General Chat

h well my sister is away at the wedding she came to attend and they have a beautiful day for it, we had a run out to the place yesterday so that chris could get an idae on how to get bck in the dark it is about one hour away from barrie she was not sure if she would stay over night or not. on sunday we have been invited to dinner with the family she is looking foreward to seeing the children, I was hoping to watch some tennis but it seems to be rained out hope you all are well bye for now dorothy

All this talk about holidays and sunshine is making me drool!!! We have 12 weeks till we go away ,and boy am I looking forward to it.
Have jobs to sort out in the house and a few day and nights out planned before we go,but not much else.
Weather to has been great up to now but looks like it is going greyer and feels colder.
Dorothy hope the new school year stays good for everyone,and that you have brilliant visits from your sister and Anne.Will be thinking of you when I am in Bury,mind you I nearly always do especially when I am in M& S having a drink.!!
Fred,really hope you and Liz can get away more now ,you really do deserve it.
TAke care ,see you tomorrow.Brenda

goodmorning everyone it is a nice day over here as well to-day is the day my sister christine arrives in about 2hrs from now a friend of hers is driving her up from toronto so the fun begins she is with me till next wednesday her plane back to calgary leaves at 3-20 that day and anne arrives at 3-40 that day , the fridge is stocked and the menu's are floating around in my head.. the first day of school went well for the three grand children I think that my son realised that even the youngest has grown up he offered to accompany Ian to school as he is going to this new school and Ian said no thanks I am going on my bike, then andrew got in the van and went the other way parked on a side street and watched him go in. it is also the first time that I have not gone on the first day of school lindy always made a fun day of it a great breakfast and then we all walked down to the school and watched them meet their new teachers it was a lot of fun. fred if you are away with liz to cyprus before I get back on line I hope that you have a good trip, and brenda don't work to hard and take care of yourself, sylvia I am sorry that the meds are making you so tired but maybe this will fix things for you so take care all of you hope that john will have some good news re his wife's medical situation bye for now dorothy ps. kathleen hope the granddaughters housing gets sorted soon .

Morning all ,yes Brenda ,a veeeery nice morning here too ,so i will be going out front before very much longer to get the hedges done for the last time this season.
I will have a lazy afternoon though because i am so tired lately ,me thinks i am looking forward to going on this holiday no,cooooo,a nice ,long rest in the sun,whoopee,just the ticket.
If Liz manages okay ,now that Emerates,Singapore ,and Easy Jet are operating from newcastle next year ,we might even go further afield.specially as Emerates and Singapore airlines offer free stop overs in Singapore and Dubia,which would give liz a good rest before the next flight.
I am def' taking the laptop ,because the grandson is on wireless broadband ,and there are places in town that are on wi fi,so i can take plenty of pics and download them onto the puter ,saving buying any more camera cards.
The transport is all sorted as well ,a nice little fiesta with unlimited milage for the full time we are out there ,including all local taxes ,£700 ,for the six weeks which is as good as a hire car in this country.
hope all are looking forward to the weekend ,looks like some may even manage a B B Q if the weather holds out till then.
Take care peeps ,Fred.

good morning all,we have a nice sunny day here ,up to now,not sure how warm it is ,I have not been out yet.
Not on work til 2pm til 8pm ,slight change in shift pattern this week,so we will see how it goes.
Off tomorrow and Saturday ,have no plans up to now apart from weekly shopping etc,still having my clear out ,will not bore you with what I have found,have surprised myself yet again with what I seem to have put away safe and forgotten about!!!.
Hope the new treatment works Sylvia,and you will feel better soon.Hope Johann is ok as well.
Hope Fred and Dorothy are ok
See you all tomorrow if not later tonight.Take Care
Brenda

Hi all, just a few lines to let you know that I have not abandoned you all, just so tired that everything is an effort.
today I had 2 ml vitamin D injected into my breakfast and over a month have 1 ml a month for as long as the doctor thinks it necessary. I read the instructions with the medicine and it referred to it helping tiredness, muscles pain and a lot of things I can relate to, so who knows maybe somebody has hit the nail on the head for me!
I'll be running the marathon yet!
Keep writing
Sylvia xxx

Hello everyone,just had lunch and thought I would do this message before we get back to work.Its been a busy morning but a good one,later we shall see how we go on after the schools let out,its usually busy then .
Nice to see you Margaret hope Fred can help you.
Dorothy ,weather wise it has been milder than it has been,bit grey again today.but dry at the minute,
Bettr go and make a brew,and then face the people,
Take care ,Brenda

Hello to everyone I havent been on here for some time now But I have been looking inevery now and then
Fred I seem to remember
you referring to your potato barrels
Its planting time here Now and i have spied an 40 gallon Plastic drum in our yard and I hope to comandeer it for some potatoes
Do you have any hints
margaret
Down under in NZ

hi maybe you all are sleeping as it is about 1am your time tuesday am brenda you certainly bought some great things I am getting the hair done to-morrow for some reason is seems to be going white!!! in bits and places, need a hair cut anyway. so you are going to be making xmas cakes that sounds good I have not done that for several years and got rid of my cake tins. another wonderful day weather wise and I was speaking to anne and she said it was a great day in bury. just taking a quick break from the tennis it has been on all day and evening but i don't mind tht bye for now dorothy

Just a quick hello,glad you had a good day fred,and hope the shorts fitted.
Well done on the shopping Dorothy and getting organised for Annes trip.Have only had beef welling ton a couple of times but liked it.
One was in a restsurant and one was afrozen onefrom Aldi.!!!Not sure I would cook it myself,prefer my brisket or pot roast.
I did not sleep well last night and as I was off today I had a lie in,then went to do some retail therapy,got a few bits for birthday and christmas presents ,bought a hair colour ,anda new vegatable chopper ,and cake tin for a smaller christmas cake.I intend to make some smaller ones for Johns brother and sister as they both enjoyed the one I made their mother last year,will be part of their present.
Off to bed now as working all day tomorrow.Hope I get more sleep than last night,
Takre care,Brenda

Morning Dorothy and what a good one,i have already been out back to remove all the french bean plants from the pots,because they have finished ,and pulled a few beetroot for dinner tomorrow, or tea, some being destined for a hot veg' [lovely] and some for salads,all in bright sunshine ,wow ,i may even get the back lawn cut this afternoon if the rain holds off .
We have two of the grand bairns here this weekend, and have been asked to do a curry ,which i don't mind doing ,so easy to knock up once you have the basic sauce made up.
we are off shopping for a while this afternoon seeing as we still need a few small bits for the cases.
Woooo Hoooo ,nearly down to the 27th of the month and by this time on that day ,we will be in the med' getting near to Paphos airfield and sun ,sun and more sun ,lol.
Never tried beef wellington as i prefer cooking my own beef from source and prefering the irish way of cooking it [corned beef] ,which tastes amazing,but ,i may get the pastry cook of the house to make one using corned beef which should be extra tasty.
Back tomorrow going to try on my shorts ,he he ,[says badger ,rubbing it in ]
Catch you all tomorrow Fred.

goodmorning well this is a holiday week-end here the last one before school starts on tuesday the highway up to the lakes and cottages has been very busy and the town is full of people who have spent the summer at their cottages back and shopping for school duds, dare I mention that the weather has been beautiful in the high 70's but remember this is the calm before the storm remember how my winter will be. the new tv seson is almost here and the brtish bbc shows sound interesting. at the moment the us open tennis is on for two weeks and it has been great murray plays this afternoon so I shall be watching. almost ready for the company I cheated yesterday and went to this great frozen food shop and picked up some goodies ie. two beef wellingtons and some chicken kiev they are easy to do quickly if I have been out all day sight seeking with anne. the long range forecast for when she comes looks good bye for now dorothy

Someone else thinking of going to bed and pulling the covers over the head ,he he,can't say as i blame you Brenda ,the start of September and we have the heating on brrrrr.
Never mind ,the warm weather is supposed to return mid week [yeah ,i will believe that when i see it ].
I got the second coat of paint on the bathroom ceiling straight after dinner ,and am now chilling out,after doing my hot matches. and emails.
Three weeks and counting woo hoooooo. who has already got the cases packed ready to go ,lol.
Not a lot to do in the garden now ,most of the parsnip and carrot are now dying back ,and can stay where they are until needed ,the beans are kapput,and the rest are taking on heft well ,so i should be okay for the winter.
i di a nice cauli' poleaski for the dinner with a few new tatties and a carrot,kale mix,it went down well ,and gives me yet another cauli dish for a change .
Hope everyone is having a nice weekend ,Fred.

Hi >looks like you are all in hibernation ,thats where I should be,its wet,its windy and its really cold again ,so whats new.!!!
Half way througth our shift here and nearly lunch.Having some warming soup.Speak to you all tomorrow .take care Brenda.

Afternoon all,its still wet here ,but not as windy,John could not play golf the ground was still wet,so he came shopping with me.!!!!
Had a "brunch" in Morrisons cafe for a treat ,I had the light traditional breakfast scrambled egg ,grilled bacon tomatoes,and wholemeal toast without butter.John had the ordinary traditional breakfast ,fried bacon ,two fried eggs,tomatoes and two thick slices of white toast with butter.It was ok.but we struggled to finsh it all as we have really cut back on the size of the meals we have.
Glad the grand children and yourself had a good time Dorothy,and thanks for not mentioning the weather ,its really like mid wimter again here ,have a top and two cardigans on and me socks!!!
Thanks for the tip about the seal Fred will tell John and get him searching for it.,don't see why I have to sort everything out.
Working tomorrow then have a christening on Sunday which I am looking forward to.Hope fully will get back here tomorrow at lunch time.
Time to get the tea on,Take care ,Brenda

goodmorning sorry brenda and fred that your weather is so bad and I hope thatyou feel more cheerful soon brenda I won't tell you how nice our weather is , I have had a fun day and a half keeping an eye on the family and friends, on wednesday dI ended up with a total of seven boys and girls on and off all day and they were really good in and out of the pool , when lindy arrived home from school she decided they could all stay for supper so we bar-b qued and made a big veggie tray the kids cleared everyhting up then ian went for his guitar lesson and back in the pool they went I left about 8pm and they were all staying for a sleep over, so yesterday I was over about 8-15 they all surfaced about 10 having stayed up late talking, so breakfast was a combined effort of ceral pancakes and toast no one wanted bacon and eggs, then bryans three friends biked home and laura and her girlfriend were going to go shopping with angeliques dad for back to school clothes andrew arrived home about 10am from his business trip away and was surprised to see them all at the table or at least pretended to be surprised I am sure lindy phoned him at his hotel on wed eve, my sister has arrived in toronto and will be there till next thursday when she comes to me. I think that is all my news for this morning take care all of you bye for now dorothy

You too Brenda,we had the gales okay ,still very windy this morning ,but we only got a little rain.
The garden is nearly done for this year mostly cropping now ,storing the carrots and parsnips ,and the last cut of the hedges to do.We shred all of our paper and then compost it ,very little goes in the recycle bins ,why give the council compost to sell ,when we can make our own?
Have to be away quickly,housework to do and need the kitchen done first,as Liz needs the space to hang the washing.
Back this afternoon peeps .Fred.p/s Brenda ,you can get replacement seals now and the fitting is easy ,get one of your tribe to put them on for you.xxx

Hi,just a few words, the weather is blowing a gale, the rain is horrible,and I am feeling a bit depressed.
Couldn't get out to tidy the garden,or put out the washing,my sister was running late after an appointment so did not call,the front door seal appears to have given up the ghost as it has been letting in rain and the carpet is sodden!!
Not having a good week on the diet again!!!!
Hope everyone else is feeling in a better frame of mind what ever you are doing.
Brenda

I did not get back on here last night as I wanted to do,was tired and had a few domestic things to do which took longer than I thought,any way we have a drier day at the moment but showers are supposed to be coming later.!!
I am working this afternoon ,but have to go out earlier to do an errand.
I am still trying to sort out this room and get rid of some paper work and books etc,will take the books to the charity shop on Thursday /Friday when I am off,The old paper work is eithert being shredded and put in the compost or burnt in the old barrel we have in the garden which is kept for that purpose.
Could do with a week of work just to do this room.!!!
Hope you are all ok,as I need to finish a bit of the sorting then get a shower and do my errand,see you soon.Take care Brenda

Afternoon all,we have a dry if dull day here,must admit that sun is really trying to come out!!
Been busy this morning should have been four all together doing various jobs but two phoned in sick so the two left hads to do what we could.
Fred my friend has gone on a mini tour on a coach ,she is also going to other places ,have fancied doing it myself.maybe next year.
Dorothy was thinking about you as well when in Bury,always see you sat in M&S with your drink.!!!
will be back later as I am just finishing lunch.Brenda