Val's Cafe

Hi all just popped in as I am doing my online shop & thought I'd say I have seen gooseberries in t***o (not half of the things I want, mind you, but yes to gooseberries. :roll: ) Aside of that I had a very nice gooseberry & elderflower yoghurt from 'another shop' (the one with two initials and an '&' in the middle.)

Tabletop cookers get the thumbs up then hope I'll get on with mine ok but it should be fine, will probably get a separate portable hob of some sort as I couldn't see me balancing pans on the top while something was in the oven or grill bit.

Rain again today but got some washing dry in between. Hope everyone is managing to get a things done a bit easier, now (if) it's cooler.. how is your list of jobs barbara.. I am tackling annoying little jobs like odd bits of mending & taking up some curtains (only net/voile things) because none of the silly windows in my silly house are standard sizes. :? Hopefully I'll feel better for getting on with them, don't like sewing really. I think I have used the Mormon genealogy site you mean but I think it didn't have what I was after. All the free BMD stuff is great as some of the subs can be quite pricey seeing as you may still not find what you want.

Spent yesterday keeping an eye on an insect bite (probably flea, one of the many :roll: ) that was looking quite nasty and I had visions of antibiotics.. even if I could see anyone, everything always happens on a Friday of course.. so I took a chance and gave it a good going with v hot water, tea tree and some slightly out of date ointment :oops: and thankfully it seems better. V relieved.

Hope the humira has kicked in now mig, I have heard some of the biologics have a tailing off effect. I never know what to say to people who suggest trying remedies, as they expect you to tell them how you get on.. if it's something harmless then people think of course you will give it a go unless you have a good reason & usually I can't be bothered is my reason.. awkward.

Hope applerose is doing ok, & TK too & marrianne.. hello to joan as well, and hope all have a good Sunday.. toady xx

Hello everyone,

Hope all are well and not suffering too much.

When I need a new repeat prescription, my pharmacy delivers it and usually keeps the repeat slips so I just ring and tell them what I want. Last week I had Flucloxacillin and saline nebs. When it was delivered, all the repeat slips were in the bag with them. I was surprised to see that all the emollients, steroid creams and other stuff the hospital had given me had been added to the list. I'm a bit cross because there are a couple of rather expensive creams on there that I've actually bought, not knowing they had been added to my list. But I'm ordering more anyway. Glad they put the repeat slips in my bag now, or I might never have known what I could get for free.

I signed up to Gene's Reunited for one year, but I can't get anywhere with it. Wish I signed up to Ancestry now. I might take a look at the Mormon site.

Hope all are having a reasonably good weekend. xx

Hello everyone
i hope you are all having a good day.
take care
joan xx

Hello all
Kath,they should have told you in the first place about the cream...honestly the things they get up to..I have never had any luck with genes united..hope you can get the free trial on ancestry that mig has mentioned..
Mig think I will see if they will let me have the trial even though I have been a member quite a while it has run out now...
Elizabeth I'm so glad you get away with your family,it will have done you good hopefully...sorry the kids are grumpy hope you have all cached up on your sleep..
Had my hair cut this morning ..and then my son and his partner brought the baby and her sister ..for the baby's second birthday...she has been to see in the night garden on stage..and loved it ...so we had some birthday cake I have saved you all some...see you later....xxxx

Afternoon all
Elizabeth it is so blinking hard to get the weight off when you aren't has mobile, so you have done well..and good luck with keeping it off...mine is creeping up again... :roll: and thats on top of what I have to lose..
Glad you had a good time and enjoy today ..the weather here is lovely ..they said rain.. :?
We have the middle GD here...just been to pay some bills..and we have a sweet shop opened the old fashioned type...so guess what..we bought 2 bags .... there goes the diet again..
Hope everyone's doing okish ...xxxx

Hello everyone. I'm back. I'll just get a cuppa before I post.

Barbara, good for you thinking about a night class. I've done a few in the past but don't think I could take things in as well now. Happy birthday to the baby. 2 already.

Kath, I haven't had hazlet in years. We used to buy some, as a snack, for the kids when we went shopping. That's great getting your ancestry information on disc. I wonder where your ancestors are hiding.

Joan, you and Sue were tiny. Hope you are both keeping well.

Toady, hope you get your table top oven. You might find it's good enough and don't need a full size one. Hope your flea bite is better.

Mig, guess we all have that person who has tried something which cured their arthritis. My SIL used to have RA in her neck but she's cured now. :roll: I have had a few gooseberries from my gooseberry bush over the last couple of weeks but I've not seen any at all in the supermarket or on the market. I've just re-joined Genes and have just received a message from someone. Haven't read it yet. Wonder if I should have tried Ancestry instead.

Elizabeth, I'm glad you managed to get away for a while. Well done on losing the weight. I always put it on when I go away.

My daughter arrived on Friday at teatime and left yesterday for her husband's family's where they are leaving the dog while they go to Crete. Spoke to her last night and at 10.30, she asked if I fancied joining them today. It would have been lovely but a bit late to organise everything. It was great spending time with them. Just getting things cleaned up again after having my son's dog for a fortnight too. Black hairs everywhere. W**tabix everywhere. Toys everywhere. Even my son-in-law's empty packets and bottles left in the kitchen. :roll: I need to have a look at flights to Dublin in the next few weeks as they are determined to leave their jobs and go and live in Singapore by the end of September. :shock:

There was a service on Sunday at the cenotaph in the High Street on Sunday then they marched up to out park, round the corner from where I live, where there was another service. There was also a Victorian fun fair and a tent full of WW1 memorabilia, including a singer singing songs from the time.

Hope everyone is well.

Barbara, I don't know about the dog missing me. I'm missing her. Not sure when I'll see my daughter if they do go to Singapore. I'll have to save up for quite a while I think. It's worrying to think they'll be going with no jobs and no house. They plan to stay in a hotel for 3 to 6 months until they get jobs. :shock: I wouldn't mind so much if it was just the two of them. Haven't watched the WW1 diaries but I have been doing a bit of research and think my dad's great uncle was lost in the war. I found a record saying he was buried in Belgium in the graveyard for lost soldiers. Not sure how they bury lost soldiers unless it's just a cross. Nor sure I can find out any more. I don't understand war either. It can only be about people wanting control. Don't see why everyone can't just get along. It's rained on and off here all day. had a lovely surprise this afternoon. I got a call from my eldest GD this afternoon saying she and a friend weren't far from mine. They been trying to find a friend's house and got a bit lost so they came to mine for a couple of hours.

Wonder where everyone is. Hope they are all ok.

Hello everyone, hope you're not feeling too bad.

We actually had some rain on Monday night, but it soon brightened up and got warm again. Today is HOT - and I got a line full of washing dry in a couple of hours. Even a flannelette sheet and a pair of jeans.

Shopped at T***o yesterday and bought some nice F & F clothes. Lovely summer tops that will double as vests in winter. Very unusual for me to get anything in my size from there.

So fed up of finding cobwebs and those tiny spiders everywhere in the house. OH went to the front door earlier today and walked through a huge one that stretched from one side to the other. Nobody would know he spends most of his time cleaning (OCD). :shock:

Mig, I hope your splints help. I have two 'working' splints and used to have a 'resting' splint - but I broke it. :x

Christine, very interesting about your dad's great uncle. I will watch most of the WWI stuff even though I find it upsetting. Some of those boys who lied about their age were only 14 when they went to fight. So sad.

Mig, hope the splints make things easier for you and your cold goes quickly.

I've noticed a lot more baby spiders and webs around the house too Kath. How did you break your resting splint? I could understand the working one. My dad left home and signed up to the navy when he was 15. That was in 1952 though. I don't think they understood at that age what they were going to.

Barbara, I was thinking this morning about my dad's 'lost' great uncle and realised he won't have been lost. They meant he had died. Did you notice if Ald* were selling new brains? I like to think they donate the leftover food etc to a charity or home or something but they probably put it in a skip. I have heard of people getting the food out and eating it.

I had another physio session this afternoon. He did some work on my back and said it was loosening up quite well. I've not to sit, stand or walk about for more than an hour without changing and doing something else. And not to do any heavy work. I wasn't at work today and found that quite difficult. Spent a lot of time just standing wondering what I could do.

Think I'll have a cuppa before bed. Is there any of the sweet stuff left Barbara?

Afternoon Barbara and anyone else who pops in. I've read your post again and you did say about the sales in the supermarket. I should have realised you meant clothes as they don't put food in the sales. Maybe I can get a new brain in a supermarket.

Yes, I've been told not to sit for more than that. Being off work and only having gardening to do (only allowed half an hour of light gardening), I'm finding it difficult not to sit. I've walked down to the High Street and back and had a wander round so have to try and find something else to do on my feet now.

Hope your OH gets on ok with the rug doctor.

Hello Christine and Elizabeth
Toni has asked me to send her love to all the cafe dwellers..I think you know Lucy is back in hospital with her lovely mum...they are struggling to get her temp down and a new pick line in...hope to see you back soon when things are better Toni ....Christine...you have done well having a wounder...aww its rotten when you cant sit for long I just keep ...wondering round in circles sometimes... :oops: but like they say be careful with any heavy work I am always tempted but I am learning :roll: its me that needs a new brain...left my keys in the outside of the front door again :shock:
Elizabeth I was wondering how the holidays were going for you..glad to see things are going well...not long now..good for you getting a dishwasher its something I have never had...my sons cant believe we wash up in the sink keeps our hands soft
a curry take away tonight...just chicken pieces for me and a salad..hope you all have a good evening..xxxxx

Elizabeth, I'm glad the holidays are going well for you. Good for you getting new kitchen equipment. You deserve them. No, I don't need to stand all of the time. I've not to sit or stand for more than an hour at a time. So I can sit for my meals then get up and walk around or after standing for a while, I need to walk about or sit down for a while. I could spend hours on the computer sorting out photos or researching my family tree but I'm not allowed to. Good to hear you are still eating well.

Thanks Barbara. I hope Lucy's temperature is on it's way down now. It must be so worrying for Toni and the rest of the family. I know what you mean about wandering round in circles. I managed to sort out a couple of book shelves this afternoon. A few more books for the charity shop. Recipe books. I've got hundreds. Hardly ever use the recipes. :roll: My boss's wife is always leaving the keys in the front door and often leaves the door open too. Hope you enjoyed your takeaway.

We had a bit of a thunder storm earlier, a bit of rain but not too much. Popped in to B*yes while I was out and found a pair of black Sk*tch*rs with plenty of cushioning in the soles. They normally sell for £75 but I got them for £30. Bargain.

You must have popped your head round the door just as I was typing Toady. Just pop back when you have time. Cake sounds good.