General Chat

Good luck with your darts MO. and I hope the doctor can confirm that your chest infection is on the mend, and that you get your hearing sorted.

Huia You could always take lettuce or a green apple or green grapes!!! Green hair would be a chuckle but green lipstick a no no. Maybe green nail varnish? Don't forget to get some photos.

We went on a lovely ride today across the Cotswolds via Stowe on the Wold to Batsford Arboretum where we spent two hours walking around the grounds. The snow drops were unfortunately just about over, the weather put us off going earlier. But the daffodils were lovely and the Hellebores were amazing. It was a beautiful sunny spring day and when we sat on a seat sheltered from the wind the sun was really warm. Tere is a large house in the grounds that once belonged to the father of the Mitford sisters and the butter yellow bricks looked beautiful in the sunshine. we really enjoyed it. We then went on to Evesham country park Garden centre where we had Senior Citizens' lunches. We both had beef strogonoff and they add vegetables to it as well, and then T had apple strudel and I had fruit crumble.

Good luck at the doctors tonight Sallie. It's nice to hear you are feeling a little better though love.

Yes we have got darts tonight, but not holding out for much success. We have got one of our bogey teams, one that we never have much luck with.
But hey ho, it's a night out.
I will just have to shove a hanky up my nose, to catch the drips. LOL

Catch you later honey. Love Mo xxx

Hi Girls,

Just a quick look in, thank you all for your good wishes, they are much appreciated.

I'm feeling much better than I've felt over the last four or five days, thank goodness......going to see the doctor tonight at 7.00 p.m. to discuss the report that he received on my hearing test and also to make sure that this chest infection is at least better than it was.

Mo, you are going to be worn out doing all what you did today. I wish I had some of your energy. There are so many things that need doing here, but at the moment will have to wait, I'm afraid. Oh well, they'll get done one day!lolol!!!


Sylvia, thank goodness that no one was hurt when the cupboard fell down.
I'm sure tha cat must have sensed that somrthing was going to happen so shot out of the way before it actually happened. I know that animals have much better hearing than we do.

It made me chuckle to hear that MJ slept right through it.lol!! Bless him.



Huia, you were probably a bit nervous with it being your first day back there, so it's easy to make a couple of mistakes then. I'm sure you'll be fine next week.

Hope you'll all have a good time on St Patricks Day, In a couple of places here, they sell cupcakes with green icing on for the 17th March. I just wondering do they do the same there.



Well I'll speak to you all later tonight, take care.

Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx


ps Mo, do you have a darts match tonight? Sorry, forgot to ask until now.

Oh my god Sylvia, that cupboard falling like that, could have been a disaster if any member of the family had been closer to it. Thank the lord they weren't.
The poor cat must have lost one of it's nine lives, from shock. Or it must have sensed the impending fall, and legged it out of the way,pretty darned quickly.
I don't blame them for not making a claim on their insurance.

Huia, you must get someone to take a photo of you dressed up for St Patricks day.
I wouldn't bother with the green lipstick, as you may end up with green teeth.
And you don't need the false eyelashes, as if you flutter them to much, you may take flight.
If you put food colouring in a cake mixture, that would do as your green snack. But what green drink is there, apart from limeade or green tea.
On second thoughts, just go as your lovely self, and your bound to win their hearts over.
I'm afraid I am not much help am I.

I have been a really busy bee today. I have taken all the big curtains down from the lounge and dining room, washed them, got them dried, ironed and put back up again. How's that for a poorly soldier who's suffering with a cold eh.
Guess what Roly has done, yes, nothing. LOL but then he has got a cold.

I can now treat myself to a cup of tea, but I suppose I shall have to make the invalid one as well.
I hope to be back later, but as I have got darts tonight, I may not have time, but I will try.

Sallie I hope you are feeling a little better today.
Love to you all. Mo xxx

Sylvia, I forgot to thank you for sending those photos. I must hunt out one of myself, but I do most of the photo-taking these days so dont have too many recent ones.

Today I spent my first regular Monday afternoon in the Hospice shop. I made a couple of errors with the till so if the books dont balance I will get the sack with no pay! (We arent paid anyway). Apart from that I quite enjoyed it.

The shop is having a St Pat's evening on the 17th, for volunteers. We have to wear green and take a green drink and green snacks, and bring a baby photo of ourselves (not nude!) and bring our sexy selves. There is going to be a prize for the sexiest. I am trying to think how I can make myself look sexy, but then thinking of the other women who work there, they are as old as me, so perhaps if I am clever I can win it. I might buy a green wig at the $2 shop. I wonder if I can get green lipstick, or wouldnt that be sexy? I dont normally wear lipstick. I did think of false eyelashes to flutter, but after the troubles I had with my eyes last year I wont risk it. If there are any men there I will have to go up to one and say 'begorrah, here is a fine handsome man, sure it must be the blessed St himself' as I flutter what eyelashes I have. Do you think that will be sexy enough? Any other ideas, ladies?

Huia.

Sylvia, I am so pleased that nobody was hurt. It doesn't bear thinking about does it. What are a few bits of china. And good that even the cat is OK>

Hi all

OH also insists on proper hankies all the time ........ but HE now does all the laundry, so I don't complain any more!


It's sunny here .... and OH is painting the kitchen.

I'm sure about the ceiling and wall colours ........... but not too sure about the cabinet doors. So he has been doing a bit of the cabinet frames and one cabinet door, and is promising not to moan too much if I change my mind!


J phoned this morning, a quick call because they had so much to do


Their kitchen china cupboard fell off the wall yesterday evening!

They were making dinner, and one of the cats had been at her water dish when it happened. The water dish ended up underneath the cabinet, but something made her flee ........... J&M didn't realise she had fled, thought she was trapped underneath the cupboard. They don't know where she hid, but it was several hours before they found sitting beside a chair in the living room!

J had been standing near the cupboard just a minute before.

Everything in the cupboard was smashed ..... fortunately, only "every day" crockery, not their very expensive wedding set. And part of it hit the cook island and has dented the wood top of that.


Seems the cupboard had been attached to the wall only by one screw, near the bottom.


They have gradually been finding that the renovations done by a previous owner about 4 or 5 years ago were not of the highest quality ..... now it seems some of them were downright shoddy!

Those owners sold after 9 months ................. probably what we call "reno flippers" here.


M and his father had been concerned about the attachments of the upper cabinets when they moved in in 2009 ...... and had given this one a particularly hard pull after being able to see only one screw. It had seemed very firm, so they just thought the other screws were hidden.


She says they are not going to put in a claim on their house insurance .......... the cost of replacing their everyday crockery will be less than the deductible.



MJ slept through the whole thing!


It certainly gave them a good fright!



take care everyone



sylvia
xxx

Sorry you have a cold Mo. My OH insists on using proper hankies, although he will use tissues if he has a cold so that is progress I suppose.

My Mum used to soak Dad's hankies in salt water before washing them to get them clean and, I suppose disinfected.

Hi girls,
Sylvia, I didn't want OH's germs, but we believe in share and share alike.
I just wish he would use paper tissues when he gets a cold, I hate having to wash his dirty sno**y hankies, yuk.
I am cursing him at the moment, as I think a nose bag would come in handy, to stop me from having to keep wiping it.
But in true woman fashion, I will survive,and carry on tending to his needs. LOL

I hope our Sallie is on the road to recovery, and that all that have been unwell, or suffering in any way, are improving.

Nothing exciting has been happening here i'm afraid, but I thought I would just pop in to say hello to you all.

Take care one and all. Love Mo xxx

Hi all


sorry to hear that Sallie is unwell

get well soon
xxx



and Mo ................ I hope you don't come down with it!



I tell OH, that I did NOT promise to share when we got married, so he can keep all things like that to himself!


Take care everyone



sylvia
xxx

Sorry to hear Sallie is poorly. Hope you feel better soon Sallie.

Mo, I realised she had not commented on the card blog lately.

Caz, I am surprised, it really looked as if it was.

Hello girls.
Thanks for letting us know about Sallie Caz. There seems to be a lot of this chest infection bug going around. Roly has been unwell with it for a few days now, and I have just started with his symptoms.
He's going to rattle soon, where I have been shoving paracetamol and honey and hot lemon down his throat every four hours, bless him.

Keep your chin up Caz, sending you great big (((((((( GENTLE HUG))))))

Thank goodness you have got your observant head on Ann, I must be in such a dream lately, as I hadn't realised that our Sallie hadn't posted for a few days, stupid me.

I hope you feel better soon Sallie. Just get as much rest as you can, and allow Alun to pamper you love.

Take care everyone. Love Mo xxx

Thanks Ann seen them and no the rose is not decoupage.
Caz

Your cards are on the blog Caz.

I have been talking to Joyce and she is OK now, she spoke to Sallie this afternoon and Sallie is ill with a chest infection so won't be on for a while, she is just lying on the couch, and I think is seeing her doctor on Monday. I have been quiet on here Marie because my back is giving me a lot of pain, but I keep popping on.

Love Caz xx

Where is Sallie, she has not been on here since Wednesday. Hope you are OK Sallie. have you been looking at the blog? Lots more on there now.

Hi girls.
Ann, I did see your thread about the prescription saga. And I don't blame you for being well cheesed of about it.
I know that T managed to pick it up today, but they were really taking the mickey yesterday.
At our local chemists we have three ways of getting our repeats, we either
take them into the docors ourselves, and return to pick them up, or we take the repeat into the doctors and the pharmacy picks it up, and we just collect it from the chemists when it's ready, or, the pharmacy keep the repeat prescription and send it to the doctor when it need renewing.
Talking about prescriptions, did you see on the news that the costs are going up to £7.40 per item soon.
I am just so relieved that we don't have to pay for them any more.

Marie, I will say a special prayer for Joyce at 11.30 tonight, and add yourself, Caz and Jean to it, healing thoughts for each and everyone of you.
Let us know how you get on with your results on Monday please.
What arthritus medication are you on love. Thank the lord it has helped you with your walking.

Love to you all. Mo xxx

Hi All
,I read the thread on Joyce, Poor love she is realy doing it hard,but what ever it is I am sure she will find the will to fight whatever it is.

We need to all concentrate our thoughts on Joyce and ask God to help her I do really believe in the Power of concentrated minds, you her friends in the uk should decide on a time and all ask God to help Joyce I personally will do it before I go to sleep at night.about 10:30 pm,that would be about 11.-30am your time ----I think,.so how about it girls.

I had my xrays to-day and I am much improved with the 3 doses of the arthritis medication I have had, I can actually walk with out too much pain I hope you are all ok., this has to be short as I have to do some watering to-night
Love & Hugs to you all Marie. ps. I will get the results on Monday

I have been around Mo on other threads, just not on this one. Also had to do the food shop *joy!!!! And did you see my thread re the prescription saga!! Was not in a very good mood after that!

Anyway, yes, one week to our Lake District break and four weeks until we go to Tenerife.

Good to hear from Marie although sorry you are in Pain Marie. Hope you can get some help and relief with that.

I have spoken to Caz today, she is OK but has been resting.

Hi all.
Has anyone got anymore news on our Joyce. This is such a worry, I do hope she is o.k.

Oh Marie, I am so sorry you are still getting the pains in your knees. I hope the xray shows up what the problems are,and that something can be done as soon as possible, to ease your pain.

Huia I loved your description, of the Franklin Ward of Auckland ,Dorkland,
thats brilliant.
The life history of your family is so interesting. My lot were just ag labs, who travelled up country. And yes I know they worked hard, but it must have been quite a boring job.
My grandfather came over from Antwerp in Belgium, before the war, and he was a cigar maker.
He has been the bain of my life as I cannot trace him or my great grandparents, as he changed the spelling of his surname.

Hi Sylvia, hows you now. Has that snow cleared up yet.?

Sallie, it has made a lovely change, not to have had to cook for two days this week.
Roly has not been to good today, he's got a sore throat, aches all over, and is coughing like an old dog.
So tonight he did not want a cooked meal, he just had some soup instead.
So thats another day of not having to cook, laaazzyyy me. lol

I hope Jean and J have had a lovely Anniversary, and that they enjoy their meal out tomorrow.

I hope that Caz is o.k, as we have not heard from her in a couple of days.

Where's Ann tonight I wonder. It's not long now till your holiday Ann is it.

Liz, good to hear from you hun. I know we shouldn't worry about Joyce, but we can't help it. She is one kind hearted lady who would do everything to help others, and yet she really does have some s*it thrown at her at times, bless her.

Got to go and make the invalid a drink now, so he can take some more tablets for his man flu.
Take care everyone. Love to you all. Mo xxx