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JustGinnie

JustGinnie Report 12 Jul 2025 11:23

Happy anniversary wishes Linda and OH.

Getting quite uncomfortable with this heat now. I wonder if we'll get rain on the 15th for St Swithin's day. The schools here break up for the summer on the 18th so I expect the weather to change around then. Usually seems to.

Not doing anything except trying to stay cool.

Enjoy the weekend everyone .

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 12 Jul 2025 08:20

happy anniversary for yesterday Linda.

And nearly 0830 and already 23 degrees and very humid.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 11 Jul 2025 23:50

Congratulations, Linda!

You can make up for it once the heat wave is over!

LindainHerriotCountry

LindainHerriotCountry Report 11 Jul 2025 21:32

Phew it is still about 22 degrees and humid.
We should be out celebrating tonight as it is our 55 th wedding anniversary, but I am happy just to be at home trying to keep cool

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 11 Jul 2025 16:13

It is hot and sticky here too. 32 degrees.

I have never been to a Centre Parc. I didn't know there was one in the Lake district. It will be a nice break for you all together.

LindainHerriotCountry

LindainHerriotCountry Report 11 Jul 2025 13:06

Phew it is hot, I hope everyone is keeping cool
Yesterday, I had a nice day out with Eve, we went to some gardens and had a long walk through the deer park.
This afternoon is Esme’s school summer fayre, which we are going to. It is only for an hour, so shouldn’t be too bad.
I have just booked a weeks holiday at Centre Parcs in the Lake District for a week in August, so it is bound to be cold and rainy that week. The whole family including our son are going. He has never been before, so doesn’t know what to expect :-D

LindainHerriotCountry

LindainHerriotCountry Report 8 Jul 2025 11:49

Well, the hosepipe ban has been declared from Friday, so I will be lugging watering cans around. Apparently if you have a blue badge you are exempt, but I don’t so am not .
Esme came home last night, but they had TK be back at the hospital for 8 am. She wasn’t allowed to eat anything and the scan wasn’t until ten, so she was grumpy about that. They gave her some medication to put her to sleep, but it didn’t work, she was just a bit drowsy. Anyway she was very good and stayed still, she had headphones on and the man was talking to her through them. She was totally unfazed by the whole thing. Her mum was allowed to be in the room with her. As soon as she got back to the ward, she FaceTimed me to tell me all about it. She was tucking into a large bowl of cornflakes and saying that she was starving. They will be bringing dinner round soon, so she was pleased about that.

I hope Florence is having a nice time, it looks as if the weather is going to be very good.

LindainHerriotCountry

LindainHerriotCountry Report 7 Jul 2025 16:19

I do like things to be tidy Ginnie. My son who is living with us at the moment just dumps things and that annoys me.
I went to the supermarket this morning, then have been to the local school for reading this afternoon.
For once when my daughter rang and said “ mum are you busy? “ I had to turn her down, but OH stepped up instead. Esme is having one of her days when her tummy is hurting again, so she has been in hospital all day. She now has a fast track to the children’s ward. Her father spent the morning with her, then my daughter took over this afternoon. She needed OH to take her and to sit with Esme while she had an important on line meeting. They are going to do an MRI scan, but probably not until tomorrow. She isn’t eating or drinking, if she starts drinking, she can go home overnight. If she won’t drink, she will have to go on a drip. Unfortunately, she likes being in hospital, while my daughter obviously would prefer to be at home, so we will have to see what happens.

JustGinnie

JustGinnie Report 7 Jul 2025 13:56

We had some rain last night but not enough really but better than none at all. Still warm today though but cloudy .
The council men have been out trimming the bushes and overhanging branches but the grassy area does not need mowing.

Yesterday I decided to clean out my Keter shed as it had become very untidy. It is where I keep my extra household things that I have no room for in the kitchen . I do a bulk buy every so often of cleaning stuff and binbags etc and it goes in there . Also it houses the garden bits and bobs. My OH goes in to get stuff but never puts it back in the same place so hence it becomes like his shed. ( messy place.) Today I started on my cupboard that is home to my vacuum and brooms etc took the lot out and found a box with extra parts to a vac I had ages ago and a bag with dusters in . So that is now sorted out and tidy again.
:-D :-D

Now having a cuppa and some time on the laptop.

Hope everyone is having a good day and you are enjoying your holiday Florence.

LindainHerriotCountry

LindainHerriotCountry Report 6 Jul 2025 19:26

Have a lovely holiday Florence

Esme had a lovely day yesterday at Lightwater Valley. We watched the Taylor Swift tribute act three times. The girl did the same set each time, but Esme didn’t mind.

It has been very humid here , but we didn’t get any rain until about an hour ago. There was a good downpour, so that will be good for the garden. I hope the rain barrels fill up a bit as there isn’t much water left in them

Florence61

Florence61 Report 6 Jul 2025 17:15

yes hopefully ty :-D

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 6 Jul 2025 13:17

Have a great holiday, Florence!

Hopefully less wind and rain than at home.

Florence61

Florence61 Report 6 Jul 2025 13:07

Afternoon all looking in today

So Im off tomorrow to Jersey and wont be around on here until we come back on the 18 Jul.

I hope everyone will keep the chat going whilst im away and wish you all lots of sunny days.

Take care all
Florence in the hebrides :-D :-D

Florence61

Florence61 Report 4 Jul 2025 19:32

Evening all
Late coming on here I know but just been busy doing loads of things today.

Linda I now have 12 "babies" in all so we shall be having many dishes with cauliflower in it lol

Horrid horrid day with torrential rain and wind all day so def did not venture into the garden but very soon will have to go and wate the tunnel.

Finally decided which of my many handbags i am taking and now everything is in it ready to go.

Some ironing to finish off the clothes tomorrow and then all thats left is to pack on Sunday, all organised.

Hope Esme enjoys the "swift" show Linda and your back gets to thank you for that!

Hope everyone else looking in is ok.

Coooey Joan ~~~~~~~ waving. Hope you are ok.

Well better do last chores of the day.

Florence in the hebrides

LindainHerriotCountry

LindainHerriotCountry Report 4 Jul 2025 17:32

How are your babies Florence?

It is windy here, but still about 20 degrees. I went to the last school bakery for the year this morning. Next Friday is the school summer fayre anc the following week will bd the last day of term.
I managed to get some more gardening done this afternoon, I moved some plants which had been in tubs into the main garden and finished the pricking out in the greenhouse. I seem to have a huge amount if dill which I don’t really use.

Tomorrow I am taking Esme to Lightwater Valley again. They have a Taylor Swift tribute act in tomorrow. She is doing three shows during the day and as Esme is a “ “Swifty”, we will be watching all of them. She knows the words to all the songs and has the hat and tee shirts. I am happy to watch the shows as it means we don’t have to go on the rides.
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nameslessone

nameslessone Report 2 Jul 2025 17:30

:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 2 Jul 2025 17:12

:-D :-D :-D :-D. Florence

Florence61

Florence61 Report 2 Jul 2025 17:09

So just clarify incase anyone thinks about cannibalism, my "babies" are my cauliflower plants which have just developed a floret! ;-)

Florence61

Florence61 Report 2 Jul 2025 17:07

names :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 2 Jul 2025 13:18

Just imagining someone looking in here for first time and reading about cannibalism.

Poor babies.
:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D