General Chat

hello ladies, another very damp day. Yep Lesley the stylist left enough to keep my ears warm, but short enough to wear a hat during the winter. When it was longer I was bunning it into the nape, but I cant have a bun and wear a hat as well. Also, the length meant it was tangling badly when wet then breaking off when I was combing and drying. Shorter hair isnt quite so versatile, but I do need a warm head.

Hmmm, I can quite see why you are so confused over the rail prices.


*feeling quite bloated from too much food ......sidles into back passage and disappears before Petunia can say Jack Robinson*

CC

Hello Ladies.

The appointment for the very special children's hospital has arrived :-) it's for a week Friday, as ma and pa are very happy with the results so far and very comforted there is nothing to worry about pa said rather than lose another day's pay would I accompany ma on this day :-) he didn't have to me ask twice :-D

I have just checked train times and prices for our travel on nationrailrail.co.uk.......................... I can't believe the results. :-S

Return travel MKT to Holborn

2 adults = 53.40

3 adults = £52.95

4 adults = £53.40

A very confused Lesley

Good Evening.

Thank you ladies yes I am over the shock and we are all still in one piece :-) the only aches and pains I have is from carrying yesterdays shopping :-( the younger family members are not even suffering from that. :-D

Auntie Petunia or should I now call you Saint Auntie Petunia ;-) I do hope you haven't been in need of anymore little white firemen :-D

Nice new hairstyle CC :-) pleased to see you didn't have to much cut off it could feel a tad draughty around your lugs this time of year :-0

Good evening Ladies,

Dear Upsidedown Susan, have you painted your fence yet. You should employ Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, they will get it painted in no time, and get all the local urchins to have a go too. Only trouble is...............they may put the paint on upsidedown, or use that tartan paint that is all the rage. Anyway it will be done in double quick time.

Freckles dear? I hear lemon juice is very good for fading them. I think they look lovely by the way. They give an added zing to a healthy young complexion.

Now Lesley, are you fine dear? Make sure you are all in one piece. We need your input on this high quality, refined thread.

Our quartet is viewed by many people, not many of them have shown their faces yet.............but we live in hope!!!!

Cherry, turn around dear, look to the left, and then to the right. Shake your head.............oh my dear you look lovely. Even a tousle of the head and it falls right back into place.

Have you located the missing pussy yet? Have you tried putting a saucer of milk and a few tit-bits out for it. A missing puss is no laughing matter.

No, we have not reached the topping out ceremony on the Ark yet...........I feel it will be a long, long job. I think the outer frame is nearly done, but the inside needs to be fitted out with living quarters and of course the necessary animal requirements.

Has Mrs Berry finished dinner yet? I could smell a lovely aroma a bit earlier, but then I heard washing up, so where is it?

The guitars, two at least, have gawn, along with the drum kit, and I forgot to mention, there was an electric organ in between. That Mama is a Saint!!!!

I feel that The Paradise is heading along the road to romance with Denise and Moray, those lingering looks, the heaving boooosum, and that is only him! The undertaker chappy is a bit of a worry though. I wouldnt fancy meeting him down a dark alley!!!!

Ah I can see Pat-trish-aaaaah trudging along the corridor. My Dinner, hurrah. Bread and cheese....................................bread and cheese........................why have I got bread and cheese?

Cherrrrrrrryyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!

Disgruntled
Auntie Petunia

Hello Petunia dear, I expect you wanted to tell your young male relative to take his drums and go play Over The Hills And Far Away ..... ;-)

I see my Emoticons are displaying again. I am speaking to you now via Firefox because I have been able to update it to the latest version. I so much prefer Firefox and detest having to use IE8. The other bonus is .. NO MORE ADVERTS. YAAAAY !!

I remember your uncle the bone man very well. I also remember his wife, and her amazing collection of hats. I once heard her say that when she was down in the dumps she bought a new hat. And he replied "oh, so that's where you buy your hats".

Has Patricia finished overseeing the Ark yet? I havent seen her all day. I havent seen my pussy all day either. Ah well I must talk to Mrs Berry now and collect my dinner.

BTW - what do you think of my hair cut?

CC

hello Lesley, I'm glad no one was hurt in that prang, and I think its very nice of you and your OH not to claim for the little dent. Some would. Also its rather reassuring that the other party would have been willing to settle a claim, because so many bad drivers try to get out of it. I hope you're over your shock by now and having a relaxing evening.

Everything goes in threes. Break a glass you no longer need and that should be the "third" thing.

CC

Good Evening to a Full House.

Can you believe my luck today, our 3 fruits, gr fruit and myself went into Colchester to do a little shopping :-) driving out of town on the roundabout outside the police station I got bumped up the rear :-( I jumped out of the car had a quick look at the bumper, I couldn't see any damage but still gestured to the other driver to pull over out of the traffic so that we could exchanged details, unbeknown to me all of this had been witnessed by a traffic policeman in an unmarked car :-| thank goodness he was there to help me though as the Chinese gentleman that had shunted me couldn't speak a word of English :-S the policeman had to use the gentleman's mobile to speak with someone who then related to the man what was needed :-0

When we got home MOG checked the car and agreed with me (for once) that the tiny dint wasn't worth claiming for, he telephoned the Chinese gent to tell him that no claim would be made and the telephone was answered by a lady who kept saying is everyone okay and how much do we owe you....... bless her <3 MOG had a real job to make her understand that we didn't want any money and that everyone was fine.

That's twice I have been hit in my little Punto, please don't let there be a third time.

Dear, dear Teresa, how we missed you. Your tales of your fruits are very interesting. I know of a young lad who took possession of a very large box when the courier delivered. He hauled it upstairs, because he was at home when he should have been at school, and locked his door. Well put a chair under the handle. Then when his dear Mama came home, we was practicing on a DRUM KIT. Oh my. All the native american indians far and near could hear him on the war path. He then sold said kit.

Peace was restored.

However, one afternoon when again he should have been at school, he secreted a package outside front door, to check if he was alone. Yes he was. He then took second package to his room. Mama returned to hear Smoke on Water being twanged out at full blast.

Luckily this bedroom is at the end of a terrace, at the back of the house, with no neighbours as such, so with the window closed, hardly any noise escapes. The vibration through the floorboards is real enough though.

I digress.

How are we all dears? Rather misty again this morning. I could not go out because the humidity would play havoc with my tresses.

As you know I wear my hair up these days. Over the age of 21 I thought it better not to have my hair hanging about my shoulders. I usually wear it in a barrette.

I did not watch the documentary Cherry dear. It would have reminded me of my childhood. No..................not in that way. Did I not tell you I had an uncle who was a pale........palien..............a bone man. He was always somewhere digging up fossils. That is where he met his wife....................find your own punchline!!!!!

I am orft to exercise Trickey Woo, she is not getting enough walks. I shall take her down to the garden, a quick turn around the Ark, and she will be exhausted. Me too for that matter.

My Paradise is on tonight. I do so love shopping, even if it is virtual.

Keep warm dears
Auntie Petunia

I wish the weather gods would make up their minds, this morning we have a very heavy frost and sunshine - which I suppose is better than rain... It does seem like we are all under water, though Petunia, I fear I am too far away to board your ark. Though perhaps you could sail on down to the Pacific and collect myself, my family, my grand dog ( now she WOULD love it) and any other waifs and strays we find along the way..

I suppose we could call our journey a 'cruise' ? Perhaps Teresa's FTE could teach us the art of 'cruising', how to put up with pain in the harse passengers :-D.

If the sun stays out all day I may just start painting our new fence :-). I tend to end up with a fair amount of paint on my person... What is a few more freckles.

Nice to see you Teresa, I hope FTE is happily settled into shiplife?

I am tempting fate and hanging out the washing this morning ;-).

The talk on the radio this morning is all about the garden party for Charlie boy when he is here. There has been a ballot for those sharing the same birthday, the chosen ones have been told and it is all excitement :-D. Lets hope the sun shines that day.

better be orf and on with my day - again :-(. groundhog springs to mind

Susan

Hello Susan, are you the Prodigal Child, or the Wanderer Returned? Of course you must wear a hat dear, so I shall make you a sun hat, and you will love it .... or else ;-)

Oh .... how I wish MFH would store all his bits n bobs in the shed or garage, instead of all over the house. I bought him a little wooden box to keep his pocket items in overnight - the idea being that when he goes to work he puts his pocket items back in his pockets for the day. The little wooden box is now full of all sorts of rubbish so there is no room for his pocket items, which are now left overnight on the dressing table.

It seems that the rain clouds are everywhere at the moment. Which is more than I can say for my cat, who has gone missing again.

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How brave you are Petunia dear, so full of fortitude, to be able to go and stare at that nasty exhibition, pickled in brine. The creator must have been pickled, when he did it. Perhaps I should have a few stiff ones, and put my Unmade Bed into an exhibition.

I wonder if a Closed Order ever opens its doors .......

Do you like old bones? Yes of course you do, given the age of your own bones. But I digress ..... last night I watched the most fascinating documentary of our ancient ancestors who came Out Of Africa. We are closely related to the Neanderthals, because we both share a common ancestor from even further back. Plus, many Homo Sapiens interbred with the Neanderthals. And yet the Neanderthals died out .... leaving us in total charge of the planet. The show ended with the fleshing out of the Neanderthal bones, including a skull reconstruction so we could see what he really looked like. I expect his mother loved him.

Did someone mention the hair dressers? What a coincidence. I must get myself shorn, as my long locks are starting to tangle when I wash my hair, and breaking when I brush it. I have an appointment with my stylist tomorrow. Prepare to be surprised!

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Hello Teresa, we were about to send out a search party. I was also at a recycling centre today, parting company with unwanted cardboard and paper etc. But I let the council collect the cans each fortnight.

Do you insist that FTY practises his noise in the garage? Can he play over the hills and far away? Actually, I thought you *were* the head cook and bottle washer. How much do you pay yourself? LOL

I must be orf .....
CC

Coooeeee, Im back :0)

I have been busy ladies tidying and sorting and my dear Husband and I had a happy trip to the tip today to rcycle much rubbish and toot. I will back read the posts and return in the next day or so. FTE has a blog thingy, it makes for interesting reading :0)

FTY can paly a whole tune on his guitar now. We are most impressed and feel he needs to find a beat combo to join. We have much tallent in our part of the world and he needs to join it and keep us in luxury or at least a cook and bottle washer :0)

We (the royal we) are in the middle of decorating FTEs room. OH has used up the paint which was left over from the Hall earlier this year. Im now looking for bright and zingy bed covers to complement the rather cream interior!

I will be back on normal service next week or maybe this week

~~~~~~ to everyone

Teresa :0)

Good evening dear Upsidedown Susan,

I think the rainclouds are circling the world. We too have had rain, rain, and more rain. Have I told you about the Ark in the back garden.

I have plenty of bonnets dear, should you change your mind. Mainly straw, but I do have a lovely chiffon one, that would do you a treat.

Art is in the eye of the beholder dear. I went to see that Daniel Thirst exhibition in the Summer, the one with the shark, the cow and the sheep, picked in brine. There were people circling like, well sharks, nodding knowingly and stroking their chins. While I personally thought to myself......................HOW MUCH?

Having yourself shorn dear? You favour that lovely gamine cut do you not? You are like a young Audrey Hepburn or Mia Farrow. Lovely.

Have a good day dear, tis our night!

Auntie Petunia

Good morning ladies,

Well, what a busy old weekend we have had. We were away for three nights, the weather was a mixed bag, some sun and then some dreadful wind and rain.. But we survived.

I purchased a piece of 'modern' art, I love it but my OH is not so convinced :-D. We are still to decide where to hang the piece. I am not usually so rash, but, hey ho !!

CC, thank you for the offer but I am not going to wear a hat to the wedding :-D. Hats are not me, unless it is a sun hat... A hat would spoil my coiffure ;-). Perhaps Auntie Petunia needs a new hat, she is bound to have a good works event coming up that requires wearing of a hat?

It is raining again today :-(, my new fence will never get its coat on at this rate... There are a few shoots of new grass popping up, haha, the birds didn't manage to eat every last seed...... We will have to re sow however.

CC, a Man Tin sounds interesting. We too have bits and bobs in lots of drawers. My OH has a whole garage he could store his bits and bobs in.... I am guilty of not putting things back where I found them, maybe I need a man tin..

I am off to be shorn again this morning, it is a tad chilly so I will have cold ears today. I am still in my winter woolies :-P.
I had better get my skates on and get on with my day.

~~~~~~~~ to Lesley and Teresa and of course, Petunia and CC.

Toodle pip

Susan

Ah there you are again Petunia dear ..... please stop wandering around like this when you should be resting.

Its not a lampshade on my head, dear, its my latest Hat creation. As you can see, I have reworked a spare black binbag, and I am road testing it before I send it to dear Susan nz who needs a new hat, for the wedding.

I do wish you would not lurk in your back passage, at least not until you get rid of that dim light bulb and replace it with a decent old fashioned 40W pearl, which is a lot safer.

CC

CHERRRRRRRY!!!!!! Stand Still dear!

Good afternoon dear, we keep passing like ships in the night.

of course you shall have your little fishy on a little dishy.








when the boat comes in!

Tuck in dear!

oooh lemon sole and spuds sounds nice Petunia dear, I shall expect my plateful on a tray (a clean tray, this time) in time to sit in front of the TV to watch Rogue Builders followed by Arrow followed by New Tricks. Its amazing what these remote controls can do, but I wonder if they can be set to turn down the volume of screaming children in the supermarket .....? Or should I merely set my laser printer to Stun?

CC

Cherry dear we crossed in the Passage.

Dont keep hiding in the corner with that lampshade on your head.

If you do not get your coffee table back dear, I shall order you a new one, and that will be your Chrissy Present.

The Man Tin is a revelation dear. Better than the Tin Man, a la Craig!

Mrs Berry has just walked back in with a fish tail sticking out of her pinny, so supper is on its way!

TTFN
AP

hello Lesley. yes it is a problem wondering what to buy for people at Christmas, especially when you have known them for many years, and they have already "got everything".

For example, what do you buy for the man who has everything? There are two answers : Penicillin - or a black bin liner for him to put his "everything" in.

This year I have solved the problem of what to buy for MFH, by getting him a Man Tin which I found for sale on Hamazon. It is a good sized tin, to hold all the bits n bobs that a man accumulates but can never quite store tidily cos he doesnt know where to put it. Hah! I know where to stick it all .......

In the Man Tin, of course. why? what did you think I meant? oh shame on you ... :-D

Hopefully, on Boxing Day, I will have my lovely coffee table returned to me ..... I keep telling the GOG, what is the point of having a beautiful coffee table when I never see the surface of it cos its cluttered up with his bits n bobs.

CC

Good afternoon Dears!

Much better thank you Lesley dear, that will teach me to be a carnivour!

I believe there was a big March in London on Saturday, which eventually let to trouble in some parts, I too noticed that the roads were empty. But as I have Pat-trish-aaaaah to ferry me about, I do not bother too much as far as motor cars are concerned.

I have been drifting in and out of sleep most of the day, dreaming of younger days when I was a debutante, and mixed in elegant social circles. It was a social whirl dears, fine dining and balls. I still do the fine dining, but the knees are not what they were dears. I can manage a waltz and a foxtrot, but the fandango is out of the question!

Presents dears, I always make my own. I find the personal touch is appreciated, they know that I have taken time, in my hectic schedule, to make something especially for them.

Tea cosies, scarfs, mittens, bedsocks, I can knit and crochet with the best of them.

I think my tummy has recovered enough for a light supper dears. Maybe a little lemon sole, asparagus and boiled minted potatoes. I shall put in my order to Mrs Berry, it should not take her long to pop to the shops!

Then I must look out my knitting needles and crochet hooks.

Busy, busy, always busy.
Auntie Petunia

*gives poor dear Petunia a hefty slap to the back, to disperse the colic sitting in the gullet and bring up the indigestion *

There dear, that's better, yes? My word you do look green around the gills all of a sudden. I recommend an early night, and let your Good Works take care of themselves tomorrow. Of course, this is the result of ingesting too much hot meat so close to bedtime on a Sunday .......

CC