General Chat

Morning all,

Raining here and it does seemed to have cooled down a bit ,how did we all sleep last night ,I kept waking up it was so hot and i heard it thunder a couple of times .

We just off to pick up some wood Colin ordered from the merchants yesterday it should be all laid out ready to pick up ,he's going to make some veg troughs so should keep him busy for a while .

Good morning all. Steady and fairly heavy rain here at themoment so no need for watering. Hoping the rain will take the temp down a bit. Slept ok last night with just a sheet on, worst problem was, somebody lit a bonfire about 9.30pm and because the windows and doors were all open the house smelt of bonfire when we went to bed.

Nothing much to do today so a lazy day I think.

Morning Mandy, Anng and all,

So you both have the rain too this morning, so do we and grey sky with it. It did cool down a lot yesterday and was really quite chilly in the wind that came up. Still windy this morning too.

Usual shop this morning for a few bits and pieces and egg delivery. I do miss the boys and having a chat about what they have been doing. We get Sam two packets of small gingerbread men with our shopping each week and he always says thank you from a distance. Em can't get them from where she shops and Sam's a fussy eater so if he likes something he gets it. He dos'nt eat chocolate so has these instead.


I slept well last night and am glad you got some good zzzz's in Anng, Mandy too inbetween the thunder.

Morning all

Sunny here but a lot of clouds around so I'm expecting some rain before the day's out. OH cut our lawns again yesterday so they look better, they seem to be growing quite fast at the moment with the mixture of sunshine and showers we've had. We noticed late last night there were lots of slugs and snails all over the grass near the big border, so I held a torch while OH picked them all up with some kitchen roll and put them in the garden bin. He said he wasn't doing it again, but at least we got rid of around 30 of them, so my plants should be less effected now.

I slept okay last night Mandy, probably because I was shattered after not having much sleep all week, not being able to lock the door the other night didn't help either, I feel more human today though. I hope the rain stops soon for Colin, so he can build the veg troughs, what veg are you growing?

Pleased to see Barry turned up to do some gardening Frank, it'll save Ros doing it with her sore arm, I hope the swelling goes down soon. How are you feeling today, any better?

Fancy someone having a bonfire AnnG, I hope the smell of it has gone out of your house now. I'm the same as you today and don't have much to do, so I'm going to catch up with a few recorded programmes and take another look at OH's tree. I was so busy yesterday I didn't have a chance to do anything, so I'm hoping I can find more people to add today. Pleased to see you slept okay, it's not easy when it's so hot is it? I see you have a hair appointment soon, I bet you can't wait.

You seem to be having lots of dreams lately Mel, do you normally dream or is it the hot weather causing them. I dream occasionally but can never remember them in as much detail as you do. How nice of you to buy Sam some gingerbread men, I bet he looks forward to that each week. Nice of him to say thank you, not many of the youngsters say thank you anymore. I was brought up to remember my P's and Q's as a child, so always thank people. Although I never got the Q's bit as Thank you begins with a T. I wonder what the Q stands for. :-S :-S

You're braver than me helping your OH with his blood Ann, I'm like him and don't like needles either. How did your zoom meeting go with your beading friends, are you making anything at the moment?

Thinking of Jane today. Hope you're starting to feel less tired Jane and Thomas has come home now.

Good morning gill, yes looking forward to losing some of this thick hair, it is so hot.

Ps and Qs. One explanation (there are many) is the following:

Another proposed origin is from the English pubs and taverns of the 17th century. Bartenders would keep a watch on the alcohol consumption of the patrons; keeping an eye on the pints and quarts that were consumed. As a reminder to the patrons, the bartender would recommend they "mind their Ps and Qs". This may also have been a reminder to bartenders not to confuse the two units, written as "p" and "q" on the tally slate.

another one is to do with the writing of p and q when learning to write as children get muddled as to the position of the 'tail'. :-) :-)

It can also mean Performance and Quality and Pennies and Quarters as in pennies and farthings.

yes there are loads of different meanings, I just put the ones that I liked best.

I have just lost a VERY LONG POSTING. Gawd only knows how or where it went, but I am going to do the same.

Stay safe, will see you later. xxxx

Afternoon All,

We have had 2 short showers this morning and the wind has got up now. At least it has watered the garden as has been said.

I knew it would be a palaver with OH doing this blood test.We laid all the stuff out on a new big plastic blotter we haven't used yet, cleaned his finger with the wipe, pricked it and blood appeared. Well you had to squeeze a drop onto a small square on the test strip and he kept twisting his finger out of mine to look and so it trickled down the side of his finger instead. So we had to use the second finger pricker they provided and do it again with me wrestling to keep his finger in the right place. Well I think we'd used all his blood up the first time as it wouldn't drip. They had also provided a pipette to suck the blood into to use so we did that and managed it then. Then 2 drips from another tube in another tray on the test strip and wait 5 minutes before taking a photo to email to them with the questionnaire. The test strip had a blue line and that would change colour and possibly other lines appear if you had antibodies, but his didn't change. I did tell him it looked as if he was pregnant to me which made him chuckle. :-) After he had sent the photo off, he said he needed a lie down after having 'surgery'. :-)

They have finished building the big canopy that's like one of those roofed open car standings with wooden pillars, at the asian house now. There's less room for cars to park but family were there last night and were talking so loudly I had to turn the telly up. I knew the noise was from there as they talking in what sounded like Punjabi.They went fairly early though so I had a good night's sleep till I woke with someone turning a car round in our drive at 7.10am, also someone in a yellow work jacket standing at the side of it talking loudly. I nearly opened the window to ask what he wanted with being on our drive, but remembered I was starkers! Why does everyone need to talk so loudly when they know people may be in bed?

We had to give up on the cryptic crossword after lunch after only 2 clues. I'm sure it depends on who writes them having minds that work like your own as some days they seem easier than others. I remembered to water the greenhouse earlier so am free now. :-D

I forgot to say before what another strange dream you had Mel. That is very kind of you to buy young Sam the gingerbread men. :-)

That was good getting rid of all those snails Gill. I must keep an eye open for them too after the rain. Good luck with your tree today. I must get back into mine again.

Mandy what a good idea for Colin to make veg trugs! It's much easier to do things at waist height. I shall be glad when we get round to clearing the rubble and soil left where the raised beds were so I can have maybe two. OH is thinking we should get a skip when we start on the garage so we could clear that into the skip too. I must read up what the latest rules are about what you can put in them. I look forward to seeing a pic of the bag. I bet Lacey was pleased with it.

What a nuisance getting other people's bonfire smoke in your house in the evening AnnG. It never seems to go in their own houses either. That was good getting a hair appointment. Yours is sooner than mine on the 14th. I'd noticed how much hotter I was with it longer too, yet it is nowhere near as long as I had it in the past.

Hi all,

I have a haircut appointment for 4thJuly 3.45 pm. I was thinking of asking for an estimate, but thought better of it. lol lol I enquired about Asha my hairdresser and was told she is no longer with them. When I asked where she had gone, she immediately said " I HAVE NO IDEA" Of course she would say that, knowing I would have gone to her. She has been cutting my hair now for over 10 years. So will be trying to find where she has gone.

Nice programme on Nat Geo, about the building of the BENTLEY CAR, well worth a look if that's something you might enjoy.

Madam is dozing on the sofa, I will wake her with a nice COT in a few minutes.

We are having Indian takeaway tonight, the only problem is, I have mislaid the MENU. So will have to go online to see the menu, before ordering.

I've watered the greenhouse this evening/afternoon. The tomatoes are coming along fine, as are the runner beans up the sticks by the fence. So something to look forward to when they are ready.

What a todo with your OH and his blood sample, I did have ate smile about having lie down after surgery. Typical MAN lol lol

It would be nice to have waist high planters. It would certainly be easier for Ros, rather than having the VEG PATCH.

Barry has made a really nice job of Tony's garden next door. It's the best I have seen it in a long time. My lawns aren't looking too good, I an thinking I might get GREEN THUMB back to look at it. as they did the summer treatment last Tuesday.

Well I had better wake Ros or she won't sleep tonight. WHO am I kidding, she can sleep for ENGLAND.

Bye for now. xxxx
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Afternoon Annx and Frank.

Frank, we were informed that our hair cuts etc have gone up roughly 10% Which is perfectly OK as they can't have so many appointments and have to do all the cleaning between customers.

Yes the smoke was very unpleasant, it smelled acrid so not sure what they were burning.
That was a bit of a game with the blood letting!!!! At least he didn't faint!

It has been very showery this afternoon and OH has stayed in, of course there is some sport on TV now so that is better for him.

Its been nice and cool here with quite a strong wind ,just a couple of showers through the day but we did sit out this afternoon and watched the black clouds that kept blocking the sun out .

That was a to do with the blood taking :-D not many can say they are on first name terms with their surgeon though and private treatment with out a bill at the end :-D
Lovely photo's Ann the lady birds have come up well when i see them i thought of William because he had some to i seem to remember .
Yes we thought we could have a couple of veg troughs ,i thought it would give Colin some thing to do , i might have a couple of tall planters made too so you know who cant get to the plants .

AnnG that couldn't have been very pleasant having the smoky smell in the bedroom it seems to get into every thing and takes a while to go .
Your hair appointment is the same day as ours ,ours is 1-30 .

Gill not sure what veg we will have a go with yet depends whats about when Colin has made them .
Sounds as if you got rid of a lot of snails and slugs hope you put them in some thing or they will crawling around in your wheelie bin :-D

Wonder whats up with your lawn Frank ,did Barry cut to soon after green thumb ?
Hope you've enjoyed your Indian meal ,bet your watching the football now ,colin has it on as it's Norwich playing .

Mel i bet little Sam looks forward to getting his Gingerbread men each week ,nice to spoil them isn't it .

Well now i will send some photo's ,sorry they will be one at a time only you know i have no idea how to send them together so sorry about that .

I'm still waiting for a picture of you with longer hair Ann. We don't buy them for Sam as Em pays me for them when she pays for her eggs. Its just that they can't get them from Tesco where they have the delivery from.

Wrote this ages ago and oh talked to me and I went and did something else!! :-S

Lovely pics Ann and Mandy.

Max looks good and the flowers are beautiful but what does the sign on the trellis say please? Fuchias are great. Do you plants them each year or are they hardy ones?

Ann my bottle brush is out up in the border but its getting so big now I need oh to cut it back after flowering.

Ann i love the Bottle Brush plant i saw a small one of those when we went to get the compost a couple of weeks ago when i looked at the price i wasn't as keen it was £35 but they look so pretty .

Mel the Fuchias are hardy ,i had one main plant of each colour and the others are cuttings from them .
If you wonder why the wire is round the gardens it's for you know who who likes to find stones and at one time he would have a pull at the plants too so hence the wire but he is getting better if he eyes the plants up i just say what are you doing and his nose goes up in the air as if to say i'm not touching them .
The doggie sign says " Home is where someone runs to greet you .

Evening All
Thanks for all the lovely pics Ann and Mandy. We have no toms yet and seem way behind you.

Thank goodness it has finally cooled down.I had a dreadful hot and sticky night last night and am exhausted now so it is off to bed for me.

Good evening all

Well, my long walk in the hot sun did set off a migraine so I was fit for nothing for the rest of Thursday and all yesterday. It wasn't helped by it being impossible to sleep in the extreme heat. All yesterday it was about 28 degs and very humid. It suddenly cooled down about 6 this morning and we had heavy rain for a while. The rest of the day has been a mixture of short, sharp showers and sunshine but it is definitely cooler.

We had to go into town briefly this morning. It was only a 10 minute errand so we whizzed in and out again but as we got in the car OH asked me if I would like to go for a little drive. He drove all round the lanes and villages for about an hour and a half and it was lovely. I remarked on how pretty some of our Suffolk villages are and he said "Yes, it's a very gentle county" and, for once, he had hit on exactly the right word for it - gentle.

Thank you, ladies, for all the lovely photos. I haven't got any tomatoes set either Jane so you're not alone in being behind. Ann, I just love the ladybirds. Mandy, do you know the name of the fuschia with the delicate pink/lavender flowers? Oh, I am in love with Max.

On the subject of tomatoes, if you ever see the seeds on sale try Harbinger. They are just a bit bigger than Moneymaker and are an old English variety and the flavour is wonderful. I had a packet as a freebie 3 or 4 years ago and have been trying to find them again ever since. I've now found out that Kings Seeds do them and they are not a million miles from here so I will try to get some next year.

I have read all the posts bit by bit but I won't comment on them all as I can't look at a screen for long at the moment. I hope everyone has a good night now it's a bit less sticky.

Morning all,

Really windy here this morning but lovely and fresh out after all the heat , not a lot happening here today at the moment but I'm sure I'll find some thing that needs doing .Colin is going to cut his wood for the planters and he wants to make some new wooden caps for the fence posts ,one has gone missing over the churchyard some where and there are one or two rotten ones so that will keep him busy.

Vera I have no idea what the fuchsia is called we've had them for a few years now but I do remember they came from Roys, we like them as they flower away the whole summer.

Time for a coffee now before I find a job to do .

Good morning all sunny with cloud and very windy here so quite fresh. Although it wasn't fresh at 0730 when we had to get up and shut all the windows again because of another bonfire. :-( :-( :-(

Morning Mandy and Anng and all,

Same weather here Anng bright with sun and very windy. It blew the blueberry plant ove yesterday and ripped all the fleece I put round it and knocked off some of the fruit. I've only just got up so I hav'nt looked to see if it has torn it of in the night.

I have a little pink and mauve fuchsia that a friend gave me thats hardy. I must put it in the tub out the front with the clematis in.