General Chat

Good Evening/Night/Morning Ladies.

Sorry to hear your papa is unwell Susan<3 I've got everything crossed and wishing him well.x
Yes both pubs are old although one has been modernised inside:-(

Hello Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee mama you must be feeling VERY proud:-D ....... ...................... well done FTY.

Auntie Petunia can I please ask you to share your secret for youthfulness:-S as you are positively looking like a spring chicken ................................and not one of Teresa's neighbours egg laying type:-D

Evening All Ladies.

First of all may I enquire after your dear Papa's health, Susan? I hope he is a little better, and is on the mend.

Congratulations dear Teresa on the results from your fruit. He must have worked hard, and all good things come to those who wait. Well done!!!!

Lesley dear, I hope you are well.

Well the secret of my youth is to post retro photographs!!! However, I do bathe my face in the morning dew, which I get Pat-trish-aaaah to collect with a muslin cloth and a sterile container. Then I use the muslin cloth and place it onto my face, the dew is soothing. It is also rejuvenating, and it keeps me looking dewey.

I shall be orft early in the morning to West London, to continue with my goods in Carnival mode. I shall be handing out whistles on the day, and offering plasters for sore feet.

Have a lovely weekend all. I shall see you after the Bank Holiday.

Pip Pip All in red, gold and green.
Auntie Petunia

Thankyou Lesley, now remind me, as FTY is saying otherwise, how much hard cash do you hand over per grade per GCSE :-S :-S :-S It it the same as the tooth fairy?

Auntie, you have been on the youth dew dear. Am I right in remembering that there was once a product called Youth Dew? Now dear do mind your hips and knees when you are shaking your booty at the weekend. Dr Efellover may be very busy on the Orthopaedic ward after Carnival. I do not want to have to wing over to your and look after a fractured neck of femur or any other breakages.

Yours orff for a little jaunt


Teresa ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Sending hugs to Susan and her Pa xxxxx

Morning Ladies,

Enjoy your little jaunt Teresa :-). Congrats to FTY on his great results. I must admit the thought of taking 'physics' leaves me cold :-D......

Thank you for your good wishes, still in limbo at the mo :-(..

Petunia, I hope you had fun at the Carnival?. I saw a posting on bookface of two young people I know, they had attended a huge street party in London .. I wonder if we are talking the same party?.. They had fun :-).

Did I mention my recent interest in compost :-S?. I have a fancy bucket type apparatus that produces liquid gold. I was delighted to see the first few drops in the bottom of the bucket. I am not sure what part of the garden to feed first... How sad is my life that a bucket of 'manure' should give me pleasure..... C'est la vie ;-)

The pup has been this morning for a visit, consumed half a banana - she is off apples :-D, checked out the lawn for any bread the birds may have missed - as if !. She has tootled off home again now. No doubt on the look out for more food..

~~~~ to Lesley, hope you are well...

Best get on with making the sarnies for today... Have a pleasant evening.

Susan

Oooooh I am in agony ladies, and a good evening to you all.

I am in St Mary's in west London, no, not in the Ludo Wing, that is for young ladies who are in pod. I am in the main hospital, and I am in traction!

Such was the festivities in West London that I ended up here.

As you know dear readers there is a Carnival over the August Bank Holiday, and me, being the very important person that I am. And my opinions are ALWAYS in demand. I duly visited the working operations over the last month of two. I did not tell, as I did not want to spoil the surprise.

Sunday was the Childrens Carnival, and all the little sweeties danced and shimmied along to the music, and we all had a jolly good time. There was so much colour, so many delicious smells, and so much good food. All the little ladies and gents danced along to the beat of the music and had a spendificious time. Their costumes looked wonderful and a good time was had by all.

There is a church over there, and I know the Vicar, so he let me stay in the Manse, and I was ready for the Carnival proper on Monday.

I must say dears, it would have been a wonderful surprise to you all, I was part of the procession. There were lots of lovely ladies in colourful costumes dancing along, lots of handsome young men playing instruments, and all the local people joined in too.

The main float was colourful butterflies, and I was sitting on a chair, on the float, dressed as the Butterfly Queen. Unfortunately the chair was not as stable as I would have wished.

Once it started moving, what with all the gyrating, and vibration of the music, it began to creak somewhat. Never mind, thought I. It will be fine.

A mile down the road, I began to think differently. It was not until we turned the corner, I came a cropper. The chair buckled, so did I. I lurched forward, past the float, and was heading for the gutter, when a nice young man stepped forward with his steel drum.

And so it was dear readers, that I landed in a heap, much to the surprise of the drummer. He did not realise I had descended up him, and continued to play!

Hence the slipped disc, the twisted ankle and the bruises all over.

I shall make this do for now dears, as the radio waves may interfere with the hospital equipment, and that would never do.

That will teach me to shake my boots, or whatever else I was meant to be shaking!

Wish me well dears.
Auntie Petunia

Oh dear, The poor drummer :-D, how is he ??

And your good self too, Petunia, of course.. I am now quite convinced that you are not safe when left to your own devices... I am sorry if that sounds harsh but I have said it now.

How long are you to be in traction for ( thinks at least you can't get into any more scrapes or drop from heady heights ).?. What an inconvenience. Our own Florence Nightingale has gorn off on a jaunt so is unable to offer her professional opinion.. I take it you are being well looked after and your every whim attended too?. What do you mean your 'bell' is not being answered promptly?... Perhaps it is broken? :-D.

I shall send you some cyber grapes, seedless of course. Is there anything else you need dear?. Just holler, one of us is sure to hear you. ;-).

Take care -

Susan

Dear Upsidedown Susan, you have cut me to the quick!!! I can only think it is the time delay, that has corrupted you kind thoughts to me, and turned them on their head. I am very grateful for the grapes dear. Unfortunately they seem to have bruised somewhat down the hatch.

However, back to the plot. I am now at home dears. I could not stay in the horses piddle dears, all those germs!

I hired a special ambulance, and have hired a proper hospital bed, with all the pulleys and whathaveyou, and I am now in the Primrose Room, flat on my back.

I have had a mirror fitted onto the ceiling too, so that I have a view of the garden, via another mirror next to the window. I have been watching a puss stalking a bird this afternoon. A squirrel gathering nuts, and the gardener mowing the grass, while drinking from a can of soft drink.

Those silly gels next door, they being the nieces of old Mrs Hubbard, gave the drink to him, and then watched while he broke the seal on the can. I can truly say I have never seen such an eruption since I was at the brink of Mount Vesuvius.

The gels were hanging over the fence, and then began chanting 'Off, Off, Off' I never knew my gardener wore a string vest! The things you see when you do not have your gun!!!

Mrs Berry and Holly are back in the kitchen, and I am being ladled at regular intervals with chicken soup, so as soon as I am 9 foot tall, I shall be back in business.

If you have any magazines dears, that you think would suit me, please do send them down the hatch. The time drags by dears, and I would enjoy a little light reading.

Pip Pip [ouch]
Auntie Petunia

Sniffs! Very lonely here, with only my mirrors to look into!

I am proper poorly, I have eaten the grapes, and Trickey Woo is sitting on me tummy.

Anyone going to visit me?

#turns to face the wall, and sulk#

Good Afternoon Lovely Ladies.

Again I must sincerely apologise for my absence alas I have no excuse just a touch of lazyitis me thinks :-(

Petunia I hope you have made a full recovery and that you have got over the shock of seeing the gardener wearing a string vest ................................. was that all he was wearing :-S :-0

Teresa 21st September my little church has an exhibition of art which includes samples of cross stitch (that made me think of you) by people from my village and the village next to mine, the one with the train station, entry £2. :-D

I hope all is well with Susan and NZ <3

#props oneself up on pillows#

Hello Lesley dear, how are you? Long time no see.

I am still proper poorly thank you dear, but all the better for seeing you.

I too do cross-stitch dear, counted thread, I have made numerous samplers to denote births, and festive occasions. Unfortunately it has done my eyesight no good at all. Hence the pince nez!!

No dear, the gardener was wearing a pair of jeans, tied up with stringe, and a pair of Dr Clunes on his feet.

I am doing a lot of reading laying flat on my back, I am currently reading a book by dear Joan's sister. What a load of action it contains. I think I shall go back to reading about James Stewart. What a lovely man he was. And faithful to his wife.

I think I shall have to have the light turned off soon dears, there are a great many moths buzzing around in the room.

Good night all
AP

Good morning Ladies,

Oh dear , sorry the grapes were a bit orf when they arrived Petunia, I can assure you they left here in tip top condition. There may have been one or two missing from the bunch... I call it quality control :-D..

I do hope you are on the improve. No , err, bed sores I hope or are you a lovely air mattress?...

My one pathetic attempt at cross stitch does not bare mentioning. I shall say no more. I am not so clever as many of the lovely ladies amongst us..

Tis officially Spring here. Quite cool in the mornings but the sun is out and there are peeps of new growth in the gardens. My Rhododendrons and Camelia's are in bloom, as is the flowering tree I planted two years ago to bring in the Tui's. They are the birds with a wonderful song, noisy little beasties but a joy to listen too. I haven't seen a Tui in the tree yet but I shall keep a beady eye out..

Please uncross all your crossed bits, I shall PM you a missive..

OH and I are off on Sunday for a weeks holiday. We return home on Sept 16th. I have not even thought about packing yet, too much else going on.

All our insurances are due and we now have to 'tell' our insurers how much we think our property is worth and insure it accordingly.. Blame it on all the quakes and shakes and resulting losses to the Insurance companies.. OH and I think we may engage a professional to guide us for the first renewal and then manage the valuation ourselves.. I hate all the kerfuffle and pfaffing about... :-| :-|.


Time to get on with my day,

~~~~~~ to all

Oh dear Petunia does that mean we wont be seeing you trip the light fantastic on Saturday :-D :-D :-D

Good evening dear Ladies,

I have received private messages from dear Teresa, Susan and Cherry. So it is just me and thee Lesley.

I am now moving around. A new district nurse came to see me, and said all this lying in bed does you no good at all. So I am now walking around very gingerly. What a shame I am not fully mobile, I could have come to see the cross-stitch.

Mrs Berry and dear little Holly are feeding me up very well. I feel like one of those big-boned lasses who are fed regularly by their partners! I shall have to scoot around when I am back properly on my feet, and work off some of this food.

It has been very warm indeed today, and I have been feeling rather uncomfortable, fanning and cold compressing. I have had the shades pulled down, and the warm breeze has made me feel like a Southern Belle.

I swear I almost asked for a Mint Julep and said 'Fiddle-dee-dee'!

I hope you all sleep well tonight dears, I fear it is going to be a warm one.

Toodle
Auntie Petunia

Just the Two of Us ............................................ you hum it Petunia and I'll play it :-D

Today I am here in body but not in mind................... I lost a filling from a back tooth and had it refilled this morning...................it wasn't very pleasant and I don't know how but it seems to have affected my right ear :-S :-(

Love to everyone <3 <3 <3

Just a song at Twilight.............................keep up Lesley dear, just pump the foot pedal a little faster. The pianola is a fine instrument is it not.

You will find other rolls in the box in the corner. We have all the standards there, and a few saucy ones too.

I am feeling sooooo much better now that you have come to call, and are providing music and light conversation.

What a change from yesterday. It has not stopped raining since about 8.30 this morning. The angels are crying alright. They are bawling their eyes out.

Will you stay for tea Lesley dear, I am sure Mrs Berry can put on a fine spread for us. You will? Good-oh!

AP

Hello Ladies,

A quick visit as I ready myself for the off... I think I must be a glutton for punishment. I have decided , in my wisdom, to have our cork floors resurfaced while we are away. I have therefore, been emptying the pantry, shifting the sideboard, taking down pictures and putting ornaments away - for fear of the dreaded 'dust' that comes with the sanding :-D. We have friends coming for dinner tonight, they will think we are moving house...

We will visit Ma and Pa tomorrow on our way to the big smoke. Papa is a little shell shocked to say the least, Ma is coping well. It will be nice to visit before our little holiday.

Petunia, I am pleased you are up and about and have Lesley to play with... Have fun, be good and if you can't be good, be careful ;-)

Good afternoon to Just the Three of Use.

Pianola ......................................................my goodness how do you think I am...... had you asked me to crank up my gramophone that would have been a another story..........................now where did I put the few remaining 78s, the ones that were not heated and reshaped into plant pot holders.

My apologies I did not see your invitation to join you for tea yesterday...................if the offer still stands I can be free tomorrow .........................anything to escape the 6 plus E that are descending on us for dinner :-D

I hope enjoy your holiday Susan <3

Good afternoon dears,

Happy holidays dear Susan, I hope you get time to relax and clear your head. Have a lovely time.

Just the two of us again dear Lesley. If you can manage to slip away, just knock three times on the drainpipe outside, and I will know it is you.

I have asked Mrs Berry to make a cold buffet, so it can be kept for you whenever you come. She has also made a trifle, so it will keep for a few hours.

What a funny day it is, weather wise. It looks lovely then great black clouds come into view.

If you can dodge the showers, you are more than welcome!

AP

Petunia my apologies yet again for not joining you for afternoon tea :-(

My best laid plans went out of the window as E has been in hospital since late on Saturday :-( she had been on oral antibiotics for an ear infection but they didn't have any affect so she has had to be on an intravenous drip, now the doctors are saying they don't think she had an ear infection :-S we should know more this afternoon when they get the results of the blood cultures.

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