Diary summary week ending 8th March 2026

[louisa maud]

Sometimes medication causes a cough, I had huge problems with statins and managed to get them changed.

The  bees, pleased they have survived

LM

[Caw1]

It was no trouble Caroline and yes, I was reminiscing about books I'd read! It didn't actually take me long because I could bypass whole groups, knowing that it wasn't written by the likes of Peter May, Ken Follet, etc etc.
I know what you mean about reading the book after seeing the film or vice versa. One that I came across in my Read books was Where the Crawdads Sing, a book I really enjoyed. Some time after reading it I watched the film, thinking it wouldn't be nearly as good but the film did stick to the story as written so I enjoyed that too. However, I'm with you on not reading The Dig after seeing the film, especially if you had to pay £5.99 for it! 

It's been a beautiful day here, wall to wall sunshine, it was pleasantly warm in the sun. In fact I felt overheated after my walk late morning. I gave in and cut the back lawn this afternoon, after ramming down the contents of the garden waste bin I managed to fit the cuttings in. The lawn looks so much better, fingers crossed that we don't get any hard frosts to damage it.

Funny you should mention Where the Crawdads Sing that was one of the exceptions as the film was created in that dreamy way the book is written.. hard when the book descriptions are beautiful to adapt to the screen but I think they did it proud.
Definitely not into paying that much for a book unless it’s outstanding and I can’t borrow it from the library or find it cheaper somewhere else! I wait for birthdays or Christmas and ask for one as a present!

My OH has mowed both back and front lawns and as you say they do look lovely when they’ve been done.

Not so nice today, dull and quite chilly but dry at least ..

Caroline

[BushInn1746]

Hello

Louisa, pleased you got a prescription change to a more agreeable one.

Paid the Green bin Permit Charge to get the bin sticker.

Take care all, Mark

[radstockjeff]

This may not be the correct place for this one.
I have a lot of old copies of sheet music dating mainly 40's and 50's but some quite a bit older. I will never get to play them or even attempt to play them. What is the best way of disposal, other than into the shredder?
rj

[Gillg]

RJ
I'd like to know the answer to that, too!  Most of my sheet music was inherited from my mother, who was a gifted pianist, also have some from my similarly musical nephew (her grandson). I'm a bog-standard pianist and sing in choirs, too, so also have lots of choral music.  I've even got my grandmother's Tonic Sol-Fa version of the Messiah!  She couldn't read music and Grandfather thought this would be easy for her.
My great-grandfather used to own a music shop, selling, repairing and tuning musical instruments, but he also sold sheet music.  My grandfather, his son, had the job as a lad of going to the railway station every morning to pick up parcels of sheet music, which arrived every day from London, according to the shop's billhead.
I have sometimes seen sheet music on sale in charity shops, so you could try that way if you have any charity shops near you.   

[Jebber]

OXFAM have special  book shops and I understand they take and sell sheet music. I am about to sort mine out and send it to them. Over the last couple of months I have sent them well over a 100 books and still have more to send them. That are very grateful for any kind of book, not just novels. Also music cassettes and CDs.

[rosie99]

Dorothy House Hospice have an ebay page where they post some items received into their shops, I think other charity shops nearer to you may have as well.  There is quite a lot of sheet music for sale on ebay

[radstockjeff]

Thanks Jebber. Nearest shop to me is at Wells. I'll give them a call. rj

[BumbleB]

Just had to share this:

Call yesterday afternoon from hospital regarding one of my scans - appointment offered for 10.45 today.  Bus from home to station - 9.30.  Train to Derby - 10.15 - arrives 10.30ish.  Walk to hospital.  Scan call at 10.45ish.  Walk back to station and catch 11.30 train.  Order taxi at Tamworth station and home by 12.15.