January chat - 11th / 17th

Blimey Kelly I though I had off sleep,hope you managed to go back to sleep.Any sign of flame yet?

Well today I've had a housework blitz and over the weekend sorted pp sal and sorted fabric on frame for Grimm Sal too. Though alice not done😣😣😣will do some this afternoon but hoping to do a week on each project from now on.

Grey also looking in to getting me a better light as one I have he calls the interrogation as it projects to far over the room on him of a night so not doing my night stitching while watch/listening awful tv.

Any one started anything new for the new yr. Myself it was p.o. sal as never done much Blackwell before.

Yesterday will probably be the most exciting day of the week for me. I had my routine breast screening in the mobile unit in Sainsburys car park. We then went into Sainsburys and bought some saucepans. One of our saucepans must be nearly 40 years old.

The rest of the day wasn't great as I hurt my knee somehow. No idea what I had done to it so I spent the rest of the day with my leg up. It feels better today but I am being careful. Will try and do some stitching later.

Things are still crazy here but then that seems to be the way my life pans out.
My daughter's kitty is on the mend but it will be a long job - 4 weeks of cage rest to start and then see how things are. Kitty is protesting so much - she has an enormous meeow for a tiny kitty. I was at my daughter's house first thing so that she could take the cat to the vet and then I stayed there until just now as she had patients and was then going for an asymptomatic Covid test - she is patient facing but in private medicine so doesn't get routinely tested.
My younger daughter has just gone out as she is giving someone a PT session on the cliff top - rather her than me as it is pretty cold out there and the wind is getting up.

Hope everyone else is having a good day !

Mmaryg _I know what you mean about the serpent he's done a good job acting him .We been watching of a night so on ep 6 tonight ,like you I've read up on this but not Grey though I'm not sure I have much sympathy for her .As I read she was a victim too but I just think she probably was at the beginning but once the murders started she can't be as she knew and even helped set them up.Thought all his followers were weirdo' s though would they have been without being devoted too him? Can't wait for his being caught though I still think they all believed did nothing wrong.

Glad the knee better too hope you get your walk though here it's been raining all morning.

This afternoon is stitching👍👍

Nasty weather here - can't make up it's mind whether it wants to rain, snow or freezing rain. Was mild today but the temp will drop overnight and I suspect there will be a nice mess of ice to navigate when I head to work in the am.
Unfortunately, numbers are going up here again, and government announced new restrictions yesterday which take effect at midnight tonight. Much and at my work as they try to figure out what exactly we have to do to be in compliance with the rules. Some of the rules and restrictions are rather obvious (like the one we've had for a while about masks being required in public spaces), but others are not as clear-cut. It does sound like the authorities are going to be sending round inspectors and that these inspectors and police will be issuing fines to people and businesses not in compliance.
Have not done myself any type of injury that I can recall, but am sitting here with my right foot elevated, as my ankle appears to be somewhat swollen. No clue why!

Sounds like everyone's busy with one thing or other. I hope all your aches and pains go quickly and you aren't in too much discomfort.

It's been snowing here all day today. It's forecast more of the same here for the next few days.

I haven't been in our local supermarket since last shop, Jay's been in for the things I need. You have to wear face coverings here, no mask no entry rule. Unless you can prove you're exempt for medical reasons, personally I don't need the hassle so the furthest I've been is the GP's office.

There's a debate about face masks on FB that was getting a little heated, but I think people should have more understanding for other people who are exempt for medical reasons. Not all illnesses or disabilities can be seen and in which case they should also respect the 2m rule. People seem to think that because you are wearing a mask the 2m rule doesn't apply, yet our supermarkets are packed with shoppers shoulder to shoulder at times.

Both me and Jade's blood results are back, although I had to have another test took today. It took the nurse 5 minutes to get blood from me and there was only a little bit in the vial. She said hopefully there's enough to test. I would have been there a lot longer otherwise.

Jade is now on the same meds as me, as it's her thyroid which I suspected. Either that are her iron count, but it was actually Vit D she hasn't enough of, so she's on supplements, but I'm going to pick her up some salmon and sardines tomorrow after I'm done at the opticians and some fresh orange juice. I know these are rich in Vit D so I'll research tonight what other foods contain it too, I think eggs do as well.

The doc as put me back on the same meds as before and he's adamant my condition isn't being caused by the meds, but I'll have to wait and see what the blood test shows. In the meantime, I'm to continue with them. I think it might be just the case of my body getting used to them as others have said as I'm not in as much pain today.

I took advantage of that and decided to clean out my craft room. Well, actually it's the utility room, lol, but I've organised the two large chests of storage drawers and they are now in the kitchen, for want of a better place. They will probably go upstairs once I've done the bedroom, which will be the weekend now and hopefully I'll find Flame in the process.

Hope you all have a good, crafty weekend, and stay warm and safe everyone.

That is good you found him Kelly. Sorry to hear about all the troubles with meds.
One of the best ways to get Vit D is sunshine. Not necessarily easy in the middle of winter, but if there are any sunshiny days, make her sit by a window. I have also heard that eggs and mushrooms have vit D.
Julie, a place like that here would be getting fines, if not outright shut down. I wouldn't go back either.
The Madame La Fee pattern I ordered to do for my sister arrived today. Hopefully over the next couple of days I can get threads sorted out and get started. The sooner I start the sooner I can finish! It appears to be a well-printed and easy-to-read chart, although with it being multiple pages, I will need to make a working copy. I always find that when I get to the area where pages meet, I need to be able to tape them together in order to not make mistakes. I will also definitely need to be able to mark off as I go/where I am on some parts of the pattern, so need a working copy for that too. Not sure how I am going to do that however, as the place where I normally go to do it is of course closed due to restrictions.