General Chat

Hello sorry I haven't been back before now,but had a busy day,and then have been trying to do a couple of The moonpig cards for special birthdays,Getting the right photos took some time and I still have some to do ,we have a lot of birthdays in May.
Hope you are all ok. Just food shopping and changing books at the library tomorrow.
See later ,take care ,Brenda

Hi all,well i do hope Freds weather has been better than ours,its been very overcast agin ,Moind you I have had washing out each day and its dried!!
Dorothy,so pleased the test was ago ,but sorry you still have to have the scan.I did not go swimming,got to the pool to be told the times had changed and i was over an hour early!!!
So I carried on with the errands I was goingto do later.Did think of going back but was getting hungry by then so went home,
The post had been while I was out and found that I had a letter from the hospital to say that the colonoscopy had been moved from tomorrow to a week Saturday .
Then had some quotes for a few things we had been planning all dearer than we thought so its back to the drawering board.SO not that good a day
Have to take some pants back tomorrow that I got on Saturday the legs are too tight for me!! See you all later ,Brenda

goodmorning glad to see you back sylvia and how great that the mask is working for you so well, fred how sad that fleetwood is in a mess at the moment but it sounds like the holiday is going well, brenda hope that you did go swimming and had a great time an hour on the market sounds good to me. yes I do have some results the caroitid test was negative so that was good but the encephlagram showed up a problem in the left temperal lobe and recommended a brain scan ie the dreaded m.i.r so we shal lsee what that shows in june!!!! I see the family doc next thursday to see if I can drive or not I am getting fed up re not driving and the bus service is not like at home even if folks think yours is not great it is better than over here in this area. well take care bye for now dorothy

Morning all,its dry but very overcast here today,hope it does not rain as I have washing in the machine(towelsand table cloths etc) which I want to put on the line to dry!!Going out soon ans hope to go swimming ,I enrolled a few months ago to do the free over 60's swimming but each time I go I get stopped in my tracks by something!!
Hope you continue to improve Sylvia,sound like they have manged to do something for you .
Dorothy hope the results are good,will keep everything crossed for you,managed an hour on Bury Market on Saturday ,had to come home early as John had a headache and I had been feeling a bit of after a stomach bug I had Thursday / Friday.Luckily John did not come down with it .
Sounds like you are having a good start to the holiday Fred,My sister has gone to Marten Mere today for a few days break,they are allowed to take the dog on this camp ,in the past they have been up near you.I did not realise your sister worked there..Hope the weather stays good for you.Better go now and see if I actual get into swim today .
See you tomorrow hope fully.
Brenda

Morning all,From sunny Blackpool[not he he],but i am not complaining because i got two lovely sunny afternoons the first two days we were here ,and i have started to top up my suntan ,legs included.
Wow Brenda ,you wouldn't enjoy Fleetwood at the moment ,the High Street is a shambles where they have the road up to replace the old tram tracks with the new deeper ones needed for the modern trams .
The work will not be finished until 2012,so there will be no trams until the work is finished not in Fleetwood anyway,bu***r and here i was expecting to take a tram from Fleetwood, all the way through to Star Gate [Blackpool] and the golden mile Bu***r again ,what a let down ,has to be by bus for the time being.
As you can see ,the dongle is working okay ,a lot slower than broadband,but for a dongle ,pretty fast and my wife can still manage her online bingo games ,which will keep her happy until we go out.
I brought a replacement toaster from Asda yesterday because the van hasn't got one ,and i fancied toast for brekkie,but i was 'ad one ,lol,i opened the box to find the legs were missing and the wire was proud and was wobbling about on the cable ,not the safest thing i have come across ,so it goes back this morning.
Hi Sylvia old buddy ,yep ,we are having the same bother here this spring ,freezing cold first thing in the morning ,and even a bit of frost ,thank the Lord ,the wife suggested bringing the little electric ceramic heater,so ,we can keep the bedroom warm until the main gas heater kicks in at 6 a m.
Time to go peeps and get ready to go out,but i could well be back this afternoon while i am making the tea ,a nice Thia Green curry ,complete with coconut milk,as we are entertaining my wife's sister and her hubby who both work on the park.
Catch you all later Fred.

Hallo everybody,
You will remember me no doubt - the one with all the illness problems. Well since I have been sleeping with my mask on I am getting on a lot better. The illness is called apneu (a Griek word). I woke Johan up this morning with the noise from my mask. One of the fastenings must have become loose and the air was blowing out into my eyes and mouth. Everybody says they can see a difference in me, and ........... I don't keep falling asleep.
My little blue tits are still with me.
Our weather forecasters keep telling us that the weather is warm and sunny, but I still feel cold and our central heating is still being used every day.
Johan's sister and brother in law visited us yesterday and I was able to bake a couple of cakes ready for their visit. I made an apple/cinnamon cake and a chocolate brownie cake with rich chocolate icing - good for the figure girls!

Have a nice evening and till we meet gain. Sylvia xxx

hi well I guess fred and liz are away to blackpool hope they have good weather and a great time nothing much new over here my sister had snow 2 days ago in canmore she sent me some great photo's it looked pretty, this was the big clean up week-end in town the community get out and help clean away some of the winter debris in parks etc a lot of school children get involved my three were out doing their bit. andrew and lindy had new windows in the back of the house and basement and they look really good so thats a total of 23 new windows in all so the whole house is now done. I hope to get my test results to-morrow and see what is going on inside my head feeling much better but would like to be able to drive again soon bye for now dorothy

Morning all you early birds out there ,wherever you may be,from a veeeeery chilly Newcastle ,where Fred was out feeding the ;lawns at 0500 this morning ,he he ,standing there feeder bottle on the end of the hose,spraying everything in sight [exept for Hissy who was hiding under the car,] and watching the frost settling on the hedges,,i havn't seen that since i was a bairn ,lol.
Sounds like you have somehow lost the server settings on the laptop Brenda,which really is nothing to do with the age of the laptop,but not to worry ,your Nephew will soon sort it for you no doubt.
I got my big h p laptop with a deal on the t.Mobile dongle for use when i am away from home ,for £20 odd a month ,but i notice that the prices have gone up quite a bit and think i will in future ,just go to a shop such as Curry's and buy one outright.
Nice to hear you are doing so well with your veggies ,my tatties are still hiding somewhere under the soil,but i don't think it will be much longer till they show through.
The sugar plum tomatoes are now through anyway ,and the cucumber are well away,so my salad crops are looking good.
Hi Dorothy,the debates i am watching with bated breath, hoping that that fast lying ,arrogant scottish misfit Brown goes down with the labour ship.promises a referendum ,lying git ,he never gave us a referendum on Europe so his are all broken promises ,along with all the others,most of the troubles in this country ,including the banks ,collapses were because the man sat on his fat arse and let the banks do as they pleased.huh.i wouldnt let that one eyed bas***d lose with a hoe in my veggie patch .
I hope Mr cleg will stuff the other parties good style ,but he could make it easy by withdrawing all our troops from Afghanistan ,and Iraq,and saving this country billions of pounds ,clearing our debts within months.
[Off the high horse now he he].,hmmmmmm,i do like these chinese buffets myself but have to watch what i am eating.
Time to go and get the missus here cuppa,she will be busy today packing a few things for tomorrow,catch you later ,Fred

Hi all,well I have had almost two frustrating days trying to sort out things with this pc,we have had no internet all day today,don't know what David did in the end to get it on,he said I had not fried what he had done,but I gave up after a few hours!!!
I am thinking of getting a new pc as this is second hand ,hopefully will not get the same problems.My nephew in law is coming one night this week to see why I can not get my lap top on the internet again!!!
Dorothy I am so pleased you are doing well ,hope the birthday dinner goes ok.Having lunch with a friend tomorrow ,so we might have chinese ,or there agin it might be a soup and sandwich job in M&S.
Fred my carrots ,leeks and spring onions are doing well and the spuds are doing very well,Have not sort any tom plants yet ,the ones in B&Q seemed wilted to say the least.
Hope to be bck tomorrow ,but as things are i can not promise,Take care ,Brenda

goodmorning to-day (wed) is the youngest grandson's birthday Ian is 11 to-day I just phoned him before he left for school we are all getting to-gether for dinner this evening he has picked to go to the manderian chinese resturant for his birthday dinner quite a nice buffet place as I am still not driving I will be picked up about 4-45. I have not had any episodes for a week so I am hoping that I will be behind the wheel quite soon!!! as usual fred your garden is coming along in leaps and bounds, our hydro bill is now coming every two months and this includes the electric heat that we have here got my bill yesterday 482 dollars for 2 months it is quite an expense and we do not get any relief being seniors.but have not needed the heat on for about 3 weeks as the weather is not very cold. yes fred quite a few of the mates seem to be very quiet on the site maybe they will pop in again soon, I see that the planes are flying again , what do you think of the tv debates that you are having re the election they are quite popular over here I wonder who will get voted in. I see the queen is 84 to-day hope that she has a great day. I watched the movie young victoria on the tele yesterday it was just released on d.v.d I quite enjoyed it especially as I saw part of it being filmed when anne and I where in london on my last visit. actually I watched i twice as I invited a friend down to watch it. bye for now dorothy

Morning Dorothy,he he,am i glad you decided to stay because otherwise i would be talking to myself,it seems.
Brenda is having a few prob's at the moment and is very busy sorting things out ,so it looks like we will have to rely on Edith ,yoo hoo,where are you Edith?
It looks like being a nice day here despite the very cold night we have just had,so chilly in fact that the brassica plants in the greenhouse are looking a bit wilted.
I have a few flower plants ,still to go out so i will get on with that as soon as it warms up a little ,then i will get the big mower out and do the lawns.
By the time we get back to Newcastle after the week away it will be all hands to the pumps to get all the buckets filled up with the crops.
Tomorrow i will be putting the runner ,and dwarf beans in the cups ,so they will be ready to go out in three weeks with any luck.
We are now trying to sort out our power bills ,seeing as our protected 4 year rate finishes at the end of the month,with british gas.
The new protected rate they quoted is well above todays rate ,which is a ruddy rip off,so unless they come up with a solution on the phone ,they will be loosing us and we will go with Eon instead.
Well ,Fred is off to do a little packing ,see ya' later troops.Fred.

goodmorning glad to hear that you are all having nice weather we have had a mixture snow showers yesterday morning sun in the afternoon and to-day it is sunny but about 13 degree's (c.) I had a nice chat on the phone with brenda yesterday, fred the garden sounds great you must be pleased. to-day is the daughter in laws birthday and on the 21st Ian will be 11 so lots of birthday cake this week. hope to recieve some test results this week but have had 3 clear days with no episodes so I am pleased re that, fred you and liz have a great vacation bye for now dorothy

Morning all ,i have been out back for my cuppa and wander round my domain,where all looks good assisted by my sidekick who seems to escort me everywhere ,even sitting close to me while i am weeding and putting in new plants.
I now have all six buckets of Asparagus through,loads of blooms on the apple tree ,and buds on the plum tree ,and what with the Strawberries and Rhubarb ,we will do okay for fruit this Autumn.
The missus is chuffed because all the tomatoes are now through,and we have four cucumbers started.
Everything else is growing too ,and it looks like i will have to start transplanting brassica as soon as we get back home in a little over two weeks.
I got out front for an hour yesterday and now i only have the top of the border along the hedge to weed and the other long border down to the hedge ,and that's the borders finished.
Looking at the ash cloud ,i am glad that i am only travelling in this country for my holidays at the moment,it must be terrible being told your holiday is ruined ,or you can't get home at the end of one.
The son [younger], hates flying and prefers to go to europe by coach,which i may try,it being nicer i reckon to be able to see the country side as you pass through it ,rather than see patches as you fly over it.
We have two bairns with us this weekend one from each of the sons families,so we are being kept busy doing meals and whatever ,but i like having them.
Nice to hear that you are staying with us Dorothy,and i had a chuckle at the comments about the klingons ,lol,hissy doesn't go far from me most of the time and settles behind my knees at night,on the top of the duvet,waking me at six each morning and escorting me downstairs so that i can get her her grub.
When we tell her that we are going shopping ,she shoots off upstairs as we shut the door, and jumps onto the windowsill ,where she will be ,i reckon ,until the car pulls back into the drive on our return,then she runs downstairs to greet us ,and have a nose inside the carrier bags to see if we got her some fish ,or meat.
Hope everyone is enjoying the milder weather,and what's left of the weekend,catch you later ,Fred.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend ,we have loevelly spring weather so I hope youall have nice weather.What ashame about the cancellec flights ,but better safe than sorrt.
s ee you all tomorrow ,
Taje care,
brenda

Having trouble slleping again tonight so have been trying to sort out a few things on the pc.
Nice to see Dorothy,hope your results are ok. Can understand your cats wanting to be near you,its comforting as well I think..
My sister has had to have some blood tests ,re anaemia and the doc also things she may have a bit of heart trouble due to various things like passing out etc.!!
I have a few friends who are also having tests for various symptoms, and my other friends in Aus are both having tests for different things .
Just seems like the docs surgery when I read my emails these days.
Fred the veggis have started (just ) to sprout ,so we are of to a good start,our neighbours asked about the placi green house and then showed us an advert for ours from the same place #3.00 cheaper.!!
Weather been a bit chilly today ,had to go to see about moving my bit of money so i will get some interest even if its only about 2% ,don't want to risk it in shares. John lost a packet a few years ago and will not touch themn.better see if I can get some sleep have a few errands again tomorrow .Take care Brenda

hi one and all I spent the first night back in my home last evening and all went well I am still waiting for test results and the m.i.r is now booked for june 9th at 2-15 am the machine runs 24/7 and serves a large area in simco county hence you take what you can get time wise. I slept last night with two cats in the bed one glued to the front of me and one at the back I guess they missed me , fred thanks for the kind wishes and the prayers I appreciate that, to-day we are to have a sunny day and quite warm tempertures, just read about the flight disruptions due to volcanic ash. fred hope you and liz have a good trip, I renenwed my membership after all as the dollar is in a good place re the pound it only cost me 15 dollars so that was my treat to myself bye for now dorothy

Good morning everyone,from a wet Newcastle '[yippee] things going my way for once ,seeing as i have just put the feeder on the lawns and it needs water to start working.
Not to worry ,plenty of painting to do,and i will start the two doors and skirting boards as soon as i come back from Cramlington,late this morning.
It is now just over a week until our first week away this year ,and i have updated the sat nav ,and road angel ,ready for the off,so there is only the packing left to see to.
I am going to be looking for5 new lights for the patio out back we are ready for a change in colour ,lol,the old ones will be put out front along the long edge of the lawn.
Dorothy ,poor lass ,you take your time and get better quickly ,thinking of you and praying that it is nothing serious.
Brenda ,you placca' greenhouse should not pose a problem,most plants can manage with partial sun and even tomatoes will grow well in those conditions ,the only thing being ,you may have to ripen them indoors.but you know ,you could put a couple of tom's in pots for salad use and place them anywhere in good sun,we do that and get loads of small plum tomatoes for salad use.
The pots we had the kids plants in last year will be used for courgettes this year which will be handy for salads and stir fries ,saving us quite a few pennies.
Of i go now to do a blood test ,got my bum kicked at the surgery yesterday because it was far too high,and got threatened with becoming type 1 if i didn't improve soooooo ,a look at my diet is afoot ,he he ,no more crisps or bickkies but i have found loads of different crackers.crispbreads ,and the old favourite oat cakes,so within reason ,i can still have the occasional treat.
Catch you all later Fred.

Hello everyone,well after a dull chilly start .today is looking very nice!!
Have put some washing on and hope it will dry ok on the line,we turned the heating off lst week ,so it will not dry well in the spare room,next to the radiator.
Had a message from Dorothy this morning ,she sent it yesterday from her own home,but she was only there a short while, she is still staying at her sons.
She is feeling a bit better but having more tests tomorrow,so is still not sure what is wrong.
I have asked her to keep me informed and sent her your thoughts etc.
Hope you are all ok ,see you tomorrow ,Hugs Brenda

Morning all,glad the weather is good at the moment for everyone,we got a plastic walk in "greenhouse "yesterday,which should help with the plants we have and the ones I will put into seed trays this week.Wish we could have a proper green/glass house but it would be in shade most of the day the the trees in next door and at the back!! The plastic thing is a bit of a gamble really,just hope we get something.
Going to my sisters now with some photos she wanted to show friends,then will get the dinner on when I am back,might get in the garden while it is nice but if it goes cooler I will get some ironing done.
Hope you get better soon Kathleen and you don't get bogged down with your jobs Fred.
Brenda

Good morning all, a bit cloudy this morning but we have had three days of bright sunny weather although there has been some ground frost early in the mornings and yesterday there was a light NE wind which felt a little chilly.
Looking forward to some warmer days ahead.

The sciatica is much less painful now, it comes and goes and I still find sitting can be uncomfortable - but so is walking and standing. Mustn't grumble there are folks a lot worse off.

Fred, I only use the one e mail addy now - have sent you that. You have been very busy in your garden,. Will have to get moving if we want to get anything in before it's too late - I do keep nagging my son to get on with the digging and clearing the ground but he does have to work as well . Hope the weather stays good for his days off so that he can get cracking on getting more of it ready. Our biggest problem, even after years of digging (which I used to do) is the amount of stones and rubble that keeps coming up.

Pleased you have found a holiday Brenda, hope you will enjoy Ibizia.

Take care - sorry have to get a painkiller, must be this chair.

Love
Kathleen