General Chat

Evening all. Bends knees and salutes - for those who remember Dixon of Dock Green. :-D

OH's back was much better today thank you Kandj and we had a good time tonight. Out tomorrow night so hopefully all will be ok.

Daughter's had her DNA done. We found out through the mitochondrial line she has 3.3% Neanderthal's DNA average is 2.7%. They don't know whether that's good bad or indifferent. Mitochondrial line is Haplogroup H1. Maybe 1 of the Doggerland group. She should have blue eyes - ????????????? don't know what gives them that - they are bright blue.

It's very interesting. Will have to wait for the next lot of info. Our ancestors travelled a lot and guess what they did en route ;-) even with Neanderthals :-S

Hope you all have a good night and as my dad always said - 'night and bless <3

I can remember the Dixon of Dock Green on an old black and white TV set years ago. Life seemed much more simple and a lot slower pace all that time back.

Your daughter's DNA sound scientific but interesting Pat. It is amazing what information can be gathered with a simple sample...... all very fascinating I think.

A sunny day and another sunny day forecast for tomorrow and then bad weather for the weekend. Very changeable Summer indeed, it's difficult to know how to dress.

Hope everyone has had a good day and will enjoy a nice tomorrow. Take care now.

Good Afternoon Everyone :-) :-) <3

It's sunny and hot here today, but thunderstorms and heavy rain is supposed to be on it's way soon!

For the last 3 Thursday Nights, OH, myself and the last twice Grandson 1 (he lives with us) have been going to a local pub for a meal, a couple of drinks and then a Pub Quiz.

GUESS WHO WON THE PUB QUIZ LAST NIGHT? ;-) :-D :-D :-D

The usual winner was not at all pleased! :-D
Especially as he did not have the usual round of free drinks for his table (usually about 6 - 8 of them):-D :-D :-D

Our team were a cheap alternative for the Landlord! :-D
A glass of diet coke for OH (He was driving), a J2O (fruit juice drink) for Grandson 1, and a malibu and pineapple juice for me! :-D


:-)PAT
I'm glad your OH's back improved for your evening out yesterday, and that you had a good time :-)

You made me laugh with the story of the 60th Birthdays Cake fiasco! :-D :-D
I bet it made it all the more a memorable occasion for them :-)

Your Daughter's DNA test sounds very interesting :-)
It's something I would love to have done one day. They should (if my research is accurate) find Welsh, English- Norman, Swedish, Dutch-Spanish DNA in my blood :-D

I can remember watching Dixon of Dock Green when I was little. :-)
Like Kandj said, it was a much simpler time!
Wouldn't it be great if we could pick and choose all the best aspects of each decade into one! Like the gentle pace of life of years ago, with the medical advances of today for example :-)

I hope OH's back will be ok for your night out tonight, and that you both have a good time :-)


:-)KANDJ
Yes, I bet Grandson and his pals' faces were a picture!
The woman's torso in a basque was 3 dimensional. They brought it in with 2 lit sparklers in the shape of 1 and 6 (for16) placed in strategic places! ;-) ;-) :-D :-D


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Hope you all have a good day :-) :-) :-)

Love Jem <3 <3

Hello Roll Callers. Good afternoon to one and all
and what a lovely sunny afternoon it is everywhere today. Yes Jem, I also have seen that the weekend is meant to have rain and thunderstorms so my washing is all done.

Jem, congratulations on winning the Pub Quiz...... whose a clever girl then ha ha.
The 16th birthday cake sounds as if it was a fun thing for his Mum to do and no doubt it was met with lots of laughter from everyone who saw it (including the restaurant staff).

Hope your husband has learned his lesson Pat and will perhaps think twice before putting his poorly back at risk of another flare up in the future. I hope you both enjoy all your time out with the visitors right now.

I'm sure that Solrosen will be enjoying having Mum to visit just now and sure to be having a good time together.

Friday again and another weekend is almost here...... not that it makes much difference to us two as we are both retired now and one day really is like another.

Whatever you all have planned, I hope that you have a good time anyway.

Morning all :-)

Well yesterday was hectic and we had a very pleasant evening. I will tell you about part of yesterday as it shows what a hard life we have here.

Had breakfast and was doing normal chores before attacking a pile of ironing. Decided to have a cup of tea. Sitting drinking tea and phone rings, friend no 1 with apartment far end of Limassol, we're leaving soon can you come back to us over the weekend with a day to do something together next week. Puts phone down and starts to drink tea. Phone rings, it's friends no 2, we leave on Thursday can we go out together 1 evening, we're busy tonight they are busy over weekend so decide on Tuesday evening at a restaurant in the next village. Whilst I'm talking to friends no 2 OH's phone, which is on charge, dings. OH goes across the room to read the text and starts laughing. It's a message from friends no 3 who were our next door neighbours in UK - decided on a week away starting end of July, coming to Paphos, will let you know details so we can meet up a few times. Remember we have friends 4 and 5 out here at the moment as well. We also have a 70th birthday for a friend who lives here on Monday (no 7) and wants to celebrate it on Thursday which is the same day as friends (no 4s) 55th wedding anniversary. Fortunately friend no 7 and 4 know each other and no 7 has already invited them to the restaurant for her party, with no 7s consent and unbeknown to no 4 we are changing it to a 70th birthday bash and a secret anniversary do. If you are unable to follow this join the rest of us but it does show how difficult life here becomes. ;-) :-D

We are now out Sunday with 4 and 5 and will be contacting no 1 to see what they are doing on Wednesday!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stop for breath and - deep breaths and rest. :-D

Oh well, someone's got to do it might as well be us :-D

Back to daughter's DNA. Background as far as I knew it doing my tree with additions for OH. OH had a Dutch gt grandfather and German gt grandmother on his maternal side, Dutch name known to be from Belgium as well as the Netherlands. His paternal side re his surname is from an area in Sweden. My side as far as I knew was Welsh, Irish and English.

Daughter's DNA shows -

54.3% British and Irish
15% French/German
8.2% Scandinavian
21.6% of her DNA shows her to be broadly Northern European

0.1% Iberian
<0.1 broadly Southern European

<0.1% East Asian and Native American
<0.1% Yakut
0.1% unassigned.

This is her general DNA with both OH's and my DNA.

They refer to her eyes in this section and state not susceptible to alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's Disease or breast cancer. Also said she should be blue eyed.

Then we got the mitochondrial result. This is the female line only, so this is mine. We are in the Haplogroup H in general, they go back until they find a mutation tag to give us H1 within this group. H1 mutation is from 13,000 years ago.

It is this line that gives us the 3.3% Neanderthal. The Iberian link and Yakut. The Yakut are from Siberia and may be the very small link to Native Americans.

This DNA type is plentiful in Northern Europe, Spain (Iberian link) and North Africa with Berbers and Tuareg, Tunisia and Morocco. Near East and Central Asia. Found in remains on Doggerland, believed to be the people who migrated to Britain after the last ice age walking from Europe via Doggerland before the sea overwhelmed it and it became Dogger Bank.

History lesson over. You're right Jem it's very interesting and it's still not finished as more results will be coming.

My lot sure got around didn't they?

Jem, they are still talking about that cake and it was 7 years ago this month.

Hope you all have a good day, off to put the washing out. :-) <3

Good Morning Everyone :-) :-) <3

Well, the promised thunderstorms didn't materialise here in South West Wales, but we did have some heavy rain!

Oh Pat :-(
You are having such a hard life, you poor thing ;-) ;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D :-D <3

Wow, the DNA sounds fascinating. :-)
I don't think I would like to know about probable diseases though.

Kandj
Did you escape the thunderstorms too? I hope you managed to get your washing dry :-)

Sol,
Hope your Mum is enjoying her visit :-)

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Hope you all have a good weekend :-)

Love Jem <3

Good Morning All Roll Callers................ although it isn't as "good" for weather as it should be in June, here's hoping that it can only get better.

Goodness Pat, I got all mixed up just reading about your days/nights out so I hope that you either have a better memory than I have or at least written all the lovely invitations down on your calendar so that you won't miss out on lots of fun-times.

The DNA sounds just amazing. So much detailed information from so many years ago, it's just unbelievable! Isn't modern technology wonderful (when it works) ha ha

Jem, hope you are swotting up for your next pub quiz, so you will keep your title!

I have no chance of spending today working in the garden with the heavy rain,at least this will save me having to water it. looks as if it will be a tidy-up day inside.

Have fun everyone, whatever you have planned for today, just enjoy it.

Morning all :-)

Caught up with things yesterday and went out in the evening. Very pleasant evening, very good meal and entertainment and great company.

Housework today :-(.

Jem the only negative, health wise,that the DNA has come up with is lactose intolerance and she already knew that, just confirms what she thought and she had already taken milk out of her diet.

It's 24 C and weather forecast looks as if we're getting nearer proper June weather. lol it's now 25 C the figures just altered as I typed about the weather.

Tourists will be out frying themselves :-S I've never had a tan far too fair skinned but I do get marks so I know my exposed skin is much darker, it just doesn't look like it when you can't see the difference. ;-) It's my Celtic blood, I had very dark brown hair which had dark auburn through it. Think my hair should have been red to go with my skin. :-D

I keep the sun tan lotion people in pocket :-)

They are strimming the verges at the moment, very noisy and smelly petrol fumes. They chop down the verges and scrubland every June to prevent fires later in the summer. Not much vegetation grows from now on, Cyprus in summer looks quite barren but our vegetation grows all through the winter when it rains. They are just moving away from here, just tidying up with a leaf blower then they're finished. I can go and sit outside for breakfast in a few minutes :-D

Hope you all have a good day. :-) <3

Good Afternoon Everyone :-) :-) <3

Well, what a morning!!!! :-0

The night before last I didn't sleep at all, and gave up before 5 am and got up and did a lot of housework.
By 10 o'clock last night I was shattered and went to bed, which was early for me. I was still there at 9.30 this morning, dragged myself downstairs and then the phone went!

It was the school's Attendance Officer saying that Granddaughter 1 had not turned up for her Physics GCSE. Granddaughter 2 was not in either, and nobody was answering the phones at their home! :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0
"There is still a window open.....If she get's here NOW!" she said!

I dashed over to find they were all up except Granddaughter 1, who was still in bed as she thought her exam was in the afternoon! :-| :-| :-|
For some reason, Mum (who is poorly with a heavy cold) had not heard/ answered the phone.

Shouting up the stairs to G.D.1 ensued, with "don't you even dare think about wasting time putting make-up on, get down here now:-| :-|, Gran is waiting to take you in!".

So Granddaughter 1 delivered (I'm still to find out whether or not she was in time) I had to get back to get Grandson 1 up and ready to go in for pre-study for his last GCSE this afternoon- Media Studies.

The very strange thing was... while I was drowsing just before getting up, I was dreaming that I was late for a Geography GCSE and everything was going wrong and I couldn't get there in time! :-S :-S :-S
:-D :-D :-D

BUT AT LEAST THE WEATHER IS NICE!:-D :-D :-D

:-)PAT
I'm glad you had a lovely evening with good company :-)
Like you, I'm fair skinned and do not obviously tan. I burn red if I am not too careful,
I am blond though, which although Welsh, is probably from my Swedish genes :-D :-D

My brothers 2 children are "carrots" red haired. That must be inherited from my famous 5x Great Aunt Jemima Nicholas! :-D :-D :-D

:-)KANDJ
I'm sorry that you were unable to get out to garden. We do tend to get very erratic weather in Britain! :-D
It cleared up here very early on in the day, and I managed to get the washing dry. It's sunny and very warm here today too! :-)

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Love Jem <3

Hello to All Roll Callers.

I hope that your Granddaughter arrived in time to sit her exam Jem. No time for her to get exam nerves! How strange that you had just dreamt about being late for a GCSE exam...... are you psychic?

Pat, I hope that the noise ended so that you were able to enjoy your breakfast sat outside in peace and quietness.

Thinking of Dizzi and her family facing the funeral this Friday. (((hugs))) to them all.

Hope everyone will enjoy the rest of today.

Well....... i'nt it just about time I got my act together and logged in??

Hi Pat, kandj, Jem and anyone else looking in

How are you all?? You are so very kind wishing me and Mum a good time together... which is what we are having. We don't go far on the weekdays, but we do have some lovely local walks which are enough for we two and the rollator + dog!! Some days I take out the woofer first to give him some speed to his step.. then I come back and do another slower one with Mum.... it's really no surprise that I'm feeling tired early on... I must be doing a good few miles each day :-)

I'm just about to do myself a patch test (to use a home hair dye)... my hairdresser is on holiday and I need to do something with my roots as its party time here this weekend... Midsommer is celebrated here... eating outside and flower garlands in our hair! pity its not a full hat... I might have got away without the root touch-up :-D

I think I'll have a quick shower before the patch test ... Mums just had hers and we've done our elevenses, so off I go... to yonder room of mist and perfume.. speak again soon

Love Sol <3


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Hello to all Roll Callers

The Midsommer celebrations complete with flower garlands sounds a fun thing to do Solrosen, you're sure to look pretty and I think you will sort out your hair very well.

A beautiful sunny day which has dried the washing fast today. Not a cloud in the sky and forecast is dry rest of this week so I think that Summer has arrived at long last!

Whatever you all have got to do today, I hope that it will be a good day for everyone.

Evening all :-)

The strimmers had gone when I took my breakfast outside thank you Kandj. Solrosen I'm glad you and your mother are enjoying yourselves. Don't tire yourself out. Have a wonderful time this weekend.

Jem hope your granddaughter managed her exam, well you did your best.

Out again this evening, went to a local taverna in the next village and had a kebab. Great evening again.

Out again Thursday with the birthday/wedding anniversary bash. It early Wednesday morning here and I'm yawning so I'm off up the wooden hills to Bedfordshire only they're granite. :-)

Night and bless all :-) <3

'Morning everyone :-)

Just popping in very quickly ...... we've got not a very nice day here today.. clouds and stuff etc., ... looks like rain actually :-(

I need to ring the vet soon .. our dog has got an irritation underneath his tail and he keeps 'scratching' it with his teeth :-S .. not helping at all!!

Glad you enjoyed your night out Pat ! It's going to be a good night on Thursday. methinks !!

Jem.. OH was speaking to a lady who speaks welsh and it would seem there are a few similarities between the two languages! ... do you speak Welsh? Glad you got your grandchildren sorted.

Kandj.. I was just reading back a little, and read the part about you and OH being retired now... and a light bulb went on in my head - I thought Wow!! rather than one day being rather like the next, you have a whole week of week-ends :-D :-D :-D

Hope you all have a good day
:-) <3

Hello All Roll Callers

I spoke too soon yesterday as it's raining now. It is very changeable and the window cleaner has just gone, so that was a waste of money!

Solrosen. I hope your poor dog's irritation clears up before too long.
Yes we are both retired, but sadly not blessed with the good health that's needed to get out and about as we would wish to do anymore.

Pat I think you are doing enough socializing for a lot of us. Keep going & enjoy it all.

Jem, have you bought an alarm clock for your grandchildren? Hope all is going smoothly for your grandchildrens GCSE exams now. Any more dreams for you??

Hope everyone is well and having a good day today.

Remembering lovely DIzzi and thinking of her family and close friends this week. xx

Evening all :-)

Stayed in this evening. OH's back is recovering from the village chair at the taverna. They are a cheap wooden chair with a cane seat and are very hard. Dreadful things and at the restaurant we shall be at tomorrow it's the same. He takes a cushion and a pad for his back but next morning he's uncomfortable. He's done very little today and we're watching the cricket at the moment. He's just said it's much better this evening :-)

It got to 32 C this afternoon, it's 23.20 and 25 C now :-D

Hope your dog is OK Solrosen, we are retired now, OH was made redundant at 57 so we retired and came here :-D. We are deprived though - no holidays ;-)

Kandj I'll send you some sun now we've found it. Sorry you've health issues but we're here and hopefully we can all have a laugh. :-D <3

Remembering Dizzi's family and friends as it gets close to the funeral. Going to sit and remember her at the time of the funeral. I'll remember her humour and courage.

Night and bless all :-) <3

Hello All Roll Callers

I have just had a browse back over the months and some of Dizzi's comments have made me have a little chuckle to myself. It will be such a heartbreaking time tomorrow for her family and friends as they face the funeral and say personal "Goodbye" to her.
There is sure to be very many who will sit quietly (like Pat) and think of happier times.

I'm just about to get the hose pipe and water the back and front borders and tubs. We keep having some rain but not that much and now the soil is still very dry, and I don't want to lose the plants and roses that I have planted out recently.

Thanks for your kind words Pat. We both get on with things and can always find others who are worse off than we are. It's good to share a smile or two as a tonic.

We have been watching Ladies' Day at Ascot and seeing the beautiful outfits and amazing hats. I'm sure they must cost a small fortune but the weather was lovely and everyone was having a happy time......... how the other half live eh?!!!

I hope everyone is well and enjoying themselves today. Take care now.

Morning all :-S

It's creeping towards 2 am. We've just got in. OH is making himself a tea and I've got a soft drink.

It was 31 C today and 23 C now. We've been out this evening to a very good restaurant for a friend's birthday and a couple's 55th wedding anniversary. We had a great time. We then went up the club for the karaoke evening. The couple who run it are great singers and it was fun. Will be back in the morning as I'm tired but happy.

Night all :-) <3

Thinking of Dizzi and her family and friends today <3

Also thinking of her many GR Friends and sending hugs <3

Yawn, morning all :-)

In the middle of washing yet again :-(.

May have a sleep mid afternoon after the quiet time for Dizzi. Am out again tonight, it's a Chinese buffet. Don't think we're out Saturday. Will recover then :-D

Thinking about Dizzi and her family and friends.

It was an honour Dizzi to be on Roll Call with you <3 <3 <3