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Island
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7 Apr 2021 16:11 |
How exciting that you can watch from the car Vera - don't forget your popcorn :-D
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SuffolkVera
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7 Apr 2021 16:30 |
Island :-D :-D :-D
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Mel Fairy Godmother
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7 Apr 2021 17:22 |
So you are looking forward to your trip out Vera. Don't forget to take a flask of coffee with you and you can park up and have a drink and watch the world go by. It will wash the popcorn down. :-)
O Island I hope the pain eases for you soon as you don't know how many muscles you use even just moving your arms when you ache so like that in the torso. Give doggie a nice gentle cuddle from me and I am sending you a very very gentle (hug).
Iv'e been out int he garden down by my shed trying to sort out what is growoing in my pots down there and what is'nt. I want to get them all back on the front of the shed so I can get to my strawberry plants in the old barrow as I hav'nt cleaned them up yet and they are showing signs of new growth. They want sorting and some will probably have vine weevils in them. There's a few runner that have rooted in the water trays too which will replace the ones I have lost.
Fish and chips night tonight and I must take the rubbish bag up as its bin day tomorrow.
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Annx
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7 Apr 2021 18:44 |
Just had a call from our surgery and my second jab is this Friday afternoon at the Racecourse so that is good! :-D She mentioned OH which surprised me as I hadn't and said they couldn't do his at the same time as his is AstraZenica and Friday won't be an AstraZenica day! I'm catching up with Vera now with my 2 outings over the next week, jab and hairdresser! Poor bruised Island! Don't cough or laugh! I remember being told off for making OH laugh when he cracked a rib. As you say, they have to heal on their own, so expect you will have colourful bruises there too.
I seem to have trouble getting off to sleep, but then sleep through without having to get up lately which is good, but means I get up late. :-S
That was good finding the steam mop instructions AnnG. You can have a read of it when the mood takes you now. That was a really good sum of money for the Willow Trust and how nice they explained how it will help them to help people as well.
We find 3 tomato plants plenty for us and to freeze, but you always need one or two extra in case they don't all thrive. The seedling growing in the old soil in a tomato pot from last year is definitely a tomato so I hope there will be more soon. I must cover the seeds I've planted with some bubblewrap tonight as it is really cold out there and there is a hole where a pane of class has slipped and lets cold air in.
I need to send off for a new potting tray for the greenhouse as my plastic one is crumblng! I thought about a metal one, then realised another plastic one will most likely out live my gardening capability......what a depressing thought! :-S
OH is thinking about footie maybe a week on Saturday, somewhere with few fans around. Surprise, surprise he got the hoover out and has done the kitchen, hall and lounge today, even pulling out the settees to hoover underneath. He is so predictable getting in my good books, but I'm not complaining. All I have done todayis clean the ensuite and cook lunch.
F&C sound nice Mel! :-D
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MillymollyAmanda
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7 Apr 2021 19:10 |
Evening all,
It's been a much better day here we've seen the sun today yesterday was a day of snow showers and was really raw with the wind .
Island sorry to read you had a fall down those steps thank goodness it's just bruising ,it could have been so much worse you could have broken some bones ,i hope the bruising soon heals ,it's a lovely photo of your little doggie and i see he's keeping his eye on you bless him .
Gill i hope they can find out whats causing the numbness in your mums side as the others said she's in the best place and they won't send her home till they find out whats what . Oh dear Sandra is naughty letting that young chap stay with her ,i hope he isn't just using her for a place to stay and probably for nothing too. She really should be careful if she lets him move in as he might then say he has rights to the place if they split up ,i don't know the ins and outs but i do think she should be careful letting him stay .
Vera i hope you have a lovely day out tomorrow at the tip :-D :-D you could take your camera and take a few snaps :-D
My tomato plants are really growing now ,the Marigolds are up and the Dahlias and i can just see the snap dragon seed popping up too ,the sweet peas for te hanging baskets are coming though it must be the warmth from te sun through the conservatory window ,i have to keep moving them though as Colin is still painting in there ,he's nearly done ,he's left the sides of the windows because we have the roller blinds up ,once we've sorted out the new blinds that bit can be done when he takes the old blinds down and puts the new ones up.
Anng that's a lovely amount that was raised for the Willow trust and nice to now how it will be used and how it will help so many people ,i'm sure T would have been so pleased as i'm sure you are .
Oh Ann that's good news your getting the second jab ,i had to smile at OH trying to get in your good books ready for footie :-D
Mel enjoy your F&C it's a nice easy meal and if you eat them out of the paper no washing up :-D
Hope Frank is ok
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Mel Fairy Godmother
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7 Apr 2021 21:15 |
That as a lovely amount raised for the charity Anng T would be so pl;eased to think he has helped so many people have a lovely time.
Mandy our F & C come in boxes and the chips in a paper bag. Oh's haddock was dreadful tonight it looked all dried up and I shall be complaining next week. The chips were better this week though as last week they were a bit hard.
Mandy its good your seeds are shoowing. Mine are still hiding in the compost apart from the tom plants but the others were old seed so I am not banking on them coming up. I have a mixture of sunflower seeds oh bought me for Christmas I hav'nt sown yet.
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Mel Fairy Godmother
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7 Apr 2021 23:34 |
Signing out night night.
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AnninGlos
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8 Apr 2021 07:12 |
good morning all 2 degrees here at the moment but still cloudy and grey. Set alarm on my phone to see if I would hear it without aids in but of course I didn't, woke up early anyway. Docs appointment at 0910 so just as well I did wake up. Now have to buy a travel alarm with a loud bell and possibly vibrating. I think I know which one to get. BBL
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Mel Fairy Godmother
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8 Apr 2021 10:38 |
Morning Anng and all.
Just started to rain a little here and its 9 degrees. Skies grey but its not so windy yet! Lets hope it stays like that as we could do with a calmer day.
I need to clean the chickens out so I hope it dos'nt get windy. I seem to have an egg eater suddenly. Usually by ThursdayI have at least a dozen and a half but I only have 7 this week so no eggs for Em next door. I must let her know so she c an buy some if she needs them.
Hope you can hear a new alarm clock Anng. Must be so frustrating not to be able to hear the phone. Do you carry your mobile with you all the time? Most of the time mine is switched off as I only tend to use it if I go out and the same with oh. He dos'nt take his out mowing anymore since he mowed over one and it went BANG. It was'nt till he came back down the next line he saw it smouldering in the grass.
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AnninGlos
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8 Apr 2021 11:06 |
Sunny here and 8 degrees at the moment. Mel, I try to remember to take my phone if I am out in the garden and also when I go out walking. Otherwise it is switched on but in the kitchen. sometimes I remember to take it upstairs with me and also when I have a shower I try to remember to have it in the bathroom but well away from the water. Living on my own makes me quite aware of possibilities of falls and needing to get help, especially after T's falling. I realise I have a lot less confidence than I used to have but I am sure that is because of staying in with covid restrictions more than anything.
Back from the doctors and she is sending me to dermatology at the hospital for the latest BCC as they are not doing them at the surgery at the moment. so I have to wait for a form to get an appointment.
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Annx
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8 Apr 2021 12:43 |
Morning All,
I was awake till 3.30am so not up early! It is much warmer and sunny here and no cold breeze.
Just getting lunch, salmon with cabbage and leeks, asparagus and peas, broc and a packet hollandaise sauce with mash just for OH.
Oh oh the dingers gone off! BBL
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AnninGlos
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8 Apr 2021 13:02 |
I didn't sleep at all well last night 'waiting' for the al;arm to go off which I was sure I wouldn't hear and I didn't of course. so I am lethargic today. Have managed to make myself clean the bathroom including washing the floor. (hands and knees job).
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Mel Fairy Godmother
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8 Apr 2021 13:05 |
Sorry you could'nt sleep last night Ann but a lie in always helps. What are you up to today after your lunch?
Just come in from my shed. I emptied out my pot of patio dahlias and saw some vine weevils so went through all the compost and I got out 36 of the little bu**ers. The bantams were delighted! :-D :-D :-D
There are so many tubers in that one pot I shall have to start them off in a seed tray and then if they shoot I shall divid them into a few pots. They are nice cos they have dark leaves and orangey pink flowers and are low growing.
Good idea to tke the phone with you Anng. Is'nt there a thing you can have to get in touch with someone if you should have a fall?? Think it is for people who live on their own.
11 degrees here and only a slight breeze but I got cold inthe hsed as I did'nt have a coat on or my faithful hat.
Going to get some lunch now too. Think I will have a salmon and cucumber sandwich and I will give oh a smoked salmon one or fishsticks. We had a fish day yesterday with pilchards on toast for lunch and F & C for dinner. Chilli tonight so nice and easy.
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AnninGlos
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8 Apr 2021 13:13 |
I think those alarms are for people who are liable to falls etc who have no support nearby. I carry my phone so I can alert my next door neighbour, she is my very good support person, nothing is too much trouble for them although I try not to abuse that. If I ever feel I need a personal alarm I will get one.
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MillymollyAmanda
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8 Apr 2021 13:18 |
Afternoon all
Bright at times here today and there was a lovely dry out I hot all my bedding dry .
Sorry some of you had a bad night I must admit I seem to go out like a light as soon as my head hits the pillow ,I usually get out a couple of times but soon go off again ,now you see tonight I probably won't.
I made some little biscuits this morning a Mary Berry recipe where you split the mixture into three ,one lot chocolate chip, one Almond and the other lot lemon and rolled in demerara sugar ,you are supposed to be able to get twenty biscuits from each piece but how you do that I don't know I managed to get fourteen from each piece and they were small but very nice .we tried them after our lunch .
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Mel Fairy Godmother
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8 Apr 2021 14:01 |
Coo sounds good to me Mandy can you save some for me please?
Just waiting for lunch to go down and then I am off out again. The suns gone now and its quite chilly so I shall wrap up well.
You have a very nice neighbour Anng and she looks after you very well.
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SuffolkVera
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8 Apr 2021 17:06 |
Oh dear Ann, it sounds as though you were falling asleep just as I was waking up. I couldn’t get back to sleep again so after an hour of just lying there I got my book out again. I did have another hour of sleep later but was still up at 7.45. Still, I feel quite pleased as I got some jobs done indoors and spent an hour in the garden. I’m feeling a bit weary at the moment but I am expecting Mr Sainsbury sometime in the next hour so it’ll be wiping down again. Nothing missing and only 1 sub so that’s good. The order included a veggie quiche for us to have tonight but I am not sure what to have with it. Normally I’d do a salad but a lot of salad stuff is upsetting my tum at the moment.
I’ve got loads of tomato seedlings through, far more than we’ll need particularly as I am not supposed to have much tomato. I’ve also planted some wild rocket today. That doesn’t upset me like lettuce.
It’s suddenly come over very grey and dark so I think it might rain. It’s not been a bad day, sunny spells and cloud and a bit warmer than yesterday though there was still a stiff breeze.
Mandy, your biscuits sound pretty good to me. My trip to the tip isn’t till next Tuesday. Tomorrow I shall go into town to collect my meds, Monday it’s the optician, Tuesday the tip and then the hairdresser on 22nd. I know how to have a good time :-)
Must go, Sainsbury’s are here.
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Gillx
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8 Apr 2021 17:19 |
I had a terrible migraine yesterday so didn't come online, I thought it best to keep away from the laptop screen, I still had the migraine when I went to bed. Thankfully it's just a headache today.
I've spoken to Sandra on the phone today and she's moved to another hotel, it was cheaper and included a breakfast, although for some reason she didn't get the breakfast this morning. Her boyfriend has been arrested again for contacting his ex-girlfriend, he never learns, so Sandra's not very happy now. I did mention to her not to let her boyfriend go onto her deeds so hopefully that won't happen or like you've said on here she might end up losing her flat if he puts in a claim for half of it. I think he's still going to be living with her though so anything could happen in the future.
Mum had her brain scan and it came back okay, they said it's sounds like she's had a few mini strokes, which is what she thought, so she can't drive for a month as that's the rule with the DVLA, not that mum will listen and will probably be back driving before the month is up.
I got my appointment through for my scan, it's next Wednesday 14th April, which is the same date Sandra maybe completing on her flat, so because OH is working the night before and will be in bed most of the day then he's taking me to the hospital, he won't be able to take Sandra to pick her key up until the following day and then it'll have to be in the afternoon as he'll be in bed again most of Thursday with working Wednesday night.
We're having our gas metre put in tomorrow and a roofing company are coming around to do a quote for the chimney in the kitchen to be taken out and the roof made good, so we're going to have a busy day tomorrow. I could do with a diary to keep track of all the appointments and dates things are being done. OH got hold of a bricklayers number which I'll need to ring about the re-pointing and once Sandra gets her keys we'll be helping her move in, so it looks like we're going to be really busy over the next few weeks.
We're giving Sandra one of our sofa's, a bed and a wardrobe so we'll need to organise a van to drop it off at her new flat as well. So it's all go here at the moment. OH has gone down the tip again with yet more of the hedge rubbish.
I see you have an outing at the tip Vera, with popcorn and a flask of coffee lol ;-) ;-) ;-) It's a pity you have to book a slot though and it's not like our tip where you can come and go as you please, whenever you like.
Sorry to hear you're still sore Island, I hope you feel better soon.
That was a lot of money raised AnnG, I bet that was a nice surprise for you.
The biscuits sound delish Mandy and you made more than the recipe stated. Can't be bad :-)
I hope you have a better night's sleep tonight Ann, there's nothing worse than not sleeping well.
It sounds like you've been busy in your garden Mel. I'm not bothering with any tomato plants this year as the greenhouse still isn't up with the hedge rubbish being in the way and by the time that's gone and we've made space for the greenhouse to go in, it'll be to late in the year.
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Annx
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8 Apr 2021 19:25 |
Goodness you'll need a 'page a day' diary soon to put everything in Vera! Looks like we got a night of sleep between us. Hubby finds too much salad doesn't agree with him, but your mention of Rocket has reminded me to order some seeds! I hope it was a speedy wipe down.
Gill, you wanted to get moving with your house and it sounds like you are on an express train now! It's good though as once some things are in place you can start others. Sandra's boyfriend doesn't sound like good company for her. Fancy getting arrested again and I wonder why he was stopped from seeing his ex girlfriend.....some kind of restraining order? It doesn't sound like good news. Sorry you had a migraine. Was it the paint fumes do you think? They give me a headache sometimes. At least you know what was the matter with your mum now, but as you say I doubt she will do as she's been told about not driving! Best wishes with your scan, it will soon be done now.
Your biscuits sound very nice Mandy, I would like all the flavours! lol. :-D Are you making anything nice at the moment?
Oh Mel, it sounds like those beady-eyed bantams enjoyed the vine weevils! Your Dahlias sound nice. I haven't grown any since we changed the garden, but they would be nice in pots I think.
As well as having to get my friend to host the weekly zoom meeting tomorrow, as I will be being jabbed, I have realised the broadband switchover will be tomorrow as well, no time specified! They have said they will ring us a quarter of an hour before they do it. If we haven't heard by then I shall go for my jab on my own and OH can stay behind as they will ring on the home number. I'm not sure they will deal with him though as he isn't the account holder. He will have to give them my mobile number if they won't. Once the broadband has been switched I can get onto SKY and see if we can sort that out next! In case there are any problems with the switchover I have been busy today getting the food order done that's due Sunday. Still no lamb shanks of any description for the second time and a few other things out of stock.
OH has been having various aches and pains today..........it must have been the hoovering he did yesterday I think. Shall I tell him he needs to do it more often to get his muscles used to it? :-)
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Gillx
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8 Apr 2021 19:38 |
Love the pic Island, such a cutie <3
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