General Chat

Ann when we came through the town yesterday after our shop i noticed a huge queue
out side of Boots ,last night on the news there was a picture of a queue of people waiting to get medication ( not sure where it was ) but one chap had a seat with him and a lady had a book !!!
We put a prescription in the doctors yesterday and i told Colin when i pick ours up i'll take my knitting with me if the queues are big :-D :-D he said you won't will you :-D he thought i meant it :-D

I'll have to ask son where he gets his printer inks from ,i know he gets them sent to him ,he pays so much a month and can print off so much ,they know when he needs new inks by how much he's printed and with the children he's always printing off lots for their school work and even more now they are home .

Oh AnnG thats exactly how my side was a few weeks ago it's so painful when it grips you like that so i know how you feel ,i hope it soon feels better .

Vera that's what i keep saying i need to do clean out some kitchen cupboards , i have lots of glasses in one and we don't use them any more so i need to get them to the charity shop once they are open again .
I know just what you mean abut the lids ,i usually end up with loads of lids and no bottoms that fit .

We need some light bulbs ,we had a bulb go in a lamp a few weeks ago and i forgot to buy some more and then one went in the bathroom ,last night Colin put the lamp on and the bulb went in that ,we've robbed one from one of the lamps in the bedroom ,mind you that is three now so hopefully we'll be ok now until i can get some .

O I did laugh at yourplastic boxes and lids. It must be catching as mine are always the same. I have some that came from the chinese take away that I use for lots of things and even some of those have different lids that don't fit other boxes of the same sort.

The dog story was also funny when I read the end bit and I roared with laughter at that. Nothing worse than treading in dogs muck. Thats what I thought had come over Ann's fence until I got to the end and it mentioned a frisbe.

I just asked oh if he wanted sausage mash and beans and then read the end of your post but we are going to have egg and beans on toast instead as thats quicker for me.

Glad you all liked my latest makes. Thanks for your comments.

I use to save the chinese take away boxes Mel but now they use the foil tubs with the cardboard lids ,the plastic boxes were quite solid and sturdy and were ideal for the freezer .

Oh my goodness ,Ambulance just took one of the neighbours over the road away ,ambulance lady all suited out in white all in one and masked up , looks like the virus might be nearer than we thought , she's not an elderly lady she's only about forty .

Oh dear Mandy. Presumably if she is that age she has been out and about to catch it. I hope she recovers.

Yes it is so painful, don’t know what causes it. Long time since I had anything as bad a that.

Annx my back has been better today but has got a bit more painful this evening. I guess it doesn’t like me sitting too long.
OH has not mentioned his head today or at least he hadn’t until he walked under a new piece he had put onto trellis and it was lower than the old.

I prefer the genuine Epsom because of printing photos but Indo expect them to work as they are not cheap. I have used compatible but some printers don’t like it. My old HP used to comment when the ink was not HP.
Mandy yes I could do that with ink but we do buy on line usually cheaper than Cuurys.

Getting the error page.

O my goodness Mandy thats close if it is it with your neighbour. It may be something else though. I hope she is ok.

AnnG lets hope you get a good nights sleep tonight. Try to stay in one position like you did last night. I always sleep on my right side and wake up in the same position.

That's not good Mandy I hope she hasn't caught the Coronavirus. It looks like it's effecting everyone now not just the people with underline health issues. I use those Chinese take away boxes for freezing food, I used one today to freeze some of the left over chicken from yesterday.

I've been baking today and made a Victoria Sponge, OH will enjoy some when he's in from work.

I finished all my sewing although putting the loops on OH's trousers took a while, it was really tricky with them being so small, but I finally did them. I just hope he's not to rough with them and they come off.

Love the cross stitch Jane and the bread. I haven't started any of my craft kits yet with being busy with other things, but I'm hoping to start some soon.

I hope your back is starting to feel a little better AnnG, it must be awkward to do things if it's sore. 27 is no age is it, I feel so sorry for his parents, thankfully he didn't pass it on to your neighbour's son.

All your makes are lovely Mel, you are very clever.

I made a chicken stew today and when I went to put some salt in the lid came off, needless to say I had to throw it away, never mind the cake I made was nice :-)

Gill you could have thrown all the gravy and stuff away and started again with the chicken.

Morning all

It’s grey and cold here. I won’t be in the garden today. I’ll probably do a bit more cleaning of the kitchen cupboards. It’s all very nice having a big kitchen and a utility but it means we have lots of cupboards and somehow they are all full. At least I’ve got plenty of spare time at the moment so I can sort a couple a day. OH said he would help me but so far he hasn’t and this morning he’s shut himself in the study again. I’ve changed 2 beds and got the bedding in the wash so that will be ready soon.

I hope your back is easier now AnnG and hope you are all feeling OK today. Stay safe and have a good day.

P.S. Sorry to hear about your neighbour Mandy. She must be quite ill if they have taken her to hospital. I hope she makes a quick recovery.

Morning Vera and all,

We had a hard frost this morning when I got up for the loo all the grass out the back was white. Suns out now but there are lots of white clouds in the sky so its in and out.

Pinch and a punch for the firs tof the month and April Fools day.

Hope AnnG had a better night and the back was'nt too painfull and is feeling better today.

Better get the washing machine on now.

Morning Vera, morning all

It's grey here today to Vera, but not to cold.

You've been busy Vera, I did all my kitchen cupboards a few weeks ago, I've only got a small kitchen, so not many cupboards to sort out.

I think a neighbour who backs onto Mr Grumpy is fixing his fence. His children are always kicking their football on to it, so I think it's probably completely broken now. I wonder how long it'll be before the new one is broken.

I would of made another stew Mel, but I ran out of the veg I'd used, I froze the rest of the chicken to make sweet and sour chicken another day.

Just watching "This Morning" It's Phillip Schofield's birthday. It's my great nephew's 14th birthday today to.

Good afternoon to you all,

Ros is still busy making these face masks. She has rung the Doctors to see if they would like some. They said the front of house people have to have special ones supplied by the NHS. They are going to ask the staff if they need any for their families.

Carol down the road, called this morning. She had locked herself out again, so could I leave her spare key on the drive for her to pick up, which I did and left a face mask for her also.

Harvey is here in the kitchen, replacing the cooker element. I left the front door unlocked and we are isolated in the lounge. I have left a cup with coffee in, so he can make himself a coffee if he wants one. He will leave when he is all done, and we will ring him later at home.

I assume you are all taking every care you can, against this VIRUS. It is so wide spread, that it's only right we all stay indoors and do as we are told.

Just going to make Ros and I a coffee. see you later.

Good to know you are both ok Frank.

Its turned grey here and oh was mowing but came in cos its too cold out there. He has spied some hog poo around the garden so they are back foraging.

Good afternoon, Vera, Mel, gill and Frank.
Pleased that you and Ros are OK Frank. Yes best that we stay indoors.

Mel, my back is still very fragile so I am going very carefully, no spasms today so far in it though which is good. I had a fairly good nights sleep.

Gill shame about the casserole, not a time when you want to be wasting veg is it. That wouldn't happen with me as I never cook with salt, if anything needs salt we had a very small amount after cooking as it is bad for blood pressure.

Vera Don't you go putting your back out again with doing all those cupboards will you. I have a couple that could do with clearing out in the kitchen but if I do that I am going to find stuff for the charity shop which will have nowhere to go. (My excuse and I am sticking to it!).

OH is almost finished cleaning the blinds on the inside of the conservatory roof, each pane of glass has a separate blind so quite a few to do. they do look a lot better.

OH stripped the bed for me and we have the first load in the drier so I had better go and check. I have just caught up with emails and messages this morning. Trying to keep in touch with local U3A friends.

It sounds like Ros is very busy making face masks Frank, what is she making them out of? I hope your oven is fixed now, that was nice of Harvey to fix it for you.

How are you getting on with your washing Mel, is it warm enough to peg out now or do you still have the frost around. It's not to bad here, no frost, plenty of clouds so hardly any sun around though.

Missed your post there AnnG, sorry to hear your back is still sore, I hope it eases soon for you. Don't over do things, try and rest if you can. Maybe a hot bath might help if you have one. Your OH sounds busy cleaning the conservatory blinds, it'll look good when it's all finished.

Morning All,

Dull and quite chilly but no breeze out there today.

Oh Mandy it must really bring it home to you when you see a neighbour go off in an ambulance. I hope the lady will be ok and I should think it must be the virus she has with that level of protection they were wearing.

It sounds as if it is just as bad at other chemists, I must admit I was wishing we had a shooting stick if I needed to fetch our medication. :-D OH was at the pharmacy an hour before they opened today and sat on a wall and he was first in the queue. They were taking ages though and hadn't even got the till set up when he went in (2 people at a time) or had our prescriptions ready, so he said it took them quarter of an hour to just serve the first 2 customers. They hadn't got 2 of our medications either so it means going back yet again with more queuing!! The doctor hadn't given OH the usual 2 months of the new dosage of one of his medications so he only has a month of that as well so will need to go back sooner for that now. I really don't know how these things are helping us all stay in. :-S He was muttering 'shambles' and 'disorganised' when he got home as they were just like this before this happened and don't seem to have seen a need to 'up' their game because of it.

Lids to plastic boxes are a nightmare and I have the same trouble. If there was some kind of marker or tape that didn't wash off you could number the container and it's lid so you could easily find the right lid but I don't know of any! Vera I had a chuckle at your experience with the dogs. My worst experiences have been with cats, thankfully not here but at a previous address. I had a lovely bed of heathers and every weekend I would find it decorated with clumps or even cumberland sausage shapes sitting on top all over it. What a pong and job to separate it from the heather. People say they bury it.......not always! I have a feeling I never mentioned how lovely your previous garden and koi pond were and such a great view at the back. It was a credit to you. I have changed the bedding today too.

The garage freezer has been sorted better now and we have boxes and bags at the ready for our delivery this afternoon. I still couldn't even get onto the Asda site at quarter to midnight last night, but did manage to get a Tesco slot for 3 weeks time so that was good.

I want to see if I can start a painting later as all I seem to be doing is think about shopping, sorting food, cook and do HW. I cleaned the lounge windows and patio door earlier and hoovered the lounge rugs and hall.

Hubby is still ploughing through notes and phone calls but will help me with the waterfall rocks in the morning if it isn't raining. They have sagged a bit at the sides over the last couple of years and need soil packing under them to level them again. The bigger slate rocks are quite heavy for me on my own..

Well good old Harvey has been up and fitted the new cooker element . The trouble is the back of the oven has corroded away in a quite large area, He thinks this has happened because the oven getting HOT then cooling down I can't believe this could happened, but who am I to say. !!!! So t looks like a new double oven will be needed shortly. Eos said she wants the ovens moved to a different part of the kitchen, as she can't reach the controls very well. (MORE EXPENSE) I haven't used those words in a long time) lol lol.

anyway he has gone home without making any contact with us. When I went to make the coffee, he went out to the front garden, thats how careful he is being.

He has allot available with Sainsbury's, so we can send him our list of needs, by Email, and he will order for us. We have told him to keep a record of what he is spending, so we can settle up later.

Now we have the job of getting everything back in place in the kitchen. Ros has scrubbed the floor,and has let it dry. So now we can get everything sorted

No sign of any movement in the close, not even one person out walking. It feels quite weird being so isolated. But we are all in the same boat, so must just get on with it.

Boiled Onion Roll for tonights meal. Ros made ours, and one for Harvey, before I was up this morning. So no cooking for me today.


See you all soon. xxxx

gill yes it does look better for them having a good clean.

Annx Even more frustrating that the prescriptions were not even sorted once your OH got into the shop.
Gosh you were lucky getting a Tesco slot. Not sure I have the energy to stay up until 12 to try for a slot. I try off and on but nothing doing here.

Frank, it will be nice to have a new oven. How old is the one you have got, sounds as if it is quite old if it has corroded.

My problem with lids and plastic boxes is storing them, the lids are particularly awkward and invariably all fall out of the cupboard when looking for just one.

Trying not to sit too long but that is hard when it is cold outside so no encouragement to go out into the garden.
Might make a card now. I will soon have enough for two years worth of birthdays.