O/S Daily Sunday 18th August 2019

Morning folks.

For once I managed to sleep past 6.00a.m.:j Mind you, I could easily go back under the duvet again.

NMLC - a new car is lovely, cheaper insurance is even lovelier!

TA - such bargains, are these you for your Christmas stash?

Redruby - your new blinds sound lovely. I can imagine that the old velour ones would gather dust.

Dumpling - great news on the PPI claim and a roast pork dinner. Yummy.

ILC - nice to see you posting again.

Small - good luck for your run.

Camelot - I couldn't get potatoes to grow as well as yours, lucky neighbours.

Scarlet - I hope your day is good even without plans, best kind of days.

Silveroldie - a good result for you too. Well done on your persistence.

I had a plan to go out - plan B is to stay in! Tomorrow I have to travel to a nearby town to visit the dental lab so will do the necessary shopping on the way back. DM is still in bed, she's very tired although has asked for two tin cans to exercise her arms, one of the tins is now scheduled for her lunch. :rotfl:

Happy Sunday to all.

SMALLHOLDING for freezing soups, casseroles, sauces and the like I use Lakeland Soup 'n' Sauce bags. They are not cheap to start with but can be washed out and re-used time and time again. For more solid stuff, ie Shepherds Pie, lasagne etc, I use the Poundland plastic oblong containers. A pack of around 8 or 10 for £1. (I buy a big roll of labels from Yorkshire Trading Co to stick on them naming the contents!)

GERS the bargains are for me! Apart from the bottle bags which are awaiting bottles to put in them at Christmas time!

Morning all! OH has gone out to play wargames, I am waiting for the clothes on the line to dry, it was raining when I got u but now it's sunny and windy so they shouldn't take long then it's the drive back to Wales.
Mowed the lawn yesterday so there's no more jungle and swept under the fir tree where I made a makeshift patio [not ours a neighbours, but it's huge and drops loads of bits when it's windy] so the green bin is groaning at the seams.
No decluterring done here, but am slowly doing it at the house in Wales, which reminds me, better take some tools to break into the shed.

If the OH weren't here I don't know that I'd be bothering to come back, alhough it's very uncomfortable there, I spend most of my time sitting on kicthen chairs in one house or the other and they are not known for their extended comfort properties.
I had such big plans for things to do and sort out this summer, but they are scuppered and I feel a bit as though I'm in a twighlight zone of conflicting emotions. It;s hard to be cheerful and uncomplaining all the time but there's definitely a little snarling beast of rage and anger and frustration bubbling away. Oh well, needs must etc.
Best get out ot the garden and pick the beans...green stuff and growing things cheer me up though and doing any kind of physical things leaves no room for thinking.


Welcome newcomers! SH, I freeze stuff in chinese takeaway containers or the same type of container you can get in bargainous BM Bargains. The I run the block upside down in warmish or cool water to release it and it fits perfectly in a few similar size pans I have. I write on them with a sharpie and then that gets scrubbed off when it's cleaned. TA, enjoy your bargains! camelot, every time you say potatoes I think lovely new ones with mint and lashings of butter..so, remind me next March and I'll put some in SO good to hear you go that sorted out. dumpling, great news for steve and enkoy the dinner! I am green with envy, I really fancy one! Gers, yep, it's the creeping knackeredness...any more news on private respite? The District nurses in Wales in my fathers part of it anyway, have a new thing where they provide the care up to four times a day. Do you have anything like that there? Not good to hear she's going a bit downhill but heartening to hear she's excercising! That did make laugh about the tins though! mrsd, breadmakers always seem to end up on Freecycle, and I did have one quite a few years ago but I was doing something wrong, and I really couldn't get on with the paddle holes. Can you use them to mix and rise and then cook in the oven or not? rr, it makes such a difference to change curtains and blinds to the whole room!
Woctha missings - I miss you
Strenuous Sunday!

TA - good for you! I hope you enjoy your bargains.

Taff - daily care visits are available here, free of charge, however DM isn't keen on strangers washing her. She can get to the shower if I set it all up and clear it down. It's the three meals a day plus all the other looking after which is relentless. DM is now very good at not being so demanding (a bit). Also I'd have to be here to let carers in so that negates any benefit. I'll actively look for private respite next week.

Given all that I know that my situation is almost easy compared to a huge number of those caring for loved ones. DM is fully cognitive (with minor lapses recently) and so well able to amuse herself wirh books, crosswords, reading and emailing. I appreciate this.

I'm finding it difficult to climb out of my jimjams so far. I'm probably putting off the decision until it's too late to be worthwhile. :rotfl: