General Chat

Evening all.
Well I didn't win last night,hence my being back here. lol
I went with my daughter and grandaughter, the one who's 18th birthday we have just celebrated. She loves bingo, I just couldn't believe it,at her age I would have thought she would have wanted to go clubbing.
It was funny, she had never been on a one armed bandit before in her life.
She suddenly screamed at us, " look I have won ", we had to laugh, she put £1.00 in the machine,and had won 20p. lol
She's getting into bad habits already. And it had nothing to do with me,I only went along for the ride.
But we had a good girls night out,and a laugh to boot.

It's still stifling hot here,whats it like where you all are.

sorry rita carnt help you with your plant
but is there still a garden thread on the boards
maybe thay can help

mo snap lol

carnt remember last time i want bingo
my daughter used to come with me but since we carnt smoke in the bingo hall any more we lost intrest mo but i do some times play on line

Hi Shelly, I dont play online. I keep nipping out during the breaks for my cigs.
I was surprised how low the payouts were as well,considering it cost us £10.00 each to play, but there was hardly anyone in the hall at all.
The smoking ban has a lot to answer for, not that I blame non smokers for it mind you.

Dear All

Hello

Hope you are okay.

A little cooler today.

Another fete today only this one had a load of middle class sellers.
It was very poor.

On the way back, we stopped off at the local school fete and the stall holders were friendly and eager to help. The prices for any goods was very reasonable.

Dear Rita........So sorry you are having these problems with the medicines.

Take gentle care all
Very best wishes
xx

Hi all, have put a long screed on J. Jean thread so hope you don't mind catching up there.

Rita, so sorry you aren't feeling too good at the mo with the worry about your prescriptions and such, it must be very confusing and annoying for you.

I googled fluffy cotton wool type stuff on plants and found the following:

The trouble we have in the UK is that it is a tropical insect, and many of our pesticides do not treat the problem, one we have found to be of use recently is Doff, you may have to search around to find it, it is very effective against this type of scale, and several other pests as well, you will probably have to give the plant a good cleaning after a couple of weeks or so for aesthetics. Prior to treatment, take an old toothbrush, dipped in methylated spirits, and having removed any old sheaths ( papery coverings from around the pseudobulbs), scrub gently to remove the majority of the adults.


Mealybug
Usually appears as a cotton wool ball around leaf axils, or inside the sheaths of new shoots, the above fungicide pesticide soon sees them off, but again if its very localized, then methylated spirits on a cotton bud sees them off wonderfully.

So Rita, disregard part of the first paragraph and just note what it says about Doff and meths etc.
I am sorry your poor s.i.l. isn't doing so well, hope the Complan or Build up which is probably what the powdered food is, will help him gain some strength so he can feel a bit better.
Some of the flavours are nice, I used to buy the Vanilla milkshake one and have it if I didn't have time for lunch, when I was working.

Pauline, I have a funeral next Saturday morning, on the same day as my son's birthday - it's the interment of my cousin's wife's ashes but if I don't go I probably won't see some of the people who will be there, again as they are relatives of that cousin and live in Birmingham area. It won't be a sad time for me really as I wasn't that close to that part of the family but will be nice to see the cousin's children now almost as old as me and with grown up sons the same age as my lad.

Marilyn, how lovely for your granddaughter to be chosen. Tom D. has done very well hasn't he? I saw a programme where I think it was him saying how his Dad embarrasses him when he goes to watch him by getting excited lol

Take care all, still very hot in Norwich so might go out this afternoon if there aren't more rows like last week. I am so sick of this palaver over the blasted wedding, wish I didn't have to go.

Lizx

Morning all
Thank you for that Liz I am going into Town in the week so I will go into Dyers and buy some Doff. and meths.
It is strange how it has never appeared before now this is the first year I have been here 7 years. it must be something to do with the weather I would think ? being without rain or too much heat. you cannot win.
But thank you for finding that out for me.
I over slept this morning did not go to sleep till 3.30, it was s hot and I had a lot on my mind. so I sat scribbling notes then was too tired . so lay down and went to sleep I only woke once during the night had a glass of milk sat for a while looking out the window it was such a lovely clear night
hence did not get up till 7.3o
still nothing important happening today so I am not in any rush.
hope you all have a nice day enjoy the sunshine while you can but dont forget the sun cream if your sitting out in it..

Rita

Morning all,

Weather not too bad .....little overcast but the sun is there somewhere !


Baby sat last night, so did not come home until 1am.

Rita. your having a rough time with your doctors , I would take notice of your own GP as its in his hands that he is responsible for his patients care .
But I would certainly make an appointment to see him and tell him all the
problems it causes you .

My god I wish I hadn't mentioned about genealogy yesterday to my carpenter, he asked me what was so interesting me on my lappy ,
I said I do a bit of research for on family tree's .
So guess what he hinted I often wondered where my lot came from ,

SOOOOOOOOOO........I ended up doing his tree !!!

Luckily they all came from Devon so I had all info in front of me of all the maps of streets where they used to live .
And they turned out to be Fair Ground Travelers , how funny as I did court a fair ground lad.. ONCE !!!! LOL he was nice though , didn't last long as my best friend pinched him off of me..
He knew his granddad was a Fair Ground Traveler, and he remembers his father telling him that , but that's where it stopped as his father was a Marine & the Carpenter became a Policeman although he is a Carpenter by trade.

Well that filled up a few hours......and Shelly was doing my lot .. !!!
Oops...Shelly will tell me off now ....

Morning All
Stayed over at my BIL last night so hubby could have a couple of beers at the Rally.
Really good day, good weather , nice meal in a pub and love seeing all the engines and old cars etc.

Just back and off out again soon. To my brother this time, fir a meal tonight.

Try to get back to you all later.

Linda :o) XxX

I have just put my dinner on having a good think of what do I want ????? I have ended up win a pork chop, roast potato's and parsnips and runner beans not forgetting my apple sauce and stuffing.
I have been living on salads and pasta for a couple of weeks so I am having a cooked dinner today,
I have fresh strawberries for dessert.

It is so nice out we have blue skies and sunshine but a gentle breeze blowing a perfect day..

I have been doing some shredding of old bills a black sack full. also sorted out my washing for tomorrow and cleared out two files of odd papers so I have been busy even though I got up later than usual.

I am looking for to WDYTYA tonight if it is as good as the last one with Jessica Parker it wull be good.

see you later

Rita

Hi everybody, I logged on this morning and had a pm from someone about my tree.............spent the rest of the day researching people for her tree, I'm as bad as Marilyn!! I got so carried away I forgot to come on here.

Rita your dinner sounds lovely, think I'll just come down there because I haven't started anything yet.
I'll have to have a look at my plants to see if I've got the same problem as you, but it's a lot cooler up here so maybe we won't have it.

Linda, do your feet ever touch the ground?

Marilyn do your doors look lovely? Oh and well done to your granddaughter, maybe we should get her autograph now before we have to start paying for it.

Shelly, you need to have a word with Marilyn, she's got you working for her, while she's doing someone else's tree........lol

Liz I hope that part of the family all turn up on Saturday so you get the chance to meet up with them again. Maybe you could celebrate your son's birthday on Sunday instead.

It's ages since I've been to a fete Elizabeth, I used to like going with my mam, she used to spend a fortune at the church fetes.

Mo that's unusual for an 18 year old to like bingo, I wonder if it's just a novelty for her.

I've only gone back one page so I don't know if Yvonne or Jean have been on...........but I'll put money on the fact that Sue hasn't. SUE, get yourself back here!!!

well that was a waste
I have just gone through my HOT MATCHES they were all the same name George Barker mine being born in Devon all the others were from Merseyside and Yorkshire that aera.
I did have four other names they were born north mine south. what a
waste. why do GR do this sort of thing they might as well save their type. It seem the good old days when you had different names and sometimes found matches have gone for good.

Had my dinner l am going to look at a dvd and have a cup of tea.
see you later.

Rita

Evening all.
Well it's been another scorching hot day here today.
I went up the club lunch time for a lttle break away from the house. Sundays are so boring,with nothing special to watch on the box. And it being to hot outside to just sit there doing nothing.
Mind you I have been pretty busy with my knitting. I have completed one cardigan,and have started on the second.
Stupid me, I forgot to buy the buttons,so I must remember to get them tommorrow.
I am looking forward to next weekend though. We are going down to Dymchurch for the weekend. Thank god the hotel has internet connection.
So when him indoors starts snoring,I shall sit on here to entertain myself.
This will be the first time in quite a few years that we shall be sharing a room.
If it's anything like the last time,I shall scream. On that occasion I ended up sleeping on the bathroom floor. His snoring was horrendous. Even ear plugs did not drown it out. LOL

Dear All

Hello

Hope you are well and okay.

Went out to a church social lunch.
Thank goodness there was much more of a breeze today.

Saw little bits of the Wimbleldon mens tennis final.

Managed to have a relaxing bath................normally have to barricade the door!

So now settling down to watch "Gazza's Tears" about the Football Word Cup in 1990. Very happy days.

Take gentle care
Very best wishes
xx

Evening all ......

Mo just bonk him on the head when he snores with a few darts !!.....then tell him to go sleep in the bathroom ...

Think Shelly & I would sort him out ...LOL

Now its been horrible here in Devon, raining most of the day , so that sun you had Mo ....can I have it tomorrow ????

Mo, I'm getting ready for BB ..... rumour has it that Pamela Anderson has been approached to go in ...... ?

lol

im here!

sorry iv been bizzy all day shoping visteing cooking
you name it iv been doing it lol

marilyn why dident you invit the chippy on the thread could do with
some males on here

sue your in and out like a yo yo thease days

ok i didend stay long as you are all in bed and i have to go as well got to get up in the morning

Morning Ladies
Bright and sunny again here.

Had a lovely time with my brother and his family. We went for a nic walk along the River Colne and some canal too, near Denham in Bucks. A tasty BBQ and home made raspberry fool for desert.

Today?? Gardening, a walk, ironing, oh and probably a visit to town for the bank.

Have a good day everyone

Linda :o) XXX

Morning All,

LINDA !!!!!........You must be worn out with all you do , your neighbours must be peeping out their windows thinking 'Whats she up to today?' LOL

Shelly that Carpenter is lovely but NOT gossip materiel !! he's a policeman and would be asking too many questions ...LOL

Got my grand daughter today.....the diving one ..so I'll hear all about it .

Sue you sneaked in & sneaked out again without speaking to anyone !

Where's Rita this morning ......maybe catching up on her sleepless night .

Mo that sounds good a weekend away , bet you cant wait , funny how we love our lappy 's and they go on holiday as well ...LOL
Back later x