General Chat

Good morning all, pinch, punch and all that!!

Must go and have a shower and wash my hair as being picked up at 10am to go to Tewkesbury. Hope I can wake myself up a bit, didn't have a really good night kept dreaming and waking so feel tired this morning.

Have a good day everyone. :-)

Have a lovely break Vera and we will be glad to see you post with all yur news. The chicldren and grandchildren will have grown a lot after four years.

Yes Ann the crows and jays and magpies here make a lot of racket too. we have 4 baby bunnies running around the orchard and down by my shed and n the lawn at Prickley Bottom and tonight oh pointed out a hedge hog in the orchard so I threw some chicken biscuit things out. I know theres one round by the chickens as I throw the broken eggs in the nettles round there and he has a great time sorting them out for me.

Trie dtwo more moulds I made today but only one came out whole. I think the jug one was a bit too thick and broke the handle off when I got it out. The other jug one came out well.

Evening All,

It's been mostly sunny again here today but we did get a welcome short shower this afternoon, just after I'd resigned myself to dragging the hose up the garden as well as everything was bone dry and starting to flag. :-(

I hope you have a nice break and catch up Vera. It will be good to meet up after all this time.

I'd not seen that poem before either. OH is just back from his 3rd meeting today and said it was chilly outside. The schools are packing in lots of meetings before the summer holidays.

We have decided to go out for the carvery again tomorrow as we have another 30% off coupon and it will be the last day to use it. The factory shop is in the same village so we can pop in there. I want to see if they have any sunflower seeds. An online friend has lots of Goldfinches visit his feeders and says he crushes sunflower seeds for them and they love them. It sounds less wasteful than the niger seeds and so I want to try them. We are plagued with flocks of young Magpies, Jackdaws, Crows and Pigeons all in the garden at the same time! The Magpies are in the gutters trying to pull the birdproof netting out and making such a racket. The Crows are dunking bread in the water feature like the Magpies do and all are pulling up my cushions of Alpines looking for grubs!! Such a lot of stomping on the conservatory roof........I think their toenails want clipping! :-D

Have a lovely break Vera and enjoy meeting up with family, I bet there will be lots to talk about. Have fun.

It feels quite chilly here now, really quite dark although no rain, quite a strong breeze though again.

That poem’s a new one on me Mel. Could you please send some of your rain over here. Apart from a couple of very light showers we haven’t had any rain for days. It’s just a bit cloudy with an occasional gleam of sun.

This is a quick post as I am quite busy at the moment. I am not sure if I will be on the thread or not over the next few days as we are going to be away. We have a couple of days on our own and then we are staying with OH’s youngest sister and her husband for a couple of days. While there we’ll also catch up with her children and grandchildren. Because of distance and medical problems on their side and ours and, of course, Covid we haven’t seen each other for about 4 years so it will be good to meet face to face

Must get on as I have a case to pack and a fridge to sort out amongst other jobs.

Just looked this up and t is a verse of a very long poem called The dormouse and the doctor. I think you have one of the first verses and one of the last there.

There Once was a Dormouse who lived in a bed of delphiniums (blue) and geraniums (red),

And all the day long he'd a wonderful view of geraniums (red) and delphiniums (blue)

The Dormouse lay there,

and he gazed at the view of geraniums (red) and delphiniums (blue).

And he knew there was nothing he wanted instead

Of delphiniums (blue) and geraniums (red).

The Dormouse lay happy, his eyes were so tight

He could not see no chrysanthemums, yellow or white,

And all that he felt at the back of his head,

Were delphiniums (blue) and geraniums (red).

16 degrees here now and bright and dry (so far). windows cleaned, kitchen surfaces and some of the tiles cleaned, one load of washing done.

It pouring now just as oh was going outside.

Morning all,

Nice bright morning here too Anng and the same temp 12 degrees so lets hope it stays like this today as I am fed up with rain now.

Must do the asda order as I have ususally done it by nw and I don't want to lose my slot.

Hoping to get some craft done today but must think about what to have for dinner.

Good morning all. sunny here and 12 degrees so not bad, it is dry but rained in the night.
Up early as we have had a message to say the window cleaners are coming. Sadly they don't give a time so could be any time after 0830.
I have nothing planned. will put a wash in and, if it stays dry, may potter in the garden.
end of the month so there are always the monthly accounts to check. will have to see.

You got a few nice plants then AnnG and some raspberries on the way back too!

Glad you liked the painting. We will have all picked different photos to paint Mel, He gives us about 10 to choose from and the rest were all roads! I won't see the others efforts till tomorrow when he will discuss them all with the. group. Fancy tht cheeky squirrel nicking your strawberries. It's a good job you saw him and could move them before he had more. We haven't had any rain today, just a few grey clouds. Hope the F&C are nice even if you got wet getting them. I could fancy some now.

Yes I know what you mean about the industrial ones Vera and I certainly liked those water towers myself! Stripey things can send your eyes funny at the best of times as can spotted material, so it was a good idea tpo let your OH iron those. Threaten to buy him a dozen more! ;-)

I was out on the patio this afternoon having a ciggy and looked down the garden at the strawberry barrow and something was moving in it. It came out with a big strawberry in its mouth, it was a blimmin squirrel. I have had to move them all into the shed. They are everywhere in there but they will be safe.

Ann I have replied to yur email picture. I think its absolutely lovely and you have it just right. Once again a winner. I would still like to see others attempts.

Its now pouring with rain just as I have to get ready to go and fetch the fish and chips.

Rain stopped play on the hedge today he did go out there but only spent time looking at it.

Sounds like you had a good mouch in the garden center and came home with nice raspberries for afters.

I wondered if you would go to a garden centre AnnG.but you got some plants and even ended up with some nice raspberries. I hope your mouth isn't sore after your deep clean. I'm pleased to say that no dentist has ever suggested this to me. I don't fancy it at all.

Sorry to hear that your OH had a headache and stiff neck, Ann, but it's good that his speech went well. He must be very good at the work he does as he is obviously much in demand. Your painting this week is well up to your usual standard and, as you say, more your style. I really like it but, I have to admit, I've enjoyed seeing the less "pretty", more industrial, type paintings you have been doing recently.

I did all the ironing this morning apart from two of OH's striped shirts. .I sometimes have trouble with stripes which appear to wave about in front of my eyes. It's something to do with my migraine. Anyway OH took over and did those. Then we went to just one shop. It wasn't very busy but even so I was surprised that we were the only ones wearing masks. I stocked up with birthday cards, bought several odds and ends and got OH to choose a bottle of Scotch for our brother in law as it is his birthday on Monday and we will be seeing him. Needless to say OH didn't pick out a cheapish blend but a very expensive single malt! I am sure brother in law will enjoy it and I bet OH has a glass of it too. I told him he mustn't have alcohol while he is on the antibiotics but he had read the leaflet with the tablets and it didn't say that anywhere.

I am not sure what I have done this afternoon. I seem to have been quite busy but I think it's just been a bit of this and a bit of that. There's a pork casserole in the oven which will be ready about 7 pm so I think I might go and pour myself a pre-dinner glass of wine :-)

Well yes we did eventually manage to go out so went to Dobbies, not been there for a while so had coffee and a scone then bought a few plants a geranium for an empty pot and an Osteospernum for another empty pot. and six dianthus. Have to plant them tomorrow as it is raining now. On the way back to mine we called in to friends so that I could have a look at her garden. Got back here at 4pm (went out at 1.45). She then had to go with her adult daughter to the dentist as she has a dental phobia. anyway I came home with some raspberries from her garden for after my meal which is nice.

There was a new lot of tiny ducklings today, so there is quite a gang of different sized baby ducks and Moorhens now. I noticed the ducks don't grab the bread off their own babies which is something. The Moorhens seem to know to hang about near the bank foliage now and I make sure they get a share. All of the wild flowers around the Ice House had been cut down since my last visit which seems a bit premature as they were still flowering. I used the Treck insect repellant, but think I will go back to using the Deet one. I sprayed it on my arms and it came out in blobs not a fine spray and some squirted over my top. I squirted it on my hand then and rubbed it on the back of my ankles. This was all very well, until I had it on my hands and realised it was oily. :-( So all the blobs and squirts on my top didn't dry out. I hope it comes out in the wash. Almost all the dogwalkers say hello as they pass by and I'm sure 2 men with alsations were police dog handlers. Very tall and fit looking with confidence as if they are used to speaking to the public and they were wearing black sleeveless jackets with various pockets.

OH did his speech and said he thoroughly enjoyed it and joined the panel after who were answering questions. Not connected with this, he has been asked by 2 other councils today to apply for work they are offering. Both are about 40 miles away so I'm not sure he'll take them up. He has more than enough to do really.

I've finished my painting and emailed it and sent it to the teacher so will see what he says.

I wonder if AnnG managed to go out to anywhere nice with her friend.

Just cleaned the kitchen drain out and the smell reminded me of going in the swiming baths, bleach and soda crystals.

Morning all,

Got up to sunshine at 5.58 for the loo and went back to bed as oh was still snoring. Woke up at nearly 11am so thats the day gone and it was cloudy when i did wake. Now the suns trying to come through again so I hope its going to be nice for the rest of the day after a whole dayain yesterday.

Nothing planned for today so will see how I get on. May wash my hair and have a Mellie Day as its F & C's tonight so no cooking just have to go and fetch it at 6.30pm.

Good morning AnnG and all

15 degrees and very overcast here. I slept a bit better last night. I’ve no plans for the day but plenty to do and I need to pop out and stock up on birthday cards as I’ve got several birthdays coming up in July.

Enjoy your mystery trip out AnnG.

Morning All,

Here I am and I didn't realise I hadn't posted for so long. I was busy on this last painting yesterday and did some weeding and planted radish seeds and cooked lunch and then the printer ran out of ink so I changed that and ordered some more, helped OH with something and the day just went!

So sorry to hear your OH has an infection now Vera and I hope the antibiotics soon get to work for him. At least the doc seems to be on the case in getting another scan done, so I hope the results are through quickly this time. It doesn't help with you having an iffy back either so be careful not to upset it.

OH had a poor night with a headache and stiff neck so didn't sleep much. He keeps getting the same but a nurse told him it is arthritis. Just what he didn't want with having this speech to do today. I was awake from 4.00am so got up at 7.00am and cleaned the kitchen tops and hoovered through. Having a COT now, then will tweak my painting in the good daylight, then if my L knee is still ok may do the walk before my shower and hairwash.

It's a shame about Daisy Mel, but like others have said, she had a wonderful home with you. Some new ones will have just the same and give you more eggs to build up your stocks. I wish I lived nearer and could buy some! No subs this time was good and the birds had a surprise treat with the pastry case. :-) Hope your bites aren't too itchy, which reminds me I must put some repellant on before I go walking.

I bet you are glad the first half of the deep clean is done AnnG. I used to hate having it done and thought it would damage my teeth sometimes with all the vibration and deepness of it.

It's forecast rain here, but is sunny now so I think I will get my trainers on and get going before it gets too hot. I will get a paper on the way back and maybe some strawberries.