Val's Cafe

Barbara, my daughter hasn't seen the spider. Just the webs. Think I'd rather see it. I'd like a sun brolley but haven't got a table to put it up in.

Joan, I find the pigeons eat all the food and the other birds sit on the fence until they've gone so they get nothing.

Toni, they've not seen the spider so don't know how big it actually is. Don't know where it's hiding. I was just telling my son about a frog which was hiding in a half empty compost bag which I'd left in the garden last summer. I'd gone to get some compost out when I saw it so just covered it over and left it. Glad you are all enjoying the sun.

Looks like I'm dog sitting tomorrow night. Someone is coming to view my son's house on Saturday morning and they want to make sure there aren't any dog hairs or doggy smells around. I thought the message said they wanted me to look after the baby as their names are similar. I was asking if she'd be ok sleeping here and in a travel cot as the baby hasn't slept here before. My son thought I was mad wanting to put the dog in a cot.

Good afternoon one and all. Hope you have had a good day and managed to get out in the sun while it lasts. We did our shopping today instead of tomorrow so that if the forecast rain does make an appearance, we won't have to go out in it. 8)

Barbara, I had my hair done on Wednesday. No colour, just my usual number 4 cut. Can't be bothered with combs and stuff. Just a quick wipe with a damp cloth and I'm done.

Joan, we used to get only wood pigeons and starlings until we got this feeder. We'd rather watch the comings and goings of the sparrow families than watch TV.

Toni I'm fine thank you. Today I bought myself some new trousers/leggings in a smaller size, as all my others keep falling down. :shock: I haven't lost much weight, but as the steroids are reduced, I think the fat is being redistributed so my clothes feel loose. Oh, and I got myself a new bag at last, off our local market, along with a new bus pass holder.

Hoping Toady, Elizabeth and cate are OK. Sorry if I've missed anyone. :oops:

Hello All, Haven't been in the cafe for a few days been busy doing stuff,was going to make cakes but daughter phoned to say the chefs mum at work had sent us a fruit cake she had made (its yummy )its a new recipe she had found.
Went to see San Andreas on tuesday and we are going to see the new Jurassic park next tuesday our daughter gets some sort of deal with her phone where she gets 2 for 1 and if you go near lunch time you get an extra discount .
Its really humid here right now and its going dull,storms have been forecast.
Have a good week-end everyone. Mig

Hello Barbara Kathleen Cate Mig Christine and anyone else I missed.
Barbara it makes you feel fresh when you have your hair cut.
Kathleen its nice to have your hair done.
Cate you enjoy the food its nice when its brought to you as a treat.
Mig you enjoy going to Jurassic park.
Christine enjoy your time with the dog.
have a good weekend all of you
take care
joan xx

Joan, I didn't get the dog to look after in the end. It was too late last night for my son to bring her then my dil had to go out in the cat this morning so took the dog with her. Hope the weather isn't too bad for you.

Barbara, it rained here during the night and looks as if it could rain again. Guess the garden is out of the question today. Our forecast is for warm weather again when I go back to work. :roll: I've heard of putting bread in the oven. Makes you feel good and more likely to want to be there. My dad is sometimes taken to a nearby cafe. It is in the prison and run by the prisoners. They bake cakes which are apparently very good. Ouch. it is really painful when your back goes. Take it easy. Hope it eases quickly.

Mousey kept me awake again last night, scratching away I think in the wardrobe. No sign of it this morning. Can't understand why there are no droppings and no holes in anything.

Hello Joan, Barbara, Elizabeth, Toni, Toady, Christine, Cate, and anyone I've missed.

We made the right decision and went shopping yesterday. It's been pouring down most of the day. :?

I was going to give you all the news about my shopping trip yesterday, then realised I'd already told you. :roll:

The only other news I have, those of you on facebook will already have heard. My youngest daughter Emily - the one who likes retro stuff - has bees invading her bathroom. She's had to block off the vents where they have been getting in. She was told she would have a wait over the weekend until someone could come to move them, but she was also going to ring her landlord this morning. I haven't heard from her yet, but I sent her a website where she could find a local bee keeper to see if they would come out to help her. I'll let you know when I have news.

Hope all are keeping well in the damp weather. It made my hands and wrists hurt this morning, even though my rheumy insists my RA is inactive and stable. :shock:

Morning all,Bright and sunny here but chilly,yesterday was awful nothing but rain glad i didn't have to go out.Not sure whats for lunch today maybe sausage and mash.
Not seeing Jurrasic Park till tuesday.
I need to sort paper work out too,we have a galvanised bin that you can burn paper in.
Have a good day . Mig

Hello Joan, mig, barbara, christine, toady, toni, Elizabeth, cate and anyone I've forgotten. Hope all have had a better day today. Just had a light shower here, but on the whole the weather hasn't been too bad.

I haven't heard from my daughter yet re: bees, so assume she hasn't sorted the problem out yet. :roll:

mig, you can't beat sausage and mash for a cold wet day. Especially with onion gravy. Slurp. :P

Barbara, it doesn't matter what time of day it is I'm always ready for food. Cheese on toast sounds good too me, so will have that and a coffee thank you.

Christine, if only there was a way of our rheumy's experiencing our pain while we were with them, they might understand us a bit better. :?

Elizabeth, I hope you beging to feel better soon. It's dreadful hen everything seems to be against you. :x

I hope Joan and Sue have had a good weekend. Cate, toady, Toni too.

Hello all, just catching up, having a not doing much day as well, I'll sit with TK who is tired and barbara who's being careful of her back. :?

Tea & toast & marmalade I think while I'm at it.

Thanks for asking after me, luckily I don't get much pain Cate, well not unless things really crank up, a few joints play up but with me its mostly tired & under-the-weather-ness. Yes frog, new meds are in order I imagine but which :? & not looking forward to seeing a new dr to boot. I get stubborn & they get shirty if you don't just take the first thing they offer. (My first consultant just said 'we will start you on such-and-such' as if that was that :roll: ).

Glad to hear applerose's Dad is getting out & seems to be coping really well not finding different things/places too strange. Yes I was 'on hand' when the mouse went in the tube, heard the scuffling, & put my hand over the other end. I'll have any large mice & you can have the large spiders, if only you could trade like that. I can't imagine minding a mouse, but other people's phobias are always a mystery to the non-afflicted aren't they. No other insect bothers me for example.

Barbara I have a lot of old cards & letters too, have just started to scan some old printed-out-emails so I can dispose of them, even though I know that I will probably then not look back at them. But it's the sort of thing I do. :? Personal post, handwritten letters & cards etc, it just stumps me whether to keep them or not. Always thought people who chucked their xmas cards on boxing day were very unsentimental but starting to think it's maybe the best way to be. Hope you feel all sorted & tidy for your filing session applerose. Is one of the shows you were watching Beat the Brain by any chance? I saw it for the first time & expected to do well, how wrong I was.

Happy to hear about your shopping trip twice Kath, always love to hear what people are buying. Like your new bag.

Hello to mig & joan and anyone passing. Was forecast to be thundery here but nothing has materialised, it is a bit humid though as others say.

Take care all xx

Hello all,

Toady, I'm glad you don't get too much pain, but that tired and under the weather feeling can be worse. You might be able to take something for pain, but what can you do about the fatigue? Even sleep doesn't relieve it.

Joan, although my itching stopped ages ago, I have a few new lumps, and 3 of them are a bit itchy, so me being me, I've scratched. :roll: The skin around them looks a bit inflamed, so they could be infected. I used Dermol 500 to wash in, it's an antibacterial moisturiser and soap replacement. Hope I don't need antibiotics. :shock:

Hope everyone else has been relatively pain free. Good luck to anyone with appointments, blood tests or any other tests.

Oh hello Barbara, don't worry about the food, I helped myself. Sorry to hear you had a wasted journey, especially with your bad back. Hope you don't have to wait too long for the MRI.

Hello Toady Barbara Kathleen Christine and anyone else I missed.
Toady tiredness gets you down and makes you feel worse.
Barbara i'm so sorry you have so many problems going on you need a new body.
Kathleen i'm pleased your itching has stopped I hope it stays away.
Christine I hope you have a good day with not too many problems.
last week I went to the doctor my foot hurt and I had a pain up my leg
she sent me for a ex-ray I saw her yesterday I have arthritis in my ankle a bone is pressing on a nerve. because I had a triple fusion on my foot she is making an app for me at orthopaedics and asking if I can have a ankle replacement.
take care all
joan xx

Hello everyone, sun is shining, the sparrows are flitting around the bird feeders, and my aches, pains and itching seem to be under control at the moment.

I haven't heard from my daughter about the bees yet, she said she would email me to let me know. Cheeky madam is probably waiting for our weekly phone catch up on Friday.

Sorry to hear about your ankle Joan. You are so brave and uncomplaining, and always have a good word to say about others. Hope they agree to an ankle replacement, and pretty soon too. :?

Barbara, I think the body shop would throw their hands in the air at me, and put me in the 'rejects' box.

Sending everyone hugs and hope for continued good weather. xxx

Hello everyone!!

Sorry I've been a bit AWOL Been packing and getting ready for France and practising my Francais too

I hope you are all doing ok no more visiting mice or bees in families' houses :shock:

Off upstairs to be nearby - Lucy is going to have a rather late shower

Love to you all

Toni xxx