General Chat

Afternoon all

Dull weather here today.

OH is off work today, he doesn't get weekends off normally and is back in work tomorrow so I decided to make a roast dinner today so all of us could eat together. Sandra said we could have fish and chips tomorrow instead of a roast. So that's me told lol.

That was a lot of food Frank, Sounds like you enjoyed it though and had a lovely evening out. I loved the pictures of the quilts Ros made she's very talented.

Thanks for your advice on contacting the manufacturer, I'm going to ring them on Monday. Would I find the number in the manual that came with the boiler it's an isar boiler, well that's what it says on the front of the boiler. That's if I can find the manual lol. I'm not sure what I'm doing online but if I need to find the number do I just put Isar Manufacturers into the search engine and take it from there.

It's been cold in the bungalow with having no heating and our bungalow doesn't have a cavity so there's no insulation. I've been sitting on the sofa with a hot water bottle and a blanket to keep warm. The place did warm up a bit when I had the oven on earlier but it's not so warm now. I only have an electric fire in the living room and a small electric heater to heat up the bedrooms before we go to bed, so its hot water bottles all round at the moment. ;-) ;-). At least we still have hot water so that's a positive.

I love the pictures of your chair Maureen, you've done a lovely job and matching it with the curtains is a great idea and a good way of using up the spare material from when the curtains were shortened. I must remember that trick and not throw away cut off material until I know I can't use it else where first.

I hope all goes well with your son's house move, is he moving to be closer to his sister. Do you think you'll ever move to be closer to them. It is hard when you've lived in a place for so long to think about moving, but it would be nice to be closer to your children too.

OH's ankle is healing well, he doesn't think it is his tendon, just a bad sprain as it's healing very quickly. He's had damaged tendons in the past and he says it's not as bad as that. I hope he's right and it is just a sprain then he'll be back to normal soon. My hand is much better now, no more swelling. It's still a little bruised but that's to be expected for a few days. It's great to be able to do things now without it being painful. It looks like my mum is ok to, she's not had any more funny turns so that's good.

I have had a ganglion before Ann on my other hand, OH gave it a smack and it went away but I wouldn't let him smack this one as it was to painful and swollen. Hopefully it won't come back .....don't fancy having it drained again if it does.

Nice to see you back safe and sound Jane. The length of the play was a bit long. I bet you needed that G&T with sitting down for all that time. Glad you enjoyed yourself.

Sorry to hear you had a bad night Mel, hope you are feeling better now and manage to get a good nights sleep tonight <3

Glad you have got your car fixed now Mandy, they made a right mess of the mirrors, I don't think they'll be back they must know you'll be looking out now, so hopefully they won't be so silly as to try it again.

Off to get a hot drink now to warm myself up.
BBL <3

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and yes, you just put your boiler name in the search box to have found them.

Well done Ann, you always come up with the right advice for us all.

Glad you had a good couple of days away Jane, don't sell yourself short, no pun intended, having been a nurse you have qualities I could never have, caring for sick people.

Well the money I saved on revamping the chair I have just wasted on a blackout blind, it was so flimsy when I tried to get it back down the whole thing broke, I bought it ages ago so can't find the receipt, I tried gluing the plastic bit back but that didn't work either, it was cheap and as my old dad used to say .........you get what you pay for ............. I'll have a look in Dun*elm Mill for one, should be better quality. At least the mirror is up now, son came and did that this afternoon.

I don't think the intention was to be closer to his sister Gill, there's quite a big age gap between them, it was more that she knew the area and gave him some good advice, I can't see me moving anytime soon, plus I've just paid out a fortune for my new door so I want to get my money's worth LOL. Also I have another daughter in Chessington with two young children and one in Barnet so if I did move closer to son I would be further away from daughters.

Not sure I want to see The Voice tonight it's that sing off thing and it all sounds like a lot of shouting to me, not much else on though.

Maureen all that doing projects with your son shows in the very good decorating you have done. The wall and carpet colour is very nice and with the new curtains and chair covering it all looks lovely and fresh. Did you say it was the hall next?

Still not very comfy seats then Jane and that was a long sit you had so it was a good job there was an interval! It sounds as if it was good. As soon as I mentioned you were seeing Oppenheimer to OH he said, 'the bomb man'! One of these days I'll catch him out with something he doesn't know. ;-) That was good of Hannah to help out with her friend's sister moving out. It would be very difficult to do that on your own with a baby and toddler. Maureen is so right about you being a nurse and caring for sick people. I know I couldn't do it either.

Good you are back safe and sound Jane and enjoyed your play and the shops there too. What kind of tops did you buy.?

I have just sat here on the pc all day playing cards. I did look up something for someone this morning but did'nt get anywhere with it.

Nice bit of Aberdean Angus Fillet for dinner tonight and I have some huge mushrooms to go with it, tomatoes, peas and chips. O and fried onions.

Oh would have liked what you had at the chinese last night Frank and he would have eaten the lot too. :-S

No fancy tops Mel.Just nice longer length ones that will look fine with jeans or my 'jeggins'.Hannah loved one of them (didn't say much about the second lol)
Thanks Maureen and Ann.I actually love looking after or helping people.(just have no ability when it comes to the art /creative, practical side of things :-D.(I'm rubbish)
I really loved being a Nurse.Still miss it. :-( So glad I did it :-D :-D...and I wanted to be a Policewoman !! I was too short :-S :-S by 2 inches.

Ann the 'Bomb Man' Oppenheimer seemed like a broken man at the end.He invented it ,but in the end seemed like he couldn't live with the destruction(of humanity) it caused.Even though I suffered a few hours of an aching bum last night,I now understand about the history of the Atomic Bomb and about all the people involved in it.
The play was like a Physics,Chemistry and History lesson LOL.But lots of laughter and singing and dancing too :-DI think the play is now going to London .It was totally sold out last night and people even queuing hoping for resale of any returned tickets

Glad you enjoyed the film Ann.You can tell me all about it on Wednesday :-D.
Don't forget Ascough's is still in the 'new' place :-D

Morning/Evening All

What a beautiful morning :-D.Blue sky all around .I went out to feed the birds and there is quite nippy wind.I might get some washing out on the line before the rain arrives later today.
Hannah goes back to London at mid-day.She is still asleep at the moment.She probably came in in the early hours(I didn't hear her)

I need another cuppa now and some breakfast.Porridge I think :-D

Pinch and a punch Jane, not literally of course!! Very windy here! but lovely sunshine so we shall try and tackle the veg patch. It needs quite a bit of sorting before it can be rotavated, so that's our day planned out! Chicken for lunch, with the remainder of the Leeks (in white sauce!) and new potatoes so that'll be nice and easy.
Ed won at Ludo!! (he cheated!) but Alice won Happy Famillies once, Polly won the next game, I came last in every game,??!! They're all smarter than me now, which actually isn't difficult these days!!!

Morning Jane, Morning all,

Pinch punch and all that , 1st of march and its a lovely day not a cloud in the sky ,we have quite wind the trees are swaying about out there , a good day for getting washing dry.

Hubby has some shelving to fit in his van this morning ,i,am doing some odd jobs and then we're off to sons after lunch to pick up the sack of spuds he got from the farm.

Think my coffee is cool enough to drink now .
BBL

Morning Liz, we posted together . :-)

and to you too Mandy!!!!!

Pinch and a kick for being so quick.

Morning all and evening Kim,

Bright morning here too and oh has gone ringing. Think I shall wash my hair and may hoover through as I like to do when he is out. I don't get any huffing and puffing then.

You girls know what I mean................. ;-)

Slept like a log l;ast night but still was'nt in bed till quarter to 2am. Must have gone straight off thank goodness. Feel brighter this morning now and ready to do battle.

I forgot it is the 1st of the month.February really flew by.

Liz I often come last in games :-S.James used to get in a right old strop as a child if he lost a game of something lol.Toys out of the pram and all that !!!!!!

It seems like we all have a lovely morning then Mandy ,Liz and Me so far :-D Although I can see some very fine rain.Good luck on the veg patch Liz :-D.You will need a well earned rest later :-D

I can't be bothered to wait until I take Hannah to the station to get some potatoes and veg so I'm nipping off now to get them.I think she may be in the shower now.

Jane our son was the same as your James! he couldn't bear to lose at any game when he was little whether it was cards, cricket, tennis, swimming, he always had to WIN and would get really stroppy if he didn't - a bad loser!! (he can be a bit the same even now, particularly playing Scrabble!!) Ed is as bad, he threw the cards at Alice and wouldn't play anymore, and then announced that he was the champion because everyone else was doing it wrong!! Not sure of the logic here!!! No wonder we feel so exhausted when they go home!!!!
Why doesn't your OH like you hoovering Mel? Surely it's just a chore that has to be done along with all the others!
Off to the garden now, I've a feeling I shall only be offering moral support as the veg aren't really my department! I do the flower beds, OH the veg, but I like to appear keen!!!

Morning all Evening Kim,

Busy little bees chatting again I see.

Good old Ann, !! Always comes up with a link for our troubles. What would we do with out her ?? <3 <3

My weather isn't as good as everyone else. Big BLACK CLOUDS and a strong wind. I took a couple of photo's If they are alright I will send them on.

My "VEG PATCH" needs sorting also Liz, Then I can get my rotovator (sp) out and get it ready for later. Too cold and wet at the moment.

Glad you had a good couple of days in Stratford Jane. I knew you would have to go to the shops !!

Mel I get that noise also, It's the pulse pumping blood into the brain. So at least we know we have one :-D :-D :-D When I get it I lay on my back, so my ears aren't on the pillow. It soon goes away.

Glad everyone is feeling better from your aches and pains.

What a disaster the match was yesterday WE LOST 3- 1 :-( :-( :-(

Roast beef today with all the usual veg and pudding.

Time for me to do the veg. and sort out the Dys## it's making a funny noise. !!

Lovely bright sunny day here too but looks cold so I shall wrap up when I go out to the cinema this afternoon.

Yes you're right Ann, the hall next but son's move is looming so I shall be busy decorating his house next week.

I might have just scraped in to the police force Jane, I'm 5ft 2 and that all important half, I try to avoid having my photo taken with my kids now, I look like a midget standing next to them LOL

My brother, dad and uncle were all bad losers, so monopoly wasn't much fun to play with the three of them so competitive, me and my mum didn't really care if we won or not.

I fancy a bowl of porridge now, think I'll have some before I go out, that should keep me going until dinner.

Here I am. I have had a jolly good hoover through everywhere and feel very proud of myself now. All I have to do now is dust but that can wait as it will still be there tomorrow. Am just having a sit down and a coffee now. Oh is back in and gone off to his study with his coffee so I am going to have a game of cards before doing the big breakfast.

Frank you devil.Those big clouds look like they are heading my way now :-S :-S.I can see them in the distance.You could have kept them for yourself .

Well I was out and back in time to take Hannah to the station.BUT she is still here.I think she over indulged last night and is suffering for it .She said she will get a later train.. She is sleeping .Then I just had a message from James.He was in London last night with Jess at some black tie do..He says they didn't get back to Jess's until 4 am and he is also feeling ropey.So says he won't be hurrying back just yet.He wanted to know what was for dinner tonight.Don't think he fancys too much by the sound of things lol What a pair !!!

Liz do you think it is boys who are the worst losers?It seems like it lol .I just remember awful paddys.
It's always good to look keen even if you don't actually do much lol..Chris often sends me away if I offer to help him with something in the garden.I get the menial tasks like the weeding :-S

As for heartbeats in the ears.Isn't it weird.I always think at least it is easy to count the heart rate then :-D

Mel I don't know how you manage to stay up so late in the evenings.I had probably had nearly 4 hours sleep before you went to bed last night !..Chris doesn't seem to bother when I hoover.He does his share of hoovering though as I never do his study.That is his job :-D.It would be great if someone could invent a silent one :-DStill keeping an eye on the clouds.I can't quite work out if they are coming this way or if the wind is blowing them eastwards.
I don't feel like doing much today...so I won't :-D

I am feeling well chuffed!! We've had our horse lorry up for sale for ages without any takers!! Somebody rang up on Friday to come and look at it today, and low and behold they've just driven off it it having paid the asking price!!!! All the tax and insurance was dealt with on line before they went so, celebration time in this house!
Clouded over here now, so no more gardening!! Lunch is going to be very late, but, what the heck!!!

That is great Liz.Especially getting the asking price .No haggling :-D
I think lunch has passed you by now.Are you having a celebration drink poo ?
The rain has just arrived.Not a lot ,but just turned miserable .
Hannah is just up and running now and is going to get the 3.20 train.Chris will take her to the station .I will start peeling potatoes and veg for later.