WEdnesday

Morning! Half way through the week

Hope everyone is well... our weather today hasnt decided what it wants to do yet! Bit grey and overcast, but I dont want it getting too cold... our heating has decided to pack up Have phoned the plumber, we all know how difficult it is getting hold of plumbers!!
Made a start on my christmas cards yesterday... I made 1 lol!!! Well I did get interrupted, have made all my October birthday cards... and thought I would make a start on the christmas ones... but the little boy I look after came in the afternoon... so that put paid to any cardmaking. Day off again on Friday, so will start again then.

Well off now to get a coffee... and wait by the phone!

Karen

Sorry to hear you are having trouble with your heating Karen. Why does it always happen that the heating goes wrong as soon as you start to need to use it. I think it's where it has been left idle all summer and then things start sticking. My brother-in-law is a plumber but he hasn't got time at this time of the year to come to us if we have a problem. He talks Martin through on the phone on what to do It does worry me though. Hope ours is ok this year

Mornin Ladies
Sorry to hear about ya heating Karen always
happens at this time of year
hope you feeling ok Jacky
I am still feeling a bit rough but improving and
slowly my breathing is getting better, i might even
attempt a bit of crafting today
Gonna go and have a shower and hopefully will
feel better after it

Jayne

Morning Jayne

I am fine thank you, glad you are feeling a little better, the shower might help with the breathing I am off this afternoon to the U3A Craft Group. It is the first time and the lady who said I should join has now told me that I will probably be leading the group as I know more than most of them I don't mind helping but I'm not a leader Will see how things work out

Morning ladies - I'll whisper it incase saying it out loud will frighten it away - its sunny here today !!!! shock horror he he

Hope you get your plumber sorted Karen and hope your breathing improves Jayne. I'm sending your swap card today Jayne, sorry it took me so long to get it off to you. Good luck with your card club Jacky, I'm sure you will be fine

Positive vibes and hugs for those that need

Afternoon ladies. What a vile day! Been pouring down since about 11am. Had an early start to get Roy to doctor's for 8am. His cellulitis hasn't improved. Now got another course of antibiotics- different ones- and anti histamine as he has had terrible itching after taking the last lot of antibiotics. Told him he should go back -only taken about 2 weeks for him to do it. Apparently he must have had a delayed allergic reaction! Went home for breakfast after doctors then to Forest Lodge. I want to get an olive tree for eldest son's birthday next month, but the ones they had did not look brilliant so will be doing a tour of all the other garden centres during rest of week.

Which U3A do you go to Jacky? I belong to the Fleet one and go to the reading group and pilates so far. I was going to join the French group but they were halfway through the course so decided to wait until they started again. They do have a couple of cardmaking groups so may try one of those after Christmas.

Hope you get your heating sorted soon Karen. I have a Service contract on mine just in case!

Hope you're feeling a bit better soon Jayne.

Afternoon all

Sorry to hear about your heating Karen - hope you get it fixed soon
Hope you are feeling a little better Jacky & Jayne
How did you craft class go Sue?

topgran wrote: I have a Service contract on mine just in case!

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hubby looked into doing this last year... and now wished we had done it Think its something that will have to be considered, the last time we had this problem we had a bill for £200 at Christmas - could have done without it, but what do you do when you want warmth!!! Either that or I will have to do a course in plumbing!! next thing will be ordering oil for the winter... never ending!

Afternoon ladies how are you all? Karen i hope you get the heating sorted has it is quite chilly now. My teeth have been chattering today

still waiting for a phone call... not a happy bunny

Evening all Karen hope your heating will be fixed soon, never mind you can always put the dogs on the bed if your cold ha ha, Well have been to the docs today for my results of my blood test and I have gout, (please dont anyone say its all that rich living) I am sick of people keep saying it, the doctor asked me if i drank no comment from you karen please lol.

So all that pain i do hope i dont get it again.

I have done about 40 xmas cards karen you will have to catch up soon, well am off to watch the bill have a nice evening

cally wrote:the doctor asked me if i drank no comment from you karen please lol.

Janette... not saying a word!!!

I joined the Camberley U3A Sue, we are doing the walking - 5mile walk once a month, and I am doing the craft group twice a month. It was really nice, the ladies there were lovely - I think most crafters are We were doing our own thing today but next week a lady is showing us how to do an aperture card with an extra bit in the middle. Have seen it before I think in a magazine but haven't done one before. The ladies who didn't bring anything did Iris Folding.

Hope you are feeling a bit better Jayne, and good luck with your heating Karen. Cally GOUT ?? I must admit I thought I might be getting it a few months back Well done with your Christmas Cards - I keep starting and I think I have finished 2 but several others partly finished. Doing a production line

Can I have a really dumb moment?
What is a U3A club?

Karen I really hope that you get your heating sorted soon
It is starting to get quite cold
I am so pleased we got our system updated
The old one was 30 years old
And the boiler was over 20 years old!

Cally you have my sympathy
Alan had a mild attack of gout a while back and it was painful
Seemingly orange juice can aggravate it so maybe you had better take tonic in your gin
All joking aside Alan says you have his sympathy

Christmas cards .....I have one and a half done
One I did months back and the other has progressed over the weeks

U3A is University of the Third Age

The Third Age Trust is the national representative body for the Universities of Third Age (U3As) in the UK. U3As are self-help, self-managed lifelong learning co-operatives for older people no longer in full time work, providing opportunities for their members to share learning experiences in a wide range of interest groups and to pursue learning not for qualifications, but for fun.

WOW! I like the sound of that!!!
I wonder if there is one set up in Bracknell
Thanks for that Macula
It sounds just like something that is right up my street
I shall investigate this further

www.bracknellu3a.ik.com/ here it is Sadie.

Thankyou Jacky
I think a few enquiries will be made here
This is just the kind of thing I have been looking for
Though I think I will give any hill-walking activities a miss

I quite liked the pub lunch group but Martin wanted walking There are so many groups you can join, it's a good way to keep in touch with people if you are on your own all day

I am sitting here so happy I have tears in my eyes Happy ones
This is the very thing I have been looking for
And now I qualify for the Dial-a-bus or whatever it is called in this area I would have no problems at all getting there
I have to admit the social isolation I was starting to feel was getting to me
I fancy the lunch, book and of course the craft club
Thankyou once again this means so much to me

Glad to help Sadie.

The Fleet group is trying to start up a weekend club to do walks, visits, lunches etc for those people who are on their own and feel isolated at weekends. Thought that was a really good idea.

I think I saw that in the Bracknell one Sue
I must admit I thought it was a good idea too
Thankfully, touch wood, I have no need for that particular group

Scotty wrote:
Thankfully, touch wood, I have no need for that particular group

Neither do I but I know there are a lot of people out there on their own and as one lady said there's lots to join during the week but at the weekends they don't even have anyone to talk to!