General Chat

It will be good if Stu can move the car for you Mel. It will be better than leaving it to just rust away. It’s a shame you missed the postie but handy that bil could help fix the chicken house. The coopies will be nice and snug tonight

I hope the photography meeting went well AnnG. Do you have a subject to photograph for next time or was it just a general discussion? We’re having haddock tonight as well so ours is defrosting too. Ours is smoked haddock. I hope Mandy enjoys her roast.

It’s a relief to find someone else watches TV through Humax Gwyn. I don’t know anyone else who does and thought it must be us doing something wrong. I just wish I could work out why it’s necessary. I might think it was the signal to the house but the TV in the conservatory works fine on its own so it can’t be that. Oh well, at least we are gradually getting to grips with the controls to the TV daughter brought us.


I hope you were all OK in the wind and rain. It hasn’t been too bad here though it bucketed down last night and the wind was lashing the rain against the windows. The rain did eventually stop and the wind has died down a lot. Needless to say, I didn’t sleep a lot last night with the weather noise and the security lights going on and off all night as the wind and rain hammered into them. If it weren’t for the sad circumstances I bet my granddaughter would be pleased to be in Essex rather than in Edinburgh where she lives. It is supposedly warmer today but it doesn’t feel it. I’ve got to go out to the freezer in the garage to get tomorrow’s dinner out to defrost and I keep putting it off.

I’d better go and do that next and then I have to look at something the council emailed me. I, maybe foolishly, took part in a council survey a little while ago and in a space for comments I gave them my thoughts. Now they have sent me another supplementary questionnaire they want me to answer. I think I’ll have a look at it before I decide whether to comply or not.

BIL been and gone but he did sort of mend the chicken run door and the top of the fence so I can now shut it and ti stays shut.

I missed the postman for my parcel collection I saw him come but I was down the garden with BIL and as we walked beck from picking a fence up the posty drove away. Now I am trying to get it collected tomorrow and it won't accept it. It maybe because the posty has'nt got back to the depo so he still has the label.

that would be good then if Stu could help remove the car. Worth doing if he can get you some money for it and it would be better to get rid while you have somebody who is in the know who can help. You don't want to leave it until it is a heap of rust.

Mandy the car is unlocked it has been all the time its been up there and I don't know where the key is if its not in the ignition (sp?).

I have managed to get the chickens in their run and to close the door although it has broken away from the top of the run on the door frame. I may ring Ade up the road and see if he can screw some more wood on the top and on the actual door at the bottom where that has rotted too. Stu did say he would tow it out and come round with the treiler and take it away for me as apparently there is gold in the catalitic converter. He also said he would ask about in his friends who do off roading to see if any of them want it.

I'm getting chilly so I think its time to turn the heating on for a while.

Hoping that Ann got G home safely and that he is still resting in bed in the warm and enjoying being home. Hope the drive in the dark was not too traumatising.

Mel, you might find somebody to take the car off your hands instead of leaving it to rot there.

I have prepped the veg for tonight's meal. Just a small haddock fillet defrosting for tonight. I have also done some admin, changed an in on the printer and made some mixed veg soup.

Morning all,

Nice sunny morning here and very mild I've just done a pile of ironing and I feel quite warm now and there's no heating on either.

Hope Ann and G had a restful night they need to just have a relaxing day after all the stress of having to hang about waiting for the meds yesterday .

Mel will you get rid of OH's car now its being moved to get to the mower ,you might find some treasures inside when you unlock it .
The poor girls I bet they wondered what was going on with the wind blowing the door open ,there will be a few ruffled feathers this morning .

We're having a roast tonight so I need to get thd veg done next and then I might put the duster round and by then it will be coffee time .

Morning all,

Nice bright morning so far and not as much wind as there was last night. Pc is telling me it is 9 degrees out there but feels colder.

The bump Iheard last night was the dustbin blowing over on the patio as its empty and I had left the lid off to put a new bag in it. The only damage I can see at the mo is that the chickens are in the netting round the door of their run so the door must have blown open. I know the door was not shutting properly as the top of the fence has broken and the door is coming apart so thats a job for today.

I stiull have oh's car as it has been parked in the top garden since the MOT ran out and oh said it was'nt worth repairing as it needed too much money spent on it. He only really used it for fishing and then he stopped going.

I still have a wind warning on the pc so I better go round and see if I can get the chickens in after Iv'e put some clothes on.

I hope Ann and G had a good night together and slept well and the journey there and back was'nt too awful in the dark. You must be so very happy he's home. Sending love and wishes for a speedy recovery and a gentle (((hug))) <3

good morning all 8 degrees here, dry and quite bright. Looks as though it rained overnight but not a lot. there is a light wind and everything looks calm.
Glad that Stu enjoyed the curry Mel, always good that somebody enjoys what you cook.

I have forgotten how many mowers you have now. Hope Stu can free up the wheel for you then at least it can 'earn' its keep.
I didn't realise you still have OH's car. why don't you get rid of it now and make space. It will only deteriorate leaving it.

Photography meeting this afternoon, being picked up by one of the men from the group. He has worse hearing than me so chat in the car will be 'fun'. good job it is only 5 minutes by car.

I do hope he is home at last after waiting all that time for his meds.
It will be a treat to sleep in his own bed tonight and maybe both f you will get a good nights sleep and there's nothing for you too rush up for inn the morning so hav a nice lie in.

Stu came and he really enjoyed the curry. He eats so fast I can't get over it. He says he's going to come and move oh's car at the weekend and get the old mower out and free up the front wheel so BIL can get the deck off to put on the other old mower. Its a long grass deck and he thinks it will be better for the outside.

It lashing rain here now and the winds very high and I keep hearing bump in the garden so goodness knows whats blowing about. I can't see anything from the back door as the light only goes down the garden and not up the orchard. With the gust it sounds like the roof is lifting!! as it keeps creaking.

well I hope you all have a good night tonight and I will see you all in the morning god willing.

That is good. Hope the journey was trouble free and that you both have a good sleep tonight. <3

Oh good news Ann you'll be so relieved to get him back home with you again ,hope you both have a comfortable night <3

That's good news Ann.

Wishing you a stress-free journey and a calm and comfortable night at home together <3

Hurrah he's ready and I'm off to fetch him!

It is a worry for you and tiring for him. I have read complaints about having to wait for medications in hospital. Apparently, the answer was, even a prescription from a patient has to go on the end of the queue of all those waiting. Nurses can’t jump the queue I don’t know if that is correct.

I can't believe he is still waiting Ann but try not to get too stressed. G needs you to be calm and reassuring right now so just take a few deep breaths. The hospital will be keeping a close eye on him and once you are back with him you can both rest up as much as you need to. Sending you love <3

Well those meds should be under lock and key in the med trolley so the head nurses should know where they are ,surely they haven't given them to someone else ,how can they not know where they are .
I know they have to come up from the hospital pharmacy the tablets you bring home but it shouldn't take this long should it .

He's still waiting for meds and is supposed to be taking some tonight. They can't find one of them, yet they had it when he was in intensive care and have gone to look for it now. He said they told him at 9.30 am he would be going home so why does it take this long. I can tell he is getting stressed which is the last thing that should be happening. It's making me worry about him more now as well.

At this time I would think about 15 mins Mandy. He said he can't have another sleepless night in a chair, I feel so sorry for him and am getting quite upset about it.

Ann he's never still waiting, goodness it's going to be late before he gets home ,how long does it take to get to the hospital .
The winds up a little but I think the rain has stopped now .

Yes the rush hour is long gone now Mandy and he's still waiting for meds. I just looked up the close and it's pitch black, but at least the winds haven't arrived here yet.

It's always medication that holds things up ,we had to hang about waiting for meds before Colin could come out .
Hopefully the rush hour traffic will have eased by the time you need to go Ann.

Gwyn you have had a lot of rain if it's been running down like a river .
When Colin had his ladt hearing aids last year they told him that the aids had changed so much since his last ones and he certainly noticed a difference, I need to go in and get some new Buds as they said every three months they need changing and I need to get a couple of the cleaning wires as we thought we had lost them but I did find one on the floor when I hoovered this morning .