General Chat

Hey Hey Hey, Huia and I are now joined via Facebook. It took a lot of searching though, and it's a good job Huia had her sensible head on, coz silly billy me couldn't find her.
Ann's posting to Huia made me realise that Huia had got through to my account at last.
So thanks Ann, you did me a favour indirectly, by opening the gateway for the connection. You all know what a dappy mare I can be at times lol ;-)

Oooh Huia, I just read what you wrote about the rats, and I am just about to have dinner, Gammon Steaks and Salad, and to be honest, I think I will ditch the gammon and just eat the salad.
Rats jiggling yuk.
Luvs ya anyway. Mo xxx

Oh Yuk Huia, they sound disgusting.

Mo we have roast gammon for tea tonight with jacket potatoes and roast butternut squash.

hello mo ann huia and everyone lovely hot day it was terrible at the hospital, ann your tea sounds nice, im just to hot to eat xx

hello mo ann huia and everyone lovely hot day it was terrible at the hospital, ann your tea sounds nice, im just to hot to eat xx

Hi, I am new to the boards, just wanted to say Hi,

dejay x

Hello dejay. I am in New Zealand. It is now 9.46 a.m. and I have just finished my breakfast! I didnt wake up until 9.00, unless you count the 4 or 5 hours I was awake in the small hours.

Huia.

Morning Huia, hope the rats dont keep you awake, Have you tried singing to them?....lol...
dejay x

Hello again dejay. No the rats dont keep me awake as I am a bit deaf and when I have my head on the pillow I cant hear a thing. My son heard them racing around in the attic when he stayed here a few months ago, which is why I am now setting traps, but lately the rats I have caught have all been in the workshop which is in the basement. When they get caught by one or both front feet I sing 'Oooh, ahh, eek' as I try to kill them when they are swinging and jiggling in the trap. It is tied by string to a shelf, otherwise they could disappear with the trap into a hard-to-get-at place. My husband is in care with alzheimers, but he used to deal with them.

I take it you live in England?

poor you huia your very brave, id be gone, have you found out whats causing them xx

Morning everyone
It is lovely again here in Berkshire this morning. Have been in the garden doing some drastic pruning. How do shrubs grow overnight? Well the front and side look much better now and we have also planted 3 more things out so they can grow big too. Shame the garden could really do with some water. Not that I really want the weather to change as it certainly lifts my spirits to see some sunshine.

Still crocheting a blanket for the new baby expected in September. Have a small pile of hats ready for the prem unit but not enough to make a special journey yet.

Have been enjoying some nice BBQ's with our family, so nice to be able to eat together and outside too. Our son only has a small lounge so can really only entertain when it is warm and dry.

Not sure what we will do this afternoon but hope everyone has a lovely day.

Huia I would hate your problem and admire your dealing with it so well.

Linda xxx <3 <3 <3

Good morning girls,

Ooooh! all this talk of gammon, I really fancy some. I wish I had some in the fridge now but will have to wait until I go and do the weekly shop tomorrow.


Ann. nice to see you home from your holiday in Tenerife and glad to know that both you and T had a lovely relaxing time there. As you said, it's all the work that has to be done when you get home that spoils it. You now need another holiday to get over the last few days.lol!!




Huia, you are so brave sorting out all those rats, I know I wouldn't be able to do it. Are you still working a couple of days a week at the charity shop?




dejay, welcome to Mo's thread, it's nice to hear from you. Do you live in the UK? I've lived in SE Derbyshire, for 33 years but was born and brought up in S Wales.




Sylvia, hope both you and OH are alright. How is your little grandson these days? I expect he's running around and into things now, a typical toddler. Bless him.






Liz, how are things with you? I hope that you are feeling a bit better now.
Are you going to the Sheffield meet at the end of June? I'm not sure if I will be able to go yet, although I would like to go, just taking one day at a time for now.




Mo, how are things with both you and Roly? Hope you are both OK.

We heard from Alun's sister over the weekend telling us that her eldest daughter is in hospital after she fell downstairs from top to bottom, breaking her right leg in two places and smashing her ankle.
She was transfered from the hospital in West Yorkshire on Sunday to Hallam Hospital, Sheffield where she had a big operation on the leg yesterday, and she will have to have another operation again in a few days. Although we are all worried about her, but we just think that it could have been a lot worse, we don't want to think about what could have happened.




Caz, if you are looking in, just want to wish you and Phil a Very Happy Anniversary for today, It's also Jennie's 27th birthday today and my friend's birthday too, but she's a lot older than 27.lolol!!

Hope you are are feeling a bit better and more comfortable now. Pleased to hear the good results of your scans.....I'm sure it has set your mind at rest.





Puss, how are things with you? Hope you are feeling better now.

Have you made any more bracelets lately?

Well done to your son and daughter for the race at Sheffield on Sunday.




I heard from Joyce earlier on, she is suffering from gout and is in quite a bit of pain with it.




Marie, nice to see you posting again, hope we'll hear from you again soon



Linda, hope all is well with you and all your family. Are you still busy knitting for the expected new babies and for the baby unit at the hospital. Hope you've managed to find somewhere cheaper to buy your wool from.




Well, I need a drink now, it seems to have taken me ages to write this message, so will speak to you all soon.



Take care everyone.



Love and best wishes . Sallie.xxx

hello sallie, im ok thanks will pm you lol

yikes broken leg hope she feels better soon

hello linda nice to see you how are you xxx

hello everyone xxx

Hello Dejay, welcome to this thread, tell us a bit about yourself. I, as you can see, live in Gloucestershire UK, am in my 70s and have been married to my lovely other half for nearly 52 years. We have 2 children and 5 Grandchildren.

Sallie, the garden is more or less done, although we have been out to the garden centre this morning so now have some more plants to put in. good to see you posting again, hope you are feeling a bit better and that the sun has helped. Yes we need another holiday but that is ok we soon got to the Lake District for a week.

Linda, still busy with those babies and expected baby. What colour is the blanket?

Puss the gammon was very nice and it was cooler by the time we ate it.

It is cloudy here today and a lot cooler, I even had a cardigan on this morning. :-)

yes still doing the bracelets lolcharity jubilee and my own with a fan going100 MILES A HOUR XX

Hi Ann, I am quite an old lady married with one daughter, live up norf,
married 56 years, one grandson, hobbies making cards....
nice to meet you.
dejayx

Hi Mo, and everyone


and a special hello to dejay .........
.... it's always nice to see a new person finding the thread.

Dejay ............ I was born in Lancashire, but now live in Canada. We left the UK in 1967 5 days after we got married, spent 1 year in Texas, then came up to Canada and have been here ever since. We're now both retired .......... although OH still has 2 offices out on campus, and spends almost as much time out there as when he was working! He does now only do what he wants to do!

We have 1 daughter and 1 grandson, but the little family lives on the other side of Canada, over 7,300 km (ca 4500 miles) away ............ because that's where her husband is from, and where they both have very good jobs.



Sorry I've been absent for several days. I've been spending quite a lot of time on trying to organise all the information I have on our various families ............. especially looking at the updated Probate records on ancestry (they're up to 1966 now), and the newspaper archives. I really must take out a sub to the newspaper one ....... I love reading old papers, whether they're relevant to me or not! :-D


We had several days of sun and nice warm weather, then it changed last Thursday, and has been a lot cooler, rainy, etc etc etc.

It changed just in time for the Graduation ceremonies ............... 23 ceremonies spread over 6 days starting last Wednesday and ending tomorrow. OH goes to every ceremony as he is the Student Marshall. The first day wasn't too bad................. but the others have not been as good as they might have been!!

Then, of course, Saturday was sunny and HOT ................... my dad would have said it was "s*d's law" :-D

We had dinner on Sunday with our best friends from the Island ......... they were over here for an event on Monday, so we met them at our favourite little bistro-type place near the hotel.

He was just a little bit worse ........... has now been forbidden to drive as he failed a test every one in the Province has to take when they turn 80. There has, in fact, been a lot of controversy about this test ........... it is largely computer-based and tests reflexes, etc............... rather like doing one of those computer games.

So many older people do not use computers, or are not computer literate OR game literate. Of course ......... the powers-that-be know better.

However, in this case, I think it a good result.

He went walkabout late one evening, ending up at a neighbour's, where he knocked on the window of a room where there was a light on. Fortunately, they know each other pretty well. BUT our friend did not recognise the other man or know his name....... just knew he needed help to get home.

Meanwhile, his wife had woken up and was going frantic trying to find him.

Imagine if he had done that in the car :-0


Love to everyone


Take care

pm sent Sylvia....dejay

Good evening girls, also any gentlemen who would like to join us in a good old chat about every day life.

Welcome to our little thread dejay, we are a friendly bunch, from many different places in the world.
We are all for supporting each other, whatever problems may arise, ( not that we are nosy, just caring ).
You are amongst friends in your card making, Ann,Sallie,Joyce,Caz and our founder member Jean, and many others are all great card makers.
Unfortunately, I am not amongst them, cack handed thats me, and the only things I can claim fame to is my darts.(though I am no expert, just do it for enjoyment)
Lorraine and Joyce also love the darts, so I have a great deal in common with them.
Both Linda and myself enjoy our knitting, but I have given it up for the time being, but Linda is very kind and knits for her local childrens hospital, especially premature babies.
I have been married to my husband for 48 years now, and we have five grown up children, twelve grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
We were married on February 29th 1964, so only have an anniversary once every four years.....( well thats what he indoors was hoping for, but didn't get lol )
Come back abd see us soon.

Sylvia, it's good to hear from you. It seems ages since we last spoke, but can understand the reason for your not being on here, sorting out all the family details does take time and energy, but is most important, or all the hard work could be lost to future generations.
Are you both attending the graduation ball again this year? And have you decided what to wear yet. I can remember us trying to decide what you should wear one year, and you decided on your long black skirt and an evening top. Well I hope I am right in what I am saying, coz don't forget, I have slept since then lol ;-) ;-)
How is your friend coping with her husband, since he has deteriated. Does she drive over from the Island now that he has lost his licence?
It's a good job they do do the tests really isn't it. A lot of people would scrape through though, even if their reactions are a lot slower than they should be.
I truly don't think Roly would pass his test this time around, if he had to sit it again.
He has developed so many bad habits, that a driving instructor would have forty fits sitting next to him.

Lorraine, how did the young ones get on in their half marathon. Were their feet killing them by the time they got home.
I bet your son was glad he was reminded about his toothbrush, what with having smelly feet after that lot, he didn't need bad breath to go with it. lol
How did you do at your stall this weekend. Will you be doing it this weekend as it's the Jubilee celebrations weekend isn't it.?

Ann, I nearly forgot about your Lake District holiday. Your holidays are so close to each other, that I get confused when you are either coming or going.
Has T been on the golf course in this lovely weather. I know you have both been very busy in your garden, I just wondered if he had sloped off without you knowing about it. lol

Sallie, your niece is very lucky not to have broken her neck, but bless her she has still got a lot of re-covering to do.
Roly has had a rotten sore throat, and flu like symptoms since we came back from our holiday, but I am soldiering on, doing my nursy bits ,ie making honey and hot lemon drinks,dosing out the paracetamol, and mopping the fevered brow ( mine,after all the running about )
I am truly shocked that I haven't dissappeared up my own rear end.
How are you feeling today my honey, is that black dog being chased away, I do hope so. Kick it up the backside, and into touch.

Huia love, it's just as well you are a bit hard of hearing, so you don't hear them there rats in their hobnail boots every night, keeping you awake.
I still say you are very brave coping as you do.
Have you seen Phil lately?. How does he seem to you love, is he still very distant when you visit him.
Are you celebrating the Queens Golden Jubilee over in N.Z. This country is, but we personally are not doing anything special.

Sending love and best wishes to all our friends who are not feeling up to par,Joyce, Caz, Liz.

Hugs for our Jean, when she looks in.....We miss you loads and loads Jean.

Bye for now everyone. Mo xxx

Thank you for the welcome Mo, I had heard that you were very good at painting and wondered if you had any for sale I need one to cover a hole in the wall were a dartboard was it has to be large as folk kept missing the board , do you ever do that ?
Dejay x

Hi Mo

Yes T played golf yesterday but found it too hot and his back played up, probably due to the gardening the day before. Today we spent 3 hours doing the garden. Just one border to sort out now.