General Chat

Morning all ,and welcome back to the fold Sally,we is a friendly lot on this thread ,and apart from a bit of leg pulling [pardon the pun Brenda] none of us would ever knowingly hurt one another,so rest assured,no offence on my part was taken.
Ahhhhh ,Dorothy ,the plot thickens ,lol,i had no idea you lived so close to the market ,no wonder you seemed to know the area as well as you do ,wow ,living over the pond now ,you must sometimes miss it when you are shopping for some things and can't find them .
def ' having the day off today ,he he ,i have to visit the daughters on pain of death [mine] the grandbairns are complaining that they havn't seen me in weeks,and i have overdone the gardening this last week ,i am still very sore ,and need to slow down.
That cold seems about right Dorothy ,i still have a tad left after four weeks ,so you are getting there now,Sally mentioned our severe winter ,and i think that makes colds hang on more ,what with the ,into spring for a couple of days ,then back to winter grrrrrr,you don't know where you are from one minute till the other,lol
Way to go Brenda ,the tooth fixed for now ,but an idea for you ,go to Boots and buy a filling kit to take with you just in case you loose the one the dentist put in,but keep the reciept so that you can take it back if you don't need it [hope you wont],we cant have you holding your jaw ,and saying [wait for me Mr Dillon] while you are on holiday can we ?
I.m afraid that with Arthritis you have to ignore it and carry on regardless,a case of having to i suppose ,my main moan is not being able to walk like i used to ,Fleetwood to Blackpool,and Newcastle to Frosterly in weardale grrrrrr,but at least my garden ,well i just do less at a time ,but more often.
Well,i am off to water the garden before i have my Cornflakes ,the heat haze out front promises a scorcher today ,so watch the bairns in the heat Sally ,time for sun cream ,and plenty of it if you are out in the open,see you all later ,Fred.

it is 8pm canada time and brenda I seeyou posted about 2 hrs ago so you are up late back in crumpsall welcome to the site sally as you may have gathered I live in canada in barrie ontario but I lived as a young girl in walshaw outside of bury the place with the great market, I was able to meet brenda on one of my trips home, but due to some health problems I am not able to fly these days so no more trips home in the future. fred as usual you are a busy man good luck with lookin for a cheaper pot, I spoke to anne in bury to-day )wed) and she was busy hanging out the wash in the wonderful weather you had to-day, it was raining and snowing again all day big thunder storm last night I was told but I slept through it. still a little under the weather with this cold but on the mend, yes brenda andrew will be home sometime to-morrow(thurs) from ottawa I shall phone Ian in the morning before he goes to school to wish him happy birthday he will be 12, not sure what it happening this week-end re the family dinner I shall wait to be told. perhaps sally will give some more info on her family and what she does in liverpool well I am off to watch a bit of tv and then may have an early night, brenda keep well and rest the body parts that give you some pain bye for now dorothy

Hi everyone,sorry i was not on earlier had a lot of odd jobs (paper work)to do and my leg was giving me a lot of bother.I am hoping to get another appointment at the doctors tomorrow or early next week,
The tooth by the way is ok at the moment ,have to go back in June when I have a checkup to see if the temp. "cap" is ok.or if he has to do something more permanent.
Sorry if we did not make you feel welcome Sally like Fred says it can be swings and round abouts sometimes we are all putting on messages and others,you feel like the Marie Celeste as theres nobody there.!!A few people only pop in now and again but its mainly Fred ,Dorothy and myself ..We are not all that good with the pc either and you will see we hit buttons thinking we have added a message then find its gone into cyber space. Have you been reseaching your family history long? We have all been doing it different lengths of time and have had differing amounts of success.
Fred hope you stayed true to yourself and only lent your daughter the strimmer and did not do it for her,mind you I know how you are doing things for the family,and I feel honoured to be in your album.Hope you get your poy at a reasonable price.
Hope Dorothy is feeling better and the weather is on the mend for her.
Hope it stays good over here as well and Sally can get out with her daughters,
See you tomorrow,take care Brenda
D.

Hi Fred sorry about before maybe over reacted a bit! Just thought, a new member not wanted at this time. You certainly have been busy, with one thing and another. Right thing to do about the pot is shop around pickup a bargin ha. Didnt realise thought thread was always busy. Everyone seems to be a happy bunch on here, Hope Brenda and Dorothy feel better soon, Edith sounds like another busy bee ha. I myself have been enjoying this lovely weather and hope to take my darling daughters out for the day at the weekend. Fingers crossed weather keeps nice for awhile longer, after the winter we have just had i will never complain about the heat again!!! Well thats me done for now, take care Sally x

Evening all of you regulars,and Sally ,i have had a lovely jacket for tea and now i am relaxing for the first time today after being mega busy.what with the garden,housework and looking out for a large patio pot for the new Nectarine tree when it arrives.
I tried b&Q but got a heck of a shock when i found out that a 17 dia pot was around £20,so i am going to The cheap shop in Dudley before i go to the daughters tomorrow ,i'm sure i got the last pot there last year which cost me £4-50,a hell of a difference.
This thread is ultra busy sometimes Sally ,and others very quiet ,sometimes me and Edith seem to keep it going for a couple of weeks ,and then the other shift take over ,Dorothy and Brenda,,it all depends on how busy we all are.
Brenda is a bit unwell at the moment ,what with a broken tooth ,a bad leg ,and the sniffles,and Dorothy with sniffles and struggling with the changable weather in Canada,freezing cold one minute ,and lots warmer the next.
,but nothing phases Edith ,she just gets on with it ,lol,come rain or come shine she is planning out the balcony's herb garden,making soup for the residents in her condo,heck ,she has more get up and go than me ,lol.
I downloaded those pic's Brenda ,and very good they were too,and they are now in my picture library.
I only have one border to do now ,and the edging along the grass next to where i park the car ,and i am up to date,but i am ruddy sore ,he he ,this getting old aint all it's cracked up to be.
Tomorrow ,it's a day to relax ,up to the daughters who needs to borrow one of my hedge trimmers ,but ,if she thinks i am going to trim the hedge for her ,she is out of luck ,he he ,just too sore and stiff to do any more for a few days.
Well ,that's it for now ,take care all,Fred.

Hey there ,sally you have not upset anyone so please relax.
I was in a tearing hurry last night to get away fishing for the evening ,spotted a couple of spelling mistakes ,tried to put them right ,and then pressed the wrong button,delete instead of submit.he he.
This is the first few minutes to myself today with so much to do ,and am now in the middle of making tea ,so ,i am off again,until later ,Fred.

Hi everyone, well i seem to have upset someone on this thread! Seems Fred has deleted his post, and nobody else has posted since. Im sorry if me being on here is upsetting, i was only trying to make conversation being my first time. So much for everyone being very friendly! Thankyou again Brenda for your welcome and also Fred's although it was short lived!!!

Thankyou for the wellcome Fred, just being polite with the Liverpool bit ha. I dont have a garden myself just a yard. I do have some plants in my yard, but we don't get much sun. Thankfully there is a Park across the way, which is great for our children. Hope your not worn out, gardening can be hard work!.................. Bye for now.

Thank you Brenda im sure i will. Bye for now.

Good morning all.and welcome to Genes ,Sally.You will find everyone very friendlyon here.
Hope you are feeling better Dorothy,shame you caught the cold now ,I expect you would have enjoyed the family meal.You get better and enjoy the next family meal when Andrew is home even more,
I would think Fred is out in the garden with this brilliant weather ,still a bit chilly but looks really sunny and warm,!!
Hoping to get a few jobs done on my car this week,it passed the MOT but I was told a couple of jobs need sorting before long.
My leg is still painfull and i have tried all sorts.Need it right for the holiday.
had an email from the travel company ,sending me the documents to print off for the holiday,so will do that later when I have finished my emails and messages.
Speak to you soon ,Brenda

Hi everyone, im a new addition to GR so thought i would say HELLO. Greetings from Liverpool on this lovely sunny morning!!!

hi brenda thanks for the wedding photo's whose wedding was it? no snow to-day I went out this am in a parka big scarf and big gloves it was very cold, Lindy called me at noon to see if I wanted to join her and the children for dinner out she was not cooking as it is her birthday and andrew is in ottawa so usually he would cook a birthday dinner but I declined as I am now full of a cold and feel not so great and did not want to pass it on. so its under the covers for me lots of fluids and try and get rid of it fast there was a lot of sneezing going on the other night at the birthday evening so must have picked it up there. hope your tooth gets fixed brenda glad your boys enjoyed all the sports, I used to support city way back when and then dare I say it switched to united!! bye for now dorothy

Hi Everyone,lovelly weather agin today ,hope it is like this at easter.
Been to the dentist to have the broken tooth fixed ,but I am sure its come out as well.have to go for a proper check up ,but not til after the holiday so its no June,!!!Hope I do not have any more trouble.
Hope you all had a good weekend and are well and happy.
Take care Brenda

Hi Everyone,just a quick hello,still having problems with the leg ,seems to ease ,then get a bit worse,
been watching the football yesterday ,my son had gone to Wembley and was a a happy bunny ,John was at home and not so happy.He just hopes City win the cup now.Today he was watching the football from Wembly,the golf from Malaysia and the Aresanl Liverpool game,talk about muititasking.
We have had another brilliant day weather wise,hope it stays like this for a few days at least and for easter next weekend.
We have no plans for easter, I do not like going places when its a bank holiday ,everywhere is so packed.
Hope your weather gets better Dorothy,and you enjoyed your Cottage pie Fred. At the dentist first thing tomorrow ,see what he says about my broken tooth,
Brenda

hi a quick note we are having strong winds and snow yes snow squalls of the lake at the moment I cannot see past the balcony rail AWFUL. plus in calgary 4hrs away by plane my sister is digging out or more tot he point the condo people are digging out she is quite fed up with the snow. just watched the final from monaco lovely sunshine and great ocean view. now goiong to think about lunch and what to have for dinner later , hope it is better weather to-morrow bye for now dorothy

Afternoon all ,whaat a good mornings work i got in this a m, lawns ,and edges cut ,and the trimmings swept into piles waiting for the grandson to sweep up and put in the waste bin.
Chris has broken his old mobile phone ,so i have removed the sim card from my old but well used Nokia ,and given him that one ,so Dorothy ,Brenda ,and everyone else who is on my new phone ,you can delete the old number ,lol,the new one is now on blue tooth and connected to the car.
Looks like i got the new patio set erected just in time,because it looks like a shower or two is imminent .he he.
The new set is ideal for us ,four more chairs ,making 12 in all if we get company,a round glass topped table which will be easy to keep clean,and won't rust .lol.so we now have plenty of plate and bum space for B B Qs.and room between the tables for the wife's lounger ,in the shade when she wants it.up.
Glad to hear that the furnace has passed the M o T Dorothy,this is not the sort of thing you wan't breaking down at the back end of the year is it?,ours will be done in June by British gas .
Liz seems to be starting to improve ,and is a lot more active,with her colour returning thank goodness,i will be nagging HER in future if i even Begin to suspect that all is not well.
I am doing a Cottage pie for the dinner today which means it's time i was in the kitchen,catch you later people ,have a nice weekend.Fred.

hi rain rain and more rain to-day but better than the white stuff I agree brenda it was great to have a call from fred with the new number hope liz is feeling better on the meds, the furnace man was on time and did a good job, and the evening for the managers birthday went well, was going to go to .t he library to-day but will put it off till the rain stops so will watch the semi finals from monaco. my sister tells me that a group of 20 of them will be going to the holy land may 9th -23 I hope they all stay safe I would not fancy going. hope you all have a great week-end bye for now dorothy

Morning to all ,not so good here today ,coolish and overcast at the minute,but not to worry ,i have to go to Asda to pick up my buckets anyway,and then we will go to B &Qon the way home to see if i can get the new garden furniture cheaper than at B&M .
If it is still dry by the time we get home ,i will at least get the back lawn cut ,and the edges done,by which time it will be time to clear out the other tattie barrel.
The missus has found a new recipe for me to try ,so ,dinner today is baked eggs with spinach ,cheese ,and potato,it sounds nice ,and i will give it a go.
I did find my other cabbage seeds yesterday ,Ormskirk ,which is a very hardy breed out of Yorkshire,ideal for us peeps in the frozen north ,lol.so ,i will sow some this next week ready for planting out in May.
Going for a walk round my domain now ,but should be back later on ,all being well,Fred.

Evening all.(again) just finished a message and have not got a clue where it has gone!!!
What a lovelly surprise to get your call with your new number Fred! Hope you managed the front garden ok,I am pleased we had what passes as our front garden gravelled over as nothing grows there anyway.Plus its only about 2foot wide by 6foot long!!!
Been to my sisters today and have a disc with some wedding photos .will email you a couple when i have them on the pc.
Hope the furnace man was on time and you enjoy your birthday celebrations tonight Dorothy,
Take care Brenda

goodmorning up early to-day as they are coming in to clean the furnace and check the air conditioning as well they do each floor to-day it is my turn but you never know what time they will come and to move some furniture around, looks like a nice morning though we are in for rain for the next few days but maybe then the grass will green up, hope your leg feels better soon brenda just rest up and let the men do the laundry. look foreward to your new number fred though the home phone number suits me fine. have an evening 65th birthday get to-gether to-day the manager of this place is 65 to-morrow but is going away for the week-end so we will celebrate to-day up on the 14th floor cake and coffee etc. next week I have 2 family birthdays lindy on monday and Ian on thursday not sure yet when we will get to -gether and then easter will be up=on us. and after that the royal wedding my friend phone yesterday to firm up her plans she will come up the day before and we will go out for dinner then early to bed to be up for 3-30 -4am to get set to watch it all. can't help liking things like this I guess for me it is all the history of the past right back to 1066 british history was and still is a passion of mine. plus it is the one subject I did so well in at school I had a great teacher he made history class come alive I often think of mr atherton all these years later well time to hit the shower hoep myunit gets down early say about 9am as the tennis from monaco is on at 10am and our new canadian player is playing first I believe bye for now dorothy