Val's Cafe

Afternoon all or is it evening
Toady..hope the dentist goes ok and the taps..hope they can replace them with the same ... hope you are more geared up now...I am always in a froth these days :roll:
Christine..glad you got to spend time with your family ..yes 14 is the age for strops I just ignore them and not get into battle dog sitting ..I love looking after others peoples animals...then I don't need to get one myself bet he is pampered at yours...the birds have found my strawberries...so I will have to put the net over them...think if we didn't pick and eat them they would go soft...Christine my GD is coming to Stockton this week for a day..I had never heard of it till you came on here, how strange is that ,her friends dad lives there so they are getting the bus from Manchester to see him....... Joan I hope your mouth will soon be feeling better..and how is Sue doing.
We she still have one GD here...the eldest one..she has hoovered the upstairs...so that is a big job out the way...I am meeting myself coming back today :? and just realised I have my dentist checkup tomorrow ..it has gone black here and think a storm is on its way
See you later xxxxxxxoops just saw you there Kath...its is very humid here but think its going to thunder aww good luck with your oligist :shock:

Afternoon all
Just had my checkup at the dentist...£18 for 5 mins not bad wages...I asked could I leave longer between appointments has I had to rely on hubby to take me...so they have given me one for 9 months time...
Christine I will ask her were about they are going in Stockton..they are catching the mega bus from Manchester...£4..a brilliant price apparently its only on Wednesdays..that rd works sound awful..I haste having to round bollards and things...wish I was packing... like you say everyone is talking of hols
Still only 2 flowers on my potatoes...wounder if I could harvest them yet looked on the net some say the potatoes will just be smaller..well I dont mind that...ooh I am very impatient
Hope everyone's having a goodish day..xxxxxxx

It's not cheap going to the dentist, is it Barbara? I've got a chipped tooth but it's not bothering me. I still need to go though. £4 from Manchester to Stockton? That's really good. It costs me £4 20 to get to and from the next town in either direction and over £6 to go a little further when I go to the hospital. I was watching a gardening programme (can't remember which one) and they very gently moved some of the soil away round the potatoes to see how they were doing then put the soil back.

Joan, hope your cold doesn't last long and Sue's water tablets are doing their job.

Well tomorrow is the big day for my niece. 12.30 and she'll be having her head shaved. I haven't seen or spoken to her but I wonder if she'll sleep tonight. :shock:

I'll leave the kettle on in case anyone else pops in.

Hello Joan, Toady, Barbara, Christine, and anyone else who pops in.

Phew!! Went into town shopping this morning. What a scorcher!! I bought myself 3 pairs of cotton trousers. I usually wear black leggings - which make my itchy legs even itchier. :roll: Also got some more Dermol 500 emollient that you can also use as a soap replacement. Last night was awful. I don't think I stopped scratching once and I'm still feeling it now - b***** hot weather. :x Rant over.

Joan, sorry to hear you have a cold and sore throat. How miserable for you.

Barbara, hope your potatoes start to grow soon.

Christine, we've had no rain at all. It did turn quite black "ovver bill's muvvers" as they say, but no rain.

I've already had a double 99 today, but I see there are some nice juicy ice lollies - we call them suckers here - so I'll have one of those with a large slice of cake, thank you very much whoever bought that in.

Still no news of Elizabeth? Getting worried now. :?

Hello all well I have done the 'thing' - emerged from the dentist with less trouble than I expected so I am a happy & relieved toad today. The tooth was patchable so there was v little invasive stuff thankfully, I skipped my meth but I feel I can have my enbrel & chance it. Cost less than I expected too so I disposed of the excess budget in a certain store's grocery dept (*&*), so there are cookies (soft ones just in case!), muffins, and if the cake you found was coffee sponge Kath, that was courtesy of me too. & v nice.

(Note to self. Count yourself lucky to have got off so lightly and don't start moaning about something petty within 24 hours!!!)

Thanks for the moral support. I may even make my next OT appt if I strictly behave - out Sunday and now again today is pushing my luck a bit.

Glad your checkup was ok barbara and you have been let off for 9 months. That takes it over winter too which is always good, less germs.

Kath, I hope you can juggle all your ologists, at least by having one at the end Jul & one at start of Aug that's 2 you can poke out of the way with a stick quite close together.. then the others will seem less with a bit of luck. Sorry the heat is aggravating the itching, it will peak on Fri it seems and then go down again a bit but maybe not as far you'd prefer. Should be less humid though and with some overcast rainy bits. I have never heard of it being black ovver Bill's muvvers but I like it the origin seems to vary according to which account you believe, like so many sayings.

Hope the dog-sitting goes well applerose, even if it rather than you is going to be in charge is it a nice dog, that's the main thing. TK has posted on the kitty thread so is around somewhere & hopefully ok. Hope it all goes well with your niece, it will be a bit scary I should think, well I would have been, but it sounds as though she will take it in her stride.

Sorry you & sue are under the weather joan hope you can clear up the sore throat & cold as quickly as possible, horrid to have that this weather especially. I hope you don't have too many things you have to cancel, or will miss anything you wanted to do.

I will have some of that crumble thanks mig and if I have it with ice-cream I won't have to be the custard maker but mine is usually ok so I will volunteer, if anyone prefers it.

Good luck with the potato crop barbara and hope you can keep the birds off the strawberries - hopes of jam are fading fast lol.

Best to all, xx

Evening all
Christine, aww bless your neice for doing this, it takes a lot of guts...has she rasied what she wanted , I really hope so she deserve it it give her an hug from me when you next see her
the megabus goes to all citys and a lot of towns, some days its £5 to London from Manchester one way
mig glad you have got some jobs done the garden was always my job...my oh just mows it now..he thinks thats it...but at least he does it...we got rid of our shed when the roof blew off...and all our junk was on show apple pie sound good
toady I am glad the tooth was straightforward. , phew now relax and enjoy what ever you spent the money on.. think I will tip the potatoes out tomorow what flowers were there have died now..fingers crossed
Kath..dont worry we will get chips sorryyou are suffering with the heat, the scratching must drive you mad...I have cotton everything at the min, think tomorrow is going to be hotter :shock: ..tell you what I have used to stop scratching from migie bits thrush cream, my neighbour told me to try it...and it works
right I will say goodnight..and I am very proud of Erin..she is a beutiful young lady xxxxxxx

Afternoon all
Joan I hope it helps your mouth...let me know how you get on..
Phew is all I can say.... :oops: this is the colour of my face at the min
Hope everyone's doing okish I have made ice cream from yogurt..and splendor and strawberry's not a clue what it will taste like... :?
the cats next door are all flaked out...wish I had a paddling pool I would be in it....
Will see you later there is lemonade in the fridge...home made...xxxx

Hello all, v hot indeed but I've been able to have a lovely quiet day inside.. I count myself lucky it didn't fall that I have anywhere to go today or tomorrow.
Sorry to everyone that doesn't like it or is feeling under the weather as well as.

Yes it's hot for cats isn't it, the neighbours' is tucking itself into cool little patches in the shrubbery and I keep coming across him in different places when I go out.

Hope marrianne is ok.. I was thinking, with my tap situation, that at this rate marrianne will be doing her washing in the bath, and I will be bathing in the kitchen sink :shock: well hopefully it will not come to that but I can't see them being replaceable, I was told not, anyway. So it may come to some sort of temporary bodge fix for now til it can move up the queue of jobs.

Joan, how annoying that the pharmacist made a mistake with your medicine, and an extra trip to check. :roll: That's not very good. Hope it helps now you are able to start it and the cold is not one that hangs around.

Applerose, so well done to Erin.. and she looks lovely anyway. It's a big thing to do. Glad she had her sister doing the 'honours', that must have helped. It will grow back quickly over the rest of the summer. Glad to hear Lucy is a good dog. Does she need long walks or is she a little dog with little legs.

Well lemonade sounds lovely, and how are those potatoes? Will sit here and cool down with the evening and see what the night brings.

Plenty of cake left, they were 2 for something or other so it would have been silly to get one. (I sounded a bit like I was chucking my money about willy-nilly but it was mostly sensible things I needed anyway and has saved me thinking about an online shop for a little longer. You certainly could spend a lot v quickly though with some of 'those' food prices! )

Sending thoughts for a good night for folks, xx

Morning all
Christine..£1,528 is brilliant good for her..hopefully it might go over 2, 000 Lucy will settle down..now I could do with a dog like that .. Erin and her sisters hair will probably grow quicker while its summer I know mine does..my hairdresser cuts mine and my neighbours every 5 weeks instead of 6..hope you don't get to hot at work...must be nice while they are all on holiday or is it lonely..
Kath I really feel for you being hot is bad but scratching has well..you must be desperate for some relief...I would wear what I wanted to cool down never mind the scabs on show..and I always use the carton custard much better than mine
Toady..I was wondering how Marrianne was going on bet she is shattered but hopefully by now she has a washer by now...glad you managed a nice relaxing day inside..dont you just yearn for them..i do has I get older and more wonky..I agree about spending to much on food..I think the recession concentrated peoples mind on this.. :roll:
Well there is a lovely breeze here hope it last but worried about the thunder storms we are promised tonight..wounder if this is why we have breeze it is whipping up..
This weekend kath might get her chips...I will let you know and take a pic of the harvest... see you all later...xxxxx

Sorry been AWOL from the cafe. things have been hectic with my boy and had a few appointments; rheummy, 3 for the BP and bloods so been here and there. All done now except getting my annual steroid on Monday. I'll be flying then


The storm woke up all the children so I had some comforting to do. Dan was shaking so I had to reassure him it was going away. I thought it was beautiful and added bonus was the rain for the flowers.

OH cut down some laurel yesterday and he as left the poor pidgeon and her nest exposed but its lovely to look at her sitting on her eggs.

Kath bet you feel cooler now. I once had really short hair,grade 4, but have it long now.

Take care everyone. Will be going away to quieter places as much as possible throughout the summer so might not be online too often.

Elizabeth xxxx

Evening all
Mig we are promised thunder tonight..hope we dont...when is your next trip..
Elizabeth we were worried in case you was still poorly glad it was appointments not glad but you know what I mean..no wounder your son was scared I am the same with thunder..at least you could keep him calm..hope the jab helps on Monday....
Joan hope you and Sue have a good weekend...and that your mouth feels better very soon
Just had the baby here stones everywhere....even down her shorts... so it is quiet now..all gc at home..still not done online shopping...
Just had a lovely call from my cousin in South Africa..he is in his late 60s and has been there since he was 19..he says if I get skype he will get on that next time :shock: ooh he might have a shock we ave exchanged letters and email and pics but talk face to face....
I hope everyone is doing ok..will see you tomorrow there are cold drinks for anyone that pops in xxxxxxx

Good Morning fellow Café-dwellers

Finally we got 'the storm' overnight Pheweeeee!!

Do two of us have no water???? Outside in my garden will be perfect for doing washing and having a shower

Daisycat is not so happy this morning - yesterday in the heat she loved it!! She is an odd-un.

Elizabeth I hope your poor boy is ok and you had no more storms to scare him. Good you are due your steroid jab . I got my appointment in for rheumy, but it clashes with Lucy's chemo rota so will have to rearrange :roll:

Hope you can see the baby birds hatch! I hope you have a good summer and understand the need for peace with you lad, but will miss you.

Imagine the pharmacy making a mistake with Joan's meds :shock: It's a really good job you were on the ball - get well soon.

Supposed to be meeting one of Lucy's chemo-crew in Lichfield today, but there's really no 'cover' so I will have to think of somewhere else :?

Christine Erin is an absolute STAR What she has done will do so much good for others. I for one would like to thank HER!! She is beautiful isn't she?

Barbara - Baby sounds such a character!! Lucy used to love stones too...I remember having carrier bags full of (junk) stuff including stones until she got her own handbag

Mig I hope the air is clearer your way. It's STILL pelting down here :roll:

Toady thanks for your good night wishes. It wasn't easy to sleep was it and thanks for the cake YUM

Kath I hope you are doing ok and not toooo itchy scratchy :(I hope you slept well yourself

Love to you all

Toni xxx