General Chat

Maddie, the others wont recognise me with my mask on. Ooooh I am so flippin annoyed with my hair.
I should have stuck to my original hairdresser, at least that way I wouldn't feel so self contious.

Good luck with the blood test tomorrow Rita. It will be lovely when they say you can leave the steroids alone completely.
I didn't realise that our local workmen travelled to your part of the country as well.
It makes me laugh when you see workmen, who have dug big holes anywhere, and are sitting in their vans drinking tea,instead of getting on with the job in hand.
This must have been one of their early finishes days. LOL

Marilyn, both Cath and Shelly are up my tree. My family are such a mixed bunch from all over the world it seems.
There was I thinking that we mostly came from Ireland and this country, but hey ho a travelling they did go.
I know what you mean about the days all mingling, and losing track of what day it is, when I wake up each morning, (apart from being grateful that I wake up at all), I lay there for a while trying to remember what day it is
and then try to remember what we had for dinner the day before, so that I dont cook the same meal two days on the trot. LOL

bleeding hell daughter just cook me dinner
well you could say i should be gratfull
well i am

but did she have to give me it on a flipping samwich plat and no knive and folk

and what did i get
ill tell you bleeding skinny chips and a bleeding fish cake

LOL Shelly, at least you won't get fat eating that.

Mo, where have Shelly and Cath found your family?

Evening everyone
Little has just gone and won't be here again til Monday so I have time to do what I want for 4 days.
Maddie do send info and I will see what I can find , you never know new eyes and all that.
Got mor knitting wool today and sunflower seeds, mixed seed and peanuts for the birds. They were soon out there and singing away.
Walked to the school this afternoon with a friend(baby due in 4 weeks) after she'd come with her little boy to play with Little M. Then I walked to the post box. Birthday card and a congrats card sent to my niece who has just passed her driving test, 1st time. But no car yet.

Enjoy your evening everyone. Rita at least you won't have to hear them drilling all night.

Linda :o) XxX

Pauline it could be somewhere in India, Shri Lanka, or Ceylon. G. Grandmother and G.G.Grandfather are a real mystery.
I know that G.G.Grandfather was a ships steward, but have no idea on what shipping line.
This family of mine are a real poser, Cath and Shelly can vouch for that.

Linda your Niece did very well passing her test first time. How old is she.
My grandaughter has got her test next month, she's 18, but I dont hold up much hope of her passing first time, they are really hard on youngsters around this way.

Evening folks,
just flying in quickly before I carry on with research.
Mo, i'm still looking.
Hope everyone ok,
Might be back later

Cath xx

Mo
My niece was 18 last September so the same age as your grand daughter !!!
I don't drive so can only praise those that do.

Linda :o) XxX

Thats makes the news even better Linda, well done to her.
My eldest grandaughter had to sit her test three times before they gave her a pass mark.
She was making stupid mistakes, and it was really only the nerves that has set in, to cause the errors.
They said she was to over cautious. Now how can you be over cautious, with the way the roads are these days.
But I think at one time she had a queue of traffic behind her, she was driving to slowly. LOL

Evening Cath, I hope you have had a good day.

im still here

i have 5 test befor i past

not staying im on a Mo Mission

pop back later

I'm back but not for long, lol.
Any luck Shelly, I'm on a Mo mission too.
Lost track of the time.
I need a piece of toast and Marmite methinks, feeling a bit peckish. Might help my brain get back into gear.
Back later, maybe,
~~~~~~~~~~~ to everyone,

Cath xx

Just a few tasters on this special day to get things started:-


A ventriloquist is telling Irish jokes in Davy Byrne's pub in Grafton Street, Dublin when O'Leary, an irate Irishman, stands up shouting, "You're making out we're all dumb and stupid. I oughtta punch you in the nose".

'I'm sorry sir, I...........'
"Not you" says O'Leary. "I'm talking to that little fella on your knee".
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Kieran O'Connor always slept with his gun under his pillow. Hearing a noise at the foot of the bed, he shot off his big toe.

"Thank the Lord I wasn't sleeping at the other end of the bed" Kieran said to his friends in Donegal's pub. "I would have blown my head off".
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Pat and Jimmy-Joe met and one said to the other,

"Have ye seen Mulligan lately, Pat?"

Pat said, "Well, I have and I haven't."

His friend asked, "Shure, and what d'ye mean by that?"

Pat said, "It's like this, y'see...I saw a chap who I thought was Mulligan, and he saw a chap that he thought was me. And when we got up to one another...it was neither of us."
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Lá Fhéile Pádraig Shona. Guinness Is maith agat.

Morning everyone, and Happy St. Patricks day.

Breakfast is ready,

Cereal, porridge or fruit,
Bacon, eggs, sausage, mushrooms, beans, tomatoes and hash browns
all on hotplate.
Toast and hot rolls.
marmalade. honey or jam.

Hope you all had a peaceful night.
Take care and stay safe whatever you are doing today.
Jean xx

Morning All

HAPPY ST.PATRICKS DAY !

And for those that don't know it.........................

St Patrick was born in SCOTLAND. In Old Kilpatrick near Dumbarton.

Why the Shamrock ?

St Patrick chose this to remind people of the Holy Trinity.

The Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Why the 17th of March ? That was the day St Patrick died.

Now that you have that useless information.

Have a good day ya all !

MORNING EVERYONE AND HAPPY ST PATRICKS DAY TO ALL THE IRISH

Stephen rows have been going on for years that St Patrick was really an Englishman . The Wesh said he came from Wales .the Scotish say he came from Scotland and the English from England.He was born in England and was Kidnapped and taken to Ireland as a slave.

Nice to know everyone wants to call him one of theirs Lol

It is a misty day so far. the waterboard men have not come back yet.? I am wondering how I get across the boards to go and get my blood test done this morning ?.at the surgery.
perhaps I can grow some wings quickly ?

Rita

Hi All,

I'm off to the ST Patrick's Parade ......

I'll let you all know how it goes, cant wait to see them all dressed up in their green hats.

Its very warm to hang around in the crowds, so I might just see the parade under a brolly !

Stevey.....I think St Patrick came from Devon as all my family seemed to know him too well ...LOL
.They tied the shamrock around my neck on a piece of string when I was little just so I would never forget my roots!!

I'm having breackies now..

Afternoon folks,
lovely and sunny down here but rain expected later.
Good stuff Dermot.
Happy St Patricks day to all. I have my leprechaun T. shirt on today.
Hope everyone is well today.

Mo, have sent you a pm. I don't know if it will be useful or not but I have more to do yet. If any names, occupations or birthplaces mean anything to you let me know.

Cath xx

Marilyn
I use to stand at the railings at Buckingham Palace as a Little girl and watch the Queen present a bunch of shamrock to the Irish Guards when they were on parade.

One day one of the irish Guards handed me a small piece through the railings. I pressed it and had it for years.

When I move to Norfolk I made friends with some irish people who came from Waterford. when she went to Ireland or her daughter came over to England she use to bring me a bunch of shamrock. till she died.

Rita

Hi all, it's been quite nice here today, forecast for rain later though.

I'm watching the Cheltenham Festival, I think half the population of Ireland is there.

Mo, no wonder you were struggling with your ancestors - they were gadabouts.

According to Wikipedia - St. Patrick was captured from Britain by Irish raiders and was kept as a slave for 6 years before he escaped....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick

Guinness Is cinnte maith agat, mo mhac deochanna sé gach oíche.

4 weeks today I'll be downing a pint of Guinness, lol.

Hi everyone

Congratulations to your niece Linda and good luck to your grandaughter Mo

my son has his driving test in April

enjoy yourself at the parade Marilyn

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