General Chat

That's a nice salad Ann I'd like all that except the eggs , you'll know not to use so much of the new cream ,some of these you need such a tiny amount I hope it helps .

27 degrees here and I've just got the washing in ,it was only out for about an hour but I didn't want dried to a crisp.

Mel I expect the lady is pleased to have freshly cut flowers from your garden

Morning All,

It's 27 degrees here now and no breeze. I took ages to get to sleep as the cream the doc gave me stung like mad but I probably put a bit too much on as it said to spread thinly. We opened the doors in the evening once it was cooler and the bit of breeze helped cool the bedrooms slightly so we weren't sticky, but I wouldn't have wanted to be any hotter. I woke at 6.00am and OH said he went out and did the watering at 5.00am and opened the doors and windows!! We were out really early to fetch the rest of my meds they said would be in on Friday afternoon and now they say it will be tomorrow so a wasted journey. I'll ring before I go tomorrow. We carried on to the big Co-op which is nicely air conditioned and stocked up on enough milk for this and next week for making builder's tea :-D and cordials for if the heat continues. Also zero alcohol beer to make us some shandy today.

It's good to get those things checked early when they are small AnnG. Hopefully it isn't an ulcer on your leg, but best dealt with sooner if it is. I'm sure it's what my sister had that got really bad, but she just called it an infection. OH is seeing the nurse this week and is going to get her to check something on his face. You can't be too careful can you.

What a shame the tablets are causing problems Mandy. I hope they can try some others that won't cause you problems and maybe something for the restless legs too. It's not nice having your tummy upset. I hadn't thought about fires with all that long, dry grass in the field behind us. The cows haven't made much impact on it yet. At least we don't have a wooden fence at the bottom and the shed at the bottom needs replacing anyway.

I'm glad you had a good sleep Mel. It's good you are able to help a friend out with some flowers for her. There must be lots of different foliage in your garden that she can use too.

Better put lunch together now. Baked potato with some cold fresh salmon filling I cooked yesterday moistened with some tartare sauce and lettuce, toms, cue and chopped spring onion and a boiled egg and we can add piccalilli and pickled beetroot. Then a read of the papers.

Phew 26 degrees here already

Just grinning to myself here. I really do know that leg ulcers need seeing to and I would have had it looked at 3 weeks ago if I could have got an appointment then. I am wondering though if anything has changed since my Dad had them roughly in the 1970s until 2001. Nothing got rid of his.
And I am not sure if it is an ulcer or another BCC.

Morning all,
Another hot one ,the suns shining and there's just a little cloud and a slight breeze and it's 20 degrees .

Yes get that checked out Anng ,leg ulcers can be nasty.

I have filled the form in at the doctors again my tablets don't suit me I have had upset tummy all weekend and at night my legs keep jumping and keep me awake I had a terrible night's sleep waking every hour with my legs jumping.
So I hope they can change my tablets for some thing that will suit .

Keep cool everyone and drink plenty with this heat and keep inside where you can .

Yes, my Dad had an ulcer too, never did get rid of it even though it was seen by nurses etc. he had it for about 30 years. Mine needs looking at.

O I meant to say its best to get your leg checked out Anng now don't forget. My nan had ulcers on her legs I can remember seeing them as a child. Hope the appointment goes ok.

Morning girls,

A very grey day here this morning but it is dry and has'nt rained over night. Its 18 degrees and pc says cooling trend over the next 2 days.

Hoping Mandy's knees are feeling better now she is taking the pills and you all managed to sleep a bit last night. I went out like a light and arose once for the loo at about 5 15am and went to sleep again till 8.39am.

I have to do the flowers again this morning for my friend up the road so I better get myself going.

Good morning all, a very hot sticky night, took ages to get to sleep. Hopefully had enough in the end.
Doctor's this afternoon to check out 3 BCCs Probably just to get a referral. Waited 3 weeks for this one so it is probably going to drag on a bit yet Actually there is a fourth that I don't know if it is a BCC or a potential ulcer, it is on my lower leg. My Dad had an ulcer there for years. I think it started when he was in his 60s He used to have to dress it himself and I am pretty sure he still had it well into his 80s.

Oh Vera we never got to that temperature it's been quite a comfortable day in fact we've just come in from sitting out and my hands are quite chilly now .

So your well away with your new television,Mel you won't know what to watch first .

Ann I hope it doesn't get to that temperature that's too hot isn't it , mind you we're lucky it's not Greece and Portugal where we live I think they said its been 47 degrees .
I worry about fires when it's so dry a couple of years ago a whole row of 4 cottages went up in flames spread from the field behind in one of the villages ,my niece had lived in the end one that was gone , thank goodness she had moved

Oh 28 degrees is too hot for me Vera. You poor thing. We have been lucky today as it's only reached 25 degrees. Tomorrow the PC says it will reach 31 degrees here, but I hope it won't. I will be like a wilted lettuce! I expect your son is busy with lots to be done at his new house.

That's good your tv is all set up Mel. I hope you have made notes of what to do! lol Your BIL and SIL both having jobs are good to give up their weekend to help you out.The weeds are really growing fast now, faster than I can pull them up, so I need to get the bigger sprayer out where there are no plants I want to keep. Those thistley weeds go right through my leather gloves they are so sharp.

28 degrees and feeling even hotter. Even the fans just seem to be moving the hot air around. Neither of us have been able to work in the garden today because the heat has been so uncomfortable.

Thanks for the photos Mandy. That looks a cosy corner by your sunflowers and your tomatoes are doing much better than mine. Mine are outside. They look healthy but are hardly growing. I’m impressed with your hostas. They haven’t been eaten at all. Mine are well chewed. We have copper tape round the pots and the slugs and snails won’t crawl over it but I think the little blighters are crawling up the wall behind the pots and getting on to the plants that way. I haven’t seen many slugs this year but we get a lot of snails.

I’ve just had a long phone chat with son and feel exhausted just listening to all that he has been doing. I think I’ll now go and make a cuppa. Neither of us wanted a tea or coffee after our Sunday lunch but I fancy something now.

I am all set up with the tv now and can see all my iplayer channels that I do watch.BIL's wife is really good at setting things up and using the pc and phones.She found something I have on my tv that she has'nt got on hers so poor BIL may just have to by his wife a new telly now. They too have a Samsung.

They left about twenty to 3pm so I made myself something to eat after that. I really need to go out and do a bit in the garden and next doors weeds are coming into flower and its that thistley thing thats really prickerly and it all seeds itself in my lawn out the back. I have already sprayed some of it that I could reach but I really need to go in there and cut the plants off. Maybe I will ask Ralph if can go in and do it.

Your garden is looking so colourful Mandy just like Annx's. I have just got tiny toms setting on my plants and the cue (late sown) is starting to grow well now in the new little greenhouse. My beans are doing well on the decking in the big pot and I am winding them arund daily. The short beans are growing well in their pot too. The other thing I have in a pot onthe patio is a courgette which has only just gone in its pot! I have had more pickings of Strawberries from the shed and the ones I left on the barrow have been raided by the squirrel again.

Afternoon All,

It's 24 degrees here, but is overcast so doesn't feel as hot and there's a little breeze. I slept quite well but seem to have got into the pattern of waking at about 4.00am. OH opened everywhere up before 6.00am so it was nice and cool inside. He decided it was cool enough for his walk. He went along the footpath past the school near the village today and startled two Muntjak deer that ran off. Goodness knows where they live as it is mostly built up. He thought it was foxes at first.

Thank you for the photos Mandy. As AnnG says, not even a nibble on your Hostas, unlike mine! I especially like the white edged one. I want your shady gazebo with comfy chairs and table. You can watch the insects and the flowers growing while you have a coffee. it looks lovely with the lights around as well. You have baby toms coming and cues and your runners look so healthy too.

You've done your HW the last few days AnnG so enjoy a relax with your book and a nice cool drink.

Glad you had a better night Vera. Ginger cake with marmalade and custard sounds good to me. The photos were of the tidier part of the garden and we need someone to come and clear the old raised beds and shed the other side where next door's lilies of the valley and weeds are taking over! It's odd about the spam emails isn't it. I notice I get a lot of spam emails, even ones I haven't marked as spam.

I hope you get your telly sorted soon Mel.

Going to fetch the washing in now and pack the ornaments and little paintings offf the hall drawers where the men will be bringing things through and going up in the loft. Good job we saved a lot of Amazon boxes.

sunhas come out here and it is 27 degrees and very muggy.

sunhas come out here and it is 27 degrees and very muggy.

Anng I thought the sun flowers would be as tall as the last ones it was the same seed but I suppose they haven't had the nice rain to help them .
Yes the hosta are lovely this year again we haven't had the rain for the slugs to have a nibble but I did use some pet friendly slug gel from Roys .

It's been cloudy all day here so not as hot as was predicted was has been nice, now the clouds look really grey as if it could rain .

Thank you for the photos Mandy, all looking very healthy. My 3 sunflowers (seeds grown by a friend have all just about finished now but they did look good.

And not a nibble in your Hosta to be seen.

Young fox was probably exploring and sussing out chicken availability Mel so hope yours are safe. Hope you get the TV sorted.

It is cloudy here, no wind and 22 degrees so sgould feel cooler and should encourage me to get out in the garden but it feels so muggy that it zaps my energy and I just can't get enthusiastic for getting out there. all I have done today is a load of washing. I vcuumed yesterday so I will probably go and dust downstairs in a minute, the bathroom was given a good clean on Friday so that doesn't need doing. I will probably end up just reading my book. :-D :-D

Glad you got some sleep last night Vera. BIL rang and he is coming over with his wife who should be able to help put all the OPn Demand channels on the tv for me. They said they won't stay long but we'll see.

she is very good with pc's and phones etc.

I have tidied up and hoover the kitchen and diner and part of the hall so I feel I have done a bit today.

Must feed the wild birds.

I had a young fox in the garden this morning not far from the house by oh's big pond.