General Chat

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Told Ya Brenda,he he who is busier now than she used to be at work ?,lol,a few of us told ya ' didn't we ?.We have had a nice week so far ,and i have had fresh air on my legs while wearing my shorts ,and a very thin body warmer [the summer one.]
The sis in law took us to the Koi Carp Garden Centre outside Cleeveleys yesterday morning ,and after a look at all the fish and plants ,we sat on the patio of the Cafe and had a lovely cup of coffee,sat by the side of their huge pond ,with tons of fish to watch,even seeing a duck fly in who came over to us expecting a free meal.[he didn't get one] ,lol.
Our last day is seeing the weather getting worse ,but we have had a good week finishing today with a B B Q for the sis',and bro' in law at tea time,,where it looks as though i may have to use the cooker if it rains.
We will have to go out and get a few odds and sods like bread buns ,onions for the hot dogs ,and some sauce for the burgers.
We have plenty of other stuff like salad and salad cream,so ,if you fancy a burger anyone ,you know where we are.
Pleased to hear that the the test was negative Dorothy ,and hope the other problem resolves it self very quickly.
We leave here at 11 a m tomorrow morning and i will be pleased in a way I have missed my little furry side kick and will no doubt land up tomorrow tea time rolling the floor with her for a good few minutes.
Time to go and have a look around the boards before going for my walk.
Catch you later peoples Fred.

HI all,Fred you always manage to make me feel hungry when you start talking about the food you are having!!
Glad you had a good stay ,I know the Koi carp place you are talking about have passed it often on the way to Johns mothers,but never been.
John may be going up on Monday to help his stepfather with something ,but I am not going as I have a lunch date with my friend for her birthday.
There is now only one spare single bed at his mothers and its not good for one to sleep in the bed and the other on the floor in a small bed room,thats one reason I don't go often.Its the same in the caravan,but even smaller,.
Not too busy today Fred ,went to the library,changed my books ,ordered some that John wanted .so we are both ok for a few weeks.
Tomorrow I am busy again with a few errands ,as we are out at a wedding on Saturday ,hope the weather is kind to us.
Hope Dororthy and Sylvia are ok.
take care ,Brendaw

goodmorning glad to hear that you and liz had a good week fred I am sure you will be glad to be home and see your little furry friend, brenda you have been busy what with one thing and another, yes I am glad that the one test was ok, not happy about the results of the other one and not being able to drive I guess I did have a small stroke but don't seem to have any damage from it other than this one spot on the brain, the family dog rocky is not doing well he is 7 and is a big dog but has gone off his food and was losing weight so after a visit to the vet it was found that he is in liver failure on meds at the moment and more blood work to be done he is a husky malamute cross a lovely dog, as andrew is out of town this week I guess he and lindy will discuss what to do this week-end, looks like a wolf but is very gentle. so we shall see what happens, to-day is the afternoon tea and I am going to see if one of the ladies will drive my car to the shops as I am fed up of bothering andrew and lindy I know that they don't mind but I like to be independant when I can I am insured for other drivers hope you all have a good week-end bye for now dorothy

Morning all ,yes ,we had a great week what with our walks to the nature reserve at one end of the park,and some very nice sunny spells.
We had a dog fox who was so laid back he ambled over the grass and road going to and fro from his den ,not being fussed if humans were about unless they got too close.
I saw him three times with food in his mouth going towards the bank at the back of the vans ,so there is a vixen around ,and probably cubs too.
Early in the morning you could hear the geese coming in ,so low that you could hear their wings as well as the honks they make to stay in formation.
Later in the morning if you are outside the van you can hear and see the ducks as they come in to feed.
Hissy would do nowhere without me last evening ,poor little mite was making sure we didn't go off and leave her again,so i had to take a coffee out on the patio where she could see me ,even then half the time she lay by my feet ,one paw on my toes so that she knew if i so much as sneezed ,he he.
You will get there Dorothy getting over a minor stroke takes a while ,but i have a mate who was back driving his wagon once the hospital knew he was stablised and safe to be behind the wheel again and that was many years ago.
Now is the time to see if the cat will let us out of the door to go shopping ,lol or wether she is going to make a fuss.see ya later peeps,Fred.

HI all.just managed to get on here before my son gets back,!! Dorothy I am glad in a way you know the cause of your problems and they can be addressed,but sorry its what it is. Hope you get to go shopping.must be so frustrating.
fred ,glad you are home safe and sound.Which caravan park did you go to?Sounds mor elike Martin mere than the ones near fleetwwod.
Better go and start dinner and hope david is late in so I can get back later .
Brenda

Martin Mere is run by the same company Brenda ,as are a load of others in the country ,but Liz and i prefer Carla Gran,but we were fortunate to be in the newly opened part of the site which is nearly all owners vans ,hence ,lots quieter,he he ,Hazel and Darren sorted that out for us.,good to have family on site,the housekeeping team fell over each other to help us in any way they could.i e ,making sure we had our own car space right next to the van for Liz.
As stated ,we are away back in October for the Illuminations and a break nearer home ,after the main one in Cornwall.
Need to do a shoot for now ,while the rain holds off ,tons to do and things to plant ,including replacing ten Fushia shrubs,my own fault for trying exotic types instead of the hardy variety .lol.the sever winter killed most of them off ,the three that survived should come away all right ,and i don't think we will have a sever winter like that again for a long time [says he ,hopefully.
Catch you later Fred.

hi glad to hear about your trip fred it sounds like a good time ws had by all yes I expect to get over this soon but at the moment I don't have any ill effects which is strange I guess, I see the family doc on thursday and of course will be asking ever so sweetly as to when I can drive again I feel fine but will do as I am told!!!. we had a wet week-end but we needed the rain it is nice and sunny to-day I think that andrew will stop by I need to go to the library I am out of reading material strange seeing I have 8 tall filled book cases but I have read those books many times.your election will be soon I have been trying to figure out who the country as a whole will vote for it seems like it may be close I shall watch the results on the tele. one of my friends has a new cat a british short hair someone didn't want him so she took him he is 4 and has his papers the other owner paid a 1000 dollars for him she must have been mad, with all the rescue cats that need a home my friend has 2 other cats so she is introducing the new one slowly to the others so she now has max ginger and the new one is called otis she is not to keen on the name but I think it is a bit to late to change it well that is it for me to-day time to get this day on the go it is 9-45 am bye for now dorothy

Afternoon all,we had a good day yesterday weather wise,but I had an upset tummy and did not make my lunch date with my friends for her birthday.!! Still nice wetherwise today,so have some washing out on the line and have been rearranging some tubs,John ,David and hopefully the neighbours will be replacing the fence between the gardens at weekend.
I should be having my colonoscopy/endascope??on Saturdayso will not be doing anything.!!
Fred the spuda are doing well ,but the strawberries are a bit wilted,John has put the spring onions and carots in a trough and Iwill do the leeks later,we have a few plants for the baskets as well,
Hope you got to the library Dorothy,I have been lent quitet a lot of books lately and need to get them read and given back,I hate to hang on to other peoples books.,incase anything happends to them.etc.
Better get some lunch now and then have a go at the ironing ,have also got to start on some alterations to a few pairs of pants for the holidays.WHich are coming up rapid.!!
Take care ,Brenda

Hi All ,and a very good morning from Newcastle ,where the weather is lousy ,due partly i reckon to the return of the ash cloud watering down the temperatures .
I was a bit narked this morning to find my car covered in ruddy dust no doubt due to the volcano as well ,and i only had it cleaned two days ,ago ,and now it needs done again grrrrrrr.
Glad to hear that the garden is coming on well Brenda ,the spuds will do fine,and the strawberries will be too ,the frosts knock them back as it has done mine ,but a nice feed ,and they will be away again,strawberry is a very hard plant and will withstand the worst weather and come back,if treated with care .
I will be out back later this morning getting the beans into their cups ,the broad ,runner ,and french,very handy for stir fries and curries.
At last ,my first barrel of tatties are starting to come away ,and should with any luck give us plenty of tatties around Christmas again.
In The meantime Brenda ,if you like your tatties for jackets ,mash ,and roast ,if you come across Cyprus tatties in one of your markets ,i recommend them, really outstanding they are ,and full of taste.
Good luck on Saturday too ,hopefully all will be well and that will be the end of the worry.
Dorothy ,there is nothing strange about having no ill effects from a stroke ,nearl half the human brain is unused ,so if the stroke hit one of these parts ,the illness should clear itself quickly hopefully ,you will be fine ,and driving again with in a few weeks at most.
Have to go now ,things to do and organise ,lol,including getting ready to decorate the bathroom and toilet . Keep your fingers crossed all of you ,my son's first B B Q of the year is on Thursday evening if the weather holds ,lol, i just hope the stuff dosn't taste of volcanic ash or sulphur he he. Catch you all later ,Fred

hi wed am we are having a mixture of sun and rain and my sister is having snow in calgary and she is not very happy about that, she was up in canmore for a couple of days as she has a friend visiting they both quilt and chris has a nice quilt material shop in canmore. I see that both brenda and fred are into the gardens it is still to cold at nights to get my pots out on the balcony I have not even put the lawn furniture out as yet maybe this week- end. I see that the volcanic ash is acting up again sorry it made it to your car fred. mine needs to be cleaned and I have to have it checked re the emission test and it needs its sticker for the year maybe after to-morrow I will be able to drive it and get these things done or andrew will have to take care of it for me. bye for now dorothy

Morning all,weather a bit on the grey side ,but at least dry.!!!
Hope you get your car sorted ok dorothy and get to drive it soon.
Fred,hope the weather stays ok for your sons BBQ and you don't get any ash marinades!!
I am on the restricted diet to day so will only be on chiken and white fish with rice and no sauces etc.Can have clear soup or oxo!!
Today I am out with my sister but not having a ny lunch out because of the diet ,tomorrow is no food day just black tea/coffe or oxos.
Better get ready will be late if I don't get oyt soon.
Brenda

HI all,had a good day at Bury yesterday,returned the pants that did not fit and got some others.
Had awalk round the shops and the indoor market.,got a few birthday cards and a birthday present for my neice.
The weather changed and was wet when we where coming home,but it was not too heavy ,but it did turn really cold.
Have to look on the comparison insurance markets now as my insurance on the car is due as we get back from holiday,so need to sort it before I go.
Take care,Brenda

goodmorning from a very rainy barrie I am still not allowed to drive till after the m.i.r on the 9th of june so I am not a happy camper even if I do understand the reasons why. plus I have got a rotten cold on top of everything else, anyway enough moaning fred I have sent the cat bath e-mail on as It was so good so it has gone across country here, brenda glad you had a good day in bury can see it all in my minds eye, I see the election is still not sorted watched it for quite a while wonder how it will work out. I was supposed to go to brampton for dinner to-night a friend was going to come up and get me but cancelled due to the cold did not want everyone catching this I am missing a good roast beef dinner ah well there will be other times, to-morrow is mothers day over here and the former husbands birthday andrew was going to bring him up for the week-end but he decided to stay home he will be 76 and his own father died at 76 so he does not want to go to far I ask you how daft is that andrew is none to pleased anyway that is all from me I will be more cheerful on the next e-mail bye for now dorothy