General Chat

Ann I meant to say Aldi had art stuff in again and wool I got a couple of balls of wool as I'm having a go at a cat cave :-D
You start crocheting on a wooden ring so I used my ring that I had for my cross stitch ,I just used the Inner ring not the bit that has the screw bit on .
I'm using four strands of wool and no pattern so wish me luck .

Afternoon All,

Dismal and drizzly this morning and still the same. We managed to crawl out of bed and be up early with the temptation of brekkie at the garden centre. We met a neighbour and his wife who we sometimes see there doing the same and having a brekkie so had a chat with them. No tomato seeds for sale yet, but I did get a few of the smaller Crocosmia to put in a tall pot that has long green grasses in it. They will add a bit of interest and then be hidden by the grasses once they finish flowering. It was boiling hot in there and I had put a fleece under my thin waterproof thinking they would be saving their heating so we didn't stay long. Called for the paper and a few bits on the way home and were glad to get back. Like Mandy said, a day for staying in really.

I was surprised to hear Dave Myers had passed away as last time I saw him on TV he seemed to be doing well and able to do more. He and Si were good together and I enjoyed their programmes too.

The photos look fine this time Mel and were fantastic. OH came and looked at the Owl ones which were so good.

OH's meeting is on zoom tonight as one of the people has sciatica and can't even get in her car. It will save him a trip out in the rush hour traffic, so he's pleased about that.

Just changed one of the printer cartridges, a black one, and a bit of ink leaked out which I wiped with some kitchen roll I keep handy for painting. It was in two blobs on the paper and I told OH I'd have to be careful as I sometimes use kitchen roll if my nose gets a bit sniffy. He chuckled and said he'd let me know if I suddenly looked like Hitler! :-S

its now pouring heavily and I was going out!!!! :-(

They are lovely Mel and this lot are not blurred.

the photos are fine now Mel. Love the owl photos, very clever and beautifully focused.

Sent the pics again let me know if they come out the right size please.

I loved to watch those two its so sad as he was only 66. RIP dave and may you cook forever in heaven.

Morning all,
Raining quite hard here now, we've been shopping so thats done for the week .
Son came and sorted the emails for me .
Mel the photos look ok on the email but when i click to see them they come out bigger for me and some look blurred .

Not a lot happening here for the rest of the day with this weather its a day for keeping in .

I see the Hairy biker who had cancer has died ,I liked their programmes

Attaching them is best Mel.

Still very wet here but I managed a walk down the road to take some books to Irene. She had the tent up a day early so I was able to find three books as I don't think I can get there tomorrow when it officially starts.

Morning all,

dull and 8 degrees here an d rain coming in about an hour according to the pc.

Sorry about the miniature photos I have downloaded them into a file so may have another go today by attaching them rather than drag and drop.

Did'nt post it!!!! :-D

good morning all, grey here 7 degrees and raining a bit at the moment. I have the morning free but going out with friend after lunch. Not sure where though, if it is raining it could well be a garden centre.

I have only just checked them Mel and replied to you via email. yes they were about one inch by just under 2 inches. Are the originals Jpeg and what size are the originals if you look at properties of one of the photos.

Anng did your pictures come out at a good size please cos I have just looked at mine in the file and they have come out the size of a postage stamp and Ann said some of hers did too.

Mel I think we are all looking forward to seeing your little man.

Vera I hope another nights sleep will shake off your migraine completely.
Isn’t it a pain that new glasses take ages to be correctly adjusted.

Ann it would be much better if we could just attend one hospital. Our two are not far apart as the crow flies and are both in the same trust. You might remember Tvwas moved from one to the other and back again as they sorted out his needs. I suppose there are so many departments that one building can’t house them all. Unfortunately there is not a service bus that goes from Glos to the Cheltenham hospital. So it is good that only in the last few years they have brought in the hospital connecting bus. Mainly for NHS staff. But available to patients.stagecoach wouldn’t take the route on for some reason so it is a private firm. Although confusingly a Stagecoach double decker was running on the route this afternoon.
I think I have worked out how to make use of it although it entails leaving home at 1pm and goodness knows what time to get back after mt 3.15 a
Ointment.

Evening All,

My new browser layout is driving me mad and I keep losing posts. They've moved where you open and close tabs and if I click where it was before it closes a tab instead of minimising it. I just can't seem to get used to it and why do they have to always be messing about with everything these days! :-S At least doing posts more than once will keep them shorter.

Mel I thought the first landscapes you sent of BIL's photos were great, although 5 of mine were smaller than the old postage stamps for some reason. I could still tell they were good though. I hadn't thought of dolls' hair for your Tudor man. He must be about finished now.

Vera you have had a great time lately and the baby is growing fast. I can just picture her doing high fives. It's nice you have more visits from the family to look forward to as well. OH is catching up with you and will be off to the opticions tomorrow for the second time to get his new glasses adjusted! I hope your OH does better with his new glasses.

Mandy your DIL's course is quite expensive sn't it, but will be worth it to get the extra qualification. As Vera said it is a lot to do with everything else. Jake is doing well at the butchers and I wondered if Chelsea has any ideas about what she wants to do in the future. All I remember is being unsure, my parents not agreeing to what I wanted to do and the career adviser suggesting things I didn't want to do either!

AnnG I would have chosen the fishcakes too, especially home made ones. OH loves them and we have them every week with a salad usually. The tour sounded good and nice to see things you hadn't done before. It's such a nuisance you have to go to a different hospital. I remember OH going 17 miles in one direction for his hernia assessment, 23 miles to a hospital in another direction for his operation, yet we have 3 big hospitals in the city. They say you can choose these days, but it seems you have to wait longer if you do and no-one wants to do that. I hope you find a solution as taxis are quite expensive.

We are off to a bigger garden centre in the morning as I want to look at their pots and seeds. I suspect we'll get a small brekkie before looking around and there's a Works there and a shoe outlet.

Better post this now before I lose it again. :-)

Lunch sounded nice and the tour was good too by the sounds of things. I'm glad you had a pleasent day and noticed things you had'nt seen before.

Vera its good you have your glasses adjusted again and your oh has his new ones too. Good that you slept better and I hope the migrain soon wears off and perhaps a good nights sleep again tonight will make you feel better tomorrow.

I have nearly finished my Tudor man just his belt to make and heels for his boots and I think he's then done.

Mandy £400 for the course is rather steep but it sounds like she is getting along nicely and its been well worth it. She is getting along well so far so I hope the rest of the course is not too hard.

Good afternoon all

I’m on my iPad and, after yesterday when bits of sentences kept disappearing, I’ve decided to type this in Notes and then c&p.

I got some sleep last night but still feel very strange today. I’m shaky and woozy and I just want to sit with my eyes closed and do nothing. I think it’s all connected with the migraines so I shall just have to wait for it to improve.

It’s a shame your friend can’t take you to the hospital AnnG. I hope you manage the buses OK. Your cathedral tour sounds good. I would have enjoyed it. Your lunch would have suited me too; the salmon and lemon fishcake is the sort of thing I would have chosen.

It was quite foggy and damp this morning but it brightened up after a while and was quite pleasant out. It’s raining again now.

Our friends came for coffee this morning and this afternoon I went into town with OH. I didn’t really feel up to it but decided I should make the effort and was glad I did. A bit of fresh air didn’t do me any harm. OH had to collect his new glasses so I got mine adjusted at the same time.

At lunchtime I had another surprise. Another of my grandchildren, son’s eldest girl, phoned and she is coming to visit us this weekend. Her boyfriend is away this weekend but is leaving his car for her to use. She says she is coming after work Friday. My only concern is that it’s a long drive at night on her own but it will be lovely to see her. It’s definitely my month for guests.

I’m going to lay back and rest my eyes for a while now. Will probably “see” you tomorrow.

Hello all, had a very good trip out, sadly there were only 2 of us for the cathedral tour and 3 for lunch. the tour was really interesting, we have done one before but that was all about the kings and nobility. This one was more about the architecture and the windows. Even though I have been in the cathedral many times I saw things that I had never noticed, shapes of different windows, types of the 'ceilings' in different area of the cathedral., even,looking outside the type of tower it is. Whether I remember it all is a different matter but she was such a good guide, it makes me want to go back again for another look. The lady guise was not young but her memory for facts and dates was really good.

Lunch was good as usual. Had a hot chocolate to drink while working out what to order. then all three of us had Salmon and lemon fishcake with parsley sauce and peas and two of us had chips and one had mash. It was a large hand made fishcake and very tasty.

Morning all,

Cloudy here with the odd glimpse of the sun ,very foggy first thing but thats cleared and i don't think there was a frost .

Yes Ann dil is doing really well with her course but she said it is getting harder but she'll get there ,she has to after paying four hundred pounds for the course ,there was no funded ones available and she didn't want to wait until one became available.as it might have been a while .


Mel the photos your bil took are lovely ,I'm having trouble with my emails now so I won't be able to see the next lot until son comes and sorts it out for me .

Vera it sounds as if you had a lovely weekend with the family ,enjoy your coffee this morning with your friends .

Anng enjoy your Cathedral tour and your lunch , we like to hear what you've had for lunch .

They were here to empty the bins just before seven today so a little later then when they came on a Tuesday .

I have just stopped for coffee ,I've had a good hoover through and then gave the hoover a good clean ,cleaned the kitchen rubbish bin and after my coffee I'll get the veg done for later ,its chicken ,leek and bacon pies tonight with veg.
I made pancakes last night they went down a treat .

Morning all,

Dull and dreary and raining here this morning and its that fine stuff and its 8 degrees.

Have a lovely day out Anng and tell us what you had for lunch when you get back.

Will send more pics later.