General Chat

That happened to our oven door in the 80s Bridget, although the cooker was fairly old, the firm gave us a new door free. quite frightening at the time isn't it?

That happened to my sister, years ago, with the oven not a happy experience...hope you get it sorted out !

Snow now thawed in our part of Norfolk but still very cold

Have tried a soup recipe today, so wll post on Culinary Delights.

Keep warm

Jan X

I am getting used to the new tree now. Possibly because they have ironed out some hiccups.

Bridget, sorry to hear about your cooker door. My main oven is capput, can still use the hob and the small oven/grill (which isn't very good).

Not sure wheather to get oven repaired (needs a new element). or buy a new cooker.

Also having a bit of trouble with dish-washer (it's second hand) and freezer (it's rather old) Thinking of getting a new tv. One I have got at the moment is old and small (well at least it is a colour one).

So will possibly be spending loads of money soon.


It is warmer here now (around 40 degrees F)
Have just been adding some info onto the Welsh part of my tree. Found some of them moved to Norfolk, between 1911 and 1918. Parents died there and children married there (Docking) So I'm off to try to get more info about people and place.!

(That is if computer doesn't start playing up again)

Sorry Gerard, but I think the new tree is so much easier to negotiate....I have had no probs with it.



Still very cold here in Norfolk

Jan

Good afternoon dear Cyber Friends.

Well yesterday we were just finishing the general chores and the was a sudden lond BANG and as we rushed to the kitchen we saw a disaster!
Hundreds of tiny pieices of glass, thank goodness it was safety glass so in tiny squares rather than shards. The door to the cooker which my stepson brought from his friends in Holland had been playing up for the last week, it would not completely shut..not a large space so thought it was OK.....obviously it was not OK!!

OH cut his finger luckily I have all the write equipment for such events and his cut is healing very well. The price of a new door is frightening.....and was told that we can still use it to cook but I will buy a new cooker in the next few months but not such an expensive one!

Not going to uk one until April...but seeing new granddaughter every other day on Skype....her great grandmother aged 91 is in hospital in Ireland and is not very well and desperately wants to see her latest Great Granchild.

No other news so going to say bye bye for today

Bridget

:-) :-)

When I add a marriage partner I also add their parents. Have been known to add their siblings too. This can help when looking for "lost relatives" as they might be staying with in-laws. and have their surname wrongly transcribed.

I have a little over two thousand people on my tree, so difficult to remember them all! Have to play "give us a clue" with myself ... i.e. look up some info. on that branch of the family and the rest falls into place (well sometimes it does).
Find it interesting to see what various members of the family do.

Sometimes they lead contrasting life styles. For example I have a youngster in my tree who was transported for theft. His paternal uncle wrote church music and was very well known in his day.


Gerard, I'm in the West Midlands, like London we have clear blue skies sun is out but rather cold.

Hope that everyone is well.

Don't overdo things Bridget, you have earned your retirement.


Tess

Just a quick hello - hope everyone is well - I see the twins are growing big! Weather in London is cold and we have the remnants of the snow in our little cul-de-sac (not enough traffic), but today it is cold fresh and blue sky with a shiny sun (not warm!)

Most of problems solved - and life getting back to normal - still no good news on the work front - but a little more optimistic this week. OH is keeping me sane in that way and not blaming me for having no work - she thinks that people are blinkered when it comes to a 64 year-old, 'they must be past it and useless'

I so dislike the new family tree on Genes - it is fiddly and complicated, and most of the time you can't put the marriage details on. It seems to have a mind of its own. I agree with you Bridget on the number of relatives you can get by putting on those via marriage (I have nearly 24000) everyone is connected but so, so tentatively.

Have a great weekend everybody, love to all, prayers for those who need them (that's all too!) - keep warm, or dry or cool wherever you are <3 <3

Gerard :-) :-)

Hazel - I wouldn't go out in bad weather unless you have to. I am retired and never go out if it's raining. However, this week, I had a doc's appointment, so I went whilst it was nice and dry - but the doc was running behind and I had to wait a long time to see him. By the time I came out, I walked back to the car in 'sprinkles' and when I got into it, the shower became heavier.
Since I had somewhere else to go, I took off and realised that I had not used my windscreen wipers for so long, I didn't even know if they would work! At one stage, during the shower, I couldn't see the markings on the road and had to guess. Thankfully, there was nobody behind me. I didn't like it at all and look forward to not renewing my license later this year, after I sell my car.
I have been driving for over fifty years - time to let someone else do the driving.

Just a quick hello,

I am in a much better mood.
Been to the college in town today for a haircut. As it was done by a second year student it only costs £6, well usually it would cost £6, this week was an exception (I found when I was part way through the cut) ...

it was Half Price!!!!!

Not only that, but I got a voucher for another "treatment" to be used before 15th May. (They do beauty therapy too, whech includes massages).

So I am really pleased.

The (only) downside is that it can take a long time to be "done" as the student has to check each step with a very busy tutor. It took around three hours today.....

So who's got a numb -um then?

Happy but tired. I say good-hight to everyone.

Tess :-)

Fed up with the cold now, snow going, but cold staying and it is bitter.....here in Norfolk UK. I know our snow fall wasn't as bad as some places, but hate it...love looking at it..and thats all. Wearing socks in bed !!! Hope all of you are keeping well.

Bridget had a lady from Canada get in touch re one of my recipes on Culinary thread, tried to encourage hee to give us some recipes, so hope she will participate

Jan X

Hi Bridget and all

Was hoping to go out today to help someone start doing they family tree. But as we have thick snow again dont think we will be meeting up.It was only at library so not to far to get to. But i have a bridge to get over and they never clear it so dont think i make it.

Well trying to phone doctor no joy yet.

Speak later

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~to everyone keep warm and safe

Hazelx

I will be back later today

Bridget

Below freezing, some snow and ice, not very nice.
Having difficulty getting on GR this past few hours, also problems adding info.

So now got my knickers in a twist.

Solution, go to bed and sleep!!

Hope to be in a better frame of mind tomorrow, after I have had my hair done.

Where are you? Are your fingers too cold to type?
Our weather is still the same. More showers forcast for the next week or so. Floods up north receding - hopefully - with a lot of cleaning up to be done, once they go down.

Sorry, been away for a few days with OH and his sisters, it was a thank you from one sister , who was 70 last month, and has been undergoing chemo for breast cancer. It was a lovely treat, and my oH took us 2 days earlier, to one of our favourite places on the North Norfolk coast. Had about 3 inches of snow, but quite mild, came home yesterday..everything alright, a friend had been up to check on our house for us. Heating went on extra time, and lit fire.....wonderful. Been catching up on the washing since !! Also been to dentists today, had a filling fall out before we left. my lovely lady dentist fixed me up, but I have a numb cheek and lips and ears !!!

It used to worry me that people went back to the same hotel, now it doesn;t because after one day, its like you have been there for a long time. Food and service excellent, haven't been there for a while because I wasn;t fit enough. But it hadn't changed thank goodness.

Keep warm those in the UK and the others in the warm, I'll try not to be envious !!!

Jan X

Good morning dear Cyber friends.
I have just read the latest entries as I have not been on here for a few days
Nothing wrong just busy doing family history. When do you all stop adding and what do you do about distant relatives? A simple example..........
M joins the P family who are blood relatives. M has many siblings as do her parents, result for me became 854 people! When I add what the relationship is for many of them it is along the lines of..great aunt of second cousin twice removed!? ? ?
It is bitterly cold here, it is difficult to stay warm, fires are lit, we are wearing several layers of jumpers etc. Woolly sox and good slippers. Even Jet and Joe do not stay outside for very long!.
We took some friend to Castellon two days ago. The male is nearly 90 years old and quite big in built as is his wife who is in her late 60s and she is also
tall and very well built. I am pleased that I am sliming down as our car felt the weight!
We were assured that they knew where to go but insisted that we left early......yes you are all right, they had no idea.....however he upstairs must have felt sorry for us as I suddenly saw a sign for a road that I thought was
right and it was the right one!!! Eventually we found the building, parking was not a problem. We left them to be seen and had a really good walk around the town, then went into a few shops and I bought another electric blanket, now we each have one at the temp we prefer.
3 hours after arriving they were ready to go....they were there to claim a special parking ticket for the disabled.
On the way back they insisted that we had lunch with them as a thank you....
Ooh what a mistake.....the lamb was over cooked and swimming in oil....the veg were soft and awful so we tried to eat and then the waitress came...thank goodness she took our plates quite quickly

Yesterday we shopped for veg and fruit and then came home.
Tonight we go ten pin bowling again which I am looking forward to.

OH is busy watching the cricket and finalising the questions for the next Quiz


Take care of yourselves if you are in wet, icy conditions

Best wishes to everyone

Bridget
:-D :-)

Berona, thoses temps. sound ideal to me, not too hot to move around.

Still not spending so much time on computer as rather busy doing other things (or sleeping).

Meet my sister in the town today, she wanted to buy a coat (which she got). I wanted a cardigan, wasn't too bothered about colour or style but wanted one made of natural fibres, not easy to find.
In the end I gave up and came home

We had snow on Saturday, but most of it melted away on Sunday, hoping we don't get any more.

Bridget, sorry that you didn't have the same bond with your daughter that you did with your sons.

I too, was convinced that I was the least favourite child of my parents (sometimes with good cause). My parents were NEVER demonstrative, didn't hug any of us or tell us that we were loved.
I found out in later years that my (older) sister and my mum were both thought that even as a little girl I was tough and didn't need anyone!

I think that this became a vicious circle.
Don't know if this helps at all, in later years I got on well with my mum, and I get on with all my sibs too.
Being treated differently, or feeling that we were treated differently, could have much worse consequences.

it is after midnight here now, so I am going to turn the dish-washer on (cheap rate) before going to bed.


Tess

Where is everybody? Have you all hibernated?
I hear that the UK is having the coldest night of the year. Hope everyone is keeping warm.
We, here in Sydney, are having strange weather. We didn't see much of summer as we know it. Where January is usually dry and very hot, we have had many showers and lower than normal temperatures. Not that we mind that - January temps are usually TOO hot, but this year were quite pleasant. This is continuing into February - so instead of having many days of 30 to 40 temps, we have been having mostly around 24 with the odd 'hot' day reaching only 29 - and not many of them. I'm not complaining! I like it that way. I just wish I could send some of it over to those of you who are feeling the cold.

Good morning dear cyber friends! It is really cold here, not a day for going anywhere unless it is essential.
Berona, thank you for your very interesting reply to my question about daughters.
We have had such conversations but unfortunately she has always believed that I prefer my sons to her. Cannot explain why, just feels it. She remains very angry that I left her father and married again. She does stay in contact by email and the occasional telephone and is a very good mother.
I will always be there for her but she has someone else she turns to and who acts as her mother and as a grandmother to my grandchildren.
However I will never loose contact because I love her and her children far to much to do that.

AnninGlos

I do really enjoy reading the stories so please keep sending them, I will acknowledge them all.
I had hoped to be writing again but it hasn't worked that way yet, births and marriages plus I'll health in the family etc simply got in the way. I will have a try next week ........but do not expect anything as good as those currently sent to mr...... :-(.

However I might improve with practice!!


Well off to make a coffee, feed Jet and Joe and wrap up warm. It is freezing here !!

Bridget :-( :-) :-( :-)

I AM still here!
Sorry I have not posted for so long. Computer and I have both been a bit down at various times..

Have also been spending longer doing housework (sorry for the language0. i usually have a friend who helps me with the cleaning two hours every week. Just to make sure that I don't disappear under the rubbish etc.
Unfortunately, she slipped on ice before Christmas and broke her (left) wrist. A really nasty break, has had to have a plate inserted, and bone splinters removed from muscle.
So having to do all the housework myself. (can you hear the violins?).

Some sad news in the family too. A dear cousin died in early December (on her 69th birthday). She was the sort of person who made you smle, just by seeing her. A really lovely lady.

Other cousins are not well, so sort of waiting for bad news.

Have been reading all recent posts (ten pages of them). Last time I tried to catch up, Inhad nearly got there, when my computer "Frooze" instead of turning the page to no. 94. It ws really annoying.

Good news about Little Evie, she must have had her thumb up during the scans!

I hope that you get to see her in the flesh soon.

Gerard, pleased that you have got some of your money sorted out (and back-dated) Hope that the rest is done soon.

hazel, sorry that your Christmas didn't go well. I think that we sometimes put too much stress on to yourselves, re Christmas day and everything being perfect.
I was on my own, after son called in following night work, on his way to his family home.

Hadn't bothered getting turkey and all the trimmingsfor just me. In the end, it was a "non hungry" day. So didn't eat much at all!

It is freezing here in West Midlands. Have got a bird feeder in my back garden, which includes a dish for water.
It froze solid, so have tipped "ice-disk" out onto sunniest part of the patio (x 2) Will have to check replacment water when it is light.
Ice disks are still solid, perhaps I will end up with a little family of them.


Think that I will now go back to bed, in the hope that I will be able to sleep this time.


bye for now,
and a Happy 2012 to everyone.

Tess