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Evening Linda. i was wondering where everyone was today as the boards have been very quiet.

Oh dear, hope Eve doesn't have the awful Nova virus bug that's doing the rounds up here?
Spoke with dad on Sun eve and he seemed better and no word since so guess all is well. We usually phone on Wed eve so shall speak to him hopefully tomorrow.

No word from Joan so hope everything is ok with hubby <3

Very quiet here today. daughter was in town again but 2 people she was meeting have the dreaded sickness bug so she never met them thank goodness. After getting over my chest infection, a sickness bug is all we need.

Only had 6 cards so far for xmas!! No post today again. Seems rather odd as we do get at least 50-60 cards but so far a very slow trickle.

Tv is quite boring and all i seem to watch is Midsomer murders or Vera lol on the drama channel.

Oh well next week i shall be busy as have the hospital on Tuesday, mince pies to make as well and a food shop to organise.

Hope all is well with everyone and hope you get a decent night's sleep Linda

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Afternoon all.

Was a heavy frost this morning but the sun has come out and melted most of it away.

Did a pile of ironing today so all up straight now.

Postie came with.....1 card!!

Linda, hope the girls ae ok and you managed to sleep alright.

Joan, thinking of you and hope all is well.

To anyone else looking in, I hope all is well with you and you are keeping bug free!

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good afternoon all, cold here today. 7 degrees with a cold wind and very dark and gloomy but dry,

I just counted my cards Florence. I have 46 so far, still a lot to come.

Linda. hope Esme doesn't have what Eve has got. sounds like flu so hope she is soon better and that it is not passed on to you.

Joan, hope hubby is doing ok and will be home soon. also hope that you are ok.

Florence sounds like you need to stay away from town and crowded places.

Good afternoon. Eve is a lot better today, she still feels off colour, but she will be well enough to go to school tomorrow.
Esme was awake for quite a long time in the night, but has been to school. She is due home in about ten minutes, so will be tired and grouchy and demanding mummy, who is staying in London tonight.
I woke up a couple of times during the night, but have been awake since six am which is very early for me, so I feel really tired. I was going to go shopping in Harrogate today, but have put that off until tomorrow because Eve was here.

No word from Joan, so I hope things are OK.

AnnG, I counted 16 so far! Very down on previous years.

Still no word from Joan! Do hope everything is ok with her hubby <3

Linda, glad the girls are ok and hopefully you will get to do your shopping tomorrow.

My friend is taking me to town tomorrow for a day out. Of course gales and rain are heading in overnight! I only want to look at the decs in town and the lights plus go to 2 shops and the supermarket. That wont be busy midday as kids still in schools so wont be crowded. I shall wear gloves and once home, into the wash.

I feel the need to get out of the house just for a few hours as i haven't seen anyone for weeks except daughter but that's not the same.

Anyway I'm so grateful for my friend taking me out, lovely person so she is.

Its almost dark now and freezing hard again.

Take care all

Florence in the hebrides

Hello all,

Hope everyone ok and those that have been unwell are feeling better thinking of Joan and her hubby as well .

You have beaten me with the cards Florence and Ann so far we have had 7 cards fewer than this time in previous years. I think the price of stamps have stopped a lot of people sending them. It is bad enough with the food prices going up so much and I would sooner folk brought food or saved for fuel bills etc. Or maybe buy a little treat for themselves .

OH is doing ok at the moment , doing the leg exercises and taking the meds etc. early days as it takes a while for the new knee to settle down.

Put up a few decorations and got my shopping today with the extra things for Christmas .

Take care all

Ginnie

I am pleased that your hubby is doing well Ginnie. I am worried about Joan as well.
I managed to go shopping in Harrogate today. I bought a few presents and some things for myself.
My daughter should be home by about ten pm. Normally I would have driven home in the dark, not something I relish, but I am staying until tomorrow. It is Esme’s school Xmas Fayre from 1.30- 2.30 tomorrow, so I am going to go to that. I am hoping that she might be able to find a few things on the stalls which we can wrap as presents for her parents and Eve. Last year I managed to take her shopping after her carol concert as I was allowed to take her home after that. We stopped at a retail park on the way home and she chose gifts. She kept the secret and her mum was so surprised on Xmas day. I can’t do that this year as her father is coming to the carol service as well, so the fayre is my only change to have her on my own.

I hope you enjoy your shopping tomorrow Florence despite them bad weather

Evening all
Well a busy day for me! Of course it was chucking it down and blowing a hooley lol however the rain lifted for awhile and I managed round a few shops.

I treated myself to a lovely black necklace with matching bracelet so chuffed with that. Managed to get one of my best friends a birthday card and present for January so thats all organised.

Treated my friend to lunch and had lovely veggie home made soup and bread with a coffee, really enjoyed that too.

Did a big food shop in the big supermarket but come 2.30pm, i had had enough so finished off pdq and got home by 4pm.

Put all the shopping away, had a coffee and before i knew it, it was 5.45 and i was off out to the school xmas concert. Just home a while ago and although i am very tired, it was a lovely evening and....I won a bottle of wine and chocs in the raffle so was dead chuffed.

I hope I sleep well tonight.

Still no word from Joan ! Have to say it's very worrying. Hugs coming your way Joan
<3

Glad hubby is getting on Ok JG, baby steps at first.

Right in need of a coffee now.
Nite all

Florence in the hebrides

Oops, sorry Florence, I got it wrong and thought that you were going out today, not yesterday. It sounds like you enjoyed yourself even though it was tiring.

I am having a lazy start to the day. Both girls are at school, but as their parents are here, I didn’t have to get them ready this morning. I am going to go out in a while and have a. Wander around Knaresborough as I don’t know it very well. I will then go to Morrisons as there are a couple of bits my daughter needs, but mainly I will fill a carrier bag with tins so Esme can take it to school on Monday as a donation to the local food bank. After lunch, it’s the school fayre, I will go straight home from there and see how OH has been coping in my absence.

Good morning girls.
Sorry not to have shown my face for a few days but nothing much to report about anything really.

Hubby is ok but when we chat on the phone he sounds tired & weary, it's now a week since he went into hospital, our daughter has visited him every day & she tells me he's settled well enough but the meals are dreadful ! though he does like the soup & orders that when it is on the menu.
It's going to take some time before he is allowed to leave the hospital.

Our weather is better in so much as the rain has stopped, had a couple of nice sunny days but it's rather chilly, I did gett 2 of my Clematus planted into 2 of my new planters, I am thinking I might manage the other 2 sometime today as it's a nice looking day, the sun is shining & calm, we'll see how the day goes.
Our eldest son is coming over today & no doubt he will find something to make himself busy.

I was out to Morrisons yesterday, it wasn't too busy considering it is very near Christmas, got my Christmas cards in the post as well, we have only received 6 cards back so far.

Linda, Knarsborough is a lovely place, rather pretty in parts, or at least it was back in the day when I was last there, lol, which was back in the 60's, lol.

Hope all is well with everyone, How's your dad doing Florence, & Ginny, I hope your hubby is improving.

Best go & look out for our son, I like to greet him at the door, lol.
Bye for now, & THANKYOU everyone for thinking of both me & my hubby.

Joan.

Good morning all.

Aw Joan, so glad you posted with an update on hubby. Poor thing, he's missing your lovely home cooked food I'm sure. Well he is in the best place and getting whatever attention and medication he needs and really hope he will be back home again very soon.

Its still windy and rainy here and I have 30 spring bulbs to put in one of my big black tubs but its too wet to go outside. Your plants will look great Joan in your new planters I'm sure. A friend bought me an Amaryllis for my birthday and its already growing in its pot on my lounge table.

Linda, hope you have good a shopping day out and the girls xmas fayre goes well.

My dad is sort of ok but he has a chest infection and dr has prescribed him antibiotics. He has so many tablets to take, he says he rattles! His pain has gone now and he's more settled. He seems to be sleeping throughout the day which he needs but he isnt use to dropping off!

JG, hope all is continuing to be good with you hubby and the exercises are helping him.

Forgot to say, last night's school concert was lovely. Saw lots of people and had catch ups. I even won a prize in the raffle. A bottle of Merlot and some Ferrero Rocher chocs which was a bonus. However didn't sleep well and was up at 2 and 5pm! EEk what do I have to do to sleep all through the night these days?

So today. need to tidy up as there are all sorts of things on the kitchen table from yesterday that need a home and the fridge is a bomb site as I hastily threw things in when I came home from town.

Of course, there is a pile for the washing and drying to do so plenty to keep me busy today.

Shall look in later but for now take care all

Florence in the hebrides

Hello all. You and hubby are both missing each other Joan but it is good that you have been able to go out and do your shop and also to put in some plants. It will be company for you to see your son today. I hope hubby starts to improve well enough to let him come home where you can feed him up a bit.

Florence, glad that you enjoyed your shop and the school concert. Also well done on winning a raffle prize.

Linda hope the fair goes well. you will be glad to get home again I think. Glad the girls are both well enough to be in school today.

JG Hope your OH continues to improve, it sounds like a slow process. Hope he is well enough to enjoy Christmas.

Florence you mentioning your fridge reminds me that when I come back from daughter's I have to get a new fridge. I think the thermostat has gone on mine, it suddenly thinks it is a freezer on the bottom two shelves. Things started freezing when left on those shelves and nothing I do lowers the temp. It is not actually cold enough for a freezer, It is about 0 or -1 but some stuff still freezes so those shelves are now kept empty. Luckily with going away I have run the food in there down and actually emptied it and threw some stuff out that was lurking at the back of the top shelf taking up space. It will keep the butter ok while away otherwise there will not be much left in there.

Good afternoon all.

I had a nice walk round Knaresborough yesterday morning, there are some nice independent shops there.plus a Zillion cafes. They all seemed to be busy even at this time of the year. After my walk, I went to Morrisons and bought a carrier bag full of tins for Esme to take to school to donate to the local food bank.
In the afternoon, I went to her school fayre. We bought a few small bits from the stalls, but there wasn’t r
eally much for her to buy for presents for her family. So we bought loads of tickets for the tombola and she won quite a few prizes. Some of them will do for presents, so I have wrapped them up and Esme is going to write the labels when we go over tomorrow. Four of their fence panels blew down in the last storm, so OH is going to help fix them.
Eve has finished school now, but Esme has another week to go, she will have massive tantrums if she realises Eve is at home and she isn’t. That happened last week when poor Eve was ill and couldn’t go. I am going to take Eve out for the day on Wednesday so that she can buy her presents, not that she has any money - it is a good job I have :-(

Evening all

Linda, that's quite early for them to be breaking up. Children here don't finish until next Thursday.

AnnG, re your fridge, I have noticed that when my large salad bowl is full, some of the carrots and potatoes on the bottom get frozen?? I thought maybe its because it's too full as when I empty it down, the problem goes away, it's very strange and mine is less than 3 years old.

The weather here has been dire today, wild, wet, windy and just abysmal. No ferries today or tomorrow. Just hope they are running on Tues as I have my Tesco shop on the 20th to finish off my xmas food shopping etc.

Nothing strenuous today, just usual chores etc. I had a lovely tea tonight for a change, salmon en croute with carrots, peas and potatoes. Haven't had that for donkeys and really enjoyed it.

My neighbour is popping in tom afternoon for coffee and mince pies, so looking forward to that.

Joan if you are looking in, hope you are looking after yourself too and taking care outside in the garden.

Right coffee time now

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Florence, Eve goes to a private school, so they have much longer holidays than the state schools, that is why she has finished early

I hope the ferries bring all your shopping Florence, this is not the week for them to be delayed as all the delivery slots must be booked up. I went to Tescos this morning and did a large shop, but I will have to go again to get the fresh stuff for this weeks meals. I haven’t planned the menus yet, I was just getting non perishable things

Good morning all. 8 degrees here, at least something is on my side. hopefully the boiler man will be able to fix the problem when he comes this afternoon. If he can't I will come home to a really cold house in the New year.

Florence strangely, up until now the veg which is under the bottom shelf has not frozen. It is very strange because although it is a larder fridge (No ice box), at the moment the back wall of the fridge is like a freezer with ice on it. I have checked that the drain is not blocked but it really does seem like the thermostat is just not working.

Afternoon everyone looking in.

AnnG, hope you got the boiler fixed. Yes sometimes at the back of my fridge, there are icicles and I have to use a cotton bud to clean the drainage hole but still don't understand why it ices as my setting is always at 3 and less than 4 years old.

Linda, I see about Eve. Yes the private schools do have a longer break. My tesco order was ok last time and so far the lists look ok. Think the freight ferry has sailed overnight bringing supplies but the rest of next week is looking quite iffy on some days.

Made 2 dozen mince pies today and a fair few gone already lol

Light tea tonight as still quite full from last nights meal so maybe a sandwich will do me.

Joan, thinking of you and your family and hope hubby is doing ok.

Right off to be busy in the kitchen, back later on

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Yes Florence boiler ok now. If it happens again I know now how to fix it, it was very simple and no charge.

I'm pleased to see that your boiler is OK now Ann.
A house gets really cold if there is no heat at all going through it. Good to see that it was easily fixed and not costly too. Now you won't have to worry about the weather over Christmas.

Our local schools have all broken up on Friday, which is earlier than some years, but Kent works on a 6 term system now, so some breaks are longer and some shorter than in previous times. The junior school, where I volunteer returns for the new term on 2nd January.

It was really still, first thing this morning, but by late afternoon there was a really chilly wind blowing. Daughter drove me a short way out of town to hand deliver some cards and the wind coming off the sea was really cold..... We were glad to get home in the warm.

Afternoon everyone looking in.

Not a happy bunny!!!

Got a tel call from outpatients at 10am saying my appointment for tomorrow has been cancelled as "Mr Bone man" has been taken unwell. My appointment will be rearranged in the New Year.

Whilst I hope the gentleman isn't seriously ill and recovers, It means, no injections in my knees which are now very painful as its 6 months since the last jags which have worn off. Nothing I can do about it and there is no other dr that can do these injections either, you have to be specially trained to do them.

So just have to plod on as you do.

Awful day, very windy and brrrr and some showers too and of course.....bin day lol :-
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Anyway they have been and bin safely secured back in its base.

Home alone until tomorrow evening so a bit of peace & quiet and the tv to myself whoohoo!

Hope everyone else is ok and if you are travelling out & about, take care as some awful weather and floods about. Don't think there is any chance of a white xmas here,

Florence in the hebrides