General Chat

Hi All,

Mo, well at least you know that one is dead, let's hope there isn't anymore
about. Not a very nice job having to clean up the blood, though.

Liz, good to know that you have booked your holiday in Corfu, hope you will have a lovely holiday. These rats are clever, taking the food and not the poison--it makes me wonder how they can tell the difference.

Huia, you must have needed the extra sleep to have slept that amount of time after a good nights sleep. Hope you will find Phil well when you visit him next. Look after yourself and hope that your cold or sinus trouble will soon clear up.

Marilyn, I've sent you a PM.

Jean, hope all is well with you and your family today.

Hope everyone else is alright.

Speak soon.

Love, Sallie.xx

Just to let you all know,we killed a rat last night.
When Roly came down this morning,it was laying on the carpet,behind my chair. It had been in the trap,and tried to eat the peanut butter,but the trap snapped closed,and the rat went flying across the floor. I had blood to clear up from the wall and carpet.
All we are hoping now,is that it was on it's own,and we don't come down to another one in the morning.
So much for the rat poison working.
Huai,could you have another sinus infection ? That is another possibilty
for your nose feeling as it does.
I had to chuckle Liz,at your explanation for the holes in your pot. Typical
that we never notice these things straight away. It had to take a woman to notice it. lol
I have been washing all day long,curtains,nets, everywhere I think the rat has been has been washed again.
I will be back later. Bye for now. Mo xxx

Sallie,

Got lots to ask you......so have sent you a PM


Marilyn x

~~~~~ Hi everybody.

I dont know if I have a bit of a cold or if it is just hayfever. My nose is stuffed up a bit and it feels like the beginnings of a cold. This morning I woke at 6am but felt I had had a good sleep but by 9.30 I was tired so lay down on the settee with a blanket over me and slept for almost 3 hours! I must have needed it. I hope I sleep well tonight. I might dash into town in the morning to do a little shopping.

Huia.

Huia, much better for you to go to see Phil every three days or so, then neither of you get too distressed. It would be good if they sorted out his medication so he speaks more clearly and yet isn't confused and upset either. Glad you are looking after yourself and doing things again like the choir. You are most important to look after cos you have so much to deal with, it wouldn't do for you to get poorly. It's good that you have the spring and summer to look forward to don't you which will make things nicer for you when travelling around and help brighten your mood I hope.


Mo hope that rat has gone now, I saw a programme the other day where the chap had to put down this poisonous powder so when the rat ran through a pipe or whatever it was, it brushed on his coat, then he groomed himself and ingested the poison. We had a rat outside in the garden, I had seen it skipping across the lawn to dropped bird bread etc and hadn't told o.h. cos I figured it wasn't hurting anyone and was quite cute, it was fairly small. But then o.h. spotted it and it had grown some, so he got the rat catcher in. Despite putting down a trap, nothing happened and in the end he stopped visiting even tho o.h. could see there were holes being dug under the shed etc. He kept adding bait and poison to the trap, a sort of box affair but every time he looked the food had gone but the poison not touched, even though they were close together and more than that, something was making a nest in there, lots of dried grass appearing which he would throw out and then next day or so, more stuff in there lol After a while the rat disappeared - well no more holes - but the grass and leaves continued to turn up in the trap for some time.

Another time he said there was something digging holes in some of the flower tubs, perfect round smooth holes and he thought something must be living in one big tub cos there were two holes as if a front and back door. I didn't take much notice till one day I noticed the holes and realised what had made them!! We had placed some metal and plastic covered supports for plants in the tubs and when they weren't needed any more he had removed them, not noticing till later the holes that were left where the wind had blown them back and forth creating a large hole at the top surface lol He hadn't put two and two together lol

Marilyn, am looking forward to Corfu, as a friend of mine once wrote on a post card to me from her first foreign holiday, Corfu is Corrr -Phew! She must have been talking abuot the Greek Adonises lol

Jean, hope you get some nice weather for your hols, take your wet weather gear and it might frighten the rain away. I will pack a plastic mac and a brolly just in case!

take care everyone - will catch up with you all again later on

Lizxxxx

Just read all that Sallie, my head hurts now!!!!!

Thanks Marilyn, I don't think you'll have an easy task.

Much appreciated!

Love Sallie.xx

Hi Sallie,

I'll get stuck into it tomorrow......Or try .LOL


Marilyn x

Marilyn, my problem is with the Hughes family. My grandmother was Mary Hughes and she married a Pryce Hughes. I have found my granfather's side of the family, but my grandmothers side is more difficult. My grandmother was born in Ruabon, Denbighshire, her father was John Hughes and her mother was either Jane or Mary. I have two birth certificates for a Mary Hughes, both with a father John, one with a mother Jane, and the other with a mother Mary. The two families lived in the same street in Ruabon. I have my granparents marriage certificate, they got married in Ruabon. I've searched the censuses, but can't find her with her parents on any of them.
She was living in Hanley, Stoke on Trent on the 1891 census, with an auntie and uncle. She married my grandfather in 1892, and on the 1901 census, they were still living in Hanley, where some of their children were born.

Because she had my father her last child when she was in her forties, she
died before I was born. I haven't got anyone to ask, as all my cousins were a lot older than me, in fact all my cousins children were in the same age group as me and my brother.
I now wish I had asked more questions when the older ones were still alive.

It's all the more difficult, because I don't know the Ruabon area at all.

I don't know if you would be able to help Marilyn--the Welsh records are not the best of records to find. So many names the same, it's very confusing. Thank you!

Love, Sallie.

Hi Sallie,

What are you stuck on ....your tree ?

I have finished helping my friend.

If you want some help....I'm free.. !!!!!!!!

I am always adding to mine, but like a challenge on another tree ..LOL

Let me know..

Marilyn x ........Hi Everyone Else ~~~~~~~~~ xx

Mo, that is the second message I've written on this thread today. Just as I got to the end of the first message, it just disappeared--didn't touch anything, it just went. If the second had done the same I would have just given up. I think the computer must have given up on all that I was writing.
No wonder Jennie says that I write an essay to you all--Marilyn thinks that we are all authors. I think they are trying to tell us something.

Love, Sallie.xx

Sallie P.M. sent

Jean x

Oooooh I say Sallie,looking back on the thread,our two last posts look like we are writing a book between us. lol
We are proper gas bags girls,but never mind we enjoy ourselves,all talking to each other like this. Love Mo

Well girls, it’s windy, wet and cold here today, so haven’t been out today.
I was going up to town and have a look around the market,
but decided against it when I seen the weather.

Mo, so glad you didn’t get any rat droppings to clean up today. Let’s hope
that the rat escaped when the unit was dropped, a blessing in disguise—better that,
than finding the dead rat in the house.
How are Roly’s elbow and shoulder today? I hope they are not too sore and painful.
Mo, our kitchen floor seems to be alright, I think, because we noticed the water and
mopped it up pretty quickly, we might have stopped too much damage to the wood.
We’re hoping Michael can sort it out for us on Saturday, otherwise it will mean a new
dishwasher. Besides having to do the washing-up by hand, which I hate doing, I miss having
the kitchen, looking tidy, straight away after eating. Of course it had to go on Saturday, when
I had all of them for meals. Never mind, we managed okay. I don’t know what we did before we
had the dishwasher.

Debbie, sounds as though the boys and their cousins enjoyed their day cooking all the fish. I don’t
think that the fish cooked in drinking would appeal to me either. Hope Daniel’s team will win tonight.
I hope they all had a good first day back at school—I bet you missed them—I know I did when our two use
to go back after the holidays. I always liked having them around me—I still do, even though they are grown
up and leading their own lives. Debbie, I hope your Mum and Dad are alright. Has your Dad the result of hi tests
yet?

Marilyn, it’s nice to hear from you. You sound as though you have been really busy helping your friend to research their
tree. Have you finished your research on your ancestors. I’ve hit a brick wall at the moment, trying to find information on
my father’s side of the family. We hope we will be able to find something, when we go to N. Wales the week after next.
Hope you enjoyed your sister’s visit—it’s nice having family to stay.

Marie, you have been busy pruning the roses, hope you get some better weather so that you can get the rest
of them done. How are your granddaughter’s? I hope all the family are alright .

Liz, have you booked your holiday yet? Sorry, not sure if have. I don’t blame you for going to Corfu, the weather should be
better there than here in the UK.

Huia, I think it’s a good idea going to see Phil every third day. It will give him more time to settle down, and less time for you
getting upset, having to leave him at the hospital. It’s all for the best, for both of you. You know he is safe there, and I’m sure he
is well cared for, so need to worry anymore. Are you enjoying your choir practices? It’s nice that you are able to something that
you really enjoy doing. Good luck!

Jean, how are you and J keeping? I hope your legs are feeling a bit better, and able to go out and about. Have you managed to
get anymore scrapping done? I’ve done some, but it seems to be taking me forever and a day. I think I need to put my brain
in gear, don’t know that it will make much difference though. Hope your daughter is okay, haven’t heard anything about her for a
while.

Ann, I hope both you and Daff have recovered from all that talking, yesterday. Hope you are both not suffering from sore throats
today. It is nice having someone to talk to that you know is there for you. Although there are lovely people on this thread that
are always ready to listen and are there for us. To think that I never bothered to reply to any thread until the beginning of this year,
I must have been mad. It’s lovely to have some good cyber friends.

Thinking about Grace, and hoping all is well with her and her family.

Speak to you all soon.
Best wishes to everyone.
Love, Sallie.xx

Hello everyone.
Shhhh don't say to much,and not to loudly. But when we got up this morning,there were no droppings. No rats caught in the traps either,after we went and bought them yesterday.
So,either it has died somewhere here,or it escaped testerday when the
unit went flying up the garden.
Either way,I feel happier. If it's in the house we will soon smell it no doubt.
Roly went out last night,so I spent the whole night,in my bedroom,with a rolled up blanket at the door,to make sure it did not come in and get me.lol
Corfu has got to be better than here at the moment Liz. The sun is still shining,but it is blowing a gale,and I dread to think what it would be like down on the coast.
You could be correct in not going to visit so often Huia. It's not that you don't want to see Phil,but it is so distressing for you both. More so you,
having to walk away and leave Phil there.
It sounds like it is the medication,that they are giving Phil,thats making him a bit incoherant. I suppose they are trying to settle him down,bless him.
Just you get out there girl,and enjoy yourself,as much as you can.
How's the floor looking now Sallie. Has it dried out o.k?
It's so annoying isn't it,especially as it costs so much to lay.
Can you claim on your household insurance,if it warps.?
Hey Marilyn,give your brain a rest babe. All this doing look ups,for others is
allright,but you need to go away from it for a while,and do something else
and go back refreshed.
When are you going to see the new baby?
Back in the old routine then Debbie. Your children have gone back early,
compared to here. My grandchildren,don't go back till next week.
Have you found that the holidays have gone rather quickly.
I know when mine got a little older,that the holidays used to fly by. Mind you
I enjoyed having them home. They grow up to quickly,and these fun times
will soon be gone.
It looks like you have got the future,Jamie Olivers living in your house.All this advenurous cooking.
It's good to hear from you Marie. I hope you are well.
It sounds like you have been busy in the garden again. Thats the trouble
at this time of year,everything has to pruned back,in readiness for next year. But I know you enjoy doing it.
How's the family keeping now? I hope the grandchildren are better now.
Hello my lovely Jean. Thank you for the recommendation,I will take a look .
Like you,when we go away,it's pack all different types of clothes,to cover
whatever weather we may have.
It's o.k packing it,but it's the washing and ironing,when we get back that I loathe.
As you know Blackpool,is nice when it's nice,but when it's awful,it's blooming horrid. And as we will be going up for the lights,and we like to
walk through them,we need to be wrapped up well.
Hello Sue and Grace,hope you are well.
Love to you all. Mo xxx

Hello Everyone, Just a quick visit before i jump into bed , I have been so busy this last week i don't know whether I'm Arthur or Martha.i managed to open the puter to read the posts you all sound well and doing lots ,we have had some sunny days but with very cold winds I don't like the winds as I get wind burn ,I woke up to rain this morning I was going to prune the last 14 bush roses I did about 13 on wednesday, its a big Job as they needed all the old growth taken out.
Well Mo, Ann, Deborah,Jean,Sallie, Marilyn, and Huia , I hope you all have a lovely day Love to you all Marie from OZ.

Hello, people, still wet and cold here I feel we have lost summer now ,so jumpers and fleeces , and of course raincoats to pack for the hols....ugh.....

Debbie what a great mum you are, you have such fun with your kids, the fish sounds lovely I adore fish, did you try them all... they had a whale of a time...sorry about the pun....

Mo, my love, google www,JMldirect.com There is a pest shield on...have a read... I am thinking of getting one, I buy a lot off JMl. they also are on shopping channels t.v.
see what you think...

~~~~~~ to Marilyn and Huia and everyone else ~~~~~~

love and hugs, Jean xx

Morning Girls, glad to see that you are all ok. Mo I hope Roly has recovered from his trip on the step. Have you managed to catch the rat yet?

All well here. Very quiet today as the children went back to school. All 4 of them up and having breakfast quite early, but I'm sure that won't last. Only 2 days then the weekend. We have an Athletics Club Championship on Saturday over here so I will be busy there. Daniel has his first football match of the season tonight and all 4 of them started football training this week on various days. Just to keep me on my toes. Seems as though we never had any time off.

The 2 big boys and their cousins of the same age all cooked Mackerel for me and my sister yesterday. They had caught 20 the day before and had filletted them all. They wanted to experiment, so we let them loose in the Kitchen and they came up with some very strange concoctions. Some were rather nice, but others were totally unedible. The joy of being able to "waste" the food is rather naughty, but most of it got eaten. I think everyone turned their noses up at Mackerel in Honey and nobody even dared try the one cooked in drinking chocolate!!!!

Oh well, they all had fun doing it and we all lived to tell the tale.

Got to get on with sorting the house out now. I tend to only do the bare minimum when the children are at home, so that we can spend time together. I am rather beginning to regret that now, having looked at the pit that doubles up as a Childrens' bedroom.

Have a lovely day.
DEBBIE

Hi Everyone,

Gosh I'm all behind with all your news......I don't meant to, I have been helping someone with their tree and am about to dig it up ..!!

The more I research the deeper I get and the more I get confused, I always thought it was a joy to research , but beginning to wonder why I started .

I do pop on Friendly every day as Mo will tell you, but do think your a lovely bunch of Girls on here !!

Although I don't write long messages , I like reading all yours.

Liz I hope you have a lovely time in Corfu now you watch them Greek men, I mean their hands they are very touchy men ........ LOL

Huia, Glad you are more settled with with Phil I'm sure he is OK and being looked after, I know what you are going through I have first hand experience with my father in law. As long as he has food and is being kept warm with comfort . he will settle.

Mo have you still got that RAT ?????
about time someone did the deeds.... !

Well going to watch Dragons den .

Hi JEAN ..~~~~~~~~~~
Marilyn xxxx to you all.

Mo, pleased that Roly didn't hurt himself too much. I can imagine that his pride was hurt, I know mine would have been.

Mo, I hope that we can sort the dishwasher out, we are having to wash-up by hand at the moment. We certainly missed it at the weekend, with having all the family here for meals. We couldn't have quarry tiles in our kitchen when we had it done, because all the floors downstairs except for the extention are wooden floorboards. So we couldn't put quarry tiles on top of those. The wooden flooring that we put down looks lovely, but when with this leak, it's not very practical. Our washer is in the utility room, so we don't have that to worry about, thank goodness.

As you say Mo, it's a while since we've heard from Marie and Grace. Hope they are both okay.

Speak to you soon.

Love, Sallie.xx