General Chat

I too have kept myself busy today I have hoovered the kitchen hall and uti room and a bit of the bedroom that the hoover would reach up to the end of my bed. got the washing in and ironed the pillowcases and afew other bits and they are now on the airer as are the bottom sheet and quilt cover.

I forgot to put my recycling out on Sunday night so mine did'nt go this week but there's plenty of room in it for another week.

Had a good go around with the cobweb brush as when the sun shone the other day I could see lots. That gave me backache but a good job done. No doubt thye will be back tomorow but not in such a vast quantity.

Now what am I going to have with my ham tonight?????? salad or creamy leeks and mash??

Oh isn't it annoying when just after you peg out washing it starts to rain!

We had our coffee and egg and spinach roll and OH looked in Waterstones opposite while I looked at the boots and picture frames. We then went to the Factory shop which seems to be running down their stock. I did get some good quality tea towels, paper towels and fat balls (the birds love theirs!) but the only kettle I wanted to see had none opened you could look at which seemed silly, so we will go to Sainsbury's as they have a good selection at a range of prices. We then called at the big Co-op we pass on the way back and did a shop to top up provisions! I have to smile there as the lady serving on the kiosk calls you over from the self service tills if she is free. I think she is trying to show she is the customers' preference to self service and so keep her job! We used a £2 off coupon in my purse I discovered the other day so that was good.

OH has now changed his eye test to Wednesday as they often run late at Boots opticians here and we decided not to risk him setting off for his meeting after before his eyes had recovered properly from the usual drops he has to have for his eye tests. Also it will be dark on the country lanes and rain is forecast which would make things worse if his eyes didn't get time to recover properly before he set off. He did suggest I take him, in the summer YES, but I didn't fancy sitting 2+ hours in the car in the dark in the cold while he was in the meeting.

Customer service is becoming a thing of the past! I ordered some items from Edinburgh Mill in December by click and collect to pick up from their outlet in the garden centre less than half a mile away. I got a confirmation email on 31/12/25 saying they would let me know when I could collect but nothing since. I've tried ringing their customer service on the site five times today, but every time it says no-one is available to take my call. I think it is likely someone supposedly working from home that really isn't working. If I get no answer today I will pop in the outlet to see if they can follow it up for me. Even if my order is there I can't collect it till I get an emailed authority. Changed my mind and have sent an online form enquiry now.

It's our recycling collection tomorrow too AnnG and I've just sorted some old art magazines that can go. You have had a busy day today as well, but it's good to catch up with a few tasks that need doing and quite satisfying too.

Time for a COT I think and something to eat.

I have washed the bedding from the spare bed and remade the bed, Cut up the remainder of the turkey thigh ready to make curry later. I have also written a long letter which goes to a group of three other people so that included answering their three letters. and I have changed some of the expired inks on my computer and ordered another set of inks. I have also sent out a resume of the garden interests meeting to all the group members with instructions for next months meeting, and finally I have taken out the recycling to put in the bin and taken the recycling bin out to the end of my drive for tomorrow's collection.

I feel like I have achieved something today with two lots of washing, cooking the ham feeding the girls and wild birds and mixing up more wild bird food. Bedding blowing nicely on the line and the bathroom mats on the heated towel rail.

What you been up to?

Just pegged the king size quilt cover, bottom sheet and pillowcases on the line in a nice breeze and sunshine and then it rained!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Morning all,

Its just getting a bit brighter here after a dull start. Its 10 degrees and pc says cloudy.

Glad the socks fitted after their long hot dry. Just as well as it sounds like there were quite a few in there.

Woke at 8.45am for the loo and went back to bed to have a lie in. Just had a marmalade sandwich and am drinking my coffee and taking my first pill of the day.

Morning All,

We managed to be up earlier and are going for a coffee now and then to look at the kettles in the Factory Shop. It is dry but dull and that wind has dropped.

Yes I think the setting I had on the washer dryer may have been for a long, hot dry AnnG. I suppose machines vary too. I managed to stretch my socks on, so the others should be ok. BBL.

Good morning all, realy dark here still and looks like rain but 10 degrees.

I always use the drier Ann but my previous drier was much more efficient at drying. I rarely have to iron and don't think this drier is that expensive on electricity. But I did once have a washer drier that was very inefficient at drying. I thinj it depends what type of drier you have. I put most things in and have not had sweaters or socks shrink. I think it depends on the temp of the drier of course.

It's been really windy here and the rain lashing down. I don't know how it happened, as I bent down to double check, but somehow I set my washer to dry as well by mistake. I've never done it before, knowing it is an expensive way that I would just use in emergencies, but I think my many pairs of socks may have shrunk!! Hopefully they will regain a bit of stretch in the morning when I put a pair on. :-S

That sounds a good little light Mandy. I bet you were glad when the power was back on though.

We've just had a power cut ,power was off for over half an hour , we got the work light out ,son got that for us from amazon brilliant little light ,it lit the whole room and we had the fire light too .

Thats just what I thought Mandy. Had to read it twice. Fancy you finding your budgie when Annx had mentioned hers!

So much for making plans for the day. Iv'e not done a thing except do lunch. Its such a miserable day and it rained like fury this afternoon I just hav'nt wanted to do anything.

Changed it now finger trouble.

Raining here now and the wind seems to have got up.

Seems to be lots of bugs about ,son has to go to the other little school that he looks after tomorrow , they had half the school away and four of the teachers last week ,the schools closed tomorrow so they can do a deep clean .

Oh yes Ann I'm pleased with the new dishwasher, I still have to get use to were I stack things its different to the other one ,son lifted the top shelf up as the spinner bit was catching the plates In the bottom shelf .
Oh its funny you should mention the Budgie as when I was sorting through my bits there was my budgie :-)

Anng I think you mean to dry with your drier, don't think you'd want to fry your
laundry :-D

You have been busy Ann. I have done a wash that included the towels used by SiL and daughter. so just their bedding left now. I am not keen on this horp[oint drier that replaced my Grundig. It does not dry as well and I often have to finish stuff off on the rads.
I didn't have a washing machine until we had been married 8 years. I had a Burco boiler and a spin drier and the bedding went to the laundry with T's wokd shirts and detachable collars. The first machine I had was a twin tub and I loved it.
I have not seen skinny for ages now, I don't even know if he is alive.

I have not had any inclination to do anything except the washing and put away the Tesco order plus a couple of admin jobs. It is so dark and miserable that, even though the temp is 8 degrees outside I have got the heating on as it is cold indoors.

Afternoon All,

I slept well again last night as did OH and he got us a COT in bed so we were late getting up. We had a brunch to be quick today, I've cleaned the kitchen tiles and hob and I need to hunt down some paperwork and do some filing and tidying. I've fed the birds and the washer is on and it's started raining, so I don't feel I am missing anything outside! It looks like we are all having a quieter day

Mandy you have reminded me I need to carry on with my knitted Budgies if I can see where I got to, so I might do some of that later while watching tv. Are you happy with the new dishwasher?

Not so much with bedding but I like to keep on top of clothes washing AnnG. I have this fear of the washing machine conking out and having no clean clothes to wear! It's silly as I was used to washing everything by hand the first six months I was married. I didn't want a twin tub like mum had so saved up for the cheapest automatic which was an Indesit. It was noisy and hopped along the floor, but it lasted years. Has Skinny been round since you came home?

Mel I find 'simple' challenging with painting! Often something that looks easy turns out not to be. I do like brooks with rocks and of course with trees and It was the light catching the farm vehicle that I liked in the photo.

That was a good idea to check you weren't still infectious before your visitors came Vera. I expect the little dogs soon settled once they had sniffed their way around and knew where their beds were.

That would have been shocking for anyone who saw the parked cars moving across the road in all that wind Gwyn. We were lucky here but there's been so much damage and trees down elsewhere.

Morning all,

Dull and dreary here this morning and pc says 6 rainy days ahead and 8 degrees.

Thats not very nice to look forward to. May do some ironing today and pop the bathroom mats in the wash and I think that will be about it. O I shall boil my little ham today too.

Morning all,

Sharp frost here the car is still white , when I looked out first thing there was a beautiful sunrise the sky was red .

Nothing planned for today just going to have a lazy Sunday, I still haven't sewn a rabbit up that I started knitting before I crocheted the blankets , I must get that done .

I expect Vera will be tired after having all her company for the weekend ,I wonder if the doggies settled in OK

good morning all. Still very dark out there but apparently 5 degrees. I don't think it is raining. Nothing planned for today so I will see what I get up to. Maybe yet another load of washing to do. There is still all the bedding and towels from daughters two stays before and after Christmas.

I had a Turkey thigh from Tesco roasted it tonight with roast pots, cauli and broccoli and tomorrow cold, Monday Curry

Neither have I Mandy sounded nice. Think I have a small loin of pork I bought just before Christmas. May do that next week.