General Chat

I hav'nt seen the Euro contest for years either. It always seems to go on and on and I get fed up.

Frank you have it all planned out nicely for your trip over to Spain. Do have a good time and relax and don't do anything silly........

Valeris B has been round this morning Ros has given her the flowers she bought the other day, still got plenty of life in them. She has taken some Rhubarb and Ros gave some to Val next door.

She has just popped down to Carolyns with some bits, from the fridge. We still have some Jersey's in the veg basket, so I will give those to Tony.

We will go out later this afternoon to eat. Ros has some packets of porridge for tomorrows Breckie, and I have a couple of crumpets. We will be off around 1.30 tomorrow to go to Harvey's. Conrad and Jan will be on the other side to meet us and take us to his NEW VILLIA, and LOLA and the pups. I just hope she is friendly towards me, and lets me near her pups.

I am going to Email Conrad, to make sure he has some COLD BEERS in the fridge, for when I arrive. I will go and get a bottle of GIN, Tonics and lemons when we go shopping. I will be set up then. ;-) ;-) ;-) Just looked at my TABLET I have over TWO HUNDRED books on it. So won't run out of reading material.

I promise Mel, I won't get into any mischief, while I am away. I will be the perfect house guest. :-D :-D :-D

I tripped over the other morning, and fell into the door jamb. I wondered what the bruise was on my upper arm this morning, when I got out of the shower. That must have been it. !!!!

I will try to get on here tomorrow before we go.But if I don't, please stay safe and look after yourselves. I hope Mum is alright Gill. and your OHs back Mel, what has he done to be in this amount of pain.?? I see Vera hasn't been too good either. What am I going to do with you LOT. ;-) ;-) ;-) xxxx

Afternoon all

Lovely and sunny here, next door has the gardeners in so there's lots of noise again, one man is trying to break up a very long concrete path with a sledge hammer, I don't envy him, why they didn't have it taken out when the digger was here is anyone's guess. The other fella is cutting the hedge so I've switched our water feature off for now incase some of it comes over the top, the last thing we need is hedge clippings going near the pump, I can fish any bits out once he's finished and turn the water feature back on. The hedge is very tall at the bottom and also very near to my tall Red Robin so I hope he's not to happy with the cutting blade or I might end up with a few branches missing on our plant by the end of the day.

Yes, Earth from Space is very good you'll enjoy it Frank, it's well worth watching. If you like Space and the planets there is another programme starting on 28th May called The Planets which also looks good. I think you're thinking of Cheryl Baker in Bucks Fizz, I liked that song it was just the right type of song for the Eurovision. It sounds like you're ready for the off now, have a safe journey and remember the puppies have to stay in Spain lol ;-) ;-) The journey to Liverpool hospital is around a 20 miles round trip and will take about an hour there and back, she's only going to be in one or two days and will be knocked out if she has the op, she sleeps all the time then so we'll see her when she gets home as OH isn't keen on driving in Liverpool, he says they are all idiots and cut you up on the roads, so it's not safe. My sister is the same and finds it quite frightening to drive there, so we'll all see her when she's home.

Sorry to hear your OH is is pain Mel, I hope it eases for him soon.

Afternoon all,

The sun has just popped it's head out ,it's been quite a cloudy morning but not cold.

Yes the cooker is working much better than the last one so it must have been the oven thermostat that was causing the problem .

Glad to see you had a good drive down to Cornwall Ann what a shame you left your bits and bobs behind at home ,you'll feel lost with out some beading to fill the time between going out and about so i hope you manage to find some thing at the bead shop today .

Frank have a good holiday and safe flight and behave yourself :-D we'll be looking forward to hearing all about it when you get back .I

I can imagine it would have been a very emotional time for you all Jane as it's the first time you've all been together since the news ,but i'm sure you all supported each other over he weekend .
It's going to take a long time to come to terms with and October will be hard too ..
I like that Orzo Pasta i use that in a recipe with Meat Balls .
We don't bother with the song contest any more ,i usually just have a look on the news to see where we came and it's usually near the bottom .

It's Jake's birthday on Wednesday so we nipped out to get a few bits this morning but we will give him some money as he's now of an age that i have no idea what to buy him.

Mel sorry to hear your OH is getting so much pain in his hip ,is it because he's been
trying to get the mower working and he's been bending about working on it ,hopefully he can rest up a bit to help ease the pain.

Gill i hope every things goes well for your mum in Liverpool ,she will have a nice decorated living room to come home to, it's a good idea to do it while she's away .

I was trying to get up the border this afternoon but I have had to ring the water board up again about this leak. They refered me to someone else at the Leak Dept. who in turn refered me to another department. I was on the phoe for 31 minuets odd. They are supposed to be coming tomorrow to fix it. We will see............

I hope mum gets on ok at Liverpool hosp Gill and she will soon be put to rights. She will love her new room and furniture when she comes out. It must be awful driving in Liverpool if oh is not keen to go there.

Oh has been fixing the old mower and had to change the mowing decks over which is a lot of bending and lying on the ground. He has the two mowers so he dos'nt have to do this operation so uses the the good mower for doing the stripes on the front lawns and the old mower for the front field and orchard where he dos'nt have to pick the cuttings up as that deck is a mulching mower. He always gets a bad back now and then after doing some jobs and the hip has been getting worse over time. His weight dos'nt help but he enjoys his food and if I try to cut him down he asks for a sweet which is something we don't often have. I can't win really.

Mandy boys of Jake's age are hard to buy for but I am sure he will enjoy spending the money on something he wants. Wish I was 14 again..............

Frank you said you would try to take your laptop with you so we can hear from you while you're away.

Wonder where AnnG and co are today but I expect we will hear from AnnG tonight and let us know.

I was going to ask the other day if your leak had been done yet Mel , they are so long winded getting things done .

Jake is hard to buy for so giving money is the best thing then he can buy what he wants .

It's been a lovely sunny afternoon and really warm so we got a few jobs done outside and sat out and had our cuppa .
I did look at the ironing pile again but there was nothing we needed so i think it can wait until tomorrow .

You will be well on the way tomorrow at this time Frank ,how long a flight is it ?

Late Afternoon from me
I seem to have been all over the place today and with this road closure it seems to take for ever to get to where I need and then home again. I stood for ages in the Surgery to see when it was possible to speak to a particular GP about one of the tablets I take. It turned out he was on phone calls this afternoon so i was put on his list of calls. I only just got home in time before he rang !!. Great service.

I see our 2 Anns are enjoying their holidays :-D. AnnG do you come home after this stay or are you off to anywhere else? Ann, fancy forgetting your Beading back with your leads ,chargers and Binoculars :-S I am going to sit down tomorrow and make a list of all the important things i need to pack ready for Friday. I think these next couple of days are going to fly by so I must get my act together.I just dont seem to have the normal excitement about going away which is understandable . Thaomas is being a pain today as I havent seen him since 2.30 am . He better not start doing his disappearing act now as I have to get him to the Cattery on Thursday afternoon.

Vera I hope you and OH are ok and your backs will ease.

Gill,I wish your Mum all the best for when she gets moved to Liverpool <3

Mel ,what a blooming performance on the phone regarding your water leak. Fingers crossed they do turn up tomorrow and get the job done.

Mandy how old will Jake be? I think you have already said but being a bit fuzzy brained at the moment I just cant remember. Is it 14? I am glad your new cooker is fine.You should see the state of the bottom oven of mine !!!!!. That big dish I did yesterday bubbled over the top of the pan. What a flipping mess. Chris said he would have a go at it tomorrow as I have trouble getting down so low with this hip (an honest excuse ;-) :-D ).

Frank, have a wonderful time in Spain and dont frighten LOLA. I am sure she get to love you :-D. I am not sure if I will be taking my laptop or not yet . I probably will so as long as there is a good Wifi I can keep in touch.

Mel ,I thought Gentleman Jack was excellent and cant wait for the next episode. I watched The Virtues on my laptop just now when I was cooking .I think it is on for the next few nights .It was good. Suranne Jones as Gentleman Jack is a brilliant part for her ,I cant think of a better actress to play the part.

200 hundred books Frank!! :-D That will keep you out of mischief :-D. I keep downloading books on my kindle now ready for my week away. Mostly all Pychological Thrillers :-D.I dont think we are going to be getting sun when we are away ,I just hope it will be dry and not too cold.

Evening All,

A lovely sunny day today which should be the case till Friday when the forecast suggests it will be overcast.

For the first time here I had a sleepless night, was too hot then too cold so an early night for me I think.

I see you will be off for your lovely holiday tomorrow Frank, so best wishes for a lovely time and use your charm on Lola as we don't want you coming back missing a finger or two!! :-0 I hadn't realised Conrad had a new villa, so that will be nice for you to see.

We had a long chat with the owner here this morning and it seems Brexit is having an effect on business as people are saving money by coming here for long weekends and short breaks rather than weeks since all the uncertainty. They have the concrete bases down for 2 more lodges but aren't buying any just yet.

I called and bought some beads today Mandy. The lady made up a kit for one of her patterns for me in colours I like. It is a pendant necklace and will keep me busy in the evenings! I'm sure Jake will appreciate some money for his birthday and will enjoy planning the spending of it!!

We called in Asda's at Hayle today and as we walked out I suddenly noticed a lot of bees flying round me and a few bashed into my arms. You can imagine after my previous experience with the wasps I was scanning around to see where they were coming from. Yikes, there was a swarm forming on a car to the left and OH was heading straight for it, so I shouted to him and walked the opposite way myself. Luckily our car was nearby. OH saw the man who's car they were on jump in without noticing and he drove off with them hanging on to his car!

I hope your mum won't be at Liverpool Hospital for long Gill. I'm sure Sandra could do her a nice 'Get Well' card to cheer her up while she's there. It sounds like her room is almost finished except for you getting the wallpaper up. :-)

I hope they don't let you down over the leak Mel. Will they refund you do you think? You are having a good go at your garden now and your plants sound lovely. I thought of you when we came past the moors on the way here as they were a beautiful mass of blue because of the Bluebells and remember you saying how you saw them on the moors on one of your trips out. I hope you OH can soon get more comfy at night with his hip. I expect he has tried what painkillers he can. Would a warm bath help?

I hope AnnG has had a good day today and that the ankle is feeling better now.

Missed you there Jane! I have decided I must actually do a checklist for going away instead of just talk about doing one! We enjoyed Gentleman Jack too and I thought Suranne was an excellent choice for the part. I hope your itchy head is better now. Naughty Thomas.....it sounds like he's got wind of a trip to the cattery!

Another bright blue sky sunny day. We drove a very short distance to see a tiny church on a cliff. Called St Patrick’s legend has it that St Patrick was shipwrecked not far off shore and rescued so he built the church as a thank you. After a walk around looking at the view we drove off again, next stop was Bull Bay from here we drove to Moelfre to the RNLI information centre and lifeboat station. Where there were some really interesting information re the RNLI and individual lifeboats since the RNLI was started by William Hiilary. So many brave, heroic rescues. What a great job they do. From here we drive to Traeth Bychan where there was a beach cafe. We had a drink and shared a scone. Back to Cemaes, sat in the garden for a while and Celina brought us a cup of tea and some lovely chocolate cake. After a good break we went for a walk round the harbour and had an ice cream, followed by a walk along the site of the old tram lines which ran from the brick Akers to the harbour, alongside the river and through beautiful trees.
In the evening we again ate at the Stag both of us having gammon and chips, mine with egg and Tony’s with pineapple. And the sun was still shining as we walked back to Treddolphin guest house.

Another beautiful day then AnnG. You are seeing some very interesting places and enjoying yourselves with tea and sharing a scone and chocolate cake and tea at the house. Can you send some down here please?

I did'nt get in the garden this afternoon at all. I am now cross with myself because its been a lovely warm day and I have wasted it not going up the border. When I did get some time I just did'nt feel like it so stayed indoors and did nothing. Naughty girl....

Ann they do say that swarming bees will not sting as they fill themselves up with food and lose the ability to sting.

Morning all

Sunny and reasonably warm here today. We're waiting for the drive people to turn up next door as they're suppose to be doing the gates today and we don't want anything attached to our tall side fence, it's been up over 11 years and not in very good condition so if they start knocking and banging it could fall down or break. They are having big oak gates put up so our flimsy fence won't hold the weight, plus when it rains it'll swell up and put pressure on our fence which won't do it any good. At least they'e not putting the gate in line with ours like the last people did, every time it rained and the wood swelled we couldn't open and shut our gate, in the end with having to push and pull on it so hard it broke and we had to have a new one put in last year, we didn't want that to happen again, but if the fence to the side of it breaks it'll be a waste of time having the gate. We can't see how they are going to put their gate up as there is only one very large oak post concreted in their drive in the middle and nothing either side to attach anything to.

I'm concerned about mum to today as she is off to Liverpool. She rang me yesterday as she's only in for today and comes home later but she needs someone to stay over night with her or they won't let her out. OH had his ears done yesterday and is now dizzy and sick so I can't go and mum said my sister is now back in work, so I don't know who's going to be staying with her now. She might have to stay over night at Liverpool hospital, but with it being an outpatients appointment they won't have a bed. Hopefully I'll hear something later so I'll know what's happening. I think mum was angling at Sandra staying with her but OH and I don't think it's a good idea in case something happens, Sandra would panic and get herself in a state and it could effect for her quite a while after to. I remember the state she was in after the neighbour was broken into and the fire next door, so we don't want her to go through anything like that again. I think sometimes my mum forgets Sandra is special needs and things effect her in different ways to the rest of us. Sandra would be so frightened on her own if anything was to happen and wouldn't have a clue what to do. So mum's going to have to get someone more capable to stay with her.
I can see today being quite stressful and I'll be glad when it's over.

I see your new cooker is working well now Mandy, have you been cooking up a storm with the girls? Good idea to give Jake money for his birthday Sandra has money of her nan and gran and much prefers it, that way she can buy herself something nice. Once next door is finished and my mum is home and okay we're going to take her to Chester Zoo and also to the shops so she can spend her birthday money.

How is your OH today Mel, I hope he's not in any pain and has rested. I know what you mean when you have a nice day and don't feel like gardening. I'm sure they'll be more nice days ahead for you to get up the borders. Hope all goes well when they fix the water leak today.

Safe journey today Frank, remember what I said the puppies have to stay in Spain, so no bringing them back in your suitcase lol ;-)

So you have a new beading kit to do in the evening's now Ann, it sounds nice, I'd love to see a picture when it's finished. I've seen a swarm of bees like that on someones car on Bondi Beach on TV, he didn't know either, but as he drove off the bees flew away, it must of been the wind blowing them off, as the car picked up speed. It must of been a shock to see them, I bet you were glad to get into your own car and drive away.

It sounds like you had another lovely day out AnnG, how long are you staying there, are you going on anywhere else after? You're certainly finding some interesting places to visit and will have lots of lovely memories of your trip when you return home.

That was good you making it home just in time for the GP's call Jane. Did you sort your tablet out in the end? Has Thomas come back yet, maybe he knows he's going to the cattery and is hiding somewhere. Hope he's back in time. I can image you're not as excited as you would be to go away, but it'll do you good to have a break. Try and enjoy it and have a lovely time. Sending hugs to everyone <3

I did quite well on OH's tree yesterday so didn't see Gentleman Jack in the end. I'll see if I have time to watch it today, it's on the planner so it's not going anywhere. I did watch the first part of Hatton Garden last night, it was more like a comedy than anything else and quite slow I thought, hopefully it'll get better as the week goes on, it's on for 4 nights this week and finishes on Thursday.

Morning Gill and all,

Nice sunny day here this morning and I have Di coming round for a coffee before I go shopping.

Hav'nt read Gill's post yet but I wanted to wish Frank and Ros a safe journey today and I know they will enjoy their time in Spain. Take your laptop Frank so we can hear from you or we are going to be very thin on the ground for a few weeks. Love and wishes to Lola and pups and don't get bitten. Remember your skin is thin now you are older and a nip could be nasty.

Evening all,

It's been another lovely sunny day here ,i expect Frank will be well on the way to the sun now .

Gill i wouldn't think they would hang big oak gates on your fence panels they would need good sized posts to hang them on because of the weight of them .
I hope all has gone well today for your mum and that there is some one who can spend the night with her so she can come home .
Hope OH's sickness and dizzy spells have eased for him .

Oh Ann that was a close call with the Bee's good job you noticed them ,i wonder how far the chap got in his car before he noticed them ,mind you once he got going they would probably have flown off or got blown off .
Glad you managed to get some beads so you have some thing to make in the evenings .

AnnG it sounds as if your having some lovely sunny days and lots of coffee and cake .

Hope Di coming round didn't make you late going shopping Mel.

My Gall stones have been playing me up , i get an indigestion like pain between my shoulder blades it's so uncomfortable , it feels like i need to do a big burp but i carn't .
So this afternoon i have had a nice rest sitting in the garden .

Jane that was lucky just getting home before the doctor rang ,our doctors do phone call appointments it's quite handy .
Hope that naughty Thomas has turned up ,it's funny how they can sense when your off on holiday .
Yes Jake will be fourteen tomorrow ,son and DIL will be doing a BBQ for him ,the weather should be ok to sit in the garden.

Evening All,

Another lovely sunny day pretty much everywhere I think. What a shame you couldn't get on your borders today Mel in this lovely weather.

AnnG the places you went to sounded very interesting. We never went to the airfield visitor centre, but it sounds as if it was good.

Today after a nice lie in we had a lovely lunch (carvery!) at the Victoria Inn near Truro where we've been before and they do a huge range of veg and it gets very busy. Then we drove to Bosahan Garden, Manacan and very nearly didn't find it down umpteen narrow lanes and hairpin bends! People are so friendly down here and there was no-one around except a handyman? who told us to leave money in the honesty box!! We'd got a 2 for 1 voucher from a gardening magazine for this garden so off we went. There were no other visitors around and when OH opened the box next to the honesty box it was crammed full of £20, £10 and £5 notes. Amazing no-one had stolen it!! The garden was fantastic, tropical with huge palms, echiums and plants I didn't know. We had to laugh at the toilet. It was a wooden garden shed split into 2, ladies and gents with a door each side. Still it did the job!! Round a corner we came across a beautiful house in a wonderful position overlooking the estuary. There were two canons at the back pointing towards the water. We then met a middle aged chap on his bike who asked if we liked his house!! We were almost taken in, but he was a german tourist and we had quite a long chat with him. There was a pond and boat and woodland walks, but it was a steep path to those, so I wandered around taking photos while OH went down to the pond. We called for a coffee on the way back, did a crossword and word wheel before sitting outside enjoying the view here. There are lots of bunnies and it is silent at the moment apart from birdsong.

Will they do any procedure for your mum today as well Gill? I expect they will have to keep her in if they won't let her out. I can imagine Sandra would be anxious about staying with her in case anything happened. I hope your gate post won't be affected by the work next door. Where I lived before we concreted in strong posts across the bottom of our garden, but the neighbour next door had a flimsy affair. He was always tying his fence to our fence post (without asking) and I was always untying it! It was a playing field at the back of the fences and he used to get youths climbing over his lower flimsy fence to get balls back and we didn't want it to loosen our post.

Starting my new bead kit now! The first bit looks a bit tricky! :-)

Jake will love a BBQ for his birthday tomorrow. All kids like a Barby. Weather is looking good for it too.

As I arrive home the water board van was parked across the village hall car park and oh was talking to the young man. He told oh we DO NOT have a leak either side of our meter like the man from Homeserve told us but there is still water clocking up on the meter so it must be on our land. Thats going to be expensive......................and they have to find where our pipe runs. The only place I know where it is is by the side of our road outside the wall before it comes through the arch. From there I have no idea where it goes but do know it is outside our bungalow bathroom window. We have no water lying anywhere in the garden that we know of so I think it may be a very big job.

Is'nt it quiet on here with so many people away?

Hope Gill's mum has had her angiogram and they have found what the problem is. Best wishes to your mum Gill.

Oh dear Mel that's not sounding very good is it.
The water board man should have a thing to use to find pipes .

You need some one who does water devineing

Oh dear Mel that's not sounding very good is it.
The water board man should have a thing to use to find pipes .

You need some one who does water devineing

Evening All
I thought Jake was 14 Mandy. He is growing up so quickly now isnt he. Bet the hormones will kick in soon and he will become a grumpy monosyllabic teen LOL
I remember those days well with James. (Kevin as Harry Enfield was in the TV show)

Sorry you are uncomfortable with your Gallstones and not being able to do a big burp.Classic Gallstone pain between the shoulders :-S Will you have to have an op to get rid of the stones?

Yikes BEES Ann. I am not surprised you ran the other way (knowing the reaction you get if stung)

Gill, how is Mum? Has she able to go home or not? Could she not have come to yours for the night?It would have been scary for Sandra if she had gone to stay with her and something happened. How is OH now after his dizziness and sickness after having his ears down? Hopefully all settled down now. How did next doors gate go? Fingers crossed there were no problems for you.

Was it Bideford today Mel for shopping? Pannier Market? I can still picture that Market :-D
I need to get a wiggle on tomorrow and sort what I am going to pack clothes wise.
I have been feeling a bit low today.I think it is just all to do with what has happened .I need to give myself a good shake up and start looking forward to our week away :-)

I enjoy reading your posts AnnG . You and AnnX are really good at describing the places and things you see. Now Gammon and Chips with Pineapple is a definite no no for me. It has to be an egg :-D. I just am not keen with fruit and meat.
How did you manage to share just 1 scone???? Was it is whopper? :-D

Frank ,I think might be flying out tonight.At least it should be a nice smooth flight with no turbulence. He will be in his shorts by the morning :-D, and hopefully will be on best friends with Lola the dog.

Oh Mel, that's not what you expected with the leak is it? If it is on your land I hope it's not far onto it, so it won't be as expensive or disruptive to repair. Like Mandy said they have tracking devices to find the route of the pipe.

I bet Jake will enjoy the Barbie Mandy. Food tastes nicer outside on a nice day. Do you make him a cake? Sorry to hear your gallstones are playing you up. I hope a nice rest has settled things.