General Chat

Cars all done and I have picked it up so £106 lighter now.

OMG what is the world coming too. That child must have been so frightened. How on earth can these people sleep at night? Thats really dreadfull. Has upset me for the rest of the day now.

Afternoon all,

Lovely day here ,beautiful sunshine .

Gill that's really good news for your OH you must all be so relieved .
You make me feel so idle when you talk about all the jobs you have to do :-D you seem to go from one job to another ,we talk about jobs but it takes us a few weeks some times to get round to them :-D

So you had a really good night's sleep last night Frank that's good , we usually have a chat over breakfast , we sit down have a look at the weather vane on the church tower ,watch the planes go over if the sky is clear and talk about what we're doing for the day .

Mel what are you like fancy not remembering where you put the bottles ,after all it was only last year !!!LOL you probably washed them out and told OH where you had put them ,are you sure you didn't give them to him and he's forgotten where they are .
Oh Mel more money paid out , as my dad use to say it's a good job i saved up when i was young LOL
That poor little girl in the car , i hope the ycan find you did it and throw away the key .

I too thought The Durrell's was a load of rubbish Frank ,i did enjoy Good Karma Hospital .

I've just Googled that story Frank, the little girl died the day before her 3rd birthday, it would of been her birthday today. I hope they catch who did it.

It's a pity we don't live near you LIz or Frank we could of helped you with all your jobs. Yes, the living room and main bedroom have been decorated, the loft has been sorted and the roof fixed and I've made a start sorting out the back garden. Just the kitchen to do and hopefully the side gate and fences in the front if Barry (the builder) can do them, then I can make a start on sorting out the front garden.

I've just tried to find the insulation I need for the spare bedroom but can't seem to find it at B&Q anymore (that is where I bought it from a few years ago) I have a bit left over so I'm going to put it on the wall up the side of the wardrobe to stop the mould, it won't be seen and will save me having to move the wardrobe all the time to clean the wall. I will need some help off OH to move the wardrobe so it'll have to wait for now as OH can't lift anything heavy for a few days after his procedure yesterday.

I might take a look at the kitchen doors tomorrow in the hope the hinges line up with the old carcases, if they do I can change them over without OH's help. It'll save him a job, otherwise he'll need to drill some new holes in the right places.

So your car is all fixed now Mel, that didn't take long did it?

Off to wash the lunch dishes now then have a cuppa.

Ros is home, while out she called at B & Q looking for more bird feeders. But thought they looked expensive, so I went on line and bought WO for less than a tenner. Plus more meal worms, and another bit of kit I thought would be good. It is a base with a feeder that you screw to an empty plastic bottle, which you can fill with seeds, meal worms or peanuts, if fact most things that birds eat. It hangs upside down.on a hook.

Ros also found some more of this paint for painting the kitchen cupboard doors, but didn't buy any, THANK GAWD. !!!!

That damp stuff you are looking for Gill, is it that polystyrene on a ROLL. Like wall paper?? If so look on line, I am sure you will find it there.

Have started another book, so Tony has two coming to him,as and when I see him, or when I pop round.

Sun's out, I can feel the warmth through the conservatory windows, so it's getting a bit warmer each day. I see we need to put our RUNNER BEAN SEEDS in next month. We grow them in pots to get a good growth, before planting them out. Not sure what we will do with the patch this year.

I have just had to delete 5 postings as it posted SIX TIMES.

Just lost the post I was doing :-S :-S I cant be doing it again now as I have to start getting dinner. I had read all the posts and was commenting on everything you had all been chatting about. So now I am miffed :-S :-S

Back again. Dinner is in.
As i was saying before losing the whole lot..... (I can't remember everything now LOL)
This dreadful news about the little girl who died in the car in the river. My God it is just unbearable to think about. The callous ,evil person /people who did this need putting away for life. I hope that they get them and they never see the light of day again.

Gill I would happily have you to decorate my house :-D :-D. I too like the others feel quite exhausted just thinking of all you manage to get done. We have things needing doing here .We talk about it and that is far as it gets :-S. I have been waiting for Chris to put new sealant around the bath .. He has bought it :-D I say no more.
I would be totally useless doing that.I wouls seal everywhere else other than the edge of the bath LOL

I hope tonight you get as good a sleep as you did last night Frank. That was a great sleep :-D

Liz 'stir your stumps' is something I have never heard before. What a great saying. I asked Chris id he had heard it and he has.

Mel ,back on the road again now then. Was it just the Spring thing that had fallen off ?
I suppose it could have been a lot worse than another £106,but you didn't want to be forking that out just after your bill bill the other week.

Chris has just looked up to see when I am due my State Pension. May the 6th 2020. So I now know what I am likely to get. I had no idea I could even look it up !! :-S

I have just seen the news. The little girl who died.. I wonder if the handbrake wasn't on properly and the car ran back down into the river ?? Whatever and however it happened is just tragic :-( :-(

I have 2 grumps in the mornings here. Chris and James. Neither talk ,they just grunt .
I tend to stay out of the way as I know I irritate them when I am chatty . Is it a Man thing ?

Iv'e been playing with my felt.

I've just seen the news and the car wasn't stolen. Apparently the little girl was out with her parents and was left in the car for a short time while her dad went back into the place they had been visiting to get some money and when he went back outside the car had gone. At first they thought the car had been stolen, then the car was found in the water at the bottom of the slop they had been parked. They are calling it a tragic accident. I think the same as you Jane and he didn't have his handbrake on properly. It's so sad and now he'll have to live with his daughter's death for the rest of his life.

You did make me laugh Jane when you said Chris hadn't done the seal around the bath yet and then commenting on Liz's saying "stir your stumps" Maybe, you could tell Chris to Stir his stumps and do the sealant. LOL. I would happily do it for you, although you do need to fill the bath with water and get in first so the bath goes down with the weight, then carefully get out once the job is done and leave the water a little longer until a skin appears on the sealant before emptying the bath. There is an easier and less messy way of doing it. If you buy a hard plastic strip you don't need as much sealant, you can then press the plastic onto the sealant which gives a better look when it's finished. Just remember to cut the plastic at a 45 degree angle before you put it on. I tend to have some kitchen roll to hand incase needed to wipe my fingers as you do get a bit of sealant on you, but all in all it's not a hard job and shouldn't take to long. In fact it would probably take longer to run the bath than the job takes.
Go on have a go, then you can tell everyone "I DID THAT" ;-) ;-) ;-)

So you've been felting again Mel, what are you making this time?

I don't seem to have much of an appetite today for some reason :-S I'd just sat down to eat a lasagne and garlic bread and only ate the bread. I might warm up the lasagne later if I feel like it.

OH has cut the lawns again today, but said not much came off. It looks good though.
He'd already cut it the other week, so maybe it hasn't grown much since then.

My S.father used to read the Daily Telegraph from cover to cover at breakfast every morning and then later on in the day (after retirement) do the big crossword (and most days, finish it!) Conversation at breakfast was not welcome!!! My mother and I didn't put up with too much of that, and often got rustled at(!!) and glared at for daring to talk!! OH fortunately isn't given to any of that and is fairly chatty in the morning's! Mind you its usually twaddle so I don't have to listen or answer if I don't want to!!! :-D
I think the little girl was left in the car by her mother? I don't know about anyone else, but if it were me I'd be SO devastated I'd be incoherent, and putting it on face book would be unthinkable! Still each to their own!

Just been watching 'Secrets of the National Trust'. It was about Workhouses and absolutely fascinating! My three times Gt grandmother ended her days in the infirmary of a workhouse in Norfolk. Poor woman had had an illegitimate son when she was 20 who took her surname, which eventually became mine! Had she married the chap my maiden name would have been his not hers! I can't help but feel sorry for her! :-(

It's strange how things work out isn't it Liz? Sad though that she ended up in the workhouse. I was born out of wedlock and took my mother's maiden name. She ended up marrying my dad in the end so my name was changed to his surname, but things could of easily been different.
I've recorded the programme you mentioned so might watch it tomorrow.

I seem to have had rellies tin the workhouses too. One little cousin (she calls herself that) her dad was in the workhouse and when I first got in touch with her she told me her dad loved it in there as a child. His mother was my gt grandfathers sister, both born out of wedlock. Sadly he is dead now but at the ripe old age of 90 something.

Good morning from a beautiful blue sky of Northants. !!

How are we all this morning ?? This chatting in the morning, is something you either do or don't. When Ros and I were first Married and bought the shop and post office, It was UP in the morning,grab a cot and down in the shop to get the bread in and Veg delivery displayed, ready for 9.00 am opening. So no time to chat.

A lot of my dads relatives were in a East end workhouse, some DYING in there. I found all this from GENES. Which reminds me, I must do some more looking. lol

It's the Cremation of Brian's Mother at 1.30 today. then on to the QUEEN ELENOR for drinks and sandwiches. That should give us time to get home and have a sit around before getting ready to go out with John and Carolyn. So no cooking for me tonight.

Ros was at Mothers Club last night, so I was in charge of the Tele, not that there was much of interest to me. So I sat with my book.

It looks such a nice morning out there today, the sun is really bright and WARM. There is no WIND, which I hope will make it feel warmer out. That wind has been bitter cold. Brrr.

Slept reasonable well last night. At three this morning, there was no Ros beside me. I was thinking of getting uo to see where she was, when I felt the bed move. She had been to the loo. But it seemed she was gone for ages. ;-) ;-) ;-)

Just going to have a bit of Toast and MY MATE and another COT. So have a good day, and don't get into any trouble. !!! See you later no doubt.

Morning Frank and all,

We had sun this morning but it seems to have clouded over now so have grey skies instead.

I did enjoy shetland last night and thought the ending blooming good. I do enjoy that series the scenery is so beautiful.

Think I shall go shopping today so I shan'nt be around till later.

Finished something else in my felting yesterday.

Di's been round.

I'm all dressed ready for the funeral. It does seem strange having a White shirt on with a black tie. Can't remember the last time I did. Hope it will be a long time before I need to again.

Well the sunshine is still with us, but now with a little breeze, Ros has stood and done a basket of ironing, while I sat with my book.

I hope you ENJOYED your shopping trip Mel. After the funeral, Madam is taking me to B & Q to look at this new paint. I expect it will be MORE EXPENSE.

Afternoon Everyone
What a lovely day it has been sunshine and quite warm too. Now the sun has gone it is feeling quite chilly so the fire is lit.
I hope the funreal went off ok Frank,and you had time to get to B&Q :-D. I expect you will be getting ready now for your Chinese Meal.

Did you get to go shopping if Di called in? Or have you had to put it off until tomorrow?

I bought a couple of pairs of shoes in Clarks this morning. There wasn't much choice for me really as I need to have a bit of heel and soft bendy bottoms. So the 2 pairs look really similar ,just one pair slightly less casual looking but not glamourous looking by any means :-S.Just nice and comfortable.

Shetland was excellent last night wasnt it Mel. But what a sad ending :-(
I watched WDYTYA USA this afternoon with Courtney Cox .Wow what a line of English Ancesctors she has. William the Conqueror no less as her 20something GT Grandfather !!!!!!! It was really interesting .
I did enjoy the Secrets of the Natioal Trust and the Workhouses. I ahve enjoyed this series so far,but find Alan Titchmarch a bit irritating.

With these lighter evenings I don't realise how late it is. 5.15 already.So I will sort the tumble dryer out and get on with dinner.
If I am not back again tonight I will pop in briefly in the morning before I go for lunch with Fitz and Anne.

We've had a really brilliant day here. Lovely sunny morning, so we got through our jobs in lickerty splick time, and then took ourselves off to Marlborough for a wander round and lunch in a very pretty pub, getting back here about 4ish. I love these 'spur of the moment' days, they often seem to go better than 'plans'!!
I didn't really get into Shetland, but OH loved it - I read my book!!
You're right about the Durrells Frank! It's a pity because the books are excellent and the location fabulous. I think it's just over exaggerated which has made it -silly! (to say the least!)
Watching Bergerac. - love Jersey, lots of happy memories!
Hope your day has gone satisfactorily Frank, funerals are always sad reminders, but I'm sure your evening will cheer you up. :-)