General Chat

Afternoon All,

It was dull with that very fine mizzle when we got up at 7.30 am and is 18 degrees now, so much more pleasant. OH had lain funny and his hip and leg hurt till he'd been up for a few minutes. He seemed much brighter again today and was happy to take me for my appointment at Boots for the stocking measurements to be done. I said I would go in my car otherwise but the parking spaces are tricky for getting out with big doors. Despite being their first appointment I had to wait ages, so OH went to where they have moved W H Smith further down to have a browse! There were about 7 measurements for each leg and now I have to wait 7 to 10 days for them to be made and can then collect them. We called at Costa in Waterstones after and had a skinny decaf coffee and naughty bacon buttie as it was an offer for the two. :-) Then we popped to the shop and bought a few bits and now OH is laying down having a rest as I think it wore him out! He's given up the idea of travelling some distance to a match he had planned and found a local match, but said he might stay in instead.

I think I'll change the bedding next while it's cooler and then do some dusting and get the cobweb brush out.

15 degrees here strong breeze but sunny.

15 degrees here strong breeze but sunny.

Morning all,

Brightish morning with blue sky but lots of hazey white cluds and pc says mostly sunny and 17 degrees. Thats quite omfortable so I hope it stays like that.

Just the ususal shop to do today and then back out in the garden I think.

Good morning all. Well it is a sunny start to the day but it is a quiet day for us, weekends in holiday time are not the days to drive around the Lake District, the roads get too jammed up. So local shops for coffee I think. Although sunny it is forecast rain.

It is quite normal these daysvI am afraid. She is the second child so Mum has been there before. O way would I interfere.

That man may have had to change his dressing and wanted to make sure it was ok. Its a shame when people can't take a little time for someone like that. Shame on them I say. Or perhaps he wanted to show her something he was keeping in his trousers!!!!!! just out of devilment.

Two years and ten months and still in nappies o my gosh thats not good. I used to feed my son and then it was straight on the po. Same with the puppies feed and out in the garden. It must be horrid to be in nappies at that age. Can't you have a word? Give some advice. I could understand a nappy at night maybe. Good praise when they use the po or the loo. I had a seat for my son that fitted into the toilet seat but when we went away I forgot it!!!! so I had to hole him each time.

That is sad for that old msn Ann. Sometimes the receptionists have no idea what it is like being elderly and livind alone. I hope it is not something they will regret later.

I agree I get. So cross when she appears wearing nappies. It is not even ss though Mim works she has all day at the moment to train her.

Yes cutting back the thug rose is a good thing to be busy with Mel. You seem to have done a lot in the garden to get it under control this year, which is no easy feat with such a big garden.

I bet the Brill will be lovely, being so fresh AnnG. OH likes most fish, even the whitebait with eyes peeping out that I can't face! lol. I know children vary, but I can't believe so many children are even starting school in nappies these days. I remember being reluctand learning to tie my shoelaces before I started school, but my mother only had to say that all the other children would be able to do it and I soon got the hang of it.

I am sitting here with my feet in a shallow, unused humper with handles that I keep for soaking my feet from time to time in sweet smelling suds. I'll shower in the morning before being measured for the compression stockings which won't take long, but want to go with spruced up nice feet!

Something that happened at the docs yesterday has been preying on my mind today. There was an elderly man in the waiting room who was called and went slowly to the desk as he had mobility issues. No real privacy at our surgery and the gist of his conversation with the receptionist was that he wanted a nurse to 'take a peek' as he put it at something he'd had done to make sure it was alright and going along ok. He assured the receptionist that he had had a shower and was clean. He hadn't got an appointment so they turned him away saying everything should be ok. I watched him walk carefully through the glass doors, sort himself out and get on his mobility scooter and wondered what effort and time it must have taken him to shower, get ready and ride his scooter to the surgery. I doubt they even looked to see if a nurse had a few minutes, as they never seem that busy when I go. I couldn't have turned him away without making every effort first. He couldn't even try to make an appointment till after 11.00am, so what was he to do in the meantime.

Your OH's cleaning sounds much like my OH's Vera. Mine washes up the things we need daily, but never thinks to wipe the worktops, cooker hob or windowsill behind the sink or the bottom of the washing up bowl!

Better get the Asda order sorted now.

Afternoon all. 19 degrees here and a very blustery wind.

One of those days for thoughts and memories Mel. A good idea to keep busy.

Fish were interesting. We got to the harbour at about 0945, cars and people everywhere so daughter and I jumped out while SiL went off to park the car. The queue was quite long but all good tempered and everyone chatting to each other. A lot obviously local a couple who could be restaurant owners and some from the small holiday caravan site. We got a Brill just under a Kg and two small plaice. £13. For the Brill and £2 each the plaice. Really good value. So Brill for tea tonight for daughter and I. SiL not much of a fish eater. Daughter had to look up how to cook it so we shall see. They did have a really good selection including Sole and Lemon Sole, Brill, Turbot, Skate, Langhoustine, probably more that I didn’t recognise. All caught locally and landed about 0900.

Having been served we got back in the car and drove to a cafe for coffee before heading off to Lidl for some bits to go with the fish and a couple of comics for the girls. Comics are not cheap any more as they come with extra bits. But two year old did like her collection of Thomas Tank Engine miniatures. Eight year old was pleased with her Pokémon bits.

Not very peaceful here but they are good at entertaining themselves as long as we are with them. Had them for three hours this afternoon to give Mum a rest!! (No comment). Still my gain as it is good to see them, not long since I saw them last but they grow so quickly..

I do wish they would toilet train as we did though as two year ten month old is still in nappies.

I'm cuting down the thug rose. I have a trailer full already.

Good afternoon all

Temperature is 24 degrees and still climbing and there's no sign of promised thunderstorms or rain. We are definitely liviing up to our reputation as the driest part of the country. It would be good if it did rain, it might clear the atmosphere a bit.

I'm glad you had a good journey Anng.

It's probably a bitter sweet day for you Mel. Try to think of all the happy memories you made together.

It has been a noisy time in your Close Annx. I hope OH gets over all his sniffles and coughs soon. It sounds as though he is feeling a little better now.

I hope the hydrocortisone cream is working on Colin's hands Mandy. I saw those African wash cloths online and they look pretty good. I have a back washer that's a long strip, rough one side and smooth the other, and with cord handles either end but I've never been 100% happy with it so I might look again at those wash cloths. We have done a few boat trips and steam railway trips with the outings group but OH likes to be a bit more active and be able to walk around so we have started giving them a miss. We did go to our coffee meet yesterday. 3 people were on the boat trip and 2 on holiday but there were still 6 of us there.

I decided this morning that I must do some h/w however hot and uncomfortable it is. I started early before it got too hot and hoovered right through the house and I was soon sweating and exhausted. OH has offered to clean the bathrooms for me tomorrow. His idea of cleaning the bathrooms is to do the toilets and wash basins but he makes a good job of them so I don't mind cleaning the other bits and pieces.

OH has just called out that our snack lunch is ready so I'd better go and eat and watch the news.

Morning All,

It's 23 degrees here, but we had a thunderstorm last night and the rain was so heavy it was even overflowing our deep aluminium gutters where the gulleys run down from the roof and we had a big puddle by the front door. It was really windy too and blew the garden bin over by the garage missing my car by a few inches. OH had left it there to do more weeding before taking it round the back. The storm lasted about half an hour so has given the garden a good soaking.

All quiet down the close this morning, but when I got back from the shop getting OH some blackcurrant squash to dilute and paracetamol, honey and lemon linctus etc our nextdoor neighbour had someone sawing, hammering and banging and I think they are erecting a pergola over the patio like they had when they first moved here. OH is still sniffing and coughing but seems quite a bit brighter today and is writing up some of his work stuff just now. He didn't seem keen on doing a test, probably because he's hoping to not miss any footie matches, although you don't have to isolate now. He's taking hay fever tablets as he thinks it might be that as well. We planned to get on with so much with him here to help me once the schools broke up, but never mind, the heat would have stopped me anyway.

Mel that blob on your top is just like I had happen! Thinking about it I suppose the pods could still be used up by cutting them and pouring the liquid in the machine. I think I threw mine out in disgust though without thinking of that.

Your tomatoes have grown well Mandy and they should be fine outside in this weather. Are they the tasty cherry ones or do you have different sorts?

I'm glad you had a good journey AnnG as there are so many roadworks everywhere this year causing traffic holdups. I envy you getting some fresh fish at Maryport! Far nicer than the sort in breadcrumbs that we are having today! Speaking of which I'd better start getting our lunch! :-)

BIL is here mowing just before I went in the shower. Its clouded over now and is quite comfortable out at 17 degrees.

Morning girls,

Glad you had a good trip Ann enjoy today at Maryport hope there is nice fish for you.

Got a strange morning here as its sunny out the back and cloudy in the front pc is saying 17 degrees and partly sunny.

I want to do some more tidying today but not sure how much will get done as today would have been our 27th anniversary.

Good morning all. A lovely sunny morning although not as hot here. Yesterday was about 21 so very pleasant.

We had a good journey up. Left home T 0730 had two very short loo stops and one longer late breakfast stop and got here at 1 15.
I think today we are going to Maryport for coffee and up early hoping to catch the fishing boat which sells on the Quayside as it will be high tide.

Ann hope OH’s cold is better and test is neg.

Mandy hope Colin’s cream works. Could that be ab allergy to medication?

Not seen the wash sheets Mandy but I think I have enough washing powder, liquid and pods at the mo. My powder keeps going in big solid lumps even though its in the boiler cupboard/ airing cupboard. If I have it in the cupboard next to the cooker it still gets damp so I can't win really thats why I thought I would try the pods now I am worried they will get damp and disolve in the box. Best I think to stick to the liquid at least I know thats not ging anywhere. I shall have to look up these wash cloths you keep talking about.

Poor G having two tone legs after wearing his shorts. Did he have suncream on? Sounds like you had a lot of nasty noise in the close today. Has your net been ok now?

I have been fighting with the pond again today as all this crud keeps coming up when the sun shine. I think its the fish sucking weed off the liner. I really must try and have a go with the pond vac but don't think I am strong enough to move it when its in the pond. OH used to struggle with it and be worn out at the end of the day. Failing that I shall get the pond man in to do it for me but thats going to be more expense! Something I could do without at the mo.

I hope Anng had a good journey and there was'nt too much traffic on the roads.

Evening all,

Lovely sunny day and very hot ,I seem to have been on the go all day so I feel wacked now ready to drop think I'll be having an early night as I was still awake at twelve o'clock last night with the fidgets in my left knee again.
Been shopping this morning so thats one job out of the way ,I lifted the little greenhouse off the tomatoes as they were growing so tall they were beginning to bend over at the top and as the others I have outside were growing ok I thought I'd take it off so I took that to pieces and boxed it up and put it away in the shed.

Hope Anng had a good journey up and the traffic wasn't to bad.

Mel I didn't realise you had family coming to visit is it just for the day or a bit longer,nice for you to have a bit of company.

You didn't fancy the boat trip then Vera , did you have your coffee meet today or were they the people on the trip .
That's a bit naughty giving the coupons out instead of money back ,that way they get the money anyway.

Ann I liked the wash cloths because they make it easy to wash your back in the shower and rinse out easily ,they dry quickly too .
Oh poor OH catching the sun so quickly his skin must be really sensitive.

Going back to washing pods and liquid has anyone tried the washing sheets ,I saw them advertised on the internet, handy I suppose if your short on storage as they just lay flat in the pack. .

Afternoon All,

Phew it seems hotter than ever and so still. The ground was wet at 8.00am this morning when I opened the doors, so we must have had a drop of rain but it soon dried. A lorry turned up further up the close at 7.15 am and made a right old racket unloading building materials. Then a team turned up making a loud noise digging and repairing the tarmac where the cable repairers had been. Then a rubbish clearance van turned up and went nextdoor and now a car alarm went off and when I checked it wasn't mine I saw a tyre van parked on another neighbour's drive and their boot up. Then all that clattering when a wheel is changed and new tyre put on started up. To think we thought it was a quiet close when we moved here, well it did used to be!

I see we are due an even hotter heatwave from the 10th August, so I need to get my desk fan down that uses ice before then.

OH's croaky voice has got much worse today and his nose is runny, so the covid test might be used tomorrow. He didn't come inside the doctors with me when I went for my MMR jab this morning, so as not to spread his germs particularly if it might be covid! I need another MMR jab in a fortnight and the nurse thinks I need another tetanus jab as I had only had 2 a couple of years ago, but she will check and txt me. When I came out OH had moved the car to a shady spot when someone else had moved their car and stood outside behind the car. Another chap shouted that he should have brought his deckchair! He's been hotter than me today and flopped watching tv most of the day.

It sounds like a fungal infection is right Mandy if the cream is helping Colin already. It's not surprising with this hot weather. It must seem as if it's one thing after another for you both lately. I had to look up those African wash cloths as I'd never heard of them, but they do sound good. I had a back scrubber brush delivered this morning as I'd thrown away a plastic strap thing I bought with scrubby plastic bits to do your back. It was too short and getting it in position I kept twisting my shoulder. Those cloths look longer though and I expect you can put them through a wash as well.

Good idea to wash your winter teddy fleeces Mel as they'll dry quick in this heat. I ought to wash some pillows, but can't face wrestling with pillowcases just now.

I have to use non bio for washing Vera. OH has such funny skin! He went outside in his shorts for just 10 minutes the other day when the sun was out. An hour or two after he'd been inside he came and showed me his legs and there was a solid line between pasty and a bright red rash (photosensitivity not sunburn) where his shorts ended. It happens to his feet if he doesn't wear socks too and his middle, yet his arms are fine uncovered and go quite brown.

I even got one of those dog cool pads last year to try on the bed Vera, but the blooming thing was so heavy I got 10 times hotter getting it onto the bed, so I had to send it back! :-D I leave small windows open in the bedroom and ensuite at night and this year have left the bedroom door and door to the ensuite open about six inches after reading it helps the air to circulate from cooler areas and it might be working as I've slept ok up to now this time. I hope I haven't jinxed it now by saying that! lol.

I've just washed some tops so better put them on hangers on the line. They should dry quickly.