General Chat

Snap AnnG :-). We posted at the same time. I hope you and OH have a better day too.

Morning all,

Thanks for son's birthday wishes and Happy Birthday to Mr Mel I hope he enjoys his day .

I have to go up to boots to pick OH'S tablets up but apart from that just got the usual things to do today ,bit chilly for outside jobs ,there was another frost this morning but sun's up so most of it has gone .

BBL

Morning Mandy and all,

Sunny here too after a very hard frost last night. Even the wood round the ponds had rime on it and I hav'nt seen that for a while.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANDY'S SON . Hope you have a great day and lots of pressies from the children. X

Got up this morning and did an Ann as I thought it was Saturday .

Afternoon All,

<3HAPPY BIRTHDAY to MR MEL and MANDY'S SON <3 I hope you both enjoy your day and have some nice eats and pressies! :-D What did you get OH Mel? I see you have lost a day this time!

Sunny here too, but I hadn't had any shuteye at all by 5.30am, so we both slept in late as OH was tired as well! OH is in a meeting now and the weeding he was going to do looks like being done tomorrow now.

That's good Sandra got some nice pics of the fireworks to share Gill. Is she new to Facebook? I bet she enjoyed getting some 'likes' if she is.

AnnG I doubt I will actually watch more than a couple of the craft sessions tomorrow, some clash times with each other and, as I said, I have till the end of December to watch all the ones I want to see. As for the online courses, now the photography one has finished I only have the art one and think that is enough at a time for me with the homework to do. The others I've signed up for, (apart from a one session, free one one afternoon making gift boxes), are all art ones too, just a few weeks each and they just follow each other after this one. Like Mel has said, it is the day to day running a home and getting meals that ruins my concentration if anything, with having to stop in the middle of doing things all the time. Having to focus on something distracts me from discomfort and aches and pains.

Better get some more of my Asda order sorted ready for Sunday and then a friend has sorted us a zoom meeting this afternoon. Neither OH nor I have seen any of our friends face to face since last March. I doubt it will happen before next March either, if then!

OH is ready to do the word wheel and crossword! What exciting times we have!

Annx yes it must be good to have distractions from your pain, it was what I was saying to OH, because his eyes are affected he has nothing to distract him. He used to always be on the PC looking at youtube or else he would be mending things like other people's phones or golf trolleys, now all he can resort to is going to bed and dozing.
I do find my card making helps me when OH's problems all get on top of me.

I should really be out in the garden doing things but it was very cold earlier and I started sorting Christmas cards out and now it is warmer out there I have lost the will to go out.

And also I sent a note to the surgery this morning so if OH is asleep I have to be here to answer the phone and wake him.

Gill, I don't know if you are able to print things off but if you are I have a poppy poster that can be coloured in and put in your window, I thought Sandra would enjoy colouring it.

And anyone else interested of course.it was downloaded from our local paper.

We've abandoned gardening today too AnnG. It is quite chilly out there. Does your OH like the radio? They have some good programmes he might like to listen to and you may be able to get it through the tv as well. I think you can dim computer screens too but I haven't ever tried to do it on my laptop and it may still not be enough for him. It is such a shame you are in this predicament. I hope you get a quick response to your note. Yes making your cards is a good distraction too. One of the courses I am doing is to paint Christmas Cards so that should be cheery.

I was thinking I might write a bit of my family history to do something different, particularly about my grandmother's cottage which had no electric. I have a few ideas, so might do it over the winter.

Ann I bought him a fleece jacket in two tone blue nice and warm for the winter and not for painting or mowing the grass in or fiddleing with the digger and mowers.

Oh said he had it in his hands for about four minuets before I whisked it away and hung it up in his wardrobe. He did try it on and its a perfect fit.

He thanks you all for your birthday wishes.

Annx I will mention the radio to him, he listens to music and sometimes has Alexa playing music from the one by his bed. I think he has dimmed his desk top as far down as it will go, not sure about his laptop. The Ipad he has trouble with because of the size of the print. I did say to enlarge it!! A loy of the problem is he can't cencentrate because of the back pain.

About 10 years ago I wrote my family history story. I did put it on this board a chapter at a time, it went down quite well. I never had it published though. I also wrote a fiction story based on my life story (my younger days), never had that published either.

Mel the jacket sounds nice.

I like the sound of that fleece Mel. Are you cooking anything special for him tonight?

Yes, you do need something to distract you if you are in pain. I always try and lose myself in a book but I know that your OH can’t do that at the moment AnnG, but does he read much normally? If so, would he listen to audio books? If you belong to a library there are various library apps available for free where you can download books and audio books. I use Libby. Keeping my fingers crossed that you get a quick response to your note to the doctor.

Writing up some of your family history sounds a good idea Ann. I love reading other people’s stories. When the first lockdown started I decided that I would, at last, write up the tale of our trip to Russia in 2017. Have I done it? Er, no.... If I don’t do it soon I will have forgotten all about it.

At the moment I am lying on the bed again resting my foot and back which are both sore at the moment but I am feeling very pleased with myself. I have managed to get myself motivated to do a few things. I didn’t have a very good night again and got up feeling grumpy and sorry for myself so I gave myself a talking to and got started. While OH was clearing up all the leaves round the front and back.with his new blower/vac ( a boy with a toy!), I dusted and vacuumed round downstairs. I couldn’t manage the big vac but the cordless one was fine, though I had to sit down for a while after that. Then OH came with me and I managed a short walk to an acquaintance’s house to deliver a card for his 80th birthday. We were only out 15 minutes or so but it was great. It’s the first time in 6 weeks I’ve had a little walk and seen the outside world and, what’s more, the sun was shining :-D. After another little rest and a bit of lunch we lifted a few plants on to a surface that was comfortable for me. I had 5 lovely coloured leaf geraniums that I didn’t want to lose. OH had lifted them and dumped them in separate pots of compost just as they were, so I took out all the dead bits, cut them back and generally tidied them up. They are now in the greenhouse and I took some cuttings which are in the conservatory. While I was doing that OH planted up 6 pots of tulips for me. So it’s been a good productive day even if I am suffering for it a bit now.

The blue “RENEW” sign has been at the top of the page for a few days so I am going to renew my sub now. Sorry, you are stuck with me for another year.

Another year can only be all good Vera. My OH never ever reads a book, gardening and computer magazines, the occasional paper but never a book whereas I always have at least one on the go.
You have been busy, I hope you have not overdone it Vera.
I had a bad night last night so feel shattered now not having done a lot really. OH did half the lounge carpet with the cleaner but couldn’t manage the whole room his legs gave out so I finished it for him. I also did make a start on the dahlias but they were horribly wet and cold so gave up to be continued tomorrow.

Dear All

Hello

Yes, it's Friday again!

Hope your weekend is a peaceful and happy one.

Take gentle care of each other and your loved ones.

Your old mate, Elizabeth, EOS
xx

Thanks old mate and I hope you have a wonderful weekend whatever you are doing.

I am doing a lamb stew for tonight as he loves that. He asked me if I had put barley in it and I said yes and the dough boys are waiting to go in now. It has onions, leek, carrots, celery and the last of our runners in it one potato cut into 6 pieces and spring geens with it. Raspberry trifle for dessert and probably some of the chocolates his youngest sister sent him. It a wonderful box with a drawer and has choc and biscuits in it. Iv'e taken a photo. Its from Hotel Chocolate.

Vera I would say you have excelled yourself today. What a lot you got done between the pair of you. Good on you girl and I hope you wil sleep tonight.

When I get the audio books from the library I have to pay £2,75 each for them. Mum used to get them free as she was partially sighted with only seeing out of one eye.

Alexa or Echo can play a lot of nice relaxing music.

Have any of you still got the pics I sent of Vincent's masterpiece as I can't find them on my pc or the emails I sent. I need the pics please.

Have forwarded the email to you Mel

Mel, the fleece sounds really nice. I have one or two as they are cosy and not cumbersome. They dry quick if you wash them too which is a bonus in the winter. Your meal sounds just up my street and will you keep the biscuit/choc box once they have been eaten. It sounds good to store things in with having a drawer.

Fireworks are still going off here!

Thanks Vera much appreciated. I just can't find them on my pc.

Good morning all

It’s another bright, chilly day here. I have no plans for today. One day seems to be the same as any other lately and I only know it’s the weekend because the paper is delivered later. My foot is a bit painful after the little walk and all the standing I did yesterday but I might try another very short walk later when it warms up a bit. Have a good day whatever you’re up to. Might bbl

Sending a little wave ~~~~~~~ to our “mate” Elizabeth :-)

Morning Vera and all,

Glad you have sunshine Vera as its a reall grey day here but at least its not raining YET. Oh was hopeing to get some grass cut over these few nice days but ground has been too wet and squishy.

Usual things today, drop off the eggs and get the paper and a few bits.