General Chat

Sorry to hear you car is playing up again Jane, lets hope it's sorted out soon. Hope you enjoyed the Theatre.

Fancy the cat getting in with all those dogs I doubt it'll be back now it knows they're dogs around. Does seem strange that the cat didn't smell the dogs in the first place.

I hope Frank is enjoying his time away and that the weather was ok for him so he could enjoy his walks. It's brightened up a bit here but it was very windy this morning with a few showers. Glad to hear Frank you have booked your flights to see Conrad, you'll both enjoy that.

How worrying Ann having that van driving around at 2am, have you reported it to the police. If they are up to no good they may of done break ins somewhere else which have already been reported. At least the police will be aware of it. Did you get the registration number. Good idea to put the Crookclock on your car. Better to be safe than sorry.

That's handy Fiona having Matteo in the same nursery and school as Sofia, it'll make it so much easier for Victoria now. How nice of the Ancestry member to email you a copy of the newspaper article. I got a phone call earlier off a 4th cousin of mine who's been very kind in helping me finish off one of the lines on my Genes tree. I'm going to email him some info I've got for a branch he needs help on, which also connects him to me. That's four 4th cousin's I've been in contact with recently.

Well, I'd better get back to my housework. I watched the qualifying for the F1 I recorded earlier, so I'm a bit behind now. At least Hamilton got pole position again so that's good. I was a bit worried as his car was playing up, but it all turned out ok in the end. Looking forward to the race tomorrow.

sorry just noticed your post Mandy. I've not taken any viewing's while mum was here and nothing came of the last lot we had. Sorry to hear nothing came of the CCTV, let's hope that's the end of it and they don't come back. Shame though it would of been nice if the police could of caught them. I'm sure they will sooner or later.

I'm Home !!!!

he first night down there I had a dicky tummy again. So I introduced myself to a NEW FRIEND.!!! Haven't been to the toilet since :-( :-( :-( Stand by for BLAST OFF.

Had a good journey down and the weather was fair. Had a snack when we arrived about 1.30 and a laze around. We had an Italian that evening. I think that upset my tummy. Thursday morning was hissing with rain, so we didn't go to Rye on the train. In the afternoon I felt a lot better so we caught the bus into Hastings, had a walk around for an hour. Then down came the rain again, so we came home again. Thursday evening we ate out again. Ros and John had Steaks, Carolyn Chicken and I had a local caught SEA BASS. Which was just perfect. Yesterday (Friday) we drove to Brighton to the Lanes. (didn't buy anything) we stopped for lunch at an old pub in Brighton, before making our way back to Hastings. We stayed in last night and just snacked as we wanted. We were away by 10.45 this morning. The traffic was bad all the way home. took about four and a half hours.

As we hadn't eaten we stopped at the Harvester just off Jcn 15 of the M1. We got home and Ros has started to unpack, and has now gone to Morris##s for some fresh veg and bread. and other bits and pieces.

Haven't read any posts YET. will catch up either later or tomorrow. Hope you have all been well. !!!

So you have made another friend Frank :-D :-D..Oh dear,you do seem to have a delicate tum.I wonder what it was that caused the upset.Italian food is normally pretty safe.Shame the weather was a bit iffy,but I expect you all had a good time anyway :-D

Gill ,that was nice that your Mum stayed the extra time with you especially having those couple of turns .I expect she will be glad to be back home though now and not too far away from you.

Crikey Ann,keep your peepers open tonight.Just in case the van returns.It did sound a bit suss especially being that time of night.They probably thought everyone was tucked up for the night.Little did they know our Ann was on their case :-D :-D.I would be keeping a pen and paper at hand to try and get the number plate :-D

What a shame there was nothing on the CCTV Mandy.Hopefully you won't get any more trouble.

The play was totally BRILLIANT :-D :-D :-D..It was very loud(at times) some strobe lights(don't like) and fast.But just really clever and well done.Not your normal kind of play at all but so worth seeing..Thanks to Hannah for buying us the tickets.

James and Jess have just gone out all done up .James in his suit and Jess in a very pretty outfit and some AMAZING shoes to a Charity Boxing match !!
Hannah is just getting herself ready too to go out for this Birthday meal with friends.

I will catch my breath before starting our dinner.Steak and Chips,Mushrooms,Tomato and peas.

Mandy shame that CCTV did'nt pick up the people who broke your mirrors.

Glad your home safe and sound Frank and you have made a new friend too!! What are you like? ;-)

Jane it sounds like you hav'nt seen a lot of Hannah this time around she has been out and about most of the time. :-(

DON'T FORGET THE CLOCKS GO FORWARD TONIGHT.

Night night all.

Morning all and evening Kim,

All still asleep???????????

Very very wet and the wind is gale force and blustery at the same time.

Just sitting here in the corner of the kitchen drinking my first cupps...... :-D

It's really wild out and it's our tractor run today :-S :-| :-S :-| :-S :-|

They park all the cars on our front grass and there were 39 tractors booked for it today many more than in previous years and a 100 for the dinner afterwards.

I hav't been up to have a look!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-0 :-0

I see I am Billy No Mates today, where are you all or have you been blown away?

Morning all

Horrible wet and windy weather here today. The sun is trying it's best to come through but there are to many clouds.

Just finished watching the F1 Lewis didn't win :-( Better luck next time.

Going to have a lazy day today, I feel like I haven't stopped lately so it'll be nice to just relax. Might have another look at my family tree. I've found out that one of my relatives sister was in fact his mother. The thing's you find out :-D :-D :-D.

Sorry to hear you had a bad tummy while you were away Frank. Glad to hear it's all cleared up now and that it didn't spoil your time away.

Sounds like you had a wonderful time at the Theatre Jane. Nice of Hannah to get you the tickets. You're not seeing much of your children this time round. I suppose when Michelle comes here next month it'll be the same for me with all the plans she has. At least I know I'll spend one day with her on Sandra's birthday so that's something to look forward to.

Off to take a look at my tree now, see if I can find anyone else. It's quite addictive isn't it ;-)

Morning All, Evening Kim.
Been pouring down here this morning, so decided to give church a miss. don't want to sit in church damp.

Gill, Genealogy is REALLY addictive, I have been doing research for the last 15 years or so. and once you get the hang of it, you want more :-D I have got several trees on Ancestry, and every time someone new appears, I want to know more about them and their families. It costs a lot of money too if you are not careful,

My itchy hand is improving since using the Hydrocortisone cream, and between itchy hands and cream for my cracked heels, I'm always on with the Latex gloves especially on the left one, i still don't know what made my hand itch , anyway , am getting into a good wee routine hope to have lovely soft feet for summer :-D :-D

Fiona I meant to ask how your hand was doing. Mine is on the left hand too.
Much better but still there and Jane told me to carry on after the week with the cream. Trouble is I am always washing my hands with feeding the chickens etc. I can't stand greasy hands so when I am cooking I am always washing them then too.

I never put them in washing up water and have used rubber gloves ever since I was first married in 1969.

Mel ,I have started using gloves while doing the laundry too , it might be the washing liquid, different things are going around in my head,

Shampoo and conditioner, so cover up my hand at the moment when washing hair.
Dishwasher tablets, glove on again, I have not changed to anything different and i have no problems with the right hand :-S :-S

Mel do you moisturise your hands after washing them , I have NIVEA cream beside the soap dispenser so if I feel my hands are dry or rough I just cream them . it's good for using on my body & feet after a shower or bath,

Afternoon Everyone...Eee cor blimey the wind is bad today(the weather kind I mean :-D).The poor birds are having trouble staying on course.They seem to be just flying where the wind takes them lol
I had to nip out to get some Spring Greens and my coat was whipped up nearly by my ears at one point !!!

I won't be putting my nose outside the door again today ,thats for sure.It is raining too now
:-S

I was thinking Fiona and Mel.Do you use soaps,bath stuffs.shampoos etc that have some kind of scent ..The Simple range which is fragrant free is good.James was only saying to me the other day that the palms of his hands were all dry and itchy too.
As for foot cream.I like Shcoll (sp) intensive moisturising cream best.I slather it on when I need to and sleep with socks on.

Well, Hannah dragged all the photos out (that I HAD NEATLY ALL SORTED)We did have a laugh at some of them.She was looking for some of her and James when they were little.So the ones she liked have been put to one side to copy for her..Then off she goes back to London and leaves me to do all the clearing away !!!!!..Daughters :-
S.I love her really :-D
James and Jess had a great time last night at the charity boxing thing.James friend won his match but did get a bloody nose.I have no idea what time they got in but James looks like a drip and I haven't seen Jess yet lol
Chris is doing his Memoirs.I know it is a good thing to do but it does seem to make him a bit 'out of it'(if that makes any sense)..I suppose he just has all these thought going around in his head and seems like he is on another planet..Hannah said "Dad seems different" and asked if he was ok.I assured her he was fine but his head is somewhere else at the moment :-D.

I think our Frank is up and about ...I can see emails coming through :-D :-D :-D

Afternoon all,

Yes I am about but only just.!!

I said a couple of weeks ago that the bottom of my back was playing up. Well, last night it was horrendous , so I went on line to see what it might be " PAIN IN THE LOWER LEFT BACK" it appears that we men get it more than you women. It can be dangerous and might need hospitalization for intervenious (sp) drip. OR IT COULD BE Good old KINDEY STONES (which I have had before) all I know is that I am in a lot of discomfort. and will be calling the doctor in the morning FIRST THING .

I have managed to get showered and dressed. Made the bed, washed up, and got dinner ready for tonight. Not that I feel like eating !!! Ros's back and legs are playing her up also. So I am trying to do things for her. I put it down to all the walking around Hastings and Brighton. It's hard when you don't do it very often.

What a horrible morning. She had a basket of washing to go out, but needless to say that will go on the radiators..

Jane I know how Chris feels. I found that trying to remember all the things that happened in my young life. Took me to another place.

I still haven't read all the posts. But I will when I feel like it. Going to stretch out on the floor for a while to try to relax my back.

Sorry for being a MISSERABLE OLD CODGER !!!!

The pharmasist told me it was the cold weather that causes this and lots of people have it at this time of year.

My mum used to get it and was told it was because she was washing up in different water to what she was used to. I think that was when she moved down here from Essex where the water was harder.

I have had it before but just the darkish pimples in the palm that burst into little blisters and usually disappear. This time it moved across to the side of my hand and was looking rather angry with red pimples which went into blisters and it was very sore to the touch and a bit prickly.

Oh told me it was because I was resting that bit of my hand on the keyboard.

Frank maybe doing more walking and then sitting in the car for so many hours has made your back bad..Muscular ?..That would be quite possible.
Now I know you said you haven't "BEEN" since your new white friend....Any results? :-D ;-)
Chris has obviously been making notes for years in preparation for these memoirs.
I spotted a notebook :-D...He is up to the age of 13 now and 10,000 words.
So a very long way to go !!!!!!

Frank do you have any of those Heat Patches? Deep Heat or Curaheat?.They are brilliant.Only the ones that go straight on the skin.They might be worth a try for your back.

Mel it might sound a silly question ,but what exactly is a Tractor Run?Is it old fashioned ones? and what do they do?

Mel, the life line and other creases on my left hand is where the red lines are also when I curl my hand up ,looks like red veins, I have no blisters or patchy skin anywhere.

Jane I do use Simple shower cream and pears soap which I have used for years and Yardleys lavender soap. So nothing different there.

Mel have you found the Pears Shower Wash..It is really nice :-D

I am trying a new recipe tonight.Nothing fancy but a bit different.Orange-roasted Chicken with Spring Veg.
Long Sweet Carrots halved and put in the bottom of a roasting tin with chicken stock and Thyme.Covered with foil and cooked for 10 mins.Then Chicken Breasts placed on top.Pour the juice of 2 Oranges over.Dot with butter and season. Scatter with a bit more Thyme and cook till chicken done.Then cook spring greens and mix in.
I have Parmentier Potatoes to go with it and Green Beans..Sounds quite tasty.Will let you know :-D

Chris says he has now got to 11,000 words and is on a roll !!!!.I said it might be a good idea to halt now today and get back on planet earth.But no he is keeping going :-S
He has just come out of the study for a cuppa and stretch his legs.
We have had pamphlets through the door this afternoon from UKIP,the Conservatives ,and the Parish Council,oh plus a delivery from Amazo*So a lot of reading to do.James was going to bin the UKIP.But I said I want to read them all.
The sun is coming through now but there are still some very angry looking clouds in the distance :-S