General Chat

I keep having that problem too Tess. I was thinking perhaps start a new thread but really that shouñd be Bridget's decision.

Not con tributed on here for a very long time. Went to UK in August and spreaded my mom's ashes at crematorium in Sutton which was her wish as my dad was cremated there. Also collected lots of her things that I wanted and have such a lot of photos - some I have no idea who they are - babies galore with no details on the back. Lots of interesting pieces of paper - certs etc. even the deeds of my grandparents grave which cost the great sum of one pound way back in the 30's.

Anyway, enough about me - hope everyone is well.

Take care
Love Mary xx

Having difficulty getting to the last pages. Will try again tomorrow so that I can read and chat.

Hope that everyone is okay,

Tess

David that sounds painful, if only you could wind the clock back. Is there possibility that things will improve with time? I hope so.

Dont't take things for granted.I jumped over a garden wall of mine back in March,wrecked my knee and frarctured the length of my tibia.Had 4 operations and a biopsy,never been right since.Won't bend,won't straighten.

I could have walked through an open garden gate.

Just popping to raise the flag. My BP tablets were changed in recent months and I find that I am sleeping much longer than before. By the time I get to my computer, everyone has gone to bed! Hopefully, your latest change to DST will help.

Nothing really to report. Saw the storms on TV. Hope you don't get them again and pleased to know that those of you who I know, did not suffer from them. Our Spring started on 1st September and we have had mid-summer temps and early bushfires, with 210 homes lost and more than a hundred damaged. Two deaths and not to mention the stock, pets and wildlife - and we still have another month of Spring! Not looking forward to Summer.

Gerard, I think sometimes on here out of sight is out of mind. Once the thread sinks we lose it and forget to add. I assume that Bridget is still in rented accommodation and maybe without the internet. I hope all is well with her. Jan (Greenfingers) has had family health problems but is till around occasionally. Tess had a fall but is now ok and has been popping in to the Greaders threads. Maybe with the winter we will all come together again so please don't give up. Or you Cpt Pugwash.

I trust all who post on here are ok after the storm, we were lucky, despite being on amber warning it passed over/round us.

Do hope all are well and keep writing Gerard. :-)

Totally disappointed that there have been no contributions this month - I am assuming no one wants to be on here any more
Shame :-(

Gerard

Well we have crept into Autumn although the sunshine and warmth is telling us otherwise. No sign of any of our usual contributors this September, probably we all have better things to do.

Be back soon

Love and prayers to all
:-) <3 :-) <3 :-) <3
Gerard

Not been on here for a long time!!! Thought the thread had died, so glad it has'nt. Although I have not contributed in an age, am glad it's still going as I enjoy catching up with you all.Lets hope it can go on for a long time yet.

Well it's gone very quiet on here - just to show I am still alive I thought I had better do a posting.

Nothing to say really but it is raining in my part of London, and seems to be pretty miserable

I hope everyone is well and look forward to messages from Bridget et al soon

Best Regards
Gerard

Thanks Tess, just awaiting biopsy !

Jan, sorry to hear about your OH's emergency op. Hope that everything turns out ok and you are able to rearrange a holiday.

Some of my American cousins came over to Ireland at the beginning of this month. I wasn't able to see them at all but they did meet up with other cousins living in Ireland.

I eventually got round to planting the new plants in the garden, but don't really know what I am doing. Most of them are doing okay but it looks like the Blue Hobbit has died. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it may sprout up again next year. If not I'll think about getting another one.

Spending more time in the garden in an effort to get fit. Going ok but taking up a lot of energy

To anyone who hadn't seen my garden before it still looks like a mess with a lot of nettles and weeds. But I know that there has been an improvement.

Haven't done much with my tree recently - I just don't know where the time has gone!

Off to do some filing (aka rearranging piles of paper). Hoping that I might be able to bin quite a lot..,

trying to think of a treat for myself if I manage to sort out (at least) one HUGH pile.

Hope you are all okay,

Tess

I haven't been on here for ages, but have caught up on all your news. didn't summer take an age to get here, and now well it will soon be over. Spent most of this year planning a long holiday to uSA, but have had to cancel due to OH having to
have emergency surgery, just awaiting biopsy now, keeping everything crossed,, that it isn't that C word......hope insurance dibs up easily !!1

Have a good Bank Hol

Love Jan

Bought five new plants at the garden centre but they are still in their pots.

Grandsons went home in the early afternoon. I wasn't able to persuade them to do any gardening this time. Have cut down a few weeds, but not much else this week.

Althought my grandsons (A + E) were manily in theirs dad's care, I have been extra busy with extra shopping, cooking, washing adncleaning.
It was lovely to see them though, they keep me amused.

Raining (again) now, far too wet to do any gardening.

Went into Birmingham City Centre earlier in the week with my son and A + E.

Son and I saw too men advertising "The Naked Truth" Well, to be honest I saw the naked upper torso (back view) of two men, as they were led away. They were surrounded by people taking photos. Aas they were outside a major book shop I just wondered if there is a bokk called "The Naked Truth" out at the moment, and if so, were they advertising it! :-S :-S :-S :-S
Grandsons were too busy doing other things to notice what else was going on :-) :-) :-) :-)
Will be going back to my tai Chi in the week, hoping that this will help me to loose weight and tone up (at the moment I am very flabby :-()
Gerard, I know what it is like - having a long list of things that need doing to the house and home. I run out of money and energy. Try not to put too much pressure on myself to get things done. Other wise I get overwhelmed.


Hope to be back with cheerful news soon,

Hope that everyone is well,

Tess

Hi Everyone

Another week or so gone by - nothing really happening at the moment for me - weather is too hot - finally got permission to build our new fence in the garden - but everywhere there seems to be expense .

Need a new toilet - new fence - redecorate two rooms - and the garden needs a lot of work. Must keep smiling.

Trust everyone is well.

Love and prayers to all
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3
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Gerard

\prsceful here at the moment, waiting for sond and grandsons to arrive.

I am hoping that I will be able to interest them in gardening - especially as my tomatoe plant has over a dozen toms. on it.

Will be going to another garden Centre on Wednesday. Hope to have dug out an area ready for planting stuff that I buy.
Still rather hot here at the moment. Hoping that next week it will be slightly cooler (or that there is a cool breeze) but dry most of the time.

Also trying to lose weight, which is difficult when I am getting in food for the boys (most of it fattening).

Will try to get back to this thread during the week.

Hope that everyone is well

L for Lucky Bags (remember them from childhood) and L for laughter. (the best medicine)

L for leaves, changing colour in Autumn.

L for Letters ( the postman used to bring them)

L for Lamp and Lantern and Light

But most important -
L for Love <3

Good morning to you all. It is a calm, bright sunny day here.
We have reasantly one of the new apartments slightly higher than our house, we are on a hill, and yesterday he invited us for a snack and some wine. He is a profesional musician and it was interesting listening to my husband and this chap discussing classical music.

We look forward to seeing him again just before Christmas.

We move out of our house late today or tomorrow morning ready for the next people who will be having their holiday here.

We are looking forward to my stepson and his three children being with us for 3 weeks. This is the lad who fought so hard to gain of his children.

Tess, I also have my family on Ancestry and sometimes I wonder when to stop.......How many people are second aunt 6 times removed etc I simple do not know.....people's views on this subject are welcome to comment.

Well time to feed Jet and Joe, walk around the garden, etc...such hard work!!!

Bridget

Sorry I haven't been chatty lately. No good excuses, just a biton the miserable side.

Hot here, like a lot of places in the UK. Makes sleepling at night a little difficult and energy levels during day time extra low.

However, I am still trying to get to grips with my "garden" (rather a misnomer, I'm afraid).

Managed to mow some of the lawn, but as the grass is very long, it has taken me ages. Alos growing a tomato plant, whech now has quite a few (small) tomatoes. Have been trying to dig a hole to replant (from pot) an Achillea "Desert Eve Red" as well as some sunflower seeds, some black grass. Need to dig up some nettles. but perhaps I shall chop them down first!

Grandsons (aged eight and nine) saw my new red, orange and mauve hair for the first time at the week-end. The eight year old A. wants his hair dyed and the nine year old E. likes the orange, as it is his favourite colour.

They will be coming again on Friday evening and staying for a week (or so). Have been booked in to do gym lessons mon-Fri.
Luckily their dad, my son, will be here as well, so all the care won't fall on me.

I am also trying to lose weight, have lost about half-a-stone (over several weeks) need to lose at least another thirty pounds and could do with loing forty.
Gerard, it seems that I may be related to John Selwyn Gummer (but please don't tell anyone). I certainly have an ancestor with that surname, from the same area as his Gummer ancestors. So far I haven't proved the link, not sure though that I want to.

I have a little over two thousand people on my tree on Genes. A lot less than that an Ancestry at the moment.
I like to go back as far as I can and then work my way down the tree again taking in all the siblings, with their marriages, children, grandchildren etc.
Wonderful to see how families spread out and how work differs over time (and place)

Hope that you house let is going well, Bridget.

take care everyone,

Tess

34,375 Relatives on the tree now - everyone connected by marriage - no matter how tentative.
It's great when you get celebrities on your tree.
I have Jill Ireland (actress) married to David McCallum (the man from U.N.C.L.E) and also to Charles 'Death Wish' Bronson, I have Fred Pontin famous for Holiday Camps and recently Rick Wakeman the keyboard player from 'Yes'. I work on different sections each week, updating and going further back in time if I can.

Off to work now for a couple of hours - too hot 32 degrees again!

Back again soon
Gerard