General Chat

My back is playing up today, first time for a long time. But it is nowhere near as bad as yours Caz, so I can imagine how painful yours must be.

Hi Ladies,

Joyce, lovely to see you posting again. If you really feel that you want to come over to the UK, so that you can put flowers on your relatives graves, then it would probably be better if you did. You will feel better when you've done it, I'm sure... as long as you don't overdo it.
Maybe the pain clinic will be able to something for you, so that at least you will won't be in pain or suffer less pain.

Are you doing anything special for Jan's birthday? It would be nice if you could celebrate it in some way.


Caz, ever since I've known you, you've always been bright and cheerful.You are deffinitely set a wonderful example to us all.So pleased to hear that you are making a start on your cards again. As you say Caz. making them is a great way to pass the time, and of course then card making becomes an addiction.lolol!!

It's lovely to see you able to post again. Hope your back will be less painful after you've had a rest this afternoon.



I'll be back on later today, need to do a couple of small jobs now.

Love, Sallie.xxx

Ello Ello, what been going on here then.
I am not here for a few hours,and you are all gassing away, ooooh thats so lovely.

Joyce honey, you have to do what you feel is right for you. As long as you don't over do things, you should be o.k. And you will be with family who can look after you.

Caz, you are such a strong person,and you don't allow things to get you down for to long. You are a fighter, and have learn't over the years to overcome your difficulties.
I know I tease you at times, like suggesting the foam rubber, but with all honesty, I mean no offence in anything I may say. And admire you more than you know.
I hope you got a little rest after your lunch.

Marie, I see on the news again today,that there has been more flooding over in OZ. When the heck is all this horror going to end.
Stay safe honey, and keep us updated if you can.

Well girls, I had a brilliant night at darts last night. Jean will be proud of us
we won 5-1 and 2-1 in the pairs. Now next week, I will be down in the dumps, as we have got the noisiest team in our league, and one of the strongest, so I am expecting us to lose big time. But if we even draw,it will be a bonus.

Roly had to go and have his tooth out today,and collect his dentures. His mouth is just coming to, and he's suffering a bit of pain, so guess who will be suffering later, yes me. Oooh arn't men babies,when they are unwell, or have an extraction. They want all the pampering they can get, but if you are unwell, you have to carry on as normal. LOL

I am going to make myself a well earned cup of tea now, I don't suppose the invalid will want one.
I will be back later.

Oh a big hi to Sallie,Ann, Tess and all our friends. Love Mo xxx

And I must not forget, (((((((((((OUR JEAN)))))))))))))) xxxx
And Sylvia((((((((hugs)))))))))

Marie, pleased to hear from you again and to know that you and your family are safe and well.

I feel so sorry for the people of Queensland losing so much.....and tthere doesn't seem to be any end to it either. Let's hope and pray that it won't last much longer.

Love, Sallie.xxx

Ann, I am so saddened to hear of Daffs setback. She is such a fighter, and she will be in my prayers tonight, bless her.
Life can be so unfair at times, to all the good people in this world. xxx Mo

I never got the cards made as I went to bed and slept, didn't sleep much last night so must have needed it. Mo I don't mind the teasing I know you are joking, even my own family do it hubby is worst, mind you I get him back but he doesn't know when I'm serious or not and his face is a picture sometimes.
Well done on your win last night.

Love Caz xx

Caz, you can do the cards another day, at least you managed to have a good sleep, which I'm sure you feel better for.

Mo, well done to your team on your win last night. Just hope that tou'll beat the 'noisy team' next week.


Ann, I feel so sad that Daff has had another setback and is back in hospital. Let's hope that Mr Daff will have a bit of good news tonight.

Going to have a cup of tea now, so I might pop on again later.


Love and best wishes to you all. Sallie.xxx

Hi all

it was a physio day today


Matt physio has the same birth date as me ............ Jan 7


But his birthday lasted twice as long as mine!


He and his family went home to NZ for Christmas ........... birthday started in New Plymouth, then they got on the plane at 8:30 to return to Canada, landed in Vancouver at mid-day on Jan 7 .......... so he still had all afternoon and evening to continue celebrating!


he said he eventually called a halt because it had gone on for so long! :))))



It was a pretty nice day today ........... around 0C, some sun


now we're waiitng for the snow to start falling

snow warning out, around 15-20 cm expected overnight, turning to rain about rush hour Wednesday morning


nasty!



We have close friends who live in a suburb of Brisbane, one of the suburbs under threat of flooding. I emailed them last night ..... and got a reply back this morning.

They are worried, of course, but think they will be OK. They live in one of the old Queensland houses, built up on stilts to allow air to circulate under the hosue (the original air conditioning!) ................ and were dry on the main floor in the last major floods in 1974. So they are hoping they will be dry this time as well.

BUT they had been exceptionally worried for a few hours earlier .... two of their grandchildren were staying with their other grandparents in Toowoomba when the surge of water went through there. Fortunately, they eventually made contact with the children, and they had not been in any danger.




sylvia
xxx

Joyce

I agree with everyone that you should go back to the UK if that is what you really want to do ....... but do try to get some medication from the Pain Clinic to make it a little easier on you.




Caz ................. I am so glad that I am getting to know you!

Good morning all you lovely people, sorry I havent been on for some time but as Caz told you I am still struggling with the severe vertigo, still not too good so if I go missing you will know why, I try and read the thread most days, the biggest problem is typing for any lenght of time, early morning is my best time, as the day goes on I seem to go down hill... funny though, I can do my scrapping and cards, for quite a while.... Caz was saying it is probably because I am quiet and on my own. no one interrupting me....she is one astute lady .....

Sylvia, I was sorry to miss your birthday, so heres some hugs(((((((( x)))))))))
it is dreadful watching the news about the terrible floods in Australia, my friend s have just retuned back home after living in the worst hit area, never really settled... the weather all over the world seems to be going haywire...

Sallie I have aids from the nhs. wish they were less bulky at the back but perfectley managable, and all free.... I was reffered by my doctor and went the week after.....so go for it girl.... hows the crafting doing ? with your new photo thingy does this mean you will recieve my pics?.....lol....hope Jenny is o.k. and of course yourself and Alun.....

Mo, how did Roly get on with the teeth? I hope you are looking after him, poor thing, so hard for men when they are not too well, btw did I see you actually won at the darts, and me being poorly couldnt get to place my bet ....tsk.....

Huia, you seem to have got a better reception from Phil, which must be heartwarming for you...

well If I have missed nameing all the rest of you lovely oeople do for give me I must go off here now words are getting blurred and muddled...so I will love you and leave you , hope to be back on soon....dont forget me.....

love Jean xxxx

Jean, yes love we did win, you would have been proud of us.

Roly was in a lot of pain last night from the extraction, but he doesn't seem to be having to much trouble today.

He has not yet worn his teeth, so I can see them being a waste of money.
They are sitting in a glass of water on the window sill.

He has got to go back next week, for the denist to see if they are fitting o.k,
and not causing him any problems.

It's good to hear from you honey, but don't overdo it. Have the tablets helped with the problem.
If not you may need to go back,and get your B.P checked again.

Sylvia did you get the threatened snow fall after all.
I hope your friends in Brisbane,are still safe and dry.
It's such a tragedy what has been occuring over there.

Well ladies, I am going to make myself a coffee now, so I will see you later. Love Mo xxx

Hi All, good to see you on here today Jean. What a nuisance the vertigo is to you, I hope you can find a solution soon. at least you can enjoy your crafting.

Mo/Sallie Yes it is sad that Daff has had another setback, but hopefully with all our positive thoughts and the wonderful medical team she seems to have she will come through it.

(sorry Jean you have seen the next bit on the scrapbook thread).
We have just come back from town, it is very wet here today, although it wasn't raining when we went out. Between us we took four more carrier bags of hard backed books to charity shops then went to the outlet shops at Glos docks where i manged to get a waterprook coat/jacket, the sort I use for shopping, in Klass for £36. I had a lot of trouble finding a coat with an inside pocket. I find it is much easier not to have the problem of a handbag, with the possibility of it being snatched and to have my large purse/cards etc in my inside pocket of my coat. But very few ladies coats are made with inside pockets these days. Usually only walking coats. anyway I got a nice red one. Then we had lunch in Wetherspoons. (I think we have shares in that place.)

Sylvia,
I hope you didn't/don't get the forecast snow.

Hi Ladies,

Just a quick look in to see how you all are. It's shopping day, so shall be glad when that's over and done with.

Jean, lovely to see you on here, but take care and don't do too much.

I'm going to see if they can sort out my hearing aid when I go to Derby, after spending all that money on it I feel that they should do something to help me. Also going to ask the Dr. about an NHS one, when I see him a week tomorrow.




Mo. glad to hear that Roly is better today, I hope that he'll be able to wear his teeth, or otherwise they will be like my hearing aid....a waste of money!!


Sylvia, I hope you didn't get the snow that was forecast....we can do without snow, especially as we get older .....I'm always afraid of falling when it turns to ice.

They've forecast a few milder days here, the only problem with that is that they've also forecast rain. Oh well, I suppose we can't have it all ways,lolol!!


Caz, hope your back is a little bit easier today, and that you are at least able to sit in your reclining chair. Take care!


Joyce, hope you are in less pain than you've been in, and have been able to get some cards done.


Thinking of, and sending love to Ann, Huia, Marie and Tess.


Love and best wishes to everyone. Sallie.xxx

Hi girls back is a bit better but FM is flaring up so I can't win but I'll fight on, lol. Sylvia it is lovely getting to know people on here and they get to be friends, thank you for saying that.
How is Roly now Mo, I remember when I had one out during the year my cheekbone ached for ages after.
I spoke to Joyce this morning and she is looking forward to coming over to tend the grave but doesn't know how she will be with walking, her feet must be awful for her to walk, but it is something she wants to do. She was still in bed when she rang me as she had been up most of the night with cramp, if your reading this Joyce I hope you sleep better tonight.
Been called for my tea so will leave you.

Love Caz xx

Good evening all.
I have found out today, that my first great grandchild, is a baby girl.
The grandchild due on the 20th of January is also a girl.
That will mean we will have 9 grandaughters, one great grandaughter, and three grandsons. Talk about girl power lol.

Caz, Roly is fine now. So much so, he has gone of out to darts tonight.
Cor peace and quiet, and the T.V all to myself.
I can watch "Midsomer Murders" without interuptions, and be on here as well, without any comments or moans.
Good to hear the back is better today, but that flamin F.M is a nuisance. Keep your chin up love.
Is Joyce bringing her wheel chair over with her? It's a shame she could not have bought her scooter with her as well,it would have given her more
freedom to get about.

Sallie, did you get the shopping done. I will have to do mine Friday,as we have got to help move our grandaughter on Saturday.
Oh I hope and pray she stays in this place, as it's getting a bit to much for us at our age, lugging furniture around.
I wouldn't mind, but she never asks her father to help her, it's always us and her mum.
As you can imagine, she has not got a lot of time for him, since he more or less threw her out at 17.
She needs to be settled before the baby arrives.
She has already asked Roly, if he knows how to remove a double glazed front door, as she doesn't think she will be able to get her three piece suite through the door. Oh boy what joy.

Well done Ann, on the purchase of your waterproof jacket, it was a bargain,
and with all the rain we have been having, it will come in very handy.
I bet the charity shop was grateful for the books though, even if they nearly broke your backs carrying them.
Thats the thing with a hard backed book, the weight of them.
I try to buy paper backs for that one reason. It's o.k if we have got the car with us,I can just load them into there.
In one of our charity shops, I can buy 3 paperback books for £1.00. And I normally get myself at least six a week. I love to read, but not Mills and Boon rubbish.lol

Well I must go girls, speak to you all tomorrow. Love Mo xxx

Hi everyone

Jean ..... thank you for the hugs. I do wish that you could get rid of that rotten vertigo.



Yes, we did get the threatened snow this time!


It started to snow about 8:30 pm, and it was falling fast and furious when I last looked out just after midnight

However, it had turned to rain when I next looked out at about 5:30 am

I guesstimate that we got somewhere close to 10 cm, based on what is left on the grass.


OH was out shovelling our sidewalks (corner house, so he's got to do 33' x 120') by 7:30 am, then did the neighbour's across the street ..... Joe's in his late 80s. By the time he had finished, at least 3 other neighbours had been out and shovelled their 30' frontages!

The rain stopped by about 9 am, sun came out for a spell around 11 am


still lots of snow on the ground, but temp is about 6C, so it should be melting!

All in all ..... the side roads are a mushy mess!

And many of the sidewalks are the same ................ although there is a new by-law in effect that says ALL sidewalks have to be cleared of snow by 10 am, even in residential areas. It looks as though a lot of people haven't bothered!



On the good side .................. I can see one of the major roads into Vancouver from my kitchen window, and it was completely clear of snow by 5:30 am ............ ploughs were out as soon as snow started at about 8:30 pm



OH has been messing about at home this morning . He decided not to drive out to the university, he has to be out there from 4 -10pm for opera rehearsal, so he decided to stay home.

So far he has fixed a wonky door knob on our bedroom door, put some hooks on insides of new kitchen cupboards to hang some items like the nutmeg grater, vacuumed 2 rooms, found some way out-of-date cans and jars (soup and pasta sauce) and ditched the contents. He's having a ball!!


and I am keeping out the way!



sylvia
xxx

Sylvia. whilst OH's in this good mood, you should have given him the paint brush, for the kitchen. lol

I wish it was a law here,that people had to clear the footpaths outside of their houses, it would make things so much easier for walking to the shops etc.
But as you say, some folk can be very lazy,and not bother at all. I bet if they were fined for not doing the clearing, it would get done quicker.

It's amazing how much we hoard isn't it,and food items are one of the biggest things we forget we have bought,and consequently they go out of date.

Stay in the warm unless you REALLY have to go out. Take care Sylvia.
Love Mo xxx

Mo

I never thought about the painting!!


BUT I have mentioned it 3 times in the last 4 days ......... and got told it'll get done when HE's ready

Mo, yes the charity shops were very pleased we left two bags in Save the Children, which is right on the bus stop, and two bags in the Clic shop. On Monday I also left two in the CRUK shop. I don't buy hard backs now.

Not been on here all evening, been down watching TV, lots of murders on Midsummer weren't there Mo?