General Chat

Oh Marilyn, it is so good to see you on here again, you have been very much missed and everyone has been so worried about you. Take great care love, just take one day at a time. :-) :-) :-) <3 <3 <3

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We have a birthday girl tomorrow, 16th April.
Linda will be celebrating her birthday,
Sending you love and very happy birthday wishes Linda.
Hope you enjoy your special day.
Love from all your friends on the FRIENDLY THREAD.
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Hi My Lovelies,

I have posted on Shelly thread for more news . :-)

I hope to get better by the day now although I'm still very weak I'm determined to join my friends on friendly....just give me time.

Stevey ...I'm so glad you had a good holiday, that was a lovely surprise for Mrs Stevey.

To all my friends on here so sorry to not have been able to talk to you all but I have been reading some of the threads from my bed . but too tired to answer you all.

Pauline has rang me several times but was unable to answer ....Pete has had the pleasure to chat her up ..LOL

I will ring her tomorrow , and have a well deserved chat .

Looking forward to Spring and better health.

Bless you all.......Marilyn xxxxxxxx <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Morning everyone
Any news on Marilyn? Hope she is doing OK

Glad you had a good time whilst away Stephen

Mo are you getting better too?

Yvonne sorry to hear about your horse, but at least you will keep her and enjoy her company

Huia are you still recovering from your walk? You do really well and keep yourself busy

Enjoyed having the family all here, but ate far too much, why do we do that at BBQ's? Still an active day today, babysitting Sebastian, so should burn a few extra calories.

Have a good day everyone and hopefully the weather is becoming more springlike.

Linda xxx <3 <3 <3

A Wee Chuckle for the day

Late one night a mugger wearing a ski mask jumped into the path of a well-dressed man and stuck a gun in his ribs......

"Give me your money," he demanded.

Indignant, the affluent man replied, "you can't do this – I 'm a Member of Parliament!"

"In that case," replied the mugger, "give me MY money."

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Morning everyone,
Oh Yvonne you must be very upset about Ami, hope she will enjoy her retirement, and remain painfree so that she can at least have the occasional trot round her field. Will you get another horse so that you can still ride?
Marilyn I do hope you are starting to feel better now. Take care.
Stephen glad you enjoyed your holiday, don't work too hard now you are back home.
Huia, you are a very busy lady, hope you make time for a little relaxation.
Linda are you still knitting for your grandchildren or for the hospital? I hope your husband is feeling better now.
I had so many plans for working in the garden today but it is blowing a gale so nothing will get done.
~~~~~~~~~to all our friends, take care and stay safe.
Jean xx :-) :-) :-)

Morning Folks,

Life is getting back to normal.......had all the family round for a meal yesterday, magic , needless to say they brought a list of jobs they need doing :-D :-D :-D :-D

Lady Stephen got a big surprise when she opened her Easter Cards and found some Polish cash , Hotel Reservations and finally Flight Tickets to Poland. She was overjoyed to say the least. ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) Our family secret worked.

The snow in the Tatra Mountains was very deep but firm and with no wind it wasn't too cold so we managed to get some good walking done We didn't do any ski-ing as we wanted to stay high in the mountains.
In the town of Zakopane the snow was piled up at the edge of the road to a depth of about 6ft in places.
The buildings in Zakopane area are made in a particular style from wood and are fantastic.

The town square in Krakow is stunning. We visited the Jewish Ghetto area and Oscar Shindlers Factory also a trip to Auschwich Concentration Camps
.All very fascinating.

Did a bit of Family Tree Searching for relations of a Polish Brother in Law. Sadly no positive results but I have made a couple of contacts who will now help my search and we will keep in touch by email.

Yvonne, That's sad about your horse. No doubt she will still be happy being cared for and loved by the family.

I'll catch up on the rest of the news later.

Marilyn......Get well soon. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Hi everyone

cooeee I'm back! Been trying to get on here since Wednesday, logged on to change my email addy on GR which failed so I had to contact the support team to sort it out which they did quite quickly

Stephen, Pleased you and Mrs Stephen had a nice time away

Jean, Ami is out in the field during the day now but she is still lame so I've decided to retire her, the vet said that she will not get better so she is on painkillers to keep her comfortable.

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Morning all
Hope everyone is well
Sorry not been adding Jean, life taking over as usual
Hubby has had a really bad ear infection, still suffering.

I am still knitting like a crazy woman, at least it stops me eating. LOL

Have all the family coming on Sunday, hopefully for a BBQ, so long as it is dry enough for hubby to cook. Then babysitting Sebastian on Monday.

Waiting to see Marilyn back here.

Glad you had a lovely break Stephen, was Mrs Stephen surprised?
Back to the work now eh?

Have a good weekend all

Linda xxx <3 <3 <3

Morning Folks,

Home from a great holiday in the Tatra Mountains and Krakow.

Jenniwren.......we aint finished yet. The thread will keep going. :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Heading out early to do some shopping for essential items.........Emulsion and gloss paint. :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D Guess who has work to do.

Glad to see Marilyns back home from hospital. :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Catch up with you all later. ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Hello Jeniwren. I still look in each day, but am usually going out for the day so dont reply. In fact I am going to a class reunion this morning so cant spend too long on here, and tomorrow morning I will be getting up at 4.30 or earlier in order to travel 45 mins to the Botanic Gardens, to do a 5km walk for the Hospice. Better finish my breakfast now and get ready to go out.

Huiaxxx

Has this thread finally come to an end??? such a shame if it has, lovely people to exchange news with, and always ready to give support if needed.
Jean xx :-( :-( :-( <3

Oh dear, where have all the 'friendlies' gone, I do hope you are all ok.
We have been enjoying some lovely sunny days here, still cold but dry so it makes life feel so much better, at least we can go out and take the horses out.
Hope Stephen and Mrs. Stephen enjoyed their break.
Marilyn are you feeling any better, I do hope you are.
Mo, take care love, hope you are soon feeling much better.
Yvonne how is Ami, hope she is now able to be turned out to enjoy the sun for a few hours each day.
~~~~~~~to Cath, Maddie, Linda, Hazel, Huia. Pauline, Sue, Liz. George, Foggy, Dermot, Mo, Yvonne, Shelley, Marilyn, and Stephen
Hope I haven't forgotten anyone.
Take care and stay safe.
Jean xx
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Evening all

So nice to see you back on the thread Marilyn,

Hope you are feeling better soon too Mo, missed you today at the meet.


We are changing our broadband to Virgin next week so I will let you know my new email addy

love to all <3

Hi Marilyn, so glad to read you are going home today, please take care love, take one day at a time. Plenty of rest and pampering.
(((Hugs)))
Jean xx :-D :-D :-D

Hi My Lovlies...


I'm coming HOME Today !!! Wey Hey :-D

Feeling much better......but cant do a marathon yet ...LOL

Going to take things really easy.......like watching telly and stuffing all my goodies that I couldn't have whilst in hospital.

As soon as I feel like posting , I'll be back to my normal self.

Got Pete running around with the hover.....I need it tidied up spick & span ;-)

Speak soon...

Marilyn xxxxx :-D

Morning all
Still too cold here.
Went to see Sebastian yesterday he has another cold, dribbles and coughing. But he has 2 more teeth and possibly more on the way.
Joshua is still away near Bognor with his other grandparents and family. Hopefully it has been warmer down there. Thankfully it has been dry.
We had snow flurries again yesterday but luckily it didn't settle.

Soooooo happy to read the anti-biotics are working for Marilyn. She might be home for the weekend.

Take care everyone

It really is lonely on here at the moment

Linda xxx <3 <3 <3

Mayo - proud of its men!

There are two kinds of Mayo men - those who are alive & those who are dead. Those who are dead sleep under the most expensive headstones & those who are alive seldom have time to sleep during the day.

Mayo men are usually recognised by the wiry texture of their hair which is normally fair & curly, if they are not bald. They have a pair of almost lash-less bright blue eyes. They may be blue but they are rarely innocent.

Mayo men are shrewd, progressive, industrious, crafty & full of guile. They are good at everything & particularly at making money. Mayo men can be separated from others by the way they stand outside pubs having a smoke with their right foot at right angles to their left foot. They call this ‘the considering pose’ & is unique to Mayo men. Away from the area, this pose will help you to recognise a Mayo man anywhere in the world.

Mayo men like Guinness mainly drinking direct from bottles. They smoke a lot. Mayo men have a great belief in the law & have almost taken over the police force. A policeman, solicitor or a barrister, unless otherwise stated, is usually from Mayo or of Mayo ancestry.

Mayo men hate liberalism in any form, red cards included. Mayo men are generally carefree with words because words are still relatively cheap but they hate big words or small words. They hate income tax, the cost of living & the cost of dying. Mayo men make great salesmen, splendid supermarket managers, magnificent school teachers, spectacular clergy & fairly honest politicians. Mayo politicians can claim their expenses as well as anyone else.

From a national economic point of view, Mayo men can be considered Ireland's most indispensable citizens, if only they would not move elsewhere! Knock Airport in Co Mayo, operating since 1985, is the newest one in the whole country.

They are very good & sympathetic bank managers. In fact, the best bank managers in the world are Mayo born. Quite unique. Mayo bank managers can be awkward sometimes but are effective fighters especially for the right to their big annual bonuses. 'Austerity' is a word they use often when discussing customer overdrafts. They are also excellent men managers, money managers, football managers & pretty good card players too.

In short, Mayo men excel in everything they do & are spectacular in the field of commercial endeavour. When Mayo men die, they go straight to Heaven - no hanging about. St Peter’s ancestors came from just outside of Ballyhaunis & it is reported that Mayo men are in full control of the Celestial Civil Service. Don’t forget to show your Co Mayo ID when you arrive at the Pearly Gates to be assured of a friendly Irish céad míle fáilte.

A free glass of Guinness for everyone who has attended a Riverdance concert, an exuberant, vibrant & vivid celebration of Irish dancing. Begorrah!

A Mayo man’s general philosophy: ‘You can accomplish more with a kind word & a shillelagh than you can with just a kind word‘.

There isn’t much else left to say. Oh yes - I should mention that Mayo ladies, who are not involved in politics, are all potential Miss Universe winners. And if you have to look on your Atlas to see where Mayo is - well, shame on you!

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PS. Aren’t you glad now you read this piece of nonsense?

Hello all

not so nice today, a bit chilly.

Yesterday we went to the Olympic park for a tour, wasn't as good as I thought it would be for the money, we went up the scaffold art tower, great view from the top but that was all, I know there's a lot of construction work going on where they are taking bits apart but I thought we would see more. After we went on the Skyline cable car across the Thames, that was good.

Hope our poorly Friendlies are feeling better




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Hi Everyone
Cold today, though yesterday was quite nice. The sun shone.

Still got the plumbers here. Working hard, but why is it one snag develops into little niggles they could do without. Main issue has been a badly laid floor, from original build. Needed levelling before flooring laid and yesterday the side panels for a cabinet are nearly an inch different on one side so had to go get a bigger piece this morning !!! Shame cos they are working really hard.
Still gave them scones this morning............ keep them sweet eh?

Hoping Marilyn is getting treatment now and improving.

Best wishes to all.

Shelly you and I should chat at night. Are you on Easter break from school? I don't normally go to bed before midnight just can't sleep.

Linda xxx <3 <3 <3

o dear no one poped in today

and here i am on my own with no one to chat to

nether mind ill chat to my self



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