General Chat

I spoke too soon. The sun has gone in and the wind has got up again. It’s a cold wind as well. I’ve given OH’s new shirts a rinse through to get out the “dressing” before he wears them and they are blowing away on the line. I’ve also had a good hoover through downstairs. Yesterday’s h/w and ironing gave me backache so with what I’ve done this morning I feel shattered and it’s barely 10 o’clock. If I can find some energy I could get some gardening done. Perhaps a coffee will put some life back into me ;-)

Morning all,

Another cloudy day should only get to about 16 /17 degrees ,yesterday was really chilly all day I had a cardi on but I did get dusted and hoovered right through .
Yesterday we drained one of ths water butts to give it clean out ,it collects water from the little wood shed and I've been using water from it so it was getting low, hopefully we'll soon get rain to fill it again, they get all sludgy in ths bottom so it will need the hose in to clean it .
Hair cut day today

Good morning all 10 degrees and sunny here, better than the grey morning yesterday but no rain so more watering to do. I do like this weather as, even if it is too hot outside, it is lovely to look out at.

Had the usual (lately) problem with being up at 0615 and not being able to download Genes until after 0730. It is very strange, but not a real problem. Would just be interesting to know why. I am tending towards it being Firefox rather than anything else. It is not Wifi as I got into face book, Gmail and the Mail on line sites with no problem. The other day I also could not get on via my Ipad but I didn't try that this morning. I have actually emailed Support to see if they can offer an answer.

Good morning

It looks like it’s going to be nicer than yesterday’s cold, grey day. It’s started sunny and is about 9 degrees.

I didn’t go to our coffee meet yesterday though OH did. I did a pile of ironing and, at long last, gave the conservatory floor a good scrub up. In the afternoon I did some other jobs while OH went to our local men’s shop and got 5 more shirts - all the sort that will need ironing, groan. Not sure what I’ll do today. I might make it another h/w day.

Hope your internet is fixed soon Mel. Enjoy your bacon joint.

I’ve had my first cuppa and I can hear OH up and about so I’d better get going. Have a good day everyone.

It's good your rose has a new lease of life anng. Mine are out on the wall and .um put those in when she moved in thirty five years ago.

My bacon joint for tonight. Is cooked. Now so I. Better turn it off. Will see if I. Can get. Back on later. Ok

Hi all I am on .my phone . I think I had deleted my Microsoft account by mistake as it came up I n spam. Still no joy with the pc though. Hope you all. Slept well am now going to look at the posts if I can get there.
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Afternoon All,

It's much cooler and quite cloudy today so I'm off to the garden centre in the sticks next while OH has an online talk to listen too. The greenhouses there will hopefully be cooler today so I can bear it in there to have a proper look.

These driving test delays are a nuisance Mandy and I expect a lot of people are booking them earlier than they would normally. I hope Jake passes his theory test this time. Two of our neighbours used to have children with their grandchildren visit every week but we never see them now. Once they are teenagers they just want to be out with their friends like we did!

That's a good age for your rose AnnG and it sounds like Jake's treatment cutting it right back may have given it a new lease of life.

Vera that was a good point Mandy made about making noise to attract attention and I wouldn't have thought about it either. I will now if a noise is persistent though.

Mel texted me and is feeling it is a long while till Monday when she gets help with her internet. :-(

No sign of Mel yet then?

Been to the chiropodist. Felt very weary in town so disn't do too much just wandered a bit. Went in M&S for coffee but if I wanted to use the Sparks App I needed to log on and reset my password. When I tried to do it, with the small keys on my phone and my lack of patience, I mis typed and now have to wait 24 hours before trying again so I didn't buy anything in there.

Morning Anng ,morning all,

Cloudy here and quite chilly I woke in the night and was cold .
A day for doing a few inside jobs , a bit of dusting and hoovering upstairs I think

Anng the rose has done well then if its 35 years old ,sounds as if it liked the good cutting back it would be a shame if you lost it its a pretty rose .

Wonder if Mel will try to post with her tablet again .

Good morning all. cloudy here this morning so a bit grey but 9 degrees. We are not forecast rain but who knows I could get wet going to town for the chiropodist. I didn't have a bad night last night but nor so good as usual has been..

I meant to say about the roses. The large red ones in the first 3 photos were in this garden when we moved in, we have normally just let the plant be (It is only one plant. Each year it has had 2 or maybe 3 reluctany roses on it. It is about 35 years old. No idea why it is so full of blooms this year. I have counted about 15 and the flowers are large. It could be the weather but it is the first time it has been cut down so low. I bet this is its final fling and it will die now.

Mandy, this afternoon we just assumed he was making something but this evening I went to close our study window which is upstairs and overlooks some of their garden. I could see him doing something around his summer house. It has stopped now as it is too dark to see.

That’s a good point about him maybe trying to attract attention. I should have thought of it but it didn’t cross my mind. It’s unlikely that both he and his wife would be incapacitated and unable to reach a phone. Their daughter lives locally and they have our phone number and probably those of other neighbours. But I should have done a bit of discreet checking just in case.

Ann Jake has another theory test I think he said this Friday, if he can just pass that I think the Instructor might put him in for a test because there's such a long waiting list now .
Yes they are all growing up we don't see so much of them now ,son always seems to be running one of them somewhere or picking them up .

Vera have you checked if they are OK next door ,he's not banging to get someone's attention is he ,seems strange to be banging this late .

Annx, it was Boots that referred OH to Newmedica. They did give OH the choice of that or the hospital and he said he'd go to the one with the shortest waiting list. I wasn't given the choice because I've been having eye treatment at the hospital so they want to do the cataracts there. The doctors and other staff are great but the waiting area is dreary, the parking is expensive and you can't even get a cup of coffee at the eye treatment centre. There's also a long waiting list.

OH hasn't mentioned wrinkles (his or mine) but he's boring me silly by constantly telling me how bright everything looks.

Next door on one side we have really lovely neighbours who are usually very considerate but all afternoon the man has been hammering away at something in his garden and is still at it. One or two of the other people in our quiet little Close go to bed quite early so I am wondering how long the hammering is going on. What can he be making that requires constant banging?

Yes I was a bit confused about Mel's PC too Vera, but I would think the issue must be the internet connection to her PC. I remember having a disabled wireless adapter causing connection problems on just my PC once when I was doing those art courses. I don't even know whether her PC is wireless. My first thing is to switch off the router and restart it to see if that works!

I'm glad you got a bit of sleep last night and it's good the clinic was happy with your OH's eye and have booked him in for the other eye to be done. Has he noticed more wrinkles since like OH did when he had his done? I was well pleased when they sent me to the Spamedica private hospital under the NHS to assess my eyes for the cataracts to be done a couple of years ago. I suppose when Boots eventually agree to refer me it will be to an NHS hospital next time which, like you, I suspect won't be as good, with no free parking and a busy journey. I see you have had a busy day too, but with more shopping success for your OH! Yes, that did seem mean of that person to not leave a donation for the book, but I suppose they may not have carried any change. They could have asked the shop to hold it for them for a few days and gone back though.

I still haven't managed to repot my Hostas Mandy as they are in so tight. I think I have an old carving knife in the garage somewhere that I used to trim the lawn edges next to the concrete path at my old house that might cut through the roots once they die down in the autumn. You managed to have a good shop today and it must have been strange being served by Jake. I can't believe he's going to be 20 now! How are his driving lessons and that written test going now? Chelsea must be a young lady now too. I was shocked to see how much the younger 'Owens' had grown on the TV prog. Young Violet already aged 14 and baking for the family.

I was so keen to not be late getting to the hairdresser I forgot to ask how long it would take for the car part to come. Steve probably didn't like to say in case he let me down if he was wrong! At least it shouldn't take long to do, but of course they will have to strip the door down again now. They've said not to slam the door, so I've told OH (the door slammer!) and he laughed and says he's not even getting in the car till it's fixed unless he has to! lol. :-D I'm being careful about potholes and road humps too.

The Buzzard has been back with it's mate today and flying very close to the tree where the Magpie nest is several times. It seems to be watching and waiting, poor things.

What a nuisance about your car Annx. At least the garage have done a temporary fix on the window. Thanks for letting us know the situation with Mel. I am a bit confused how she managed to get on Genes on her tablet if she hasn’t got any internet but I expect there’s a simple explanation.

Yes, AnnG’s roses are lovely aren’t they? It’s good that there is not much change to your eyes and I like the sound of your “light” glasses.

I got a bit of sleep last night so I am feeling quite a lot better today - not 100% yet but getting there. OH had his post op check up this morning and they seem pleased with him and are going to do his other eye on 24th. I wish I had the option of going to this private clinic as an NHS patient for my cataracts. The whole atmosphere is so pleasant and calm but unfortunately I am booked on the hospital waiting list.

When we left the clinic we went to Dunelm which is nearby and looked for some bits and pieces but didn’t get much. We did buy a largish black plastic bin with a lid to replace a bin in use in the garage which OH managed to break. Don’t ask how!!! While he was paying I wandered to the end of the store where there was a book shelf. You could take a book and just put a donation in an AgeUK box. I got OH a good hardback that looked new so put a reasonable donation in the box. While waiting for OH I saw someone take a book and just walk away. I think that’s mean. I know some people don’t have much spare cash but most people can find just a few pennies. While we were in Dunelm I thought of Mandy as I walked past a shelf of pretty balls of wool. I bet she would have bought a couple.

As Dobbies garden centre was on our route we had planned to stop there next but Mr Forgetful drove straight past so we just carried on to Tesco, also on our route home. Here we bought OH a shirt. So he arrived home with a new bin, a new shirt and a book and I arrived home with…..nothing. It’s the story of my life, lol.

OH has a cupboard full of short sleeved shirts, polo shirts and Ts but has decided he now wants to wear long sleeves all the time. He has plenty of thick winter weight shirts so we sorted through his thinner, cotton shirts. Charity shop is getting 6, we’re keeping 2 white and a very expensive blue but they are wedding and funeral shirts, so he was left with 4. I’ve said he needs at least 8 or 9 as I am not washing and ironing more than once a week, hence the shirt from Tesco. In the next day or two we’ll go in to the only men’s shop in town which is expensive but their clothes are good quality and the staff are so helpful that it’s worth the extra cost. Once he’s kitted out with shirts, I’m going to make an onslaught on his trousers.

I’ve been cooking dinner while typing this post and it’s about ready so I had better dish up. Sleep well tonight everyone.

Evening all,

We went shopping today as there were things we had run out of mostly salad and fruit ,we called at tescos for petrol and a bit of shopping then on to Aldi for a bigger shop ,then Roys for more compost and a couple of new pots , I needed to repot a couple of Hostas into bigger pots .

Ann thats annoying having to wait for the part for the car window but at least you have the car until it comes ,did they know how long it was going to take to come .

Looks like Mel managed to post using the tablet earlier , not to long for her to wait to get the problem sorted .

Anng your Roses are pretty ,mine have plenty of buds and I can just see a little colour on one or two buds but none in full flower like yours .

Very hope you had a better night's sleep and feel more with it today .

I forgot to say yesterday we called in the butchers and Jake actually served me first time I've seen him serving in the shop even though hes been serving for months .
Its his birthday next week ,I think he's twenty but I must check the years go so quickly .

The roses are beautiful AnnG and look so healthy as I said in my reply.. Yes it's too hot for gardening here too.

It is 21 degrees here at the moment, much too hot in the garden to do anything out there.

I have sent out some photos of roses in the garden this morning. It seems that Jake's style of pruning has paid off!!!, that combined with the weather I guess.