General Chat

Just a quickie tonight, Mo Joyce has morphine pads she sticks on her arm but they are not strong enough now, I take morphine tablets, a lot easier, I'm allergic to plasters.
Marie I haven't been too good today so I will get the photos and e-mail address off tomorrow.
Hope everyone is keeping warm and well, at least our snow has gone and we can see green again but they say it's due back after the weekend.

Caz xx

Hope you feel better tomorrow Caz and also hope that Joyce can get some relief somehow from her pain.

Ann I will be ringing her tomorrow so will see how she is. This heat pad they have given her seems to work while it's on but she can't walk about with it, she spends most of her time in bed just lately, the pain makes her feel sickly.
I vary from day to day but my sciatica is playing up and going through my arthritic hip it's not funny.

Caz xx

ooh I can feel that Caz, I'm not laughing. Hope it eases soon.

Hello girls.
Ann,I received the photo thank you. You are both now in my rogues gallery,along with all our other friends on here.

Caz, I wonder if Joyce would be better on Oramorph. My son had that after his operation on his spine. They first tried him on the patches,and they didn't work, so swapped him over to the liquid oral morphine, he had an allergy to the tablets,seemed strange when they all more or less did the same thing.
You poor thing having Sciatica and Arthritus at the same time, oh so painful,bad enough when you have either, but to have them both at the same time must be agony.

Oh no Huia not again. That flipping rat's not back again is it. You will have to set the rat traps up again, to catch it.
Are you sure that you didn't get the flea's from the grass that you had cut that day.
Quite a few years ago, when my children were young, I used to get the washing in from the line,and place the dried clothes in the washing basket on the grass.
We got badly infested with fleas, and when the man came out to fumigate the house, he told us that they were grass fleas,carried in on my washing basket in amongst the clothes. Oh my word did I feel dirty, having to ask for the house to be fumigated. I scrubbed the house out,and scrubbed the children, the poor things were afraid to sit down for long, in case I shoved them back in the bath again. LOL

Love and best wishes to our Joyce, get well soon honey, still thinking and praying for you and Caz.

Now where is my little friend Jean tonight, cooeeee, come out ,come out where ever you are. Thinking of you honey, love to you and J+D.

Bye for now, be back later. Love Mo xxx

Hello to you all, This is a short letter as I have a lot to do.
I am thinking of Caz and Joyce in all that Pain ,my knee Pain seems so insinificant to the pain you are both having,so I am not going to mention it again except to say the Pills the doc gave me seem to be working.
Our weather is inproving some sun yesterday and also to-day.

Rivers still rising in Qld my brother Nev and his wife and family live in Rockhampton and their river should have peaked last night but it is still raining up north so may get higher.
I am going to try and send you all my Xmas Letter, it is 3 pages long as I have added Photos to it ,it may take some time to come through

Caz I will send you my email.
Ann I received your Photo Thank you , I am off down the street later to get the Cork Board or I may buy a large Photo Frame that would probably be better.
Love and best wishes,
Marie *******The Xmas Snow Fairy*******

Marie again,
I forgot to say thank you to**** Joyce ****for the lovely hand made Xmas card. Thank you, It is lovely, you are all so clever with your cards .
God Bless you all.

(*(**((* Hugs *(*((**((*

*****The Xmas Snow Fairy*******

Here I am again folks, I have sent my Xmas letter to all those I have an email address for, do let me know if you have received it if not I will try again as we had a lot of trouble sending the file. My grand son said that you may have to file the attachment so that you can see it.
Huia I have to send your copy shortly. Regards Marie

***** The xmas Snow Fairy******

Hello, Marie, many thanks for you Christmas letter I got two !!! it was lovely and your family are lovely, and so clever I can understand how proud you must be, I was looking at the photos you sent me when we first started to communicate on here and the children were tiny babies annd the girls were small, so now I can see them growing up. still cant understand why I can get your mail and cant send mine to you.... I get and send mail to Huia with no problems at all...I sent you another card via e-mail some time ago but it wasnt delivered so sorry love, but always think of you and those you love....

Mo, here I am, bright eyed and bushy tailed, now were did that saying come from, I was browsing the web and came across a site that tells the origins of many quaint and old sayings, we have some strange ones, heres a couple " all mill to the grist" and a local one "up a nick in Ashton " so ladies give us some more and we can find out were they came from....hope you are all tickity boo and rarin to go....

love to you all especially Joyce and Caz... Joyce just recieved your card many thanks....hope you get some relief from your pain both of you...

love and prayers to absent friends, and all on here Jean xxx

Hello Girls,

Not been on for a few days, I think I must have had what Mo had at the beginning of he week---I've just been feeling terrible,
I thought I felt better yesterday, but it started again and it's only in the last hour that I feel a bit better.

We also had a burst pipe where Alun has his train layout, it's also where we keep the washing machine.
So yesterday Alun couldn't go to work, so Jennie and Michael came over to help Alun mop it out. We also had problems with the central heating, but Michael soon sorted it out, with him having had his trade as a plumber.



Caz and Joyce, hope that the pain is a bit easier for you both today.
Caz did you manage to get in touch with Joyce today, as you said you were?


Marie, I haven't checked our e-mails, I'll let you know when I do, thank you for letting us know, that you had sent your Christmas letter.


Mo, thank you for your lovely card, it arrived today, along with others.

Huia, also thank you for your lovely card, which arrived yesterday, I've sent you a pm, hope you've received it. It was lovely having a photo of you and Phil on your 50th Wedding Anniversary , thank you for sending it.


Jean, I've not heard of "up a nick in Ashton" before, so when do they use that saying. I can't think of any old sayings at the moment, but if I think of any, I'll put them on here.

Just had a phone call from Joyce, it was lovely hearing from her. Although she's still in a lot of pain, and spends a lot of time in bed--she sounds cheerful enough, but I can tell that she's in pain when she's talking.


Sylvia, just in case I don't speak to you before you go away, hope you and OH have a lovely Christmas at your daughter's. I'm sure that J and M are getting excited now, with it being MJ's first. I bet his little face will be a joy to watch-- so pleased that you will be there too.

Have a safe and lovely journey on the train there and back. Wishing you and your family A very Happy Christmas and a Wonderful New Year.

Lots and lots of hugs and kisses for MJ on his First Christmas. xxxxxxx



Caz, Tess ,Ann, Liz and Joyce thinking about you all, Take care!


I'll speak to you all soon.

Love and best wishes. Sallie. xxx

Hello one and all.
Oh boy what a day. Our grandaughter is moving in with us tomorrow, till the middle of January.
She and her boyfriend have split up,and she has had to move out of his mums house.
This is the grandaughter who is pregnant.
She had seen him on face book, draped over other women,and was not very happy about it. This caused lots of arguments between them,and to be honest, I am pleased she has finished with him.
She does not need someone like him in her life, she needs to think of herself and the baby now.
Unfortunately she cannot move into her new house till the middle of January,and as his mum had thrown her out of the house,we could not see her pregnant and out on the street.
So watch this space girls, I will probably be pulling my hair out in a weeks time, but she's my grandaughter,and I love her.

Sallie, I can't believe your bad luck recently, lets hope the new year brings
good news for a change.
How is your brother's foot now. I am sorry I meant to ask you about him before now.
Was Aluns train layout ruined by the burst pipe, I do hope not.

Love to Jean, Joyce and Caz.(((((((((HUGS FOR YOU ALL ))))))))

Marie thank you for the Christmas letter. You must be really proud of your family, they sound a wonderful lot.

Sylvia, just in case I miss you, Have a lovely christmas. (((((HUGS FOR MJ)))))

Bye for now girls, love to you all Mo xxx

Hi Mo,

Alun had two parts of his layout on their end on the floor, because he was working on the wiring, but luckily they were far enough back from the burst pipe, so only the wood got a bit wet. the rest of the layout is up off the floor so that was okay.

Sorry to hear about your granddaughter, but as you say it sounds as though she will be better off without her boyfriend. Hope all will go well with the move to you.

Thanks for asking, my brother's feet are a lot better, he's back to working normal now, which he's pleased about. He has to go for a MRI scan on the 30th of December, and then depending on the result of that, he has to have an operation for his gall stones.

I'll speak to you tomorrow, so bye for now.

Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx

Hi Sallie,.did you get my Xmas Letter?

Linda I am sorry I forgot to ask you for Your email addy, may I have it please. I hope you are well.

Sallie so sorry to hear you are not feeling well I hope it passes quickly.I am up to my neck in Letters and cards that I still have to do,as well as the research I am undertaking for the reunion.

Mo I also received your card I am not sure if I let you know .I also received a photo from Sallie or maybe it was from Ann I will have to make a list of who has sent me their Photos, so sad when you cant remember tut tut.

Mo I am sure your granddaughter will be better off without the boyfriend if he is so fickle, I hope her stay wont be too long Mo, as we dont cope very well with young people at our age.It is sad when Parents throw their children out on the street, but in saying that I am sure they must have reached the end of their patience with her.

Sylvia I also forgot to ask for your email addy if you are willing to share, as I would like to send you my Xmas Email.
I hope your trip goes well and you have a wonderful time with your family.

Hello Ann, did you get my letter? if not let me know and I will send it again.

June I am so pleased you got the Letter the photos are all very recent . Did you check my email address? as I would love to get one of your handmade cards I got one from Joyce and it is lovely .

We have nice sunshine to day ,however the forcast is for more rain.
I have lost a lot of plants as they have died from too much water
.
I do hope I have mentioned everyone !!!! The lights just went on ,
Dear Liz I hope you are well, and how is the baby I will send you my Xmas Letter later to-day , I would love to have a Photo of you Please.

I must close as I have much to do
((((((Hugs to you all))))))) ******* The Xmas Snow Fairy******* Marie

Last night I caught a rat in the trap downstairs. At least, I think it was a rat judging by the length of the tail that was on the floor, and the remains of the head in the jaws of the trap. I dont know whether other rats ate the body, or whether it was our cat (I doubt that) or possibly we have a stray. Our cat has been reluctant to come indoors lately, she looks over her shoulder all the time, so I suspect that a stray might have come in one night and frightened her.

My mats and floor are covered in flea powder, looks even more messy than usual but I hope it does the trick. I did buy a flea bomb today but looking at the instructions I think I probably need about 4 of them, and it is quite a business to prepare for using them. Turn off all electrical appliances including lights and fridge (and computer?) and cover all food and crockery and pots and pans and benches used for preparing food. Leave the room/house for a couple of hours then open windows and leave the place to air for a while before re-entering. I think I will wait until I have used all the powder then decide what I want to do.

I bought another rat trap and 3 more mouse traps as there was sign a of mouse visiting last night.

At least it all keeps me busy!

Huia.

Sallie, the last pm I had from you was 6 Dec when you said you were going to post a card to me.

Huia.

Morning everyone
I have sent you my e-mail Marie and thank you for including me in your letter.

I hope to sort out my bureau today. I have moved it downstairs from the upper hall. Bit I doubt I will get rid of much paperwork, it always seems like I might need that later !!!! And I neeed to go through the books that are stored in the open shelves underneath. But how do I decide what I won't need again or never want to read again.
I think I have hoarding tendances, maybe as being the eldest of 6 childen we had what we needed but never spare. Plus everything was shared........... not much was personally my own?

Have a good day everyone.

Linda :o) XxX

Marie
Thank you for you Christmas letter
It is so nice to see who we are talking to, and nice to figure out who your family are too.

Linda :O) XxX

Good evening all.

You will not believe it, my grandaughter has decided to stay with her boyfriend.
She does not want to be a one parent family.
But we have already told her, she will still be a one parent family, he does not work, he spits in her face, throws her out of the house, even though it's his mums house.
She works and pays for everything at the moment. But when she has to give up for a while,after the baby arrives, he is still going to be wanting to be treated as her baby.
I can't understand her reasoning, but we have told her, that if it doesn't work, she can still come here.
I'm afraid I have very dim views of bullies.

Huia, our cat was scared stiff of the rat we had, so it does not surprise me that your cat did not want to come in the house.
I do hope that it is only one that has somehow got trapped in the house,and not a nest of them.
I have never heard of flea bombs. But they sound like a lot of hard work.
The trouble is, when you have pets, you have to be very careful, if you lay rat poison down.
Our pest controller, laid the poison traps where he knew that our cat would not be able to get to them.
The last thing we wanted was to poison our cat, just to get rid of the rat.
In the end it was the rat traps we bought that did the trick. Not a pretty sight
seeing a dead rat,caught in a trap is it.

Linda did you sort out the paper work,and books. The trouble is,we never know if we are ever going to need something we might throw away,do we.

I hope you are all o.k. Sending special ((((((((HUGS))))))) for Jean, Joyce and Caz.

Take care girls love Mo xxx

Mo, the flea bomb is an aerosol can, but I have decided I will use it only in one of the bedrooms if I need to. Too much hassle elsewhere.

I woke at 1.30 am and couldnt get back to sleep so decided to have another cup of horlicks. As I came down the passage I heard a noise in the kitchen. One of the mouse traps was missing. I had had it tied to something with a piece of string. The string was still there but not the trap. I couldnt find it so decided to wait for morning, but a couple of hours later I woke again and came out and heard the noise again and by listening carefully I tracked it down. It was in a picnic basket that Phil made me years ago, along with the thermos and box of tspoons etc and various things I have thrown in out of the way. I moved a plastic bag and there was a face looking up at me. I wasnt sure what to do at that time of morning, but I grabbed a fly aerosol and squirted it in liberally, hoping it would kill the rat (?). When I have finished my breakfast I will have to deal with it, and then try to find how it is getting in as I had blocked off the gap at the bottom of the door from the basement. I doubt if it would be nesting in the house.

I am reluctant to lay poison as the cat might eat the dead bodies and get poisoned. We used to lay poison when we had a few years without a dog or cat.

Just a quick look at other threads before I tackle the rat. Hope it is dead now, I dont want to have to bash it on the head.

Huia.

Oh my word Huia, I don't envy you having to face those beady eyes again.
Let me know how you get on, If I hear a scream coming over the air waves,I will know it's not dead. Love Mo xxx