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

HI PAT <3 & KANDJ <3
Thank you both for your contributions to our Rugby Thread. :-) <3
Sometimes I feel a bit silly, as I think I'm posting to myself! :-D :-D :-D

However, a few people have told me on the boards and in PMs that they do read and enjoy it. I know that Rugby is not everyone's cup of tea though :-D :-D

I do not always reply straight away to posts on the thread. This is because I have noticed the viewing numbers go up when it's someone else's name on it's last post, rather than my own!!!!! So I have left your name up for now Kandj!!!
;-) ;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D :-D

I do enjoy it though, particularly when there's banter on there. But I also like it as a keepsake of tournaments, to look back on like a diary.

I will probably have to reduce "commentating" though, to just cheering on the team and highlights, as I am not good at typing, and miss quite a bit of the match! :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D


Well, it's another Whether Weather day here! It had rained earlier this morning. It's hazily overcast now, windy and regularly picking to rain.
So the jeans are on the line, and the rest are on the radiators again! :-|



:-)KANDJ
I see you have been busy in the garden again!
Your neighbours sunflowers must look quite striking!
You've got another 3 weeks to learn the anthem before the return match in Dublin! :-D :-D :-D :-D

Kandj, Your parents were only a short way away from the wonderful Brecon Beacons <3

You do realise Kandj, that that makes you MORE WELSH THAN ME :-0.. by parentage anyway! My mother was from Kent! :-D :-D :-D

A lot of people moved to the valleys around that area, for work in the mines, especially from my father's native Pembrokeshire.
My Aunt and Uncle lived in the Rhondda, not far away from there.


:-)PAT
I bet you are in need of a good rest today, after all the pompom shaking, baton twirling, etc :-D :-D :-D
I hope you have a lovely evening if you are planning to go out tonight :-)
Hope, too, that your OH's back is not too sore today :-)

Have a good day Everyone :-) :-) :-)

~~~~~~~~~~ to anyone looking in :-) :-) :-)

PRICKLES <3

Love Jem <3

Hello All

Another pleasant day. 22degress with a little breeze which is fine for us two today.

Bedding on the line and garden watered early, as I would hate to lose the flowers I planted from seeds and giving us a colourful display to enjoy.

Our neighbour has a few HUGE sunflowers that look really cheerful. They must be about 4' tall. I have only two sunflowers and they are only about a foot tall but just coming into flower. I obviously bought the wrong seeds ha ha.

Pat, if you are still entertaining friends I hope you will have a good day and I hope your hubbies back pain isnt causing too many problems for him now.

Jem, thanks for the English phonetics to the Welsh National Anthem. I had a look on your Rugby thread and it looks like Double Dutch but I'll give it a go ha ha.
We have BT Sports package and hubby is looking forward to watching the premier footy game between Man U and Tottenham Hotspurs this afternoon.
Good Luck to Wales....... I hope they will win over Ireland today.
My Dad was born in Tirphil, Mid Glamorgan and Mum in Aberdare, Glamorgan.

Glad that your dental appointment wasn't too painful. I don't like visiting there.

I hope everyone will have a good day and enjoy some sunshine. A good tonic!

Hi KandJ and Pat and anyone looking in :-) :-) :-) <3

The Dentist visit went well.

A very nice lady relief dentist checked my bridge ready for my op.

It's a super-bridge in two parts.The left hand part has come out about 3 times over an 8 year period, and there has been a slight movement again lately.
She said that although there is a slight movement (she also took an X-Ray) it was better for her not to try and force it out, as it would do more damage. They will just have to be a bit careful, she said.

Nothing else needed doing, except a scaling which can wait until after my op. :-)


I have posted some disappointing news on the Rugby Thread.
I am very worried and a little embarrassed.

The Wales v Ireland match appears to be only televised on BBC1 Wales :-( :-( :-(
If you have SKY you can get BBC1 WALES in the Regional BBC Section starting from Channel 951 onwards.

Possibly it can be accessed if you have a BT TV package or Virgin TV package.


Kandj, I have posted the Welsh National Anthem in English phonetics on the Rugby Thread! :-D :-D :-D

Where in South Wales were your family from?

Pat, I'm hoping that you are able to see the match, as you are Head Cheerleader! :-(


Love Jem
<3

Hello to All Roll Callers

I opened the blinds this morning to a bright day with blue sky and no clouds at all.
Began to think that Summer had arrived at last, didn't last long as it soon clouded over and became cool again. We aren't grumbling really because we wouldn't feel comfortable at all with very high temperatures.

Have been to the village bank this afternoon and then on to churchyard to tidy up our family graves. After a little chat, I left all looking as nice and cared for as possible. Silk arrangements only now as the squirrels and rabbits eat the fresh flowers leaving only stalks and stems which are not a very pretty look at all.

Jem, hubby and I don't actually sing the Welsh national anthem words, just join in with lots of tra la la la la's. Both my parents, grandparents and gt grandparents were born in South Wales. Research shows that my paternal ancestors actually originated in Somerset, a complete surprise as I had only ever known of Welsh origin. Dad used to tell us tales of watching rugby at the Cardiff Arms Park ground.
Fingers crossed that your operation date will be for after the rugby has ended.

All spick and span at yours then for Grandson 1 girl friends first visit. I thought that they were the ones who were supposed to panic on meeting boyfriends family ha ha
Hope all went well and that you won't need to have a big clean up next time around.

Sorry that Grandson 2 hasn't been well enough for his little tea party bless him.
Toddlers soon bounce back, so I hope its not too long before he is better again.

Pat, that is a scarey story and must have been very worrying while it was going on.
All's well that end's well and a huge relief for you and your family now that you can work around the high carb foods and keep yourself well. Your weight loss and need to buy new clothes is a bonus for your commitment to eating what is right for you. It's no wonder that you were so ill when you were eating foods that didn't agree with you. Thank goodness you have the knowledge to eat sensibly now. Well Done Pat!

Such sad news of Cilla and now George Cole has also died. Both gave good family entertainment on TV on Saturday nights. Life seemed very much simpler back then.

Hope everyone will enjoy tonight and have a good day tomorrow.

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

I had a very busy day yesterday.
Son-in-Law turned up to mow our lawns while I was in the middle of giving the house a good clean.
I had scheduled the cleaning spree already, but it had added importance when Grandson 1 announced the night before that his girlfriend was coming to visit for the first time! Panic! ;-) :-D :-D :-D

Then, I had to post the Rugby News about Ireland's Team Selection.

Then it was shower, and a glam up attempt ;-) for The Pub Quiz! :-D :-D
This time we took GS's girlfriend too.
We came 2nd this time out of about 15 teams. The usual winner beating us by 1 point.


I have the dentist early afternoon today. He (my usually lovely Scottish lady dentist is not yet back from Maternity Leave) has to check my crowns are not loose before my op and to see if any general work is needed. I know I need a clean up with the hygienist, but she is on holiday.



One of my Certificates came back yesterday. The Death Certificate of my Grandparents first baby, Margaret Ann, who died in 1915.
She was 5 MINUTES OLD :-(
She died of "INANATION" which is according to the internet a severe malnourishment.
I'm thinking that maybe the placenta had come away and she wasn't getting fed in the womb. :-(



I have had another £1 Month's Subscription!
This time for Find My Past WORLD Subscription thanks to a code posted on Genealogy Chat.
It's my 5th £1 FMP Month's Sub in 9 months, 2 of which have been World.

The offer ends tonight.

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If you have a discount code enter it here:

The code you put in is

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Our Grandson 2 still has not had his tea party. He has HAND FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE :-0 :-0
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hand-foot-and-mouth-disease/Pages/Introduction.aspx


:-)KANDJ
Well done on your sort out of your books. I find clearing out things very difficult!

How very exciting to see the scan photo of your new little Great Niece / Nephew :-)

Thankyou, I like to put up a Wales Rugby Avatar during the Rugby Internationals :-)
How Fantastic that you and OH are able to sing the Welsh Anthem !!! I'm amazed! :-)

If you are watching on Saturday, with your laptop nearby, pop in and join us on the Rugby Thread if you are able to :-)

I was brought up in a village that was very Rugby Orientated. My brother played Rugby for the village team and also at different times other local teams including the team of the town we went to Secondary School in.

When he lived in a different village, he actually played in the same team as a really big name.. the then very young JONATHAN DAVIES, who went on to International Stardom. He is now a very prominent commentator and also chat show host.
I have a photo of my brother and Jonathan playing :-D :-D :-D

When we were teenagers, my friend and I used to go to watch the boys playing. Her parents had the pub that was the Rugby Team's head quarters, and used to do hot dinners for them after the match.

I didn't follow it so avidly later on, but the last 5 years or so, I have been following the internationals again.

Yes, I'm thinking that my op will be schedule smack in the middle of the world cup. The surgeon's Secretary said she thought it would be before October.!!!:-( :-(

:-)PAT
How fascinating all the DNA stuff is! It's great that you have been able to help a cousin who was adopted to learn about his possible roots too :-)

That experience must have been very frightening for you Pat!
It's good that you found out exactly what was wrong, and now it's under control!
I bet you look great now too! :-)

Yes, another favourite, George Cole, has gone!
We loved Minder, and I too remember him in St Trinians :-)


The sun is shining here now!
Hope you both have a good day :-)

Love Jem <3

Hello all

A cool cloudy beginning and then it perked up and became warmer. Off to water the gardens soon as it's so dry and I don't want to lose the flowers I planted from seeds. I thought it was going to rain earlier but the dark clouds just disappeared.

No more clearing clutter today and I didn't buy any books when I dropped mine off at the village charity shop........ how good was that?

There is a new card shop that has opened up in the village and I called in to browse and bought a few general birthday/blank cards to have in stock should I need them.

Our neighbour across the road has been in Florida for the last two weeks with her family. I have been checking all is safe with her bungalow and watering her flowers. They are all due back tomorrow, so that will be one job less for me to do.

Pat, I also try to keep housework to a minimum but I do usually like to be tidy too.
No excuse not to be really, as there is only my husband and I here now. Neither of us would like high temperatures you have, but I suppose you will be used to them.

No need to explain about only eating certain foods Pat. I'm really not being nosy.

Sorry to read about George Cole. We used to love watching him in Minder.

Jem, loving your new Avatar. How did you first become interested in Rugby, or is it part of your Welsh culture? We will shout for Wales, and sing anthem LOUDLY too.

I hope your hospital operation date won't clash with all the rugby matches though.

Has grandson 2 had his little birthday party yet? It's such a lovely age I think.

I'll end now, but I hope everyone has had a happy day today. Take care now.

Evening all :-)

Lost another one I enjoyed seeing - George Cole. Played the cheeky chappy to a tee from St Trinian's to Minder. :-D

Cooler day today only 31 C. Have been watching the test match. It's at Trent Bridge and we've been having a good day.

Kandj you asked about my diet it's quite a long story so I'll shorten it as much as I can and hope you follow it.

I had been slowly putting on weight for years even when I thought I'd been eating all the right things,and no one would listen to me when I wanted to know why. Size 18 when you are 4 ft 11 ins is not a good look. Out here in 2008 BP shot up so was put in hospital for a check up, lots of tests including 1 on cholesterol and to the doc's horror I had low bad cholesterol. What they did find was a tumour in my thyroid, nothing to do with my weight but the blighter was full of nasty cells that are a time bomb, they can turn cancerous at anytime and cause bone/lung cancer. Had thyroid out which means tablets and see docs regularly and what did I get - could I do something about weight. NO! NO! NO! You tell me why it's happening - no answers just more thyroid tablets.

We are now in May 2013, I woke up to explosions going off and to my horror realise the noise I'm hearing is my heart beat racing and then it started wobbling about (only way to describe it) OH rushed me to hospital. Doc's said I'd had a severe angina attack and had ECGs to prove it but I said I hadn't. My father had angina I knew what an attack was like. Cardiologist called in and he wouldn't even put me on a heart stress machine as he believed my heart was so blocked it would be dangerous. I was sent across Limassol to another hospital for a camera in the heart and to put stents in where required. Came back bewildered as they put in the camera and all they said was no stenosis. Got back and got onto my laptop - surprised I was allowed it in the hospital. Looked up stenosis and laughed, means no blockages and it turns out I have very little plaque in the heart because of all the years of eating correctly and never smoked.

4 days of tests and we eventually get things sorted. I had sleep apnoea due to fat around my neck (went to a sleep clinic to confirm it). I had stopped breathing and my brain forced my heart to push oxygen to it. There was a problem though as I was born with an aorta only half the size it should be. My brain made my heart beat faster and faster, as oxygen was not getting to it quickly enough. My heart was getting out of control mimicking an angina attack hence the ECG results. It was also found that I am intolerant of carbohydrates. My body is unable to break down carbs properly so stores it as sugar and fat. I was told to avoid all high carb foods such as bread, rice, pasta and potatoes and flour containing products. Even some veg and fruit I have to watch. Cream's ok has very little carb ;-) can't have the scone or jam with it though. :-(

Result is I'm sitting here in a T shirt size 8 - 10 and size 10 trousers and I've lost nearly 5 stone. I dropped 2 dress sizes in 2 months. I've had to have a complete new wardrobe :-D. The doc said I must eat at least 4 times a day and so I'm actually eating more now than before so am never hungry. :-) My BP this morning 108/63. No more sleep apnoea as fat round neck has gone so has snoring. I just needed the correct diet.

As you know I eat out a lot so am able to sort out meals to have in the places we go to. Chinese buffets I'm careful which dishes I have and have stir fried veg with them. Curries have cauliflower instead of rice. Can have meat and veg or salad almost anywhere. Can have chilli if I put in mushrooms instead of kidney beans - beans and peas are seeds so need to be high in carbs to grow. I have cauliflower with the chilli. It sounds complicated but all I do is check how many carbs are in what I want to eat so I soon knew the ones to avoid. I have also found forums with low carb recipes as with the chilli which helps.

Although the experience was frightening I didn't come to any harm and I had my answer re my weight problem. I have a restricted diet but feel better than I have for years mainly because I sleep so much better and I now get to wear lots of new clothes, so don't feel sorry for me as I don't. The diet isn't much different to what I was eating just a little alteration for the high carbs. For the sleep problems I was told no alcohol so I can't have my occasional shandy so you'll realise how I miss that. ;-)

Decided to stay in tonight, it's a Chinese tomorrow :-)

Jem was about earlier on, hope all well with you :-)

Kandj hope you and your OH are well. :-)

All have a good evening and peaceful night :-) <3

Evening all :-)

Quiet day doing a little housework and some research on my maternal line. It was 38 C today. it's 00.37 and 27 C off to have cool shower in a moment and go to bed. Just had a quick salad this evening no very hungry.

I decided, after we got our initial results, to go to our daughter's paternal line. We ladies don't have a paternal line unless our father's or brother's line is there. We females are xx and men are xy, y being the male line. I put my husband's name in and low and behold 24 hrs later the wording was changed on her paternal line to accept OH as her father and he was placed next to her on her DNA relatives list and showed she had inherited half her chromosomes from him. A P for paternal then started to appear on some of our daughter's DNA relatives so we know who are his, the rest are my links.

On our daughter's site (she's been completed) there's a section where when you've linked with someone to share genomes you can see which chromosome part you have in common.1 guy who is one of my links is adopted and his link is my maternal side as our link is part of mine and daughter's x chromosome. I've tracked back to 1800 with my maternal side with as many female sibling and daughters of female relatives along the line as I could and sent the list to him. He is a 3rd to distant cousin so I'm hoping that today amongst the names there is at least a great whatever grandmother. They were all born in Staffordshire and most in Walsall so he'll have an area now to get to know - he's American.

Haven't got that much energy Kandj, housework is negligible, I've swept through downstairs and mopped today. Done 2 lots of washing and that dries almost as you put it out. Don't iron too much, well as little as I can get away with. My cotton T shirts and cut off trousers need ironing but most skirts and dresses don't, some of my tops don't either. A lot of OH's tops just get neatly folded and they are fine. Cotton bedding needs ironing and that's washed every other day. I iron between 15 - 30 mins each day. When you put it together if I've done about 90 mins housework that's all in about 15 hours. :-D

It's a lot of outside living in summer. :-D

I'm part Welsh and Irish as well as English so I get to shout for lots of rugby teams, gets tricky when they play each other. :-S

Kandj I'll tell you tomorrow about my diet and why I'm on it. Had a very frightening experience but it meant we had the answers to a couple of problems. It's too late to go into now.

Jem hope you're enjoying yourself with the grandchildren.

I'm off to bed, night and bless. :-) <3

Hello All

Nights are definitely drawing in and its feeling chilly. What's happened to Summer??

Have been clearing a bookcase and now have several books to take to the village charity shop. Only hope I don't come back with more books as I don't have much spare time for reading just now.

Our niece and husband called show us scan pictures of a new baby, expected in February next year. All very exciting and such happy news to share for a change.
Might have to get the knitting needles clicking away again soon.

Jem, I have no idea of the rules of your rugby matches but I love the Welsh National Anthem and we usually have the volume on LOUD to hear Land of my Fathers' and all players and supporters singing their hearts out. I get goosebumps!

Pat, you are sure to be out and about. Can I have some of your energy please lol.

Any more info from your DNA results as yet?

Bedtime now for us. I hope everyone who looks in sleeps well tonight.

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

It's still WHETHER WEATHER here in South West Wales!
It can't make it's mind up. It's hazy and overcast, it's rained and now it looks though it may clear up! But my washing is now on the radiators! :-| :-| :-D :-D

Wishing you all a good day :-) :-) :-)

Love Jem <3

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

It's been a very windy and chilly day here in South West Wales.
I have had the heating on today, but it's on a thermostat and switches off when it reaches the set temp and back on again when it goes colder.


I did a big food shop today, as I am totally out of routine since Grandson 1 left school. I have just been getting bits and pieces of shopping, but it meant I was going shopping more often, and always out of something.

When I was leaving the shop, with a big trolley laden with bags of shopping, there was an almighty downpour! I had to hang all the carrier bags on door handles in the house to dry out before I could put them away in the car boot for next time!


Grandson 2 hasn't had his little tea party yet. They have all been under the weather with colds, and he had been up all night, and then slept in the day. As Daughter and her husband work evenings, they are leaving it until the weekend.


I have been very busy getting my money's worth ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) from my £1 subs to ancestry. What I have found, is that it has given me lots of hints and tips, especially from Members' Trees. I found lots on my Pembrokeshire Francis' last night, but only GR had the Original Parish Records.
I have found something I that like about all three of the Genealogy Sites(GR, FMP and Ancestry) that I have used. What one has the other doesn't and vice versa.

So I am amassing as much info as I can, so that I can research documents with my GR Platinum/Parish subs when my month's Ancestry runs out.


It was very sad about Cilla Black:-(
I feel very sorry for her boys.
I have been singing her songs constantly since. I particularly loved "You're My World" and "Anyone Who Had A Heart".
I used to love her hour shows where she did comedy sketches too.


:-) PAT
that's a very interesting list of nationalities that you have in your DNA! Will it influence who you shout for in the Rugby World Cup? ;-) ;-) ;-) :-D :-D
It would be very interesting if your friend is related to your OH.

My parents were in the RAF too. My Dad during WW2 and my Mum enlisted just after, c. 1947. She was demobbed to marry my Dad. She said they were the best years of her life.

:-)KANDJ
How lovely that you had your Granddaughter to stay for the week :-)
You will miss her now!

I'm glad you found your car key. I'm always putting things away in a "safe place" and forgetting where that is, or forgetting about the item altogether. Or not remembering what they were for in the first place!

Last night I found a pack of 2 Cadbury's Caramel Doughnuts that I had bought for GS1 and hidden from OH! They have to be eaten within a day or two and they had been there a month at least! :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0

Hope you are both ok:-) <3

~~~~~~~~~~ to Everyone looking in :-) :-)

Love Jem <3

Afternoon all :-)

Well, have no one staying and saw friends in Paphos last night and they leave the island tomorrow. We're nearly back to normal- well as normal as we get. ;-)

August arrived here yesterday, came downstairs yesterday morning to find the temp already 33 C got up to 38 C later. Today we hit 40 C, not done a lot today. :-S

Out tonight but OH's back is a bit tender but we promised to go to a Chinese buffet so it's eat and leave. Shopping tomorrow, I'll be getting plenty of salad and maybe a cooked chicken. Too hot to be near the oven.

Kandj glad you found your key, we have a draw like that but we do have a separate place for all the keys. We went through all our keys before we came here and any we couldn't identify we ditched. We labelled those related to our old house and left them in the house. Daughter's friend met the new owners as they arrived and opened up for them with daughter's key. She lived around the corner from us and was on maternity leave so it was easier for her than daughter who was miles away that day learning to survey a road.

When we had new neighbours I always put a welcome to your new house card through the door and listed things like when the dustmen etc came, I'd identify myself and say where I was. Worked every time, did it on quarters where everyone helped each other anyway. In civvy street we always had nice neighbours. We were either very lucky or the helpful introduction broke the ice and they were friendly towards us.

I was shocked about Cilla but from what I've read could have been depressed since her husband's death and dreaded lingering like her mother, wonder if that affected her health. Sad she's gone, such a character.

Jem hope you are ok and having fun like Kandj did with your grandchildren.

I miss Dizzi's input as well. We did however have the pleasure of her writings and happy memories of her humour. :-)

Have a good evening all. :-) <3

Good Morning All

Cool and windy here today. Not very good for August but it's drying the washing so that's always a bonus.

Last week we had our granddaughter staying with us, so that was a happy time for us all. We shared lots of hugs and many laughs which is always a good boost for us. It's much quieter and the bungalow seems bigger now we are back to two again

I have found the spare car key.... Yippee!! It was where I thought it was, so that saved hunting around. I often put items in "a safe place" and its months before I find them again. This spare car key was at the back of a kitchen drawer with 1001
other bits and bobs. I found other keys and have absolutely no idea what they are there for ??...... do I bin the lot??..... or hang on to them "just in case", decisions decisions ha ha.I need a spare hour to tidy the drawer and see what treasures there.

Sad news about Cilla Black's sudden death. She was very popular in 60/70's era
I used to have the old 45 records of her and other popular Liverpool artists.
Weird in her last TV interview Cilla saying that she doesn't want to live after 75.
Cilla got her wish, but an awful shock for her family and close friends right now.

The new neighbours at the top of the road moved in last week. Still a few cars and vans around so not sure who actually have bought this bungalow yet.

Pat and Jem, I hope that you are both well and enjoy whatever you plan for today.

Good wishes to everyone who look in to Roll Callers. It still seems very strange not to have lovely DIZZI's daily posting though.

Hello all

Close and muggy, not particularly pleasant. Rain first thing so it'll do gardens good.

Just checked the garage is locked and saw lots of flying ants with wings, so have made sure that all doors and windows are closed. Don't want any flying in here.

Have been catching up reading last weeks newspapers and horrified to read of some beautiful wild animals have been killed by men who think it is fun to bag a trophy!!!???

My remote car key isnt working and the car door won't lock manually either. I do have a spare key "somewhere", in a safe place. I just have to remember where??

Pat, there is certainly a lot of DNA information for your money. Is your son interested like his sister and will he be having a DNA sample analyzed shortly too?

Are you avoiding eating certain foods for a health reason or perhaps and allergy.

I hope you all enjoy your night at the club. Have you chosen your karaoke song yet.

I wouldnt put the diary away yet, you might just get folk who are wanting sunshine.

Jem, the time goes quickly when you get carried away with family history tidying up.

I recall Yorkshire Day beginning 1st August 1975 by a society who protested against Government legislation to reorganize the then, North/East/West Ridings of Yorkshire. It has increased in popularity and now many villages and towns organize special events to celebrate and raise awareness of our Yorkshire County heritage.

I missed seeing the White Queen episodes. Hubby was ill and in hospital for a long time and the last thing on my mind was watching TV programmes back then.

I hope that grandson 2 birthday went well. Two is a lovely age, little ones are full of energy and everything is fun, bless them all. Do tiny tots still eat the icing off buns?
Never still for more than two minutes at a time and smile like butter wouldn't melt lol.

Weather is forecast to be cloudy and windy tomorrow. Perhaps Pat has taken the
sunshine back? It's definitely getting darker earlier too. Where is our Summer??

Good wishes to PH and all who look into Dizzi's roll call. Goodnight to you all.

Afternoon all :-)

Managed to stay in last night. Did washing/ironing etc as friends went to the beach. Sat outside to eat. We've eaten out so much it was an omelette for the salad hater - male friend. The three of us had salad with eggs and cheese. Sat there for a while, washed up, looked at time 23.15 had a drink of water said goodnight and climbed in the shower. Just got into bed and everyone else was coming upstairs. We all were in bed the same day as we got up for a change.

DNA results

99.9%European

Northern European 96.8
66.3%British & Irish
7.4%French & German
4.3%Scandinavian
18.9%Broadly Northern

Southern European 1.2%
1.2%Broadly Southern European
1.8%Broadly European

0.1%East Asian & Native American
0.1%Broadly East Asian

Rather boring this lot. :-0

OH is far more exotic. We have been able to check our chromosomes against our daughter's today. She's a mixture of both of us and where she gets her immunity to disease one from as it doesn't appear to be part of either of us, heaven knows. I don't have my father's line it may be him though.

We have a friend out here whose ex RAF like us. We go out with him and his wife quite a bit. Friend is the product of a romance towards the end of the war with a Polish airman who he believes died. Mother died very young before he could question her about his father. Well he should have his DNA done as OH has a great chunk of Polish via his mother which we hadn't known, we now wonder if they're related. Our daughter today (our relationships with those on the database isn't calculated yet) has had an e-mail from a distant cousin whose family are all Poles that went to America. Looks like OHs side.

Will keep you informed.

Out tonight, going away do for our friends up the club. Tomorrow they have to be at Paphos Airport at 18.30 so we'll drop them off and drive to Paphos to have a meal with our ex neighbours and spend the evening there with them. After that we may be free for the rest of the month. I say may as at times the phone rings and relatives/friends say they've got a great deal for a flight out here can they press the button to buy. :-S Off we go again. :-D This is the only place we've needed a diary.

Kandj knew it was Yorkshire day as that's what Radio York's treasure hunt was about yesterday. Can't eat Yorkshires any more it's on my banned list of foods so are potatoes and pies, could have the veg and gravy though.

Jem hope all goes well at the hospital for you and hope grandson had a lovely day, first birthday he can really enjoy. Lovely age.

Have a good night all. :-) <3

I nearly forgot!

It's 2 years ago today that Grandson 2 was born!<3

It certainly doesn't seem like 2 years :-0 :-D :-D

Good Morning Kandj and Pat and all Roll Callers :-) :-) <3

It's looking like "Whether Weather" here again today! Breezy, with a sort of cloudy, hazy sunshine which looks as though we may have some rain at some point too.

We seem to have had the same weather here as you Kandj- warm sunshine but a heavy downpour later in the afternoon. As I am typing it has darkened over. :-(


I need the hedge to dry out. My nephew and his mate took about 6 foot off it last year.
We have birds nesting in it in the Spring, so between that, and all the rain, it is catching up again! :-|



I didn't do very much yesterday of a workish nature :-0
I did a lot of tidying up of Family History material on my Laptop- filing into families,etc, so I can see what I have got and not got.

The problem is, that before I had the Laptop, I started off on G.S's PC and the printer is programmed into that.But then I started using the Laptop too, so I have things on both.

Ideally, all records should be on the both. So first I am working through my GR Tree and downloading into my Laptop any records, that are attached to each Family Member, that are missing on my Laptop. That way, should I ever have to let my Platinum Membership go, I will still have access to the records.

Then when GS is in College, I will have to do the same on his PC, where they need to be in order to print out from them. Trouble is, GS's PC is now very slow, particularly as it is upstairs in his room, with a signal catcher thingy that seems to be on strike! :-| :-| :-D


:-)KANDJ
I heard you and your OH singing! booootiful it was too! ;-) :-D
I love that song. :-) :-)

Yorkshire day sounds lovely :-) Oh and I really fancied the Pie and Mash with Yorkshire Pud!:-)
Is in set on that date for a particular historical reason?

I enjoyed "The White Queen" on the telly. My daughter bought me the DVD of the series too. There is supposed to be a follow up series sometime :-)


:-)PAT
I hope you and OH are ok.:-)
Is it still very, very hot?
What's planned for this evening?

Have a lovely day both of you, and all popping in today :-) :-) :-)

Love Jem <3

Hello All

Not sure how many people know that today 1st August is Yorkshire Day.

Our village has several Yorkshire flags on display. A white rose in centre with a
plain blue background, and they make the main village street look very special.

In the Community Centre this evening there is a Yorkshire Day celebration evening. Brass band belting out traditional tunes for a good old fashioned sing-song. Pie and mash or traditional Yorkshire Pudding with vegetables and gravy is on the menu too A firework display is also planned to take place at 9pm, that will be good to watch.
Sadly, we won't be joining in as we would normally do...... perhaps next year??
We forever live in hope.

We both were in amazed seeing the blue moon last night before going to bed.
Of course it wasn't blue in colour, but it seemed to be big and very bright last night.
We both were singing the old song......

Blue moon, you saw me standing alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own
Blue moon, you knew just what I was there for
You heard me saying a prayer for
Someone I really could care for........ tra la la la la.

Jem. that's an early wake up time. I bet you have been weary today.
We often have disturbed nights sleep and both feel shattered afterwards.

What a long wait for blood tests at your hospital. I am very lucky as my routine bloods are taken in a newly refurbished haem. clinic and it is usually all done in 10 minutes. Hubby is housebound and the Community Nurse calls regularly for him.

Your Grandson survived the camping then, so I hope you didn't worry too much.
They usually come home when they are hungry...... especially boys ha ha.

Your sister would have enjoyed the surprise visit from you and your sure to both have had jaw-ache after all your catching up.

Pat, are you in or out tonight?....... I've lost track of your comings and goings ha ha.

So you might have uncovered a bigamist in your family tree, I wonder what is next?

Thanks for putting the sunshine on the plane to give us a bit of warmth Pat.
Today it has been 21degrees and a pleasant day but spoiled itself late afternoon with a heavy rain shower, and tomorrow is meant to be 23 degrees and sunny??

I hope everyone who looks in has had a good day today and will sleep well tonight.

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

Well, I was unable to sleep and have been up since about 5am! So I thought I'd better catch up with my posting! :-D
So I've been to "Wales" (The Welsh Thread) so now it's time for flitting about between Cyprus and Yorkshire and anywhere in between! :-D :-D :-D


First of all, thank you, both of you, for your good wishes for my pre-op assessment at the hospital last Tuesday.
It wasn't too bad, but I did feel a bit of an idiot when they expected me to remember names of consultants and all my health history in detail for the last 40 years! :-0 :-0

There were endless questions. I had an ECG. They checked my BP, Blood Oxygen levels, neck movement (spondylosis) etc.

The woman assessing me took my weight and then my height- I am now only 5 foot 8 when standing on my longest leg, so I must be about 5 foot 7 and a half-ish on my shorter leg! :-D
I am no longer 5 foot 10 inches it would seem! :-D :-D

Then she sent me for a blood test to check iron levels and because I'm on thyroxine.
Most of theses checks are to make sure that it is safe for the anaesthetic.
I will either be having a General Anaesthetic or a Spinal injection. I think I will probably be having the General.

There was a queue for blood tests, so I bought a magazine and had toast and tea in the restaurant where they also have the number display for the blood test. It took nearly 2 hours for my turn, but at least it's now done.
Now I have to wait for my op appointment.

I was advised to see my dentist, to make sure any crowns that are loose are stabilised. I have an appointment for that next Friday afternoon.

Also, the nurse told me I need to be on Acid Reflux tablets up until the op, as acid is bad for the anaesthetic and I get a lot, I had to see my own doctor Wednesday.


My Doctor also took my weight, and checked my BMI (Body Mass Index) which was right in the middle of the healthy weight range for my height.


After my hospital visit Tuesday, I decided in the afternoon to go and visit my sister. I am not a good visitor, so she was very surprised (and pleased) to see me.
I took one of my Family History files, my mother's line, as she is my sister from our mother's second marriage.
She was thrilled to see it, but there is so much to explain! So I started in modern day working backwards just a little, with the promise of making it a regular thing.


Grandson 1 came home from camping Wednesday afternoon. He enjoyed himself, but was very hungry, as they were unable to get much in the way of cooked food where they were on the Gower.
He was very thankful that I had made 16 sandwiches for him to take :-D :-D :-D

Well, apart from trying to catch up on housework, that's my news this week :-D :-D :-D



:-)KANDJ
Yes, it certainly is feeling like Autumn, We seem to have 1 or 2 pleasant days, and then back to coolish and/or rain and wind. :-(
Pat needs to send some of her sunshine over to us methinks ;-) :-D

I'm glad you've not had any more night cramps since.
I had cramp throughout the night last week. I will have to stock up on the bananas!

I hope your new neighbours are really nice people. :-)


:-)PAT
What an exciting, fun life you have :-) I enjoy reading about your nights out :-)
I hope your OH's back is not too bad at the moment :-)

I enjoyed reading your stories about your daughter and son when they were little :-D :-D Your daughter, in particular, sounds such a character :-D and so bright even as a toddler!

How exciting to have your DNA results back.
Congratulations on being your daughter's Mum btw ;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D

Your Family History find sounds fascinating. I'm sure you will enjoy researching that!

I have sent for 2 Certificates this week.
One is my 2xG. Grandfather's Birth Certificate.
I know who he is, but there are quite a few boys born over a 2/3 year period with the same name, and I would like to know exactly when he was born, as his details on his commemorative stone in the Churchyard differs from other established facts.
He was lost at sea when he was in the Merchant Navy, and the stone was probably put up much later.

I also sent for my first Death Certificate.
This is the Death of my Paternal Grandparents' first child, Margaret Ann, who died soon after her birth in 1915.
I knew their first son died at 18 of TB, but this little girl had never been mentioned in the family, that I am aware of.

I first found out about her from a very, very, very distant cousin's tree! I shared my tree with her, and she added this child to hers.
I was about to dispute it with her (this Gran had brought me up and I knew it was wrong!) when I thought I'd better check GR's records first!
AND SHE WAS RIGHT! :-0 :-0 :-0
I even still doubted it when I sent for the Birth Certificate! What a surprise!

Sometimes, when you think you know everything, you don't look any further, and that's what I did. I only looked for my father and his known 4 Siblings!


Well, now I have filled an entire encyclopaedia ;-)
I shall wish you both a very good day :-D :-D

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


Love Jem <3

Hello again

A beautiful sunny day 21 degrees and meant to be another sunny day 23 degrees forecast tomorrow. It was so good to hang the washing outside and see bright blue sky and know the washing would dry for a change today.

Pat, I hope you are well and your OH's back is not too painful with all the meals out.

Jem, I hope that you are doing alright after the hospital assessment. I hope all goes well for you when you go into hospital for your operation. (((hugs))) for you for then.

The new neighbours have moved into our road. A huge removal van arrived this morning and lots of cars too, which I am guessing belonged to family or friends all keen to help get the new folk settled in. They certainly had a good dry day for it.

Wishing everyone a Good Night and sweet dreams for now.