General Chat

Afternoon All,

Sunny and 10 degrees here. The washer is on, but I think we may be due rain here later as well.

OH spoke to the council about his parking ticket and they are going to see what they can do about it for him as £60 is a lot to pay when he was authorised to park there. Apparently there's been one of those Q codes in the room the meeting was in to register for the last 2-3 meetings, but no-one had told him and he is usually first there early to make sure he doesn't miss out on the bacon butties. Typical though these days isn't it that they assume everyone has smart mobiles and knows how to use Q codes.

Yes, that's one blessing AnnG that the schools will be off when your appointment is. It makes a huge difference here too and cuts journey times in half.

Mel I've heard a mower going this morning so it would be good if BIL came and could get your lawns mown before the bad weather. It's quite a big job if he does your field as well.

I watched the Yorkshire farm prog last night and hadn't realised it would be about other farms too. It was lovely to see young Rueben as keen as ever to sort out the old tractor.

Better dish up lunch now. It's a salmon tray bake with peppers, onions,tomato, courgette, parsnip and a few small potatoes with garlic.

yes sunny here and 11 degrees. I have managed about 40 minutes pottering out there but need to get ready to go out, have lunch etc soon so came in before I got carried away.

Suns out now......

Morning all,

Dull and grey here this morning and pc says rain and 9 degrees. It would because I think BIL may come today and as it has been a bit dry over the last few days he could have sone some mowing. Still perhaps he will help me with the side of the road as its very overgrown with weeds.

Good morning all, looks like drizzly rain at the moment, I am hoping it will stop as forecast as it is photography group. We have moved our meeting place from this month and it is now easy walking distance for me. but that will be no help if it rains.

Yes it is a nuisance but she is not my taxi driver she has her own life to lead. I can get the bus although it is hard that time of morning. the fault lies with lack of appointments when I can get there easily. Luckily the schools are on holiday so traffic should not be too bad.

Forgot to say its good you now have the appointment Anng but what a nuisance Cynth can't take you again.

Ann yes I did get my meds ok but they have sent me the capsuals of paracetamol instead of the caplets which I prefer never mind they sent me two boxes of 100 so I shan't be wanting those for a while.

Did any of you see the Country File program with the dentist and about national health patients in Devon and Cornwall? If you did that is my dentist in Torrington so thats where I shall be going on the 8th April. I have only just watched that program on iplayer.

Evening All,

Rain and sunshine here today but it's going to get colder tomorrow if they are right.

That's a nice treat with your son and DIL Vera. I hope you enjoy the show and meal. It's good you are much better now after the nasty migraine.

I think I might just grow the short french beans this year as the Cobra climbing ones I grew last year didn't do well in that awful compost I used . They only reached about 4 foot the year before but had quite a few beans.

Mandy have you finished the cat cave and, if so, did it turn out ok? Did you knit the 4 strands of colour together with big needles, or was it stripes of each colour?

Hurrah, you got an appointment at last AnnG! It's a pity it wasn't at the time you requested though. It's a shame Cynth won't be able to take you as well, as that would have been ideal.

You've been busy today Mel. I must get the washer on in the morning. Did you get your meds ok in the end?

My haircut is due next week as well, so I'll feel it if it's still chilly. We had another 30% off voucher for the carvery, so went there for lunch. It was really nice today, but OH managed to drop some of his on his lap, luckily it landed on his napkin and not his smart clothes for going to a meeting later on. Then he managed to get what he dropped in his lap all over his hand and mopping that off managed to nearly knock my glass of water flying. I just caught it before it spilled right over. He looked at me and said 'going out for lunch with me must be like going out for lunch with Mr Bean'. :-D.

OH wasn't laughing when we got home and he opened his post to find a parking ticket for parking at the Marriot Hotel when he went to a business breakfast held by the local council a few days ago. He goes regularly to these meetings, but has never had a problem before, so I suspect it's something new. He asked them at reception whereabouts the meeting was, so they knew he was there for that. I suppose he'll end up paying as you probably have to sign something when you arrive, but no-one said so. He's going to contact the council tomorrow and see if anyone else has been ticketed. You'd think that as they hold their meetings there they would have warned everyone. Another letter said his car needs to go in for an update again. It had two done recently so he needs to check this isn't for one they did before.

Thank you I will see what I can get next time I am in a garden centre.

I now have a hospital appointment for 10 o’clock Monday 25th. I guess they ignored my request for after 1015 so I will have to get there somehow. I know Cynth can’t take me as she has a hair appointment. Will have to get the bus and pay the fare as I have to leave before 0930.

Anng the Safari french beans I just had in a trough and didn't have any canes but the Cobra grew about four foot or so in a long tub but I think we liked the dwarf ones better and had more beans from them .

Not very mild here Mel and we've had some rain .

The ones I grow in a big pot is called Ferrari and they produce nice beans and many of them. I ususally grow about just 5 in a large pot and pop four or five small canes round the pot with some string around to support them. They grow about 2 to 2 and a half foot tall. I like them whne thye are really skinny so get a nice lot.

It will be lovely to see your son after 6 months Vera and so nice to go to a show and have dinner out too. Enjoy it sounds relly good.

Iv'e had sun on and off today and its been quite mild with not much of a breeze even. Done a load of washing and cleaned both pond filters properly and fed the wild birds and chickens and fish. I have just finished doing a load of ironing so think I am giong to corn the big girls and then have a nice COT and a cake.

Thanks Safari sounds more the sort I want. They are to go in the large planter I had made for where the greenhouse was. Thank you. Did they need any support I see it says they are bush variety.

although, how tall did Cobra grow? Just out of interest

Anng i think the dwarf french bean i had was Safari my last lot of French beans was Cobra but that was a tall climbing bean like a runner bean that needed canes
We had some good pickings from the Safari dwarf ones .
Mel might know some good ones .

Ah good to read it eventually I did scroll down but obviously not far enough.

Hope you enjoy the meal and theatre trip with son and DiL, how lovely. But also hope they have safe journeys.
Hope by tomorrow that the migraine will have disappeared. Such a nuisance, especially as you don't know what the trigger is.

Mandy, my hair is due cutting next week, I am hoping against hope that the long awaited appointment doesn't come through for the same date.

Mandy or anyone Do you have a recommendation for a reliable not too tall growing French bean?

Afternoon all,

Nice and bright here but cloudy ,hairdresser came this morning so we're both all shorn and itchy round the neck lol

Vera that was odd all that space something went wrong there.
Have a lovely time with son and dil and enjoy your meal and the threatre tonight.

Ann, see below. I'm closing the computer down now.

era is your post really blank? Or is it my PC?

I don't know what has happened here. I did a post, pressed submit and got the message saying Post Added but there doesn't appear to be anything here except a long empty space. Can't do it all again now and won't be back the rest of the day so I'll have to come back tomorrow and hope GR is functioning a bit better.

Found the post way down at the bottom of this great big space. I'm trying to c&p it here:

Morning all

Yes AnnG, I've read that lack of sleep shortens your life. So like you, I might disappear altogether soon. On the other hand, OH will probably live forever as he can sleep for England. I'm sorry you didn't have such a good night last night. I didn't sleep too badly though I did read for an hour or so in the early hours.

I still have the last knockings of the migraine but I am much better which is just as well as we have a nice outing tonight. It's our Christmas present from son and dil. The plan was that they would drive down to us this morning, take us to a theatre some distance away, bring us back and then stay the night. Now an important board meeting has been arranged for 10 am tomorrow so after bringing us home they are driving all the way back to Yorkshire. Son will grab a few hours sleep if he is lucky before leaving at 8 am to drive to his board meeting. It's a good job dil is happy to do a lot of the driving.

Son rang while I was in the shower and told OH they will be here about 2.15 pm. He said we should only have a light lunch as he has a table booked for 5.30 for a meal near the theatre before the production starts at 7.30 pm. We are going to see a version of The 39 Steps. I gather it is very funny with a cast of 4 playing dozens of different parts and it has been playing in the West End for 10 years. I'm looking forward to a night out that I haven't had to organise and also looking forward to seeing son and dil. We haven't seen them for almost 6 months. I just wish it didn't entail such a lot of driving for them.

It's a beautiful day again - 11 degrees and sunny - perfect for gardening but it will be a day r two before I can bend without getting giddy so I won't be weeding or tidying plants. Anyway I am all showered, hair washed and in clean clothes so I don't want to get dirty. Oh, I've just seen the weather map on the computer and it is telling me that rain is starting in 16 minutes. How can they be that precise?

I still have a bit of cold chicken in the fridge that I must get eaten up so I think I'll go and make us a couple of chicken salad sandwiches.






















































































































































































































































































































































Morning all

Yes AnnG, I've read that lack of sleep shortens your life. So like you, I might disappear altogether soon. On the other hand, OH will probably live forever as he can sleep for England. I'm sorry you didn't have such a good night last night. I didn't sleep too badly though I did read for an hour or so in the early hours.

I still have the last knockings of the migraine but I am much better which is just as well as we have a nice outing tonight. It's our Christmas present from son and dil. The plan was that they would drive down to us this morning, take us to a theatre some distance away, bring us back and then stay the night. Now an important board meeting has been arranged for 10 am tomorrow so after bringing us home they are driving all the way back to Yorkshire. Son will grab a few hours sleep if he is lucky before leaving at 8 am to drive to his board meeting. It's a good job dil is happy to do a lot of the driving.

Son rang while I was in the shower and told OH they will be here about 2.15 pm. He said we should only have a light lunch as he has a table booked for 5.30 for a meal near the theatre before the production starts at 7.30 pm. We are going to see a version of The 39 Steps. I gather it is very funny with a cast of 4 playing dozens of different parts and it has been playing in the West End for 10 years. I'm looking forward to a night out that I haven't had to organise and also looking forward to seeing son and dil. We haven't seen them for almost 6 months. I just wish it didn't entail such a lot of driving for them.

It's a beautiful day again - 11 degrees and sunny - perfect for gardening but it will be a day r two before I can bend without getting giddy so I won't be weeding or tidying plants. Anyway I am all showered, hair washed and in clean clothes so I don't want to get dirty. Oh, I've just seen the weather map on the computer and it is telling me that rain is starting in 16 minutes. How can they be that precise?

I still have a bit of cold chicken in the fridge that I must get eaten up so I think I'll go and make us a couple of chicken salad sandwiches for our lunch.

Bright here and 11 degrees so, after a coffee I think I will go out in the garden as well.

Morning all,

9 degrees here and pc says sunny but Iv'e not seen it really yet. The sky out the front is grey but I can't see the back south side form here int he kitchen.

Where has this week gone again? They seem to be whizzing by to me. Do you reallise we are nearly a quater of the way through this so called new year. Had the oil bill yesterday and have had the leccy bill this morning.

I went out like a light last night must have been all the gardening I was doing. I am going to to some more today if the weathers nice.