I will tell you about our trials and tribulations of Monday. Then I will have caught up with myself. In the meantime, have a comfortable night and sleep well.

We had a good day in Tewkesbury. Four of us met for lunch then six of us , with six other people had a guided tour of Tewkesbury abbet. The first half hour was about the building from outside, walking all round the building. It was built in the seventeenth century and the towe is Norman. Nobody can go up the tower until July as there is a peregrine falcons nest up there.it was interesting to hear of all the changes over the years. The next half hour or should have been half hour but it turned into close on an hour. Was about the inside of the abbey, carvings, windows burials er .

Standing and walking all that time, I was shattered. And it was hot when we were outside, the sun was very strong.

It is ok except the avatars are stretched and no writing with them

I expect people aren't posting because they are busy making the most of the good weather Mel. I had no problem getting into Genes or this thread. I'll post this now just to make sure it appears on the thread as normal and if it's OK I'll do a longer post telling you what I've been doing.

Is anyone there I'm having trouble and want to know if anyone has posted as I can't see any posts after mine at 16.55

Has anyone posted as I am having trouble with the pc.