General Chat

Thought as I am alone, I would pop back in.

Forgot to mention I had CRAMP again this morning in BOTH legs. I feel like I've been kicked by a donkey.

Lewis just rang to see how we are. He and his M & D are off to Cornwall at 5.pm to stay with his sister Lara's boyfriends M & D who have a 300 acre farm down there. It seems that Lara and boyfriend are looking to move down there and to start a Wedding Business , which to my knowledge they know nothing about By what's been said his M & D are Millionaires, and helping them set up the farm house as a venue, and they will move out. You can be sure that Lara will SPEND SPEND SPEND, as it's not her money, I can't see it working out as her Husband still has access to their daughter. He lives in Bedfordshire, and he won't like the idea of travelling to Cornwall to see his daughter. Watch this space :-D :-D :-D

Rain has cleared away, but still very overcast with a light breeze.

Haven't given any thought to what to eat tonight. See what Madam says when she gets in, whatever time that will be. A nice bit of F & C WITHOUT BATTER sounds good to me !!!

Fiona I suppose it will be difficult for Matteo, to get use to someone he hasn't seen for 9 months, but I bet you will be on hand if needed <3 <3 <3

Just found myself singing this.

Does anyone else remember singing it at school?

O'er the ocean flies a merry fay,
Soft her wings are as a clouds of day.
As she passes o're the blue waves say
Marianina, do not roam,
Whither, whither is your home?
Come and turn us into foam.
Marianina, Marianina, Come, O come and turn us into foam.

Or the fields she passes to and fro
By the corn starks standing row by row
Poppies whisper as they see her go
Marianina little friend
Whither would your foot steps wend
Come and teach us how to bend
Marianina, Marianina , Come oh come and teach us how to bend


O'er the mountains when the day is done,
When the clouds are gathering o'er the sun.
While they weeping, whisper one by one
"Marianina, come again,
We have tried to dance in vain,
Come and turn us into rain.
Marianina, Marianina ,Come, oh come and turn us into rain

I don't remember that one at all Mel.Maybe if I heard the tune it might ring a bell.

Frank ouch !!!!! cramp in both of your legs !!!.Was it it the same time? .It has always puzzled me as to how the pain lasts for so long in the muscle afterwards.When I was a Renal Nurse and the patients on dialysis they would often get terrible cramp.I remember many times someones foot pushing hard against my hands or sometimes even my back to try and alleviate the pain.Because they were hooked up to the machine they couldn't get off the beds.

Fiona I expect you will enjoy a little bit of a break from looking after the children.I know my sister and BIL think it is heaven to get a bit of time just for themselves.

I hope there is no nastiness Frank if Lara does go to Cornwall with the baby..Hopefully they will both be 'adult' and try to work things out so baby doesn't get pulled from pillar to post...Not an easy situation though is it.

Well I didn't last long in the kitchen.I did make some Rose and Pistachio Rice Pudding.
Just little individual Ramekins .It is very rich so you can't eat a huge bowl of it.
The other thing i was going to do will have to wait as I haven't got any Basmati Rice left and I am NOT going out again today.

So all on your lonesome today then Frank.Sounds like you will be having your feet up with those sore legs ..I hope Ros's Xray will be fine.I'm sure it will be.It can take months sometimes for chesty things to clear,especially after how poorly she was too.

I decided to light the fire just now.It's not really cold enough for one but as it is such a grey day I thought it might cheer the place up .I will be stripping off later no doubt lol

I think I might watch Judge Rinder in a minute..LIke you Frank I love his facial expressions and when he shouts STUPID !!!!!..Half the people on the show I'm sure I have seen on J Kyle !!!!!!...Honestly some of these folk are quite ... well I'm not sure how to describe them.But you get my drift :-D

Right I think it might be on now so BBL

Marianina on youtube sung by school children.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJdH5MczsXs

Ah yes I do recognise the tune now Mel But I never remember singing that song.It is lovely isn't it :-D

It is still light rain here :-S.James is wanting to replace a headlight bulb in his car.But I think he will have to wait and do it tomorrow now.At least he won't be using the car tonight.
At least the rest of the weekend looks like it will be dry.I feel rather sorry for Wicksteed Park today .I can't imagine there will be hordes of visitors :-SThe Park has has a major overhaul with help from funds from the National Lottery.I must go and have a wander around sometime and have a look to see what they have done.I haven't been there since losing Chester.

I am having a really lazy afternoon :-D.Basically doing nothing.I might have a look at the books on Paris as it is only a few weeks before we go.I need to refresh my memory :-D.I think Chris wants to go to a couple of Galleries ,that I am not particularly interested in going to ,so I will be quite happy to potter around and do my own thing then. :-D :-D

I think I just spotted the Easter Bunny in the garden !!!..Hope Chris doesn't see it.He is in the Summerhouse with head down painting.

Afternoon all,

Dull day here ,we had rain first thing but that soon went over .

Went to sons this morning ,poor little Lacey has sickness and diarrhea :-( she was fast asleep when we left ,they are just hoping all the others don't get it !!!

Lovely photo's of Matteo Fiona , i know what you mean when you say it's a job to get photo's ,sons children don't sit still long enough to take photo's either they are always on the go.

We're having a lazy day here to Jane , i have cooked a piece of beef and got the chicken in sauce ready to cook but that's all .

I had a listen to the song Mel , i don't remember hearing it but it is a lovely tune .

Jane, No Judge Rinder today. I looked !!!

Advert on Tele says, Ancesrty free this weekend. I have been on there but the ones I want to view have "PREVIEW" against them, when you click on that it takes you to the subs page and 14 days free trial. How can they say it's free if they want my Credit card details. It would be just like me to FORGET to cancel before the 14 days are up.

Ros didn't rush home as she said to Martine that I would be down the PUB watching the match. WHAT MATCH it's Friday not Saturday. Anyway she still went off and had her nails done then had the car cleaned, so didn't arrive home till after 3.00 pm.

We have decided on Liver, mash onions and peas tonight. I will stink of Onions, but they say they are good for you.

Backs of my legs are still sore. Will have to take something for it tonight. Can't think what it's called but Ros bought it last week. It has worked for her. !!

Oh Heck Mandy .I do hope the sick bug doesn't pass on to everyone else :-SPoor little Lacey.I hope it is just a 24hr thing and that she soon recovers.

Frank Judge Rinder was on..I watched it.it was about 2.15 and I did have a laugh :-D There was one real bright spark (NOT).made himself look a right idiot .
That is odd you can't get on Ancestry for free if it says you can.You shouldn't be needing to put in card details.

The rain is heavier here now and it's really murky.Lights have had to go on already :-S
I am going to get Chris's and my dinner on the go now .Lightly dusted Haddock(not sure what the lightly dusting is lol),chunky Chips,Petit Pois and a mix of Butternut Squash,Red Onion,and Peppers.
Enjoy your Liver Frank :-S..Not my favourite.

Afternoon All,

It's poured down here most of the day but has stopped now at last. After lunch at Ullesthorpe we went down the A5 to a garden centre at Kingsbury, then called to see MIL and FIL on the way back. FIL has had 2 more falls in the past week, once in the bath that they'd told us they didn't use anymore as it was a struggle. He's still walking to the paper shop in the mornings despite struggling to get back and they still won't have the paper delivered. They didn't know we were calling today and MIL was upstairs when we got there but the stairlift was at the bottom?? It seems she doesn't need it that badly! The doc said he should see FIL again if he was no better in 3 weeks, but MIL as usual will only see the same doctor so it will be almost 6 weeks by the time he goes back. :-S OH is ringing on Tuesday to get FIL a grab handle fitted like MIL has her side of the bed to help him get out of bed in the morning. It hadn't even occurred to MIL. We've said till we are blue in the face about the dangers of falling with osteoporosis and turned a coffee table round so it was easier to walk by it last time we called, but it was turned back today and FIL was stumbling past it to his seat again. At least the gardener has lasted 2 visits now!

I feel tired today and was awake from 3.45pm this morning when I woke up sweltering for the second night running. We watched Noel earlier too Liz and that Bengal pussycat was a beauty wasn't he. He was so lucky not to lose his leg.

OH says that I can't really call the cat Hello Kitty, since he pooped in the garden and said I should call him Hello Shi**y now!! :-0 lol. You have to laugh don't you!

Thanks for the emails Frank and I hope Ros's xray is good. It's good she's getting checked out.

Poor little Lacey Mandy, yes, I bet your DIL is hoping it isn't something the others will catch.

I recognise the tune Mel, but it isn't a song that we sang at school. It is nice though.

Jess is cooking something in a Wok !!!!!!!! have had to open all doors and windows..She has smoked us all out :-0 :-0.. Now I am wondering if we have a flat battery in the smoke alarm in the hall :-S :-S :-S

Ann ,what can I say about the In-laws!!!!!.I am sure there are many aids that could help them.But with the attitude MIL has I imagine there is not a lot you can do.If only they would accept some kind of help.

LOL Hello Sh**y....I like it :-D :-D

My goodness my house reeks :-S :-S...Still have all windows and back door open.I dread to think what is going to be dished up.....Burnt offers maybe?
Chris and I have eaten :-D :-D..Our dinner was delicious :-D

Two blooming hours of "SOAPS". I have been sending Email messages to old friends, so kept me out of the way.

Poor old you Jane, having to sit with all the doors and windows open. What did she cook ??

The Liver and onions was very nice, I started to cook it at 7.20 pm. By the time we had it and I washed up it's nearly over (soaps)

When is that child going to have her BABY. By the sound of it, most women would have had THREE. These soaps seem to be full of SEX violence and affairs. Who writes this rubbish. ???

I like your pussey's new name Ann. !! Your OH has an answer for everything. Don't talk to me about waking early. I am awake about 4 to 5 every morning, and feel tired out by lunchtime. I will be in bed once Bear has finished tonight.

How was that fish pie Liz ??

Time for a couple of beers, so see you in the morning.

I liked the sound of your and Chris's dinner Jane. :-) Sounds like Jess took her eye off something a moment too long there!! lol. Yes, what was she cooking?

I hope your legs feel less sore now Frank and that you get a good night's sleep. The farm in Cornwall sounds a great place to stay, so I hope the relationship stays the course!

Off to bed now when I've checked the weather forecast and decided whether to put a wash on. I have lost track of what day it is today with not going to beading, keep thinking it is Sunday.

It was delicious Frank and appreciated all round! We're off to bed after a couple of exhausting days! Tomorrow we're on our own, peace and quiet will be the order of the day!

So what songs did you sing at school apart from hymnes?

Mandy I hope Lacy dos'nt have anything too serious and can enjoy her Easter Sunday egg hunt. Also hope it dos'nt spread right through the family.

Ann it goes from bad to worse with MIL and FIL. I bet if the table was in MIL's way it would be moved. I wonder how many more visits the gardener will get??

Morning all and evening Kim,

It's a bit brighter here this miorning but the bl**dy wind is still here and it's bl**dy cold.

No plans as we never go out on a band holiday. It's not worth the bother.

I have my litttle stash of goodies here on my desk ready for the boys tomorrow.

We have had a heron on my pond this morning but oh managed to scare it away as he saw it land on the watercress plants at the end.

When I first got up and looked out the kitchen window there were two siskins pecking about on the tarmac outside. Took a couple of pics but they are not very good.

Morning /Evening All

Mel I used to love the songs that were sung in rounds.Like Sur la Pont D'Avignon and Londons Burning. Now I have those 2 in mind I can't think of any others lol..Maybe later .

Ann Jess was doing some kind of spicy chicken dish and salsa..it was the oil in the Wok that was smoking so badly !!!!!!!.

Well it is not a very nice morning .It's all grey and quite breezy.I have towels in the wash at the moment so hopefully I'll get to hang them out.
Off to get this Basmati Rice and a paper now ..We all seem to have had a very slow start to the day.All relaxed :-D

Afternoon All,

I decided to wash today ready for tomorrow as last night's forecast said drizzly rain for here this morning. Well we did get that.....but only for about 5 minutes. I must get some pants back in circulation soon or we will have to go commando!!

We don't see the Heron round here as often now. Maybe it's because we have no pond now. Mel, I can remember what we sang at junior school. One song began like this, but I can't find it on google;

The blacksmith we love
With hammer a swinging
And anvil a ringing
Sweet music he's making

Another that our teacher waved his arms at with great gusto at was

Hark, hark the lark
At heaven's gate sings
When Phoebus gins arise
His steeds to water at those springs
On chaliced flowered sides

I remember we went to sing to some old folk once and had to learn 'Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do, Come into the Garden Maud and the Lambeth Walk.

I've found a new craft shop at Lutterworth that sells beads so I'm off to have a look now. :-D OH is on his way to a match up north.

Brr! Bit chilly for going commando Ann :-S...Chris is always on the hunt for his pants lol
I often see the Heron fly across our garden.Probably coming from next doors lake to my neighbours 2 doors down with a fish pond.Maybe it goes their for afters :-D.But hey have a big wire grill over the pond so I doubt it has much luck there.

I have had to come out of the kitchen.I've been frying onions ,chopping chilli and crushing garlic......All my worst things :-S.My face is all sweaty and throat claggy.But that is the worst bits done now.I will be having a shower and hair wash later :-D

Chris has been in the garden digging in something called Nemoslug.I think he said they are microscopic worms that if put in the veg patch will stop slugs.Fingers crossed that works :-D

I have just seen the time and can't believe it is nearly 3 o'clock.I'm shocked :-0.I thought it was about 1 o'clock !!

Right back to the kitchen :-S

Afternoon all,

I thought I had better pop in, in case you thought I didn't LOVE you anymore.

Have been to the pub to see the match, now going for a lie down and listen to the Five Live football.

See you later.