General Chat

Forgot to say to Ann I just love your pots. What lovely colours they are!! They looks so smart all together.

Jane is is good that the wood burner etc in now in. You will be nice and warm now this winter.

We went off to the local builders yard this morning and bought a sheet of thick plywood for the roof of the old bantam house. Oh fitted it and covered it all in new felt and now it looks very smart. Banty was duly put in there and then her chicks all 7 of them!! We made a nest box for her out of a plastic storage box and lid but she won't go in it tonight so is in the run on the grass with all the chicks safely tucked underneath her. I have taken a couple of pics through the wire but hav'nt downloaded them yet. Not sure if you will be able to see them as they looked very dark pics.

Maureen I pity you in this heat with all that ironing to do. I keep washing things but hav'nt ironed ay of it yet!! At least I can leave mine but you have to do yours.

Thanks for the pics of the boot William. Looks much better now you have painted it.

Picked two courgettes tonight and we had the yellow one for dinner in a ratatou (sp) to hot I can't think how to spellit but you know what I mean.

Off for my shower now so see you all in the morning God willing.

Ann my reply to your email is refusing to post.....I think you sent your on theBT addy.It needs to be iCloud.....I can't work out how to reply to you :-S
I really need my bed now ....But I was saying how wonderful your garden is looking and all that hard work you have both put in to change it has really paid off WELL DONE :-D :-D

Maureen your wishes aren't late.I had your beautiful card ,and it IS beautiful . :-D :-D
Have replied to your emails Ann and William............ :-DI'm so tired now I don't think I can type another word.
See you all in the morning .Of for my ZZZZZZZZZZZZs

I hope we hear from Kim in the morning ...and David too.

That's good the fire and surround are all fitted Jane! Yes, 3 of us are Crabs then with July birthdays!! lol. :-D I love the pic of happy little William enjoying cooling off. :-)

That's a bit of tricky paintwork on the boot William, especially the buttonholes, but it looks good now. I went into the depths of the shed to find my ladybirds today and I've given them a wash and put them in the garden......have sent a pic. It could be your next 'project' .......all you need is some flattish pebbles and I see you have been using some red paint!! ;-) ;-)

What a game it was sorting out my jewellery classes this morning. The woman (who signs us all in at our classes and is,frankly, a bit of a drip) came to sort it out, but didn't know how booking online worked, seemed to think I should have printed off receipts and quickly passed me on to someone else who said she'd try and check for me. Then she said why didn't I ring to book!!!! I told her the sorry saga of how many times I'd tried that, both before and after our holiday and how no-one rings you back even if you leave a message. I said some folk would give up and not bother. 'Oh that's not very good is it' she said, 'because then we end up cancelling classes if there aren't enough people'. 'Quite' said I, 'and it doesn't stop there does it, because then the council collects less money in.........for paying wages......and that could lead to job cuts'. The shocked look on her face showed she'd never looked at it like that!! Anyway, they confirmed I am booked in for the courses so that is good!

At the carvery we went to today I got a free bottle of house wine as it is my birthday this week so OH was pleased with that!

Glad you got a rest at your daughter's Maureen, but I don't envy you ironing this weather. I can remember doing it outside sometimes!

A very belated birthday wish for you Jane, I am sorry it is so late, but I'm glad to see you had a lovely birthday, I was away at daughters for the weekend sitting in her garden being waited on hand and foot, I really needed that after all the work last week at son's.

Thank you for all the photos and e.mails haven't had a chance to see them all but I will work my way through them. I am so tired today, i do love this weather but not when I've got hours of ironing.

Jane, my birthday is the 15th, St Swithin's Day. Don't bother sending me cards - the money will do instead :-D

Emailed photos of Dad's boot that I finished this evening.

I said we were in Kenilworth today. Well a week or so ago we were reunited with friends of ours who live in Kenilworth. When they left, they said anytime you are our way, call in. So we had finished our shopping and were gagging for a cuppa and I suggested I ring our friends and see if they were in and ask in we could call. I got the number on my mobile and rang and waited. Then Roy's voice, so clear you'd think he was standing over the road, said hello etc. I said we were in Kenilworth and would like to see them - to which he replied "We're in Normandy!!!"
We'll it was a laugh even if a hole in my phone bill.

Jane ....that
Brings back memories.

I have one of my eldest son in a bowl when he was about that age and me sitting beside him pregnant with Clare,

Phewy! I still can't sit out for more than a couple of minutes.
William which day is your birthday ?You me and Ann this month :-D

So another little Sophia :-DI have heard the name Peyton before.It is certainly different and I quite like it :-D

Just had another message from Hannah(I'm so pleased she is keeping us up to date as to where they are going as I can look it all up on google.I have to say ~I am so envious.The day after tomorrow they are going to see the NAZCO LINES.I can't explain clearly enough what they are but if googled it gives a clear description of them and when they were made.

Just Pasta for us tonight with chopped mushrooms and lardons to go in the sauce.
I'm too hot to do anything more.

I had trouble getting on here a little while ago as it said there was a technical problem .Looks like it sorted now.

Poor Frank, got the GR blues!! Never mind, he knows we are all thinking of him. As Arnie would say "I'll (he'll) be back" - - -

New Gt Granddaughters name is Sophia Peyton (Taylor) - please don't ask me where they Peyton comes from, I haven't a clue. It should make genealogy very interesting for someone in the far future!

That's a Ralph, Maggie, Grace, Olivia and now Sophia. All nice tried and tested names (and Maggie is Maggie - not Margaret, which we are find hard to come to terms with - but on the flip side, when you look at her and watch her it suits her. As Carmel says, she's been here before ;-)

We've been to Kenilworth and also Knowle today, needless to say Carmel has gone for a rest. Didn't buy much but we have ordered my birthday present from Carmel.

No oven on tonight, I'm getting out the frying pan and it's bacon, mushroom and mash for me and bangers mash and whatever for Carmel. It doesn't come any more simple than that.

I've finished painting Dad's stone boot and I think I'm just going to put a trailing ivy in for this time. Ann, stone ladybirds, they sound great, I'm envious. And on sound advice, the pharaoh is going to stay au natural


C Y A L

It's all done . :-D.Even been lit !(phew) just to test it.They will come back in a week or so just to put the sealant on the surround and hearth.I am pleased with how it looks,and will even more pleased when the decorating id done.That won't be for some time yet.I did take one pic of it when the flames were going.

Now I have my shorts on :-D :-D

Afternoon everyone,Evening Kim,

Phew another hot one , my eyes have been so itchy ,yesterday it felt like they were full of grit !! now today i have been sneezing all morning ,taken my hay fever tablets too :-S

Oh Mel , how lovely all those new chicks !! :-D i hope we can see a photo of them soon.

Jane it sounds as if the new fire place is coming along , is the wood burner in ? or is that put in after the surround is done ?

I really want to sort my freezer out ,see what meat i have in there , trouble is i need to get all the stuff out to see whats what and have a good tidy up in there but it's a bit to hot to pull every thing out .

Think i'll get my ironing done instead ,i can do that in front of the fan !! :-D

BBL

Frank is having big problems posting today.He says he is off to Conrads after lunch and will try again tonight :-D

Fireplace coming along nicely I think .I thought the surround came as a whole bit ,but they seem to be building it bit by bit.

Not one cloud in the sky at the moment.I would go and sit out but the men are using the lawn at times to saw things or something,so I am up in the front bedroom .I want to really want to put my shorts on ,but might give the men a bit of a fright :-0Maybe it will have to be my loose old Linen trousers.I just want something cooler than the trousers i have on now.

Lunch I think :-D

MESSAGE FROM FRANK.


Sorry folks, I am unable to post to the thread at present, the box for typing your reply just won’t appear. I have reported it to Genes. Whatever way I try to get into it, it’s still the same.

I haven’t forgot you. HONEST. will keep trying.

love Frank

There's not 6 chicks there is 7. I thought I set an odd amount of eggs!! :-D :-D :-D

Morning All and Evening Kim,

Kim must be there and possibly back by now??? I do hope she got on ok and Joel.

Good luck for David today too. Hope he gets rid of the contraption as it must be awful in this heat.

Still have 6 lovely chicks and I took the other eggs out as there was no sign of chipping and she had come off the nest with the chicks into the run area.

Now off up the road to get a sheet of marine ply for the roof of the other banty house so they can all go in that and have more room and some grass to peck about on.

Feeling better today I think.

Morning/Evening All
I'm up ,showered ,dressed, fed the birds ,washing in ...Goodness me I have surpassed myself this morning :-D.It's lovely out there.The Patio Doors are open wide ready for the Fireplace people.I know it is likely to be an all day job so I will be staying out the way.

Frank I hope you don't have to wait long for your op.Even if it gives you relief for a while it will be better than being in pain like you are now with it.

Ann,it's so annoying when people don't get back to you and you hang about waiting,then end up chasing them again and again :-S

Any more Chicks this morning Mel? How are you feeling ?

Thinking of Kim and David today.Fingers crossed for both of them <3

Message from Hannah to say they are moving on from Lima to Pisco and the Ballasted Islands......I'm going to have to look these up as I have no idea where they are.

My washing is ready to hang out now.

Oh Frank, that's a long time to be sitting in a hospital on a hot day! Let's hope that cleaning out the knee will be a big improvement for you. I was telling OH that you had to go to hospital to see about it today. He said you are a member my tribe then..............the 'Pawnee'!! I'll give him Pawnee when I find my tomahawk!! :-) lol.

Fiona, those bubble machines must be great and I bet you had as much fun as Sofia. :-D It's good that you have it as hot as us for a change.

William, your garden is like a treasure trail, something around every corner. You've reminded me I must look out the stone ladybirds I made and get them put somewhere in the garden!! OH has moved the bits for the new arbour out of the garage and round the back ready to assemble. :-D Congrats on the new gt grandaughter.

Maureen has had fab weather for her trip to her daughter's hasn't she. I bet she's been sunning herself in the garden!

Jane I bet you can't wait to see your new fireplace..........with your cards along the mantlepiece!! :-)

Mel could you candle the remaining eggs to see if they are fertile.....I used to do that with my canary eggs. Six little chicks will be absolutely lovely though! :-D :-D
I hope you get a good night's sleep and feel better tomorrow.

No-one phoned me back about my jewellery courses today! I think I will have to call at the school where they are based tomorrow (only just up the road). If they won't answer the phone and don't reply to messages you leave......... :-S

David will be at the hospital again tomorrow won't he....as well as Kim......good luck to both! <3

Nightie.....night xx

Here I am at last.

Hav'nt done much at al today, just hav'nt had the energy. Did go up the hsop about 5pm for some milk and ciggies for oh and bopught some of their nice scones.

Cooked burger for tonight as oh suggested them. No chips just the burgers. Then have just had one of the scones with butter and strawberry jam and very nice it was too.

We now have 6 chicks but she still has two eggs in the nest which she is guarding with her life. If they have not hatched by tomorrow I shall take them out and perhaps she will bring the chicks out into the run bit where the food and water is. I did offer her a drink of water but she just screamed at me.

Lovely pics again William, thanks.

Well here I am at last. After being in the hospital for 4 1/2 hours :-| :-| :-|

We arrived in plenty of time, Ros couldn't find a disabled parking space, so dropped me of to book in. I was just going to the X ray dept. when she found me. After sitting there for 45 minutes, I went in. I had to lay on my stomach. (NOT EASY) She put my leg in a stirrup and kept moving in around, taking shots from different angles. When she had finished, I asked if I should wait for the X rays. OH NO. they go straight to the surgeon on the computer. (How out of touch am I ??)

We then went into the waiting area, together with 15 others. My appointment was for 3.45 pm I got in at almost 5.00pm. After he had pulled me about and questioned me, he said I will be back in a moment. 20 minutes later he came back with another surgeon and a trainee. Again questions and answers and more pulling and tugging. Walk up and down, stand on this leg then the other.

The long and short of it is. I have server arthritis in my knee.(Tell me something I don't know). I really need a replacement knee. BUT if he does that, he doesn't think my other leg will be able to support my body (due to the stroke) and I would be immobilized for at least SIX MONTHS if he did it. So it has been decided to do keyhole surgery again (I had it done 10 years ago) Then he can see just how bad it is, as the X ray doesn't show the full extent. He will then clean out all the crap !! and decided if that will be sufficient, if not he will then do the replacement (not at that time)
I have to go back later this week for the pre-op. Blood pressure ECG etc. then I will have to wait for a date. We did say IF you get a cancellation we can be there the SAME DAY. :-D :-D :-D

We stopped off for a Carvery on the way home. Not bad, but the "CHEF" was a trainee carver, and had no idea how to carve meat. A one armed Blind man could have done better. All we got was tiny pieces of meat on our plates. When I complained another "CHEF" came to our table with Proper slices of meats, which we didn't need. or have.

I have just sent a letter of complaint to the company, so wait and see what happens.

Hope you are all well, I'm off for a few cold beers and some pain killers.