General Chat

Just a quickie as still have lots to do before we go off tomorrow. Do what the doctor tells you Brenda and then you should be ok. See you when I get back on 6th October.
Sylvia xxx

Afternoon all,well its back to work on Monday,i must adnit i will be glad in a way as i have totally lost any routine I had.
Was feeling good today until I very stupidly had a half slice of toast and a couple of forkfuls of Johns scrambled egg,at breakfast ,boy did i know i should not have had it !!!
So I am not going to stray from my very low fat diet<(no dairy,no red meat,no bread,etc0 until this operation is done.
Been sorting out some of my old work suits for my sister in law and the charity shops.Also put in some old cardigans so have three bags to deliver . It's cold grey and miserable here today,think the winter duvet will be coming out soon.
Going for a cuppa now ,Take care Brenda

Hi peeps,back at last and rarin to go,[after i caught up on a few messages].
I read with interest about the Lincoln in a museum,and the haunting,i must admit i have never heard of that one ,but it isn't suprising as i have only visited about three quarters of the raf museums.
I have seen the lancaster at East Kirkby Bill,and that one is supposedly haunted as well,by bomber aircrews that died while stationed at that airfield during the war.
There ar at least six airfields in Lincs ,that are ,were, haunted by dead aircrew ,but i thankfully never saw any of them ,but i admit to being nervous many a night on guard duty around aircraft ,hearing quite a few unusual noises at various times.
There are also stories about a Lancaster that appears in fog around an airfield which guides lost aircraft to the airfield threshold before dissapearing again.
Glad to see you back Brenda,now ,you live up to your promise to take it easy and get your strength back before the op,most important that.
The van is on site till the back end of october ,so i will in and out of genes ,but never far away.
Take care all,and have a good weekend,Fred is off for a while now ,to set his new puter up.,and put this one into storage for emergencies lol.Fred.

Hello all.well I had a busy day today compared with how i have been,managed a little hoovering in the liiving room,then had a visitor ,then lunch,tried some ironing for a while after I had made a spaggetti bologenese for tea i sat and finished a book i have been reading in dribs and drabs,Dorothy you would have been ashamed at my little amount of reading. I was shatterd after tea and fell asleep again ,so again i am wide awke,will have to be cafefull or i will be a night owl again.At the docs again tomorrow to see what she has to say ,i will let you all know .
Brenda

hi brenda glad to hear you are feeling a little better but don't over tax yourself. we are having a nice cool day to-day as new records were set yesterday it was 33 in the shade. last night I went over to help lindy as all three children had different activities and andrew is in the eastern provinces flying from place to place, anyway the last one home was bryan who came into the kitchen in full cadet uniform and promptly saluted me, he is very excited about being in the army cadets and they will be marching as a unit in the remberance parade in november, he looked so grownup he is only 12 but a tall lad he looked about 16. of course the younger brother has now decided when he is 9 he will join the sea cadets I am waiting to see what their sister comes up with bye for now dorothy

Lovely to hear from you Brenda. May you progress as you are doing.
Sylvia xxx

tried to get here this morning but ,had other things that needed doing.Son on here again tonight .Had a nap this afternoon and therefore not tired at minute,so came on for ten minutes to do a short message.
weather still a bit damp but held of long enougth for John to have a game of golf.I managed to put a casserole together for tea,without too much trouble ,will try doing some ironing in the morning .
Felt hungry this afternoon,first time in ages ,so that must be a good sign that i am on the way to recovery,! But what to have is a problem as i am not allowed a lot of things til the operation is done.
Still i will not starve and it will not do me any harm.
brenda

Hi all,
Condolences Brenda on the loss of your aunt. Nice to see you up and about again.
I have so much to do so will keep this short.
Sylvia xxx

hi brenda now you just take it very easy sorry to hear the news about your aunt it is always sad when you lose a member of the family no matter what age, sylvia I am glad you have sorted out the boat tickets I hope that you have a great trip, I had the car undercoated this morning and then popped in to see my mechanic as there is a funny noise from time to time well it is the front shocks they need replacing more money out the window but they are the original shocks and the car is 14yrs old so I guess it is to be expected tehy can't do it till the undercoating is dry. well off to make my supper (tea0 scallops and a salad they had a good sale on scallops to-day so decided to treat my self bye for now dorothy

Afternoon folks,its wet and windy here ,but as I don't have to go out and I am nice and cosy I am not bothrered what it does outside.
feel about the same today,but haven't done much,will be trying to do some normal things over the next day or two ,then i will know if I am on the mend.Still need a date for the scan,as they will not give me a date for the operation till thats been done.
Had some bad newsthis morning when my cousin phoned to say my auntie had died,it was expected but is still very sad.She was 84 and so very independent.
Hope everyone is well ,i will get round to speaking individually to everyone soon.love Brenda

Hi all,
Spent some more time today sorting out our boat tickets. We've now booked again, directly with P&O. How funny that they have quoted us another price than that quoted by Direkt Ferries. I have mailed our bank telling them of the mistake made and hope we are not paying double for the tickets now.
Went to the garage and had our car washed and polished today. We were going to do the inside but it was raining, so that Johan said "we're going home". He doesn't need much persuasion for not wanting to clean the inside of the car.
Nice to hear from you Brenda. It will be a good thing for you when the op is over and then you can start your real recovery.
Yes Dorothy I too was suspicious when Brenda kept telling us of her ailments and thought there was more to "just being tired". Keep well all, including Bill, we cannot do without you.
Sylvia xxx

Goodmorning All Up early or was it late Bill ? In time for Rugby match All blacks via Scotland No I wasnt up but did hear it on radio.
Not a nice day weatherwise but nevermind we will head up Street for a look
Hope Brenda feels better as each day passes
Margaret

evening all,sorrry this is short and sweet,but i am a bit tired tonight,haven't done anything so don't nderstand why i am .nevermind i am doing as I am told so should be getting better each day.
Brenda

good afternoon I am so glad that brenda is home and I can say that now I understand what was causing her other health problems so follow all the advice and ger built up and hopefully the surgery will be sooner than later. good to read the other messages bill thankyou for your offer of help with tracing relatives I do appreciate it, and for your e-mail address to-day is the first official day of the fall season and it is 80 degre's but mother nature is putting on a wonderful show of fall colours the res and oranges are wonderful as I was driving backk up the 400 highway the colours went on and on for miles, further up north from here it mus be magnificent, of out early to-morow for the car's undercoating and rust proofing it take 2 and a half hours so I will take a couple of books now to unpack and make something for tea and then see what is on the tele bye for now dorothy

Hi all,
Nice to see a full house again. There are so many of us taking painkillers now. I know I cannot move in the morning until I have taken two tablets, but when I do move I move.
I asked Johan yesterday where our booking number was for our boat on Saturday, Calais - Dover. He didn't know, nor did he know where he had booked the boat. Help, help. He phoned P & O lines but they knew of no booking. I put my thinking cap on and I told him I think he phoned Direct Ferries. Anyway cannot do anything until tomorrow until the booking office is open. He paid for the tickets online with our Visa card. I had arranged everything else but so not to leave him out asked him to book the boat. I did get some more cards made today, but just think how many more I could have made if he had not made this mistake!
I hope the weather will be ok tomorrow as I have planned, with Johan, to go and get the car washed and then can clean the inside out too.
See you tomorrow.
Sylvia xxx

Where are you all? its 3am in NZ and I can still be here at this time of day,
Hi Margaret. the weather is expected to turn cold this morning, and even snow. hope your Ashburton holiday doesnt get rained out. I will just have another day in my Van with the heater on.
Kathleen, my side-trip was just that, in comparison to past adventures. However i am planning another adventure shortly, I wont be staying on the Internet this time. just disappear quietly.
Leslie, Thanks for joining me here, will continue to talk to you on e-mail.
made a few new friends in the last couple of weeks,
thanks for helping out.
Back later if there's any new messages.
Bill in NZ

Good afternoon all! well it is here anyway
Computer problems ! we all have them frustrating arent they I cant live without my internet connection !!
Back on line have just had to buy new ADSLmodem this morning and alls well with the world!! Hubby can breathe a sigh of relief for Now
A wet day Bill looks as if its going to spoil Boullevard Day tomorrow in Ashburton Day when retailers come out on to street and everyone comes to town Timaru folk come as its a holiday for them down there Reverses Show day in November when Ashburton head to Timaru Regards Margaret

Hello again,
Good to see you are home Brenda, do hope you get to have your op in time for you to feel well by Christmas.
Bill, I like the way you referred to your Fiji trip as "a brief sidetrip" - as I recall it was quite an eventful episode including an unscheduled swim!!
Sorry this is going to be another brief visit, still taking pain-killers but getting better now.
Take care
Love
Kathleen

Musnt forget Sylvia, just taking you for granted.This thread would have crashed if you hadnt been here. where are you today ?
and you Leslie, thanks for your support. not too many Ozzies on here, they prefer to talk to themselves. dont give up now. I hope we get Peter back here, miss all the Photography he provided. as well as his Aviation input.and our Aviation Anchor lady Kathleen, not forgetting you Elisabeth.
see you later.
Bill in NZ

Hello Everyone,.well i am out of hospital again and feel better just for that.
Having to take loads of antibiotics and painkillers,but am doing as I am told as i need to improve to have the gall bladder removed.(hopefully in 5/6 weeks.)
Need a MRI scan before hand to see where some rogue stones have travelled too.seems its these things that have been causing all the previous problems I have been having.
Not had chance to read ack too far yet ,but will do over the next day or so.
See you soon ,Bredna