General Chat

Good afternoon all,

Both Ros and I had our 2nd JAB Yesterday afternoon.I can't speak for Ros, as she is out with Martine, but am in a lot of discomfort. I had the injection in my right arm, as I am left handed. I can't bear to touch my arm, as the pain is quite severe.

How many of you have had your 2nd Jab, and what are your reactions. ???

I haven't done anything today, other than the veg for dinner. I am sitting in the armchair watching a bit of tele.

Might get back later.

I did a long post which I hadn’t quite finished, got distracted and when I came back it had gone walkabout! Goodness knows where it is :-|. This only seems to happen on the iPad so I’ll have to use the big computer more. I can’t redo it all now.

Gill, sorry to hear you are unwell but try and stay positive. You’ve been very sensible getting it checked. If there is something wrong you’ll get early treatment. If it turns out to be less serious you will be reassured. I don’t know if this will help reassure you but I suspect nearly all of us have had these scares at one time or another. I have had precancerous cells and polyps removed, have had bleeding, had scans and cameras and examinations in all sorts of unmentionable places but at 79 I am still leading a happy and active life. Stay strong and stay positive <3

Just been distracted again but this time my post hasn’t disappeared. It was our surgery on the phone booking us in for our second jab on Wednesday :-)

gill this looks interesting to know

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/get-more-help/find-a-trader-and-check-you-can-trust-them/

that is good then Vera getting the second jab, you sort of knew it must be imminent didn't you.

I find all sorts of weird things happen when I am on my Ipad, I much prefer to do long posts on the main computer.

Frank I had my second jab yesterday (Pfizer, my arm is a little bit achy but not really bad at all and not tender to touch. Did you have the Pfizer.

Evening All,

Sorry to hear you have this health worry Gill, but as others say, try not to worry. You are at an age I think when things can go a bit haywire! It does need checking though, just in case, but don't assume the worst at this stage, they are just being careful so they can treat it soon if it needs it.

I'm glad you are making some progress with your work on the bungalow and it's good you are getting someone to dig out the hedge. It was backbreaking work when we did ours at the old place and the stems were like tree trunks at the bottom it was so old and it was a much shorter hedge than yours. It sounds like they are concerned about the DPC being breeched doing the bricks, but it might be worth asking what it would cost to have an injected DPC as that may be cheaper than paying for rendering that would need repainting.

So you are all getting your second jabs coming through now so they should be moving down to the rest of us soon. Our Boots Chemist on the retail park where I had my eye test starts doing them on Monday, but I expect we will be sent to the Racecourse again.

I finished my vase of roses painting today (not impressed!) so I have a few weeks break now and can catch up in the greenhouse a bit and HW!! :-S OH did some notes this morning and watched the Rugby this afternoon.

It says in our account that we will be switched to fibre on the 9th April, so a while to wait as we keep having connectivity problems with Sky since we changed the router. At least I have no courses on the changeover day.

I saw the doctor called Chris with the coronavirus clock talking about the booster this morning AnnG. I suppose we may need one every year for now the way these new variants keep emerging, plus they don't really know how long the vaccines will last yet do they.

I wonder if it will be mayhem again next week with the rules being eased. My friend wants us to go to her house for beading next week. She said we could sit outside but I don't trust that will happen as I remember talk of going inside when they got cold before when things were eased. Two of us are going to wait a bit longer first.

Loads of washing to do tomorrow after the food drop and wipe down, ready to put out in the warm weather promised for Monday! I hope to get the jetwasher out then to do the slabs ready for sitting out eating and enjoying the garden. I must get some seeds planted too. I found some seeds I had saved in a paper bag the other day and just couldn't remember what they were. I was even going to send you all a pic to see if you knew and then I realised they were Snapdragon seeds!

Thanks everyone for all your support, I'm feeling a little better now and think it might just be an infection. I'll still ring the doctor on Monday though, just to make sure.

When you were talking about jet washing your flag stones Ann it reminded me about something I found in our garden and forgot to mention. There are lots of flags stones like a pathway here and there over parts of the garden so we're hoping they'll be enough to make a base for the greenhouse to go on as we brought ours with us from our old place. All we need now is to clear a space for the greenhouse to live, that's not to windy.

Since I cut some of the hedge down I can see more of the apple blossom trees, they are so lovely. I counted about 5 or 6 of them the other day and even OH has said how nice they look with all their white blossom and this is from the man who said he hates the mess blossom trees make lol. It's like a beautiful secret garden down there and can't wait until we can see it properly.

Are they white cherry blossom trees Gill? Unusual to plant more than one and a bit early for fruit trees with white blossom like apple.
Or....Almond trees range from 6-9 meters tall and have finely serrated leaves that usually appear well after the tree has blossomed. Flowers have five white to pale pink petals that fade to a magenta center.

Are they very tall established trees and are they in your garden our outside the fence?

Good morning all, I slept but not enough I guess, woke early but of course it was really earlier. so it will be a tired day today. 9 degrees, dry and grey outside. I had better get dressed. Nothing planned so could be a boring day I think.

Morning Anng and all,

Grey damp and 9 degrees here too really miserable but tomorrow is suppose tobe good so I will look forward to that. Anng you could make a couple of cards today to keep you occupied.

Gill I was going to say I did'nt think they could be apple trees as none of mine are out yet and I have two Beauty of Bath and they are the first ones out usually. They could be Prunas of soem kind though as they are out in the village. There's one thats really pink but the frost got it this year and turned it all brown. I think Franks flowering cherry used to come out about this time of the year but he had it cut down.

From the ariel photos I sent it looks like you have a lot of shrub down one side of the garden. You may have more there than you think.

Good morning all.

Could Gill's trees perhaps be pears?

I think they have white flowers and there is a tree with lovely blossom near here

Good idea Gwyn can't see my pears to see if they are in flower. They could be plum too. shall have a look at the old plum tree on our south facing wall.

Mel I have just checked and I already have 50 hand made cards waiting to be sent out as birthdays etc occur. But yes I may make a couple more.

I have just had brunch, very nice it was too, eggs, bacon, tomato and toast.

We hav'nt heard from Elizabethoftheseasons again this week I do hope she is ok.

Has anyone seen her on any other boards?

Hope she is safe and well.

Mel
I was wondering about plum too.
There are a lot of wild plum trees in flower near here at the moment.

Sounds as if, if they sre fruit trees, gill could have an orchard at the end of her garden.

Morning all, I won't say "GOOD" As last night Ihad a terrible fall in the kitchen.
I went to get a drink and a piece of cake, went to turn rounded must have caught me foot on the mat. DOWN I WENT like a sack of SPUDS. I managed to sit up, but between Ros and I I couldn't get to my feet. Good old Tony came to the rescue once again. When Ros rang him, he was in bed, and had to get dressed to come round. Got me into the armchair. where I sat until I went to bed.

My right side once again took the full force of the fall. I have a lot of pain in my right hip and my right arm. No shower this morning, just a wash down.I am in "Joggers" and T shirt, and that's how I will stay today.

I did the VEG for dinner today, last night. and this morning I have made the Yorkshire pudding, gravy and cheese sauce.Ros will cook dinner as and when we decide to eat. Roast Pork today

If I had that lot for breakfast, I would eat for the rest of the day.Ann. In fact all I have had is one COT and three bottles of water. I have such a rgurst on lately.

Ros has just found a bag of Gladioli, which she bought ad forgotten about. Is it to late to put them in now. ??? Suppose they will flower, even if they are a bit late. TWO CHANCES. lol lol

I am now going to refill my water bottle and sit in the conservatory with the paper and my book.

Ros rang to say goodbye to Conrad, but he was already at the airport, his flight is at 11.30 am so had to be there2 hours before. Eos thought his flight was this afternoon.



Stay safe everyone, speak again soon. xxxx

Oh dear Frank, do you need a mat in the kitchen, could you do without it, one of the chief causes of falls in the home I think. More bruises then I hope you have not done more permanent damage.
I won't eat much now until 7pm this eening.

I have just noticed that the apple tree is just starting to sprout.

Afternoon all,

Cloudy here and not very warm but at least its dry ,the wind is quite strong i heard it blowing in the night .

Oh Gill sorry your having problems i hope you can soon get an appointment and it's nothing serious .
Thats good your getting help to get the hedge out you would never have managed to get rid of it as there's so much of it .
It sounds as if the garden is really over grown it will be lovely to see what you have ,there might be some nice plants you can't really see .
When you've cleared it you can start getting it how you want it .
That's good you brought the green house with you too.
Just watch out that you don't need permission to render the outside of the bungalow as you will be changing the appearance of the bungalow ,wouldn't hurt to check first .

Oh dear Frank i hope your bruises soon heal if your really in pain tomorrow i would get the doc to check you over .
It sounds as if you need to get rid of that mat is that the one you tripped on once before .

Ann i wonder too what next week will be like as the schools are on holiday so there will be lots mixing again .
You were saying about your Snapdragon seeds reinded me i saved sme from ast year too .
I got a couple of packets of Dahlia seed ,Monty was sowing some so i thouht i would give them a go .
We had our new green house come last week, only another plastic one but it does the job and we can put it away for the winter .

Colin has put up my new retractable linen line this morning the old one was split you could see the wire where you twisted it round the hook i had visions of my washing all over the ground if it broke .

Afternoon All,

Very overcast here today, but at least no rain yet. I'm not a happy bunny as for some reason Asda have changed the time of our recurring delivery slot on our order twice since yesterday! We thought they had got muddled with the change of hour but it has gone from from 4pm-5pm to 6pm -7pm now, which messes up me watching the livestream. Also 4 things out of stock and 14 subs! Funny how the subs are often their own brands too. They keep reducing what you can buy, like 2 less magazines and no postage stamps anymore. I suppose if they give online shoppers less choice the pickers can do more orders. Not about the customer is it? You give them delivery instructions on the order ie to use carrier bags and put them in our containers, some of which have wheels which help and what do they do.......use no bags and dump things in their crates or leave carrier bags blocking the front door, ignoring our boxes at the side of the door. I am going to see what time our delivery actually arrives then ring them tomorrow as I wouldn't have just paid for a slot for another 12 months if they have changed the time.

Frank, I think we have said about getting rid of mats before as they can be death traps. If I had a mat in the kitchen, the way I cook and dish up I'd be forever cleaning it. You are lucky you haven't broken more bones but your body won't keep taking this punishment and you really need to make your home safer for you. I hope you haven't damaged your hip.

It does sound like Gill may have a little orchard of fruit trees! One house my parents lived in had an almond tree and that was very early flowering with small pink flowers. There could be damson too as they used to be very popular. It will be interesting to see what your trees turn out to be Gill.

I like the sound of your brunch AnnG, very tasty!

Mandy I had some seeds come yesterday, some climbing beans, carrots and some mixed dwarf french marigolds. I also found some pansy and viola seed, but don't remember which is which. I've also got nasturtium seed I saved too. I saw Monty planting his Dahlia seed and that big tuber! Those little greenhouses are ideal and keep the heat in nicely for growing things and you have done really well with yours.

Well I'd better get ready for the food drop now in case the time is a mistake and they arrive at the usual time.

Oh goodness, Asda are really playing up aren't they. That is a huge number of subs I had one thing unavailable (which was still available the night before so I reckon the picker just couldn't identify it and one short date apologised for.
I would complain if they have just changed your date.

I must have another look at my seeds too, I think I might have some more flower seeds. I am finding this bit of gardening emotionally hard as T always did any seed planting and I feel I am only doing it because he did and because I think he would want me to. This time last year he was hard at work out in the greenhouse and garden every day. Who knew he would not be here this year, I could not have guessed in a million years.