General Chat

Just been informed by daughter that Maya is pronounced Miya. So we are both confused by that. Apparently it was the 9th most popular girls name in 2022.

Well, we've had the lot this afternoon - rain, sun, wind, thunder, rainbows. All we need now is a bit of snow and fog and we will have had all the seasons in one day.

Needless to say, I haven't got into the garden. I had a shower and hair wash and then went through one of our files, getting rid of old stuff and generally tidying it up. Then I had a chat on the phone with one of my friends and we put the world to rights. Now I'm dithering: it's a bit late for an afternoon cuppa but a bit early for a glass of wine. No, it's never too early for wine so I shall go and pour a glass and think about starting to cook dinner.

Oh thats lovely news congratulations Anng another little twig for the family tree ,I love her name .

Washing is all dry and folded up and there's now a few clouds building up but the suns still shining .

Got a few jobs done but not the ironing ,now going to do my knitting and watch Hope Street.

Lol to be honest Vera, when I read that post back I didn't have a clue what that was supposed to say.
I did have about 20 minutes in the garden this morning pulling out all the dead clematis so the new stuff could grow and spread, I think that is all the clematis plants done now.
I admit to not doing any housework but I have almost run out of time now as I have to be ready before 2pm. I did battle my way down the road to the post box to post a card for the baby. Luckily I had made it in advance as we knew it was a girl.

Mel yes the baby is 7 Ozs heavier than daughter's eldest boy was. (He was 6 weeks early).

Just lost a post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats on your new step granddaughter Anng and such a pretty unusal name. She is just 4oz more than my son when he was born 54 years ago.

I have hand a shower and hoovered the kitchen area and a bit under the table where I sit and drop crumbs. Swept outside the back door which had all leaves blown in and degritted the rubber mat. Varnished a motto ware jug and washed up and had to take my cardy off as I got quite hot. Think thats about enough HW for today but I may wash those boxes down and see if I can find another lead for the iron before putting the boxes back. I hate that corner.

Lovely news AnnG. Congratulations to them all. She is quite small but the main thing is she is OK. I like her name.

I also had a smile at your post yesterday and it kept me occupied puzzling out what "ah Jitendra warm" was meant to be :-S

Mandy, I have heard of Asafoetida though I've never bought it. Maybe I should get some to try as I have to be very careful with onions although I love them.

Gosh Mel, you were lucky your lead didn't spark and set fire to the boxes in front of the plug. Please be careful. I wonder what you'll find in the third box.

It's about 13 degrees and there was a bit of sun this morning but it's all cloudy again now and computer says heavy rain to start soon. There is still quite a strong, chilly wind. I've had a h/w morning - boring but necessary.. Not sure yet what I'll do after lunch. I should probably do a bit in the garden but it sounds as though it's going to be raining and I also think a morning of h/w has punished my back enough for one day.

Well life is full of surprises. This one is a nice one. That baby due on 14th april when I am up in the Lake district decided it couldn't wait any longer. so my Step Great Granddaughter has arrived at just after 3am today.

Maya Elizabeth was born at just after 3am this morning 5lb7Oz. We knew she was going to be small by the scans but she is fine and from her photo she is beautiful. I now have to wait two weeks before I can meet her.

Morning Anng and Mandy and all,

Got up at 6.11am and went back to bed and woke at 9am so Iv'e have a good sleep. The suns shining and pc says mostly cloudy and 8 degrees and its windy out as I can see the trees moving quite a bit.

Think BIL may come today so I better get myself showered and ready and then I am going to open the third box to see what delights are in that one. I'll let you know if the things are any good or being chucked out.

Yes Anng your post did make me laugh, I thought to myself she on the ipad as I know you've said before it has a mind of it own.

I sometimes look up and see lots of gibberish but its my fingers that cause the problem as thye race ahead of what I am going to type and the words come out wrong.

Better get on see you all later.

Morning all,

Lol Anng it did make me smile ,all sorts comes up on my ipad it makes me laugh with some of the words it puts up .

Lovely blue sky here and sun but it's very windy so I've got some washing out as we should have showers later so I'm hoping it will get dry before then.
Not a lot planned for today ,bit of dusting maybe as the sun shows it all up and I have some ironing laying there so that needs doing .

Oh Mel I'd chuck that extension lead out you were lucky it didn't catch fire ,but on the plus side you did find some treasures in the box ,I wonder what you'll find in the other box.

Good morning all. Lol Mel. I wish that was what came down in the rain each time. I had to read back to see what you meant and what a load of gibberish that post was. I was on the Ipad and it looked fine before I actually posted it but obviously something glitched. I will have to double check in future.

It is a lovely sunny morning here but only 7 degrees and it still looks windy. I have the morning free then being picked up at 2pm to go to Photography group.

Do you get £30 every day Anng????????

I hav'nt been able to get into anything today. I did the post van first thing and then could'nt get around to anything much. Did a little tidying as I think BIL is comeing tomorrow and painted one jug.

It was quite bright this morning and when I went to corn the chickens this afternoon there were 4 female pheasents about so I gave them a bit of corn too. I think they will come each day now but I don't want them round the back steps where I go down as they poo all over the place.

Then I felt cold as its been quite windy today and like Vera said it was very cold. Thought I would warm myself up doing a bit of ironing. Started and did one pillowcase and heard this fizzing noise, thought I must be rubbing the wire up soemthing. Did the next top, fizzing again now and then. Did a polo neck top still fissing. Thought it was the iron but after the next item I thought I would wait and see where the noise was coming from. It was the extension lead which I plug the iron into so I went to unplug the iron and the plug was hot so I had to take three plastic boxes out of the corner and a pile of egg trays and some solar chicken lights to get to the plug and turn it off. I shall now have to find another extension lead to plug the iron into before I put the htree boxes back. I did go through two of the boxes as they were what oh brought down from the loft years ago. Found all my felt and material and lace in one box and old chair backs and doilies in another. I hav'nt tackled the third box yet I'm saving that till tomorrow.

Still not eaten yet and its 9.01pm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All I have had today is two bowls of cornflakes.

Evening all,

Raining here now but its been dry most of the day ,we did go and get eggs from the farm and i called into morrisons for a few bits but apart from that we haven't done much we're both feeling the effects of being in the garden yesterday .

Glad you all liked Charlie he has such a cheeky face ,I'm now knitting the Giraffe.

Oh now my battery on here needs charging so I'll get this posted before I lose it

Weather has been strange here too. Sunshine and very windy most of the day until abour £.30 when it chucked it down with heavy rain. Cold indoors again after a few days when it has been ah
Jitendra warm. I didn’t get a cold neck as my friend d picked me up and we went to the local garden centre for lunch. Bought a large bag of compost, they put it I. The car for me then the two of us managed to get it out and into the garage so that one of the grandsons can carry it to the greenhouse next week. Hi

Weather has been strange here too. Sunshine and very windy most of the day until abour £.30 when it chucked it down with heavy rain. Cold indoors again after a few days when it has been ah
Jitendra warm. I didn’t get a cold neck as my friend d picked me up and we went to the local garden centre for lunch. Bought a large bag of compost, they put it I. The car for me then the two of us managed to get it out and into the garage so that one of the grandsons can carry it to the greenhouse next week. Hi

Afternoon all

It's been a funny old day. The weather can't make up its mind whether to turn into spring or go back to winter. This morning was dull and cloudy, early afternoon was sunny but now it's grey and raining again. It's been quite warm in sheltered spots but there's been a strong wind blowing all day and it's got quite a nip in it.

Mandy, the knitted animals just get better and better. Any child would love Charlie the Chimp. He just looks such a bundle of mischief.

I expect your hair feels better now AnnG. I hope you didn't get a cold neck coming home.

I couldn't settle to anything much this morning so decided to sort out the drawers in the bedside cabinets which I've been meaning to do for a while. Amazing what you find lurking in the depths isn't it? A few days ago I mentioned to OH that I might have to buy a shoehorn. Guess what? I found 2 that neither of us knew we had. Also, as OH had 2 mirrors in one of his drawers, a fold-up one and a magnifying shaving mirror, why does he need to use mine every time he wants to see behind something? I won't go through all I found in half a dozen drawers but there's a bag of bits for the charity shop and a bag of stuff for the tip.

This afternoon I had to go into town to pick up my meds. OH insisted on coming with me which was a nuisance as I've been trying to get him a card for our anniversary for a couple of weeks and I can't get out without him. Mind you, he is very useful as a bag carrier :-D It's market day today but when I looked at the big veg stall their prices were still so ridiculously high that I went to Waitrose and got all I wanted there at a cheaper price. I did buy some smoked haddock at the fish van in the market but I nearly had to take out a mortgage to pay for that.

OH has stomped off to make a cup of tea as he couldn't get the scan bit of the printer to work and got in a temper with it. I've scanned in the documents he wanted and had no problems so goodness knows what he was doing but I'd better go and soothe some ruffled feathers now.

Morning Anng and all,

Brightish start tothe day here too and its 9 degrees and pc says partly sunny.

Nothing planned for today here. Enjoy your hair cut Anng I know you always feel better after it.

good morning all. Bright here and dry but only 6 degrees so a chilly start. Hair appointment today, I will be glad to get it cut it feels so long and thick.

I love onions. I am having a nice salad tonight with plenty of spring onions. I boiled an egg this morning and last night I did more than I needed of new pots so I am going to make a tato salad with those.

Vera I think I used to go past Gainsborough house in Sudbury is that the one you went to?

Mandy yes washing dried a treat and we've had a bit of a wind so it smells really nice. It took me all day on and off to change the bed. The new mattress we had is so heavy it puffs me out and thats just getting a fitted sheet on it. I do it in stages as oh always came and helped me and gave the quilt a good shake up but I cna never seem to do it like he did. I suppose because he ws taller he could get a nice bit of air under it.

Sold another 4 things on Ebay and now they are all parceled up ready to go tomorrow at the post van.

Managed to remember to put the bin out this week but it was only really half full.

Also did a little casting today and painting so I got on qite well.

Hope the new meds work for you Mandy and they don't make you too dizzy once your body gets used to them. Oh would always take things apart to see if he could mend them too, trouble is if he could'nt it was more rubbish left around the workshop. I have a dead strimmer on wheels in the workshop and a dead pressure washe parts outside the workshop. BIL had been taking a few bags of rubbish to get rid of at work. He took 4 bags last week. One was all sawdust which he took out of the dust blower and put outside. That took up all the rain and I could'nt pick it up as it was so heavy.

Evening all,

What a lovely day its been, nice and sunny and 15 degrees so we did a little in the garden ,OH did a bit of pressure washing after having a look at the pressure washer yesterday because it was leaking water ,he put a clip on a pipe as it was coming off but it's still leaking a bit so I think he'll be looking at getting a new one ,son might have a look at it as he loves tinkering with things I think he got that from my dad he would soon take things to bits didn't always get things back together but he would try .
I did a bit of cutting back and weeding and my back knows it ,I also went shopping after lunch, went up Norwich Rd onto the bypass off at the roundabout near Tesco and lidl and just a bit further along to Aldi , did my shop ,called at Roys and sailed through the oneway so not to bad at all ,I think you just need to go between school times to miss all the traffic ,people have been moaning about this lot of road works as it wasn't explained how it would work very well ,one road is one way but no ones taking any notice of it and they are all sailing through the wrong way , and we have this for five weeks .

Started my new tablets today ,I do now feel better as I think the old tablets are now out of my system, I was a bit worried as these new tablets can make you feel dizzy ,the only thing I had was a bit of a muzzy head so hopefully these won't give me indigestion.

Vera that was handy getting in for free with the gifted lottery ticket ,it sounds a nice place to visit ,it does make you wonder how some of these places will mange to keep going ,a lot of people just can't afford to pay some of the prices they are now charging , we were saying the other say about the zoo if we went with the family now like we did a few years ago it would now cost us about £160 pound and then if you wanted something to eat and drink it would be even more so family's just can't afford it .

Oh I meant to say has anyone heard of Asafoetida it's a powder substitute for onions ,you just add a half a teaspoon to soups stews or anything where you usually use an onion ,it has the taste of onions but no onions in it at all so if you can't take /eat onions you could try this , I sent for some to try ,I heard about it on this morning programme, Phil Vickery the chef was talking about it ,I think Sainburys have it .

Instalment number 2. If there was a category for waffling on in the Olympic Games I would certainly get the gold.

Monday night we had our Club meeting and OH and I did the teas which was fine. We had a good talk. We have a redundant church in the middle of town that’s a Grade 1 listed building in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It was in constant use for concerts, farmers markets, Christmas tree festival and so on, but it was in dire need of structural improvements and general modernizing, That started a couple of years ago and our talk was about all the restoration work with lots of slides etc to look at. It was very interesting and we’re now all looking forward to the church being reopened in the autumn.

Another big restoration that has been taking place locally is Gainsborough’s House. This is where the artist Thomas Gainsborough was born. It was a small house which had a few Gainsborough pictures and a few others and occasional small exhibitions. With lottery funding a large building next to it was bought and completely rehashed so the original house is as it was but is connected to a large 3 storey building with galleries, exhibition rooms and so in. As the bulk of the funding came through the lottery the trustees found a way to say thank you to anyone who might have contributed. On Saturday, Monday and Tuesday anyone who could show a lottery ticket could take up to 6 people in for free. We don’t do the lottery but a friend does and gave us her ticket from the Saturday draw. I just showed the receptionist and she waved us in. If you are interested in art it was fascinating. There was a whole room of pictures on loan from Woburn and a theme running through it showing how the English landscape tradition actually developed from the Dutch amongst others. There were considerably more Gainsborough pictures than there used to be and in an exhibition room they had contemporary art of all sort relating to all the building work that had just been completed. Some of it just seemed to be splodges of colour and I couldn’t see what the artists were trying to say but other pieces I really liked and it’s good to have another sort of record, other than a photographic one.

It was great to be able to see all this for free. The admission prices on display seemed high to me and I wonder how many visitors they will get at a time when money is a bit tight for many people.

While we were there we bumped into 3 friends so when we had all seen as much as we wanted to we met up in the café for a cuppa which rounded everything off nicely.

Just after we got home our neighbour knocked with a big chunk of lemon drizzle cake which had been cooked with grandchildren via Zoom. We had it at lunchtime today and very tasty it was too. Now I had better go and think about dinner. It’s going to be a veggie quiche but I am not sure what to have with it. We often have salad with it but I’m not in the mood for salad. Better go and see what I’ve got in the fridge.