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I am sorry to hear you have Shingles Ginnie. They were incredibly painful when I had them.
We had a disappointment today with my daughters house move. They were expecting to exchange contracts in two weeks on their London house and they have had an offer accepted on a house up here. Then today they heard that the London chain has collapsed. The person buying their house had a cash buyer for their flat, but that buyer has pulled out. We were hoping they would be moving out soon, but that isn’t going to happen :-(

We also had some excitement earlier. Esme comes home on a council mini bus, she is the last one to be dropped off. We had just collected her and we’re waiting to wave at the bus. It backs into a cul de sac immediately opposite our house in order to turn round and go back the way it came. It had just backed in when the front wheel fell off, it is leaning with the axle on the road. It was going to be two and a half hours before the brake down truck can come, so we have the keys. Luckily one of the women has a granddaughter who lives close by, so she collected them and has taken them back to wherever the bus is based. It was lucky that didn’t happen on the motorway or while any of the children were on it

Morning all

Well what a day!

Woke up to find a huge puddle of yuckky brown fluid under my kitchen sink. What a mess it was. So had to remove all the cleaning products etc first which were all soaked on the bottom. I then got daughter to mop up the mess etc which took an age.

On closer inspection with a torch and camera phone, she took a picture. The u-bend or p-trap is leaking! I tel the relevant dept for weekend emergencies and now waiting on a plumber since 9am!

And then.....my SIL's Tesco delivery arrived in the middle of it all.

My fridge is now full to the hilt as are my 4 freezer drawers.

I placed a bowl under the pipe and since then it has more brown fluid in it.

I'm guessing there is some food etc laying in the pipe and through time this is forcing out the waste through the joints, although im not actually a plumber but I looked it up on Google!

So what a busy morning and its not even lunchtime.

Linda, what a disappointment for your daughter :-( :-(

Can't imagine how down they are feeling. That's the problem when there is a chain and one deal falls through. Really hope another buyer can be found soon.

Oh my Linda, what a disaster with the bus. Yes thank heavens it didnt happen on a busy main road. So glad noone hurt and all got home safe & sound.

I was looking back over some old threads of various topics from several years ago and oh my there were so many people daily on the chat boards back then.

I suppose social media has killed off a lot with more people on FB and Twitter etc.

I never took on FB or anything else and never will. It never appealed to me and through my children, there were more fallouts than I had hot dinners lol

I shall look in later once the plumber has hopefully sorted the problem.

Hope everyone enjoying their Saturday

Florence in the hebrides

It's fixed Yay.....

The plumber said the joint was loose and tightened it but the seals had gone on the u-bend so he replaced them.

Had the washing machine since and no leaks...thank goodness for that. At least it wasnt full of grease and rotten food. I do scrape plates but sometimes the odd pea has vanished along with a bit of carrot before you can retrieve them.

So had better now go and put all the cleaning products etc back into the cupboard under the sink and will then need to wash down all the work surfaces.

Was going to do some baking today but i'm quite tired out at the moment !

I'm making 2 fruit loaves tomorrow anyway but daughter wanted a GF sponge cake.

Good evening all.
My visitors are on the last leg of their journey and should be here by about 9pm.
Slight delay on the A9 earlier today but managed to take a small detour so didnt delay them too much.

I have made 2 fruit loaves and a dozen cupcakes all iced and decorated.

Wont see them all until tomorrow as they will be tired and the wee one will be going straight to bed.

Weather blowing a hooley here....lol whats new its only early April!

Hope all ok with anyone looking in.

Florence in the hebrides

I hope they river safely Florence and that you enjoy their visit.
It is the first day of the school holidays, somI have been playing with Esme while her mum was working. We play ”schools” with all her dolls.It was a nice afternoon, so we took them all in the garden to play on the trampoline and swings. One day down, only two weeks to go.

Good evening folks.

Have a lovely time with my family and so far been bowling, out for lunch, to a beach and we had an easter egg hunt in the garden earlier. nephew was so excited.

Making a buffet tomorrow with all the trimming so something for all of us. Just wish the weather was better and a bit warmer as it was grrr today and damp & windy.

Linda, hope you are all enjoying the holidays so far,

Hope everyone else looking in is keeping well

Florence in the hebrides

I am glad that you are enjoying your family visit Florence. We will have an Easter egg hunt on Easter Sunday when the Easter bunny comes.

It was a lovely day yesterday, so Eve and I had a walk in the cemetery and took some flowers to Little Lottie Hamilton.
It would have been my mums birthday last Sunday. I always put new artificial flowers on her grave on her birthday and a couple of other times during the year. We have got into the habit of taking the old ones to Lottie’s grave. We did the research during lockdown

https://jennywool.wixsite.com/lottie This is the link for anyone who is interested, it is quite a story

Annoyingly Esme was sick again yesterday.. She had a runny nose on Monday, but it could be an allergy again. She is having a blood test tomorrow, so they can start trying to sort it out.

After the glorious yesterday, it has been horrible today, it has been raining on and off all day. We had all of the paving stone paths down both sides of the house and the patio across the back professionallyk cleaned today. It took them all morning, They used some sort of chemical first of all, then an industrial jet washer, not the little type you can buy yourself. The result is amazing,I had forgotten that the pavers were a yellow colour, they have looked dark grey for so long now. OH usually does them with patio cleaner and a brush, but it is hard work and over the years, they have become ingrained with dirt which he couldn’t remove.

I heard my daughter getting up early to play Easter Bunny and leave a trail of small chocolate eggs around the garden. At 7.15 Esme burst into our room, putting the light on and shouting “Happy Easter”: It was a bit or a rude awakening for OH :-D

Last night she had left a carrot out for the Easter Bunny with a little note. This morning the carrot had been partially eaten and the Easter Bunny had taken her note and left a nice thank you note in return ( courtesy of Eve). By 7.30 am, we were all out in the garden watching her collect her eggs. The girls both had a pile of large eggs in the lounge as well. They have both had chocolate for breakfast :-)

Good morning peeps and a Happy Easter to all looking in.

Well I had a wonderful week with my family and of course a few "adventures" as well as there will always be something to happen!

We went ten pin bowling and I managed to play with just my stick and yes I didnt fall over lol :-D

Went to a museum and had lunch in the cafe, that was very interesting although 6 yr old nephew does get bored easily so we can never stay in one place for too long.

Went out for dinner to a local hotel which was ok until one of the steaks was overcooked....twice! In the end they didnt charge us for it £25 no less and they didnt seem to understand the difference between well done & medium rare but was lovely being out.

I cooked here too and yesterday as it was their last day, made a full roast chicken dinner with all the trimmings and home made fruit crumble. They really enjoyed it.

Then of course we had to say goodbye :-( :-(

Always the hardest when you live so far away. Little nephew wanted to stay with me bless him. However he is very active and at times he really wore me out!

So clear up day as we left a few things last night after the meal. I was too exhausted to finish off and then a shower.

Sadly i did catch a chill from the windy day at the beach so full of a cold now but it will pass soon.

So how is everyone? Joan, havent seen you in ages so hope all is fine with you, AnnG, Just G.

Linda, what a lovely surprise being woken so early!!!! Bless them. We also had 2 egg hunts here at a speed of 100mph, never seen anyone run round the garden so quick to fill his bag.

Enjoy your Sunday everyone.

Shall look in later :-)

Good afternoon to everyone, & a Happy Easter.
I am sorry not to have been on the thread for a few days but i have been rather busy.
Hubby isn't too well at the moment his Angina was causing him problems & he had another fall,he has limited mobility & without his zimmer he is just not safe, I have been worried about him falling on the stairs when going to the bathroom (no downstairs loo) & so to save him climbing the stairs he has moved into the spare bedroom permantly.
I cannot risk him falling on the stairs & though both of us hate it, we have no choice

He does have other problems which would mean surgery eventually but specialists at the hospital have said he would need scans & various other tests to see if his heart could cope with the anesthetc etc, these tests would takes several weeks of travelling backwards & forwards to the main hospital some 35 miles or so away & hubby found the journey very difficult when he attended an appointment a couple of weeks ago, & so he has now decided ot to go ahead to go ahead with any tfurther test or surgery.

I understand his decision but not easy for either of us, but he's cheery !
He's got his own little Bedsit re his room, reclining chair, laptop, all things to hand, like snacks & sweeties & me looking after him, LOL
The view from his window is of the garden & tractors in the durrounding fields, further over there is the wood, & in the distance he can see the road..

Anyway I have managed to fit in some garden work, we had some nice days last week, & so I managed to paint the 2 bird tables, & a garden bench in a nice Forget - me - Not blue.
I have also bought some rather nice large planters from Morrisons, they are plastic but are a mottled design, they look just like ceramic pots, I have ordered several plants to go in them.

Well I must go now & see to our Sunday dinner, need to get it over & done with before I settle down to watch a film on telly later on, the Sound Of Music, a favourite of mine.

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend.

Joan.

Oh Joan, I did wonder if hubby wasn't well. Poor man and poor you now having to make changes to make everything comfortable for him. At least you have a spare room and he has a nice view too so that's something.

Being so far from the hospital would make it so difficult and challenging, i can well understand why he has chosen not to have any tests.

Enjoy your lovely roast dinner today and then the film after with your feet up mrs, well deserved.

Your garden sounds a lovely picture and just love the forget me knot blue colour.

Im sure come mid summer, it will be a sea of colours with everything in bloom.

Take care
Florence in the hebrides

Pleased you had a lovely time with your family Florence , it's always hard when it's time for them to leave. Hope your cold goes away quickly.

Linda I hope your granddaughter gets good results from the tests.

Sorry to hear that your OH is poorly with the angina as well as other issues.
We had the opposite problem as our bathroom is downstairs which was never a problem till we got older and needed the loo in the night more. Having mobility issues myself it was hard to get up and go downstairs so we gave up a small part of our room and had a toilet and basin put in . We had to have a Saniflo system as we had no water pipes upstairs at all. Cost us more but it has been so useful I wish we had done it sooner.

Feeling better now as the Shingles have almost gone although I still feel some sharp pains but Dr said that can stay for a while but on the whole feel so much better.

No Easter egg hunts here as our G/children are all adults now. Still buy them an egg though. :-)

Have a good weekend.

Ginnie

Morning all
Well the nurse came to do a full set of bloods and an ECG. All went ok until she told me my temp wass up at 37.5!
I know I caught a chill but yesterday and today, i have been coughing something awful and have been sick with the coughing. My whole body aches and i havent felt like this in years.

The bloods will show infection markers , if any raised white cells etc but will have to wait until Wed as its a bank holiday today.

So Im just drinking lots of water and eating nothing as no appetite.

JG, glad you are getting over the shingles now, horrid to have it.

Im going off to do a Covid test, just for peace of mind. We didnt mix closely with anyone as was out on beaches and open spaces etc but you never know.

back in a bit

Florence in the hebrides

Well its positive. i have Covid :-( :-( :-(

No wonder I feel so ill!

I have let the surgery know and feel awful for the nurse that came. let my brother and family know as they are travelling back to kent today.

Daughter is feeling ok so far but she is a type 1 diabetic and so hope she doesnt get it.

Im drinking plenty but feeling sick as well.

Going to have a lay down and try and sleep now.

Florence in the hebrides

Sorry to read that you have had a positive test, Florence.
What a shame after spending some happy times with your family.

Not sure what arrangements there are in Scotland, but in England, some vulnerable people can get special medication if they have a positive covid test.
Your surgery would know, I expect.

Hope daughter stays symptom-free and that you feel a lot better soon.
Take care.

Sorry that you have tested positive Florence, hope you feel better soon.

Oh Florence what bad news for you, take care.

Well after a wet & windy start to the day we now have a blue sky & fluffy clouds, glorious sunshine & almost no wind, so much warmer now, long may it last..

I managed to get outside today & do a bit of tidying up around the flower borders & big tubs, I rescued & picked the Daffies that have been blown about & were bent over & put them into a vase, they look so untidy when they get damaged & loll about, lol.

Earlier I was sat chatting to hubby & watching out of the bedroom window & saw 2 Hares prancing in the field but close to the fencing around our garden, they were having a lovely time.

I have seen several over the past month, even had one in the garden, recently, fortunately they don't touch any of my flowers.

Yesterday I gave the stair carpet a bit of a "shampoo", some Stardrops in warm water & sponged over it without getting it wet !

What a difference today, after hoovering it, I'm really pleased with it.
It is rather old now & would really like a new one, but I can't face the hassle, lol, hence having a go at cleaning it up a bit !.
It has turned out better then I thought it would & with not too much effort.

I hope it's nice where you are, have a nice day.
.
Joan.

Well I guess it was inevitable...daughter was feeling out of sorts yesterday but today tested positive for Covid.

In one way it means as we live together its easier to deal with but she is a type 1 diabetic and hasnt eaten today as has no appetite.

my coughing is awful and being sick on just fluid is dire. managed a crumpet yesterday but so far the thought of food is nauseating. Have been drinking iced water as much as i can.

My brother tel to say they are all negative and fine so i am pleased for that. Their saving grace was that on saturday, they were packing all day and only came for the meal from 5-7,30. They were not here on Sunday when i started coughing so maybe that saved them.

i dont know how long these symptoms last as right now Im feeling so awful, I cant see me feeling better for several days yet.

How long before you are really clear and when should i re-test? maybe on Friday/saturday?

Florence in the hebrides

Florence some people seem to test negative after five days, with me it was ten days so it is not the same for everyone. Maybe test again when your temp goes down and your cough eases.

Yes AnnG, i was going to wait until the weekend if i'm feeling better then and retest. Tonight, i'm feverish again and very thirsty so still full of it.

Concentration is poor to so i have just been dipping on & off here for a distraction in short bursts but not able to read a book.