General Chat

Evening all,glad Sean has arrived and is ok Fred even if he is freezing,if he intends to stay he'll have to get used to it!!
Some of my daffs are coming up but trees are still bare,so can't say its getting very like spring .
Had a lot of little errands to do tody and got all but one done.Wanted to take my memory card from the camera to the photo shop and se how they look on there and see if i amable to improve them,been havibg alot of problems with the camera,the batteries go so quickly that we are riuning pictures as its not showing the right information.I have downloaded the camera instructions but the writing is so small can;'t read it. !! Working tomorrow ,so might not get on here.TAke care Brenda

Hi all,
I noticed the branches of the trees opposite us filling out, which means there are buds on the branches. It seems only yesterday that I was witnessing the branches shedding their leaves. This means that Spring is round the corner. The birds are extremely busy too, flying back and forth. Does this mean we'll have little ones soon?
I had unexpected visitors for coffee today which was nice. They brought me a lovely big bunch of orange tulips.
See you tomorrow
Syvia xxx

Morning peeps,and dorothy,Brenda,had a chinwag on the other two threads and see the two of you need a hand to keep this thread going till others come back off holiday,or dig themselves out of the snow lol.
Had a look at the australian cooking programme last night and saw some of the events that are going on over there for the next few days.
I saw too,that one city,i think Brisbane has a local park in the city centre that once a week has loads of stalls selling lots of stuff,and lots, doing dishes from all over the world ,and people buying the food and sitting on the grass with their food trays ,enjoying their healthily cooked chicken ,fish and whatever,how laid back is that?.
Can you imagine trying to do that in Hyde park in London,or the dingle in Shrewsbury,he he,the police would be there in a minute telling you to move on,and of course,the local councils woudn't allow it without a license which they would make you pay through the nose for.
There was such a clatter on out roof yesterday morning at the middle of the witching hour[sorry mum in law] as something rolled back and forth on our roof,and of course ,i thought [oh bother] more expense.but as luck would have it ,there is no damage to my roof at all,it was next doors chimney pot that got blown off the stack,making a big hole in her tiles as it hit the roof.
The wind has started to drop at last ,and i thought it would be about time to hit the road and get the supplys in,but now,it has started to pour with rain instead you can't win can you.
We had a message off Sean last night to say that he had arrived in Canada safely,but that it was freezing cold he he,what else did he expect at this time of year ?lol
Seeing as he has settled on the plan to choose canda as his last two year posting ,and then get discharged over there ,to settle down,i think he had better get used to it .
Time to go peeps ,need the supplies in ready for the dinner,fish today,with some steamed rice and veggies.
Catch you all later.Fred.

Hi All,sorry I have not been on but didnot time at work (and have been tired at home so not been on here much,will be back tomorrow as i have a day off,but working Sunday,(not my favourite shift!!!!
Take care brenda

goodmorning from a cold but sunny barrie and no fresh snow it does perk one up when the sun is shining, fred as usual your meal sounds grand how good that you are loosing weight it does help to bring the blood sugar readings down, mine is about 5.8 to 6.4 I should do more walking but it is hard in this weather. I am still watching the tennis I shall be sorry when it is over, going to do some housework to-day my sister is coming from calgary in feb. so need to tidy up a bit it will be great to see her and catch up on all that is going on with her so off to locate the vacum cleaner bye for now dorothy

Morning peeps,Brenda,dorothy,and anyone else who looks in.
It's a far better morning here ,sunny [now ] reasonably warm for the time of year5c with a possibility of 7c by the weekend,sao it looks like time to get into the garden and get the old plants out before the winter returns.
I still have a load of horse muck from last year which i will dig in before adding ther lime.
We go irish for dinner today,veggie meal coming up folks ,needing tatties [scottish romano] leek from the garden,kale ditto,as is the onion,a little low fat cheese sprinkled on top before it goes into the oven,lovely.
I am doing very well ,having lost two pounds of the christmas fat,and on course to get down to 12 stone ,which i will be happy with.
As i lose the weight ,the sugar count goes down as well,which at the present time is staying steady at 7.0,one happy bunny i issss he he.
We are off out for tea just down the road,where i will get tea as a bowl of lovely home made soup,and some french stick,and as a bonus ,get to see my grandkids again,who are all growing at an alarming rate[or is it me shrinking with old age ].
Our Hissy has found a new game,chasing pieces of screwed up paper flicked by me or liz across the room and over the furniture only to bring it back like a dog ,dropping it at our feet to have it flicked again,bless her,she gets hours of fun doing this ,and liz is ticked pink with her.
Must go now as i have lots to do.Hope everygot their piccies of the kitchen,dorothy? did yours turn up okay?,i havn't used your email addy before ,so don't know if i copied it correctly.
Catch you all later.Fred.

Hiya all,at last ,the kitchen is finishedand i am today relaxing and getting a rest before the boss decideds what she wants me to do next he he.
I had at last finished the last two units ,got off my knees ,straightened my back with a sigh of relief,and thinking about the arm chair ,when the wife said,what about my knife rack[sob,unkind thoughts] but i thought i had better get on with it.
Cor ,my missus is aaaaard lol,but at least she is now giving me time off.
I had intended having a lay in this morning to celibrate ,but Hissy put paid to that ,prancing across the bed at two this morning[ more unkind thoughts,but i decided against cutting her tail off with a pair of blunt scissors and put her in the kitchen.locked her in and went back to bed.
So far today she has listened to my muttered threats of short rations for a week and has been a good girl,.BUT,i'm taking no chances ,she spends the night in the kitchen in future.he he.
Looking at t he forcast ,next week dosn't look too good,but i hope a change in the wind will improve matters a little,more cold weather i don't need.
Fred is off early tonight ,i'm going to play a couple of games for a change.
Catch you all later.Fred.

hi brenda yes I will put a message out and see what happens just got up I watched the tennis till 2am and then could not watch any longer some great matches. it was a bad day in central ontario which includes us 500 car accidents this snow is causing a major problem in cities and towns, I shall have quiet day to-day with the tennis, bye for now dorothy

Don't know where you all are,but enjoy whatever you are doing!!Having my lunch at work and managed to get 20mins on a pc.Not sure if I will get on tonight,at home.See you tomorrow/
Brenda

Hi every one,Dorothy you will probably find they are also expensive at that time of year as well,why don't you put a message on the general boards asking if anyone can help?
Off to bed now,been doing a lot of errands and then cleaning today.See you tomorrow.Brenda

hi well everyon seems to have disappeared I was able to go out to-day a fast trip to the library and the grocery stor befor the snow stated again I now have a project to find a bed and breakfast or guest house of pub with rooms for dec 21-31st for the son and heir and family I guess the plan is to come and spend christmas with lindy's sister, anddrew does not fancy stayin with the family as it would add up to 10 people and one bathroom, plus everyon will need a little breathing space they will not need meals. anyway I have found a couple of web sites but some places are closed at that time of year but it will be fun doing the hunting for them, if anyone has any ideas I would love to hear them oh yes it is lewes england the place that is. off to make supper and geared up for the tennis back on at 10pm bye for now dorothy

hi just an update on yesterdays horific weather and car crashes, total of cars and trucks involved 100, 50 people injured but no one died, the highway was closed for 12 hrs both north and south. we have weather warnings again to-day for snow squalls but none so far, orillia just about 25 miles up the road had 25cm of snow yeaterday with more to come to-day but so far we have just had about 5cm it is passing us by , I was late up to-day as I watched the tennis again till the wee hours, it does not start to-day till 10pm our time so another late night, the tv coverage is not great as hockey comes first and then football followed by soccer, so us tennis fans have to be patient. and of course a lot of the stations follow the u.s.a primaries even though the election is not till november. i guess this is all for me at the moment bye for now dorothy

Evening all,having my tea break at work,so got a few min on a public pc while its not busy.Its wet and windy outside which must be keeping them at home.;
Off tomorrow but visiting my friends parents before they go to visit her in OZ at weekend.!
See you all tomorrow.Take care,Brenda

goodafternoon it was good to see so many messages, sylvia it sounds like you are having fun, and fred I am not surprised you are having a rest you are so busy, I have had quite a day I woke up this morning to little or no heat and it was -21 outside and I think also inside plus you could not see outside for the snow squalls, I have had the heat fixed it is electric heat and a big fuse was dead so the electrician came and fixed it so I am now nice and cosy and watching the tennis, there is another bad accident on the highway near me a stretch between 89 and 9 (for those who know the 400 highway is closed )three air ambulances on the scene I shall have to watch the local news at 6, the trouble is people still drive fast in the bad weather, the speed limit is 100 km but people do at least 120-130. I have been cooking to-day I made a chicken stir fry with lots of vegatables in a mushroom and garlic sauce , plus cooked two other chicken breasts for later in the week I forgot that I had put three in a package in the freezer usually I put them in one by one. Well that is it for me take care bye for now dorothy

Just a few lines as i am having a lazy day owing to a sore back and legs after yesterday working in the kitchen.
Still ,only two units to do now and then it's all finished apart from the washer .
I have been having trouble with junk mail ,so i have now changed my yahoo email addy to get rid of it,and willshut down the old mail addy now that i have copied all you peoples addys over.
Catch you later all ,Fred.

Just a fwew lines as i am having a lazy day owing to a sore back and legs after yesterday working in the kitchen.
Still ,only two units to do now and then it's all finished apart from the washer .
I have been having trouble with junk mail ,so i have now changed my yahoo email addy to get rid of it,and willshut down the old mail addy now that i have copied all you peoples addys over.
Catch you later all ,Fred.

Hi all,
Just a quick look to see who is on here - nobody, ok, then I'll go and make some more cards.
Oh must take a shower first as I am still in my nightgown. I was up before 7 and we have had breakfast. What the heck, it is Sunday, isn't that a day of rest? I have also cleaned the veggies for dinner.
Have a nice day everybody.
Sylvia xxx

Hello everyone,came on the pc earlier this evening ,then had to call a friend before i got to Genes ,just finished talking to her then another friend called,,my tea was nearly dried to a cinder,it was fresh tuna baked in an parcel,but I managed to rescue it. But forgot tocome back on here,until I was on my way to bed.!!!
Everyone seems to be doing well and it was great to read so many messages.
Will be back tomorrow,
take care ,Brenda

Hi all,
Had a rest from the pc yesterday as we went to Eindhoven to daughter's partner's 60th birthday. Johan drove down and granddaughter Linda drove us back. I thought Johan wasn't going to make it as he had another nose bleed the day before we went. Fortunately it stopped bleeding. He also had an appointment with the ear, nose and throat specialist that day too.
My daughter was very busy with lots of visitors. All day coffee, tea, drinks and went on well into the night! She made a large oven dish for dinner - We were with 8.
It will soon be carnival and our granddaughter is going to Eindhoven to spend a week there with her mother and taking 5 girl friends with her to sleep. They are all busy getting their costumes together. The carnival is 3 days non stop and Linda has a different outfit for each of these days. My daughter has been helping Linda making some frilly petticoats as they are so expensive. Linda managed to buy in a sale a mermaid outfit - green - which looked lovely to me.
Linda and her friends were in the same class at school and are still friends. In fact she actually lives with one of them They are all 25 years of age or thereabouts. Good clean fun-loving girls.
Now must close now. See you tomorrow.
Sylvia xxx

goodmorning fred it was good to read all that you had to tell us what good news for your son regarding taking his son to oz, do you meanyou and liz would consider moving there permanatly? love to hear about all the veg and the pickling of the beets, my daughter in law does a lot of preserving in the summer for the winter meals, I used to do a lot of freezing of vegatables, and in days gone by I used to do lots of cabbage rolls and a pasta sauce that froze well not so much now there is only me to feed, brenda thanks for the e-mail I was sorry to not be able to speak to you but maybe another time you did work late that night. I had a fun evening with the children last night the youngest is finally loosing some of his baby teeth and of course looks a little different. it was fun hair day at there school yesterday so they has all different colours in their hair(vegatable spray) it looked quite good. andrew told me that they are thinking of spending christmas this year in england at lindy's sisters place in Lewes and what did I think about it I said it was fine by me and would be a good experience for the children. it would mean 4 adults and 6 children in one house not my idea of fun, andrew is hoping to talk lindy into staying at a b and b near by to put less strain on the toilet faciliteis they only have one bathroom, anyway that is a long way away but we will see what pan's out by for now dorothy