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Just a quick message, I have posted two since 4th January but neither seems to have made it through cyber space to this page although at the time I could see them. Gremlins at work????

Most annoying as one was a really long one, so a belated Happy Birthday to Sylvia, hope you are feeling better now that your tablets have been changed.
Dorothy, enjoy the tennis - you really are a loyal fan.
Brenda, hope you and John are feeling better now - sounds like you were really suffering with nasty cold/flue.
Fred, hope your visit to the dentist solves the problem - toothache isn't any fun (neither is visiting the dentist).
Hope everyone else who may look in is keeping well and warm (or cool in the case of the Down-unders)

Hopefully be back to post a proper message soon.

Take care all
Love
Kathleen

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hello everyone brenda thanks for the info on the new shopping centre I have a good idea now where it is, hope that you and job are feeling better I have not been able to open the genes site for the last couple of days and it took me a while to-day, fred anytime you would like to send some onion soup over please feel free it is my favourite, kathleen glad to see you back and yes I am enjoying the tennis this afternoo it is on from 3pm till 2am between 3-7 it is matches that where played sun evening in australia and from 7-2am it is live monday afternoon it gets a bit confusing I shall not be staying up till 2am but will watch as much as I can, I wnt to brampton on friday and went to see the group we follow with a couple of friends, and then on saturday I popped into isobelle's to see how she is she has had a problem with a knee degenerative arthritis and the doc thinks that she will maybe need a knee replacements as she is not keen on that she is going to try and loose some weight she is not very tall and could stand to loose about 40 pounds as she puts it she is just a rolly poly and of course the doc has been onat her about her weight for a while, the family have been ski-ing all week-end andrew is going out of town later this evening but just for 3 days then next sunday he flies to halifax for a week busy life they have well time to go and see how andy roddick is doing bye for now dorothy

Hi everyone, almost a month has past since I was last on GR and took a few moments to catch up on comments. Britain seemed to be locked in a cold zone for awhile there. Our temperatures have been up and down in the past week ranging from 19C to 25C in New Plymouth to higher temperatures elsewhere in the country.
Gayle has had problems with her feet for the past three weeks with one swelling quite badly and had to use one of my old crutches to get around. The doctor gave her anitbotics. Monday (18Jan) the pain was quite bad and she tried to see her doctor but couldn't get an appointment until the next day. A call to the renal unit advised her to go to ED - seven hours later and a prescription we were back home. Tuesday she went to her doctor. Today things seem better but its going to take awhile before she is 100% and is no longer use a crutch. For a time there she was sleeping in another room because of the problem.
Craig will be visiting us next week as its a provincial holiday where he lives and it was decided to bring Gayle's 60th birthday celebration forward so he didn't have to make two trips down.
Have a great week

Morning all ,from the old codger who is now minus 4 teeth in all ,seeing as the dentist said that filling the offending tooth was a waste of time.
Felt quite sorry or him really ,he pushed and pulled ,went from left to right without a lot of luck ,but managed in the end ,the tooth, as it turns out had 3 roots instead of 2 making it awkward to get out.
Nice to hear from you John but really sorry to hear that Gayle has kidney problems ,and i hope the doctors sort her out like they did me some years ago,luckily for me i was only left with enlarged organs after they sorted me out,and i have had no further problems with them,hope Gayle is as lucky.
Hope everyone is set up for the Burns supper tonight,no excuse now saying you are vegitarian seeing as Halls [one of the main producers ] make a veggie version with no animal fat in at all.
All i have to do now ,is go out back and pull a neep out of the veggie patch and i am ready to go,lol.
Have to go and put the sack out for collection ,some charity is collecting clothing for children in Afghanistan ,an ideal way to get shot of unwanted clothing with out cluttering up the recycle bin.
Catch you all later,Fred.

just a quick hello while I have the chance on my break at work,
Glad you are all ok
Hope Gayle is feeling better soon and has a good 60th birthday,
Could do with some of that onion soup Fred!!
Glad you are enjoying the tennis Dorothy,and nice to see you Kathleen,my messages seem to go into cyberspace as well
Brenda .

Morning all from a really gloomy and grey Manchester,its dry at the moment but rain has been promised.!!! Its very cold so we may even get snow at weekend..Have a long weekend off and hopefully will get my pc and lap top sorted at home,Better finish my tea n get back to work.take care Brenda.

good morning our Brenda ,busy as always i notice,bet you are looking forward to this coming weekend and i do hope you get your puters sorted out..
How long will it be now ,before the tram link between Manchester and Blackpool opens up,that will make getting around between the two towns much easier.i must try to get a look at these plans to see if it is going to link up with the trams along the front at Blackpool or wether it is just to the railway station.i rather think it will ink to the Blackpool tram way though
I have been a bit busy too these last few days ,decorating our bedroom ,this time though the walls being done in a white ,paintable paper for future years seeing as i aint getting any younger ,lol.
Well,i have finished my cuppa so i think i had better get cracking again before i get told off by the boss ,he he,catch you later all.Fred

goodmorning from a very tired dorothy but the tennis has been great though I am not sure if it is day or night andy murray is now in the final a great match , at the moment our weather is very cold we had a little snow yesterday but none so far to-day , fred I was interested to read what you wrote re the link between manchester and blackpool sounds like a great idea . brenda I hope you enjoy your long week-end, we have had a little sad news this week lindy's uncle passed away I am assuming the funeral will take place this week-end he had been ill for a long time. well it is about 9-30 am I am going to go and have a little nap this getting up at 3-30 am to watch the tennis is doing me in I don't know why I have to watch it live rather than watch the repeat later in the day but it is something I have always done daft I know bye for now dorothy

HI All,well my neices partner is coming on Sunday to see what he can do with the pc(s),so hope fully we will not be sat here waiting for things to get going,Been vivisitng a friends new house,they have not moved yet as they want a few jobs doing first ,but you can see how it will look when they are done.
Looking forward to my long weekend and tomorrow I am off to Bury with my sister,might get lunch out not sure yet.
But some Black pudding s and Greenhalghs steak pies are on the ;ist!!
Fred have not heard anything about the tram line going to Blackpool ,where did you hear about it..
Have to go ,giving david a lift ,
Brenda

Hi all,
I hardly dare say it, but I do feel well. I have still to see two specialists next week, but I have no pain, no swollen face any more.
Thank you Kathleen for my belated birthday greetings. Don't want too many birthdays do we? Gosh now 78! Johan is 85 in March and he is also well. We are hoping to be able to get away for a break soon, so keep your fingers crossed for us.
Johan went to our brother in law's cremation on Tuesday. He went by car to our youngest daughter's house and then they took the taxi to Rotterdam. In Rotterdam my eldest daughter and her partner from Eindhoven picked them up to take them to the church. I would have liked to have gone but that would have been tempting fate.
Johan has been to his Veteran's club and I am just enjoying the peace and quiet.
I think we've seen the last of the snow now.
It has been a beautiful day, full of sunshine.
Johan is off again tomorrow to his club, but has promised to fetch some money for me and odds and ends of shopping.
I put in a huge order at the grocery store by us on the internet and they will deliver on Wednesday.
I had a lovely letter from a girlfriend whom I used to work with in London. I thought she wouldn't write any more,.Her 2nd husband died last year and she is very lonely.
We were both 14 years of age!
Now keep well everybody and Fred are y ou having implant teeth to fill up the gap in your mouth?
Sylvia xxx

Good morning old friend ,it's nice to hear that you are feeling LOT BETTER ,AND THAT HUBBY IS STILL GETTING AROUND OKAY.
The gap in between the teeth stays as it is ,lol.i still have a full set minus four so i am quite happy to carry on regardless
I was on the net yesterday and found a sausage maker that supplies the tools to make your own,has loads of the recipes for making sausages without all the fat that the shop ones have in,soooooo a recipe book is on the way from them ,f.O.C .
The main reason for hunting this firm out is because they supply cooking grade salt petre without which i can't get that lovely red colour in my corned beef,all the sausages i can now make are a bonus he he ,oh joy ,lots of time in the kitchen in spring sand summer experimenting with meat ,and veggie sausages ,patties,and burgers ,plenty of B B Qs on the way.
Don't be too sure about the finish of the snow just yet he he ,we have snow flurries forcast for today and the weekend,and the cold is back ,brrrrrrr [oh to be in Cyprus he he] .
Hi to to our Brenda ,it's okay it was just my sister in law who works [again at carla gran and her going off half cocked ,i checked on the travel pages for Fleetwood ,Blackpool and Manchester ,and there is no such animal .lol
They are replacing all the track through fleetwood and parts of the tramway,as you no doubt know ,and ,they are putting in a new stop called Manchester ,and thats where the mistake arose he he,sis in law will have a red face when i pull her about it.
We are off out for dinner today with the eldest son and partner ,we don't know where yet but there are some nice places to eat that we havn't tried yet ,so it may yet be a favourite haunt,or somewhere totally new
must get on with the housework now ,catch you later,Fred

hi it is friday evening my time we had a blizzard yesterday it poured down snow and was very cold it was -26 this morning and that was without counting in the wind chill factor andrew came over and cleaned my car off for me so I did not have to go out and do it, but for the last 3hrs it has been snowing again I hope that it will stop soon as I want to go out to-morrow tothe shops. brenda have a good time in bury along with the black pudding and meat pies. the family are snowboarding and ski-ing to-morrow and hockey is on the agenda as well though bryan is still not allowed to try out his knee as yet. andrew is supposed to fly to halifax on sunday but they have been having a bad storm out there so maybe his flight will be delayed.. I watched a great match to-day betwwn roger federer and the french guy, so the men's final will be great but who to cheer for roger or andy that is my problem it will be another set the alarm for 3-30 am sunday morning as with all the other sports on on a sunday there is no guarante if it will be shown later in the day so it is an early night for me to-night take care bye for now dorothy

afternoon all,thought I had put a message on ,earlier,but must not have submitted it,I am writing this on my new lap top ,my neiceces partner has been over to sort it out,Stilltaking some time to figure some things out,
Hope you enjoyed the tennis Dorothy ,and the best man won for you.I think they put too much pressure on any one english or british when its something like that.The papers have been full of facts and statistics .Have to get some ironing done tonight as i have an appointment tomorrow when i usually do my ironing!!
Take care Brenda

hi from a very sleepy me I did get up at 3-15 am my time and watched the match I was sorry that andy lost but also glad that roger won I was very conflicted after the match the cats and I went back to bed from 6-30 to 10am at that time the cats had had enough and wanted me up, I spoke to anne to-day she had been up to bury to order new carpet for the dining room living room and stairs and landing she very pleased with her choice the painter was in this week-end to paint the living room etc she is getting ahead of spring cleaning I think, my gentleman friend has had to take his little dog to t he vets she has leukemia and may have to be put to sleep to-day she is only 8 it is always sad when one looses a loved pet. glad you are enjoying your new lap top brenda sounds like fun. well I am going to run the vacum around and see if that wakes me up a little warmer to-day about -8 which is better that the -28 of yesterday bye for now dorothy

Hi everyone,from a still freezing Manchester,lots of frost today and it has tried to snow,but it did not stick,hope it is not a taste of things to come!
had lunch out today with some friends,the ones we go on holiday with,we had planned to go out througth Oldham but stayed local in case it did snow again , It was very enjoyable,apart from getting the smallest cup of tea i have ever had afterwards!!
Need to get the washing out of the machine on to the clothes horse to dry,trying not to use the drier too much.
Would not say its fun with this lap top Dorothy ,expect it will get easier,!!
Take care
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Hello from a very cold and frosty Manchester,its very frosty pavements and roads slippy again!!mJohn was areally good and defrosted my car ,which was a big help, Only working till 1pm,so thats not bad,then going to doing a bit of food shopping ,
better get some work done,
Take care Brenda.

goodmonring brenda we are having a little snow this am it actually looks quite pretty and freshens up the old snow that was looking kind of gray glad you enjoyed your lunch with friends, sydneys little dog died last evening he had brought her home on monday as she seemed to have improved a little but was walking in the hall last evening and just stopped and died on the spot he is very upset tking her tot he vets to-day to be cremated this am. I have nothing much on this week just recovering from all the loss of sleep last week. my son is in halifax for the week he phoned on monday to say he had found a really nice scottish shop and they were having a good sale and did I want anything bringing back for all my scottish friends so I gave him a list the things will come in useful for birthdays etc. he will be flying home on friday. well time to get this day in progress take care bye for now dorothy

Hi all,
Well I had a successful visit to the gynaecologist yesterday. A very sympathetic young lady and easy to talk to. She couldn't believe it when she saw my history of troubles and said we must do something. Well I had all the tests. I had an appointment at 11.00 and left 4.00 pm. No stone left unturned this time.
I saw the pelvis physiotherapist, amongst others. It seems that I now have to wait for the BIG 4 to get together and discuss what they can do with me - no I won't be there!
This will take two weeks.
They supplied lunch for me and I asked for Johan as well. I could choose what I wanted and chose a cheese roll. Well this was a brown bread roll with cheese and lettuce, a carton of milk and a tangerine. The rest came without me being asked!
This was all free.No wonder that our health service is becoming more and more expensive.
All the waiting rooms at the hospital have their own coffee/tea machines, so that you can help yourself while waiting.
greetings Sylvia xxx

hi sylvia glad to hear you have found a new doc who may be able to help with some of the health issues that you have had hope all goes well, fred seems to be absent or maybe he and liz are away no other news to-day bye for now dorothy