General Chat

Stephen
My sister and I worked on the tree, we started with Grandfathers first Devon and he had many brothers and sisters so we did that , it led to other things then when I did Great Grandmothers I was sent a book on The Ackland family of Devonshire written by Lady Ackland. I picked up my family in parts of that.

Then I found the family had started from Quakers. one of the society wrote to me a lovely letter and sent me a list of their register and it contained the names, dates of birth , Maririages and deaths of the Ackland family. I found many of the Quakers came into the family through marriages.
Margaret Lewis who runs the Lace Museum in Hontion is related to me twice her great Aunt married my Great Uncle and another memeber of her family married one of mine, both names are listed in the Quaker lists so the family must have gone a long way back.
Margaret is an Archivist so we mail each other. her when she wants information she has not found ?me when I need info. we spent a week with her a few years back.

Maddie
Our family were religious they have names like Issac. Francis. Abraham. Emanuel Mary John Absalom Hepzibah Noah. as soon as one of these names come up Margaret asks is this one of yours ?we have 8 or more vicars in the family tree. my four times Great Grandfather was a vicar at the Farway Parish church in Devon.

Mums family came from Scotland so we have many scottish names .as well.

Last night I didnt go to bed till 11.30 lay listening to Magic radio then got up to go to the loo I had to take my dressing gown out of the wardrobe to find one big spider clinging to the sleeve I screamed rushed out to the fron door opened it and shook the dressing gown like mad. I didnt see if fall but came in and realised anyone looking out of their bedroom window would have had a shock seeing me standing then in my short nighie.

I giggled about it as I got back into bed.,


Rita

Morning All
Lovely and Sunny here so far.

Really nice meal last night
Hubby managed to get there, but still unwell.

Mo I have started a baby blanket for my daughters friend, but I couldn't get the pattern right, it's onlt two rows? I first made one for my first baby, but that was 32 years ago, what am I like!!! Still I have done a few rows now, not same as the pattern picture but looks fine.

Hope to get some painting done today, if I can stay out of the garden, must prioritise.

My penfriend from Australia has just arrived in West London so might have visitors for a few days too. Busy busy

Linda :o) XxX

morning all sunny day here as well
going to put up my new units today so ill be off with myself and come back later

rita i would not of even touch the dressing gand i would of run a mail

Shelly I nearly did run but I needed the dressing gown. I should have put a conker in the pocket Lol.
I took it out of the wardrobe this morning and checked it over to see if a spider was still in it. but did not see any so I have it on a coat hanger on the wardrobe door in the small bedroom. just incase.

Good luck fixing up your units I could not do anything like that. my stepmother in Law Rosie who was scottish could do anything hang wall paper use a saw and a drill paint. carpentry, and recover chairs and ironing boards I say ironing boards as she did mine for me. and it is still in use.

I have seen her cememt paths and brick lay. how about that for a little lady about 5.2 in height.

Rita

Good Evening All.

The dinner is cooking and I am STARVING. lol

Arsenal was at home today, so people came into work to get their shopping cos they thought it would be quiet. It wasnt.

Hope everyone is well.

Take care folks.

Evening All,

Glorious Sunny Day again.

Barbeque lunch with the family, great.

Spent the morning fixing out boating stuff, it's that time of year.

Just about to have tea.

Back later all going well.

No one around ?

Mutter, mutter, mutter, mutter, mutter

Just talking to myself.

Talking to oneself is the first sign of madness, oooooh who said that.

I am always talking to myself, as no one else listens to me. Especially in this house. LOL

Hi everyone, how is everybody this fine day. Hasn't it been a glorious one at that.

Stephen, I have been told that Motherwell won the football yesterday. My son has a beautiful photograph of my grandaughter, wrapped in her G.Grandfathers Motherwell scarf.

Hi Maddie
Just so you aren't alone !!
Beuatiful day.
Managed some of the painting, downstairs cloakroom.
Did a fair bit of Knitting.

Otherwise restful day.

Enjoy the rest of the evening

Linda :o) XxX

Maddie,

I love boats and water.

I look on my wee yacht like a lovely woman.

She has a nice shape, nicely rounded bottom,
Gives me loads of pleasure.
AND
Takes all my money to keep her in good shape. ROFL

Fishing on a river would do my head in, like you I would probably sit and feed the rats just to pass the time.
Still it does give a lot of pleasure to loads of folk. Each to their own eh !

Mo,
I came from a large family, 8 Lads, 4 Lassies. And believe it or not none of us were at all interested in football. We were all swimmers.
I didn't even know there was a football cup match on.

Watched the programme on Capt. Scotts Hut in the Antarctic and how they are preserving it and the contents. Very interesting.

Time for supper.

evening all told you i would be back

chicken spots is going around 6 yr old grandson has them so baby may get them as well as thay are all away together

mo how is how is you little cottie sock geting on
i bet she is geting big xx kissies for her

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Tea or Coffee

Porridge or Cereals, Poached Eggs, Toast. (Nice light breakfast)

Looks like the Sun is coming out to play again today. Magic.

Working at home today, loads of odd jobs to do around the property. A new fence is needed at one stretch, so I will make a start to that.

Rita, Your Stepmother, Rosie, sound just like my Mum. She was just around 5ft. Could turn her hand to anything. We, big strapping lads, never ever spoke back to her. For two reasons, 1. out of respect for her and
2. she would probably have thumped us if we did.

Hope all is well with the 'Friendly' Team.

We haven't had an outing for ages........any suggestions ?

Have a good day ya all !

Morning

bit behind this morning my mobile radio went wrong spent ages trying to fix it. still not right. but left it till I could have a good think. then the min hifi went wrong. think I must have a monky on my shoulder.
what next ?

My Estate Manager is back from Holiday and she came to see me about all that went on while she was away. laundry room door broke and the small window strip came off of the my small window in the flat allows the rain and wind to get through she has banged it back on. till she can get someone to look at it.
Then John a neighbour came to say he is going to Devon for three days incase someone wanted to get intouch with him.

He goes there to see relations and to take flowers to his wifes grave.
I then answered some emails
so time has gone bye so quickly nearly 9 .30
I have to make a call to the Fire Service so must do that now.

Hope you all have a good day.

Rita

Hi all, not a bad day here.

Got lots to do today, might not be back till later this afternoon.

Why are you calling the fire service Rita, are you after those men in uniform again.

Hmm, I'm not sure what hat to wear for the wedding.

The Surrey Fire Service come and fit your fire alarm in free of charge when your over 65 I am told it is a ten year one. so it will see me out. lol


Stephen I once saw my mother in Law with a barrow load of cement walk up a hill with a rope around the barrow and wrapped around her waist.
that is the truth. my father in law and her had been doing a path at the top of her pathway to the house and he had been taken ill and was taken to Tingel hospital in Cornwall where they had brought a house bcause of Dads health. no one knew what she was doing we had a call from the hospital that Dad was dying and wanted to see us. so we drove down from Ealing to Tingel hospital. called in to see him first before going onto their house in Camborn. that was how we caught her. my husband took over the job. Dad lived on for another three years. so we were always getting calls to go as he was dying.
They lived up a hill such a climb it was . you could not drive up the hill you parked your car at the bottom and walked up. slowly.
Mum sold the house and came to stay with me till she found a place in Bervie Scotland where her brothers and sister lived and she was born.


Have we been invited to the Royal Wedding then. Pauline and Maddie with new hats Lol


Rita

So That's It Then !

Were all going to The Wedding

Better get the Kilt and Sporran ready.

Can 'Fluffy Paws' come ? He hasn't been out for ages.

What a glorious day here.

Just dropped in for lunch,then it'll be back to work for another wee while.

It's sunny down south. Unfortunately the Easter Bunny has given me a cold!
I won't be around for the Royal Wedding. I'll be watching it at the Picturehouse on the Big Screen.

Pat, you must have sent that cold down the cyber hatch because my son has it now.................... oh he's sooooo dramatic when he's not well. Typical man!

Rita, you'll see that alarm out no bother, put your name down for the next one.

Stephen, there's a reason fluffy paws hasn't been out for ages......... he needs to be kept on a short leash.

Pauline,

'Fluffy Paws' is the best behaved pair of Paws you will ever meet.

I have never known him to rub someone up the wrong way. ROFL

Man Flu. We really try it on because we just love the attention given to us by our nearest and dearest.

Patricia,

You'll have a better time at the Wedding if you come with us.

Rita,

I agree with Pauline, sign up for the next replacement Alarm.

* An Easter Week thought - c&p from an e-mail:-

A holy man was having a conversation with God one day and said, " God, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like".

God led the holy man to two doors.

He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water.

The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished.

They were holding spoons with very long handles, that were strapped to their arms and each found it impossible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful.

But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.

The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.

God said, 'You have seen Hell.'

They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one.

There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water.

The people were equiped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The holy man said, 'I don't understand..'

It is simple,' said God . 'It requires but one skill. You see they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves.'