General Chat

Morning all and evening Kim,

Gosh do I ache this morning? Everything aches toes back and ribs o and fingers. I feel like I need to be stretched and everything to go back in place!! Whether it was yesterday walking around in a sleeveless t shirt and cotton shirt I don't know but I feel I need something warm on my back.

Oh took his sling off in the evening. I put a pillow under his arm when he went to bed as he was supposed to keep it raised. He was fast asleep on his left side when I went to bed. We also loosened the bandage as he was told by the surgeon.

Ruby the pics were amazing. The okra looks like it has a pretty flower. May try some next year. No way could I eat 19 chocs straight off. I would be lucky to eat three on the trot.

Morning/Evening All
It's a bit more than misty here Ann.Thick fog !!.But like you it's warm and I have the patio door wide open just for a bit of air.Hopefully it won't take all day for the fog to clear.

Ruby ,thanks for the photos.What an interesting place to visit.Not sure i would fancy sitting on that Veranda with the stones holding it up lol It take you and George sat on the more solid one :-D I love the Writing Spider.Have never seen one that does that.
It is so easy to munch your way through a box of chocs without realising :-D.Especially the big tins of them at Xmas.Then we all feel sick :-S

How's our Frank this morning?????I hope he wasn't kept in .
And I hope that your OH has managed to get a good sleep Mel and that his wrist is not too painful.

Must press on with things.Lots to get done today.

Morning All,

Proper 'autumn' feel here, damp and a bit misty, but not cold at all.
I've just drawn all the curtains and pulled the bathroom blind down. Shower next and the window cleaner is bound to come while I'm showing too much PINK!! lol. Then off to get the Ham*erite paint for the gate. BBL :-)

Glad all went well today Mel. Did you have to fold him up to get him in your car? I bet he was glad to be home again and what a tedious, long winded day for you. Yes a book or newspaper is a good idea when you are hanging around at a hospital, helps pass the time. He won't be bellringing for a while I expect.

Nice to hear from you Ruby.......I know what you mean about 'leaping' my days for that are over too I think!! George must be enjoying his time with you and how nice the cotton fields must look when they are all white with the cotton.......are they called 'bolls' or something like that? Glad I'm not the only one who can eat all those choccies and then wish they hadn't as well. lol. I hardly ever buy biscuits for the same reason! Look forward to seeing your pics. :-) Yes, Zinnias are pretty aren't they. Hope you enjoy your Barbeque Restaurant. We often get hog roasts here at big events.

Off to bed now.........is Frank still waiting for his good news?........or has he left us all 'dangling'. lol ;-)

Hello all,

I'm glad the fellows are all getting their bits taken care of. Aren't they all fortunate to have a good woman to help them?

George brought me plenty of choccy, and I've just opened a box of Ros*s. I happened to look down at the bag where I'm throwing the wrappers and couldn't believe I'd had so many. I counted the wrappers and there were 19 in there. I gobbled that many in about 5 mins. I feel a bit sick :-D

We had a lovely day out yesterday, I took a couple of pictures of the cotton growing - it's just popping open, but couldn't get very close because there was a big ditch all around the fields, and I can't leap any more. Some days it's hard to even walk! We went to historic Brattonsville and I took a few more pictures. Some of the scenes for the movie "The Patriot" with Mel Gibson, were filmed there. We sat on the front porch of the big house and just enjoyed the peace and quiet. I'm sending a few pictures - one is of a 'writing spider' and it's web. It's real name is Argiope, but it puts a zigzag design down the middle of it's web, hence the nickname.

We're going to a Barbecue restaurant tomorrow evening. BarBQ in S Carolina is usually made of pork. We lived in Texas for about 14 years, and BarBQ there is mostly beef. The food in Texas was wonderful, especially the TexMex restaurants.

I have zinnias too Mel, and they have been fantastic all summer. The butterflies love them too.

Happy holidays you lucky ladies. I hope Frank has had some help today from the doctor.

Evening all,

The day has been better than they said it would be after a very foggy start , we had sun this afternoon so i hung the bedding out and got it all dry .

You had a long wait then Mel, glad to hear it all went ok and that he's now home. i think the time seems to drag when your waiting about like that , you should have taken you book and had a read in the car .

Frank, hope you've had good news !!

Ann, that's a lot of up and down the stairs !! maybe the in-laws can do more than you think .
I see the supermarkets are getting the christmas stock in too, they just seem to get earlier and earlier .

Oh I see you are back Mel :-D.What a long boring day you have had ...all the hanging around.But at least you didn't have the worry of driving OH's car .It might be an uncomfortable night for him.Does he take the sling off to sleep?
Will you sleep elsewhere tonight ,just incase you knock his hand?

Forgot to say it was lovely to hear from Shirl by email....~~~~~~to Shirl.

Seems like we are all having trouble with the internet.It's been a real pain :-S

My hair done too Maureen.I'm sure you really think it worth having yours done (esp for the holiday) :-D.Why not splash out on somethings you like.You might find the same boots again if you changed your mind at a later date.I have finally sorted out most of the clothes and shoes to take.They are all on the spare bed now.Like you it is so difficult to know what to wear to travel in when you leave so early in the morning and arrive in heat.I have a short sleeved top with a thin cardigan and black jeans.I will wear them to the hotel on Wed night and just pop the same on to fly.The cardigan can be rolled up in my shoulder bag.I will probably need that when we get the water taxi from the airport to the Hotel.It is so expensive for the water taxi but its a very exciting way to arrive :-D plus the hotel has its own landing stage.So door to door from the airport.I think it will take us 40 minutes or thereabouts .

How has your appointment gone Frank? All good i hope.

Mel I hope you managed OH's car alright and that his op has gone well.

Ann I think too that your In Laws sound more capable than they make out lol.
I'll try the washing up liquid on the suckers.But they do feel well stuck on at the moment.I did wonder if the Window Cleaner might have dislodged them a bit last week.

We had a little Blue Tit in the Kitchen this morning !!!.How it managed to get in the window heaven knows as the window opens out from the bottom and was just open a few inches.Luckily Chris got it out without too much bother.
I wondered where Chris was just now ........just found him snoring his head off on top of our bed.He must have suddenly come over all tired.
It's Pasta tonight for us.I still feel full from yesterdays roast :-D

Hi All back safe and sound and we went in MY car after all. I was happy with that!!

His appointment was'nt 10.30 as I had said but 10am. I was up at 7am and we left at quarter to nine. All chickens let out and fed and we arrived there at Barnstaple at about 10 to 10am. He was taken straight to the ward and the nurse could'nt tell me how long he would be. I went down to the basement to the cafe which had just opened again today after a refurbishment and had a bacon and egg sandwich and a fresh orange juice and took my pills!! Went back to the car after and had a sit but got bored so went back in for a pee and back to the car again. Had a chat to a fellow sitting in his car near mine and he was waiting for his wife who was in the eye clinic with his dau. Had another sit in the car and nearly dozed off so got out and had a stroll on the grass. There was a mans garden just by where we parked with a whole mass of lovely coloured flowers in regimented rows. They looked like Zinias and on a closer look they were. I shall definately be trying some of those for the border next year. A proper old fashoined flower. Good for a cut flower too and could be useful for church flowers if the rabbits don't eat them.

Went back in the hosp about 11.30am and asked the nurse at the desk if she coudl give me some idea what time he could be out and she told me he had two more to go in before him!!!!!! then said about 1pm to 1.30pm she thought. Went back to the car..............had another stroll on the grass and found some conkers but most were only small ones but one was BIG. I just cna't walk past conkers I just have to pick them up when they are all fresh out their shells, that wonderfull colour and so shiney. Went back in and sat in the waiting area but was'nt there too long and out he came with his arm in a sling and trussed up to his chin.

Fed him when we got back and then he went for a lay down to watch a bit of telly.

Now I must wash up as I hav'nt done it yet.

Maureen........I'm afraid I don't tip my haidresser. Well.......if she can afford to run a Porsc*e and pay a mortgage on her own, the pay isn't that bad!! The tax position on tips can be tricky too.......if paid direct to the employee there is tax due on them, but no NIC, but there are different rules if the employer or a troncmaster deals with them........funny how you don't forget some things from your past life!! lol. Good for you getting both pairs of boots! Get them when you find them as often they are awkward to find with a good fit round the leg and foot and the right length.

I don't think my washing is very dry, been that drizzlyness in the air today.

The garden centre yesterday was putting up their Christmas trees and lights. :-0

Afternoon All,

Internet has been down all morning here too! :-S

I was up and decent in good time for the window cleaner this morning and he never turned up! :-S I bet he will be here bright and early tomorrow so I'll have to be up early again. :-(

Went and did the shopping this morning and I was going to paint the wrought iron side gate this afternoon, but can't find the paint!! I bet it's SOMEWHERE in the garage, unless I'd used it all last time I did it. Too late now to fetch some as the traffic will be awful, so I'll try again tomorrow. This afternoon OH went to MIL's to borrow their workmate to use with his own to suspend the trellis panels between to paint them . It's the second time he's found them in the back garden on their knees sorting the soil in more of their pots with no sign of needing the walker or walking stick. I'm beginning to think they aren't as bad as they make out, but maybe I'm wrong!! MIL is having eyedrops 4 times a day since her cataract was done and they take the eye drops out of the fridge and then climb upstairs to do it! You wouldn't do that if you had mobility problems would you.....you'd do them downstairs.

Frank........ OH's club has had a fortnight's stay of execution, but it's not hopeful. After all the eating, drinking and being merry I should think you need a rest now.

Jane, rub a bit of neat washing up liquid on the suckers on your birdfeeder and it will probably stick ok then. I like the colours you have chosen for the lounge, nice and fresh.

Did you see where Inspectors are to be sent into a school that orders non faith teachers to wear the hijab. It is alleged that the girl pupils have to sit at the back of the class and give up their place in queues to the boys.

You'd think I'd won the lottery the way I've been spending money this morning. £45 plus tip for my hair, she has done it nice, we will see how I manage it, not sure it was really worth almost triple what I normally pay. Then I bought a pair of boots and saw another pair I liked so I bought those too :-D.

Hope OH's operation goes well Mel and that you are able to bring him home today.

I won't pack until the weekend but I have an idea of what I am taking in my head, it's a bit tricky as we will be at the airport at 5.00 am and it will be cold so jeans and boots but then it could be really warm when we arrive, Will just have to change in the loo :-0.

Sounds like you've had a gastronomic weekend Frank, good job I wasn't there, I would have been pinching all the chocolates from the kids

Must see if I can finish those curtains after I've had lunch.

Afternoon all,

Just a quickie, haven't been connected to the www all morning (fault) off to hospital in 10 minutes.

Ros has done both the lawns this morning, they look great considering it's her first time.

Her flowers arrived at 10.00 am this morning. Better late than never. There were enough to fill three big vases, so she well pleased.

See you a bit later. with good news I hope. !!!

Morning/Evening All

Just a quick call in now as I need to pick up a couple of things from the cleaners and then get over to Geddington (that is Nigels little Salon) for my haircut.

Mel I know you have gone now but hope OH's OP goes fine and that you manage to drive home safety in his car.I'm sure you will :-D

I couldn't get on here last night as I had no connection to internet.

Hi Shirl if you are peeking in. <3

Frank did you play on the bouncy castle ;-).I bet it was quite a noisy party with all the little children lol.

Right must fly .BB this afternoon

Morning Everyone, Evening Kim

Well I'm first on this morning :-D, Cloudy day here but quite mild.
It's time to get the fire guard out of the loft, because Matteo is on the move, he was crawling all over the carpet yesterday and heading towards the fireplace, we don't need the guard to stop him burning himself YET but we have brass looking knob's on our fire and they are shiney and they were attracting him,
he was very pale looking yesterday , keeps coughing which is exhausting him it's because of his teeth , you can here him wheezing :-|

OH busy working today, arranging his flight for tomorrow off to Barcelona , I told him to watch his wallet this time he won't be back till Thursday night.

Hi all, I'M home.

We set off this morning to pick up Julia, Harvey and Lewis had already gone to football.

The "PUB" where the party was, was very old, and dismal. We had a back room with a bar and a door to the patio with tables and benches.

Because there were so many young Mums with children, they had done it out like a play room. Ball pit, slide soft matting and lots of soft toys.

As the day was so nice we managed to find a bench and seats outside. My biggest troubler was, the toilet was through the bar, up SEVEN steps across another bar and through a door and down SEVEN steps. Good job I left plenty of time before wanting a Pee. After that episode, I used the LADIES on the ground floor. ROS stood on guard, after making sure no one was in there. :-D :-D :-D :-D. The food was all finger bits, pork pies, crisps, onion ring things, loads of chocolate bits for the children.

I noticed in the bar a chap sitting there with a HUGH bowl of Vegetables in front of him, and then a plate full of ROAST BEEF and Yorkshires arrived with Roast pots and Parsnips. There was enough to feed a family. He tucked into it, and I had to ask, "What price that lot" £9.95. It appears the locals tell the landlady during the week that they will be in for Sunday DINNER, and she prepares it. We thought of ordering dinner for FIVE when the party was over. But she couldn't accommodate us Good job really, as I could never have managed it. !!!!

We left about 4.30 pm, got home, had a doze, and that was my day.

Ros has just bought in a Jacket potato. which we will eat while Downton is on.

Ann he only told me yesterday. We have to go in his car as he finds it difficult to get in mine now!!

Downtons on!!!



May not get on in the morning as we have an hours journey and his appointment is 10.30am. Only there for the day hopefully.

Night night.

Mel, you should have driven it around a bit this week to get used to it. My OH's car is long and wide too, it's parking it that I find tricky.......just take your time in it. Best wishes to Steve for tomorrow......will he be staying in more than the day?

Jane, what colours did you settle on for the lounge? I remember you saying you couldn't decide which of the patches you liked. We had fish smell all over the house last night.......OH's Sardines and my Haddock in parsley sauce!! Not nice this morning either. :-S I'm surprised you haven't started packing as well......I usually start chucking underwear in my case a week before. OH is like yours and does his own packing, usually the morning we go away!! :-0 I'd never dare leave it that late, but I suppose it is a lot easier for men, they don't have the variety of clothes or colours we ladies have.

Evening All,

Well it's been a glorious sunny day here and very warm..........back in my long shorts today!! :-)

OH's toothache has almost gone now thanks Mandy. Just a few more antibiotics to take then another visit to the dentist soon to see whether they do a root canal filling. I'm glad the bunnies are behaving now........hope they keep it up till Friday. :-) I have even managed to wash clothes without putting the soap in........couldn't understand why they weren't clean till the penny dropped!!

The teacher had done flowers with buttons and wire for her bunting triangle. I may do some wire and bead butterflies or some bees for mine......will have to see what other ideas I have.....I want to keep it simple, quick......and not use too many beads!! :-)

Frank, where do you manage to put all this food..........and more today as well!! It sounded very nice though and good to have things to pick at!! Young Lewis has the right idea doesn't he!! ;-) lol.

Sounds like you had a good time at the 90th birthday do Fiona and lasted longer than you thought you would. I bet the gift will give him a lot of pleasure in the future too.

Jane, I have always done most of the decorating......as well as clean the mess up!! Not sure how much more I will do in the future though now I don't climb up steps as easily. OH says just to get someone in, but I have always enjoyed doing it before.

I've just booked up to see Steeleye Span in December. That should be a lively night!!

Looking forward to DOWNTON tonight!!!!! :-D :-D