General Chat

Good morning all quite bright and 7 degrees out there, very autumnal looking.
Nothing planned today which is just as well as I had a really lousy night. Just could not get to sleep, int he ens only had 3-4 hours sleep if that. I was not aware that my brain was over active but maybe that was the reason. also, it is strange but, when I eat a good meal at lunch time and a light snack in the evening I often don't sleep well.
Must walk down to Irene's though as it is book stall weekend.

Your friend has had a horrid year AnnG so it was great that she spotted a coat she really liked so quickly and bought. Some new clothes will be a confidence booster, especially now she has lost some weight which suits her.

As you say Vera, either the computers don't talk to each other or maybe the computer operators are not talking to the computers. I had a letter from the Thyroid register recently telling me my annual blood test is due. Obviously no-one at my doctors has let them know I had a test twice in the past six months.

OH still hasn't been called back by the Physician Associate he saw a fortnight ago about the pain in his side, so he re-checked his results online today, which as well as saying his urine test result was normal showed they had cancelled various blood tests that he was told they would do and now said 'No further action'. He still has the pain and they still haven't diagnosed what's causing it!! When he rang them today and fully explained what had happened and that he hadn't ever thought it was a kidney problem, the receptionist was trying to fob him off with a telphone appointment with the Physician Associate again!! How on earth can anyone examine him in a phone call?? He's decided to go and queue ready for when they open on Monday and insist on seeing a doctor. I shudder to think how we will go on when neither of us can drive or have all our marbles. :-S

Ouch, just be careful with your back Vera or you will be back to square one! Best not to push your luck as you say. You've been busy today too and I would have enjoyed your meal out. Then a bonus of the 2 lovely gifts of chocs and cake! Yum yum.

Washing all dried and most put away. There's a bit of ironing this time, so OH said he will do that in the morning as I think he wants to iron one of his new shirts.

ve to ask Stuart if he can do anything with the older one which BIL also put out of action.

Done it again..........................lost the post.

BIL did'nt get all the mowing done as the mower broke down up the top so he had to push it all the way down here. I may have to ask Stuart if he can do anyything with the older one BIL aloso put out of action.

Gosh Vera slow down, although I don’t think you will be able to move far after that lovely sounding lunch.
Happy birthday to Colin.

Mel glad BiL got the mower moving soon be an end to grass cutting I think. And my mower will be redundant I am glad to say.

<3 <3 <3 HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR MANDY <3 <3 <3

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Just come in from the garden where I have been doing the pond filters and cutting back the hosta's I now have to empty the wheelbarrow and cut my broken nail off and have a nice well earned cuppa.

I’m glad your bil got the mower to start Mel. Lovely to see the kingfisher. I’ve only seen one in the wild and that was in Devon at Lydford Gorge many moons ago. There was nobody else around and OH and I kept very still and watched him for ages.

Your OH’s comment about money laundering made me smile Annx. He’s very quick witted. By the time I’ve thought up an apt remark the moment has gone. I’m not surprised he was annoyed to get a txt about his phone payment when everything was OK. I had a letter today telling me my eye test is overdue and how important it is to look after my eyes blah, blah, blah. The appointment was booked a good 3 weeks ago and I actually had the test on Wednesday and have another appointment scheduled for 11th October to collect new glasses. This is with Boots. Clearly their computers don’t talk to each other.

Happy Birthday to Colin. I hope he is having a lovely day. At least he has had some sunshine :-)

It sounds as though you had a nice lunch with your friends AnnG and a mooch round the shops as well. It’s good to hear that your friend is doing well after such a difficult time and refurbishing her wardrobe will cheer her up.

Yesterday I had a mad moment and cleaned my en-suite and the family bathroom. I didn’t feel too bad for a couple of hours but then the back pain hit me hard again . Stil I didn’t feel too bad this morning so I got the towels washed and did the ironing and some mending, while OH got the gutters all cleared, then we went out to lunch. I had an enormous main and decided to have a desert as well so I won’t want to eat for the rest of the day. I had a cauliflower cheese and caramelised onion tart with a dish of mixed veg and new potatoes and a little pot of caramelised onion chutney, followed by orange and date slice with a jug of cream. Delicious. I did wonder whether to do a bit of gardening when we got back but decided not to push my luck.

It’s a good job that neither of us are on a diet as last night our neighbour knocked with a big box of chocs to thank us for watering their garden while they were away and just now our other neighbour knocked with some Guinness gingerbread he had made.

I don’t want any more to eat but I think a cup of tea might go down well so I’m off to put the kettle on.

It was lovely and sunny when i went to town and while there until about 2pm when it clouded over and it is cloudy and feels quite cold here, although Aleaxa says it is 16 degrees.

Had a lovely lunch of haddocl and chips (too many chips to eat them all) the batter was beautifully crisp and I am sure I should not have been eating it but I did and thoroughly enjoyed it. so will steer clear of the scales tomorrow.

Had a good mooch around the shops before and after lunch, before on my own and afterwards with two of the friends Never before have I shopped with anyone who walks into a shop, spots a coat on the rail nearest the door, tries on two sizes and buys the first one she tried. Just like that. It actually looked very nice on her. This is the friend who has just completed chemo and RT after having a mastectomy. She is very tall but has lost quite a bit of weight which suits her, so is busy buying a whole new wardrobe. Lovely to see her well and happy after a horrible year.

Afternoon All,

A lovely sunny day here too and 15 degrees now. We were up early and off to the retail park at Grantham, but I only bought two bras in their sale at the huge Boundary Mill and a few cards. Now they have gone upmarket, it is all sectionned off into the different brands for clothes and you have to walk too far for me to look in all the sections if you are say looking for a coat, whereas before all the coats would be grouped together. OH said the book selection was poorer than before and dominated by children's books now like the Works. We did have a nice brunch while we were there though and it was a nice drive in the sunshine through some lovely scenery.

I set the washer going when I got back and OH heard tinkling in the washer when he went to take the clothes out and found 2 pound coins in the bottom. He brought the now sparkling clean coins to me and asked if I was money laundering!

He wasn't best pleased to get a txt saying his monthly phone payment had been refused again, having sorted it and given his new card details last month. The air certainly had a blue tinge as he needed to make some calls. When he got through, everything was in order and they didn't know why he'd been sent a txt??

A nice F&C lunch with friends sounds lovely AnnG! I've tried keeping lists for the freezer but am not very good at keeping it updated. I have 2 freezers in the garage and try to keep similar items together in the same drawer. I haven't labelled the drawers though, so OH just puts things where there is a space.

Mandy, :-D HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Colin :-D. Have you made him a cake? It's a nice day for tidying the garden, but it is tiring as you say.

Mel, dad's motor mower was always a 'heart in your mouth' moment starting it. Sometimes I had to get dad to start it as it was one of those pull cord jobs then. Does yours start with a key? How lovely to see a Kingfisher! I have never seen one only on tv.

Afternoon all,

Lovely sunny day so we've been outside ,Colins cutting the logs and I have emptied all the hanging baskets and now I feel tired out .
Son came this morning with presents and cards as its Colins birthday today ,he stayed and had a coffee then he went back to work and we said we would call into theirs tomorrow so we can see the grandchildren .

He's just got it going......

BIL is here and he can't get the mower to start.

I was outside looking at the pond when a bird flew towards me whistling and then flew away to the big beech tree with a irridecnt blue back. It was the Kingfisher. We've had it here before. Of course it was to quick to get my camera which is in the bedroom.

Good morning
Bright but chilly at the moment. Slept OK but don’t really feel rested. I don’t have any plans for the day though OH wants to go out for lunch. Enjoy your lunch with friends AnnG

Morning all,

Enjoy your lunch Anng.

Another bright sunny morning here and its 9 degrees. This is the first time this autumn I have seen condensation on the bedroom windows. Pc says partly sunny.

Must have a tidy up aas BIL may come today and I have a plumber coming on Monday to service the boiler. I want to see if he can stop the dripping tp in the little loo too.

Good morning all. up later than I wanted this morning, typical. Now a bit of a rush to get things done before going for the bus . BBL. Meeting friends for F&C lunch.

I keep one of those magnetic shopping lists on the front of the freezer a page per drawer I try to remember when I add things or take them out. It mostly works But I realise now I should add dates added to the list per item. That means going back through it all. Not sure that is going to happen.

Afternoon All,

Quite a nice, sunny day and I wish I'd done a wash now. I was up late again so we nipped out to Ullesthorpe for a fish finger and tartare sauce sandwich meal with salad and coleslaw. OH has an online short meeting just now and I have been sorting some paperwork.

I hope your poor back and head are much better now Vera. That was good your optician saving you some cost on your glasses even though it means another pair. OH still keeps getting the headaches and the pain in his side and he keeps saying he will see the doctor again, but every day he puts it off to the next! The doctor he saw last week still hasn't rung him back like he said he would. Yes, OH is always taking more on if he's interested and he can be of help. Whatever happened to the partner I thought would share the home chores once we were both retired! It keeps his busy mind happy though and I could always get a cleaner!! lol. :-D He's even suggested it.

You've been busy AnnG. I need you to come and organise my freezer which is a bit higgledy piggledy. OH helps by putting things in there for me, but he doesn't often keep like things together. Mel reminded me about some minced lamb I need to use up and there are other things that need using before Christmas to make more room.

Mandy has the lady in the wheelchair been by again? That was lucky getting your haircut cancelled after all. I find it''s always tricky getting a cut to work out just before Christmas.

Mel your mini tudor food dishes sound interesting. It must be fun researching what they had and then replicating it. :-) I expect with experience you are quicker at making them now.

Yes and another one done. cut down and dug up the 4 huge sun gold tomatoes in the large new planter. Not sure what I will put in there over winter.

Also collected up a lot of the clippings from the stuff Jake cut down and missed in the clearing up.

Thats a good job done then. I have just done some casting.

Walked to Irene's with some stuff for her then came back and did the other three drawers of the freezer. Shifting stuff around has made a bit of room anyway.