Adawn47

1 hour ago, yorkshirephil said:

A lovely warm day here with a breeze, we went out for breakfast with one of my old workmates and his wife this morning. So a good chinwag there.

 

Mrs YP then had to go for the dreaded mammogram. I am now going to have a whinge about the NHS after extolling their virtues over the last few years with our own experiences. Usually the mobile unit parks at a local surgery where they can fence off part of the car park. However this has now changed and no local facility is available.

It is no more than an inconvenience and a low cost to us, but for people that have to use public transport it will be more onerous as most of the towns and villages around us do not have a particularly good bus service plus the new facility is out of town meaning that more than one bus is required.

I fear that some people will not go which will then add more load onto the NHS at a later date.

Barnsley now has a 'branch' of the hospital in the new town centre. They do all the non emergency tests etc to free up as many resources as possible for the hospital. They do xrays, scans, mamograms, blood testing, removing stitches, anything that can be done without the need to wait for hours at the hospital. 

Avril

49 minutes ago, twotravellersLondon said:

And... they're still working their little socks off feeding at least two chicks hidden in the garden... strategy a little different... find the offspring by its incredibly faint little tweets... (not easy when the wind is blowing the new leaves on the trees)... then drop the food about a foot away from the fledgling in the direction that they want it to move... and all done with the care not to give away the location. And when the chick's a bit too adolescent find a branch or the top of a garden cane and bob up an down for a bit.

 

Beautiful and uplifting photos. Mother Nature at her finest.

Thank you.

Avril

2 hours ago, DamianG said:

 

Hi Jane

So sorry to hear this, not least the 10 hour wait in A&E. My in-laws had the same experience (but thankfully less of an emergency than yours) on Tuesday when I dropped them off at 11:45am then picked them up after discharge at 10pm.

Best wishes for a swift recovery.

Damian

I hope your in-laws are alright Damian.

Avril

13 hours ago, Beckett said:

Well, what a day I've had! Just got back from the hozzie (thanks Kalos - love that word) where I've been since midday.

 

Very long story short, I was out for a walk with Ted. It started to rain and I took a tumble down some steps which were very slippery. I landed firstly on my back then my head hit another step - out cold. Fortunately, a lady I know was also out walking and saw it happen. She called for an ambulance and when I came round I was very sick and dizzy. Ambo came quickly and they decided I should go in because I'd lost consciousness. The ambo drivers were so sweet and kind. They drove me home to drop Ted off with my neighbour then took me off to A&E.

 

OMG the A&E was rammed. I've had CT scans of back and head- nothing fractured thank goodness. Five stitches in my head and thumping headache later I was discharged at 10pm. A&E still rammed.

 

I've come home with a massive bandage around my head and my granddaughters, very unkindly I thought, said I looked like a Smurf! 

 

I've had better days!!!

 

Sleep well everyone.

 

Jane xx

 

 

Goodness me Jane,  you were lucky to get off so lightly under the circumstances, and I hope you're feeling a little better today.

Please take care, we oldies don't bounce as well as we used to.😉

Give Ted an extra cuddle too, I'm sure he was as upset as you at the time.

Avril x

1 hour ago, kalos said:

 

Mrs K is doing ours with chicken breast tonight 😋😋🙂

Tuna and red pepper risotto with asparagus for us😋

Avril

@kalos

We've just had a late lunch of fish fingers and salad wrapped in a Lebonese flatbread😋

Thank you for the recommendation, they were tasty and very filling👍

Avril

3 hours ago, kalos said:

Good morning 10.c dull and damp here .

One of those days of feeling a bit washed out like the weather .

Checked my BP /o2 levels and everything is boringly normal so nowt

to worry about,just one of those off days today.

 

Hope you are all having a good day take care .🙂

I've noticed that you use an O2 monitor and wondered if it would be a good idea to buy one for Frank. We haven't be advised to have one, and we do keep a regular check on his BP and wondered if it might be wise to check his O2 levels too.

Any advice would be most welcome.

Worrywart Avril 😊

1 hour ago, zap99 said:

Just say happy easter everyone. Those that don't want to be happy can stay grumpy and miserable.

 

Less politically correct Zap

Happy Easter or Happy Sunday everyone.😊

Politically correct Avril😁

47 minutes ago, purplesea said:

I know. Just sitting reading. Quarter of the way through my book already!

Sitting around and waiting is the worst thing, but all good things come to those who wait, and a cruise is one of the best. Not much longer now😊

Have a lovely cruise.

Avril

1 hour ago, kalos said:

 

Yep they do more good than  harm ... I think Indiana has just run away 🥴

 

 

 

@Adawn47 Mrs K has said to pass these breads onto you she got from ASDA

 

I have just had a fish finger salad wrap with a bit of mint yogurt 😋

Very tasty !        Low salt ! 

Now on my order for Wednesday, as well as some fish fingers.😊

Thank you Mrs K👍

Avril

1 hour ago, indiana123 said:

Re: ants   So glad it wasn't a Sp+d+r or I would be halfway down the street. Just the  name   fills me with dread.

 

'Those that shall not be named' will eat the ants for you.

I know they are despised by many but they do help to rid homes of all types of creepy crawlies.

Avril

15 minutes ago, brian1 said:

Finally managed to fit 2 houses of clobber into 1.Fitted 3 extra shelves in wardrobe,1 extra under stairs for shoes and 5 bagfulls for charity shop☺️.

Shopping List

4 shelves,

1tin of lubricant,

1 very large shoe horn.

Well done bro, you've earned a 🥃 

or 3😉

Sis

21 minutes ago, Purdey16 said:

Mrsgoggins can you explain to me what romcoms are please?🤔

I think they're romantic comedies🤫

Avril

1 hour ago, indiana123 said:

I can't highlight to quote your post (goodness knows why) 

Try refreshing the page, that should do it. If not sign out and back in again🤞

Avril

25 minutes ago, P&O SUE said:

And we’re off, hello from The Crows Nest Aurora. Have a good weekend everyone.

 

 

 

 

Have a lovely cruise Sue🌞

Avril

1 hour ago, lincslady said:

 One more point, it is always worth taking it at least twice with a short gap; the second one is almost always a bit lower and considered more accurate.

That's right LL it is, as well as time of day, meal times etc. Getting an accurate reading at home is not as simple as putting on the monitor and pressing a button. With a wrist monitor the arm is also held in a different position than when using the arm cuff, and I was shown the correct way by the GP. 

I've had BP problems since I was 32, it's hereditary(thanks mum) and as I've got older it's got steadily worse. Tablets can only do so much, so it's important that I keep a close eye on my weekly readings. 

And salt intake😇

Avril

While at the doctors we compared my wrist monitor reading against the arm cuff reading and the difference was so minimal that they we're happy to accept my monthly readings without having to visit the surgery. As I have 'white coat hypertension' both readings at the surgery were high, so they accept my wrist monitor readings from home.

When Frank was on the cardiac ward they also used the arm cuff as all NHS do, and when I when I asked about the wrist monitor we were told that a good wrist monitor when used correctly is as accurate as the arm cuff.

 The Omron monitor was recommened by my GP as the best monitor to use at home, because I was uncomfotable trying to use the arm cuff.  I can only say that I have been using Omron since 1995 and both my GP  and myself are very happy with it.

Avril

15 minutes ago, July morning said:

It's a slight change of topic but I'm confident that someone can help me. My husband has been told to get himself a blood pressure monitor as he's to keep a record for medical treatment.

I'm sure I've read that some of you have to do this as well can you give me a recommendation for one.

thank you

 

I was advised by my GP to use an Omron BP monitor and have done so for years. They are the most reliable and I am using the same one that I bought 12 years ago. They have a good selection on Amazon at reasonable prices. I prefer the wrist monitor as they are easy and comfortable to use and they give an accurate BP and heart rate reading. I've recommeded them to one or two on here and I'm sure they will also tell you how good they are.

Avril

5 minutes ago, Adawn47 said:

We're all waiting for kalos.

Watch this space😁

Sis

And as usual I should remember to read all the posts before commenting.🙄

Will I ever learn?🤫

Nope🥴

Sis

2 hours ago, brian1 said:

I'm waiting for the Trossachs gags to appear.

We're all waiting for kalos.

Watch this space😁

Sis

1 hour ago, mrsgoggins said:

 

I'm jealous! I've never yet made a really good custard tart - and because of failures, it's a few years between attempts 😔. Do you have any tips?   

Lightly bake the pastry case blind first. Beat the eggs well with a fork, together with sugar and nutmeg and still beating pour over the hot, not boiling milk, pour into the baked case and bake centre oven 30 - 35mins @ 170 fan oven. 

I use a deep 8'' dia dish. 4 eggs, 1/2pt milk, 2oz sugar and nutmeg to your own taste, I use a lot😉.

One big tip is leave the dish on the oven shelf. Pull out the shelf and pour in the hot custard, then very gently slide the shelf back in the oven, that way you won't spill it all over the place while trying to carry it to the oven.

Happy baking.

Avril

Good afternoon all. I've only just managed to catch up on here today.

It's been a nice warm day here, and we've spent the day in the garden catching up on jobs that should have been done a few weeks ago. Frank's been busy weeding the perennials and around all the rose bushes, while I've been sowing tomatoes, cucumbers, courgettes, bell peppers and 3 trays of annuals. All done now and sitting cosily in their propagators. 

We're now sitting cosily in our own propagator, a.k.a the house😉,with a nice hot coffee and a generous slice of home made egg custard tart😋

Hope everyone has had a lovely day and welcome home bro.

Avril/Sis

3 hours ago, kalos said:

 

On P&O it's a shriveled green bean well past it's edible state 🙃

A hasbeen.😁

Avril

3 hours ago, twotravellersLondon said:

 

We'd also a great start to the day with sunshine streaming into the windows... but the sky's now gone a bit... grey... or as Dulux would sell it, "snail trail", "misty mirror" or even "frosted steel."

 

We've just lost our local busses but have new bus routes connecting us to three local village/town centres and to all our local hospitals. The timetables are like something from a devil's cryptic crossword and we spent an age yesterday trying to work out when the busses went through our area. It was as boring as a death watch beetle with a black and decker!

 

Every now and again we came up for air and began to reminisce about how the times of busses was never part of our grand plan for life! Thoughts crystalised over the hot-cross buns for breakfast this morning!

 

We remembered that when we were young... our mentors sang... 

 

"Express Yourself!", "Get Ready!", "Life has just begun." We were told "Ain't no Mountain High Enough." We believed them when they repeated "Everything is Beautiful" and that it was "All Right Now!"

 

We all wanted to go to Scarborough Fair, learn to cook with parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. We were the idealists who just wanted to "take a sad song and make it better."

 

We imagined our senses being filled by "a night in the forest, the mountains in springtime, a walk in the rain, a storm in the desert and by a sleepy blue ocean."

 

But... our prophets on the wall foretold our future... and looking back just a couple of years later we realised in retrospect that... 

 

"Those were the days. We thought they'd never end. We'd sing and dance forever and a day. We'd live the life we choose. We'd fight and never lose. For we were young and sure to have our way."

 

Before long it was... "take a chance on me," "I do, I do, I do, I do, I do" and we soon realised that with 18½% mortgage rates that "the name of the game" was " gimme, gimme, gimme," "money, money, money" and "the winner takes all," 

 

Now, half a century later... it's a case that we "travel the world and the seven seas" and our "sweet dreams are made of this." We're still so delighted by the thought of "a night in the forest, the mountains in springtime, a walk in the rain, a storm in the desert and by a sleepy blue ocean."

 

 

All of these thoughts brought about by a inconceivably complicated set of bus time tables and a driech grey sky!

 

 

Your post is very true and made me smile😊 

Your way with words never fails to amaze me. When I read through your interesting and incredibly written posts I often wonder if you were a journalist or something similar. 🤫

Kalos with his wonderful jokes and @Selbourne with his fascinating travel blogs are two others who have a way with words.

Avril

3 hours ago, kalos said:

We left Cheshire this morning very bleak and rain /hailstones.

The traffic going over Woodhead from Denton all the way back to Crowden 

was at a crawl going in towards Manchester .

Anyone going for the airport on the last minute could be regretting their 

timekeeping .

Once we got to the right side of those hills towards Sheffield we were met

by blue sky's and sunshine and 8.c.🙂

Must have been good weather as our kind next doors had cut our front grass

for us.😃

 

I'm glad you're both safely back home, I hated Woodhead even at the best of times, and if we had to use it I kept my eyes firmly closed. Not when I was driving I hasten to add😉

That was very nice of your neighbour kalos.  Kind and helpful neighbours are becoming scarce.

Avril