* I wish it could be Christmas every day * - It's the 2017 Christmas Chatter Thread

0462 sorry to hear you've been poorly but thumbs up to the weight loss lol.

MRSI/VULPIX I didn't know that about pansies, I'll bear that in mind for next year. Haven't thought much about planting up tubs this year as not sure when our moving date will be. As we live in a Victorian house I've always used lots of rustic stuff for planting (metal containers, green covered terracotta pots, rusty rain hoppers, milk jugs, old china etc) but as we're moving to a more modern bungalow I'm going to have to rethink my style a bit. Plus here we're near the village doctors' surgery so lots of people walk past and see the front but at the bungalow we'll be at the end of a cul de sac.

FREE thank you for thinking of me, I'm reading regularly but haven't had much time to post as have had DGD here for the past week and have also had the DGSs a couple of days. DGD is back tonight until Easter so making the most of having access to the iPad. Fortunately she's very into Minecraft at the moment so is using her phone to play on instead.

I'm loving the weather this weekend, I may even venture out in a dress today instead of jeans (steady on there). The diet has gone out of the window, for some reason I just seem to want to eat all the time. Will forget it till after Easter then it's healthy eating time again I lost five and a half pounds of the seven I needed to lose to get my BMI where it should be but I'm pretty sure I've eaten that back in the last two weeks! We've managed to only eat one smallish Easter egg of the ones stashed upstairs for the little ones which is good going compared to other years but I mustn't forget to replace it!

Hope everyone has good weather and a lovely day whatever you're doing.

Trendyjenny- hope you have a lovely holiday- a few days by the sea sounds good to me!


Vulpix- how are your injuries now? Is the turmeric working yet?
Free- yup Im here just been busy doing a lot of nothing and getting even less done! I agree with Vulpix about the gardening, it can be a slippery slope!
Peppa- yes this weather is lovely. What about some hyacinth planters or some of those knitted effect keter planters for a more modern look? My top patio is more modern than the rest of the garden and I have large zinc planters either side of a rectangular pond - I have had them for about 8 years now and they haven't rusted etc. I got them from Argos for about £12 in the sale. They add height and dimension to an otherwise fairly flat area of the garden.


Kerri- I hope you are feeling better, tonsillitis is the 'go to' illness in my family so I know you will have been feeling poorly x


Princess kitty- I envious of those gardens that you see on IG that look like they have been lifted direct from the Chelsea Garden show, but suspicious when they have kids playing in them- children and gardens are not a natural mix in my experience! I would go with planters as you said but maybe get some of those plants stands on wheels so that they can be moved out of the way of the 'rugby pitch'/ fairy picnic area. You can even grow fruit trees in planters if you want more height in the garden and things like clematis over an obelisk or trellis look good in planters too. They will last for years as long as you remember to water/feed them.


Mrs I- that bike was a bargain! Too late!( I wont tell anyone about the dust in your house as long as you don't spill the beans about the dust levels in mine!).


046..- sorry you have been poorly, hopefully you are fighting fit now x
The weather is supposed to be cooler today by about 10 degrees so I think our beautiful spring weather has been put on hold for a while.


I have an 'ask' - I have got a lovely foostool that DD bought for me from a CS as I have been after one for a while, it ticks all the boxes apart from the fact it has awful white plastic queen anne style legs. I need suggestions on how to disguise them in some way. As they are plastic I don't think I can paint them and for the life of me I cant see how they are attached so I cant take them off and replace them (I think its a moulded unit). it was such a bargain at £10 and all in the original wrapping that I really want it to work, but the dayglow white legs are a real put off! Any suggestions ?

Hello there, had planned to come on last week, but week got off to bad news. One of the rellies in Egypt had a stroke about 6 weeks, we knew that the prognosis was poor and were resigned to the inevitable, but even so, getting the news last Monday was a shock. He was such a lovely man, but he is better off rather than a non existent quality of life.

Free: Glad DD back op went well, another worry off your tick list.

Mrs I: No speeding please!

Vulpix: Hope leg is on mend

Trendy: Hope you enjoying holiday

PK: Wiggle may not be so pleased at bump's arrival, but he will get used to being a bigh brother!. The boy in Egypt was thrilled while his mum was pregnant, wanted to know if his sister could be sent back when she arrived!

Nic: How was caravan? I've only stayed in one once, it bucketed for the whole time we were there

Clumsy: Hope ECG is all good

Kerri: Get well.

Not done much Christmassy, but doing a blitz on wardrobes, being absolutely ruthless. Ashamed to say that I am not even sorting for CS, all going straight to recycling, got to do it this way or there will be the risk that some will remain. Will be at the recycling centre at 08:00 on Friday, hopefully that will mean I am in & out quickly, especially as we now have to prove that we live in the borough, so will have to go armed photo id & a bill. Think I get a sticker to put in the car, so this process will be a one off.

Superdrug have their own label face masks for 49p, think I may get some and put aside for hampers.

Had a look to see how much my flight to Egypt is now. As I saved "unexpected" money to book business class, I paid £970, yesterday, it was £2,300 :eek: Think I got a bargain

Gettingtherequickly wrote: »

Hello there, had planned to come on last week, but week got off to bad news. One of the rellies in Egypt had a stroke about 6 weeks, we knew that the prognosis was poor and were resigned to the inevitable, but even so, getting the news last Monday was a shock. He was such a lovely man, but he is better off rather than a non existent quality of life.

Free: Glad DD back op went well, another worry off your tick list.

Mrs I: No speeding please!

Vulpix: Hope leg is on mend

Trendy: Hope you enjoying holiday

PK: Wiggle may not be so pleased at bump's arrival, but he will get used to being a bigh brother!. The boy in Egypt was thrilled while his mum was pregnant, wanted to know if his sister could be sent back when she arrived!

Nic: How was caravan? I've only stayed in one once, it bucketed for the whole time we were there

Clumsy: Hope ECG is all good

Kerri: Get well.

Not done much Christmassy, but doing a blitz on wardrobes, being absolutely ruthless. Ashamed to say that I am not even sorting for CS, all going straight to recycling, got to do it this way or there will be the risk that some will remain. Will be at the recycling centre at 08:00 on Friday, hopefully that will mean I am in & out quickly, especially as we now have to prove that we live in the borough, so will have to go armed photo id & a bill. Think I get a sticker to put in the car, so this process will be a one off.

Superdrug have their own label face masks for 49p, think I may get some and put aside for hampers.

Had a look to see how much my flight to Egypt is now. As I saved "unexpected" money to book business class, I paid £970, yesterday, it was £2,300 :eek: Think I got a bargain

GETTINGTHEREQUICKLY im so sorry to hear about your relative, my condolences to you and your family. We also have to have a sticker to use our local recycling centre and have been banned from the one we used all because of a row over money and usage between neighbouring councils! I have used the superdrug facepacks before a lovely warming one it was really nice.