General Chat

I do live in the country, Rita. Plenty of long grass in my garden! I also have a cat and for some reason she decided last summer that she wasnt coming indoors. She seems to be reluctant to come indoors again this summer (such as it is so far).

George, I could get the pest exterminators in to spray around, but what happens to the poor old spiders? And would I have to cover everything up, and vacate the house for umpteen hours? No, if I keep the fleas of my legs they wont be able to feast on me, hence they might take the hint and go away.

I might try to get up early on Sunday (not sure what time) to listen to Ruud Kleinpaste (the bugman) on talkback, and ask him about the fleas. There were 2 different sizes last year, I dont know if they were different varieties of flea.

Huia.

Hello Rita,

Hows things with you,? good I hope.
That's a bad thing with me keep saying cracking and brilliant :-D :-D :-D :-D
a habit I have LOL, still I could say worse :-D :-D :-D.

Huia, old foggs has a sister in OZ, somewhere north of Sydney, he told me once she has to have her house sprayed to keep out all the creepy crawlies, perhaps you could check it out.

George :-) :-) :-) :-)

Evening everyone

Just been watching Corrie

Huia, the fleas were dog fleas, I don't know where she got them from. The treatment for her is a liquid that's applied to the skin usually down the back where the dog can't lick it and for the house I got a spray that can be used on carpets, beddiing and soft furnishings. She's not allowed on the sofa or any beds so I didn't have to spray the beds and I washed her blankets.

Hope you get on alright at the dentist tomorrow Rita,



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Hi Maddie, George, Marilyn Huia.Hazel and Pauline

Marilyn pleased your hospital appointment went off well. it is always a blessing when you have been and things are fine.

Huia how come you get fleas in the house ? are you in the country with long grass ?

Pauline I got your funny emails and read them all. lol I hope you got that washing re washed and dried now ?

George I knew you would say you had a cracking weekend.. poor Foggy missed you, thats why he came on the broard.

Marilyn my daughter was saying they were going to a hotel and it was burnt down by arsonist last year I am no sure if it was called Didcot ? I probally have that wrong ? anyway they are looking forward to their holiday you might meet her.They are going about in a coach.


where is Stephen today ? anyone know ?

Good evening All.

Sorry I have been working over the weekend. No peace......etc.

Thankyou to Linda and Marilyn. You have confirmed what I thought, so maybe I can further back.

Hope everyone is well and warm. All those poorly sick on the mend.

Sorry, just trying to acknowledge messages people have sent me, as I only have a little time tonight.

Good night All. God Bless
Maddie
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Yvonne, my problems with fleas has started again. I had them last summer. I went outside and promptly had them jumping on my ankles. They are also inside. They are really tiny ones. I have to remember to apply insect repellant to my feet and lower legs when I get up in the morning, and after a shower. How do you get rid of the ones in the house? I did buy some flea bombs last year but after reading the instructions I was too nervous to use them, so just sprinkled lots of flea powder around the floor, sweeping it into all the cracks, and brushing it well into mats, but I had to leave it there for over a week to make sure I got all the new ones hatching out. The house looked a right proper mess.

Not looking forward to the summer if the problem continues.

Huia.

LOL...Marilyn :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D


George :-) :-) :-)

Hi All,

Everything OK at hospital....Thanks for thinking !

Awhh Pauline .....washing on the floor ,cant think of anything more annoying did you have to rewash again ?

Rita...that's a pity I was looking forward to making myself known to your daughter I hope she has a great time......its not that far away from Bittaford. well at least we will have the same weather ..LOL.

Hi Sallie & Cath....not spoken to you for ages
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George ,,,,I think Foggy thinks we will ravish him , so he stays his distant ;-)

Afternoon all,

Just got home.

Hope everyone has had a cracking weekend and is in fine spirit. :-D :-D :-D
I have had a brilliant weekend :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

I see the old boy looked in but never stayed, miserable old git...LOL :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

George :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Marilyn I forgot to say my daughter forgot to tell me their venue was altered they are going to Ilfacombe now instead..

I dont think I have spelt that right. but your know where I mean.

Rita

Hi everyone

I got home last night, Teri Catilin and me went to few boot sales yesterday indoor one so not so bad.

I am in Teri's and her dads bad books :-|, at one of the boot sale i got Caitlin 3 knock knock joke books.And she hasnt stopped reading them out since. She phoned me last night up set as mummy and grandad wouldnt do her jokes with her,well after almost an hour listening to jokes yet again,She went and said thank you nanny,I will phone you again tomorrow night and i read you some more :-0.

I phoned to see if bloke is coming about heating today,they said no he is busy,so made it for Wednesday.Well when i got back from shops,there was a message from him saying he needs to come tomorrow to fit a new bit(that be the 3nd one)So i phoned them about it as i cant do tomorrow.So will see what happens now :-S

Oh Pauline thats happen to me a few times.Its :-(

Marilyn hope all ok at hospital

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Hazelx

Afternoon eveyrone I didnt feel too good after I had done the washing I went to the shop to get some food items and felt so weak. I managed to get what I wanted everyhing had gone up rocket high in Waitrose there shelves were full of Easter Eggs.and now they are selling household goods like towels and pillows, They were removing the fresh meat from the fridge so they were nearly empty..
I came out and went into the paper shop and found they were now selling food items and were half the price of Waitrose. like toiletries, toilet rolls and kitchen rolls and packets of biscuits and tea..

I came home intending to do a chinese for myself but was not up to it so I did new potatoes and peas and boil in the bag beef, isnt that exciting ? but I enjoyed it.

so this afternoon I have sat in the chair with the heating on watching " "Passport to Plimico" as old as me.

My son said he feels old as his daughter is 18 on 25th I said what about your son he was 24 last birthday, he said yes but he passed over that one as it made him feel older. lol

I have the dentist tomorrow afternoon. fillings anyone want to go in my place ? there welcome.

Marilyn I hope you get good results from the hospital.

Pauline did you swear when the line broke and the washing was on the ground ? thats awful when that happens. I dont have that now but in Nofolk living neare the sea the wind blew at times and took the line with it.
once it went into the next garden.

Rita

Afternoon all.

Yuk, Yvonne, you'll have us all scratching.

Good luck with the check-up Marilyn.

Linda, I had a dream about you last night, you were buying purple and black sandals and asking the lady in the shop if she had a clutch bag to match. You were going to wear them with a purple silk vest and black trousers.

We went for a walk this morning after I'd put the washing on the line and when we got back my line had collapsed, all the washing was on the ground............ in the mud. :-(

Afternoon all

Marilyn and Linda pleased you enjoyed your holidays

Hope everyone is feeling ok

Belated Best Wishes to Stephen and his good lady

I've been a bit busy with extra work, then on Wednesday I discovered the dog had fleas aaarrrggg!! so spent a couple of days de-fleaing the dog and the house :-(

talk later
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I liked that one Dermot ! so true ...

I'm off to the hospital .....just a general check up ,get my NHS worth ..LOL

Its a sunny day here in Devon and I have just washed my jumpers of which I hate doing as they have to be dried flat on the clothes horse in the garden.So all done hope they dry.

Linda.. thanks for letting me know about Maddie's George as I was about to look again for her.

Where's you all gone ???????
:-(

Morning all
Sorry that it's almost lunchtime, but my body clock is all at odds.
Quite bright here this morning. But I won't be hanging out my washing as I am finding it very cold.
Didn't manage the gym this morning, hopefully get there tomorrow. Maybe will get out for a walk later with hubby.

Marilyn Maddie thinks I may have found one new bit of info on her George, I'm glad another pair of eyes has helped. As I had lots of help when I first started. Must get beck to research before the baby comes and my mind will be elsewhere !!

Have a good day everyone

Linda xxx <3 <3 <3

Apologies if you have seen this before:-

“Why is it” said the wealthy parishioner to the Parish Priest after Mass, “that people call me stingy when they all know that when I die, all I have goes to the Church”?

“Let me tell you a fable about a pig & a cow”, replied the Priest. “The pig was unpopular while the cow was loved. This puzzled the pig”.

“People speak warmly of your gentle nature & your sorrowful eyes”, the pig said to the cow. “They think you are generous because each day you give them milk & cream. But, what about me? I give them everything I have. I give bacon & ham. Yet, no one likes me. Why is that?

“Do you know what the cow replied?” said the Priest. The cow said to the pig, “Perhaps it is because I give while I’m still living”.

Morning everyone. it is a nice morning so far. ? I am not fully awake as yet. ?woke in the night could not get back to sleep so sat and read for over and hour. then I wnet back to sleep now I am wandering around not knowing what I am doing. ? I know I need to sort the washing out to do this morning.

I hope you all have a good day today. and are blessed with decent weather.

Morning all,
Sallie sad news about your friend, must have been an awful shock for his family.
Welcome back Linda, glad you enjoyed your holiday. :-D
Rita try to stay positive we are all thinking of you.
A bit chilly this morning but at least its dry so may get the washing on the line.

Hope everyone is well,
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Cath xx

Hi Sallie

Thank you I am at the moment keeping my mind active my son is doing the same, he went fishing to day with a friend and said he had, enjed it
He has dentist in the week so do I. not looking forward to that fillings to be done. John just has cleaning. all cost money though. no wonder the dentist have posh cars, lol
sorry to hear about your friend it is always a shock when you hear someone you know has died so quickly. my husband had not been ill. we went to a boot sale and drove round the lake and on the way home he had a masive stroke and died he was 61,that was in 1989 in Norfolk. that was a shock.as well.

having my horlicks now then watching the drama Birdsong before I go to bed.
sleep well. Night everyone

Rita