What are you all up to

Just checked and it appears to be running, but at £4:40 each way it's not worth it for us to use. We'll just drive round the top of the lake and get a walk en route.

Hope you have a good day tomorrow Nellie and enjoy your last stay of this trip.

Just having a quick catch up as Home now after a great few days away  in the Peak District.  Day started bright, so OH suggested a short circular walk before we left the CL. Three and a half hours  later, and  after what was more like mountaineering than walking at times we arrived back at the van. 

Packed up everything,  but then couldn't leave as a local farm collie has taken up residence under the van and wouldn't come out.  After a bit of gentle persuasion it finally came out! And we could set off. Good run home, no hold ups.  Van on the drive, will unpack it tomorrow. 

Glad you had a good run north Nellie , hope you enjoy your day in the Lakes. 

Hope Mr MH is feeling a bit better Millie. 

Sounds like you had a lovely few days away Helen. I had a smile about the farm collie 😊. OH is much better today thanks. The antibiotics are working well. ☺

Glad you had a good weekend HelenandTrevor. What an excuse not to leave the site! How did you entice the dog under? 😂😂😂

Nelliethehooker enjoy your last day. Lots of jobs await indoors I expect, but you'll be planning your next trip soon 😀.

Tricky good to hear recovery is going well. Hows Concorde?

Quite a productive day 😀. Went to discuss status of a building society pass book, I'd marked it closed with a date but couldn't work out where the money went to, was certain it remained within the same building society - not a fortune but 4 figures of OUR money. Yes it went into another account there but i couldn't see it as the 'closed' book hadn't been made up with interest and showing the transfer. Mystery solved and now the list is complete.

Bumped into folk I see rarely so whole morning completely taken up!

Topped up generally whilst in town then phoned OH for a lift home with 3 heavy bags of stuff and a large container of fat balls. Well be clean both bodily and clothes wise, my hair will stay in place - why do you have to buy 2 of things to make a good saving? The birds have plenty of food too. Just as OH was leaving my shoes were delivered 😀. We now have 5 pairs of wedding shoes for one pair of feet 😂😂😀! 

Also had a call to say underwear I ordered as they didn't have my size is in!

After lunch I tried on the ensemble and a decision has been made!!! 3 pairs of shoes the same just different colours. I really wanted the red, the nude just didn't really  go as pointed out by my son and I had to agree. I've opted for the blue, sent photos no response from son this time so assume he agrees. Kept shoes on indoors and all appears to be ok. No bunion issues and the neuroma seems to have settled back down. Headgear to go and I'm sorted 😀😃😀😃.

Received letter to make NHS cataract appointment Saturday, very speedy. Looked into paying over the weekend. Phoned for NHS appointment offered 18 February NOT with the guy I saw before. Made further enquiries about paying and will contemplate over next few days, that way I chose who does the op, cancelling NHS if I decide private route. Had a big wobble this morning after reports of problems with some inserted lenses 😱.

Managed to check our wills for a query, been on the list for months following a discussion with friends after the death of a parent, awaiting call back for the solicitors to confirm that if predeceased by our children the money goes to grandchildren not our child's spouse. We read that it does, set up long before kids were really grown and sorted had to name daughter at 18  to be sons guardian that's how long ago! But need to be certain. Will then have to ask if they'll be added complications as only ones, at present 😉, live in NZ. I expect it will involve a full consultation and large fee so may jeopardise other outgoings 😂😂

Let's hope tomorrow will be equally productive.

Bakers2.  I enquired about private cataract op last week.  Starting point £2400 each eye and consultation extra. I might wait for NHS. Glad you have your shoes sorted.  I always find shoes the most difficult part of a smart outfit.

Good luck with sorting the cataract op B2, hope you don't have to wait too long. OH took a friend for his ops not long ago he had opted for private due to his wife being ill and things needed to be done asap. But it's an expense that could be saved.

Helen's post about the collie reminded me of a holiday in the lakes with my sister and our families, they had a campervan and we found a mother cat and kittens in the van, they scampered off, there was a farm nearby. 

Enjoy the last bit of your tour Nellie.

OH has taken our van for it's MOT this morning, think we'll need some new tyres but hope the rest will be ok.

That seems to be the going rate. I phoned and discovered that it doesn't include the initial consultation which ranges from £160 - £250 locally. Whilst holding on, yes I had to queue 😉 the voice kept saying ask about the package price, I did and it was same start price and up to £600 more, this is for difference in the type of anesthesia, local or general. The only upside is the person you see is one who does the op, so I can avoid my last encounter although he's on the list! At the end of the day anyone can have an off day, my handwriting can change within minutes 😂😂😂. I'm mulling it over but because the initial NHS consultation isn't too far away it's making it harder to justify at the moment, but if 'himself' had put me forward I'd be having the op anytime now 😤😤. 

It's my birthday in a couple of weeks, should I ask for a donations?

Brue hope your van passes its MOT.

OH has said shes going to wash the car 😱😱 as far as I know no life events due which is the usual timing, if that's within weeks or years 😂😂

My digital radio in the kitchen isn't working, power going in but cant do anything with it. Tuning, wavelengths, it gets FM too or alarms I'll walk it down to local repair shop for a chat later. Going to make a cake first.

B2,  good  luck  with  your  cataract  op  .

Had  mine  done  several  years  ago  now,  but  the  worst  part  was  the  pre-op  checks  &  what  happened  there  .

I  was  in  "Mid  Drops  Receiving  Mode"  when  an  elderly  lady  went  in  for  her  checks.  She  came  out  in  tears  'cos  her  treatment  required  her  to  have  a  full  anaesthetic and  the  Specialist  told  her  that  her  heart  would  not  survive  that !!  So,  without  being  told  so  she  was  sent  home  knowing  that  she  was  going  to  go  blind !  Most  definitely  took  my  and  the  other  patients  collective   minds  off  our  little  problems.