General Chat

Jane, I have made a list of things to do, haven't tackled it yet as there were still things waiting to be done.
Strangely I never fancied a bidet. We wouldn't have room for one in our bathroom anyway.

Gill now you just need to remember where the tissues are but hopefully you will strike lucky and find some toilet rolls.

Annx We couldn't have done anything out in the garden today it has been too wet. OH did a bit in the greenhouse. We think by next week we will be making up our baskets and they will then hang in the greenhouse, this is where we getinto overload.
I am pleased that you use the mash. I am waiting for Mel to tell me how lazy that is!! :-) :-) :-)

Pur lovely neighbour got us some broccoli when she went shopping. In Sainsburys she could only get broccoli spears and there was no veg at all. but she then went into Aldi and said they had a great selection of veg. so she got me a broccoli head as well. this is strange because on normal weeks the broccoli is the veg that is always left. There were no eggs though. I wonder if all the chickens have gone on strike.

I had to smile when i read the Norfolk Library service are tripling the amount of books you can borrow to 45 !!!!!! :-D
I'd never carry 45 books out :-D i can see a Panic of book borrowing next .

I don't have trouble with eggs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Shopping arrived minus a lot I had ordered including milk.
Doyou know what they sent as a sub for my 4 pints of semi????? A LITRE OF GOATS MILK. I sent it back with 6 small tins of heinz baked beans sub for 2 tins of curried beans. I ordered a jar of mayo and got a bottle of the squeezy stuff which is very very hard to squeeze with my hands but I kept that anyway. Daddies sauce in a huge bottle instead of HP in a small bottle. That too went back.

I forgot the library this morning so had to go up the village and also pick up our scripts so I went in the shop and they had jars of mayo so I bought that . I also had some hot cross buns and got some money out and forgot my baccy but bought some ham as their ham is really lovely. They also had a small wholemeal and as its the one I like got that too. Came home and the delivery came after I had been to the shop so I had to go back up there for some milk as I had seen it when I went up the first time. Forgot my baccy!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good thing is they had the pizza I ordered which they said was out of stock so we have tonights dinner. A few things turned up that they said were not available online like the hot cross buns. Other things were ok.
AnnG we did get ur fish and chips last night, well for oh as I had some of his chips and cooked a couple of eggs with mine as I enjoyed it lat week. The man in the F & C van said they would still be coming.

We have to use Andrex loo rolls as they seem to be the only ones not to block our pipes up. I have tried the cheaper ones in the past and they do. I have a few but not many as I did buy some in Morrisons last time I went last week.

When the boys next door have home work they do it on ipads and it goes straight to the teachers.

On Asda's sight you have a little box with the number of things you order with a minus and plus sign so you put in how many you want Mandy.

Gosh Mandy you would have to take a trailer to pick the books up if you were aloud 45.

Our internet is playing up all this week and I have had trouble getting on here most times during the day they are telling me that the server is not found. Not just on GR too.

I hav'nt done anything today only rush around in the car and put the shopping away and get lunch nothing in the way of HW at all and the place is in a mess. Well not much change there then and I see the spiders have moved back in to the spare bedroom and our bedroom!!!! :-0 Me think the hoover needs to come out of its resting place and the duster too and the thing that goes down between the wall and the rads.

Anng you asked me what CSS is its a thing that I can't take smells like perfume and polish and only certain washing powders and softener. WEll anything that smells really I have to stick to lemon bleach and wash up and cif. Some handwashes are ok and I can use alo vera anti bacc. This week I have the Mr Men one of lemon and that arrived much to my amazement. Even the driver said I was lucky to get that. Have to have mum deodrant unscented and you can't get it everywhere and other makes do smell. Can't use airfreshner in the car but can use the fabreeze lavender if I don't give too big a squirt. Iv'e had to buy comfort fabric softener so hope thats ok. I bought a huge bottle of the Dettol laundry cleanser for a rinse but have to leave the washing on the line for two days for the smell to blow away. Bottle is decieving as it said No Odour but it meant on the washing not the stuff in the bottle.

Just getting dark so I must go and shut the big girls in.

O Vera the wedding dress is beautiful. I love the neckline and the sleeves all in lace so you see you are a very clever girl. Oh has just seen the pics and said " Not crafty my a**e". He thinks that those two things would take some making. He wants to know if you can make him a thobe for the summer as he has had trouble getting one in size 5XL.

Vera the wedding dress you made is beautiful ,how can you say you have no talent ,i couldn't have made a lovely dress like that i wouldn't now where to start making some thing on that scale ,has she still got the dress ?

Mel has OH had a look at Big Dude Clothing uk ? they have sizes up to 8XL

It's good that surgeries are doing really thorough cleans now Mandy. Ours texted me yesterday to say not to come in to the surgery without ringing first to get an appointment. We'll stand no chance of getting through now as we always had to go to the surgery because the phone was always busy. Gosh, 45 books!!! You would need a big shopping trolley!! lol.

Oh Mel, I shall have to be extra careful when I send my first on-line order in. I can see me messing it up quite easily. Ahhh yes, you have your delicious eggs!! You have had a busy day toing and froing.

I got an email reply from the hospital today after cancelling my appointment and they have agreed to give me an appointment for after the summer as I asked. Hopefully things will be less risky by then.

Vera you have been hiding your light under a bushell!! You are very talented to have made a wedding dress like that and the beautiful christening dress and coat. I couldn't do things like that. Well done!

I must admit I have never been keen on having a bidet either. It's probably silly, but I've always felt they might harbour germs and not be left properly clean by the last person.

The new phones are charging (landline) so we can have a fun time trying out all the instructions tomorrow. OH has already got one conference call booked.

Ann i hope you can sort out the instructions for the new phone ready the conference call .

My only go at using a Bidet was on holiday when i tried it out i pushed a button and the water sprayed out at such a force it hit the bathroom door and flooded the floor :-D :-D

You were'nt sitting on it then Mandy?? I can remember when I was young and seeing one my mum told me it was to wash your feet in.

Ann if you add things to your exsiting list you must click on the Checkout Amends thats what I did'nt do with things I added.

No Mel thank goodness i wasn't i could have done my self a bit of damage :-0 :-D :-D
I might not have been able to sit down for a week !! :-D

Evening everyone

Thank you for your kind comments about the photos I sent. I started sewing when daughter was little out of sheer necessity. We were hard up and a cheap remnant in the market would make her a dress. I don’t think I had any talent but plenty of grit and determination. I could do the big things but could never make a bit of delicate jewellery or a pretty card.

Mel, your OH made me laugh. Tell him my sewing days are over but if anyone else makes him a thobe I’d love to see a picture of him in it.

We went to “oldies’ hour” at Sainsbury’s at 7 am today and I think every elderly person in our town had the same idea. It was manic but quite good natured with everyone laughing about it and people seemed to be buying sensibly. I had made a short list, mainly veg, and I stuck to that, so I got veg, a loaf and a bottle of milk. There didn’t seem to be much meat or milk available but maybe they had more to put out.

Those of you new to online supermarket shopping will soon get used to it. I use Tesco and I can say if I don’t want a product to be substituted or add a note about what I will accept. I should think the other shops have a similar system. Even old hands like me make mistakes. A couple of months ago I did my order but thought the total looked very high so I double checked it. Good job I did as I had ordered 55 packets of loose tea.

I don’t seem to have achieved much today but I did clear out a cupboard under the stairs. Once I’d got everything out I decided I still wanted everything so it all went back again. At least it’s tidy now and I can see what’s there

When I rang son last night we chatted for an hour and a half. He was on good form though a bit frazzled. He’s working from home but concerned whether the company will get through the present crisis. It might be struggling. He had been face-timing his wife who was a bit down as she doesn’t know when she’ll get back from Florida. His middle daughter was stressing about her A-Levels and what would happen with schools closing and the youngest was being a typical teenage grump. His eldest daughter and his stepson were both working but expecting their jobs to come to an end at any moment. I think the atmosphere in their house is a touch tense at present but they are all fit and well so it could be worse.

I am yawning away as I am typing this so I think it’s time to go to bed with my book. Sleep tight everyone, sweet dreams.

Vera the wedding dress and Christening gown are beautiful and of yourself you have talents, even if you choose to not use them any more.
Gosh 45 library books does seem a bit extreme.

Well done on setting up the phones Ann. Now for the next step.

I dread setting up the on line shop, it sounds easy to make a mistake. Must get around to it though.

What a wonderful dress you made Vera and also the Christening gown, you are very clever, they must of taken ages to make and they look very professional to. I found some books on dressmaking the other day so I might take a look at them when I've finished all the sorting I want to do, plus the housework. If I look at them now I'll probably start trying to make something and the other jobs won't get done. That's the thing at the moment, no one knows exactly what's going to happen over the next few weeks or months where jobs and schools are concerned, it's no wonder your son is a little stressed at the moment. I hope everything works out okay for them all.

As quick as I'm watching the programmes on the planner Jane it's filling up again with other programmes. I need to record a few for OH as he was following them before he started his job. He enjoys "Hunted", it's the last one tonight so I've recorded it for him to watch tomorrow when he wakes up, he's on nights again tonight. I've been following it with him, so will watch the last one tomorrow as well. I've not heard of "The Crown" I hope you enjoy it.

I've never used a Bidet, but what you told us about the one you used has put me right off if it hit the door and flooded the room Mandy, it could do someone a mischief lol. Good job you weren't sitting on it at the time. That's a lot of books you can get from the library, getting them home might be a bit of a problem though.

Good luck sorting out the instructions for your phones tomorrow Ann. Let's hope they're sorted before OH's conference calls. Hope all goes well with your first online shopping order, when you do it.

You've had quite a busy day going back and forth here and there Mel, I bet you'll sleep well tonight. I envy you your eggs, I'm down to half a dozen and I wanted to do some baking. I hope we can buy some tomorrow, when we try again.

I went to watch Eastenders this evening only to find it's not on until Monday, I heard they have stopped filming because of the Coronavirus so have stopped showing it as many times during the week so they can carry on showing it for more weeks to come, until they can start filming again. I think Doctors and a few other BBC programmes have stopped filming for now to.

I recorded a programme called "How to beat Stress" before, I thought it might be something useful after the terrible telephone consultation off the doctor and her saying she can't give me anymore Diazepam. It can't do any harm to see what it's all about. I'm just about to watch it now. I don't go to bed early when OH's on nights, so wait until I can't keep my eyes open anymore, that way I fall asleep straight away.

Morning all,

We have a brighter looking day out there today. Oh is out fiddling with the mowers so I hav'nt got him under my feet this morning so I may hoover through and do the dusting and get rid of a few cobwebs and spiders. I'd like to know where they all come from. I seem to have really tiny ones this year not the long legged type we usually get.

Hope you all slept well.

I took my pills round the wrong way the day before yesterday. The one I am supposed to take late morning I took the one I take at night. It did'nt seem to make much difference though so thats good. One is much the same looking as the other in the dark reaches of my desk when the weathers grey and I don't turn the light on so I have moved the evening one to another compartment in my box.

Morning all

Lovely and sunny but not very warm

I had a terrible night's sleep, didn't go to bed until around 2am, then woke at 4am then just when I finally dropped off properly I was woken at 6am by the smoke alarm and a red flashing light. The bungalow wasn't on fire, so all I could think it might of been was the battery needed changing. I got a chair from the dining room but being so small I couldn't reach it apart from my finger tips, I managed to move it slightly and thankfully the alarm stopped. When OH came in from his night shift he changed the battery and so far it's been okay.

OH managed to get hold of two packs of 9 toilet rolls this morning, so that's good. He said the shops were quiet with not many people for a change, although he did try to go back into the shop for a further 2 packs of toilet rolls, but said there were none left. He'll try again tomorrow morning. I'd rather have to many at the moment than worry about running out altogether.

Well, the stress programme was rubbish, I thought it might of been some help with my stress levels, but they didn't really give any advice. It was all about OH people changing their life styles and how much their stress had come down. Unfortunately they didn't show exactly what they did to get their stress levels down, so it wasn't very useful in the end. It focused on people who were stressed at work, which doesn't apply to me. Never mind, maybe next weeks programme will be better.

What's everyone up to today? I might do a bit of washing, OH's uniform needs doing. He's on nights again tonight.

Missed your post there Mel. That's not good taking your pills the wrong way around. At least you have them sorted now. Good luck with your cobweb destroying lol ;-)

Morning All
Vera I thought the wedding dress and Christening Gown were so beautiful :-D :-D.You certainly have a talent .Your Daughter looked beautiful and the baby a happy little thing.

Gill I always find our smoke alarm batteries run out in the middle of the night and it is a shock to be woken up with the alarm. At least you have a new one in now and there was no emergency.

I have been busy this morning. Took my bottle of LIQUID GOLD to the hospital and had my bloods taken.I was in and out in just a matter of minutes.I did wear the mask and my gloves and felt a bit daft but needs must . Then when I got home I made a Banana Loaf and have now got some stock simmering with the chicken carcass from last night. Think I will have a sit down now and have a coffee.

The sun keeps coming out but then it clouds over.At least it is dry.

Gill it might be worth you havng a look on line for help with stress and CBT or even find a forum where you could join in with others who have the same problems as you .They might have some good ideas .Its worth a shot I think .
Paul McKenna is on tv right now talking about how to deal with stress and anxiety.(ITV)

Thanks for your advice Jane, I'll take a look online. I've put ITV on but missed Paul McKenna, so I'm recording it on ITV+1 so I can watch it later.

It sounds like you've been very busy today, I've just finished OH's washing, so that's drying now. Yes I didn't realise what the noise was at first as it normally just beeps when the batteries need changing, but this time it was one continued beep with a red flashing light. I just assumed it meant the battery needed changing, which is why OH did it before he went to bed this morning. So far it hasn't made anymore noise, so that's good or it would wake him up. It was a shock though especially with my bedroom door shut, I didn't know what to expect when I opened it, but thankfully there wasn't a fire.

Enjoy your sit down and coffee, you've earned it. :-) I bet it smells lovely at your place with the banana cake and now the chicken stock being done.

I've just seen on TV that Ant and Dec are doing their Saturday Night Takeaway show without an audience this Saturday. Martin Lewis did his show last night without an audience to. It's going to be very strange to watch. I wonder what will happen with the plane tickets Ant and Dec are giving away for the last show in Florida now.

Afternoon all,

Ros took Carolyne to Tesco at 9.00 am to get bits and bobs. Everything seemed to be available except for LOO ROLLS. She got those from where we got them on Monday.

I see on the Local Papers web page, that there are pubs and restaurants offering free delivery to older people, and those who are self (whatever it is). My brain has gone to sleep. lol lol

Everyone in the village are keeping a look out for us oldies. Jonathan rang last night to see if we were alright. Simon phoned this morning to check up on us.

Ros bought quite a few ready meals, to save me standing, doing veg, and cooking.

Another BAD NIGHT last night. I am feeling SO TIRED, but don't want to sleep during the day.

I see the total Coronavirus in Northants has got to 15. I think there has been 5 deaths. What better news, to make you want to stay in and be safe.

Take care everyone, and stay SAFE. xxxx