Evening Mollie & Baz.

The Christmas sweets are on Ocado, so i dont understand why i cant get them, unless they are limiting how many a store can hold, on the last order when i couldnt get them and i rang up, the person said i couldnt get any because my delivery was Friday  30th, he checked and said they are back in on the 2nd Sep do you want to put them on your order and change delivery date, i said no, leave it, so it seems that they might only be available for 1 day.

Did my washing today, also drying, folding and putting away, its expensive when its all Electric.

Yes, the mussels are lovely but whether i will get them often is another thing.

Bad luck witht he vase, but you can get any size candle so its made for a big one, i dont like candles as they give off smaoke dont they and thats no good for my bad lungs.

Hope Baz had a good night,

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky   I’ve been for my RSV jab this morning . The nurse was telling me that  apparently the government wants all those who are eligible to have the jab before they start the Covid and flu jabs …which is why they won’t start until October  this year. So far no side effects. 🤞🏻🤞🏻Consequently I’ve not really done much today , although I did go for a short walk , and have done a load of washing , put bin out ready for collection tomorrow , and fed the wildlife . I hope everyone else’s week has started well .

Mollie , I hope you got a decent nights sleep . Once again sorry for leaving your text hanging last night…I hope you’ve brought a proper vase now  .I am looking forward to the new Bargain Brits in Teatime Club this week ….lets hope we get some Ant action ….i know we are going to get some Colin action .Hicky , I think at the moment they are just offering the jab to 75-80 year old ( and I believe pregnant mothers ) , so you may not qualify ….I'm not sure , but given your copd ( my husband had that too) it might be worth asking your doctors about it . Have you tried the M&S bacon chops yet ? I really like them….they are very tasty , and not too expensive .

Well it’s a Dame night today , so our viewing is a crime programme , and the new Patrick Ayree series on Sky Nature .I hope you both have a good evening , and look after yourselves .

Evening Mollie & Baz.

Hope you dont get any side effects from the RSV jab Baz, i think if i was entitled they would have been in touch, never mind, i'll see what happens.

I was having the bacon ribs, but 1 was pretty salty, i have 1 left, i moved over to the bacon as i like that on rolls or fresh bread, the Dukeshill is very nice and dry cured so easy to cook, i got the smoked to give a better flavour.

I tried the M&S 8 british pork sausages, they were lovely so i have 3 sausage options now whaich i can order.

My Meds came today to my surprise as i order on the MyGP app usually Sunday night, it seemed to get signed off Monday, sent to Pharmacy who usually had to order 1 type of tablets so usually came Tuesday late afternoon or Wednesday, so i got a shock when they arrived, i gave the driver a load of tins of food to see if the staff at the pharmacy want or dump it, and i gave him a box of the Quality Street for them as i couldnt get the 600g tub, i didnt give him the out of date tins of soup as they may get worried about the date, but the rule for tins is, if they dont look damaged, if the contents dont smell, if the colour looks normal then it is ok, if in doubt dont eat.

I've got the foot lady wed, and the dentist Friday 9am so will put the alarm on as i get up anytime between 8:15 and 10:30 so incase i dont see the time on the bedside clock the alarm will let me know to get up, will have to set for 8am.

I did a nice brekkie today, Bacon, Egg, Sausage, Black Pud, Hash Brown, Tomato, Beans, i dont do that often just fancied it after planning what to have whil in bed, apart from the toms and beans which i heated in the Micro the rest i did on parchment which i put in the big cast iron frying pan and bush oiled the paper, it cooked everything lovely then i binned the paper and it keeps the pan spotless so dont even need to take it to the sink.

Hope Mollie had a good Monday.

Both xx

Baz

hope you feel well today and slept ok last night.

I am enjoying the new series of Bargain Brits. It was lovely seeing all the animals with Colin today.

No need to apologise about missing a text. As you know, I sometimes go to sleep before I answer you, then feel guilty the next day.

Hicky

That is good you now have 3 sausage options. That is Ocado for you, always plenty of choice.

A nice change for you to make yourself a cooked brekkie. Sounds a lot better than those leaky brekkies you used to get.

I bet the meds driver was pleased with your gifts.

Hope the foot lady goes ok tomorrow and the dentist on Friday too. A busy week for you.

I am going out for brekkie with my friend and her grandson tomorrow. He loves the place we go as you can help yourself to portions of choc spread and they have pain au chocolat, blueberry muffins, as well as cooked brekkies and cereals. I like it too, as I start with fruit and yogurt, with granola on top, and you can have as much drinks as you like. So I have a few lattes and a cranberry juice. It is a pub attached the the Premier Inn, so caters for people who have stayed there, having a good brekkie. But anyone can go.

Warm and sunny today, so got lots of washing dried. Hope the nice weather continues now as it doesn't get too hot in the day.

Think I am watching Netflix tonight, as can't find anything I want to watch on tv. Found a new reality show I am enjoying. Wonder when BB starts?

Have a good evening both xx

Evening Mollie & Baz.

Yes, a busy week, my lad, #3 son called in today as he was in the area between callouts, he mended a slat in the fence that had come loose, probably a nail had pulled through, then he hoovered the whole floor are then did it all with the steam cleaner, he is booking a table in a Thai restaurant for the 21st so that will be nice, and he's going to book the day off when i go to the Urology appointment in the 23rd.

Yes, good bacon, sausages and sliced cheese with the M&S large white Baps makes a great combination for a quick brekkie.

Those Hash Browns are very nice, and so easy to cook, fry or air fryer, and love tinned tomatoes, can never too much of those.

Enjoy your brekkie with your friend and her grandson, that sounds like a super place to eat.

I have been watching some recordings but now watching celeb Yorkshire auction house, its Jennie Bond and Sid Owens place.

Hope Baz had a good night.

Afternoon  Mollie and Hicky Dry , but quite chilly here today ….although it looks like it will warm up a bit towards the end of the week .Not a bad night , and Its been yet another exciting day chez Baz .Washing , walk, hoovering , window cleaner , and feeding wildlife. One lovely thing happened though ….my youngest granddaughter has got engaged. I hope everyone else is enjoying their Wednesday , whatever you are doing .

Mollie , yes, it was nice to see Colin …he certainly works hard .I hope we get some Ant time too in this new series .🤞🏻🤞🏻I hope you and Dolly are having a good day …and behaving yourself . Hicky , boy , you’ve had a busy few days .You can send your son round to mine , I’m sure I can find a few jobs for him .

Well it’s Michael Portillo and LI for me tonight …Have a good evening both , and take care .

Evening Mollie & Baz.

That's nice Baz, a granddaughter getting engaged and the youngest, how exciting, every day is a busy day with you, you do so much.

Fod Lady was only 2 minutes late, she usually takes about 3/4 hr but nice to have someone to talk to, i also have a chat with my neighbour when he puts a bin out on Wednesday as passes my front door in my driveaway and it sets the indoor chime with a note that tells me somone is outside, the chime makes dogs barking sounds if someone rings the doorbell, the front and back cameras dont set off the chimes now, but they record any person it sees by the motion sensor.

I tried the M&S battered scallops tonight, they must be a piece of one as they are so small, they tasted ok but wont buy again.

I've seen 2 more LED ceiling lamps are out in the lounge as i put the lights on for the foot lady, so son can replace on next visit.

At least i play chess every day with No.#5 son each day or night depending on how busy he is, we have just finished game 508.

Hope Mollie has had a good day.

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky  Another crap day chez Baz, but a decent night , and it’s  a nice sunny , warm day , so I managed to drag myself out for a walk first thing , have done some hedge trimming , done some washing , fed wildlife , and cleaned kitchen , so not a totally wasted day . I hope everyone else is having a nice Friday , whatever you are doing .

Mollie , I hope you’ve come back with lots of nice Teddy stuff .I ended up getting some Teddy bed socks , and some totes slipper socks . That bedding I ordered is really cosy …..winter here we come .Hicky , I only keep busy cos it helps pass the day , not that I’m really very energetic.Sorry the scallops weren’t whole ones …I don’t blame you not reordering them . It cheers me up a bit  to have a RL chat , even if it’s just to the dog walkers , or the people in the local shop .

Well it’s MC and Love Island for us tonight , so a nice easy viewing night for me . I hope you both have a nice evening , and take care .

Good afternoon Mollie & Baz.

That good Baz, a decent night and a walk, yes, i agree keeping busy passes the time better.

The battered scallops were a joke really, £6:50, and they were the size of a marble, never seen or heard of scallops that size so can only assume they have been cut up into bits so they cook quick.

I had a dental appointment for 9am so ordered the taxi for 08.45 as its only 5 minutes away, well, at 08.50 i rang to see where it is as it hadn't arrived, an automated answer said it would be with me soon, then i got a message saying it was running late so i rang the dentist to let them know so they would keep my appointment spot for me, the taxi came at 09:07 so it was a rush to get there, i was straight in, i had missed 1/3rd of my allotted time, so told the dentist he'll have to work faster, anyway, after 3/4 Hr he was finished, it was so hard lying flat with my mouth open for all that time while he levelled off 7 top teeth, a good job fone and only cost £46.70 which i thought was very good.

But he told me i needed to cut out all the acidic drinks, oh dear, will have to just have my orange juice once a day and my Fanta as well as they are all acidic, i'll have to get more Alpro oat milk as i don't want cow's milk.

I've put my central heating back on, the gas isn't that expensive, and they are charging me anyway £0.31.2p a day even if i don't use any gas, which is a joke, its for renting the meter, and Electric is over double that per day.

I tried a tin of salmon last night, not impressed, just no flavour so no more of that, so hard to find tasty food, it seems to me that most foods have very little flavour, the flavour is added to the meal to cover that fact, i don't want to cover up tasteless food, i'm trying to find tasty food.

Hope Mollie having a good day.

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky  It has been throwing it down all day here ….I got  soaked just running to the shop at the top of the road ….but I think it’s eased off a bit now Consequently no walk today , so I’ve changed the sheet and pillowcases , done two loads of washing , and cleaned the bathroom . Aside from that my rear has been firmly planted on the sofa watching trashy tv .I hope everyone else is enjoying their Sunday, whatever you are up to . Oh and I think my Cyril maybe back…..I’ve not actually seen him , but the monkey nuts I put out there a few days ago have suddenly disappeared .

Mollie , I hope you slept ok last night , and it’s stopped raining down there .Hopefully we can spend some more of Dames money today .Hicky , it’s so annoying when a taxi makes you late for an appointment! A couple of years ago I had a doctor appointment , and booked the taxi in plenty of time , but it got to me so late  that I was 20 minutes late for my appointment , and doctor ( via receptionist ) refused to see me ! By the way , I had my first major hiccough with my Ocado delivery yesterday !I had ordered my usual 7 buttery mash potato , but only 1 arrived !Luckily I realised before the van pulled off , so the driver refunded me immediately , but even so…..

Well it’s a Dame night , so I’m not sure what we are watching yet .I hope you both have a good evening , and look after yourselves .

Good afternoon, Mollie & Baz.

Yes, pretty wet here today as well, forecast said light rain but has changed to heavy rain now.

My lad changed the 2 LED GU10 lamps that had gone, in the lounge which i don't use unless the podiatrist is here, i put the light on so she could see better, that's when i noticed 2 of the 8 were out.

That was strange Baz, to give 1 out of 7 seems to me that whatever picked the mash mistook the 7 for a 1, i woulod ring Acado about that incase its a glitch in the system.

I had a battered cod last night that i had brought home from the chippy in Parkgate, you can sit in, and they do the best fish ever and the last few times i've been when my lad comes they give you 2 fish as they are smaller than usual but better as you can eat 1 at a time, i brought the bigger one home as i had plenty with some chips by eating the smaller fish of the 2, and they are red-hot as they make them while you wait.

I was going to order from the local chippy for delivery again last night but with having a fish to eat i didn't bother, and it was soon heated gently in the air fryer i had a few chips i brought home as well so put them with the fish in a small container made from the dual foil/baking sheet which i can make into a small tray, so good, 10 mins at 160c was plenty.

It seems a lot easier eating now with 7 top teeth levelled off, and they meet the lower teeth, so i can chew much better than i could before.

Strange, the NHS site that the RSV jab could make things worse if you have COPD so probably not advisable anyway for me, SIL’s hubby had it and was bad yesterday, but a lot better today.

Hope Mollie has had a good day.

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky  Overcast , cold and wet today ….but as I got a rude awakening at 6.45 from the bin men ….. I did manage a short walk this morning . Aside from that I’ve rescued the bins , fed the wildlife , done two loads of washing , and cleaned the kitchen , so not a totally wasted day. I hope everyone else is having a more exciting Tuesday than me .

Mollie , I hope your cold and cough are a bit better today .Whatever , at least our Ant should cheer you up a bit during teatime club .Hicky , wow that is strange about the RSV and COPD .I never had any reaction at all …not even a sore arm….in fact I wondered if the injection had even gone in . My surgery is due to start the flu and Covid boosters next month I think ….the nurse wasn’t sure if they were going to do them at the same time ….or one after the other . ( It will be the first time the Covid jab was actually given at the surgery rather than at a Covid hub. )  I didn’t bother getting in touch with Ocado cos they refunded me immediately .

Well it’s MC semi finals this week, Yorkshire Vet and LI for us tonight , so a full evenings viewing coming up .Have a good evening and take care of yourselves .

Good afternoon Mollie & Baz.

Wow, around here the binnies come from 9.30, you must be near the start of the route.

It would be easier if they could do both injections as same time, not sure if they do, then you wouldnt know which was to blame if you had a reaction.

I could hear wind during the night, we've had rain also, but it's passed now.

On checking up about my COPD i get conflicting food and drink requirements, i need milk for calcium for my bones, but milk gives me phlegm because of my condition, also i must cut down on caffeine so i'll change to decaf from now on, and stop my coffee mate if it has milk in it, some reports say that it has sweeteners that harm the gut bacteria and some reports say it has milk in it, so confusing.

It's going to be hard to cut out all dairy, so i'm going to limit what i drink, how often and at what time, same with foods, but my teeth now feel a lot better when eating so happy with that.

I'm limiting my Ocado order to some tasty treats but still trying to find nice foods for the future, i est the foods on their own so the taste isn't overcome my flavour from other foods, like chefs and cooks make fantastic sauces and coloured veg, so the meal looks lovely, and you never mind out what each ingredient tastes like.

No. #5 son is in Ireland with his job, for a few days, he says it was pouring down this morning when he landed.

Hope Mollie had a good day.

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky  Not a bad night . The sun is out at the moment , but we had rain first thing , so huge puddles everywhere on my walk ..and temperature is due to go down to 2 degrees overnight ! Still , at least I got some fresh air .I also swept up the patio, fed wildlife , did some washing , and hoovered ….so another riveting day chez Baz .I hope everyone else is having a more exciting day than I am.

Mollie , I hope you had a better night , and that your cough is easing a bit now .Have you been sunbathing again today ?Hicky , tbh I hope they do do the injections at the same time cos it costs me nearly £20 in taxi fares to the doctors ( there and back) . I didn’t know that dairy is bad for COPD ….I am not sure they told my husband any of that . We had really heavy rain here most of yesterday ….and overnight I think , but at least it’s dry at the moment !

Well it’s MC for me tonight , after that I’m not sure what we are watching ….but it might be George on plus 1 .Have a good evening , and look after yourselves .

both x

Baz

glad you got your walk in despite the showers. Sounds like it is going to get very cold for you. Not too cold here yet, but might be colder tonight. I still have my summer quilt on, but have put the teddy duvet cover on as it is nice and soft and snug if it does feel cool tonight. Yes Dolly and I did get a bit of sunbathing in inbetween the showers today. She was panting with her tongue out, as the sun is still quite hot, but she soon cooled down when it clouded over for awhile

Am really enjoying our Bargain Brits this week, good to see it back again.

MrM has had to brake a few times when we have been out the last few days for squirrels. So not surprised your nuts are disappearing. It looks like it is busy, busy time for squirrels right now. There is a lot of conkers around too now. MrM collected some for me as I put them round the house to stop the bugs and spiders. (old wives tale? who knows?)

Hicky

That is good you can chew easier now. But shame the taxi was late, so stressfull when they do that if you have an appointment. Yes I can imagine how uncomfortable it must have been in that position for so long. A good price for what you had done though.

Which part of Ireland is your son in? We loved Ireland when we lived there for a year. We lived just on the coast South of Dublin. Really nice.

Could you try goats milk? I have heard it is very gently and doesn't upset some, like cows milk does. I have a coffee made with it each morning and it is very nice.

Shame your scallops don't sound like they are worth getting and the salmon didn't have much flavour. MrM likes the salmon with the chilli flakes, Its in a pack, not a tin though and is expensive, so he doesn't have it every week.

508 chess games! wow, that is a lot, but its nice you can do that with your son.

Glad your son is booking a day off when you go to Urology. Not too long for you to wait now.

I have had a cold for a week now. Started with sore throat and runny nose last week. Buts its not a bad one. Still have a bit of a cough, that is annoying at night. So didn't go out for meals with my friends this week. Hope to go out on Saturday though. Have been sunbathing as much as I can (with doggie as she loves the sun) to try and build up Vit D in my skin ready for winter. The sun is not too strong to sit in now and our garden is nice and sheltered from the wind as we are in a bit of a dip in the hills.

Can't find much to watch on tv. So have been watching some good reality shows on Netflix. I like Netflix as it doesn't matter if I get interrupted, I can just go back to where I left off.

Looking forward to Married at First Sight starting on Monday and BB in October though.

Have a good evening both xx

Evening Mollie & Baz.

Hope your cold has cleared, and your cough has eased, Mollie,

I've had some water coming through the ceiling into the lounge by the kitchen door, they roof is in sections having slopes into a leaded type of V runoff where the tiles meet, lucky my lad was here and he could see the water on the floor and got the mop to get it up, he looked outside, but everything looked as normal, ring a relative who does general house repairs & roofs etc, but he is on holiday and must have passed my number to his son, he rang and can call tomorrow to see what the problem is.

It's cows milk that givrs me phlegm, will check on Goats milk if that does the same or not.

Not sure which part of Ireland my lad went to, he flew in and is now back home, it was a qty of solar farm fields, they are going to work out how to replace a transformer with minimum interruption of supply and during low peak periods, its quite a complex system, the panels are installed on a steel structure angled to the sky, 3 x 2.5m panels at the end edge with a large qty to the side across the field, not sure how many sets there are, he sent me loads of pictures, and i saw at least 3 fields.

It seems that my son won't be able to take me to the hospital appointment as he is on a course, he is trying to get it moved but he didn't know what course it was.

It didn't say BB was a celeb one they don't usually had a non celeb this late in the year as it used to be about 13 weeks and CBB was just 3 weeks,, so not sure what is going on.

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky  Sunny , and a bit warmer here today ….so I got a decent walk in first thing . Not a bad night , and I have  done two loads of washing , the duvet shuffle , cleaned kitchen and bathroom, and fed the wildlife …so quite a productive day . I hope everyone else is enjoying their Saturday .

Mollie , I’ve seen a couple of Cyril’s on my walks too….but still not caught the little blighter in my garden yet …although the monkey nuts keep disappearing .I hope you slept well last night , and you were right about Goggkebox last night .Ros and I checked , but unfortunately we don’t have access to that channel .Ive enjoyed Teatime Club too .Hicky , omg at the leak I hope it’s something they can fix easily .i don’t think Celeb BB is usually until January , is it . BB last year was just 3 weeks in October …..gone are the days when it was on all summer long .

Well it’s  Strictly for me tonight .Have a good evening both . Take care .

Good late afternoon Mollie & Baz.

My brother in laws some cane at midday, he checked in the loft and could see daylight at the side of a valley, he put his ladder up outside and found a broken tile, i had some spare ones in the garage so he fitted that, he had to take a bit off at the back as it was a different model, he patched a hole in the underfelt as well, he said it should be OK now, if not give him a bell, his dad is back home later in the week, they run a company between then, they have done for years, they now install heating stoves or something.

Oh, it will be a boring 3 week BB then, probably too expensive to have them for 13 weeks, and it must be hard for them to be free for that long as they would all need compensating.

My Ocado arrived OK, only had 1 substitute, Batchelors cup a soup changed to Heinz.

I'll post the shopping list after this post, i cant stop testing more items,

I have to record stuff today as i have F1, Darts on ITV4, Strictly, oh dear.

Hope Mollie has had a good day.

Delivered 13/09/2024
Cupboard
    1 Heinz Chicken Cup Soup  £1.60
    1 Epicure Anchovy Fillets in Extra Virgin Olive Oil £2.50
    2 Haribo Jelly Babies Sweets Sharing Bag £2.50
    1 Heinz Baked Beans Snap Pots £2.75
    1 Insane Grain Cheese - Baked Knobbly Sticks £2.00
    1 John West Sardines In Olive Oil £1.25
    2 M&S Mandarin Orange Segments in Grape Juice £2.20
    1 Quality Street Chocolate Tub £6.00
    1 M&S Large White Baps £0.90
    1 Warburtons Toastie Thick Sliced White Bread £1.40
    3 Alpro Oat Long Life Drink £6.00
    2 Fanta Orange Zero £3.00
    1 Ocado Gold Roast Decaff Instant Coffee £3.00
To be Frozen
   1 M&S 4 Black Pudding Slices £1.70
    1 M&S 4 Sesame Prawn Toasts £3.00
    1 M&S 6 Steamed Prawn Dim Sum £3.50
    1 M&S Buttery Mash Potato £2.75
    1 M&S Fiery Hot Chicken Tikka Masala £5.50
    1 Ocado Sweetcorn Cobettes Family Pack £2.00
    1 Pukka Pies All Steak £1.50
Already Frozen
    1 M&S Handmade Mini Prawn Toasts Frozen £5.50
    1 McCain Potato Hash Browns  £2.70
    1 Tiger Delight 12 Crispy Tempura King Prawns £3.00
    1 Tiger Delight Jumbo Cooked Peeled Tiger Prawns £4.02
Fridge
    1 DukesHill British Outdoor Bred Smoked Dry Cured Streaky Bacon  £7.00
    1 Elmlea Double Alternative to Cream £1.00
    3 Happy Monkey Strawberry & Banana Kids Smoothie £5.25
    1 M&S Fruit Trifles £3.00
    1 M&S Stuffed Olives with Pimento Peppers £4.00
    1 M&S Traditional Potato Salad £1.30
    1 Ocado Mixed Weight Free Range Eggs £3.25
    1 President French Butter with Sea Salt Crystals £2.95
    2 M&S Spicy Prawn Laksa Noodles Bowl - Taste of Asia £11.00

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky  I’m not feeling 100% today , but I had a decent night , so I went out for a walk first thing , so go me .It was a bit foggy and dank this morning , but  it’s sunny this afternoon , so I went out and did a little ….emphasis on the word little ….bit of tidying up in the back garden . Aside from that I’ve changed sheets and pillowcases , two loads of washing , hoovering , put bin out ready for collection , and fed wildlife ….so at least I’ve wasted a few hours of the day .I hope everyone else is enjoying their Monday , whatever you are up to.

Mollie , I hope Mr M is on the road to recovery now .I hope you got my text about the teddy cardigan …..it caused maximum confusion because I sent it to my son by mistake ….and , because of the name , he thought I meant it for my granddaughter .Anyway , I’m looking forward to Teatime Club this week ….and of course MAFS .Hicky , I am glad your brother in law sorted out your roof….hopefully its fixed it now .🤞🏻That’s a very comprehensive Ocado list .I might try that President butter , I usually have Lurpak light .

We will be recording  the opening MAFS tonight , but will catch up with it tomorrow .Have a good evening both , and look after yourselves .

both x

Baz

Aaaww sorry you are feeling a bit off today. Hope you improve soon.

You did well still managing your walk and a bit of gardening.

at you sending your son the cardy text and him thinking the cardy was related to the other Mollie

The President butter is the best I have ever tasted.

If you slice a thin piece off, it curls like that butter swirls some posh resterunants serve. And it makes it easy to spread.

Hicky

Thanks for you Ocado list.

I hope you enjoy the new foods you are trying.

Thats good your relative managed to work out why your roof was leaking.

Hope your son can change the date of his course so he can come with you.

You do have a good choice of things you like to watch on tv now. I am glad MAFS is back, ,as that gives me something to watch.

As Baz said BB on itv only lasted 3 weeks last year. It went so quickly as we had been used to the 13 week summer ones.

Summer is back, hooray! Have been able to sit in the garden the last few days and to get lots of washing dry too. Hope the Indian summer lasts awhile.

3 people (including me) coughing in my house now. But at least its not a bad cold.

I am ready for winter though, with my new teddy fleece jumpers and a fluffy teddy dressing gown from Dunelm. Cheaper than putting the heating on. So that is my excuse for buying them.

Have a good day both xx

Evening Mollie & Baz.

I got my washing done yesterday, and drying, folding and putting away, expensive with it all being electric, but at least folding is free.

Oh dear Baz, i've sent the wrong message to a person before today, but on WhatsApp you can delete it, how it happened was, i typed a message with a person on screen, but then i clicked on another contact, then without thinking i pressed send, then realised my error, so had to delete before it was read.

I hope the roof is sorted, will see how it goes, i can always ring him and get him back, there is some mortar that has come away, i might see what he thinks best to do, i would rather it's done now that wait till the icy weather as ou can't do cementing in that.

I watched Luke Littler on the darts from Friday, Sat, Sun, 20hrs of darts, and recorded F1 and Strictly, Luke won all his games and beat and in the semi-final and final beat the best players in the world, incredible and got £80,000 for his 3 hours work in Amsterdam, it was so good to watch and on ITV4 as well.

I had to put my heating on as at times i was sneezing early evening, haven't put the autumn duvet on yet, but i notice the dark nights closing in very fast.

Thats not good Mollie, 3 of you coughing, have any of you seen a doc or are you leaving it.

Afternoon Meanies  It was overcast …and not very warm…this morning …but the sun has come out this afternoon . I had a bad night ….mainly because I lay awake for ages trying to get my head around the new iOS 18 ….and I’m having a crap day too! But I did go for a short walk first thing because I needed to post a birthday card , so at least I got a bit of fresh air . Aside from that I’ve not really done a lot….just a couple of loads of washing , fed wildlife and hoovered …so a lazy day chez Baz .I hope everyone else is having a better day than me .

Mollie , we watched the first episode ….i think the nutty couple seem well suited , but not sure the guy with the posh woman is very keen on her ….probably because she is too much like his sister .I hope your day is going well , and that Mr M ( and all of you) is continuing to improve . I’m all Dunelm  ready for winter too .Hicky , lol …at least I hadn’t said anything disparaging in the text I mis-sent . I don’t blame you double checking the roof before winter sets in . I’ve had my heating on a few times too ….I would rather be hungry than cold.

Well it will be MAFS again for me tonight . I hope you both have a good evening , and take care of yourselves .

Good afternoon Mollie & Baz.

It was the same here today Baz, but nice now, I am on iOS 17.6.1 didn't know 18 was out yet, why is it a problem to you?

I'm only going to have decaf tea and coffee from now on, it tastes the same, so no point in having the caffeine.

The anchovy fillets were too salty, wow, the M&S olives are massive and very nice, loving the President butter, so nice, enjoyed the Laksa soup but not sure if its still in stock, the Tiger Tempura prawns are very nice, love the white baps as well and the prawn toast, just tasty, the prawn dim sum, not worth it.

With having so much to record or watch at the weekend on tv i didn't record Strictly so had to go to iPlayer, i can see it being a great series.

I have cut the bacon rashers in half and separated into about 6 rasher blocks and wrapped in cling film to freeze,

Hopw Mollie & fam have got rid of their coughing.

both x

Baz

hope you slept better last night and are having a better day. Have you managed to work your way round your new phone?  I too replaced my phone recently but only have a cheapo Motorolo. But its simple to use, so suits me.

MAFS....Yes I too do like the nutty couple. Hope it works out and she doesn't go all moody on him after her warning to him about her moods last night.

Fancy the other guy basically saying she was too fat for him!  I thought she is a pretty girl and looked healthy too. He is hardly a pin up guy himself. Cant' see either of the new episode 2 couples lasting.

Hicky

Don't blame you double checking the roof is ok before the cold weather comes. Think I need to arrange a gas boiler service soon before they get too busy. We are getting someone in to clean the gutters and windows next week as we know there is some moss in the gutters. We are using the same company our next door neighbour used as she was pleased with the guy who did it.

That is good you enjoyed the olives and I too am a big fan of that President butter. It has spoilt me as its the only one I fancy now. So you won't be ordering the anchovy again?

Darts Luke is incredibly talented at the game he plays, especially for someone so young.

Yes amazing how quickly the dark nights are drawing in now.

But this last taste of summer has been great too. Have been sitting in the garden again today, inbetween house jobs. Pup loves running around on the grass, but the trouble is, we have a problem when it is time for her to come in. So we have to wait until she is so thirsty, she comes indoors for her water. She runs incredibly fast for such a small pup.

My cough is slowly easing, as is the rest of the familys coughs. But other son has just caught the cold now. At least its not a bad one though. My friend has a cough too now. (didn't get it off me as I hadn't seen her in a couple of weeks).

Think I will watch the new series of All Creatures Great and Small tonight. Only have time to watch 1 show a night generally. The cooking, washing, tidying and playing with pup doesn't leave much free time. Can't complain as I do enjoy having a doggie in our home again.

Have a good evening both xxx

Evening Mollie & Baz.

I watched the program on Dogs behaving very Badley tonight, i was impressed with his training methods, very good.

The gardener cleaned my gutters last year, it seems the sand etc comes out of the tiles with the rain and wind as that was inall the gutters.

I am always trying new foods but the selection is so massive, i typed in Walkers crisps and got over 100 items listed, i am sropping the shake and salt as the salt is wet so no point really, i am going to get some ready salted instead, i have been eating the crisps and keeping the salt sachet, last night i had a pack and opened 5 packs of salt and everyone was wet so it meant cutting open the sachet and trying to get the salt out but its no good wet as it doesn't sprinkle into the bag, it just stuck to my fingers.

I have been looking at drawing of solar panel structures my lad is working with in various countries, one system has 500k panels, another has 1million, that is amazing, hard to believe and these are big panels, 2.4m x 1.2m and give 600watt at 40vdc, each group of 18k panels goes to a transformer via an inverter which converts the dc to ac to go to the transformer, and 28 of these are on one transformer and that will link to the grid if needed.

I'm going to try some Paella on my next order, as rice meals are so tasty and easy to eat, my teeth are very good but i have to alter what i eat as the dentist said hard foods may break or dislodge the fillings so i am cutting out some of my crunchy stuff, such as the lovely pork crackling as i think that could do harm.

Hope Baz has had a good night and day.

Afternoon Mollie annd Hicky  Overcast and chilly here again today ! But I had a decent night , so I did manage a walk first thing …so go me . Aside from that I’ve hoovered , cleaned bathroom, two loads of washing , and fed wildlife …so not a bad mornings work .I hope everyone else is enjoying their Friday , whatever you are up to .

**By the way , I’ve just an email saying that the Ocado Xmas slots are being released for Pass customers next week ****

Mollie , it’s not a new phone  ( I wish I could bliddy afford a new one ) , just a big Apple update across my iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch . I am still finding my way around some of the new bits . I enjoyed MAFS last night ….I hope you did ….its shaping up nicely .Teatime Club has been good this week too , eh .Anyway , I hope you and everyone else’s coughs have eased a bit now .Hicky, I had to have my gutters cleaned in the Spring , first time ever . I get lightly salted Kettle crisps …..5 individual packets ….per bag .I hope you enjoy the paella .

Well it’s the MC final and GB for me tonight . I hope you both enjoy your evening , and look after yourselves.

Good afternoon, Mollie & Baz.

Glad you had a decent night and a walk Baz, that sets you up for the day.

I checked on the iPhone updates, it seems the ois 18 seems to have a massive problem with battery usage so i checked on my phone, and it said 17.7 was available and 18, so i installed 17.7 last night as i had 17.6.1 on already, so I am going to try and hang fire for a bit with 18 if i can, will have to turn the auto update off though.

I just had an email about the Christmas slots, wow, its only September, i thought if you booked a slot you had to go to checkout.

I used to get the kettle crisps, years ago, will ago have to look into those.

I've been having the Ocado decaf instant coffee with the Alpro oat milk instead of the coffee mate, it seems ok, i tried the coffee black which isn't too bad either.

Going out tomorrow night with my lad and think his GF to a Thai restaurant, should be nice.

Hope Mollie had a good day.

both x

Baz

glad you had a decent night and managed a walk too, despite the weather being off.

So glad you told me about the Ocado slots, as I would have missed them. I don't read the Ocado emails, so hadn't noticed they had emailed me. Will definately look out for them now!

Hope you manage to work your way round the new update. Don't think I have those on mine.

Yes I did enjoy MAFS last night, so it was only 1 episode so far I was not keen on. And Teatime Club has been lovely all week. Shame I lost connection so missed the end today. Good job you wrote stuff on the forum to help me catch up on it though.

Hicky

I think you are right and if you book a slot you have to checkout, but can amend it the day before delivery. So we wil probably have to do that for the Christmas slots. And we will have to remember to spend at least £90 for the Christmas ones. (easy to do that bit though).

I agree that Graham is great on Dogs Behaving Badly. He soon sorts out those doggie problems.

Hope you have a lovely  meal out with your son and his gf. Something nice to look forward to then. You will have to let us know how it goes and what you choose off the menu.

Haven't been out for a meal this week, whilst this cold has been going round the family. But we did have a Pizza Hut takeaway tonight, which was very nice. My fave is their cheese triangles.

Yes the Ocado food range is huge, so much more than any other supermarket we have used. (and I think we have tried them all at one time or another). I also find the "use by" dates really good, far better than supermarket bought ones.

We now buy the huge boxes of Walkers variety flavour crisps from Costco. Cost us under £10 for 66 bags, so good value. And at least the family aren't always telling me we have nearly run out of crisps.

Hope you enjoy the Paella and find it easy to eat.

Bit cloudy this morning,then we got some lovely warm sun in the afternoon before it went stormy and we lost our tv/internet for awhile. All quiet again now, rain stopped.

Hoping to watch Gogglebox tonight, if I can get all my jobs done before bed.

Have a good evening both x

Evening Mollie & Baz.

Had a lovely meal, chicken satay starter, then king prawn Thai green curry with fried rice, very tasty abd a shandy to drink.

Yes, for the Christmas slot you need to check out an order for £90 but can only edit up to 11:30pm 2 days before delivery.

You mentioned use by dates, think in general they are being dropped, and most items now have best before as the use by is so wasteful.

Yes Costco boxes & packs are so good, buying small packs is just so expensive.

I've got Fi, Strictly, the Voice so not short of stuff to watch.

Hope Baz had a good night, and day.

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky It’s rained all day here , so despite having a good night , there was no walk for me today ….although I did pop up the shop at the top of the road , and fed the wildlife . And guess what…..my Cyril is back . Cheered me up no end seeing him….and my robin is back to ….so bring on winter .Aside from that I’ve not really done much ….just some washing , dusting and general tidying up .I hope everyone else is enjoying their Sunday .

Mollie , we’ve spoken ….but I hope you are continuing to have a nice day ….and I’ll see you in Spain later .Hicky , I’ve not had any battery problems since iOS 18 ….either on my phone , iPad, or watch …so far .Re Ocado , I think you do have to place the order when you book the slot , and it has to be a minimum of £90 I think, but you can alter the order up to two days beforehand . Did you enjoy Strictly last night ? I think it’s quite a good line up this year .

Not sure what our viewing will be tonight , but I’m sure we will find something .Have a good evening , and take care of yourselves l

Evening Mollie & Baz.

Pity you didn't get a walk in, strange you're seeing Cyril again, i'm sure he's been there all the time, and a Robin, they are so lovely.

That's interesting, you're not finding the battery life changing, wonder why some people are, i installed 17.7 in so i'll wait a bit for now, i watched a video about the new setting on IOS 18 showing how to find out its new features, the video is over an hour long.

I finished off the pack of M&S frozen prawn toasts, now they are out of stock, so annoying, i'll see if they come back in before i finish the order on Wednesday.

I bought a new sensor lid for my kitchen rubbish bin, the original one never worked as i had to take the batteries out as we kept it in a cupboard which operated the sensor all the time, so now i have it outside the cupboard.

I managed to record F1, the Voice, but not Strictly, so i'll have to use BBC iPlayer.

I'm at Urology clinic in the morning, taxi booked.

Hope Mollie had a good day.

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky   Just had to have the gas guys out again ! Thank goodness it’s covered by insurance ! Whatever the guy did yesterday didn’t work ! Anyway , hopefully what they have done today has fixed the problem ! Time will tell ! Apart from that , not a bad day …..although I got a rude awakening at 6.45 when the bin men arrived ! But I didn’t have a bad night , and it wasn’t raining , so I went for a walk first thing . I’ve also done a load of washing , fed wildlife , and rescued the bins. I also managed to get a Xmas delivery slot , so I thought go me …..until I came to the checkout and realised the bliddy credit card I use runs out in November , so they wouldn’t accept it ! I hope everyone else is enjoying their Tuesday , whatever you are up to .

Mollie , I hope your day is going well ….and glad you enjoyed MAFS yesterday lI hope we get some Ant time this week ….or at least some Colin time.Hicky , I hope the urology appointment has gone well today .Yes, there are a lot of changes with iOS 18 ….took me a while to get my head around them .

Well Bake Off starts tonight ….and BB on October 6th ….so plenty to look forward to.I hope you both have a good evening . Take care .

Good afternoon Mollie & Baz.

That was a blow about the credit card Baz, what will you have to do, i bet plenty of people will have the same problem.

I'm not too keen on booking a Christmas slot in September, i might want to go away for Christmas, also i have no idea what i would need or even want for Christmas week, and if i couldn't get an Ocado slot at the time i'll get someone to take me to a supermarket, i wouldn't need much anyway.

Are they saying, if you don't book a Christmas slot now, you won't be able to get one when it gets to December,

At my Urology appointment the nurse was just telling me that the CT scan i had in June that she couldn't get up on the screen was the same as the one 12 months earlier so my stones were stable and all in the lower quadrant.

I watched strictly on iPLAYER last night, good, but it seemed to go on forever, great dancing, i enjoyed it.

I didnt know you had a problem with the gas, how could they go and leave it not working?

I had the new M&S hot chicken tikka masala last night with some rice i did in the rice cooker, wow it was hot, symbol was 5 chillies, just right for me, enjoyed it.

The roof leak seems ok, haven't asked him to consider whether the cracked cement around the ridge tiles etc need repointing before winter.

Loving the new bin cover, it auto opens and closes itself, so much easier as it leaves me with 2 hands free.

Hope Mollie has had a good Tuesday.

I see BB back Sunday 6th October

both x

Baz

what a nuisance you had to get the gas man back. Hope it is ok now.

Hope your credit card turns up on time to keep your Christmas slot. They haven't sent me a booking slot yet, so hope they do soon,

Looks like no Ant or Colin action this week, but I am still enjoying it.

Hicky

I guess that must be good news if they didn't flag up a problem at your urology appointment. Wonder why she couldn't get it on the screen though?

Gosh 5 chillies, no wonder it was hot, but glad you enjoyed it. Did you need to drink a lot of water whilst eating it? I couldn't cope with that at all.

Good job it seems the roof leak is fixed ok.

Yes not long till BB now. Hope it is a good series.

Went for lunch in a different pub yesterday with my friend as we had a 30% voucher through the letter box. I had macaroni cheese and sweet potato fries and she has a curry. Very nice it was.

Weather started off well, then we got a heavy shower or two. But still quite mild.

Looking forward to Married at 1st Sight. Have been enjoying it.

Have a good evening both xxx

Afternoon Mollie and Hicky  Rained all morning here , but I needed milk , so I popped up the shop at the top of the road . Unfortunately they only had those big , three or four pints cartons which is much too much for me  , so I went home grabbed my umbrella and walked to the garage about half a mile away ! Consequently, I got a walk in anyway. Aside from that , I’ve not done a lot, just some washing , and general tidying up .

Cyril visited at lunchtime , and I saw something hilarious ….he picked a monkey nut up that had fallen on to the patio at some point and put it back onto the feeder tray .Hes one tidy Cyril . I hope everyone else is having a good Thursday , and are managing to stay dry .

Mollie, I really enjoyed MAFS last night , and can’t wait for the first commitment ceremony tonight ….I foresee fireworks .Teatime club has been good as well , although I miss seeing Ant and Colin .I hope your day is going well and that no one is upsetting Dolly .Hicky , I think the Xmas slots get booked up early , so I’m not sure if you will be able to get one in December . I enjoyed Strictly too ….quite a good mix of contestants this year . The gas was working ok when the first guy left ( he released what I call the rocker switch which swaps between water and heating ) , but it started playing up again the next morning . They came out promptly , and replaced a part ….and that seemed to sort it out …fingers crossed.

Well it’s Amazing Hotels and MAFS for me tonight …so a nice trashy viewing night.Have a good evening and take care.

Evening Mollie & Baz.

I have no idea why the nurse couldn't see the CT scan months ago while i was there, maybe they have to check it before they make it available to other staff as they send the details along with them in fact i don't think they send a CT scan, they send a xray, so not sure, but if there was a problem i think they would have sent for me.

I forgot to take a cup of Alpro milk at the time with the hot curry, but i had a drink of water from my bottle that i always have to hand.

I have asked my relative (son of brother-in-law) if he thought i should get the broken Mortar replaced on the valley etc, and he suggested it needs doing,

I can book a Christmas slot now as its appeared on the Ocado page i use, but i don't really want to book a slot now and the order would have to be up to £90, not sure if it has to be £90 by the time its delivered or whether it has to be £90 to book the slot, I'll probably go out for Christmas dinner, and last year a neighbour brought me a Christmas dinner round for me.

I could be away for Christmas, not sure yet anyway, so don't see the point in booking a slot in Septamber anyway.

both x

Baz

your Cyril sounds a right character. You will be asking him to clean your windows next.

Let's hope you have no more problem with your gas now.

Yes MAFS is really good and I am, of course, enjoying Bargain Brits as well.

Hicky

hope you can get the mortar fixed then, just to be safe.

I managed to get an Ocado booking for Dec 22nd, so am glad about that. I might have missed it if Baz hadn't told me they were being released this week.

You can always book one in case you need it, then cancel it if you don't, as it will be hard to book any deliveries nearer to Christmas.

It would be lovely if you do manage to go abroad and visit the family though.

People go crazy around Christmas. I regulary book a morning appointment with the groomer for the pup, and she told me this week that all the morning appointments in December had gone already as people who don't goto her regularly, always take their dogs to the groomers before Christmas. So I had to book a lunch time appointment before they all the appointments went. Her appointments book was already overflowing in December.

What strange weather today. Quite warm when the sun came out, then some really heavy showers inbetween.

Went out for tea with the family to The Harvester, as I had some vouchers, and couldn't think what to cook tonight. Very enjoyable. Had camenbert pie and jacket potato.

Have a good evening both xxx

Good afternoon Mollie & Baz.

I spent an hour this afternoon re-wrapping a lot of my Ocado food so i can freeze it as separate lots, i always order too much anyway, i really must have more control, in fact i had an awful lot more on the order but went onto it and cut down some as i had too many items down as 2, so unless it was an offer i went down to 1, some of the Paella which i thought was a meal is just the rice and spice as on the front it says, just add, chicken etc protein, peppers, onions etc, oh dear, i thought it was cheap at £1:50.

That was nice Mollie, using the vouchers to go out for tea, always nice to eat out and let them do the clearing up.

Not sure about booking a slot, do you need to have the order for £90 first before you it, i'm not doing that.

I got a bottle of Lemon juice this order as i read that it is good for kidney stones and can erode them, i'll try anything, got 2x1L  of the M&S whole goats milk as well to try along with the Alpro Oat drink.

Hope Baz had a good night, i'll post the order that arrived, they only swapped the crumpets for some more tasty ones.

Delivered 27th September
Cupboard
    3 Ambrosia Rice Pudding Original £2.00
    3 Batchelors Cup a Soup Chicken £3.00
    1 Epicure Manzanilla Olives Stuffed with Pimiento £1.57
    2 Green & Black's Organic 85% Dark Chocolate Bar £4.00
    1 Hellmann's Real Squeezy Mayonnaise  £3.00
    1 Kellogg's Frosties Breakfast Cereal £3.50
    1 KitKat 2 Finger Milk Chocolate Biscuit Bar £2.50
    1 M&S Belgian Milk Chocolate Cashews £1.80
    2 M&S Mandarin Orange Segments in Grape Juice £2.20
    2 Quality Street Chocolate Tub £10.00
    1 Walkers Ready Salted, Salt & Vinegar Variety Multipack Crisps £3.00
    2 Alpro Oat Long Life Drink £4.00
    1 PLJ Lemon Juice £2.80
    1 Tetley Super Fruit Tea Boost Blueberry & Raspberry Tea Bags £1.65
    2 Colgate Cool Stripe Toothpaste Pump £4.00
    1 Nicky Elite 3 Ply Quilted Toilet Tissue £7.50
    1 Ben's Original One Pan Indian Biryani Rice Meal  £1.50
    1 Ben's Original One Pan Spanish Paella Rice Meal £1.50
To be frozen if possible
    1 Denny 8 Gold Medal Pork Sausages £1.40
    1 M&S Fiery Hot Chicken Tikka Masala £5.50
    1 M&S Select Farms British 12 Pork Chipolatas £3.90
    1 M&S Large White Baps £0.90
    1 M&S Ultimate Crumpets £1.60
    1 Ocado Hot Cross Buns £1.15
    2 Ocado Sliced Hot Dog Rolls £2.30
    1 Warburtons Toastie Thick Sliced White Bread £1.40
    1 Herta 10 Frankfurters Hot Dogs £2.55
Already frozen
    1 Birds Eye Inspirations Spanish Paella with Chicken & ASC Prawns Ready Meal £3.50
    1 Tiger Delight 12 Crispy Tempura King Prawns £3.00
Fridge
    2 Clarence Court Free Range White Duck Eggs £6.40
    1 Elmlea Double Alternative to Cream £1.40
    3 Happy Monkey Strawberry & Banana Kids Smoothie £5.25
    1 M&S 2 Bramley Apple Turnovers £2.50
    1 M&S 2 British Melton Mowbray Pork Pies £1.75
    1 M&S 2 Cream Slices £2.00
    1 M&S 4 Chocolate Eclairs £2.25
    2 M&S British Fresh Goat's Whole Milk £4.50
    1 M&S Collection Melton Mowbray Pork Pie £4.00
    1 M&S Fruit Trifles £3.00
    1 M&S Spicy Prawn Laksa Noodles Bowl - Taste of Asia £5.50
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