It was so cold and windy here this morning that I had a lie in, what is there to get up for!  Did some homework, then some lunch, watched a movie, Harry skyped and that cheered us up, he said Daddy was sorting the plumbing out for the lake, what lake I ask in amazement, he means the garden pond Lisa says, good grief I thought I was going to have to buy a canoe for him, lots of giggles and kisses and they are going to watch the movie The Trolls.  Watching the covid 19 news, face masks are useless, more likely to get it from wearing one than not.  Hubby is having left over chops for tea, he was watching Lisa cooking a large ham, very nice if you can get one.  She was following a recipe but her Plum jam had mould on it but she'd scraped it off, don't let Anthony know she whispered.  We saw all the chocolate eggs they had, a run around the block will be needed after eating them.  So off to warm tea up, see you soon, love Carol x 

Hi Carol. 

 Good ::-   Glad your both feeling well and Norman is eating better. Fingers crossed for next treatment. 

Bella might have a problem, she finished her meds last week. Today I've noticed she's bleeding again. BUT i realised she could be in season, so going to phone vet to see what to do. Weather a water sample would do or wait a month and see. It never ends in this house.. Apart from that everything is usual 

Love to all.... Billy xxx 

Hi sue 

Bren and me as good as can be. 

Strange your still struggling to get toilet roll, all our shops are full of them now, couldn't believe how many Easter eggs we in the shops on Wednesday bet they'll be selling them cheap for three months or more trying to get rid. Glad your still having young ones to look after. 

I've got fingers crossed for Bella hope vet has an idea what best to do.. 

Keep well..... Billy xxx 

Love to all. Xxx 

Dear all, been busy with hubby and his treatment, mind we nearly missed it as he thought it was tomorrow,  I  checked at 11am and he was there for 1pm, panic Stations, see she who must be obeyed was right as usual.  On the way back from dropping him off I called at the village shop as our milk had gone off and we needed butter, £40 later as I staggered to the car with more gin, tonic, cheese, pasta, soap and anything else I thought I needed, I'd forgotten milk and butter!!  So back I went, Jayne said well at least you got your essentials, very funny.  Anyway by 3pm he was ready to come home but he said it was paddy's alley, a new room to keep them all apart, all the patients from another hospital and the staff run ragged.  I blitzed my kitchen whilst he was out as it's never getting done properly as he's always in it!!  Harry has just rung to say thank you for his new T shirt, him and Daddy were playing cricket in the garden.  Off to cook tea now, take care, love Carol x 

Der Friends,

Billy, it's because of people like one moron in South Australia, that has stockpiled 150x32 rolls of toilet paper, he also has 150 bottles of hand sanitiser.  He actually tried to return them to the supermarket that he'd purchased them from.  I liked their response which you can see in this little clip from one of news services, it was shown on the news last night.  9Soci.al/pEYX30qxXHl   Hopefully the link works.  I haven't whats left in the shops from Easter yet but they usually sell it cheap for a week or two after.  It's really good watching Eli, and it fills the time  He's such a funny little boy.  Has me in fits with his antics.

Carol, It's good to hear Norman's treatment is continuing, there are stories of treatment being put on hold due to this virus.  I always write a list when I go shopping, otherwise I'll forget something I was meant to get.  A funny storry with Neil, (he used to do the shopping on his way home from work) This particular night we'd decided on ham steaks with pineapple, so when he gets home I was going to prepare the ham, he'd forgotten it, so he goes back to the supermarket to get the ham, so that was all good I've prepped the ham and ready to cook, and I can't find the pineapple, yep, you guessed it he'd forgotten that as well.  He refused to go to the same supermarket, went to the other instead.  That was my argument for him writing a note, but he never would.  It is so much easier to get housework done when you are by yourself.  Deana has been taking my car as we still haven't found where Eli put her keys, so even though I was planning on going out today, I can't.  Waiting for the locksmith to come so he can repair the immobiliser on her spare keys,  So have to wait for them to come before I can go and have my shower.  I had a phone consult today to get my new script so have to pick up the script as they don't fax them to the pharmacy I use.  Sort of defeats the purpose of the phone consult, but I'm fine with that, at least they are bulk-billed so no out of pocket cost.  Quiet otherwise apart from a chat I had with the people across the road.  I went out to check the letterbox and she was also outside with her children, so chatted for quite a while from our front yards.  

Stay safe and take care.  Love to all.  Sue xx

Hi sue

Got it OK, can't believe he asked for a refund. Bit of Australian news on as well very interesting. 

Glad your still talking to your neighbours even if long distance now. Glad things are OK at home. 

Carol fancy forgetting something, but you remembered the main things

Glad you sorted out which day in time that's trouble now every day the same even weekend.. Hope you've had a good few days in the garden at one with nature. 

Hope Norman keeps well, and make sure you don't overdo it with all your jobs around the house. 

Love to all.... Billy xxx 

Hi to all. 

Just got letter from specialist (we saw January) saying to put bren on new meds for her parkinsons should help her mobility.. Also a note saying some of her meds could have caused parkinsons in the first place.. We can't win can we.

Hope everyone is fighting fit and haven't murdered anyone yet.. Love to all.... Billy xxx. 

I'm still washing my hands regularly and touch screen.. 

Dear friends, I couldn't log on yesterday so I gave up.  Our heating has gone kaput so now waiting for someone to come, what a carry on to get through last night, the man I spoke to said we didn't have a Policy so I spent all night worrying as we have £1,000.00 cover, we'll ll check in the morning he says.  So by 10 am after running up and down stairs with hot kettles I rang again.  Finally after 15 minutes a lady on a mobile working from home tried to explain what would happen but I only heard every other word as reception was so poor, I can't hear you very well I said, I'll talk. VERY slowly she said, I'm not deaf I said, I just can't hear you!!  Oh my goodness, after another ten minutes someone is supposed to call me, i live in hope.  Norman is not well today the treatment is affecting his stomach.  Faye is struggling with Alfie as he just wants to play on his gamer and is doing nothing else so arguments galore, she is too patient with him he needs telling off. Lisa has managed to get me a Tesco slot so food ordered again.  It's really cold here today, fortunately I have a gas fire which is now on, after the sunshine yesterday its a shock.  Sue I bet you find the keys in a Wellington boot or somewhere silly, Alfie lost Fayes when she was here and we found them in a slipper!  I'm obviously not going to be able to see ours for weeks again apart from Skype, it's all so sad.  Billy, no one has a clue of what is happening and you need your thinking cap on to put it right.  My brother had a stroke and they had him on so much medication he could hardly function, he stopped taking certain meds himself and git better as they were all interacting with other stuff.  Well take care all of you, I wonder how Anthea is as she was going back to work, maybe she will pop on and let us know.  Love to you all, Carol x 

Hi to everyone on this thread,

Carol, I hope Norman feels better soon.

Sue, I saw that clip of the moron who tried to get his money back on his stockpile of toilet paper and sanitiser after being stopped from ripping off everyone else. I was glad he got his comeuppance.

Billy, still my hero, not surprised that some of Bren's meds could have caused her Parkinson's. I worry about the effects of multiple drugs on the system. 

I have just lost a friend who had her mastectomy the same day as I had mine, She died of an overwhelming infection that she had been suffering from for months and despite every effort by her husband, she was never sent for blood tests, because her symptoms were the same as the side effects of the post surgical medication she had been put on and it was just assumed that she was suffering these side effects.  Maybe at another time, she would have been treated differently but in these awful times I fear there will be many more who lose their battles because attention has been diverted to the dreaded CV. Now, her poor 86 year old husband of more than 60 years has to stay isolated all alone for 14 days because he was allowed to stay with her on the ICU, where she spent the last 24 hours of her life and where there were Covid patients. So sad!

Take care, everyone, and stay safe and well.

Christine xxx