General Chat

10.04pm

Whats all this thob about then Mandy. !!! don't know what you mean.

Hi Jill, long time no see. Hope you are keeping well.

Mel, We have robins in the garden, but as yet haven't atempted to try to get them to feed from my hand.

I've been A NAUGHTY BOY TONIGHT, Went to the club to watch the football, and had four pints, feel rat arse# now, Going off to bed soon, feel very relaxed.

GOOD NIGHT

Night all and night Frank..shame on you! Im making a pinyata(spelt that wrong) at the moment,what a mess!
Vertigo gone now thanks Jane....on with the pasting...

A quick Morning Everyone,

Frank.....love your Santa and Sleigh as much as the kiddies do! Thank you for sending the pic.

Mandy, good that the tooth is done before xmas......nothing worse than having one just after xmas so it is on your mind. Deep fillings do seem to take a bit longer to settle so hopefully it should soon be ok. I have a checkup on the 23rd and the dentist has changed, so I will be getting another full survey done on the 'disaster area'. lol

Good job you have the old cleaner Liz.......the Dyson is turning into one of those sagas!!

Well done with the new Robbie Mel......love that little church note you put up. lol

The lounge looks like one of those 'hoarders' has moved in......all the xmas decs boxes everywhere. The tree is done, just the garlands to put up now. I thought it would be easier with 2 of us doing it......wrong!!! It is taking longer!!

Must whizz off now.......the dreaded shopping.....!!

BBL



Was only thinking yesterday where was Jill. Sorry to hear you are spending so much time at the surgery. If it is because of the vertigo you must be pretty fed up with it. I hope you are feeling better soon.

Morning All
I bet Frank is in bed with a hangover ! It is like the middle of the night here,dark ,dark,and raining a little.
I need to get into town and look for a couple of extra presents.One of Hannahs friends in London is from Australia and is not sure if she will be on her own at Xmas,so she may be coming to us.I haven't a clue what to buy.I think I will have a look in TK Ma*
Is a Pinyata one of those ball things that hang from the ceiling and it gets whacked until it breaks?
BB in a couple of hours

9.39

Morning all,

Really dull and dreay here today with some of the wet stuff.

Ann I think Jill works at the surgery.

Frank WHERE ARE MY PICS OF YOUR LIGHTS AND TREE PLEASE!

I shall definately be wearing my red hat in future when I go to feed the chickens as Robby's don't seem to mind it really.

I asked OH to get the decs down from the loft for me today and he did'nt moan!!

Mandy don't you think the start of Christmas is the childrens

There has just been a great crash ans my table where I feed the birds has just blown over and only just missed OH's car. He had put two BIG peanut feeders on one side of it. Think thats what did it as the pole is not in the ground just threaded through the parasol hole. He is just putting it in the grass now.

1021am
La La di La La, I have been up since seven this morning, I don't get hangovers, red wine is a different matter.

Rain here, and a cold North East wind. Apart from the chickens, heres one little boy who won't be going out today.

Mel, Will send you the pictures of the garden, They are last years, I cant get this years on the computer.

Morning all
Hi Jill , Glad to see you back

Off to meet old work friends for lunch leaving in 15 mins and that is my last christmas lunch out , I think!!! unless someone else makes a date.
we have had snow already this morning but was only a few light showers might be heavy this afternoon, suns out now.
Hope you all have a good day Catch up later.

BBFN

Have just posted, hit a wrong key and off it all went! so start again!!! You're right Frank I should be fiercer, I would have been once, but age seems to be wearying me a bit!!! Dyson rang from Minehead, and can't come till Wednesday 22nd! I expect by then it'll be thick snow so ancient Vax will be in use over Xmas!! no point getting upset, won't do any good and bad for the blood pressure!!! My disolvable Asprin arrived this am at the village shop, so that's one good thing; I'd bought my own so now have loads!!!! Sky very dark and threatening; done all outside jobs, OH to do the 'muck' this morning and get down enough hay for the duration (snow) then battoning down the hatches. Got the Salt!!!! Have had a card from friends in Holland, am now going to TRY to translate it!!!

Been up our village shop and they are screaming for my wreaths!! Shall get stuck in now and see if I can get a few done. So shan't be around much unless I get sore fingers!!

Liz your Dyson man is coming on Franks birthday so perhaps that will make it all good again.

No photos yet Frank????????

11.54am.

He's coming on my Son's birthday as well as Franks!! so it's BOUND to be OK!!!! Duppy and brush?!! NOT thank goodness!! So sorry to hear about your vertigo Jill, that is really wretched, my mother used to suffer from it, so I know how rough it can make you feel, do hope it clears up. Mandy, I had my teeth cleaned the other day and yesterday one of them was very achy and sore; I use Corsydel mouth rinse, and that seems to work well, tastes a bit grim, but for me does the trick. You can get Corsydel toothpaste, but that is really foul, a step too far for me!!! raining hard here, and blowing, birds are looking flustered and vaugely squabbling! Mel, we have two Robins, one of which is very tame, the other isn't though as the tame one constantly flies at it and generally beats it up given the chance, (I shout at it and flap my arms!!!) trouble is they are SO territorial, no one else gets a look in! haven't seen 'lady blackbird' for a couple of days, hope she's ok, always get worried when we don't see her fo a while!!! nearly soup time, must go and put it on!!!

Afternoon all,

I just typed a whole bit and then the computer shut down to configure updates !!!!!!!

So in a nut shell
Pouring with rain here ,went to town with son and DIL ,,got soaked through ,son bought all his christmas shopping ,and now i've got to wrap them !!!

Tooths ok today , hubby's got check up later and we're having fish and chips for tea ,so no cooking for me .

1.20pm

Had someone call for eggs. Went in uti room to get them and there was a wren in there. Served the lady and went back in there .....no wren.

Did some wreath stuff and then lunch but as I moved across the kitchen the wren was on the top of the cupboards. Tried to open the door to let it out and it went under pc desk right at the back where I can't get to. Got the duster on a stick out and chased it away and it went up the top of the cupbaords again having left me a little present on the chopping board!!!!!!!! OUt came the anti bac stuff to clean that up. Anyway did lunch and no sign of it. OH fast asleep so his is still on the table under a cover. Also all the time I had the back door open it is lashing with rain and sleet and the wind is blowing like mad and I hav'nt got the heating on!!!!!!!!

Think it is out now but not untill 2.15pm. OH still asleep so getting on with my wreaths again now.

14.54pm.

14.54pm

I spoke to soooon this morning, about not going out.

Ros rang the Doctors to make an appointment for my bloods and blood pressure. thos was 10.45am Can you be here for 11am. ?? Yes she says. So had by tests done, then as she had me in the car, off we went to Town. M&S have an offer today ONLY. wrap around sort of cardigan £10.00 each instead of £35.00 I had to queue for one and she queued for another. She then gave me the bags and sent me back to the car, while she queued for another for Conrads partner. Then off to Matala# for a FAIRY OUTFIT for Jan's G'Daughter. tiny dress, headband and wand. Still not finished !!! she drags me off to Tesco. got home about 2.15pm.

Just had a phone call from my niece in Scotland. My eldest sister 89. has just had another servere STROKE. Ambulance took her to hospital, she is in a COMA. They are keeping her sedated and they don't expect her to last a day or two. Her other daughter has flown up from Kent. and the two girls ( both over 60) still girls to me !!!! are staying at the hospital. Theres not a lot I can do, other than wait for the outcome. On Tuesday, her daughter took a couple of photo's with her in her new nurseing home, to be sent with her christmas cards to the family, she was quite chirppy then and looking forward to Christmas. She was at my niece's home on Sunday for the day and enjoyed herself.

3.11pm
Sorry Mel, I have tried finding the photo's to send, but with no luck. I will have to study whats going on. Then will try again. You will not be forgotten.

JUST started to snow here and the temperature is dropping like a stone minus 6 tonight.

15.35pm

HAVE DONE IT MEL, hope they came through O.K.

Yes got them Frank thank you. Really lovely and so Christmassy.

I am getting into the spirit of things now as I think it is the wreaths that have done it.

15.57pm.

Frank,I'm sorry to hear about your Sister.It must be so hard for you being so far away.It is nice that her daughters are with her at this difficult time.

It is snowing heavily here now and quite windy too.I think the ground is maybe too wet for much to lie though.We wait and see.I have to pick Hannah up from the station at 6 30,and Chris is off to work in a little while to do evening surgery.

I spent ages in town this morning ,but got some bits and bobs and those extra presents.I also made sure I got potatoes ,veg ,etc to see us over the next few days ,just in case it gets too snowy to drive.

My neighbours are flying back to East Midlands Airport this evening.I hope they get home safely.

Mel I'm glad you are feeling more festive now.How many wreaths are you doing?

I just looked out the window and there is quite a covering of snow on the lawn !!
Time for a cuppa I think
16.21

Hi All
Dark now and expecting the snow to come tonight, as it has been very cold day but sunny.
So sorry about your sister Frank. glad her family are with her , my thoughts are with you at this difficult time.

David thank you for your Christmas Card
Shirley thank you for your card and the pics, great make over.

our christmas fire guard has finely arrived and will look great round the bottom of the christmas tree, it will certainly keep little miss away from touching the tree,

I'm ready for a cuppa to Jane,

So sorry to hear about your sister Frank, at least she has her daughters with her ,which must be a comfort for you to know she has someone with her and she's not on her own ,will be thinking of you over the next few days .

Hubby's been for his check up at the dentist ,all's fine and he has to go back in six months .

We've had a covering of snow , great big flakes at times , but the roads are all clear .

6.24pm

Eeee By Gum,it's flipping freezing out there.Just back from the station,lots of cars with snow on,and some idiot drivers around !
Hannah's Aussie friend is definitely coming to us for Xmas ,so I'm glad I bought a couple of gifts for her.Can't have her watching us all open presents and not have any herself.Hannah met her when she went to Croatia in the summer.
Curry tonight,just the job on a night like this.It makes me sweat just to smell it lol

19.03