General Chat

Frank ,I dread to think what Fitz paid for our day out.I just know it was a hefty sum.It was a lovely thing that he did ,taking Ann and me.As he said with out our help he would never have found out all about the family and Luton Hoo.

I am going to take myself off upstairs to the spare room to watch Case Histories now so will say Night Night xx

Mel I will be thinking of you tomorrow.It will be alright <3 <3

Before the present owners of GR I was a paid up Gold member.

Since the present owners took over Im described as a Standard member,whatever that means.

I'am sure tomorrow will be fine Mel, how lovely to have the little robin on the stone.
Frank , that's a really good fund raising amount !! well done to Ros and all the helpers, hope that poor lady makes a speedy recovery .

Pat , i don't think we've ever been to Snettisham , i remember we went down to Heacham once , we go to Hunstanton quite a bit and Sheringham , it's lovely to get the sea air ,i love the sea when its rough like watching the huge waves splash up .

Oh South Creake ,the other side of Fakenham , not that far away from me ,i'am in Dereham !!

Raining quite hard now , no watering needed tonight .

Mel thank you for filling in the blanks

Mandy...I used to have a caravan in norfolk for many years..used to go there every weekend during the season... this was sited in Snettisham.

I have been to these places you were telling Anne about ..very pretty..



When we were researching my husbands tree we found his side came from South Creake.. alovely little village.

Right, here we go again.

It's rained here since before I got up this morning, and now a fine driving rain. Poor Harvey came up this morning to take up part of the drive that has broken up, by the frost over the winter. He worked through all the rain. He replaced the conctete with gravel. It looks great till it starts to get kicked around walking through it.

The Scouts fun day raised a provisional figure of £3,600. They still have the money to come from the sealed bids for a stall of gifts. One item a cricket bat signed by KEVIN PETERSEEN feached £175.00. The head scout mistress colapsed before the day ended and was taken to hospital by Ambulance and is still in there tonight, having tests.

I Did a nice leg of pork for dinner after Harvey had finished and had a shower. I dished him up his usual LARGE plateful. He said " I will never eat that" he left a clean plate, and managed an apple crumble and custard also.

I was saying yesterday Jane, That must have been a wonderful wine at that price. !!! You don't have to tell, if you don't want. But what was the total BILL.????

My computer sits at the bottom of the lounge/dinner by the conservatory door. I can sit here away from the tele. and look out into the garden.

I don't want to get morbid, but Ros and I have a plot at Earls Barton cemetary next to her Mum and Dad. All bought and paid for when her Mum died in 1979. So we know where we will end up.!!!!

David, for many years I wanted to be burried at sea. Only because I love the sea, and have the greatest respect for it. Back in 1960 I was in a boat lost at sea for 19 hours with gale force 10 winds, and 30 foot waves. We had 4 lifeboats out looking for us. One found us and towed us to the river Crouch, in Essex. I couldn't lie flat on the bed for two days, without holding on to the side of the bed. My Mother didn't know anything about it till she read the morning paper the day after.

I hope that this lot gets through.

Will speak again tomorrow.

Love to you all.

Mel
Jane is right , burying the ashes is not as hard as the funeral, we buried dad's ashes along with mum in her grave, thats what he wanted.
Weather been cloudy and has just started to rain now and the wind has picked up,

Must cook the steak now.

She loved to feed the birds as Jane and Ann knows so I had a robin put on her stone.

Jane 2.30 tomorrow but OH has to pick Joy up from Bideford about 1pm and dig the hole in the morning.

Tomorrow,13/06/2011
Is my parents sixty fifth wedding anniversay.

They were married 46 years, until Father died 21 years ago today.

I want to be buried at sea for the benefit of all those who would like to dance on my grave.

My parents ashes were scattered in the garden of rememberence.
My in laws ashes were put together in the garden of their former home.

Mel ,tomorrow will be fine.I don't think it will be as traumatic as you think.I dreaded Mums ashes being buried but I found it far less upsetting than the funeral.What time will it be?

Well it has been raining all day here too. Cold as well.

Hope the weather is kinder to those who are away Mandy.

I have the dreaded day tomorrow and can't really think about anything else now.

Pat I sit at my pooter in the kitchen, in the corner.

Did some research for Anne and Maddie today as oh went ringing for church.

Maureen glad you enjoyed your show last night and the meal afterwards.

Pat Shirl is in Canada and Sheila is in Birmingham.
Shirl comes up on the thread as Tracy when she can get on!!!!

Afternoon everyone

Been to another car boot this morning ,all i bought was a book !!
then decided to go to the coast as it was nice and sunny , got there just after one and it started to spit with rain ,we had a fish and chip ,sat in the car for a while ,never got a walk as it rained a bit harder ,came home and hubby's now watching the Grand Prix.

Anne, have the family got the cottage for the week ?yesterday was a nice sunny day ,today wet and quite chilly , i think tomorrow and Tuesday should be fine ,then showers again on Wednesday ,i'am sure they'll manage to get on the beach on one of those days,but they might have to go along the coast to do that i don't think there's much of a beach there, more Marshes and mud banks !!
They could go along to Holkham ,thats a good beach when the tides out ,or Wells , a nice walk from the Quay right down to the beach ,or go through the pine trees and walk from Wells through to Holkham .
i hope they have a good time .

I remember going to Blakeney Point on a school trip years ago ,we had to board the boat by walking along a long plank ,i remember looking down thinking i hope i don't end up in the mud !!!lol it was very choppy sea and one of the girls was sick !!

Time for a cuppa

Thank you Maureen for another look at the photo lol


Yes it is un canny........I live in Leagrave in Luton.... All built up now im afraid.. But even some of the smaller ones seem to be espanding now..

I like going for drives out into the country,,I look for canals as I like to stroll along them
...by them I should say

Well it's back on the old cross trainer now after the most fattening things I could choose from the menu, and quite a few glasses of wine.

I remember you saying she was a clippie Jane, I just thought maybe one or other of your brothers and sisters might have had more info, I know how much your parents meant to you but if it were me I would always wonder.

Do you live in one of those lovely villages in Bedfordshire Pat, we've often driven through them going to nurseries. I'm going to put that photo back, it's not just the hair I think it's the eyes as well, a bit uncanny.

Im glad you enjoyed yourself last night Maureen..watching the show

Hi Maureen

You saw the likness in the photo then..when you can pop the old one back on for me to see again.

Thank you for the kinds words about my grandson......His father my son has just been raising money today for great Ormond street in the race for kids..I have now seen a photo of the medal he received ...looks very proud.. Handy these mobiles with cameras lol

My computer is in the bedroom so cant be on it to late at night...

I cant be bothered to do any more of my tree as well..I dont think I can go any further now

Its is still pouring with rain here hasent stopped all day..
I feel so cold I have even put my dressing gown on to warm up lol

Off now to make a cup of coffee..

Maureen ,It sounds like you had a great time last night.
As to my Birth Mother ....She died in 1994( I think).She had 8 of us by 6 different fathers.!!!What was she like???? I was number 6 in 1954.Jean who was 9 then died from TB and Meningitis.I then think just before I was born all the others went into Childrens Homes and I was given up for adoption.(Thank goodness).I do have a couple of photos of her ,and the likeness is quite scary lol.She was a Clippy on the buses in Greenock.Two of my B Sisters Dad was the Milkman(Sammy ) lol.The rest of the fathers....who knows!
In a way I am glad I never met her.I am just happy that I was adopted.I couldn't have had a better life.I feel sad for my siblings who didn't have such a happy childhood as me.