General Chat

Evening all,

Nice and sunny here now ,I too hung three loads of washing out and then it started raining so I got them all in and they are now on the linen horse in the back bedroom .
I hoovered two bedrooms and will do the other one tomorrow as I wanted to get floors mopped and it was getting on for lunch time .

Mel I hope your OK after your fall ,please make sure you have your phone with you when your in the garden ,when I went down and broke my wrists there was no way I could have got up and I was lucky that son could come and he picked me up ,you'd be in a heck if a muddle on your own in the garden .

Must remember to look out tomorrow to see If we can see any of the fly past rehearsal for the coranation ,should be going over in the afternoon.

I had 3 loads of washing on the line and then it started raining so I had to get it all in again. I gave in and put some in the tumble dryer but I still have quite a lot drying around the house. it’s got really cold again.

Now I’m waiting for Sainsbury’s to arrive. They should be here sometime in the next half hour. They haven’t got the eggs I ordered and apparently they can’t find a suitable sub . I wonder if that means they haven’t got any eggs at all or surely they could have sent a different size.

Oh, here they are. Thank goodness I don’t do all that wiping down anymore.

Still raining here.
Hope Gill is ok she was not tooo good when she last visited.

Its been pouring here for the last 25 minuets and now just as I thought it had stopped to go and do the chickens it came back with hailstones and they are bouncing around on the windowsills.

Went into town this morning, dry when I went in but started to rain about 10.30 and still raining now. I was home by 12.15

I usually do carry it with me but I forgot it yesterday afternoon.

I have faffed about this morning and only fed the fish so far and got ready for the oil delivery. I wonder if it will come today as promissed?

I don't read the papers or watch much tv only on Iplayer so must have missed it all and Islands post. I don't know where I am most of the time trying to fit everything in now.

Good morning Mel and all grey but dry here and 6 degrees. But yesterday afternoon it lashed down. Not sure yet what I am doing today.

Grumpy this morning as I weighed myself and I put on 2 pounds while away. Ate too well I suppose.

gosh Mel I didn't realise anyone could have missed the alarm alert test. There was a lot about it in the papers, On the TV, etc. right back on 21 March Island had a post on this board about it.

That could have been nasty Mel, please carry your phone with you when you go away from the house.

Morning all,

Looks like we had a frost over night but the suns up and it looks as if it may be a nice day. Pc says the nearest rain is 39 km away and its 6 degrees and partly sunny.

The oil is supposed to come today so I wonder if I will get it at last?

Slept like a log once I dropped off. I did lay there for a while last night but was falling asleep in the chair before I went to bed.

O rained this morning sunshine all afternoon and its still out. Pc says 10 degrees and mostly sunny.

I did'nt know anything about the alarm call and it frightened the life out of me. I wondered where the noise was coming from and picked my phone up which was on the table near me opened it up and there was a message but I did'nt get it.

Did'nt do any pampering just muddled about doing what I wanted to do. Tried once again to get something on ebay without any hassle but know second time lucky.

I climbed over our fence this afternoon (without my phone) and a post gavve way and I ended up on the ground camera out of my pocket and stung the back of my legs on the nettles. Then I had to get myself up. Luckily the ground was soft and I did manage to get up ok. I was going round to take some pics of the little pink flowers in the back on the big houses land that runs the length of my back field. Also some fresh new cones on the larch tree. I have been wanting to photograph those for ages but never seem to find the new ones. Came back over the fence further up where the post were ok and I had a top wire to hang on to and duck under the top wire and I did that successfully. My Pheasents followed me all the way Phil and his wife who came right along the back fiels with me and through the fence when I climbed over and came right up to my feet nearlly. I will send the pics I took. The sun through the trees was lovely.

It is strict as daughter does it Gwyn as she doesn't want to progress to injections and she doesn't want to go back on Metformin which caused constant Diarrhoea any time she ate anything. I don't need to be as strict. Actually once I get sorted with the flour I need I can make 'biscuits' which are like scones, and other things like cheesecake. It is not a diet to lose weight because you can eat more fat but I will also have to watch the cholestrol. Lunch today was half an avocado, lettuce cucumber. ham, small stuffed peppers a small amount of cheese. It was quite filling dressed with balsamic vinegar.

so that alert alarm a bit of an anti climax I think. :-D

Afternoon all,
Good to know that your booster went OK Ann and not too much of a queue.
Good luck with the new diet regime. I don't think I could do that so strictly, but it's all a case of moderating our intake isn't it?
When I hear of friends having eg. chips with pizza or having garlic bread with a meal, which already contains a higher calorie item, I'd rather just forgo the chips and garlic bread and just have the main items.
At the moment, I am trying to lower my cholesterol levels, so have been trying to be strict with myself. I have a blood test soon, so we will see how successful I've been. I am trying to avoid medication for bringing levels down. The one thing I really miss is cheese. I have taken to buying the packets of wafer-thin slices of Cheddar and making a sandwich and getting my 'fix' that way, about once a week.
This week's ration went in a roll to take on a school trip.
I was asked to go out on an all-day trip to help Reception class. It was an early start, as I had to be in school for 7.45 am.as we were going by coach to Legoland.
The children were so excited and were exceptionally well behaved and loved it. It was a big thing for them, to be away for so many hours, especially as some are not even 5 yet. There was a good staff : children ratio, so we all looked out for about 4 children and counted them each time we moved on to another ride or feature, although the class teacher with us had overall responsibility and frequently counted and checked them herself.
The weather was kind and dry with blue skies all day.
We all arrived back to school tired, but happy at about 7pm, so I expect they slept well that night.
I did ;-)

Jab was fine, a very small queue which moved very quickly, very nice nurse and I hardly felt it at all.
then Cynth decided we ahould go for coffee so we did, round to the garden centre and have only just got home so I am off to get some lunch now. DO NOT FORGET THE ALERT AT 3PM. Having said that I will probably now forget it.

Morning all,

Suns shining here ,how long for I don't know as there are black clouds about.

Anng hope your jab goes OK and there isn't a queue .
Gosh Anng thats a lot to pay a month for those patches but it would be good if she can get off the drugs .

Vera I think that phone test will make a lot of people jump if they have forgotten about it ,I only use a pay as you go phone I suppose it will still get the alert, I'll have to get it out of my handbag and lay it on the side so I can see if I get it .
I see nest Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday we should have the rehearsels for the coranation fly past go over our sky in Norfolk and Suffolk ,shall have to remember and keep a look out .
We're watching a bit of the London marathon ,Raining there now .

Mel you enjoy your pampering day ,sounds as if the girls are having a bit of pampering too .

Might make a sponge now we haven't had a nice cake for ages.

Good morning all

Grey cloud and wet again. The rain isn’t constant but it stops and starts so it’s not worth doing anything outside. Not sure what I’ll do today apart from cook a piece of gammon for our dinner.

I hope your jab goes well AnnG and you don’t suffer any after effects. We’ve got ours next weekend.

Don’t forget we have this emergency alarm test at 3 pm today. It might make you jump if you’re not prepared for it. I have heard it will only go to phones running on a fairly up to date system. I don’t think OH will get it but I should so I must remember to have my phone handy. I’m usually hunting the house for it.

OH is watching the London marathon so I think I’ll make a coffee and join him for a few minutes before starting to prepare our dinner.

As I was pre-diabetic (almost) with my last blood test, I am now, before my check up in October, going to try the diet that helps to keep daughters sugar level down. I won' do it as strictly as she does but will try. she is on a no carb diet and it does work. she has an arm patch and a meter on her phone that monitor the blood sugar level. Luckily she can afford to do this as although the first two patches are free, the subsequent ones cost her £100 a month!!

Anyway for me that means no bread, biscuits, cakes, potatoes rice, pasta and a host of other things. and a list of things I can eat if I cook them myself using almond or coconut flour. It sounds draconian and she is very good at sticking to it. Her main reason was to get herself off the drug that regulates blood sugar levels but caused her constant stomach problems for years. I don't have to be as draconian as she is (she is Type 2 and has been for 10 years now). just reduce my carbs as much as possible. I will see how it goes. First step will be to go in to town this week to buy Almond flour.

And scrambled eggs with cheese for breakfast this morning, no toast.

Morning Anng and all,

It was quite bright when I got up for the loo at 7 ish then went back to bed for a little lie in and now its duller out there.

No BIL today as he goes back to work today so I may have a Melly day and pamper myself. Will see how the day progresses and what I get done. I do need to clean out Banty's run and cut her toe nails. The big girls need a clean out too as its been so windy lately I have'nt done it.

Hope Mandy and Gwyn and Gill are ok as we hav'nt heard from them.

Good morning all, looks dry so far but again dull. I have my booster jab this morning, other than that nothing planned. Cynth is taking me down to the doctors for the vacc. apparently there were queues yesterday despite having bookings.

Been raining here since about 1pm steady but gentle and theres no wind.

I have spent most of the day trying to get things on Ebay.

BIL popped in and he had replaced the deisel he brought down as he put it in my car so I owe him for that. Did'nt stay long and then I went back to Ebay and put a couple mmore things on.

Still feels cold in here but pc says 9 degrees perhaps I'll turn the heating on for a bit.

Well I got two full loads of washing done and all dried in the dryer and now in the airing cupboard.

I also got a few more of the bits put away that I couldn't do before as daughter and SiL were in that room. Still some paperwork to do, mainly finance that I couldn't do while away. I got the plants ready for potting on but was too tired to actually do it so that is a job for next week. tomorrow is my booster jab in the morning.

Daughter got home ok made good time until the last 20 miles or so when they got stuck behind a tractor doing 30mph, no dual carriageways on that stretch of the A66.

Mel many years ago my dad had his nose cauterised and it didn't cause him any problems. Hopefully you won't need that done.