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Thank you Gerard. How is your family tree these days?

I need to go through mine on both places......too hot to do much

Bridget

Such good news Bridget - I will keep posting every now and then, I just thought everyone had lost interest.

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Gerard

Gerard and Tess

Thank you for keeping this thread alive...I am delighted because we have managed to stay together through easy and difficult times.
My good news is that my daughter is back home and is happy and managing very well.
My grandson is living with her and intends to do so all the time he has been awarded a place at college starting in September / October I cannot recall the name of what he will be doing but it is a 3/4 year course.

Granddaughter still in hospital and daughter has given me the ward phone number so will try to talk to the staff today and hopefully be able to say hello to my granddaughter.

The weather here in Spain is not as hot as previous years but still quite hot....read in some newspapers that the temps if England has been very hot indeed !

Well that is all for now, and I hope we do not loose this interesting post.

I just spent about 10 minutes writing on here and then it would not go onto the thread! I will be back sometime today...please do not stop posting on here. My reasons for not being on here will be explained latter today.

Bless you all

Bridget in Spain

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Well I thought I was remiss for not being on here for three weeks, but it seems nobody but me has been on here for three weeks.

Perhaps the thread is finally dead, which is sad, but all good things must come to an end I suppose.

Love and prayers to all
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Gerard

Let's be honest Bridget - Kale and Kohlrabi are really Cabbage and Turnips that cost a bit more :-D

My L is for London also - I have lived here for all but two years since I left college in 1965 and in my present place since 1979. So handy for Football, theatre, Cinema, Shopping, and sightseeing, as well as where most of the work is!

Really looking forward to the Ashes Cricket, only a week to go now.

OH and I had a really good time at our Wedding vows renewal - she had a few friends, but I was surprised by my nephew and niece with their mother and her partner, they had travelled from Sheffield, Reading and Eastbourne just to be with us - wonderful, and we had a wonderful lunch after the service with a long chat.

We had a week off work and a great rest. Back to work this week.

That's all for now
Love and prayers to all
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Gerard

Sunny here at the moment. Washing is on the line blowing in the breeze. Meanwhile waistline is expanding rather rapidly, really must get the hang of these diet things.

The olants that I got from the garden centre are all doing well. In fact tomatoe plant has now got some tomatoes on it! :-D
Will be going to another garden centre in at the end of the month.

I have three grandsons, a seventeen year old, (I haven't seen him for a while) He is at college and at the weekend is busy doing his own thing. He recently organised a sleep out (in tents) for young people in his area.

The younger two, who are here most weekends are eight and nine years old.

The nine year old E is small for age, his younger brither, aged eight is (very) tall for age, around six inches taller than his brother.
They haven't been here the last couple of week-ends as there has been athletics at the Alexander Stadium (where they do their gymnastics). Will be here for a week in the summer holidays.

Have had my hair cut (short) and on Monday (1st July) had some bright colours in it. I call them red, orange and purple, but apparently they are flame, bronze and mauve! The couours are covering most of my white hair and are very bright. Get a few funny looks and stares when I go out.

Started attending a falls prevention workshop a couple of weeks ago. Now rather tempted to get a stick and a grabber.

The grabber will be useful for picking up (light) stuff that I have dropped/knocked on the floor. Also useful for mopping up small spills.

Next week the talk is by a podiatrist :-0 I will have to hide my feet as my favourite type of footwear (worn in all weathers) are "Scholl type", open toes and heels with a raised heel, somtimes small platform soles. But I will probably pick up one ot tweo useful tips.

Also had my eyes tested recently, and I don't need new specs!! :-D

This was great news as recently I have been paying £300. + for them.

Might even be able to splash out on some BMD Certs.

Bridget, I hope that things continue to look up for you.

Gerard and OH, you will now have some more good memories to file away in the happy memory file, following the service for your 10th wedding anniversary.
Hope that you have photos to go with them. Remember to write notes down for prosperity.

Will have to come back with some K's

Tess

A quick note to say that we move out of our home tomorrow for about 10 weeks, we did this before and the financial side was excellent. The house will be occupied until September a few days before we set off for the UK.
We will live in a friends home, the friend who has gone back to the UK permanently , she is pleased that we cheek her home is in good order each week and have arranged to have the garden checked every two weeks.

I hope to be able to add each week in one of the restaurants or bars.


Please help to keep this ongoing


Thanking you all in advance

Bridget

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Good morning to everyone. The sun is shining, the birds are twittering, Jet and Joe are still asleep as is OH and all is calm.

I think I am up to K so here are one or two items stating with K.

Kale. Kale is hardy and tolerant of poor soil and is very easy to grow. It is colourful with various shades of green and purple. It is a delicius in the winter and brightens the garden and my children used to enjoy it because it was not just Green.

Kohlrabi. Another exotic food with lots of goodness. Eat the swollen stem in salads or stir-fries. Always choose to buy one when it is not larger than a tennis ball, also easy to grow.

Kites. How I loved my kites when a child, my father hellped me to learn how to get it to rise way above me and how to bring it back, drift with the wind and smile at those watching. My favourite place for launching the Kite and then allowing it to sore up, around and down was in Frinton on Sea along the promenade.....such happy days.

L.. London. How I love London, and I have watched it and lived in it for many years and have missed it since I now live in Spain. London is always awake, shops, clubs, theatres, and the people from all parts of the world enjoy being there. OK, at times sad and awful things happen but is this not so anywhere in the world? London is cosmopolitan and this is what makes it so special. The great fun song, "Maybe it's because I am a Londoner" is the song that reminds me of the east End which is where I was born.

Life. Secret of a long life as said by Sir Malcom Sargent.
When asked,"to what do you attribute you long life' he replied " to the fact that I haven't died yet".

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Hi Bridget - glad that you are back and sorted.

Hi Everyone - Big Weekend for OH and me. 10th Wedding Anniversary yesterday and on Sunday we are renewing our vows in church. Missed out on the church the first time. We shall be doing it in front of the normal Sunday Congregation, so lots of people will be there. We have bought the wine and collected the cake this morning.
Some of my family that I haven't seen for ages are coming many miles (from Sheffield, Reading and Eastbourne) just to see us, we can't wait, but we will have too!

I was up to K:
K is for knowledge - it is important to keep on learning

OH and I are not working next week so I might be on here a few more times

Lots of Love and Prayers for all
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At last I feel well enough to be. Ack on here, I big THANKS to anyone who as posted on here.

Daughter and I are in fairly frequent conversations. This is working well for both of us.

So far I have not enjoyed this year but trying to be more positive for the second half of the year.

My last calamitie is that the Revenue Office sent me messages to say that I owed them a very large amount of money, well into the £15000s !!! The shock just about killed me.....however a great husband plus my good good friends helps me with all the necessary phone calls and 3 days ago the RV admitted it was their mistake and within an hour all the money was back.

It has been suggested that I should sue them but I simple do not have the strength to even consider it. I cannot wait for 2014,

Today the sun is shining, friends are here watching the Rugby match re Ireland, J&J are sitting by me as I right this.

Many thanks to those who sent private messages just asking if I was ok.

I will add more about the 'letter' I must be up to and see if I can think of fun things to write.

Bridget in Spain :-) :-) :-)

Tess you have been busy with your Grandsons, how old are they. It is always tiring being 'in charge' isn't it?

Trying to think about the letter K now.
Of course my surname starts with a K.
And so does kiss, I think I was about ten when we used to play kiss chase, wonder why the boys never ran very fast.

Have been busy again. Two of my grandsons stayed here for a few days during their half-term holiday. Friday-Wednesday.. Their dad, (my son) was here paert of the time, so I did get some rest. Neveer-the-less, it was tiring. Took me a few days to get over it.

Went to a garden centre last week. Bought four plants - so now I will have to get some compost, then do some digging, before planting a couple of them outside. Also need some new pots.

This week met some school friends in town - we became "ladies who lunch" before going on a conducted tour of the "Back to Backs" in Birmingham. These are some rather old houses in Birmingham which were saved from demplition. They were the only remaining Back-to-backs in town. All very interesting.

Our lunch was at a lovely Chinese Buffett place. As much as you can eat for £6.99 Very tasty.

Grandsons here again today. Son took us all to Cannon Hill Park. which is close to the Edgbaston Cricket Ground. There was an International game on, we could here the crowds cheer when England did something good.

A lovely sunny day.
My son then went to work 16.00 -22.00 so I was in charge of the boys.

They spent much of that time on the computer, so I haven't had a look in till now.

Son is off to work again tomorrow 8.00 - 16.00. So I will have another busy day.

I wonder if I an get them to do any digging? I need to mow the lawn too.

Should be having my hair cut on Monday, luckily it is an afternoon appointment, so I can have a lie in.

Bridget, so pleased about your news. And a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

Susan - well done to you and your dogs. Hope that your leg continues to improve. Please don't over do it.

Maryin Spain - good to see you back on-line.

Gerard I didn't know that you played cricket. Do I understand from your posting that you surname is Mallett? The only Mallett that springs used to be the manager of Birmingham City Football Club. I think that his first name was Joe.
I do have McCallum in my Ancestry - (but don't look anyhthing like David M) No claims to fame in my tree so far.


I loved reading about everyones J's.

Is it time we tackled K ??

The only one that comes to mind at the moment is The KINKS. I loved their music, but was not allowed to listen to it (or any other "pop" music) at home.

Might not be back for a couple of days. But will try to make at least one posting before the week-end (when the boys are back).


Tess

Oops! Didn't know it was your birthday.

Hope you have an enjoyable day.

Happy birthday Bridget you deserve to have a wonderful day.

Susan, not sure if I have said well done to you and your dogs on another thread but well done anyway. You obviously have a talent for training dogs. Hope the leg soon heals, it must be frustrating for you.

Gerard, quite a 'famous' tree you have now then?

It was a lovely weekend and the weather held until yesterday which was gorgeous, warm and sunny and in the evening we sat out in the garden with a drink and admired whatw e have done since we returned from four weeks away. today it is grey, cloudy and breezy although not too cold. Typical English summer weather, we always pay for sunny days.

Happy birthday to you,
Squashed tomatoes and stew
Bread and Butter in the gutter
Happy birthday to you

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Happy birthday Bridget - have a great day
Love Mary xx

Happy Birthday Bridget. I hope your day is a happy one and you have many more of them :-D

Good morning to all of you on this thread.
Today Is my birthday and I have had many cards already. Our visitors and my OH and me all went out last night as it was Darts night, we all had a good time but did not win. Lots of laughter and banter. Came home at about 23 hrs and sat in the veranda and watched some of our visitors swimming in the pool, no drinks for them until the came upstairs.

Opened my cards as soon as it was midnight, lots of hugs and kisses. Lunch out today and we think there will be about 16 of us. The one place we first wanted to go to closes today so going to The Wok Hom instead, a help your self to as much food as you want, with lots of choices. I am sure we will have a fun time.

It is very peaceful here, the sun is shining, no wind, the sea looks calm, jet and joe are asleep, and the only sound is the birds.

I hope you all have a splendid day


Bridget :-D <3 :-D <3

Susan - WELL DONE!! I can just imagine how proud you are

Bridget - Fantastic news - so all those prayers really worked - I will say another one on Sunday and say thank you! <3

I don't know whether I should be pleased with myself, but I have just confirmed that Rick Wakeman of 'Yes' is a very very distant relative, and that he and Jill Ireland (the actress who married David MacCullum and Charles Bronson) share the same great great great grandfather, and they are now all on my tree. I also discovered that Nina Carter (famous Sun Page 3 girl) who was married to Rick Wakeman, was born Penelope Mallett.

A few more 'J's':
I love Jelly especially at the bottom of my sister-in-law's famous Christmas Trifle, with cream and Cadbury's Flake crumbled on top. Apricot JAM - unfortunately OH is not a fan so I get to eat it less often than I would like.

If the weather stays nice I may spend some time in the garden today.

Lots of love and prayers for all
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Gerard