OS Daily Thread - Wednesday 3rd February

Hardup_Hester

Evening all
Just made a tray of luxury fruit & nut flapjack, by using up some luxury fruit & nut museli that was given to me, but I couldn't eat it as it was too sweet. We have a cake sale tomorrow so that's my contribution.
Hugs to Cranky, Anguk, Lowsey, Pipkin, Beemuzed, PP & anyone else in need.
Have a good evening.
Hester

Essex-girl_2

Just popped back for a catch up, huge (((hugs))) Snoozer Pipkin & Lowesy. Hope things continue to improve Anguk, sending positive thoughts your way.
x

csarina

Another day another dollar. We were out this morning seeing to some financial stuff and also doing some shopping, we had to go to Dunbar first to collect some registered post.

Haddington was rather quiet but its half day in most of the shops on Wednesday.

After lunch we unpacked a few more boxes, we have been having trouble getting hot water, it is supposed to come from the boiler, but turn on the tap, stone cold.....Kenneth was here for well over an hour re-setting the programmer for the central heating, but even he could not get any hot water out of the tap. Later in the afternoon OH said 'whats this switch on the wall for?' and switched it on, 20 minutes later we had hot water......I think there must be an immersion heater and a tank in the loft......

I still have not found any cleaning stuff, the Remoska appeared as did the steamer, we are short of a shelf in the bathroom cabinet I managed to put up with the aid of my new drill. We also came across a box with some dry goods in so they have gone into the cupboard in the hall.....

Duncan from next door moved the washer out for me to put the plug on, its works, but I have not found the wash powder!!!

Have not touched the sewing room today. Tomorrow we will concentrate on getting some of the boxes in the sitting room emptied and maybe get the bookcase in, so OH can unpack the books. I also want to put the plate racks up in the kitchen, so we can unpack the chicken china.

The bin men came to collect the paper bin at 7.30am this morning, they will be here in 2 weeks to collect the glass, tin and plastic bin, the normal dustbin gets emptied every week as usual. East Lothin is very hot on recycling.....you can put paper, newspaper and cardboard in one bin, bottles, both glass and plastic and any plastic containers as well as tins in another and ordinary household waste in the third.

I cooked sausage, peas and mash tonight, no gravy cannot find the stock cubes, so we had brown sauce instead. Ice cream for afters, I was going to open a tin of rice pudding....no can opener yet.

Oh well we will get there in the end. I would like to be able to sit at the table to eat my sunday supper, so thats something to aim for, just another week and DS2 will be here I have to send him a list of things to bring up, like wood for the shelves in the hall store cupboard, I could do with 5 more, he is also going to sort out the shelves in the kitchen so I have things like flour etc to hand.

I think we will be having a new oven and hob in the next 12 months. Once I get at my cleaning stuff I will have a go at the oven and hob. The hob is stainless steel and does not look as if it has been cleaned for eons........some elbow grease should bring that up ok.

Its been very cold today. Snow was forecast but it has not arrived, it has been below freezing all day....still we are nice and cosy here, fire is up the chimney and my tootsies are nice and warm.

taplady

evening!

havent read or posted since yesterday morning due to work but got 2 days off now:j
OS - not a great deal, washing on airer, house cleanish- just mopped kitched floor.
My auntie has gone into hospital while waiting for a hospice place, she had a hemmorage(sp) yesterday and the outlook is extremely bleak.
Nothing else to report, off to have a read now and catch up x

taplady

have speed read the thread!

Diva - glad you're back :j:j:j

(((hugs))) to Lowesy, Anguk, Pipkin, Snoozer, PP, beemuzed sorry if I've forgotten anyone x

sunny - thanks for asking, no improvement and he's quite depressed about it. He's off for 2 xrays tomorrow so hopefully when we get the results of this and the blood tests we should have a better picture.

I bought myself my first pair of leggings today:eek: not had any since the boys were babys(nearly 20 years ago) not sure if I like them or not - very comfy but so different from wearing jeans, nice and easy for the loo though:D DH bless him says I look great - classy and very slim;):) now I know why I married him:D he's a wonderful ego booster!

SALOPMAN

Hi all,
Just wanted to say I dont post much here but I do read often!, the one thing that always comes through loud and clear is the support that everyone gives each other, I try to be OS but fail mostly same as Mrs B, but when you read some peoples troubles mine are so insignificant, anyway tea was different,watched delia other night and did an OS version of her chicken medittereanean - or somat like that lol, popped chicken in pan with onions and red peppers and sealed and then popped in oven, added cous cous 40 mins later and they were lovely and moist and peppers and onions were sweet as can be, lovely! so tomoz it gonna be a walk round the table for tea (hows that for OS) lol, best wishes to all and hugs to thos that need em.... Mr B:beer:

jc2703

OK I'm nearly packed...few last minute things in the wash and i'll put them in the tumble and case them before I go. Need to be up dressed and on way for 6:20 in the morning and have to drop ds1 off at work on the way as he has a 7am start.

Need to find DD's birth certificate but DH assures me he knows where it is......we will see when he gets in! She needs it to fly! I just need my driving licence which is in my purse.

Just waiting for my boss...he's coming to collect my office keys as his son has managed to lock his in the office! Oops...I'd just got in my nightie too so i've thrown on some comfys and a cardi out of decency!
Anguk hope hubby continues to make small steps in the right direction over the weekend and I'll be driving through Durham tomorrow so I'll think of you all x

Hope every else has a good weekend

J x

pipkin71

taplady wrote: »

evening!

havent read or posted since yesterday morning due to work but got 2 days off now:j
OS - not a great deal, washing on airer, house cleanish- just mopped kitched floor.
My auntie has gone into hospital while waiting for a hospice place, she had a hemmorage(sp) yesterday and the outlook is extremely bleak.
Nothing else to report, off to have a read now and catch up x

Sorry to hear about your aunt, taplady

pipkin71

:wave: SALOPMAN

Your dinner sounds lovely :drool:

meanmarie

Thanks for letting us know how OH is getting on Anguk...these things can be very slow, but sounds like good progress to me.

Lame Wolf....glad to see you back, was concerned that you hadn't been around for a few days...

Anybody got Delia's Frugal Food....saw it to-day when I was out and on a skim through it seemed to be good....any advice would be appreciated..

jc2703...enjoy your holiday

Have been asked to interview 18 year olds in preparation for their Oral Irish for Leaving Cert....just fluency required to do the job, but I expect to be extremely tired after the effort....its 40+ years since I was in front of a class!

Hugs to all in need or want

Marie