General Chat

Oh Ann yes fingers crossed you don't get it and I hope OH doesn't get it to badly either.
DIL'S Father had his fourth jab on Friday as he has a poor immune system.

We got on well this morning one section of the wall blocks done but it was really cold out and we were glad of the nice parsnip soup I had made .
It didn't start to well as Colin had forgotten to get his drill battery charged up ready but we came in and had a coffee and a quick charge and it was ready .
We hope to get another bit done tomorrow so I hope its going to be a bit warmer .

We have a lovely fire and I sat and did some crochet this afternoon bit early but they will be ready for next Christmas when the school has a craft fayre,I'm making little pigs in blankets they are so cute ,I'll send a photo when I've done a few .

I've got everything crossed AnnG! I was catching up with the latest advice earlier and was surprised that there is nothing to stop someone going out and about now with covid as it is only 'advice' to stay at home. People are advised to work at home if they can as well, but it isn't a rule anymore. Some will ignore advice, especially now furlough has ended and if they need their pay.

I wonder if Mel has nearly finished her project yet?

fingers crossed you don't get it Ann.

The Tesco driver was surprised there were so many this week. With regard to the items still not showing unavailable he wondered if it was because they were actually on the premises last night but not yet in store and by this morning they were back in store. No problem really and it is the first time for ages anything has been unavailable.

Morning All,

Sunny and dry here. OH was sure he had a cold coming after a headache and sneezes, but this morning I made him do a covid test and to his surprise it was positive. Well they do say 50% of colds are really covid now. He had 2 very brief visits to 2 schools last Friday morning which is where he most likely caught it, as they have stopped mask wearing in schools now. My test I did after his was negative. Fingers crossed I hope I avoid getting it, but it's going to be hard as he's a fidget and mooches about touching stuff all the time.

Your delivery this time is the norm for us AnnG. I hear what Mandy and Mel say, but if the pickers aren't picking enough then they could quickly pick more items by putting in subs rather than take time searching couldn't they? If items are showing as being in stock on the website, but out of stock on the order, I suppose as Mandy says, the shelf fillers are not keeping up. Before the pandemic, we used to see the Sainsbury's staff refilling the shelves all day into the evening as well, but other supermarkets may not do the same. It's odd some supermarkets are doing so much better than others though. We have noticed lots of items are not available on line now that were at the start of the pandemic. I suppose if there are less items to be searched for the pickers can do more? It's a puzzle! :-S

The sun's out here so I may do a short walk as it will be more pleasant than yesterday.

Yes they do have more than one brood as do Robins. Blue Tits on the other hand only have one brood and I think that applies to Great Tits too.

Had a good craft this morning for about an hour and a half.

I think she needs to make up her mind!!! One female blackbird in the garden and three demanding males. Obviously leading them a bit of a dance. Maybe she is alloting 'numbers' as to who is first and second etc. I believe blackbirds have more than one brood a year and not necessarily with the same mates. :-D :-D

They are timed Anng she got told once she wasn't picking quick enough .
Meant to say new lot of Gardeners World starts next Friday.

Not sure how true this is but Grandson tells me they have a quota for the number of items to be picked (I assume per day), if they reach that quota, even if the items are still on the shelves they can't pick them.

Morning all,

Nice bright morning here so we're getting out in the garden just having a coffee before we start .

Anng I suppose when the goods are picked if its not on the shelf then that's why its substituted with some thing else even though they have the item in the stores out the back ,I know someone who has done the picking in Tesco and they are timed on each shopping trolley and have to do so many in their shift so I suppose they don't have time to get the item from the back store .

Got some washing to go out ,mum would never hang washing out on a Sunday so I hope she's not looking down :-)

Morning Anng and all,

Dull here too this morning but dry at the mo. Anng did you know that your orders are picked at 10pm at night so there could be things out of stock before the shelves have been restocked the next day.

Good morning all, dry and dull so far. Tesco order this morning, not happy with it this week. For the first time in two years I have 4 substitutes and three unavailable (out of stock). Wonder why so bad all at once. and the unavailable includes milk and slim line tonic. None of it drastic, I always buy more tonic than I need for when daughter comes and I have milk. The subs are aggravating but acceptable. But what I don't understand is, when I go on line and look at the items, none of them are shown as unavailable.

Already have the bedding in the wash. Slept well and woke just after 6, didn't get up all night., not sure what I am doing otherwise, hair wash first I think

You have a nice lot of colour i the garden Anng. I have hyacinths out too and lotsof little daffs and some primulas I planted a couple of years ago which have increased and today at the shop I bought a lovely pale pink one, the ones with the bronzey leaves but I can't think of the name of them at the mo. I have two flowers on my Fire this year and I think they need to get inthe ground to produce more flowers. I must find a place for my special snowdrops too as they done seem to flower in pots. One was going to flower but a slug got at it, blast..... They are from the churchyard and were all lying on the top of the ground so I brought them home. They have large wide leaves.

Thank you all for your remarks about the garden. Mandy I think the hyacinths arebearly but none of them are new bulbs this year they are all planted out in previous years after flowering in pots. There does seem to be more colour this year I know I planted quite a lot more tete a tete and the Helebores are really good this year but I am really pleased with it and I know T would love it, he loved the spring garden.

Evening all,

Twice now I've typed a post and both went so I've lost the will to live ,I'll try again tomorrow.

Good luck with the pc tomorrow Ann. I hope everything goes well on windows 11. I have not gone there yet. Oh just changed us from Mcaffi to Norton and its all different now.

Done some gluing and filling up of things and now I am going to do our burgers and have a nice glass of wine.

No I didn't put a hat or scarf on Mel. I had just a short sleeved T shirt and a thin anorak on. It started a bit of drizzle as I got there and there was a bitterly cold wind when I got out of the car. I zipped my anorak right up so the collar stood up and jammed my hands in my pockets as I set off. A few other hardy souls were there but not many. One old chap I saw sitting on a bench once before and was struggling to read a paper in the breeze was there on the same bench and still struggling to read his paper again. I just managed 2 laps again but was quite hot after the first lap.

You've done a great job potting up your plants AnnG and trimming back the Fuschias and tidying up. You have a lovely lot of bulbs and Hellebores, a lovely splash of colour. Ours isn't much of a spring garden, just a few bulbs and variegated evergreens here and there, so not so colourful this time of year.

I've decided to sort my pc out tomorrow so I can make sure I have saved everything I want to keep first.

I have potted on 21 plugs so that all looks very impressive in the conservatory. I am going to Evesham with Cynth on Monday and I see they have windowsill propagator on offer to card holders so will get one of those I think. I think the best place for the tomato seeds will be on a windowsill indoors. I did buy one tumbler plant and one Alicante but only very small not much bigger than plugs. They are on the kitchen windowsill Well if it is good enough for Orchids.
I have also checked the compost bin and added Garotta etc then took some photos out there and have now come in for the day.
I bought a half roast chicken in m&S yesterday so will have half of that hot tonight and the rest tomorrow. Because I am planning roast, I keep thinking today is sunday!!!

I hope you put a hat and scarf on Ann as its bitter out even if the suns shining.

Done all the morning jobs and now I am going in the lounge to my craft.

Afternoon All,

Slept well but no idea what the temperature is as I (maybe foolishly?) installed windows 11 last night and things have disappeared, my photos are jumping around and it won't accept my 'key' for the MS Office with Word etc that I use. I will ring the computer support people later and see if they can sort it for me and also get rid of the 'onedrive' on my system which copies everything and now says it's full so doesn't display my photos till you click on each one. It's a nuisance as when you delete something like a photo or documenbt, you have to do it twice and I keep a back up of these anyway.

The electrician rang this morning to say he had a free few minutes so could pop round to see what size motor for the fan we need instead of coming tomorrow. He's a likeable sort, put covers over his shoes and quickly sorted out what we need and will be able to give us a quote on Monday. As the cord to our loft light has frayed he said he would fit us a new one free of charge too. He checked the wiring to the pump was all sound as well. As it will be quick to replace he can work it in between his other jobs next week.

Your tea sounded delicious Vera and cream and jam left to use as well. Sorry your back is still painful, but it's good you have an appointment on Monday. Your surgery is very good as you say. There is no form like that on our surgery website and they have stopped us booking online appointments now, so it's all by phone with endless queueing, even if you get through.

Hope you get on well with your project Mel.........I'm beginning to think it's a model village! lol.

AnnG, I find a lot of people gabble so quickly these days, miss the endings of words off and any kind of accent makes it worse. The times someone leaves a phone number to ring them back and you have to play the message a dozen times before you can decipher all of it. No wonder you struggled and sometimes they don't even keep the phone near their mouth either. Hopefully you have sorted it now though. You have got other jobs done too and are ready for sorting your plug plants.

I have just booked tomorrow's lunch and am going for a walk next while the sun is out and while OH is watching footie on the tv.

Well, it is still dry but it is only 6 degrees so quite cold outside. I have done a load of washing. spent half an hour battling with the phone to sort out my EE contract, removing T's phone from it. Very helpful young chap and very patient as well but difficult to understand as he talked very fast and had a strong accent (Darlington, I asked him). It was like talking to somebody from Cumbria on speed!! Still that is done now I hope. The conversation was not helped by hearing aids not delivering clarity on the phone.
Anyway, after that I spent half an hour sorting out pots in which to pot on my plugs. then found and washed the long trays they have to sit on in the conservatory. Next I tidied up and cut back the fuchsias I have in the greenhouse and got rid of the dried leaves. will have another look at them at the end of the month.
Next job will be to pot on the plugs, maybe this afternoon or tomorrow. Back is aching a bit so I will rest it for a while then see.