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Jeanine....thanks sooo much for that, I will speak to her tomorrow re Staywarm :D ;)

Fireworks are always a problem here, we even have the odd spate in summer :-\

My annoyance today....the bloke who came yesterday to ask if we wanted to get rid of 2 heavy duty (dead) batteries and two wheels (no tyres) from our landy. I told him 'No', that we were keeping them.

This morning the batteries had been nicked, they have been there for weeks and no prizes for guessing who took 'em. Thieving git!!

I know they shouldn't have been out in the front garden, but they were hidden from view as we dont want to see a junk yard. So he must have been prowling.

I can remember a time when I could leave my front door unlocked, and car too.

Bringing this one back, come on folks it was one of Trixies great ideas and the newbies would just love it . Watch out I am looking for more oldies too XX Jeannine


Comment for the day, I was playing heck with John about forgetting things today and he said "weren't you supposed to remind me to go somewhere yesterday"  I replied "no".  He thought for a minute or two and said " I remember, you were supposed to remind  it was my day to go to the memory clinic "

Oops.. XX Jeannine

Yes, I liked Trixies tales and have been missing them.

Yesterday we decided to go and recycle all the glass and rags.  We filled the boot and got into the car.  100yds downt he road the warning light for the Boot was on,  we were driving with the boot lid up, forgot to close it.   ;D ;D

I bought a wrought iron gate yesterday... £25 seriously reduced... wanted £20 to deliver s it went into the back of the Vectra and the light and audible warning were on all the way home..
::)

Drove my son the 2 miles to his girlfriends tonight, could not believe how courteous people were on the road flashing me at junkshons to let me out, even had a group of smokers outside a pub wave at me, it was only on the return journey that i realized i had not put my lights on. :P ::) :-[ ,did not tell the wife as it was her car i was driving at the time. ;D

Been to a 'bit of a do' tonight in aid of St. Valentine. Best chat up line of the evening....."'spose the sprouts are finished, where's the purple sprouting then?"............and he didn't even ask me for a dance :o
I may mix digitalis in with the PSB. 8)

I had a great day, I stayed all day in my jammies,  had chips for dinner, spent too much on e bay , completed another  square for my new quilt and visited with you good folks on and off, not a very productive day but one that we all need now and again XX Jeannine

yesterday, the lads brought all the bits for the tunnel up, got the posts in the ground ready for the great polytunnel raising today..I transplanted 250 surfinias for the plant sale, just another 150 to go, our lollo rosso were up so got them in pots, and red mustard..we welcomed another couple onto the site..told them all about you and hope they've joined  ;D

Wow, Manics, how do you do it , I am still quilting in my jammies, clean ones of course, I have peeled 25 pounds of tangerines and taken them to juice to make orange jelly,made some lovely soup from the scratchings from the lottie, and am in the middle of doing a lamb dinner with a Christmas pudding and brandy sauce.

Back to work on Monday, back in our newly built school so that is going to be a thrill.

Waiting to go back for next set of spine injections next week.

John is going back to the memory clinic for the third part of his tests, it looks as if we will be getting a firm diagnosis of what has been presumed but not confirmed before. I am not sure how I feel about this,  but from what I have been told already it looks very likely. He is going for  brain scan to see if there is anything there too. Still they might find something if the brain scan to explain what is happening.

I think when he refused to go and we all presumed it was a sort of never never land and I felt quite strong about, but now the likely possibility of  firm confirmation is shaking me up a bit.

Well we will cope I am sure.

Going to clean out my little at home greenhouse tomorrow and start sowing.

XX Jeannine

you sound like you've been very busy, Jeanine, it all sounds delish.Ray's still waiting to go get diagnosed, all we know is it's not dementia..hope the jabs are making things a bit more bearable  :)

It must such a worry for you both J and M. I hope the results come back soon, so you all at least know how things are.

Thinking of you both.

Due to popular demand....well, just Jeannine really, I have decided to tell you about my little secret. ::)

It wasnt really my secret, but Phil's (OH).

Phil wanted to make it up to me because we had such an awful honeymoon in porthcawl. The caravan was damp and dirty, it was cold and wet and all the shops and funfair had shut down the day before we arrived, for the winter.  >:( Needless to say, I havent let him forget it in 26 years ::)

He had secrtely worked out that we had been married for 10,000 days(of which I have since been reliably informed that he was a year out, but that's another story)

Phil had booked the executive suite in the Fairways Hotel in Porthcawl, for one night, as an appology.  It was dead posh....huge sky tv, 4 windows with sea views, a huge bathroom and a huge jaccuzzi bath.

Unfortunately, the control on the jaccuzzi was stuck , so it was either full on or off. The water was shooting about 10 inches into the air. Phil sat on the bed laughing at me being engulfed by the deluge, but I was determined to have my moneys worth!! It was reminiscent of one of those films where the person falls into the pirrhana infested waters :o The bathroom got a bit (well, a lot) wet, but it was great!

There was a lovely breakfast included. We ate in the restaurant in the evening too (is there no end to this mans generosity ;D). The food was lovely. A chestnut and mushroom wellington.

It all seemed quite exclusive, as we had the only executive suite, room 1. When you got to the rooms, our room was one way, and every other one was the other way. There was a senseo coffee maker, 2 sinks in the bathroom , a huge shower and a bidet.

In the  morning, before we left, I decided to try the bidet, as I had never used one. After studying it intently, it seemed more hygienic than I had imagined, if the plug was left open, as only fresh water came into contact with the intended bits.

I assumed the position, and turned on the water. I wasnt impressed with it and decided to stand up. I didnt realise that the jet of water was strong enough to overshoot the pan. I ended up with warm water shooting all down my legs, over my underwear and trousers. We were just about to leave, but I had to undress and dry off all my clothes  with the hairdrier. We were both killing ourselves laughing. The cleaners in the corridor must have been wondering what we were up to , what with the squirty water noises, hysterical laughter and some sort of electronic device :o

It was so nice , I didnt want to come home. They wouldnt let me stay for free though, so I had to leave

He wanted to make it up to me.........it worked    ;D

cj :)

 ;D ;D

Well, what a week :o Phil and I got that norovirus from a 70th birthday party. Last count was 13 out of the 15 guests!! Its times like that you appreciate having 2 loos!! Then 48 hours in quarantine watching sky TV......aaaargh, my brain is rotting ;D

Now I have a bad cold, and nasty cough.

2 old friends died. Both were unwell, but it was still upsetting.  :'(

Got up this morning to find that the newly installed boiler in our new church extension had been stolen >:( So its going to be a busy afternoon trying to get hold of everyone to tell them the church is shut till at least wednesday.

Ah, I hear the distant sound of a lone violin player............

Other than that, life is wonderful ;D ;D ;D

Off to another birthday party this evening. I'm not sure I really fancy eating anything there :-X  Surely lightening never strikes twice in the same place......... ;D

One last thing, I can never think of an excuse to use one of these, so I am going to stick one on here anyway.................................... :-*

cj :)

the only way is up, cj..have one back  :-*

oh good this was always my fav thread ,well done jeannine and where is trixie? I left a message on her blog which is a link on my blog .daughter has read it and got addicted to her special brand of humour as we all have ;)
I have just had the week off work.mon unwell more antibiotics,tues went to Woodchester which has a haunted mansion and some very long walks,decided to take as many photo,s of gargoyls as I can as I love um
wed went to some stables and shoveled 12 bags of manure thurs food shopping and here we are end of week I,m glad the antibiotics worked
ooo and I lost 4 more lb making it 1st4lb since xmas and 4" off b*m which can,t be bad I do think things go well for john and ray I think it,s something we all fear as we get older
marg

Caroline, your tale is still hilarious, I am waiting to see what Trixie has to say to it.

So sorry you have had the squitters, it is terrible, so am pleased you are better.

I cannot understand how anyone could steal from a church.

You are dead wrong about the lone violin by the way, I am sure I speak for everyone on that point, that violin just has no strings here my love.

I hope your party is better than the last one...don't eat the green cheese!!

Marg, gargoyles and shush shovelling, my you do have an exciting life. Well done on the weight loss by the way, it is not easy to do.

I am hopeful that I have just found a joiner to get in and finish the building that John is unable to do now. I pinched him from the school and brought him home. Floods have their advantages I guess as we have all sorts of workmen still on site.

I hope to capture a plumber/electrician next week and a decorator the week after if I can.


Oh then I can look at carpet patterns.

It has been a good week for me.  Back in our own school, all the kids happy, parents too and my contract renewed for another 3 years.

XX Jeannine


Joih was very good about it as I think he just wants it finished now

I have bought a  bit of the mediterranean ;D

Well, dont get too excited about it till I fill you in on the details.

I was in Wilkinsons yesterday, and found myself strangely drawn to the garden department (something I'm sure none of you have experienced ::)) I heard a small weep coming from one of the shelves :'(. There, amongst all the reduced (read 'dead') plants, was an olive tree.

To be honest, 'tree' isnt a fair description. 2 x 3 inch twigs joined at the hip would be better. There were plenty of leaves, but they were lying on the compost rather than atatched to the said twigs. Methinks someone forgot to water it :-\

Well, seeing the distress of this poor little olive tree :'( (and noticing the 20p sticker ;D) I decided to take him home with me.

He has had some emergency irrigation and is cuddled up in my electric propagator. I am not too hopeful of a successful outcome, but at 20p, well, it seemed worth the risk.

So that is my bit of the mediterranean. I will keep you posted on his health. If things go well, I'll be needing a name for him , if not, well he'll have a good resting place on the compost heap .

cj :)

I just got a call this afternoon, a cancellation at the hospital for my final spine shots..this is the cauterisation ones rather than the two trial ones I had earlier.

If this works I could get up to 18 months pain relief so fingers are crossed.

I am told that lot  is pretty painful so I hope I am not a baby!!!

Monday morning.

XX Jeannine

Good stuff Jeannine, I do hope you get 18 months pain free. 

:D