General Chat

Well done for getting most of it done Florence. I assume that what remains is not obstructing anything for you so can easily be left there?

Re Sharron, I am another one who didn't get to meet her. there were vague plans, she quite often visited Cheltenham )not sure if she had relative or friends there). She suggested we could meet up when she was next in the area, but it didn't happen.

Can't comment on who was dismissive as memory fails me as to who it was.

Well we fairly shifted a huge amount of soil. When the guy said there was nearer 2 ton, I think i can believe that now. But we filled the raised bed and put soil in each bed in the tunnel but the mist and rain came and it got cold so we cleared up and came indoors.
My legs were aching and my fingers and daughters back was as well so was the right time to stop. At least i can get the plants in and the bulbs and if we leave the rest of the soil until next week, it will be fine. We have managed to cover it completely now with the tarp so it will keep dry.

i have just sorted out the laundry and prepped tea so now sitting for a well earned rest.
I can hear the wind outside and it looks chilly too and am so glad Im toasty indoors.

Linda, glad you got the stitches out but you still have to take care for awhile yet.

I got an appointment to see the surgeon for my cataract assessment today. Its on the 10 Dec at 2pm so finally i get to find out how bad my eye is and whether Im an urgent or routine case. To be fair, as I'm retired, non driver etc i expect, i will be put on the routine list. Whereas if i was working and a driver, obviously that would present an urgency for me to get it done asap.

it will be next year anyway and tbh at this late stage in the year, i don't want it done this side of xmas as too many things to do and I want to enjoy xmas not be in pain or blurred vision etc.

Right time for another coffee and then see to my tea for later.

Florence in the hebrides

ah names, I wonder? But maybe he still looks in??

Don’t know if I am remembering this right but wasn’t a certain person very dismissive of her interest and knowledge, or was it just that he was dismissive of all of us.

I wonder what happened to him.

Yes I think she was. I had quite a correspondence with her on the subject of tides and how they affected ships.

Ah the battle cogs. Wasn’t Sharon planning to write a book on them.

I think she would be amazed that we are all still remembering and talking about her 3 years on.

One of my regrets in life was that I never met her. In September 2021 she put a thread up about battle cogs sailing from Suffolk to the battle of Sluys and wanted to see where they gathered for the crossing but didn't know whether it would be Ipswich or Felixstowe. I told her it was Ipswich and we were hoping to meet but hadn't sorted a date. She was going to contact me later but sadly later never came..

I wonder if she was aware how many of us followed her posts.

I think we all miss Sharon. With costs and prices ever escalating we could do with her recipes for making a meal out of nothing.

Time goes by so quickly, I also miss reading Sharon’s tales <3

I had my stitches taken out on Monday, it turned out that he couldn’t count and. I had six, not five :-( I feel better for having them out and can eat a bit better. The swelling is going down, but I still look like I have a dirty face because of the bruising. My gum is still very sore, especially over the part with the bone graft in, but that will get better over time. It is worse at night because of the pressure of my face on the pillow, but fine during the day. My next appointment isn’t for three months when they will take impressions for the permanent teeth and bridge. In the meantime with the temporary bridge, I am not allowed to bite anything hard while the implants heal. I haven’t been able to bite anything since I first snapped the tooth and bridge, so I am used to cutting everything into tiny bits . It is still far too sore to bite on, but hopefully I will be able to bite soft things soon. I look daft even cutting a sandwich into tiny bits, fine at home, but it looks odd in a cafe.

I see the weather forecast has very cold weather coming down from the Arctic next week with some snow in Scotland, as it is a nice sunny day today, I am not looking forward to that .

Gwyn, we will be there for 10, public in at 11.
But the one on the 23rd is an early start as stallholders there for 9, public 10am so that means leaving here at 8.30am!!

Aw 3 years is it? I still remember meeting up with her, Graham, Gwynn & her daughter. We had such an lovely time.

Hmm maybe thats' why i decided to make a veggie soup today!

Yep miss her stories of Fred and all his adventures. <3

I still miss Sharon very much too. We had a lot in common and I so enjoyed her stories of Fred and his sausage sandwiches :-D.

It doesn’t seem like 3 years since Sharron passed away. It must be a coincidence but I was thinking of her today as I was concocting a veggie dinner for us to have tonight and it reminded me of the things she used to cook. She is still much missed on here.

Those three years soon went didn’t they. Sharron is much missed on here.

I did see a picture of somewhere in the Hebrides on the weather report on TV at lunchtime today and wondered whether you were having widespread good weather, Florence.
We've had a really cold wind blowing today and pouring rain this morning, but eventually we did see the sun and some blue sky this afternoon.

What a lovely surprise coming across your black cloths like that. Now you are all set for your fayre. I hope you do well.
Is it an early start?

Remembering Sharron today <3
3 years since she passed suddenly.

And......chill!
Tha'ts all me jobs done and soup on the go for tea. I'm aching a bit in my back so its telling me to stop now.

Still a sunny day here and windy but nice to see the sun.

Daughter just home so better see what she's bought today lol

Afternoon all.
Lovely sunny day here and blue skies but......its soooo windy. too windy to put out the washing :-D :-D :-D

Anyway been a busy, busy bee and guess what? I went to my bottom large drawer where I keep the bedding sets, picked what i though was a black valence sheet and....it was the 2 black table cloths yay :-D :-D

I will of course have to apologise to my daughter lol as said they were probably buried in her "Aladins cave of a bedroom!" Its actually more like Santa's grotto. However she did open all the packages last night and brought them into the lounge to do it arrrgh!! So she cleared up some but when she returns home later, she has to clear up the rest.
Half the stuff is being returned lol and just waiting for the courier to pick up 3 large parcels to return.

So time for a break now as new bedding on, old bedding in the machine and nearly finished now but another load to do. If I was allowed to drink, I think a large glass of Merlot would be in order :-D :-D :-D

JustGinnie, nice to hear from you. Gosh your appointments are fairly keeping you busy. Hope they all go well. Yes ty we so hope lots of people come on Saturday as so much work goes into organising the fayre. A day for me, i love it!

Shall look in later

have a good day all

Florence in the hebrides

Thank you Gwyn, it's good to know Joan is ok. Give her my best wishes if you speak again.

Joan and I have messaged each other recently.
She is OK but finding life is so very different now :-(

The weather has been against her a bit, but some days she has been trying to manage those autumn leaves.
Her daughter and family are always a help to her.

I told Joan that we miss hearing from her on here, so I hope she comes back, when she is ready.