General Chat

Hello to you all,remember me Marie,LOL I have read all the posts and yes we are having a hot spell and what a shock for some of the plants in the garden,I have been busy laying suger cane mulch to try and keep the moisture in the ground, the weather forcast for the weekend is for HOTTTT.Well this lady is rather tired . Barbara does her last exam for the year on Tuesday YIPPEE I may get a little time for myself which would be lovely. Sebastian has finished also and got Early entry to the University here in Bathurst. Barbara got a High Distinction for one of her assignments,she is such a smart cookie for a lass who struggled in primary school,She is also a good artist (Painting and Photography )
I have bought a few presents for Xmas but I havent done any cards I used to be so good with the cards they would have all been written and the overseas ones ready for posting but the last 2 yrs.I really havent felt like doing any, must be getting old.
To all of you I hope to be able to post more often in the next few weeks.
Talking about Karen Carpenter she had a truly great voice,I loved to listern to her, nearly all singers have a break in their voice from their Lower register to the Higher register Karen didnt have that break truly a flawless voice. It is now 10-15 Pm daylight saving time,and time I was in bed.Almost forgot, Mo I do hope you son finds the time to do your kitchen before Xmas. Ann, Sallie,Deborah,Huia Marilyn Liz and Mo. Love you All
(((((( HUGSSSS)))))))) Marie

MO, you didnt offend me at all. I realise that nobody else on here knows just what the set up is with my home. Or what an old battle axe I look like!

Huia.

Sallie, can I suggest you put a post on both the scrapbooking thread and the birthday girls thread. Someone there may have a suggestion of what to buy.

Why not a selection of large punches. I rather fancy the 'nesting punches (nestabilities do circles and squares that fit inside each other.) Then there is a new punch out, not sure what it is called but it has squares of different sizes that you can build up to form a design. Look on some of the web sites for ideas.

Evening all.
Good to hear from you all.
Ann,I remember now about Karen Carpenters death. I think I saw a programme about her life on the t.v. It was such a shame,to lose such a talent. They made such beautiful music between them. Did Richard carry on singing after her death.
Sorry Huia,I did not mean to sound as I probably did,when you mentioned about opening your door. I apologise if I offended you.
Hi Liz. You are a proper night owl arn't you. At the time you posted I had been in bed six hours.
Mind you,I have the bed to myself,as my OH snores and has his own room
At times I can hear his snores through the wall,so I am grateful for my own room.
Hello Sallie my lovely.
It's a bit of a nuisance when the boys have to work later,isn't it. Especially
when it comes to the dinners.
Our son has got to work till 10.00p.m next thursday. As the shop has a sale on.
I was able to go shopping on my own today,luxury. No Roly hanging around saying "have we finished yet".
I was looking for more christmas presents,but could not find what I was looking for.
So I spent longer up town,with my friends having coffee,and chatting.
I cant do that when I have Roly with me,he's not interested in girlie talk.
Is it tommorrow or saturday that Jean and J go home.
Bye for now. Take care. Love Mo xxx

Hello Girls,

Well, it's nice to see you back Liz, we've missed you while you've been away. I hope you enjoyed yourself with your son this evening, watching the Christmas lights being switched on. I hadn't heard of Gordon Smith until now? Have you started reading his new book yet?

Huia, pleased that Phil was a lot better yesterday than when you last visited him. I'm sure it makes you feel a bit easier when you leave the hospital at the end of your visit. It will be nice to see your son when he arrives, he will be company for you and it's also nice to have his support.
Hope you managed to get some pyjamas for Pil, when you went into town.


Ann, I'm going to have a good think about the Cuttlebug, thank you giving your opinion. It's so easy to spend the money on something that looks good, and then to find out it isn't exactly what you needed. Not sure what I could have instead, though!

Mo, I'm sorry that you still don't know when you are having your kitchen fitted. It would be nice if it was all done in time for Christmas, though.
Richard is working until seven this week--not too happy about that, he much prefers to work the early shift. Still, with it getting near Christmas, they have a late shift, so that all the work can get done.

I'm thinking about poor Jean and J, the weather forecast for tomorrow is awful, lets hope it'll dry up for their journey home on Saturday. It'll be nice to hear from Jean, after two weeks away.


Thinking of Debbie, Marie, Sue, Marilyn and Grace.

Take care!

Love and best wishes to everyone. Sallie.xxx

You and I would make a great pair, Liz, you airing your boobs, me my boobs and other things! The thought of it makes me shudder. I would pull the curtains first though, just in case anybody came onto the verandah and looked in. I do keep all the doors locked all the time.

I visited Phil today. He was asleep when I went in, mouth wide open, looking ghastly, but when he woke he looked much better. I asked if he knew who I was and he was obviously struggling to think so the nurse said 'its your wife' and he continued to think then said 'the noisy one'. I wonder how many wives he thinks he has? But at least he seemed to remember me to some extent, even if he didnt say 'Tub' or 'the old crow'. He took himself for a walk across the room to the dining room, much better than he had been last time. Our son is coming up tomorrow night so he is going to visit on Saturday and I might go with him. I need to go to town tomorrow to buy Phil some summer pyjamas. He had 4 pairs his mother bought him almost 50 yrs ago but he didnt wear them much and they are just decaying from age. Pity, it would have saved a lot of money. Still, having spent so much on 2 blouses for myself I cant complain at spending money on clothes for Phil, now can I?

Huia.

Just a very quick hello to all, nice to catch up on what you are all up to, and yes Marilyn, see you for that coffee after Christmas.

Huia, hope your eyes are better soon and you don't get too many strangers calling, it is so hard to know who to trust these days but I am sure you are careful, just don't leave the doors unlocked, especially if you are airing bits of you lol
I get the problem under my boobs too, so uncomfy.

I haven't started on Christmas cards yet and have o.h. on my back about other things, also having to think twice about what to buy with him being diagnosed with diabetes, life is such fun Not!!!! lol

Went to a booksigning last evening with Gordon Smith the Glasgow barber medium, he is so nice and gave an interesting talk first. I got a book - my second written by him - it's called Why do bad things happen? and he signed it for me. Didn't know that he is doing a show tonight or I would have put the £4 of the booksigning evening towards going there instead but it's £20 and I can't afford that besides which I have arranged to meet my son and see the christmas lights go on in one of our malls. They have Stavros Flatley from Britain's got talent on there and Eoghan Quigg as well so might be fun and can spend an hour or two with my lad, who is very low at the mo. He can't find a better job and is struggling financially so gets fed up that he can't go out with his mates often, most of them live at home so don't have as much to pay out as he does. It was his choice to leave home and he has flat in a nice location which is pretty secure tenancy wise, as with a Housing association, but he can't seem to manage and doesn't earn a lot, even tho he has a part time job on Saturday afternoons too.
Better get to bed, look at the time!!

take care all,
love
Lixxxxxx

Sallie
Yes I did buy a Cuttlebug. If you do a lot of embossing of cards it would be useful. I wanted it to make die cuts but they are not making many dies these days. I like the flowers I can make and the butterflies but I suspect a few good punches would do the same job. Not sure it is entirely worth the money.

Hi Sallie.
Still have not got a definate date from my son,for the kitchen fit.
I am getting a bit fed up of it now. I will be glad when I get get the kitchen back to normal.
At least when Jean gets back,hers will all be done,lucky thing.
We are fine. Our son had to work till 8 tonight. So it has been another peaceful day.

Huia, you are brave and very kind to help people that you don't know, just be careful and take care. I hope the Polytears are making your eyes feel better.

Mo, hope all is well with you and your family today. When are you having your new kitchen fitted? I know youv'e told us, but can't remember when you said. Just put it down to old age!

Ann, did you buy a Cuttle Bug not so long ago? If you did buy one, I was wondering if it's worth the money? I'm not sure whether to get one or not--
but it will be after Christmas now, if I decide to buy one.

We went to do our weekly food shopping earlier on, so I'm now going to do some scrapping.

Speak to you all tomorrow.

Love, Sallie.xxx

MO, we have a glass front door so I can see and assess anybody who comes there. A security screen if they come to the back door. I cant live in constant fear for my life. Anyway, home invasion can happen in the daytime too.

Huia who hopes she has a guardian angel watching over her all the time.

Mo, Richard narrated the programme. Karen had Anorexia Nervosa in the days before it was high profile. She was in complete denial and at one stage was hospitalized when she was under 6 stone.

Huia,you are an angel helping people out. BUT,you are putting yourself at risk love,please take care at night,you never know who is knocking at your door. And as you are on your own,I would hate for something to happen to you,and no one to know that you needed help.
There are a lot of strange people out there.
I hope the Polytears help with your eyes. I know it seems a long time to wait to see the specialist,but if the Polytears dont work,at least he will see
your eyes at there worst. But hopefully they will be better by then.
Ann I loved to listen to the Carpenters,it was such a shame when Karen died so young.
If I remember correctly,didn't she have an eating disorder,or something like that.
Is Richard still alive? I didn't know he had five children either.
A big Hiiiiiii to Sallie, ready for when she arrives.
Be back later girls. Love Mo xxx

On Sunday evening, about 8.00, a couple of young fellows knocked on my door, wanting to borrow a coat hanger as they had locked their keys in their car at the top of the hill. We are the last house on the road going up the hill, and no houses over the hill, so we get all the people who are in strife. As it is about a 20 min walk up to the top I drove them up while there was still a little daylight. They didnt have a torch and mine seems to have 'walked' out of the glove box. They used a cell phone to see what they were doing as it got darker and I was just going to come home to get a proper torch when they managed to get into the vehicle. I didnt know, until I got home and wondered why the smell had come with me, that I had trodden in something unsavoury.

Last night just after 9pm, another knock on the door. Somebody wanted to know if there was a park ranger nearby with a key to the locked gate over in the valley as one of their mountain bike friends had gone missing. I made a phone call to somebody and was given the code for the padlock, but told I should ring one of the rangers first (he gave me the number) so we rang the ranger and the young man answered lots of questions before being allowed to go and look for his friend. I lent him a couple of torches since they (there were 4 of them) didnt have any. I was just heading to bed after 11pm when they arrived back with my torches. The missing fellow had taken a wrong turning when he came off the track onto the road. He hadnt been out here before.

Several years ago when Phil and I were asleep I was woken by a knocking on the front door, dug Phil in the ribs then followed him out. A young fellow had managed to get his car stuck in a hole at the top of the hill (popular spot for trouble) so we went up and towed him out. That was at 2am. I hope nobody gets into strife that late now I am on my own.

Huia.

Hi all.

I phoned the eye place on Mon. morning but couldnt get an appointment to see the specialist until the 25th so went to the doc on Tues. She has now prescribed polytears for the dry eye, but didnt renew the prescription for the antihistamine eyedrops, although I still have some of the antihist. tabs. A woman I know says she has had allergic conjuctivitis and it is hard to get rid of :(((( I just hope the specialist can come up with something when I see him in a fortnight, if I still have it then, otherwise I suppose it is just a matter of keeping indoors, everything sealed off to keep all the pollens out. Fat chance of that.

Yes, MO, with the chopping and changing with clocks it is difficult to keep track. For a little while there was 12 hours difference between us and you as we put ours forwards, but then you put yours back. I think the eastern states of OZ are about 2/3 hours behind us. Although I think I read that Queensland doesnt go in for all the nonsense of daylight saving. Western Australia is probably quite a few hours more difference.

Huia.

Sorry, sorry, sorry. Was out all day today, can't remember what I was doing yesterday but wasn't on here a lot!
Just been watching BBC4 a programme on The Carpenters, so sad that she died so young, she had a beautiful voice. I didn't know he was married with 5 children.
I have been busy finishing off my Christmas cards and writing the foreign ones which will have to go off. I did do one scrap page of my Gt Gt nephew and niece and their Mums.

Good to see you are busy with your scrapping Sallie, and I hope you do well at the darts Mo. Jean will be getting excited ats eeing her new kitchen soon now, hope it has all gone well for her. She has not had good weather and it has turned very cold now but I am sure she will have enjoyed her crafting.

Hi Sallie.
I thought everyone had left the thread for good,and how would I explain that to Jean when she gets back.
Yes it was lovely to see the grandchildren,but oh so tiring.
We forget how much hard work young ones are.
If I popped up to the loo,they were waiting outside the toilet door for me to come out again.
Oooh nanny,can we do the washing up,yes by all means. It all had to be done again when they had gone home,bless them. After all they are only
both coming up for 6and 10.
I do hope that Marie will let us know the time difference,between us and OZ,as well.
I know sometimes it is about twelve hours,but with us keep putting the clocks back and forwards,I can never keep up with it all.
Speak to you again tommorrow Sallie. Night Night,god bless. Mo xxx

Hello Girls, where are you all? I haven't been on for a few days, I've been busy trying to get the scrapbook done, as I have another one to do for a Christmas present. Today there were six of us for our evening meal, Jennie and Michael needed to phone BT because their phone is not working and Laura and Chloe came here from school, so I ended up cooking for us all. I had a good little helper though, Chloe laid the table for me and I must say she did a very good job of it, bless her.

Mo, good to hear that your team won one game and drew one, last night.
I think I'll be drying my washing inside on the clothes horse this week too,
although I did dry out on Saturday and got the bedding mostly dry on Sunday, just had to finish them off indoors. I bet you really enjoyed having your grandchildren to dinner on Sunday, it's lovely to see them, worth the tired feeling when they've gone.

Huia, have you managed to get in touch with the eye specialist yet? I hope you will see someone soon. It's nice to know the time difference between difference between NZ and the UK, I can never work it out, so thank you for letting Mo know. Weather hasn't been very nice here today, it's been wet and miserable, I'm glad that I haven't had to go out.

Ann, hope you are alright, and that hubby's foot is feeling better. One of our friend's had a hip replacement about four weeks ago, he was told by the hospital that he would have to use two walking sticks after he came off crutches, but didn't listen to them and thought that he would use one. He lost his balance and fell, so had to go into hospital again to have his hip put back into place and also had a brace fitted, whatever that means.


Jean and J aren't having very good weather. I bet Jean has managed to get all her cards done.

Marie, Debbie, Sue, Grace, Marilyn and Grace are all alright.

Speak to you all soon . Take care!

Love, Sallie.xxx

Cooee everybody,where are you.
Sorry I did not speak to you yesterday,I was in and out all day.
Then I had darts last night. We drew the game 3-3,but won the pairs 3-0.
I actually took my glasses with me last night. I have forgotten to take them
every week so far. If it hadn't been for a friend reminding me last night,I would probably have forgottenthem again.
Well girls how are we all. Everything is fine this end.
It's been another bitterly cold day here,and then it rained during the afternoon.
All the washing has had to be dried on the clothes horse,in front of the fire.
We really miss the nice weather don't we.
I bet Marie and Huia,are basking in lovely sunshine.
Poor Jean and J,have not had the best of weather have they.
Big ~~~~~~~~~~to our Jean,I hope the kitchen is coming on nicely.
Sallieeee where are you,are you still scrapping.
Hi Ann,hope you are both well.
Debbie,hows the family?
Bye for now. love to you all. Mo xxx

Dont overdo it before the social worker comes Huia. And you let the handy man do the grass,you definately dont want to aggravate your eyes anymore than is neccessary.
I have a mental image of you,on stage in just your black trousers. It would be such a funny sight.
Especially if everyone was dressed the same. LOL
Enjoy your day love. Moxxx