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[Daisy]

Good morning everyone.

It's one of those mornings when the phone is red hot - OH had a list of calls to make, and it seems everyone we don't want to speak to has remembered they absolutely must speak to us! We had two scam calls from the very same person two minutes apart. It's the one about your BT phone bill this time! She got very short shrift from me the second time!

At least the dogs are asleep - for now!

Oma -I've asked OH if there is treatment stuff you can get to stop resin coming out of knots. He's suggesting trying knotting sealant before undercoating or Zinsser Bulls Eye 1-2-3 Primer-Sealer - a couple of coats, and your favourite shop stocks it:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/zinsser-bulls-eye-1-2-3-primer-sealer-1ltr/10135?tc=ST5&ds_kid=92700030936902416&ds_rl=1241687&ds_rl=1245250&ds_rl=1243321&ds_rl=1245250&ds_rl=1249481&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzt2a_J254wIVibTtCh2mKAWrEAQYBCABEgJcIvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Enfys - well-stocked pots and hanging baskets really make a summer garden, don't they - and you certainly got some bargains.

Grauntie - your bags are selling like hot cakes! No wonder your machines needed a bit of a rest.

Gem - yes, GD1 has found some friendships a bit of a problem! I'll write about it elsewhere.

Nanto - enjoy your quiet day - you don't get many of them!

[Nanto2girls]

Qwerty, pleased you had a good time. Hope all goes well at the doctors.

Grauntie,your the only person i know who has their sewing machines serviced.
Mind you,when you use them as much as you do,it makes sense.

Done all my jobs,cleaned all the downstairs. Washed all the hard floors.

Hope Plant is enjoying Yorkshire.

Clouded over now,looking a bit iffy.

[Libra Gran]

A late good morning from me, it has been a busy few days,hence my absence. We have erected 2 water butts just need the rain to fill them,forecast for rain this Thursday. Been doing lots of dead heading it's never ending ladies. Rather annoyed as I had ordered some items from Amazon when they were delivered this morning one bottle had broken and leaked all over the other items in the box. Returned and expect an intact delivery tomorrow.
Oma take care in this heat doing the woodwork, far to hot for that kind of job.
Enyfs glad OH eye is getting better,conjunctivitis is nasty.
Qwerty hope the Doc can help you with your back problem, the heat although lovely has some rotten effects on us.
Plant enjoy your break,hope the weather holds for you.
Grauntie my machine needs a good service, going to have to locate a place here to have it done. I have just purchased metres of Indian cotton to make throws and cushion covers so the service will have to wait until that little project is done.
Glad you slept better Gem.
To all the other ladies I hope your keeping well and hydrated. I did all my ironing very early this morning before it became too hot. This afternoon I am taking my young Syrian neighbour to the hairdresser's, she wants to colour her hair but a few things have to be in place, no man can see her hair as they wear a hijab, and she must not be able to be seen from the window 🤔 no easy task interpreting that lot , but I said I would take her and explain all this. Although both she and her husband are learning English it's still difficult for her to explain things.
No M this week she has gone to school camp in Weymouth for the week.

[Daisy]

Libra - you have been a busy lady - and lots more to be done by the sound of it. I'm sure the throws and cushion covers will be lovely though. I wish I'd done some ironing earlier in the day, but hey ho - it will have to wait now. I'm sure your Syrian neighbour is very grateful for your help, and I hope she will be pleased with her new hair colour. Is this the mother of the little boy you gave the sunglasses to? He looks so cute. I hope M enjoys her week in Weymouth. It must seem strange going almost back 'home' for her.

Nanto - as far as I know Grauntie is the only person I know who has sewing machines, plural.

Plant - it sounds as though the weather is being kind to you up in York.

[Oma]

Daisy we bought the knot sealant , just scrapped then sanded and a coat of sealant on now , wait till that dries then can put undercoat on

Libra you have so many plants I bet it takes a fair while to dead head every day

Qwerty I am the same in heat , my ankles are like balloons and I feel the skin is going to split , hope Dr can sort something or advise what to do ,
sounds like you had a lovely time with DD just what you needed , how is J now your home from the villa ?

Been to Brothers and MIL's as expected she had a moan about the hose ,

She has a one that has to be wound on the reel and she finds it difficult and it hurts her back , so B decided to buy her one like ours , they type that expand and shrink , lightweight and go down to nothing .

Took it in straight away it was "well that's not very big what am I supposed to do with that it needs to stretch from the back to the front too,

So B put it on the tap turned the water on and proved it stretches as it fills with water and actually when he took it around the house to the front garden it was more than enough big ,

He turned the tap off and showed her it shrinks back , she grumbled a bit but accepted it , we told her that if she doesn't like it we will take it away and just use it as a spare , I bet when we go back she wont have used it

[Gemini]

Hi again 😊
Welcome back Qwerty. Try to get your feet above your heart and keep cool to get the swelling down.

I'm just enjoying lunch in the shade in my garden, after tackling a few jobs this morning.
Off to M&S on my way to school in a bit.
I won't be back until after 7, so will catch up properly with Chat then.

[Clover]

Afternoon.

Qwerty I’m glad you had a good time with DD despite the swollen ankles .Hope the doc can offer some help.

Oma I have one of those hoses .It reminds me of a horrible snake when it is curling back up and I hate snakes I Hope MIL does use it as it’s so much easier than the wind up ones.

Libra you’re going to be busy. The dead- heading is endless isn’t it..?

Enfys it’s good news that OH’s eye feels better. Hope you enjoy your outing.

Grauntie you have quite a cottage industry going there

Work for me this morning and then a walk to the Post Office. The PO is in a little shop which leads through to a coffee shop.As it is right on the cliffs it’s is very popular this time of year. A lot of people like to sit outside so as it was just before the lunchtime rush I made an executive decision to have a light lunch there. Everything is freshly prepared and we had cheese and ham sandwiches,beautifully presented. We had hardly got home when the Tesco delivery arrived half an hour early but that was fine.Just having a cup of tea before starting to sort out and put stuff back in the bedroom.I might go mad and order new curtains after all. Had some samples delivered so I’ll think about it.

[Oma]

Clover I find these little shop Café's and garden centre cafe's are always so nice and its nice to get someone else to make your lunch now and then

I undercoated the porch posts as the knot sealer dried really quick , a hour later the undercoat had dried so I have just put the top coat on it looks so much better without the wood sap showing through

Got to go for a Bone density scan tomorrow at our local Hospital at 3.45 , then today I got two letters to go for a chest xray and a scan on my kidneys on the same day at a local primary care centre , one xray at 1.30pm and the ultra sound one at 2pm so all done in one go , much easier than different days and different places

[Nanto2girls]

Oma, good when all appointments are together.

Enfys, pleased P's eye is getting better.

Clouded over but still very warm.
Just been sat on the patio,had a sandwich and a cuppa.

[Nanto2girls]

Good morning ladies.
Another lovely start to the day.

Have a good day whatever you may be doing or wherever you may be going.

[Daisy]

Good morning Nanto and all who follow later. What a sweet graphic for a sweet Wednesday.

Just a quick 'hello' from me. We're picking friends up and going out for coffee and lunch today and I have nothing to wear!!! So I'd better get myself organised. I'd be better having a lazy day in the garden and recovering from a very busy day yesterday, but it's not to be. I'll catch up with you all later.

[Gemini]

Good morning Nan2, Daisy, ladies.

Another lovely morning when I am breakfasting outside. A slight breeze today though.

I had an early morning phone call from DD3, never a good sign. She has some health issue worries. She herself admits she is something a hypochondriac, but it doesn't make it any easier. I so wish she didn't have so many worries and anxieties. We had a good chat and I hope she feels little better. I am mostly free today so I told her just text to see we are in otherwise feel free to come over any time.

OH is at her occasional gardening job for an elderly man this morning. Later we are going to Aldi and PetsatHome. Free day otherwise which I hope well be at least partly spent in the garden

I wish you had a fee relaxing day Daisy, although meeting with friends is lovey too !

Have a good day everyone.

[Oma]

Good morning ladies ,
Nanto you came up trumps as usual with your lovely graphic , as I said before its the first thing I look for when I come on GRU

Daisy im sure you will enjoy your catch up and apart from eating and talking you will be sitting down ,
Having said that I was tired after meeting the Gems , talking for hours tires you out the rate our tongues go

Gem poor DD , I bet she s glad she has sensible Mum to turn too , enjoy your day ,

I am worn out now I have had a busy few hours , we popped to Morrisons then when we got back I filled a bucket with soapy water got the soft broom out and washed down all the roof of my porch canopy ( underside not the tiled side ) then I did all the window frames , hosed all the soap off and hosed the drive , then Karchered the windows dry .

Went around the back cleaned the plastics around the Utility and downstairs loo windows then the plastic around the roof as its only an extension roof, patio door frames and windows ,

I then used the water that was left and don't laugh but I washed the fences

We get lots of webs from the tree spiders and they very sticky so you cant wipe them away , soapy water and a brush does a lovely job

I am now worn out but everything looks neat and clean ,
I have my Bone density scan tea time so im doing nothing more today

Why do I give myself all these jobs I ask myself

[Gemini]

I hope all your appointments today go smoothly Oma.

[Oma]

Just 1 today , the other two are next Thursday but together in the same place Gem