General Chat

Huia, I am sure that it will do no harm to visit Phil every 3rd day, it will be better for you and give him time to adjust more to you not being there. If he is on medication then he probably wont realise the gap is longer.

Just popping in to let you know I am still alive and kicking.
Cor, Liz. You are a jet setter. Sorry, forgot to add fu.
I had fish and potato cakes for dinner before I went to choir practice on Tues evening. Very well cooked, only trouble is that it had too much salt added for my taste.
I dropped in on our genealogy group meeting (they were waiting for supper) after choir. Chatted to some people but didnt stop for a cuppa as it was so slow.
I think I will visit Phil evey 3rd day instead of every other as it is rather tiring both physically and emotionally. I have to be careful what I say to him in case it stirs him up, wanting to come home. I have trouble understanding what he is saying as the meds seem to make his speech slurred and he gets annoyed when I cant understand.
I hope to catch up with a lot of tidying up today.

Huia.

Just a quick hello, looks as tho it will be Corfu!!!!!
Got some good deals at apartments around N./N.W. Corfu from our local airport ten mins away by car so going to book tomorrow, all of them under £350 each so cheaper than an apartment in cold rainly England lol

The thought of snoozing on a warm sandy beach is so enticing.....

and the best bit, most of the apartments are at least one bedroomed, some two so might still get my own bedroom there.

Catch you all later, have spent so long on here looking at reviews for the apartments.....

Lizxx

Sorry girls,I forgot to say,Roly grazed his elbow,and his shoulder hurts a little. But I think his pride was hurt most of all. He said he felt a proper nana,falling in front of the ratman.
He doesn't fall at my feet any longer. lol
Sallie,I hope there is nothing drastically wrong with your diahwasher. I would be lost without mine.
Also I hope your flooring will be o.k. We have put quarry tiles in our kitchen,just in case we have a flood,ie from the washing machine etc.
It's good to hear you had a nice time with Daff,Ann. I hope she is still improving.
If you lived nearer Huia,I would definately borrow your cat. Mine is as soft
as putty,and would run a mile if she saw the rat.
Have you made your mind up,where to go for your holiday yet Liz.
If you did come this way,we could all meet up somewhere.
Sue,how is your son's arm now? is he back at school next week?.
Hi Debbie. I bet it's all go in your house,preparing for school as well.
How's the boys fishing been going. Have they caught much lately..
A BIG BIG XXXXX to Jean. How are you both now. Have your legs settled
down a bit? I can taste the fish and chips,that you both had,yummy.
We have a lovely fish shop,not to far away from us. And as I am not a great lover of thick batter,you can have grilled fish,or they will give it a light
battering. [ not literally you understand ]
I wonder if Marie is o.k,as we have not heard from her in while.
Also Grace.
That's all from me for now. Love and best wishes. Mo xxx

Hi All,

Oh Mo, I'd be just like you with those rat traps down. I hope Roly is alright after his fall down the step. Let's hope that the extra bait along with the traps will do the trick this time. Alun suggested that if you knew someone that's got a terrier, you could borrow, so that it could find the rat and kill it.
Not sure if he's right about that.

Ann, glad that both you and Daff had a lovely day together. It doesn't take much for us girls to enjoy ourselves, a nice lunch and a good natter, and we are happy.

Jean, it looks as though you had a nice lunch out. You can't beat the good old British fish and chips, especially when they are well cooked. It depends on where you go for them. We have a couple of places around that are very good. Although Alun prefers to go to the same one, which he thinks is the best.

Well, we have a leaking dishwasher, it started on Saturday before Richard and Christie arrived. We had quite a lot of water over the kitchen floor, it took us a while to mop up. We've got wooden flooring down, so are worried that it will get ruined. Michael is going to have a look at the dishwasher for us on Saturday.

Hope everyone else is alright, thinking of you all.

Best wishes.

Love, Sallie.

At Last Mo, something more positive for you, hope and pray this does the trick, is Roly o.k. we have had something digging in the large tub outside, the Camelia that Daff got me, we have put bark chippings on it , so now I have put some bits of flag round it too, we have cats next door wonder if its felix....


Ann, glad you and the Daff people have had a nice day , we went out for lunch, best fish and chips ever... we were going to have a stroll in the park but the heavens opened so came back.... sooooooo fed up with all this rain...

Hi, to Sallie Debbie , and everyone else....

Love Jean xx

ooer Mo, just hope this rat likes peanut butter!!!! Good luck. Hope Roly is OK after his fall.

Just seen Daff off on her journey home with R. Had a lovely day and a really nice lunch, thanks Daff. Haven't stopped talking, bet she is exhausted 'cos I am Lol!!!!

The ratman,has been again girls. He has put more bait down,he had a good look round and cannot see where it is coming from.
The funny thing about it was,last night,Roly trapped it in the video cabinet,and we could hear it in there. He blocked of the cable hole,so that it could not escape.
Today,both Roly and the ratman,carried it out into the garden,except that,Roly fell down the back step,the unit went flying across the garden,and the rat was nowhere to be seen.
We are not sure wether it ran back into the house or not.
So,on the ratmans recommendation,we have bought big rat traps,and peanut butter as bait. I dread to think what I will do,if one of the traps goes of,while I am on my own in the house. Knowing me,I will probably
run for the front door,and get out.
Be back later to speak to you all. Love Mo xxx

Hello Everyone,

Just looking in to see if there was any news of Mo's unwelcome
guests.

Hope you are all alright. Speak later!

Take care!

Love, Sallie.xx

Hi All,

Debbie, your boys are certainly enjoying the fishing trips. When do they start back to school? You are all going to miss the freshly caught fish when they start back.

Mo, I hope that the rat catcher will be able to do something to get rid of it your unwelcome visitor tomorrow. Surely they will be able to find out where the thing is during the daytime. Apart from your TV/Video cabinet.
Alun and I can't understand why the poison hasn't killed it.
I hope both you and Roly are okay otherwise.

Liz, after reading a few threads on here, Broadstairs sounds nice, we have never been there, but it sounds the kind of place that both Alun and I would like. Do you think your OH would like it there?

Ann, read your thread about your granddaughter, it really gave me have a good chuckle. Good job Grannie had a sense of humour. Little ones are so innocent, bless them.

Huia, hope you enjoyed choir practice , sorry I keep getting the times mixed up. Hope you find Phil well when you visit him next.

I'm having a bit of a problem with this message, not sure if it's my computer or GR playing up again. Thought I had lost a part finished message to you all, but found that it had been submitted twice without me touching anything.

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

Speak soon. Take everyone!

Love, Sallie.xx

Sallie, I am still laughing!!
She also asked if she would have to have babies when she was older, her Mum said not if she didn't want to. Her next question was 'what if **** (her 'boyfriend') wants babies? Mum's reply was that then he would have to marry somebody else. Oh she says I had better have a talk to him when we go back to school!!!!! They are 7 bless them,

Mo, hope tonight is its last night of freedom.

Ann

Do you want to borrow our cat, MO? We havent seen or heard sign of any rats since shortly after we got her when she was catching lots of rats, mice, rabbits. Unfortunately she now catches the occasional bird. I have to tell myself it must have been sick to let her catch it.

Huia.

P.M. sent Mo...


Jean xx

Hi every one.
It's so nice to hear about all of your ancestors. I just wish I had something like that to tell.
My parents never spoke very much about their parents,so anything I have learnt has come through wedding certs. And to be honest,they are not really telling of the lives of forbearers are they.
I only know where one set of grandparents lived,but nothing of their way of
living.
The grandfather that I know of,came over from Belguim,but I know nothing
of his family.
Sometimes I wish they had written it down,at least that way my cousin and I would know where to look.
The rat story continues. We found it this morning,hiding in the TV/VIDEO
unit in the back room.
When Roly opened it,the flaming thing was sitting there looking at him.
When he went to capture it,it ran,I screamed and jumped up on a chair,it
disappeared into the kitchen.
We then could not find it. We emptied all the cupboards,took the kick plates of the bottom of the units,and still could not find it.
Soooo the darn thing is still at loose. I phoned the enviromental health,
first thing this morning,the rat man cannot come till tommorrow.
So it looks like another night of the rat run,and clearing up in the morning.
I asked the lady this morning,if when the man comes,could he bring something stronger,but she reckons that what he put down was a strong
rodent killer,and should have worked.
All I can say is,Roland Rat must have a strong constitution,to be still alive.
This is really getting me down now,I jump at the least noise,and am feeling like a nervous wreck.
Enough of that. I hope you are all well. Sending you all my love. Mo xxx

Morning Everyone, back to work for those of us who don't enjoy a more leisurely lifestyle - my Hubby!!!

Huia, your description of your intruder was so funny it really brought a smile to my face. I am pleased that you are getting on with your own interests now, but still have Phil high up in your thoughts. It is the only way to proceed otherwise you would end up in the depths of despair, and that would be no good for the pair of you.

Mo, surely that rat should have died by now, there must be a "super Strain" of them round your way. Good luck. Sorry you weren't able to park on your day out, but I'm pleased it wasn't a totally wasted journey.

Jean, I hope that you and J are keeping ok and that hospital visits etc are all going well. I haven't read back on all the past threads to find out what stage you are both at, but I certainly hope your restless legs are more controlled now.

Ann, the Fair at Malvern sounded great. I love nosing around places like that. Like you, I rarely come away with anything life changing and usually end up buying books, but it is nice to have a look. I have relations in that area and when we used to stay with relatives in Worcester, we often went to the Malverns on a big day out for all the family. There were the 6 of us in my family and there were 7 in my Aunts family, so we didn't need any more to have a great day.

In more recent years, with my own family we have stayed at the Cotswold Water Park at South Cerney and travelled up to Worcester to visit. We are all married with families of our own now, so space is at a premium in relations' houses. I think the last time we were up that way was a couple of years ago and we went to a car bot sale at Cheltenham Race Course. My M-in-L was born in Swindon and we make a point of visiting her lifelong friend whenever we go that way. M-in-L died 9 years ago, so we are the only contact now that the friend has with the family.

I really like that area, and would like to holiday there more often, but our Easter breaks in England are shared around visiting different areas to see as many realtions as we can, and also allow us a decent break for ourselves. I was born in Trowbridge but haven't been back there. We left when I was 3 so I have no memories at all.

Back to the present, and the children caught some Sole and Mackerel yesterday in their fishing trip. They had put down a couple of nets this weekend, so they fished the Lobster Pots, the nets and also did some rod fishing. My house stunk of fish, but nothing nicer that having it straight from the sea. The oldest boys are going out again today to a castle which has a long breakwater. They go all day and take one of those disposable BBQ's with them, so that they can literally catch, kill and eat within the hour. Yum yum. Happy Days.

DEBBIE

Hi all, apologies that I can't comment on everyone's posts - I am still really tired and can't concentrate very well. Yesterday Monday the Red Arrows woke me a bit earlier than I had intended to get up but as it was a nice day I made the effort to stay awake, and got ready to go out with o.h. - he wanted to go to the coast and we haven't been so far this year, which is daft when we live so close, 20 miles or so and all the Norfolk coast at our feet.
I suggested Cromer and off we went, as we got out the door I asked o.h. had he shaved? No says he, I just realised I haven't! Charming, he looks like Desperate Dan, such a scruff, of course he made the effort for his family day, but for me, no! Anyway sun was really shining and we got to Cromer at 4pm - it was heaving but we had a wander round the old familiar streets and down to the beach, had some chips and bought a Cromer Crab, all dressed ready, which the woman kept in the fridge for us till we went back later to pick it up. We sat and ate our chips and then went for a paddle, it was lovely, very cold at first but then very pleasant.

Later on we went back and got fried cod as it had looked so tempting when we were getting the fish, but we weren't that hungry at the time, the sea air worked tho and we soon tucked away the fish, and then had another wander back to the crab stall. I got talking to the woman there and found out she is related to the Davies family, who my mother knew when she lived in Cromer before she went to be a Land Girl. 'Shrimp' Davies was a famous lifeboat man who took over from his Uncle Henry Blogg who was also reknowned in Cromer and both men were recognised as heroes who saved many lives off the Cromer coast. Shrimp was subject of Eamonn Andrews This is your life in 1976, the evening before he retired. I remember my Mum talking about them and think she lodged with one of the family members before she went to Trunch, while she worked at the International stores in Cromer. I think Mum had many happy times in Cromer and I wish she had taken us there when we were young to meet her old friends, not sure why she didn't, we weren't that bad lol! There is a lady there who is the oldest member of the Davies family still around, and she is 88 so would have known my Mum, as only 5 yrs younger than Mum, who would be 93 now if she was still alive. Another person who Mum would have known was another lady of the family, but sadly yesterday morning she fell and damaged one of her new hips so had been taken to hospital. Her house was next to the crab stall and the woman said that was probably the house where my Mum stayed.
I am cross with myself for waiting so long to ask about my mother's time in these towns and villages, I should have done it ten years ago when Shrimp Davies and others including Mum's bridesmaid were still alive.

Mo, I am sorry you didn't have a very successful trip out. I got a reply from a lady who has a house to let in Broadstairs and I have to phone her later today, so might be staying there. Am still waiting for the reply from the people with the posh apartment and yet to decide about going abroad, he seems sort of keen now, especially when we were paddling in the sea and he remembered the lovely clear water in Kefalonia and feeding the fish with bread from our hands as we stood waist deep in the sea.


Huia, I am sorry you had such a fright, I guess the cat did too when you shouted at it lol It seems Phil is becoming more confused about where he is so maybe not trying to escape so much if he thinks he is en route somewhere bless him. I am glad you are managing to pick up the pieces of your social life and hope you enjoy the choir practice.

love to everyone,
Lizxxxxxx

Hi all. I havent been to town yet. It is only 9.15am. I still have to do the dishes and have a shower.

I am glad the cat wasnt an Aussie intruder. Those pesky opposums can really wreak havoc if they get in.

Better get moving.

Huia.

Huia, it's lovely to hear from you. Hope you had a good day and managed to get the information you needed at the LDS. As you say Huia, it's nice to get your life back again and to be able to do all the things that you enjoy doing. Phil would want it that way for you, and as MO said that a few years back I'm sure that he would have told you that.

Hope you enjoyed choir practice. Lets hope you didn't have the intruder back again. At least having a cat intruder is a lot better than the kind that Mo and Roly have.

All the best, speak to you soon.

Take care!

Love, Sallie.xx

Hi Huia,it's good to hear from you again. We were getting a bit worried as we had not heard from you in a while.
I really laughed when I read about the stray cat,sorry I know I shouldn't have,but you conjured up such a funny sight,in your explanation of what had happened.
I am pleased you are able to have a bit more freedom now. It must be so hard to see Phil,deteriating before your eyes. But he is now in the best place for him. And probably,a few years ago,when he was more lucid,he would have agreed with what you have had to do.
God bless you and Phil,and give you strength. Love and best wishes Mo xx