General Chat

Hi everyone hope you all had a good day. we had extra special weather but will it last ? I dont think so. forcaste storms on sunday here.

Pat I love Irish Dancing it is so fast and the youngest are so set to win and do well..
I think many of the parents were pushing their children wanting them to win

.Pauline the soda Cystals do work well .my Mother use to use them down the loo as well she use to put them in a bucket and hot water on then pour down the toilet. we had an outside one then.
I did the same when I got married and have carried on doing that all my life .you dont need a lot just an egg cupful does the trick, it deslolves the grease which cling to the pipes.

when I had my Bungalow in Norfolk we had drains than run in fours and the lady next door to me did hair dressing from home she used to use a thick gunk like stuff doing people hair and it use the block the drains in the garden so mine use to get the back log I had to have drain rod poople out once it cost me £100 for ten minutes work, when it happened again she got some people out who put something into the drain and it blew the stuff out except it blew all the muck onto my wall of the extension and I mean shxxt and cracked the drain so she claimed off her insurance,.

But my pipes were always clean,even the rod people said how clean they were to me.

Rita

I thought the same about the parents Rita. The little girls got uptight as wel. l

Evening all.

Rita, good to have clean pipes...LOL :-D :-D
The washing soda is very good, especially if used regularly.

Hope everyone has had a brilliant day with this nice warm sunshine.
I went to the pub yesterday evening, was only going to have a couple, well what a small world we live in.
I met an old sparing partner from when I used to box, must have been mid to late 60s.
He is on holiday near here, taking in Winchester, Salisbury, he was in the village where I live taking photos of all the thatched houses..lol.
An evening of reminiscing..LOL pity old Foggs missed him as he used to spar with him as well, still at least I gave him the old boys number to get in contact over the weekend.

Pauline, good you have sorted out your drains.
LOLOL Agatha, I don't think spiders live down drains...LOL.

George :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Stephen, NO not poker dot..LOL all white. :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

George
:-) :-) :-) :-)

Evening friendlies.
What a beautiful day here. OH and I have been out picking blackberries since 5.30 and got 6 and a half pounds :-) all washed, bagged and in the freezer now. Have a few new blackberry recipes to try out as well as the traditional ones like blackberry pie, crumble, sponge and dumplings. A friend has also given me a recipe for blackberry vodka ;-) I am picking apples on monday in a friends garden so we will definitely be sorted out for pies etc.
Rita my youngest daughter used to do Irish dancing until a knee injury forced her to stop. She loved it and still enjoys watching it. I think she caught the bug from me, I loved Lord of the Dance and was lucky enough to go and see it at Wembley in 1997, it was the best live show I've ever seen and still sends a shiver down my spine years later.
I might disappear into the branches of my tree tonight as I had a whiff of some scandal yesterday and am now intrigued to discover more.
I am now researching the Amor family from Pewsey in Wiltshire but can't change the details in my account.
Jean I hope you are not feeling awful from your treatment and are taking it easy.
<3 <3 to all,

Cath xx

When I went to Godshill- I.O.W i got myslef a miniature bottle of blackberry brandy. I'm saving it for seeing in the new year! I'll keep the bottle as a souvenir as well.

you little devil Pat storing up bottles for christmas and new year.

Maddie dont think I am safe going on these buses lately everytime I go on them something happens.The girl today must have been about 18 she could not have been older, ?
I use to love going blackberrying when I lived in Norfolk I also collected wild strawberries and Sloes, when I go across to the shops I have to go past a small wood and there are lots of bushes with blackberries on but they are so small. not nice and juicey like I had before.so I dont pick those.

I squirt lemon juice around my toilet pan and leave it for a little while then use the brush to get rid of the lime stains.

Just think Marilyn has been away a week in two days time.

Rita

9 oclock and an indian just telephoned me. I hung up on him

Maddie I am making the vodka this weekend :-D I am going to keep it for Christmas by which time it shoul be fairly potent ;-) ;-) ;-) I would love to get together with the friendly gang and share a bottle or two.
All you need are 500grams blackberries, 200grams sugar and 700 ml Vodka. Freeze the blackberries for at least 8 hours. Add the sugar and frozen berries to a wide necked bottle or jar that will take a litre of liquid. Fill up with vodka and shake daily for 2 weeks, then weekly for at least another 4 weeks. Strain, pressing berries through sieve and filter the liquid. Then sit back and enjoy.
Going to read now,
Night all, sweet dreams,

Cath xx

Evening all
Sorry I'm so late but it's been one of those days.
Really nice here today. Got more washing dry, needs ironing tomorrow.
My daughter came with the dog and we took him for a walk.
Then youngest came to borrow our cases for a holiday tomorrow. They stayed longer than I thought.
Then eldest stayed til her partner was ready to be picked up after a works meeting/ social get together.
On top of that Hubby has come home early with a gippy tummy, feeling very sorry for himself.
And I've just had a marathon phone call, which flashed up "unavailable" so I nearly ignored it !!! But it was my Uncle from America. So good job I answered him.

Well soon be off to bed
Have a good weekend everyone

Linda :o) XxxX

Yo! I'm up early. :-)
Busy day ahead. I've got a day thing at a near by school about the "mass". From tomorrow the words are being changed- not a lot but enough.
Then int he evening I've got a concert called the "jackie" generation concert. basically 70's music. Jackie was THE teenage magazine in the 70's.

Catch you all later.
Have a nice day! <3

Morning Pat
I remember only too well "Jackie" LOL It was my magazine and also I think "Honey" which was monthly and more expensive too, a glossy mag !
Well it's bright this morning a day for gardening and BBQ at a neighbours this afternoon, if hubby is OK. He survived the night but definately isn't himself.
Have a good day everyone

Linda :o) XxX :-) <3

Morning All !

Pat, your an early bird eh :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
'Jackie' I remember a niece used to read that magazine.
Changing the words at Mass ! Are they going back to Latin ? ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Busy day ahead.......lots of wee things I want to get done......doing them now before life events take over and they get left undone.

A wee laugh for today..........

The Senility Prayer.

God grant me the Senility to forget the people I never liked,

The good fortune to meet the ones I do,

And the eyesight to know the difference.


Have a good day ya all !

Keep safe , keep happy , keep smiling :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D


RIP, John McAleese.

Morning to Linda,

We must have been writing at the same time.

Enjoy your BBQ......hope the weather stays good for you. :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Morning All
It took me ages to answer my emails this morning. I had my shower as soon as I got up. and made some toast so had that first didnt expect so many emails. still I am here now, starting with the weather the sun is out and it is very warm. but forcaste is not good.

I plan to do some cleaning today but need to go across to get some milk first. then I have to check on what I am taking to Dorset with me incase I need to do Ironing .

Hope you all have a good day today enjoy this weather while you can.

Ritax

Jean hope your feeling better love.

Stephen, what they're doing is a trueur translation of the Latin :-0
Instead of
Priest: the Lord be with you
Us: And also with you.

It's now
Priest: The Lord be with you.
Us: And with your spiriit.

There are other changes are well!

Hope the Vodka making goes ok :-)

Deserted !

Everyone's deserted !

What a quiet Thread this has been today :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S

I'm gonna have my tea now, then relax with my favourite tipple :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Evening all,

Hope everyone has had a lovely day today.

Stephen, having a wee dram eh.! enjoy. :-) :-)

George :-D

Evening
Well just back from the BBQ
Very cool out there now, so glad to be indoors.
A lovely time, met with some old friends and some neighbours and a teacher of our children !!! That was a surprise.

But the biggest surprise of all was when the man anounced that the couple had been together now for 25 years and they will be getting married in March next year. We did know that they weren't married as cards are not to Mr & Mrs. She was widowed with 3 young children, now all well grown up. So it was really nice to hear their news.

Sleep well my friends

Linda :-) <3

Evening George,

My favourite tipple is Barrs Irn-Bru. Chilled and in a glass.

I love Malt Whisky bur very seldom drink it . If I do it's only a small glass.

I have seen too many people brought down by drinking too much too often . It has made me very wary of making it a habit to take alcohol in any great quantity or on a regular basis.

Anyway as my surname is Barr......I should be on the Irn-Bru ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Evening Linda,

Typing at the same time again eh !!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad your day went well.

What a surprise from that couple. :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D