General Chat

That's good news about your foot Vera and, as AnnG says there's no temptation to overdo it under the current situation. We still need to do a lot outside and I can't see it all getting done before the weather is bad. At least we don't have our old, huge gardens anymore, so it isn't such a big job!! His lordship says he will weed the front garden tomorrow morning, probably because he's found another footie ground that is in the sticks to go to in the afternoon! :-S

Well yes AnnG, Richard, the tutor does live in Dorset, I think at Swanage! Do you know or know of him through your photography group? You can see the beach where he lives through his window on the screen.

They are doing huge alterations to one of the carveries down road less than a mile away that was only built a few years ago. It has been closed while they extend it with far more space, much of it outdoor and covered and also areas with huge 'jumberellas' over tables. There will be an outdoor icecream service too. It looks like they are going to be more covid friendly whatever happens.

I had a nice little £25 prize from ERNIE this morning!! :-D It does pose a problem of how to cash the cheque though? Not that I want to go inside any bank yet, my local bank in the next village has gone and they transferred me to one on the edge of the city which also closed last year, meaning the city one is the next option and they are under restriction so I can't and wouldn't want to go there. I must check it out as I think the post office will accept their cheques, otherwise I will have to post it to them I think.

Annx congratulations on the win, hope you can find a way to pay it in. I think cheques still last 6 months.
No that is not the same person. I was thinking of a photographer who posts photos on line but he is from West bay near Bridport.

Ann yes the post office will take cheques but you have to put them in an envelope with your sort code, account number, number of cheques and total value and the post office stamps it. You just put the cheque in and fill out a paying in slip and pop that in with the cheque. I was a bit wary at first but it has been ok a few times now. I get a wayleave payment each year for the electric poles in the garden which reminds me I have a cheque to take to the post office.

I have had to do that for a while now. You seem to be having a good year or so on Ernie. Maybe you will be able to go to the new carvery once its finished if they have tables outside and well spaced apart.

Very intereting about the swede Anng. I have never thought of putting one in the micro but do find it very hard to cut through some swedes. I miss the ones we used to grow ass they were so tender. I sometimes do mine the Devon way or just plenty of butter and pepper. I may just ry that though.

Vera so the doc thinks it will heal on its own then. Its nice to have the choice to use thier shoe or your own. I hope you get on ok with your own though they sound nice and sensible.

Evening all,

Oh Jane so lovely to see you popping in <3 <3 hope the blood transfusion can help and your soon home again .

Vera that is good news about your foot ,i bet your very relieved you don't need an op on it and its good to know you can have the special shoe should you feel you need it .

AnnG that was good you remembered the hardy geranium in the garden and got it out for the winter ,when you pay a lot for a plant you don't want the frost getting to it so you lose it .
I really need to cut my fuchsia's back but they are still flowering well so i've left them for now .
You will have to let us know how you go on with the swede in the microwave ,i was going to say you'd have to pierce it well but see you don't have to , i hope it doesn't blow or thee would be a heck of a mess .

That was a nice little surprise win this morning Ann you could treat yourself to more paints ,your little water colour you've done is lovely ,really pretty and for a first attempt is a brilliant start .

I have decided to crochet a Gingerbread house for a little christmas decoration for the children ,might fill it with sweets ,i saw a picture of one on FB and thought i could do that so wish me luck as i'm doing it with no pattern ,so far i have cut the frame out of ice cream tub lids , bottom,sides and roof and i'm going to crochet the shape and make it so i can slip the plastic between the two layers to make it have a bit of body then decorate it with snow and flowers etc.

Hope Frank is ok and has managed to get some more tablets to help his attacks must be awful for him ,i hope we soon get to see the old cheeky Frank back <3

What a good first attempt Ann. I thinks its lovely and can see the third from the right has a face on the trunk just like you see in real trees.

I started to clean the chickens out this afternoon and oh was mowing. He came up to me and told me it was 6pm and to come in out of the cold. I did as he said and I had only cleaned out the nest boxes so I left the rest till tomorrow.

Came in and had a cupps and then did the dinner and by the time we sat down it was 6.44pm. Much too early really but it seemed to please oh.

Mandy can't wait to see the crochet gingerbread house you must let us have a picture. I shall have to have a look and see if I can see any online as I don't do facebook.

Thanks Mel I will try that with the cheque. I'm sure I read that I could use the post office when they closed the branch last year. I know OH has an address to send them to for his bank. How is the new cordless hoover.....have you tried it and hoovered everything in sight? :-D

AnnG thank you so much for passing on that swede tip! I love swede as it is much better for sugar levels and calories than potato but it is a devil to peel and cut up. That sounds a brilliant way to prepare it with far less fuss and bother for having it mashed.and we have it at xmas mashed with pepper and butter like Mel says. Otherwise just mashed with pepper. I've just put a swede on my next order! :-)

I've emailed a pic of the painting.

Dear All

A small message to say hope you have a peaceful time
over the weekend.

Take gentle care of each other
Love Elizabeth, EOS
xx

Oh Mandy the crochet Gingerbread House sounds really nice and you can decorate it just how you want too. What a good idea to use the ice cream tub to strengthen it too and it will keep the shape as well. I look forward to seeing a pic when it's done.

I forgot you were hoovering yesterday Mel. Did you try the cordless? Yes I think it has gone very cold tonight. We have had the heating on in 10 minute bursts for a couple of weeks now, especially in the evenings.

They are going to rejig the big island on the main road just along from here. It's where all the accidents keep happening and the railings keep getting bent and knocked over. We thought the last 'improvement' they did last year was really dangerous. It has 3 or 4 lanes going round it and they put an extra little island between 2 of the lanes that you couldn't see as you followed round to the right until you were on top of it as the island is thickly planted with tall bushes. This island caused a car to flip over and land in a garden recently. It has traffic lights at each of the 4 junctions but people approach that fast they can't keep in their right lane around it.

I'm off to bed now, hopefully for a good night's sleep. Hope everyone else has a good night and that our aches and pains all vanish overnight.....now wouldn't that be great! :-)

The little painting is sweet Ann everything you try is so good, you are very talented.
Goodness that was early to go to bed, if .i did that I would wake at twelve and not get back to sleep. Hope you sleep better tonight.
Mandy that sounds lovely I look forward to seeing the gingerbread house.

Yes Ann hoovered through yesterday with it.

Late one last night Mel? Just having a cup of tea then going for my shower. OH having his cup of tea and will probably take himself back to bed for half an hour as he was up before me on his computer. Very grey and misty here so far.

Good morning AnnG and all

Another grey, damp day. I slept fairly well and was up early but goodness knows what I am going to do with myself all day. I feel as though I am slowly going round the bend. I am not good at taking things easy. A day or two of inaction is fine but it’s been 4 weeks now without even a short walk. Oh well, enough of my moans. I’m just feeling sorry for myself so I’ll give myself a slap on the wrist and put a smile on my face :-)

I hope the transfusion has given you a bit of a lift Jane.

Have a good day everyone whatever you’re doing.

EDIT. I meant to say how good your painting is Ann. I love the colours. You have so much talent

Morning AnnG ,morning all.

Heavy drizzle here ,Colin was hoping to paint a bit more of the fence but that's out the window so we might turn out another kitchen unit .

Hope everyone had a good night's sleep ,I woke about half past one for a wee and then slept til seven when I got up and made a cuppa .

Love to Jane ,hope having the blood has helped you <3

Morning Vera you popped in while I was typing .

Morning all,

Lovely and sunny here this morning with a bit of wind and blue sky with wispy white clouds.

Slept well and oh did'nt wake me this morning so I slept till 10am.

Hope Jane is feeling better today and has good weather for the weekend. Sending love and wishes for a good weekend.<3 <3 <3

Done the shopping list for Tuesday this morning and have to go to the shop for some bits and pieces and deliver the eggs.

Morning Mel,

Sorry Elizabeth i meant to add enjoy your weekend and where ever you are stay safe .

Just stopped for coffee the sun's out so we have been outside taking the gazebo down ,Colin on the steps, I'm holding the bag for the screws and caps .

afternoon all, Weather started off bright and sunny, then turned DULL. No rain so that's a bonus.

Got another supple of tablets from the Dr yesterday, with a new one that I have to start when the current ones run out.

Have been out in the car with Ros this morning. There is a lady in the village who Ros knows from choir. She has a big walnut tree in her garden, and knowing how Ros likes "WET WALNUTS" she bought a bagful to her yesterday. Eos bought a nice bunch of flowers as a thank you, we dropped them off this morning, We then went to Boots for more "MUFFLERS" for me. I can.. S't sleep without them. They block out any noise, including Ros's snoring . ;-) ;-) ;-) She wanted a few bits in Tesco's, so I sat People watching.. We then came home and had lunch.

I have got a nice piece of BEEF from the freezer for tomorrows dinner, Tonight I expect it will be a TAKEAWAY. and watching T.V.

I'm off for a read of "CAPTAIN TOM" a very interesting book about a chap who seems to have led a wonderful life. If you get a chance to read it, please do so, I am sure you will enjoy it.

Stay safe, and enjoy your weekend. xxxx

afternoon all, Weather started off bright and sunny, then turned DULL. No rain so that's a bonus.

Got another supple of tablets from the Dr yesterday, with a new one that I have to start when the current ones run out.

Have been out in the car with Ros this morning. There is a lady in the village who Ros knows from choir. She has a big walnut tree in her garden, and knowing how Ros likes "WET WALNUTS" she bought a bagful to her yesterday. Eos bought a nice bunch of flowers as a thank you, we dropped them off this morning, We then went to Boots for more "MUFFLERS" for me. I can.. S't sleep without them. They block out any noise, including Ros's snoring . ;-) ;-) ;-) She wanted a few bits in Tesco's, so I sat People watching.. We then came home and had lunch.

I have got a nice piece of BEEF from the freezer for tomorrows dinner, Tonight I expect it will be a TAKEAWAY. and watching T.V.

I'm off for a read of "CAPTAIN TOM" a very interesting book about a chap who seems to have led a wonderful life. If you get a chance to read it, please do so, I am sure you will enjoy it.

Stay safe, and enjoy your weekend. xxxx

Good to see you posting Frank. So you have been out in the car people watching that made a nice change from reading your book at home. Its good you have some more tablets from the doctor. Frank is the book about Captain Tom Moore?

Did the shop this morning and delivered the eggs to next door. Ed still has his right arm in its sling thing and will have for two more weeks. He had to have plates put in around the top joint with 6 screws. They say he will never be able to lift his arm anymore than shoulder height.

Its just come over cloudy here after a lovely sunny morning.

Oh has the digger all back together but it won't start. He thinks the battery has had it as he's had it on charge.

I also forgot to say to Elilzabeth enjoy your weekend whatever you are doing and I hope its a pleasent peaceful one. Stay safe. <3

Wonder if H & G are at Jane's today? Hope they all have a good weekend too and sending love to all. <3 <3 <3

Afternoon All,

I hope you have a nice weekend too Elizabeth,

I had a good sleep last night. It usually takes at least 2 hours for me to drop off and I woke at 7.00am for the loo then slept till about 8.30am which was a bit late for taking my tablets.

That's good you have got some tablets now Frank, but don't forget that alcohol won't help either. That was nice of Ros to get some flowers for the gift of the walnuts.

I got another letter giving me money this morning. It was for a £141 pound refund from HMRC! I thought it might be a scam, but the website it refers to is right. It says I need to go into my personal account to claim it. Why do I need to claim it if they owe it to me?? Anyway if I don't do this they will send me a cheque in about 2 months time. No explanation of how the figure is made up or arrived at. I do wish they had left the tax deduction on interest to the banks and building societies. One good thing at last is that they have stopped putting full N I Nos on correspondence.....a gift to fraudsters,

I took my camera out to get some shots for the photography homework. I don't think I've seen so many tractors in the fields..........lots of mud on the roads too! I noticed how dirty my car is but it hasn't been washed since February so it's not surprising.

I did a bit of hoovering when I got back but the battery needed charging.......OH forgets to plug it in after he uses it.

Strictly tonight!