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Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 1 Nov 2024 08:04

Morning all can't stop have to get ready. BIL emailed me last night to tell me he is coming today and is having the mower picked up. I emailed him back and said he better be as I am out all morning.

Must go see you all later on I hope.

SuffolkVera

SuffolkVera Report 31 Oct 2024 21:14

Evening all

Lovely picture of your garden in that strange light AnnG. It looks like an enchanted garden from a fairytale book…..follow the stepping stones to a magic land ;-). Ignore me, I’m being silly.

I wish my nails would grow long but as I’ve grown older they have started to split and break all the time. My hairdresser tends to keep hers short but when she was away once I had another girl and, boy, her nails felt as though they were slicing into my head.

That business with the thyroid register sounds frustrating Annx. Phones not being answered or.getting suddenly cut off seems to be the norm these days. A scam call at that hour of the morning is very annoying Gwyn. I’m not surprised you shouted at the caller.

Mandy, I hope Colin’s cough improves quickly. There seem to be a lot of colds around. Take care of your back for a day or two, you don’t want the twinges to get any worse. I’m being very careful still though I’m hoping to do just a little in the garden tomorrow.

Mel, I hope your screening and jab are OK tomorrow. You need to keep your strength up and Corn Flakes don’t sound a very nourishing meal. If you don’t feel hungry could you at least manage a bowl of soup? My go-to when I don’t feel like eating is either porridge or scrambled eggs as they both take next to no time in the microwave.

I had a bad night again and didn’t get up till about 8.30, an hour or so later than usual so I’ve been behind hand all day. It was misty early this morning, then it cleared but stayed grey right up till late afternoon when we had about an hour of sun before it set.

We went to our usual coffee meet today. The 2 men there took themselves off to another table leaving 5 ladies to put the world to rights. I shopped for a few bits of salad and veg on the way back. This afternoon I spent a couple of hours on the computer doing the household admin. There are 2 of us here, both computer literate, so why is there only 1 of us apparently able to make sure the paper bill and the window cleaner get paid or capable of finding the details of a painter we used a couple of years ago? OH says it’s because I’m quicker, my answer is he’d be quicker if he got more practice.

Son rang to tell me his stepson and wife had a baby boy a couple of days ago so he is now a grandfather or a step-grandfather. It was lovely to get some good news so I think I’ll end on that happy note. Sleep well everyone.

Annx

Annx Report 31 Oct 2024 20:02

I hope you get done quickly tomorrow Mel. Do you have to travel far to have it? Then your jab too. I had absolutely no effect after mine so I hope yours will be the same. We don't have to have that one next year either.

Finished the pendant but will photograph it tomorrow as the artificial light is changing the colours.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 31 Oct 2024 18:56

I don't know what to eat tonight and I'm really not hungry so may just have a bowl of cornflakes. I have the screening tomorrow at 9.50am and then the other jab at 12.15pm so if BIL comes early I shan'nt be in.

Annx

Annx Report 31 Oct 2024 15:42

Afternoon All,

A dull day here, but dry and no cold. I think I saw somewhere that Americans call moons like that with pinky light a Wolf Moon. I thought it made a lovely tinge to your garden AnnG.

I had a similar thing when we were sent a new router Mel. We were told to send the old one back using the return label provided or would be charged £30...........only no label had been provided. I rang them and queued and queued and was told they would send me one in the post. Nothing arrived, so I sent a message on their chat bot and they said they would send a label. Nothing happened so after about 2 years we threw the old router away.

My hairdresser has very long nails and the head massage that comes with your shampoo can be quite painful when she catches you with any sharp bits or scrapes the pointy bits round your ears.

I've just tried notifying the Thyroid Register that I've already been tested since my last annual request they send, but isn't it annoying when you get out all your papers to find the exact dates and results to tell them to then get the message that no-one is available to answer your call?? I tried again an hour later and got the same so decided to leave a message and was just about to ask if I still needed to do their test and a voice said 'thank you for calling' and cut me off! so I still don't know! :-S

Shopping bags can be another problem when you are short like me. So many have long handles which means they can drag on the floor when you are short. Because of back trouble I used a small wheeled case at work instead of a briefcase most of the time when we started using laptops on our visits. When I took mum out or to do her shopping we used a wheeled trolley I had. We could buy much more that way, especially if I took her to Birmingham, as she loved the markets there. There was a fabulous selection of net curtains when they were fashionable and hundreds of rolls of lovely materials and buttons and trims you'd never see anywhere else.

I'd better find a clasp that will match and finish this pendant now. OH is out later.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 31 Oct 2024 13:02

I had BT email me this mornng telling me that as I hav'nt sent the box back I am going to be charged £30 on my next bill. I got on to BT right away and explained everything about me changing to EE then cancelling it so never got the box, anyway after speaking to two different peole the last very nice lady said she has marked it as returned so I should'nt get that bill again. This all takes ages out of your day and its nice and sunny and 15 degrees here. I have fished leaves out of the big pond this morning and washed up, boiled an egg for a sandwich and thats all I have done this morning, O and I fed the girls and birds.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 31 Oct 2024 12:46

You tell him Gwyn, hope it gave him earache.

It is a beautiful day here, sunny with clear blue skies. Which means I should be out in the garden. :-D

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 31 Oct 2024 09:27

Good morning all.
Yes thank you AnnG. I received the photo and replied. It looked lovely.
We have a lovely bright and sunny start to today.

I know what you mean about carrying bags. I go into town on the bus and it's very tempting to think 'I'll just get this, while I'm here' and before you know it there's a heavy weight. For this reason, if I'm on my own with no access to the car, I never use a trolley at the supermarket. I can feel a basket getting heavier and know I've still got to get a bus and then walk a fair distance from my destination bus stop :-|
I've been asked to bring 6 cooked jacket potatoes for a function in town at the weekend, so I will go to buy them today. I take a bag, which has long enough handles to put onto my shoulder and I find that helps to carry heavy items.

Not a good start to this morning. The phone rang just before 8 o'clock, which always makes me think a family member or my neighbour needs help.
No, it was someone telling me there was a problem with my internet connection and trouble with the power supply. I'm usually very calm, but I'm afraid I shouted at him to stop conning people, especially at that time of day.
He chose to ring the wrong person :-|

MillymollyAmanda

MillymollyAmanda Report 31 Oct 2024 09:20

Morning all,

We have a very murky morning here ,looks quite misty in the distance but it should get out and I think they said we might see a little sun .

Colin has a tickly cough so don't know where he's picked that up , he had the flu jab a week ago so I don't think it's to do with that , I'll need to pop out to get a lemon so he can have honey and lemon .

That was a strange pinky light Anng but it did give the garden a nice glow.

Was hoping to do a bit outside but my back is a bit twingy so I think I better rest it today

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 31 Oct 2024 08:24

Good morning all, dry here so far and 9 degrees, not forecast to rain today but who knows? Still it stayed dry yesterday I have just put the bedding in the wash, been waiting until I had a working tumble drier so I will see how it copes with this load. So far i have been pleased with it.
Last night I still continued my sleep/awake mode. also had a stiff shoulder and neck. I never thing the bags I carry are heavy when walking round the shops but I think yesterday they must have been.

Yesterday evening there was a strange light at twilight. I took a photo as it all looked very pretty. I will try and remember to send it out to you. :-) I think I sent it but not sure if it worked as I am on the PC and the photo is on my phone.

My nails tend to grow quite long Mel and when they do I make a lot of mistakes when they hit keys I don't mean to press., then, as you say, it feels odd when I cut them. Sometimes you see these girls with very long nails, I so wonder how they manage with them.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 31 Oct 2024 08:20

Morning girls,

Its a lovely bright morning here in deepest Devon 9 degrees and its going to e partly sunny by the pc.

Cut my long nails off yesterday and typing is strange this morning.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 30 Oct 2024 19:59

Waiting to see this new pandant its such a long time since you showed us any beading.

Annx

Annx Report 30 Oct 2024 19:43

Yes I think she said increasing the minimum wage would entitle them to be enroled in the company pension scheme, so employers will have their share of that to pay as well as the extra wages plus extra employers NIC if the increase breaches the thresholds. They will have the extra NIC increase to pay on all their employees anyway. That will all be passed on to customers as you say AnnG, unless it makes them uncompetative enough to go out of busimess. When she said what they were going to spend on tax evasion OH said we could get our jobs back without needing much training! Now I'm wondering what they have hidden in the fine detail.

What lovely children AnnG and the little girl is at a really pretty stage isn't she and looked so pleased to be holding the baby.

Well at least I should finish the pendant tomorrow. I went wrong a few times, mainly because it was a pattern for lefthanded people, so harder to understand! Also I had to hunt for the rest of a particular bead as I knew I had some somewhere, but now I have them I can finish it tomorrow.

MillymollyAmanda

MillymollyAmanda Report 30 Oct 2024 18:04

Glad the cake cooked OK Vera ,yes you could leave some sugar out and just add a little on the top but I liked the crunch it gave it, that was Colin's reaction oh you can make this again .
Shopping all done and i got a few goodies to put away for christmas I also needed to get a few bits for sons birthday next week
We had sun today after the grey start and its been quite mild too .
Mel I think I remember you going to the wine and wisdom last year and you said you enjoyed it .

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 30 Oct 2024 17:38

I hav'nt listened to any of the budget in fact I had forgotten it was today.

Done both pond filter this afternoon and did some casting this morning.

Not done anything else its one of those days when I don't want to do anything.

I have been to this wine and wisdom before last year and really enjoyed it.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 30 Oct 2024 15:30

Vera, I had another strange night, I don't know if it the clocks going back or the effect of the vaccinations but my body seems to have suddenly decided to sleep in one or two hour 'shifts' with about 20-30 minutes in between. Last night though my legs were aching and then I felt congested the latter being the result of the nose op. And then I woke early got up and looked at the pc added a couple of bits, went back to bed about 0630ish and woke up at 0800..

Yes I got aggravated by the complaints that the fare cap would change and thinking that a lot of people on cheap fares are actually earning money. Then another think, and if the buses are more used because the fares are low that can only be good as, hopefully they won't decrease the number of buses.the whole idea is to keep cars off the road so if they put the cap up (bearing in mind that is £6 there and back), it won't be cheaper to get the bus than park the car.

I have just sent out a couple of photos.

SuffolkVera

SuffolkVera Report 30 Oct 2024 15:10

Afternoon ladies

Grey and dreary here but it's dry and as there is not much wind it doesn't feel too cold. I didn't have a particularly good night but I had to get myself going early as I had an appointment with the hairdresser. After I got back I did the ironing and prepped the veg for tonight's meal. I've also done a bit of admin and some filing.

Didn't you have a good night either AnnG? You were posting very early on the Offal thread.

I like the sound of Wine and Wisdom Mel. I am sure you will have an enjoyable time and it's always good to get out and socialise for a couple of hours.

Mandy, the Manor House cake was a success and I've been told I can make it again. It cooked perfectly. The only fault with it was that it was a bit sweet for our taste. If I make it again I think I could cut the sugar down by an ounce without affecting the proportions very much and I might leave the sugar off the top. We won't get the nice crunch but it will make it a bit less sweet.

OH has poodled off to Homebase to buy something or other he wants and, unlike Annx, I'm not watching the budget. I might get too angry. I got cross enough constantly reading about how terrible it is that the £2 bus fare cap was going up to £3. Some of us have never had a £2 cap. Recently when I had to get a bus before the time I could use my pass I had to pay £3 to go just a couple of stops

I've just heard OH come in so I'd better go and see whether he got what he wanted, whatever it was.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 30 Oct 2024 14:48

I got back from town about 1.15, I have seen bits on the budget but nothing much. whatever happens I think the cost of living will go up. She can't increase the minimum wage and expect employers not to increase cost to consumers.

Annx

Annx Report 30 Oct 2024 11:53

Morning All,

You were up early compared with me Mel! I think you will enjoy Saturday night as you know some people and if it's a quiz you will be joined up with others. It's a good way to get introduced to new people. I must say I wish we'd had a seperate caravan to live in when we were doing my old house up. It would have been a lot easier having somewhere clean to cook and keep clothes when we were knocking walls down and fetching plaster off the walls with all the dust everywhere. It will give your neighbours a bit of a break and rest to go abroad too and they will have recharged their batteries.

We are watching the budget this afternoon, but I'm going to do more of my beading at the same time as I get bored with all the jeering etc and just like the facts. I shall decamp to in here if I get fed up! lol.

It looks dull and dismal outside, so I might clear out the fridgefreezer later and give the kitchen sink a good clean. The boiler man is coming on Monday and said he would also have a look at the mixer tap for me.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 30 Oct 2024 09:45

Morning girls,

Another grey day here this morning but no wind so it dos'nt feel cold out its 12 degrees and pc says 6% cloud. Don't think the suns going to put in an appearance today at all.

I am sure there will be lots of people I know there on Saturday and some I have never met but with having the fetes and things on the front field I do know a lot of people.

Had a lie in this mornng did'nt get up till 9am.