General Chat

Morning all a bright and sunny day here ,got a good contact from a memeber looking for one of my Paynes so got more on that one now .that is dads side so my cousin in Hereford and Uckfield will be interested .still on the trail of Ernest though .

Morning Maz, you are still on the trail of Ernest and I am still searching high and low for Henry. Perhaps they ran away together :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Runs in to wish everyone a Good Morning and happy day <3 <3

Good morning Mersey, no need to run we are very welcoming here ;-) :-D :-D :-D

Morning Mersey and the rest of the Nutters.

Your missing rellies must be with mine - they probably lived such good lives that they were taken up to 'the other place' without going through the messy business of dying!

Just waiting for OH to get up - I'm not going to wake him as while he is asleep he is healing. He thought yesterday that he would be Ok today, but I won't push it. If we do go out, we'll have to decide in advance who will be the designated driver :-(

Morning DET. Mine is still under the duvet and just relishing the me time ;-) :-D :-D :-D

Well I best go and get myself showered and dressed ready for whatever the day may bring ;-). Have a good one everyone and hopefully catch up with all the gossip later <3

Afternoon everyone.

My day has been really thrown out of order!! I had just sat down for a late brekkie, still in my pjs, when my eldest gd turned up with her boyfriend and they have only just gone. What a lovely surprise and best of all that she wants me to confide in :-) :-) :-) :-) It's quite surprising what I have learned today :-D :-D

I hope your OH is feeling much better today DET and that you are able to get out and do something, even if you have to be the chauffeur for the day :-D :-D

A happy day to you too, Mersey :-D :-D <3 <3

Maz, the weather is good here too. Almost like the middle of summer again. What a shame I have to get the ironing board out. :-(

LG, enjoy your day whatever you get up to :-)

That was a nice surprise YG. :-D :-D. We have just come in from the garden as we had some work to do in the pond before the Autumn sets in properly. Both got a bit grubby and smelly :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P. Just sorting the tea now before the Mini Gooners return so I will catch you all later when I sit down for Downtown no doubt. <3

Evening LG.

My ironing board has only just been put up so I won't be doing a lot of it tonight!! I got waylaid outside, trimming the pathway to the car and doing other bits inside. Just waiting for dinner to finish cooking then I am sitting down for the evening :-) :-)

Well done with the pond. I am soooooo pleased you didn't decide to drop in on me in that dirty, smelly state :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

I am sat here putting my new branch together lol

Here at last :-D :-D :-D :-D. Baby son decided to pay an unexpected visit and he has only just gone. We recorded Downton so we can watch it when we get a minute. I have got a Historical Society meeting tomorrow so we may well have to wait until Tuesday.

Ah well you must all be off night nights so I will say nite myself and catch you tomorrow sometime I hope <3

morning all
late shift today ,not cold but dull at the moment ,

Morning all -

We had a rude awakening this morning when the CH engineer hammered on the door - we've only just 'come to' but will probably end up napping later today!

The Cider and Apple fair was OK, but I'm glad we had discounted tickets. Unfortunately no free samples of Cider although we did buy a glass to drink while we wandered around.
The venue was a small 'petting' farm with buildings transported from other Kent sites. There were areas given over as a hopping garden with a static display of picking and hopper's accommodation from when they came down from London. Although I can't be sure, I think that my mum said that she and her immediate family were hoppers! There was also an orchard which preserved old varieties of apple stock - the harvest was available to purchase. We bought probably 3 kg for £1.50 all mixed up in carrier so we've no idea what is what! The appearence wouldn't be accepted by supermarkets even if they did have the quantity to sell commercially.

They were pressing some of them for apple juice - we're taking a bottle to PC's when we see them tonight - their first invitation to a sit down meal :-)

Have a good day - good luck YG for the lunch time meeting, and wishing Maz a peaceful shift at work

Evening everyone.

I am pleased that you enjoyed your visit to the Apple & Cider farm, DET, even though it wasn't all that you expected. Did you manage to get a nana nap this afternoon?

Evening all, Did you meet your workmen's rep today YG ???

I have just got back from the Historical society meeting. We had a really good talk on the Workhouses, very interesting and informative. Unfortunately she could not tell me why GGG Grandma ended up in there ;-) :-D :-D :-D

morning all, that is my next step to trawl the workhouse records as it seems that is where most of the foster kids may have come from
A day off today though i have loads to do N is arriving thursday and I am off weekend but head south monday so plenty to organise .also waiting for a parcel to arrive and will also have a break later on .

Morning all -

Hope seeing N again goes without a hitch and that you are all on your best behavior ;-)

As one who has trawled through 20 years of a workhouse Admittance and Discharge books, the little snippets they give help to answer the why and when questions. Mind you, I never did find the initial 'When'! Mine seemed to use it as an OAP home, with entries saying the Master of the Workhouse had given him 'Leave' as if he were going on holiday for a couple of days :-D
There were some entries for children saying that they had been sent to Mrs X - olden day fostering?

Had to rush to the loo first thing. Fingers crossed it was a one-off :-(

well the house is clean sort of washing is dry however i have not got the grass cut as i am shattered .i am hoping to do that at the weekend before i go home