General Chat

Hubby is preparing the woodwork in our kitchen diner..Below the middle of the walls we have pine cladding..We are painting this ourselves as it wasent in the insurence quote.....Then tomorrow the last coat of paint on walls then hopfully the kitchen furniture can move back in...

Morning all,

My back is bad again today so I think it must be because I did the watering in the tunnel by lugging the cans of water from the tank up to the tunnel. The tank is quite empty now and I have to go right into it to get the water in the bottom. I could fall in and OH would'nt even notice for a while until he was hungry!

Rained on and off yesterday and he could'nt do too much on the garage as he still has'nt got the tin for the roof. He has taken the roof off on the back now so has to cover everything up that is still in there like the electrics and tools on his big bench. At least my chickens food is in dustbins so thats safe from the rain.

Anne thanks for the email but being a ringer have already had that one many times.

We need more fish food so may go to the garden center today if my back holds out. It is on my right side today and I can't bend much. Had trouble getting the trousers on this morning.

SIL went off about 1.30 yesterday. They have gone on to Cornwall near St Ives, one of my favorite places when I was young.

Jane your poor cooker.I would also turn it off from the mains too when not in use.Thanks for the photographs..My hubby likes to take photos of the moon too.

Maureen Harry looks very cuteI I like them when they are that small.

Thanks Frank and Kim for the Jokes...

Frank I hope Ross feels a little better today...When Im stressed it affects my stomach as well.

Morning tired Pat!
It's a right farce you are having.I think if it was me I would by now look slightly Manic :-S :-S.
My cooker will have to stay off at the mains until I can get someone out,I will just turn it on when I need to .It's a dodgy knob which is the problem.Trouble is the big mains switch is at the back of a cupboard (floor level)in the corner,and its a right performance getting on my knees and stretching in each time.
I couldn't understand why it was so dark this morning when I woke at 6.Very strange it was.Chris got up at 7 and went down to make the tea.When he came up,he said it wasn't 7 oclock ,but 6!.Somehow our clock radio was an hour ahead. :-(

It looks like it is a nice day and another very warm one.I must pick more beans for dinner.Pork Fillet today.I can't decide whether to roast it or cut it into medallions and fry..Decisions Decisions

fitter Im still tired :-( :-(

Morning All..
Had have younger son and family here for a few days ...so have been busy amusing 3 grandchildren..You dont realise how tiring it is...Didnt get a chance to sit down much..We all went to the park yesterday...so they let off more steam ..

Still hagling over bathroom etc...Alan rang the head man jesterday and was trying to keep his cool...I think he done very well...The man was talking to Alan as if he was stupid.....OT is in engineering so I think the other man got as good as he gave with his stupid questions.. and answers He said with an insurence claim everything is changed like to like...
Alan said this bath isnt part of the insurense claim..We bought the bath and are paying an arm and a leg for the work to be done properly by you.. Still waiting for our usualy man to come back he is off sick...and slightly lower in rank than this one..
Electricia n came friday to do the electrics and sockets.. Had to fit the light twice as his wiring didnt work..."2mins after he drove away I noticed he hadnt tucked all the cables in properly so I had to call him back...P off by that time.. as he had also picked up my repeat perscription some how.
with his rubbish...Found it in the rubbish outside front door lucky,,I then had to drop it in to the doctors just down the road...

Another man dropped the folding door in but have to wait for a fiier to do that..Also some paint we had asked to be mixed up as we have wood paneling running around the botton half of the walls..This isint in the ins quote dont ask me why..

Left a message for the head painter to call round when he could which he did late on fri night...I wanted his opinion on the wall that had been painted 3 times...It needs another coat so another can of paint is needed.

I will read though you posts later and catch up with you then..

I hadn't had F&C all this year Jane, now twice in the last fortnight!!! Better not get in the habit. The shop floor didn't look as clean as the Polish chap used to keep it. :-S :-S He had all the kitchen on show behind the fryers so you could see the clean white tiles and floors. One wall at the front of the shop was covered with awards he'd won. He was there 33 years and I remember when he first came. I never saw them, but Gary Lineker and Bill Maynard went there according to the paper.

OH home now and didn't mention any smell!!!! lol I got away with it!!!

Good job you noticed the cooker ring Jane. I left the warming drawer on the other week. The silly thing has the red light showing it is on inside the drawer where you can't see it. I don't really know how long it was on. Sounds like MORE EXPENSE to me!!

Off to beddy byes now......night night xx

ooooh! fish and chips,bananas!! I love both ,I have a banana every day for my brekkie,Haven't had fish and chips for yonks.

Have big trouble with my cooker tonight .I can't turn one of the rings off.I have had to switch off at the mains.I can't be doing with another 'fire' like I had before.(my shopping bag).I bet I will have bad dreams tonight about it :-S :-S :-S Chris has just wandered off saying "will sort it in the morning" !!!!!!!.Not sure he will do anything .It will be left to muggins here lol.I get so freaked out with any electrical problems.I'll no doubt check I have switched off the mains to the cooker a dozen times before I go to bed :-S :-S

Evening all,

Ros got up about 4.30pm had a shower and put clean nightie on, been laying on sofa since> Had a small piece of my home made cottage pie tonight with peas. Didn't eat it all but had a fiar bit.

Kim "SO SORRY" I just opened the Email and thought it was your house. Must say, in S.A. they need houses like that in some areas.

Thanks for the photo's of baby Harry, and the baby pidgeons, All look well feed and content :-D :-D :-D :-D

I did a bit of home made F & C last week, but madam hasn't fancied any since.

Have got a nice piece of leg of pork out for tomorrow, whether it gets cooked or not will be another story.

Thanks "JUGS" for your offer, I may well take you up on that. !!!!

Good night to you all, and thanks again for your kind thoughts.

HELLO-OUT-THERE IN -WONDERLAND----THANK;'S GIRL'S PIC'S ARE GREAT--- WE DO HAVE GOOD LOOKING KID'S ON HERE XXXX

LIZ WHY DON'T YOU WHEN YOU LEAVE GET A PLANT OF THE BIGGEST ''THORN' YOU CAN--AND GIVE IT TO HIM THE CARD SHOULD READ
''YOU HAVE BEEN THIS ((NOT-IN-MY-SIDE-)--BUT IN THE AR#####
HAVE A GOOD DAY-------XX

I'M WITH YOU GIRLS MY KNEES AND BACK HAVE BEEN LIKE THAT FOR YEARS =THAT;;S WHAT FRUSTRATES ME IF I DROP ANYTHING AND IT ROLLS UNDER SOMETHING I CANT GET DOWN ON THE KNEES TO GET IT.---HAVE TO WAIT UNTILL THE WEED'S ARE MY HEIGHT TO PULL!!!

FRANK IT'S THIS WAITING GAME WHICH DOES YOU IN--NOT KNOWING
OR ABLE TO HELP--BUT IF THOUGHT'S AND PRAYERS HELP YOU HAVE A BUNCH HERE XXXXX

HAVE A NICE EVENING ALL LOL

Oh right i see lol.......... how much to keep quiet !!!LOLOL

Too late then!! lol

I'm eating them in the garden Mandy!! Then the papers from them will go straight in the bin.......see I thought of that! He has a nose like a bloodhound where food is concerned. lol

No , i just ate a big one !!!

Oh Ann, now my tummy's really rumbling !!! LOL

Remember the smell of fish and chips lingers !!!!! LOL

Hope you enjoy your meal out Mandy.......make it a small banana!

I hope you are both feeling a bit better Frank and that Ros manages to enjoy some of the wedding at least.

Kim, that is quite a house!! They could have done with a few of those in London recently.

Jane, what well fed Pigeons with big tummies!!They are very partial to brussel sprout plants in the winter if you have any!! lol :-S :-S

Liz, how awful for your neighbour to do that!! Not content that you are moving is he. Still he's making a right fool of himself with people getting his facts all wrong, so I think they will take what he says with a pinch of salt!!

I'm off to the chippie now for a treat OH won't know about!! Our favourite one retired last week so I will be testing the new one out........that's my excuse!

Phew!!! its hot out there now , just hoovered the car out ,then hubby decided we should have it washed !! so that's now been done ,£6 for a wash ,while that was being done hubby and i went and sat in the towns park ,it was lovely waching the little ones on the swings and rides ,we also watch the boys on their skate boards , boy can they move !!!!

We just need to get showered later ready for our meal out tonight , my tummy's rumbling already , think i might just have a banana , we won't be eating until eight ,so that's a while off.

See you all tomorrow .

Jane and Mandy did not see your posts, sorry.

Jane I have internal and external symptoms, so my insides are very dry too have trouble swallowing. Not sure if it is tied in with the Reynauds as I had that as a child, but certainly coming from my mum's side :-( Also my muscles have wasted and I've dropped about 8 kg in the last 3 years. I hate that part of it, can't wear the clothes in my wardrobe.

Yes, Glenda and the family were very pleased the car is still here. But someone has to buy it and keep it in running order, no good a beautiful vehicle sitting in a garage going to waste, Rod would not want that. I'd like it for myself if I was still driving.

Mandy it could be a record. Doug's managed big companies all his life and would go crazy it he wasn't still tinkering with computers and software. A real no nonsense man. He also volunteers for drug companies to test new drugs on him and they pay him a packet. Hope he never reacts to anything!!!! He does a fantastic job with our computers and can answer any queries Keith might put to him.

Now I'm off to the couch for tv. Night all 12.12. pm EST

Afternoon everyone.
Thanks to Jane & Maureen for your photo's , Good photo's of the moon,
Maureen , Harry is a darling.

Just finished a pile of Ironing, OH T shirts , they have been lying in the spare room for over 2 weeks, kept moving them around.

Oh is now fixing the boards & tiles in the bathroom after the gas men had to run pipes from the boiler to the shower, he has just noticed one of the gas men has slightly damaged one of my bathroom cupboards probably by sticking a screwdriver inbetween the sides of the cupboard to get the pipe in, Honestly, it's not a big job but spoils the wood, and gives OH another job to tidy up. so annoying. :-( :-(

Ann, Doug gives you that look and shakes his head, lol. "Don't you know anything", like a university professor. He's a very clued up man. Have the whole range of symptoms, not just the mouth. I think it is that aspect which gives me the most discomfort. Teeth need a good clean, but it hurts so much, never used to bother me. I hope he gives me some happy gas when the time comes ;-) ;-) Liz my gums don't bleed, I suppose that is something good. Will check to see if Corsodyl is available over here or something similar.

What a horror your neighbour is???? I have read bits and pieces at times, but didn't realise how bad he was. I pity the poor fellow moving into your place!!! It will be all over soon and what a fool he will look. Can't even get his story right, lol. Hope you will be so very happy at your new place.

Morning Jane, don't work too hard!!!

Frank I wish that was my house - just a nice email I thought I would send through "Home security in South Africa" it was titled. Would be good though, but not within my price range :-) Frank I agree, you and Ros can't go on like this for much longer. You might have to seek out further help if the MRI is clear. Keep your chin up, I am thinking of you both. Be good to think you might get to that wedding, even for a short while.

Off for a bit of tv and then bed.

Good night all. 11.55 pm