General Chat

Hello all, glad our Marie got back safely, cant wait to hear what she got up to.... Mo its next Sat we go away... and this time I am hoping to take the netbook so I can keep my beady eye on you .... I have a few bits of sewing to catch up on so crafting will be on hold for a bit ...and I need to get my glasses sorted when I fell they got twisted, J tried to straighten them but he was afrid of breaking them. so I will still be here until next week, love and hugs to those who need them,especially Joyce and Liz, see you lare be good... love Jean xx

I got the all clear at the clinic yesterday. Now I just have to pack things to take to Rotorua. So many pills, potions, eyedrops. Not to mention clothes, and books to read. It is just as well we have a ute, plenty of room for luggage. I dont think I need to take the kitchen sink though. I hope to leave in 5 hours so will see you all again in 5 or 6 days.

Huia.

Enjoy your trip Huia.

Oh my goodness I am late, like the mad hatter at the tea party.

Good to hear you got the all clear Huia love. Now have a safe and pleasant journey to your sons house. Enjoy yourself,get plenty of rest and relaxation. Don't let the dogs run you ragged though.

Ann, I mean no offence when I keep reminding you of your little trip. I just want you to be safe.
Enjoy yourselves,and have a good journey tommorrow.
See you when you get back, and I look forward to hearing all about it.

See what I mean about my memory Jean, I thought it was this saturday the 23rd you were going away, stupid mare that I am.
I am pleased you are taking your netbook with you, you can give us daily updates then,coz you will be bored without us. LOL
It's time to get your glasses sorted, otherwise you wont be able to do all the close work you want to do love. Especially as you will be watching me closely, to make sure I behave myself. (as if I would be naughty )

I wonder if Marie has finished unpacking yet. I can't wait to hear of her trip.

I wonder where Sallie has got to tonight, it's unusual not to hear from her.

Tess where are you as well.

Sylvia is probably very busy with the tradespeople,sorting out her kitchen, so we will forgive her for not being here. But Sylvia we need a sick note, with an explanation. LOL

I have got an emergency appointment with the dentist,at lunchtime tommorrow. I have got a tooth ache,right at the back of my gum,and it's affecting my ear.
I was only at the dentist's last month, so I am hoping I don't incur more costs, but if I do I do. I don't like having painful teeth, but this one seemed to be o.k back then. I will wait and see.

Well girls I am going to take more paracetamol,and take myself of to bed.
Speak to you all tommorrow. Love Mo xxx

Hi Girls,

I'm late tonight, I've chatting to a few people on the phone. There always seems to a lot to say.lolol!!


Ann, hope that yoy and T have a wonderful weekend in London. I'll be thinking about you both. Also hope the weather will be good for you, so that it will be a lot nicer to get about. Take care the both of you.!


Huia, so pleased that you got the all clear at the Clinic. Enjoy your weekend at your son's. Take care!


Mo, sorry to hear that you have toothache. Hope the dentist will find the cause of it tomorrow.
I must say, I admire you going to the dentist. I'm terrified of dentists.

Joyce rang me this morning, it was great to hear from her. She sounded a lot calmer than I expected. Her daughter is being cremated tomorrow, and her ashes are being scattered on the River Mersey at a later date.

Speak to you all tomorrow.

Love and best wishes to everyone. Sallie.xxx

thank you sally, we are all packed and the taxi is booked for 10am.

Mo, sorry to hear that you have toothache, it is a horrid pain, I hope they can solve the problem for you.

Probably wont have time to come on here tomorrow so I will speak to you all when we get back.

Hi everyone

safe trip Huia ..... I'm afraid I've missed you! Do hope that there are no more earthquakes in the Rotorua area while you are there!!


safe trip Ann ... have a great time


Kitchen's on a bit of hold at the moment .... the cabinet maker said he thought he would be ready to deliver the cabinets either tomorrow (Thursday) or Friday, but it really depends on when OH can be home to help him.


We had a good time at the Celebration of Life yesterday ........... no religious aspect to it at all. They basically provided a place and nibblies so that friends, colleagues and family could gather to talk about G, exchange stories ..... and hug and cry if that's what was needed. Only the immediate members of the family spoke, telling stories about G ............... his 3 children, his wife, his grandson (age 12), his brother and sister.

B, the grandson, held it together enough to say what he wanted to say, then collapsed in tears, he was very close to his grandfather. I spoke to his mother (who I last saw as a teenager about 25 years ago!), and said how well B had done, and how impressed I had been with him as I watched him move around the room ............... she said she was really proud at how he had held it together.

I also managed to have quite a long talk to G's wife .... who said she had hardly eaten or slept since it happened ........ G died in his sleep, and, although he had several health problems, it really was completely unexpected.

We had several long chats with other ex-colleagues ................ we all come out for these events (and there have been about 6 over the last 4 years or so), but never seem to meet up at any other time.

I suggested to OH on the way home that we might try holding some sort of buffet do after Christmas, and see how many of them will come to it ...... so that we meet in happier circumstances.


We had fish pie from the freezer last night! Nice and easy for OH.

This is all part of that very expensive implant / bridge / etc work that he is having done!


Sallie ...... what kind of model trains does Alun have?

OH had Hornby DoubleO as a child, we had it shipped over here, attached it to a board, and J played with it for years. Now we are looking at shipping over to Nova Scotia for MJ ...... the 3 rd generation

Our problem is that one of the engines needs some repairs to make it work, and OH hasn't been able to find anyone to do it. He was recommended to someone in a neighbouring town ...... that guy only made it worse!

I've even suggested he send it to the UK!!!


What he does now is collect train books .... preferably of steam trains, but really anything on trains!!



take care everyone


s
xxx

I am going out to lunch with some old school friends. Will be back later,

Tess

Thinking of our Joyce as she says her farewells to Julie, I have been remembering all the laughs we have shared and the heartaches too over the years, but love her and Jan and wish them well and certainly peace of mind...

Ann have a lovely weekend, I wait to hear what adventures you have do take more water with it this time...lol... xx
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ to ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ all our missing friends.
always in my thoughts...
Mo have you got the letter opener ready... lol... see you later

Sylvia, your kitchen will be worth all the upset, you seem to be managing very well...love to you and your family...

think of me as I go to the glaucoma clinic later today,checkung if the cataracts have advanced any... but I do believe in miracles....

by for now. Love Jean xx

Hi Girls,

Well I'm on my own for the evening as usual on a Thursday. Alun's gone off to his Model Railway Club.

Sylvia, Alun was interested to know that your OH was interested in trains, and especially steam trains. When Alun was a child, he also had a Hornby Duplo DoubleO gauge train set, I think he said that the track had three rails. Your OH will probably know what I mean.

Of course now, the tracks have two rails. He has a few makes of model trains, Hornby and Bachman are the two that I can remember. It's a shame that you can't get the engine fixed properly, so that MJ can play with it when he gets older, and especially with him being the third generation too.
The members at the club repair and some of them make their own engines.

All of them in the club are thinking about going to Hamburg next year, to a World Model Railway Exhibition, the exhibitors are from all over the world, losed to all but they're not going to take anything to exhibit . They would all love to see it, and they are talking about taking the wives too. Whether that will work out, I don't know.



Jean, I hope you had good results from the Glaucoma Clinic, today.


Tess, hope you enjoyed your lunch out with your school friends.


Mo, it's a 'big' day for you tomorrow. It's Alun's brother-in-law's birthday today, he's 65, he's the one with dementia.

Alun and I might go to Derby tomorrow, the only problem is, going on the bus this week, because it's the Ilkeston Charter Fair, started yesterday until Saturday night, and the bus stops have all been changed to what they
are normally when the fair is here.
All the town centre is closed to traffic, because all the rides and stalls are on the car parks and through the streets that are closed off.

So if you hear of a couple of people lost in and around Ilkeston and Derby, you'll know that its us. lolol!!!


Marie, hope you're sorted out after your holiday. Looking forward to hearing about it.



Hope that Ann and T and also Huia will enjoy their weekends away, and that they'll all get some good weather.



Well it's time for a cuppa now, so will speak to you all soon.


Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx

Good evening girls.
Sylvia, it's nice to hear that you enjoyed the Celebration of Life ceremony for your OH's friend.
It's very true that with a lot of long term friends, the only occasions we seem to meet,is either at weddings or funerals.
Thats why when we celebrated our 40th wedding anniversery six years ago, we had a big celebration,and invited people we had not seen in donkey's years.
How is your OH's mouth feeling now? has it settled down a bit.
I can't believe how much the cost of dental treatment has gone up over the years.
I went to the dentist today,about the toothache I have been suffering for the past few days.
When I told her where the pain was, she knocked on the four back teeth, with her instrument,and because I didn't feel any pain,she took an xray,and came to the conclusion that I have some inflamation in my gum.
She charged me£16.00, gave me a prescription for some anti-biotics,and said good bye.
Believe me, if it doesn't do the trick, I will be going back.
I wouldn't have minded, if I hadn't been for my check up, just a few weeks prior,and had one filling done,but had no other problems at the time.
Still thats life I suppose.

Jean I have got my letter opener warming up in my hand as I speak. LOL
I may be a little later posting tommorrow,as we are going out for a meal in the evening, but I will let you know how it goes.
How did you get on at the glaucoma clinic today Jean.? Did you speak to them about straightening your glasses out for you. Or do you have to go back to the opticians for that.

I wonder how Tess got on at the lunch with her old friends today.

Joyce was in my thoughts today,as she has been since the loss of her daughter.
I hope she gains strength day by day. Thinking of you both Joyce,sending you love and best wishes.

Now where has Sallie got to tonight,not making more cards surely. Sallie come back and talk to us,and leave them there cards alone for five minutes.

It's time I did a Sallie and made myself a cup of tea.
Anyone want to join me. I've got cake and biscuits as well, no holds barred here you know.
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Bye for now girls, love Mo xxx

Ooops sorry Sallie you posted while I was writing.
Have a nice trip out tommorrow,and don't get to lost.
Love Mo xxx

Mo, I've just made my cuppa, so thought I'd have another look on here.

Sylvia, sorry forgot to mention about the Celbration of Life that you went to.
The grandson did well, to do what he did, and him only being age 12.


Well girls, I shouldn't have anymore probs with the internet, as we received a new modem from Virgin today. All that trouble we've had for so long, apparently it was the modem that was causing the problems. Alun sorted the modem out before going to the club, so, so far so good.

Love, Sallie.xxx

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you Mo, have the best day ever, and get R to get you a BIGGGG pressie you deserve it.... Enjoy your day....

much love Jean and Jeff xxxx

Happy birthday Mo, I hope it is as sunny where you live as it is here, in Birmingham.

It is also my brothers birthday today, so you could almost be twins!
He is out with his partner tonight, so we (as a family) will be celebrating on Monday - at a real ale pub.


Tess

Hello, My dear cyber friends.
I have missed our chats, its nice to be home again.

I had a wonderful time in Italy,saw some wonderful Roman ruins including Pompeii which I was very impressed with, the Romans sure knew how to build.
We spent a day in Capri which was very nice. I think I liked the north of the country best especially the lakes area. We stayed the night at Lake Maggiore.

Everyone talks about the Leaning tower of Pisa,but the Church and the Bapistery are Magnificent.
My favourite cities were Milan , Forence.& Assisi

Mo let me know about the loss of Dutch & Jan's Daughter it is so sad, my Prayers are with then both, this is a heavy sorrow
for them to bear.
Happy birthday dear Mo I hope your day is filled with Love & Joy.
I must close love & hugs to you all. Marie

Hi Mo,

Many Happy Returns of the day. Hope you enjoy your evening out and that you'll have a lovely meal.

Speak to you all later on.

Love, Sallie. xxx

Hi girls, many thanks for your birthday wishes.
This is one fat dumpling talking. I have eaten a three course meal,and now I can hardly move
I started with home made vegetable soup.
Half a roast chicken and BBQ sauce,with a jacket potato and side salad.
Followed by caramel apple betty with ice cream.
I received lots of lovely things from my children. Cardigans, jumpers, flowers and chocolates.
And I have received some lovely birthday cards as well. Whose a lucky girl then, yes moi.

Hello Marie it's good to have you back. It sounds like you visited some really famous sights.
Florence and Capri,are two places I would love to see, but I know I never will.
I am lucky if I get anywhere near London these days. It seems to have lost it's attraction for me,the older I have become.

Tess all us Librans,are the best people to know. You are so lucky to have a Libran brother, I hope he enjoyed his birthday as well.
Don't have to much of that real ale on Monday, it's falling down juice don't ya know, really strong stuff. My friends husband is a great real ale drinker,and he tends to get tipsy much quicker than the rest of the gang. LOL

Jean thank you so much for the lovely card. I hope you are all well at your house.

I hope everyone is well,and hope to hear from you all soon. Love Mo xxx

Happy Birthday Mo
xxx

Lovely to hear that you had such a good meal, and so many nice presents.


Yep, Sallie .... OH loves his trains! He does have another Hornby engine (at least one more!!), so the set-up cna be used, but I thin the broken one was his "favourite" when he was a boy.

We don't have many steam trains left over here ........ but it's one reason why we take the train so often to get across the country


That, and the lovely food and accommodation, and the fun!!!


Not much happening over here at the moment. The cabinetmaker seems to be talking Tuesday for bringing and installing them, and OH is clearing his calendar so that he can be here to help.


Lovely to see you back Marie, and to hear about your trip.


Take care, everyone


sylvia
xxx

Hi Everyone,

Sylvia, Alun is just the same as your OH, he loves his trains---when I told him about you and OH going on the train to visit J, he told me that he'd love to do that if he had a chance. Mind you, I wouldn't mind doing that myself, it sounds lovely.

Let's hope that they will finish your kitchen next week, it will be great when it's all finished.



Marie, lovely to see you back home. It sounds as though you you enjoyed yourself. As you say, it's always nice to get home.

Hope all your family are well, I expect they are pleased to see you home, especially your grandchildren.
I know from when I was a child, I always missed my nan a lot when she went on holiday.


Mo, it looks as though you've had a lovely birthday. You made me feel quite hungry when you told us what you had to eat. It's lovely having the family all around you on your birthday, and to be spoilt by them all.

My brother is in hospital, he hasn't been feeling very well throughout the week, he's had very bad stomach pains---they were so bad last night that my sister-in-law phoned the doctor first thing this morning, the doctor sent him into hospital.
They think it's something to do with his gall bladder---maybe an infection of some sort. He only had an operation on his foot a month ago.


Tess, Alun was wondering if your brother-in-law and nephew are members of the Severn Valley Railway. It's surprising how many men are interested in steam trains--- having said that, I know a few women that also like them, one of which is a member of the club that Alun belongs to.

Hope everyone else is alright.

Well I think I'm going to have an early night, so I'll speak to you all tomorrow.

Love and best wishes to you all. Sallie.xxx