General Chat

Well hello my friends.

Marie, I am sooooo pleased you will be with family at Christmas. How lovely that the children have paid for your air fare.
Just think in the future, you need not worry about being alone during the season of good will.

Sallie, thank you for the beautiful card. You girls are so good at what you make.
Roly was the one who opened it, and his expression was a picture. Before he even read what was written inside, he said ooh look at this card, someone has put both our names on the front. He was absolutely gob smacked.

Ann, I can't understand young mum's these days, who even though it's freezing cold outside, do not wrap their children up properly in their pushchairs.
When the body is immobile for long periods, the cold affects both adults and young babies the same, so I can understand how your friend who has to have the oxygen feels the cold.
Enjoy your chinese meal tonight, even though making the effort to go out in the cold is not what you really want to do, you will love the company when you are there.

Huia, you can keep your pets to yourself, I don't blame Marie for not wanting them.
Did your friend come for her lunch with you.?
By the way, how are your little friends. Are they still lodging with you, or have you managed to evict them yet.

Linda I hope both mum and dad are o.k today. Have you had the little one today. Will she be with you during the week leading up to Christmas.

(((((((BIG HUGS FOR JEAN,JOYCE,CAZ))))))) As we have not heard from them for a few days.

I will be back later girls. love to you all. Mo xxx

Hi Ann. Yes I received your card some time ago. It has such beautiful autumn colours. Not many of the trees up our part of NZ colour up like that. In the South Island they colour better. I also received lovely cards from Joyce and Mo.

Last night I spread sheets of newspaper over my kitchen bench and stove. They were still clean this morning, but in the bathroom there are some visiting cards on the sides of the handbasin. :((( I have to put the soap away in the cupboard at night.

The fleas are still around. Today I am going to have a major session sprinkling the powder around again. If that doesnt work then I will have to use the flea bombs, though I am not sure that it is a good idea to do it until I have got rid of all the rats and any mice. I suspect that is where the fleas come from. I will need a fine day (has been raining lately) to use the bombs as I will have to go outside for several hours. I dont want to go right away while it is in use, just in case of fire as the stuff in them is flammable. Oh the problems these creatures cause.

Huia.

Huia, do you have environmental health departments in NZ, we phoned them when we had the rat, and they came out and put bait down. They also came and sprayed the house for us, when we had the grass flea infestation. In fact my son had to have his rented accomodation sprayed twice, when they moved in,as they were being badly bitten by the fleas.
I know they make a charge of about £40, but it was soooo worth it, to get rid of the little monsters.

I hope Ann has managed to get out for her meal, and does not get snowed in whilst she is out.
Mo xxx

I dont think there is any such dept. in NZ. It would be up to us to contact pest eradicators. Anyway, I am reluctant to put poison down while we still have a cat, although I think they are finding poison somewhere. We used to put it down over the few years when we had no dog or cat. I tidied up a corner of the lounge, pulled things out of a cupboard to see if there was a hole there where they could come in. I did find a small pool of blood on the floor. I want to take the cat down to our local vet to get her checked out, just in case she has had a bit of the poison. She is certainly not her normal self, although she is still eating.

Sorry to talk so much about rats and fleas, but they are plaguing me.

Huia.

Huia, when I had the rat, I did nothing but talk about it, so don't worry yourself.
I do hope your cat will be o.k love. Please keep us informed. Love Mo xxx

Hi, folks thought I had better make an appearance or else I will get the usual complaint from our leader.... the reason I have been missingis I am busy redoing My conservatory into a CRAFT ROOM !!!! I will be sending pictures of it so you can all see how brilliant it is....lol.....

Marie what a lovely gift for you. so pleased for you...

Have you all sorted your your christmas shopping and present buying out?
and how is the snow situation, we had it quite heavy this morning and up to now it has gone, but bitterley cold with a raw wind....they do promise some more though.....
Mo you are a star with the darts made a few bob on you, well 25p to be exact, well dont have to be rash with my pension do I?

so my dear friends home and abroad , take care and watch how you walk,
especially if you have had a few ......

love Jean xxx

Ooooh hi there Jean, it's good to hear from you love.
I wouldn't dare complain about you, ( snigger , snigger) not me, never in a million years.
I bet the Conservatory will look a treat when it's completed. You Crafty little thing you. lol

I am ready for the big day, apart from the fresh fruit and veg.

We had a lillte snow flurry earlier, but it has not laid YET. Please lord don't let it.
But it is bitterly cold,and the wind is up as well.

I will try extra hard at darts on Monday,again for you, I don't want it on my concience(sp) if you lose all that pension money on my account.

Stay safe and warm my love.
I am of to my bed in a minute, so I will say goodnight, god bless.
Love to all. Mo xxx

Just a quick look in to see if you are all okay. Hope the snow will keep away over the weekend, as we still have a few things to get.

Mo, glad you received your card, and that both you and Roly liked it.

Like you I've noticed that some young mums don't wrap their babies up well enough. too. I thought it was me being an old fuddy dud, as we always wrapped our's up well.



Marie, what a wonderful surprise, a trip to visit your cousins and over Christmas too. I'm so happy for you!


Huia, it will be lovely when you get rid of your uninvited guests. Let's hope that they'll be gone before Christmas.


Ann, hope you enjoyed your evening out, and that the food was good.


Jean, it would be nice to see some photos of your new craft room. A room all to yourself and your stash. Wonderful!


Caz, Liz, Joyce, Sylvia, and Tess, thinking about you all, and hoping that Caz and Joyce are not in as much pain.


Well, I'm going to have a hot drink and then off to bed.

Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx

Good night Sallie and anybody who is still up.

Huia.

Hello Huia
I hope your pets soon leave home all three varieties that is.You don't need any of them.

Very cold this evening though thankfully we don't have snow. Just frozen rain droplets all over the car.

I have been to a concert this evening hence my late adding. It was very good. Any one remember the group Genesis? We saw the guitarist Steve Hackett. Very loud but very entertaining.

Mo I will have Little M on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday next week. Then I will have nearly 2 weeks off as the parents don't go back to work until 4th January.

Tomorrow I have the dentist ugh, then out to friends for dinner.
Sunday I have all myt children and their partners here for dinner as an early celebration for hubby's birthday. As he will be working lates on the actual day, and all over Christmas too.

Marie I am so glad you will be with family for Christmas. Like all of us on here.

I hope everyone else is OK

Linda :o) XxX

Well we got out (and back) safely. When we came out of the pub the car park was a sheet of black ice but once off the country lane that the pub was in the roads had been gritted and were fine. We seemed to only go down to about -2 instead of the -4 we had been promised.

the meal was excellent and the 12 or so that OH had told me were going were actually 26+ so there were a lot of us. It was a good evening with a lot of laughs and plenty of food.

This morning we have been out to do the shop for the things that we forgot when we did a last shop in case the weather was bad over the weekend. Still not bad here, icy first thing but roads Ok and the sun is out at the moment.

It's nice to hear that you enjoyed your evening out Ann.
I always found that the events I was not looking forward to, I enjoyed the most.
It looks like T can't count anymore, theres a big difference between 12 and 26. Still perhaps when he agreed to your going initially, there was only 12 that were going to go.

Linda, I hope everything went o.k at the dentist's.
Come on now, who would not remember Genesis, oooh goose bumps down my spine now.
I hope you didn't end up with a headache after the concert.
Two weeks break from the little one will be nice for you. Lets just hope she settles down again when she comes back.

Huia, how is the puss now. Did you take her to the vet after all.
I hope the little varmints have left home now.

We have had a snow blizzard this morning, and it's started to lay.
The only real problem with that is, the rain from yesterday froze last night, and now we have got the flipping snow on top of it, it's going to be very dangerous.

I will be back later girls. Love Mo xxx

Hello ladies, I am back now, I have been er, lets say incapacitated and finding it very difficult to get around. I spoke to Joyce this morning and she is ok sounds a lot better, she was worried about Jan as the snow was coming down thick and fast and they already have two-three foot of it already, and it was a blizzard. We have been promised it but it has not arrived yet, hope hubby gets home safe before it arrives because if we get what Joyce has got we will be snowed in.
Huia I hope you can get rid of your house guests in time for Christmas, we had mice in the flats a while back and we all had to have poison down in little boxes, we only have a bird but he runs all over the floor playing so we had to watch he didn't investigate the box.
Mo we haven't even started our shopping yet, as you know I am disabled so can't go out and hubby works during the week, then comes home to cook my tea so he hasn't had the time, we will be ok if he can get out this weekend. We have the main things for Christmas, it's just the normal shopping for next week and fresh fruit and veg for next weekend as he works up till Christmas eve so I am a bit worried about that. Whatever will be will be, that's how I look at it.
I haven't got your card yet Sallie but there's quite a few to come off people I know have sent them.
Going for another cuppa now.

Love Caz xx

Hello Caz, nice to see you back on here. Hope the snow is not bad enough to prevent you getting what you need (or rather your OH).

I had a card today from Carole (GR) was that you, if so many thanks. You should have had mine by now.

Well Ladys im back but only popping on and off,but as Caz said im feeling abit better have my off days but dont we all. and would like to thank you all for your surport not only for me but for my pal Caz,and thank you all for the loverly xmas cards i have got ,Jans cousin had bad fall on there boat yesterday its masstive working boat ,anyway they thought she might lose her foot they operated right away which took four and half hours and now have tranfererd her to another hospital for skin kraft has she has hole in her leg,but they did save her foot it will be 6mths before she can walk again and they have two very young children
Sally enjoyed our chat last night not looking forward to going out in the snow this morning but shopping has to be done,its not far to walk otherwise i would,nt go ,well i wish you all stay safe were ever you are will be back on later,been up since 2 oclock with cramp in my feet not very nice take care all
Love Dutchxx
nearly forgot my g,daughter Danni is going to have baby boy in April 22nd he will be my 5th g,grandchild

Ann I sent you a hand made card and put Caz under the Carole bit so you will know when it comes. It's nice to see Joyce posting, she's been off the boards for ages it seems, I hope she manages to get to the shops ok, my hubby is going into town on the bus for a few things. We have had a lot of snow during the night and the sky is full so we will get lots more by the looks of it.

Love Caz xx

Hi Caz,
Because of the birthday group and other friends i8nto craft I have about 30 hand made cards!! I have two from a Carole, both have in brackets (GR) after the name, neither has 'Caz' on it. Did yours have a father Christmas figure on it?

Anyway thanks for the card I am sure one of them must be yours.

Hello girls, from a very snowy Kent. It is absolutely throwing it down at the moment.
We managed to get into town this morning, before it became this bad.
I forgot to buy Christmas presents for two of my grandaughters boyfriends,
and as they will be accompanying them on Christmas day, I thought I had better get something as a token gesture.

It's so good to hear from you Joyce, you take care when you go out shopping today, it is very slippery under foot, and we don't want you laid up again.
Just take it easy, and only do what you have to, the rest can wait for another day.
How sad about Jan's cousin,she was soo lucky not to lose her foot. But thank god it was no worse than it was.
How on earth is she going to manage with the little ones. Does she have family close to help her out.
Ahhh a new baby G Grandson, how lovely. I am still waiting to find out what the sex of our first great grandchild will be, our grandaughter is due in May.

Caz love, I hope your OH managed to get what you needed in town today.
At least the buses are still running at the moment, but if your way is anything like around here, when we had the last lot of snow, the buses stopped running.
Also we had no trains running either. The trains pass behind the houses opposite us, and at the moment it is very quiet, so I am wondering if they have stopped running as well.

We will all have to keep our sanity by staying in contact with each other, over this snowy period, as we are all likely to be housebound.

Ann thank goodness you made it home last night. How is the snow situation at your end of the country.
At least if you had been snowed in where you were, you would have had plenty to eat, and good company. lol

I hope our Jean and J are o.k. Coooee lovely are you snowed in as well.

Sallie, I know you are on the borders of Wales, and that Wales has got bad weather at the moment, how is it with you and Alun.

Love and (((((((HUGS to Huia, and Marie))))))

See you later girls, love Mo xxx

We had about 1-2 inches overnight, it thawed a bit when the sun shone earlier but is snowing again now. Took son 4.5 hours instead of 2 to get home from Bournemouth to M Keynes this morning.

I am here sweetie, and yes we do have a lot of snow so we are all staying put...J and D usually go to the supermarket every Sat, but they are going Monday morning instead It will take Jeffs mind offf his 1.30 appointment same day... cant believe its Christmas next weekend, we are away on the 27th -30th
hope its all gone by then...xxx

Sallie is your mail box full I have tried to send some pics of the finished room bit postie wont send them to you, let me know when its a bit emptier and I will send them on... hope you are all o.k. take care if you have to go out....

hugs and loves for everyone else
LOve Jean xxx