General Chat

Gerard. I wouldn't rely on getting notifications from GR if I were you. I have had some and not had some. I just check in each morning and talk to my friends on the GR Aussie site (which mostly has more non-Aussies than Aussies chatting), then I move over to other favourite sites and (sometimes) look at other postings. I post on THOSE only if I have something to say on the subject being discussed, but on this site and the Aussie site - I talk a lot of drivel, I know, but usually find something to say.

Don't wait to have something interesting to say. Just let us know you are there and that all is well.....otherwise we will start to be worried about you.

Had a busy week. Off to bed in a couple of minutes as rather tired and have to be up by 7.30 tomorrow morning.

Will try to get back for a chat in the next couple of days.

Gerard, I am sure that you always have something interesting to say.

Ann

I am going to check in with the thread every day and join in when I have something interesting to say.
Gerard

Gerard I haven't been getting notification of postings on my watched threads for quite a while.

Gerard,

Delighted to see you on here again. Your visits to your friends sounds very interesting and is in an area that I do not know.
As for charity shops, I go to them wherever I am and have found some really good clothes and several other items as well which were rather good finds. I think that somewhere in this thread there are postings re Charity shops.

Went out yesterday with an friend and we had our hair trimmed etc and then a really good coffee and watched the sea, the beautiful sunshine and chatted about everything and nothing! Came home and OH had prepared lunch! Thank goodness it was chicken with salad!

Quiz night last night, for some reason there was a rumour that the quiz was not going to take placebo only about 15 or so people arrived but in good English spirit we carried on and our team came second.

The sky is looking ominous and becoming rather dark, we are forecasted a lot of rain, at least I will know that all the plants will have a good watering!

I seem to have mislaid my cutters for stars etc on the Christmas cake, OH is not keen on marzipan so I will put some icing sugar on the top, just a sprinkle here and ther and then add little stars, moons etc.

Well that is all my news and chat for today , take care of yourselves and your friends and family, relax if possible and add something on here to make us laugh, encouraged to do something outstanding, learn to like ourselves and anything else YOU choose to add.
:-D :-D

Hi Everyone

Sorry I haven't been on recently but I don't seem to get any notification of postings.

Well OH and I are on holiday this week in Wem, Shropshire (near Shrewsbury) with one of OH's Facebook friends (and her OH and their four children) and we are having a great time - we visited last month too. We spent several hours in Shrewsbury, and found a church with a couple of wonderful windows. We also visited several charity shops and got lots of bargains.

I have been reading all the threads today and getting up to date.

Wishing everyone good health and prayers for everyone,
Gerard :-) <3

PS from message above . Where is Gerard ? He used to add quite regularly, I hope all is well for him and his wife.

Good mornning to you all. All is well in my house. Jet & Joe are still sound asleep and Jet is snoring, almost as loud as OH!
The sky has many colours from pale blue to the darkest you can imagine, with pink, and pale blue moving along together, and in the horizon there is dark blue/almost black looking quite ominous. The trees are still, there is the sound of birds singing but I cannot see them. It feels so tranquil and calming, still the favourite time of day for me.
What are your favourite times of the day? I will look in again later in the day just to see if anyone has added on here.
I wonder if anyone has any ideas for new subjects to discuss between us as we used to do from time to time?

Enjoy your time everyone.

:-) :-)

Bridget, your fear of making a mistake reminds me of something which happened here yesterday. We had our biggest horse-race of the year, The Melbourne Cup -whoch was attended by Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, who presented the cup to the winner.

At the presentation, the usual speeches began with "Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall" or "His Royal Highess, the Prince of Wales and her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cornwall".....etc.etc.

All went well until one man began his speech with "Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prince......er....the Duchess of Cornwall". I knew someone would make a mistake! However, I'm sure you won't have any embarrassment of this kind when you make your speech.

Today I am practising leading the Rememberance Day for all those who wish to attended in Peniscola. The person who used to do it is now not well enough to continue, my husband was going to take his place so I am proud to be asked to lead the day and meeting.
Please say a little prayer that I do not make any mistakes.

Other.
We are delighted with the changes in our kitchen and I am enjoying cooking again. We have Lamb today and I have made an Apple Pie for desert.

My Second Cousin on my paternal side of my family tree came with her husband for lunch on Sunday and it was great. Neither of us can take in that we did not know each other in England and then learnt that we both live in Spain and only 20 to 25 minutes way from each other!

Well not much more to tell today so will stop now

:-)

Pleased to hear that you finally got your internet back Bridget, we are so lost without it aren't we?
Nice of you to write a letter thanking the young lady though, not often they get praised.
It has been fairly cold in the wind here today but about 8-10 degrees in the sun when sheltered from the wind. We went into town but didn't buy much, just had a look round the food and craft market held the first Saturday in the month at the docks, then a wander around the M&S outlet shop where I bought a sweater. Got home to find a red card so that is two Amazon packets waiting for collection next week at the depot. It happens every year when we order Christmas presents but we can't wait in all the time for the post. :-)

Good evening to you all.

The last few days have been a bit of a disaster....we are with one of the most known providers in the World and our comp just stopped suddenly and without any awarenes that it would happen......could not check emails, look on here, do any ancestry work etc.
Could not send messages to my granddaughter and the telephone went down as well

Finally, at 19hrs today. After threatening to write in our local newspaper we were listened too. The young girl in the shop was working very hard for us but the company kept ignoring here. Then a Spanish man who we know well joined us and managed to speak to a higher employee by telling them that he would write about the lack of attention etc and also report them to the Mayor......this approach had an amazing result.......15 minutes later all was resolved and when we arrived home .....lo and behold our computers were working!!!

We have written a letter saying how good the young lady was patient, helpfully and should be awarded at least a letter from someone senior and our friend will also ensure that she is recognised in the local paper.......

We have had our kitchen revamped by having all the cupboards, and the large door leading into the store room painted white......I cannot believe how much larger the room looks. The kitchen is open from the dining area and it makes me feel good when sitting at the table and seeing my lovely new kitchen

Well that is about all for now, I feel rather tired today so goodnight everyone

Bridget :-) :-)

I don't envy you your temperatures at the moment. Ours was forecast 35C yesterday, but we had cloud which kept it down.....but still no rain. Even when it rains in inner Sydney, we don't seem to get it here on the outskirts of the city. The inner part of the city is closer to the coastline and seems to get more rain than we do - although the distance is only about 20 miles. Nevertheless, it was very humid - which doesn't do my ankles any good....I don't recognise them in humid weather.

Berona, just checked on a different web-site.

In Birmingham UK it is 5 degrees C. At the moment.

Quite a bit warmer inside though, thank goodness.

Off for a hot drink, after I have emptied the dish washer and put the clean stuff away.
Feeling lucky to have electricity at the moment.

Bridget, it sounds you are emotionally ready to leave Spain. I hope that you find a suitable buyer for your house soon.
Berona temp. in UK at the moment is 43 degrees F

Rather tired this week, didn't manage to get to the (new) relaxation class yesterday, but hope to go to a Deaf Awareness Class tomorrow.

Had been convinced that a Scotish cousin was coming to my neck of the woods tomorrow (2nd November). Now I find that he and his wfe (neither whom I I met) are coming on 22nd November.
Had even got it marked on my Calendar..... :-S!
Had told the Deaf Awareness people that I would miss the first class because of meeting cousins.


Now I am wondering if I am supposed to be doing something else??? :-S

This is what happens when I get over tired, my brain decides to go to sleep, and I miss things! (or forget things and or get mixed up!)

Have got a couple of first cousins and thier families in New Jersey. Near Point Pleasant Beach.
Daughter of one of them is recovering from an op. We haven't heard since the Hurricane hit the area, but believe that it is because they are without power at the moment.
I am keeping my fingers crossed for them all.

Hope that everyone is okat,
Take Care,

Tess :-)

P.S. I nearly signed my name as Bridget! Although it IS one of my (THREE) forenames, I don't usually use it on its own.

Come back brain all is forgiven.

Good evening everyone!
We have had vicious wind followed by sun and then back came the wind and rain....all very weird....
However we now have lots of new plants in three different colours and mature...I am fed up loosing the younger plants. The three different levels of our garden look good and interesting. In fact a neighbour rang our bell so I went up 12 steps to see if she was a friend visiting only to find that I did know het by sight only. Between us we managed to talk about the new pots as well, as she was going out to buy more pots.

OH has been busy putting up new mirrors in both bathrooms and they look splendid, the taps have also been taken out and new very smart taps in place......No we have not extra money to splas out but a fabulous shop has gone into liquidation and selling wonderful furniture bath rooms and kitchens etc. we have been looking at these taps and mirrors and today they reached a cost we could not let go......

Well time for a snack and some coffee so bye bye til tomorrow

Bridget :-)

Hurricanes and earthquakes (albeit thankfully nobody injured), so many places worse off than here.

Today it is a typical autumn day, damp, not too cold, fairly bright and slippery leaves all over the pavements.At least it is not raining.

Had four stitches out of my leg this morning, and right ear syringed. Nurse was my favourite one, very gentle and thoughtful and didn't feel a thing with the stitches. Hate the syringe but at least my hearing aid is not whistling now.

She also got the results of my blood test (August) which I had not got because it is such a pain to get them - phone up a separate place between certain hours - of course we kept forgetting.

Anyway, it was all very good she said. Cholestrol 4, sugar 5.1 (she said normal is 3-6), Thyroid fine, iron very good. so that killed 3 birds with one stone. Leg still sore but trousers not catching on the stitches now. She remarked on how need the wound was and I said I think he was practising cross stitch.

As somebody on the welsh thread said it sounds as if I have had a full MOT. Always good to know various things are ok and I was a bit worried about the blood sugar with daughter having recently been diagnosed type 2 diabetic.

Tomorrow if the weather is ok we might go to westonbirt to see the autumn colours so fingers crossed for a reasonable day. :-)

Berona, yes it WAS farenheit.
Will try to update with Centigrade temp. later.

Tess.... you will need to update! When I saw you had 45 degrees, I thought "my goodness that's hot for the UK!", until I calculated and realised you must have been talking in farenheit!.........You WERE talking in farenheit, weren't you?

It wouldn't surprise me if you were not - with the weather being 'most unusual for so many years' everywhere in the world.