Diary summary week ending 23rd February 2025

[Viktoria]

Hope you are at least comfortable Jebber, and getting some sleep.
Hope everyone is alright.

More mix up re eye drops!
One Lyle is  prescribed as 10 times a day for eight weeks.
In the explanatory leaflet it says not for glaucoma.
I had telephone appt with Health Centre Pharmacist who said that it was not a contraindication ———-, well if not I don’t   know what is!
Oooh I am really cheesed off wit.h it all.

A lovely sunny mild day here ,washing  on the line ,will bring it In before the damp,night air comes down.

 Eric Sykes on F.V. again this evening,I do hope we get to see “ The Plank” again.

Well will go to see to the washing .
Best wishes to all unwell,forvgood recoveries.
Cheerio.
Viktoria.

[Jebber]

Thank you everyone for all your good wishes.

 Viktoria, I have been taking vitamin D and Calcium for 25 years   Ever since I was diagnosed with Osteoporosis, I’m now  to be given a new drug instead of the  Alendronic acid I was given previously. No trouble sleeping here, rather more trouble staying awake.

Son has come for the weekend, brought in mail he found on my doormat, appointment for next Wednesday at outpatient clinic in partner hospital, another hospital cock up because I will be either still here or in rehab, so hospitals not communicating.

[Roobarb]

Good to hear from you Jebber, I'm sure the sleep will help your recovery. The frustrating thing about the appointment situation is that you don't know how long you'll have to wait for another one. 

Gillg, a friend of mine who is quite new to the pleasures of gardening said that she'd cut her lawn, I told her that it's too early in the year. However, I'm sure that in your neck of the woods there's less chance of a hard frost than here on the NE coast! Having said that, we usually suffer a bit less than further inland. My back lawn looks such a mess but I'll wait a little while yet. The beast from the east was mid March!

I did get some gardening done yesterday, pulling out a lot of dead stuff. I have some geraniums in a very large pot that I moved near the house for the winter as I lost them all last year. Unbelievably, one of them has a flower on it! I also have a hebe in my North facing front garden that's been flowering for some time.

[Viktoria]

A lovely sunny morning,washing on the line .

Just looking for any eco friendly moss killer for artificial grass.
So much rain has turned my nice patio flagstones quite green too.
Not up to scrubbing them so will think about a power washer , any tips welcome .

Ratatouille ( my version  ie chuck in whatever) for tea with Parmesan cheese scones .

Daughter phones this evening , more photographs have come of Lily, in one of those front carrying thingies on daddy)s chest, in a walk through glass tunnel sea aquarium.
It is lovely, mum and dad are doing all sorts of educational things ,might even have her name registered with UCCA,ready for Uni!

Well hope all are O.K.,especially those we know have health problems.

Cheerio.Viktoria.

[Caw1]

A lovely sunny morning,washing on the line .

Just looking for any eco friendly moss killer for artificial grass.
So much rain has turned my nice patio flagstones quite green too.
Not up to scrubbing them so will think about a power washer , any tips welcome .

Ratatouille ( my version  ie chuck in whatever) for tea with Parmesan cheese scones .

Daughter phones this evening , more photographs have come of Lily, in one of those front carrying thingies on daddy)s chest, in a walk through glass tunnel sea aquarium.
It is lovely, mum and dad are doing all sorts of educational things ,might even have her name registered with UCCA,ready for Uni!

Well hope all are O.K.,especially those we know have health problems.

Cheerio.Viktoria.

Regarding cleaning up your flagstones, there is a solution you can buy to pour on and then wash off… can’t remember the name of it sadly but I’m sure someone on here will know… maybe Roobarb?

Lovely to hear how your little ones are doing and hope you get to see them all soon.

Take care

Caroline

[Roobarb]

Sorry Caroline, I have heard of that but don't know the name. Have had a look online, there's one called Wet and Forget, another called Pro Kleen, lots to choose from.  Someone kindly jet washed my front drive, I couldn't believe the difference but of course it all gets dirty again!

Viktoria, I've started a diary for the new week here:

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=889701.0

[Gillg]

Viktoria
I do hope you managed to watch "The Plank" last night.  I did and laughed out loud.  It was such simple humour and no swearing, well not much speaking at all.  It did remind me of Laurel & Hardy at times.

Beautiful sunny, windy day here, so did two loads of washing, bedding and towels.  They are all dry, but the downside is that I now have a load of ironing to do, of course.  Choir practice tonight, preparing for a "Music and Cake" afternoon concert.  For anything to be a success here it has to include cake, and we have some very good bakers in the village.
 
Podiatrist (and gossip) tomorrow morning at home, followed by a surgery visit for a blood test.  Next week I have to keep a BP diary for the week.  I hate those BP machines.  They get so uncomfortably tight and I never really trust the readings.

My son washed our patio with his jet washer last summer.  What a difference it made!  The trouble is that it now needs doing again.