General Chat

Hi everyone,so pleased you had agood stay in Blackpool Fred,hopefully if you go next June and I have "retired " properly we will get to meet.!!! Johns mothers bungalow is not far from Cala gran ,its near the big round about near Mprrisons/Sainsburys not sure of the supermarket as it changed a while ago/
Nice sunny day but so cold here.!! was raining earlier but has dried out now.
just had my jacket potato with Tuna and sals ,had a slimma cuppa soup as well as we are a bit cold yet.
Nice to hear from you Dorothy,hope the lightheaded thing passes and you enjoy the rest of the visit.should get to Bury again this week<arnet I the lucky one.
Hope Sylvia is ok ,she has been on most days helping to keep us going.
Having my cuppa now before gwetting back to the grind.
Brenda

hi everyone here I am in calgary andjust using my brother inlaws computor, the weather is cool but sunny we are going to canmore,banff, and lake louise to-morrow staying at their 2nd home in canmore for 4 days, have been toured around the city and seen lots, was dizzy for the first few days as the altitude it higher here than at home, so not getting enough oxygen but it has passed be in touch when I get home bye dorothy

Morning all ,ffrom a wet ,cold ,and windy Newcastle ,cor ,eck.should have stayed in Blackpool,where it was warmer and sunnier.
Over two weeks ,we only had threee days where it peersisted down all day ,not bad eeeeeh?
We went out with the sis'in law and hubby twice ,both times for a meal, at a carvery once,and a proper swanky resteraunt,where i had a mixed grill with a rare steak,two little chicken breast fillets,a nice bacon fillet,eggs [2] onion rings,sausages [cumberland] and chips,it cost £12 -50p but Liz's meal cost nowt because only the dearest meal was charged one old couple had two biggish meals of fish and chips with bread and butter and mushy peas,cost to them £5 for both meals.
We had to take our time over three days ,but we walked the lancashire coastal route betweenfleetwood and Blackpool south peir,but ,i must add ,that there were tons of seats facing the sea on route ,so we rested often on the way.
We don't think much of the golden mile though the shopping streets behind were fantastic,with plenty of cheap places ,notably B&M where we got black pudding and haggis in tins made by Grants of Scotland .
I think these tinned goods are made for the overseas market where scots cant buy fresh gear,,but ,even the white pudding was on the shelves ,also tinned.
We did a meal of haggis neeps mashed potato and white pudding for the four of us at Hazels home,and found that so long as you put the black pudding in the ffreezer for an hour ,it cut easily after decanting onto a chopping board,and the haggis was cooked in a lidded dish in the microwave.
We went on the firwst Thursday to a thatched hamlet ,hard to the lancaster canal,that has been turned into a tourist attraction,with accopmodation ,things to do and see,well thought out and brought the past to life.
It was the junction of the canal and railway network of many years ago ,of course ,the raiway is long gone,but the station is still there,and still being used as a workshop and store.
You can very easily imagine the loads of whatever being off loaded from the barges and narrow boats ,being hauled thirty yards by horse and cart ,and then being loaded on the trains for towns and villages all over the area.
I took loads of piccies from this hamlet ,through to the lights at blackpool,trams between fleetwood terminal and Star Gate ,the other end of the line.
We even went out as far as Preston,which has a lovely market,every thursday,where you can buy all sorts of stuff.
We are going back next year for sure ,god willing ,June i think ,when the weather will be a little warmer.
Hissy was pleased to see us ,following me everywhere ,to make sure we didn't leave home again.and still isn't going far from us watching every move.
Having read the report on the oz flu that is on the way over,i am glad that both Liz and i go for our jabs later today,we don't need bad attack of a bad cold ,never mind the dreaded flu bug.
Away John,can't have you swanning off into the wide blue yonder,where's me back up mate? if you bog off ,there are only very few of us old timers of the male variety,Fred needs all the help he can get lol.
Time to go peeps ,have to get the old girl watered and fed he he.see ya later .Fred.

Hi everyone,nice to see you John,not heard about the cough,we have been warned about Austraian flu,which is apparantley on its way here!! hope you do stay ,you will be missed ,
Sylvia,hope they get you sorted soon,the mind does boggle at what is in those fridges and what they can do with it.!!
Weather today sunny and dry this morning ,then wet and chilly in the afternoon,got some washing dry in the morning,so the drier wasnt on today.
Had a good night at my sisters surprise 50th birthday party last night ,but was working today.
She was really surprised,I have never seen her lost for words like that.!!
Off to bed and some sleep I hope,take care
Brenda

Hi all,
John, do stay, should we pass the hat round for you?
Yesterday took my urine to the hospital again. They couldn't find the last lot which Johan deposited in the fridge at the hospital. So, we try again. They told Johan that he had put it in the wrong fridge. Mind boggles, what on earth have they done with it then? Can't help having a laugh though.
It appears they have now found something wrong with my eyes so what next. Just getting over a nasty batch of fungus/eczema under my right foot. Terrible itching with blisters. Once the blisters had burst then the itching was more or less over. Strange.
So once again it is Saturday tomorrow but nothing really planned. The schools have a holiday so will be quiet, recession or not, they always seem to get away for most holidays here.
Sylvia xxx

Hi everyone
Ever had the ninety day cough? That's what I am still getting over. I was at the doctors on 8 Oct with annoying cough accompanied by a runny nose. For the latter he gave me 28 pills which worked out four a day that's one after each meal, considering one only has three meals a day I was puzzled until he told me to have some yoghurt before it.
I am in dilemma about continuing with GR with the way costs are going my visits here are fewer these days, so if you don't see me back you'll know why. John

hi everyone on my way to the airport see you on the 29th bye dorothy

Hi everyone,well after a good nights sleep last night due to a sleeping pill.i am back to normal.but can only take the pills every few days.or nights,!!!
Hope you have a brilliant visit with your sister Dorothy, will be thinking about you. Have a good journey
It was wet and cold here today ,we had the heating on at work but it did not seem to make a ny difference.
Might go shopping with my sister tomorrow ,she was 50 yesterday and we are having a surprise party for her on Friday.!!She wants to go to Bury Marketand i cannnotrefuse her that on her birthday can I.
Have been sorting out my clothes for the holiday ,loosing some weight will mean i should not need to buy anything new,but might get some thing nice for the evenings.
Lost another 1 and a half pounds this week,which was good.
Hope all is well with all your hospital and doctors appointments Sylvia.
See you tomorrow .Brenda

Hi all,
Went to see my doctor today and she said if I still have pain when I have finished these tablets then she will give me an injection.
I now have eczema/fungus under and on top of my right foot which itches like mad. The doctor has given me some hydrocortisone cream.
I was phoned this afternoon by the doctor's assistant who deals with diabetic patients and was told that I have to go to the opticians as my last trip to the eye measuring people they found something not good. What next? I don't know what they found.Lovely weather again today. This afternoon I went to my handicraft class, run by the local handicrft shop. We were with 5 of us. We are all more or less the same age, give a year or two. It's nice to get out of the house for a while.
Hope you are feeling better Brenda. We are a bright couple aren't we?
Sylvia xxx

goodmorning one and all well I am all packed and off to calgary in the morning back on the 28th, brenda I hope you are feeling a little better and that the feeling of being down will pass, it was a wonderful week-end weather wise for the thanksgiving week-end over here the temperature reached 27 unbelieable and it is 9-30 am and allready 22 this will be a good memory to hang onto when the snow arrives, there will be snow in calgary while I am there I hope fred has enjoyed his days away I will be in touch when I get back stay well all of you bye dorothy

Hi everyone,glad the lamp is good for you Sylvia and that you are painfree ,even if temporary.
weather has been good,but i am feeling a bit down today ,have been down a bit before but it gets a bit worse each time,Hope getting ready for the holiday helps me buck up.
brenda

Hi all,
I am thoroughly enjoying my new lamp and so pleased I bought it.
Yesterday and today I have had no pain. What a relief. One day I'm crying the whole day in pain and the next day nothing. I asked for more of the muscle relaxing tablets I had as these are so good. Mind you I only have 30 and taking 3 a day means I have them for 10 days. I must phone the doctor to see what they are going to do when the tablets are finished. I'm almost frightened of running out of these tablets.
I'm trying to get Johan to take up a hobby and set all our slides and photos onto CD. This would clear the cupboards out a bit and preserve the photos before they get any worse. I did get rid of a lot of photos by making all 3 children a "This is Your Life" book with photos and memorabilia.
I don't know enough about the computer to be able to help Johan but hope he can find a course to take somewhere.
Now have a nice weekend everybody.
Sylvia xxx

hi brenda just back from taking Ian to soccer it was a good match and they won 3-0 so he was happy, congratulations on the weight loss you have done well, oh bury market you lucky girl sorry that john did not find what he was looking for. it really is time to go to bed but have just been on line reading the english papers , lindy is out for the evening doing something called tree trecking it involves swinging from the tree tops on ropes shades of me jane you tarzan I guess she said it would take about three hours hope she gets home in one piece so I am off to bed have a good week-end bye dorothy

Hiya ,we have had a bright but chilly and dry day here,got to Bury Market again today Dorothy,but this was for John as he needs a new Jacket,he could not see one he liked that they had in his size,plenty of black ones ,which he has but no other colours in his size..
Managed to get some chicken and fish and when we went into Matalan it was me who got the Jacket ,!!!.The driving round and parking are not very good there at the moment so I can't see John wanting to go very often until that new building is finished.
Sylvia you r plants sound really lovelly,how is your new lamp?
Going to make a butternut squash rissotto for tea never had this before so its a bit of an experiment.
Managed to loose 3 nd a half pounds this week so it has sort of spurred me on/.Needed on the phone now better go .

goodmorning sylvia your plants sound very pretty brenda hope you now have got some rest and that your cats are sleeping, to-day the sun is shining and we are supposed to have great weather for all the week-end so for those closing cottages it will be great, andrew should fly home to-day from the east coast so I am looking after the children after school as Ian has an indoor soccer game at 6-30 lindy has some meetings but that could all change if andrew's plane gets in in time never a dull moment. I think that on monday I shall pack and then tuesday I can have a lazy day before leaving on wednesday the shuttle car is picking me up at 8am and my flight is 11-30 a 4hr flight they are 2 hrs behind us so I get there at 1-45 there time 2-45 my time , stange the time differances in this country . so I hope you all have a good week-end will be in touch before leaving bye for now dorothy

Hi all,
How nice of you to play with the cats on your day off Brenda. You can always have a sleep in the afternoon, possibly when the cats will too!
Today I went to the Garden Centre and bought some plants to brighten up my sitting room. I bought two Autumn wreaths in Autumn colours and have one on the coffee table and one on the dining table. The one on the dining table I have placed on a cake plate with foot and added a red candle in the middle. I also bought two red cyclamen which I have put in identical red pots and a white cyclamen which I have added to an existing pot of green plants to give it some colour. Also bought a purple plant but cannot think of the English name at the moment. I would soon be doing this sort of thing than housework!
See you all tomorrow.
Sylvia xxx

Well managed to get to sleep last night and was doing well until the cats got into the bedroom and wanted to play ,had to get up and let them out so now wide awke!!!Its my day off and I was looking forward to a little lay in bed!!!Never mind i can have an early start on my house work and get a lay in on Saturday ,Take care ,Brenda

Hello everyone,I am afraid its another quick message .I am just at the end of my lunch break and tonight I must get the rest of those photographs done for my sister.
I also wanted to get a colour put on my hair ,but that can wait till weekend.
Weathet is mild ,well at least no rain or wind at the moment.
Well back to the grind.brenda

goodmorning the sun is shining but it is -1 I will have to dress for the weather when I go out to-day, the weather is changing on the week-end it is supposed to be 20 it is the last long week-end of the year so it will be busy around here, people will head up north to close up cottages for the winter so the highway will be busy, lindy and two of the children will go to the cottage bryan has two hockey games on sat, and sun, in the afternoons so andrew will stay with him, brenda glad to hear the probate is moving along it does take time does it not, sylvia hope you feel better soon and get the cystitis cleared up, had fun with the children last evening and back over on wednesday as well, the youngest is now being tested for advance studies as school only started in sept and he is not challenged enough so his mom an dad have finally agreed to have it done, he may be able to have other work given to him but still stay with his age group friends etc. well I am off to the shops to pick up last minute things and lots of cat food for the boys who seem to be stable at the moment the lady who looks after them for me while I am away is really good bye for now dorothy

Hi Everyone,wet weather again today and windy as well,Had to go to the probate office today for what they called an interview,but was really only them telling us a few things and us swearing an oath that we had put the truth down on the forms and that was it ,we now wait for 10working days ,we will then have the paper to go to the bank who will start to release money from dads account,we also see the solicitor about the house!!!
Ideally we want to sell it to my neice but she has to get a mortgage in place and these days its not that easy.If we go througth an estate agent it will be costly and long winded.but it will have to be done.
Only had the morning off on wrk at 1.30 only till 5pm thank goodness,
Haven;t look at the price of turkeys yet Dorothy,,but do know chicken and beef have gone expensive along with lamb and pork.
Hope you get sorted out at the hospital Sylvia.
Nice to hear from you Margaret,hope all is well with you and glad you had a good trip.
See you all soon .Brenda