General Chat

Morning to Brenda and Dorothy ,yep ,i was gobsmacked myself when i heard why the chopper was over the roundabout which is only 50 yards away as the crow flies ,he he ,i must have been half dozing in the sunshine too ,or the well remembered sound of a shotgun going off would have caught my attention.
Brenda ,when did you put your onions in ,they take a loooong time to show the onion bulbs from a spring planting ,there is plenty of time yet.and ditto with the carrot if they were put in this year ,they should fatten up very shortly ,around another eight weeks for the carrot.
If you want early spring onion ,stick 'em in in early September the previous year ,covering them with a cloche to give frost protection,they will be fine,and your carrots will do very well if you plant them in a third mix ,of soil ,compost and sharp sand[i will let you know what mine are like in a few weeks when i take the first few out,and the parsnips ,though they will be later still.
Time to go to Chippenham now ,market day ,and a nice bus ride away.
Catch you later Fred,

goodmorning the weather has broken and we had lots of rain in the night and more to come I think, the cat woke me up at 5am he did not like the storm so I dashed out on the balcony and moved the tomato plants so that they could get some of the rain water I am so pleased the three pots have tomato's on them I know it can't match your gardens in any shape or form but I am thrilled that they are thriving. hope you have a good day at the market fred we had a good one in brampton the one here is not that great, I see that the octopus has picked spain to win on sunday!!my three grand kids are divided on who they wish to win, andrew is making a quick flight to winnipeg for a wedding this week-end lindy had some family function to go to at the cottage with her side so he is going alone it is a chap who works for him. I had to laugh at him he said it is a cheap week-end using airmiles for the flight and coupons for the hotel as he is in hotels a lot he gets of free bee's . I told him if he has any air miles going that he wants to get rid of maybe he can send some my way next year for a trip home!! does not hurt to ask. he is using some to send his dad to los vegas to see his dads sister I thought that was nice. well time to do a bit of house work have a good week-end bye for now dorothy

Evening all,its a very sultry evening again here after a grey but dry and hot afternoon.
Visited my neice this morning ,she has a 7 month old little girl who is just so cute!!
Then went to do some shopping at the supermarket had a walk round the local market which is next to the ASDA but its not very good.prefer Bury myself.It doesn;t look like we will be going this weekend ,we need to go to B&Q ,then I have to go to the library,they have some books i ordered.Sunday I might go to see my sister but depends on the weather as she will be out if its sunny!!
Glad you had a good visit with your grandchildren Dorothy,
How was Chippenham <Fred ?hope you were not disapointed. My car is not fixed they brought it back apopolgiseing that the spare part was the wrong one.It can not go back til next Friday,I have told them I need it fixing then as I am visiting my friend on the 18th for a few days which is true. Seems the wrong paart was the wrong one when they got it open.!!!ee you all tomorrow, Bye the way fred John was peased with the tips on the gardening. Brendar

sorry about the spelling on other message couldn't correct it as the bottom part was below the window you write in and when I tried to edit it ,it just would not move ,Sorry Brenda

Well,afternoon troops ,from a veeery sultry ,breeezy cloudy at times Lyneham,where the two of us are chilling out after visits to both Chippenham and Swindon ,both changed so much that i didn't know either of them ,lol.
Swindon centre is all a bit of a mess where they are putting in new paving in the town centre,and to be honest i didn't enjoy it very much,but i did notice a huge Italian presence ,most of the cafe's run by them ,[very well run too],and we found a little place doing salads ,baguettes ,omelettes ,and burgers ,all reasonably priced,the wife and i both settled on cheese omelettes with side salads and two nice cups of tea,for £6.50,very nice at the price.
We have decided to go back home on the Thursday of next week ,to be home for our 44th anniversary this next weekend,so i think there will be a family get together ,a nice B B Q in the pipeline yum yum.along with a nice little cake of which i will have one little slice ,he he,weeeeeelll ,i has been good ,my sugar levels staying down at mid 4 to low 5s,acceptable,and eating sensibly.
The lads car has to go in Tuesday morning while he is off work ,so it's a case of drop the car off ,then straight through to Bristol to pick His wife up from the airport,but it should be ready to pick up late the same day having had all the brake discs and pads changed,[you arn't the only one to have car trouble Brenda] but i do hope you get it sorted quickly.
I could do with some free air miles too Dorothy ,i would love to get back to Cyprus for a few weeks more before Liz gets too bad to travel by air ,and i love Cyprus so much ,still ,i have at least been twice ,so i am lucky i suppose,but there are many things i didn't get to see.
Time to go and get the tea prepared ,jackets tonight ,with tuna filling and a little side salad ,just the thing for a very warm evening. Fred

well somewhere there is a hlaf written message floating around as it just went off my screen and I can not find it!!
Had a good day weather has been good after an indifferent start.
Had a walk round our local B&Q this morning ,then the rest of the shops on the retails park where it is. Wanted some birthday pressies ,but only got a couple of bargains for myself !!
After lunch went to the library for a book I had orderd and then ordered four more that I had seen in Smiths the other day.
Nipped in Sainsburys for a few things on the way home and they has 50% off the clothes and I got a top and cotton pants for me and a top for John ,its his birthday Monday so thats a little extra for him.
Have decided to cull some of my pictures on my shelves and put them onthe walls ,But we are decorating when John gets in the mmod ,so we will have to wait a while till they go on the wall..Soorry you were disapointed Fred in re vivsiting the places from your youth!!,n Hope Dororthy is ok,apologies again for the state of spelling my fingers are to heavy on the keys on the lap top i think!!!

good sunday morning well fred it sounds like part of your trip is going well some things do change from how we remember them and not always for the better, brenda I hope that you get your car back soon sometimes it is hard to figure what takes them so long to get it right. our weather is now hot again I don't really mind it it is better than snow, my sister and husband arrived back in calgary yesterday after the visit to arizona and texas they drove a total of 6000 miles yes that is right not a typo but had a good time they were off to pick up the dog at the doggie resort and spa quite a nice place I have seen it , but while they were away waynes older brother died it was somewhat expected he had an eating disorder he was massive and a bad heart but still the family circle gets smaller. will watch the foot ballthis afternoon. brenda for the most part I am feeling ok some good days some not so good will be glad when I get a final diagnosis. anne has mailed neil's book to me so I look foreward to reading it nothing much planned for this week but you never know wht turns up take care bye dorothy

Morning all,we supposed to have abit of a mixed bag today weather wise,as long as it isnot as humid /sultry as it has been the last few nights.!!!
Hope you get Neils book soon Dorothy it is very good.,sorry about your brother in laws brother.
I am told part of the new shopping leisure centre will open in Bury later this week,think its the cinema and bowling alley,Will not be visiting them for a while,but will go to the shops when they open,but not sure when that will be.
I am hoping to start going to a gym for older people with my friend later this morning,need a bit of support these days when going new places,seem to be getting shy!!!Fred hope you are still enjoying your visit,Have been getting emails from the family to accept them as friends on face book ,did accept some as I wanted to see some photos ,but do find it rather complicated !! ,Need to get some things done in case my friend calls about the gym,
Brendah

hi brenda and the travelling fred and liz hope that you get to the gym and what is this about being shy I think that happens to us all when we quit work meeting new people in the work enviroment is easy but takes a little doing when we stop I found, our humid weather has broken quite the thunder and lightening last night but no rain but to-day the heavens are to open, I have a mammagram apt this afternoon so it will probably start then, yes I heard that some of the new places in bury are to open soon would like to see the new stores when that happens, I wonder what marks will be like when it moves.I watched the match yesterday I don't think that it was the best I have ever watched all those yellow cards they seem to fall down for no reason except to get the other fellow into trouble maybe I am wrong but they seem like a bunch of sissies at times. well time to get the day started bye for now dorothy

Hi all,
Well it has been so hot over here that I have been doing the minimum of work. I do have to go to my physiotherapy twice a week.
I have been doing the minimum of cooking too. I made an effort today and wrapped some pieces of turkey in streaky bacon and put in an ovenproof dish with cherry tomatoes, chopped onions and added the potatoes too with lots and lots of herbs. It tasted delicious.
I have treated myself to a Cuttlebug machine for embossing and cutting out shapes for my cards I make. I bought it on internet and found a good offer as they are rather pricey things to buy.
I jumped for joy when I saw that I had all 6 numbers correct in the state lottery, but because I have stopped buying whole tickets and only 1/5 of the price I don't get so much. Instead of getting thousands of Euros, I just get a couple of hundred. Mind you that is not to be sniffed at.
See you all again soon
syl xxx

hi it is hot and muggy to-day congtats on you small lottery win sylvia a little is better than nothing one of ours is 50 million dollars this friday I think I will buy a ticket you never know your luck, my sister is leaving for british columbia on wednesady for her brother in laws memorial service I think they will stay till sunday . the doggie will go back to the doggie spa again but he seems to like it there!!. had the mammagram done yesterday and all went well I think I don't mind it the techs are good and make it quite comfortable. I also had a message from the half brother in scotland he has been working way up the north of scotland so he says he will phone on friday it will be ice to chat too him, his wife and son are on holiday in bulgaria with friends.well I must dash and do some laundry hope you all have a good day and that freds trip is going well bye dorothy

Afternoon everyone,its a bit grey here today and has just started aining,its not heavy ,but as i have not got to go out now i don't mind it,and the garto here about good luck!!dens etc need it.
Been busy trying to sort out some of my books and photos so we will not have has much to dust etc.But i don't like giving away too many books,The photos are going in multi picture frames which we have had ages but not used yet,they will then go on the walls in the hall and up the stairs,
I am out with my youngest sister tomorrow,she is coming here first for lunch,then we are going shopping for some shoes for her.
Hope the weather stays dry.
Glad someone has had some good luck Sylvia makes a nice change,hope you continue to keep good health.
Hope you have a good natter with your brother Dorothyd ,how is the one who had the operation ?
Have to get the tea sorted now,Hope Fred is ok.Brenda

Good morning all ,from a wet and windy Lyneham ,where i am sitting at the dining table in the front room watching a young song thrush having a tug of war with a worm ,lol,think the worm is winning ,so far.
We went to Bath yesterday ,wow ,what a lovely city ,massive ,neat [you can see the victorian legacy in the neat way the streets are set out] with it's beutiful park ,a little like The Dingle ,but not so big.
The whole city looks to have been built out of granite ,even the curved facade's up on the hills ,reflecting the sun over the city centre.
We didn't have long to spare ,having a bus to catch back to the camp ,but we spent an hour and a half ambling round the shops ,and streets ,which are set out in straight rows radiating out from the city centre ,but with lots of narrow alleys crossing through them everywhere you turn ,we thought it was like a massive shambles ,a bit like the one in York.
We already plan to stop off for two days at the grandsons on the way down to Cornwall and spend a full day there,two hours were not enough.
We picked up Marta from Bristol airport yesterday ,as his car is still in the garage ,[you too Sean,he he,Brenda],but he had better get it back today because we go home tomorrow ,lol.
Anyway ,give me the centre of Manchester any day ,even in the rush hour after that ,at least they have the traffic flow well organised ,Bath is a nightmare,and there is no other way through to the airport that we could find.
Come hell or high water ,we isss having our B B Q today and i intend going to Morrison's for the bits for it as well as fill the car up for the trip home ,I reckon 6 beef ,ditto pork and apple burger's and two pounds of cumberland sausies should do fine ,finger buns for the latter ,but seeded buns from Iceland for the burgers which i will pick up on the way home as i get Sean his garlic Lasagne' that he loves ,on special this week ,2 for £2.
It has been a nice visit,but i have to be home for Friday for obvious reasons and anyway ,i am missing my little furry partner.
See you later all ,hope you are all looking forward to your weekends ,Fred,

well Fred,you do get about mate don't you !!! hope you get back to see Bath like you planned.My friend wants to go back there again,might do a long weekend with her some time!! The BBQ sounds good,John has gone off BBq saying the grill and the George Foreman are just as good,!!
Found out today that the coffe and tea at the Thorntons cafe at our local retail park are just as nice as costa coffe and a lot cheaper.!!
Will have to make a appointment for an eye test soon,as I am having touble reading again.But will not be able to go till at least 15th August as I can claim on my Health insurance or what was Hospital Saturday fund till then.
Hopefully going to Bury tomorrow to get a couple of birthday ptesents thought I would get them nearer home today but no such luck,will have to go tomorrow ,cannot go friday and need them for Saturday, Been gettingcar insurance qets for john ,the difference is even more than when I did mine.!!!better go and hang the rest of the washing out and try to get it dried,brenda

goodmorning gosh frd I was in bath the same time as you!! ok I was watching a programme on the tele but I did enjoy it of course I did not have to drive like you, the meat supplies you plan on taking home soung very good, brenda hope you find what you want in bury I spoke to anne yesterday and she says marks moves this week, she mailes the book to me on tuesday so I should get it next week.to-day i am tagging along with a couple of neighbours to one of our big malls for a look around should be fun and makes a change this not driving is getting to me , andrew had arranged for me to see another specialist sooner than october but it has not worked out as the docotors wife is dying can';t blame the guy for cancelling apts apparently she has had a terminal illness I feel sorry for him and think how lucky I really am and have decided to stop moaning re the driving . up early to watch the golf from st andrews it starts at 4 am ove r here but it was a bit later that I got ie 7am. so bye for now dorothy

Already arranged Brenda,we are going down two days before our Cornwall date so that we can stop off at Seans for two days ,breaking a long journey [A] and giving us a full day in Bath [b] lol.can't do better than that.
We did the trip home in five hours ,taking it easy and i was suprised to see that we have used only a little over a quarter of a tank of diesel ,well pleased with THAT result,and with a still tight engine yet .
I can see why John has gone off B B Qs Brenda ,which is why i have gone on to a gas one ,no lighting it ,and waiting for charcoal to heat up ,and then juggling the griddle to prevent burning ,he he ,all i do is turn the tap up and down ,,spot on ,and i can even add pine ,or oak chippings to smoke my meat or fish.
I even told Sean that the B B Q i would buy him for a house warming pressie for him and Marta would be his choice,and was taken aback when he said he would prefer a charcoal one ,but ,his choice at the end of the day ,so i got the big kettle one he was looking at [a Weber]] which should last him a few years.
You are getting on with it i see Dorothy,upbeat as normal ,lets hope you will get something sorted asap.
The wind is well up here having followed us up country it would seem ,but the garden is doing well ,we have courgettes and cucumbers ready ,tomatoes starting to ripen .the beans ,all varieties have tons of flower on ,and the salad ,and pak Choi are ready to use ,hah ,stir fry tomorrow i think ,and,oh ,we have a few calabrese heads to freeze.
Pity we have no peppers ready just yet ,but they arn't far behin ,and looking good.
Hissy is sticking to me like a Kling on,bless her and i don't think she will settle properly until all the bags are put away,she keeps running in ,looks at the bags ,looking at us and mewing.we arn't leaving them out to tease her ,we are just too tired to move them all tonight,and will move them tomorrow as soon as we have done the little shopping we require.
I filled the fuel tank to the gunnels before we came back up ,and will do the same as we get to Morrison's ,i am interested to see just how much fuel we used on the return trip, i think i may get a pleasant suprise.
Off now peeps to play with my little buddy for a while to get her settled down for the evening ,nah you lot ,i DiD mean the cat he he.
Catch you all later ,Fred.

hi its friday am quite early glad to see you and liz arrived home safely fred it sounds like you had a nice trip another lovely day here weather wise, but the family had some sad news for me last night rocky the beloved family dog is quite ill Lindy was taking him for a walk yesterday with all the grand kids and some of their friends and he had convulsions, his liver blood levals have not been good but with a new diet they thought they had it under control so they have to decide not if but when he should be put to sleep as nothing more can be done, he is a beautiful big dog looks like a wolf but is so gentle of course I got of the phone and had a weep this coming so soon after sasha dying. I may go over for dinner this evening and say my goodbyes. he is only 7 yrs old . other than that not much new at the moment maybe brenda has been over to bury and seen the new stores that opened or maybe that is not till to-morrow oh yes brenda the brother that is to phone this evening is the one who had the operation and is doing very well a very lucky guy, oh yes fred I have three tomato's on each plant and quite a few flowers slow but sure bye for now dorothy

Evening folks ,we have a very windy evening heree after a very windy day,some rain but mainly windy and very grey.
Fred glad you enjoyed your visit and got home ok,
Dorothy,I did get to Bury and what a performance with the parking the new shops were open and the new car park is not!!! We ended up on thr top floor of thr multi storey,in the wind !!
It looks good my sister said her neighbour went in the Primark and the queues were horrendous,went in the old Marks and could not understand why it looked all sparse,thought they were bringing in new stock!!!I had a wonder round the in door market but had to stop myself getting yet more books!! I have three shelves of books not read yet.I wonder whar will happen with all the empty shops that will be in the Millgate.!!are they pulling it down!!
Got the birthday present I wanted but not the wrapping paper.
Got my car back at last and all fixed now all I need is a lovelly hot day to open my window for.
Have to go out now to see our friends before they go on hoilday.Brenda

hi brenda it is about 1-30 sat afternoon my time and I have just watched a video courtsey of the bury times of the opening of the new shops it seemed to be raining and very windy. I had dinner last evening over at the familys and the dog looked great but the vet says that all the liver blood results are awful and who knows when he may seizure again so they are not sure what to do and when to do it, lindy says he had had such a happy day playing at the off leash park wirh other dogs he pal;s around with and a swim in the stream , so we shall see what they decide, the children had been measured for the forms for camp so byran is now 5-101/2, laura 5-71/2 and ian 4-111/2 as ian put it I shall be over 5 ft when I get back from camp not bad for 15, 13 and 11, to-day is the complex bar-b-que so we shall have a good couple of hours and I won't have to cook supper, been watching the golf again and have enjoyed all the ups and downs bye for now dorothy

Evening all.its been windy and wet again today ,but this evening is really nice I even managed to get some washing out at tea time and have just brought it in all dry.
Dorothy,hope the family are ok when ever they have to make the decision,its not an easy or nice thing to do even when you know your pet is suffering and will not get better.
Glad you managed to see the new centre ,think it will be a while till I go as it seems to be really busy!!
My great nice is two tomorrow she was born three weeks before my dad died and he only managed to see pictures of her,!! we have had two other little girls since he died ,hope we get a boy soon,who will carry the name on,!!
Better go now want to watch Casualty,hope your BBQ was good,think Fred was supposed to be having one this weekend.
Take care ,Brenday