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Hello al, well if I say so myself,I looked pretty good for the wedding ,with my hair done up as they say ,nails done ,new shoes and jacket ,scrubbed up ok.Taxi came we all pile into it David in front ,John and Myself in the back, and screeeeam! ,my hand was trapped in the front door,complete accident and after the initial shock no apparent damage.I had put my hand between the back and front door to pull by self in along with two carrier bags i was holding,David did not see my hand and shut the door,there was I screaming and they all looked at mewondering what was up and my hand was still trapped.!!! I couldn't tell them for shock and then when they realised, of course it was my fault!!!,which it proabably was but I hadn't said it was anyones fault. It is swollen a little and one finger is sore but there are no bruises and I can bend the fingers.
The weding was brilliant ,day was dry but greyish .hope the photos come out ok.
I did take some but not sure how they will come out ,having problems with my batteries,Anyone any good with digital cameras and batteries please,.
i keep gettibg the yelloe light for low battery when i use my recchargeable batteries even when they have just been charged and my friends ordinary battery worked her camera but not mine.
going to hang some washing out now might dry a bit, See you all soon,Take care ,Brenda

goodmorning from winter wonderland yes the rain yesterday turned into the white fluffy stuff lots of it and it is still floating down but the tree's look beautiful I guess some of the rain froze and they are all sparkling. brenda sorry to hear that you got your hand injured but I am sure you looked smashing all dressed up, fred well the big one 65 I wishyou a great day and remember it is only a number, your lunch menu sounds great enjoy, the boys had a good evening last night we rented a couple of movies and we had popcorn as well, they did not go to bed till 11pm so are still asleep as I type it is 9-30 my time so I am enjoying the quiet I am supposed to go to brampton to-day after I take the boys home till to-morrow but it will depend on the roads I guess I will have to call isobelle and see what it is like down there I was looking foreward to a quick down. well bye for now dorothy

Hi all,
Just a few words in case you are wondering what I am doing. Well have been so busy preparing for our holiday. It is now Sunday and we are off early Thursday morning. First lots to do. Monday my help comes and in the afternoon we have a pedicure. Tuesday Johan has to go to the doctor and I go to my craft workshop. Wednesday I have my bladder rinse. Inbetween of course last washing and ironing to do.
Have a nice 65th birthday Fred. I've forgotten what it's like to be 65. Gosh was it so long ago!
So I'll be in the sunshine on Thursday but I am not allowed to sit in the sun. How wicked is that? I love sunbathing too. But............ skin cancer is not funny either, and I don't want to have any more bits cut away from me.
See you all tomorrow.
Sylvia xxx

Hopeyou get chance to read some messages before your holiday Sylvia,I am sure you will still have a great time.
We go a week on Friday and this weekend I will decide what I will take with me,then repack everything a few times before we go.
Weather here wet and dismal,hope the white stuff doesn't stop yourvisit Dorothy,might get to Bury on Saturday ,but not sure yet.
Might nip to town tomorrow Debenhams have a sale on and John has seen something he wants for a christmas present for someone.
My hand has been a little sore but not much ,could havebeen worse,well better get off to bed ,if we are having an early trip to town !!!
take care ,Brenda

goodmorning from winter wonderland Yes brenda I did get down to isobelle's I took the boys home at noon it took 20minutes to clean the snow off the car it was the heavy stuff about a foot had fallen, the highway was not too bad I drove in and out of snow squalls but got there allright, brampton had no snow it was a lovely late fall day cold but sunny the differance in weather is really strange just about an hour and a half apart in distance, sylvia I do hope that you have a great holiday it sounds like you will, gosh brenda you trip has come along fast but probably not fast enough for you I hope you and john have a fab time. this week I need to whip the apartment into shape and perhaps write my overseas xmas cards the season will be upon us before we know it. we are suppose to get snow every day this week so the ski hills will be opertaing soon I would think. bye for now dorothy

Hi all,
Well Johan went to the doctor this morning and we now know we cannot go on holiday on Thursday. I hadn't packed the cases but just had heaps of clothes etc ready. I had told my help in the house I didn't need her for two weeks so will have to contact her again now. I paid her in advance so she won't be running back to me as she thought she had a holiday too.
They don't know what is wrong with Johan yet. Actually I haven't been feeling 100% either so maybe it is a good thing we are not going.
My daughter and grandchildren who are in London are ok. My granddaughter phoned in tears yesterday to say they had missed their plane - why, shopping and thinking all the people in front of them were going on their plane. Anyway they managed to get another plane at 16.30 and paying another 15 Euros. The worst thing was missing another day. Linda said London by night, instead of London by day. I phoned yesterday evening and they were sitting in an Irish pub in Kensington waiting for their dinner they had ordered. They were going to do a sightseeing tour this morning and hope to book a show. I told them where they could get tickets 1/2 price. Let's see if they follow mummy/granny;s advice! I phoned again this morning and they were eating a good English breakfast - which they all love.
Now let's hope that Brenda gets away safely. I'll be able to hold the fort now Brenda!
Sylvia xxx

OH Sylvia.what a shame.all this time you have been wanting to be well to go away and Johann isn't well enougth!!!
I will keep my fingers crossed that we get away ok and that you and Johann get well soon.Just on lunch at work so haven't much time,hope everyone else is ok.Speak to you tomorrow,Brenda

oh sylvia I have just read your news I am so sorry to hear that you may have to cancel your holiday I hope that you both feel well soon bye for now dorothy

Hi all,
Well it is a good thing we cancelled the holiday yesterday because when I came back from hospital today from my bladder rinse Johan asked me to call the emergency doctor. He was in so much pain. I managed to persuade a doctor to come out. I wasn't having Johan going to the surgery! I can be very demanding on the telephone, especially when I get one of the young girls asking so many questions. I just said "send a doctor or an ambulance, now". Yes, it did work.
We think it is Johan's prostate gland. The doctor emptied his bladder via catheter and has left him with a catheter in now. Tomorrow he has to go to our own doctor.
My house is all topsy turvy with suitcases lying around, piles of clothes, clothes hangars etc.etc. As soon as we get Johan sorted out I can settle down again. I phoned my household help and told her she hasn't got a holiday on Monday as I need her to help me. Oh well, will keep you informed, until tomorrow.
Sylvia xxx

Sorry am a bit late with this but my son has been on the computer for most of the day so a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Fred. Hope you enjoyed your day. Did you know we share this day with Mickey Mouse? Mickey is the same age as me though, you are still a youngster :-).
Hope to be able to join in a bit more now but will have to catch up with what has been happening to everyone.
Love
Kathleen

happy birthday to fred hope you had a great day a nd a wonderful lunch with the family, I took the grandaughter out for supper this evening part of her birthday tradition with me we had a great time and then I took her shopping always an experience with her, she was wearing slim jeans they look like the old drainpipe ones from the past very skinny legs but as she is all legs they looked good on her just going off to bed, sylvia I hope that your husband is better to-morrow bye for now dorothy

Good morning peeps,cor ,i issss still stuffed from yesterday lol,but i did enjoy all my birthday cards12 of them ,all arranged on the table as we sat down to our meal,
My son took a few photo's ,so i will see if any of them are any good lol,he is a great mechanic and do it yourselfer ,but piccies?,hmmmmmmm ,he he.
We both had a very laid back day yesterday ,so i waas up early this morning taking the last of the stump root carrots out of the troughs,enough for a laaaarge saucepan of soup[ [for the freezer]
I have also kicked off with the corned beef,it is now in the slow cooker simmering away,in fact ,it was too big to fit ,so i cut off a piece and put that in a large saucepan,which i will cook later this afternoon,placing potato,carrot ,cabbage ,celery ,in the pot an hour before the cooking time finishes,this ,we will have for tea tonight ,yum ,yum.
The meat in the slow cooker will be put in the fridge over night to firm up,and i will slice it tomorrow ,put it in batches and get it down in the freezer,so we can draw on it over the winter,as we fancy it.
I have one joint left in the freezer which i will do at Christmas ,for any company that rolls up,lol,only SPECIAL guests gett the corned beef.
Looks like the big tub of main crop of carrot will be coming out as soon as i fix up a clamp in the greenhouse,so we should do okay for veg 'over the winterwhat with the kale ,cabbage sweede and leeks we have out there,and ,of course ,the two barrels of tatties.
Thanks to all for the very welcombe birthday wishes,it completed my day.
Hope everyone is feeling better today,including our Sylvia ,who is still having a pretty rough time of it what with Johan unwell ,and the loss of her holiday [bummer]
Have a good weekend all .Fred.

Hi Everyone,sorry I missed your birthday Fred ,sounds like a good one.
Hope Johann is better soon Sylvia,and you can try and relax.
Been working this morning and shoppinhthis afternoon,but couldn;t get the one thing I had gone out for.!!!
Hope you had a good shopping trip Dorothy.
Tea is almost ready so I had better order the books i want and get down stairs,take car everyone.
brenda

Hi all,
Went with Johan to our own doctor this morning and he has an appointment to see a urologist. The doctor wanted to go the long way round with internist/urologist etc. and I said why? If Johan goes to the urologist he can be treated directly. I am almost sure he has prostate gland problems, whether there is a tumour or not remains for the expert to find. At least my doctor does listen to me and more often than not agrees.
I went shopping afterwards. There was a bitterly cold wind. We have snow forecast for tomorrow, so I told my neighbour if it is slippery then I will not be going to the market as usual. She'll have to find somebody else to get shopping for her.
See you tomorrow
Sylvia

Hi everyone
Planted some carrot seeds this morning, Mum sent in a spare pack that she had with a note saying to 'use tweezers to plant a few seeds'.
Gayle and I had a busy week, Tuesday preparing for a dinner to feed 100 members of an 50's plus group at church and on the Wednesday serving the meal which consisted of ham on the bone, chicken, pumpkin, kumara, potatoes, carrots and peas followed by a dessert - members of the club were asked to choose from one of three desserts, strawberries, meringe and ice cream, fruit salad, meringe and ice cream or steam pudding and custard. We were glad that day was over which ended with a sing-a-long which I was asked to lead.
Thursday my second volunteer day was thankfully a lot slower pace.
Today I am taking it easy, have been told to leave my shoe off my good foot because it has been rather itchy and I've got cream to combat it.
Looking at the clock 10am on a Friday, time for coffee. Catchup soon, John

hi everyone dashing out to do the shopping s we are under a weather warning for later to-day heavy snow squall on the way the two ski places closest to me are opening to-day, andrewa and family have season ski passes again for this winter he is driving back from ottawa as I type he has been there all week so I am sure the family will hit the hills to-morrow needless to say I will not be going just staying warm at home with a good book, sylvia I hope you get some good news re your husbands health , and fred glad you have recovered from your birthday celebrations how does it feel to be officially retired? well must dash I have a book on order at the book store and it has come in it is a book on roger federer for isobelle for xmas, and I noticed last night after pickingup the children from swimming that the dressing gown i bought Ian 2yrs ago he has outgrown so I will see if I can get another one as an extra under the tree bye for now oh yes brenda are you going to be in bury this week-end bye for now again dorothy

Hi all,
Well I defied the wind and bad weather and went on my scootmobile to the market. It has been like a madhouse ever since I came back. I phoned the hospital this morning before I went out to tell them that the anti bacterial tablets I have been taking have not helped one little bit. Ok, they would send me another prescription, only because it is Friday they would fax it to my chemist who would then bring it to me. Simple, so to hear. When I asked the girl later what the name of the new tablet was she told me and I said "oh, no, I have had those tablets and my hair fell out:. She told me I should have mentioned that before and me, big mouth maybe, told her she should have read her notes properly. She had to phone me later because she couldn't get through with the fax number I gave her and asked me if I would do something. I phoned our chemist and the big white chief himself, nice man, phoned the hospital for me and sorted it out. The girl couldn't even read her own handwriting!
I received my tablets this evening at 19.00 hours and without a piece of paper telling me about the tablets and when I should take them in.
Thank goodness for internet. I have looked up these tablets on the internet and know just as much as the doctor now, or do I?
The nurse came in to rinse Johan's bladder out and it was the nurse I first had after my bowel operation for cancer. She recognised me directly. I recognised her too, and she told me she now has a daughter of 16 months. How time flies!
Now, see you all t omorrow.
Sylvia xxx

hi its 6-30pm friday and the snow has passed us by for the moment but london ontario south west of me recieved 3 and a half feet of the fluffy stuf glad it missed us, did my shopping and am now looking foreward to a quiet evening and a good book, sylvia you have has quite a day what with one thing or another hope things will improve for the both of you over the week-end bye for now dorothy

Helo everyone,Just popping on here inbetween house work and sorting out the stuff i am taking on holiday.!!
Haven't made it to Bury Dororthy,we are going to Manchester to have a wak round the Christmas Market,.Hope the white stuff stays away for you.
Goodness John you need more than cup of coffee,after all your volanteer work,
My neice and her husband have left this morning for a holiday in New Zealand they will be gone 3 weeks,but I have no idea where,will have to ask my sister
Sylvia hope you and Johann start to feel better soon.
What is Fred up to now he is officially retired.??
Need to finsh off th house work ,ten get some alterations done to some pants i want to take away with me.,take care,Brenda,

goodmorning brenda I hope you and john enjoy your walk around manchester sorry you did not make it to bury your trip is coming up quite fast I do hope that you have a great time, it is very cold this morning -18 but no snow the sun is shining and the roads up to the skihills quite busy my family are probably on their way up to horseshoe vally ski hills as I type. the library phone message called and mark billinhams new book is in so maybe to-morrow I will go and pick it up, recieved my first overseas xmas card yesterday so I shall sit down to-day and write mine and get them in the mail. nothing new and exciting at the moment so bye for now dorothy