O/S Daily Saturday 17th February 2018

Morning everyone

Thanks for starting us off nmlc.

Specky I usually have a slice of whatever I have made. Yesterday I had a slice of the soda bread at lunch time and a hot cross bun in the afternoon. The rest of the hot cross buns and the apple cake are in the freezer and I will use the soda bread over the next couple of days. I give a lot of it to friends/family/neighbours. I just like home made things and enjoy baking. Not up to GBBO standard though!

It is worry that is stopping me from sleeping Nelski. My GP has been really good and has done what he can and I do have some sleeping tablets, but only take them when things get really desperate and I become physically ill through lack of sleep, on top of the health problems that I have. I have tried staying up until midnight or 1.00am for 14 consecutive nights but still end up having a bad night and getting up by 5.00am.

Pleased to see you post Karcher. I hope that things improve for you soon.

I!!!8217;m going to be joining Nelski in watching James Martin this morning and then will give the sitting room and bedroom a good clean.

I have a pile of books and seem to be suffering from indecisiveness at the moment and can!!!8217;t decide what to read next. I usually narrow it down to three or four and then can!!!8217;t decide.

Have a good day everyone whatever you are doing.

Morning All

All the housework and washing was done when I got home from work, feels good to have got it out of the way. Once this wind and rain stops (probably about May) I'll have to tackle the windows.

I'm driving to Carlisle this morning to meet up with one of my best friends. She lives in Yorkshire so we decided to meet half way, we're staying in a B&B tonight so can have a good wander round and chat loads, really looking forward to it.

Hope all's well with you, have a good weekend, take care. XX

Morning folks and thanks NMLC. It looks fine as far as I can tell but light rain and wind is forecast. But at least it's going to be warmer and reach 6 deg!

Yet another rubbish night for me too. No matter what time I go to bed my inbuilt alarm wakens me at 4.00/4,30 and that's my lot - wide awake and worrying as usual.

After my industrious day on Thursday I was a bit CBA yesterday. The Friday Tidy was a half hearted affair. And I was regretting washing all the kids duvet covers and curtains when I looked at the enormous pile erupting out of the ironing basket!

I think I shall have a bus ride into town this morning. Just for a wander really but I could do with a trip into Poundland for odd things. That's the busiest shop we have these days - a sign of the times?! We are losing decent shops one by one - Body Shop was the last to leave us and now we hear our M & S is one earmarked for closure. We have quite a nice little department store but there are constantly rumours flying around that it is going to shut down too.

I made a big pan of Pea & Ham soup last night as it's Mr TA's favourite and I thawed the last one out for his lunch yesterday. He was off it all day and didn't feel like eating so just a bowl of soup was enough for him. I'll see what he's like when he gets up before I decide what's on the menu today. Usually these feelings of discomfort last a day or two and he cuts back on eating which seems to help. A worry.

Have a good day folks and ((HUGS)) for all in need/want of them. KARCHER nice to see you posting, albeit briefly. GERS hope DM soon gets over her UTI. Take care all xx

Good morning everyone :hello:

I didn't wake up until 7.30 this morning which is a bit of a record for me. I've left Steve snoring gently and come downstairs to find Phoebe is up and she had already fed the animals. Bobby was so excited to see me, it is really sweet. I am taking him to the pet groomers today as he is getting a bit shaggy and needs a good cut. I am thinking about going in on the bus but I feel rather nervous about it. His appointment isn't til 3pm so I have a while to think about it.

I also have a massive pile of washing to do today. As soon as Steve is up and about I will go and sort it ready to go in the machine. It's going to take all day as there are at least 5 loads including the dogs bedding and toys. Oh well, I am grateful for my washing machine and tumble dryer. Many many moons ago I had a twin tub and although I loved it, I had to stand over it all the time while it was on. I used to help my gran put all her washing through the mangle in her garden, now that was a scary contraption. I was always afraid it was going to squash my fingers :rotfl:.

I believe we are going to have a cooked breakfast when Steve appears and that will set us up for the day. I think the girls can fend for themselves if they don't get up in time. I have shopping arriving between 10 and 11 so they usually get up to help putting it away.

I hope you all have a great day whatever you are up to, take care xx

Morning all. I'm a bit tired as I woke myself up sneezing at 3 and got up as I didn't want to disturb Sir Grumpalot. He gets quite ratty if I wake him, which does happen as I am a restless and wriggly sleeper. He's just got up.

I am full of cold, feel a bit odd. Am meant to be visiting a friend but may have to cry off as she is very germ conscious. She probably won't want my germs. I'll see if I feel less snotty later.

I worked hard yesterday, cleaned the bathroom and kitchen quite thoroughly, hoovered the sitting room, hall and stairs, did laundry and the Friday Tidy and then got on with some knitting.

JackieO, there are a lot of things to see in Birmingham, the back to backs are open but you have to book in advance. Sarehole Mill is a real working mill, it does have quite a few stairs, is your friend up to stairs? It is interesting and provided some inspiration for Tolkien, again check out if open because it isn't always. Aston Hall, Blakesley Hall and Soho House are worth lookin up and you might enjoy a look at the jewellery quarter. There is a museum there, and also a pen museum, which doesn't sound that fascinating but apparently is. I love the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibitions change regularly but they do sometimes have local history exhibitions and those are really good. Also, after a long trudge round the ceramics, which I like very much, I always want to see the ancient pottery, you can go into the Edwardian Tea Room, part of the museum, and have a sit down with tea and cake, they also do meals but I think the meals are quite expensive. Then we also have a little railway museum, run by enthusiastic enthusiasts, but I've not been there since DS was quite young so I've just looked it up and it is only available on specific open days. I remember trundling along in a steam train with Father Christmas there. There is quite a lot to do here, the Symphony Hall has daytime concerts as well as the evening offerings, the Cathedral has choral performances, that's slap bang in the city centre, in what we locals call pigeon park. We have a big Repertory Theatre, a Sciencey Museum but it has a more modern name now I think, but the two places I like best are the Botanical Gardens and Winterbourne House and Gardens. I prefer Winterbourne as it is on a smaller site and although some of it is fancy, a lot is more domestic and you can see different things at different times of the year. They also have a little second hand book shop.

For charity shops, Harborne High Street is nice and there are some goid independent coffee places there. For real CS bargains though Erdington High Street, to the north of the city (Harborne is South west) is very good but parking is a bit of a pest in both places. In Erdington, prepare to be jostled as it is crowded. Harborne is regarded as quite a posh area, Erdington isn't but I like it. Apart from the church which had to be partly rebuilt after some of the local people who like sitting on the benches in the street outside with their cans and bottles decided that sitting about was too boring so they set fire to the church. The new bit is ugly. A bit further afield is the Black Country Living Museum, I think you might like that and you'd be in the car so the distance is not that much different. If you wanted zoos, animal conservation places, wildlife parks I could tell you about those but you might feel that you've earned the right not to have to do those again!
Hope those are helpful.

Have a good day everyone