Genealogy Chat

My goodness Sue, we're going to have to keep our eye on you, aren't we??? lol Didn't realise other people could contact you, just thought you chose your own family/friends. One lives and learns!!


Beautiful day here today, just right for drying the washing.

Have been out to lunch and had a good chat so now it's time for a relax and browse.


Cx

Cynthia

I am really enjoying Skype,I get to see and talk to alot of people I have not seen for years,especially the ones I have missed when I have gone back for a holidays.

I had a funny one tonight ,a major General in Iraq wanted to be in contact but the other half would not allow !!Bugger!!,I wonder if he had a lot of money.

He was an American and my dear old mum told me to be very aware of American men .
Suex

Sounds like you're having fun with the Skype then Sue!! Good for you.....it must be lovely to chat with your rellies and see them too. My friend does that regularly with her daughter in NZ . She is able to watch her baby granddaughter as she grows.....must be great.


Sounds like you are both having building problems in your area - you need to get Sylvia over there Sue....she'd be great at fighting for the cause - you should have heard her at the last meeting she went to!


Quite a free day today so am looking forward to it.


Keep well all. Love. Cx.

Hi Sylvia

Nice to hear from you,It is a bit quiet today but I think a few are away on holidays.
I hope our little town stays the way it is I hate change of any kind but I know it will come one day.

Yes I too like the old stories,The Irish are great at stories I have a few Irish friends that tell me things that went on in the years of the fighting over there between them and the British troops.

I feel very bad for some of the things that went on and family members that were lost.

Sister In Law was in Hospitol with other ladies that lost there breasts to Cancer,one of them has not got long to live ,that has made her worry a bit lately.
I have got her onto Skype as well trying to fill her mind with other things ,keep her busy so to speak.

We are warming up today but rain tonight even though it is warm.
Off to look at the boards.
Suex

Hi everyone


just typed a screed, clicked submit, waited ages, it went to white page ...... and I lost the whole lot 'cos I hadn't saved it!

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr


Fall officially began here at 8:09 pm last night (Wednesday) .... and it has rained almost all day!


Sue ................. one of the problems of living in a big city is high rises, especially when it is a city that consistently rates high in world wide reviews of "most livable city" and such like.

The problem is that this part of it where I live is really more like a village. All the buildings, bar one, are 4 storeys or less. The one building is 12 storeys.

I was in hospital in early 1969 for an eye operation. I shared a ward with 3 other women, who were between the ages of 75 to 95. Those were the days when they kept you in hospital for upto 5 days for such surgery, so we had plenty of time to talk. The 75 year old was a definite Merry Widow type ............... dyed red hair, probably mascara'd up when not recovering from cataract surgery, and making risque comments all the time. The 85 year old was almost a nonetity compared with the other 2 ..... like me, she listened a lot!

The 95 year old was fascinating. I've often wished since that I had kept up contact with her, and written down her stories. She was bright as a button, never married, Irish, and proud of it. I can still see her in my mind's eye putting her hands on her hips, sticking her elbows out, and tossing her head, as she said it!

She had emigrated to Canada in 1910, to keep house for her brother in a small cottage on the north bank of the Fraser River ........... less than a mile from where I now live (though not back then). The community was its own entity, called Eburne, and was separated from Vancouver by miles of forest. There was a Post office on the south bank of the river, and at least one store on the northern bank. The cottage they lived in was way out in the country even from Eburne.

She used to walk 10 to 12 miles along the narrow track through the forest to Vancouver to get necessary supplies that they could not grow, catch or make.

I love to hear these stories of the old days .......... which are not that long ago here.


Take care everyone



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Hi Everyone

Nobody around at the moment,we all live such busy lives I am not surprised.

I was on Skype again last night ,I am gradualey getting a few of my rellies on it .

A very nice sunny day here but rain for tonight that will do the gardens good .

We have a lot of goings on here in Busselton with high rise,we have nothing over two story's and they want to build units of three high but the council will not let them as they should not ,Busselton is a very nice country town but the city folk want to change it .

Be back later
Suex

Hi Everyone

Skype works a treat,I spoke to my cousin for 30 min last night ,I could see him very plain just like he was next door.
I do hate people seeing me in film though,same with having my photo taken,but they will have to take me as I am.

The only thing I did not realise is that it used 70 mgbts doing it so I have to be carefull with my downlaods and uploads

I recieved my Seniors card today you get it here when you turn 60,it gives you money off lots of things but it is not the same as you get when you retire at 65 then you get all the benifits.
Still I will take whatever they want to give me.

I am having a me day today so I am off to my friends house and we are off shopping for the day ,looks like takeaway for tonight.

Catch you all tonight.
Suex

It's a lovely sunny day here, quite warm at about 18C

................ the equinox is at 8:09 tonight


and the forecast is for rain tomorrow!



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Clever old Sue.......you managed to do that Skype thingey....very impressed. Wonder what Frank thinks??



Haven't heard from Evelyn for a while and where's our Josie gone???


I find an upright freezer much easier too.......all that hanging over the edge and discovering that what you wanted was right at the bottom at the farthest corner!


I am sure that both you and your OH spoke complete common sense last night Sylvia - good for you for sticking to your guns.


We had a glorious day here until about 5pm and then the rain came...and it sounds as though it's pouring now!

Cooked a meal that was almost a Christmas lunch for 6 today.....I was quite impressed with myself as I was all cleared away by about 6.30pm. and I hadn't arrived home till nearly 4....(the chicken had been in put in before I went out). Must be getting good at this......it's only taken 42 years.....lol


Ah well, nearly time for bed........mmmmmm snuggly sheets.

Night all. Cx.

Hi all

a lovely sunny day today, got up to about 17C

Officially becomes fall tomorrow


C ............... all of our appliances are white, except for the microwave we bought last year which is stainless steel. Don't really like stainless .... but it was the size we wanted, and the price was right :))

We have an upright freezer in the basement, much easier to use than the old chest freezer that I used to hang head downwards into! The upright has shelves, and 2 drawers down at the bottom.


well, both OH and I did open our mouths last night :)), and bot of us mentioned that we had been on the Area Plan established in 1979 ..... which of coruse is now 30 years out of date.

The overwhelming mood from the people last night (about 100 I would guess) was that a new Community Plan was needed, and no re-zoning or approvement of this development should be done until a plan was approved. Everyone who spoke thought the tower was too tall, in the wrong place etc etc.

It was all very interesting!




off to mooch around



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Hi Everyone

Nice to hear you are all busy spring cleaning,I have mine to start soon .

We still have a bit of winter to finish off then we will be into it,strip off the back patio and wash all the windows,we wait until a nice warm day to start.

I have just downloaded Skype and installed a Webcam all by myself,I have a lot of rellies on Skype over in the Uk and it will be nice to talk and see oneanother at the same time !!hope it works!!

Sylvia I have an upright freezer with drawers I can see through, it is very good much better than my chestfreezer that lasted 3yrs only.
Insurrance paid for half of my new one.

I have a big bill paying day today so won't have much left in the bank after.

Check in later after I check out my Skype.
Suex

Well Frank......I'm.......I'm.......I'm.......all overcome! Which aisle did you say they were on......:))



Sylvia, sound like we all have similar probs with the ups and downs of cupboards, fridges and freezers! Actually my indoor freezer has drawers which I can pull out to sort through....likewise the freezer in my garage....drawers, so easy to view. It's my fridge which really annoys me.

Colour Sylvia??


I love my Tuesday mornings at our local hospital as we always have a laugh over something and it's good to cheer people up. Mind you, we are very sensitive if we see a sombre group going past. We often wonder what jobs some of the 'suited' people carrying files do in the hospital, especially in the light of the news of how many people in the health sector earn more than the PM.



Picked up the grandchildren from school this afternoon. They are a sheer tonic and we always laugh at their antics as they pack up ready to go home with dad. The junk they carry around is ridiculous - they look as though they are going on a ten mile hike!



Another browse around before bed. Night good friends. Cx.

oo'er Frank


hope they wait until they get home before they take it :))))


C .... the pull out drawer /shelves are only in the lower cupboards. They aren't really feasible for upper cupboards ............. could even be dangerous.


I'm not vertically challenged, I'm now 5' 7" (used to be 5' 8½" lol!), but I still need a foot stool to see what is on the top shelves. I can see to the back of the second shelf up if I stand on tippy toes.


We have a fridge with a bottom freezer ................... this is supposed to make it easier to see what is in your fridge vs a fridge with a top freezer section.


It does


but


.............. it is now difficult to see what is in the freezer!!


Mine has a shelf and a wire basket ............. I have to sit on the floor to see everything that is in there!



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Hi all,

Now calm down girls, here's something you don't often see in Tesco...

Viagra !

Apparently you can already buy 4 tablets for £55.00 from Boots but Tesco are offering 8 tablets for £52.00.

Hope no one mixes it up with Hermesetas ;)

It was in the Daily Mail, honest.............BBC as well.

Hi Sue. Glad to know that you are okay and that your sister in law is doing well. Your weather sounds a lot nicer than ours I can tell you!

Oooh Sylvia. I don't envy you all that work but it will be worth it in the long run. I love the idea of pull out cupboards. My top ones are quite tall and I have to use a little fold up stool to reach the top shelf so I put things I don't need very often up there! What I would really like at eye level (and only said so this evening to my OH), is my fridge. I am fed up of having to grovel and bend to see what's in there. I cleaned it out yesterday and found eggs I didn't know I had........!! Things often get pushed to the back where I can't see them. Have you got a colour scheme in mind? I went for black and white with red 'bits' - canisters, bowls, vase etc. Quite effective if I say so myself.....lol

Sounds like you will be a wee bit vocal tonight at the meeting......now don't go getting over excited!!


Not a very exciting day here but that's fine by me. Docs with OH for monthly appointment. We had a good chat about autism matters as he is very supportive. Tesco, lunch and ironing. Just right.

I'm off for a browse too....maybe we will bump into each other....lol


Josie.......our little Kiwi friend;Frank.....our hero;Robert......our venerable friend; Evelyn....our traveller....hope you are all well. Wonder if Anne is having a good time. ~~~~~~~to all friends. Cx.

Hi all

it's fall weather here .... raining and getting cooler.


OH has arranged for the plumber to start on the kitchen renovation on October 4. Apparently the work will be spread over 2 or 3 days, the finishing bit being determined by when the flooring is laid.

It involves some new piping. The inlet into the house for water is in the basement, and has to be led upstairs. The old pipe to the kitchen sink was installed when the house was built (about 1944) ................ not only was it a metal of some sort, but it was installed in the wall. At a later date, the pipe under the kitchen sink was connected to newer copper piping where it came out from the wall, and then to plastic piping around 1980.

So, we've decided to have all new piping installed from the basement to the sink, but out in the open so we can get to it for repairs etc. Plus, there is some evidence that the old metal can react with copper, and that may not be too good for us. The old piping inside the wall will be sealed off, but left in place .......... so we shouldn't havve to have the wall ripped apart!

The house was re-wired about 4 years ago, and I think everything should be OK there.

I'm not sure how much more storage space we will get when the new base cupboards and counters are installed, since we basically lose one cupboard to the dishwasher. BUT we are going to have pull-out shelves in the cupboards, so it will make life much easier. No getting down on your knees to see what is in there! I haven't been able to do that for at least the last couple of years, and OH has had to do it for me ..... but he's beginning to compain about his knees now!


OH's sister arrives on Sunday evening for an overnight visit, she has to be back at the airport by about 8 am. She's visiting her daughter in the Yukon and cannot get there from her home town without flying south to Vancouver, and then north from here to the Yukon! At least we get to see her every few months, even if only for overnight!

OH plans to start ripping out the bottom cupboards and counters after she's left.

Tonight we're going out to an "Information Meeting" ......... there are big plans to do a redevelopment on the site of our local Safeway (grocery store). The plans involve moving the store to the front of its car park, and building 3 high rise towers on the rest. One of 9 floors, one of 14, and one of 24 ........ this in an area where there are mainly houses but also lots of apartment buildings, none higher than 4 floors. About 50% of the new apartments are supposed to be for renting at "affordable" rents ....... but the rents that are being suggested are NOT affordable. In fact, the cost I heard for a 2-bedroom apartment is almost twice the going rate in the neighbourhood. Granted that's in much older buildings, BUT the rooms in those older apartments are also much larger!

Not only that, but the site is at the junction of 2 major roads, with quite incredible traffic AND a high accident rate at the corner.

I'm also concerned about the facilities in the neighbourhood for that number of extra people ............. the elementary school is old and already has extra portable buildings to accommodate students, the high school is way over subscribed, the local community centre is old and ....................... you see what I mean?!



off for a mooch



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Hi Everyone

Cynthia I am still here,We went to see the Brother and Sister In Law in Toodyay for the weekend.

She is doing fine now ,abit worried about her frame of mind for a while.

Her hair is growing back ever so slowly and she has to take a pill everyday for five years ,does anyone know of and side affects for them .

It is warming up a bit now so the gardens are showing a lot of growth, my Roses are looking great should be a good year.

Cynthia
I have just changed from Flanelette sheets to Cotten,I think I will miss my nice soft sheets.

Nice and sunny again today we should get 23c today.
Suexx

actually, they're now forecasting as much as 1400 mm rain might fall in the mountainous regions of southern Taiwan

Hi all



I'm going to be looking fro my wellies etc soon. Heavy rain overnight, and rain warnings for today


Anyone hear about the 540+ mm rain that fell over Taiwan yesterday?? Tropical Storm Fanaji.


we're not that bad!


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Well, there's a first.......Frank blushing... and so he should too - he's our hero............hang around whilst I fetch the halo polish my friend :))


Tis quiet on here. I'm feeling all lonely now.


Went to a quiet birthday party supper last night - it's good to be with friends.


Josie! You're never 1000 are you? You don't look a day over 35. Hope you are well and that you are still enjoying your job.


Anne is gallivanting and I am not sure where Evelyn is. Do hope Reece feels able to join us soon.


Sue? Where's Sue??


Robert, I hope, is tucked up snug in his little shell, safe from the wet and windy weather.


OH is watching one of the daft Conan the Destroyer films. Arnie Sch's muscles are just too, too much for me. I prefer my men with gentler proportions.


We changed our cotton sheets for the flannelette ones last night and it was soooooo cosy. Not long before I put the electric blanket back on methinks!


Well, here's a nudge back to show we are still around. Love to all. Cx.