General Chat

We're looking forward to the show Ann, son, DIL and the little ones are going and also DIL's parents .
I think Princess Anne is coming to visit the show and to attend the annual meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth which is being held during the show .

Hope you don't get the storm we had !! not to keen when its over head :-S

The sky looks quite stormy here but nothing yet. I wonder if Maureen and Mandy's storm is moving up this way.

I'm glad you found your way home ok Maureen. I thought about you as I was travelling home as, ahem, I have been known to take wrong turns and get a bit lost. Trouble is, by the time you find somewhere you can stop and look at a map you are really lost!! What a STAR your son is getting the concreting done while you were away and in the boiling weather too. I bet you were so chuffed when you looked outside. Now you have your shed up too so things have really moved fast in the last few days.

That will be nice at the Royal Norfolk Show Mandy. It is ages since I've been to a big show. I love seeing all the farm animals and looking at the stalls as well as the events. Are the grandchildren going with you? Is Princess Anne competing or is it royal duties dishing out the cups!! lol

Evening everyone,

What a muggy old night , we were still sitting outside just after ten last night trying to cool down, we never had any rain in the night , but my goodness we have a had a storm this afternoon ,thunder right overhead and lightening all round !!!
I see on the news there was a house struck by lightening ,it was the chimney that was hit and the house was only a few miles away from us !!

Hubby is now having a few days off ,and we're are going to the Royal Norfolk Show on Thursday , i see Princess Ann is going to be there !!
Glad its going to be cooler for walking round , the little ones are looking forward to seeing all the animals .

We went to the post office to get the car tax and the post office computers went down because of the storm !! will have to remember to do it tomorrow now .

Thanks for the photo's , Kim ,nice to have a catch up with old friends, what a fright you had !! i wonder what it was, will you dare to have another look ??

Ann, thanks for your photo too, nice to see you all together , you picked a hot day to all meet up LOL

Maureen , what a nice son you have surprising you like that by putting the shed base down , saves you mixing all that concrete !!
Now i suppose you just have to fill it up !! LOL
you had a cooler day today for your ironing , wouldn't have wanted to do ironing yesterday in all the heat .

Maureen ,that was a nice surprise to find your son had done the base for you.Now you know why he wasn't at work lol.Good job you weren't traveling back today with all your terrible weather
I have done no ironing today.I delegated for once.Mainly because my thumbs are giving me jip (any excuse I know ) lol.
I was going to say something else now ,but do you know what ? I have forgotten what it was :-S :-S :-S
Ann and I were discussing this problem yesterday in the car (weren't we Ann) lol

Frank ,you will have to have lie down on the new Chairbed now for a well earned rest lol.You could always say you are just testing it out !

Anne ,how is your leg? I hope it's settling down alright now.i have hardly watched any of the tennis this year.Very unlike me as I am usually glued to it.
I saw it has been very wet in London.Nothing here ,just a little drizzle,but it is very dark and still quite humid.

Hannah is as clean as a pin now Frank and I think feels very refreshed.She is now busy sorting things out to take to London when she goes on Friday for 2 months.James is going to drive her as it would be too awkward with her stuff on the train.So I will be down to 1 again for a while :-D :-D :-D
My car was remarkably clean.But it had been parked in a field a good way from the actual festival site.So once parked there were no people tramping around to churn everything up.
Just going to put some dinner in for James now as he is off to play some tennis a bit later.BBL

I got home in good time yesterday, didn't get lost once, miracles do happen .....lol Was expecting to have to start mixing cement when I got home for the base of the shed, so what a surprise to find it was already done, son had been over at the weekend while I was away, and didn't tell me, but we did get the shed together, well he did I was just passing him screws and bolts and things. Left to me it would still be in pieces out there now.

Really enjoyed our meeting yesterday, thanks for the photos will send you my one, although it will be the same.

Lovely to see the photos of your reunion Kim, how long have you known your friends. I got in touch with a couple of 'girls' I was at school with a few years ago, met up a few times but we have drifted away again.

We have had the mother of all storms this afternoon, lots of lightening and crashing thunder and the heavens opened, don't suppose there will be much tennis today. It's a lot cooler now which I was glad about having just finished about 6 hours of ironing.

I am KNACKERED. I decided to take the futon to pieces, which was covered in cushions of all different sizes. (SHE LOVES CUSHIONS) I suppose taking it apart was the easy part. I then had to get it in the garage, with the mattress, and we have a memory foam topper with it. I then bought in the CHAIR/BED. no instructions, so hit a miss with the parts. Finally got it together, then had to put the mattress and cover on. What a Bloo## job, while the conservatory was empty I hoovered and washed the floor. I started at mid-day, and finished at 3.30

Still no sign of rain here either Jane, very humid and a damp feel in the air. Wish it would make up it's mind.

Mel, I haven't heard that expression for a long time "NEW BOOTS" It was a thing we always said in the motor trade. I suppose you had that saying from your Taxi days.

Jane, Is Hannah out of the shower yet :-D :-D :-D. How was the car ???? Not to bad I hope. I bet the washing machine has been working overtime. and think of all the ironing, or does she do her own ???

Glad everybody is well, and you haven't got lock jaw (Maureen and Anne) you haven't been using it today. :-D :-D :-D

Hi Everyone Yes I am still in the land of the living. Sorry that I have not posted in the last couple of days but have spent the time in the garden.Gosh but there seems to be lots of news.
Fiona I do hope you are improving and continue to take things easy.
Mel Sorry to hear that you are suffering and hope things improve.
Jane Thanks for the photographs but you seem to have lost your heads or is this just my computer? Sounds as though you all had a good day catching up.
Frank You do seem to be having adventures with your sofa bed and hope you have managed to put it together.
Kim I would be terrified if I encountered something large and white at night. Do you have any neighbours nearby or are you quite isolated?
We have not had rain here yet today but its obviously very wet in London ( I have been watching the tennis) Neighbours went off this morning on the train to London for a couple of days and I think they may get wet.
I am having trouble getting a marriage cert from the Gro anyone else had problems please?
Back to the tennis now :-) :-)

Kim, I live about 30 mins from Glasgow by car or train. find out the name of the villiage your McMaths lived in and I'll be able to tell you if I know it.

Managed to do a bit of washing and put it on the line, and also had a shower and washed my hair, mind you had to sit down for a while after as it tired me out, still needing to get my energy back.

Hi Everyone,

Yes, I'm a lazybones this morning Frank.........slept like a log and had a lie in too!! It's good you've got interest in your futon.......will they collect it?

That sounds scary Kim. Do the aborigines daub white on their bodies? I wouldn't have liked a scare like that one bit.......and Joel having seen it too.

I bet you will be really glad to get your new tyres Mel.......no fun having to keep blowing them up, especially in the heat. I thought one of mine looked a bit flat just as I was setting off for Jane's, but they often do on the drive and both front ones looked the same so I thought it must be ok.

Off out to do some shopping next......no rain here yet.

Jane, Joel now tells me he has seen the same thing from his window years ago and scared the s##t out of him. Have we got an Aboriginal elder floating around in our bush???? Last one of the local tribe died in Tuggerah Lake all wiped out by smallpox and measles. Yes, Steptoe next door uses all sorts of crappy wood for his fire and stacks whiteant-infested rubbish up against our fence :-( :-( :-( :-( I'd say that's where the smoke was coming from as he's the only one with a combustion stove in this area. I didn't get far enough around the corner to have a good look!!

Have only seen a Heron at the zoo and you have them flying in your yard; how wonderful. Is Hannah recovering and what is James up to??

Fiona are you far from Glasgow? My McMaths are from a small village near there. I will have to check the tree for a name. We had a very wet summer with a couple of 42 degrees thrown in for good measure. I can't take hot days any more, it just flattens me!

Hello to everyone else this morning (must be close to midday for you). Off to watch the lovely Dr. Chris Brown and Bondi Vet. Bye for now 8.59 pm EST

Morning All
Evening Kim.Don't worry about the photos being big.They came through fine.What a nice bunch of Ladies! Whose idea was it to have a reunion after 3n't feel so tired toda5 years?
As for your apparition 'spooky'.But where was was the burning smell coming from I wonder.
Fiona ,that is good of your dau to change her shifts to help you out with Sofia,and good that you don't feel so weary this morning.

I have just picked a load of veg for this evening.I thought I better get it done now just in case we have some downpours.Nothing yet and nothing in the night!!.

A Heron flew and perched on the top of a very thin branch in a tree.It looked ridiculous.Just I got to the door to get a photo Chester shot out past me and barked.The Heron took off over the hedge into next door.
I won't say what I called the dog :-( :-( :-(

Morning All
Feeling a little less tired at the moment ,
Jane thanks for the photo of your day out, you all look summery and Maureen you look cool lol :-D very smart in your outfit,

Daughter no 2 is not working tomorrow she has changed shifts with another girl so she will come down early and help play with Sofia and do the running around, which is a great relief to me,

Frank, Bacon sarnie sounds good for breakfast, just had my rice krispies :-\

Kim, Scotland is NOT having much of a summer, we live in hope!!!!!
we see the sun occasionally but it doesn't stay out for long, the highest temp we are getting is 17 , there is lots of clouds and the odd patches of blue sky, it's not cold sometimes there's quite a close and muggy feeling

Morning Frank and All,

Sunny to start today but I don't know how the rest of the day will be. We had a bit of thunder yesterday which knocked the electric out just the once. Only a couple of claps then a bit later slight rain.

Tomorrow the car goes in for its new boots and I shall be glad that I don't have to have the tyres pumped up every time I go out in it. I only use it a couple of times in the week. Shopping and then on a Saturday to go and get the paper from the local shop.

Frank hope the fouton goes, how high are the bids at the moment? We put OH's fouton in the caravan! Bought a proper mattress for it. That was my idea as the bed in there was so small OH thought he would have to make a bigger one. Silly really as there is not much room to get round it in there but more comfortable for those who stay I suppose. It has'nt been used this year at all.

Morning Lazy bones,

Where's all that rain, they promised.???? Very overcast, and a chill in the breeze. woke about 4.30 couldn't get back to sleep, got up 6.30 had three cups of tea, now thinking BACON SARNIE.

Who's doing what today. I had an enquirie about my futon last night. So I need to get it dissmantled before the Auction finishes. So we can get it cleaned, and clean the conservatory, before bringing in the bed chair. That will be fun, putting it together, as there are no instructions, but like most men I don't read them unless I get stuck !!!!

Hope everybody had a better nights sleep, in the cooler conditions. Ros was still on top of the bed when I got up.

Hello everyone,

Sorry that I sent those HUGE photos through. I did all that damage by myself as OH was out. Will have to get him to show me how to make them smaller. Hope your computers haven't blown up.

Mel have you been to your doctor? Hope you're feeling better. Sounds like you are having a heatwave over there!! Does it always get that hot in summer?

Jane, Maureen & Ann looks like you had a good day out. How far apart would you live? Jane I did read that one of your British pollies died at the festival - how terrible!!! When does Hannah arrive back; she will be looking forward to those creature comforts of home as well as having life-long memories :-) Just scrolled up and I can see where you typed that she looks like a zombie, so that answers everything!!

Pat sounds like everything is moving forward quickly now!! What a relief it must be for you. Hope the finished job is all you wish it to be and better.

Mandy I need you over here to keep my daughter in line - 16, but still throws tantrums like a 2 year old. Parent/teacher interviews tomorrow night - that will be interesting, wasted a whole year so far. I do worry about her future, but I can't live her life for her :-S

Fiona sounds like you are getting some respite from the pain. I hope so. Are you having really hot weather in Scotland too? I did say my brother had a really good diet. Spoke to him the other day and he tells me he was off to play golf and then have 6 heavy beers - not driving afterwards, the SIL would have that job. I didn't even know he drank beer!!

Frank how are you coping with the heat? Is your neighbour recovering now? As cheeky as ever I see :-D :-D

Had a real fright last night. I put the ragdoll in the garage about 11 pm as she plays up about then every night. I could smell smoke which I thought was coming from the next door chimney, but it was so thick and acrid. I moved to the fence and this huge white vision rose up in front of me with a whoosh. I screamed and ran inside and grabbed Joel to come out and look, but big brave boy wasn't keen. I went back to the fence and stared into bush and there it was again and did the same thing. Well, I screamed even louder woke OH who thought I was mad and went back to bed. Way too large for a night bird, never experienced anything like it before. Any ideas???

Well the weather here today is awful with dark clouds, rain and so cold again. I'm sitting here in my thick dressing gown, two jumpers and a scarf and my trackpants and thermals and 3 pairs of socks. What a sight ;-) ;-)

Off to catch up on the news and have a cuppa now. Have a good day, not too hot. Cheers, Kim 4.33pm EST

Glad you are home safe Ann.We had a lovely time didn't we.
I am totally wiped out now so am off for the 3rd shower of the day and into bed,hopefully to sleep ALL night and not be woken by the birds at 3.30 !!!!
They obviously don't think about us poor people needing our sleep lol
Night Night everybody xxx

Evening All,

What a lovely day it was today with Jane and Maureen.....apart from the heat! Chester was just as I thought, trotting around wagging his tail only with a CAMEL in his mouth this time!! lol Jane's garden was looking good with lovely roses and lots of veg.......Jane's favourite BROAD BEANS were still looking very good!! lol We met a slim Maureen looking very well after her weekend with the family and we had a good natter and bite to eat. No locked jaws Frank......it doesn't happen if they are WELL USED!! lol :-D :-D It was so hot Jane got her fan out and let me have a few wafts too. Jane persuaded a man whose wife was interested in my car to take pics for us in the car park.......I don't think he realised that we wanted 3 taking and with different cameras.

Oh for a dip in Mandy's spa just now!! A shower before bed I think to cool off and wash the pollen away, the old eyes have started itching!!

While I was out, OH managed to extract his bike from the garage and cleaned it up and blew up the tyres. He said he rode it up the close and back and the front tyre was flat again. I think he lost interest then and came in to watch the tennis.

I don't know how you get so much done Frank, mind you don't overdo things. I hope Ross has had less pain today.

Good idea to get that pain checked out Mel, especially as it has come back. I like the idea of having my feet done. It must be quite relaxing.

It sounds as though you are doing the best you can foodwise Fiona and little and often as you say. It must be boring eating all bland foods, but better than aggravating things more. I hope your doc can start some treatment when you next see him.

Frank ,i think I told who was who lol.Ann on the left ,Maureen in the middle and then you know who.It was too blinking hot to talk then lolol
Just dishing up dinner now.Potatoes from the bag,BROAD Beans(just young ones ,and carrots just pulled up about ten minutes ago,and pork steaks + gravy.Yum Yum!

That's about the right price for having your feet done Mel, hubby pays £21 .
So muggy and humid outside now ,just waiting for the thunder storm .

Frank, they probably did have concerts in the 50's , you just carn't remember it was so long ago LOL :-D