General Chat

Well val it looks as is we are the only two posting at the moment I guess that everyone else is busy doing other things.
Today the sun is shining although it is rather chilly.
We are not doing anything special today, there is a lot of sports programmes today football, cricket, tennis etc and OH is a real fanatic...He even gets up in the night if cricket is live from Australia or South Africa. I have to admit that having five sons and only one daughter I have learnt quite a lot about sports and even my daughter is an excellent tennis player and has just learnt that she is pretty good at Golf.....it certainly isn't from my genes.

The most exercise I get is gardening and playing Bejewelled!

Tess, we hope you are feeling a little better now, why not come and join us anyway...we do not mind even if you want to have a moan. Hope you are feeling better soon.

Bridget

its a nice day here in Liverpool The sun is out

It is nice to see you on here Keith, hope you are keeping well..

It's been quite cold here to-day and also the wind ism unpleasant.

It's been a quiet day on the whole, my friend across the way mentioned yesterday that she felt like some lemon curd, so I made some for her this morning. She has been having chemotherapy and not eating very well as the treatment made her feel ill. She will most likely be having radiotherapy in a month or so.

My friends from East London (SA) will be visiting for a couple of days at the end of the week. She has also just finished a course of chemotherapy and is coming to relax in JBay.

Hope to-day has been a better day for, you Tess, you have been in my thoughts.

That's all for now.

Take care.



Val.

Keith how delightful to see you join our group. What have you been unto this summer?
So that is where the sun is...in Liverpool, now what has Liverpool got that the southeast hasn't got.... We coiled do with some sustained sunshine rather than an hour or so now and again.

I wonder if anyone else will join us or have they mostly deserted us.??

I am looking forward to next week when I shall have some time off with OH before he returns home....not sure that we will be doing anything particularly exciting but some quality time together will be a real delight.

Val I hope your friend enjoys her Lemon Curd it is years since I made it, somehow I always feel it isn!t worth making jams etc for just one person.
Keith how is your health these days I seem to recall that you had been unwell?

Must go now

Bridget

Morning ladies and Keith
Well I seem to have been missing for ages. First we went to UK in August for a week in Cornwall. The weather was not very kjind to us so we did not visit old haunts but our 2 sons made the effort to come and see us which was great. Eldest son and dil came all the way from Cumbria and the youngest one came from Nottingham - on his new toy - he passed his motorbike test the day before he came down so he appeared in his new leathers and motorbike. I hate motorbijes but you cannot tell a 35 year old what to do can you ? But it was really good to see them all. We then bought my 87 year old mom back to Spain for two and a half weeks - I think she got bored as it was far too hot for me to take her out in the wheelchair and hubby was busy at work then got man flu - but hey ho we did manage to get to Altea market during her last week here. And last Friday the weather was cooler so I pushed her down town to Oliva market - luckily hubby met up with us and took us back home in the car - I can tell you I was soaking wet when I got home - looked like I had been in the shower., Anyway took mom back to Alicante on Saturday and met my sister who flew over to take her back to Cornwall.
So back to normal now and trying to play catch up on housework etc. We may be going to south of France, Perpignon - if that is the way you spell it - on Thursday to meet our friends for a couple of days. I have been looking at the weather forecast and rain has been forecasted for Costa Blanca and Southern France so perhaps the trip will not happen - no fun driving in rain all that way - we will have to wait and see.
Well I had better make a start on the pile of ironing
Take care all
Love Mary xx

Evening al
I have been doing lots of walking and spending a lot of time at the gym
( its free for 3 months ) getting fit So having fun and getting fit at the same time and enjoying my days out with the family
Now we have the rain for a few days But it wont stop me going to the gym

Sorry Bridget not posted on here for ages. Not on line a lot at the moment until the end of the month when we return from Tenerife. It has been really hot here until today when it has been alternately very hot with a weak sun and black skies, strong wind and a threatened storm. Earlier we had one large flash of lightening and one huge clap of thunder.
However, we are enjoying the break and both have a good tan.
Keth, good to see you on here and to hear that you are keeping fit at the gym. \will you continue when the free session runs out?

Tess, so sorry to see that you are not feeling well, hope that you will feel better soon.

Val, hope that your friend feels rested after her stay with you, chemo does take it out of people so I am sure it will do her good.

Bridget, enjoy your time with your OH before he goes home.

Hi Ann
Yes i will keep going to the gym and i will keep up the walking

Just popped on to say "Hi" Started to feel more cheerful again, also haven't been sick since Friday, so maybe things are looking up.

Rather a wet day today, but it was quite nice most of yesterday and all of Sunday.

I have now got a garden shed.
Haven't put anything in it yet as I need to get a padlock. Also need to moan at my next door neighbour (Again) about repairing my garden fence and replacing my back gate. He had damaged fence and taken down and damaged my gate while doing his (massive) extention in his back garden.
He has been quite abusive in the past, so I have to get up my courage to approach him. Will be writing a letter giving him a limited time to put all to rights, before taking action via my solicitor.
This worked a little while ago, when he had started to put up his extention a few inches over my boundry. (But was very very abusive before knocking down building and rebuilding completley in his own garden.)

MOAN OVER!

I had been going to the gym earlier this year in an attempt to loose weight and increase fitness/strength.
Unfortunately not well enough to go at the moment, but will try to get back some time.

Thank goodness for the internet and the ability to read (and get books free from the library). I would be lost without my windows on the world. But really enjoy surfing, and exploring from my armchair.

Thanks everyone for your good wishes, you have helped me to cheer up and count my blessings (Who's a lucky girl then?)

Going for a head and shoulder massage on Friday, so something to look forward to.

Tess

morning all
Just popped on to say we have lots of rain here today which i dont mind as its good for the garden
And its of to the gym tonight maybe have a swim after that
I have been looking at a good site where it shows you how to track a hurricane its very good So if anybody would like the link just let me know and ill send it to you
Anyway its off to work So have a great day what ever you may be doing

Hello everyone,

That was me deleting, in error!!

Unseasonal windy weather here, I do hope the wind blows itself lout by to-morrow as my friend and I would like to walk on the beach.

It's a good feeling when you have been to gym, U used to go ages back but then stopped, lazy I guess. I do have an exercise bike at home but must admit I don't use it much.

Glad you are feeling a bit better Tess, I hope that each day will be a little better.

Take care and have a lovely weekend.

Val.

Sorry everyone for not writing during the last few days. Life hectic at the moment with OH packing to go home, son going away on holiday, another son coming to stay for a couple of days and then of course ....WORK

I am supposed to be on holiday from last Friday but had to spend all day at work yesterday and have been told I must be there on Monday morning and again be at a meeting on morning and they know that is the last day OH in UK!!!!
I am really looking forward to February 2011!!!

So enough of my frustration
Have a good time everyone

we are going away on Monday evening so if you do noot hear from me please understand that I have not forgotten you all

Bridget

Hi rather a mixed weather day today. A little cold. My big sis went to see the pope today, she had to get up just after 4am.
She was very pleased that she went, said that threr was no rain while the pope was there, but it started again after she left.

Re going to the gym. I never thought of myself being competitive but when at the gym also want to improve on my previous time, weight speed etc. I get really stuck in! It is a mixed gym, and free! part of our local Leisure Centre. So there will be little white haired ladies (including me) and strapping young lads, all there at the same time. I quite like it once I have got there.

had a head and shoulder massage on Friday and will be going to a college in the town to have my hair cut on Thursday. It has got rather long (for me) over the summer.



Bridget, only five months to go before you retire. Have you spoken to your boss about having time off in lieu for all the extra time he expects you to work?

Can't they reorganise this meeting?

My son will be coming round later, he will be staying here for a while. It will acquire some adjustment form both of us. I am so used to living on my own. It least now I have got a bathroom and a (downstairs) shower room, so that won't cause any problems.

Tess

Been off line for a few days (again). Son has now sorted out my new computer and got me back on-line so should to okay now.

Trying to catch up with stuff I haven't done on-line over the last few days, so rather busy,

A bit cold and wet here today, we had "tropical downpours" yesterday ++ and later on thunder and lightening.

Tess

The past week has been quite hectic, visitors somehow seem to be labour intensive!! It was lovely to have my friends here just a pity the weather was so awful, the wind howled every single day. They left this morning and the wind is still howling.

We have the Shell Festival on this weekend (not sea shells! Originally it was sponsored by the Shell Co.I believe). - it is organised by the JBay Tourism and the Municipality. Will pop down to-morrow if the weather improves. The stall-holders must be having a difficult
time in this weather.

It is a Public Holiday here to-day - Heritage Day.
.
I hope you enjoy your son's visit Tess.



Val.

Hi Val, I will have to check with my bro-in-law, but I believe that the Shell Company took their name from getting fuel from shells in Kilve, West Somerset.
It is very near the village that some of mt ancestors came from.
Visited there lst year and was told about it, but the info just didn't stick properly in my memory.
It is a beautiful part of the world, you can look across to Wales from this part of Somerset.

It seems that a lot of parts of the world are windy at the moment.

My son is trying to find work here. He lives in a country area and it is difficult to find work there, I am keeping my fingers crossed for him.

Tess

Hello everyone and thanks for posting messages whilst I have been away. Finally got away on Monday at 2pm and off we went to Norfolk. Our friends are so kind and despite the fact that they are having major improvements done to the house they were so delighted to see us. They have even named one of their bedrooms as "bridgets room'.
We had a relaxing time, and went for a super Chinese meal, one of the best Chinese restaurants we have ever been to and we always have a meal there and on the following evening we went to mutual friends for dinner and met two brothers of the host. Now as the host, his two brothers and oh and I are all either from Ireland or have parents from Ireland you can guess how much "crac went on.
As oh is going back to Spain tomorrow I needed a car and bought one whilst I was away and drove it home yesterday. So a good time had!

I do hope that everyone is well, I am not writing any mor until oh leaves tomorrow just after lunch, already I feel so sad as I know I shall really miss him and feel like crying but he just says that I know he loves me and we will be together again quite soon. I feel like a love sick teenager so please tell me I am normal!!!

Bye for now


Bridget

How heart-warming Bridget! At least with modern technology it is easy to stay in touch.
Your holiday in Norfolk sounds grand.
Did you all sound a lot more Irish after the gathering?
Enjoy the rest of the time with your O.H till he goes away. Plenty of time for going on the net afterwards.

Tess

Tess
Oh yes the Irish lilt certainly came through especially from me, it even surprised me!
Oh leaves early after noon
so will be back on this thread later

Bye for now

Bridget

Hello everyone

Tess, Val, Keith

How pleasing to see that we are still posting on here although we may have strayed from the original format, it is still heart warming to hear from everyone.

well OH finally left for home at around 4.30pm and I was full of tears and he would not let me go the car with him as he was also rather emotional. Now as you are all aware we are not teenagers!!
When we decided to marry some 18 years ago no one thought it would last, as we are as different as chalk and cheese. We had both been married before OH for 18 years and I was married for 23 years, but we knew that it was right and now we are so strong and happy and today i realised that I have had enough of being away from him so after this work contract I will hang up my "nurse" life and spend my time with my wonderful husband who I saw brush tears to one side as he left..

Thank you for being my shoulder people, if i can ever help in any way just say so,

Keith, how is your daughter who had the accident last year?

Good night everyone

Bridget