OH went out to cover the car windscreen as I have to drive to the GP later, and of course as soon as he did that the snow stopped ... but the sky looks full of it ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hello all, we are having very strange weather down here, last week we had the -4 every night and this week it's very mild but due to go back to freezing tomorrow. I've just been sitting out on the terrace and it's 21 deg! The Bumble bees are out in force on the Pansies -----I have to be very careful when dead heading so that I don't get stung as I'm allergic to bee stings. We have at last had fiber optic laid in our road and have signed up to have it brought up to our house, we are so fed up with lack of internet and wifi due to the copper cables being stolen! I hope you are all taking it very slowly in the bad weather. The son in law of one of out neighbours was up a tree a few days ago and fell of the ladder and now is in hospital with a fractured pelvis. OH is pruning trees as I type, I have told him to be very, very careful!
That was very brave of you @Busy-Lizzie to go up and knock on the noisy people's door! Glad you are home safe and sound.
No snow here as yet, although there was a frost this morning.
I was given calcium tablets after I broke my wrist a few years ago but the locum who prescribed them said they are horrible and I had to take them first thing in the morning and stand up for half an hour. I didn't take them. And I'm glad I didn't if they can cause kidney stones. I ended up in hospital with an infected kidney after a kidney stone a few years back. I have never known such pain.
Slight confusion there @didyw, Those tablets would not have been ordinary calcium ones but most probably the alendronic acid ones. These are prescribed for osteoporosis which are indeed very nasty tablets if you happen to get them stuck in your gullet - that is why you have to stand or sit upright for half an hour. They gave me terrible stomach problems for many years so I stopped taking them two years ago and was immediately better.
The calcium tablets were often prescribed at the same as the alendronic acid ones in the hope they would help strengthen the bones.
Another exciting day on the lazy boy chair. I've spoken to various people around the word on What's App, watched TV programmes of people restoring their homes, doing extensions, makeovers etc. Back to back series and quiz programmes. Finished a book in 3 days and scratched my head at the crosswords! It has paid off - I can move around on the one crutch with much less pain - but I am being very good and not doing any jobs. No anti inflammatories. I did go out into the garden to pick some spinach to make a spinach salad for tonight and have prepared a load for the washing machine programmed to go on during the night. The hottie is a really good thing to do.
@floralies Lovely sunny day here too - about 18°C on my weather station. No wind. Such a change from the last few grey days. I would have loved to have swept the path, but I held back!!
I take Zyma D @coccinella A once a month dose of calcium as I am on the cusp of the brittle bone syndrome.
Sorry that you are having such cold weather still up there yonder - but I hope in spite of the snow that you have sunny days. Makes all the difference, doesn't it?
Have an enjoyable evening and goes easy on the rosé!!
We've been to the SM for the week's supplies. Much bigger choice of fruit and veg than in my French SM.
@tui34 that's what I do when it's freezing cold or tipping with rain outside when we are in Norfolk. I've painted nearly all of the inside of the cottage, tiled the kitchen, made curtains and cushions so now it's time to relax and enjoy it. There is still DIY left to do in my French house.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We have at last had fiber optic laid in our road and have signed up to have it brought up to our house, we are so fed up with lack of internet and wifi due to the copper cables being stolen!
I hope you are all taking it very slowly in the bad weather. The son in law of one of out neighbours was up a tree a few days ago and fell of the ladder and now is in hospital with a fractured pelvis. OH is pruning trees as I type, I have told him to be very, very careful!
No snow here as yet, although there was a frost this morning.
I was given calcium tablets after I broke my wrist a few years ago but the locum who prescribed them said they are horrible and I had to take them first thing in the morning and stand up for half an hour. I didn't take them. And I'm glad I didn't if they can cause kidney stones. I ended up in hospital with an infected kidney after a kidney stone a few years back. I have never known such pain.
The calcium tablets were often prescribed at the same as the alendronic acid ones in the hope they would help strengthen the bones.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Another exciting day on the lazy boy chair. I've spoken to various people around the word on What's App, watched TV programmes of people restoring their homes, doing extensions, makeovers etc. Back to back series and quiz programmes. Finished a book in 3 days and scratched my head at the crosswords! It has paid off - I can move around on the one crutch with much less pain - but I am being very good and not doing any jobs. No anti inflammatories. I did go out into the garden to pick some spinach to make a spinach salad for tonight and have prepared a load for the washing machine programmed to go on during the night. The hottie is a really good thing to do.
@floralies Lovely sunny day here too - about 18°C on my weather station. No wind. Such a change from the last few grey days. I would have loved to have swept the path, but I held back!!
I take Zyma D @coccinella A once a month dose of calcium as I am on the cusp of the brittle bone syndrome.
Sorry that you are having such cold weather still up there yonder - but I hope in spite of the snow that you have sunny days. Makes all the difference, doesn't it?
Have an enjoyable evening and goes easy on the rosé!!
@tui34 that's what I do when it's freezing cold or tipping with rain outside when we are in Norfolk. I've painted nearly all of the inside of the cottage, tiled the kitchen, made curtains and cushions so now it's time to relax and enjoy it. There is still DIY left to do in my French house.
Busy week between work, the freezing cold and Dad having a fall. All good tonight though and the weekend has begun.