General Chat

Dermot,

As usual.....excellent reading.

Afternoon All.

What good people we are. lol

As I said I went to a C of E. school. However, when I was about 11 or 12 I joined the Church choir with my friend Eileen. Her mother was a verger at the Parish church. As I was in the school choir, it seems a good idea.

Choir practice on a Thursday night, from 6-7.30 to learn new tunes to old hyms.

Saturday was great, especially in the Summer. All those weddings. I got 2/6 per wedding for singing in the choir. Sometimes I earned as much as 12/6 if it was a busy Saturday.

Mercenary little begger. lol

Catherine I am sorry to hear your little dog got bitten .One of my Labadors was bitten while we were on the dunes in Norfolk once and the other dog an alsation nearly bit his tail off. he was so frightened of dogs after that who were no on leads.
I bet the owner never came out to see what the dog had done to yours I hope the dog goes on OK. she might be nervouse when you go out with her again.

Rita

Hi all you lovelies.

Rita my two grand sons have been given a place in Norwich School in Cathedral Close.

Now I'm sure you have passed that school many times.....they are very excited about going there and both start in September. they have just rang me to tell me .

I wont be on threads for a couple of days ......

Dermot superb ...memories...

washing my hair now.

Hi Everyone
Well today flew. Little M is better and much happier today than she has been for a long time. No medicines today.
We went for a walk this morning to take a birthday card to a friend. Her hubby opened the door and asked us in for a cuppa. I thought she was out as her car wasn't there, so I didn't knock. But it was away for it's MOT.
So we had a nice chat and some tea and Little played with her grand daughters toys.
Whe I got home, the window cleaner was over the road, he is an old neighbour. So I cheekily said I was going to ask if you could do mine and said how much? His mate said £40!! Mark said a cup of tea. I made them what they said was a good cuppa. When I offered payment, he said no that's what friends are for. So thanks very much Mark You made my day.
Off to read a book in a minute.

Linda :o) XxX
Maybe tomorrows task will be the insides?

Rita OH isnt even sure what bit the dog as it was still dark (5.30am) but thinks it was a cat or a rat. Shes very subdued not her usual crazy self, hopefully antibiotics will sort her out. We always keep her on a lead as an ex racer we'd never catch her if she ran off, the only time we ever let her loose is on the beach when its deserted.
Grandaughter on steroids again but at least she isnt in hospital this time.Its scary when she cant breathe, poor little mite was bright red and inhaler wasnt helping.
I hope Mike is doing well.
Off to read for a while, may be back later.

Cathxx

Catherine,
Do you have snakes on the Island ? Adders .

Hi Everyone
Has anyone else missed Mo?
I found this on another thread she usually adds to:-

"from Mo today letting us know that she isn't feeling too good.

She went to the doctors on Friday, she's been suffering from pain in her rib cage for a while now, so thought it best to get it checked. Although he doesn't think it's anything serious, she has had to go for an xray today. Mo has asked me to tell you all, that she;s mostly OK, but is feeling a bit off colour and also finding it uncomfortable to sit typing on the computer, for too long. So she won't be on the thread for at least a few days."

Mo if you look in I hope all is OK and you feel much better very soon

Linda :o) XxX

oh dear Mo hope you feel better soon.
I had my normal fish and chips and fell asleep ont he settee!
So you sing Maddie? Better than me! I can't sing.
Your story made good reading Dermot. Very good.
Catherine hope your Grand daughter is ok. What a shame to get asthma so young.

Mo I hope your feel better soon lets hope it isnt too serious I expect your worried as well. you might have a trapped nerve.?

Catherine at least she isnt in hospital bless her. I hope it wasnt a snake bit your dog had..

Linda thank you for letting us know about Mo.

Pat I wish I had fish and chips today. I did a potato in its jacket with a salad.. but I felt hungry afterwards.
Hi Maddie dont get drunk you might fall over.


Rita

Rita,
your jacket spud was most probably more healthy!

Sue just incase you look in on this thread. I found my missing Maskells ( My mums Cousins )Alfred Victor Maskell and Alice Florence Maskell and George Henry Maskell. They were living in Willesden in 1931.do you remember we looked to see if they were connect to yours.?

I also found my Mums ( Aunt and Uncle and her cousin(. Campbell family).James Campbell and his wife Florence Lousia Campbell and their son Clarence Campbell. I knew Clarence well he rode a motor cycle while in the army. Red Cap. Lol

Rita

Oh Mo.


What have you been up to ?

Not nice having sore ribs........you will have to let Roly do everything from now on .

Hope you get back here soon, in the mean time just relax and get back to your normal lovely self !!

Where is Pauline & Shelly today ?????

Going to bed now very tired ,been on lappy most of the day pruning someone's tree that have it all wrong ...Ughhh.

night all xxxxx

marilyn im here

just made tea

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been looking at other peoples trees and looking for a match on here plenty of otheres have the same rellis as me
but still woundering if to bother contacking any of them

as i seem to only get the one that clame thay dont no eny think

ok i just sent a messige to one on ancestery lets see how that gos

Rita the other week i had to go manor park cemtery and i came across
a Maskell head stone

THIS STONE IS NOT ON MY THREAD YET SO WILL POST HERE JUST FOR YOU

MANOR PARK CEMETERY LONDON

MARTHA ISABELLA MASKELL
DIED 8TH MARCH 1916 AGE 72 YRS
ALSO
HENRY WILLIAM
DIED 2ND MAY 1885 AGE 13 MONTHS
ALSO
ALFRED CHARLES
DIED 20TH SEP 1905 AGE 8? YEARS
ALSO
WILLIAM HENRY
DIED 9TH JAN 1908 AGE 15 YEARS
ALSO
ANN ELIZABETH MASKELL
DIED 14TH OCT 1911 AGE 49 YRS
ALSO HUSBAND OF MARTHA ISABELLA MASKELL
HENRY MASKELL
DIED 18TH FEB 1919 AGE 81 YEARS
ALSO
MARTHA ELIZABETH
BORN 19TH OCT 1890
DIED 15TH MARCH 1920
ALSO
THOMAS JAMES MASKELL
DIED 5TH DEC 1933 AGE 71 YEARS

if any good to you
you no you only have to let me no and ill send a photo

on the 1901 census thay are down as mascell
perants are thomas and ann and are from bethnal green
and looks like granperant could be on the stone i sdident look all the name up

Morning all.

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Tea or Coffee

Porridge or Cereals, Poached Eggs on Toast, Bacon Rolls.

Mo, Hope all is well with you.

Catherine. How's the dog ?

Soon be time to get busy on the decorating etc.

Catch you later all going well.

Thanks Stephen, just what I need on this cold and frosty morning.

Going to read the thread now so I can catch up on everybody.

Morning all,
Stephen we have only grass snakes on the island. Dog is perkier this morning so fingers crossed.
Mo I hope your ribs are feeling better.
Another damp day here, hope everyone has a good day

Cath xx

Right, lets see if I can remember everything.....

Great story Dermot, you've got a job for life here, we aren't going to let you stop writing now.

Maddie can sing, wish I could...... I'm tone deaf.

Hope your dog's OK Cath, poor thing, greyhounds are so gentle aren't they?

It can't be nice watching your granddaughter struggle to breath but it's a relief she didn't end up in hospital again.

Nice to see you Yvonne, you should pop in more often.

Our Mo isn't very well. It does sound like you've trapped something Mo, or maybe bruised a rib. I was wondering where you were, hope it's nothing serious.

Thank you for letting us know Linda........... and stop chatting up window cleaners........... you're a married woman.

Pat, are you still looking for Mr Right, or did the first one put you off?

Well done to Marilyn's grandsons. Have a great holiday Marilyn and get your lappy fired up as soon as you get there.

Rita, you've been working well with your tree, did you manage to see the whole of the census?

Where's Jean? Hope everything's OK with little Scarlett.

Shelly, the same thing always happens to me........... I get a contact and they don't know anything and I end up sending them loads of info and certs........... and getting no further forward myself.

Stephen, I started looking at that book when I got up this morning (while I was waiting for son to wake up). It really does start from the beginning doesn't it? I wasn't expecting it to go that far back. He's a very knowledgeable man isn't he? Makes me wonder even more now - how life actually started. I know how the planet started now though!!

I think I've caught up on all the posts now.

Going to wash my hair now, I'm going out with my friend after son goes to the day centre.