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Yep Tesco came just after 7.30 so all done now and out away..Can relax now for the rest of the evening :-D

Florence in the hebrides

I’m going to have packers in to pack mine up but she will be around no doubt telling me what to do :-) hope your shop as arrived florence

Hi Linda. Im very pleased for you and so hope the move will eventually go smoothly.

Will be lovely for you being so much nearer and the wee ones will be able to see nanna or grandma whatever they call you.
Its great to have family to help as it can be such a stressy time.

I have my daughter here with me and she was a great help packing up the van when i moved here last may.

Been another damp, misty murky day here and very cold. Stayed indoors and just did usual chores.
Just waiting on my Tesco delivery between 7-9 pm but wish it would come now. Hate putting things away late at night, too tired then.

This site as i mentioned on another thread is playing up and stopping me looking up things grrr

Joan, hope all is ok as havent seen you for a few days. Hope hubby is ok?

Florence in the hebrides

Afternoon everyone well I’m in the process of selling my bungalow and moving nearing my daughters family near the the wirral I found a bungalow smaller then the one I’ve got but I’ve had a lot of hassle from the seller but all going through now touch wood and my daughter has been a hit send it will be nice to be near them at long last and enjoy my to lovely grandsons I don’t think my daughter will read this but if bu chance she does a big thank you to her and her partner for all they have done to get me up there

Afternoon peeps.
Been a quiet few days here, damp & very chilly but yesterday it was actually bright & sunny. Daughter walked to the beach for a lovely walk. Have to say I was extremely jealous but hey ho one day i shall be able to hopefully.

Had a lovely surprise in the garden yesterday. Since I moved here in May, i have only seen the usual birds ie sparrows, starlings, crows and a green finch. but yesterday, my lovely Robin has returned, well probably not the exact one from the old house but I was delighted to see him at the feeding tube.

I have missed seeing one everyday as I use to. Was a delight and really cheered me up.

Been shredding for Scotland today but up to date now. have been decluttering papers and clearing out things.

Hope everyone else is keeping ok?

Florence in the hebrides

Hello all, chilly and wet here and what started as rain is now sleet . Have with OHs help moved the furniture and have given the skirting and floor a good clean also cleaned the inside of the windows , the window cleaner did outside on Monday so windows are done now except the kitchen (inside) which g/son will do on his day off, he is tall and doesn't need steps to reach.

Joan I hope hubby has got over his fall, I have poor balance now so I know how it feels to fall over nothing, really shakes you up.

Florence hope it doesn't snow too much. Seems to be a long time since we had a sunny winter day it is always damp and dismal.
Sleet has now turned to proper snow here but hopefully won't last long

Take care all.

Ginnie

Afternoon peeps. Well its brrrrr here and heating on full. The wind has finally died down but the showers are sleety hail and there is a snow warning for tomorrow!!

Thankfully, daughter is on route home with a few bags of essentials so we shall be ok for a week or more.

I took down all the xmas cards, ornaments and the 2 trees. Oh my what a job took ages but I took my time and was finished around 2pm.

Gave a good dusting all over and looks brighter now in the living room.

Feeling a bit tired so have sat down at PC to rest my legs awhile.
Got my new bed set today that i ordered with xmas giftcard so threw it in the machine. Always wash it first as it feels so stiff and creased out of the packaging.
More ironing for tomorrow lol.

Enjoy the stir fry Joan, sounds very tasty. Think it will be a quick Pizza, chips & salad for us but havent eaten it for a week so looking forward to it.

Take care outside and mind the slippery paths

Florence in the hebrides

Yes Florence Ivwatched it. Good to see it back again.

Good afternoon all
Not had a great nights sleep as young ones next door woke me up by banging their bedroom door at 2am!! Dont think they have carpet all through so sounds a lot noisier.

Anyway at 5am, the wind woke me as was howling gale but managed to drop off until....9.30!!! Oh my got up very quickly as i remembered it was black bin day.

So lucky as they came early for a change and I had literally just put it out when they arrived. I took it back in straight away as the wind picked up again and it would have blown away.

No ferries until Wed due to gales and lack of crew as many have Covid and not enough relief ships or staff to cover. I have enough milk, bread etc until Wed but I expect the shelves will be empty today.

My own appetite hasn't been good since xmas day and even then, I ate my xmas lunch but no xmas pudding. All I've been eating is toast & marmite and a bowl of cornflakes.

Not feeling ill but just out of sorts.

Anyway, just pottering around tidying up and a bit of dusting today and thats it.

Hope everyone else is ok.
Joan hope you enjoyed your New Year dinner, Im sure it was tasty,

Did anyone watch the new series of Call the Midwife last night?

Florence in the hebrides

Morning all.
Lovely dry & sunny day for us, there is a bit of wind but nothing serious.

Took a walk around the "grounds" earlier, picked up some twigs that had come down & noticed a lot of our Snowdrops & Daffies are just peeping through!
Still not found the Peanut bird feeder that was blown away recently it's a new one as well, just not seeing it lying anywhere!

I got my ironing all done, I don't mind ironing but I do have to take a break / sit down for a few minutes after doing just a few items, my legs tire as well Florence,

I have got our delayed New Years day dinner started, looking forward to it.

Joan.

Oh Joan, poor hubby! Glad he didnt need to go to hospital but still how awful.

I agree people going over the border to get in a nightclub...blooming selfish if you ask me! Very quiet around here with just a couple of cars passing by but the weather is dire anyway and I have no intention of opening the front door.

I did a huge pile of ironing yesterday but left some as my legs were sore.

Enjoy your dinner tomorrow. i may make a mushroom curry on Sunday as not really hungry today.

Take care
Florence in the hebrides

Happy new year to all.
I just popped the tv on about 11.45 and went on bbc news so i could see London etc and then my dad tel at midnight for 5 mins.
I was in bed by 12.30. Was just like any other night really.

Its blowing a hooley here, wind 60 mph and electric been off and back on!

JG the soaps!!! Oh my I watch them but yes how depressing. Emmerdale storyline with the wicked Mina.How long can that go on and how does her sisters arms not ache laying in that position for sooo long, never mind the loo.lol

They all use to have a good knees up. Remember the queen vic on xmas day, one huge xmas day dinner for the extended families.

Anyway heres to a better year for everyone.

Hope everyone ok and keeping well

Florence in the hebrides

Happy New Year everyone <3 <3

Well Jan 1st is here and I hope you all had a good last night of 2021. We stayed at home (as usual ) and saw the new year in with the TV on for the bongs of Big Ben. Apart from that nothing different from any other weekend really. Like everyone we are hoping 2022 will see us safely through this pandemic and back to a normal life that means we don't have to have updates of infection rates all the time.

Florence it seems like the last year was busy for you with the changes you had. Well done on the novel . Will you publish it when you finish ? Not that I know anything about writing a book just love reading them.


Watched the 2 soaps on itv yesterday , gosh how depressing are they at the moment , so much unhappiness on both of them. Do they have the same script writers I wonder? A bit of comedy would be welcome Moaning over now. lol.

Take care all. Enjoy 2022 as best you can.

<3 Ginnie.

Happy new gear to all on here.

Well another year nearly over and what a year! i said 2021 would be the year of tying up loose ends. Didnt think i had done much until i wrote it down!

Got divorced finally, retired, moved house..again,hung up me driving gloves and wrote 30k words of my novel.
So i guess i did quite a bit lol

Here's hoping that 2022 will be better and kinder to all of us.

Wishing everyone a happy & healthy New Year

Florence in the hebrides <3

Just stopping by to wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year <3

Hello all from a lovely sunny but cold day here. beautiful seeing the sun and makes one feel happier somehow!

Daughter has left the nest until next Thursday and also left another pile of washing...oh my life never known someone to get through so many clothes! Anyway last of it in the dryer.
I have my lovely new friend/neighbour coming for lunch tomorrow. We decided not to go to town given the high number of cases here.

So Im making lentil/veg soup, smoked salmon & cream cheese sandwiches, warm crusty rolls and xmas cake with coffee to finish. Table all laid out so quite organised and really looking forward to seeing her.

Thank goodness the blue recycling bin was emptied today, it was full to the brim!

Well better finish off the washing and then mop the floors.

JustGinnie, daughter always asks me how do I know all the words to the songs on R2 and I tell her, some are old songs recycled lol :-D :

Florence in the hebrides

Well back to normal now, we had a lovely Christmas just 6 of us on Christmas day now down to 3 as usual. Didn't have the tv on at all on the 25 & 26, G/son attached his game box thing and we play quizzes and games on there. Sometimes in teams and there were cries of ' Nan how did you know that?' and 'Nan will know it's her era' Such a cheeky lot my family. All in fun of course.

OH watched some wild life programmes last night on channels I didn't know we had , no idea when they were added but he enjoys those type of things.
Managed to speak to family in NZ after the laptop camera packed up by borrowing g/sons phone might have to get one myself. :-D


Take care all.

Good morning all, a sunny day with blue sky in Cumbria so hopefully we can get a walk in this morning..
Hope everyone had a good Christmas ours was noisy but fun, a bit different to the solitary life I am used to. Lots of nice presents and lovely food that I didn’t have to cook.