Chitchat thread #24

[Florence Fennel]

Good Morning All Sunny and cold again. I'm waiting on a deliver my middle GG has ordered to here as she and her partner are at work. I wasn't expecting to get up early today I wanted to finish my book in bed. We have a gas engineer booked but I arranged it for after 12. Talk about best laid plans! Have a good day

[greenishfing]

Good morning.

No snow or sunshine here, but definitely on the chilly side with wind and thick cloud.

The hairdresser is coming this morning. No doubt she'll catch me up on any local news that I've missed. When I was young my mother used to go to our local hairdresser every Saturday. It was where all the women swapped information, and local scandal. They'd come out with their (permed) hair so backcombed and solid with hairspray that they could have used it as a crash helmet. This was in the era before blow drying became popular.

Time for another coffee now.

[Bren In Pots]

Morning

No snow here either, just the usual cold weather we've got rain this afternoon. Off to take a couple of jigsaws to the charity shop and call in at the corn merchants but thats it for the shops today.

enjoy your day

[Florence Fennel]

The delivery arrived at half nine - two suitcases for the honeymoon. They're going to the USA for a few days and then to the Caribbean. Nice
My arm is a bruised mess this morning which came as a surprise because I didn't feel a thing when the blood was taken.

[lottie dolly]

Afternoon all,am slow off the mark today again,still want lots more sleep,SNOW,them that want it can keep it,it has gone very cold again,bet the energy companies are rubbing their hands,and thinking about the bonus's,had another note from mine this morning to say how it going up again,had a quick calculation and is about £49 per week ,and only me,FF ref blood test,i find the same,and with a sadist it hardly bruies,hehehee GF they are gossip shops,stiff blue rinses,wonder if thats where Marg simsons hair style came from,heaven forbid,at the the time they felt beautiful,so thats all that mattered really to them,even thoug they did look rediculous,but these days anything goes under the rainbow,good luck with your rain falls Snoop

[rary]

Good afternoon,cloudy with short sunny periods, was at the hospital this morning so that they could check my hand, which is healing well, I can now start doing some gardening without over doing, which of course I won't especially with OH watching me😕 I will also have to start putting my wallet back in my pocket as I no longer can use the excuse of elevating my hand, which was a good way of holding on to it😥 LD there are a number of wind generators in my area, and when they are generating to much electricity some of them get shut down, the power companies still get paid for the potential power that they could have generated, pay them rather than let the customers get cheap electricity, I'm changing the subject as these actions realy disappoint me.
I thought I would buy some strawberry plants a couple of weeks ago, so got them delivered today, I dont know whither to try them in manger style baskets or clear one of the smaller raised beds that I usually use for flower plants, decisions, decisions, I will ask OH what she thinks is the best way, then do the opposite😁 right for heading to the greenhouse so enjoy the rest of the day and keep smiling 🙂

[greenishfing]

The best laid plans....... I was just going to wash my hair ready for the arrival of the hairdresser when my 'phone tinged. A text. The hairdresser's car had broken down. We've re-scheduled for next week. I'm so glad I hadn't already got my hair wet. Then one of my late sister in law's friends rang. She's had some really bad luck and problems with her health this last year or so. She was on the phone for over an hour, but at least I think I cheered her up a bit.

I've just popped in to a small local supermarket to get a couple of things that were unavailable on my online shop, including hot cross buns. Having now tried them they're not quite as nice as my normal ones. Something is missing. I think they just might need a bit more cinnamon. I'll try a sprinkle on top next time we have one.

Thinking more about old fashioned hairdresser's I think a lot of the "Ladies" went to socialise more than for their hair styled. When I was about 14, I had a Saturday job in one for a few months. I learned so much and I think most men at the time would not have believed some of the conversations.

[greenishfing]

rary, I grew strawberries in manger style creations, constructed by Mr GF, one year. I really liked the fact that they were easier to pick and I got less slug damage, but in the height of Summer I struggled to keep up to the watering.