Morning everyone..It's a new week...11/08/2014

Good morning all from Atherstone, I've just been out to the bins and it's a nice morning a cool breeze not a really cold and a clear blue sky
Nice story Vicky  I bet he would of loved to see you
I wouldn't dream of putting my hands on your bags
Breakfast and it's porridge and blueberries
Kettles on
Hot and cold drinks

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Well we got a shock when we got my number plate revalued. and the garage wanted to buy my car back. I know when I took the photo of the water colour of Hadden Hall for a Antiques evening and the guy was looking at things people brought in and he was "Sorry they're not worth much" then I stuck some silver bits on the table and he sat up "Wow now these are antiques" and yes he said he could sell them for more than I bought them for, I said thank you but I love them, just wanted to find out, then I put the photo of the Hadden Hall water colour and he was "I can sell this water colour to America for around 4 thousand" we'd bought it from an Art Dealer at the NEC for £50.....he'd sold me a pen sketch of a little girl in Victorian dress sat on a stool by the window, he said he had looked all over and couldn't find the artist or the year so I could buy it for £20......this was in the early 70's I found the artist and the year and when I saw him a year later I told him and he was "Where did you find them?" the stool leg and he was "No ...you've got a bargain, I'll buy it back for £40" but I said "I like it" so one day I'll have it valued When we went to Hadden Hall I took the photo just in case I could talk to a guide and when I did they were "Gosh is that where the Rose Garden is now?" one said "His Lordship is in the garden go and show him, he'd love to know you bought that and how much you seem to love it" but even though I saw him I couldn't bring myself to go up to him. And hands off my bags.

Hi both, they do get some getting through to over here getting past the reception some time
Is a mammoth task
I have thought of you Vicky when it's been on with bags ,silver and pottery
Most of the people are down sizing moving to a smaller place
Alot have things handed down to then and been in the family for years and haven't a clue of the value and shocked at what it woth after sitting in a box in the bottom of a cupboard
For years
One man had collected over the years boxes and boxes of mint coins in plastic cases
I'm looking around I think I could make 30/00 Bob

Gosh all the bags I could buy, though it would be "Oh erm sorry keeping that......oh no deciding to keep that" I gave Susan a brooch to sell on ebay well couple days later I was thinking "Arrr I think I want to get that back" so I was "Er Sue think I'll keep the strawberry brooch" so I got it back the next day, well she removed it from ebay and got it back the next time she came up and I wore it on a cream jumper the next day.

Later

I am here finally,
Just got off the phone from the doctors office,
Got an appointment for 3pm this afternoon.
Probably with a nurse practitioner but at least
I lit a fire under them, They have kept me waiting
4 days to return my call.
Went on a medical website -Cleveland Clinic
to find that all my symptoms relate to the
BP meds they have me on. Its called metoprolol.
Its a Beta Blocker.
I have a reaction to most of the newer medicines.
It is notorious for these kinds of side effects.
I should not be taking it as I have Asthma and
am taking inhalers for it.
I will be out of antibiotic tomorrow.
I hate being treated like I have dementia!

Different subject
The worst of the storm went south of us.
Around San Diego which is about 100 miles away.
3 inches of rain in 3 hours! Lots of flooding.
The wind around LA took out a lot of trees because
the soil is so wet. Anything that was not tied down
got blown away. We here locally were spared because
of the Palos Verdes hill which sheltered us.

I do not make predictions.
As I said the world went through a similar phase
in 1918. WW1 and Spanish flu and revolutions
in Russia and other places.
This year has begun the race for who will be on the
ballot in November here.
i think many evangelical churches have asked to be
dropped from those that side with the far, far Right Republicans.
they still think Trump is going to wave his magic wand and
beat the criminal cases against him.
He is claiming that Presidents should have complete immunity
while in office for anything and everything.

He was still technically President on January 6th three years ago.
He enabled the sedition by the words he spoke that day and the
delay in getting the national guard called out while the Capitol
Police fought for 4 hours alone, costing four Police officers their lives.
Two died from injuries that day and two were so traumatized they
committed suicide. Only one civilian was killed that day, a protester
trying to get to the Vice President to stop him putting the official
end to the election by finalizing the vote count officially so it
would be on the record. He is facing finance fraud charges
at present. His financial records are a puzzle yet to be completely
solved. We do know he has not paid a penny in taxes for 10 years!
He is hoping that the four of the supreme court will swing any vote
in his direction.

Time for breakfast here so TTFN











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Àaarrrr thank you Vicky lovely to see you again you do brighten up a dull day
No we don't have a extractor never had one in almost 50 years
Vicky have been watching the Travelling Auctioneers who go to a house clear out some things for auction
Yesterday it was a house that had been a life long clown
He had some memorabilia from Barnum and Bailey a lot from Mrs Barnum including two silver decorated purses,some of her clothes from named Paris designer
Plus Tiny Toms little shoes they went for £450
The house they didn't live in any more it was just used to store all those memories
The lots they picked came to £6800
Thanks for the coffee

here you go......I'm waiting until Margaret's awake to make hers.

Afternoon.......and it's windy but, as Carole said, light rain.

Carole I was going to say the same about Bond's kitchen, haven't you an extractor in the kitchen Bond?

Also yes Carole we were just saying we can see a war coming with everything that's going on. A worry.

Right Carole L&L and for Bond and Margaret and a hot chocolate for me.

Hi Carole,yes the winds picked up and it's been raining most of the morning
Still raining now so wet windy and cold,
We do paint the kitchen more than any of the other rooms I can't remember last time I painted the lounge
It's got to have been a couple of years two maybe three,
The gas cooker that's on almost every day gives off a sticky dirt but what really showed up was the kitchen clock stopped last week and when I took it down to change the battery you could see a ring where the rest had discoloured, I will only do the walls
The ceiling and woodwork look fine ,
Mr, Jones I used to work with a grand old gentleman who lived in a small semi with little rooms and picture rail so only just 6ft drops on the wall paper,when he got in on a Friday would cover up on a Friday have his chips in the kitchen, strip the wall paper in the front or middle room, Saturday paint the ceiling and woodwork, Sunday paper the walls after church put the things back before work Monday morning,job done

04:13:00
Well I have been awake since 2am and UP since 330am
too MUCH STUFF going through my brain

Bond so one of my favorite candies now does a CHOCOLATE
Lichi fruit I see as well no? First time I ever saw them was when
I worked at the Coop green grocers in Tile Hill 1958/59

Well even though warmer right now at 415am its telling me Bridgeport
could see a snow shower up until 830am ....proper temp is 34f but feels
like 28f a BIG improvement
Snow tomorrow 2 to 3" away from the shoreline 1" to only a coating
here though
Bond its saying you have light  feeling like 37f

Yes the &  have been hitting the Houti not only because
they will not stop hitting the ships but after the raid on the  base
where a couple of rockets got through and some men have brain trauma
I can SEE us being pulled into a ANOTHER war there soon

All the news right now is on the Trump and Nicky Healy

Anyway hope Vicky and Marge had a good night  the only thing I have to
do is make a deposit when the bank opens to pay for the oil they dropped yesterday

Bond HOW MANY TIMES do you paint rooms in your house
SLAP ON SLAP OFF as didn't you
just DO the KITCHEN a short while back

Mrs B likes to keep you busy @

I shall look in later

Good morning all from Atherstone it's quiet morning here after the winds of the last couple of days
I see that the have sent in bombing rades into the Yemen
at a £1.000.000 a pop ,at the weekend papers they were saying that the British are working on a Laser that can bring down a drone at only a £10 a pop
Time for breakfast then it's back into Nuneaton to pick up some emulsion paint to redo the kitchen,
Back later

Carole,the bright red silver looking things in the middle of the fruit
Are the new wrapped Maltesers chocolates

Hot chocolate it is missy
Lea Perrins only the best

with Worcestershire sauce isn't it?

We play again on Friday I think.

Carole more bad weather over here on it's way

Oh hot chocolate please.

Vicky, now Choky has done the match report do we get back to portraits ?

I'll get some drinks in
So tea coffee lemon and lime
Tomato juice with brown sauce

He got himself a tomato juice Carole.

Afternoon Vicky
Evening there ....
Glad all got home safe then ,oh I would like the warmer temperatures
as to the winds ,sounds like your getting what we already experienced
even though we are warming up they are saying we could either see
Rain or SNOW Sunday

Sunny still right now and 35f
Oil man just dropped my 100 gal only up to just over 1\2 wish I could
afford to fill it

Hi Marge you have a strong willed son there xxx

Is Bond doing drinks ?

Oh our SIL Marilyn  has been on the phone asking David if he'd go with her and  look at this house with her  {She's down sizing......hasn't put her house up for sale yet}  Oh dear I can imagine  she'll be  off and on.

Oh I used to love tomato juice

Good evening glad everyone is back home safe and sound,
I've just poured a large tomato juice ,
Monday and the fruit bowl I restocked
I love the Lychees? this time of year

Afternoon or evening     take your pick.    

Susan got home ok by train,  she went from Birmingham  {After having a meal with Rachael  and then onto the Strictly come dancing show, which was brilliant she said, Rachael said it was far better then she thought it would be} to Bristol  where Matt picked her up,  he'd flown in from Ireland the day before {Saturday} bumpy landing he said.

Oh certain members of the Royal Family {William and Anne for certain}  will not accept M & H  back into the fold Margaret and viewer and viewer of the British public also.     What gets me are how anyone will believe the fibs Harry comes out with,  oh don't mention his wife.  

Are you really saying you want some of our weather Carole?   it might be a bit warmer but we've got the wind and the rain   And seeing you're near the coast the sea is rough.

Oh cute photo Carole.

Well, today might be the last of the storm fronts to go through here.
Its still light drizzle locally but elsewhere south of us is a chance of
thunder and lightning and much heavier rain.
The ground is still saturated so more chance of flooding.
Its not a particularly cold storm as its 57f at the moment
with a high of 61f for the day.

Don't think I will be getting a call from Ian today even though
the theatre is dark today.
He has a streak of his Granddad in him that can make
him behave like a bear with a sore head at times.
I have told him that I told off my dad for picking on me when I got old
enough. I also told off Peters father when he thought he was picking
on someone who would burst into tears.
Peter never got that way in all the years we were together.
Now it has affected my son.
I can only guess it was fueled by alcohol.
I refuse to be a verbal punching bag.
What happened on Wednesday was an accident not
carelessness.
He should have turned his phone off backstage.
Its not like he was waiting for bad news.
He would not have been able to do anything about it
anyway. Going to find out if I can talk to a patient advocate,
each Doctors office should have one.

My Medical insurance is supposed to be the best there is.
It was recommended by AARP who are the biggest outfit
in Senior medical issues. They have managed to get bills
through the government for the rights of the aged.
It gives us back control of our healthcare.
At our age its usually taken over by our nearest and dearest
without our permission.
Time to stop waffling and get cracking.

New Avatar
Harry {Potter} we call him
could not find him until I pulled my bay window drapes
open and he was laying there near my lighted light house
he loves to lay in any window watching the outside world as well
as the birds and other out side

04:43:14

Morning Bond .its QUITE BALMY there in Atherstone I am seeing
actually up to 47f but FEELS like 41f
BLOW some back this way as our warmer temps will not kick in
until mid week
I have 17f right now feels like 11f but should warm up to around 36f

The oil delivery will be here today THANK GOD as my oil tank is around 1/4 tank

As to my cold froggy cough its diminishing slowly and at least its not waking
me up in the night

So Bond SHOPPING again I see at the NEW TESCO ??? So what is the difference
in this shop other than being new ?
I have a choice within a 15 min  "Big Y " " Stop n Shop" "Shop Rite"
"Walmart " " Farmers Market" & " Food Baazar " but tend to stay with "Big Y "
being as I know a lot of the people working there now by first name as they
know mine and its very clean and organized

Glad your "wind" is diminishing Bond

Hope Marge and Vicky had a good evening and I shall return later
to read about it all

Good morning all from Atherstone the wind seems to have dropped this morning
It did get a bit rough in the night
Monday again so mrsb off shopping
I'm popping into Nuneaton later
First breakfast some croissants left to warm up
Drinks in the kitchen,
It seems a lot of people are out of place with their travel as trains boats and planes cancelled
Back later

I'm laying on my sofa cannot keep my eyes open 
This stupid cold is taking more out of me than 
I thought 
Just made chicken breasts with rice that I cooked with 
a can of sweet corn mixed in it now I can relax again as 
I already   earlier and made the boys work sarnies 

Ahh I see Marge picked up on what I mentioned about Kate 
Yes there's a few things it could be like you say we women are 
very ,complicated in there 

Watch how you go then Marge 
Suns out still here warmed up to 27f but only FEELS LIKE 16F (-8C )

Yes Bond the wind has been a problem all over 

Thanks for the carrot cake Vicky ,what kind of birthday cake are we having then?

Hi Mary we have a little rain here but it's the high winds that are doing a lot of damage
Yes I've seen clips of the damage to the warships well one of them
I believe one was a minesweeper with a fibreglass hull so it had a big lump out of it that will take time to repair
One of the ships got stuck in reverse and just kept going until it ran into something and it was another ship
It's very windy and whistling around the house.
Any carrot cake left
Is Susan going back by train as there is some disruption due to the weather

It could be a sports related hernia.
Women can get them you know or a
grumbling appendix.
It could even be a bladder prolapse,
Very common after child birth.
Fibroids even.
We women have complicated
organs inside of us which means
more items we can have problems with.
There may be time added for performing plastic
surgery on the wound so it will not show.

The only odd thing was saying it was previously
scheduled but she has had to cancel items
from her calendar. Surely they would have been
rearranged earlier.
She will be able to work via computer after she goes home.

Its been a light rain so far, Its 55f locally and partly sunny
after an overnight thick fog.
The high expected today is 61f and mainly cloudy.
Heavy rain is expected overnight.
Managed a trip to the post office and the PetSmart for more
canned cat food plus a quick stop at the local supermarket
for more milk. There was a lull in the rain.
Timed it just right.

The news has just broken here about Markle legally copyrighting
the names of her daughter before she was even born!
It was to claim a domain name for a website.
There is no way they asked the late queen for permission.

I hope that they are not accepted back into the royal family
as there is no way that Markle will take a back seat to anyone.
Every overture has been greeted by a bigger bargain demand
by the duke and duchess.

At least Andrew might be able to be rehabilitated at some point.
Not to be a full royal but be involved in some capacity to relieve
some of the burdens that the others are having to carry.
There are so many charities that both the late queen and the late prince
sponsored which may have to be dropped because there are less royals
these days.
I am afraid that the D and D will never be rehabilitated.
As a Brit I think she is the "Ugly American" arch type.
Only out for what they can get.
End of editorial.

Time for breakfast here, got a few things lined up to take care of.
in the house.

Hope David had a happy birthday.
Time to stop waffling and get cracking.

Afternoon......and boy it's windy,  just been on the  to my SIL Marilyn,   "Has David had a nice birthday" I replied "Yes would you like to speak to him" David shaking his head but she said "No I'll speak to you"     anyway after all the news  {her news}  she said "Well give my love to David" so I said "Well have a word with him"          

Not heard anything about 2 Navy ships  colliding  

Ah I see "Spring is just around the corner"   I could see the spring but didn't get it.   Very good Carole.  extra slice of carrot cake, before we start on the birthday cake.

We're having it warmer next week though wet.....yes roll on spring.

That's a good way to think Carole, they've bot been in touch with Margaret so they've not found anything to be worried about,  it's when they phone that or the next day saying they want to have a word about your test.  

Right back later.......thanks for David's wishes.

Avatar.......Coombe Abbey ......first time we stayed there, no ghostly carrying on in that room.

Ghost

05:28:45

Morning OH Bond that was funny
WISH it WAS
"Spring around the corner"
I have 3f {-16c} at the moment that it FEELS like
PROPER temp is 17f { -7C} whats KILLING us is the WIND
could even see another snow flurry today so I am looking forward
to NEXT weeks 30's & 40's

I laid in until almost 5am but was woken at 345am by Buddy
having one of his 'MAD MOMENTS" I heard him MEOW
and next thing he came RUNNING in at FULL SPEED THREW himself
at MY BED then DASHED out into the living room like the
was behind him
He does this occasionally for what "EVER REASON"
By the time I got up he was sleeping where I normally sit with
him on the sofa
I know cats do this but WHY ? as Harry will CHARGE up from down stairs
run into the spare bedroom where he likes to lay looking out into the back
garden then FLIES back along the hall way and back down stairs
Is it EXERCISE

Nothing much to do today being as I shopped yesterday

Yesterday Spencer brought me home a Roast beef sandwich on a hard roll
when he came back home OMG I do not tell a LIE there had to have been
A POUND OF THIN SLICED roast beef on it
He said he got it from a small store that he had not been to in a while
the last time being when he was dating Carmen, back then it was $4.99 now
had gone up to $7.99 but looking at the amount of MEAT I COULD SEE
WHY ,I picked at the meat but left the roll
He knows my appetite has been off

Any way wishing David a hope he has a nice day with LOTS
of bars of Cadbury chocolate

Morning LADIES hope YOUR evenings were good ,Marge I am sorry your Dr's
office has not gotten back to you all you can THINK is it has to be {nothing
REALLY SERIOUS } otherwise they would have
Not something you want to hear I know as they SHOULD at least give you a
but if THAT was ME I would be on MY FIRST THING tomorrow
GO GET UM GIRL
After all we may be 81 but we are NOT DEAD YET RIGHT

I shall return

Good morning all from Atherstone
Happy birthday to David a very lucky man
I think with the look outside we have had a drop of rain in the night
Avatar now spot on Carole
Say what you see
Drum roll 'Spring is just around the corner '  ta dar
Sunday morning and breakfast is croissants and strawberry jam may be a slice of carrot cake
I'll get the drinks

Ok Vicky nite nite sleep tight

Bond sorry to reply about your avatar
I'm on my kindle so not sure if what I'm
seeing is right but I'm seeing the corner
of a building with what looks like a spring ?

5pm and we made it to 23f but because of the wind  
it only FEELS LIKE 10F.  which is -12c
some of the same tomorrow

What's going on with the Royal Navy ,news is saying
two war ships collided in the harbor of Barain ,no
casualties reported  but there was damage to the vessels 

Kate says she wants her medical history kept private
wonder could she have had a hysterectomy being as she's
being kept in for 14 days

Catch you all tomorrow save me some carrot cake Vicky
unless Bond scoffs it all

Enjoy your rain Marge

No Bond we can eat the carrot cake...... she's brought one for his birthday  and that one is for tomorrow.

No got no idea of what the avatar is.  

Oh yes they've done the same thing with the Hilton Hotel in Cov.     a disgrace. and we have no idea who or what these immigrants are.

No no he's not a "Dick Head" Melanie should put herself in his shoes he's about to go on stage he has to get into the role and he gets a message on his phone which could disrupt that,    it's his livelihood after all.    

Oh yes Bond I got some of those mitts  years ago when I used to go and watch Matthew play football.    Rob bought them for me.    THOUGH hem!!  I never did wear them, even when they played in a snow storm,   we kept wanting the Rev to call it off but no the Manager of the opposite side said "No he wanted his team to keep playing" he was one of these managers who had the boys in every day after school no matter what the weather was or how much homework the kids still had to do,  they went on runs {9 year olds}  did squats....oh he just treated them like a Premier League team.....he had been a player in that league {I can't remember his name and neither can David}     yes his team won everything but when would they start feeling  they'd had enough?    When Rob played his team won everything but they still enjoyed playing without the hard push push pushing,  though they all played for their school  and when they got to 14 a few of them went also playing for Tamworth.    but they all wanted to....in fact when Rob was 14 Nuneaton Borough asked they to play in their youth team but he'd got enough to do so he turned them down,    But the boys all enjoyed playing football, and cricket in the summer, now as well as school Rob played for Nuneaton Boys Team and on one occasion he played for for the Nuneaton Cricket team because they needed a Wicket Keeper which is what he was.   I've got photos of him playing.    

My mate Lynne in Cov had the white fingers she had an Op and then it was fine. and Jan's Mum did as well now I'm thinking about it {Jan my best mate}  

Right on that note......night night. Susan's just gone upstairs I said to her Night night then and be careful

Hi Marg sorry things not going so well
Yes many years ago when I was on the buildings I had a tin cigarette light type thing
With cotton wool in that you put in lighter fuel,light a little asbestos type thing that glowed
Put the lid on put it in a little velvet bag and pop it in your pocket for the rest of the day good but you did smell of lighter fuel and could burst in flames any moment,
I didn't have the purple and white fingers back then so now it's just stick my hands in my pockets

Its 57f here at the moment and its light rain that is falling.
The high for today is set at 60f
We are in for multiple days of rain from series of
storm systems yet to come.

I will have to wait now until Monday before I might hear
about my test results.
I waited two whole days and nothing so far.
i had a longish talk with Melanie who is more experienced
dealing with the medical profession.
The person I spoke to said they would get back to me,
i thought they meant later the same day!

I related that in the last several months I have had
a blood test, a back Xray and the urine sample.
Blood test was for Thyroid and that according to them,
was within normal range. ( I have been taking a thyroid
supplement to get it within their "Normal" range.)
Never saw the X ray only a written report that
could have described anyone's spine.

I sent my son a detailed message of how I felt
about being treated like an old lady off her head.
He was more irritated about having a disruption
by his phone before his performance was to begin.

No compassion or sympathy about what I was going through.
As Melanie put it (excuse my language, "He is a Dick head!)
I got a lecture to not do that again!
I grabbed the safety pendant after Melanie reminded me to take
it with me when i went to pick up the antibiotic.
Just picking it up off its charger base sent the message out to
not only the fire department but to the 4 people that are on the
notification list!
Its not supposed to do that!
I have the weekend to read the pamphlet that came with it
and do a test with it.
I am sure that our local fire department has had many such
false alarms.
Ian is making sure that the 4 have each others phone number
now. So they can decide who is available to reach me first.

I also got another reminder from Ian about forms headed my way
from my finance company, its to start the changeover of my annuity
to them from a company its been with since Peter passed away.
It has matured so I can now draw some money out of it.
(Not that I need to at this point)
I have enough for my needs and then some.
The forms came yesterday afternoon at 3:30pm so its signed
and ready to be posted back to them today.
I always inform Ian as to the speed I do this and he will insist
that I forget to take care of it in a timely fashion.
I know the finance company cannot move on this without my signature.

The tax season has started and have three documents already.
I collect them all until Brian calls me to bring them to him.
He takes care of it all.

It must be hard for Ian surrounded as he is with females.
His MIL is a widow too, so is her sister. Then there is myself and
Ian's wife. He is trying to be all things to all of us.
I can accept a little grouchiness from time to time.
I get frustrated too. It does not mean he can berate me
like a stupid child.

Bond. I believe you have a condition like Peter had of a
sluggish circulation when it get cold enough.
Sports shops sell battery operated mittens and gloves,
also socks. (At least they do here) Anywhere that sells
camping gear and other outdoor items should have them.
Just saying....
Time for some breakfast now and then a run to the post office.
TTFN

I love carrot it is my favourite so is chocolate, sticky toffee, Victoria sponge, lemon drizzle, is that most cake
No I really do like carrot cake ,marks and sparks do a great one
Is that David's birthday cake
I think mrsb knows about the click but just wangs it up well past that
Anyone guessed the avatar yet ?

Sue's here and Steve' been,,,,,,,and oh boy it feels cold out there.   Oh  Carole it's David's birthday tomorrow.

Now Bond are you saying Mtsb doesn't know about the click yet?    

Right, oh we've had carrot cake.    Still some left Carole.

Oh yes,  I go in a minute,  in the Friday's Cov  paper it's about Coombe Abbey and the ghosts there,  and Matilda's in there.    also......oh now what was I about to put ???????   Oh yes Susan's bought this lovely Chanel brooch a 1975 one, Susan was born in 1979 so she wanted a Chanel brooch from that era.   It's lovely,    And now I'm going....oh no lovely painting Carole, love it. and now...........bye

10:40:38

Decided to do the shopping today so I could MAYBE get a lie in Sunday 
Suns out but we have only reached 19f but still FEELS LIKE 6F as there's a 
breeze 

I'm watching the Iguanas who have frozen and are falling off the trees
down in Florida  as this frigid cold stretches all the way down there 
At the top of the State Jacksonville its only 41f Tracie will be wearing her woolies 
,as its 68f in Fort Lauderdale ( that's COLD TO THEM)

BOND DOUBLE wooly socks and get some hand warmers ( do you have them there .
little packets you shake to activate) I used to get them for when Chelsea and David 
Were in marching band 
Glad your middle *junk*is still flexible  as that could be embarrassing 

Vicky what's the occasion ? As I know you said Sue was going somewhere to watch 
A show?

Ok just warming some soup back later

I do like this avatar, stolen from the painting and decorating federation site
Can you guess what it says ?

Hi Vicky,you need to give me more warning it's too cold to sit up that tree all day
Another nice one Carole,you have a bit of a collection now a small gallery
There's a cold wind here today making it feel even colder
I've tried to tell Mrs b about the thermostat that it's no good turning it right up high
As it will never teach those temps ,you only have to wind it back a bit slowly and you will hear it click that's the temperature it is and it will possibly stay at that all day once it's warmed up to that ,
I haven't left the house today,hands and feet too cold 🥶 my extremities get very cold ,hands and feet my willie staying warm so far ,
Coffee and cream cake time

Afternoon........David's gone to pick Susan up from the train station and I'm waiting for Steve to arrive, so couldn't go with him.......puzzle finish, sort of 8 pieces missing and yet no puzzle in his poo that David saw when he picked the poo up, which we have to do over here.

Oh the immigrants don't stand around waiting for help here the government give them money. and we're having 6 boat loads a day being picked up. our PM said the other day "We have to help those pregnant women with 5 or 6 children around her, now Bond have you ever seen pregnant women with 5 or 6 children being helped of the boat?

Oh the houses which were built on flood plains got built years ago Bond,

Oh Sue's here .......

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05:18:21

BRRRRRRRR
Bond how about 5f{-15c}
I have my thermostat set at 70f up stairs and down as there
are two zones but right now because this HOUSE SUCKS for insulation
the highest I can get it is 66f which may not SOUND too bad until
your walking around here & outside is as cold as it is today
Oh we could buy space heaters  some will say but then that would
INCREASE the Electric bill as well as having to buy heating oil for
the furnace which is again going back up as I just had to call for another
100gals {the least they will deliver} at $325 my furnace holds 275 gal
but WHO can AFFORD THAT much to get it filled ,NOT I

So we have to HANG on until the weather warms which they are saying
will be next week when it will be in the 30's 40's and even a 50f in some
towns  

Bond my bed is also high but Spencer's is higher and I would have a job
getting up onto his bed ,but being 6ft its fine for him to reach I have a set of
cat steps next to mine for Buddy to climb up on to  bad they are made of
foam otherwise I COULD USE THEM

Marge hope the meds are making you feel a tad better now and that the Dr's
office called you back with the results of your sample

Have you guys seen what the Governor of Texas is doing with the immigrants
bussing and even chartering  sending them up this way
especially to New York that is right now BURSTING at the seams with them
as the Mayor of New York said they are filling up empty hotels etc and even have
TENTS set up with heaters trying to house them they are coming in at the 100's
every day
The TV news is showing them sitting standing along the streets waiting to get help
and this is with out  the normal homeless
There are a lot of women with children and New York is providing all with food
warm clothing push chairs etc as most do not even have warm coats for the
freezing cold weather we are getting right now
Absolutely RIDICULOUS !!!
 WHOOPS

Better watch you do not FALL off your bed Bond like I almost did the other night
rolling over I did not realize I was SO close to the side and WOKE WITH A JOLT
as I ALMOST FELL OFF  but I am not ready YET to put the hand rails
back on like I had to have for Gil ,they slide under the mattress on the sides
giving you a hand rail for safety

OK will check in later on you all

Stay warm and safe

Good morning all from a cold Atherstone 🥶
The bed was good last night slept well, the old one had two body grooves with a ridge down the middle to stop roaming around so I had to keep moving over a bit ending up with a arm and a leg hanging out,
Yes there has been talk of the hotel being taken over for homeless and immigrants for some time
As for the houses  I was told they seem to of been  handing out blocks of 600 and someone made a mistake on the plans on how many lumps of 600 they have alloted,
That's never mind building on flooding ares
The kitchen floor is cold this morning but onwards and upwards and breakfast
Vicky It's a good job I was able to save those last couple of avatars to pin on my shed wall

Yes David says it's been for the homeless for ages, which is good, at least gets them from sitting on the shop doorways. It's the illegal immigrants I object to. The houses around us are snapped up before they're finished I just wish they'd stop building, enough is enough, the Council have turned down two plans so they're going to the Government and we know what they'll say. But the Council have admitted we've had more than we should have had, the Council say they miss counted when the planners started to send in their plans. You don't say. At least no immigrants going into these houses thank goodness.

What about the Bronte Country going to be spoilt by MASIVE windfarms. Shouldn't be allowed.

Ok night night.

Good evening Vicky,that's a very nice picture not as good as the last but nice
A couple of times I went into Nuneaton in the summer I went into the museum walking by the Council House the offices on the right of the building have been converted to flats for homeless and immigrants,there is some very nice benches at the front in the sunshine but I or anyone else could as they were full of the people from the flats rolling up ,
Not a good look for the Council House Area and the visitors that come there
No wonder Nuneaton has a bad name ,
Almost time to test the bed ,no not like that ,to sleep on ,

Evening........Bond what was the not so good and the bad news Bond?       Poor chap  I hope he soon is up fighting fit.     As for the Hotel everyone thought it was a daft place to build it,  but everything falls in place now,  wait until  gets to know,   she goes into town, once a week to go to the Bank but also to look around the shops, but also once a month to have her injection and then to look around the shops.  She'll be spitting feathers.  she was "Why are they building a hotel in that car park?"     This morning they were in Dover talking to the residents, they were mad about  the boats, life boats not the rubber ones,  we go and pick them up when they get into British Waters, it's cushy for them from then on. and the residents were saying they hang around in gangs.   one Mum was saying the gangs have been known to hang around school railings.  Sunak has been to Dover ,  well near enough to go out with the Life Boats to make sure the little darlings are looked after.      If our MP wasn't such a good guy I wouldn't be voting this time round.   I couldn't vote for Labour,  what with them admitting they want more immigrants coming in,  I couldn't vote for Lib Dems what with Ed Davey in charge, after what he did to the Post Masters  and vote for the Greens  they'd have us sitting in caves and forbidding anyone to make a stone wheel.    and what else is there.    Bond Bond start a "Handbag Party"  I'll vote.

But after the War Margaret there was enough space to take people in, these days  more and more houses are built, habitat of more and more wildlife are lost to us.  Soon in England we'll be shoulder to shoulder, Bond pinching bums and blaming it on the man behind her.

So you'll be tasting out the mattress tonight Bond.     "Marks on the score board"

David's Prostate was none cancerous too Margaret though when they rushed him to hospital he looked as if he was Pregnant  but they allowed him home after they got the wee out of him,   he was then put on a catheter then until he had his Op.

Oh Matt has to have a long bed with him being 6ft 3,  me I could sleep longways on a pillow.   though today I went to the hairdressers       but hanging my coat up, on tip toes  one of the girls going by said "Let me hang that up for you"  I said to her, "I'll have to start carrying a step ladder"    But oh the height of the beds in Coombe Abbey,  first time we stayed there I wasn't sure where the light switch was during the night when I needed to go......sliding down the bed I'm thinking "Where's the floor gone, I can't feel the floor"  and in the dark when you want to feel along the walls trying to find the bathroom door I was thinking "Where did this table come from, oh now there's a chair, that wasn't there I'm sure"   until I found the door, left the bathroom light on going back,     of course in the morning found out that the fancy slim curtains hanging down by the side of the bed, was the light pull,   you sleep in a four poster and 4 or even 5 people can sleep....or what ever.... there.

Right must change my avatar before Choccy P comes in.......my daughter is up here for the weekend.   On Sunday she's going with Rachael to see Strictly Come Dancing's Show

Avatar....Kenilworth Castle.

Its OK for someone not to eat for 24 hours
Its the fluid intake that matters but if it
includes weigh loss , It is on another level.

My bed is high enough for me to need a step stool.
I crawl onto it like I am edging my way up a cliff face.
Its what is called here A California King mattress.
Its 7ft by 6ft. Peter being 6 feet tall always had his feet
hanging over the bottom of the regular beds or lay
slant ways leaving me no room to stretch out.
It did solve his problem and mine.
The platform is two extra long bolsters
so can be moved easily when moving house.

Its the Mattress that is a problem.
its like fighting a giant sea slug as it does not want to bend.
Getting it in this house entailed a sharp left turn and then a right
to get it in the bedroom. Even with straps built in at the sides
to carry it with.
Good job we had no stairs to wrestle it up. I don't think
we would have made it.

Still not heard from the doctors office about the results of
the Urine test. I am going to call in a few minutes to see
how long the wait is for an appointment.

I think I have narrowed my problem down to my kidneys.
I have at least 5 of 7 signs for sure.
Some I have had for months, its just stepped up a notch
the last few weeks.
Ian sent me a long message this morning so he knows he
upset me by not believing that what I was describing was true.
He would not understand what I was trying to tell him.
I know my own body and have never exaggerated my symptoms
ever.
There have been some red flags along the way that I was
being given PT for my back instead of sending me to a
specialist to see what was going on.
I had conformation this morning from a source that
I reached online. It was sponsored by a Nephrologist
group. (Kidney specialists to you and I)

The Medical insurance I have dictates that all possibilities
must be tried before being referred to a specialist.
This could drag on for many more months at the rate
we are going. Time I do not have.
It can be reversed if treated properly.
Some rain might be due today as its mostly cloudy right now.
Its 54f right now and only going up to 63f today.

Hi all the new mattress has arrived,it's a little high I think hink
Vicky you may need a bunk up stop purring I get you up there
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Vicky you know I think you could wear that scarf like a halter neck top cross over around your neck across each boob and tie around the back very Glastonbury hippy chick