General Chat

Hi everyone,Dorothy I would have been very tempted to turn round and go back in!!! You must have a good building manager for him to come out and help you.
It's a lovelly sunny day here but bitterly cold ,but not cold enougth for snow.It was raining in the night but is dry now.
See you all tomorrow.
Brenda

hi everyone brenda the building manager is a woman and she runs a great building with only part time help, next saturday is the pot luck chili dinner should be fun. to-day my grandaughter is coming over and spending the night, I shall enjoy that very much, I almost hate to mention that it is snowing again it gets quite boring for you all to hear about nothing but weather from me but that is winter over here. bye for now dorothy

Read the thread too quickly and saw the words "snow" and immediately froze. Oh snow nice to see but that is all.
The weather here is beautiful - blue skies and sun, albeit very cold morning and evenings.
I have done the veggies for dinner and made a banana mousse so will now have a shower and then do some more card making.
Sylvia xxx

Well,Sean flies back to brize today,and back to Cyprus tomorrow.
He must have either killed himself,or enjoyed himself in the snow because we havn't heard a word from him all the time he has been in Alberta lol.
The weather here is not so good as it was yesterday,when Liz,Myself ,and Connor went down to Whitley bay for a walk along the beach.
Hope everyone has enjoyed the weekend as we have.
Better days are acomin' he he,with the new bus passes that allow travel all over england which are free to pensioners,i can see Liz and i off to many picnics over the central areas of england ,spread over a couple of days,something which wales have had for some time.
Perhaps if Scotland have the same thought of thing going on ,they can let me know ,as i can get a bus up to Berwick and then get a train into Edinburgh.
Time to go peeps ,the dinner is nearly ready,roast and mashed tatties ,cauli ,cabbage ,chicken for Liz and Connor ,and turkey leg for me.oh ,and don't forget the veggie cravy lol.
See you later,Fred.

hi everyone well as well as fred I have had a great week-end my grandaughter came yesterday pm and we went out for dinner at the local chinese resturant it is a very large place good service even though it is all buffet, lots of people on the week-ends . then we came home and watched two movies, this morning I helped with her research on john cabot, and samuel de champlain and the first nations people. boy the papers they have to turn in these days and she is only 11, quite complicated. and they have to be typed out on the computor how families manage who can't afford one I have no idea.. also had a chat with my sister to-day was her 61st birthday she does not deal well with getting older, she will be arriving thursday staying with me till sunday then she heads to friends into toronto, then attending a wedding on the saturday, before going back to calgary it will be nice to see her last saw her in may last year. calgary is so far away. fred I hope that your sun enjoyed alberta and the cold!!! sylvia it was nice to see you back on line hope all is well with you and your husband, well I am off to bed bye for now dorothh

goodmorning I watched the grammy's lst night and it was quite a show tina turner who they say is 68 was wonderful, I danced around the apartment to many of the songs, not sure what to make of this amy winehouse I guess I must be too old to understand her, looks like she needs a good wash at least her hair. going to have a nice piece of steak for dinner this evening with cauliflower bought a nice one the other day, to-day is cleaning day what with the sister coming, plus I can't go out to-day guess what it is snowing and blowing roads in a mess again fancy that p;us it is minus 30 so it is quite chilly have a good day bye dorothy

Evening all,we have had another cold but bright and sunny day here.The library heating is not at its best today ,but I did not turn the switch all the way round apparently,(need to have more shredded wheat for strength)
Any way we are warming up now.
Its staying light later and its now 5.30 pm and only just going dark.
Glad you all had good weekends ,I was working and then had errands to do yesterday.As I forgot to get a few things when I went shopping on Friday.(Like dog food and eggs.!!)
Speak to you all tomorrow.Brenda

'Ello all,another pretty hard frost here last night,but it looks as though we may have a pretty nice day,the sun is out up here in the north,and i think a trip out to the coast is in order.
Still havn't heard from Sean lol,so i wonder if he is nursing aches and pains,where he has been overworking his leg muscles,he he,know how he feels as i had the same sort of bother ,the first time i went rock climbing .
Hissy isn't flavour of the day after i got a wet nose jammed in my ear at five thirty this morning ,grrrrrrr,little baggage knew i had put some fresh cooked fish in the fridge last night for her breakfast ,and didn't want to wait till seven ,when she normally gets fed.
But ,no matter,it was a waste of time trying to go back to sleep so i went for a stroll round the garden,looking at the snowdrops and crocus,that are busy flowering at the moment,i really must get a few earlier daffs' put in too,they would look nice with the other bulbs ,all blooming together.
I have kept a bit of fish for myself which i will have with rice salad for dinner,and for tea ,it's something light,maybe sardine on toast,sprinkled with a few herbs,dried garlic powder with corriander maybe.
Fred is tring out his culinary skills again today,it's bread making time ,but i fancy doing some whole meal today,and maybe a small white for liz as she isn't too keen on a brown[dosn't know what's good for her].
I havn't seen any sign of Mr Mouse this year yet,and i'm beggining to wonder if a cat has got him,which will be a shame,iv'e gotten used to watching his [or her] antics,but i have seen the wren out back in the past few days,so hopefully ,they will be nesting in the hedge again.
Time to get the scales out peeps,the kitchen is warm enough now to get started ,so,i will see you later.Fred.

Hi everyone,I could have sworn i left a message here this morning-- short, but still a message.Any way i have a date for my op,its 11th March ,bit later than expected but better late than never,my friend who we go away with is also having her op the week before,so hopefully over easter we can sort out a holiday at last.
Fred ,we have the same problem with our cat Oscar,he hides all over the place then manages to get in the bed room and wakes us at some unearthly hour to be fed.!!!John says he will put a revolving door on the kitchen for the cats,to help themselves.!!!
Nice sunny day again,but chilly,going to go downhill from tomorrow.
Speak to you tomorrow Brenda
Brenda

hi brenda I am so glad that you have finally got a date for your op I shall be thinking about you I gather it was a nice day spoke to anne this afternoon and was told the sun was shining in bury the birds were washing in the bird bath and the bulbs were popping up, as she spoke it was minus 21 here and more of the white stuff is on order for to-night, many cars here had to be boosted it was so cold through the night, I went about noon and cleaned mine off and it started allright. to-morrow I have a lot of runnign around to do groceries etc so I hope the white stuff has stopped by then , loved the news re the cat fred and your menu sounded rather good bye for now dorothy

Hi Everyone,Yes Dorothy we have been having really nice sunny days,very spring like, but they are not so warm,and from tomorrow its getting like winter again or so we are told.Have to take the car back to have the other two parts fitted ,which should I hope be the end of getting it fixed for a while.I have to have it MOT 'd in March so I hope its before my op as I can not drive for a few weeks.after.
Been sorting my files out again and as the saying oes it gets worse before it gets better,well it had better be true,
Take care ,Brenda

hi everyon I have come down with a streaming cold not a good time with the sister visiting to-morrow so I shall dose myself up and hope it will only last for 24hrs,went out and got the groceries though, dropped into the son's and left chocolates for the children on the way home realized I had left my handbag at their house so back Iwent I askyou how daft is that. well off to bed early with a hot toddy bye dorothy

Morning all,and happy valentines day as well.
I got John a lovelly card ,until i was writing it out last night and saw the words" woman of my dreams" instead of "man" I had put in down in the shop ,then picked up the wrong one!!! had to make a joke about it when i gave it to him.!!!I will be ribbed about this for ages.
Hope you are feeling better Dorothy and you visit with you sister goes ok.
Have to go now and get showered on work later ,but need to go and pick up the car from the garage when they call.
Take care Brenda

Valentines Day
How many Valentines cards did you receive? I received none as usual. Johan says "you don't feed a fish once you've caught it". He is not romantic at all. How on earth have we been married for 52 years?
Fred, maybe Missy knows where the mouse is.
Today went out to large supermarket in town. Got inside and Johan says "I'm going for a walk". I had finished my shopping, using the scanning procedure and paid and was just telling the girl that Johan would turn up when I had paid and everything packed in the basket. Lo and behold there he appeared as if he had been there all the time. He hates shopping, but likes to eat!
The weather forecasters have promised us beautiful weather for tomorrow so will go to the market even though I don't need anything.
See you tomorrow.
Sylvia xxx

hi a quick update, my sister arrived safe and sound,my cold is worse, we had a storm yesterday there is a blizzard at the moment and more to come to-morrow no idea how christine will get from my place to toronto on sunday but thats winter over here, sorry this is so boring bye dorothy

hello everyone,its sunny and cold here again today,at work at minute with more staff than customers,
Glad your sister arrived ok Dorothy and enjoy her visit hope you get rid of that cold,have another hot toddy.!!
Sylvia ,John walks round with me at the supermarket and asks why i am buying some items!! So I don't encourage him to come unless its a big shop to help load the car.Hope everyone has a good weekend
Take care ,Brenda

goodmorning well to-day is sunny and cold -12 but how nice to see the sun and non of the white stuff, I am going to take my sister to the big mall near me it is like the trafford centre, I will light the way as I have anose like rudolph but am feeling a little better, and this evening is the chili night here a pot luck supper so we are going to pop in for a while, hope you all have a nice week-end bye for now dorothy

Hi all,
Had another lazy day. Didn't get dressed until midday although by that time had had breakfast and prepared the dinner.
I then "attacked" the ironing which I had promised myself to do yesterday but didn't. I don't want to get behind because I see various doctors appointments again this week.
If you looked in my store cupboards you would think there was another World war coming. I can remember my mother stocking up before WWII and now I am doing the same. I do it because I don't like going out in the snow, but hopefully that is over now.
Now did manage to make a couple of cards so life's not "all work" and "no play".
Have a nice evening.
Sylvia xxx

Evening all,just popped on to say hello ,but I am not feeling too great ,don;t know if its thisbug or what but mystomch has been very upset and I also have a bad headache.Might be having a bath and anearly nigh.brenda

hi one and all it is almost 7pm my time and my sister left this afternoon her friend was able to drive up and pick her up for the return trip to toronto, weather not great freezing rain, rain and snow. I had a great visit with her and we both enjoyed the pot luck supper last night, about 16 people attended, a mixed menue chili, pasta and meat and sauce, a wonderful cheesey macaroni and cheese, cabbage rolls, two different salads and coleslaw, a pickle tray, garlic bread and a tray of home made bread, chocolate covered cupcakes, tarts with cream lemon merignue pie, and a tray of homemade chocolate truffles, on of the young men who live next door to me made the truffles, so a good time was had by one and all. brenda I hope you feel better soon, to-morrow is a holiday in ontario just passed by the government it is called family day, I plan on relaxing and maybe having a lazy day in bed to recover from this cold, and the sisters visit, she may be back in may for a few days, and maybe I will fly out to calgary in sept depending on wether anne (from bury) comes to visit chris has invited her to come to calgary as well, thats it for me goodnight all dorothy