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Hi just a few words mas its bedtime,had a lazy day ,so have been almost pain free for once.!!
Woke to find snow in the flower beds!!! very cold day but sunny.
See you all tomorrow.brenda

goodmorning from a sunny barrie the snow is slowly melting but lots of floods I have not been on line as I have been laid low with a nasty cold have no idea how I got it, brenda do take it easy it takes a while after abdominal surgery to get back on your feet glad to see fred back on the pages hope you all are well, I am having another lazy day to try and get rid of this cold, brenda I shall keep loooking for cheap flights but I am only wishing that I could come home again this year don't think it will really work out , I would not come with andrew and the children as they would be at one end of england and I would be at the other just trying not to think about xmas without them silly I know I see that there was snow in london this morning when the torch went through hope you didn't get any bye for now dorothy

Hi
Daylighting saving finished early this morning (2am in fact) although we altered the clocks backwards before going to bed. An extra hour in bed - ha ha, we were awake quite early today and its going to take a few days for our body clocks to switch over. I pity those who have sporting events today or at conferences particularly if they forget to alter their watches and arrive late at the event.
The Indian Summer we have experienced has ended, we have had some rain but would like more. The fire ban that existed for the past few months has been relaxed. Rain was forecasted for yesterday (Saturday) and again today (Sunday) so far there has been none of the liquid coming from the heavens.
Looking at the clock its time for coffee so I will grab one shortly. Catch you another time.
John

Hello everyone,another quick message i am afraid,weather has been good today apart from the odd shower of hailstones !!!
Not doimg much at all these days,but still having pain and feeling tired.Back at the doctors next Friday,can't see me going back to work like this.!! I would be a hinderance when there was only two of us on,not to mention a potential danger as well.
Johns just doing the tea so I had better do the table ,I can manage to set the table at least.
Brenda.

Morning all,apologies for being missing this last week due mainly to being out in the van still,Peter not being fit enough to drive till next week.
Of course,by the time i have come in again and got dinner ,and started housework.i am knackered come evening ,and have been having early nights.
We pulled a flanker yesterday knowing i was at the hospital at midday today,and stayed out late,doing all todays work in the afternoo n.
This leaves me today clear [yippee],so i can take the wife out this morning to do the shopping,go straight to the hospital by bus ,leave there and take a leisurely trip to town by said bus,while my eyes recover from the stuff they put in to dilate them.
We pulled some turkey meat out of the freezer last night before going to bed,and with it i am going to do a stir fry for the tea.
I won't use a bought sauce for it because of the sugar levels in it,but will make my own witjh a little ginger,soy sauce ,chinese 5 spices and garlic.corriander powder,so it should be pretty tasty.
Sorry to hear of peoples troubles ,makes me reralise just how small MINE are compared to Brenda,Sylvia ,and a few others.
Spare a thouight for our Oz and anzac cousins though peeps,they have had a really rough week with the weather ,droughts ,and hurrricanes,on top of their other worries,us brit's are so lucky in many ways.
I hope everyone is okay for the heating for the next few days,bad weather is coming ,and we look to be going back to winter yet again,he he,think i will go put the lids on the tattie barrels to give the young shoots protection.
That's about it for now,but i will be back in early this evening .Fred.

Hi Everyone,have been to bed but as i just couldn't sleep i have been watching some old films i recorded,then fell alseep down stairs,Came up to go to bed then remembered i had not sent an email to an old work friend who was getting tickets for a show for us.So came on here.Have now sent the email.Also re read some stuff on the surgery i have had which explained things better.Seems i have a way to go before I will be back to normal.!!
hope you canget a decent flight Dorothy,shame you can't come same time as you son and family.We have decided we will have to wait till sept to go on holiday as the prices are to dear before hand.Dad is no better and things are not looking good,
Brenda

hi brenda again do try and not overdo things I hope that john is feeling better, we are now having some warmer temperatures but now the floods have started as the massive amounts of snow start to melt, to-day I think that my gentleman friend is heading up for a visit unless some of the roads are flooded out on the way up but it is so nice to see the sun , spoke to anne yesterday she is still on a high from her birthday on saturday 57 cards she recieved she does love cards, but again I don't think that she is going to come over this year, sooooo I had a look at prices in oct via charter and they are not to bad so I am thinking maybe I will come over but it will depend on the budget I really shouldent but then again the thought of seeing anne bury market and the book stores well it does give me idea's I shall just have to buy a lottery ticket bye for now dorothy

Just a quick hello say I am still about ,had a few more pains since Monday when I think I over did it so not been able to sit here at all.Just read my emails etd and now going to order some ink for my printer.Hope you are all ok Tae care,Brenda

Glad everyone is doing ok,Sylvia i am so pleased you are getting to grips with the catheter.Dorothy we had lovelly weather today ,not sure how long it will last.John is doing ok on the crutches but my dad is not well at all and i ended up driving over to see him yesterday and today and am now feeling the effects ,but I had to get there.My sister is going tomorrow so i am going nowwhere and doing nothing.!!
Having an early night See you tomorrow,brenda

Hi all,
Sorry to hear that your husband is ill Brenda, and hope he soon gets well again.
Yesterday Johan and I took the taxi to the north of Holland and picked up a nice secondhand mixer for our granddaughter's birthday next week. I found it on Marktplaats (like EBay).
I still haven't mastered the art of using a catheter to drain off my urine. I could have sat down and cried today. I will not give up, but I could have done without this latest business. They think maybe the Radiation treatment I had after my first cancer op damaged my bladder. As soon as this little business is going well we will go away. I have a date in my head. Anyway the weather has certainly improved.
Have a nice evening.
Sylvia xxx

goodmorning sorry tohear that john is not well brenda it must be quite painful, still do try and take it a little easy looks like another day without snow and the sun is shining that does give one a lift, nothing much on to-day taking the children to swimming lessons to-morrow evening they have been signed up for another session with having the pool and the big lake at the cottage both andrew and linda want them as water savvy as possible the two older ones are really good swimmers Ian does allright but is not as keen as the other two. I do believe that my gentleman friend is coming up on tuesday I have not seenhim since november as he does not drive as soon as there is one snowflake plus he wants his income tax form doing. I spoke to anne yesterday it was her birthday her daughters had taken her to the new or removed boundry mill she bought a skirt and top, then they were having a birthday tea at the one daughters house so she had a good day bye for now dorothy

Afternoon all,I have been looking on line and have actually seen a couple of fires,but we need to get some advise from somewhere on a few things.thats why we thought we would go somewhere,just to pick their brains really.!!!
John is now on crutches,he was complaining that he had a pain in his heel yesterday and it got worse during the day.None of us had any sleep as he was in agony,( I did suspect something far worse )so first think this morning (9am) i took him to A&E ,they said he had Tendonitis,which is in his Archilles tendon.They gave him crutches and told him to take painkillers and icepacks and some excersises.So we are a right pair between us.!!! He is sat watching the footie and I am on here!!.Have mangaged to put some chops in the oven for tea,and just need to do a few oven chips .
Will keep you posted.Brenda

goodmorning it is good to see fred on line again sorry that your weather is so bad fred you m ust be so eager to get into your garden, brenda good luck with your gas fire hunting fred's idea sounds good especially if it saves you money I see that you will be 5hrs ahead of us come this week-end it has been nice with only 4hrs time differance. no snow as yet so maybe we will miss the promised storm, for the first time since nov, I went out yesterday in shoes not boots. nothing specrial planned for this week-end but I may take a trip to the nursery to get an idea re the plants for the balcony plus it is nice to wander through the rows of plants and blooms etc bye for now dorothy

Hiya peeps ,back in again,and it looks like i won't be needed next week as Peter is a lot better,but if by chance i am it will be def' the last week.
If i were you in this eather Brenda,i would spend time on the puter to find your fire instead of going out in the cold.
Get in touch direct with the factories,you will land up paying a lot less than you will if you go to the shops,even the likes of argos,are a lot dearer thanan on line buy.
Our electric fire only took 6 days to come ,and we saved £30 on argos shop prices.
Still can't get started on the garden what with this ruddy weather,i see no sign of global warming here ,cooling maybe lol,where's the spring [mutters under breath ]
Don't forget to put your clocks forward Saturday night peepsor you may land up getting the boss out of bed late,and then you will be getting your dinner late,and an hour lost in the pub you fella's he he.
Catch you all later,off to get on with research,looking for two family members who are hiding in the paper work somewhere.[exits singing,come out ,come out where ever you are ] from chitty chitty bang bang ,lol.Fred.

Morning all.its wet and windy here again,was going out to start looking for a new gas fire,as ours has stopped working altogether,we have had it "fixed " a few times ,but it seems to have given up well and truly now.But will leave it for a few days till its either drier or I feel better.Have been looking on line as well but need some information before we buy.
Also been looking for ink cartridges,can't find any good deals at the moment have black but need some colour.
Take care ,Brenda

hi brenda like i said yesterday do take it easy and try not to do to much, yes we had quite a bit of snow yesterday but it melted to-day just leaving behind the big mounds of snow that is going to take weeks to melt, but it was so nice out to-day I popped out again to the shops it is amazing to see the amount of snow at the sides of peoples driveways and on the lawns great big fir and everygreen tree's are covered nothing else new at the moment it is kind of a slow week take it easy bye dorothy

Hi everyone,feeling a bit sore again today so haven't done anything.just checking my messages.Hope you are not invaded by too much white stuff Dorothy.Spek to you all soon.brenda

hi brenda now do take it easy it takes time after an op to get back in the swing of things, I amdashing out to the stores for bread etc as we are to be hit by another winter storm by lunch time with about 10cm of the white stuff, does mother nature not know that it is spring!!! bye fro now dorothy

Got up feeling pretty good today even if the weather is wet and miserable.!!
Had breakfast,then tried to do a bit of tidying up as we have more vistors this afternoon,and after just ten minutes i am shattered!!,John is doing us a cuppa and some sandwiches now ,so thought i would just pop on and say hello.See you tomorrow ,brenda

Hi Everyone,glad you had a good time with the family Dorothy.I have had a nice borthday ,I have been given a lot of money as gifts,to buy what I like,so I am planning a shopping soree when i am able to get out and about properly.Hope you and ANdrew sort out your holiday breaks ok.We can't seem to get one at the price we want to pay when we want to go ,so we will have to keep looking.
Brenda