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Hi Mo, and everyone
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sunny with clouds today, about 7 or 8C


really quite spring-like!


OH had another appointment at the dentist's ..... one day this work will be all finished!

He left the house before 7am, takes the bus down, had to be there for 7:50 am to have blood taken for matching, but likes to have time for a coffee. Then he was going to have to wait until about 9 am before they started work. THEN they were going to do another implant (hence the blood typing.)


It's just turned 2 pm, and he still isn't home!





sylvia
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Mo the fault(s) are electrical and we have an auto electrician coming to the house tomorrow afternoon to see if he can fix it. And, yes it does sound expensive but needs must!!

Hello again Girls,


Just arrived back from Jennie's, we decided to go there after the couple came to view the house. Well they really liked it, but of course they still have to sell theirs......they did have a buyer but it all fell through, so we'll see what happens. They were a very nice couple, it would be nice if they could have this house.
Of course we still need to find somewhere ourselves, there doesn't seem to be many bungalows for sale at the moment, at least not in the areas where we want to live.


Mo, sorry to hear that you lost the pairs last night. Oh well, good luck next time.


I should think that Joyce will be home by now, hope that she had a good journey.


Huia, thank goodness that you've got rid of the plague of fleas. It will be nice to get rid of the powder.


Ann, I couldn't find Julia's phone number in Jennie's directory, so she might be ex-directory. Both M and J know the road she lives in but not the number. Let's hope she will be in touch with us over the next few days.
At least Jennie confirmed that Julia was going into hospital, as she had told us the day we met at the Garden Centre.


Hope everyone else is alright. Going to have a cuppa now, so speak to you all soon.

Lve and best wishes. Sallie.xxx

Mo, I havent started any research for the book yet, just jotted down names that I remember hearing. I am waiting to meet the woman who will be writing the book, we are meeting next Wednesday. Today I really must clean the floors. I seem to have got rid of the plague of fleas, so the flea powder can be removed. It looks so messy.

Huia.

Hi Mo, just a quick reply before they come, what they offered Joyce wasn't accupuncture, otherwise she would have said yes.....they wanted to stick a long needle into her back, I think she said into the nerves so that they could find out what the problem is. But she's already been told by a specialist what is causing all the pain, and that all she wants is pain relief.

Jan had to translate for Joyce, so she began to think that she had got it wrong, and that it was accupunture they had offered her, but Jan confirmed that it deffinitely wasn't. She only wished it had been.

Hope you and Roly are okay, speak to you later. It's nearly time for the people to arrive.

Love, Sallie.xxx

Hello girls.
Caz, I am sorry to hear that you have had to start the chemo again,and that it's having such a bad affect on you.
I am praying for relief for your back pains,it's so unfair on you.

You would honestly think in this day and age, that they would be able to find pain relief for both Caz and Joyce.
If the relief they have offered Joyce, is accupuncture, she may find it does help her.
I know that it has helped me in the past, and that was for my back and legs as well. Obviously I was not as bad as Caz and Joyce, but it really did help me.
I couldn't take anymore of the pain at the time,and would have accepted whatever they offered me.
The thought of having the needles so close to the spine is quite a frightening thought, so I can understand her worries,bless her.

Sallie, we did win last night, 4-2 but lost the pairs 2-1. Oh well never mind
theres worse things that happen at sea, as the saying goes.
I do hope that the viewers of your house like it. Have you got the coffee pot brewing,and flowers in a vase, to encourage them. lol
Fingers crossed for you love.

Ann, have you got the car sorted out yet.?
I explained to Roly what was occuring, and he was just as confused as myself. The only thing he could think of was that the cables had been connected wrongly. But then he is not a mechanic, only an electrician by trade,hence his answer. lol

If we don't hear from Marie soon, I will send her an E.Mail,it's worrying when we don't hear from her,especially with all the problems that have been occuring over in OZ recently.

I bet Huia is very busy with her research,~~~~~~~~~cooee Huia.

((((((((((((HUGS FOR JEAN)))))))))

I will be back later girls. Love Mo xxx

Caz, hope the chemo will do the job it's supposed to do again. I agree with Ann, about the old adage.

Don't worry Caz, we know and understand how difficult it is for you to do things sometimes, especially like now, when you're having more treatment.

Thinking about you, and hoping that you'll soon feel a bit better, than you do now.


It's a shame that Joyce's granddaughter couldn't meet her because of one of her children being poorly. I know that Joyce was really looking forward to seeing them all, so can imagine how upset she was.


I'll speak to you all later on, as we have some people coming to view the house in about an hour, so I'd better get organised.


Love, Sallie. xxx

Thinking of Caz, let's hope the chemo is worth it! It really emphasizes the old addage that the nastier the medicine the more good it does you. Sorry to hear your back is bad too.

Poor Joyce, I can't understand why they can't give her a stronger pain killer, it is so debilitating for her.

Hi everyone, I spoke to Joyce yesterday and the granddaughter she was going to the grave with has a poorly child so I don't know if she went.I felt so helpless on the phone as she was crying with the pain in her legs, she won't mind me telling you, and said the doctors can't do anything. Surely they can up her painkillers or do something apart from that awful procedure they wanted to do.
Sallie I haven't been on here until last night because I have started my chemo again and it is making me a bit ill which is unusual at beginning of course. Also my back is so painful I can't sit properly to type at computer so lay back in my recliner for comfort.
I've been thinking about Marie a lot lately, we haven't seen her on here, unless I have missed her, I hope she is ok.

Love Caz xx

Hello Ladies,

Mo, good luck if you have a match tonight, Hope your team will win.
How is your new granddaughter getting on, hope that she has settled into a feeding routine now. Bless her!


Ann, isn't it nice to have all your craft stuff sorted ? I haven't done any cards today, I want to try and keep the place tidy, at least until after tomorrow evening after the people have been to view the house. If they arrived while I was making cards, they'd run straight back out, because it usually looks as if a bomb has hit the room.Lolol!!

You have done well making your Easter cards already....but with you going to Tenerife you needed to get them done.

I have cousins living in Caerphilly, but we're not in touch with each other very much now. Really it's only for family funerals that we see them. Oh dear, that sounds awful!


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Jean, there's no stopping you! You have done well finishing another scrapbook.

Sorry that you're still suffering with vertigo, even though it's not as bad as it was, it stil isn't good to be suffering at all. I hope that it will go altogether very soon.



Huia, hope all goes well with the writing and publishing of the book. It will be nice to do and give you an interest.

Someone that lived in the next street to me while I was growing up, wrote a book about the town, the different industries, streets and people there.
It started in the early 1800's through to the 1950's, it was such a success, that she ended up writing another three. They have been wonderful for family history, as they show the old streets that both mine and Alun's ancestors lived in before they were demolished.

My cousins in America, have been thrilled with a lot of the photos I've sent them, of where Tom's ancestors lived and worked.

It's good that someone is willing to write about all these places and people, otherwise future generationswill have nothing to look back on in years to come.


Caz, hope things are a bit better with you. I've missed seeing you over the last couple of days, but I know how things are and understand. Thinking of you.


Tess, hope things are alright with you, we haven't heard from you from you for a while.


Joyce, if you're looking in, hope that your trip to the cemetry today went okay, and that you have a good and safe journey home tomorrow.


Sylvia, hope both you and OH are alright and that your weather is not too bad. It's been really windy here since Friday, they had to close a local retail park for a good bit of the weekend because the wind had caused some damage.



Marie, how are things in Oz? Hope you and your family are all alright.


Love and best wishes to everyone.


Sallie.xxx

Jean we go to the Lake District on 12 March for a week ( not ecpecting to get sunburned there!) Then we go to Tenerife on 2 April.

Well done on finishing yet another album, I thought you were having a rest before starting that one Lol!!!

Not done any scrap book pages as I was busy with re-organising my room. Just cleared ou the final drawer in my desk this morning. I have been making Easter cards though because I shall have to post them early with being away at Easter. My Easter cards are always very simple and I don't make that many.

Hi there everyone.

I'm afraid I have no family ancestors from Wales,and the only claim I have to having been there,is when my dad was posted to Crickhowell (sp) many moons ago.
And when we went on a family holiday to, Carmarthan with our children.

So we are going to be losing Ann and our Jean, to their holidays again soon.
I have been dieting and have lost enough weight to fit into a suitcase, if there are any offers.
Seriously though, good luck to both of you,and I hope you have wonderful time away.

Well done Jean, on completing the album for your godson.
I just wish this blessed Vertigo would clear up for you love, it's been going on for so long now, it's becoming a part of your everyday life isn't it.

Good on you Huia, all the best in your publishing of the book. It does appear it's going to be a long haul.

Love to all. Mo xxx

Hello peeps, all this talk about Wales makes me think of my ancestors my mothers side of the family are all Welsh, she was born in Llanllwuchairan Newtown, north wales, I have relatives in Tenby, the Rhonnda valley and most of them called Morris....who knows if we dig deep enough we could all be related....lol...
how are you all doing? we have very high winds and it feels colder too... I have manged to almost finish the album for my godson, it helped because I had all the pics to hand,..... the vertigo is till with me although not as severe , now my left eye and all down one side of my face is playing silly b*****s but I am still doing the craft stuff...bit by bit....J is ok and so is D , love to everyone especially our friends over the water....
Sallie hope the house sale goes o.k.
Ann, we are away on the 19th of feb when do you go? but you are off to the sun, we are probably off to the wind and rain or snow, do I look bothered.... NO they say a change is as good as a rest, whoever they are...lol. so have a great time whatever you are all doing.
love and hugs Jean xxx

T's Mother was born and grew up until she was 18 in Caerphilly in the delightfully named Gasworks Road.

Her Mother was born in Mynyddyslwyn Newport.
But her Father was born in Somerset and her Mother's Mother was born (we think) in Cornwall and grew up in Somerset, and her Mother's father was born in South Gloucestershire. So a real mix. And no real Welsh names Masters Tamblyn and Ingram.

Good morning to you all.

I asked somebody if she would write a book or knew somebody else who would, about our old Franklin County Council. It went out of existence about 25 yrs ago when it was amalgamated with 3 Boroughs, becoming Franklin District Council. Now that has gone out of existence as we are now part of Auckland City. My dad was county engineer for many years and my sister and I have been rather annoyed that nobody wanted to know about the old County, but now the woman that I approached (emailed) who has just written one on our local Power Board says she could write it. I dont know what it will cost to print, quite a bit I imagine, but I have ideas for a sponsor or two. In fact I am all fired up at the idea of the book. I will be meeting the woman next week to talk over our ideas but tomorrow I want to go to our library to see what books there might be, and go around a few printers to get a rough idea of cost. If you dont see my for a long time you will know I have got really involved with it. One of the old office girls from dads time is in her mid 80s now, I think, so she needs to be interviewed asap. There will be quite a bit of research involved, I imagine, but I dont know where to start, hence my asking the woman for help.

Huia.

Hi Sylvia,

These Hughes' are difficult to find. Most of them were born and bought up in Denbighshire, but one of my grt grandfather's was born mear Mold, Flintshire.

I wish I could find someone else that's looking for some of the Hughes family that I'm looking for, but I haven't had any luck so far.



I know what you mean about sweeping the pavement, a lot of people in the UK did that years ago, well at least in Wales and England they did, I can't speak for the rest.


Alun's grt. grandparents on his mother's side came from Cornwall and Gloucetsershire, but also moved to S Wales to look for work, and stayed there too.

Apart from Alun's father and his brother being born in Cardiff, his grandparents were born and bred in Herefordshire, but a lot of their ancestors were also born in Warwickshire and Gloucestershire.
Some of the Vaughans emigrated to America, too.


On my mother's side of the family, two of my grandmother's aunties, also emigrated to America, I have found, and we keep in touch with one of the sister's family in Ohio, but we cant find anything about the other sister's family in Pennsylvania. My 3rd cousin's swife have searched for any information in the records out there, but with no luck.

Take care.

Love, Sallie.xx

Sallie

OH's family comes from North Wales .... his grandfather was born in Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire, apprenticed for 7 years as a cabinet maker, became a journeyman, then changed professions, went to college in Didsbury Manchester, and became a Wesleyan Methodist Minister on the NW circuit.

That meant they moved house every 3 years!

He and Nain spoke both Welsh and English, and insisted that their children speak Welsh until they started school. After that, the children had to speak Welsh at home, and English outside.

OH's mother didnt speak English until she was 6 .............. but became totally bilingual. Even at the age of 70, you could not tell she was Welsh when she spoke English.

I understand that only one of the houses they lived in between 1910 and 1930 did not have dirt floors.

Nain was a Hughes, born in Llangwm, Denbighshire. Her father was a blacksmith who was killed in his 30s after a horse kicked him in the head.

Her mother became housekeeper for her father-in-law, then moved to Manchester after his death to live with one of her daughters who was Manageress of a city centre restaurant. She took her 4 younger children with her, but by that time, Nain had bcome a milliner and stayed in Wales .... she did go to Manchester at some point, 'cos that is where she met Taid.



One interesting little snippet ........ there is a book called Almonds and Raisins by Maisie Mosco

In that book there is a scene where the characters are going to the synagogue and pass "a little Welsh woman who was always sweeping the pavement outside her house"


That had to be OH's gt grandmother ...... they lived very close to the one and only synagogue, and were the only Welsh family in the area.


Now how did Maisie Mosco know about her habit of sweeping the pavement?!



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Hi Everyone,

Mo, the only meet that I've been to, is the mini meet with Joyce in Sheffied, but I enjoyed it. And of course I'm going to the Abergavenny one in April, I'm really looking forward to meeting everyone there......my sister in law is going with me as we always spend the day together and Alun and my brother are usually sorting out the computer or something or other.when we visit them.

I don't mind being in London on my own, I used to go there while Richard was in Uni, and then would meet him afterwards.


Ann, I was born in SE Wales, about 24 miles from where Daff was born in Cardiff.

But my ancestors on my mothers side are all from Cardiganshire and Carmartheshire, they moved to Monmouthshire looking for work, found it and stayed there.
I was brought up in a place called Rhymney, it's right at the top of the Rhymney Valley, about a quarter of a mile from the Heads of the V alleys road.

Sorry about your car. I would have loved to been a fly on the wall when T told you.lolol!!!


Sylvia, my father was the only one of his brothers and sisters to have been
born in S Wales. All his family were from N. Wales, about 4 miles from Wrexham, a place called Ruabon and surrounding area. I not only have the inevitabe Jones, but also have the name Hughes on both my grandparents sides. so you can imagine what it's like.
Two of my father's brothers and one sister were born in Stoke on Trent, so thought that they would be easier to find there....no such luck... lots of Hughes' families must have moved there looking for work too. Not an easy task, at all.

Hope everyone else is okay, speak to you tomorrow.

Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx

Oh Ann, I couldn't help but giggle at T's exploits today. It's going to cost a bob ir two to get it sorted now.
I bet you wish he'd stayed in bed this morning. lol

So Sylv's we will be missing you then will we, buying 5 books to read.
Who are your favourite authors. I wouldn't mind betting that Ann will know who they are, more so than I.

Love Mo xxx

Hi all


I was shopping yesterday, didn't find what I was looking for, and didn't find any other bargains ................ so I went to the bookstore and bought 5 books, new releases in paperback by some of my favourite authors.


Sally ............... OH's mother was Welsh. I keep giving up on trying to trace that family! I don't have Jones (I don't think anyway!!), but it's Roberts, Hughes, Wynn(e), etc.



It's raining here

........ the weather forecast through to Tuesday is warm and wet. Then it's dry, sunny and cold!

It's either one or t'other.





sylvia
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