Val's Cafe

Hello Barbara Mig Kathleen Toady Christine Toni
I hope you all have a good weekend it was snowing this morning we cannot go out till its gone we are in a side road its slippy the scoota cannot grip
the ice.
take care
joan xx

Hello everyone. Good grief, it is really cold today, but we still went out to T***o. :roll: I hope everyone is keeping warm and using various heatpads, wheat packs etc. I took 2 Co Codamol before going out, my shoulder and back feels ok at the moment, thank you all.

Mig, I have had pesto, but don't know how to make it. I can't eat things like that very often as my sore mouth can't cope with spicy or vinegary food. Or hot or very cold food/drinks. I'm surprised I managed toeat spam fritter the other day, but put some thrush ointment on that morning, which did the trick.

Barbara, glad you found the missing books. So frustrating when you can't find what you know you have squirreled away somewhere. If I put things in a safe place, I should realise I'll never find it again. :?

Toady, is your doorbell working again now?

Got a mug of Oxtail soup, my favourite.

Much colder today.. have really noticed it dropping especially the second the sun went in. :?

Glad you are a bit easier Kath & hope you carry on that way. Doorbell is dead presumed batteries I think, last time I fixed it it was the wiring, but the batteries seem to die quickly. Lack of use probably maybe the bell is picking up the subliminal vibe that I don't want callers.

I now know all there is about lock innards but fixing it may not be straightforward. Obviously they are not the world class locks one thinks them, if applerose's has been up to the same trick. Should last for decades! Had trouble with one of the screws, and even with a houseful of asstd screwdrivers, the only bit that was 'right' turned out to be one of my drill driver bits - so ended up using the drill (unpowered) as a screwdriver (as I felt it may not budge easily and didn't want to have an 'incident' with the drill). :roll: All laugh now. Sledgehammer to crack a nut etc, eccentric but it worked so that's the main thing. Would not like to fit one from scratch toni, but the actual fitting I could do if replacing like for like.

Frog has a light covering of snow :shock: (barbara and joan have had some too), and applerose has had a light covering of snow and dog hair. Don't suppose that was in the forecast. Not a hint of snow here - just cold - definitely a day for soup. Hope mig thought of something easy for tea.

Coffee for now I think, and I have a very big box of m**chies from xmas here so don't stop at just 1 or 2 will you, I won't even miss them. xx

Hello TK, sorry to hear you are still coughing. Sorry to hear about your aunt's funeral, too, will it be nearby? I was going to ask if she was on your Mum or Dad's side. I have a sister of my Dad's still living but like you, really no-one direct of my mother's now. Hope that maybe you can juggle a few things to at least be able to get to one of your social 'things' - & that you feel better. xx
btw have you made any time to follow bits of CBB? It really is a bear pit these days, more so with every series since Ch5 took over. Dubious really that they have people quite so 'on the edge' take part, almost hoping for trouble. I'd go back to the old early format for choice, with more focus on the tasks - when you think of the first few - what a difference! Still, I'm watching, so I can't really make too many moral judgments I suppose..

^ Well it was a screwdriver bit I was using I hasten to add, not a drill bit but either way you were quite right to fear what was coming next health & safety is not my forte. If H&S could see the amount of flexes I have trailing about the gangways they would have a fit (well I have to have a few small rebellions against the straight & narrow, it's not like I'm about to take up extreme sports.) Nice to read someone else's household jobs are going undone.

I must have missed the reason behind the free train tickets but I'm glad you weren't all hauled off & clapped in irons! or do you have to be on board ship for that.

Going to check my e**y items (I did sell something yesterday ) then it's laptop off for me. xx have a good Sunday all.

Toady, there is no ticket office at our local station and most times no-one to check or sell the tickets on the train. Tickets aren't checked at the station I get off at either. I have a lot of cables behind my tv. I don't look behind there too often as it looks quite scary. Hope your ebay items are selling well.

Toni, I checked a H*me B*rgains and they didn't have any diaries. Might have to go to a bigger one. I'm not desperate for one. I found an old diary in a drawer which I hadn't used. New Year's Day that year was the same as this year so I thought that would do. Then I noticed that that one was a leap year so it will only last till the end of next month. I could change the dates as I go along I guess. Seems a shame not to use it.

Well I was planning a dog walk and maybe a walk to Ald* today but I am sitting in bed and watching it getting whiter and whiter outside. Think Ald* is out but might still try taking Mango out. He enjoys barking at the snow when it gets kicked up.

Hello all you lovely warm people. Well I hope you're warm anyway. Local weather (Notts) say it's going to be the coldest for two years. :shock: and we might have some snow on high ground. Thankfully we live in a valley and there is no high ground that close. Although where my YD lives in Derbyshire, is near the Peak district.

Christine, I'm diary mad. I have 2 File-*-**x, a large one and a small one, a Macmillan diary, and a journal. I saw a nice diary in our local PO which I fancied, but daren't buy it - goodness knows what OH would say. :? I also have 3 on my iPad and two on my laptop. :oops:

Toni, my shoulder only hurts when I lean back in my Lazy-boy. The inflammation must be right where my back presses against the chair back.

Elizabeth, I used to have Bunty and Judy. We lived just round the corner from the newsagent when I was a young girl. I'd rush round every week when the comics came out to get them. Happy days.

Smoked salmon, potato au gratin, broad beans and fresh tomato. Yum. Someone mentioned they'd bought some christmas goodies in, let me at 'em.

BTW, I didn't have any itching last night. Hope it continues. Perhaps my meds are finally working, I did have MTX number 13 on Thursday. Fingers crossed.

'Lo all. Much nicer morning but dropping cold again now. Waiting to bid on an e*ay item so thought I'd fortify myself with cafe drinks & biccies while I nerve myself up.

My trail-y cables & things are just where I leave hoovers & extensions lying about in silly places like across landings, frog not dodgy wiring or anything. Well my cooker is a deathtrap but not being used pending replacement. Ooh, cables behind the tv, heavens yes they are so messy, I blame the digital switchover. :roll:

Thanks for explaining about the tickets applerose, I seem to remember something similar where I once lived.. I think I usually had to pay when getting off on return, or during the journey, not sure if I ever had an occasion when there was no-one. The new buses don't seem to hand out tickets, it's an unsettling feeling not having one. It's a big step down from the old service all round, but the price has gone up. :roll:

Ooh, broad beans Kath, haven't had any for ages and ages. Used to love buying fresh ones and podding them from their lovely furry pods. Not the same when buying online & can't choose your own. I have no diary, calendar, or anything these days, no wonder I can't organise myself. Hope you're less twingy today. x

Hope Tk is doing ok today too.. and everyone.. especially those not posting. xx

Off to hover over the 'bid' button.. will try not to go too mad.. :shock:

Hello barbara, glad you're looking after your dear birdies mine are loving their hanging coconut shell of fat mix I put up recently. Ideal for if what's on the ground has gone or got rained on etc. 'My' robin will fly & take crumbs off a plate.

Morning all...sunny but freezing...tell me to shut up if you don't want a weather review for the North West...
toady hope you get the item you were bidding on...doesn't the time drag for the last few mins :shock:
Christine..I used to get Bunty..and remember the ring that came free with it glad you got outwith Mango..nice to be home in the warmth.though..I have a thing about buying diaries..and use them all for one thing and another...don't ask...
got our eldest GD here..she starts tomorrow...and its not nearby... :roll: so buses wouldn't work...she would be out of pocket...
We will be on to insurance again today ,.,they still haven't come up with the excess they took off the payment for the van..if they pay that then we are pleased and got what is was worth...
Right still trying to sort this bird feeder will see you all later...xxxxx

Hello mig, christine, barbara, toady and anyone else who pops in. Glad to hear you are all managing to keep warmish.

Minimal itching last night, on my back, legs were OK. I didn't use any cream yesterday or last night, so today my skin was dry and sore. Used some this morning though. :roll:

Barbara, your bird station sounds like ours. I hope you get more birds on it than we do. Blummin' piggins and starlings use it more than the small birds it was intended for.

Toady, OH has just read that last night was colder than Moscow and Helsinki and it's set to be even colder tonight. Bedsocks in bed I think.

Christine, we haven't had any snow here yet. But I bet we do before the week is out. :?

mig, we have a glimmer of sun in the part of Nottm where we are, mind you, we are just over the border in Derbys so perhaps further west than you are. Soup sounds delicious, shame there's none left.

Yoohoo I'm back. OH is trying to book a hotel in York so had to have a look with him but over £100 a night is steep!

£3 per hour Barbara that is daft. i mean it is work after all and hard work at that. They think they can pay peanuts nowadays and people just don't feel valued.
applerose I started with Twinkle before Bunty and then I went on to Shoot magazine I sometimes read Jacky.

Good news I got my Blue badge.

Bit chilly and only just got my socks on. I'm supposed to be buying a new set of weigh scales as the others got taken back to the shop. So I have no idea how much I weigh...will be a surprise...

all the best with your Ebay bidding Toady.


Much love to all wrap up and keep up wit the soup and healthy meals

Elizabeth xxxx

Barbara, good luck for your GD. Will your OH be driving her then? Hope you get the insurance and the bird feeder sorted.

Mig, glad the cough has shifted. Hope the exercises work for your back. The soups sound good.

Kath, hopefully the itching is gone soon. Don't forget the cream tonight. I have pigeons, starlings and a crow in the garden eating all the food. The blackbirds, sparrows, robin and wren get the crumbs that are left. I didn't notice how cold it was last night but I'm feeling it a bit tonight.

Elizabeth, there's no need to apologise for not finishing your post. I often post before I'm finished in case I lose it. Glad you managed some sleep. Hope it gets you through the next few days. York is a lovely place. We stayed in a Premier Inn (or was it the other one? Can't remember the name) and it only cost £29 per night per room for 2 of us. £100 :shock: Yaaay, your blue badge has arrived.

Joan, I hope you and Sue are both well.

It was very crispy underfoot this morning although most had gone by teatime before it started freezing again. I left work on Friday afternoon and my boss and his wife left for Iceland on Saturday morning. The 18 year old went back to uni on Sunday morning so only 2 left in the house. Don't know what on earth went on but the house looked as if it hadn't been cleaned in weeks and there was a mountain of washing to do.

Hello Barbara and anyone else who's in.
i'm sure it will be easier for you using ring and ride I hope you enjoy it take care
joan xx

Hello Barbara
how did you get on with ring and ride.
they say we could have some snow but we haven't yet.
take care
joan xx