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Good Morning Roll Callers :-) :-) <3

It's definitely a Whether Weather day, here! And you can tell Autumn is upon us as there is quite a chill in the air, especially first thing.
It's almost dark at 8.30pm now too! What happened to Summer? :-S :-S

Grandson 1 started College yesterday.
It wasn't a proper day. A lot of introductory stuff to do first.

So far it has cost me £90! :-0 :-0
£45 for administration costs and £45 for a POLICE CHECK! :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0
As his course involves working with children and vulnerable people I suppose!
Next it's expensive text books :-(

He'd better knuckle down and work, or I will not be amused!


:-)KANDJ
I'm sorry that the Bank Holiday Weekend was spoilt for the villagers Kandj :-(
I remember taking Grandson 1 to a carnival in my childhood village when he was about 7 or 8. He was dressed as Batman. It poured. The field was full of mud!

The wonderful Welsh Rugby International, Ray Gravell, was there judging the Floats and the costumes. He lived in the village for a while, and went to secondary school with a few, including my brother.

He was in a wheelchair after having his leg amputated (complications of diabetes). Yet he was laughing and joking with everyone, although he didn't look well at all!
He died not long afterwards while on holiday abroad. :-(

It's a little bit early yet for a response from the Wales Team ;-) :-D
The online newspaper is going to amass all the messages together and send them off to the boys before the start of the World Cup proper.

Could it be caterpillars that are eating your plants?


:-) PAT
Have you managed to get your computer on yet? :-D :-D :-D
Kittens are such fun! :-) <3

Hope you and OH are good :-)


~~~~~~~~~ to everyone looking in

Love Jem <3

Hello All

Another dark wet day today. The gardens are benefiting from all this rain, but its not nice at all really. The nights are really drawing in too now.

The Campanula plants are re-potted up, so whatever has had a feast and taken off all the healthy leaves will be disappointed if they come again for the stalks.

Not done much at all today to be honest, just been sitting knitting the baby shawl so not much effort needed there then and it is beginning to grow and looks so pretty.

Pat, are you still basking in warm sunshine...... if so, then you are very lucky as it feels damp and chilly now so I guess Summer has been and gone for us here.
Are you still working on your family tree?..... found any skeletons hidden away?
When is your son coming to Cyprus to visit. I bet you and hubby are very pleased

Jem, Grandchildren can prove to be expensive but it's good to give the youngsters a helping hand when we can. I'm sure Grandson 1 is grateful and will work hard.
Perhaps his tutors may know of previous students who would have last years books to sell off cheaply. It may be worthwhile for your Grandson 1 to ask around.

I hadn't thought about caterpillars eating our plants Jem. It was suggested that slugs may be another possibility but I haven't seen any caterpillars or slugs either but I will keep my eyes open in future. All established plants haven't been touched.

Enjoy the rest of today folks.

Morning all :-)

Kitten has found a new game. He runs across the room and stops, well tries to, as downstairs is all tiled he sails straight past where he wants to be. He's just about avoiding the furniture. Just ended up under 1 of the settees. OH is worried that the kitten may end up here like Mozart but I did point out that as we don't have any bills from Mozart, it should be ok.

We were out Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights, at a wedding tonight. Next week looks like out Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

Monday was 10 years living in Cyprus, this Wednesday is 10 years living in this house and a friends 70th. Kandj the Jewish New Year is 14th.

It was 35 C here yesterday and it'll still be in the high 20s by the end of the month. No sign of rain yet that's usually the end of September early October. As it's an event out here I'll let you know :-D. Night time temps are about 24/26 C

Just got my gt gt grandmother's birth cert of 1842, this gave me gt gt gt grandmother's maiden name and I found her Christening along with her siblings' Christenings, batch done every few years, and my gt gt gt gt grandparents wedding. 1 piece of information and I'm back another generation. :-)

The skeleton of the bigamist has thrown up some facts by tracing 1st husband. He was a coal miner who stated his father was a doctor, I though this odd so I've put his family temporarily on my tree to try to sort it out. Turns out to be a bit of a tragedy. Father was a surgeon from working stock in Middlesex, goes to Scotland marries and first 2 children born there, then goes to 3 places in Yorkshire ending up in Doncaster, quite close to where son is a miner. 2 girls and 4 boys born and all together with parents in 1871 census. Youngest child dies aged 1 later in 1871, mother dies 1872, father 1873 leaving very little money. My guess is TB and the surgeon had to stop working well before his death. Family splits, my fellow is 9 when father dies. Sisters taken to Scotland and looked after by mother's brother and his wife. Boys seem to be fending for themselves. Can't find him after the first census (1891) he is married to my relative at this point. I'm wondering who may have been the bigamist here, did he marry on his travels prior to my relative??????? No deaths for his name /age group until past 1911 census and he's not on either 1900s censuses unless he's lied about birth date/place. Did he up sticks and go or did she and he went off licking his wounds? Am tracking his siblings to see if he turns up in their lives. Glad it's a 1st cousin twice removed and I'm just doing this out of interest as I don't think I'll get to the bottom of this.

For slugs a saucer of beer works :-D

Remember 1 wet autumn going out the back door to get the bin to take it to the top of our drive for collection early next morning. The kitchen lit the bin area and our security light came on as I pushed the bin to the front of the house. It had been raining all day and pushing the bin up the drive (it was on a slight incline) I noticed that there was some resistance to the bin. I thought it was grit etc. brought down the drive by the rain. I couldn't see over the bin being small so just judged where it should be and pushed to. Got it to the top of the drive and left the bin, turned to go back down and the whole area was alive with slugs and snails. Well not all were alive as I'd mown down quite a few :-0 No wonder we had thrushes and blackbirds all around the gardens. :-)

Well the flights are booked, son and daughter fly in the night of daughter's birthday. She's a witch so she should be able to fly here on her broomstick. :-D Family joke about strapping her down on the night of her birthday so she doesn't fly away - she was born on Halloween - 31st October. She spent 2 years in the junior school with the same teacher who was born on Halloween, there was also a girl in her class born on Halloween so the teacher referred to it as the coven :-D

Saw 2 great programmes WDYTYA on Derek Jacobi and The Ascent of Woman. The latter being a 4 part series on BBC 2 Wednesdays 9pm, it's on the i player if you want to catch up.

Got to go as I've got to do some housework. We are not going to the actual wedding today as it would be such a long day. They get married in just under 3 hours (2pm) time about 1 hour's travelling from here. They will get back to their place about 3.00 pm. Reception starts at 7.30 pm as it's too hot to do much eating during the day. OH couldn't sit around on uncomfortable chairs for that long. They understand because when told about the wedding we were told they would like us at the wedding and reception but understood it would very likely be either the ceremony or the reception because of his back. We opted for the reception because the 4 of us have had so much fun bopping and if OH isn't up to it I can bop with them :-D. By the way the newer photo of me was after 1 of our bopping nights. :-)

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

Good Afternoon Everyone :-) :-) <3

After a sunny but chilly start to the day, black clouds have now arrived, so I must keep an eye on my washing! :-|

Commiserations to the Cyprus Football team.
Wales are doing very well at Footy at the moment.
Of course, they do have Gareth Bale!
Success breeds success they say, so now, maybe footballers with mixed parentage will choose to play for Wales rather than England for a change :-D :-D


Grandson 1 is home today! He tells me that his Full Time Health and Social Care Course is only 2 and a half days a week! :-0 :-0 :-0
I suppose he will be expected to do some work at home, but I won't hold my breath! :-D


Pat, what an exciting life you lead! :-D
Congratulations on your 10 years in Cyprus :-)

Your Family History Mystery (that sounds like it could be a song! :-D) sounds very intriguing. Like you, I do like all the puzzling enigmas! It's great when you finally unravel a mystery! You never know, you could do it! :-)


KANDJ
I hope your Campanula plants are pest free (whatever pest it was) now you have replanted them!

Your shawl with its shell pattern sounds very pretty :-)
Your Thomas The Tank Engine jumper pattern wasn't from Woman's Weekly was it?
I seem to remember one from there!
My Paddington Bears one was from Woman's Weekly. I knitted them in about 2002, but the pattern was probably from the late 1970s or 1980s!

Hope you are both having a good day :-)


~~~~~~~~ to anyone looking in on Dizzi's Roll Call :-) :-) :-)

Love Jem <3

Hello All
Definitely getting Autumnal now. I have worn a cardigan and turned the heating on!
Heavy rain showers too for last few days which makes it feel damp and chilly.

Not been out and about but it sounds like Pat is having a great time with plenty of get-together and celebrations, and bopping down the club...... sound tiring, but fun!

Pat, family and friends won't have any problems remembering your daughter's birthday. Does everyone get dressed in Halloween costumes now? It will be lovely for you and OH to have your son and daughter with you soon. Bet you can't wait.

I have the Campunala plants re-potted and they look a sorry sight with just stalks and no leaves at present, but I'm hopeful that they will grow well as the roots are good and healthy. I'm having no luck with the 2nd seeds I set for the yellow and orange Welsh poppies....... I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. It can't be that difficult to grow a few poppies but I have 3 tiny leaves out of 50 seeds??!!!

I haven't seen any slugs but there does seem to be more snails than usual.... I wonder do snails eat leaves of new plants? Pat, slugs on your bin sound YUKKY.

Is Mozart the cat belonging to next door? Where has the kitten come from.... is it a stray that has "adopted" you? Cats go where they feel comfortable, so I'm told.

Will I still be able to borrow the pom poms and follow your lead at cheerleading tomorrow please? As I have been late previously I will do my best to be on time tomorrow. Will you save me a place please? Left right twirl, left right twirl tra la la la.

Jem, Did you think that Grandson 1 course was full time? He just might surprise you and get down to serious studying when he gets into the course. Fingers crossed

I'm not sure which magazine Thomas the Tank Engine came from. I knitted it for my niece's little boy and he was about 5 I think. He is 28 yrs old now!!
It may have been the Woman's Weekly as they had lots of free knitting patterns each week. My friend used to take this particular magazine and I bought Woman's Own and we swapped magazines every week...... do people still do that I wonder?

The baby shawl is looking good but with it being 3ply baby wool it doesn't grow much, baby isn't due until February so there is plenty of time yet. I sat few hours knitting yesterday and felt quite lazy but I must admit to relaxing and enjoying it all.

Hubby says that Rugby Union games begin soon. I can't keep up and don't know the difference between Union/League games?? I'll still be joining you on Radio Jem

Bedtime now.....so I'll close wishing Sweet Dreams to all looking in on Dizzi's thread.

It's been a long day without you, my friend
And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
We've come a long way from where we began
Oh, I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
When I see you again
<3 <3 <3

Cannot hear this song without missing our Diz

Afternoon all, well the clock says it's afternoon. :-)

We are in lock down. Fought my way out to pick up friend to go to the docs for our repeat prescriptions. There's a dispensary there as well so all got in 1 go. Fought way back via friend's house.

Why are we in lock down - we are in the middle of a dust storm, it's 36 C a strange glow in the sky, think that's the sun, it's a funny brown colour. Can't see the castle down the road.

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/14459303 - view from the bedroom window on a clear day.

We have a thick fog only it's sand and not good to breathe in. Outside furniture covered in fine sand. It's a gift from Syria - well they can keep it. The breeze is getting up but the humidity is very high. Hopefully the breeze will blow it away.

Nothing landed at Larnaca Airport earlier today all diverted to Paphos as Larnaca now open it must be clearing down there, may have to take planes from Paphos later as it may move across to there before leaving the island.

Poor holiday makers they've lost at least a day.

Kandj, the cats. Well Mozart is a big, black neutered, male cat. When his first owners moved they left him behind. He had a collar with a disc, 1 side said Mozart other side was a phone number. Next door started to look after him after they phoned the number to find previous owners didn't want him. He's a great character. He talks to you, and as next door are out during the day, pops in here for a chat, company or if it's wet/windy.

The kitten - the lady next door is a Tui rep and a cat at 1 of their hotels had kittens which was reported to a charity. Charity captured the mother and kittens. Mother to be neutered and released back near the hotel as she's a feral cat. The kittens to be rehomed. Trouble was 1 of the kittens was left behind so next door took him. That's why they have Mozart, a small adult neutered female, a deaf white cat and the kitten. They also feeding a youngish male cat who was starving a couple of months ago. He's feral but he's becoming friendly. They also have 2 dogs who were dumped as pups.

When they go away the deaf cat (an inside cat) is fed by a relative who also checks the house. The dogs go to friends who have a small holding and I get to feed the other cats. Mozart eats here, the other 2 in the front garden. The kitten was supposed to be trapped in the back garden so the relative could feed it and separate it from the bigger cats. Trouble is the kitten can easily get over adjoining wall so we ended up looking after it.

It's fast asleep next to me at the moment. It's been next door all morning but it came in just after I started this, curled up and went fast asleep. The other cats all hiss at it when they see it. Yet another 1 to share food with!

Wind doesn't seem to be moving the dust. :-0 We are going out this evening. Can see us eating indoors. Don't like sand with my Chinese meal. :-D

Poor Leigh Jem, hope he recovers quickly as he could be out much of the 2015/16 season. :-(

Left right, twirl, left right, twirl. Just a quick practise, must show willing. Hope you're practising Kandj as we have a standard to keep up now. ;-)

Wonder if we'll have enough hot water for showers, oh well cold showers won't be too bad as it's too hot for there to be really cold water. :-D

Will let you know what happens about our weather problem. :-|

It's a weird fuzzy world out there today.

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

Hello All

A dry day and forecast to be dry for next couple of days so perhaps Summer hasn't deserted us entirely. I cleaned out the airing cupboard in the bathroom this morning and emulsioned the inside and then sorted out the towels..... we have far too many, as there is usually only the two of us apart from when family visit and so I have halved the towels and they are waiting to go to the village charity shop tomorrow.

This afternoon I have been transferring some mature plants from the side of the drive and they are now planted in the front garden border..... hopefully, they will do a lot better that the Campanala that some unknown creature took a liking to earlier.

Carol, nice to see you posting again. Lovely words you have posted for Dizzi.

Pat, I wouldn't like the sand in my Chinese meal either. How long will this last?
Do you have a sign "Cat's Home" to attract all the local waifs and stray cats?
Left right twirl, left right twirl, I am keeping practicing Pat or my old bones might just seize up and that would never do when we are wanting to encourage the teams.

Jem, I hope all is well with you and yours? Perhaps you have been called into hospital for your operation? If so, I hope all goes well for you then.
I see on TV that Leigh Halfpenny is out of the rugby world cup matches and that Rhys Webb is also doubtful..... poor Jem, I know you will be sooo upset about this.

Goodnight now to everyone and wishing Sweet Dreams to you all.

Good Evening Roll Callers :-) :-) :-) <3

I'm sorry, I hadn't realised so many days had gone by with me not posting! :-0
I'm ok just very tired at the moment, and dealing with what seems to be a dozen problems :-D :-D :-D

I spent the beginning of the week catching up with jobs that did not get done while the rugby was on.
We have just over another week before The World Cup kicks off with England v Fiji on Friday night 18th Sept.
I am hoping the hospital will forget about me until the World Cup is finished :-D :-D

Yes, I'm very sad for Leigh and Rhys, who have worked so hard for the World Cup.
A rugby playing career is relatively short. Rhys and Leigh are both 26, so there is a possibilty that they may not get another chance of playing in a World Cup :-(
They will both be 30, so they may get one more chance depending on their fitness.

I can see that you have both been putting the work in with your twirling! Well done the two of you :-D <3

I have a great photo that I want to send to you both by PM when I have a chance!
I can't put it on here as I haven't had permission.
It's of my big brother playing rugby with a VERY FAMOUS Ex Welsh Rugby Union International, now TV Anchor, Personality, Presenter etc!
Very very busy on the BBC and S4C ;-) :-D



I have printed out loads of photos of The Shah of Persia and his palace where my Grandfather was born, this afternoon. I want to get my family history in order in files and in an organised manner on the computer.

Between discovering the GR Boards, and of course The Rugby, I have been neglecting Family History and wasting my Platinum Subs. They have just sent me the reminder that it's time to renew. So I'm hoping that when the World Cup is finished I can use what's left of my new Platinum subs to tidy everything up, and then just have a standard Subs from then on, to chat with my friends :-)


Well, the weather hasn't been bad here for the past few days.
In fact Sunday was warm and pleasant.
OH and I went down to a shop that I like in the little town my Mum grew up in. I needed to take a dressing gown back. I'd picked up one 2 sizes too big by mistake:-D
Afterwards we went for a small walk by the river that runs round the very historic castle there.


:-)KANDJ
I'm sorry that your 2nd batch of Welsh Poppies have not grown. I'm not much of a gardener I'm afraid, so despite being Welsh ;-) I'm afraid I have no idea why! :-D

My 4 £1 Fuschias have all bloomed beautifully, but the best one the boy next door broke playing football on our lawn! :-|

Grandson's College Course is classed as a Full Time course, but he's only actually at college all day on Mondays and Thursdays and on a Friday morning. He must have to do some of the work at home too.
He found the first 2 days boring as they didn't do anything, and they had some teething problems and staff not turned up.
The last 2 days he really enjoyed. They did Human Biology and some psychology etc.


:-)PAT
The sandstorm must be awful! :-0 I hope that it hasn't affected your or OH's chests!
It's been all over the news here. It must look really eerie!
Sometimes we get a film of sand on the cars which they say has blown over from the Sahara! I'm not sure about that though!

Mozart sounds quite a character.
How awful that his first owners just went and abandoned him :-|
Your neighbours sound very caring people to have taken in all those poor animals :-)
It's good that you get a little share too. Cats just adopt you, it's quite a compliment :-)


CAROL <3
You must be missing Dizzi dreadfully!

<3 PRICKLES
I know you are missing Dizzi too!
I have missed you and your singing! I hope you are ok :-)


~~~~~~~~~ to all looking in on Dizzi's Roll Call :-) :-) :-)

Love Jem <3

Hello All

I have been digging weeds out of the front border yet again. It really is never ending but with knitting the baby shawl and twirling for the rugby teams the weeds have had a hay-day. It will soon be time to plant the Spring flowering bulbs so I am on a mission to clear dig over the soil and clear the space. I have to pace myself these days and try not to think when I could stay gardening for hours without any problems, not now!!

Jem, glad that you are here, I hope that your worries can be sorted before too long
I knew that you would be gutted by the news about Leigh and Rhys having to miss the World Cup Rugby. It doesn't make sense to me to play such important men in a friendly game when the World Cup matches are so near?... but I have often said that I no nothing about rugby, but I am following our number 1 Cheer Leader and continuing the pom pom shaking and left right twirls (but not when gardening.)
I haven't done any FH research for such a long time that I would need to study all the files I have put together over the previous years.

Pat, I hope that you and OH are coping with sandstorm and hope it's calmed now.
I caught the news which showed the Queen and Prince Philip in Scotland..... what an amazing couple they are and an inspiration for all they achieve given their ages.
Her Majesty now becomes the longest serving British Monach, I do admire her and Duke of Edinbugh too (despite opening his mouth and putting his foot in it so often), but I can't say the same for all of the Royal family though.

Take it easy everyone, and I hope you all have a restful night sleep.

Hi Girls :-) :-) <3

After I posted last night we had an emergency. I had to rush Grandson 1 to hospital, :-(
He is still there having tests, we should know more later, hopefully.

Hope you are both ok :-)

Love Jem <3

Afternoon all :-)

Thought you might like to see this

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/least-12-killed-monster-sandstorm-6405689

Some of the sand has lifted and I can see the castle. You should have seen the house. Everywhere had a covering of fine sand. We've got sun but it's still hazy. temps in the mid 30s. Can only see the village, any further is in a haze.

Washed this morning and got everything dry very quickly. Got it in as soon as possible just in case. Have seen this before but never for this long. We now have been told that we've had some Sahara sand added to the Syrian dust/sand. :-(

Out Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. We all stood and toasted HM Queen Elizabeth ll at 7.30 our time 5.30 BST last night. We are out tonight again and tomorrow. I'll be washing again over the weekend. :-(

Glad you're keeping up the practise Kandj we'll be brilliant by the end of the world cup. :-D ;-) Left right, twirl, left right, twirl.

Sorry you've got a medical emergency Jem. Keep us up to date if you can, remember we'll be thinking of you. Hope you get good news soon.

Thinking of you all, from underneath a sand hill, :-S, this is Cyprus calling. :-) <3

Hello All

Dry and sunshine today but cool now which suits us both. Another cupboard cleared and sorted this morning. I seem to have my tidy head on just now.
More gardening again this afternoon. I had intended to go outside for a half an hour and hubby knocked on the window and said I had done enough..... he was right too and I had a shock when i looked at the clock and found I had been digging weeds for almost two hours, no wonder I felt exhausted, silly me I shall be aching tomorrow now.

Jem, so sorry to hear that Grandson 1 is in hospital, I hope it's nothing too serious and that he will feel well enough to come home soon. Such a worry for you all.

Pat, I had no idea the sand storm was so bad. Thanks for the link, it looks nasty.
Is this affecting your breathing at all? I dread to think how hubby would cope but then he would probably need hospital admission.Does this happen often in Cyprus?

Can you still twirl and shake the pom poms with all that sand dust in the air? Don't attempt to overdo it Pat, I will practice for the two of us until your lock down ends.

I hope everyone will enjoy the rest of this evening.

Afternoon all,

Still have a sand problem but it's easing. It hasn't troubled the breathing of either of us other than I had a fit of sneezing yesterday. :-D Don't know when it will totally clear, never known it like this. We have this problem a couple of times a year and it's usually mild, all you notice is a slight brown tinge to the sky. Have known it this thick once about 15 years ago, we were on holiday here. It lasted about 4 hours, it rained and sand was everywhere.

The temperature has been up to 40 C under the sand, it was 38 C out our back this morning when I was sorting out washing. It did dry quickly. This afternoon the humidity's climbing fast, it's up in the 70% here now. We'll see what next week brings.

OH's back isn't too bad and we have a night in tonight. We will have reindeer salad tonight. Next door brought us back some smoked reindeer meat and a large jar of roll mop herrings. :-D Herrings for next week whenever we're in. :-0

Out Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at the moment. Kandj the Jewish New Year is Monday.

Kandj thank you for doing my practise for me, far too hot and humid for any physical exercise :-D, I'll catch up soon. ;-)

Jem, I hope all is OK with your grandson, you must be very worried. Remember we are here for you. Make sure you don't over do it. :-)

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

Hello All

It's been a strange couple of days because all day yesterday I kept thinking it was Saturday (??) and today I have thought it was Sunday(??), definitely losing the plot!!

I haven't done anything in the garden today but I did go to a neighbour who is on holiday and watered tomatoes and courgettes in their greenhouse as I promised.

Pat, the sand storm isn't keeping you in the house but I hope it will clear soon.
Your temperatures sound uncomfortable and would just drain what little bit of energy we had. Are you meeting up with your Jewish friend on Monday to help her celebrate the Jewish New Year..... do you eat traditional Jewish food that night?

Don't attempt the pom pom twirls in such hot/humid weather... I'll do it for you Pat.
Left right twirl, left right twirl, left right twirl, left right twirl tra la la la la left right twirl.

Jem, I hope that Grandson 1 is feeling better and allowed to come home now.
Take it easy yourself, I hope that the hospital puts you "on hold" until rugby finishes.

Bed time now, so wishing all who are reading this a very good night's sleep tonight.

Hi Pat and Kandj :-) <3

Thank you very much for your concern.

Grandson 1 is home now.
I will catch up, and also PM you both tomorrow :-) :-)

Just a quick in and out


I CAN SEE THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA - LOOKS LIKE THE SAND STORM IS OVER. :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D <3

Good Afternoon Roll Callers :-) :-) <3

Well, it's been not a great week all in all in the Jem Family this week!

Grandson 1 is now home awaiting more tests. It's a very worrying situation, as it may be an ongoing problem.

His Mum, my daughter, was also admitted to another hospital about 25 miles away, on Thursday. She was kept in overnight while they administered strong antibiotics through a drip for a bad infection. She is feeling much better now, though.

Thank you both for your concern and best wishes, it is very much appreciated :-) <3


Your Cheer Leading Turn for the World Cup Opening Show is coming on a treat! So keep up the twirling, you will outshine them all!;-) :-D :-D

I'm so glad that now Cyprus is free of all that sand, as Radio Jem couldn't be without the dedicated service of it's Overseas Correspondent if the signal went down ;-) :-D :-D
I'm glad that you were not too badly affected health-wise from the sand Pat! I did look at the video on your link! :-( :-(

Well, done Kandj on all the digging, weeding and clearing!:-)
What I really want to know is .....Where did you got your "tidy head" from?.... and are they expensive? .... cos I could really do with one! ;-) :-D

Granddaughter 2 (13) is here to see how her big brother is!
He's the best big brother anyone could have and they all love him!
Mind you, if he lived in their house, perhaps they'd change their minds :-D :-D :-D

~~~~~~~~~~ to all looking in on Dizzi's Roll Call :-) :-) :-)

Love Jem <3

Hello All

Even more weeding again this afternoon, there is no end to it but I think I am making just a little headway.... or at least I do hope so after all my ongoing efforts.

Pat, that is good news now that you are able to see the Med. Hopefully the sandstorm is clearing and won't come back.
I don't know much about the Jewish New Year tomorrow but I will try to find 5 mins and google this important event, enjoy your night out with your Jewish friend.
I am still managing the pom pom shaking for us both Pat, hopefully when the air has cleared in Cyprus you will feel a lot more likely to take over Head Cheer Leader.

Jem, that must be such a worry for you with Grandson 1 having health problems and then your daughter too but in a different hospital.... one thing after another
I hope everything works out well with the two of them. Fingers crossed that they will both feel better and everything will calm down and get back to normal for everyone. It must be a huge worrying time....... sending hugs to you right now.

Jem, loving your avatar but whatever happened to Leigh Halfpenny?.
Still doing the left right twirl, left right twirl for me and Pat just now.... left right twirl.

My tidy head comes from necessity Jem. I don't like it to get too untidy or I would never find the time to sort things out, so it's a case of needs must I'm afraid ha ha.

Sending goodnight wishes to everyone looking in, sweet dreams to you all.

Afternoon all and Shanah Tovah. (happy new year)

Kandj, am sending you both a PM but my Jewish friend doesn't do anything Jewish for this occasion.

The temperature is dropping now the sand has cleared but the humidity is high. Has got up to 90% on 1 occasion, am dripping if I do anything. Still have some ironing to do, will do it just before I get into the shower this evening. At the moment we have a heavy cloud base but they're all white, it's a bit early for rain unless we get a big storm.

There's a sandy film over everything outside, we'll slowly get round to it but it's too hot to stay out working for very long. OH is talking about using the power hose later on in the week when we know what weather we'll get next week in case the wind changes and we get the sand back. :-0 At the moment he has our big fan on a stand in pieces as the blades were covered in sand. All the fly screens will need taking down and washing (under the shower). Should have seen the shower curtain, the outside near a small window was a different colour to the inside, that's been washed.

Glad this is once in a blue moon occasion, the normal sand problems are far less severe. By the way the EU claim the sand storms we get are pollution and the air quality is so poor it fines Cyprus for the pollution. Now you work out how it's a Cyprus caused problem???????????

Have a good evening all :-) <3