both x

Baz

sorry you had a bad night but glad your ankle is improving. Take it slowly on your 1st short walk, and remember to take the walking stick just in case. I do agree with Hicky though, even though it has improved, it still needs some resting in the day, so take care.

What a good week it has been with the new series of 4 In a Bed and CDWM. We are so lucky to have new series for both of them.

Hicky

Glad to hear they haven't left you waiting too long for your next kidney stone appoitment. Hope it will be all sorted and explained to you then, and hope you are remembering to keep that fluid intake up. MrM had kidney stones twice and the consultant told him to drink plenty, but to avoid sugary fizzy drinks eg. lemonade as they are hard for the kidneys to process. As you can guess, the consultant said water was the best option.

Was your tika masala an Iceland one? We went to Iceland this week to stock up again as we are so pleased with their food.

I went out for brekkie with my friend, son and MrM today to her little local cafe. Very nice too.

Drizzly here today, but we have been spoilt so far up to today with sun for all the rest of the week. Hope the sun comes back again soon, I love sitting in the garden.

Hope the weather is ok for you this weekend to get in your garden Hicky and for you on your walk tomorrow Baz.

Have a good evening both xxx

Evening Mollie & Baz.

Sorry you didnt have a good night Baz, i managed ok, got up once in the night, not that i needed to but it allows me to get comfy again and have a sip of water.

I had the electrician here again, got the bathroom extract put on its own pullswitch, i had them both (fan & lights) put on 1 pullswitch but it started annoying me having the fan come on everytime i put the light on, also had him to find out why my LED under cupboard lights arent working, on testing he said its the LED driver unit, its a 240v to 12v dc transformer with rectifier, i have ordered one from Amazon, should get that tomorrow, had a parcel from Amazon, got a new zip jumper as one of my 2 was giving me trouble, the zip kept undoing so binned it.

Have got some coffee mate coming as well, it seems there is a shortage in places.

Just watching a recording of Bargain loving brits in the sun.

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky  Not a bad night , and I did manage to go for a very short walk ….literally just around the block….this morning . I can’t say it was comfortable , but …..I was intending to go to the local shop , but it was closed !Aside from that I’ve done a large load of washing , and hoovered both upstairs and down ….so things are gradually getting back to normal .I had ordered a couple of touch lamps for the bedroom , unfortunately I forgot to order the darn bulbs that fit them ! So I’ve added them to my Sainsbury delivery tomorrow , fingers crossed .I hope everyone else is enjoying their Sunday .

Mollie , thank you so much for the lovely pics yesterday . I hope your Sunday is going well. I’m looking forward to DOI and Pottery tonight ….especially now Feckin has gone .Hicky , I hope your transformer arrived ok .  Some of those Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun are quite good , aren’t they .

Well , it’s a full evenings viewing for me tonight .Have a good evening both , and take care .

both x

Baz

hope your foot is continuing to improve and you were ok on your little walk to the shop today.

Enjoyed our new weeks veiwing at tea time club, looking forward to see what we get next week. The whackier the better.

Looking forward to Pottery show tonight, prefer it to DOI this year. The pottery judge was on C4 breakfast show today. He has bought an old place in Wales suitable for his studio/pottery. Looked like an old church. He seems such a nice guy.

Hicky

I too get up at night, sometimes just to get comfy. The trouble is, I then can't go back to sleep, so have a little read.

Have you managed to get in your garden lately? I can see the daffs starting to come up now.

Do you feel any different after your last kidney treatment, or do you have to wait for the rest to be sorted Friday before you notice any change?

Not a bad day, cloudy, but dry.

So went a short walk down the lane. Saw the horses and sheep.

Went out Friday night to see a local actor, a Tom Jones impersonator and it included a meal. I had sweet potato curry and rice. The talk was funny and interesting as he spoke of a lot of well known people and things they got up to. eg. he said he was surprised how Joe Bugner could do lots of rounds in a boxing ring, but was a nervous wreck when he was given a few lines to say in a film. He had also been in Star Wars and Pirates of the Caribbean.

I was so exhausted yesterday though. My arthritis is so bad at night, I feel it the next day if I don't rest in the evenings. So have not done a lot this weekend, other than a little stroll.

Have a good day both xxx

@Hicky posted:

Evening Mollie & Baz.

Sorry you didnt have a good night Baz, i managed ok, got up once in the night, not that i needed to but it allows me to get comfy again and have a sip of water.

I had the electrician here again, got the bathroom extract put on its own pullswitch, i had them both (fan & lights) put on 1 pullswitch but it started annoying me having the fan come on everytime i put the light on, also had him to find out why my LED under cupboard lights arent working, on testing he said its the LED driver unit, its a 240v to 12v dc transformer with rectifier, i have ordered one from Amazon, should get that tomorrow, had a parcel from Amazon, got a new zip jumper as one of my 2 was giving me trouble, the zip kept undoing so binned it.

Have got some coffee mate coming as well, it seems there is a shortage in places.

Just watching a recording of Bargain loving brits in the sun.

by coincidence after I went for brekkie with my friend on Friday, she too was looking for coffee mate and we went to 2 shops and they had run out.

She went later to a big asda and managed to get the last 2 jar fulls. Wonder why they are running low?

Hope you sort your electrics out ok when your Amazon delivery arrives.

Evening Mollie & Baz,

Didnt go out except to the garage to bring in some meals for next week and also watered the last trees i planted and the greenhouse tubs as i dont want them to dry out and the watering system doesnt go on for months usually.

When i looked up about the coffee mate the facrory said it had had problems, on Amazon i had to order the 2.5kg bag, had had that before so got that again.

I havent noticed any sludge or grit coming from the right kidney, will ask them Friday about it, i would like to know how many stones need zapping and how far they have got, i am also concerned about the one in the laft kidney as i want to make plans for my next holiday and need the stones sorting first.

The LED driver unit arrived, its minute, about 10x5x2cm so very tiny, hoping he can fit it tomorrow, also hoping for gardener tomorrow as well.

Just watching Darts, Masters, been on day and night since Thursday.

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky  Guess who managed to get a sock on , and made it to the local shop this morning …so go me .I think it will be some time before I can get back to my normal long  walks , but at least it’s a start . It’s sunny but quite chilly today , but I’ve got snowdrops and early daffs starting to flower so Spring is a commin’Apart from the short walk I’ve done some washing , hoovered , fed the wildlife , and rescued the bin. I had some nice M&S poached salmon for lunch , and now I’m slobbing out on the sofa for the rest of the day .I hope everyone else is enjoying there Tuesday .

Mollie , glad you had a nice time on Friday , but sorry your arthritis is so bad .Tbh I’m surprised I’ve not got it too , given my age and all the broken bones I’ve had during my lifetime ….but so far so good ….touches wood .Looks like it’s going to be a good week for teatime club …some right nutters on CDWM .Hicky , I hope they can reassure you about the stones on Friday .Where are you off to on your hols this time ?

Well apart from teatime club and GBM , I’m not sure what tonight’s viewing will be , but no doubt I will find something .Have a good evening both , and look after yourselves .

both x

Baz

glad you got a little walk in, but you are wise to not increase how far you walk, too quickly.

I think the tyroid emergency ops I had, triggered off my arthritis, I was warned at the time I would need to take in calcium, as it can trigger this off. I just have to try and pace myself by exercising, but not too much and taking rest time when needed.

You are lucky the broken bones did not trigger it off for you, but take care, you dont want any more nasty falls on that bad foot.

Tea time club is so good this week. Wonder what Fridays CDWM will be like? And CDWM contestants are bonkers this week.

Hicky

good idea to order a big bag of coffee mate as they have supply problems. I see they only have 3 of those left now, will have to tell my friend as she uses it.

Did you get the LED fitted ok yesterday?

Hope they can let you know all you need to, about the kidney stones on Friday, so you can plan your next hols. Will you be staying with your son and family again?

Not a bad day here today, mild for the time of year. So sat in garden awhile, then went to shopping centre. Only got some cash out and bought a card for my cousin who has just adopted twin babies. I bought them 2 cute teddies too.

Am watching Dogs behaving Very Badly tonight. Graham is amazing how he works out what is bothering these dogs and corrects it. It is usually something the owner has been doing wrong.

Have a good evening both xxx

Evening Mollie & Baz.

Glad you managed to get out Baz, even the shop is very good, I am hoping to go to the Philippines this time as my lad and fam are there for the next 6 / 12 months depending on how things go, i can hire an apartment for a month or so.

Havent done much really, i was outside in the man cave when the man delivered my meds, lucky the Ring system told me someone was at my door and sends me a picture, clever watches.

I was outside planning what i need to do to repipe the watering system, i want 3 separate zones controlled independantly with a timer computer, just needs some work thats all.

The electrician fitted the LED Driver to get the kitchen undercupboard LED's working again, the new brick light has been dispatched but coming via Royal Mail, it says Saturday, no idea why it takes so long.

I have been checking the water, all i could see was a few minute particals floating around, not what i expected as on google it says the procedure turns the stones to the size of sand, hope to find out more Friday.

Evening Mollie & Baz.

Had an interesting day really, put the dishwasher on last night on the timer, handy that.

Was up by 08:30 this morning as i knew the veighbour would be round to put my wheelie bim out and i hadnt yet but the rubbish out, meant to last night but it goes dark so early i forgot and didnt want to go out in the dark, although my security flood light would have come on.

I have been trying to find an app that carrys out commands on my mobile, on google i found answers to why the Ring doorbell app has problems talking to the doorbell from the mobile while bluetooth is on talking to a smartwatch, after spending hours messing around i found out that my mobile has an assistant, i had it turned off as i thought i would never need it, well, one of the things the assistant can do is use the logic i have been looking for and thats called Routines, well, in the routine, which i can name, i can get the assistant to open a routine and in the routine i can tell it what i want it to do, so in the 1st action section i can say "turn off bluetooth, and in the 2nd action section i can say "open Ring", wow, how good is that, and i have another routine that will turn bluetooth back on.

So i though, i wonder if i can get the assistant to ring a phone number, well after a few attemps i got it to work, for the test i rang my home landline, the command was "Ring my House" and in the 1st action i put "open contacts" and in the 2nd action i put "ring my house", it works so am going to try it tomorrow night and see if it will ring the taxi company.

I know this system is in use in cars these days as i have seen them use it, very good, but this is a small fraction of what it can be used for.

The new LED fitting arrived this morning which is handy, just got to get it fitted now in the house wall, there is 2 and we put them in originally to give light when parking in the front, they are on dusk to dawn sensors anyway but i have override switches for all outside lighting, even the floodligh, and the soffit lights are  all eound the bungalow.

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky A better day chez Baz . I made it to the doc to drop something off  , and my meds are being delivered later this afternoon . ..although right now I’m not sure I need them . The lovely taxi guy also let me pop in to a local shop ( which is still a bit far away for my foot at the moment ), and re-stock with some goodies that I can only get from there . Aside from that I’ve done some washing , hoovered downstairs and emptied the bins . I had some nice lamb chops for lunch and that’s me done for the day .I hope everyone else is having a nice Thursday too.

Mollie , I hope your arthritis is a bit better today . I’m looking forward to payments day tonight …I reckon some sparks might fly .And it’s the weirdo veggies night too ….I ain’t holding out much hope that we will get much of a meal out of him .Hicky , I’m sorry , but your Ring thing sounds mighty complicated to me .It will be nice to spend some more time with your son and his family in the Philippines …you certainly get around .

Well it’s GMB and the Apprentice for me tonight .Have a good evening both , and look after yourselves .

both x

Baz

glad you are feeling better today and might not even need the meds now. Hope you continue feeling better.

That is good you had a nice taxi guy, whilst you need to take it easy on that foot.

Well fancy the weird guy taking the lead in CDWM. Didn't expect that for a crisp sandwich and curry in a carrier.

Not the best winner for 4 In a bed. Yes I too am looking forward to the special show tomorrow.

Hicky

Hope your hospital visit goes ok tomorrow, and you are made wiser about what is going on with these stones, so can get the go ahead to go away to see your son.

Well done working out the mobile and the Ring. It all sounds very technical to me. Good job you have a techy mind.

Sounds like you have high tech lighting around your bungalow all sorted too.

That's nice of your neighhbour to put the wheelie bin our for you.

Drizzly, misty day today, so didn't do much.

Went to M and S foodhall and got a few nice treats. The family like the £6 pizza meal deal from there. Plenty to feed 4 of us with 2 large pizzas and 2 sides.

Going out to brekkie with my friend tomorrow at her little local cafe and went with another friend and her grandson yesterday for brekkie too. I am spoilt as I tend to go out twice a week for brekkie, but it is not expensive in the little cafe we go to , and we get a discount at Harvester too.

Time to sort my washing out and vacuum the bedroom.

Have a good evening both xxx

Evening Mollie & Baz.

Havent done much today really, the electrician came and fitted the replacement wall security wall fitting, so thats sorted.

Tried the new Widget, i have a few now, but the Taxi one was tested, and it rang the taxis company, so pleased with that.

Will try and see what the position is with my kidney stones, it means a lot now of course, still have the left kidney stone, it will be great if they can zap that, but of course it will depend on how successful the right stones have been.

At least you managed to pick up some shopping Baz, one of my lads is taking me out for brekkie and to the farm shop Monday.

The google assistant routines are pretty clever, and when you have finished making the routine, you click an icon and it asks if you want a widget on your home page, of course with the widget you dont need to talk to the mobile assistant as the widget activates the routine.

I like Pizza's but keep forgetting to buy them, i have to be careful as i tend to go overboard then struggle to find space for the food.

Go out for brekkie as often as you can Mollie, noone is counting, why not.

Just watching the Thursday darts on Sky Sports Mix 429 Premier League every week.

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky  I felt dreadful yesterday , and still feel a bit iffy , but at least I got a fairly decent nights sleep. I don’t know if it’s the bug making me feel rough , or whether it’s the antibiotics ! Anyway, at least I’ve done a bit more today …..I’ve washed , dusted , sorted the M&S delivery , and fed the wildlife . I had some poached salmon for lunch , and that’s all I intend doing for the rest of the day .I hope everyone else is enjoying their Saturday , whatever you are up to.

Mollie , I hope you enjoyed your brekkies .I don’t blame you going out to eat ….Mr B and I used to enjoy that too.FIAB and CDWM were fun last week weren’t they .Let’s hope next weeks are good too .Don’t forget it’s DOI and Pottery tomorrow .Hicky , I hope the hospital visit went well yesterday , and that the zapping is doing the trick. Glad the electrician sorted out the security wall fitting .

Well it’s a pretty sparse day on tv tonight , although I do like watching Bettany Hughes , and the Royal Palaces programmes , so….Have a good evening both , whatever you are doing .

Evening Mollie & Baz.

Sorry to hear you arent too good, glad the weather seems to be warming some, i can tell by the changes on the energy charge display in the hall, if its cold outside the cost shoots up daily, its £6 just now which isnt too bad.

Had smoked haddock, bacon and egg for brekkie, for tea had a beef casserole meal for tea and half an apple crumble, very tasty.

Had a walk around the garden to see things ok, and bring in a few meals from the garage freezer.

I am going to get a 3rd session appointment for the procedure on the right kidney, they havent xrayed the kidneys so not sure how things look, they set the machine up using the hand thingi with the cream but dont think it tells them too much, it seems they only attack 1 stone so not sure where i am, dont even know if its breaking up or not but think you only get 3 sessions per stone or kidney, that what i read, havent noticed any stone pieces coming out, just some what i call dust, even that seems to have stopped now.

Hope Mollie had a good day.

Evening Mollie & Baz.

Hope you are both ok, i've not done muck, got up at about 10am ish, had some salt fish and eggs, did a few jobs in the garden, a bit of ras[berry cane pruning on last years, cut any thin canes right down, not sure whether i am supposed to prune the new fruit trees, will check up on that, might ring the supplier if need be, the problem is, a lot of fruit is borne on the end of branches and pruning cuts the buds off.

Tidied a bit more in the greenhouse, and did a little bit towards the future watering system changes, hard to work on the plastic pipe in the winter with it being cold so would have to boil water to use to insert the adapters etc, but it was quite warm to work, but not with the pipe.

Had some mash for tea with 4 sausages and some gravy, made a change.

Hoping to be going out tomorrow with No.#3 son, anniversary of losing Mrs H, cant believe its 12 months, wow, what happened to 2022.

both xxx

Baz

hope you are feeling a bit better today. Did you decide to get some more meds off the doc today?

Enjoyed the pottery last night, they are so talented, but DOI judging is rather odd.

Looking forward to a new week for tea time club's 4In a Bed, and CDWM.

Hicky

Aaww sending you a as its a sad anniversary for you.

Hope your son manages to make it over to take you for brekkie and shopping today.

That's good you have the wall security and your phone gadget is sorted now.

Did you ring about the fruit trees? Hopefully the weather will improve soon so you can spend more time in your garden. It is definitely getting lighter now.

Went down seafront Saturday and the sea was incredibly rough, a huge swell on the waves, even too dangerous for there to be any surfers. We like going there when it is like that. We did have our chips in the car though, as it was too windy to eat outside, but the car was directly facing the seafront, so we still had a nice view.

Yesterday was lovely and sunny, so got lots of washing dried, sat in garden and went walk down the lane to feed the horses some old apples we had. There are 5 horses now and 2 foals. 2 had a bit of a fight over who had the next apple.

Dry here so far today, so have will peg washing out soon.

Have a good day both. xxx

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky  Sunny , and chilly ….but it’s lovely looking out of the window at the daffodils and snowdrops …..spring is definitely around the corner .I didn’t have a bad night , but still feel tired , so I haven’t done much today …just some washing , cleaned kitchen ,  fed birds and sorted the Sainsbury shop . I hope everyone else is having a more exciting day than me .

Mollie , we’ve spoken , but I’m looking forward to teatime club this week….let’s hope it’s full of weirdos and stroppy contestants . And yes , I agree about both Pottery and DOI ! Don’t forget it’s George tonight too. Hicky , have an extra big from me too ….I understand how difficult it is .Hope your son took you out for a bit today , and that three rounds of zapping is enough to break up the stone .

Well I’m looking forward to teatime club and George for me this evening .lI hope you both have a good evening . …and take care l

Evening Mollie & Baz.

Yes, Son came before 10am, we went to the farm shop, had brekkie and got some goodies etc so it was nice to go back there.

Havent done much, had a lot of messages etc from sons and relations, had a nice Singapore noodle meal for tea, tasty, got more milk and eggs and some chicken wings, love those, got some fillet steak and belly pork, soft bread rolls, and a loaf.

Sounds like you had a good weekend then Mollie, this short spell of warm weather makes a difference to the energy daily cost, not that much but its easier on the heating.

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky   Sunny , but cold here today . I didn’t have a bad night , so I went for a walk this morning ….actually managed just over 1k …albeit in about half the time it would usually take me ….but it’s a start…and my  walking asymmetry is improving !. Aside from that , I’ve done a load of washing , emptied the bins , fed birds , and done  some general cleaning. I hope everyone else is having a good Thursday .

Mollie , hope you are continuing to improve .I’m really looking forward to tonight’s FIAB , I’m guessing he won’t take the 3 well .Hicky , I’m glad your son came , and you had lots of support ….I’m afraid you just have to get through things as best you can .

Well it’s FIAB, cdwm , GBM , Apprentice and the Supervet for me tonight ….so a really full nights viewing .Have a good evening both, and take care .

Good Afternoon Mollie & Baz.

Hope Mollie is ok and improving.

Glad you night wasnt too bad Baz, i got 7hrs 54m so not bad really, not done a lot, emptied the dish washer, that was on in the early hours via the timer, had a call from the heart consultant at a hospital, asked a few questions and said he was discharging me to the doc and the heart nurse, she is due this Monday.

Got the next urology appointment for the 3rd shockwave treatment for 3rd March.

Bought a filter for cup coffee using ground coffee, also a Costa Coffee stainless 450ml leakproof mug so i can make a drink in the morning that will last about 4 hrs or so.

Made out another small Iceland order that comes tomorrow lunchtime, only a few meals but a few thinks i could do with.

I made a curry yesterday, it was using a Punjabi recipe, i had all the spices so only needed to chop onions and tomatoes, instead of chicken i used King Prawns, so nice, the recipe made me 2 portions, with chicken it said it was 4 portions, i have ordered chicken thighs anyway, plus more brown onions and tomatoes.

Having a Lamb Moussaka for tea and got Darts from 7pm on Sky 426 night 4 of 17 this is from Dublin.

both

Baz

Yes its so nice to think spring is almost here again. The spring flowers are so pretty.

Have been enjoying tea time club this week. Can't believe though that by payments day this week, half of the contestants have pulled out.

Thankfully that horrible sore throat did ease, but has not gone completely, so am still continuing with the extra vitD and echanacea lozengers, and hope it doesn't go to a cold.

Hope you too get well again soon, and can manage a nice walk again soon.

Hicky

that's nice your son did manage to take you for brekkie and to the farm shop again, I know you enjoy going there.

That sounds like good news that the heart consultant is discharging you for doc/nurse care now.

Good job you don't have too long to wait for your urology appointment. Hope it goes well and they sort it all out for you, so you can think about your hols.

Its a good idea to get a heatproof mug to keep your drink warm. I too do that with my morning coffee, so my flask of warm coffee lasts all morning .

Enjoy your darts shows.

Wonder when the new BB starts? Haven't seen any adverts asking for people to apply to be contestants though.

Went to M and S foodhall to get a few food treats today. Son likes the pizza offer, 2 large pizzas and 2 sides for £12. Feeds all the family with some left over for the next day. I also bought the Sunday dinner meal. Got chicken in a bag, and 3 nice sides for £10.

Like HIcky, we too will be needing some Iceland food again soon. I do like Iceland stuff.

Managed to sit in the garden in the sun for awhile this afternoon.

Have a good evening both xxx

Evening Mollie & Baz.

Glad your throat has eased, hope you get back to normal soon.

Yes, the Costa coffee mug lasts me so long, i just sip from the release seal on the top, i only need to make 2 fills and that lasts all day and evening so pleased with that, i found a 1L vacuum flask in the garage while looking for a Blender, must have thrown away so order another as i need one to blend the onions for my curries, but they say i need to cook the onions first.

Ice land came so i had ordered a lot of stuff i needed that i never got from the farm shop etc.

Haveny heard anything about BB, i think it will start in the summer, maybe July when its warm outside.

My lad in Cornwall shops at a fantastic M&S and get some real lovely meals, i did go in there while with him, never seen the like of it, such a massive amount of fresh food, i was amazed.

Hope Baz had a good day.

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky  I’m one worn out Baz today .I managed to walk to my favourite local shop and restock my favourite Rosemary crackers, and get some cash back   It’s over one and a half k round trip …which is further than I’ve walked since my second trip down the stairs …I can’t say it was a comfortable journey , and my foot is very sore now , but I did it , so go me .It also means that technically I can now make it to the postbox again .Aside from that I’ve hoovered , dusted , and anti bac’d the M&S shopping and had some poached salmon for lunch ….and that’s me done for today .I hope  everyone else is enjoying their Saturday.

Mollie , glad your sore throat has improved .I really enjoyed teatime club last week ….especially when the horrible couple got their comeuppance…bad losers or what .And it was great to have GB back last night ….even if we did have to look away a couple of times Did Mr M explain what one of those “rings” was .Hicky , I heard/saw the other day that BB will be back in the autumn …don’t know why it will be so late , but later is better than not at all .I love my M&S stuff ….I get it delivered by Ocado cos the nearest store is about 5 miles away at the shopping park ….which would mean two buses, or about £20(wait and return trip ).

Well it’s Bettany Hughes , and Royal Palaces for me tonight.Have a good evening both , and look after yourselves .

evening Mollie & Baz.

Glad you got out for a walk Baz, not sure all that way is good for your ankle though.

The Amazon man delivered my new Blender, it looks rather nice, it will be handy to make soup but got it to blend cooked onion for my curries.

I noticed F1 was doing testing today so watched that this afternoon, madw a bacon sandwich in the air fryer for brekkie and for tea had some spicy chicken wings from Iceland.

Hope Mollie is painfree and her throat isnt playing up.

I see the eovernight temperature has dropped again, thats a blow, will have to turn the heating down before bedtime now.

both xxx

Baz

hope the soreness in your foot eases after your long walk. At least you were able to do it, but sounds like your foot is asking you for a bit of a rest again now!

I agree, tea time club was so enjoyable last week, we are lucky to have both shows as a new series this time round.

No MrM did not explain what one of those rings were, as I didn't ask him! But he did really when Lee mentioned one, so he must know what one is.

Glad to see you have a full nights tv planned tonight, hope you enjoy.

I am watching Starstruck again, the show we saw a bit of, (with the Tom Jones's) on Gogglebox.

My sore throat is gone now, thank goodness. It did seem to break out to a cold, but only very slightly, as I doubled my vitD, and zinc, and sucked echanachea lozengers and drank manuka honey with lemon, So I reckon those measures (plus a bit of extra rest) all helped.

Hicky

I agree, the fresh food in M and S is so good and such a variety too. One of the things I bought was some potato salad. It was really good quality, compared to other potato salads.

We need to go to Iceland too soon. I enjoy their food as well. HOpe you were pleased with your order. Is your garden coming to life with spring on they way now ? The daffodils are in flower all over the place here now, and we saw our first really tiny lambs. The wind was cold today, so they were sheltering next to a hedge.

We went downt the seafront for a walk again, and as it was quite cold, so we ate our chips in the car today.

Didn't make brekkie out at all this week due to sore throat and my friend too has a cold, so did enjoy the chips today.

Have a good evening both xxx

@Hicky posted:

evening Mollie & Baz.

Glad you got out for a walk Baz, not sure all that way is good for your ankle though.

The Amazon man delivered my new Blender, it looks rather nice, it will be handy to make soup but got it to blend cooked onion for my curries.

I noticed F1 was doing testing today so watched that this afternoon, madw a bacon sandwich in the air fryer for brekkie and for tea had some spicy chicken wings from Iceland.

Hope Mollie is painfree and her throat isnt playing up.

I see the eovernight temperature has dropped again, thats a blow, will have to turn the heating down before bedtime now.

Hicky

your post here appeared after I posted mine, so we must have been posting at the same time.

Hope you are pleased with your blender.

That is nice the F1 is on for you to watch.

Just checked and you are right, the temperatures are dropping again, so we too will need to keep the house warm overnight. Let's hope it does mean we are in for dry weather though.

I am very well thank you.

Cold symptoms gone and aches not too bad today.

hope you are well too today. x

Evening Mollie & Baz.

Had a quiet day really, i do an all over moisturiser sunday morning, i use the Double Base that the nurse advised a long time ago, i have tons of it, my skin is so dry, normally i dont put anything on it as i believe your skin should look after itself.

I watered the 6 Raspberry can tubs in the greenhouse, didnt do much else, had a bacon on toast for brekkie and did some chicken wings for tea.

Glad to hear your throat is ok again Mollie, thats great, yes we must have posted about the same time

Just been watching the in the factory, Kellogs, so interesting, love watching Docu's.

The Heart Nurse is due tomorrow afternoon sometime to check me out, i wonder if she wants to change my meds again.

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky  Overcast and drizzly here today . I slept ok , but I decided to be sensible for once , give my foot a rest and not go for a walk this morning . So I’ve spent the time hoovering , dusting , cleaning kitchen , washing , and I’ve put bin out ready for collection tomorrow  ….so not a totally wasted day .I hope everyone else is enjoying their Monday .

Mollie , I am glad your sore throat has cleared up now .I enjoyed DOI and pottery last night ….but was really shocked …in a good way …by who went .I was sure they had her earmarked for the final ! I’m looking forward to teatime club this week….let’s hope we get another bunch of numpties .Hicky , I moisturise everywhere every day , otherwise I get very dry skin too .I hope your appointment with the heart nurse went ok this afternoon . My sons echocardiogram isn’t being done until mid April , but he says he feels ok , so…

Well it’s teatime club , and George for me this evening .Have a good one both , and take care .

both x

Baz

good idea to be sensible and rest your foot especially as the weather was not so good today. Sounds like you have kept yourself busy enough round the house though.

I enjoyed our viewing too last night, the pottery more so than DOI though.

Well our teatime club has made a good start already, hopefully it will be a fun week for us.

That is a good sign your son feels ok and his appointment has not been rushed. Hope it goes well for him.

Looking forward to George tonight.

Hicky

I think you were wise to moistureise if your skin is dry and the nurse advised you. I too use body lotion as the skin can dry out as the years advance.

How did the nurse visit go today? Has she changed your meds again?

I too have seen a few of those factory documentaries , quite interesting.

How are the raspberries doing? When are they ready? Is it usually early summer ?

Not a bad day today, we went to the pet shop to get some bunny treats. They had some cute rabbits and hamsters in there.

Then sat out in the garden to do my Sudoki puzzles. I needed my scarf and coat though as it was quite cool.

Have a good evening both. xxx

Evening Mollie & Baz.

Yes best you let ankle get a bit stronger, you dont want to hold it back from fully healing.

The heart nurse never arrived, not sure if that is related to the specialist disharging me or not, will make a few phone calls tomorrow to check up, just annoying when i stayed in all day waiting.

The raspberry canes are Joan J which are Autumn fruiting, but the strong canes i only cut 1/3rd off so they should fruit in the summer, the new canes will probably fuit in Autumn.

Havent watched my DOI recording yet, but as the voting is done by the public its all down to the media and how many followers they have, not much to do with the skating i'm afraid.

@Hicky posted:

Evening Mollie & Baz.

Yes best you let ankle get a bit stronger, you dont want to hold it back from fully healing.

The heart nurse never arrived, not sure if that is related to the specialist disharging me or not, will make a few phone calls tomorrow to check up, just annoying when i stayed in all day waiting.

The raspberry canes are Joan J which are Autumn fruiting, but the strong canes i only cut 1/3rd off so they should fruit in the summer, the new canes will probably fuit in Autumn.

Havent watched my DOI recording yet, but as the voting is done by the public its all down to the media and how many followers they have, not much to do with the skating i'm afraid.

Hicky

that is a bit irritating having to wait in for the nurse but does sound like it could be related to your discharge. Maybe they hand it over to GP nurses instead of the one  who works for the specialist? Hope you can find an answer, as you don't want to waste another day hanging around waiting.

Raspberries are so good for you, so it will be nice for you to get a good crop by summer. (which you usually do with your produce).

True, the voting in DOI ends up being nothing to do with who is the best skater.

Not a bad day here today, cloudy, but at least it was dry.

We went to Iceland and stocked up on a few things, and to the Asda clothes sale that started today. Got a few real bargains -  a long sleeve T shirt for £3, a long sleeved nightie for £5 and a plum fluffy hoody with a big pocket (handy for my phone) for £7.

Hope Baz had a good day. x

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky  Sunny , but chilly here today . I didn’t sleep badly , and went for a short walk first thing . Apart from that I’ve change bedsheet , done some washing , fed the wildlife , and cleaned kitchen . Apart from that I spent half an hour hanging on the bliddy phone to cancel the airtime on the iPad that’s broken down ! What a palaver , went through about three different departments before I finally managed to make them realise I meant it !I hope everyone else is having a less frustrating day than me .

Mollie , ooooo I like the sound of that hoodie …I’ll check it out online Im enjoying teatime club this week ….it’s the manly one tonight .Hicky , how annoying waiting in for the nurse , but I think you’re probably right about the reason .Tbh I was pleased with this weeks doi result cos they really messed up in the doi.

Well it’s gbm for me tonight , then Ros and I will be watching what we term some *trashy* tv.Have a good evening both , whatever you are up to .

Both x

Baz

how was your ankle when you went for a walk? Hope it has improved.

Gosh half an hour to cancel that flippen thing! They are quick enough when you want to take new stuff on, but take their time when it comes to cancelling.

Yes tea time club has been really good again this week. That manly one really confuses me, but the cooking today looked ok.

Enjoy your trash tv with Ros tonight.

Hicky

hope you have had a good day. Did you manage to get in your garden today?

Went to Harvester for a half price lunch with 2 friends. Very nice as you get all you want to eat salad bar as well as the main meal. I had camabert/tomato pie, sweet pots and coleslaw, very nice.

Bit too chilly to sit in garden today, but went a little walk down the lane and fed some apples to the horses. Greedy one tries to shove the others out of the way, so we have to distract him, then throw the others their share when he can't notice. He still got narked and neighed loudly and ran around though.

Not sure what I am watching tonight, football on 2 main channels yet again, so might catch up on recordings.

Have a good evening both xxx

Evening Mollie & Baz.

The heart nurse came the next day, quite a shock really, she said i should have been notified, she said all was good after she checked the usual stuff, she then said she will see me again in 3 months, so thats good, she was happy enough as i was stable.

Have made another Iceland order out for Saturday, they really have so much of what i use.

That clothes sale was handy for you Mollie, apart from a jumper i bought the other week dont know when i ever bought clothes as Mrs H always got them for me, so cant see me buying any more really.

Glad you managed a walk Baz, bit of a pain these days trying to ring companies, its all departments, but with the heart departments i think they all end up wantingn you to leave a message.

I've got Darts Thursday night, and F1 Fri/sat/sun, 1st race of the busy season.

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky  Overcast and chilly here …and snow forecast for next week. I didn’t have a great night , but I did mange to drag myself out for a walk first thing, and managed to do nearly one and a half k …..I can’t say it was comfortable , but I managed it …..so things are improving , albeit very slowly . Apart from that , I’ve done the duvet shuffle , two loads of washing , cleaned kitchen and emptied bins ….so a more productive day than yesterday .

Mollie , we used to like going to the Harvester . Awwww the horses .Payment day should be interesting tonight cos I’ve not managed to get a handle on which ones are the game players this week .By the way , reading the synopsis’s for next week sounds like they all kick off .By the way , don’t forget it’s Gogglebox tonight .Hicky , glad the heart nurse came and that everything is ok. Sounds like you have your weekends viewing all sorted .

Well it’s teatime club and gb for me tonight .Have a good evening both, and take care .

both x

Baz

Overcast and dull here too today. Yes I did hear some places might have snow next week. Not quite the end of cold weather yet then. But at least its getting a lot lighter now.

You did well getting out for a walk, but don't overdo it especially if its uncomfy.

It was another good week at tea time club, but we should have stuck with original thoughts and guessed who the gameplayers were. Look forward to next week, especially after what you have read about next week's episodes.

Hicky

That is good news that the nurse said all is going well. Shame someone forgot to notify you about the different day she was due though.

Glad you have F1 and Darts on to keep you occupied now.

Much cooler today than yesterday. I was sunbathing yesterday in the garden without my coat and jumper, it was so warm. No sun at all today though. So just went to Asda for pizzas/chips for tea. The family like their pizzas becasue you can choose the base, 4 toppings and even the flavour of the oil to put on top.

Have a good evening both x

Evening Mollie & Baz

Glad you managed a walk Baz, not sure its good when its uncomfortable though, couldnt that be doing harm.

Glad you could get out in the sun yesterday, a nice splash of Vit D, and Pizza's are such a nice meal, nice when you can pick the base and toppings.

Was at the hospital today again, no nurses, a doctor took the checkups etc, i think some bits came off the stone as he said drink plenty and try to wash any fragments out, that was the operator of the machine.

I've got Iceland delivery tomorrow, that is nice to have, going to cook the beef joint i got from Iceland with a cauli cheese pack, and will roast some of their roasty spuds, then make some gravy, thats for sunday.

I've got darts tonight as well, the UK Open, and also tomorrow and Sunday, so lots of tv for me.

Had a bacon roll for brekkie with a King Prawn tika Masala with chips for tea, then a tin of pear halves, got loads of oranges as well.

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky  Overcast today , but not quite as cold ….lull before the snow storm though methinks . My night wasn’t brilliant , but I went for a walk first thing , and did over 2k without much discomfort ….so go me. Things seem to be improving at last , and I think one day on and one day off seem to be the way to do things . Apart from that , I’ve cleaned the kitchen and bathroom , done a load of washing , and had a nice steak for lunch , and now I’m sobbed out in front of the tv watching Vera .I hope everyone else is enjoying their Sunday .

Mollie , I enjoyed our lunchtime club yesterday …..really cheered me up .Wow ….no sunbathing up here yet .I’m looking forward to this weeks teatime club .And I’ll see you for doi and Pottery tonight .Hicky , glad the zapping has started to work .Hope your Iceland delivery arrived ok today …and you’ve got some nice goodies .

Well it’s a full evenings viewing for me today , starting at 6.30 .Have a good evening both …and take care .

Eveming Mollie & Baz.

Glad you manages a walk Baz, yes, maybe every other day is better to give you ankle a rest.

I has Fq today, got darts tonight, iceland came yesterday, got an easter egg, a few packs of baby creme eggs ans a few bars of Toblerone, so yummy..

Nipped to the greenhouse to water the raspberry canes in the tubs.

Had sausages and a time of toms for brekkie, made a Sunday toast for tea with cauli cheese and roast spuds, the meat was from Iceland but too tough for me.

Had a couple of the Mr Kiplings apple and black current pies, rather nice from 2 packs i got from Iceland, i just have 2 pies a day, they are only small so you get 6 in a box.

Have got the cleaners coming tomorrow, i dropped a tablet, will see if they can find it, dont like losing a tablet, have reordered the repeat prescription today via the MyGp app which is breill.