General Chat

Thats sounds a good idea Fiona,although I think it would be a glass of wine here and not tea LOL
Right I'm off to be a good girl and give blood now.There is always someone who faints when I go.!!!

Wine & cheese party is another night Jane.

Brave lady Jane
Not my favourite job giving blood, unfortunatly it's too attached to me and the nurse always has to try a second time.
hear from you later.

Afternooin ladies

Fiona it must be a worry for you with your poor old dad. I cared for my dad here at home with us, he was very frail and had no mobility but was okay with regards not getting in a muddle so it made it easier. His partner of many years had dementia and that was hard going.

Tina I sound very well connected don't I knowing Sandra. I know her as I helped care for her mum when she was very old and frail ( as I worked for her a few years back) so that's how I know her. I'm going to one of her workshops on the 30th it's nice as you get to talk to loads of people who love art! Tell you what Tina some of the stuff they sell on the net, well as my hubby says it looks like my pallett...and people pay for crap like that!

Working a night shift tonight and then not working 'til the 24th so be back tomorrow pm.

Pam.xx ☺

Fiona, what a worry you have with your Dad, but what a caring daughter you are, but do take care of yourself too :))

Pam - agree, after looking at some of the art was amazed at what was being put up for sale.

What do you like painting and do you use watercolour paints or acrylics or oils or a mixture?

I like doing watercolour painting, my sister has given me some acrylics which I am experimenting with,I like the versatility of using it like watercolour paint and then just slapping it on thickly lol

Tina x

My Mum used to like painting with something called Gauche (or something like that) It was in tubes lol You can tell I am no Artist.Colouring in and painting by numbers .....that's me !!

I have to go to bed now ...fading fast lol
Night Night x

Sorry Jane, I have gone off wandering on other threads lol.

I have heard of Gauche too, not sure what it is though, and I use other mediums lol will have to have a google about it

Nite nite , gosh its nearly 10.30, time for me to think about taking me medication and pop off up to bed lol

See you tomorrow. Sleep well. :))

Tina xxx

EDIT:

"GOUACHE", paints, (pronounced 'g-wash') are water soluble paints in the watercolor family. Unlike traditional watercolor paint, which is translucent, gouache is an opaque medium, with a matte finish as opposed to a lustre. It can be mixed with traditional watercolor, and painted OVER watercolor, for interesting effect.

There we go, you learn new things every day! lol xx

Morning Ladies ,
Up with the Lark I was .Fresh as a daisy,and I couldn't stay in bed.I must be ill lol.So have had a lovely walk around Wicksteed Park with Chester.I feel pooped now!!!!! But I need new clothes so must pop into town to see if anything grabs my fancy.

Morning All,

Helen I did just that yesterday. but I tried on three tops and a couple of trousers...........Well I seemed to have jumped a size.........felt depressed.
put it all back, on the rack and told myself ...((((((((DIET))))))).

So last night I had a Salmon fillet with a salad and had to have some form of potatoes ,raided the freezer and found potato crochets.
But I was starving all night ..........!!

Had muesli & banana for breakfast......still hungry LOL

Hi ladies
Enjoy your shopping trip Jane, hope you find something you like.
coffee time , see you later

Hi Ladies.
3 tops and a pair of cropped trousers.1 top will go back though.I still need more new clothes though .Nothing fancy ,just everyday things.
Hope you have all had a good day.
My pooter is going into the Apple Hospital tomorrow so am hoping to use OHs for the next week.I may not be about tomorrow,if not it will be Friday.

Hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! where is everyone .I know our Tina is doing a bit of Drama on another thread lol.She sounds a smooth mover what with her dance moves!!!

Evening ladies,

Tina, I like to use acyrillic and oils, not especially fond of water colour. Acryllic as you know drys faster so it's better in some ways...but really i love have to say oils is my favourite to work with. I've also done a couple of pictures on canvass of my children and dad from photographs using charcoal and water colour pencils which I'm really pleased with.

Had a busy shift last night! Gawd did I have the hot flushes this morning!! Not working again until sunday night and then not sure when next in as I'm just relief/bank, which suits me fine actually.

Pam.

off to bed , OH away so I can streach out , and throw the quilt off as much as I like, actually I sleep better when he is away, I don't get so hot on my own.
night night all

I'm off too now ,just seen this strange light fly across the sky .
I will most likely dream of UFOs tonight LOL
Night Night x

Welcome Diane to our thread,

Don't know what is the proper age for the change, think we're all different...no unique that's a better word isn't it? I'm 54 on the 27th of this month and i've just started having flushes so maybe i'm a bit late i don't know. Glad you've joined us, we cover all sorts of subjects and put the world to rights!!

Pam. ☺

can I ask you all how frequent your hot flushes are?
I seem to have a tropical moment every half hour.

Paula xx

Hi Diane ,Hi Easter Bunny
when I first started having hot flushes I was 47 and they came like you about every half an hour some very strong, so strong that I had to give up my polo kneck jumpers, my thermal cammi tops. which i really needed living in cold wet Scotland,
One minute, it was of with the jumper, windows open then about 2/3 mins later I was closing windows saying i was freezing, my family thought I was nuts.
I have had the menopause for almost the last 7 years, I an now approaching 54 and they have calmed down a lot, mostly only bother me at night time. occasionally I get them if I am in the car on a warm day, so it's down with the window for a cool breeze, then up for a bit of a heat.

Things that cause the golden moments (thats what my family call them along with the senior moments LOL) are Hot baths, Hot drinks, overdoing the wine, sometimes put lemonade in. but it's not the same BOO HOO.
and sharing a bed with OH who is like a hot water bottle. and occasionally if i get over stressed. was on HRT for a while but had to come off due to them making my migraine headaches worse.

Hello ladies

Yes Lorraine there are quite a few artists in north Norfolk, Cromer is about a half hour drive from me so know where you mean...Woolworth's gone now though!

Getting back to the menopause...had a very sweaty night and feel very achey today in my joints, must get some more ibuphrofen today... 400mg ones! The lady at the chemist's getting to know me now...back later, lovely day here in Norfolk. ☺

Wonder where Jane/ Helen is today, it's unusual for her not to pop in to say good morning.

Hi Familysearcher, Hi Pam

Pam- Jane's computer is not working so she has taken it to get fixed, she did say she would try & borrow OH laptop , but she's not been on for a while, so maybe she hasn't been lucky yet,
I use ibuphrofen Gel for my achey shoulders and kneck, it's great.I found it worked better than those heat pads I used.
Got to go and bring the washing in ,hopefully it will be dry we have had a lot of sun and wind today.