General Chat

I forgot to answer you re the cuttlebug Jean, yes I do have one.
Sallie my camaera is a panasonic Lumix.

Well Ann, I feel like I have enjoyed your holiday with you, the only thing missing was the sun, oh well we can't have everything can we girls.
It sounds like you had a brilliant time, and I am very envious.

Oh and by the way, my camera is a box brownie. LOL don't tell me they have updated them. I am wayyyyy behind the times arn't I.

I don't believe what has happened, you remember my telling you I had bought all the grandchildern their slippers. Well when I have checked them, ready to wrap them,one pair has a small and medium size paired together,a size 3=4 and a size 5-6, so now I have got to go back and change them. I wouldn't mind but they have paired them all up in their respective sizes,with a ribbon, so it's just my luck to have got an odd pair.
I am having one heck of a job getting a size 13 for my grandson. Yes I can get a pair, but they are really cheap and nasty looking.

I went up to town this morning to meet my friends for a coffee, and since I have been home, I am finding it difficult to get warm. It was bitterly cold out there,and has got colder as the day has worn on.
Stay safe and warm my friends. Love and best wishes Mo xxx

Ann, Pleased that you had a nice restful week and that you enjoyed yourselves. I've never been to Cyprus, I don't think the very hot weather would suit me, with me having fair skin and auburn hair (now going grey) I try to keep away from places that get too hot.

Alun's camera is also a Lumix, I couldn't remember the name when I told Jean earlier on.


Jean, if you don't want the snowflake folder, I would love it please. At the moment Jennie isn't doing any crafting, money is a bit tight for them at the moment, so she can't afford the craft stuff. She'd really like to start making jewelry, but with that costing more to make than cards, she's going to have to wait.
I'm sure that she would welcome a few mags though, please, if that's okay with you.

Thanks Jean, hope all is well with you, J and D.

Well, I'm going to make a cuppa now, surprise! surprise!lollol!!

Love to you all. Sallie.xxx

Hi all

Lovely to hear about your holiday Ann

There was a reason for you seeing those Canadian troop flights


The stopping point for our troops going to Afghanistan used to be at a secret base in UAE ........ but there is a diplomatic dispute going on between UAE and Canada. Something to do with Emirates airline wanting free access to all international airports across Canada ........ but without reciprocal arrangements with our national airline Air Canada. And this was in return for continued access to that secret base.

Canadian government said no

................ so the first thing was that UAE refused to allow a plane carrying our Defense Minister, Chief of Defense Forces, and a couple of other high-ups from landing to re-fuel as they returned from a visit to our troops in Afghanistan. That refusal was issued after the plane had taken off, so there was a scramble to find somewhere else for them to re-fuel.

That counts as a major diplomatic insult apparently!

Then they closed the base completely to all Canadian flights ............. so Canada has had to find somewhere else to use as a staging post.


Hence ............ Cyprus.



This all happened over a matter of a couple of weeks or so ............... public of course doesn't know how long the negotiations had been going on for.



Lovely sunny day here ........... between the pouring rain of yesterday and the threatened heavy rain for tomorrow!


Had my eyes tested ...... not much change, but I got a new prescription ........ the frames I've got are in danger of falling apart!

She does want me to go and see a specialist in retinas .......... just to make sure that there isn't a problem.



Tomorrow, November 11, is a statutory holiday in Canada ...... services will be held at all the Cenotaphs across the country, and in all the small villages as well.



sylvia
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I was standing in for somebody else in the Hospice shop this morning. We were quite busy, but I didnt make too many mistakes. The till did once come up with "You silly goat, you have made an error" but that was about it.

I happened to look at the clock at 11 mins past 11 and realised it was Armistice Day. We dont make a fuss of it in NZ. I think there might have been one or two events in some parts of the country, but Anzac Day is our big thing, in April.

I will be off to bed soon, it is almost 9.30pm. Behave yourselves while I am sleeping.

Huia.

Sylvia, I had not realised that today was a statutory holiday in Canada.

Thanks for that info. That explains why there was a certain air of panic/confusion over the situation then, the airport completely shut security while they landed causing enormous back logs and queues and panics by people in danger of missing flights (we were OK had plenty of time and by the time we checked in it had cleared.). Then also, being a small airport with small facilities the cafes were crowded. But actually they coped well and the men's behaviour was exemplary. (And their onward flight was delayed as well). Mind you the cafes in the airport must think all their Christmases have come at once.

Hello All not along message as im to stressed out at moment just wanted to thank you all for your messages and cards,and the flowers were loverly ,my g,daughters myself and one of my sons want the ashes spread on there baby sisters grave who is buried with my parents,but my ex-husband has said he is putting the ashes on his brothers grave ,my g,daughters are very upset there brother was surpost to pick his mums ashes up ,but didnt get there so g,daughters ask the funeral place if they could pick them up but were told only there brother could get them,but my youngest son went and got them saying he was next to kin,well in my book he is,nt its her children,and they want the ashes of there mum back ,i have tried to get in touch with advice centre but cant i think its because im abroad but the ashes are leaving Sheffield soon and going to Liverpool,what can i do to help my g,daughters im not sleeping thinking about them,before i forget got the lady today with my wheel chair and scooter mobile had ago round the block it was ok ,get it in three weeks once again thank you all
Dutchxx
ps have added this onto Caz,s thread for me

Joyce, glad you got home o.k. and thanks for the card.... sorry to read about more upset for you, we will be holding you close as usual and sending you love and prayers.

love Jean xxxxx

Joyce, I really don't know what solution to offer you. I would have thought that your grandaughters would have had more rights to their mums ashes, rather than her brother.
Did he gain the ashes by false means, pretending to be someone he is not. Oh what a poser for your grandaughters.
But you my love, must try not to worry yourself to much about it. Let your grandaughters sort it out,and be there as a good listening ear for them.
You and Jan have had enough to contend with recently, it's now time to sit back, and get on with your life together. Life is to short,and needs to be grasped with two hands.
Just think how much enjoyment you are going to have, when you get your new wheel chair. You can both go out together,and have fun.
If you could borrow another chair from someone, you could have a race against each other. LOL
Please take care of yourself,and try not to worry yourself to much.
Love to you both Mo xxx

Hi all


so sorry to hear that you are having more upset, Joyce


Ann ...... that was nice to know that our soldiers were behaving themselves! I guess the shops at the airport will be making hay while the sun shines.

The base in UAE used to allow the soldiers to have a layover ... or even a 3-4 day respite period during their term in Afghanistan. Not sure what is happenng about that type of thing now.

I also think we still have peacekeepers in Cyrpus .................. I think it's 2, but it might only be 1



It's Remembrance Day, and a Statutory Holiday in most of Canada, including BC


It was cloudy, but not raining in BC, so not too bad a day for the services. It was blue skies in Ottawa for the service at the National Monument. Most are held outside, at Cenotaphs or War Memorials, or any community space in places where they don't have a Memorial. BC is the last in Canada to have the service, due to the time zones.


I heard a plane go overhead just before 11 am, and as we seem to be on the route that the planes take to get to the Cenotaph in downtown for 11 am, that made me turn on the tv to watch the service for about 5 minutes.

Usually it's fighter planes, F-18s, that do the fly-past. This time it was a big plane, escorted by 2 smaller planes ...... I thought it might be a bomber, but it was an Aurora, part of our early warning system.

I think the Aurora was originally designed as a bomber but has been adapted for use for 16-18 hour patrols out over the Pacific Ocean, every day, 365 days a year, flying at extremely high altitudes and taking photographs of everything and anything that might be suspicious.

During the Lament, about 8 or 10 small single engined Civilian Air Patrol planes did a fly past.

I didn't even know we had a Civilian Air Patrol!


This is the first year in which there is no WW1 veteran still alive, the last one died in February .............. but more attention is being paid to Korean War veterans, after that being the "forgotten" war.




sylvia
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Sylvia I got the impression that they were moving on immediately as they queued for their next flight, only to be told there was a delay when they broke ranks and went out to the area they could smoke or to the cafe.

there is of course a military presence in Cyprus.

I have downloaded my Cyprus photos, if anyone wants to see what the mosaics looked like let me know.

ME ME Ann please you know I love seeing all your photos,

love Jean xx

Your wish my command.... Done!!!

Good Morning All,just to let you no i have rung the undertaker and the lady who answer i told her what it was about .and she said if my g,son could,nt pick th ashes up they should have been return to them the undertaker was just going out but shes took my number and is going to ring me back later today to find out why they were given to my son ,and yet were told only my G.son could pick them up i rang my g,daughters and told them i will let them no what is happening Rachel was on her way to the hospital to get xray on my g,grandaughter Olivia Mai,s kidneys fingers crossed everything is ok,but had abit of bad news Jans mum rang last night his cousins wife is dying og cancer she has just given up ,cant eat drink or go the toilet just hope shes not in alot of pain ,thoughts and prayers for Mick ,Sian his wife and there family i wonder were it will all end so much sorrow in both our familys
Dutch

Hi, everyone, Caz has asked me to let you know why she wont be on the computer for a few days, she had two falls and needs to rest up , so could you keep her in your thoughts and prayers please....Thank you.

love Jean xxx

Ann, many thanks for the photos , it was lovely to see them again and that you had good weather, I would love to go to Pathos again,your holiday village sounds good we saw it when we had a walk...the harbour is another favourite place to be....

love Jean xx

Glad you liked them Jean.
Thanks for the message re Caz. Poor girl she does go through it.

Good evening everybody.
Joyce, I read on Caz's thread about the undertakers having got back to you.
Thank goodness for that. It's nice to know that they are upholding your grandaughters wishes. They will be able to fulfil their wishes, to put their mum where they want her to be.
I am so sorry to hear of your other bad news. God willing the new year will bring better news all round for you.

Caz is in my thoughts and prayers,for a speedy recovery from her falls.

Sylvia we are both very envious of you seeing all the planes going overhead. As you know, we both enjoy airshows,and love to see the really old planes, down to the more modern. But it is silly really, because neither of us like flying in them.
How's the kitchen coming along now, or dare I not ask. lol

I have had to go to the dentists yet again today. My tooth broke away from it's filling at the back. I thought at first it was my crown, but no.
She tells me I need a new crown made, but, I said no, not this side of christmas. So she has put a temporary filling in there, but can't guarantee
it lasting,as the original filling is made from a different material, to what they use these days. So I will hope and pray it doesn't fall out.
I wouldn't of minded, but when we were out shopping this morning, Roly suggested we buy a pack of puff pastry mince pies, oooh they were lovely,
but thats what I broke my tooth. I thought at first I had bitten into a crispy piece of mincemeat, but no, it was my blessed tooth. Oh well never mind.

I hope you are all well. Take care one and all. Love Mo xxx

Morning all , I have been up most of the night coughing, so thought I would come down and chat... I have just made a baby girl card for our neighbours the nice ones, although ever since I had a talk with the noisy one things have been great, we dont know if she has done a moonlight or gone on holiday, she has been very quiet for over a week...bliss... she was kicking the traces over when she moved in, new house plenty of chanches to party, but she said it was over that way of life... one thing happened a while ago that showed she is still a bimbo, her little boy has started to walk, J had gone out in the car and just has he came round the parking plot who should be trotting along to wards the busy road but the little one, it was very lucky J was there goodness knows what would have happened if he hadnt.....Jade came flying out and grabbed him , J had got out of the car to get him,no words of thanks...still all was well....Mo, sorry to hear about the tooth problem, we dread anything going wrong too, the cost is so high these days...
Sallie it will be sometime next week when I send the mags... I havent forgot....lol...
love to everyone , see you soon....

love Jean xxx

You too with a cough, you haven't by chance just had your flu jab have you? Our coughs seem to have started just after the jab.