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AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 29 Jul 2022 07:15

good morning all bright and 13 degrees. I have two more bites this morning. I expect them when working in the garden, I never see the little blighters and how do I get bites behind my knees and on the back of my thighs when I am wearing trousers? and covered at night. I didn't get any at night when it was hot and I was throwing the sheet back.
Toying with the idea of going into town, mainly to make sure I don't start doing things in the garden again which I will do if I stay home. The gravel bit is as much done as I can do I think anything else is too hard for me to shift but that doesn't stop me trying. I think I need a break away from the house but inertia is much easier to follow. %3A-D

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 28 Jul 2022 21:18

Mandy I looked into the compost bin from the toP and it looks like there is a pile of leaves heaped up there could be a hog under it. I don’t like to disturb the pile, it could be sleeping in the day there.

Vera the plan is pots on the gravel I hope to find drought tolerant plants.

Ann I am not touching the lawn. The gravel is for the large patch of ground that was where T had his dahlias. The lawn is basically two 3 foot strips either side if a trellis and small gravel patch with pots on.

MillymollyAmanda

MillymollyAmanda Report 28 Jul 2022 19:35

Evening all,

It's been nice here today quire warm and we've had a busy day ,son had some wood at the school that Colin could have for the fire it will make some good sticks , so we went and collected that then we took some garden rubbish to the tip, I came home and walked to town to get a few bits and called to get some F&C so no cooking tonight ,then zfter lunch I gave the car a good hoover out because putting the wood in the back it left a lot of bits .

I see you were going to have F&C to Ann and they were closed good old freezers what would we do without them .
Hope the chap turns up tomorrow to do the drive ,don't think there's rain forecast is there so you should be OK.
Not good those tractors driving like that they could have had your wing mirror off , I suppose they will soon be cutting the corn then it will be those big combines on the road .

Enjoy your lunch tomorrow Vera .

Anng is there any sign of the hedgehog about perhaps its left the compost bin now the summers here and you could use some compost from it now ,it might have just used it to hibernate for the winter.

Right going to put the kettle on now I'm really thirsty .


Annx

Annx Report 28 Jul 2022 18:28

Are you replacing all the lawn AnnG? I must admit we have never regretted it and gravel is easier to keep looking good all year round. I still think a well kept lawn is lovely and restful to look at though, but it does take a lot of work to keep it looking good.

I saw a farmer with a tractor cutting cutting a roadside hedge today. There was a green verge by the roadside and it wasn't growing into the road. I thought they weren't allowed to cut them when birds might be nesting. While I was parked outside the co-op 3 massive farm vehicles drove through (cars parked both sides of the road). They came through at speed with wheels higher than my car. The noise as they drove past me was deafening and they were so close to the car. How stupid, as there would be no way they could stop if child ran out between the cars and they would have terrified a horse!

I had a call from a building society this morning to discuss a request they said I'd made. I was about to eat lunch, couldn't remember any request that needed an answer and when they started asking me for bits of my password before they could discuss anything at all with me, I felt uneasy and refused! I said I would ring them later because 'how do I know who you are?' When I rang after I'd been out, they had a note of the call and the lady I spoke to agreed with me that there had been no need for a phone call at all. I only wanted to transfer something to a better paying account with them, had given them all the information they needed to do it and their own website said it could only be done in writing!! She did it there and then. If these banks and building societies wanting to talk to us just left us a message to phone them and told people to put the phone down on anyone trying to discuss anything about their accounts I think it would stop a lot of people getting scammed.

SuffolkVera

SuffolkVera Report 28 Jul 2022 18:01

It sounds as though you have been busy getting prepared for your gravel garden AnnG. Will you have plants in it or pots on it? You'll be able to choose drought resistant plants that will be able to withstand the heat of future summers.

I didn't get out till 2.30 and changed my mind about going into town. Instead I just went to Sainsbury's. They usually have a reasonable selection of cards and I decided on restaurant vouchers from Red Letter Days for the couple of pressies I needed. I've bought that sort of thing before and they usually go down well and they also offered me 20% off, so that was a bit of easy online shopping.

There weren't many customers in Sainsbury's which pleased me but unfortunately there wasn't a lot on the shelves either, and what was available was very expensive. There was very little veg which I needed. I managed to get a head of broccoli but they only had a few organic ones which are usually dearer and I got a pack of runner beans that will barely do 2 small helpings and that was £1.50. I really don't know how people on a low income and with a family to feed manage.

Our friends M & V rang to ask if we fancy going out for lunch tomorrow. There's a nice pub about 15 minutes drive from here and it has a good outdoor dining area and lovely views. I expect they will have raised their prices quite a bit as well.

My grandson moved up to Yorkshire at the weekend so that's another of the family moved up North. He loves the area so wanted to move up that way. He's found himself a job, which turned out to be in the same area my granddaughter (his cousin) works. They're the same age and have always got on well together so they've found themselves a nice flat to share.

Plumber has just been to tighten up a connection which was just weeping a tiny bit so fingers crossed everything will be OK now. We were also supposed to be having a painter coming in August to repaint the kitchen, lounge, hall, stairs and landing. He's just emailed to say a brush with Covid has put him all behind. We can't have him early September so it looks as though it will be mid-late September before that gets done now.

Sun's out at the moment though it has been cloudy for most of the day. Still no sign of rain %3A-%28 I'm hoping for another coolish night.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 28 Jul 2022 12:56

I have a kettle in my bedroom and just take up a cup and a ginger tea bag at night so have a cup of ginger tea made by me.

I have almost finished clearing the piece of garden rady for the gravel bed. Just a couple of bits I am not strong enough to dig up. I have tried transplanting a couple of things but with this very dry weather I don't hold out much hope.

I have two compost bins in the garden supposedly one for currently putting in stuff to compost, the other to use the made compost. Luckily I had used most of the compost when I think I told you it seems that a hedgehog has made a nest in there so I can't use it. I love hedgehogs but I am annoyed to have a whole bin taken out of use. %3A-%28

Annx

Annx Report 28 Jul 2022 12:22

Morning All,

Yes, you were an early bird this morning Mel. We both slept really well with feeling weary after being so busy. I often find things don't go to plan these days, but I've warned OH to make no mess until the men have hopefully been tomorrow now we have cleaned up ready for them as they will need to come inside. Not that he's at all untidy as he isn't, but he still manages to make mess! lol.

We thought we'd still have F&C today, so OH went to the village chippy, only to find they are closed for a fortnight for holidays!!! The other local ones don't open at lunchtime now, so a quick root in the freezer and we will have our own F&C instead. He's then out again to finish off another interview notes!

We were both up so late this morning I didn't get my COT in bed Vera! AnnG my first OH always brought me a COT in bed too and I missed having that when we seperated. You could do what I did and get a teasmaid. It was really nice not having to get up and make it in the mornings. %3A-%29

I need to clean the front door next. I noticed how mucky it was when I opened the door to the neighbour. We plan to get a new one and it won't be a white one next time!

I need to clear some of the inevitable pile up of magazines/mail etc in the study but might pop out with my camera this afternoon and get a few shots of the lovely cornfields.

Still no rain here.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 28 Jul 2022 09:09

good morning. I was up at 0630 but couldn't get on anything as my wifi was down. so difficult if the wifi is down you can't go on to Virgin on line to check. Then when it reached a reasonable time I managed to send daughter a whats app to ask what I should do and she talked me through it so finally got the internet back at 0845.

Vera I envy you your cuppa in bed, one of the things I miss. (there are many).
Enjoy your shop, hope you find lots of pressies.

Window cleaner coming today (Cynth had an email to confirm) but not sure what time.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 28 Jul 2022 08:57

Hope you get what you want at the shops Vera.

14 degrees here now and sunny.

SuffolkVera

SuffolkVera Report 28 Jul 2022 07:53

Morning Mel and all

You’re an early bird this morning Mel. It sounds a bit chilly where you are. It’s overcast but quite warm here, 17 degrees.

I didn’t sleep too badly so feel OK this morning. I must do a little bit of h/w today and also go into town for a few bits. I’ve several birthdays and anniversaries coming up in the next month and, not being clever enough to make my own cards, I need to stock up. I usually either go first thing in the morning or around lunchtime when the shops aren’t quite so busy, so I’ll probably go out around 12.30. It’s market day today and most people go in the morning so it will be quieter then.

OH gave me a cuppa in bed a while ago but it’s now time I was up and about. Have a good day everyone.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 28 Jul 2022 07:26

Morning all,

Bit cloudy this morning but there's plenty of blue sky inbetween to the north 12 degrees at the mo so I hope it warms up a bit.

Nothig planned for today so see how it takes me.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 27 Jul 2022 20:11

Is'nt it always the same when you think you have everything planned out for these workmen something throws a spanner in the works. I hope it dos'nt rain for you on Friday Ann and you can now get that job done.

Just finished our F & Cs we had'nt had it for a couple of weeks with oh being under the weather the other week and last week I did'nt fancy it.Just potted one plant on today and then played with my poly clay and stuck the toadstools on the leanto.

Anng you don't need a licience for an air rifle.

SuffolkVera

SuffolkVera Report 27 Jul 2022 19:59

Evening all,

Now there’s a blast from the past; wasn’t it Dixon of Dock Green that opened with that?

Your OH is a hard worker Ann but the important thing is that he carries on enjoying what he is doing. That’s annoying about your drive being put off for another day but I don’t think you need to worry too much about rain if your weather is anything like here. We had a couple of showers yesterday but they were over in the blink of an eye and in a couple of minutes the paths had dried out again.

I think I might have visited Trago Mills at Falmouth as well. We were staying at Falmouth and I vaguely recall popping in there on the way back from a trip but not really looking round much as I was with 3 men who kept looking at their watches and sighing a lot. I think it must have been getting near wine o’clock.

I seem to have been busy all day but it’s been a bitty sort of day. I’ve done a bit of ironing, a bit of gardening, a bit of stuff on the computer and a very little bit of h/w. I must try to motivate myself to do some h/w tomorrow before it starts getting warmer again.

I slept quite well last night, probably because it was a lot cooler and I managed without the fan. I’m feeling optimistic that it will be as good tonight. I never sleep late and am usually awake before 7 am but as long as I get about 6 hours I’m bright eyed and bushy tailed in the morning instead of a grumpy old misery-guts. Here’s hoping we all sleep well tonight.

Annx

Annx Report 27 Jul 2022 18:54

Well having got everywhere ready for the drive to be done tomorrow, they have just phoned to say can they come on Friday instead! Apparently rain held them up today and they need to finish the job they were doing today in the morning. I just hope it doesn't rain on Friday now.

Annx

Annx Report 27 Jul 2022 17:13

Yes he is AnnG, but he forgets he isn't an employed manager responsible for staff performance anymore and still puts himself out coaching and supporting people doing over and above what his fees cover. Like your son though if he is the same, if they enjoy what they do and are good at it, they will do it! lol.

Yes I still have a tiny set of drawers I got at a bargain price from that shop some years ago. They sit on a shelf in the bedroom and I keep my beaded bracelets in the drawers, different colours in each drawer.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 27 Jul 2022 16:02

Ann well done your OH obviously still has a good memory 'cos he is a youngster!! Yes the factory shops in Cornwall and Devon are Trago Mills. great shops we even once bought, on our way home, a wooden garden table and four chairs, really cheap. I still have the table, didn't use it this year but normally these days used for potting on plants. Used to love going to those places, some were bigger than others some out of town too.

that was late for your OH to be working, no wonder his head ached. He is so conscientious (do you think my brain would spell that? I had to actually refer to a proper dictionary for the correct spelling so much for A level English, it obviously doesn't last!) which is why he is in such demand. My son is much like him. Took early retirement from LV but is now working twice as hard for a smaller firm set up by one of his ex LV bosses and head hunted.

Annx

Annx Report 27 Jul 2022 15:41

Afternoon All,

It's 22 degrees and a bit overcast here no but still no 'proper' rain. OH had to write up all the notes from several interviews that he did notes for yesterday and didn't finish till gone 11.00pm. No wonder he had a headache. He was up early and while I popped out to the garden centre and co-op he moved all the pots, table and chairs, watered all the back garden, cleaned the bathroom toilet, did a quick hoover through and got himself a snack for lunch. Now he's flaked out on the bed with his newspaper! It isn't often he bursts into activity like this, but I was very grateful as my knees haven't recovered from Monday's walk yet. I have dusted, watered the front wallpots and greenhouse and need to finish cleaning the bathroom next.

OH has been asked to do notes for another extra meeting in the morning, so he will be writing those up afterwards while the men are here. I think it will be best if we have F&C tomorrow and he can collect them on his way home.

My blood test was overdue again so I rang them and the usual was trotted out and the pandemic blamed, plus a shortage of the blood test bottles! They are sending the form I need to get it done at the surgery so I hope the surgery has some bottles!

AnnG I think I might have gone to that outlet in Falmouth myself. We used to visit a place on the right, a little way past some toilets and the harbour. It was like an incredible maze inside that seemed to sell everything, even different sorts of craft things. I just asked OH and he thinks it was called something like Trago Mills? I wonder if it has survived the pandemic.

I noticed on my trip to the garden centre that most of the fields are planted with corn this year instead of rapeseed, probably due to expected shortages. I was also surprised to see a Muntjac dive into a hedge bottom as I rounded a corner. They seem to be getting more common.

Better get the marigolds on now. %3B-%29

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 27 Jul 2022 11:08

Morning Anng and all,

Just having my first and only coffee of the day. 17 here and mostly cloudy.

Gosh I was tired last night I did'nt seem to stop all day as we had a really big shop and half was wiped down before lunch and the rest after. I must have walked miles putting things away in the uti room and the lounge.

Got up twice inthe night for the loo. The last time was really early as the sun was just coming up and casting long shadows across the lawn at the back so I went back to bed as oh was still there too.I hate gettig up late as I don't seem to have much day if you know what I man.

Not a lot planned for today but I must sweep the bathroom ceiling as there was a huge cobweb hanging down waiting to get me when I went in there yesterday. we always have the window open in the bathroom and bedroom until I go to bed I shut the bathroom one as I put the solar lights in there so we can see if we get up in the night. The bedroom one is open all night and we get those tiny midges in there when oh has the telly on so we get spiders in there too.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 27 Jul 2022 08:24

good morning all, sunny here this morning but only 8 degrees. I slept with the duvet over me last night, such a change in temp from this time last week.

A bit more tidying up in the garden is on the cards for me I think, but I also need to do a bit of HW.

Those factory shops sound like a good place to look around, we don't have any here, only the outlet centre which is different I think.

We used to visit a factory shop in Falmouth and also near Bodmin and also in Devon somewhere, I can't remember the name of it. (all the same name I think).

Annx

Annx Report 26 Jul 2022 20:36

Evening All,

I bet you enjoyed buying some things at the factory shop yesterday Mel. I popped to ours this morning and saw a few things I liked, but they have started reducing things for the sales so I may go back next week when more things may have been reduced. I wanted to see if there were any slow cookers now, but they seemed to be holding a meeting stood in front of them so I gave up in the end. Air rifles aren't cheap are they!! I had no idea.

I am in touch with 3 old schoolfriends and 3 work colleagues, but only recently caught up with 2. My parents moved house a few times, changes counties and I went to 6 schools so I never felt friendships would last.

OH was at a meeting this morning, then doing some urgent work following on the rest of today. I told the neighbour in the corner about the drive being done on thursday and that the men would clear their gulleys if any mess went into them. We were talking about the noise in the night recently with the gate. The neighbour said she went outside and the son from the house who was making all the noise was drunk and had lost his phone!

Tomorrow we need to move the pots and tables and chairs off the patio ready and make sure the bathroom is clean as they will be needing a toilet as they will be here all day I think.