General Chat

Afternoon everyone,

We've had a lovely day out , Sheringham first and then on to Wells ,had a good walk round both places a nice lunch and bought a Crab for our tea in Wells but we're both still full so that's gone in the fridge for tomorrow .

Just going to have a nice cup of tea and a rest ,hubby's nodded off already !!

BBL

Frank, 'traveller' Will was up at the George Eliot with Carmel for the mouth clinic this afternoon! The specialist is pleased that her lichen planus is under control and we don't go back for another 6 months now. We were leaving the clinic area and on our way down to the pharmacy to collect her scrip's and cutting through the plaster room area when we heard our names called. It was our friend Nuala, in her dressing gown, in a hospital wheelchair, waiting to go in and see the fracture specialist. What a tale she had to tell - she fell outside her garage on Bank Holiday Monday and lay there half an hour before a neighbour found her. Her severely disabled husband was indoors unaware of what had happened. When the ambulance arrived they had to transport both her and her husband as there was no one to look after him. Social Services were called in and a place was found for him until she can get home and be well enough to care for him again. You're talking about folk in their 70's, so not an easy time. I made sure she had our phone number with the instructions to call if she needs anything at all, no arguments.

I thought of a couple of things the kids used to say when they were very very young. Our grandson couldn't say funny and would say '"you are gunny". My daughter used to get mixed up between spiders and flies and would say "There's a flyder, cull it, cull it." Now she's all for saving wildlife!

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Afternoon All,

OK Frank, mum's the word!! ;-) Goodness fancy you squashing Ros like that.......I hope she wasn't dozing when you crash landed........I think if I landed on OH like that he'd need rescussitating.

I like the sage colour too Mel, but this colour is Wild Thyme. Your meal out yesterday sounds nice. I'm famished just now, but am waiting for the electrician to come to do the pump. I managed to get the new, bigger pipe in the right position at the top earlier with the rocks back as they were. If I hadn't the electrician would have wanted to do it and it was a fiddle to get just right the first time. I have a feeling he might not be here till late now and I wanted to go out later! :-S

I went to see the physio this morning and the verdict is that I have strained where a rib joins the spine. I have exercises to do and to go back in a month. While I was in the waiting room, various people were coming in, some on sticks, others with walkers so I felt a bit of a fraud. Anyway a chap probably in his 40s came in using his stick and went to reception. He was under 5 ft high and obviously had a few health problems by the way he walked and he was covered in those small lumps all amongst his beard and over the back of his hands like I have seen before on a tv health prog. (It made me feel a bit silly about bothering that the physio would see the zit on my back that came up overnight!!) Anyway, he was a bit dishevelled and had slits across the back of the thigh of one trouser leg and had many badges on the front of his jacket. He sat himself on a seat in a row that ran along the side of the room and proceeded to rummage noisily in a big plastic carrier bag he had. Out came another plastic bag which he peeled back equally noisily to reveal a thick sandwich which he proceeded to eat. After a few chomps, while he was looking around, a big piece of the sandwich fell off unnoticed, bounced off the floor and went under his seat. When he went to take the next chomp, he stopped, as the bit of his sandwich he was going to bite was gone! He looked in disbelief, then on his lap and the seat next to him, then looked at the rest of us as if to see if we were eating it!! Puzzled, he managed to leap to his feet to look around the floor and then he spotted it under his seat. Without any hesitation he snatched the piece up in his hand and transferred the whole of it to his mouth in a blink!!! I know hospitals are cleaner these days............ but you could see the carpet was a different colour under the chair!! I don't know if it was 'hairy' but next thing he was glugging down a bottle of squash out of the noisy bag. I was carefully pretending to read a leaflet while this happened and trying to keep a straight face. It's a good job OH wasn't there or it would have been harder. :-)

Hello to you all,

I feel prompted to write as I have just heard my first hummingbird of the season. I was out on the deck and It buzzed around me - I didn't actually see it, but I knew it was time for them, so I came in and put the kettle on to make their sugar water. I must get the feeders out. They give us so much pleasure every year. They are so amazing. They come right back and hover around where I normally hang the feeders, so I know that some of them were here before. In the winter they go down to Mexico or even further south, yet they are so tiny.

Graduation season here. High schools and colleges were last month. Yesterday I went to 7 yr. old grandson's graduation from second grade - they are now out for the summer. Tomorrow I will go to 5 yr. old G.G.D's graduation from Kindergarten. Yesterday, as a treat, we went to a frozen yoghurt establishment for dessert. I don't know if you have them, but you help yourself from about 24 different flavours (Those machines where you pull the handle), and you then add any toppings you want - at least 30 different items; nuts; m&m's; cherries and so on. Then you add syrup if you want. I had hot fudge. Lastly, you put your bowl up on a scale and pay accordingly. Nice for a special treat - very popular with the little ones.

I picked my first squash a few days ago (yellow crookneck), and more yesterday. I only have two plants, but they are beautiful plants and full of blooms. I want to ask you about Knockout roses. I know you are all wonderful gardeners! England has the most beautiful gardens anywhere. I had three bushes of Knockouts and have had to dig two of them up because they became deformed. Apparently it's quite commonplace here. Do you have the same problem at home? I don't do well with any other roses because we have to constantly spray - there are so many bugs ready to attack.

Gurt is a lovely word - well used in Wiltshire.

Have a good day Frank and all !!!!!!!

Morning all/Evening Kim,

Come on OWN UP who's pinched my sunshine. as you say Jane you can feel the dampness in the air. But it does look a little brighter out there.

Poor old Ros, She was lying I bed this morning, I went round her side to open the curtains, lost my balance and fell back on the bed. Well not the bed on HER. My hand landed on het chest and my bum on her BAD LEG. She was not a happy bunny.

I opened the patio door this morning and the little robin was sitting on the step, I think he might have been waiting for some food. Ros has bought some more suet blocks, so will have to put on out.

Ros gets that SAGE colour to do our fence in, it seems a very popular colour, as a background to all the shrubs and plants.

ANN, MUMS THE WORD. What the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve. lol

She has just put out a line of coloureds so just hope it brightens, and not turn to rain.

I wonder if "TRAVELLER WILL" will be out and about today. He must know all the places around there for a cheap lunch, or afternoon teas..

Jane our friend Carolyn always has a dog from someone in the village, when they go away for weekends, she had two like us, but never replaced them, like us. She loves to "babysit" when she's in the Country, she misses not having pets

How many babies to we have Mel, any names been given ??

Our new neighbours decided to cut their back lawn yesterday afternoon. It's not as big as mine, but I bet they stopped and started a petrol mower at least 18 times during the mowing.. I was trying to relax and read my book, and kept thinking THANK GAWD that noise has stopped, then it would start again.

Nothing planed for today. I suppose Ros will plant up the little planters with the latest purchases.

"Have a nice day" as our American cousins would say.

Morning All and Evening Kim,

Another day of wall to wall blue sky here. We have been sitting out by the pond feeding Robby mealworms and the kestral flew through the garden very low and into the trees in our hedge. Not a bird around at the mo.

Morning/Evening All
Lucky you Fiona.No sun here I'm afraid,and I can feel a very very fine rain in the air.I think we may get a bit of sunshine later.Fingers crossed :-D.
Looks like I will have meg all day as the Grandson and his girlfriend have gone to Drayton Manor.I have heard of that but don't know where it is.It will be easier to just have Meg here rather than keep popping down to let her out.Plus it will be nice for her to have company.She is so good and quiet and either just has a mooch around the garden or sleeps.

Dusting for me now :-S

Thanks Ann
I painted my wishing well in Forget me not blue from Cuprinol shades, it has lasted well, painted parts of my bird table too but not so good on there will need to redo that.

Another lovely day here, meeting friends for coffee, then lunching with Katherine and doing a bit of a shop.

BBL

Ann thanks for the pics and the garden is looking lovely. I like the slate chippings and they look great against the new patio there at the side of the garden. The new patio is lovely and light. Is the fence paint Sage? Iuse that colour as it's my favourite. I paint my garden canes in it and the tunnel ones.

We had lunch at Rosemore. Steak pasties, roasted veg and new pots and cabbage. It was very nice, o and we had a cheese and onion pasty too. I had a third and oh had the rest.

Only bought a little candlearbra primula in yellowy orange as all ours are mostly dark pink and one light pink.

Jane I bet your happy now the new windows are finished and you are going to get a new handle for the french doors. When is the window cleaner due??

William thanks for the pic once again. It is grand that Carmel's toe is healing quickly. You are certainly a good nurse.

Mandy you sound like things are still going on. Have you now got the walls plastered. When is Colin going to put the tiles up?

I started writing this before Frankie was on and for got to post it. I am enjoying this program.

Just spotted you post Fiona........glad you had a lovely day too........the paint is from the Cuprinol shades range and called Wild Thyme. It's pricy but we got it on a buy 2 get 1 free offer. We've used it before and it does last a lot longer too.

Oooh Frank......I shall tell on you about the washing and you'll be in the naughty corner again!!! :-P :-) :-D. lol. I seem to keep finding places for plants too, but the more plants the less room for weeds I say. :-)

Well, I got hold of the electrician and he told me I need to slide the middle out of the connector, but that it will only go one way (bet I tried the wrong way!) then said 'shall I come and do it for you?' He reckons he has a job a few miles from us tomorrow, (I doubt he has though) so is coming in the afternoon. He will be chatting for hours as he likes a good chinwag........he's semi retired now. He is very good natured and nothing is too much trouble so I don't mind, but I bet OH will clear off into the study doing his notes!! :-S He will not only connect it up but have the waterfall adjusted and running before he goes.

I've just had a shower and shave of any hairy bits ready for my trip to the physio tomorrow........as I'm not sure what I will have to strip off!! I will just need a quick shower in the morning and some loose clothing (not much IS loose these days so I'm wearing some loose jersey slacks and a baggy t shirt...... that should do.)

Glad you enjoyed your outing Mel, the trees and shrubs really are looking fresh and good right now, but I bet you are ready for a sit down!!

I think the bluetits next door have flown..........I waited ages this morning with my camera, but there was no sign of them!! :-S

We watched another episode of the Australia prog last night and really enjoyed it again. They were looking at the gold coast and Melbourne and Sydney this time. Things out there are on such a big scale!! They interviewed a couple in their 80s who ran a farm of 12,000 acres on some of the most fertile soil in the world!! Then they interviewed some Finks (Kim will know what they are!!) They are a gang of Hell's Angels.

OH is calling to watch something on tv so will see you all tomorrow. I think it said it would be cloudier tomorrow.

Hi Everyone

Been a fantastic day here, , too warm for me sometimes so took my chair to the cooler part of the garden.
Glasgow was the hottest part of the UK today, this weather is suppose to last a bit longer :-D :-D

Just finished drying my hair so off to get a cuppa.
Ann your garden is looking lovely, I love the colour you have used on your garden fence, What is it called is it from the Dulux range, :-)

I'm off for (hopefully ) lots of ZZZZZZZZZs.Had a bad night last night :-S
See you all in the morning :-D

Evening all,

Thanks for the WEE photo will, lol It does look like someone scribbling over the sky.

What a smashing day it has been, but OMG that wind was enough to blow me of the sun lounger.

After Ros went out, I put out the whites wash, (the machine hadn't finished in time for her to do it.) SO I pegged in out how I wanted. !!!. It was all dry folded and put in the basket before she got home, so she couldn't moan anyway :-D :-D

I had to cover up the potato's in the bags, with more soil and compost. There are just signs of the others coming up in the "PLOT" so will have to do them soon.

Would you believe it, Ros has bought TWO more trays of plants. She said we need them for the half moon pots that hang on the shed. :-| :-| (MORE WATERING).

All shiny bright new windows now then Jane. You will have to make sure you keep them like it.!!

I have been putting that GEL stuff on the weeds that grow through from the neighbours. I don't know yet if it has worked. Will have a look in a couple of days.

Being bored being on my own this afternoon, I trimmed and cut the back lawn again, swept up two dustpans full of Wisteria blossom.

Hope you had a nice day at the coast Mandy. It must be nice to just pop off when the fancy takes you. When I was stationed in Norwich, one of the lads had a car and we use to pop down to Yarmouth at least twice a week in the evening. In the summer we would gain access to Holiday Parks, and join in the dancing and have a few beers.

We finally heard from Harvey last night. They got back in the early hours. The weather has been terrible., cold and wet most of the week. It brightened up the day they were leaving. I spoke to Lewis and he said the swimming pool was MINUS FIVE DEGREES. I said pull the other one. He said well is was very cold. and he only went in twice in the 10 days they were there. Poor little soldier <3 <3

Well it's HOLBY tonight. so I am down here out of the way.

I want to look at something on eBay, so will sign off.

Keep well all, see you tomorrow.

We had a lovely day at Rosemore. There was plenty to see in the way of flowers and the trees looked lovely clothed in their new leaves.

Just going to feed oh and will be back later.

What a shame about your meal Frank you should have complained even if they were busy after all you paid your money so you should get some thing edible and not luke warm !!
Send them an email saying you were not happy with your meal you never know you might get some free vouchers for another meal ,doesn't hurt to try .

Ann, the garden is looking lovely and so tidy not a thing out of place :-D i like the colour of the fence panels and the pots , they look nice against the coloured slate .
Oh there 's plenty of dust Ann!! i closed one of the wall cupboard doors and there was a load of grit and bits that dropped down onto the work top from the back of the unit !!
It keeps dropping down because there's a gap now the tiles have gone !! :-S :-S

Hubby has just dashed out ,one of his customers has water running through the ceiling and down the walls ,she had tried the plumber ,hubby rang the plumber but he's not replying !! i don't know what he can do as he knows nothing about pipes and water but i suppose he can at least turn the water off for her ,she's an elderly lady who lives on her own so he's gone off to see what he can do !!

Jane i'd like to see the windows .

That's great them getting the windows done so quickly Jane and very little mess too. It's good of them to hunt you out a matching white handle.

Oh yes, the patio is weedfree...........I hope it stays that way!! The old patio had plenty!! We aren't a weedfree zone though, plenty grow elsewhere and we get brambles from next door and the field, ivy from nextdoor too. Yours is a far bigger job with your big garden Jane so we have no excuse, especially now we have more shrubs than perennials!I OH enjoys hand weeding, but forgets to look under the edges of plants.........me I just get the hoe out!! I'll send a few more pics of the garden with the waterfall when the pump is sorted out......I think the electrician must be on his hols as I can't get hold of him.........oops his son just said he will be home in about an hour. :-)

I meant to ask........is your electric weeder good?

Oh Frank what a shame your meal was disappointing last night.Nothing worse than a below par meal especially on a special day.Luke warm Chips are a definite No No :-S
I just took a pic of the windows.They will just look like any normal windows to you all lol but will send it anyway.They look SO clean :-D

LOL Mandy.........you have a good reason for plenty of dust!! :-D Mixing plaster makes a lot of dust as well, but I expect that is being done outside. I do envy you your seaside opportunities! :-) What a good idea to have a day out on your anniversary........it will save cooking and having to move the dust around in your kitchen!! :-D

I managed to do mine and was about to do the floor when OH rang so had to leave it, jump into some other clothes and go to meet him. It was great sailing along the lanes with the top down in my shades and a nice gentle breeze around my neck, but I had to turn Mr Rieu down to go past some big, skittish horses so I didn't scare them!! Didn't want them climbing into the passenger seat with me!!

It was very quiet at the carvery today and afterwards OH went home and I decided to call at a garden centre near there. It was closed and a big notice on the gate to say they had retired and there would be an auction at the end of June. I think something must have happened as they were expanding with tearooms and put up a new buiding last year. The nice chap who owned it gave me a tour of his own garden there so I could see what one of my acers would look like after a few years. It was also where I took a pic of 'the girls' snoozing on the gravel.

Frank I never knew you were a 'competition fisherman'. Cod can be quite heavy I would think and be hard to reel in. What sort of weights did you catch? Yes, get your straw hat on today when you are outside. You don't want to wake from a snooze burnt to a cinder. :-S

William, that's very good that Carmel's toe is healing so quickly. It must have been quite sore to walk with at first so the sooner it heals the better. Good luck with tomorrow's appointment. You aren't the only ones visiting hospital tomorrow.........OH is dropping me off at LRI in the morning to see the physio as my side still isn't quite right.........mind you I struggle to think which bits of me are!! lol No doubt he will trot off to M*rrisons nearby and have a breakfast while I'm there........he doesn't know I'm making him a shopping list yet! :-D lol.