General Chat

hi everyone brenda you had my mouth watering talking about the chips funny that you should mention chips a last night I took the children for the last night of swimming lessons and they have a snack bar there that has good chips and I also fancied some but it was closed!!!! I hope that your father improves as the days go on it is a worry for you, glad the weather is good for you all ours broke last night it rained through the night and cooled things down, I recieved an early morning call from anne (in bury) to tell me that she had a former guard officer painting her gates he stood guard at buck house and windsor she thought I would like to know that royalist that I am, he could not believes she was phoning canada to pass that on, hope you get to bury on friday I shall think of you, did I tell you that I ordered neils book from amazon uk recieved an e-mail from them yesterday to say delivery is delayed for a bit, also recieved an e-mail from neil he was glad to hear you liked the book and was pleased I was trying to import it. I think that I shallpop out to the shops for a bit seeing it is lovely and cool to-day it is fathers day on sunday over here so bye for now dorothy

Must make the most of today as the weather people say its going to get cooler tomorrow.!!
Today its really glorious and I am stuck in work!!
Been good and had a tuna salad for lunch follwed by a nice jiucy pear.Nearly went right of the rails and had a bag of chips from the chippy next door(they are really smashing chips),haven't had any for 10 months since my gall bladder problem started,so I feel I have been really good.
Well need to check my emails then get back to work.Hope you are all enjoying the lovelly weather.
Take care Brenda

evening all.another brilliant day weather wise here,haven't got any facts or figures but it has been hot,cooled abit tonight with a nice breeze.
Had to take dad to the doctors today ,but they have referred him back to the consultant at the hospital,they thinkits due to the cancer that he keeps loosing his voice and because he isn't eating.So we have an appointment next Monday ,not July 21st.as it was.
He is really trying to stay positive but its getting hard for him and for us as well now.
Hope Fred has been forgiven by his little cat,and I bet his garden is looking fantastic.Great news about the plants Dorothy.Might be having a trip to Bury market on Friday,Dad has been wanting some honeycombe tripe.and we can not get it any where here,so All being well John and i will nip up there early Friday and go back to dads via the motor way
Take care,Love Brenda.

hi everyone seems to have disappeared I am up and about early to head to the grocery store before it gets too hot we have an humidex warning for to-day should be around 40 advising people to stay inside and drink lots of water actually there is a nice breeze at the moment, my two plants seem to be thriving lots of flowers on the tomato plant, to-night is the last night of the childrens swimming lessons so I shal go along to watch them hope everyone is well and that fred's little cat is recovering bye for now dorothy

hi I have had an awful day roger lost his match at the french final so disappointing for him and all his fans plus the weather is 30 degree's with a humidex of 37 I put the air conditioning on at 6pm to cool the place down for sleep but I am not complaining after the winter we had honest I'm not bye for now dorothy

goodmorning glad to hear that puss survived her surgery and by now she should be friends with you again fred sorry that the weather is not being kind to both you and brenda at the moment 9-30 am it is 26 degree's but we do have a breeze the ladies final is on and then I am off to the library there are 10 books in that Ihave requested it is either a feast or famine so I shall have to doa lot of reading quite quicklybye for now dorothy

Afternoon folks,it is not raining her but its not sunshining either,but it is dry.Just finished lunch and witha couple of minutes till we open they are banging on the door.!!
No peace for the wicked ,have a good weekend,Brenda

And ,a good morning all from 'im ,in the wet north of england,but never mind 'a ,at least it's reasonably warm,and i could do with a day off from lawn cutting,he he.
Puss came back home last night ,looking a bit like a poodle where her fir had been shaved off prior to being speyed.
She let us know straight away that she was NOT amused at the dirty trick we played on her lol,sitting in the corner ,with her back top use for a good hour ,before relenting ,and cuddling into Liz's lap on the sofa.
She went to bed with us as usual,.and cuddled into the missus's back on top of the covers while ignoring me completely.
This morning the baggage had me up to feed her at six ,then scooted off back to bed ,back to ignoring the hand that always feeds her,[sigh] females ,they do tend to stick together and ignore the males he he ,maybe i should have selected a tom ,instead of a queen lol.
Looking at the greenhouse and all the greenery within,i reckon i am going to be busy this next week ,putting in cauli ,cabbage.kale,beetroot,leek ,and onion plants.
The greenhouse itself is doing well too,with the tomatoes ,cucumber and scots bonnet,well away,so,no matter what price the greens go up to ,this house will eat well.
We noticed that the old garden lights were about shot,and noticing the new ones in Netto £10 for 10 we bought a box,and i spent a half hour putting them in the back garden yesterday afternoon.
Hey i couldn't resist having a neb through the window at ten last night as we went to bed,and have to say,we loved the effect.
If there are any left,i will be buying another box for the front garden too.
Sean is away back to Cyprus after his leave,and hopes to be home again in time for Christmas all being well.
We have had a letter through the door this morning informing us that our new recycle wheelie bin will be coming out in the next two weeks,fantastic,we then have a proper place to do all of the recycling,what with two compost bins for lawn and hedge waste,through to the new bin,so i won't have to cart stuff down to the recycle plant in the car any more [yipee].
Time to go,my birds are raising the roof outside because as yet ,they havn't been fed he he,my little feathered friends are spoilt rotten,but they are worth it,for the enjoyment they give me alone.
Hope you are all enjoying your weekend,take care everyone.
Fred.

hi everyone well fred all that blowing of good weather my way has paid off in spades as I type this it is 31 degree'e over 90 and the sun is shining yesterday was a write off with thunder storms and to-day well what can I say, time for the sun screen but it is wonderful to see the sun again. nothing much new still watching the tennis hope you all have a good week-end bye for now dorothy

hello.just aquick message to say the lovelly weather is continuing here at the moment,Have hung out washing to dry which is great.
Dads voice is slightly better but still really husky and his throat is sore if he talks to much.
Had problems at the doctors picking up a couple of presciptions and then at the chemist after another was dispensed.Don't know what was going on as other people seemed to have had similar problems.
Better go and put the eta on,then I might have my hair coloured and .a long soak,
brenda

Morning all,another sleeples,well almost sleepless night,just checked if I had any replies to emails to friends and family i havesent recently ,but had none,must be the weather,as I have not had any replies to ssome letters I have written as wll,
Be backFriday as I have a busy day tomorrow,
dad continues to improve a little (very little) each day ,but we atill have to take him back to Doctors after he has finished the latest antibiotic,to see if his throat/voice box is infectedor not.
Take care ,Brenda

hi I have just returned from dinner with bryan we went to a place called montana's on wednesday it is allyou can eat ribs for one low price he managed to eat a rack and a half plus chips, I had a ceaser sald with grilled shrimp, I enjoy taking the children out for dinner one on one as a extra birthday treat I have been doing since they were about three, sylvia it sounds like you are getting excited about your trip I hope you meet up with fred and the missus should be fun, rain again to-day fred you really have to send some good weather over here thank goodness for the tennis to keep me occupied, well it is off to bed for me goodnight all dorothy

Hi all,
Yes, we have much the same weather as you. Lots of thunder and lightning.
How is Hissy Fred? She sounds a real little spitfire but should calm down after her treatment. My daughter's cat even went to sit on her lap after her treatment, which was unknown of before that.
If we have a Chinese meal Fred then I often freeze in the leftovers. You cannot do that, however, if the meal has been frozen in before.
I made a lovely chicken curry myself on Sunday for visitors I was going to have today, but called it off as I wasn't feeling so good.
My granddaughter Linda is coming tomorrow night so she can have some chicken curry for dinner. We are then going to discuss how we are giving her mother her 50th birthday present.
I'm looking forward to meeting so many from GR and the Birthday Girls, as well as my cousin and maybe sister in law and nieces. Who knows?
Do you think Fred that Hissy had anything to do with the missing fish?
Just a thought!
Sylvia xxx

goodmorning brenda well the rain continues over here last night we had a wonderful display depending onyour point of view of thunder and lightning the sky was lit up for miles the cats hated it, to-day its more tennis for me and then over to watch the children for the evening nothing special going on at the moment keep me posted on neils book, try and get some rest don't get run down hope you don't have more trouble at work with the rowdy children bye for now dorothy

good morning from a very soggy Manchester,hope it stops soon and brightens up.
Need a quiete day in work today,as I did not sleep well last night even with a pill.The weather might help.and keep people at home.
Brought a salad for lunch ,trying to shift a few pounds,and my work mate brings in chocolate cookies,!! and I have no will power.
have a good day ,take care,Brenda

Evening all.its a lovelly evening here,such a shame I am here in work and not at home in the garden.
The kids are being ok at the minute but some are walking up and down outside kicking a can,just hope they do not start to come in here.!!
Hope Hissy is ok Fred,I have had a few she cats "done" all are a bit sorrowfull at first but fine afterwards,even my tom cats are ok .
Dorothy,have started to read Neils new book ,taking time to get into this one,
Brenda

hi fred well you must have been puffing away for the sun is shining still on the cool side but wow nice to see the sun, so the little cat goes in on friday good luck to her, just off to the family's house need to be there a little early as I am doing supper then taking the three to swimming lesson's so I have loaded up my laundry and going to give it all a go through lindy's state of the art washer the amount you can put in amazes me well I may as well it is sort of a payback arrangement for helping out so much with the children, andrew flew out east yesterday and won't be back till friday, bye for now dorothy

Good morning everyone,cold and dismal here to.looking pretty soggy out,he he.
Dorothy,sorry you didn't get the sun,it backfired here,going from warm and sunny,to back to heavy rain overnight.
Hissy is now booked in Friday morning ,so i don't know yet ,if we will get her back Friday evening ,or Saturday morning.but we are going to have her chipped whil;st she is in the surgery,so ,hopefully ,if she does manage to get out,we will be able to trace her.
What finally swung us in favour of having it done,despite the small chance things might go wrong ,is the fact that she will be a healthier moggy ,and she should live a lot longer as well.
Sean goes back on Wednesday,but this time i only have to take him to Newcastle airport ,instead of down to Brize Norton for his flight,much easier.
He went out a couple of days ago,and bought a couple of plecks for his aquarium,to help keep the tank clean,as well as the fact that they are pretty amazing little fish.
Is therer someone out there who knows anything about them,and goldfish?.
I ask because i can't find one of them anywhere,even though i have looked everywhere ,on the sides of the tank,round the filters on the bottom ziltch nada,no seeum[american indian],has one of the goldfish turned cannible?,one of them,is quite a size and is lurking in the corner of the tank looking guilty.
The car is due in for it's first service this month,so i need to borrrow Liz's hoover to do the inside he he,the tools it has will be ideal for doing the floor and seats,making the car much for pleasant for the mechanics to work on,i try to do what i can for them ,they are so good ,and even return the car ,all polished and sparkling,and even a new freshner on the dashboard.
Well ,that's it for now,off out for a gander before it starts in to rain again,lol.
See you later. Fred.

goodevening 10-30pm well my company has gone so it is just me and the two cats speaking of cats fred I do hope hissy went through the procedure well, I appreciate you blowing good weather my way but it has not arrived still raining all week-end, isobelle and I had a great time watching the french open and then making a donation at the casino just a little one, then we caught up on some movies. am looking after the children the next two evenings and then on wednesday taking bryan out for dinner he is quite impressed by being officially a teen-ager he has a trip planned to ottawa with the cadets to go white water rafting he told me about it this way"grandma we are going on rafts and I could get killed" as I told him there are some things you do not tell your grandma and that is one of them, it is quite dangerous but they have good supervision so I am told by my son and his wife. brenda I hope that your dad continues to get better and that you do not tire yourself out, I am off to bed the tennis starts at 7am my time so I will set the alarm crazy or what! bye for now dorothy

Good morning from a damp and dismal Manchester,the rain is here but not as heavy as expected (yet).
dad picked up again on Friday and was ok yesterday,i am going over in an hour or so and hope the improvement is continuing.
I can not arrange anything these days as I do., not know what is happending from day to day.,not even arranged holidays yet.
Had a chinese take away (frozen from Iceland) last night they used to be a favourite of ours but not after last night.
See you all tomorrow,if not then Tuesday
Take care Brenda.