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Dorothy

Dorothy Report 17 Dec 2008 14:17

goodmorning I hope all is well with sylvia and her husband,glad you enjoyed your night out brenda good luck with the present wrapping I am somewhat disapointed this morning due to the weather my friends are unable to come for lunch yes we had more snow and they don't want to tackle the highway I don't blame them but would have loved to have seenthem all, ah well we can always celebrate xmas after the fact but I do always try to get their gifts to them in person before xmas if the weather changes maybe I will try to have a quick run down on monday we are in for another storm on friday so that depends on how much snow comes down great for the ski-ers though, the children finish school on friday so they will be heading up to the hills I am sure. Ian the youngest has recieved his test results he is now officially listed as gifted both lindy and andrew are meeting with the school board to see what can be offered to him , ie extra work in the classroom moving up to another grade in january or moving out of the area to a school for gifted children and that is about an hour away, lindy now that she is in the teaching proffesion would rather he stayed in the same school but perhaps moving up a grade, so we shall see what happens Ian remains unconcerned by all this just says he would like more work as he is bored and does not like being used as a teaching assistant as he puts it I would just like to learn more grandma!! well now the day stretches ahead of me so I will have to think of something positive to do to cheer myself up bye for now dorothy

Brenda

Brenda Report 17 Dec 2008 13:55

Have a few minutes before lunch is over,will be busy at home tonight ,so might not have time to get on here,
The Indian buffet was good,most things too spicy for me but it was different. It was great to catch up with people and have a chat.
Have to wrap some presents tonight as they will be getting delivered tomorrow.Also need to start icing the cakes!!.
See you all soon,take care ,Brenda

Dorothy

Dorothy Report 16 Dec 2008 14:00

goodmorning it is cold but dry so that is a good thing last evening I was over at the family to have dinner and help to trim the tree, each year I don't think that they can go one better but the tree they chopped down on sunday is a belter about 6ft tal and bushy a scotch pine smells wonderful it is quite something the age of some of the ornaments. I had given them years ago a lot of my parents and some of mine and then lindy has some of her grand and great grandparents, plus ones made by the children over the years so It was a good evening, I have a favourite one that I put out each year it is a decorated soup can that andrew made his first year at school silly but special to me. the children had a good laugh as well as once again my former husband and I sent the same card to andrew and lindy we live miles apart but seem to have the nack of doing this every year he will be joining the family for christmas so there will be 12 at the table with lindy's mom and her sister and family. to-day I am taking a lady to the hospital for physio and if the weather holds the ladies will be up for lunch to-morrow I am really looking foreward to that, fred next time I cook a chicken I will try the insertion of oranges that sounded quite good bye for now dorothy

Brenda

Brenda Report 16 Dec 2008 13:53

Afternoon everyone and hello to Kathleen,hope you are well and the family as well.
Thinking of Sylvia and Johann as well.hope it all goes well.
I am out tonight it is a mini christamas do from work.wasn;t going originally ,but someone dropped out and I was offered the place so am going.It a sort of Indian buffett but no alchaol,so it will not be a late night.Good thing as I am working again in the morning all day like today
Be back tonight if \i am not too late/Brenda.

Kathleen

Kathleen Report 16 Dec 2008 12:03

Just popping in to say Good Luck to Johan for his operation today. Sylvia I will be thinking of you.

Don't like this new set-up, it is such a strain on the eyes.

Hope everyone is keeping well.

Love
Kathleen

Brenda

Brenda Report 15 Dec 2008 21:46

Well back to work today and what do I feel like,absolutley shattered¬!!!,just checked my emails and put a message on here then bed for me.!!
How come its going up to £20.00 Fred,how do you know??
Hope all is ok with everyone else.
brenda

badger

badger Report 15 Dec 2008 09:20

Gooood morning all you cold /warm /hot people ,[just to make sure i have covered everyone] lol.
Bit chilly here too this lovely morning .
The poor plants outside are drooping their leaves covered in a very hard frost ,but ,at least ,after today ,the brussels will be well tasty,they always are after a good frost..
Made a nice soup yesterday,he he ,it started off aas a leek and potato,but after i had blitzed it i changed my mind,adding some tomato purreee ,some herbs ,saly ,pepper,and mace,broke a few strands of spaghetti into it ,turning it into a sort of ministroni,it turned out well too ,so a largish bowl today for dinner ,with a nice fluffy dumpling will hit the spot.
I prepared the dinner yesteray morning for the wife to cook [my day off oven chores.
The fresh chicken ,i prepared be shoving two small [cut ] oranges up it's bum,after dusting the inside with course salt,and then put in 2 shallots[onion would have been too strong for the oranges],put oil over the breast and legs folled by table salt ,and strips of streakt bacon ,over the top ,and thighs[the chickens ,not mine] lol.
Veggies , i pepared it all for her ,fluffy roast potatoes,ditto parsnip,,put the brussel,chopped cabbage ,carrot batons ,and calabrese into the steamer ,with tatties for the mash at the last minute.
The boss did well,timing it nicely so that it all came together.
Not too happy with the rumour that the membership is reportedly going up to £20 a year,if that is the case ,Fred is def' out of here ,there are other sites cheaper ,and just as good,and why should us daft bu****s pay to keep the other ,sister site going at our expense,.they should be paying their own way.
I have made my views known to G R,and just in case ,i have uploaded my tree to my harddrives ,just in case it is the parting of the ways.
Well peeps ,not long to go now,so ,i will leave you for now while i go to feed my birds who are lined up on the fence [as usual].
Hope hubby is recovering well Sylvia,a bit of a worrying time for you,all should be fine,and if there are no setbacks by the end of January ,he will have a new lease of life,and will have you on your mettle lol.
Fred.

Brenda

Brenda Report 14 Dec 2008 17:21

Hi everyone,had a very early start today as we where at my neices daughters christening.It was over in Tintwhistle in derbyshire so we had to be out at 8.30 to get there for the 9.30 services.The services was really good.Luckily all the babies being christened did not cry at all!! according to the vicar he must be getting better at it!!
They had a reception in a restuarant afterwards and as it was an Italian restuarant it was all pizzas ,pastas etc but all really good.and apple pie or cheesecake afterwards,
Back in work tomorrow ,so I will be feeling like I have not been away by 5pm tomorrow night,
Hope your husband is ok from his operation on Tuesday Sylvia,ant that you are on the mend as well.
Dorothy glad ypu enjoyed your building meal and that you have a good get together with your friends.
Fred i must get up to IKEA myself and look for a new table .but i don't want to put it togethe myself.
John hope all your carol services go well,the Sally army have acd out over here whic seems to be going well.
Be back tomorrow ,after work,Brenda

Dorothy

Dorothy Report 14 Dec 2008 14:26

goodmorning from a rather warm 8 degree's in barrie this am I wish your hubby all the best with his op sylvia your weather sounds awful I guess it is bad all over my sister in calgary called to say they were getting lots of snow and it was very cold, it is good to see brenda back from vacation and back on line, we had the christmas dinner here in the building last evening it was very nice the complete turkey dinner with all the trimmings and we had a good turnout, going to have a lazy sunday I think will tackle the stores again to-morrow I have to pick up a perscription, on wednesday I am hoping that four lady friends of mine are driving up for a visit and lunch weather permitting this will be nice as for once I don't have to drive down to brampton enjoy the rest of the week-end bye for now dorothy

syljo

syljo Report 13 Dec 2008 20:10

Hi all,
Well it was so dark this morning that I said to Johan is it morning or evening? The moon was full and the sky dark at 08.00 hours.
Now this evening it is bitterly cold and the cars outside are covered in a thick white frost. I am so pleased I don't have to go out any more until Monday. Johan has to report to the hospital at 11.00 am. He will be operated on on Tuesday.
T hree cheers for those poor souls who do have to go out in this weather. Our paper boy delivers our newspaper every day around 05.00 hours. I know this is the time as I have seen him delivering papers when I woke up early one morning. If we don't receive our newspaper and we phone before 10.00 hours then we will still get it delivered the same day.
I thought I had finished sending all my Xmas cards out and then the proverbially "odd" card comes in my letter box and so I have to hastily make another card. I made 4 extra cards last night. Enough is enough. I have made more than 100 Xmas cards this year.
I am longing to pick up my embroidery and knitting again.
Have a nice evening.
Sylvia xxx

badger

badger Report 13 Dec 2008 08:13

Wow ,it's dark and dingy out this morning ,i even had to put a little shove to the back end of Hissy to get her out for her morning exercise he he ,i will more than likely get a bat off her when she comes back in .
We got a very nice table and chair set from Ikea,self assembly of course ,with three drawere on each side of the centre console,for the bits and pieces like cutlery and so on.
The table is only just over 700 mms wide ,but when the leaves are up it is as long as the old table ,which will seat eight.
We have it against the wall with one leaf up ,which will seat 4,and there is tons of clear floor space left.
By the time i had the table ,and four of the six chairs put together,i had such a bad ,burst blister on the palm of the right hand that i had to pack in.
I have told the wife that she is on her own till Monday ,no cooking or house cleaning for me till then,an infection is the last thing i need.
I did however manage to fit in the corning of the last piece of beef yesterday afternoon,but this time i used a slightly diffeerent recipie,which meant crushing the wholemustard seed down ,along with the juniper
berries,pepper corms,all spice,and cinniman sticks,and shredding the bay leaves ,before putting it all,and all the other ingredients into a very large saucepan to boil up and simmer,the aroma in the kitchen was lovely lol.
The Bird arrived Yesterday evening ,blast frozen so there will be no water in the flesh when i thaw it,the whole gammon we got yesterday from Morrisons,and the rest of the meats ,and poultry i will get next week.Even with the company for meals over Christmasand new year ,we are set now until well into January.
Chris is due again for the wekend ,so i have to get finished on here before he nicks my puter,i have time to do an hours family history [i hope ].Catch you all later.
Fred.

Brenda

Brenda Report 13 Dec 2008 02:59

Hello everyone,here I back from my holiday ,had a great time,weather was not as goodasit could have ben,they are having their worst winter in 17 yearsin the Canaries!!! Had lots of warm but cloudy days did a lot of walking so still have a bit ofa tan.
Everyone seems busy getting ready for christmas,will read all prvous messages later this afternoon.
Speak to you all then ,Brenda

John

John Report 11 Dec 2008 20:14

Hi all
A new look on GR had me wondering if I was in the wrong place.
After the bike-run last Saturday we put up the Christmas tree and finished decorating it the next evening - needs more decorations says me, may get some when the Boxing Day sales start.
The past days have been quite hectic as Christmas draws near we've got carolling at fewer rest homes this time which makes it not so tiring.
I was watching an item on the news the other night saying that in the present economic climate world-wide people were cutting back on spending and in some cases not buying Christmas presents for - a sad fact of life. We've cut back too. I was given a gift voucher the other week - good for twelve months - but I don't know what to get, be it a book or CD or a wall plaque. I was asked what I would like - my answer I don't know. You probably have heard this comment "the older one gets the harder it is to buy for them" have to agree with that.
Catchup soon, John

syljo

syljo Report 11 Dec 2008 19:05

Where are we now
Sylvia

Dorothy

Dorothy Report 11 Dec 2008 14:14

goodmorning fred good luck looking for a new table the gate leg one sounds like a good idea I was doing the christmas decorations yesterday and remembered that the dining room st I have is about 48yrs old but still in good nick, again I do not like this new format brenda will be surprised when she gets back I hope that she has had a good vacation, this morning I can't see out of the windows but not snow but thick fog apparently it went down to -16 overnight and this am it is -8 hence the fog but it should clear by the time I want to go out bye for now dorothy

badger

badger Report 11 Dec 2008 06:58

Morning Dorothy,i have to agree with you about the look of the new boards,and tjhe background cover ,eeeeeeuck,puce would have been as nice lol.
My dear spouce has decided at looooong last that the dining table is too big and heavy for us ,so ,it's off to town today to seed if we can find a new ,and lighter one.
I fancy a gate leg table that will go against the wall until needed,that can be moved easily for hoovering the floor.
Cor ,eck ,iot may not be snowing here this morning but it's veeeery cold,and i have the heationg going ful;l blast to try warming the place up,he he ,i'm even casting envious glances at the cats fur coat [now ,where's me carving knife ,lol] ,at least SHE is nice and warm ,i think.
I reckon some nice warming porridge is called for this morning,so i'm offf to make some ,See ya all later.Fred.

Dorothy

Dorothy Report 10 Dec 2008 23:12

hi one and all well I am not sure how I like this new look of gene's it will some getting used too wonder what brenda will think of it when she returns from vacation. no snow to-day but black ice so still lots of accidents, but I hope to go out to-morrow hope everyone is well bye for now dorothy

Dorothy

Dorothy Report 9 Dec 2008 21:36

tuesday evening hi everyone it is a very snowy day over here about 25-30 cm has dropped down on us and is still coming looks lovely out but still very cold so I am staying indoors nothing else new just a quickl visit to say hello bye for now dorothy

Dorothy

Dorothy Report 9 Dec 2008 00:03

goodevening one and all good luck with your shopping fred I am sure liz will enjoy the gift you have in mind for her, john your thread was great to read and sylvia Ihope all goes wel withyou and your husband,yesterday(sun) we all went to the concert and it was a wonderful two hours, really great voices from adults to children, then the 11 family members gathered at andrew and lindys and we had a great dinner lasagne homemade by lindy and garlic bread a 7 layer salad and a carrot salad, then a birthday cake for lindy's mom who turned 71 a very busy lady as I have mentioned before she just arrived back from ethopia, and was looking foreward to going down hill ski-ing today puts me to shame. it is still very cold over here -20 yesterday freezes the air in your lungs it does, so I am staying indoors till it warms up a bit thats it for me off to watch holby blue and inspector lynley bye for now dorothy

badger

badger Report 8 Dec 2008 06:19

good morning all,just a quicky[i should be so lucky] lolbut you know what i mean really.
I have to go into town early for the bank,and then go and get one of the wifes pressies,a new cam corder ,light in weight for her wrists ,but packed full of features,and built in sound.
I don't know what to do with the old one yet ,but i may land up giving it to a charity shop for resale,it's a Sony,in a case with five spare tapes ,two batteries and still works well,but is the size of a housebrick and twice the weight lol.
I may just succumb to buying a laptop for myself too,and send to virgin for a wireless modem so i can use it around the house and garden,but ,i must make sure it's wifi enabled for when i go on holiday,only hope i can get one on xp,and not vista ,seems some people are still having trouble with that platform.
What rotten b***** has sent me their cold? i isssss not impressed with you whoever you are ,lol,buuuuut ,i will get my own back in the spring by sending you a nest of fire ants,or worse he he.
Still ,i suppose it's better now ,so it's gone before the 24th ,so it won't interfear with the preperations.
just made myself a coffee after two cups of tea,to keep me going till breakfast,two warbertons crumpets this morning ,a posh ,poor brekkie lol,the best crumpets you can buy ,with a little beef paste left from yesterdays tea,all that Chris left of the repast ,cor ,that lad has found his appetite at last.
I made a huge dinner for him,roast pork ,homee made rosemary,sage and apple stuffing,brussels ,parsnip,roast peppers shallotss ,potatoes ,and parsnip,along with mash and gravy,and he was asking for his tea two hours later,must be a hard job playing computer games at our house.
The wife and i had our usual size meal,a quarter the size of his,but we have large plastic plates with covers ,and seperate sections for meat veg ,and potatoes,very handy to freeze,which makes for at least two ,no cooking days a week.[lazy git that i am lol]
Well,i'm off for a bit, the boss cat is complaining because she hasn't had her brekkie yet ,so i had better go get it for her ,before i get attacked[no claws thankfully]
Catch you later Fred.