General Chat

Morning Gill and all,

I think we have the same weather as you today Gill. Its not nice out there at all and dull with a grey sky.

Oh has my car on charge again just to see if we can move it over to where I usually park it as its up againt the bungalow at present so he could get the charger there easily.

I am still trying to work out this info on the family tree that Hilary sent me. I keep adding bits to a couple of people and then go back to a wife only to find the info is'nt there anymore. I can add info to his daughter in the notes bit but not to him or his wife Nellies mother.

Been on to GR about it and all they do is tell you to clear your cache.

Morning all

Dull and damp here today

I've been thinking of Anne and wish her a speedy recovery <3

Just put the Olympics on, it's become a routine now and I'm really enjoying it.

It's a pity it's so dark as OH can't see his painting properly to make sure it's doesn't need another coat. I think it looks good. Hopefully later we'll nip out to see if we can find some suitable wallpaper for our living room, then I can get on with that.

I'm having to use my old glasses as the arm on the ones I had broke last night. I don't know if I lent on them or if they've just broken with wear and tear. A bit of a nuisance but a good job I have a spare pair for now.

Nothing much planned for today, apart from a bit of shopping and housework, it's quite dusty here with all the wallpaper stripping so I must crack on with some hoovering.

What is everyone else up to today?

Have emailed Anne to wish her a speedy recovery, and I too look forward to her being back on the thread.
Have just watched Endeavour and thought it was better tonight. I do love seeing Oxford, takes me back to my youth!!!
We're now tucked up watching a bit of telly before snuggling down!

Thanks Gill for putting up Annes message.

I am really sorry to hear Anne is feeling so down and depressed .I know how much she loved her dear Amy and misses her dearly. I hope her depression lifts very soon and that she will be able to join us again .
Lots of love Anne <3 <3

Just finished watching Dancing on Ice and was disappointed that Anthony went out, although he didn't do himself any favours arguing with the judges, I thought he'd go in the skate off after that.

I like the chase too Frank. It sounds like you had a very good choice for your meal, what did you have in the end?

How did your meal go tonight Jane, it sounds very tasty, although 12 cloves of garlic is a lot.

I've just seen the smallest cat/kitten on our bungalow roof. I went outside and heard a noise coming from next door, the old lady's side. She's still in hospital so of course I thought the worse and was about to call OH, but then noticed a little cat jumping off the fence, across our gate and jump up on the roof. The little thing looked over the edge of the roof towards me then turned around, jumped back down and went towards the front of the property. It seems very small to be out at night, I'm wondering if it might be a feral cat. It's raining out there and not very warm so I hope it'll be okay.

D. O. I is just starting (FINE) But I do hate all the introductions and the Bl@@dy Audience and their clapping. It goes right through my brain and sets me off. Of course, IT'S my FAULT, Ros's words. I have no patients !!!

We had a lovely meal, choice of 7 meats inc. Chicken which is unusual. Massive selection of Veg. including Onions and Macaroni Cheese (again unusual) The place was packed, and more coming in on our way out.

Just watched the CHASE. and in between the Football. Spurs drew 2 all with Rochdale , where I was evacuated too in the war. So mixed support.

I will go and sit through all the CLAT TRAP that goes with these Programmes, and bite the bullet. :-P :-P :-P :-P

Oh dear Mel, having no battery isn't good, you'll have to buy a new one tomorrow now. At least your car is clean, well half of it, anyway.

Sorry to hear you had a bad night Frank, maybe you could have twin beds as you seem to sleep better on your own. So Ros has arranged her flowers now, I bet they look lovely.

I've just had an email off Anne, she has asked me to post it on here.

The reason I haven’t been on the thread is I have had a severe bout of depression, It all started when I saw a moving picture of Amy running through the forest with the headline Keep on Running. And everything I had been sad about just came to a head. All though I love Ruby and wouldn’t be without her, Amy was so special as she was our last dog before Peter died.

Sorry to be such a misery, please could you let the others know and I will hopefully be back soon.

Love from

Anne xxx

Hope you are feeling better soon Anne <3 <3

Oh cleaned one of the mowing deck this morning and then washed one side of my car and I soaped it after. I have a lots of green on the car as I have to drive past a dirty farm. Its hard to get it off. Yesterday when I went to the shop my battery light was on all the time. I parked the car so oh could put it on charge which he did andleft it all afternoon.

After washing one side he told me to turn it round but when I got in there was no power at all. He now thinks the battery has just completely failed as this can happen with modern batteries.

Afternoon All

Oh Frank, when do I ever get into trouble LOL I'm a good girl :-D Enjoy your lunch today. You are probably on the way there now.
So Ella managed 2 Macdonalds! That is some going for a little girl. I expect she had an empty tummy after being car sick. I used to dread long journeys when James was a baby. He was always sick and it always ended up in his car seat :-S :-S.What a mess.

Mandy I hope that they arent going ot be putting 'modern' lighting in the churchyard. I love those old Lantern Styled ones, but I do understand they need some good lighting if it is used as a cut through for many .It might just be for safety reasons.

Gill thank heavens your flood was not too bad and you noticed it !!!. Good job you have the dehumidifier . It does sound that you will need a lighter colour wallpaper now for your room.I hope you find just what you need.

It was thick fog here first thing this morning. I got quite a shock when I opened the back door to let Thomas out at 6.30. It did clear eventually and the sun came out. But now the sun seems to have gone to bed and it is all cloudy.

I have my Chefs hat on again for another new dish. A recipe from the Sainsbury Magazine. It is Sicillian Roast Chicken with Fennel and Blood Oranges. Its a big Roasting tin with everything in.Charlotte Potatoes, 12 cloves of Garlic (unpeeled),2 Cinnamon sticks, Pistachios ,and runny honey mixed with the juice of the Blood Oranges.Oh and red onions and Rosemary Sprigs. I just need to Brown off the Chicken and Fry the Red Onions first. Pistachios are toasted and blitzed .So I am already to go :-D :-D. When I juiced the Oranges I had forgotten how red the juice is from these Blood ones.It was like Beetroot !!! I just hope it all turns out ok
There is a new comedy prog on tonight with John Cleese and lots of other actors I like. I can't think what it is called now .....just looked in the Radio Times and it is Hold the Sunset. It looks funny :-D

I hope Anne and Ruby are alright.It is a week now since the Boston Terrier Meet .

LIghts are having to go on now as it has got really dark :-S

Afternoon all,

Bright here again ,but we woke up to another sharp frost ,i've been out in the garden doing a little sweeping up round the back and i could really feel the warmth from the sun on my back .

So not a very good nights sleep for you last night then Frank ,i bet Ros slept like a top after the travelling home .
I don't think i would have risked letting Ellla have two McDonalds :-0
hope you both enjoy your meal today .

I'm HERE. Good morning to you all,

I was back from the pub by 2,00 pm I only watched the first half of the match. I sat and had forty winks in the armchair. They arrived here around 3.00 pm. Jan and Ella didn't stay long. They had eaten the way up. Ella was very sick within minutes of getting in the car, but was fine after. In fact when they stopped to eat she had TWO Mc Donalds.

The flowers weren't that special, but they were chosen by Tony lol lol Ros sorted out the ones in the vase already here and mixed the new ones in with them. She was pleased that I thought of her and got them.

We had a Chinese last night, and stopped off a Tesco to get some bread and BEER.

I was in bed by 10.00 pm Ros came in at 11.11 pm I was still awake. I clocked watched the whole night through, and was glad to get up at 7.00 am.

Mel, I thought of your OH when I sent that "FUNNY" Did you show it to him ?? I know I had a good chuckle about it. Where, and who thinks of these jokes. ??

Had a very lazy morning reading the paper. Ros is doing her crosswords in "TAKE A BREAK" I will get showered and shaved and dressed, leaving the bathroom for madam to sort herself out. The table is confirmed for 2.30. So no cooking today.

It is strange not hearing from Anne for the passed week, I do hope everything is alright with her and he family. xx

Enjoy your day girls, whatever you are up to. As long as you behave, and that includes you JANE. !!!!

I can see some of the posts now as it put me to the end of the thread. ;-)

That's a good idea to make lots of things to sell at the Christmas fair Mel. Like Jane said you've got 10 months so should have plenty to sell by the end of the year. What type of things are you planning on making?

So Cas is still happy with all her toys including Teddy Liz. She is such an adorable dog. Sandra and I love seeing the photo's you send of her. The one in her jacket is so cute and she'll be lovely and warm and dry in it. I loved the one you just sent of her with her ring and the one of Merlin. What type of plants are you taking out, I couldn't make out what they were. Did you get the big one out in the end?

Are those lights old Victorian ones Mandy. Fancy them taking them down in the churchyard, surely that's where you need the light. Let's hope they replace them with modern ones and not just take them away completely?

I did well on my family tree yesterday, kept finding one person after another, it makes a pleasant change from all the brick walls I've had recently. Let's hope I have another good day again today. I'm beginning to enjoy having some time off, although it won't last long as I have lots of decorating to do once OH has finished the painting, which he's hoping to finish today.

Just watching a bit more of the Olympics, I'm really enjoying it and it's becoming a bit of routine watching it now, I'm going to miss it when it's over. Wasn't yesterday brilliant winning all those medals?

"GO TEAM GB" :-D :-D ;-)

Morning Gill and all,

Your post came through ok Gill. Its not very nice here today as its dull after the nice mornings we have had over the past few days. It rained last night but I don't think it was that much.

Yes Frank did Ros get home ok please? Did she like her flowers and are you both ok?

Morning all

Bright and sunny here today and quite warm for a change.

I can't get to the end of the thread just keep getting the error page so hope this goes through okay.

I hope Ros got back okay Frank and she liked her flowers.

OH has decided to paint the bathroom today and the hall, then we're going to see if we can find some lighter wallpaper for the living room. Now all the white paper is off it's very dark in here and we were going to put some darker paper up but don't think it'll work now, so hopefully some lighter paper may make this north facing room brighter. It's quite a big room so I don't want to paper it to dark then have to do it again. The paper we've bought will do in other rooms when we get round to it.

It's a good job we haven't got round to doing the kitchen yet as we had a flood last night. One of the taps had come loose and when the washing machine was on the pressure popped it off. OH and Sandra were panicking while I just laughed. Sandra said it's not funny, but I just said turn the stop cock off which OH did, then it was just down to emptying the cupboard under the sink and re-doing the tap. We then dried everything off and put it back in the cupboard and moped the floor. I said to OH if you wanted me to mop the floor you only had to ask LOL :-D :-D I've got a dehumidifier so had that on all night to collect any moisture that was still in the room. I've left it on for now as I'm using my dryer.

Well, I'd better post this and hope it goes through okay, then I can catch up with the post if it puts me to the last page.

Jane its just an old fashioned looking lamp post,looks a bit like a lantern , they did put one of the orange looking bulbs in it a few years ago ,i don't know why it's been taken down as it's been lighting up each night ,perhaps they are just going to give it a spruce up .
When son came this afternoon he walked over to have a look ( he's just plain nosy) LOL he said the hole where the post had been is all filled in so perhaps they are going to put some new posts in and have more lighting in the churchyard we shall see ,i carn't see them not having lighting as people cut through there at night from the town and down to the main road or on a side path by our house .

Oh i love Macaroni cheese, i cut up a little cooked ham and add to mine when i make it.

Yes Mel, Cas does love her ring!! but she also loves Teddy all three of them particularly at nightime! Also Quacker is still in the running minus his Quack!! Sox various, and her ball are all keen contenders for outside!!
We had macaroni cheese for supper and it was lovely and made a nice change.
Late afternoon I cut OH's hair! another job out of the way!

Frank is probably enjoying catching up with Ros (unless he is still at the Pub ;-) )

Mel keep up with your craft work and you will have plenty to sell at the next Xmas fair :-D You have 10 months :-D

Love the pics from Liz :-D Merlin looks so handsome and Cas still hanging on to that ring :-D.

Mandy what is this fancy light being taken down in the Churchyard? I dont think I have seen you mention it before.(must have been a post I missed) which is so easy to do sometimes :-S So you have a job of packing up glasses and bits and bobs for the Daughter of your old friend . You could do with some of Mel's cardboard boxes :-D :-D

Everyone I know at the moment seems to be looking after someones place. My Neighbour 2 doors down has been looking after a bungalow for the last 5 years .It is now going to Auction and will be a blessing when it has gone and my friend doesn't have to worry about it any more. She has enough on her plate with wayward Grandsons,and her OH recently diagnosed with Parkinsons.

Going to cook Steaks now
:-D I am starving

Yes they were nice photos from Liz. Just love the one of Merlin and Cas with her ring. That has to be a very favorite toy.

I have been trying to add to my family tree again but I can't get notes etc on one man. every time I go to his wife and go back to him the marriage is'nt there or the notes. I have been faffing around nearly all afternoon doing this. I have now got on to customer support and told them. I am also getting the Error page and having to wait for ages to get to this page to answer things.
Its driving me up the wall.

Where's Frank????? Did Ros get home safely?

That's a good idea Mel having a little stall at the Christmas fair ,you could get quite a lot made over the months leading up to Christmas .

Well that was very nice Gill being able to help your neighbour out after them letting you use the garden bin , so it doesn't look like the daughter has cleaned then since you last did it ,at least she is now coming home to a nice clean bungalow thanks to you.

Liz that was a big bush you had to get out , we had a Forsythia a couple of years ago that had gone all woody ,Colin had a job to get that out ,in fact i can now see some bits of it that are shooting up again so he didn't get it all.
I see Cas still likes her ring to play with :-D nice photo of Merlin .

Frank you have just made me laugh and laugh with what you sent me.

as to if I give things away sometimes I do but I am wondering if I get enough stuff made I may have a stall at the Christmas fair next year in the next village or Ann down our local shop may put some things in there with her bits. She makes lots of things on her machine and does lovely quilting. She makes little shopping bags and puts eggs in them at Easter and little stockings at Christmas and book covers, purses, lavender bags and key cases, all sorts of stuff.