General Chat

Morning Brenda ,Dorothy and anyone else looking in,we had a relaxed afternoon yesterday,the bairns being through at their other nannas for another party tea,so Liz and i had a chance to chill out. The bairns bought a couple of these helium filled party ballons home with them ,so ,of course ,the kittens decided to investigate,pullling on teh ribbons to pull them down ,only to let go and start over again. Missy decided to show herself up again,grabbing the ribbon about two feet below the ballon and racing across the floor with it ,lol. The ballon was making bouncy noises as it hit the floor and furniture and Missy didn't like the noise, running even faster ,ears laid back trying to get away from the racket ,not having the sense to let go,she finished up running so fast that SHE started to bouce off the furniture before finally hiding under a chair and refusing to come out for half an hour. This morning i notice ,she is giving the ballons a wide berth lol,i was laughing so much she seemed to take the huff ,ignoring me for a full two hours. I have to find a couple of hard ,new toys and harder biscuits for their meals because both cats are shedding their baby teeth,sigh ,means i suppose that i will have to show a bit more respect for the sharp end now hee hee. Well,we are taking them to Leases Park today for a picnic ,taking some old bread for the ducks and geese and having a look at all the fish in the lake ,there are a few huge carp to be seen. Have to go and do the grub and fix up a couple of flasks of tea to take with us . See you all later.Fred..

Hello everyone,would have been here agas ago but was putting some pictures on the pc from the camera ,as we went to a couple of 'dos' at weekend.Had a few problems and I am not sure why,will have to have a good look over the weekend.Then went tpo change the memory disc and dropped the one that was in the camera and can not find it,it went ubder the desk ,but its not there now!!! its a faily big size 256 mg disc so I must find it as it would cost alot to replace and its got photos on that I have not processed yet.. Bill great to see you again you still on the same email addy? Any idea where you might settle yet, Fred i think planes have changed a bit as well since the last time you went up!! Enjoy your trip. Hope Sylvia is ok. Brenda

goodmorning everyone well the day has arrived off to the airport later, last night I had dinner with the son and his wife they had a letter from the oldest boy at camp they are all having a good time plus the camp had e-mailed some pictures of the three of them that is something new the camp is doing this year to families that are on line. the cases are packed the limo booked I don't think that I have forgotten anything the cats are not happy this am they don't like it when they see the cases. but the lady who is looking after them they seem to like. so I guess this is it for me till sept 12th unless ann'e computor is working and I can access mine I am looking foreward to meeting brenda, fred enjoy your flight and the rest of the summer sylvia I hope that you are on the mend soon bye for now dorothy

Morning all ,lovely here in Newcastle this morning . I have straightened up the kitchen which looked like a war zone after Lewis's birth day party yesterday,but i have a lovely photo of Lewis in his new Newcastle strip. This new oz and anzac Herald newspaper is the bees knees Bill ,i can catch up with the rugby and cricket fine now,i didn't realise these papers had all the different pages ,the same as the real ones,all topics from funnies ,to crime ,sport,and general stories. The family is off out to their other grans over in Howden this afternoon ,so i will be able to send a few well overdue emails to certain peeps who have been so patient because of my circumstances lol,but hopefully ,things will return to normal before too long. We are off to Dublin in three days ,the first time the missus has ever flown,and a long time since i have been up,the last being in a Shackelton MR 4 outbound from Gib' to Malta ,on search and rescue duties,i can remember thinking ,as the aircraft rolled down the runway,the saiid runway visible through the floor of the shac',it don't look very safe to me lol. Oh well ,aircraft have come a long way since then ,i hope . I will have to take the cam corder as well as the trusty sony digicam,some of the sights in Dublin have to be seen to be beleived. Have to go now ,the missus is due for her cuppa,but i will be back when it's nice and quiet.Fred.

Afternoon everyone,just finishing my lunch break,so taking the last five mins to write this,weather far to nice to be working !!! Dorothy is coming over here Fred visiting her friend in Bury and hopefully we will be meeting,and taking some piccies !!. Hope you and Sylvias health problems get sorted, Speak to you tomorrow Take care Brenda

Morning sylvia,Christmas puddings already,you are old fashioned lol.so,you took no notice of the pudding recipie i put up last Christmas [slap your hand girl ]lol.I make mine the night before christmas[takes a couple of minutes] you then put the pud in the fridge overnight ,place in the mike for a couple of minutes as you finish your dinner ,and thats it ,just as tasty as the traditional ones ,cheaper ,quicker [lots] and no need to store after making taking up precious room in the kitchen for weeks,or months. Get with it lady ,and go with the flow hee hee. Liz even has a quick christmas cake recipie somewhere which she guards with her life ,but i will find it somehow [very evil chuckle] I have been out in the garden already feeding and watering all the veggies,trying to hurry them up a bit lol,they look very nice though ,and it's suprising what you can grow in such a small place with a little planning. Have to do a shoot now ,the wife wants the bank in the town ,but i'm told i can come back if i'm a good lad. Catch you later.Fred.

Hi all, Well Fred sounds as though you too have Carpale tunnel syndrome like I have. My right hand is very painful now and I have an appointment with the surgeon who is going to do the op in September. I have told the doctors that I don't want the surgeon who did the last two ops to do the third one. Don't believe 'third time lucky' is always right. Fred you must know red riding hood without reading it now, just memory. Good for the brains I suppose. Weather is changeable, when the sun comes out it is very hot and then when it goes down it is quite cold. Funny weather. I was at the hospital all morning and then this afternoon had to go to doctor's surgery to have my wound dressed. Well actually they think I can now safely go without any dressing as it has healed. I don't agree with them, but we will have to see how things go. Have started making my Xmas cards. Have you made your Xmas puddings yet Fred? Sylvia xxx

evening all[dixon of dock green imitation ]says Fred ,showing his age lol. I am kept busy at the moment ,taking grandkids to the park to keep them out of their mum's hair ,while she ,and dad fill in forms and go traipsing about. All my fruit treesare losing their leaves,and even the hedges look a bit sick,so i'm keeping the veggie patch topped up with a liquid feed in the hope i will still get a good crop. Looks like the few tomatoes that have started to turn red will be needed to get the seed for next year,i can't afford to lose the Sugar Plum strain aqfter all these years. The hand and fingers look to be the result of a trapped nerve Bill,thank goodness ,but the hospital will know for sur ,i had thouight that the pvd was spreading because the numbness and pain were about tthe same,but the doc says ,that it is unlikely. Glad to hear that you have renewed as well ,us older hands are getting a bit thin on the ground hee hee. Hope your trip goes well Dorothy,i hope you will find a few minutes to let us know how it is going. Have to go ,grandad Fred has to make the bairns chocolate bedtime drinks ,and read tonights story, sigh,i wouldn't mind but this is the second time this week i have read little red riding hood lol. Catch you all later.Fred.

morning all.just back from dentist ,he said I can either have pins put into the tooth and then refill it or have it extracted.so I am going for the exraction,will be going back end of the month. weather really good again,hope it lasts. Nice to see Bill pop in .how is Fred and everyone else Dorothy I expect you are in a whirl getting ready for your visit? Johns just made a brew ,he and david are taking down the polystyrene ceiling tiles.!!! Brenda

Hello everyone and a big hello to Bill.nice to see you again. Just having my tea break so haven't long.Its been a long day with it being the school holidays. On my day offf tomorrow ,will be at the dentist first thougth ,for a check up,think I need an extraction.(long story) See you all tomorrow,Take care Brenda

goodmorning Bill your right we have not been introduced but I have seen both brenda and fred mention you and your travels from time to time you do seem to get around the globe quite well. I hope that you continue to keep ahead of the bad weather. Last night many of the crowds that were up here for the week-end appeared to head back to the city(toronto) the highway quite late was nothing but a blaze of red brake lights bumper to bumper even though we have one day left of the holiday week-end. as the children say only three more sleeps and then I shall be off to the airport on thursday to say I am in a stateof excitement is an understatement. again bill since I have found brenda's sight some of the people seem to have gone by the wayside for one reason or another but I enjoy the contact especially reading freds wonderful meals and garden stories and sylvia's life in holland bye for now dorothy

Nearly home time,see you tomorrow.

goodmorning it is a holiday week-end over here and the traffic on the highway is bumper to bumper but those at their cottages should have great weather, yesterday I spent time putting in the stuff into the suitcases forgot I bought so much, hope there is room for my clothes . to-morrow a friend from brampton is coming up to take me out for lunch at the little pub near me they do wonderful meals, the lady who is looking after my cats came for coffee yesterday and once again they were all over her so it shuld go well, they were not pleased to see the suitcases. I am now off to the store for a newspaper and a few last minute things bye for now dorothy

hello everyone,sorry I wasn't here yesterday,had a few errands to do and did not find time.At work at minute on lunch.Just going out for a pastyie.See you all later.brenda

goodmorning all frd I do hope that the doctor is able to find out wht is wrong with your hand but as you say it could be a pinched nerve, your garden and contents do sound to be in full bloom. it is another hot day over here so I am doing things early in the day plus we have a smog warning out so breathing outside later in the day can be tricky we do not get much smog but toronto does. I think that to-day I will get the suitcases out as it is one week to-day till I land. and see if I can find all the stuff I am bring for anne. my daughter in law is busy painting the granddaughters bedroom should look good when she is finished. can't remember if I mentioned that someone backed out into my car on tuesday I was not pleased they said they did not see me I find that hard to believe, so my son will get it fixed while I am away a big ent in the front fender and the hub cap came off it could have been worse I guess , at least that day I bought a 32 inch tv and stand for a very good price the stand was on sale for 79% off as it had a small mark on it which I was able to clean off when we got it home , plus the tv was on sale I love a sale I hate paying full price well off to start the day by for now dorothy

Morning everyone,it looks like we may have a nice weekend ,but i don't think this weather will last long ,it seems that the autumn and winter are coming early ,the blackberrys are already ripe[two months early] trees have already produced fruit ,cherries ,apples ,pears ,and the rest ,i tell you peeps ,something is in the wind as regards our weather ,the last time this happened we ended up having a bitch of a winter. Sounds as though your neibours and you should beard this silly beggar in his den,and tell him to grow up ,or accept the consiquences i,e ,a good smacking by all,in public to show him up in front of everybody. Hi ho ,sylvia ,it's Freds turn to go to the doctors ,and i could do with you to hold my hand cause i ain't a happy chappy lol. For some reason.my two little fingers on my left hand have become painfull.and then start going numb as does that sided of my hand,and every so often it cramps up and i can't move it. I only hope it's just a trapped nerve,because it starts each time in the lower arm and starts to move towards the hand and fingers,anyway ,i'm off to the docs in a short while ,and will tet you know the outcome when i come back. Fred.

Hi all, Well not as warm as yesterday but nevertheless dry. Went to the surgery to have leg dressed and then came home as I had a mountain of ironing to do. Most of ironing finished and put away, but rest can wait until tomorrow afternoon after I've been to the market. Somebody here in this building is being silly and lets the tyres down on my scootmobile now and again. Well today he let one down. I will go to the police if he doesn't stop. He is a silly little man with lots of time on his hands and henpecked! He does silly things like if he sees you coming he sends the lift up to the third floor which means you have to wait for it, or letting the door go in your face. He also puts rubbish in our letter boxes. Not just to me but other neighbours complain about him. Have a nice evening everybody. Sylvia xxx

hi brenda gald to hear the weather is improving it is 104 to-day hot and humid I am moving very slowly, as for free days I am sure I will have quite a few just give me a ring and I will try and fit in around your plans as you say it does not have to be market day, I did give you ann'es number did I not. I am looking foreard to meeting up with you bye for now dorothy

We have had another lovelly day here,looks like you might see some sunshine after all dorothy, Let me know if you have any free days and I will check the rota and hopefully we can meet up even if its not market day, Fred you do have a house full where have you put them all? sylvia watch that leg ,you need a take things a bit easier, See you all tomorrow, brenda

Hi all, Well I'm still alive and kicking. Had another scan today to confirm that there is no thrombosis on my leg. I think the pain is a little less. Anyway as long as I can get the tablets I can bear it We went to our secondhand shop today and took a lot of stuff for them to sort out and sell. This is a shop where the out of work young people are able to repair things etc. and re-sell things for their upkeep. They get some very good things there. Shops give them stuff they cannot sell or don't want to repair. There are bargains to be had. Old people dying and the children not knowing what to do with grannie and grandads things, yes, the secondhand shop. The sun was really hot today, let's hope it stays that way. When I returned home my help had been and she had changed the beds, put the duvets etc in the washing machine and then in the drier. She had left a note 'I have folded up the washing from the drier'. I thought 'washing in the drier, I didn't know there was washing in the drier'. What a little dear she is. She had swept the balcony and washed it down with bleach. She does a lot of things herself without me having to tell her. She has her standard things every week, such as changing the beds, cleaning bathroom and toilet and washing the kitchen floor, then whatever time is over she cleans windows etc. I had phoned her to tell her that I hoped to be home from the hospital but she had gone when I got home. I think I will stay home tomorrow as I have been out everyday so far this week. Sylvia xxx