General Chat

Hi all
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we're all well ..... but getting lots of rain here in Vancouver

Meanwhile, London, Ontario had 80 cms of snow on Monday, that followed snow on the previous 2 days, and more snow to come! heaven knows what the end result will be!


take care everyone


sylvia
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Just as long as the snow doesn't prevent you from going to see the family on the 14th Sylvia.
Glad to hear you are both well. Have you done your packing yet?
I hope you are wearing your galoshes,in all that rain, or you will end up with ducks disease (webbed feet )

Sallie I feel loads better today thank you. Compared to Joyce and Caz, my cold was nothing.
We really enjoyed our bangers +mash. I got us the Cumberland sausages,and they were delicious.
Roly is not keen on Pasta either, but I love it. When our son comes over, he makes it for me and him, yummy.
Well I will say goodnight to you all. Love Mo xxx

My Mum worked in an ammunition factory. She said that it was impossible to keep it a secret, as all the workers were yellow.
A spy would have had no problem finding the ammunition place.

One of the (many) places I lived, was Keswick in the Lake District (late 40's early 50's) I knew that the Pencils came from there, and the biscuits from Carlisle, as well as the Mint Cake from Kendal, but I didn't realise that dolly blue came from there too.


Jean, well done on your war work, I bet that you soon got to be a dab hand and could work quickly.


Caz and Dutch,
I hope that you both have a good night and that tomorrow is a painfree one for you both. Sending soothing vibes to both of you.


It's (past) my bedtime.So I shall do a drink and my hot water bottles


By the way, son not back yet.
He and his sons, tried to "Skype" me this evening, but their picture was upsidedown. It was still good to see and talk to them all though. Have to admit that I don't really know what I am doing yet re Skype

Tess

Hello Ladies,

Just a quick look in before I get ready to go shopping----I wish they would ban it, as the older I get, the more I hate going.lol!

I hope that everyone is okay today and that Caz and Joyce are both having a better day.

Still busy making cards, I've made a good few today, so I'm getting there.


I'll speak to you all later on.

Take care and keep warm everyone.

Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx

Mo many thanks for your card received today.

Your welcome Ann. I must say I am surprised that they are taking so long to arrive,I sent them out last Saturday,and here we are it's Wednesday, tut tut.

Tess, I don't know that I could manage to "Skype", I only just about cope with my lappy.
I hope your son has managed to get home now.

Sallie, now don't you go buying the supermarket out, you will give poor Alun heart failure if you spend to much. lol

Still holding Joyce and Caz close in my prayers and thoughts.

Jean I do hope you are all well at your end of the country,and that the snow is now thawing.

Love to you all. Mo xxx

Hello girls,still cold and icy here glad I am in the warm. I haven't heard from Joyce today but she was in a bad way last night, she is going to the doctors tomorrow about the pain in her side. If she rings me tonight I will let you know how she is tomorrow, poor Joyce at least I can lie down as long as my bed head is risen, can't lie flat with my back and doc says I have to put the foot up as well higher than I normally have it, I will be sleeping in a u shape hope I don't set up like that.
Going for a cuppa so will say bye for now and take care if you are going out.

Liz it's best to phone about six if you can then I'm not eating my tea when the phone rings.

Love Caz xx

Hello, all, still having to watch how we go very thick ice in some places, we went M----------ons and it was treacherous, not on the roads but getting out of the car was a problem,
Mo thanks for you card, came this morning...getting quite a few now...
I have done all mine and got them off early as I have been busy changing the small conservatory into MY CRAFT ROOM.....it will be great when I get a new chair and sort all my stuff in to some sort of order.... but its all mine .... still room for a small chair should J want to sit in sometime ...lol...

Hope you are all coping with the bad weather, although some dont seem to have had much according to the weather forecast,, hm, Rainham springs to mind...well I am hoping it soon goes, and we get back to civilised living , I miss my trips to The Range to view the crafts ....
pie and mash for tea, thats if J is up to making it... so take care out there love to everyone...Jean xxx

Hi Girls, Joyce & Caz so sorry to hear you are both in so much Pain my thoughts are with you both would a strong Scotch before bed be of any help?You probably wouldn't be allowed to have it with your medication I hope the pain eases off for you both.
Our Weather has turned bad once more, the farmers have lost most of their crops and many people have had to be evacuated. and still it rains.The only way you can get around in our place is in Gum Boots.

Mo I got your card to-day thank you I am still working on my Xmas Letter which I will E-mail to you all.
Hello Jean it is nice to see a post from you I was going through my photos the other night and came accross you and J 's picture it is so nice to put faces to the Posts Thank you.
,Hi Ann , I dont have a photo of you could you send me one when you get time I will send you my email address and an updated Photo of myself.
Please may I have your email address .
Hi Sallie I hope you are well, do I have a photo of you? I am going to get a cork board and put you all above my computer.
Joyce I have your email but I dont have yours Caz ,,when you are both up to it I would love a photo of you both .

I must close as I have to get this Xmas letter finished to-day

****Love and Hugs ******* The Xmas Snow Fairy******

Marie I have sent you my e mail address. When I get yours I will send a photo. Your weather sounds horrendous for this time of year. Soo much rain is really depressing. At least our frosty weather is broken up with sunny periods.

Marie I will send you them tomorrow, I asked Joyce if I could send one of her I have and she is ok with it, She is not on the computer just now as it is too much for her. She went to see doctor tonight but he has only given her some strong pain killers, she has an awful pain in her side running through to bottom of stomach, she is worried but he says it is coming from her back and sending her to see a physio. She also says thank you to you all who have sent messages of support for her.
Going back to potographs when you see me you will send it back, lol, I need your address to be able to send them though.
Your weather sounds horrendous, we still have all the snow on the ground from last week and the fields across the valley are all white still so much came down. Cars have only just this morning started getting up our street, up till then they kept sliding down and a few have slid across it into the house wall opposite,it was solid ice, now they say we are in for a lot more. At times I am glad I can't go out on my own.
Hello to everyone else,hope you are all ok and keeping warm.

Love Caz xx

Thanks for the update on Joyce,Caz. Poor thing doesn't seem to get much help from her doctor,does she. This has been going on for such a long time,and yet she seems to be no further on.
Lets hope and pray that the painkillers work for her. I thought they gave her some other painkillers before this, that didn't seem to work.
Give her my love next time you speak to her.
And you take care of you as well,stay warm and cosy.

Marie,I have just seen on our news about the floods over in OZ. Are you still safe and dry love.
I have not got a photo of Sallie,Sylvia,Ann or Caz either. Joyce sent me one of herself,and I have pics of all our other cyber friends on this thread.
I am pleased you received the card, it's always a worry that they might not arrive on time.

Ann,are you going to the family for christmas. I hope you and T are o.k and are coping in this orrid white stuff.

Be back later girls. Love Mo xxx
and her son

Na na na na I have photos of many of the folks on here and other sites, liverpool meet welsh meet, and I have a lovely one of a rose that Liz took, makes a lovely picture for the wall. and a lovely peony that caz sent me, again lovely as a wall piciture....

love Jean xx

Will you put that tongue away woman, you don't know where it's been,and if it was hot weather, a fly could use it as a landing strip.
Hows tricks with you honey.

I am not too bad lovey, except for the cold , I am not good in the cold weather, so ro;; on spring /summer /heatwaves and wall to wall sunshine.....xx

You sound much like me Jean, a right chilly willy. Now that is not being rude, honest injun.
If I could get in the fire, without burning myself, I would at times brrrr.

Mo, I'll send you a photo if you send me your e mail address.

Yes we are going to daughter's for Christmas as long as there isn't too much snow on the roads. None here now I am pleased to say still very cold though.

Hi all


another wet day ...... although it did ease off this afternoon, so I managed to get to the hairdressers, then to the coffee shop without getting wet ......... and OH was at the coffee shop so he brought me home


Now I'm light-headed :)))


Things are coming together re packing for our trip

........... 4 boxes for J and 2 suitcases for ourselves to be checked.
........... 2 small (18" and 20") roller cases and 2 canvas bags to take on the train with us.


Good job we can check upto 3 bags free on the train!

The boxes still have to be sealed with tape, and roped, with a handle provided ........ but OH bought 2 clothes lines today to do the roping! He said the other ropes at the store, the kind you buy by the yard, were all stretchy.



Mo ................. send me your email address and I'll send you a picutre, but probably not until after the New Year now as time is running short for me



Take care everyone



sylvia
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Aaaarrrrgggghhhh. This hot weather is hatching out the fleas. I caught 4 on my legs over a period of about 15 mins tonight. Luckily I bought some flea powder a couple of weeks ago so I have sprinkled it on the rugs (no wall to wall carpet) and swept it into the cracks between the floorboards. This is the first summer in a long time that we have had fleas. I dont think Chloe the cat has had them in the past. They might have come from the rat. I had my suspicions one was visiting again, and this morning I found a couple of calling cards in the kitchen. Ugh. I have been shutting the door to the basement the last few nights as Chloe does not seem to want to come in at night, but last night I left it open, so presumably the rat regards that as an invitation.

Huia.

I had my lawn cut this morning and my toenails this afternoon.

Ooh Huia, had my toenails done this morning. Thank goodness not got any fleas though. Ugh!!!!