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Hi all


another lovely day!

I needed to go to the clinic to have blood drawn for tests before I go for my annual checkup in about 2 weeks.

OH dropped me off there just after 8 am. I was in the second batch of 6 to be "signed in", had 2 vials of blood removed (usually have 3 or 4 at least!), and was walking out of the clinic by 8:30. I caught the bus part way home, then walked the rest of the way.

It was lovely ................ blue sky, sun, cool enough to need a jacket, but soooo pleasant! It had warmed up enough by 11 am that a jacket (or even a cardie) was unnecessary!

Walked into the house just before 9 am .............. and promptly made my breakfast (one of the tests needed fasting 10 hours).

It's the plumbers who come on Monday, and do the "rough" work.

Then we have to arrange for the flooring to be laid. Then arrange for the cabinets to be installed, and the counter tops put in place.

OH has just talked to the plumbers ................ and they will not return to install the sink until everything else is in place. They will bring the sink with them on Monday, and leave it here ............. and they will also bring a template that we can take in to where we order the countertop so that the "sink hole" can be cut correctly.


we might be washing up in the bathroom sink for weeks!

Good job we have 2 bathrooms .... and our in-suite bathroom is a full one, so we can "dedicate" the other to "kitchen duties"



lots of fun to come!! :)))


The hamster is slowly recovering ... his cheek is still a little swollen. He's desparate to be able to really clean his teeth ....... at the moment, he has to keep the brush well away from where the work was done. The stitches are supposed to come out by themselves in between 6 - 10 days after surgery.



s
xxx

Hi Girls,

Horrible weather here, it hasn't stopped raining here all day. Although according to the television it looks as though it's the same over most of Britain.



Sylvia, hope that OH's face is feeling a bit better today. Does he have to go back to the dentist for a check up?

I liked your account of the way he followed his version of the dentist's instructions......it made me chuckle. It's just typical of most men, including my OH.

Are you doing anything special for Thankgiving Day? I must say, the thoughts of a nice turkey dinner as made me feel hungry...but I'll have to wait until Christmas for that.



Jean, I received the second lot of pics of your cards, thank you, they're beautiful

I need more storage for some of my stash, but I can't make up my mind which storge things would be the most suitable.
I love making cards, but I didn't think that I would become addicted to it.
Wherever we go I always look out for craft shops. Not that I need one, I spend enough in the ones in Derby, Hobbycraft and the Range.lolol!!



Tess, pleased that you've had your blood at last. It looks as though you didn't have to wait very long at the Health Centre.

Although our doctors have not long moved into a brand new surgery, which is huge place, where doctors come from the Nottingham and Derby Hospitals, to do minor day surgery, we still can't have a blood test there, we have to book an appointment at our local hospital for one.


Mo, like both you and Tess, we use to skip to jelly on a plate. Also had a hoola hoop, and we played two balls against the wall, and do handstsnds with our dresses tucked up into the legs of our knickers. Oh they were lovely days....talking about them has brought back some happy memories.


Huia, I think the belly dance would really suit me and I'm certainly the right shape for it.lolol!!

We started going through old photos, writing on the back of them, who the photo's were of and when they were taken.
The trouble is, we stiil have a lot more to do....as you say, it takes so long writing on them.



Dutch hope that both you and Jan are okay.

It looks as though you are going to be very busy with your card making. Will you make cards for everyone or just make them for the special ones?


How is your neighbour that had a stroke earlier in the week? I hope there is some improvement in his condition.



Ann, it will be nice to see you back tomorrow, although it looks as though you are coming home to a lot of rain.



Thinking about all of our absent friends, and hoping that you are all okay.



I'll say goodnight now, speak to you tomorrow.


Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx

Good morning from me. The sun is shining, not a cloud in the sky. I have finally got my weight down to 90kg, now I have to stop it from going up again and try to get down to 85, then even lower. I will visit Phil today and on the way home will go to the Hunua Falls and take a walk. There is a nice one which goes up to a lookout. For those who have my calendar, the February picture was taken from it.

I have been invited by my sister to lunch with them at a restaurant on the 15th. Just hope it doesnt put my weight up. It will be their 55th wedding anniversary. It would also have been our parents 86th, but then if they were still alive dad would have been 111 and mum 110 years old.

Must get on and wash dishes and get ready to go out.

Huia.

I am home again. Phil didnt want to wake up so I stayed only about 30 mins.

I went for the walk at the Falls and took some photos, then I drove up to Cosseys Dam (water supply for Auckland) and had a walk there and tried to photograph a native wood pigeon in a Kowhai tree, but the blessed bird didnt want to look at me.

I have scanned a lot of negs that Phil took 55+ yrs ago of the dam being built. Those negs were about 2.5 inches square. I now have to do his 35 mm negs.

Huia.

Hi everyone


very late coming on here today!

It was another beautiful day, started off very cloudy and "iffy" looking, but then the sun burnt off the cloud.

We decided last night that we would get a new dishwasher for the reno kitchen. We currently have a portable one, it's on wheels and you move it back and forwards across the kitchen as needed. They can allegedly be built-in by taking off the wood top and the wheels ..... but people have had problems.

Soooooooo ....... this morning, with no further ado, we went for coffee and then down to our favourite appliance store. Didn't do any pre-reading, onine study or anythng. Just knew that I wanted white (hate stainless steel!), wanted the cutlery "basket" to be in the door not taking up space in a rack, liked the one we had (Whirlpool) but the other appliances are Maytag and have been good .... so wasn't particular as to make.

Got down to the store .......... took about 5 minutes walking through the store to find the dishwashers, right near the entrance OF COURSE!. About 3 minutes to decide that one seemed to fit our needs ......... manufacturer Amana.

Anotehr 4 or 5 minutes to find a salesman ............ and then we signed, paid, and walked out the door!

It will be delivered on Wednesday ....... and will sit in the living room until the cabinets are installed, and the plumbers can come back to install it!

This afternoon, I checked it out on the internet ................. and it seems that we picked a Best Buy!!

It also seems that Whirlpool owns Maytag and Amana ................. so they're all part of the same corporate entity!

J and M will go hairless when they hear ........ they are already looking for the things they want for the addition plus renovated kitchen they plan to do .......... in 5 years time!! They research everything, check all the best buys, Consumer Reports, double and triple check all the ins and outs, go round all the stores, etc etc etc!

J actually just shakes her head, but M just cannot understand us!

Take care everyone

Hi friends,

sorry I am not very friendly at the mo, just feeling down and with o.h. now starting his two weeks holiday, not going anywhere so stuck at home with him, am feeling very peed off lol he has been doing 12 hr shifts again so I have been cooking dinners for weeks now, so boring and can't always have what I want or be out when it's dinner time with my son or whatever, and then come home and have something quick and easy. I think if all goes well I should have a few afternoons and evenings to myself at the end of the month.

O.h. still hasn't heard from either son and he won't call them so it's sort of stalemate, I suppose we will hear when the baby comes in November. I was a bit nosey and looked at some paperwork he left lying about and seems he gave both sons a bigger amount than he led me to believe, hence him not wanting to spend money on a holiday for us now, what with paying the hotel and meals out for the sons etc over the wedding weekend. I am going to try and persuade him to take me out for dinner a couple of times at least while he is off work as I am sick of slaving over a hot stove lol Wish me luck!

Huia, you have done very well to lose the weight, I wouldn't worry about the dinner for the anniversary, just go and enjoy yourself and worry if your scales scream help afterwards lol

Sylvia, you did well with the dishwasher, hope it all comes together well for you. O.h. is such a ditherer when it comes to choosing anything for the household or a car, whatever, he will ponder and dither for weeks till I am sick of hearing him talk about it. That's not to say I don't agree with looking into things but he takes it to the extreme. My son when I first met o.h. said Oh Mum, he is like Nanny, meaning he is an 'old woman' and boy, was my lad right lol

I have been thinking about you all, just not feeling much like communicating if that makes sense. I will try to do better soon.
Have just pm'd Jean and some others who I owe messages to and will try and get on here more in future when he is sleeping.

love and hugs
Lizxxx

Hello everybody.
Huia, you must go for the meal with your sister, you could always have a diet friendly meal.
Well done on losing the weight.
For those of us who have never seen the photo's of Hunua Falls, it is a really beautiful peaceful place. And Huia expertise at photographing it something to see.
What a shame that Phil was not very responsive today Huia. But god willing next time he will be.
I can visualise you willing that wood pigeon to stay still. I bet you were holding your breath, not daring to breathe in case you scared it away. It would have been a lovely pic, had it stayed still.
I tell you ladies, Huia is very good with her camera.

Sylvia, we have to have a slimline dishwasher,as the space in our kitchen is very limited. Our's is a BOSCH, and we have had it a few years now. We have taken out the insurance, in case it breaks down.
I would be lost without ours now. I know people think it's lazy to have one, but it far more hygenic than using tea towels to dry the crockery.
I have to admit,that I have never heard of a portable dishwasher.

Liz, it's good to hear from you again. Just saddening to hear that you are still feeling down though.
I am surprised that your OH has not heard from the son that got married.
Not surprised the NY son has not been in contact though,especially as your OH offened the wife.
Perhaps now that he has got the time off, he will get round to doing some of the jobs around the house.
Keep your chin up mate,we are here for you should you want to let of steam.

It's nice to know that our overseas friends,are enjoying pleasant weather.
It is another awful day here in Kent, it's rained on and off all day. Oh well tommorrow is another day.
Cheerio for now my friends, take care one and all. Love Mo xxx

Good evening everyone.
I do hope you are all well.
I have been watching the Commonwealth games,on the t.v, and I can't believe how many empty seats there are.
What a shame. They have priced the local people out of the games,as they cannot afford to go.
It seems so unfair to the athletes,who have now not got the support they need.
So far England and Wales have done pretty well in the swimming.
I will say cheers for now, take care. Love Mo xxx

Hi everyone, just about caught up with all the paperwork that was waiting when we got home. Renewed car insurance and tax, filled in register of electors (had a reminder for the insurance and the register. Don't these people ever go on holiday? Sent off actual readings to NPower who are estimating that we are running Blackpool illuminations and cooking for an hotel. balanced the accounts, paid off the credit card. Ready for another holiday now.

Also done a load of washing and the weekly grocery shop.

Tomorrow I have the dentist (ugh!) and I ought to dust around a bit, or at least stir it up so it moves!

Hope all are well, I have skimmed through the latest posts but wont answer them just now.

Hi Ann it's good to see you back.
Mind you, the bills still keep coming, if you are home or away don't they.
What was your garden like when you got back, I bet the grass had grown in leaps and bounds. And the weeds take on a life of their own dont they.
Good luck at the dentist's tommorrow.
And don't forget to put your mask on, when doing the dusting,or the dust will be flying every where.
Are your holidays for the year over and done with now, till after christmas.
Night Night I am away, to my bed now, speak to you tommorrow.
Love Mo xxx

Morning everyone just ashort one as been up since three oclock,its my sons Eddie 52nd birthday dos,nt it make one feel old ,mybe he might call in as he lives over here,well catch you all later
Love Dutchxx

I went to town this morning, visited the podiatrist to get my toenails cut. One of them was severely ingrown so he dug it out and bandaged it. Wearing sandals, the white bandage stands out like a sore toe, as the saying goes. Not that it is sore unless somebody presses on it.

I then had lunch and went to see Phil. He was still eating his. He is such a slooooow eater. At least he was awake and looking at me sometimes. I was going to stay in town and buy my dinner before going to our gen. group meeting tonight but I was rather tired so came home and had a couple of glasses of water, then a 30 min. nap. Have just had a light meal and will go back to town soon for the meeting. I am not too keen on night meetings these days (sounds a bit Irish!) so wont be making a habit of it.

Huia.

Hi all


your poor foot Huia! I have one toe that is susceptible to igrowing ...... so I have to stuff a tiny bit of cottonwool down under the nail every day. That keeps it up enough so that it doesn't ingrow.


sorry I haven't been on ...... I've been very tired, and sore today (Monday), and not very good company!


Now about to go to bed ....... and it's physio tomorrow. Hope he can help ease soem of the pain.

Or I might just have to wait until the weather settles down!




sylvia
xxx

Just a quick Hi to everyone. I will be going out in a little while, meeting my sister, before going to see my Aunt (by marriage) who is one hundred years old.

She lives in her own home, with one of her sons. She has been deaf since she was ababy, so conversations tend to be rather loud,
She is a right chatterbox and just about everything is in working order.

So looking forward to the visit.


Tess

Ouch Huia!! Hope that has cured it.
Sylvia, sorry you are feeling sore, hope you feel better soon.
Theresa, how lovely to be active and in your own home at 100, enjoy your day.
Mo, no we have a long weekend in London the end of October, then a week in Cyprus the beginning of November, then probably a long weekend in Torquay early December.
Joyce, you are so right, the years fly by and nothing emphasises that more than our children being as old as we still feel.

Off to the dentist now.

back from the visit with my aunt. She is a lady who speaks her mind.
Recently, she had to see a Doctor in a hospital. He (silly man), tried telling her what she should and should not be doing.
Aunties response was to tell him "Well, you won't live to be a hundred anyway"
And when he asked Why? she said "Because you are overweight!"
So that put him in his place - DON'T MESS WITH MY AUNT!!!

Tess

lol! Tess


I love your aunt, without ever meeting her!!!



Had physio today ... OH took me down there in the car, and then I took the buses to meet him for coffee. Felt great after treatment, but feeling tired and a bit achy now.


It was a lovely Fall day ............. cool overnight (down to 8C), a little foggy in the morning, then sun. It got to about 15C, but was just glorious. Wednesday is expected to be the same.

Orders from physio ....... do not wear bedroom slippers (I don't anyway!!), but have proper shoes dedicated for wear only in the house, with supporting insoles in them, and wear the shoes even when going to the loo in the middle of the night. That is to prevent the knee twinge. I already have the house shoes with insoles ..... but I usually run around barefoot until I get dressed!


Within 15 minutes of getting home after coffee, we had made more advances on the kitchen front

..... the dishwasher will be delivered tomorrow, but will have to sit in the living room for a time! We have now asked the company to take away the portable one .... it turns out that the Sally Ann closest to us no longer takes or sells dishwashers; the Sally Ann no longer has a pick-up service; and, to be honest, we don't feel like driving miles and miles to find one that does take dishwashers! We don't have the same sort of freeby organizations that you seem to have.


...... at the same time, we realised that we really should have a separate "dedicated" electricity supply for the dishwasher ...... not just plug it into any old socket. OH called the electrician who re-did the electric socket for the stove last year, he couldn't do it but passed us onto someone who could. That guy was round at our house within 10 minutes!! He just happened to be driving down the main street near us. He'll do the job, we have to call him when the flooring is laid and the cabinets installed, and he'll come and do the electricity supply.

My little mind says "wouldn't it be better to do it now while there is nothing there" but that's what he says!


.... phone message to say the vinyl flooring is in the store. But we got the message off the tape at 4:02 pm, and the call service at the store is open from 7am to 4pm! So we have to call tomorrow morning to arrange a time for them to come.


And finally,

..... told the neighbours that we are going away on Saturday until Monday, so please could they keep an eye on the house.


Phew!



Take care everyone



sylvia
xxx

Hello everyone.
Tess, your aunt is doing really well for someone her age. And it's nice to hear she can still stand up for herself.
A lot of people,who are even younger than her,seem to become shrinking violets in front of doctors. It must be the what is classed as white coat syndrome, fear of doctors,and what they may tell you.
Have you been out for anymore Caribbean (sp)meals. I am envious,as we have nothing like those restuarants around here.Only Chinese, Indians
and the like.

Ann you and T are proper gad abouts arn't you. But enjoy every minute of your breaks away.
I can't see us getting away now till next year.
We don't go abroad,and it's turning to cold here in this counrty. I am a fair weather gal.

Sylvia, the shoes you are to wear, even if you have to pop to the loo during the night,are they lace ups, or just slip on ones.
If they are lace ups, it will prove rather awkward doing them up half asleep.
And knowing your bad luck, if you left them undone, you would have another fall.
Surely using the insoles during the day, will be more beneficial in the long run, but as for bedtime, well, Just how long do they think you are going to be stood up passing water.lol
The kitchen all seems to be coming to fruition now doesn't it.
Like Jean and I experienced,it seems like it's never going to happen,and then it's like a whirlwind of activity. But it will look lovely I am sure.
I bet your daughter will want to come and visit as soon as possible,to see the results.

Huia, little cat naps during the day will not harm you. Especially if you are unable to get a full nights sleep.
I very often doze of during the afternoon. I could be reading my book,and I just nod off, and wake up about ten minutes later.
I swear black is blue to Roly that I have not been asleep. But he tells me that if I had not been asleep, then we must have had a horse in the house,as I keep on snorting like a horse does.

Well ladies, we had pouring rain this morning, but now we have brilliant sunshine.
The washing is out on the line for a change,thank goodness. I get fed up of seeing it on the clothes horse.
I am cooking a nice piece of pork fillet in the oven for dinner tonight. And will do a lovely roast for a change. Yummy
Bye for now my friends. Love to you all. Mo xxx

(((((((((HUGS FOR JEAN)))))))))) as we have not heard from her in a few days.
(((((((((HUGS FOR SALLIE)))))))))) as she has been absent as well.

Tess Lol at your aunt. I would think at her great age she can choose whar to do as she likes!!!

Sylvia, We are all looking forward to your new kitchen.
we have got salmon salad tonight, cooked it this morning. this is austerity week to take off the pounds we put on while away. Actually they come off quite quickly as the extra is mostly down to alcohol consumption which drops dramatically as soon as we get home.

Hello Mo was talking to Sallie before shes busy with her cards said she will be on soon,and my hubby Jan is sick in bed ,have,nt heard from Jean but i think she was also trying to get her xmas cards done
hope your all well bye for now
Love Dutchxx