General Chat

I am definitely going doolally in my old age - I could have sworn I posted yesterday but obviously I didn't. It was a bit hectic yesterday. I did loads of washing, changed all the bedding, sorted out a Tesco order for delivery Thursday and did a bit of h/w. OH's back wasn't very good so I didn't get any help from him. He has tabs to take when it's bad and it usually improves over a few days. He said it's a bit easier today.

The car was supposed to be collected between 8 and 10.30 am yesterday to go in for a bit of work that OH had requested but things had got behind and then there was a problem on the road so it wasn't collected till nearly 5 pm. That means the work wasn't done till today so we are now waiting for them to bring the car back. That means we only have tomorrow to dash about and do everything that needs the car as on Thursday it goes off to the body shop to have practically a whole new side where it got damaged at the funeral we went to in July. The body shop say they will need it for 2 weeks. Managing without it will be fun as the bus service is atrocious and taxis have got quite expensive.

Today I've done the ironing and vacced through downstairs and also vacced the stairs and seem to have had a lot of phone calls to answer. I'm hoping to vac around upstairs tomorrow before going to have a cuppa with a friend who is having a very stressful time at the moment and in need of some company.

We were supposed to be going to a Club meeting last night but we didn't think the rather uncomfortable chairs in the room we use would do OH's back any good at all and I felt exhausted so we decided to give it a miss. I texted the Club secretary to let her know we wouldn't be there and she said that 7 members had said they weren't going, plus there are always one or two who don't turn up on the night. We aren't a very big club anyway so the poor speaker probably only had an audience of a few.

It's been horrible weather the last couple of days. Yesterday we had a lot of really heavy downpours in the afternoon and evening. I just got my washing off the line in time. Today it's been lighter showers but blowing a real hooley. I'm not complaining about the rain because we really needed it round here but I could do without the vicious gusts of wind. I've just remembered it's bin day tomorrow so I'd better take our bins down the road. It's recycling and garden waste tomorrow so I'll have to battle the wind and drag them down and hope they are still on the rec., where we have to put them, in the morning.

Gosh Mandy that was a good freeby even if you have to wait. doyou know what wood it is?

Hav'nt done anything since the windows just mucked about and watched a video on youtube on beachcombing.

Its blowing a hurrican here and theres rain in the air but its the best time to clean the windows as it get rid of the streaks left by the sqeegy. Now all I need to do is fine the energy to do the insides.

I keep thinking its Sunday. I know its not cos the shopping came today.

Afternoon all,

Not a very nice day here today light showers and very windy ,I did decide to hang some towels out and they were nearly dry when down came the rain.

We have been busy stacking some wood that a neighbour gave us he said we could take as much as we would like ,he has been helping a friend cut down six trees and he brought home two huge truck fulls so we have had the help of Jake and Chelsea to barrow it round, it will need a year or so to dry out so we won't be able to burn it this year .

No good doing that here it is raining and blowing a gale

just cleaned all my windows outside.

good morning all. very grey and dark here this morning. so much so that I really overslept and woke at 0915. Have not done that for years but was awake until about 2am. 16 degrees so not cold.

O and hip and arm very achey today.

Morning all,

Dull wet and windy dreadful weather. I do hope we will get St Lukes little summer in October or the winter is going to be everso long.

Its 15 degrees and pc says rain.......... when will it ever stop??

Shopping arrives today and I have one sub 600ml of double cream instead of 300ml so I am not cmplaining and think i will make a nice trifle for myself and Em this week.

Pc is saying windy and 15 degrees and would you believe it the suns out at the moment.

Been and collected my scripts and its a good job I checked as they had'nt put the patches in so I was asking about something else and the girl came and gave me the patches. I now have an appointment with the doc on Monday when they are going to give me the other pills I forgot to ask for. Then I booked to have my covid and flu injection as well so now its back down the docs on Thursday for that and on Monday to see the doc.

We had a bit of sun this morning but now its raining again.

Done the parcel and done some casting.

Thanks Anng. Gwyn has aslo collected me a few shells so I can now expect two little parcel at your convenience. No rush. Thanks

good morning all. slept well last night, had about 8 hours sleep.
Blue sky and sun at the moment and 15 degrees but don't think it will last somehow PC says 16 degrees and partly sunny.

Vera. that was nice to see your daughter. A bit of a shock when she arrived solo though I bet.

Hope it won't be too long before you get to see the little great granddaughter, they grow and change so quickly.

Mel, I have a few tiny shells to post to you but it won't be immediately as I need to work out the best way of posting so they don't get crushed. Might have to find a small box I think.

Morning all on this dull old cloudy rainy day.

Its miserable this morning 15 degrees and pc says rain stopping soon.

I have a small parcel to post this morning and a cheque to bank then just carry on as normal for the rest of the day. Dinner is in the freezer so I only have to get that ot and defrost it and cook a bit of broccoli.

What are you lot up to today?

How lovely to have that new great grandchild to look forward to meeting Vera. Now I see Granny is a byker. Good on her. I had all the leathers in my younger days but never the byke to go with them just rode with the boys in our gang.

Good evening all

Overcast but warm and muggy today and still no rain. Rain is forecast for tonight so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the forecast is right. We are definitely in need of some now.

I hope your daughter and sil have had a good journey home AnnG. I am sure that at first you will miss having them around as you have had a long spell with them this time. I am very jealous as we haven't seen our Yorkshire family since Christmas. We were of course supposed to spend just a couple of days with them at the end of July but OH managed to go down with food poisoning so we never got there.

Because of all her work and other commitments we don't see a lot of our daughter, although she is only about 25 miles away, but I had a nice surprise this afternoon. I got a text saying she and her fella were going to have a pootle round the countryside and would we be in for a visit. They turned up about 3.30 and stayed a couple of hours. They came on motorbikes in full leathers so that will have given the neighbours something to talk about ;-) Daughter's partner has a powerful bike and I knew she had leathers, helmet etc and sometimes rode pillion. What she hadn't told me till today is that she has now bought her own bike, albeit a less powerful one. She has to use L plates but has already done some of the training and passed various parts of the course. We did point out that she is now a grandmother and should be looking at mobility scooters, not powerful motorbikes. You can guess what her answer was to that comment.

Daughter had been up to Yorkshire last weekend to see her new granddaughter so brought back some photos. Of course, like all babies of nearly 6 weeks old she is adorable and I can't wait to meet her.

This morning we did our "Unlisted Heritage" walk. After all our kerfuffle changing inks and getting the tickets printed no-one wanted to see them. It was a really interesting tour as we saw lots of things that we hadn't noticed before and we thought we knew our town well.

After daughter coming unexpectedly and me getting out cakes and things I didn't feel like cooking a full dinner so we're saving it for tomorrow. OH has just made himself some cheese on toast and I am now going to do a bit of scrambled egg for me. That'll do us for tonight.

I have done two loads of washing including all their bedding and towels, cut the lawn ans cut back a lot of long rose branches with the lopper, I have weeded two parts of the garden and then cut down a large hardy fuchsia which looked as thought he flowers had been got at by something. garden wheely bin almost full and this morning it was empty. I have also put away the Tesco order.

I can't get going today and now its raining.

yes I am grateful for the long visit and there is so much to do I am keeping busy so don't have time to wallow!!

Morning Anng and all,

We are 1 degree lower than you this morning on this dull old day. It rained again last night so we have had quite a lot now and I think thats enough so please can we have some fine weather back?

Its horrid when the family go is'nt it, its suddenly very quiet. At least you had a nice long time with your family but mine was just a fleeting visit really.