General Chat

Mandy perhaps they were both horse fly bites. I know when I get one it itches like mad and I try very hard not to scratch it.

Have to pop down and get my prescription as they close this afternoon.

Morning everyone,

No sign of the heavy rain that was forecast ,just light rain and then dry again !!

Mel, i think the bite on the neck was an old horse fly , they don't half nip !!!
The other bite is still red and itchy ,its right were my bra goes ,so that doesn't help.

Coffee time
BBL

Morning all
Dull & cloudy here. Daughter no 1 a bit under the weather today so she is giving her exercise class a miss. that means, I will not be babysitting till about 5.00pm this evening when daughter comes to drop Sofia off before she goes to her work. so another relaxing day, must do some ironing and a bit of washing, need to wash my best dressing gown ,
I have 2 which I swop about depending how warm it is, I have to take a dressing gown and slippers to the hospital with me on Thursday as I have been told I will have to change into a garment which fties at the back , so the dressing gown in for my dignity , seemingly I walk to the procedure room and have to pass through a public area.

Morning everyone,

Not raining here yet but blueish skies with white clouds and quite bright.

Frank Is is good news on the Ros front. So glad she has starting eating properly again after her worry. Lets hope she is now back on track and that the back pain eases up a bit. Hope Harvey feels better once he is home as there is no place I would rather be if feeling under the weather, wedding or no.

Jane I had to laugh at your pooed toms!! You can't make a good tom sauce with cherry toms. You need to grow some plum toms. I always grow a plant or two as they sell well out o the table. How did your courgettes do under the bench in the greenhouse???? My three plants are taking up nearly all the space down one side of the tunnel. Must take a picture for ref for next year to see what to grow where.

Ann good quip about Frank's P's and Q's!! I had to laugh. You are getting as quick as Gordon with your answers.

Hope our Kim feels a bit better today. Keep your chin up girl we are all thinking of you.

Mandy it sounds like a wasp or bee sting to me that you have on your side. As to the other one was it a normal fly or a horse fly. They love me and I come up with such a bump and nasty itch that as soon as I get one I have to take antihystamin tabs.

We have had no William for quite a few days now, I hope he has'nt left us!!!

And yes where are Pat and Anne?

Morning David and all
LOL David.Good job you weren't spotted by the law with your hammer and chisel.They might have thought you were out on a 'job'.

Well where is this awful weather I was expecting to wake up to.It's not here.Just a light drizzle at the moment and dark.
I'm off out to get a few bits .Think I may have a look in Lid*.I need some salad bits and I think they are good there for veg etc.

Hope you are all ok this morning.BBL

Locking wheel nuts brings back a memory Ann.
A few years ago I was parked in Grey Street Newcastle.
Came back to my car to find RNS tyre flat.
I had wheel lock nuts on this car.
Couldn't change the wheel as I'd mislaid the key.
So went home on the bus,got a hammer a chisel and returned to car.
Chisled lock nut so the chisel acted as a key.
Changed wheel attracting a lot of attention.
Necessity is the mother of invention.

OH went up to Hyde to a match with a car load of 'mates' this afternoon Frank.......as soon as he realised MAN U were playing Spurs he set off earlier as he thought there could be 70,000 there and expected to get caught up in the traffic.

Mandy you have had some nice days out lately and have had some nice weather too! Those biters must be saying 'yumyum' when they see you. Try taking antihistamines for your bite as well as the cream.......the doc told me to carry on with them even with antibiotics. They are supposed to 'damp down' the inflammation. I bet it is really uncomfortable.......at least mine was near my ankle where you could keep it cool with no clothing on it. I noticed today that there are lots of wasps about.

Fiona, I found it useful to take pics of things in shops that might be suitable when we did our rooms. Mood boards are a great idea, a bit like scrap books.......fun to do and helps get things right.

Kim, it must be a nightmare to have a young daughter with lots of confidence but with no experience of life!! Frying pan and fire come to mind but it doesn't sound like she's in listening mode!!

We have rearranged our carriage ride for Wednesday now as the weather looks grim tomorrow. I have been told we are having our meal at a pub......with the horse and carriage!! lol OH said would it be '3 jacket potatoes and a bale of hay', then!! lol I had to go out and buy a new thin waterproof today, just in case..........my old one seems to have SHRUNK with all the rain!! lol

I noticed one of the wheel nut covers was missing on the wheel the puncture was fixed on a few days ago. I was so annoyed as I watched the chap take all 4 off at the garage. OH said, oh well.........I said 'never mind oh well, I'm going to ring them about it'. ( the previous time they forgot to give me my locking wheel nut back ) Anyway, they couldn't find it, but have agreed to refund the cost if I get a new one so that was fair enough.

The nearest pub to us has started doing full english breakfast, so we thought we'd see what they were like this morning.......very good, help yourself to as much as you want at a fixed price. Then another customer on his way out came over and slid me a coupon he didn't want, so we only had to pay for one.

Is wasn't a Hornet was it Mandy.The sting from one of those is a b****r.
Glad you had a good day today.
I have just felt the first spots of rain .I do hope it doesn't thunder ,because I will be downstairs with Chester .I might not hear the thunder ,but will hear him wailing and having the abdabs lol.(I wonder what the abdabs means)The Screaming Abdabs!
I am away to bed now.Got a new book.Murder and Mayhem! Just my kind of bedtime reading :-D
Night Night everyone xx

Evening everyone,

We've had a lovely day at the coast , masses of people about all enjoying the sun shine , i don't think they'll be doing it tomorrow !!!
Got my Wellies at the ready Frank lol
Glad to hear that Ros is getting back to eating a bit more now, and poor Harvey , bet he'll be glad to get back and see his doctor !!

Kim , i'am not sure what stung me ,i didn't see it , i think it might have been a wasp , it felt like a needle going in , it's still really red and the redness has spread out a bit more ,hubby rubbed some more cream on for me as it's just round on my side where i carn't reach !!!! feels like a burn when he rubs the cream on .
Also got a bite on my neck !! from a bloo*y fly !!!!! think i must be really tasty pickings LOL

Glad to hear the pooed tom sauce got the thumbs up Jane LOL

Oops!!! I meant popped lolol.I wondered why you were all saying I had pooed the Toms in boiling water.Just a little slip of the tongue :-(

Frank I am sure you will remember your Dear Dad with fond memories.Stay strong!.I know you always seem to go on a downer at this time when you think of him.Enjoy a pint or two at the club.
Ann is it tomorrow you are off on your exciting day out?.Make sure you get someone to take a pic of you please.

Now where are Ann and Pat?

PS Chris has just tasted the sauce and gave the thumbs up :-D :-D :-D

Evening all,

No wonder your toms were no good POOED them in boiling water :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0

Dds a Turkey stir fry tonight , must have been good. Ros came back for seconds.

It's that time of year again Jane, Dad's birthday today 125 Bless him.

LOOK OUT the Southern half of Britain are in for the rain, from tonight, and looks like East Anglia will get floods. Mandy get your Wellies out. :-D :-D :-D

It has seemed a long day today, leaving there this morning, instead of late afternoon.

Might pop down the pub tonight, to see if SPURS can put one over on MAN UTD. You can but hope. !!!!

Not much going on on here this evening, everybody still having dinner or sitting in the garden.

See you all later.

Evening All,

Well, what is this thread coming to with talk of 'seeing to' and 'deflowering'. lol Now I see Jane has said she 'pooed' her tomatoes in boiling water.....yuk, yuk, none for me tonight thank you!!!! lol At least Frank seems to be minding his 'peas and cues'.
lol

Sorry to hear about poor Harvey, Frank.......I hope he improves soon.....can't be a nice feeling. Awful news about the groom's father too, I bet they are all shocked. Good news about Ros, though, eating better now and wanting to go out. As you say, they just need to sort out the pain for her and she would feel better still.

Lol Shirl I'm still chuckling!.I'ts good to have a laugh :-D :-D
I have made Spag sauce!!!!! well I say I have made it.I have really but with a tin of passata added as mine seemed so watery.I have put in lots of fresh basil,Fresh Oregano,and garlic and now it looks and smells great.Do I pretend it is all out own tomatoes?????????.Mind you I didn't really have a clue what I was doing.I pooed the toms in boiling water ,then iced water to get skins off then stuck them in the blender for a whizz .Then pushed it through a seive to get pips etc out.That is when it was just watery and pale in colour.Did I do the right thing ?I wonder if I just don't have the right type of toms as they are just little Cherry ones.(lots of pips and not a lot of pulp)

Frank that must be awful for Harvey.Has he not seen someone while they have been in France?The sooner he is seen the better me thinks :-S

It's still a nice day although there has been a fair bit of cloud.Looks grim tomorrow morning :-( :-(

OK-OK I'M NOT GOING TO LIVE THIS ONE DOWN AM I????
FRANK LEAVE MY ''PEA'S & TOM'S ALONE !!! XXXX

High from the shorts person.!!!!

I don't know why I took any trousers with me for the weekend. Have been in shorts and tee shirts, even to go to the pub.

We had a lovely weekend, not really doing anything, unless you wanted to. I did a lot of reading and playing with my computer.

Ros is almost like her old self. She had a nice chicken dinner yesterday, ham salad with the trimmings last night. This morning cerial, and toast.

Jan, SKYPED Harvey to let him know how she was. He said they are coming home today. He's not well, the apendix operation, didn't go to plan, by all accounts, and he is struggling to go to the toilet, and feels like someone is trying to pull his B##LS off. They hope to be home tomorrow, then he can get to the doctors/hospital. The problem is,his step-daughter gets married Sunday. We also found out that the Grooms father (they live in Spain) has been rushed to hospital, and they don't give him a lot of chance to survive. Not just one thing wrong with him either.. Will get more details when Harvey home.

Ros has poped down for a Scout fund meeting this afternoon. so she must be feeling better in herself. IF we can get rid of this PAIN, I for one will be overjoyed.

Kim, Just keep hanging in there my love. We are all thinking of you.

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We often see DUBO mentioned on the Australian air ambulance service, late at night over here.
Mel, It's nice that you have a choice of colours for the tin roof. The silvery one used to reflex the sunshine, and stood out like a sore thumb. Hope you are getting over your aches and pains,

I hope all you other "ELDER WOMEN" are getting rid of your ailments. and that Shirl, hasn't had a seeing too recently :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D Your MOUTH will get you Hung. Hows you peas and tomatoes. ???

I just picked another pot of tomatoes, loads of runner beans two more cuecumbers, and a courgette.

BBL

Hello everyone,

I did post earlier, but the internet dropped out and I lost the lot, so will just say hi and bye. Off to the couch for some tv.

I hope you are enjoying your day.

Cheers. 10.57 pm EST

Kim my Daughter worked in a Mens Prison as a Drugs Worker.I must admit I did worry sometimes .She was in some hairy positions sometimes,but she really enjoyed the challenge,even though there were times when she was pretty scared.You have seen her so know how slim blond and pretty she is.My mind would be in overdrive with worry at times especially when I knew she was having to interview a 'client' on her own.Even with officers stationed outside the door.

That's a great idea Fiona ,a mood board.I didn't know they were called that.Yes it will certainly keep your mind occupied :-)

Mel do you think the weather is making your aches and pains worse.My big toe is painful today,and the Chap in Tes** was complaining about his knees.
Even Chester is out of sorts today :-S

Need to do some more ironing :-(

Hello everyone,

Just popping in quickly as the tummy is not good. Luck Shirl, it's my mother's genes. I hope she appreciates all the work I have done on the tree. Dad's side were a pretty strong lot. You never told me you'd "been seen to" lately. Talk about nipping things in the bud and deflowering everything, lol. Foxy thing!!!!

Are you home today Frank or away another night? Sounds like you had a good time at Conrad's. I'm glad Ros is a little brighter for the weekend away.

Mandy how is the bite today? Do you know what it could have been. I love visiting the zoo, last time was the Western Plains Zoo at Dubbo in 2002. The in-laws joined us at the last moment :-0 Otherwise, it was a very nice trip. It is about 4-1/2 hours from here.

Sheila and Shirl I hope you are feeling a little better today. I'm with Jane, they should be making their way home on their own. You have enough on your plate Sheila, with the little bub coming to stay. How long has Ashley worked in the prison system? I would be worried to if it was my son. You have a great sense of humour and I love reading your posts.

It has been raining on and off today and staying cool. My daughter came home today and said she wants to leave home to live with her boyfriend and go to school up in his area. She is only 16, hates school anyway, so just transferring the problem from one location to another. It would certainly be peaceful without her screaming and dramas, but I would miss her. Any advice from the wise???

Well off to have a herbal tea and watch some tv.

Morning to Mel, Fiona, Jane, Maureen, Ann, Anne and anyone I have forgotten. Have a good day folks.

8.40 pm EST

Morning All
On my own this week till Wednesday lunch time, OH off to France this morning, cloudy here but dry, still in my dressing gown, but will soon be going for a shower.

Been watching the TV programe "Love the place you are in" .I know I mentioned that we were haveing the side porch rebuilt this year, but OH and I have decided to do the kitchen ,(a think the one we have must be the origanal from when the house was built in the 1960's its falling to bits,) next spring, also as we have the family round every sunday for dinner the dining room is a tight squeeze so we came up with the idea to exstend the kitchen & dining room into the garden to give us more space , So I have been buying some home magazines and I've just started to create a mood board with all the kitchens and furnishings for a small breakfast room,
I will do a dining room mood board after Christmas I think.
OH thinks it's a good idea as it stops me thinking about my hospital appointments and all the health worries I have. something to look forward to. I love walking round looking at home furnishings.