General Chat

Morning All
Off to get fresh foods in a minute.

Be back later

Rita I'm not sure how many on GR tree, but think it's around 2000. My FTM tree has many more not all confirmed by me, Lots of info from extended family I have found since joining GR about 6 years ago. It has both my parents families, hubbies too and some of my DIL as she had a tree from her father which is supposed to link back to the Royals, but one link is missing !!!!

Linda :-) <3

Thanks Marilyn. I wondered how my friends on here had got on their tree's
you have done well.
I didnt start till 2002 the year my Dad died. and there was only my sister and I alive then , I mentioned to my sister Sheila. that it would have been nice to know who Dads roots came from, and I only knew His Grandfather was named Absalom and his Grandmother was Elizabeth, and started from there He had told me their names. many times and that the family came from Honiton in Devon.

so we had a couple of holiday in Hontion and got free access to the microfis and records, then we started on Mums roots which started in Scotland and Cornwall. I have so many files you would not beleive it. but I have the main family ones on the tree and all the others(which have all been checked and double checked ) I have some wills but not many,

Rita

Rita ,

You typed while I was telling you about my tree !!! LOL

Go take a look above....

Morning all

Stephen you are a naughty Boy where is you Cycle Helmet ?

I tell my Grandsons off if they dont wear one even the little ones
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A long time ago one of my husbands cousins nearly lost his life on the Milk race as we called it then. when he had a really bad accident and was very ill for months his parents were called as they didnt think he would live.

I hope you enjoy the hilly bits on your 50 mile cycle we should see you sometime next week. we dont want to hear you puffing up them either.?

you Maddie must be dead tired cycling all that way in such a short time, are you sure you didnt hang onto a broomstick and cycle. I would like to see that The cycling witch. lol


Rita

I'm Up !!

....I've walked from the bedroom to the bathroom then bathroom to bedroom ,then to the kitchen for breackies then back to my lappy in the dining room..worn out now :-S

Exercise completed .....more later !!

Morning Maddie & Stevey Boy ....

Son tells me last night he's bought a rubble tumble down cottage for a song ...so looks like Pete will be busy & Me.. LOL
Oh well be ages before they move in ,so plenty of time to make curtains .

Its really sunny here ,but I can see a lot of Grey skies to my left
:-S

Rita ...I have only 445 in my tree on GR ,but have loads more that are not on here,as I want to correct or check them that I did years ago, I started doing my family in 1978 when I used to go to London on my days off, to all the record offices
I also collected a lot of wills that are not all mine but of the same family name ,
No computers then
:-S :-S :-S
I have a tree on Ancestry as well....

Morning All !

Maddie,

I've been waiting for over half an hour on you. I cycled down overnight.
Ready for a good days exercise.

We really should get round the rest and spur them into action ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Good Morning All.


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Decaf tea, decaf coffee, detox drink, juice

Scrambled eggs, toast, lean bacon, mushrooms, grilled tomatoes.

I see I shall have to take some of you in hand. We have a year to sort our selves for the Olympics, and some of you have been very tardy.

I shall have to invest in a big bullwhip and crack it now and again.

I have been up for a while, eating a protein packed breakfast, and am off out for a 50 mile bike ride.

I am in my lycra shorts and top, with riding shoes ready to go.

I have greased my arms and legs to keep out the cold.

WHEN any of you lot decide to rise, I shall expect you to join me.

Have a good day all. Hope everyone is fit and well.

See you later.




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evening all very wintery here and rain and not at all nice. my granddaughters have flown off to Spain they are having an early Hen party in Spain for the weekend. Georgia;s she is getting married in September but she is having a Hen Party in London as well. her friends are coming up from Dorset for that that is where she lives.

Marilyn how many have you got on your family tree and Pauline and stephen and everyone else. I am interested. I have 676 on mine, I have many to go on but have not got around to doing them yet.

Rita

Evening All !

Have been to daughters for tea.... then to a Violin Recital from my lovely Grandaughter Eilidh and two of her friends.
Held in her Violin Teachers house, nice and comfortable, they performed well.....this was their first time.

Time for a bit of supper now. Relax a bit, shower then bed.

Night all ! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Evening everyone..... I've been busy sewing since I got back home.

I'm going to have my dinner now but might get back later.

Evening All.

Hope all is well with everyone. Keep out of the rain. :-)

Trust all went well Pauline, anniversaries are always a tough time.

Not coming back tonight, end of the week, I am cream crackered.

Gonna slob out in front of the tv. All this exercise is killing me. ;-)

Good night All.
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marilyn if you want GR to read your post you have to
jion and post on facebook
as GR done want to post on there own site that we pay to use

Evening All ...

Where is everyone ?

I never did get my dad to go out this afternoon as it was lashing down with rain, so its gonna be another time.

I started to put all my hard work onto my tree ,but GR was not having none of it Grrr.

I could not get into GR for about 4hrs , I have now added on the Suggestion Thread that we ALL ought to have a months Subs for free !! :-S

Dont suppose they will ever read it .....but I was really angry as I could'nt do any adding on my tree ....
So we went to the local shops in the rain ..LOL I had to get some fresh air !

I'm going to watch telly for a change as I have now added to my tree most of my findings .

Speak to morrow..xxxx
:-)

Talking of rats I used to like Roland Rat :-)
A load of us went to the Tapas bar lunchtime. It was quite good. I didn't fell over full and the service was very quick. :-)
Listening about droughts on radio four- it was raining in Exeter this afternoon :-S

are you in a Ratty mood then Dermot. ?


Rita

Did somebody mention a plague of rodents? Well, I say rats to that!

PAULINE
I remebered today was the anniversary of your sister June death. that year has gone bye quickly to me but I expect it has been a slow one for you and today must bring back memeories Bless you Pauline.

I had a letter to day from the Rotary Club inviting me to an afternoon out, they are taking 12 of us in four cars a drive around Surrey and then to a tea at a Garden Centre,where we are having tea and cakes. and then they bring us home at 5 oclock. I have to let them know. It is the first time the Rotary Ckub has contacted me.

We had heavy rain about 11 o'clock this morning and I heard thunder. I was just looking through my wardrobe to see what to take away with me on Sunday,

Rita

Morning all, it's not a bad day here, quite sunny and warm. I haven't put the washing on yet but it shouldn't take long to dry today.

Hope your dad's a little better today Linda, it's a worry for you with your mam not being able to look after herself.

I have to go out and buy a new lappy today because my hubby's lappy is useless and he keeps taking mine. Think I'll give him this one and keep the new one........ he always seems to break them.

I'll be going to the cemetery later because it's a year today since my sister died, can you believe it's a year already?

Have a good day everyone.

~~~~~~~~~~ to Marilyn, Shelly, Mo, Rita, Linda, Lady, Yvonne, Stephen, Dermot, Jean, Maddie, Pat, Cath, Agatha, Sally, Barbara. Hope I haven't missed anyone's name off....... apart from my own.

Morning All,

Maddie are you expecting to WIN ALL the MEDALS :-P
Just ease up a bit I need a medal as I never got one the last time... :-S

Agatha....Enjoy your your caravan stay.

Linda...I worked in Boots too....I was a Consultant for Dior then, and happier there than in the larger stores.

I might take my lovely dad .........plus his wife without her wooden spoon for an afternoon tea on the moors in a little tea house ...this afternoon..

My evening went well ,my sister is a night owl and didn't leave until 12am and I was tired....but we had a laugh as she is going to be a great grandma !!! Her grandson a handsome lad only 19yrs is having to get married in July, such a shame as he had joined the RAF and was doing very well met another RAF female ......., bang goes his young years.......baby will stop all that !!
But she is a lovely girl and they seem very happy , so who are we to trouble & strife over it.
My sister said well it happened to me and she is right it did she was 19yrs, but I think we were more mature in our day... the younger generation has so many more opportunities than we ever did.
So that's one of the weddings I'll be going to.

off for my bath....

Morning Cath have a good day. enjoy the shopping you might get a bargain .

Agatha hope the weather stays nice for you over the weekend it is at the moment unpredictable everywhere.

Have a good weekend Jean lets hope your weather is sunny as well.

I see there is a hose pipe ban in some places due to a shortage of waterit is not here yet ?

Morning Pat have a good day in the office.

I am going to sort out my packing today I like to get out what I intend to take away with me. the small things I pack. the trouble is do I pack waterproofs or sunny clothes.

Rita