GRANDMA DAILY

The Crown and Netflix

The weather is cold and damp ,this is the time of year to stay at home, catch up with some TV programmes and start some baking for Christmas time.

I have signed up for Netflix and been totally absorbed by the series The Crown.The 1940s and 1950s of my childhood has been beautifully captured ,wonderful acting and exquisite attention to detail in the costumes and settings.
A moving performance of the farewell of King George VI to Princess Elizabeth before his sudden death took me right back to the day at school in 1952 when I was 10 years old and teacher came into the class room and announced his death. Our nice class teacher burst into tears and we were sent home for the afternoon.
As children we were shocked to see how vulnerable an adult could be.

WINDOWS 10 upgrade disaster

Ignore those nagging ads to upgrade to windows 10 that keep appearing on your screen.I have been unable to use my PC for a week since attempting this upgrade and have had to ask for professional help to repair the damage.

DO NOT DOWNLOAD WINDOWS 10

The Scream--- E.Munch

Upgrading to Windows 10 and other gripes

Windows 10

I have been constantly nagged by messages on my screen to upgrade to Windows 10. I have spent 3 days trying to do this , the upgrade never gets beyond 97% even though I have left the computer on for more than 15 hours.

Sony TV

2. Last January we bought a smart Sony TV costing £700.Now there are problems with no sound when it is turned on.It seems that we and hundreds of others have been affected by some faulty software, and we wait on Sony's pleasure to supply a solution to having to spend 30 minutes turning the set on and off to restore the sound.Do not buy a Sony TV.

Vodaphone

3.Where is this new cell phone I ordered from Vodaphone last week ?I have not received their advisory email .

Amazon

4. Still waiting for the book I ordered from Amazon, delivery date quoted 21 July.this probably the fault of Royal Mail.

These companies take billions from us but treat us like grovelling peasants in their Game of Thrones.

Summer Fashion for Grandmas

Many older ladies have a good income to buy clothes with, but, dear manufacturers ,please do not regard us as an easy seam of silver to exploit. We want value for money and some consideration of our needs regarding styling .So I am going to look at some of the fashion garments around this summer in light of those needs.

Summer wardrobes need freshening up with some new items as older favourites tend to have a too well washed look.

The Summer Dress : photographs taken from online catalogues

Always hard to find is something with a sleeve, not too short in length, a flattering colour and shape and no need for special underwear.

After a long search I found this pretty , easy to wear dress at Jigsaw

This maxi dress from Zara looks light, cool and pretty but will hide those flabby arms and varicose veins we all to keep out of sight.

When it gets really hot linen is wonderfully cool.The creasing just has to be regarded as part of the fabric's charm.
Marks and Spencers' dress is a lovely colour but those patch pockets on the bust and hips are not good for curvy ladies.