General Chat

It didn't lay and has stopped now.

Nice to catch up with old friends isn't it Sallie?

Yes, i hope that Jean is OK, she is probably busy doing her scrap book, she has a lot of pages to do I believe.

Marie, i do hope that your brother is safe. We have been seeing horrific photos of that area on our news.

Well girls you have been busy on here haven't you. All this talk of garden centers makes me wish I still had mine, although what I would be able to do I don't know, it was me that did all the gardening, hubby cut the grass, did take him nearly all day though.
I thought I was getting better Mo but I can hardly move my right leg today, it was so painful this morning and when I had my afternoon rest, that I am a bit worried about going to bed tonight.
My Phil went to work this morning and they sent them all home, there was no work so I have had to put up with him another day, he's not bad really, he is just making his tea which is a change as he has to do mine normally but I don't want any.
The gritter has just gone up the road so we might be having some snow, it has turned really cold today, wish they would grit our little street but they don't.
Sally I am starting to do my cards again tomorrow, was supposed to today but not with hubby home, he talks too much, lol.
Joyce how are Michael and Llonka going on, hope they feel better by the day, talk to you Wednesday if you are looking at this.

Caz xxx

Just popped in quickly.
Sallie, yes we do have darts tonight, but I am not very hopeful about it. They are an extremely strong team, and we have yet to beat them.
But I will let you know tomorrow how we get on.

Oh Caz, I am sorry to hear that,that bloomin leg is playing you up again.
I just hope and pray you do manage to get a decent nights sleep.
I bet it was a shock to see Phil walk back into the house. I know we moan about them, but we would not want be without them would we.
If the gritters are out, there's one thing for sure, it's either going to snow or be icy.

I know that our Jean has been suffering pretty badly with her Vertigo again girls. So sending you all our love Jean, get better soon honey, we all miss you.

Best wishes for Marie and her family in OZ. I hope you are all safe Marie,
please let us know if and when you can love.

Well girls I must go now, I must get myself organised for tonight.
Best wishes to all. Mo xxx

Hi Caz, yes we have been busy on the thread today, there's no stopping us.lolol!!

Sorry your right leg isn't very good today, maybe when you have a good nights sleep tonight, it will be a lot better tomorrow. Crossing my fingers and hoping that it will be better when you get up in the morning.

Alun starts work again tomorrow, so maybe I'll be able to get back into card making a bit more when I'm on my own again.

Let's hope we don't get any snow for a while again. I'm not very good walking on it when it freezes.


Caz, have a good night's sleep and hope your leg will feel better tomorrow.



Ann, yes it's nice to catch up with friends, when the children were small we met up quite regularly, but of course with all of them grown up and gone their own way in life, we don't see each other as often as we did years back.


I'll speak to you all tomorrow, take care everyone.

Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx

Good morning (from me). I cant spend too long on here if I am going to town to buy a cake and then going to visit Phil. I will tell him everybody is sending him birthday wishes, but I doubt if it will mean anything to him. His brain just doesnt seem to understand such things.

My daughter phoned last night, concerned that the rats might start a fire if they start chewing the insulation on wires. She asked if I had batteries in my smoke detectors (yes I have). She is going to talk to a pest-control man who is a friend of her daughter, to see if he has any suggestions. I think I know where the rats are getting in so I will be phoning a carpenter tonight to see if he can come and block off the entry. If it wasnt for our cat I would put poison out for the blighters. Daughter suggested putting cat into a cattery for a week. The rats dont seem to come in every night, or at least there were no signs this morning. I have 2 traps set in the bathroom, with a bit of soap for bait since they like it so much.

My best wishes to all who are unwell. I can never remember all the names.

Huia.

Caz, so sorry that you are having so much pain in your leg, hope it has eased by tomorrow.

Mo, hope you did better than you expected this evening.

Huia Hope somebody can come up with something to help get rid of your 'visitors'.

Sally, I had more friends when the children were young than I do now, we moved away when we were older and didn't have young children and it is so much harder to make friends without them.

I took a cake (bought) when I visited Phil today. The carers put a candle on it and we sang Happy Birthday to him, and then he was told to blow out the candle, but he wasnt interested so I blew it out. I then cut a piece for him and fed it to him and had a piece myself. He kept dozing off, or at least shutting his eyes.

On the way home I went to the Hunua Falls. As on Christmas day the carpark was very full, although I did find a parking spot. I took photos of people picnicing, and swimming in the large pool below the falls. There was one woman sitting on a submerged rock with her infant on her lap, keeping him cool. It was a lovely picture. I also took photos of a shag (cormorant) drying himself out on a rock.

Huia.

Hello girls.
Well Sallie, don't tell our Jean, but we lost last night, as I suspected we would, but it was not a complete white wash, we lost 4-2 and 2-1.
My partner in the pairs is a lovely lady called Eve, and we were the only ones to win our game.

It's a miserable drizzly horrid day here, and very cold. But I consider us lucky as we have not got any snow as of yet.

Ann, I think that when our children are young, we tend to go towards other young parents, but as you say, as we get older, those friendships fade.
I have four good friends I meet every morning for a coffee, two are widows,and two of us are married. And to be honest, over the Christmas and New Year period, I have missed meeting up with them.
We chat about anything and everything, all a load of rubbish at times, but it is so nice to have their friendship.

Huia, your daughter is so right about the rats chewing through the electric cables,and causing short circuits that could lead to fires. Have you tried
baiting the traps with either peanut butter or soft fruits such as peaches.
The peanut butter worked for our dratted rat, but the crafty blighter would come out at night and eat into our fruit from the fruit bowl. We gave up on buying fruit for while, or we kept it in the fridge.
Don't forget Huia, rats can chew through wood ,anything they choose, so be aware that even if you block the hole up where the blighter is getting in, it could still worm it's way back into the house.
I really do think you need an exterminator, and puss needs to go on holiday to a cattery for a couple of weeks, or even to another family member till the problem is solved.

What a shame that Phil didn't realise what the occasion was, when you did his birthday cake. But you tried my love,and it's not your fault he was a bit vague about it.

I hope Caz was able to get some sleep last night,and that the leg feels a little better today. Enjoy your day honey, doing your crafting.

Joyce I hope things are better at your house, and that your son and llonka
are on the mend.

I am getting a little worried now, as we have not heard from Marie. I hope to god things are o.k over there.

Jean, if you are looking in(((((((((((HUGS FOR JUST YOU))))))))))))) I hope you are feeling a bit better now.

I hope that Linda has got over her flu/virus, and is enjoying the New Year.

Bye for now my friends,I will be back later. Mo xxx

Hello Girls, how are you all today? Hope you are all alright.

Mo, I'm really sorry that your team lost last night. I know you said that they are a strong team, but it might have been that they had an off day.lol! Your team have been doing so well, too.

Like you, I'm really worried not hearing anything from Marie, the more I see on the news about the flooding the more concerned I am. I hope that her brother and his family in Rockhampton are all safe.


Huia, it's a shame that Phil didn't realise that it was a special day, but at least he had some of his birthday cake, so that was nice for him. At least he wasn't forgotten on his birthday, as I'm sure many people all over the world are.

It sounds as though you had a very good photography session on the way home. The photos will be interesting to look at, I'm sure.

I hope your daughter has been able to get in touch with somebody about the problems you are having with your " uninivited visitors ", they really are a big problem.

It's so quiet here today with Alun back at work, not that he's noisy, but he sometimes likes to organise things, when I'm trying to do something else at that time.lolol!!

I'll be back later on, I have a couple of things to do, before Alun gets home.

Love and best wishes to you all. Sallie.xxx

Oh Sallie, much as I love my OH, sometimes I get so irritated when I am in the middle of doing something and he bounds into my office talking about something he wants to do/discuss/show me, completely ignoring the fact I am already doing something as if only his stuff is important. We do have words over it sometimes!!!! Shame he is not going back to work. still there is always golf.

Hello girls I just want to let you know that our Jean isn't very well and is taking a few days to rest, she won't be on computer so would appreciate no messages for the time being as she can't reply.

Caz xxx

I've just read that back and it sounds awful, what I meant to say is she can't read or reply to any messages just yet, her vertigo is bad and computer is not helping.

Thank you Caz. Hope Jean feels better soon.

Hope your leg is better today caz, have you started any cards yet? I hope to get round to making some more soon. today I have taken down half the decorations, tomorrow I will do the tree then things will be back to normal. We had to go into town today so the decs had to wait. Still had lunch out so no meal to cook tonight.

Been in bed most of the day Ann, my hip and leg are worse, I think I need to keep my feet higher than my hips.

Caz xx

An awkward position Caz and not one where you can make cards easily then? Is it just a matter of waiting until the pain eases or are you waiting to see somebody again?

Thank you Caz for the update on Jean. The poor girl really suffers badly with that vertigo. Get better soon hun.

Sorry to hear that the leg and hip are no better Caz. I was hoping that you would have had a better nights sleep last night,and woken to less pain.
It's so frustrating when you have a bit of time to yourself,and cant take advantage of it. Never mind, there is always tomorrow love.

You lucky girl Ann, another lunch out, you will have to let us know the recipe as to how you manage to do it with your T.
I think Roly would need to be starving while we were out, for him to suggest lunch out. LOL
If we are away on holiday,then it's a different story, and thats only because he knows we don't have the facilities for me to cook.
I will get really worried if one day when we are out, if he suddenly dissappears into Camping International and comes out with a primus stove. I will be well and truly up the creek without a paddle then. lol

Ann last time it happened I had the doctor as it was painful and I couldn't lift my feet, she said I had a lot of fluid in my calfs, I have to take water tablets and put my feet up and it did work but I didn't keep it up over Christmas. I haven't done any cards yet but my warden popped in to see me and asked if I wanted all the cards that the residents are taking to her, oh yes please there are 35 flats so I will have loads to recycle, keep me busy won't it, lol.

Caz xx

Caz, thank you for letting us know about Jean, I hope she feels better very soon.

Sorry to hear that your leg and hip feel worse today, rest as much as you can and try to keep your feet higher than yor hips and hopefully that will ease the pain for you.


Ann, I just managed to get one job done before Alun arrived home early, so I'll have to get the other one done tomorrow. Husbands! As you say we love them to bits, but there are times when they can be so annoying.lolol!!

We had to go out to get some fresh cream cakes so that he can take them into work tomorrow to celebrate his birthday. He didn't want to buy them before today, in case they wouldn't be fresh.
So we called to see Jennie and Michael while we were out, and had a cup of tea with them, which was nice.

Sylvia should be home soon, but I can't remember the date she told us.


Joyce, I hope you are feeling better today, and that Michael and Ilonka are both improving.


Tess, I also hope that you are feeling better than you've been.

Marie, and Liz thinking about you both and hope that you are okay.


Jean hope the vertigo gets doesn't last too long and that you'll be back on here very soon.

I'm going to have a cup of tea now, probably look in again later.

Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx

Sallie I am sure Sylvia said she would be back by the 3rd or 4th of the month.
It will be so nice to hear how they both enjoyed their journey,and also seeing MJ again.

Hi all

I got my 3rds and 4ths all mixed up!!

I was absolutely convinced that we got back on Tuesday 4th .............. but the train timetable said Monday 3rd!

So we got back on Monday, but we have been running in little circles since then, and this is the first time I've really had time to spend on the computer!


We had a great time ............ lots of congenial company on the train going, with the usual good food.

Then a good time with J, M and MJ ..... although M had a melt down on Christmas Eve with J, and then J had one on Christmas night with me ...... both spats only lasted a short time, and things improved.


MJ is a delight .......... almost always laughing and smiling

Then another great train trip back. We spent New Year's Eve on the train somewhere in northern Ontario. The chefs cooked a special meal ........... I had the most delicious, tender, beef tournedos that I think I have ever had.

Then there was a party in the lounge of the dome car at the back of the train ............. mainly just chatting, but with some entertainment from a folk singer. Then, close to midnight, there was free champagne and canapes, party hats and noise makers, and several senior members of the train crew (including one of the chefs) came to join in for midnight.

They then began talking about celebrating again in one hour!

We had celebrated on Eastern time, but we were actually in the Central time zone which is one hour behind

OH and I decided we were too tired, and swayed our way back through the 4 carriages to our cabin!


One of the Australian couples on this return trip was from Rockhampton in Queensland, and were extremely worried about the situation there. They kept checking the web at every possible opportunity (ie, station stop) ............ there is no internet availability on these trains. The information they were getting seemed to imply that they would be stuck in Brisbane after they arrive back in Oz on Thursday, with no way of getting into Rockhampton.


There was another couple from Adelaide, and she is a member of GR!



I haven't ahd time to read back, so hope I have not missed anyhting



I hope that you all had a good Christmas and new Year.


Caz ............. I'm sorry to hear that you are in so much pain.


I do hope that Marie is OK. Does she live near Rockhampton herself?



sylvia
xxxx

I have taken the plunge and taken out a 6 month sub to FMP. I have had a few finds on it, so am quite pleased. But I still cant find my gt gt grandfather Thomas Taylor on the 1841 census. He died before the next one, so I dont know where he was born :-(((( I have spent most of the afternoon and evening on FMP so if I go missing, I am either on there, or the rats have got me.

Huia.