General Chat

Afternoon folks,it is not raining her but its not sunshining either,but it is dry.Just finished lunch and witha couple of minutes till we open they are banging on the door.!!
No peace for the wicked ,have a good weekend,Brenda

goodmorning glad to hear that puss survived her surgery and by now she should be friends with you again fred sorry that the weather is not being kind to both you and brenda at the moment 9-30 am it is 26 degree's but we do have a breeze the ladies final is on and then I am off to the library there are 10 books in that Ihave requested it is either a feast or famine so I shall have to doa lot of reading quite quicklybye for now dorothy

hi I have had an awful day roger lost his match at the french final so disappointing for him and all his fans plus the weather is 30 degree's with a humidex of 37 I put the air conditioning on at 6pm to cool the place down for sleep but I am not complaining after the winter we had honest I'm not bye for now dorothy

hi everyone seems to have disappeared I am up and about early to head to the grocery store before it gets too hot we have an humidex warning for to-day should be around 40 advising people to stay inside and drink lots of water actually there is a nice breeze at the moment, my two plants seem to be thriving lots of flowers on the tomato plant, to-night is the last night of the childrens swimming lessons so I shal go along to watch them hope everyone is well and that fred's little cat is recovering bye for now dorothy

evening all.another brilliant day weather wise here,haven't got any facts or figures but it has been hot,cooled abit tonight with a nice breeze.
Had to take dad to the doctors today ,but they have referred him back to the consultant at the hospital,they thinkits due to the cancer that he keeps loosing his voice and because he isn't eating.So we have an appointment next Monday ,not July 21st.as it was.
He is really trying to stay positive but its getting hard for him and for us as well now.
Hope Fred has been forgiven by his little cat,and I bet his garden is looking fantastic.Great news about the plants Dorothy.Might be having a trip to Bury market on Friday,Dad has been wanting some honeycombe tripe.and we can not get it any where here,so All being well John and i will nip up there early Friday and go back to dads via the motor way
Take care,Love Brenda.

Must make the most of today as the weather people say its going to get cooler tomorrow.!!
Today its really glorious and I am stuck in work!!
Been good and had a tuna salad for lunch follwed by a nice jiucy pear.Nearly went right of the rails and had a bag of chips from the chippy next door(they are really smashing chips),haven't had any for 10 months since my gall bladder problem started,so I feel I have been really good.
Well need to check my emails then get back to work.Hope you are all enjoying the lovelly weather.
Take care Brenda

hi everyone brenda you had my mouth watering talking about the chips funny that you should mention chips a last night I took the children for the last night of swimming lessons and they have a snack bar there that has good chips and I also fancied some but it was closed!!!! I hope that your father improves as the days go on it is a worry for you, glad the weather is good for you all ours broke last night it rained through the night and cooled things down, I recieved an early morning call from anne (in bury) to tell me that she had a former guard officer painting her gates he stood guard at buck house and windsor she thought I would like to know that royalist that I am, he could not believes she was phoning canada to pass that on, hope you get to bury on friday I shall think of you, did I tell you that I ordered neils book from amazon uk recieved an e-mail from them yesterday to say delivery is delayed for a bit, also recieved an e-mail from neil he was glad to hear you liked the book and was pleased I was trying to import it. I think that I shallpop out to the shops for a bit seeing it is lovely and cool to-day it is fathers day on sunday over here so bye for now dorothy

Afternoon Brenda,Dorothy.and anyone else that happens to look in.
Sorry to have been missing for a few days ,owing mainly because i have been soooo busy with the garden and hedges.
I am getting there now though,,i have the garden just about ready to take the brassica,and other bits and pieces,and the lawns look a lot better with fewer bare patches where i have killedf off the moss.
My clever missus has managed to find a four day holiday [last minute] in Blackpool starting Monday the 23 june through to Friday,so,at least we are going to get one break this year,albeit a short one lol.
Never been to Blackpool before ,so this should prove interesting,and ,i reckon the camera is called for he he..
We are both needing a break away for a whilebecause i for one am worn out ,not helped by a certain feline who likes to get me up at the crack of dawn ,just for the hell of it lol.
The poor son can cope with her for a few days.so if when the time comes you hear the howling from up north ,he is in trouble .
Time to go and make the tea,but i may be back later.Take care .
Hope your dad is feeling a bit better Brenda.
Fred.

hi fred glad to hear your clever wife found the trip to blackpool I have no idea what it is like now but i have fond memories from the 50's bury holidays the town closed for two weeks mom and dad took us to blackpool several times if they were flush with money we stayed on the front if not it was a boarding house a few streets back and if funds were very low it was a b and b which meant you spent the whoe day out no matter the weather, I have photo's of my dad making sand castles under a brolly, the big dipper was great and the donkeys, in the 70's I took my son there on a trip to england and he had a ride on the donkeys oh what memories, the tower ballroom was the place to dance I hope that you enjoy it plus in sept the village took several coaches to the illuminations magic when you were a kid. the garden sounds great my two plants are still alive the tomato plant is flowering and I saw this morning two tiny tomatoes on it, the green pepper plant looks like it will produce some so heres'hoping bye for now dorothy

hi everyone wed evening 9-23 my time well I thought I was going to have a quiet week but I recieved an e-mail to-day to say that one of the woman I worked with her mother has died so several of the nurses were getting to gether and going to the funeral on friday so would I drive down, so not needed with the children arranged for the boys(cats) to be looked after and I shall drive down onthursday evening and come back saturday afternoon, this is going to be a big funeral as the lady was very active in the town of brampton and very instrumental in getting the canadian cenus of 1901 released big obits on many sites the daughter that I know is a wonderful artist as well as a nurse and is shown in many galleries in ontario so I will be at isobelle's and perhaps off line till I return hope all is well with every one, also this is the week-ed that bryan is going white water rafting in ottawa with the army cadets when he told me about it he said "I could get killed you know" teenagers how to turn grandma's gray thank god for hair dye bye for now dorothy

Hello to any one looking in,did not realise I had not been on for a few days.Fred you will be so near to us wish i could say we will come and see you but with dad as he is and not having my rota yet I am a bit stuck to make arrangements.dependa where you are going in Blackpool as it s very dingey in parts .St Annses and Lytham are nice and so is Fleetwood and Cleeveleys where Johns mother lives.
Did get some fish and chips last night the fish was really good,but there was too many chips for us and we only shared a bag.
Dorothy hope the reunion goes ok,and the funeral,.Working tomorrow and out at a 60th tomorrow night.
Speak to you soon ,Brenda

afternoon all,managed to get a few minutes after lunch,weather dry but very grey clouds looming above,going to my friends 60th birthday party tonight,so will be busy when I get home.Have a good weekend.
brenda

saturday 3-15 just back from brampton had a good visit the funeral went well as they do quite a crowd, lots of e-mails from around the world and an obit on roots I think muriel was very involved in geneology and was active in getting the canadian 1911 census released did I already mention that. after we went for lunch then I stayed at isobelles came back early as I recieved a call from andrew to see if I could take the two youngest for a sleep over so of course I said yes seeing they will be away for 5 weeks of the summer I thought I would get my chance with them , had to rush around and think what to have to eat so they are getting steak and mushroom pie carrots and salad with ice cream cones for desert, theylike waffles for breakfast and I have some lovely rasberries and blackberries to go with them, it would be nice brenda if you could meet up with fred and the missus but as you say your life is really not your own at the moment, sunny and humid to-day wicked storm last night I will go for now take care bye dorothy

Morning all,wow ,what a lovely morning here in the frozen north lol.
Fred is nearly finished putting the rows of buckets into the ground now,only two rows to go ,which is just as well ,these poor old bones are as sore as heck,with all the bending and stooping .
By the time i have done a row,and sat down for a rest and a cuppa then gone upstairs to visit the toilet,and come back down to start again ,well ,you get the picture? ,a little time consuming lol,but never mind ,it's nearly done now,and then i can start putting the plants in ,which won't take all that long.
The barrels for christmas are finished now ,full to the brim,and the potato leaves showing,and the first of four troughs of carrot and spring onions are showing .so it's looking good.
The wife ,bless her [grrrrrr] has ordered me a three section ally ladder [which will go in the shed for security] to enable me to clean our own windows to save her paying the window cleaner every two weeks,AND so i can get up to the eavesand paint the gutters ,pipes and soffets ,instead of getting a painter in ,you flippin' women are hard task master s ,sigh,much more of this and i will have to start working shifts [whine ,mutter,whinge] .
I is goin'g to need a holiday after the holiday he he,[wishing i was still working ,cos it was easier AND i got paid for doing it ]
Cleavelies is where we are off to Brenda,a place ,caravan park called carla gran? if that's the right spelling,a private van right on the outskirts of the park ,well away from the entertainment centre [bliss] ,peace and quiet i hope .
If it's nice as i'm told it is ,we will be going back towards the end of the year.
The wifes new birdbath is now in place,and the resident blackbird is already enjoying his baths in it,covering all and sundry ,including me with water as i sit at the table drinking my coffee,this bird is exteemly tame now,coming to within two feet of me as he feeds,what with him,and my mouse ,who by the way is nicking the grass seed i am putting down to cure the bald patch in the lawn from killing the moss.
I'm now thinking of buying a piece of turf and cutting the bad patch out,instead od putting more seed down to feed my mouse's family cheeky little git has enough seed from the birds feeding stations after the sparrows have finished feeding their faces lol.
Well ,im off into the garden before the taskmaster comes downstairs with the days rota ,elp' any where i can hide?
Fred.

goodmorning fred just read your latest message I don't know how you find the time to do all that you do, not sure I understand the planting of the buckets is this something new , I was awakened at 6am by my grandaughter not feeling well so she climbed in bed with me and went out like a light so I have beenup since then enjoying the early morning breeze and a good cup of coffe on the balcony watching the sun come up both children are still sleeping oh spoke to soon Ian has just wandered in well it is 7-44 so it is off to cook breakfast have a good day fred in your garden bye dorothy

Hi evetyone,Glad the funeral went ok Dorothy and that you had the grandchildren for the sleepover,
Fred Cala Gran is a very big site and well nown in the area,Johns mam had a van there for years before they bought the house.Its years since i have been but it still seems to have a good name.Its not far from Fleetwood (nice fresh fish).Cleevelys is small and they are doing a lot of developement there.Lytham st Annes is the other side of Blackpool but worth visit..Hope you enjpy it.What a shame I can not be there.
dad was ok on his check up but the consultant took him off some of the tablets he was on fromn the gp and is sending him to an ENT specialst because of hid loss of voice and sore throat.
Better sort some tea out.Must admit i am a bit baffled by the buclets myself???#Brenda

We have a very dismal and overcast day here.Work is rather slow.and I will be going to lunch soon/See you all letr/

goodmorning well brenda it is cool over here as well about 18 with a lovely breeze, I liked reading all the places you put down for fred we used to stay at fleetwood quite a lot when I was young I learned to swim in the fleetwood baths as they were called, the oldest grandson returned in one piece from the water rafting outing excited beyond belief and would like the whole family to go I am assuming that he would not include me in that as no way would I go nothing but a chicken when it come to things like that. nothing much on this week as far asI know waiting for neil's book to arrive from amazon uk, already had two messages to say it is delayed now supposed to come between the 20/27th so we shall see. the family are getting ready for the trip out west 6000 miles round trip, andrew and lindy have it all mapped out and reservations at camp sites the trailer is out in the driveway and being spring cleaned, it sleeps 8 so they have lots of room, mind you I would not like tobe pulling it behind my car, they have been saving in a special petrol fund to pay for all the petrol it is going to cost them, but they will get to see the other side of canada as they have done the east coast twice, it is like a live history and geography llesson for the children and they do enjoy it well that is it for me for to-day bye dorothy

Afternoon all,time for a sit down,having planted all the buckets but two rows they being for winter cabbage,but in the meantime i have a catch crop of lettuce in them at the moment.
I now have my kale,midyear cabbage,brusselmcauli,and sweede in.
I have six buckets with dwarf french bean in,therre are fifty lyon leeks in,carrot ,spring onion, peppers ,tomato's and spring onion,more than enough for a full season for the two of us.
I have grown stuff in buckets before and find it a lot easier to weed ,water and feed the crops,as well as keeping on top of the slugs and snails.
The missus bought some more orphans this last weekend [sick ,tired flowers from B & Q ] sold off very cheap to get rid of them.
So i have put the survivers all out the front this afternoon after i had cut the lawns ,which i started this morning.
Nice to hear that the c\aravan site is well known Brenda,if it's as nice as you reckon ,we may go back again later in the year,it being not too far away.
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Time to go now,tea is early today ,and then we are off out for an hour .
Take care all.
Fred.

Evening all.its wet and grey here tonight and has been like this all day.Poor John didn't even get his golfing gear from the cupboard as it was that wet.!!!
Had an email from a lady who is related ,distantly the other day and she has told me about some one i did know about and is connected but has part of the connection wrong.So I am now trying to explain where she is wrong.
Hope you do like the site fred and the weather bucks up for you.
Fleetwood baths is still there Dorothy but i am not sure its open much these days
brenda