General Chat

Morning Mel
Waiting for a parcel to arrive hopefully today, then off to deliver christmas cards around the doors.
Daughter no 2 and boyfriend managed to get to Galashiels this morning, as it's daughters second exam, she missed the first one due to the weather, but she will be able to do it in January.
away to get a shower, will be just my luck the doorbell will go while i'm in the shower.

Morning Mel ,Fiona and All,
What a mucky murky day.Not very nice and so dark.
Mel I parked outside the village Hall just now and went I got back to the car I was boxed in from front and back !! It must be the week for people trying to wind me up lolol.After a lot of shuffling the car back and forward I managed to get out.

Fiona I hope your Daughter does well today with her exam.I remember that terrible feeling in the pit of my stomach whenever I had an exam.I felt as sick as a parrot !
BBL

Yes Fiona good luck to daughter no. 2.

I am having terrible trouble getting on the site today!! Bet they are working on the site ready for the Christmas rush.
10.35am.

Thanks for your best wishes Mel , Jane,
where is everybody else, probably got a lot to do , I can hardly believe there's only 12 days left to Christmas, I won't burst in to song.
Still no parcel, but have delivered my cards. it's very cold here.

lunch time think I'll have a quick cup a soup , Broccoli & Cauliflower is my favourite with some crusty bread.

BBL

Just had the Electric Man to change the meter, (so far do good!!!!!)so have been off site all morning. Thanks for the jokes Frank, I've sent them both on for cheering up purposes!, they both made me laugh as usual!! VERY frosty here today, Farrier came and took Merlin's shoes off as OH won't be riding for a while!! Car waiting to be collected (more money!) am thinking about oneof those Smart Cars, as I don't use my car very much now I don't work, but don't want to drive a horse lorry!!! or be tied to OH for transport!! would be interested to hear any comments from anyone, for and against? As you say Mel, maybe a new Dyson here, see what tomorrow brings!!

My OH thinks the Smart Cars are dangerous as you have nothing in the front of you in the way of a bonnet. He is an ex fireman Liz.

12.26pm.

Liz ,have you thought of something like a Renault Clio? I don't know anything about Smart Cars .What about a Mini.They look great these days.

I think it suddenly feels really chilly,and I have lit my fire .I was going to light it the other week ,but as the heating was on 24 /7 it would have been too much.
Guess who is sprawled out in front of it??? NO NOT ME lol

still no parcel, OH phoned to ask if it arrived, he said he had sent an e-mail to Ama*on they e-mailed back saying it had been dispatched on the 6th December so that is 14 days ago, we know it will have been held up because of the weather but all other post & parcels have arrived.
I have a christmas lunch tomorrow so OH says he will work from home if it's still not here,

Bet Chester ?is nice and toasty Jane, I can't understand how dogs love to be so close to the fire, it must be really hot with all that fur lol

Been out and collected some green stuffs for some wreaths!! Yes I think I shall make just a few as they get me into the mood for Christmas and mum would have liked me to do them too.

15.51pm.

3.36pm

Afternoon at last, Been on our treck to Ros's Mum and Dad's grave. Last year the grave stone was so dirty and stained, that I used a bottle of stone cleaner. Spashed it over a good pair of trousers, (RUINED) This year the Stone stood out from all the rest. Clean as a new pin. and it's been there over thirty years. Took more cleaner with me this year, but only needed it on the kerbs, Left is to do it's own thing. Ros replaced the wreath and artificial flowers, even though they were still good after a year, so we took the wreath and flowers and put on her Nans, and Grandads grave.!!!

The weather held out for us, slight drizzle, but when we left to come home the heavens opened. A sign or what.!!!
Parcels are all over the place at the moment, Ros has been waiting on one that should have been here on the 7th. We saw our postie on Friday and he said the sorting office is full of parcels, with no one available to deliver them. As promised he found Ros's parcel, and put it with his ordinary walking mail, and delivered it this morning. I have been waiting for two packets from Hong Kong, God only knows when they will turn up.

You are a one for getting stuct in your car Jane, Think I will warn the Fire Brigade, when you are going out, ready to release you.!!!!!

Liz, I can only agree with whats been said those SMART CARS. have no bonnets, I certainly would't want to be in one in an accident. We have a small Mercedes A160 Auto. Its just that bit higher off the road, it easier for me to get in and out, and Ros can see that bit better being higher up.

Had another EGG this morning.

I had three eggs today Frank and I have 12 chickens so yours are doing really well.

16.29pm.

Hey they won't let you put patterns on the site now!! Just tried to put a pattern after my name and when I posted it came up as the usual Mel. Then pasted a pattern on a post and it came out as just the ordinary ..? .?

16.32pm.

That was my bunch of flowers. Not so good now is it??

Hi Gang~~~~~~~
we had 1/2/ ins snow this morning BUT IT'S BL######Y COLD Brrrrrr

OH ladies thanks for my card's Maureen the cats don't even see the robin-
mandy thats some needlework--- Ann Miss drees up!!!!! ha ha

I see Ros likes Estee Lauder so do I mine is Azur;ee


still have a lot to get done Pressie wise,
just wanted to say Hi and thank's BBL XXXXXXX

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Hi Shirl nice to know your OK. Take care in the snow!!

Mel I don't think anyone is allowed to add any thingamybobs ,numbers or anything after names any more .
Frank we haven't had any rain so far.Where were you when you had the downpour?
Well I have wrapped just about all the presents now,and done all the ironing.I did tell myself the floors need a wash,but that can wait until later in the week.It looks like there could be more wintery showers on the way,and below freezing temp.I shall be glad when my neighbours are home and they can take over the frozen fishpond again.I have visions of all the fish being dead under all that ice.
Just the 2 of us for dinner tonight ,so it is steak.Hannah is going ice skating on the open air rink by the Science Museum in London(I think that is the place)
Tomorrow morning I am off the pictures with Fitz.I think the Film is Tamara Drew.I must have a look up and see what it is about lol

17.06

A good hug fits all sizes!!

That's very true Mel.

This morning when I was down in the village with Chester we passed a field with a little Black Shetland Pony(it might have been a minature.Gosh it was a character.Little pony with big attitude.When it spotted us he came galloping across to the fence .Ears back,kicking it's back legs and eyeballing Chester .I don't know if it was being playful or what.I noticed it did the same to someone else passing with a dog.I wish I had the camera with me.I didn't dare put my hand over the fence to stroke it.It might have had my hand off lolol

17.44

Thanks for the views about Smart Cars,taken on board for serious thought! Have just rung Laura, and Ed (Grandson) answered the phone, he said 'Mum, it's the phone,' and put it down!!! He's 3!!! so I rang again and got through; like you Mel she thought a new Hoover was in order! we'll see!!! Am going to watch the Weakest Link! if I could just win £2.000, it would really see me on my way!!!! Oh well, have to settle for someone else doing it!!! Golly, you are all such busy old things, I've sent parcels and cards, so not much else to do this year! Glad you're feeling more festive now Mel, sometimes takes a bit of getting going!!