General Chat

Temperature down at -10C already tonight......probably go down to -15C by dawn.

Small Mercy.......NO MORE SNOW AS YET.........YIPPEEEEEEE!

Ready for shower, supper then bed.

Santa Claus is coming to town !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shortest day over....turned the corner.....can only get brighter now.

Night all.

MADDIE,

Get well soon.

Maddie I am sorry your not well. this flu bug is going around fast and furious My doctor told me he was surprised how it had affected so many people. I said its my own fault I didnt have the flu/ swine flu injection because wanted one and not the other. he told me dont worry about it.
but to call him if I felt any worse. but I dont at the moment I think because I have had a rest spent some time in bed and have had only water and tea today.until I cooked a small pastie for my tea I felt a little better after that.

Rita

Mommy
I always look through my phone book when something comes by the post to my address and it is not mine.
I had relation in Devon who lived behind a pub in a small house and the address was back street and the pubs name was on her mail the house had no street it was on its own.but her letters always got to her.I dont think it there anymore?

In Norfolk there was a small road in the little village and the little houses which were at one time fishermans homes there was a litle alley between them and there was a lovely house stood on it own and it was called the NUTT house, the owners name. I had a friend in Ealing with that name and I asked her if they were related. ? they were not.

Some of my Devon ancestors had their cottages without numbers but they were named after the tenant one was called Abrahams cottage
another was Absloms cottage.
I dont suppose they had much mail they were too poor.

Rita

Good evening Everyone.

Gonna make this short.

I am streaming with cold. I worked until 5, but didnt get home til about 6ish.

I just dragged myself onto the thread to say hello and hope everyone is well and warm.

Pleased Pete is home Marilyn. Sorry to hear your chest is still a bit sore Rita.

I am coughing for Britain. lol

Going to bed with medicine, paracetamol and a couple of hotties.
[draw your own conclusions]

Night night.

Maddie
x

Just had a thought, I wonder if Maddie is still at work. I know she said she was doing a bit of late working this week, in the lead up to Christmas.
Hurry home Maddie and put your feet up, theres only two shopping days left love.

Shelly's late tonight, coooeee Shelly.

That made me chuckle Stephen. It was the same with the card we received today.
It was no good putting it back in the post, as it would no doubt have ended
back here again.
I wouldn't mind, but it was delivered by our regular postman, and he knows our surname, and he must have realised the address was wrong,
as our road is called by the term " Way " and the address on envelope the word "Drive".was used. It insanity, mind you I am quite famous for being insane. Ooops who said that, oh it was me.

Mommy

Of course I'm your ' Shi*te in nining armour '

Christmas Card delivery....

Years ago we received a card addressed as follows.....

Stephen and Isabella
House with a big dog,
Behind the Church
Falkirk

Falkirk was a fairly big town where we lived at that time.....wish I had kept the envelope......as an inspiration to present day Postmen.

Rita it's such a shame that you don't feel up to going to your daughters.
But I can understand your worry over your S.I.L.

You are lucky to still be getting your cards through, all we have had today is a bill, and a card for some unknown person, sent to a place called Midway, and not Medway where we live, and not even the correct address.
It was also in the name of person we have never heard,not even the right road. We checked to see if there was another road with a similar sound to our road, but there wasn't one
So one poor family are minus one card this year,and all because of the wrong address.
I know I sent Paulines first card to the wrong address, but I had more detail on the envelope, than there was on this one. AND it got to Paulines at the same time as the second card I sent. lol
She has got a brilliant postal service at her end of the country.

Pat, have a lovely Christmas at your sisters, and come back after and let us know how it all goes.

Stephen love, I thought you were our "Warrior" our knight in shining armour,taking us all on good nights out.

Rita,

Nice to see you posting a wee note.

I can understand why you would want to stay at home.....secure....in your own environment....where you feel relaxed.

I like my own wee nest.

My daughter wants us to stay with her on Christmas Eve.....no chance.... I'll be with them all on Christmas Day.....and I'll have a great time.....but on Christmas Eve I like to cuddle down in my own wee bed and relax.

'There's no place like home' as the song says.

Patricia,

We have at home an authentic part of the Mary Rose and a Certificate to say thats what it is.

I helped in the raising of her all those years ago and that was my reward..

A great keepsake for my family.

I sometimes feel as old as the 'Warrior' ROFL

Hello all you lovelies now who use to say that ?

Pauline I cannot beleive it took two weeks ? the mail had been very slow I had 8 cards and two letters plus my "Willesden History Society Magazine "arrive this afternoon my letter from the hospital on my wafarin results is sent first class it should arrive the next day.and it arrved 10 days late
Marilyn that is good news that Pete is home from the hospital for Christmas..I hope the roast goes well not burnt offerings lol
Pauline thanks for sending the tall dark haired guy just what I needed to make me happy.
My daughter phoned she was worried I told her not too. she said she will phone tomorrow and see how I feel ? then if I want to I can go to them for Christmas eve till the day after boxing day. but I told her I didnt think I would go as I dont want to be ill while there it is not fair on my S I L when he is getting over his cancer.chemo. s to give him this would be terrible. she intends to collect me on Friday morning if I go? I am not that worried being here on my own. I am everyday so two days wont make any difference to me.
Thank you everyone for being so kind and thinking of me,

Rita

Stephen,
I saw the Mary Rose thing 20 years ago.!
The bus station is right by Warrior. My brother in law should be waiting at the coach station to pick me up.

Patricia,

Portsmouth....nip aboard the 'Victory' and fire off a broadside.

If you get nabbed just tell them you're one of us.....they'll let you off.

I know a fine lady from Portsmouth.....Mary Rose...do you know her ?

Mommy,
I'm going to Portsmouth to stay with my sister and brother in law.
I'm pretty sure that the journey will be ok. It was icy weather last year and I was later leaving because they had closed the A38.

Marilyn,

Do you realise what you've just written ?

'Cook him a roast dinner he'll die for'...........

are you trying to bump him off ?

Thank goodness Rita's o.k, Petes home yippeee,a bit of good news for a change.

Now Rita do as the doctor says, and stay in the warm and rest.

Pat, the only way to walk outside at the moment, is very slowly, it's much to dangerous otherwise.
I know you were saying about your coach trip tomorrow, may I ask where you are of to. I presume it's a Christmas journey.

Two more days to go folks, and then the fun begins.
Tomorrow I have to remember to take the joints out of the freezer, to defrost, ready for cooking on Friday.
I'm afraid I don't cook my joints on Christmas day, with having three different types of meat to do.
Plus I like to carve them when they are cold, they go a lot further with my lot

That's great Marilyn, hope he enjoys his roast dinner and that beer will go down well.

aw that's nice Marilyn,
Pete's home for Christmas!
I'm glad the dotor came to you ok Rita!
Get well soon x

Hi all ,

Yes he's home......and he's missed me ...LOL awhhh.

Mo.... my son fetch him as it was snowing like crazy here this afternoon.

Stephen of course that's me a couple of years back !! now I don't think you could have handled me back then ....Pete couldn't either ..HE HE.

Going to cook him a roast dinner he'll die for ....and a beer to wash it all down.