General Chat

Friend picked me up and took me down so it is ordered now, probably take up to 2 weeks to get to me now. Still raining but not as much, it threw it down midday.

Shame its raining and you can't go to the library Anng perhaps it will stop later so you can go then.

Just finished the wipe down and going to get lunch on the go now as we always have soup today with nice new bread.

I had ordered a savory pastry case but it was smashed to bits and I only just caught the driver to return it. I don't think he will refund me that as the refund for the broccoli has come already. I also told him I did'nt have my lamb joint last week and he asked me for the order number which I gave him but he had put other subs in the boxes by then so I have them anyway and thats when I saw the smashed pastry case. Oh dos'nt like me sending things back and says I should'nt do it but I am not having him pay for things we don't use, eat or like. He's putting up with his sub of his weekly prawns for two prawn cocktail but when he saw the size of them I think he may have changed his mind.

Bless her, The Queen determined to be there what strength she has.

Perhaps he thought he was saving it from landfill Ann.

Anyone watching the Duke of Edinburgh memorial. Gosh, so many royals in one place and George and Charlotte so well behaved and smiley meeting people. I bet they get bored. We do pageantry well.

Morning All,

Dull here too but the PC says 6 degrees and fog and there isn't any fog. I see you got a lot of subs this time too Mel. That's the trouble isn't it when you plan what will go in the fridge and they send things that take up more room.

It's a shame it was raining so you couldn't walk to the library AnnG. Maybe it will stop soon so you could still go. I told OH I was doing my 1 lap this morning and he quickly decided to get ready and came with me. I didn't think he would want to as he did a short weeding stint in the front garden first thing today. We noticed some unusual birdsong today, but the little devils were so well hidden we couldn't spot them.

We'll have the rest of our pasta salad with extras and fishcakes for lunch then I shall phone the blind people. We've now noticed that the fitter, after telling us that he couldn't take the old blinds away for us, has taken the small roller blind that was in good condition. You don't mind if they ask and I thought he must have put it in the dustbin, but no, he's taken it with him.

Well so far no hope of my walk down to the library as it is raining that very fine thick drizzle and only 7 degrees. Clever computer tells me it is raining now!!

Morning Anng and all,

I have grey sky and its cold pc saying rain coming and its 10 degrees but dos'nt feel like it. It did rain a few spots yesterday evening. I just nearly lost the post so this will be short.

8 subs this mroning on the shopping order and Ann I have two lots of growers broccolli and I already have one in the fridge. Two lots of prawn cocktail instead of large prawns but three peppers instead of one so I have gained there but there will be no room in the fridge for it all.

good morning all. very grey and gloomy here this morning 6 degrees though so not too cold. Hope to walk to the library today to see about a replacement bus pass. Hoping it doesn't rain.

It might be mightn't it AnnG, especially as your arm ached more with the last jab. You have still done a lot though.

Yes OH tells a joke about a nun sitting in the bath when someone knocks on the door to tell her the blind man has arrived. She says 'send him in then' thinking it won't matter her being in the bath and he goes in the bathroom and says, 'now where do you want this blind.'

Well I really like the blinds but shouldn't have left the man to get on, although the company say to do so. I think blackout blinds need to be close to the window to be effective at blocking out the light, but he has put them all further from the window than the old ones, even with the slats wide open they are still inches away from the window frame. They don't close fully one side either and the biggest blind is too heavy for me to slide across with the stick thing which I can hardly reach anyway as it is so short. I thought the ensuite roller blind would be fine but no. That had the cord on the right with the old blind before, nice and conveniently nearest to you, but now it is at the left and only reaches halfway down tthe window so is hard to reach across from down the side of the toilet and if you don't keep the cord vertical it scrapes the side of the blind. :-S I really wish we hadn't bothered and I expect it will be nothing but hassle to try and sort anything out. :-(

I hope the gas boiler is ok now Vera and that you found some things at the GC.

Mel I slipped up with the tom plant! I thought it was a Gardeners Delight, but my eyes must have lit on a healthier looking plant and I didn't notice I'd drifted into another variety, so I now have a patio or hanging basket one instead!! Never mind It should still be earlier than the others and have some tasty fruit. That's a shame your OH has lost those files with the hard drive going. It was bad luck it happened the one time he hadn't backed them up but it's always the same. Will they cost much to buy more?

Have a good rest tonight AnnG. I have done hardly anything today either, just a bit of washing.

We drove out to Dobbies only to find they hadn’t got the pots OH wanted, so that was a waste of time. We then drove all the way back to our local Perrywoods and got them there. I didn’t get anything else apart from some copper tape to put round pots to keep the snails off.

Looking at the forecast for the next few days it’s just as well I didn’t get anything to plant out. Not only does it look cold but the forecast for this area for Thursday is heavy snow showers, followed by sleet, followed by hail :-(. That’ll flatten everything in the garden just as it’s all coming into bloom.

On a more optimistic note, all is good with the boiler so far :-)

Well all I have done today is change the bed and wash and dry bedding, Plant out sweet peas, sorted out a box of photos and written my Easter cards. Plus going for a walk round the next estate and park around one third of a mile I guess, might be half a mile. And I am shattered, my legs really ached walking, I am wondering if it is anything to do with the booster jab. who knows?

Suns been out and gone in again and now its just grey and pc says rain to stop but it has'nt been raining here so I don't know where that came from and its 16 degrees here now.

Oh's cheap pc he bought for his new toy was playing up and the hard drive has gone and he he all his files on it. I said it was unusual for him not to back it up with something. He's had one of the old pc boxes out and he has at least got it working again but not got the files back. You have to pay for these files for the new toy.

Your plants sound really nice Ann and I wish I could get a tom plant of gardeners delight. My four I said I had turned out to be three and a weed and I have room in my klittle greenhouse for four plants.

Hope Vera's heating works ok now and dos'nt keep running now its got its new part.

Not done the dead heading......................got lost in the work room for a while.

Same here Vera 11 degrees but feels colder. I wore a sweater and a short jacket when I went on my walk and was just comfortable.

Gas man has been. I hope the part he’s fitted is going to solve the problem. OH is getting us a sandwich and then we’ll go to the g.c. You got a good selection of plants Ann.

The sun is out here now and apparently it’s 11 degrees though it doesn’ t feel like it.

:-D Can't help it Ann, every time that you say you are waiting for the blind man I see this man with a white stick and a guide doG!
You did have a good spend will you keep the Rhododendron in a pot? You got some nice plants.

Vera, hope the wait is not too long and is productive.
The sun is just about coming through here but at 7 degrees it is chilly out there. I am keeping the greenhouse closed up as it seemed too cold to leave it open.

I think once the dier finishes I will go for a walk. :-)

Yes I got quite a few plants Mandy. Some runner bean plants and a tomato plant that will be earlier than the seeds I planted, a dwarf purple rhododendron, a lime green grasslike plant, 2 alpine pinks, a pink saxifrage, a pot of sweet peas and a creamy white coloured stonecrop. I also got slug bait and some plant feed.

I meant to say that if anyone would like a few of the African Marigold seeds they sent me loads of, just let me know and I'll send you some. The variety is 'Crackerjack' if you want to look them up.

Afterwards on the way back I went in the village to the carwash and got my car cleaned, the first time since before the pandemic! The chap took one look and said wow! I don't think he was admiring my car either, just seeing the green growing on the window rubbers etc. It took them twice as long as normal as the wheels took a lot of cleaning, but cheerful as ever and only charged me the small car price of £7.

Well I'm doing the same as you now Vera, waiting around for the blind man and can't settle to do anything!

Mind your back with all the bending if you do the dead heading Mel.

Good morning everyone

It was quite foggy first thing and is still a bit misty-murky. It all looks very grey though the weather app is calling it light cloud.

I hope you get Asda sorted out Mel and your delivery turns up OK.

Did you get what you wanted at the garden centre Ann? We are hoping to go to Dobbies this afternoon. It’s not our nearest g.c. but it will give the car a run to charge the battery and OH should be able to get the pots he wants there.

I’m a bit in limbo at the moment waiting for the gas man to come. I can’t really get on with anything much till he’s been. I hope he’s managed to get the part and turns up to fit it. They are usually reliable but when you are sitting around waiting you always wonder if workmen are going to arrive.

Better go and make a coffee. It will pass another 10 minutes.

Morning All,

Bit duller out there today and pc says 7 degrees and partly sunny. Its not at the moment.

I have been trying to sort Asda out as they keep saying they are having trouble with the delivery pass. Oh has looked into it and says they have taken the money but they keep saying they hav'nt taken it. I just hope they come tomorrow with what I have ordered.

Nothing planned for today so will just see what happens when I get myself together. I need to do some dead heading of the daffs and there's an awful lot of them!

Morning all,

I can see blue sky now after a very foggy start ,not sure what we're doing today but I'm sure we'll find something to do .

Anng sometimes you just need that one piece of the jigsaw and then a few more bits follow but it's finding that one piece isn't it .

Ann hope you can find what you want at the garden centre , it will be nice to get your blinds up and hopefully they will block out those headlights that wake you up early .

Right coffee first then I'll find some thing that needs doing no doubt .

Morning All,

Sunny here but chilly if the conservatory is anything to go by.

OH has a doctor's appointment this morning and I am nipping to the garden centre now. The blind man has changed the appointment to lunchtime now, but it doesn't matter as we have the chicken and bacon pasta with salad for lunch the day after the food delivery.

Better get going! BBL.