Even 2.58% is not looking too shabby nowadays EL.  When I think back a few years you could comfortably achieve almost 10% from lots of places with virtually no risk. 

Good morning everyone, it looks like it's going to be another lovely day.

Joyron, I'm glad you are on the mend and feeling a bit brighter.

Squiggle, how lucky to see the tiny baby wrens, I am so jealous.

I have a little wren which sometimes visits the garden, but she is so shy (and fast!) it's hard to spot her.

Summer, I love bluebells, they are so pretty. I think I'll try planting some bulbs later on this year and hopefully have some in my garden next year.

Skylark, I hope all went well for your sister yesterday.

El, your brother's postal service sounds terrible. We sometimes joke that the posties save up the mail for a few days and deliver it all together, but once a week is shocking.

Morning everyone Aw squiggle what a wonderful thing to have had on your doorstep, I bet those baby wrens were very enjoyable to watch! Hello joyron nice to meet you, sounds like you're convalescing? I wish you well and if there's anything I can do to cheer you on, let me know (I'm good at supplying refreshments) Hope you're all having a good day, it's like summer outside! I'm looking forward to having lunch outside again There's a jackdaw nest in a roof opposite where I park my car, I love to watch the comings & goings..

Hi all x
Nice reading all your Spring stories, especially after the horrible winter we all had . My sweet williams and pansies are coming along nicely
My sister is fine, thanks for asking Yogi x  She had a CT scan and was down for a sedative, but she managed without it. For the last few months she has been in terrible pain in her ankles, feet and wrists. A blood test showed up inflammation and possible rheumatoid arthritis, so the CT scan will show it up in more detail, and the severity of it. We have arthritis in the family, i have osteoarthritis, unfortunately she has been dealt the worst one. We will have to wait on the results to find out more xx

At least they will now find out the severity of her arthritis and give her the correct meds.

It can be such a painful illness, no matter which type you have.

Glad the flowers are coming along nicely.

Hi Yogi, thanks x   I will have a good old moan about my knee, not appropriate timing at the mo  

Probably not.

You can moan at a later date and I'll tell you all about my dodgy hip.

Thats a date

Best offer I've had this year.

Wishing your sister well skylark, I heard Jeremy vine on radio 2 discussing arthritis the other week and it really opened my eyes, I think we all too easily dismiss it as one of those things that people get sometimes.. But after hearing the show I now understand what a painful & sometimes complicated illness it is. I hope they figure out the right treatment for her as soon as possible, I hear there have been many breakthroughs in recent years

Just had a lady on the phone, trying to persuade me to go to a "presentation" for a private owners club (aka Timeshare) because we have apparently won a free holiday. I don't think so!

I'm going to kill hubby for entering the stupid "competition" and giving out our phone number in the first place.

Summer, I have been shortening your name to Summer but I noticed that others call you Sweet. Do you have a preference?

Hi summer, thanks x  Its typical of my sister, i just cant have anything, she has to have it too
Oh no Yogi, now you will be bombarded with allsorts of calls, if they have passed your number on to others

I'm ex-directory and registered with TPS and then that dumpling my darling hubby goes around giving out our phone number.

Every time I get a stupid marketing/sales call - he's getting an ear-bashing!

Men, you just cant leave them alone for a minute!   Sorry El, but its true!

Going to take my dog for a run in the park, bye for now xx
The dog will be running, not me

Off to do some cooking.

I prefer summer but either is fine Mr summer never ever answers the house phone, he does 1471 after! I think only a handful of our family/friends actually know our landline Happy dog walking (you lucky thing!) and cooking, might see you later

Right i am off this time! Bye Summer and Yogi x
I am not not cooking today, got a cooked chicken from Tesco, will shove some potatoes in oven and open a can of sweetcorn. tea sorted  x

They are so fast aren't they Yogi?  Luckily we have two double patio doors one in the lounge and one in the dining room so we decided to have decking running along so that you can just step out and walk down it, in one and out the other so to speak.  Anyway the birds quite like this and often land directly outside where I am sitting so I get a chance to watch these lovely shy birds.

Good evening all.    Sun continues to shine and it's rather warm out there!!

 

I feel really sorry for anyone who suffers from any form of arthritis.  It's certainly no fun at all.

 

Pleased to report the clips are out.  There were 30 in all and the scar is about 10 inches long (according to hubby).  It was quite a painful experience and one I would not want to go through again, but at least it yet another step on the road to recovery. 

 

Will try and catch up with you all tomorrow. 

Joyron I am glad to hear the clips are out now.  As you say its one less ordeal to go through and now its time to look forward to a pain-free future.  I hope you are feeling brighter and that your new painkillers are effective.  Have you got the lovely sunshine to enjoy?  Catch up with you tomorrow

Joyron, as you say, it's another step on the way to recovery

 

Joyron.

That sounds so nice, Squiggle - I want to live in your house.

Thats quite a big scar Joyron, hubby may be exaggerating a bit, men do!

I am sorry you have had a painful experience, but in a few weeks it will just be a memory, and you will be skipping around feeling wonderful

Hi all xxx
Sounds lovely where you are squiggle , do you do B&B ?

Skylark and Yogi just a little bit of notice will be fine - guest room is ready (lovely view at the moment of bluebells primroses and violets) as the old country music song goes NO CHARGE

Sounds sheer bliss, squiggle
No charge you say? Well i will bring some Scottish Fayre....square sausage and some lovely Ayrshire bacon

Wait for me, I'm coming too!

I'll bring some haggis, tatties and neeps.

How many rooms does this b&b have? Sounds like just the tranquil retreat I'm looking for Joyron, sounds like you've had one heck of an operation! I hope that you will benefit from it greatly

Shall I hire a minibus?

Good idea, I think we could all squeeze in captain phil's car but there's not enough room for the luggage too! Oh, speaking of buses.. Look at the time

hi  in here glad joyron is feeling better   and a for sky lark

yogi hope to *see* you soon

forgot it is Ros - this is my MM character i cannot be bothered signing in and out all the time

oooooooooo count me in

Aren't they lovely in here Wilmer? What a great thread, it's like a well kept summer garden

yes - i love popping in here summer - it is a lovely thread and lovely peeps

What are you like?

 

Hi Ros/Wilma, how are you doing?

I see you're staying with your MM id. Was it driving you swapping ids, all the time?