General Chat

Hi Everyone,


Mo, it is really nice having you back , I've missed you and hope that your computer and GR will behave from now on.

Hope Lilly is alright and that her Christening went well in Scotland. I expect you are pleased to have her and her dad and mum back again.
Did her mum hear anymore about that baby competition, or was it jst some sort of scam? I couldn't even get on to vote for her, although I tried several times.


Mo, I haven't started my Christmas cards yet, although I'm 'itching' to make a start on the stuff I've bought, but I have to finish the birthday cards for July, first.lol!

Lunch out tomorrow is my birthay treat off Jennie and Michael, I feel awful about accepting it , as I'm sure they can do more with the money.




Joyce, also lovely to see you back on here again. I hope that you won't get anymore trouuble with GR. I haven't had much trouble with it this week, apart from it being a bit slow, so fingers crossed that GR has now sorted out most of the problems they had.

Just thinking that maybe you might be able to buy some kind of spray that would kill some of them off. It must be driving both you and Jan mad.
Hope that Jan will be able to find the mosquito lamp when he gets home.





Jean, pleased to hear that Jeff is improving each day and that he no longer needs some of the stuff that they thought he might need, so can now be returned. It's amazing how well he's doing after being so ill. I'm so happy and pleased for all of you.

Hope you can manage to find someone decent and trustworthy to clean for you. I know what you mean about how Jeff always did the heavy stuff
for you. We are the same here, the things that I can no longer manage to do, Alun has to do them.



Tess, we haven't heard from you for a good while, I hope everything is alright with you and your family.




Sylvia, if you are looking in, have a good hoilday and take care.



Huia, how are things with you? Hope all was well with Phil when you last visited him, and that he was alert and was able to respond to you.




Marie, how are things with your granddaughter, has she been back to see the Consultant yet?

Hope you are getting on okay with the family tree, ready to give out at the Family Reunion.




Ann, hopefully Alun will get the photos of the cards done over the weekend.




Caz, thinking about both you and Phil and hoping that things aren't too bad for you both at the moment.




Linda, how are your parents? I hope that your dad is better and able to look after your mum.

Also hope that you are feeling better and no longer suffer from the dizziness that you had.




Jude, I see you are planning a meet in Abergavenny towards the end of the month. Hope it all goes well.

Pleased that your neighbour got her budgie back, she was very lucky .
When I was a child we lost a budgie by flying out of the back door. He always liked to sit on my nan's shoulder while she was doing the cleaning, but the one day she forgot about him being there and opened the back door.......that was the last we seen of him. Both my brother and I were upset about it when we got home from school.





Betty and Liz, haven't heard from you both for a while. Hope all is okay, thinking about you both.



Well ladies I'm going to have my tea now, so will speak to you soon.



Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx



ps. Mo forgot to ask if you still play in the darts matches on a Monday night.?
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Love, Sallie.xx

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A HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR TOMORROW SALLIE.
HAVE A LOVELY DAY.
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LOVE MO AND ROLY XXX

Hello lovely ladies, how are we all tonight.
It's so nice to see Joyce posting again, hello my little love.
You do realise Joyce, that Mosquito's only feast off of sweet meat, so both of you must be a really tasty meal for them.lol
I hope that Jan gets on all right on Wednesday. Is it a very big fatty lump he's having taken of.

Well Sallie, as far as I can make out, Lilly's christening went well. We have heard nothing but what her family did,and didn't do for them whilst they were up there.
To be honest, it makes me want to spit bullets. If they had had the ceremony down here, we would have all been there.
Some of the snidey comments are very hurtful,and she said something in front of one of my daughters, who immediately left her house in disgust.
I just have to bite my tongue, for my sons sake, and because I don't want to cause an atmosphere when we go to see Lilly.
Yes love I am still playing darts on a Monday night, but I also play Thursday nights as well now. Theres no holding me down, I'm a right little tear away.
We are going out to a joint 40th and 50th birthday party tomorrow night.
Then next Saturday we are going to a 60th birthday bash. Oh boy, I will be boogying (sp) the night away.

Jean, I will send my cyber duster up to you love. It's like a magic wand, you just wave it in the air, and the dust vanishes.
Well thats what Roly imagines when it come to the housework. He thinks it will do itself. lol
Love to you and Jeff, take care of yourselves.

Now I know that Huia and Ann were on the other page, but I have forgotten what was written, so please forgive me if I just say "hello my friends" I am not ignoring you, but my brains gone to sleep.

Big hugs to Caz,Linda,Marie,Jude,Liz and Betty.

Enjoy your special day Sallie, dont eat to much.
Love to you all Mo xxx

Blimey all sorts happening on here past few days:o)

Good to see you Mo and Dutch:o)

Sallie ... a very happy BIRTHDAY tomorrow and enjoy your meal. Are you likely to be this way for the meeting in Aber?? Be lovely to meet you again and this time properly!!

Jean...thats great news about your Jeff:o))

~~~~~ to everyone else:o)

love jude xx

Hi again,


Mo, it must be very hard not to say anything when you are in your position.
I don't blame your daughters for leaving your son's house, whatever was said, they must have felt hurt for you. It's so difficult for you and Roly as you don't want to be on bad terms with him and want to be able to see Lilly without any kind of bad atmosphere. I really feel for you and hope that things will get better in time. Thank you for the birthday wishes for tomorrow.




Jude, thank you for your birthday wishes, too. I must say I'm looking forward to going out for lunch. It will be nice not to have to cook.lol!

I would like to come to the Aber meet but will have to see if Alun can get a couple of days holiday from work, so that he can take me down. My brother and sister-in-law usually go away the first week of the school holidays, so not sure if they will be there that week, either.
I'll try and let you know sometime next week, if that's OK?


Well ladies, I'll speak to you all tomorrow.


Take care!


Love, Sallie.xxx

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Good evening all.
I have just popped in quickly to say hello, and to ask Sallie if she has enjoyed her birthday.
Hope you are all o.k. Love Mo xxx

Hi Mo, yes thank you I've had a lovely day, lots of cards and a few pressies. Thank you all again for your lovely cards, it's very nice to be thought of.

Hope all our other friends are alright. Speak to you all tomorrow.

Take care everyone!


Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx

A belated happy birthday to Sallie. I have had a busy time lately.

I didnt wake up until after 9.00 this morning so am now (10.24) having my breakfast when I am not typing on threads. A late lunch for me later today.

Huia.

Good morning Ladys hope your all well got my disabled sign put up on friday ,had to ring Jan at work as the chap could,nt speak english he was trying to tell me were it was going ,anyway he told Jan but he went and cut thru the cable on Jans lights in the front garden but luckly it had,nt gone right thru so now nobody can park outside our house,
Mo its only medium size lump his brother is taking us as he is,nt allowed to drive ,well have to push on got alot to do sorry Sallie forgot to mention you and Betty spoke to Betty on the phone she sends her love to you all and hope your all well Bye for now
Lovexx
special thoughts for Deanna shes realy not well at all spoke to her on the phone last week you have to keep in touch dont you otherwise we would,nt know how our friends were getting on
Jean love glad Jeff is on the mend but you take it ease we dont want you getting sick now do wexxLove to all

Hi Girls,

Where is everyone today? This is a lonely little thread today.


Joyce, it's good that you spotted Julia in Derbyshire's thread yesterday although it was only on for a very short time, or we would all still be concerned and wondering what has happened to her. Over the last two to three weeks both Chris and I have been trying to find out where she lives so that we can get in touch with her, to see if she was OK, as the last time she posted was April.

Thank goodness Chris had the brainwave to ring the hospital in Derby today, where they told her that Julia had been discharged yesterday.
Let's hope that she will be back on the threads before too long.



Jean, how are things with you? I hope Jeff is still getting stronger each day.
Also hope that both you and Debra are alright.



Ann, I'm sorry but somehow or other I've lost your card making and crafts blog from my favourites, and can't find the pm you sent me with it on.

Hope you and T are both alright.



Huia, thank you for your birthday wishes. I had a lovely birthday, spent most of the time with Alun, Jennie and Michael. Also spent quite a bit of time on the phone to family anf friends.




Mo, how are you doing? I hope that both you and Roly are okay. I'm sorry that things are as they are between your son's partner and you and your family.
His partner should realise how hurtful she is being towards you all, and especially to you. I should think that your son finds it difficult as he is stuck in the middle, bless him, he is probably trying to keep you all happy.

I know how you feel Mo, because at the moment we are having a bit of bother with Richard and Christie. When they were up two weeks ago, at times things weren't particularly easy, and like your daughters, Jennie found it very difficult not to say anything. She only did so, because she didn't want to get me upset.

Mo, I just hope that things will get better for both of us.




Marie, haven't heard from you for a while, hope all is okay with all.



Tess, also hope things are alright with you and your family.



Hope Sylvia and OH are enjoying their holiday and are having some good weather.


Linda, hope that your dizziness is now better and that your dad and mum are better, Take care.



Jude, I know you said you and hubby were going to stay with your daughter and her family, but can't remember when you said you were going. Anyway, enjoy your few days with them.



Liz and Betty if you are looking in, I hope that you are both ok.


I hope I haven't missed anyone out, sorry if I have, my memory is not as good as it was.lol!



Well girls, speak to you all soon. Take care.



Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx

Good evening to Sallie and anybody else who can get in. I am going out again today, returning these hearing aids and getting an upgrade. They had better do the job or you will hear me scream from here. In the afternoon I will be working in the hospice shop, so wont be back until this evening (tomorrow morning for you).

Huia.

Hi Eveyone, sorry I haven't been around for ages. Had some trouble getting on GR (esp the message boards) for a few days. Then could get on, but very slow. Just seem to have lost track of time.
Have been a little down, but nothing really to complain about. Now feeling a good bit better.
Didn't realise that it was so long since I posted. Have just spent ages catching up on all your posts. Far too many of them for me to comment on them at the moment.

Sallie, sorry if you have been worried about me. I am doing ok and will try to come on here more often. I hope that Jemnnie continues to improve.

Ladies with cameras.... My son persuaded me to buy a digital camera a few weeks ago (on special offer). Still have no idea how to work it. Will really have to knuckle down and take the bull by the horns.. Now, where did I put it???

I used to have an SLR camera, but it got too heavy to cart around. Then got a compact one, okay for snaps.

Sylvia, I read about the break in at the cabin. I wonder if they had just run out as you got there? Terrible that they felt able to take what they wanted. But it seems bad too that they left the door open. Just about anything could have got in and damaged everything inside.
I hope that everything goes well on the 29th, will be thinking of you.

it's nearly tomorrow, so good-night,

Tess

I am back. The new aids wont be ready for about 3 weeks so I am making do with the old 'obsolete' ones.

In the hospice shop I sold a knitted woollen hat to a tv personality. Quite exciting! Now we are wondering if we will see him wearing it when he is on tv. Not that I watch much tv anyway.

Huia.

Hi all,
sorry didn't get on here yesterday, I was out in the garden most of the time 'pottering' while himself did the heavy jobs. I have put more photos of the garden on the photo blog if anyone is interested.

Huia, that is not a bad wait for aids, sometimes here it can be longer than that.

Tess What camera have you got? If it is a digital SLR it will work the same way as a non digital except you wont have to load film. You will probably have to download the accompanying CD if there is one to be able to upload the photos. Just switch it on and take a photo to start.

Sallie, Hi, Yes, a pity none of us thought of contacting the hospital, although I would not have thought they would have told anyone anything who was not a relative. I hope Julia is able to come back on here soon.

Joyce, thanks for news of Betty and Deanna. And well done for spotting Julia's thread. Wonder why she deleted it.

Mo, Marie and anyone else (wonder where Debbie is these days?) <3 <3 <3

Hi girls, sorry I haven't been on here for a few days, not been too good. At the moment I have sciatica down my good leg so walk in a comical fashion,(worse than usual).
Sallie I started a message the other day to reply about doing cards but it wooshed off on it's own. I haven't started on my Christmas ones yet but will have to get cracking with them, I need to go to the Range first for supplies and stock up on other things. Only trouble with that place is I see things and think oh I have to have that and it costs a fortune. I had better look to see what I have left over from last year first.
Huia I bet it made your day when the TV personality came into your shop, I wonder if you will see him on TV wearing it?
Hello to everyone else, my memory is terrible and getting worse so can't remember everyones names like Sallie can.

Love Caz xx

Hello Ladies,

Ann, I received your card this morning, thank you ,it's cute and pretty.

As you say I wouldn't have thought that the hospital would have given us any information about Julia, either. So maybe because she had been discharged the day before, it was safe to give Chris that information.

When you have a spare minute, please could you pm me your card making and craft blog. I don't know what I did to have lost it.lol! Thanks.





Caz, lovely to see you on here. I 'wrote' a long message to you all one day last week, I'd almost finished it , when for whatever reason it just disappeared. It's so annoying when that happens.

Is Phil able to drive now? Sorry I cant remember how long you told us that he isn't allowed to drive. I bet you are really looking forward to going to the Range.......as you say it's so easy to spend more than we intended to.lol!

I bought some Christmas stuff there last week, I only went for some paper and came away with a lot of Christmas stuff as well.

My memory is not that good either.lol! I have to think really hard to remember everyone on here.




Huia, hope you can manage alright with your hearing aids until you get your new ones.

Isn't it nice to see a TV personality face to face. Where Richard lives, it isn't too far away from where a lot of celebrities live, as it's quite close to Pinewood Studios, so when we go down there we often see one of them walking about the shops, going about their daily business.

It certainly makes your day when you someone famous, I bet you are still feeling thrilled because he's bought something in the hospice shop and that you served him. Great!.



Mo, where are you? I hope you are not having trouble getting on here again. We miss you, as you are the life and soul of the thread.

Hope you and your team win at darts tonight. Crossing my fingers for you all.



Well ladies I must get on with a few jobs, or Alun will be home before I get them done.lol!



Speak to you all soon.



Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx

Helloooooo girls.
Cor what a mess ouside our house at the moment. The waterboard are renewing the pipes, and putting boxes in for the change over to water meters NEXT year.
They have dug up most of our drive, leaving us just enough room to get on and off the drive, ( very nice of them I must say ) especially as we received no notification, that they were coming round to do the work.
I wouldn't mind, but they started work two roads away three weeks ago, and they are still in the middle of doing that as well as ours.
So the way things are progressing, we will still be in this state of disrepair at christmas.

It looks like you have all been busy, what with the gardening, and photography you have all been up to.

Huiaaaaaaaa can you hear me honey. Are the obsolete hearing aids better than the new ones they supplied you with. Sometimes the older the things are, the better they seem to work.
Sooooo you have been up close and personal with a t.v star then have you.
Would we know who he is, or is he just an NZ star.

Fingers crossed for me at darts tonight girls please. I wont expect you to cross your legs, just in case of accidents.
I will let you know how we get on tomorrow.

Take care everyone, it's good to hear from you all,and to catch up on all the news.
Loveto you all Mo xxx

Grrrr GR. I submitted a post and got the error message so hit the back button, but didnt hit submit again as I have done in the past, and finished up with 2 postings. This time it has vanished.

MO, I wondered why I woke at about 1 a.m. The older aids are ok at present, but one of them presses on my ear and hurts, so I do not tuck them behind the ear as I should, except when I go out.

I realised when I went to bed last night that the tv person probably thought I was rude. When he was looking at the hat I asked him 'your head isnt too big for it is it?' What I meant was that most of them are a small size, at least that is what I found when I tried them, but I have a big head with all the brains stuffed in it. Perhaps I should write him a letter of explanation and apology.

Huia hanging her head in shame.

Huia the site is doing silly things at the moment. They were doing 'essential mainteneance' earlier but not sure if that is still what is causing it.

Since the last time I had the tubes on my aids changed the left one is pressing on my ear and it is quite painful. I sometimes take it out for an hour or so if I am at home.

Hello All
hope youe all well can anyone help me with this achap sent me copy of one of my dads familys death certh cert ,but we cant make out the siganture of the informant as it got for executor now someone said do street search and you should get the name ,well ive done that and not getting anywere she had know children and her husband was alreadt dead she died in 1984,anyone know were i can look to find out who lived at the address of the informant its in Scotland ,will be back latter to have alook as been up half the night with cramp
wishing you all have agood day
Dutchxx