General Chat

I’m pleased you are having a good birthday Mandy and have nice cards and pressies. Will someone cook you a nice meal or make or buy you a birthday cake?

Mel, I agree with AnnG. You have enough land to light a bonfire well away from anyone else but most of us live too close to our neighbours to make burning papers acceptable. Even in our last house when we only had farmland behind us we never burnt stuff in the garden but we did have an open log fire in our lounge so we could burn some papers up in the grate there. As soon as we moved here we bought a shredder. Our problem is getting rid of the shredded paper. We can’t put it in our recycling bin and there is nowhere local to take it so it has to go to the tip. At the moment we store all our stuff for the tip in the garage till we can fill our car and then take everything in one go. I don’t know what will happen when we can no longer drive. Two of our neighbours have recently given up their cars but they both have family nearby to help them out with this sort of job.

OH will be more comfortable without those teeth Annx. It’s bound to be sore for a day or two and the stitches might feel a bit strange at first but at least the pain from the mouth should ease now and he may feel like eating a little more. I hope you can park OK and don’t have any waiting around for the blood test.

It’s been another miserable, cold, grey, drizzly day. I am having a delivery from Sainsbury on Thursday afternoon and have 12 pints of milk coming but I misjudged the amount I’d got left and I was down to about half a pint so I had to go and get some more. I decided to walk to the Co-op as it’s not too far and I’m not getting enough exercise. By the time I got back bits of me were frozen. My body wasn’t too bad but my face and hands were icy. I was wearing thick Heat Holder mittens but the cold seemed to be coming right through them.

I started this post quite a while ago but a friend called about a lunch she is sorting out for her 80th birthday which is coming up soon. She has booked a table for 12 – all ladies – on 21st February at a nice, reliable pub not too far away. She has invited a few extra people, our normal “birthday group” numbering 7 ladies, so we thought as it was her 80th we ought to organize something for her. Therefore we are taking her for afternoon tea at the town’s only proper hotel. It can’t be till 12th March for various reasons but the birthday girl has been told to keep that afternoon free although she doesn’t know why.

Time now for a cuppa and maybe a chocolate biccy today. Make sure you all stay snug and warm.

EDIT I forgot to say I've got 2 Irish coffee glasses as well. Mine are quite small. By the time you've got the whisky in there's not too much space left for coffee and cream. OH finds that, filled half way, they make good port glasses so they are still getting used.

It would not be acceptable Mel to burn things in the garden, I wouldn't like it if neighbours did it and I am sure they wouldn't like it either. Shredded stuff is safe enough I am sure nobody is going to piece together thousands of little bits of paper.

I always have trouble finding things in a new handbag Mandy. Sometimes it's a surprise to find something I thought I'd lost when I empty an old bag to throw away. :-S Your red jumper sounds nice and cosy and it's great that it's a good fit.

Ha ha so your shredder is going to be at work AnnG. I want to do the other file box later, but there is more still of mine that needs shredding. I need to get my FH stuff in better order and go through the beading patterns I have printed as I don't tend to make the simpler things I used to do at first anymore and don't need a pattern to do those anyway.

Yes it's better getting at least some food delivered isn't it Mel. No more piling things into the the trolley, then the car boot as well as into the cupboards at home.

Thjats one thing I have never had, a shredder. I just burn everything then I know its safe. I have lots of oh's papers to burn.

Mandy I have two irish coffee glasses and I think I bought them in Lidl years ago cos oh liked an irish coffee. Bought about Christmas time with the coffee for them I think.

Shredder has stopped for now, guess it was getting overheated. It is an old one, was T's, mine packed up 4 years ago. I have been looking to buy one on Amazon but there are so many I am confused so given up for now. Lunch time.

They use to have those scratch and sniff patches in the Avon books and birthday cards with those pop out flowers in use to have a perfume smell.

I've got two of those Irish whisky glasses in the cupboard ,they have a handle on the side ,goodness knows why I've kept them .

Anng that wil be another good job done all the shredding especially as it's cold out and not gardening weather .

Ann thats good OH has had the teeth taken out ,I know no one wants to loose teeth but at least that will ease one lot pain for him , I hope you can park easily again this afternoon when he has his blood test appointment.

yes Mel you can still get Irish coffee in restaurants. I used to have Irish whisky glasses, I wonder where they are.

Ann, yes i remember those sniff patches. And rarely did the perfume smell the same as if you bought it.

I am not sure who to blame but I now have a cardboard box full of shredding to do. Stuff that I should have got rid of a year ago. So that is the sfternoon spoken for.

Glad that you are having a good day Mandy <3

Great you're having a good time Mandy. You'll soon get used to all the pockets and where you put things in your new bag.

Yes I remember those scratch patches in magazines but the thing was perfume smells different on different people and some of them were horrid anyway.

I was thinking about something you don't see on menu's now just now when I put some mugs away in the cupboard. I spied something to throw out!! Two Irish coffee glasses. Do you see that on any menu's now? Must have been way back in the 70's when I had my first one. It funny how these little memories come to you when you least expect them and what actually triggers them off. :-D

Morning all,

Thank you everyone for all your birthday wishes and all the pretty cards ,I have had some lovely presents, my sister bought me a nice red jumper from Edinburgh wool it fits a treat , I've changed my handbag over Ann there's lots of pockets in this new bag so I can see me having to hunt for things in there now .

It's another dull day so no sun for me today Gwyn but it won't spoil my day .

<3 :-D HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANDY :-D <3

I hope you have a nice day today, probably best indoors though if it's like here and cold outside and dull again. You'll be able to sort where to put things in your new handbag and enjoy your other presents. :-)

AnnG we collect about 4 big bags (unused big charity bags that have been pushed through the door usually), then when OH goes to a match in the same direction he drops them off at a smallholding on the way that puts a sign out asking for shredded paper.

We had an early start this morning and were up at 6.00am so we could work through the tablet and eyedrop regime and OH could shower before his dentist appointment at 8.15am. He has to wait half an hour after one tablet before he can take the rest and have something to eat before the last one, so it takes a while. His dentist is only about 4 miles away, but we allowed 45 minutes in case of being held up with traffic queuing to get on the motorway. It's a good job we did as traffic was snarled up and people were driving across after the traffic lights had changed and were blocking everyone from moving. Later we discovered there had been an accident on the slip road to the motorway and there were traffic queues over 4 miles long in some directions. We got there in good time though and I was lucky again to find a space along the road to park and wait. His dentist took both of the loose teeth out and cleaned away all the infection so he doesn't think he will need antibiotics. He also put stitches in and he has to go back in a fortnight for them to be removed. He is feeling quite relieved to be rid of them now, so it's cool food and scrambled egg with a bit of cheese for lunch. Then we are at the surgery again later for the blood test.

While I sat in the car waiting all the schoolchildren were on their way to school and so many mums were using the tiny scooters to pull their children along on rather than them walk. I thought children weren't getting enough exercise? At 5 years old I used to walk 2 miles each way to school till I was 7 and learned to ride my bike.

I thought of something that I don't see anymore when I was awake last night. Remember in magazines how you would have those scratch and sniff patches to see what new perfumes smelled like?

<3 <3 <3 <3 Many happy returns of the day Mandy <3 <3 <3 <3 Hope you have a great day and are spoiled rotton. XX

Morning all another dull and dreary day here 4 degrees and expect rain by Thursday.

Shopping day today, remember when I used to call it Donkey Day lugging it all in and out of the car.

Hav'nt been up long so better get ready incase the driver comes early.

Hope you all slept well.

Good morning all another very grey morning and 3 degrees. Slept ok but kept waking up. brain must have been in overdrive.
Nothing planned for today but plenty to do. don't fancy a trip into town this horrible weather, it does look as though it is going to rain.

Mandy have you got anything special planned for your birthday? It is one of my great grandson's ninth birthay today.

Ann what do you do with all the shreddings, given that it is a large amount. My small amounts I put into my compost bin.

Happy birthday Mandy have a lovely day xx

Happy Birthday Mandy :-D <3 :-D

I hope you have a lovely day and the sun shines for you :-D

Evening all

I’m late on parade today. I loved having granddaughter here for 2 days last week but it’s thrown me all out of gear and I am still playing catch up. I did 3 loads of washing and then caught up with last week’s ironing. Then I thought I would make a couple of quick phone calls. “Quick” turned out to be well over an hour and with general every day jobs and getting meals the day has flown by..

I bet you were surprised when that tooth fell out Mel. It must have been very loose but it least it seems to have come out cleanly without leaving bits behind. It sounds as though you have had a busy day today too.

I hope what Dom has done with your computer has fixed your Wi-Fi AnnG

Annx, you will wear that shredder out. You put me to shame as I’ve been saying for ages I’ve got to go through all our files and slim them down. I hope OH’s appetite picks up soon but his painful mouth can’t help. In fact pain itself can cause loss of appetite and so can some pain killers. Just encourage him to eat what he can when he can and to keep drinking plenty.

A bit of sun would cheer us all up. It’s been another dark, dismal, wet day. When it wasn’t drizzling, it was pouring. February is such a dreary month. My mother, father and favourite aunt all died in February and my brother’s funeral was in February so the month doesn’t hold happy memories for me.

I have to go out tomorrow so in case I don’t get on here very early I’ll wish you a happy birthday now Mandy. Have a lovely day and let your lovely family spoil you <3

Fingers crossed he's solved the problem Anng .

Ann I never got any drawers upstairs sorted either , I did strip the bed and remade that put the bedding on the airer when it finished in the machine had a good hoover through and got a sausage casserole sorted for the slow cooker ,my sister called in with a card and present for tomorrow and we had a little chat but she had her daughter waiting in the car to take her shopping so she didn't stop long .
I also finished the sewing job I had to do on Katie's jump suit so when son comes tomorrow he can take it home..
Its been a miserable day so dark and drizzly all day .

I have to give the shredder a rest every so often AnnG or it overheats! There's just one more box file to go through for now. No, no painting yet as my desk is covered with the papers I've been shredding. I did think I might make something small to do first, like painted bookmarks, as OH uses a lot.

or painting I assume, You will wear that shredder out..
At least you have some ideas for food. Anchovies are very salt. We always fancy what we can't have.

Yes there are some ideas there for him AnnG. He will be able to eat better when the tooth is out that is hurting, but it mainly seems that things don't taste the same to him. I could put some grated low fat cheese on some potato, but use spread instead of butter as he needs to be careful of saturated fats. He's been eyeing some anchovies he bought, but they have 3 times the salt any of us should have in a day, so he can't have those. He enjoyed some tomato soup today and has eaten more. I thought about an omelette tomorrow with mushrooms and some grated low fat cheese on it and grilled tomatoes. He is drinking plenty and I keep reminding him as well.

He enjoyed his chat with his colleague at one of the council's this afternoon.Then he got a text about repeating one of the blood tests he had the other day, so that's another appointment, also he had a request from someone else at the surgery to come for an annual review, so that's yet another appointment. The cardiologist never rang back today as was promised.

I did another half bag or shredding, but had to sort out some admin then so never got as far as doing any drawers!

Yes looking at the old photos of the garden made me think just the same Vera and your garden was much bigger as well. I was working full time, but still made cakes to freeze and other meals and made jam with the fruit we grew. Mum had the home for day patients then and we kept her supplied with runners and tomatoes as well as other things when there was a glut. I still played Badminton several times a week as well and found time to clean the house, which I seemed to whizz through then!

I have had a busy morning. I changed the bed but Emm rang me to say had I any eggs to which I replied yes loads. put the bedding in the machine and started that. Then I dusted the dining area chairs and gosh they were dusty. They have carved backs with lots of holes in and I don't always do the holes.

When Em came we had a chat and she helped me get the cover on and do the buttons up and she gave it a good shake for me and that was finished. Its a great help with the bed as being small I must have walked around it 50 times putting the pillows in their cases and pulling the bottom sheet of and getting the fresh one back on as it comes off one side I have put it on so its round the bed to put that one back on again. I must invest in another 10" deep fitted sheet as I only have one and thats not too bad to get on. My other three are all too short round the edge really.

I have fed the birds and the chickens and had another brown eggs today. Done my daily challenges and now it lunchtime so I must get myself something to eat as my tum has been rumbling all morning.

Gwyn I do do that sometimes to cool a drink down but it usually cools down quite quickly as I do other things and then come back to it.

My tooth has come out complete so there is no worry about having some root left in. It makes me so cross because there is nothing wrong with these teeth that keep falling out. No fillings in them or hole they are just perfect. I am thinking of cutting this one off and sticking it to my plate so I don't have anothe hole showing. I have bone degeneration which is why they fall out and recedeing gums.

Posties been today and I have had four cards which I shall save for the right day. Yesterday I had a parcel delivered and I think its from my SIL oh's youngest sister who always sends me something for my birthday.

I need to sweep up more moss the birds have had off the roof too but its really cold out there today.