General Chat

A 15 hour day!
Travelling by car.
Oh Maggie, I really think
that is much too far!!

My OH drives too fast for me
I'd like to slow the pace.
I'd like to enjoy the ride
It's not a competitive race!

So I don't like long journeys.
Motorways are a nightmare
I like to travel less and less.
I might end up going nowhere!!

LOl !! Maggie, tell OH Loch Ness is best
as Lomond won`t rhyme with the rest !!

Tina x

Hi Chrispy,
Scotland a long journey for me
at least a 15 hour day
Up at the crack of dawn
with stops along the way

Breakfast in Gretna Green
Lunch maybe on Loch Ness
But the final destination
has to be the best

An eerie mist over the loch
with deer ambling by
Eagles flying overhead
These are the reasons why

The Highlands are a magical place
I will always go each year
Not keen on the whisky tho'
I'd rather have a beer...lol

Maggie x

oops OH said it was Loch Lomond, not Loch Ness, slap hand.lol

We went to Ireland long ago.
For our honeymoon!
Beautiful scenery as I recall.
Will you be going soon?

And Maggie's going to Scotland
I love those Highland views
It does seem so far away
or else I would come with you!

Tina, sorry about your grandad
Irish records are hard to do
For the last 6 months I have been
looking for someone too

OH cousins birth mother
came from Co Clare
I have come to a standstill now
although I still care

I guess that some rellies
will be hard to find
So I am like you I reckon
Just a little blind

All enjoy your weekend
The sun is going to shine
and as it is a Friday night
Going to open a bottle of wine..lol

Maggie x

sounds lovely Maggie, but I confess
I`ve not been to Ireland...yet !
despite it being the Ancestral Isle
it`s somewhere I`ve yet to get !

My Gr Parents and my Auntie
hailed from Dublin it`s true,
but came over here to live
before my Mum was due.

But somewhere I lost my Gr Dad,
no records or trace to find.
he died before my Mum was born
was it the war, who knows, it`s like I`m blind.
Tina x

ooo ,I booked a holiday today
Well, two, what am I like?
Scotland first ,in a caravan
Then Ireland, off for a hike...

...to see the sites of Waterford
has anyone here been?
It is another 'first 'for us
Only Galway we have seen

Well, it soothes the soul
and gladdens the heart
having something to look forward to
Have to sort out my wardrobe now
Don't think I'll need shorts, do you?

Maggie

Hmm, bright orange suits my garden
and made of plastic, it won't die
The 'cone flower' now sits beside the pond
and if more snow falls from the sky
It will withstand the freeze
and I'll tell you something more

I'm off out up the motorway
Think I'll collect some more !

Maggie x

I like to read about your gardens.
I have snowdrops too.
My daffodills are barely showing
Or I'd pick a bunch for you.

The garden centres are full of plants
Packs of Spring delights
but I don't think they would survive
our frosty, chilly nights!

Maggie, save your money.
Don't buy spring plants just yet.
Wait a while, don't risk it
There may be more snow yet!!!

Now, did you say, you've baked a cake?
And you've invited us to tea.
I'll get my coat, bring a bottle.
Now, save some cake for me!!

haaa a lovely orange cone
was it sitting there all alone?
put your foot down beat the fuzz
hurry up down here to sup with us
we'll plant the cone and water it well
if it multiplies , some we'll sell

Ok, got you something orange,
in your garden will look nice,
a splash of colour on grey days,
it will be there in a trice,
I had to get a move on,
blue lights are after me......
I think they may well want it back.....
I nicked you a cone, you see !!
oooooooooh ! nee nah...nee nah !!
lol
Tina x

a sleepover would be fun
and a midnight feast
with a bun (cake)
i'm on my way with a bottle of wine
and lots of plants will do you fine
red ones blue ones some are pink
you'll have to tell me what you think

Oh welcome Stella and Tina
I have a cake in the oven baking
Just a short trip up the M1
But promise, no overtaking

My garden now is looking a treat
after OH did it proud
But is sadly lacking colour
Need something orange and LOUD !

So on your way up the motorway
Can you find me something bright?
Don't forget your PJ's
you can always stay the night !

Maggie x

now you're talking Maggie
that's just my cup of tea (wine)
i will be along shortly
well, as fast as i can be

the sky is still blue...
i`m on my way to you !
I`ll be there, don`t fear,
armed with more wine and beer !
oh, crisps I`ll bring too,
and some daffodils for you!!
Tina x

Well, talking of the weather
did they forecast this today ??
Not a cloud in the bright blue sky
Did they, did they say?

Pottered in the garden
spruced up the table and chairs
Sat outside with a 'glass or two'
the breeze blew away my cares

Stella, please don't do too much
Not now the sun is here
Come and join me at my table
A glass of wine, or a beer??

Maggie x

lol Stella !!
Tina x

i've got housework and homework
and so much to do
i've just cleaned the fish tank
and am having a brew
if i was an octopus
i would get on much faster
but my arms might get tangled
oh what a disaster !

I think you`re right,
don`t put your trust in weather men so cheery,
why - was it not them who failed to predict
all that snow which made us weary !

Avidily I listened,
"snow showers likely" I did hear,
the maps showed nothing in our town
so little did I fear !

went to bed.. bright & clear..
full moon...methinks a frost !!
woke up next day and Lo !!
all the roads & paths are lost !!

No, I think the old ways are the way,
to predict the weather now....
go back to all the country ways
watch the skies & study the cow !!! lol !

Tina x

i don't believe the weather man
he never gets it right
when spring sunshine should warm us
the cold north wind does bite
and when he says it will be cold
the snow is falling fast
i sit in my garden with a bottle and a glass
i wear a short sleeve t shirt
whilst i'm waiting for the snow
and cut a few daffodils to bring inside for show.