General Chat

Morning Barbra and everyone,
Gosh time flies, I haven't been here for about a week! I hope everyone is well? how is your knee now Emma? Barbra I hope all is well with you and that everyone else is doing good and all the Granchildren?
I am to be a Great Aunt again in April 2012.
I have spent a week picking out cars as we have to exchange our present motobility car for another in January, I have finally signed up for a new one yesterday.
I am going to see my daughter next week :-D I haven't seen her for eleven months! I am hoping I can manage the journey to her without getting too stiff sitting for so long. I know its not a long time to some people but 4 hours is a while for me, even if we stop for a break half way.

All my hens have now stopped laying eggs :-( I now have a problem as to what to do with them before getting new hens, the ones I have are very old now and won't come back into lay ( I don't think ) :-S
I am going to have to buy eggs today, I haven't bought an egg in over 6 years, I think I am going to be in for a shock! :-0

Have a good day all of you, I am off for my weekly weigh in at weight watchers, fingers crossed as I stayed the same weight last week.

Love to all.
Dolly XX

Hi all foggy and wet here today, shopping all done
and had a lovely surprise when we got home, grand
daughter popped in to tell us we are going to be great
grand parents :-D :-D :-D

Emma x

Hello Emma thats great news ;-)
~~~~~~~All .been busy so just having a quick look in
Take care Barbra X :-)



Rory xx

Hello all

Glad to be back. A few problems with the computer and also with the antivirus software. Hopefully all is now back to normal, or at least what passes in our household for normal :-)

Weather at the beginning of the month was really hot. Daytimes over 30c and nights only down to about 24c. A foretaste of things to come.

Fortunately, over the last couple of days it has really cooled down amd we have had heavy rain.

Western Australia has now passed a new Cat Law. Within two years all domestic cats have to be sterilised, microchipped and registered with the local council. No problems for us as our two cats already comply (apart from registration, which has never been required before) but I can see an increase in cat dumpings by those who won't, or can't, comply

Take care all

Allan

Good morning Barbra and everyone else

I am back home again. I am waiting for my IBS tablets to work so i can go and get some shopping. It started yesterday when i was at the TNA, not a good place to start i can say :-(

Twins have been poorly with colds, now have cough and being sick with it. As they so young not alot can give them yet.

Wet and dark here today.If i had some food in i wouldnt go out.

So speak later when i get back.

~~~~~~~~~~~to everyone.

Take care

Hazelx

Morning Barbra and everyone else looking in.

Congratulations Emma on your expected Great Grandchild/ Great Grandchildren ( it could be twins :) ) and becoming a Great Grandparent.

Allan I think in the long run, the cat microchipping and neutering is a good idea, I do think all cats need neutering, all these kittens that need homes must take over the animal homes, and it isn't just one litter a year for strays either.
I can also see cat dumping being a way of getting out of the new law, but like I said earlier, in the long run it may well work having the new law in place.

Have a great day all of you, and keep dry for us in the UK as we have torrential rain forcast for today,.

I am picking up 4 new pol hens tomorrow.

Dolly X

Forgot to say,

Barbra, my mum is doing well, she is on an even keel at the moment, fingers crossed she stays that way.

And my youngest lad who had a terrible time having an impacted wisdom tooth removed on tuesday is getting over it well.

Dolly X

Morning Hazel .hope the twins get better poor little loves .your photo is lovely x sorry you are not well .have a cuppa when you get back .& chill x
Dolly hello .glad your son is okay now. how many chucks have you got ? its raining here .should be fine & sunny.weather forecaster got it wrong again :-( Hya Emma hope you are ok .you are leaving me behind .no granchildren yet for me ~~~~Rory .Allan .where has your photo gone of your cat it looked regal the way it was posing .glad your back .Joan.hope everything is ok with you .& family ~~~~~~Marion if you look in hope you & family are well
local shops & getting lottery for the week end .Take care All Barbra ;-)

Morning Barbra,Joan,Hazel,Dolly,Marion and Allan and anyone
I've forgotten lolx

Damp and wet again today. Still on a high about becoming a
great granmother as you can imagine.

Have a good day all and stay well. ((((hugs)))) from Roryx

Emma x

Hi all.


Been a busy week with this that and the other lol.Well,maybe not 'the other' but you know what I mean lol.

Congratulations to Emma,bet you feel old lol.

Allan.. poor cats,but it's a shame it has to come to that.

Hazel hope the twins get well soon.

Dolly...do you now eat your faithfull old hens ?:-S
I would never make a farmer .

Joan ..i hope your potting shed didnt catch light if you had your bonfire ;-)

Barbara we are all fine thanks. I'm waiting on somebody coming to measure up for a blind..between 9-12/12-30. We are meant to be going out for the day. I hate hanging about waiting on people.

I better go get something to eat so i am ready for off when they come.I will phone at 12-30 if they are not here by then.

Marion

Marion I'm a young ggranmother only 39, well in
my mind anyway. lolx :-D

Emma x

Hello Barbra, Marion, Emma, Joan,Hazel, Allan and anyone else looking in,

Barbra I have at the moment 6 hens, only one is laying eggs about 4 times a week if I am lucky! so tomorrow is cull day, I always hate it when this has to happen, it makes me feel physically sick. Hubby does them and then we dispose of them, we never ever eat the hens, I know when we were on a farm many years ago when i lived with my ex's in-laws, they had hens, and they'd boil them up, I don't think I could do that so I just don't.
I am keeping my very old girl, and possibly the one that lay’s intermittently, the rest have to go. I know it sounds cruel but they were bought for egg production and they are now not producing.

Dolly X

Emma so your older than me....I'm 29...in my dreams.

I understand about the hens Dolly. I could never do it though.


Well thats the man been about my blind.should be ready in abt 5 days.

Hello all

Dolly, it's a shame about the hens but I know what you mean. A few years ago we kept four and they supplied us with a constant supply of eggs. As they became older, egg production was reduced and finally a virus took them all off. By that time our children had left home so we didn't bother with any more.

The way food prices are going, however, we may rethink that, particularly as we have dug up the back lawn to grow vegies and the poultry manure would save us heaps on artififcial fertilisers.

As for the Cat laws, it was only a matter of time. We have always preferred cats to dogs but we have always been responsible and had all our cats sterilized.

Allan

Good Morning ~~~~~All x Emma ,Joan.Hazel.Allan,Marion,Dolly ~~~ Rory .
Lovely Day here a bit nippy .enjoy your weekend .stay safe Barbra xx :-D

Morning Barbra and all, lovely morning here for a change.
Have a good week-end everyone~~~~~~~~~~~~~Roryx
who hates fireworks.

Emma x

Hi Barbra,Emma Joan.Allan,Marion,Dolly Rory, and everyone else.

I have got weekend free of grandchildren so tomorrow i am meeting up with that i use to go to watch the snooker with years ago.We havent seen each other for about 10yrs.

Waiting in today for lady to come pick up a sofabed that i put on freecycle. they should be here within the hour.So glad its going as right near frontroom door which i can just about get pass to get out.Fedup with hitting my knee on it.

Dark here but not raining.

Have good weekend all.

~~~~~~~~~~~to everyone

Hazelx

Morning all.


Bit frosty here this am. Now I wish I'd raked up some leaves before now.
The sun is shining so it will warm up a bit.....I hope.

Morning All Emma .Marion Joan Hazel.Allan Dolly ~~~~Rory .
lovely Day after a frosty start .carpet cleaner out .& windows wide open to let the fresh air in ..oh has taken the dogs out .so i can get on with my chores .lstening to phil collins .as i work .at the moment !!Another day in paradise !!..not that i would call music to hoover to . :-) but love his music .enjoy your Day Bye Barbra xx

I like Phil Collins too Barbara