General Chat

Mo and Jean, please could you both check your e-mails.

Aaaaahhh thank you Sallie,received and it's really lovely.

Sallie,sorry no mail, I will send you some pics to see if they get through. I dont think any of them are religous, although I have been asked to do some adult baptism cards as they are hard to get hold of..We go to a Baptist church, so adult baptism is the norm,so I try to do any sort of cards, just starting fathers day ones....I will send the pics now.....


love Jean xx

Mo, at last you've got it. Glad that you liked it. A couple of others had a problem getting theirs, so it might be our internet. Wouldn't surprise me at all. Jean hope you'll get yours soon.

Love Sallie xxx

EUREKA !! Sallie it is lovely thank you, worth waiting for.....I once made a banner to hang in church and the text was the one you have sent from numbers......

love Jean xx

Good afternoon all.
After feeling awful all over the weekend,I phoned the doctors at 8.20,she asked if I could be there for 8.40,well that was a no no,as I had just got up.
So I went at 9.50 instead. And guess what,I have got Bronchitus. No wonder I have felt like poo all the time. I have got horse sized tablets to take three times a day.
I spent about an hour in the garden clearing a few off the weeds away.
So I now feel cream crackered,and I am going to have forty winks.
Speak to you all later. Love Mo xxx

Hi All, at least you know now what the problem is Mo, hope the horse pills solve it for you. Yes we have been to Tenerife quite a few times before and have stayed in the apartment three times before, it belongs to somebody from genes, Tenerife Sun and her OH. We love it there.
Sallie, I know the feeling of going into hobbycraft for a couple of items and needing a truck to get them home. good though isn't it?

Jean you are keeping busy with cards, but why such a short 'window' to do them in? Why have you got a deadline? I am a Baptist (albeit not attending church these days) and I don't remember having Baptismal cards. Our Baptism used to be very low key. Although I did have a gift from my sponsors, both gave me pocket testaments.

Marilyn, glad you enjoyed your holiday, I had not realised that Australia was so expensive. We were surprised that Spain was not as expensive as Tenerife.

Ah Ann, the deadline is of my own making, if I dont set one I will never get them done and as I already promised to do some I cant let them down can I?
we also have a lot of baptisms, it has been a tradition when folk go through the water, (submerged )we give them cards as memento of the commitment they have made.....I have managed to do 30 cards so far, so not many more. I also want to do some cards with bookmarks in them....

Mo, I am sorry to hear your problem , but at least it is being treated so you will soon be on the mend.....keep warm and drink plenty ..whiskey is good if you are unwell...dont worry if you keep falling down we will tell folk you are not really drunk, well not all the time........seriously sweetie, we are praying for a quick recovery and send you love and ((((((((( x))))))))))


Sallie, keep crafting....lol.... I just happened to call in Range, for a few bits, but as usual went over the top....

hope everyone else is doing o.k. ......

love Jean xx

Hello everyone.
Just a quickie to let you know that I am still alive and kicking.
I will be happy when these tablets start to work. The phlegm has affected my hearing,and my eardrums feel like they are full to bursting.
Roly has the turned the t.v up to almost full volume,and I can just about hear it. It sounds like it is coming through a tin can.
I hope you are all well. Take care my friends. Love to you all. Mo xxx

Hi all.

I thought I was supposed to see the ophthalmologist at our Super Clinic at 1.40pm today, but yesterday at about 2.30 I got a phone call to say I had missed my appointment. When I checked the letter I received a few weeks ago I found they were rights. OOOOOPS. I now have another appointment for Mon. 19th at 12.30pm. I hope I dont get that one wrong.

Huia.

Oooops,never mind Huia we can all make mistakes. At least you have got another appointment pretty quick.
We will have to try and remember the date,and give you a reminder.

Hi Huia, sorry you missed your apptmt, I have a job to remember mine if I forget to check the calender and I have to check o.h.'s appmts too to make sure they don't conflict with mine if I need the car.

Hope you are feeling a bit better Mo,

love to all,

Lizxx

I visited Phil today. He was out on a van trip when I arrived at 10.30 so instead of coming home at 11.30 as I had planned I hung around till then for them to come back from their outing. He was so much more alert than he had been in a long time. He said something about needing something to finish building the Mangatawhiri Dam. That is the one over the hill from here. We used to live over there and he did a lot of work on that dam and 3 others in these hills. I even helped him sometimes. I was delighted that he remembered something more recent than England which was over 60 yrs ago. I am told that he possibly does recognise me but cant put it into words. I have decided that while he is like this I will visit twice a week again. He fed himself his dinner and even had a second lot of desert given him! at which stage I decided it was time to come home, 1pm. I am feeling quite a bit happier now, despite the fact that I had been wishing he would die. He does seem to have some quality of life at present, even if it is nothing like the life he had a year ago.

Huia.

Hi everyone


a quick visit to say we leave in a few hours, and I won't be back on GR until April 24th


I hope all goes as well as it can for everyone during the next 3 weeks.



sylvia
xxxxx

Hello All ,I have read all the 3 pages I have missed,I have been very busy doing Family research and have had a number of emails to answer.
We have had more heavy rain my poor rhododendrons are looking poorly as they are sitting in water, we have had so much rain, to-day has been fine but we need at least a week of heat to try and dry everything out.
Mo no wonder you have been feeling so poorly I hope the tablets do the trick.
Did you get an e/card from June she said she was going to send Huia & myself one I am still waiting must have been the gaff I made calling her Jane eh!
Cooeee Huia did you get an e/card from Jan opps I mean JUNE .LOL.
June, I love you gut what happened to my E/Card
I had a very Quiet Easter, but worked Hard.
To-day it was water arobics and yesterday my friend & I worked on the bikes and the walking machine., plus some Weights
I spent 3hrs to-day doing my cleaning Job, so I am rather tired. Hello to Liz,Sallie ,Julia, Ann, June and anyone else who may look in. Hugs to you all.
I am off to rustle up some food as I didnt get any lunch so I am a little hungry
God Luv you all Marie.

Marie,Marie,what am I going to do with you love. It's not JUNE or JANE,it's
JEAN. My lord the day you get it right,I think I will hang the flags out. LOL You are a case,and no I don't mean a nutcase.
No wonder JEAN has not sent your e.card to you,she is probably sitting with her head in her hands in despair,thinking when will Marie get my name right,who do I send this card to,Marie or Mary. LOL
Sylvia,I hope I have caught you before you leave. I hope you have a lovely time with the family,and give Matthew an extra hug from me.
Huia,it is good to hear that Phil is still able to enjoy himself in his own way.
And that it eases your mind,knowing he is getting on well. He's becoming
a bit off a gad about,going on these outings.
Feeling a little better today thanks Liz. Still cant hear very well though, and
coughing up gold bullets. The spitoon in the corner is getting rather full up now. Yuk disgusting I know.
Now whats happened to Jean and Sallie,havent seen them about very much lately. Helloooo girls come back to us we miss you.
Love to all. Mo xxx

Hi Everyone,

Looking in to see how you all are. I've been busy making cards the last two days, plus the weekly shop and a couple of odd jobs that needed doing.

Mo, I hope the tablets have started to work, and that you are feeling a bit better. No wonder you were feeling poorly, it was just as well you made an appointment.

Sylvia, have a great holiday with your family, and especially enjoy cuddling MJ for the first time.

Huia, so good to hear that Phil was more responsive when you seen him, it's bound to make you feel a lot better when you visit him.

Marie, it looks as though you've been busy with Family History Research. I haven't done any for a while, what with one thing and another. I wish I had your energy to do some exercise--you put me to shame. Hope your family are all well.

Jean, how is the card making going? Are the ones for the church nearly finished? My problem is, once I start doing them I don't want to do anything else. So thought that I'd better come on here first, or you all might think that I'd left GR.

Ann, how are things with you since you came home from your holiday? Have you managed to do any cards or scrap pages? It's a lovely day here today, I went up to town with my friend after I had finished with the Cousellor. It was very busy up there, as Thursday and also Saturday are market days.

Julia, just wondering how you got on at the hospital. I hope that it all went well. Have started to knit anything else, since finishing your jacket?

Marilyn, hope you have recovered from your journey home. I expect it will take a while to get back to normal, what with the different time zones and the long journey.

Liz, how are things with you? Has your son used his Slow Cooker yet? I'm sure that once he starts using it, he won't be able to manage without it.

I hope Debbie and her family are enjoying their holiday in Yorkshire, and that the weather is kind to them.

I'm off to do another card now, so I'll speak to you all later.

Love and best wishes. Salliexxx

Hi, all, What is that Marie like..... JEAN,JEAN,JEAN, thats me name Mary.....,
I sent you a card the same time I sent to Huia and the others, dont know what went wrong I wouldnt leave you out, poppet....I will try again,,,, keep watching your mail....

Sallie I have nearly done them , but I keep getting waylaid, I try new stuff out and get an idea that I just have to do.....I have just got a light box, so I am going to do some embossing, I used to do it and it is so easy to do,I will send you a sample card, when I do it...I need to take pics of the last lot I have made so will send them too....Hope to see some of yours too....

Mo, you seem to be a little better, you must wear a vest at your age....lol...and thermals.....do you never listen to what I tell you,? its only for your own good...have a get well hug ((((((((( X ))))))))

big Hello to everyone else, hope you come on and share your news ....

back to do some more cards, btw I am taking orders, lol...lol...lol

love Jean xx

Jean,I have been wearing my thermal vest all winter,just as you told me to.
I rubbed Vic into my chest,he didnt complain,but even that did not help.lol
And since when have you been taking orders Jean. Thats different to what J has been telling me. lol
Sallie who have you been making the cards for now,is it for special occasion.? Or are you helping Jean out with her orders.
Sallie Julia is posting on chat,so she is still around,thank goodness.

Marie I have sent your belated e-card... fingers X....

Love Jean xx