General Chat

Thanks for Fiona's message Mel.Lets hope her daughter soon gets over her virus soon.

The sun is coming out ,and the fireplace is out.I have done the bit of ironing that was left and just waiting to hang more washing out.
I 'm so glad we have a TV upstairs.At least I will be able to watch the tennis this afternoon The 2 young lads have just gone off with a load of rubble and to pick up a Lintel.

Morning All and Evening Kim,

Dull and grey and it rained a bit in the night.

Heard from Fiona and here is her message.

Hi Mel

Don't have the time to go on Genes at the moment, Victoria came home from Italy with a virus, so she has seen a doctor and I have been up at her house all this week helping to look after the kids, so please say hello to everyone on the thread and I hope to be back on later. xx Thanks,

Fiona

Morning/Evening All
I'm up and ready now,just popping to the shop to get the biscuits.It feels quite close this morning so all windows and doors are open wide.
I will be moving myself upstairs later on so will take the laptop up with me.
BBL

Up in the morning and ready at 9 for the big disruptions :-S..Here we go again lol
Error page is being a right pain today :-S :-S......I am off to bed now and taking my nose spray with me tonight,so if I wake in the night and am bunged up I can just do a quick squirt and can go back to sleep again.
I will need to pop out in the morning and buy some biscuits for whoever is doing the fireplace tomorrow.There is not one biscuit in the house !!!.
Night Night xx

Yes i'am really excited about this contact ,it will be lovely to find out about my grandmothers sisters and there was a brother too, when i first started to do the tree Dad was getting really poorly and it was hard for him to remember a lot of things .
I think once he married mum he moved this way and really last contact with all the family in Devon except for the usual christmas cards each year .
When his mum died he went down to Honiton to sort out her things and sell the house and i think that was the last time he ever went .

So your at last reunited with your keys again Ann :-D now you have to find another hidey place , i was reading some where about places that people hide things and the sock draw came out tops :-D

Lovely sunny evening here .....well it was the suns just about gone now .

Great news Mandy about having a contact so you may get more pics of your grandmother. It is so exciting when that happens.

The first pic I had sent to me was my gt grandfathers sister!!

Having a lot of trouble getting to the last page. If I post I get the Error Page and can't see if it has posted but is usually has. If I go to My Threads I can see if I am the last to post.

Poor little Finley banging his head like that. I remember once when I lived in the flat in Ilford and was just going to work at mums in Redbridge, There was a great wail from Martin and I went back in and his dad was giving him a horsy ride on his leg and Martin fell off and hit his head on the york stone fireplace surround. Oh said he is alright he's just banged his head a bit. When I took a look he had a gaping hole in his head that was bleeding like anything. Rang mum and we took him to hte hospital and he had to have three stiches in his head and they shaved some of his hair off. Poor little mite, so I really feel for little Finley.

Now lets see if I get the bl**dy Error page when I post this. :-| :-| :-| :-| :-| :-| :-|

Well, that's got quite a few odds and ends planted!! It's drizzling here now after being fine all day, but I still watered them in anyway as the soil was very dry.

Jane, that's just what happened here......we had the old fireplace out and had one of those gas fires that fit flush to a hole in the wall.......suddenly there was no mantelpiece for cards, candles etc at Xmas! What time are they coming to do it in the morning? Not another early start for you I hope! The pollen has started affecting me now and I've been taking hay fever tabs the last few days. I had a headache and was quite sniffy and my eyes were scratchy and puffed up in the morning and I had that horrid itch deep in my ears!!

My keys won't get put there again that's for sure. ;-)

Mandy's set me off on my FH again after her exciting news, so I'll have a little browse on that now. :-)

At Last Ann.Where are you going to hide the keys next time???.Nice you had your carvery too :-D

Well I have cleared the decks a bit ready for the fire coming out tomorrow.It's a bit difficult knowing how much to move ,but they did say don't go mad as it won't be too dirty(I can't really see that myself but we'll see).They will have lots of sheets for covering up.
I was up so early this morning as my nose was stuffed up again and the nasal spray was downstairs.So I sat and had a cup of tea then went outside and cleaned a couple of windows that were covered in a dusty pollen from the pine and yew,and wiped off all the sills on all the windows.So felt quite pleased with myself :-D.Came back in and had another culpa and watched Daddy and Baby Woodpeckers having a good old feed on the Coconut.Then the Squirrel and after them came 2 Magpies.Plus the little birds too.No wonder the fat goes so fast.
At one time the Baby Wood P was by itself and the Squirrel came up the branch ,frightened the baby and it took off and flew straight into the widow.Luckily it didn't injure itself and it shot off the the garden.

I bought a bag of peas today and have shelled them all.I now have horrible green thumb nails :-S :-S.How do you get rid of it without having to cut them????.I ate quite a few while I was doing them :-D

I wonder how Fitz is doing on his little cruise.He will be having his birthday today all on his lonesome.I keep meaning to have a google and see what the weather is like for his few hours in Santander.

I realised today I won't have a Mantlepiece to put my cards on this year.So it will have to be the window sills.

OMG I see on the news Nelson Mandelas family are arguing over where the lovely man should be buried (when the time comes).It seems that a Grandson has exhumed the bodies of 3 of Mandela's children and moved them to where he is Chief (or something).What a terribly sad situation :-(

Still nothing from our missing friends.I really hope all are well ,and that David has had good news about the dreadful contraption.

Shy !!!!!! my backside :-D....Not from what I've seen lol

Cole* (probably the same people ) are now down behind big Tesc* on a business park where they have a large show room.The shop off Rockingham rd(might be Regent st) is still there I think that might be Cole*

Oh Mandy I bet you were tickled pink to get that contact :-D.It would be great for you to be able to see any photos.

My Sister has a scar just above one of her eyebrows...............I did that when she was about 3.She was being a right pain in the bum and I pushed her so her head bashed on the Pebbledash wall of the house. :-S.I told Mum that she did it on the concrete grass roller thing :-| :-|..I only told Janice a few years ago that it was really me that caused it .Her face was a picture lol

Back to the Tennis

:-D :-D :-D :-D I got my keys back!!! :-D :-D :-D :-D

We had just about given up by 1.00pm and he arrived!! He had a magnet with him as he said he is building a spinning wheel........I couldn't see the connection either! lol. Anyway that didn't work, but he managed to unscrew and loosen the back bit of the floor (we'd only tried the front bit) to lift it enough to fish them out with a bit of a struggle. :-D I also got him to use his power screwdriver on the screws to get the front bit of the floor flat again so now it is good as new. The door to one of the cupboards had started to catch sometimes and he adjusted that as well which was brilliant. It only took him about 10mins so we were able to shoot off to the carvery as well. :-D :-D My first job will be to stuff a J cloth down there and put a bit of gaffer tape on top over the hole as well so it can't happen again!! Then I need to sort out what goes back in the cupboard. We have one of those stacking units in there to put shoes in and I think some could be thrown away as well as old dusters and how many feather dusters do I really need!!

Poor little Finley Maureen. He's just at the age for charging around playing without being too careful and they don't see any danger. The ambulance was slow as well wasn't it so it was a good job it wasn't more serious. Yes he will be showing off with his new scar!! lol Is it the house you were working on last year that you are doing the loft conversion in? I suppose the ceilings had to have an opening made for the extra stairs......more mess and dust for you to clear up. Still, it will be adding value and all be worth it when it's done. You'll be wielding the emulsion brush next!

Frank I think Grantham would be about 47 miles from here, it takes about 40mins for me to get there. It would be an easy run from your son's too so I bet it is where you went. The area is called Gonnerby Moor. I always think it's a good place to go to for wedding outfits as there is so much choice and at bargain prices, especially in the sales. :-) There's a huge selection of shoes, furniture, electrical stuff, pretty much everything.

How exciting Mandy.........a connection with your family and maybe some pics too!! Keep us posted !! I think when we go to the show we won't stand near where they go into the ring then!! Animals seem to know it is the way out and I don't fancy a tangle with a determined bull!! lol.

Mel it is good that the 'hogs' are still around. I never thought about a cat......one might have jumped on the bonnet....or maybe a fox.

Isn't that fire awful they think was caused by a chinese lantern. I've always thought they were dangerous and could land on a farmer's hay or someone's thatched roof.

I wonder if David's been given the green light today about the contraption....I hope so.

No rain here yet, so I'd better plant a few bits before it does!

Mandy that very exciting, hearing from someone on the other side of the family. It would be nice to hear from some of mine, there must be loads out there, with all the brothers and sisters my Mum and dad had.

Jane, I know of Cole#. Were the down Rocky Road or Montague Street ?? There's also a wrought iron gate maker down King street, I remember.

Another Marathon to get on here. Got to page 1400 moved on to current page and got the ERROR NOTICE.

You just never know what children will do, do you?? I bet Findley was just playing happily along when he tripped. And wham it's happened.

Many years ago when my son (Simon) was about two or three. He had a little fire engine that he sat on and got pulled along on it. This day he decided to pull it to the top of the drive (SLOPE) and ride down. Yes he did, Smack bang into the bricks on the corner of the house Blood and hair everywhere. Three stitches at the A & E. Then when about seven he was out playing and came in crying that his arm hurt, I said don't be a baby and he went off to play again. ten minutes later he was back. I felt all around his arm, that was now very hot, and YES he had broken his arm.

Still a horrible day here. I am in my shorts watching Tennis, but think I might go and put on some long trousers. My legs are getting cold.

Jan is supposed to be calling over this afternoon. If she decides to stay for dinner, I think I have done enough Veg. and I'm sure there will be plenty on the Shanks. As they look very large.!!

Hope Ros won't be late coming home. cause I won't know what to talk to Jan about. I AM SO SHY. as you all know. !!

Oh i meant to say i had a message from some one who wanted to view my tree , turns out to be the Grandson of my Grandmothers sister on dad's side of the family :-D

Exciting !! :-D :-D

I might get to see photo's of my Dad's aunts !! or even more photo's of my Grand mother ,i've only got the one photo of her . :-(

Afternoon all,

We've had odd spells of sun this morning ,but it's now clouded over and we've just had a few spots of rain,i've been out in the garden doing a bit of weeding i think i'll know all about in the morning with my back !!!

Oh Maureen poor little Finley gashing his head like that ,and fancy the ambulance taking all that time to get to you .
There always seems to be a lot of blood from head wounds , when Chelsea cut her head just above her eyebrow ,the blood !! it was only a small cut to but it does panic you !!

Yes Ann, any sign of the man coming to fish your keys out !!
We loved the show ,seeing all the animals ,how they hold those Bulls back when they take them round in the ring i don't know ,once they start to go there's no stopping them !!
Right my next job is to wash out the wheelie bin , its only the black recyclable so it shouldn't be too bad .
BBL

Been raining here but only lightly, all day.

Done some ironing.

Here I am Mel :-D :-D :-D..I have been out and about this morning and thought it best not to turn on the potter before I went otherwise I would have never gone lol

Poot lIttle Finley :-0It sounded nasty Maureen,and what makes it seem worse is the amount of blood from a head wound !!!!!..That is far too long for the ambulance to get there especially for a child with a head injury :-S :-S.

Frank I don't know who does the fire surround.I have just ordered everything from Cole* Fires here in Kettering.

I wonder if Ann has got the keys now and managed to get out for the Carvery?

Right I'm going to watch Wimbledon now Tatty Bye for now.

Just popped in quickly to say hello and see what you are all up to. Got up especially early today to get the ironing done so now I can get over to son's and get my labourer's hat on again. We all had a real upset on Sunday, son was up in the loft but my daughter was over there and it was a lovely day so we were out in the garden, the boys were running around playing and Finley tripped and smashed his head on the side of the timber that is waiting to be cut for the loft conversion, blood everywhere from a really nasty gash in his forehead, can you believe the ambulance took nearly an hour to arrive, he was such a brave little boy, they managed to 'glue' it but it will leave a scar which no doubt he will be very proud to show off, it just makes you realise how easily and quickly accidents can happen, it was bad enough but it could have been a lot worse.

I must dash now, think I've got the day off tomorrow so will be back then.

I have just DELETED TEN POSTINGS !! What the hell are Genes up to ???

orAfternoon all,

I gave up yesterday trying to get on here. This morning has been no better. But I persevered and BINGO here I am.

I watched the German girl put out Serrina Williams yesterday. She played out of her scull, and deserved to win. I see Andy had an easy rid, so fingers crossed. !!

I wasn't able to sit in the sun till 4.30 yesterday, I took my book out and it was quite nice for a while, then the clouds came over and that was it. :-( :-(

Bin men were very good and emptied 8 bags of cuttings, and left the bags under the wheelie bin so they wouldn't blow away. They went straight into the Black bin. I have hosed the green bin inside and out. Poured all the water down the street drain. So nice fresh bins for the next lot. !!

No chance of getting out in the garden to sunbathe today, very cloudy and a cool breeze. Looks like rain later. :-( :-(

Yes Mandy your OH is very handy. I could turn my hand to most things, from building dry stone walls, to carpentry, always done my own decorating and alterations around the house. But since my stroke, I have to rely on Harvey to do what I use to do.

Ann, How far is Grantham from you?? I seem to remember a few years ago Conrad and Jan took us to a large shopping/garden centre somewhere up that way. It might have been there. Do hope they are able to retrieve your keys, and that OH gets his finger out, so you can go for your carvery

IT'S STARTED TO RAIN !!

I know my neighbours lawn doesn't look too bad, but you must remember, I gave it a good going over a few weeks ago, and he has only cut it once since .
:-( :-( and there's me doing mine every week without fail.

Have prepared dinner for tonight. Lamb shanks, bought in a bag, ready to boil for half an hour, new potato's swede and parsnip mash, peas and baby carrots, and broad beans for Ros.

Jane who is making your fire surround ?? My brother was a stone mason, and made me a beautiful York stone fireplace when we moved shops. There is a stone mason I think, in Kettering.

Where's our Will and Carmel.. Hope are both well and there are no health problems with Carmel.

Pat, How are things with the Family ?? You know we are all good at listening is you need to let of steam. <3 <3 <3

Will try to get back later.

I am now getting the error notice, so don't know if this will go through BAH