General Chat

Good morning all sunny here and 13 degrees so a a bit warmer again and going up to 19.

Not sure what I am doing today, I have nothing planned but friend wants to have a trip out, only problem is she has a few things happening so we need to be flexible as to timing to fit everything in, so it is 'wait and see!

Poor oh Vera I hope he can get some comfort from the antibiotics but know they take a little while to kick in. You have been busy doing all that as well as dealing with your oh.

I did'nt have any subs with my order today too. Another different driver as well. The only thing was that the pastry case I ordered was as usual smashed so he refunded me for that and left it with me so it went straight in the bird feeder and they enjoyed it.

Glad you are ok, if tired Vera. I hope OH is better from taking the antibiotic.b

Apart from not sleeping much at the moment and my back being very iffy I’m fine. Thanks for your concern. I hope Ann is OK too.

I meant to post yesterday but I must have forgotten. I was busy in the morning getting cheesecakes made and frozen ready for a family party in Norwich in a couple of weeks. In the afternoon I had a Sainsbury delivery to cover the next 3 weeks so that took a while. Nothing missing and no subs :-)

Today has been a bit hectic. OH has another health problem and was not very good this morning. He couldn’t get through to our surgery so rang 111. They arranged for our GP surgery to ring us before 4 pm. One of the doctors rang about 2.30 and said if OH could get into the main surgery in town he would see him straight away. He thinks OH has an infection and has put him on a strong antibiotic for two weeks but, to be on the safe side, is referring him for yet another scan. What with that and having to do the washing I didn’t do yesterday, getting some paperwork done and taking a couple of long phone calls from a friend and from daughter, the day has flown.

You are doing well with your veg Mandy and the cues and beans look so lovely and fresh and tasty.

AnnG, I hope your deep clean wasn’t too painful for you.

Sorry to hear about Daisy Mel. She had a good home with you.

I’m feeling quite tired now so will wish you all goodnight.

I had not realised we didn’t see Ann or Vera yesterday and again today so far. Hope all is well there.

Mandy I thought people would remember from past times, sorry. I have injections for the deep clean so can only have one side if my mouth done at a time so it takes two appointments at £30 a time.

Oh poor daisy Mel but she has had a good life with you looking after her.

Oh RIP Daisy, she had a good life with you Mel.

Yes no Vera yesterday hope she hasn't had another of her migraines

No Ann yesterday either so hope she's OK too.

Hope Vera is ok. <3

That was disappointing for the children after all their hard work making the flags.

It turned realy miserable this afternoon with plenty of the wet stuff so everything is soaked and it even blew in my shed as I had left the top door open.

Had my soar ear yesterday and still got it a bit today and have to keep remembering not to scratch it or rub it when it itches.

I went and corne dthe chickens just now and there in the run stone dead was Daisy. I shall miss her but she ws'nt well a while ago and she had a prolaps she has pushed an egg out and there was lots of blood but I thought it had gone back in. She had'nt eaten today and had looked a bit down over the past couple of days. I think its time to sort out the other two really old ones and buy a couple more maybe three this time thne I would have 5 new ones.

Evening all
It's been a really lovely sunny day ,a few clouds at times and a little wind but just nice to sit out and have a cuppa .

Anng hope the deep clean wasn't to uncomfortable for you ,you said the first so how many cleans do you have to have .

Oh not another bite Mel ,have you hot any bite cream that reminds me I meant to get a tube of bite cream when I went into boots and forgot , I went in to see if they could give me some cream to put on a stye that has appeared on my right eyelid ,yesterday it had come to a head with a nasty white head on it ,this morning I forgot it was there and rubbed my eye which burst the spot on it so now it feels a bit sore , she said there's no cream but the best thing to do is hold a hot compress on the eye which should help it .

I picked some more Cobra beans today and a few runners that were the first ones big enough .
I also picked 6 more mini cues and 2 of the bigger ones .

There was a parade in the town today the first Dragoon Guards were given the freedom of the town so were marching through town at supposedly 11.30 but when son went with the school someone said it was all over ,it started an hour early so the poor children missed it and they had all made flags to wave too ,looks like somebody made a mistake when they printed the posters, probably not many people lining the streets either .

Still cloudy and very windy and pc says rain coming.

Done all the shopping and we've had lunch and now I am going to do some casting.

Morning all,

Dull and very grey here this morning pc says high wind and humid partly sunny and 15 degrees.

Shopping day and I don't htink I have nay subs this week hooray! My driver this week is Richard and he's 9 stop away.

Good luck with the deep clean today Anng I know you don't look forward to it but it won't be as bad as you think its going to be like last time.

I have been bitten on the back of my left hand right in the middle and it dos'nt half itch.

Arn't Mandy cues and beans great. My runner ar'nt up the frame yet but they are showing signs of red flowers.

Must cut my sweet peas today too.

Good morning all. bright outside but feels chilly at 9 degrees. I have the dreaded first deep clean at the dentist today at 10am, something not to look forward to. :-(

I used John Innis number 2 for potting on and it is peat free.

I don't use peat free compost as far as I know but what I have is John Innes multip I get from Mole Valley. I always mix in some J I no 1 or 2 or 3 depending on what I am growing or growing on. I also mix a little perlite in it as that hold moisture which a lot of the composts now seem to dry out very very quickly. I do find with some of the composts now you get a lot of either dead grass cuttings or pine needles and bits of wood.

Just chatting to Mandy by email and asked her about the compost she uses. Lucky person she has not had to use peat free compost, does everyone else have peat free in which to grow vegetables or is it just this area?

Lovely cues Mandy. I am not going to bother growing them next year, they are rubbish this year, and grown from plants not seeds as well.

raining here off and on this morning  and 15 degrees expected to go up to 18..all I have done so far is sort the credit card accounts and strip the bed and wash the bedding. fitted sheet just about to go back on now the rest still in the drier.

I did manage to use the cropper on a couple more long rose branches but there are a couple I can't quite reach, and then it started to rain again so I gave up.

Morning all,

Nice pic of your cues and beans Mandy. You are all way ahead f me this year. My beans are only just going around the frame but they are showing signs of flowers. The toms are coming along nicely though and some are setting and the cues have little two inch ones on them like Ann's.

Cloudy here this morning but quite bright and its been raining. Where has our summer gone? Pc says mostly sunny and 15 degrees.

Morning Anng ,morning all,

Lovely and sunny here but quite windy ,yesterday was really gusty the poor runners look quite windswept ,we have a few runners that are ready to pick but not enough for two of us but I could make it up with some of the Cobra beans .
I don't think I sent a photo of the cues and beans I picked last week will have to send it
Hope everyone's aches and pains are easier I need to read through the posts as the weekend just seemed to fly by ,Saturday was Laceys birthday so we popped to see her and we've been busy ,this morning I need to get in the front garden and do a lot of dead heading the white rose is looking a bit sorry for its self such a shame it only flowers once .
Better get on BBL

Good morning all, drizzly rain at the moment should be clearing but I still don't think the garden will have had enough. Never mind better than nothing.
After friend had gone yesterday and I'd had lunch I cleaned all the inside windows, not sure how long it was since they were all cleaned, although I had done a couple of rooms.I have just stripped the bed and put bedding in the wash. I will re-make the bed later after I have showered and had breakfast.

Very warm and windy again today. There's no sign of rain so I'll have to go and check the pots again.

Your hedge will look different with the tree gone Mel

I don't seem to have done anything very much today apart from wash a load of towels and cook a roast dinner. It was a bit hot for that sort of meal but OH does enjoy his roast. We cooled down with a choc ice for afters. Yes, my Mum and Dad said afters as well, though if she was talking to anyone other than family my Mum would call it a sweet.

I've spent a lot of time on the phone today. First a friend rang for a long chat, then OH's sister, than our son was on the phone for an hour, bringing me up to date with family news. Youngest granddaughter got Covid just as she was doing GCSEs so missed some. She was panicking because she thought she wouldn't have enough marks to do the A Levels she wants but the school have reassured her.. I think that so many youngsters missed some of their exams that they are taking all sorts of factors into account.

I've just remembered I was supposed to take some scones out of the freezer for us to have this evening and I forgot to do it so I'd better do that now. Probably be back tomorrow.