General Chat

Morning All,

We managed to be up earlier and are going for a coffee now and then to look at the kettles in the Factory Shop. It is dry but dull and that wind has dropped.

Yes I think the setting I had on the washer dryer may have been for a long, hot dry AnnG. I suppose machines vary too. I managed to stretch my socks on, so the others should be ok. BBL.

Good morning all, realy dark here still and looks like rain but 10 degrees.

I always use the drier Ann but my previous drier was much more efficient at drying. I rarely have to iron and don't think this drier is that expensive on electricity. But I did once have a washer drier that was very inefficient at drying. I thinj it depends what type of drier you have. I put most things in and have not had sweaters or socks shrink. I think it depends on the temp of the drier of course.

It's been really windy here and the rain lashing down. I don't know how it happened, as I bent down to double check, but somehow I set my washer to dry as well by mistake. I've never done it before, knowing it is an expensive way that I would just use in emergencies, but I think my many pairs of socks may have shrunk!! Hopefully they will regain a bit of stretch in the morning when I put a pair on. :-S

That sounds a good little light Mandy. I bet you were glad when the power was back on though.

We've just had a power cut ,power was off for over half an hour , we got the work light out ,son got that for us from amazon brilliant little light ,it lit the whole room and we had the fire light too .

Thats just what I thought Mandy. Had to read it twice. Fancy you finding your budgie when Annx had mentioned hers!

So much for making plans for the day. Iv'e not done a thing except do lunch. Its such a miserable day and it rained like fury this afternoon I just hav'nt wanted to do anything.

Changed it now finger trouble.

Raining here now and the wind seems to have got up.

Seems to be lots of bugs about ,son has to go to the other little school that he looks after tomorrow , they had half the school away and four of the teachers last week ,the schools closed tomorrow so they can do a deep clean .

Oh yes Ann I'm pleased with the new dishwasher, I still have to get use to were I stack things its different to the other one ,son lifted the top shelf up as the spinner bit was catching the plates In the bottom shelf .
Oh its funny you should mention the Budgie as when I was sorting through my bits there was my budgie :-)

Anng I think you mean to dry with your drier, don't think you'd want to fry your
laundry :-D

You have been busy Ann. I have done a wash that included the towels used by SiL and daughter. so just their bedding left now. I am not keen on this horp[oint drier that replaced my Grundig. It does not dry as well and I often have to finish stuff off on the rads.
I didn't have a washing machine until we had been married 8 years. I had a Burco boiler and a spin drier and the bedding went to the laundry with T's wokd shirts and detachable collars. The first machine I had was a twin tub and I loved it.
I have not seen skinny for ages now, I don't even know if he is alive.

I have not had any inclination to do anything except the washing and put away the Tesco order plus a couple of admin jobs. It is so dark and miserable that, even though the temp is 8 degrees outside I have got the heating on as it is cold indoors.

Afternoon All,

I slept well again last night as did OH and he got us a COT in bed so we were late getting up. We had a brunch to be quick today, I've cleaned the kitchen tiles and hob and I need to hunt down some paperwork and do some filing and tidying. I've fed the birds and the washer is on and it's started raining, so I don't feel I am missing anything outside! It looks like we are all having a quieter day

Mandy you have reminded me I need to carry on with my knitted Budgies if I can see where I got to, so I might do some of that later while watching tv. Are you happy with the new dishwasher?

Not so much with bedding but I like to keep on top of clothes washing AnnG. I have this fear of the washing machine conking out and having no clean clothes to wear! It's silly as I was used to washing everything by hand the first six months I was married. I didn't want a twin tub like mum had so saved up for the cheapest automatic which was an Indesit. It was noisy and hopped along the floor, but it lasted years. Has Skinny been round since you came home?

Mel I find 'simple' challenging with painting! Often something that looks easy turns out not to be. I do like brooks with rocks and of course with trees and It was the light catching the farm vehicle that I liked in the photo.

That was a good idea to check you weren't still infectious before your visitors came Vera. I expect the little dogs soon settled once they had sniffed their way around and knew where their beds were.

That would have been shocking for anyone who saw the parked cars moving across the road in all that wind Gwyn. We were lucky here but there's been so much damage and trees down elsewhere.

Morning all,

Dull and dreary here this morning and pc says 6 rainy days ahead and 8 degrees.

Thats not very nice to look forward to. May do some ironing today and pop the bathroom mats in the wash and I think that will be about it. O I shall boil my little ham today too.

Morning all,

Sharp frost here the car is still white , when I looked out first thing there was a beautiful sunrise the sky was red .

Nothing planned for today just going to have a lazy Sunday, I still haven't sewn a rabbit up that I started knitting before I crocheted the blankets , I must get that done .

I expect Vera will be tired after having all her company for the weekend ,I wonder if the doggies settled in OK

good morning all. Still very dark out there but apparently 5 degrees. I don't think it is raining. Nothing planned for today so I will see what I get up to. Maybe yet another load of washing to do. There is still all the bedding and towels from daughters two stays before and after Christmas.

I had a Turkey thigh from Tesco roasted it tonight with roast pots, cauli and broccoli and tomorrow cold, Monday Curry

Neither have I Mandy sounded nice. Think I have a small loin of pork I bought just before Christmas. May do that next week.

We've just had roast pork and all the trimmings and I did extra veg for bubble and squeak tomorrow ,haven't had pork for a long time .

What you lot got for tea or dinner tonight? I am having uncoloured smoked Haddock, sweetcorn and a jacket tato.

Yes you all stay safe inside in this cold weather. I have the little rad under my desk on low as the heat from the kitchen radiator dos'nt reach in the corner where my desk is.

Corned the chickens and came in and had a nice hot COT and a little sit at the pc.

There was a little shooting going on over the back. I saw a man with a broken gun under his arm and he had two springers running around like crazy but it was'nt till a bit later I heard some guns go off.

Just back from town. We had beautiful sunshine and blue sky, but it was oh. so cold!

I didn't hear much of the storm, but it was was very strong winds through The Channel not far from here. It brought lots of shingle off the beach and dumped it on the main coast road and the wind was strong enough to swing parked cars round on top of this and leave them at crazy angles across the road. The buses had to be rerouted to by-pass that area and the council has said it will be 2 or 3 days before everything is sorted. A lot of money has been spent in recent years on sea defences in the area and I don't think any properties were flooded in the storm, so that's something to be grateful about.
I stayed in all day, so we are safe, thank you Mandy. :-D

Annx BIL liked your picture and he said he will have to find something else to test your abilities. He only posts his pictures on Facebook.

Just popped in quickly. Our visitors should be arriving shortly, grandson and family having spent last night with his dad and this morning with his other grandmother. Why have I exhausted myself practically spring cleaning the house? It’s only close family coming and they are coming to see us and not check on our shiny taps ;-). I checked on the NHS website to be sure that we’re not still infectious after our bad colds as we are both still coughing but we should be OK as all our other symptoms have gone. The site said we might have a lingering cough. I’d hate to pass anything on.

We had so much rain yesterday that I nearly started building an Ark. This morning we had a bit of sleet but it soon stopped and brightened up. At the moment it’s blue skies and sunshine but bitterly cold. It’s got to 3 degrees which is as warm as it’s going to get today and it feels a lot colder as it’s still windy.

Just thought, I must go and check OH has blocked the side gate off so the dogs don’t go walkabout. He said last night that he would do it but he’s a bit forgetful at times.