General Chat

Hi all,
What bad news Brenda has, she has got her work cut out now. I have been watching this thread now and again but not writing, but here I am. Brenda we are all thinking of you my dear and hope you have the strength to help your father as you're not so good yourself yet.
I went into town today with the taxi and took my scootmobile. I had to go to the town hall for a new passport. I can pick up my passport next Wednesday. I found a lovely new shop with lots of odds and ends for making cards, so we all know what I'm going to do next Wednesday.
I went round the market but because of all the building going on around this area, things were so spread out and took me so long to find the stall I wanted to.
Fred, what a pity we didn't meet up when I visited England. How is your caravan. Is the caravan fit to travel to Holland?
Sylvia xxx

goodmorning a nice sunny day over here after a terrific rain storm last evening I was over for dinner at the son's and it poured down and bounced waist high, the camp the children are at have a web site and they put on scenes of the children doing different activities ie. swimming boating games etc so we were able to pick out our three who looked to be in good shape and then some of the seven of them all in different things I was glad to see they were all in one peice, lindy's sister and neice arrived yesterday from england , they will stay at the cottage for a few days before heading to ottawa to see her husbands family, she will have to leave to go to russia but mike will fly over and the boys will go back with him. that is it for me to-day I am saying prayers for brenda and family bye for noe dorothy

Nudge from Fred who will be back this afternoon,hang in there Brenda.xxxxx

Goodmorning Dorothy My thoughts go out to Brenda at this difficult time for her and her family
Margaret

goodmorning everyone it is about 9am over here I have just recieved an e-mail from brenda to say that her dad is very ill and the out come is not good so she will be spending a lot of time with him and very little in the next few weeks with us , so fred and many others it is up to us to keep her thread going fred I am sure you will be able to give many reports on the garden and the cat and your family, it will be a very difficult time for brenda and her family, perhaps sylvia will pop back on line those of you scatterd far and wide may also pop back on for a visit bye for now dorothy

Hi all I am Also Glad that Murray won the tennis Were some good matches We have just subscribed to sky tv so are able to enjoy Sports
Wonder how John has been affected by Storms that have badly affected his part of country We have had an excess of Rain but no major damage

hi brenda gald to hear your dad is home I do hope that you can get all the help that you need I have found that you really have to be assertive or it becomes difficult also you have to make time for yourself , I remember when dad had an indwelling catheter and they wanted me to do the personal care around the cath I told them nurse or no nurse my dad had gone allhis life with me without me seeing his privates parts and I was not doing it, I got the help required my dad was very mid victorian. anyway do take care of yurself, nothing much new having a quite week-end the family are away the children at camp and I guess andrew and lindy are at the cottage, glad to see murray won in the u.s.a. they don't put on tv till midnight tennis is the last thing they put on always the other sports makes me mad but I followed it on the computor, bye for now dorothy

We have had a very mixed day weather wise,warm and humid but trying to rain,!!!
Cooled down and got sunny at tea time.
We have sorted out a sort out time sheet for being with dad,sfor the next week or so,then we will have to see how it goes.
Off to finish some emails then watch tv.
Brenda

Hi All,well you have certainly been having a very busy time dorothy,not really the way you expected to get to know about your brother,But so pleased he is on the mend,John tells me about some of the golfers who get bit by some very big wee nasties and come up in all sortd of swellings on their arms and legs,
Dad arrived home yesterday,and was very pleased.Things are not what he thought they would be.,he expected us to give him normal tea ,coffee juices etc but we can not because he can not swallow.HE was annoyed at first ,but we all sat down with him and reiterated what had been said and agreed in the hospital.Hr seems resigned now.
We will have to have someone there 24/7,the care package will not give us that much cover,but we could get an award from the Macmillan nurses for a night relief person now and again.Will have to discuss things at work again and will have to reduce my hours again if not stop all together,
Take care Brenda

hi have come over all hungry reading fred's post all that lovely cheese glad to hear the caravan is on its way further to my last post re the day meeting the new family members about one hour after I did that post stevens wife called all upset he had phoned and was in hospital with a swollen foot and it was black red leg with pain up into the groin but he neglected to mention what hospital he was in, so at 1-45 am your time friday morning I was on google finding hospitals in the leeds area he works in wetherby, I must say the two major hospitals in leeds were very helpful but no steve, then I found one in harrogate and sure enough they had steven he was in a/e waiting for a bed the nurse was helpful to a frantic sister who being a retired nurse had conjured up all kinds of possible problems seeing that stevens heart is in bad shape ie. a blood infection would not be good I was able to speak to him and then call his wife and reassure her, this morning I spoke to him about 2pm your time he was on a drip with mega strong antibiotics and this was making a big differance in his foot and leg he may even be able to go home late this evening your time, I was allowed to talk tohim again seeing I was calling from over here he said a wee beastie had stung him what kind I don't know and he is apparently very allergic to the wee beasties but it did take a lump out of one toe he will be given meds to take if this happens again, what an evening I had phoning all around leeds, so I am taking it very easy to-day going down to the afternoon tea get to-gether , hope we will hear more news re brenda's dad bye for now dorothy

Morning all,from a nice ,fresh Newcastle where i was awoken at around three this morning by a terrified Hissy cuddling in to Liz ,shivering and mewing as the lightning lit up the sky,and the thunder rattled the tiles,followed by one heck of a downpour.This storm coninued off and on for nearly two hours,so the old garden won't need a hosing today that's for sure.The cat recovered quickly once i groaned ,and got up ,further sleep impossible,and went downstairs to do my breccie,smoked mackeral this morning kitchen door and window well opened to let that lovely fresh air in ,lol.The cat was outside in the brassica for a while slinking through the cabbages and kale like a japanese soldier,stalking the flies and grasshoppers,and came in soaked ,not even stopping to wipe her paws [grrrrrr] so i gave her some fish for her breccie mixed with a little dry whiskers for extra protien ,seeing as she didn't look as though she caught any ,while i was watching anyway.Hope your dad is coming home today Brenda,and i hope he has his troubles sorted out too.The new caravan will be arriving sometime over the weekend ,after the son has had a couple of days in the lake disterict on the way home with it,cor ,i hope it has no leaks ,the rain over in the west country being a tad heavy to say the least.We are taking an amble into Newcastle this morning,to have a look round the Friday market ,held at the side of the grainger market,it's usually french ,german,scottish,welsh farmers and cheese makers selling their wares,well worth a look see,and there are plenty of seats where liz can sit and catch her breath while she has a look ,and a good sniff at the French rolls and cheeses on sale.I read that Newcastle is to lose it's green market after 4 hundred years ,because our council forced it out so that they could develope the site,they should be heartily ashamed of themselves in saying that there is no demand for it anymore ,funny that because everytime i went there it was busy,it's more a fact that the council are penny pinching after making around 2 million off the redevelopment,.I hope they get a load of stick,how dare they kill four hundred years of history without as much as a by your leave[totally out of order].  Time to go and get ready peeps ,see you in a bit ,when Fred comes home with a baguette and a good cheddar cheese for tea [yum yum].

h everyone thanks brenda for the two private messages hang in there, I had a nice day to-day with the sister in law and the little nephew quite a busy 6yr old saw lots of family photo's and lots of family history and gossip the good and the bad so a good day all in all hope everyone is fine and that liz is feeling better bye for now dorothy

Hi everyone,was expecting dad home today but the wheels move slowly in there,he should be home tomorrow,Take care Brenda

hello everyon brenda I hope your visit withyour dad went well and that you were able to get more information from the doctors, fred glad to hear liz ia feeling better and that the medication has stated to help, the cat sounds like so much fun glad to hear your garden is doing well. to-day I took my friend who has cancer and just months left down to brampton and we had a nice visit and luch she is a very strong and brave woman she was 4yrs clear of the breast cancer when it showed up in the lung at the moment the lung is filling she has decide to have no more treatment as far as chemo and meds are concerned she is a nursing collegue of mine and is very up to date on things and what she will do and what she won't, saying goodbye to her was difficult as I will probably not see her again unless as she puts it god decides to keep her around a liitle longer . thursday (to-morrow ) I am heading down the highway again to meet up with the new brothers wife and son I always have mixed feelings about this finding out so late in life I was adopted and dealing with all this is not easy, but I have to remember how pleased steven is to have me as a sister life can throw surprises does it not well I think I will have an early night though there is a judge john deed episode on the tv take care all of you bye dorothy

Afternoon all,what a lovelly bunch of messages to find,I am sorry I do not have time to leave a long message ,I am off to see dads doctor at the hospital ,to see what is going on,we are getting bits of information and want it sort of straight from the horses mouth,so to speak.,will then hopefully see dad for a little visit and then going on to work.as I am on 4-8pm was on 12.30-8 but had to take some leave.
NIce to see Kathleen and Margaret.as well as Fred.
Kathleen please give Di my love I think I still have her email and if its not changed i will eamil her,
Take care ,Brenda

Good evening to you all thats a lovely idea Fred that you will have the use of sons caravan Hope you can get away for some nice trips soon
Nice to hear of your gardening successes
The weather in NZ is really terrible at moment gales winds flooding and all sorts of havoc over the whole North Island the worst for many years and just heading down our way I suspect by now JOHN has been hit by this storm Spring is on its way soon we hope
margaret

Good morning Kathy,John ,brenda,Dorothy and all you others lol.
Thank goodness Liz had a much better night and only woke up once,so i feel a lot better too.
The new antibiotics and steroids are working well,and she managed to take her time ambling about without getting so out of breath ,so hopefully ,she will be back to norman in a week.
Martin ,my son,has bought the new caravan,complete with awning ,and in return for keeping it on my drive ,i can borrow it any time i like ,which saves the old pennies ,cause i won't have to buy my own.
Hissy is now used to going out in the garden a lot,and she want's out as soon as we get up,but as soon as i get her grub out ,she is back in demanding her brekkie lol.
At the moment she has found a new game,racing in the patio door ,through the lounge into the passage,then through the dining room into the kitchen,and out the back door,through the back garden ,and in the patio door again.
All this takes her all of ten seconds,ears laid back hair on end and a wild look in her eyes ,lol i still reckon this ere cat is a reincarnation of my childhood cat Iccy,even up to claws sunk in your bum after you tease her he he .
The Sunderland air show was a washout,foggy both days on the beach,so although the ground shows went ahead ,nothing was flying over the beaches,too dangerous in those conditions ,even flying that low using ground following radar,only used in these conditons on a war footing.
Hey peeps ,my garden is doing great now,i have apples on the tree,a new plum tree to nurture, tomatoes on the bushes,the hearts are coming into my calabreese,,even the peppers have started to fruit,suprising what a little sun will do.
Have to go now ,after i get that perishing cat indoors,he he ,time i was out for my walk.
Catch you all later,Fred.

Just dropping in to say hello.

Finally we get some sunshine - and we are all complaining about the heat, typically when it does get warmer it does become a bit too much all at once!!!
We had a a good downpour last night with thunder and lightening so it did cool things down a bit and today has been quite windy and cloudy until the afternoon when the sun came back but much less humid. Just as well as had a funeral to go to and the church was packed - as funerals go it was a "happy" one as befited the lady, a lovely, friendly person who had a wonderful sense of humour. She had her own family, was widowed at a young age then married again to a widower also with a young family and became a much loved Mum to all the children and Gran to all their children.

Brenda, hope your Dad gets well enough to come home very soon.

Had an e-mail from Di (in Tis Was) who asked me to say Hi to everyone. Her computer crashed about 3 months ago and though she is now back on line has not been able to restart everything from her back-up CD's. Her garden and sewing keep her busy - and John, though he is doing well now and they are able to take their walks along the beach every morning again - with Ross who loves it of course.

We have a helicopter flying around and around quite low and very noisy - hopefully they won't be doing it for much longer so I am going to go back to bed and see if I can get to sleep. Surely they will soon find who or what they are looking for soon - I hope :(

Kathleen

Hi again, speaking of winter a local club rugby team were chilled to the bone on Saturday so much that the respective captains shivered as they tried to speak. Even after hot showers they were still shivering. Mine you the day was extremely cold as parts of the country experienced a weather bomb and lots of snow. Living in New Plymouth we escaped the severe storm but know there is more to come.
Brenda it must be hot where you are to have windows opened. We are in the same situation in summer as we like to have the windows open but being on a noisy street (its a main highway) we don't. Off for another coffee break, John

Hello everyone,nice to hear from John and as we have a brilliant sunny hot day here it is funny as you say Dorothy to hear about winter.Mind you I have emails from my friend in Melbourne and she tells me about the weather there and it always seems better whatever the season!!!
Work was really busy today and the heat was not very good,I was sweating just turning on the computers.!!
Just been veiwing some pictures of the wedding we went to ,think the diet kicks in again this week!!!
Hope the children have a great time at camp.they have been having some adventures this past few weeks haven't they.?Off to bed but doubt if I will sleep its so humid and then when we open the wimdows its noisy with traffic and passers by.
Brenda