General Chat

Ros is back, she has some sewing machine projects to do, before the weekend. Making holders for spectacals and finishing off some shoulder bags. She will turn up your trousers Jane. £10.49 a pair HA HA HA. it does seem a lot of money for such a small job.

Washing Machine packed up yesterday. It blew a fuse in the box. Reset the trip, the machine on light comes on, but no programme lights. Have rung the Washing Machine man. (MORE EXPENCE)

Having a bit of Liver and onions for dinner tonight, with creamy mash and tinned peas. (They taste better with liver than Frozon or fresh peas)

We keep getting showers here,

Kim, That is why I wear EAR PLUGS it shuts out all the noises from Ros !!!!

So pleased the little chick is settled in Mel, you don't like to see them being bullied. One of mine was always being set on by the big hen.

Mel that's good news about the little chick A happy ending I hope and back with the family.

Jane my uncle was a sail maker at the docks and he used to come out and hem all the sheets and do any sewing for my mother. She could only mend and sew on buttons and that's about where I'm at, although I have hemmed a couple of pairs of Jeans in my time. One of Joel's mates has a grandmother who will take up hems for $5 an item. She has done a lot of work for us over the years. Must be a local in your area that will do some sewing for a couple of pounds. They are scoundrels to charge that much :-( :-(

Frank you could have joined me. I was watching some prison show and fell asleep. Keith woke me after 1.00 am to go to bed and then kept me awake with his snorting and snoring and kicking and sighing. Bloody 4.00 am and I'm still listening to my music twice over!!!!! The cat was moaning and licking and rolling on my feet. What a pair!!

Maureen I like that plant. We do have Clematis over here, but I don't know about that colour. I did have them growing in Victoria, but I'm sure the flower was smaller.

Off to watch tv, not much on tonight. BBL, Cheers, Kim

Forgot to say I put the pecked chick back in with the two mums yesterday night and it was going round with the others quite happily yesterday. Was'nt being pecked at all so Henny must have forgotten and I know they can't count ;-)

I did'nt put mine on the line and it has just poured again :-P

Harrods ! .Mel it IS the dry cleaners.The price of having 2 pairs shortened was the cost of one pair lol.Unfortunately I don't know anyone with a machine so I have no choice other than to pay that ridiculous price.
I like the sound of your OH Fiona .He sounds a dab hand at all sorts.
What I am good at is sewing Chesters soft toys when the seams split.In fact one of his fluffy bones is waiting to be stitched now.
Chester is really funny when I do an 'operation' on his toys.He sits on the floor in front of me and watches me stitch lol.I keep having to say "WAIT".Then when I put the needle and thread away he walks off with his toy in his mouth and gives it a good licking.

I am keeping an eye on the weather.Just put a whole load of washing on the line ,and now there are some big black looking clouds hovering. :-P :-P :-P

Forgot to ask, when is David's move taking place ????

Morning to one and all,

Am i missing something or have we a new bird on the block (PAT) ???? Or is it the Pat from Raunds ???? There's me getting excited to have another one for my harem !!!! How are you my love, and the family, all back at school now are they ????

Oh What a night. could hardly keep my eyes open, went in to bed 10.30pm Started the ol" shake ratttler and roll" Could not get settled. Ros came in about 12.30 She got in as I got out. Made a pot of tea and watched TV till 4.30am Went back and managed to sleep till 8.30am. Ros bought my cup of tea. and I layed and listened to the radio till 9.45..

Ros is at one of her fund raising meetings this morning, It all kicks off on Saturday. So she will be there on her chair behind the stall, selling like mad hope they raise a lot of money.

Looks like the heavens are about to open. Black as your hat out there.!!!! Mel, The best place for you will be the tunnel today, much cheaper than shopping :-D :-D :-D.

Have you all noticed how the cost of GAS and ELECTRICTY has lept up since last year. I had my new D/D yesterday. and I have used over £600.00 of extra G & E so my D/D is going up to £193.00 per month for the next six months. to bring it back in line, Where is it all going to end ????

Ann, When we were kids. We would dring at the local horse trough, that had a cup on a chain and a button to press to get water. I can honestly say, I have only every bought water when abroad. A nice glass of cold water from the tap. Nothing to beat it. !!!!

Suns out again now!! should I try to get it on the line or not???? :-S

Fiona it had stopped here and the sun came out but then it went all cloudy again and rained again. I have a full machine load waiting to go out!! I knew I should'nt have done any washig but the basket was bursting!!! :-0

Morning Jane.
That is expensive just to shorten a pair of trousers, luckily my OH does mine he's a wizz on the machine. that's if I can't get any in Mar*s their the best shop I find for short trousers.
You all know that daughter no 2 has a fashion degree now but she doesn't like sewing lol that's why she changed to the business side of it.
So I have given up asking her if she'll do any sewing for me. Poor dad gets all the mending jobs in our family ;-)

Rain arrived Mel, was going to hang a few T.towels and a table cloth out on the line but by the time I got to the line it had started to rain.

BBL

Blimy Jane where did you take them Harrods?? Cleaners usually do shortening. :-S

Morning Pat,Mel ,Kim and all
Again I slept until about 3.30 ,woke up ,lay there just getting more and more fidgity,so got up for a wee,back to bed.Could I sleep? Nope.Read my book then listened to the Dawn Chorus which starts at 4 every morning.I love to hear it but I spend the time trying to work out all the different birds so don't go to sleep again.Then they all go quiet and I'm wide awake lolol
I then tend to nod off just after 5.30 when Chris gets up !

It is a beautiful morning.Started off wall to wall sun,but there are a few clouds about now.
I think I might pick the rest of the baby carrots today as I spotted a rabbit sniffing around the edge of the chicken wire yesterday and I want to get them first lol

I bought a couple of pairs of trousers the other week and have had to take them in to be shortened.£10.50 per pair !!.I wish I could sew well enough to do them myself!! I never did like needlework.My old friend Ruth,(my 92 year old Primary School teacher) always remembers the skirt I made in her class lolol.
See you later :-)

I had that trouble last week, not being able to get onto GR. I went to my messages from one of you and just clicked on the GT logo at the top of the page, or by the message. It is all to do with this new icons they have put on here for us to use I expect.

Morning Mel
Morning Pat.

Trying to rain here as well Mel, we are forecast for it today.

Pat I'm not dressed either yet, I'm not going anywhere this morning so I am just plodding around the house.
will have my breakfast and get dressed as I'm going shopping with daughter no 1 this afternoon
BBL

Still can't get on GR the usual route,!!!!!!! but at least I got here another way :-(

Thanks Mel

I was sent that in an email..so typical of me .. Im not even dressed yet lol

Kim I posted it airmail only a day or so before your birthday!

Morning Kim, Pat and All,

Pat love the card on your name!

Woke to rain this morning so thats gardening out the window for today if it keeps on. Still the garden needs it but the slugs and snails will be out. I shall have to settle for shopping or the tunnel and tie the tom plants up.

Maureen please could I see the new decking? and baby Harry.

Did all sleep better last night?????

Hi Jane

Hope you had a better nights sleep

Pat x

Oh I've just lost the lot. Sorry everyone, I had been back and forth adding bits and now it's all gone!!!! :-( :-( :-(

I will have to start again later. Just quickly, Sheila I think Matt Tree sounds better than Joel Tree. Your couple sounds hilarious, gee I got that wrong. Don't tell Jessica's in-laws, lol. Francis was my grandfather's name and we have a few more in the family too.

Mel card hasn't arrived yet, but thank you so much. Australia Post - We Deliver (well not always). It will probably turn up later this week.

This damn site @#*&)(&%%

Off to watch the news - now 5.06 pm EST Sunny here today, but not much drying power, brought the clothes in early. Cheers, Kim

I know you have all gone to bed by now. I have been out to the garden center today and we had lunch there. OH bought a new light to kill the stuff in the pond and I bought another of those pots to put my broken fairy on when I have stuck her together. Also bought 6 nemesia plants and a new peanut feeder for the birds. Then went to Mole Valley Farmers and bought a new pump so I can water the tunnel from the big water tank. Came home and OH had seeen a filter on ebay that would do our pond and at a knockdown price. Yes he bought it and then went to Newton Abbot to get it so I went in the garden and did some gardening. Then the midges started to bite so I came down the house and went into the back bit of garden by the pond and did some weeding there.

Nice to have Sheila back with us again with her lovely stories of Donnie Wonnie and Beryl the peril.

Kim did you get my card I sent??????

Off now so see you all in the morning.