General Chat

Just to let you know.My son Michael has had his operation they removed his renal from his other kidney pleased to say they found no other cancer. he should have had the operaton at 12.30 but they did another scan . and didnt have the operation till 5 he came out of the operation theatre at 7 .30
he is still abit dazed but is pleased it is over. they are sorting his pain killers and other tablets out now as he is allergic to Morphin. he was told they will keep him in for three days (providing things go well )
he has been worried about his job. but I understand he will keep the job as a paramedic he will do light duties when he is able to go back for a while.
It would break his heart to have to give that job up.

Rita

Linda,

RETIRED........your real work is about to begin ROFL ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Weightwatchers Meals.....Make mine a Large Whale and a Ton of Chips.
Plenty of Sauce, Salt and Vinegar on them. And of course I'll wash it down with a Lake of Irn-Bru

Would that we were all like Pat, she eats for Britain and never puts on weight. :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-(

You will fill your days with all manner of things. If you really are at loose end. There a thousands of Volunteers needed for all kinds of things.

Whatever you do Linda......I hope you have a LOOOOOOONNNNNNGGGG
and happy retirement.
:D :D

Sorry to hear about Madge Stephen, thoughts for her family and yourself too.

Well today took Little M out for our last time, we went to Beale Park near Pangbourne, some animals lots of birds and many with their young. Hope she enjoyed it.
Her Mum gave me a special azelia named MEGAN, so I will need to take special care of that one.

So I am now officially retired. What to do?
Hubby is at a meeting tonight with a talker who was present wen they arrested the Great Train Robbers !!!

I have just had a weight watchers meal, not the way to celebrate eh?
Oh well plenty of time ahead of me.

Off to do some more knitting

Enjoy the evening

Linda :-) <3

So Sorry to hear about your friend Stephen. but she is at peace now and will not suffer. may she RIP.

Rita

pauline i ment cloths and still spelt it rong lol

tomorrow i have work then i have to go party food shoping

Stephen sorry to hear about Madge but she's at peace now.
I'm not going to hang around on the laptop because I've got another cold :-(
Dermot. I'll read your story tomorrow when I'm better :D
Stephen one thing I liked what the Universe said about Princess Diana was that she lived for today and filled it with love. I like to think I do that <3
I've got chicken curry for tea.
I'll catch you all tomorrow x

Sorry to hear about Madge Stephen, but she will not suffer anymore.
Nice story Dermot, I think its on the house of commons schedule tomorrow, but Alex Ferguson has banned it from being mentioned.
I have had my ear syringed now, and I can hear again, its quite a releif.
Have a nice evening everyone, its midsomer mirders on tonight, I like the dog.

Our dear friend , Madge. died this morning.

Now at peace with her God.

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Well done, Dermot......liked it.

Rita, Give us the news as soon as you hear anything.



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FILL YOUR HEART WITH LOVE........

THEN THERE WILL BE NO ROOM FOR HATE

I have not heard yet Pauline his wife is on duty she is an intensive nurse at a private hospital and is suppose to let me know I have heard nothing yet. so fingers crossed it went well. ??????

Hope you have had a good day today.

Rita

Why are you wearing gloves Shelly?

Dermot, that was excellent, I really enjoyed it.

My mother (who came from the Irish side of the family), used to tell me if I wasn't a good girl, the devil would come during the night and carry me away. I prefer your dad's version of it.

Rita, how did it go with Mike?

pauline im not takeing nothink back to the shop
and will have to what till on the day for photos i dont have the time to
be takeing my cloves off and on LOL

Dermot you have given me a really good laugh (I can do with it today of all days) I dont know where you get these from but keep them coming.
I some times feel I am living among the faries. I was not born anywhere near there.

Rita
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The Fairy Child.

‘Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought‘. (Percy Bysshe Shelley).

As a result of recent requests from my fans on this thread - both of them - I’d like to relay a little tale as I remember it told by my dad in front of an open peat-turf fire on cold winter evenings, in the dark countryside of east Co Mayo. That was long before a television set entered our home. Come to think of it, electricity in the area was relatively ‘new’ at the time - so now you know where I’m coming from! Begorrah!

I have recently seen alternative versions on the Net but I’ll restrict my narrative of this sad & strange story to my very limited memories of the early 1950s. The story itself is fairly short - so, don’t blink or you’ll miss it. If you are not completely satisfied, your money will be refunded. This does not affect your legal rights. The ‘best before date’ is not relevant. So, here goes.

Oh, by the way, I haven’t bothered to seek a super-injunction to prevent its reproduction on Twitter or elsewhere. MPs & their ilk are free to peruse it if they have nothing better to do, after having completed their claims expenses forms. I have no objection to my name being mentioned in the House of Commons either. In fact, the whole Manchester United team are very welcome to have a gawk at this gentle diatribe. So there!

In the Irish folklore, there was the belief in fairies & fairy children. What’s new! This related to where a baby was born perfectly normal as far as the parents were concerned. Everyone was very happy & the mother continued to do her daily household duties.

Suddenly one day, she looked into the cradle & was astonished that the child had changed. The belief was that such a child was a fairy child & the original child was taken away by the fairies. Some say that you can easily recognise a fairy child because they show signs of a beard growing. The same applied to baby boys too.

On Slievemore, the highest peak on Achill Island, off the Mayo coastline, there was such a fairy child. On the side of the peak, there was a famous landmark surrounded by trees & was considered to be a fairy palace or fairy fort. It would be a brave or foolhardy person who fell asleep within its confines.

This child was born near Slivermore & my dad’s aunt told him the story. The child never grew nor learned to walk or talk & it was left in the cradle for many years. Suddenly, one day, someone called at the house & said: “The fairy fort is on fire!” With that, the child in the cradle jumped up & flew out through the open door, heading in the direction of the fort where the fire was taking place & was never seen again.

There was also a tradition that anyone milking cows by hand in the vicinity of a fairy fort would, on finishing the task, dip their thumb in the bucket of milk & the trace the sign of the cross on the cow’s udder. Everyone practiced the custom - I did it myself. It claimed to protect the cow from the fairies.

As children, we were sometimes warned by our parents to be good otherwise the fairies would come during the night & take us away. I suspect awful things like this being said to us as youngsters made me what I am today - old, bald, over-weight, forgetful, continually pestering the local bus company with free travel passes & keeping an eye on the beautiful ladies who pass by. But then, so is my immediate neighbour who was raised in totally different circumstances. All he had to worry about as a child was Hitler’s doodle-bugs.

Anyway, there you have it. Wasn’t much of a tale, was it? A little better than the baby swapping outrage in Eastenders perhaps. I tried my best.

Morning everyone!
The full works brekkie please Jean :-) :-)
Dermot we need another Irish Tale.
Hope everything goes ok for Mike today Rita.
Have a nice day
Pat <3

Morning all

Thank you Pauline and Stephen for your kind thought for my Michael. I am on edge this morning and will feel better when it is over. and he is OK after this operation.
do you know what he was worried about his job he loves being a paramedic I dont know what will happen now as he will never be able to lift people as he has been doing.

I saw the news that said about the body guards covering the windows at Buckingham Palace. I wonder what the Queen must have thought. ?

Have a good day.
Rita

Morning all you early risers.
Porridge again, must try to shift some weigt, don't think the nurse will be too pleased wit me otherwise.
Little M's last day today, her mouth was still sore yesterday, but she has her medicine now.
I hope Scarlett is a bit better too.
Mike will come through Rita, you are such a strong family with all you have been through.
Wishing everyone else a good day

Linda :-) <3

Jean, what a breakfast, I feel full up at the thought of it.
Morning everyone, sunny here today, and the wind has dropped.
I was just watching the news and it said Obama's security guards covered the palace windows with their own bullit proof glass incase there was an attempt on his life, they must be worried.
Having my ear syringed at 3.30 this afternoon, it is blocked, it makes me wonder what will come out.
Have a good day everyone. :D <3 :D ;-)

Morning Jean and Stephen........ and all others when they get here.

Great breakfast Jean, I hope little Scarlett is a bit better today.

Lovely message yesterday Stephen, thank you.

It's very still and calm here, not a breath of wind.

Rita, Mike is in my thoughts, I lit a candle for him.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~ to everyone.

DERMOT !

Where are you ?

:-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( You are being missed. We need another Irish tale.

It might bring a big :D :D :D :D :D :D to all our faces.