Friday, July 11, 2025

Hot, hot, hot

9am and its roasting, even hotter than yesterday at the same time. Fans have been going constantly, just slept with a sheet over us, although it was after 3am before I dozed off.

DPD are coming to pick up my Samsung tablet this morning, hopefully it will not be away too long, have been relying on my telephone for various things.

Its Friday so fish and chip day........ 

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Up early

waiting for a collection by BHF of the ironing machine I bought 2 years ago and no longer use.

Its a very bright morning, I have the fan on in the sitting room and the curtains drawn.

Yesterday was quiet, hopefully once the iron is collected and the grocery order delivered it will continue to be quiet. I need time to relax. DB continues to go on about things that I need to do. I keep telling him there is nothing I can do now until financial clearance comes through. The removers estimate came through, about what I expected, prices have gone up since we moved here 14 months ago.

Yesterday I managed to turn up the second pair of joggers, not an excellent job but good enough.......I need to remember that DB, like me has shrunk with age.

Supper tonight is egg salad, eggs cooked, sitting in cold water, once they are cool I will put them in the fridge till we need them.
 

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Cooler

although the sun is shining, its forecast to be hotter this afternoon. A quieter day if DB stops asking me questions he has asked before.......

I am hoping that the checks go through before I pay the rent next week....otherwise DB will have something else to moan about.....

Plan to relax if DB will let me. Pasta for supper tonight.......strawberries for dessert.
 

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Another busy morning

carers came at 7.30 this morning, DB was still asleep, so I had to wake him up, need to tell the agency we do nat want a call before 8am.

I had an appointment to get my hearing tested, have new aids, need new bottom pieces to go in my ear, they will come through the post in a couple of weeks.

After sorting that out I had to drive into Melton to the estate agents to put the paper work in for the new apartment, we have to wait now whilst they check we can afford to live there and is we are suitable, not likely to trash the place etc, so fingers crossed everything comes back ok.

Had to leave DB, he was ok apparently he fell asleep....... so all was well.

Very windy, although the sun is shining, not so hot as it has been, much nicer, although it is supposed to get warmer towards the end of the week.

Egg and chips for supper tonight........DB may have a sponge pudding for dessert.

V

 

Monday, July 7, 2025

Busy morning

Collected Trevor as usual. DB told him about our move, he has started to sort out pots etc, emptied the strawberry containers and postted up some pots we are taking with us. Next week, he and I will tackle the garage and I will take the spare pots we have to QD to the pot exchange.

Its cooler today after the rain we had yesterday, apparently it rained during the night as well although I did not hear it. Another decent night 8+ hours.

I have the forms to try again to send them off, and also the holding deposit.

DB requested sausage and mash tonight, so thats what he has got. He had the remains of the leek and potato soup at lunch time with a round of bread. 

Sunday, July 6, 2025

Rain

we woke to heavy rain this morning, its sort of fizzled out now and the sun is trying to break through. Its still rather muggy.

DB seems to be okish this morning, have had to have words about a few things, but hopefully he will stop his everlasting pressure.......he is reading the book I got him from the library just now. Will be watching the tennis later.

I have a couple of ding roast dinners for today...... that is the last of them, next week I will cook the large pork joint and slice it, I can use the meat for sarnies or roast dinners. I am going to empty the freezer in the garage so cleaner Clare can collect it. I also need her hausband to fill in the holes we made putting up the TV in our bedroom.

So roast lamb dinner today, DB has stawberries for dessert.


Saturday, July 5, 2025

Cooler

but a strong breeze. Continued problems with trying to sign paper work........will have another go tomorrow see what happens. DB was driving me mad wanting me to do things, was ready to chuck a bucket of water over him at one point. He keeps asking about things we have already discussed. Last night he had a nightmare about removing the picture hooks in the sitting room.........They are not on hooks, but pins, easy to get out. He woke me at 5pm moaning about them.

I managed to get to the library this morning 2 books for him and one for me.........

He is asleep just now, when he wakes up I am going to take him up the garden to see which pots I am taking and which are going to L across the road, to put on her drive. Its a very small patio we havej just enough room for a couple of chairs and a few pots. I have some small lavender plants I want to pot a couple up into a medium pot to take. Trevor will be here on Monday, I will get him to move the pots and aslo sort out the garage. The Round table people will be coming for some more stuff, I need to get it sorted into one place.

Supper tonight shepherds pie with carrots and sweetcorn.

Hot, hot, hot

9am and its roasting, even hotter than yesterday at the same time. Fans have been going constantly, just slept with a sheet over us, althoug...