General Chat

Evening all,

When as a young Post boy in the City, my old manager always said to me "You can look but don't touch" He was refering to all the young typists in the typing pool, about a dozen of them. Too late I fell for three of them over a couple of years, and would be out at lunchtime with one or the other, and meet after work for a kiss and cuddle. That was all you did in my day !!! ;-) ;-) ;-) What they get upto today, would have been unthinkable.

Been raining here, most of the evening, a nice steady drizzle, should do the garden the world of good.

No dreaming about the Plasterer tonight PAT> :-) :-) :-)

Annx I would have loved to see those cats in the mornings, standing waiting, to see who was going to let them in to be feed.

I treated Ros. to a nice fillet steak tonight, with mushrooms, onions, tomato, peas and chips, with a peppered sauce on the side. She ate most of it, I am pleased to say. Her day out with Carolyn was mostly spent in the car, while Carolyn did the rounds. Ros did go into the Garden centre. Bought some orchids at £2.00 each reduced from £15.00. Also bought some plants for the pots under the lounge window. I will get those in tomorrow.

By golly, my back and shoulders ache tonight, I suppose it was all the moving and cleaning the porch.and ironing. She inspected my results, and there were no bad comments, So that's a good sign.

Jane, they allways had a name for various alergies when we were younger.

Mel, You should have seen me at the checkout yesterday, I had a young guy from the Carribean on the checkout. He was so quick putting things through that it piled up on the belt. I said hold on I can't keep up with you. We had a good laugh, about it. When It came to putting my card in the machine, I got it upside down, and cocked up my pin. no. He said I can see you are not use to this. !!!!

Mandy ,poor you having a cold ,daughter no 2 is really suffering , sore eyes, stuffed up nose, sore throat, feeling hot on & off , can't make up her mind if it's hayfever or a cold.
she has to work again tomorrow, say's if she is still feeling rough she will go in , then say she's going home, wants to show them she did make the effort to get to work.

It's been raining slightly all evening and it has cooled down alot.

I managed to get 3 pairs of linen trousers in As*a this afternoon from the petite section, OH will be please that he won't have to take them up. there a little wide round the waist but that doesn't mater I'll wear a belt with them anyway.

No its not hayfever Jane, its definitely a cold , i've felt rotten today

Yes Pat , window shopping is fine , but can you afford it LOL

Evening All,

I haven't seen any coaches around here towing a trailer like that Mel. I wonder what they carried in it.

Thanks for the pics Fiona. Sofia is a lucky little girl isn't she. She looks well happy with her trike and paddling pool (love the frog and ducks in it!! lol) Good idea to cool your feet in there too. I was looking at the new Family tree Maker in W H S*iths a week ago but haven't decided whether to get it.

Little Alfie decided the tiles were cooler and his body is just about in the shade!!! lol Clever boy. He does look like he just couldn't manage the last couple of steps though. lol

Sorry Ros's injection didn't work again Frank. Is it something she will need several of or won't they do any more if they are not working. You are a star doing all those jobs.....such a big help!! I've done that with paint too........got everything all ready then found the paint is no good, so annoying when you are ready to crack on with it!

Kim, you were as bad as Frank with your gun!! lol i bet you got a telling off for that.

I bet your sister's puss cat will be quite happy with the new arrangement Jane. A shame the other had to be put to sleep though. Still if it had happened a few weeks after the move they would have thought the move might have been the cause and felt worse.

When my neighbour who used to live over the road would go to Australia to visit her son, the next door neighbour would feed the cats at his house. After a couple of days guess whose house the 3 of them would be outside at breakfast time......not their own!!! It was funny to see as the older one would park himself midway between the two houses as if hedging his bets.

So another treat seeing the plasterer tomorrow Pat. It is a nuisance about the water, but it must be good to at least see the plaster going on!

Oh Yes! Window shopping Pat is great .Look but don't touch lolol.Oh those were the days ;-) ;-)

No thanks Mandy .you can keep it to yourself lol.It's not Hayfever is it?
It is now raining again ,looking like it may be here for a while.Not too heavy at the moment but just steady.The garden will be lapping it up.I hope you feel less stuffed up tomorrow.I think it is a very high pollen count at the moment.Did they used to call Hayfever a Summer Cold?

You can window shop lol ;-)

Evening everyone ,

Does any one want my cold !! have been stuffed up and sneezing , and have a headache with it !!

Oh Pat you naughty thing , eyeing up the work men LOL

Fiona , Sofia looks pleased with her little trike, and happy in the paddling pool, you cooling off in it too ?

Maureen, little Alfie looks as if he's holding onto his bed in case anyone takes it LOL

Hubby's not happy , he's having problems with the machine that makes the Chlorine for the swimming pool , he's put in lots of salt and the machine is still saying it needs more , looks like we might need a new one , more EXPENSE !!!!

Been lovely and sunny here and really hot ,but its now clouding up ,looks like the rain is on its way .

Pat ,that will be something to look forward too in the morning ;-) ;-).Hopefully not too early though.
When we had our bathroom done a few years ago they turned up at 8.Even a little before some days.It was a scrabble for me to just get some clothes on before I opened the door.

Mel ,it is good they bag up and transport your shopping to the car.I see it every day.All part of the service.I haven't ever had to ask for that,but it is good to know it's there.

Well the plasterer has just tided up for the day. and left ....leaving his tools here for me to look after....So I will see him again Lol

Back early in the morning.. I have to get my OH Alan to ring me in case I doze back off..

Off to micro wave my dinner...We will have no water down downstairs until next week,, Bad planning on their part..

Catch up with everone later

Thanks for the Picture Maureen...

Thanks for the pics Fiona and Maureen.

Alfie looks really cool and comfy out of his bed.

Sophia is really enjoying the pool Fiona and I am glad to see the new trike has that safety handle at the back so she can't get away on her own.

I've been shopping and had a lad put the things in the basket and in the car for me. Felt like a lady when he put all the shopping in the boot :-)

I saw something on the way to Bideford that I have'nt seen before but I expect the rest of you have, maybe the ones that travel abroard. It was a big coach fromk a local firm round here but he had a box trailer with four wheels which he was towing. It was the size of a 2 horse box. There was no passengers in the coach.

Love Alfie's pic Maureen lol.

We've just had our predicted downpour, these weather people are pretty accurate, at least I won't have to water the garden now.

Yes Pat, you must keep your eye on the plasterer, all in the interest of a good job being done of course ;-)

I bet it will be hot in Barcelona for OH Fiona, I'd quite like to go there for a long weekend, has some interesting galleries and what not but I guess OH doesn't get a chance to see anything if he's there for work.

It's a natural reaction with us all isn't it, when in a shop a child shouts mum half a dozen women look round.

What would Ros do without you Frank, chef, general handyman, and now turning your hand to ironing ..... you'll be putting me out of business :-D

I've got a great long scratch on my arm. Alfie walked along the back of the sofa and climbed down over me, lost his balance on my arm and out came the claws. He's having a mad half hour at the moment running around like the devil's chasing him.

Glad your lounge is finally finished Kim, all the accessories make such a difference, I'm going to change my sofa covers soon, from red to blue, then it looks like the whole room has been decorated.

Oh I say Pat.Nothing wrong with appreciating a fit good looking young man ;-) ;-)

Poor Ros Frank,she must be feeling really down about the injection not working.Good boy doing the ironing.Will Ros check it to make sure you have done it right??

Fiona ,thanks for the latest pics of Sofia and her new trike and pool.She looks very happy.

Mel I bet you see your lizard again.I remember in Portugal we had one that I found the same time everyday in the same place.

Kim,your lounge sounds very nice with your new picture,cushions and lamp.
You must be thankful now it is complete.
My new top I don't really know how to describe.If I remember tomorrow I will take a photo .

I had a lot of post today ;-)I can't possibly think why lol

We have a bit of rain at the moment.Just a little but it's refreshing.All the young Thrushes came out and had a dip in the birdbath .They seemed to really be enjoying themselves.

I'm doing steak tonight with roasted mediterranean (sp) veg with some of those knobbly new pots called Anyia thrown in.Not sure I should be having the steak,but hopefully it will be tender so not too much chewing :-S

Hi Frank
Good idea about that mouse trap.
OH says if he see's the fella or any other fella who try's robbed him he'll break their arm just for trying. he wishes the spanish police would get in touch with him and he could go to court and get this fella charged, OH identified his picture at the police station last time he was there , the picture pf this fella had a number stampped across his face, so he must be at this game all the time. there was a big book full of these men. actually there was a young girl also in the same room as OH identyfying someelse she looked like a young student on holiday.

Hello all,

It has been sunny, but very gusty here today with wind chill factor -16. You would all know what that is like. Big trip down to Turramurra for Miranda's doctor. Gawd, I'm always brain dead when I come from there, but she is so thorough and such a lovely woman. We have a list of instructions as long as your arm and more tests to be done, but at the end of the day it's all down to our girl and her motivation (or lack thereof) and how well she is willing to look after herself.

We had lunch at a small cafe up the road at Pymble and then OH spotted another furniture shop and so in we went and came out with a really nice lamp for the coffee table, a set of six glasses and another framed (pewter toned) wall feature a big leaf set on a black background. It is unusual and will fit perfectly in one spot. Now the loungeroom is finished. It has taken 4 years as I relapsed just after we carpeted and painted that room. It is very homely now. I was quaking over a couple of hundred dollars when the woman in front of us handed over the credit card to the tune of $6,500. I had to sit down on the couch behind me!!

Jane I grind my teeth too and have worn them down so far that I have to wear a mouth splint to bed. Will be good when you get this over and done with. That is very sad about your sister's cat. Poor Kia, hope she settles down with the neighbour and doesn't fret too much. What colour top did you buy?

Annx I didn't know you still had gypsies in the UK. I thought they were something of the past as I had seen them on tv in different shows. Do you get lots of squirrels in your part of the country? I love possums and we have many around here, but they make nests in roofs and cause lots of damage.

Frank, so sorry to read that the injection hasn't really helped Ros. There must be something the doctor can give her to ease the pain. Sussex Inlet is down on the south coast about 4-1/2 hours from here. I have been down a few times and it is a very popular holiday coastal town. Probably more built up over the years and not just for retirees any more as it once was. We are about 90 minutes north of Sydney, depending on traffic and classified as the Central Coast Region. Bateau Bay is between Gosford and The Entrance.

We have the 4th Earl of Gosford living at Gosford. Keith has known him for a very long time. He is such a nice fellow and does lots of charity work as well as being a very well known artist. His paintings are magnificent.

I can remember playing in the front garden in my Annie Oakley outfit with all the boys in the street. The kid from across the road wanted to take my gun from me and I hit him on the head with the butt. Water pistols as 10 paces would have been safer. They put 4 stitches in his head and I couldn't sit for a week. No one messed with me after that :-D :-D :-D

Pat keep an eye on that plasterer and make sure he is doing a proper job. Where are you off to on your holiday? I think you did mention it, but my memory is terrible.

Hi to Mel, Mandy, Liz, Fiona, Maureen, Sheila and David. Hope I haven't forgotten anyone. Off to watch some late tv. Now 12.14 am EST.

Have a happy afternoon.

Hi all,

Ironing all done, will wait for comments, when she arrives home. I told her to get a wheelchair from the Garden Centre and get Carolyne to push her round, She had also taken my walking stick.

I decided to clear out the porch, and get it done while Ros was out. I found cobwebs behind the unit, that had been there so long, the spiders didn't know they were there!!!!! That has been cleaned and polished and put in the lounge. I filled all the settlement cracks, with Builders Chalk, far better the poll# filler. and drys white with no need to rub down, just wipe the excess of where you have filled. Went to the garage to get my bushes and paint. When I opened the paint IT WAS SOLID. I don't know how long I have had it, but it was a new tin :-D :-D :-D :-D You should have seen the look on my face, and heard the words I used to describe it.!!!! Will have to wait now till I can get to B & # 10% off day tomorrow. so that will be fine.
Jane my brother was SEVEN years older than me. He never messed with me again.

Now Pat you behave yourself. I don't want any MRS. ROBINSON'S going on :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D I take it you remember that film.

Mel, I think Ros has accepted the fact that they can't do much for her, other than try to give her relief with injections. She said it's very painful having them. She has suffered with her back since 1979 when she moved her mother around when I wasn't there, as I was the main NURSE. She had a disc removed in 1982, and had four more operations after that. That's why they won't do another operation, To much scar tissue.
Fiona, Your OH wants to put a mouse trap in his pocket and let the buggers get their fingers caught :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0

Im still here guys,,Not at work today..Have dishy Plasterer here same age as my younger son... naughty lol He will be here tomorrow as well...

Jane sad about your sisters cat...We had to have our last one put down..The kindest thing but it still plays on your mind.

Mel I am on holiday in 3 weeks time when the schools break up..Always the dearest time.

Lovely and sunny here but cant keep walking through the kitchen,,I shall have to sit on front doorstep again...

Frank I hope Ross has some inprovement soon with her pain..

Frank you got in just before me!

Sorry to hear that the new injection has'nt had much success wither. Poor Ros, I do feel for her as I suffered with a bad back for years. Hope she enjoys her day out with her friend. She will probably come home with more plants!! MORE EXPENSENCE.

Morning Jane, Fiona and all,

Rained a little here this morning too. OH was right as usual as he said it was going to rain today.

Fiona I bet little Sophia is really enjoying her new tryke ( sp).

Jane what a shame Janice's cat had to go back. I hope it dos'nt try to get next door at night. I expect Janice will get reports about how it is getting on?

When is it that Pat goes away on holiday?

Frank keep out of trouble with thoe new steps, won't you?

Forgot to say when I was working on the ivy on the little back wall the other day, I had a visit from a little lizard who was on the top of the wall. He looked as though he had just grown a new tail. I know that they can shed their tails if they are caught by them.