O/S Daily Wednesday 14th March 2018

nmlc · 14 March 2018 at 7:13AM

O/S Daily Wednesday 14th March 2018

This is an !!!8220;over the garden fence!!!8221; type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It!!!8217;s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we!!!8217;re going to do today or what we!!!8217;ve achieved already. Everyone!!!8217;s welcome, please do come in, put your feet up (although check the fence hasn!!!8217;t just been painted first!) and join us for an Old Style natter. The more the merrier!

As this is the Old Style Board, it would be appreciated if posts could include some Old Style content. Please be aware that many people may have small screens, or SLOW internet connections, so please don!!!8217;t post large pictures, or clip art !!!8211; links are preferred. When you make a post, if you feel like giving it a title, that will help others that don!!!8217;t have the time to read everything skim through the thread quickly but if not it's not a problem. Please do not start a new daily thread before you go to bed at night because this often leaves things confusing with two daily threads live at the same time. The idea is that a member would start each new daily thread after they get up in the morning.

Morning everyone

Hugs to those that want/need one x

Happy birthday to those with a birthday x

DH up and gone to work stupid early, DS1 now getting ready for work and DS2 still in his pit.

Now light, cold and frosty but clear sky - supposed to be quite warm later.

Dinner last night was fish, chips/jacket potato, beans/veg. I remembered to get the pork steaks out to defrost so tonight we'll be having those with mash, carrots, LO cauli/broc cheese, LO yorkshires and gravy.

Work yesterday was horrendous again although it did quieten down in the last hour, today will be another busy one no doubt, but it does make the day flash past and I'm only working until lunchtime as I have a dentist appointment this afternoon, I do have a training session at work that I have to attend tomorrow morning for an hour (on my day off, grrrr...)

Came home from work yesterday to find all the display panel on the WM flashing bright orange lights and the machine not really doing anything. I managed to get the door open and it hadn't drained so the washing was sat in water - tried to re-set it to at least make it spin/pump out the water so I could rescue the clothes - nothing doing, so hand wrung all the washing over the sink, this will now get pegged out on to the line and hopefully dry outside, I couldn't put it over the airer inside as it was still to wet so no good trying to put it in the TD either. I managed to ring the engineers and as both my fridge freezer and washing machine are the same make and both have cover plans I've booked a repair for the WM back to back with the fridge freezer repair that got cancelled last week - hoping they don't cancel this time, we'll see. If they cancel again this week I'll be putting in a complaint - if the engineers don't come out to do repairs what's the point of paying for a cover plan?

Keep safe and well x

nmlc x

ScarletRibbons · 14 March 2018 at 7:38AM

Good morning everyone, and thank you NMLC for starting off.
It's fine and dry here, but frosty.
We had a busy -ish day yesterday. The usual Tai Chi class in the morning, then we went to DD's, to help clean up a bit now the builder has finished. It's mainly plaster dust, which gets everywhere, and clogs up the vacuum filters. She and her partner had already done a lot on Sunday, but the blooming stuff is so hard to shift, and her baby is due very soon, and she's not a good shape for bending down!! It'll all get done though.

It was our quiz night last night,as well, which is a pleasant night out, and local, so we can walk over.

Today, i'm going to buy some new pillows, what excitement eh! I buy new every year or so. I've tried washing them but they are always a queer shape when they come out of the washer.

I hope everyone is all right, thinking especially of Holly Harvey, and Dumpling's family.

Take care folks, and have as good a day as you can

camelot1001 · 14 March 2018 at 7:43AM

Morning All

Well done to Simon JackieO, sounds like a treasure.
Hope your injury recovers soon Speky.

Not much going on here, I went to bed at 8.30 last night, read for about half an hour and then woke up this morning! I feel so much better this morning.

Hope you all have a happy Wednesday. Take care. XX

ancientofdays · 14 March 2018 at 7:47AM

Good morning and thank you for starting the thread nmlc.

I have a dentist appointment too, mine is at 9.20 but 2 buses to get there. The dentist has squeezed me in so must not be late.
I'm about to have some toast and a shower, and must not forget to take the crown with me to vecre-cemented on. Whether or not he will replace my missing filling today is yet to be seen. The receptionist said he would at least do a temporary filling but those often take just as long as a proper filling.

Then work and we have a leaving lunch for someone going on maternity leave so I've made brownies and they have turned out very sticky, oh well.

Thoughts are with Holly, hope everyone is ok, especially Dumpling and family, must be off

TravellingAbuela · 14 March 2018 at 7:53AM

Morning folks and thanks NMLC. A thick frost here but an amazing sunrise above the hill so promising to be a nice day by the looks of it.

It was very quiet on here yesterday I hope everyone is ok? Mr TA had a bad day yesterday with the pain/discomfort he gets from time to time and the Oncology doctors can't understand why. It's a worry. He can only face eating tiny amounts when it happens. I am hoping he will have picked up overnight as we are booked at the Alhambra tonight for the Anton and Erin show featuring the golden age of Hollywood. We also have a restaurant voucher for a meal beforehand, though that could be used another time if he is still not up to eating. The problem is whether he will be fit to go to the Alhambra. We are supposed to be going by train and DS picking us up afterwards.This was a Christmas present and I try to tell the kids it's dodgy booking anything in advance for us as we never know what Mr TA is going to be like a couple of months hence with all his health problems.

Oh well I can but see what he is like when he gets up so it's fingers crossed. Not a lot else was planned for today other than a bit of pottering.

Have a good day folks and ((HUGS)) as always for all who want/need them. Maybe we will have news today of HOLLY. Take care all xx

Gers · 14 March 2018 at 8:05AM

Good morning everyone.

It’s very grey here with a promise of rain to come.

Good to read about your family JackieO, decent people hardly hit the headlines anymore.

TA - your evening sounds magical, fingers crossed for MrTA.

Today I’ve only got one student again, if she turns up. The missing one from yesterday has been withdrawn from her course now. Later on I’m doing a bit of volunteer driving, only a short trip.

My clearing out kitchen cupboards yesterday was really good. Too many old and going nasty cake tins, unwanted bowls and so on. Not only did I find lost sour jellybeans but also the manual for my oven so I now know what all the functions are on it. I may have a play with it later.

Now, I hope everyone has a happy Wednesday.

redruby · 14 March 2018 at 8:10AM

Morning all

Yesterday turned out to be a gorgeous spring day we had the doors open at work for a while, today seems to be looking the same :j the forecast for Saturday / Sunday is heavy snow though

crazy weather !

I was very sad to see the death of Stephen Hawking what an extraordinary man he was, RIP Stephen x

Off to work today will need to go and rummage in the freezer after this to see what we can eat tonight.

Will do a wash tonight and have a sweep through.

TA I hope Mr TA feels better x

Have good days all xx

silver-oldie · 14 March 2018 at 8:14AM

Good morning all

Thank you for starting us off nmlc

Jackie - well done to Simon

TravellingAbuela- hope you have a lovely evening

Specky hope your injury is feeling better

Thinking of Holly

Nothing happening here, weather looks ok so will try and get out for a walk.

Hope you all have a good day

Floss · 14 March 2018 at 8:45AM

TA might it be worth a phone call to the Alhambra to ask if your tickets can be exchanged for a gift voucher to use another time? Hope Mr TA feels better soon.

NMLC I was wondering when the CT bills would be going out...now I know to expect ours soon!

Hard_Up_Hester · 14 March 2018 at 8:46AM

Morning all

Thanks for the thread nmlc, hugs to all those in need.

Well done Simon, ouch Specky, I hope Mr TA feels better today.

Not sure what I'm doing today whether I have any childcare to do, it should be later if I am needed.

Have a good day everyone
Hugs

maddiemay · 14 March 2018 at 9:08AM

Good morning all, quite bright out, but not sure of the forecast. Knit N Natter today, must finish my poppy ready to start another one, we are joining a project to knit a curtain made of knitted/crochet ones.

Yesterday was sunny and warm, I managed a whole hour in the garden raking out dead leaves and twigs from the borders, this is a major achievement for me in terms of spoons, I want so much to reclaim the herbaceous borders I planted before I got poorly and which have deteriorated badly in the last 2 years, OH was out there too and we filled the green bin which was collected late morning.

then I drove out to and spent the afternoon with DM, it was 13 years yesterday since Dad suddenly died and it was nice to sit and chat for a couple of hours, I am getting used to the new (to us) car too, but don't ask me to park in any small spaces yet:rotfl:

Sending hugs and spoons as needed, thinking of Holly and hoping that Mr TA feel better today. Congratulations to Simon JackieO, he sounds a lovely guy. nmlc thanks for the new thread, I hope that the domestic appliances get sorted as scheduled.

I have a new recipe book from the library and also bought a book about how the digestive system works, I hope that it will help me get to grips with the awful IBS before my long holiday in May.

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