General Chat

Morning all ,from a bright sunny, early Wednesday morning lol.
[That bit for Dorothy ,hoping her weather will catch up shortly.]
Well,lass get together with all the neighbours who object to the smell of curry,and if the curry eaters will not listen to reason,retaliate by cooking bacon and pork in every shape ,way or form,the more aromatic the better.
If the powers that be say anything ,you answer is,if you say i can say nothing about the smell of curry because it's racist,then you can't say anything about us cooking pig for the same reason.
Just make sure you all cook bacon and egg at the same time every morning for a week,the smell will soon let the curry munchers know you have the answer.
By the way,complain to the apartement owners in that no way should any smell be coming through a wall between apartements,that shows bad build.
I had a good afternoon,the watering of the lawns after the feeder is showing results already,the patches are going away and lush new growth is showing.
I have nearly finished the weeeding and planting of the borders out front,so ,by the weekend i can look forward to a nice relaxing day in the back with the gas B B q uncovered and rarin' to go.
Liz says the tomato seedlings are through ,as are the peeper seedl;ings,the latter being jalapino's scots bonnet and sweet ,so there is plenty of heat there lol.
nearly all of the seedlings are in now ,only the brussel and late winter cabbage to put in ,they go in at the end of this month.
Seems i have won a two week holiday in florida [yipee],all i have to find is the air fare and insurance,the hotel bills are prepaid ,as is are all meals in said hotels,but if we use room service ,that has to be paid for.
Seeing as outdoor food is a lot cheaper in the states than it is here ,i think we will do okay,'specially if we go in the middle of winter lol.
Have to go peeps ,off out now for my morning walk [nudge ,wink] say no more he he,back later.Fred.

goodevening from a very cold barrie only 3 degree,s they had snow in shelbourne a town not to far from me crazy weather, my sister left to-day at noon we had a very nice visit on friday we went shopping and I obtained my sticker for the cat it passed it's emission test, then I had a new photo taken for the renewal of my drivers licence I had to remove my specs so it will not look like me, on saturday we went to brampton to the parents grave and then visited with some friends it rained all day yesterday so we had a lazy day, this evening I have been burning scented candles something I rarely do but new people have moved into the suite next to mine and they have been cooking curry oh the smell in my place is awful it is coming though the walls I am going to have to wash things in the kitchen as it is very bad in there, the cats are going around sniffing and howling at times. one cannot complain as you are told it is a racial complaint!!! as my partner is from jamaica way back when I can hardley be called a racist I hope this is a one of once a week I will have a word with the manager but I don't think that she can do anything the other people on our floor have been out in the hall spraying air freshners. thought the pictures of peter phillips wedding where very nice hope you all had a good week-end does anyone have any suggestions on how to get the cury odour out of my place I have just put bowl of vinager in the kitchen bye for now dorothy

Morning all,woke up about half an hour ago ,been to the bath room and was waylayed by one of the cats who wanted to go out went down to let him out ,noticed the phone had not been put back on the charger ,so hunted round for that then came on here to see what emails i had.Got rid of a load of junk stuff and came on genes.Will be going for a drink then back to bed shortly,hope you have a good visit with your sister Dorothy and hope you got that lie in Fred.
Love Brenda

hi brenda just a quick word chris arrived on time yesterday, glad you have neil's book hope you enjoy it we are off out and about to-day bye for now dorothy

Evening all,another one who has been busy in the garden lol.
I have got the rockery cleared of weeds,the new plants put in and watered,leaving just the front borders to do now,so the front should be finished by Sunday afternoon.
The missus has the greenhouse well under way,and i bought the last of the seeds for this year at the market garden this afternoon after finishing the weekly shop.
I am fully intending to have a nice lay in ,in the morning ,lord help the cat if she wakes me up before 7 oclock,i will be shutting her in the greenhouse for a week if she does lol.
Off for my tea now,a lovely rainbow trout for me ,steamed in foil in the mic,covered in butter and herbs ,topped off with lemon slices,
Catch you all again tomorrow .
Fred

Hi All..still have really great weather here,John is still busy sorting out the garden,I am busy going back and forth to Dads,and work but its not as abd as it seems,but it will not get any easier,after we have been back to the hospital next week I will have to decide for definate about my hours i can not keep asking to change shifts.
Dorothy got Neils new book today looks good but will have to finish a library book first ..
Take care ,BRenda

hi brenda hope you had a good day at your dad's yesterday and that everything went well. I am just off to stockup the fridge chris arrives at 4pm to-day she should ger up here about 6pm I have booked the shuttle service for her, but traffic will be busy with people getting a head start to the holiday week-end this is the week-end that most people open the cottages. chris wants to go to brampton to see mom and dads grave as she does not think that she willbe back this year again. I could do with fred here to supervise the cooking not my favourite thing to do anyway bye for now dorothy

Morning all.just popped on to say a quick hello as i am off to dads shortlyCould be there most of the day as he has thephsyio coming and also afterwards needs to go to the clinic about his earing aid which is a bit dodgy at the minute. Weather great again,John has done wonders in the garden,can 't wait to get some plant for the tubs and hopefully he will relent about the hanging baskets !!
Sorry about he car Fred but you did get a bit of a nice trip at the same time.
Enjouy the company Dorothy.
Love Brenda

hi glad to hear that most of your trip went well fred that surely was false advertising re the car. brenda you have been busy washing curtains etc you are supposed to be taking it easy, talked to anne to-day she said the weather was great in bury to-day. it was cool here but sunny did some more spring cleaning I think that I am done now. just have tohit the grocery store to stock up on things to cook for my sister. I am having more company on the 23rd two of my friends are driving up to celebrate my birthday (onthe 24th) and then the following thursday isobelle is coming for a few days that will be fun. it will be nice to see everyone after the long winter. just going to cook my supper bye for now dorothy

Hi Brenda ,and anyone else who happens by.
The trip went well as a day out ,but the car was a pill[useless.
It was described as mint [yeah right] could have been a polo with the hole it had under the wheelarch he he.
The spare tyre was ripped right open and there was a groove cut into the floor[ i reckon it had mounted a curb].
Enginewise ,it had been thrashed to hell ,leaving it flat,with a rumble coming from the final drive,and the supposed 63 thousand miles was more like 130,000,judging by the worn pedal rubbers.
To cap it all there was a smell of petrol in the radiator header tank,and the rocker box had sludge and white foam in it ,a result of a leaking head gasket [or worse],lol,
needless to say ,we came back empty handed.
The weather going up was fine and sunny,and we stopped at the redewood lake to take a couple of piccies,there being no breeze at all in the valley so the water was like a mirror,the pictures i took were fantastic,as was the one i took of Jedbrough Abbey.
On the way back the waether changes ,and how,lol,as we got to Kelso the heavens opened ,thunder lightning ,and heavy rain.
Time to go now and get some tea on,catch you later peeps .Fred.

another lovely day here.Manged to do find some cheaper insurance ,almost half the original price and still a good company.!!
washed some bedroom curtains today as it was so nice,the curtains have shrunk ,but not the linings which are attached!!had to put them back up and will habe to do some alterations to them in the week.Might get some new ones later when I have time to look.
Glad you enjoyed mothers day Dorothy,how was Scotland Fred.
Take care Brenda

sunday mothers day, a bit cloudy and cool for all the moms' I had a nice day we had had our get to-gether on friday so i went and bought two small tables for the balcony and another black wrought iron stand to put the baskets on this gives me 4 in total two tall and two smaller ones, also two more solar laterns they look sonice at night now all I need is the plants but it is still a little to cold at night. though a lot of the stores had special prices on hanging baskets this week. lindy and the children have gone to the cottage for the day I think her mom is there as well, and she leaves for spain on thursday for three weeks she has a time share there, so she will miss bryans birthday on the 26th my goodness he will be 13 how time flies his physio is helping the psorts injury and he is feeling much better, hope you all had a good week-end, my sister arrives on thursday so back to cleaning the place for her arrival bye for now dorothy

oops, look like I got the old thread.
mind you it was far more interesting.
Battle on
Brian

hi fred an update on the car a new universal part was fitted for 336 dollars I was shown the old on it was full of stuff that rattled and was showing a place in the middle were it was hot and had worn the mettle thin in the dark it glowed I ended up at twoplaces that the son and heir recommended, as he put it mom they will do a good and hones t job so i took him at his word, again I hope that you have a good weekpend oh yes the car is a 1993 achevia chyrsler in pretty good shape other wise bye for now and thanks for the interest and advice dorothy

Afternoon all,having now cleaned the car ,in and out,checked oil ,water,hydralic fluid[steering]and tyre pressures,we are now set for Scotland in the morning.
Dorothy,no way should you have to get any exhaust part MADE for your car,unless it's about twenty years old.
The makers of all the usual cars carry spares for each make and model,i smell a rat,a money making one,the spare part you need should be off the shelf,and at a price set by the car part manufacturers.
Were i you ,i would try another garage or two before you accept that quote,you may get it a little cheaper elsewhere.
I can accept the prices you quoted,but can't accept a garage tellinmg you they may have to make a cat,most garages and mot bays don't have the expertise to fit one properly ,never mind make one.
.I am being a lazy B***** this afternoon,sitting here with a glass of cold orange juice,cooling down,and waiting for the sun to start going to bed before i water the two lawns,lol.
What a funny lot we are in Britain,complain about the winter ,and the cold ,BUT ,as soon as the sun comes out ,we hunt the shade he he.
I reckon tomorrow morning ,we will go up the Jedbrough road to join the road to the forth bridge a mile short of the river,i don't fancy hitting Edinburgh at the start of a very busy rush hour on a Saturday morning ,
It was bad enough getting through Princess Street after dark in an evening after the rush hour finished,never mind the busiest day of the week.
Off to make some tea now,have a nice weekend all. Fred.

goodmorning one and all sylvia it is good to see you back on line and I hope you both are feeling better son, fred have a good trip to scotland it sounds like fun, brenda thanks for the e-mail re neil's book I will reply to you later in the day, oh dear my car did not pass it's emmission test and has to have a cata litic converter replaced(fred I think I spelt it wrong), anyway I am going back to-day to see if they can fit a universal one (250 dollars) or if I have to have one made just for the type of car I have (475 dollars) can't get the sticker for the car till this is done, if it comes in under 450 dollars the goverment pays if it is over ie.475 you are on your own for the whole lot. with my luck I am not sure what will happen anyway I will let you all know what happens bye for now dorothy

Morning all,another great day weatherwise here. Off to dads soon as he has a nurse coming to see him for the first time,next week my sister will be going so thats all takencare off.
On work at 12 till 3 and if i feel up to it I will do the shoping otherwise it will be tomorrw and it will be paclked.
Have a good trip to Scotland Fred.
Sylvia you look after yourself as well as Johann.
John is doing good work in the garden ,not that you will see it yet.Will be looking for fencing panels soon.Got my car insurance renewal and will be surfing the net over the weekend to find something cheaper.!!!
Take care and enjoy the weekend what ever you do.
brenda
Might

Hi all,
Well we have had a scorcher here again today so have finished off the plants on my balcony and added some fresh herb plants: parsley (curly leaf), chives and thyme. Will add to these when and where I see healthy plants for sale. They take too long from seed for me!
Had thought maybe I'd go to the hospital with Johan tomorrow but have been feeling sick and dizzy so perhaps better not go as I have to look after him when he comes home for a few days.Well I always look after him but now he will need more help.
Our trip to England is progressing inasmuch as we have decided not to book all the hotels but take pot luck.
Mothers Day on Sunday so must think about cake baking on Saturday. Tomorrow have to do some shopping as my neighbour phoned from Hungary to ask if I would get her some fresh milk etc. as she is coming home this weekend.
When does life get easier?
See you all tomorrow?
Sylvia xxx

Afternoon all,Brenda ,dorothy and all the opther people who are ,no doubt starting to look forward to the weekend.
Brenda,you take it easy lass ,i know it's easier said than done ,but the last thing you need is to land up back on the sick list with exhausion.before you are even fully fit.
I have had a nice afternoon,out in the garden,bluebells put in ,lawns re cut,scarified,fed ,and all the lights put back in place,finishing off by feeding and watering the two apple trees ,that are loaded in bud.,oh.and i fogot,putting in the rose bush that came from my sister in laws on her death in the new year.
I still have the cuttings left to see to but i have already sorted out where they will be going.
Liz and i ,plus the son.Martin are off to scotland on Saturday [Kirkaldy] to pick up a newer Astra than the old mk 3 he has at the moment so watch out McAnne ,comin 'through lol.
Think i will take my time coming back too,it's too long since iv'e been up there so ,i will make the most of it.
Off to make some tea now ,but ,i don't know what yet he he,maybe just poached egg on toast[loveeeerly] Fred.

Afternoon all,we have a brilliant day here again,and I am stuck in work.Its my first almost full day back and I am so tired <i don't think I will be on later.
Brenda