General Chat

Morning All.

You were up late last night Mel. Sounds like you had a lovely day.

My wallpaper is now up...Just waiting on a call to see when they can paint it lol..

Fiona hope you are feeling better today.

Frank ..glad to hear that Ros is going to Conrads for a change of scene. Do I know who Conrad is sorry... All these men comming into my house to do the decorating,,My hubby Alan said when I go t up at 6.30 just as he was leaving for work said ..Are you waiting for Frank ;-)


Ann ,,,My back is really aching today.. But you do get carried away when on a roll. I hope you manage to take your top back another day ok ,I agree with you if the rioters were our ancestors they would be shipped off to Australia,,Sorry Kim...

Mandy,,,I miss having my caravan in Snettisham...Loved popping along the coast to the different beaches...Wells is nice but I have never walked along the wall to the beach there..always driven down there by car...The quay is nice ..Used to take M in L there..But the coffee shop on the corner has now vanished ...

Jane good news you havent got to worry about the car now it has been sold... Its not our fault we are short..Im only 5ft 1/2 inch...I cant reach the top shelves in my cupbaords lol..

Catch you all later...better get dressed now incase I get a phone call..Had to rush out a to rescue the dustbin that has just been emptied we are on a slight hill...Just started to rain now...I have an excuse not to do any more gardening... Today is the day they collect the glass to recycle
here. A man walks down the road and tips the black boxes into a big wheelie bin...The noice wakes you up...but I have got into the habit of waking early now ....but then i usually keep waking up about t 4ish and sometimes takes me a while to get back to sleep.

Bye again

Hope everyone is safe tonight. SIL's hubby is going fishing tomorrow so she has to take him to Bude as he is fishing the canal there. Still waiting for the tin for the roof on the new build. Today OH put another line of stone on and it now looks better.

Everyone in bed and am just going myself.

Took some lovely pics at the Camelford show of the shitre horses called Star, the grey and Marlewy the dark bay one. Then Leo and Jim and another with so much on him you could hardly see the horse. There were brasses and bells and all sorts. My camera was full so BIL lent me his for the Wtiches Museum. Still have'nt found the lead to download the pics from my old camera!!

May go out tomorrow with SIL but may be on here.

Hope everyone is ok. Love to all and thinking of you all.

Good that Ros has eaten something. Good that Sheila is safe and well as I have been worried about her.

NIght night or should I say morning all.

Mel xx

Been to the camelford show and Boscastle today. Had a lovely day and spent a lot!!!

Evening All

David I remember the miners strike in 1984-1985. We lived in Fulwell ,Sunderland and were trying to sell our terrace house at the time. we had several viewers and we thought we had sold it as a young couple put in an offer , we accepted the offer but they came back two weeks later and said they were pulling out as both the man and the woman had lots their jobs both worked for the coal industry.

i'm of to bed now.
Night night all,
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David ,I am just so glad I have never lived anywhere that have had these horrendous situations.I hope your Nephew and his family are ok.

My nephew and his family live in Croydon.
His father,ex army will be staying with them til things calm down.

The most police I ever saw meaning business was in 1981 at Sunderland.
There were hudreds of them brought in during the miners strike.

My Legs Frank!!! It's my shoulders need pegging back as I have to stretch high to get the pegs in at the top of the gazebo.I can only tiptoe so high lol
The pegs in the patio are holding out .It's the wind that catches under the canopy that is lifting the top pegs out of the framework.
I need to go and get dinner on the go (again) :-(

We couldn't peg our Gazebo down as it is on the patio , so it was weighted down by some pots that hubby had filled with concrete , i covered the tops with those shiny stones they looked quite pretty , but the wind was so rough it just took off.

Hubby had to go out to see some one ,and on his way home he's just seen a Police Riot Van full of police !!! he did say it didn't seem in any hurry , but hope there's no trouble in town !!

As long as you don't keep having to put YOUR legs back in place Jane. :-D :-D :-D

Cock a Hoop !! to celebrate without restraint !!!.Just a quick google.It doesn't seem as though anyone really knows how the expression came about.All sorts of theories.
I have managed to cancel the Ad in the paper.Will be refunded in a couple of weeks.
I am now green with envy Mandy ."been to the Coast'.(there is another saying) lol.I am keeping an eye on our gazebo!!!!!!.I keep having to go and put the pegs back in place.I t looks like it could take off :-S :-S

Ann, the tide goes out and leaves a channel of water , you can wade through the channel and walk out to the sea , it's when the tide turns that you have to watch out as the channel fills really fast !!!!
There is a siren to warn you and plenty of warning signs as you walk on the beach , but some people take no notice and then the life boat has to go out to pick them up .

Good news you have sold the car Jane! I bet you are cock- a- hoop! (where did that saying come from I wonder :-S) At least that news should cheer Hannah up a bit. I know here you can cancel any extra night's adverts if you sell something the first night.....worth asking them......otherwise you can put it down as your 'expenses' !! lol

Mandy the wind has been blowing like mad here too. Because we took all the gravel up, the dust was blowing in our eyes outside like a sandstorm......lots of plants blown over. What a shame about your gazebo......you'll have to get bigger 'anchors'. I bet it was nice at Wells.......that's where the sea disappears at low tide isn't it? I think we called there once and I wanted to walk out and find the sea, but OH said the tide could move quicker than me!!!

It's WDYTYA tonight isn't it.

Evening everyone,

Oh dear Mel good job you noticed the trousers were split !! i've had that happen , i've bent down and heard an almighty rip !!! lol

Pat , you'll be ready for your days away won't you ? what a todo !! lets hope the wall paper goes on the right way up !!!

Frank, it might do Ros good to get away for a few days ,a change of scenery might help, and its good that she feels like going out to a couple of shops .

Kim hope you soon have a bit more get up and go .

And Fiona, glad to hear that your house is now nice and warm for you, sounds as if the radiators are all working well.

Been to the coast today , hubby had a day off so we went to Wells , the tide was on the turn and lots of little fishing boats were coming in to the harbour , we sat there a long time just watching the boats it was lovely , lots of holiday makers about too, on the quay , children were catching the crabs.
Been really windy here , when we got home our Gazebo had blown over and one of the corner fittings had broken , so it's now all in the shed !!!
Better get some thing to eat .BBL

Ann,I'm pleased your back has been easier today.Don't get too complacent and start lifting etc.
Hannah has been to work and says things have been ok so far today.But who knows what may happen this evening.She actually sounds rather 'down'.I think it has been quite an emotional strain.Especially when you think the people she is working with.Her clients are ones who have been through the courts and part of their 'sentence' is to attend the centre.She still isn't sure how many of hers have been arrested.

It is so windy here tonight.I just found one of the towels from the washing line halfway down the garden :-S
Hopefully things will be calm everywhere tonight.I just had a call from my old friend Margaret in Cornwall.I won't tell you what she said she would do to these rioters !!!!!!!
Chris has just come in so I better go and see him

Hi Everyone,

Getting rid of your old boiler sounds like it has been a good move all round Fiona....freed up lots more space! Sorry you are still feeling so sick.....hope little Sofia is good at picking things up so you don't have to bend.....she sounds like a little livewire ....keeps going longer than you expect.

My back was much better today and I did a bit more outside but no lifting heavy things. I know what you mean Pat, so easy to overdo it when you are getting stuck in. Tomorrow we will be visiting OH's parents with his mum's birthday present and their anniversary present and cards. The only anniversary card with nice words we could find had a big space on the front, so at OH's suggestion I stuck a photo of them on it!! While we are over that way, we may call in the pond place and get some liner for the back of the tiny waterfall and some paddle stones for around the edge of the tiny pond......it's going to be a miniature garden!! The bunnies were sunbathing again.

Mel, not getting too big for your pants are you! lol I have done that many times too.....lucky you spotted it in time. We nearly booked to go to Boscastle in September, one of OH's favourite places. We have stayed there before at the Wellington Hotel, but haven't been back since the floods. The witches museum sounds good.

William, I think I know where you are as I went to see Richard Digance there in the hall about 3 years ago, only about 15 miles away from me.....practically next door!! lol My OH was born in Nuneaton and most of his ancestors are there and in the surrounding area. I must book a day at the records office this winter, but I have a sneaky feeling Nuneaton records are held at Stratford!

I'm glad things are looking up for Ros, it will do her good to go out when she's up to it, especially to get things for her hobbies. Her tum will take a little while to get used to normal sized meals anyway, so little and often is good when she can manage it.

I was going to take a top back to a shop this afternoon, but OH pointed out that it was in a known trouble area even though outside the city and that the shops could be closing early so I didn't go. I see that they have been refusing bail for the thugs......GOOD!! If they were our ancestors they would be piling them on transportation ships. When I was coming out of Sains*ury's this morning there were 2 riot police in there talking to staff. They were all padded up, but no helmets or shields. I must say it is nice to see them in proper protective gear. The shops in three roads in the city were looted last night..... makes you wonder what will happen tonight, or whether they will target other cities. Is your daughter back at work Jane or still being told to stay at home?

Liz, it would be a lot of work getting Merlin ready, so much easier to go without him, especially as Ian is stiff. My word, I remember being hardly able to walk after a ride when I hadn't done it for a while!! lol Glad everything seems to be on track again.

At last I can get on here.Have had pooter trouble today.
Tintagel Mel.I think the last time I went there was with Chris when the children were small and my Mum and Dad looked after them for a few days so we could have a bit of a break.I hope you have had a nice day out.

Frank, that is great news that Ros fancied going to the shops!!!.A bit more food now is what she needs.

Pat i hope it is all going to plan now!!!

William I see that you are not a great distance from Frank and me(well not a zillion miles)

I think I have sold the car.This chap has gone to get the money from the bank.I won't cheer until everything is signed etc.I just paid to advertise it in the papers today :-S.Don't know if I will be able to cancel that.I will see tomorrow.

Sheila,I'm sorry you were finding April a bit of a handful.She probably will feel a little jealous of her new Brother and maybe is craving 'attention'.Not the best way though by tying poor little puss up.I expect you will need a bit of a rest now lol.You are a wonderful Grandma to April.

Well the car has gone!!!!!!.I had better let Hannah know now.She will be a happy bunny.I feel all a bit of a Hoo Ha now.Never had to do anything like that before lol
Back later.

Things are looking up. Ros wanted to go to Hobb# Craf# for something this afternoon, and as Matala# is next door she thought she would have a look round.

Picked all the meat of the chicken this morning, so doing a Curry tonight.

Fourteen arrested in Northampton last night. Spreading all over the place now.

William, Stay away from B'Ham centre. looks like it could be nasty again tonight. Three Murdered last night.

Pat, You had me wondering what they were taking off and putting on. :-D :-D :-D You must take your time posting, our minds work overtime ;-) ;-) ;-)

Kim, We are about 45/50 miles from Conrad. He has offered to pick us up and bring us home. But the trip would be close on 200 miles. too far for him.

Goodnight Kim

Just off to bed now.

Good luck Pat, coming into the home straight now and no more hurdles. Hope it is all done correctly this time. Don't overdo it, you don't need a bad back too ;-)

Frank good that Ros has had some food. A change of scenery might help, all depends on how she is feeling. How far is it to Conrad's house??

Stay safe, have a good day, good night. 10.53 pm

Wallpaper that is lol..Mind racing...