The Garden Fence - proper Old Style support and chat!

Elona_2 · 15 February 2018 at 8:42PM

mardatha

We are going up to Kircudbright on Saturday for a relative's birthday. I have tried telling dds
and sil to take boots and extra layers of clothing but not sure they believe me.

It is cold down here but nothing compare to what I remember of Scotland. I have spent today stapled to the recliner too and wrapped up some birthday presents.

Floss · 15 February 2018 at 9:08PM

Elona we were in Kirkcaldy last weeekend... snow until past the Lake District on the way home

MMF007 · 15 February 2018 at 9:13PM

Oh Fuddle, that's one useful consultation! I hope you feel reassured. I suspect your doc will have to consider whether your asthma meds can be reduced / ditched :T

Well a busy day at work then whispers *the dentist*. Apparently all is well with my gums and teeth, except I still hadn't decided how to permanently fill the gap from the broken tooth last year!
I've had a false tooth in the meantime

My dentist offered plenty of advice and I have decided to have a Maryland bridge, ie, a fake tooth that is glued to the back of a good tooth by means of a sort of wing, as if it has an arm stretched across the back. This will cost a bit more than my budget but nowhere near as much as an implant :eek:
They could fit me in for the initial prep tomorrow afternoon and I have Fridays off but we are going to my SIL's about 50 miles away for her birthday lunch so I had to ask for another date........ 16 March. Doh. Oh well, I'll have another month's pay by then!

camelot1001 · 15 February 2018 at 11:17PM

I have one of those MMF, haven't had any problem with it so far, it's been in about a year. It's just strange not being able to floss in between, I use a little brush thing instead.

Just back from DDs, her and BF are away on holiday so I went to make their bed ready for their return. Had a hoover round, cleaned the bathrooms and mopped the floors too. It's always nice to come home to a clean and tidy home. Not sure it needed it but I had time to kill waiting to pick up friend's DS as they are away.

monnagran · 16 February 2018 at 10:06AM

My goodness Camelot, .I am in awe. If I ever get time to kill, housework doesn't enter into my thinking. Reading, putting on the radio, sitting in a comfy chair contemplating life.........................all are possibilities, but cleaning bathrooms and mopping floors? Not a chance.

It's beautifully sunny today, I've already taken a turn around the patio. The muddy patch masquerading as lawn is not appealing. The windows are open and it's looking good.

I may do a tiny bit of tidying in the garden, 15 minutes at a time is about my limit. On the other hand I may mosey up the road at about the time my friend puts her coffee pot on. We will have to see, won't we?

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Sometimes you get to play the role of a fool to fool the fool who thinks they are fooling you.

ivyleaf · 16 February 2018 at 10:06AM

Talk of the dentist reminded me I had an appointment in the near future, so I checked....one next Monday afternoon, and another on the Thursday of the following week. One appointment is with the actual dentist, the other with the hygienist, but I've no idea which is which iyswim

. Just a check-up (hopefully) and a clean.

We're looking after DGD for a while this afternoon - her Dad is taking her brother to the cinema, but as it's a Marvel Superhero film she's not interested in seeing it, so we'll keep her company until her Mum gets home

Camelot What a kind thing to do! i bet they really appreciated it :A

monnagran The friend's coffee pot would definitely be my choice....

Islandmaid · 16 February 2018 at 11:21AM

camelot1001 wrote: »

Just back from DDs, her and BF are away on holiday so I went to make their bed ready for their return. Had a hoover round, cleaned the bathrooms and mopped the floors too. It's always nice to come home to a clean and tidy home.

We go away in 4 weeks, so if you find yourself at a loose end :whistle:

Seriously, we always clean through and then change the bed just before we go away, then cover it with a sheet, as the cats would ruin it otherwise - love coming back to a clean, fresh house - I always said if I won the lottery I would pay someone to change the bed everyday :j

MMF007 · 16 February 2018 at 11:46AM

That's good to hear, Camelot. Throughout my consultation my dentist kept teling me the bridge could 'ping off', although, she said, many people have no problems with them. Well, I sincerely hope it lasts at least a few years! If I ever come into money I shall have to reconsider an implant. I did think my redundancy money from 2 years ago could pay for it but I seem to be steadily committing that to airfares and staycations

.

I am finally sleeping OK but still feel very tired much of the time. DH said he felt tired about 2 hours after he got up this morning so he's gone back to bed for 1/2 hour! Perhaps we are fighting an infection because it is very rare that I feel like this. I had also forgotten that as well as lunch out today we are meeting friends for dinner tomorrow evening. Maybe that will do us good.

Cleaning - well I was very pleased to be able to get stuck in for a client yesterday. The house looked OK but when I started I realised there was quite a bit to do to bring it up to my standard, eg, round all the taps needed the toothbrush treatment! I left the place sparkling and later had a message from the client thanking me profusely. I find it a very rewarding job because I can clearly see that I have made a difference

Right, am off to make a sugar-free jelly to take to SIL's for my dessert later.
As I have already lost 3.5lbs of the weight gained I am sticking to the plan to lose a total of 10.5 lbs before 9th March (the date I shall be exchaning belated presents with my friends).

Hard_Up_Hester · 16 February 2018 at 12:34PM

I shall be very lazy today, yesterday I cleaned the windows outside and within an hour someone on the next jetty lit their stove and filled it with house coal, my windows were filthy almost immediately.
I shall get some more logs in soon and then I will sit and read until it is time to collect CHS from work.

monnagran · 16 February 2018 at 1:59PM

I approve Hester. Dirty windows will always be with you, but books need immediate attention.

All my non-plans for this morning hit the buffers as DS2 called in for a chat. He is working just down the road and as DIL has taken the half-termers to the cinema he was on his own for once. It's not often I get my son to myself so wasn't going to miss the opportunity for a heart-heart. He is genetically 100% Irish, so never lost for a word!

He has now gone off to finish putting up his fence and I am filling in the time while my jacket potato cooks. I did consider mopping the bathroom floor but opted for laziness instead.

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