General Chat

Vera you did get some things done today if you have been in the garden for 15 mins and in the conservatory and a while in the garage and had a bath so I think you can be pleased with what you have done today.

Anng not more on the Duke on the telly tonight. I hav'nt looked at what we have on tonight yet.

Been done the shed repotting and sorting my plants that go outside it. Only just come in. Oh brought me out a cuppa which I drank in the shed which was very nice and I had'nt washed up the lunch things when I went out so he has done those too. If I keep doing the washing up I never get enough time to do anything in the garden after corning the chickens. three eggs today and only one broken.

Nice that Rachel Blackmore won the grand national. First time a women has one it so that will go down in history.

Burger for us tonight so nice and easy no chips as neither of us want them. A nicew bottle of Rose' to go with them. Its the only night I have a glass of wine or two or maybe three. :-D

Lovely to hear from Frank and know he's ok but poor Ros with her poorly tongue. It must be awful. I was wondering if all these strange things are happening after having our jabs? I seemed to come out in red spot on my body that were'nt there before and I had a funny tum after it too.

Gardeners world on tonight 8 o'clock

Evening all

Not much to report, ribs slowly easing but I'm not ready to boogie just yet. Still can't have a good cough and thankfully, my habitual sneeze is keeping a low profile. Not much to laugh at either thank goodness.
I've been going through my digital photos :-0 What a lot! I need to sort and cull because it's a chore to find anything. Lots of oo's and ah's at the ones of you know who :-D
I hope you are all ok, I haven't caught up with the posts I'm afraid.

GARDENERS WORLD IS ON BBC2.

Thank you Mandy I managed to only miss about ten minutes but it is really annoying because I had thought I had seen it was on but then coukdn’t find proof so I gave up until you said.

I wonder when Masterchef will be on.? Good job Inwatched it the recorder didn’t pick it up because it was a different day.

Oh I'm glad you didn't hurt yourself in the bath Vera. I read that you should let the water out first in case you slip and knock yourself out and drown!! This time the water seems to have saved you some bruises though. I had to give up on the bath a few years ago when my knees made it a struggle to get out and OH is finding it harder now. I would like a large double shower instead like the one we have in Cornwall, but I bet OH would prefer a walk in bath. :-S

It was funny today as the book on the Duke of Edinburgh that OH produced yesterday had the author featured on a prog he watched today and he said their was a resurgence of interest in his book now. OH's copy was a pristine find in a charity shop and cost the princely sum of £1.25! I've told him to read it quick and get it on ebay!! lol. :-D

Yes Mel my shoulder joint is quite painful this time after the jab. I can't lift my arm above shoulder height yet, but no soreness across my collar bone like last time. I haven't felt tired today either. All I have done outside today is uncover my seeds and seedlings, then go and cover them again after an hour as it turned so cold.

Gill it sounds like your garden will look even bigger once all that hedge is down the tip. Any new plants/flowers appearing yet that you recognise? I love watching the Great Sewing Bee so thanks for the reminder.

AnnG my courses did finish a couple of weeks ago but I signed up to 2 more that start on Monday and Tuesday. The first is Pastels (which I have never used) and the second is pen and wash watercolour doing summer scenes to follow on from the last one, same teacher.

Glad your ribs are easing a bit Island. How are the bruises looking........rainbows?

Good morning all. Daughter and her OH coming today but won't be here until about 5pm as they are leaving late. Having to go and see his daughters who are upset because of the death of their granddad (Their Mum's father).

Very grey out there and 1 degree at the moment.

Slept okish but with a break in the middle 1bout 2.30 to 4am when I couldn't get back to sleep.

Morning Anng and all

Not a good night for me at all -- lying down is not good for sore ribs and I didn't take any pain relief as I'd been doing ok during the day. Now propped up on the sofa starting to feel the effects of pain relief aka 'snoozey'.

We had some thin snow at 8, then sunshine, now it's dull again. Chilly with it according to the thermo.
No seed sowing today.

Anng, I bet you are looking forward to your visitors.

morning Island, hope a little doze will help you continue your day. And hope the ribs ease soon. I expect if you are turning back and forth in bed that will hurt your ribs. so difficult to keep still though.

Vera, maybe it is time to be like me and admit to defeat with the bath. I actually gave up on them when T could no longer get out easily and didn't want to make him envious when he couldn't have one as he, like me, much preferred a bath to a shower. It is over a year now, probably over two years so I don't dare try and have one. I try and console myself with the thought that hopefully I am saving water.

Ann x I have a set of as yet unused pastels, never quite sure what you do to them to stop them smudging so I will be interested to hear about your course. I expect you are looking forward to it.
Was that a book by Giles Brandreth? I did see him on TV talking about Prince Philip.

I'd love to have a soak in a warm epsom salts bath but fear the strain to get out will negate the benefits. :-(

Morning girlies and Frank,

Sunshine blue sky with big white clouds and 15 degrees out there at the mo

Sorry you had a bad night with your ribs Island but it must be another day nearer now to them feeling easier. I do hope they heal quickly for you. Won't send a hug as it may hurt but here is love <3

Anng it will be lovely to see your daughter today even if she does arrive late. Will they stay overnight? or is'nt that aloud yet?

They will stay for a week and it is allowed as they are my support bubble. Seeing son for an hour or so on Tuesday as well.


On another subject this is an interesting article

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-9457083/Why-washing-weekly-shopping-probably-does-protect-Covid.html

Good morning all you lovely ladies.

Bright blue sky's first thing, now clouding up, I don't think rain is forecast so it could brighten up later.

All veg done and in the saucepans. Meat (LAMB) in roasting dish and ready for the oven. Cheese sauce made and Yorkshire pudding.

Had a good nights sleep, but woke early, and couldn't get back to sleep. So up I got and made a COT. Ros followed within the hour. I'm now going to settle down for an hour with the paper.

I hope all pf you are well, and hope Liz's back easies off, and gives her a bit of peace. xx

Have a nice day everyone, I might try to do a bit in the garden later. xxxx

15 degrees Mel? That’s positively tropical! We have blue skies and sunshine but it’s only about 5 degrees at the moment. I have just done well over an hour in the garden and my hands are red and throbbing as they are warming up.

Enjoy having your family with you again AnnG. It’ll be good to have some company.

Ann, I hope your aching shoulder is feeling more comfortable now. You mentioned reaction to Harry coming for Prince Philip’s funeral. I hope there isn't any and it is treated simply as a grandson saying his goodbyes to his grandfather, but I expect some papers will make something more of it.

No dancing the night away for you then Island. Ribs do seem to take a long while to heal. Take it easy and give them time to get better.

Frank, I’ve got a question. How do you make cheese sauce in advance please? Doesn’t it go a bit solid when it gets cold and do you reheat it in a saucepan or a microwave? I often do a cheese sauce and might grate cheese in advance but it’s so quick to make that I do it when I need it. We only have it if we’ve got a non-gravy dinner as I hate the two together. I remember our Jane said the same.

I guess I might have to give up bathing as has been suggested. OH never baths and I rarely do as we both prefer to shower but just occasionally I feel like a nice lounge in a warm bath. I did have a rubber mat in the bath- a long one that covers the length of the bath - but I still managed to slip. No harm done this time but I might not be so lucky next time.

Eldest granddaughter has just rung to say, if she isn’t able to see us before, she will see us on 10 June. Apparently she has registered herself as a blood donor and went online to book her first session. She has been allocated a time at the community centre 2 minutes down the road from us. Great for us to see her but it will be a 50 mile round trip for her, yet she lives much closer to 2 bigger towns, Colchester and Clacton., so why send her here? If she didn’t drive she wouldn’t be able to get here anyway.

Just noticed the time. If we are going to eat today I had better get our pork loin in the oven. Enjoy your day everyone.

Just cleaned through downstairs as it won't get done while they are here as it gets so cluttered with all their stuff. On the other hand last time son in law weilded the vacuum cleaner one day so maybe......

They are bringing dinner a piece of gammon from their freezer from Christmas. with new potatoes, green beans and cauliflower and parsley sauce.

15 Mel? We've had snow on an off so far today :-0

13? really Mel? It has not got above 7 degrees here so far. even though sunny with some cloud.

Afternoon all,

Snowing here ,quite a blizzard , we've had sunshine most of the morning and through the window it was lovely and warm .

AnnG nice to have the family visiting again and no meal to get ready ,you'll be able to have a few little trips out perhaps .

Oh phones ringing BBL

We have a really cold wind today so it dos'nt feel like 15 degrees out there. Oh has been strimming the edge of the lawns but came in cold at lunch time.Its now down to 13 degrees as the suns just ogne in. You can keep your snow Mandy. I don't want it down here as the frost we've had over the last couple of weeks burnt all the new growth on my Hydrageas, all but a couple of shoots coming from the base.

Frank who is Liz?????

I started putting my second lot of lights around the new fencing round the patio this morning and stillhave a way to go but it was time to do lunch and I had back ache leaning over. May do a bit more later on after lunch has gone down properly.

Not long now till your daughter arrives Anng and I bet you're looking forward to seeing her and having company for the week.