General Chat

Hi everyone, hope you had a lovely weekend. Went over to New Brighton with the darlings on Sunday, was gonna go to the Zoo but last min decided the Fair. Got the ferry over, walked along the prom. Went the Fair, had alook around, went bowling and had a nice meal. Weather could have been warmer but it was fine. Got the bus through the tunnel, home about 10.30pm was shattered but had a brill day!!! Stayed at home Monday, family came to visit and i was teaching Grandchildren, how to share their Easter Eggs mmmmmm ha. All back to normal for a few days at least. Weather today quite cold here have heating on. Gardens will be glad of the rain, just hope it doesn't go on for to long!!! Bye for now x

hi one and all from a rain filled barrie high winds and a terrible rain storm this afternoon but I was inside so I was ok, I went out to the shops thsi am and bought some goodies for the girls for friday morning, strawberris and blackberries and I was able to buy a jar of devon double cream I ignored the price and just bought it, some lemon cranberry muffins, cream cheese plus my visitors are visitng the scottish shop in brampton for scones and empire biscuits, also fresh squeesed orange juice but no champagne this time. yes brenda the tennis was very good their are some matches on this week but so far they are not on the tele just lots of cricket, fred glad you had a wonderful meal at your sons it sounded great, brenda what will your new surname be? it sounds like you had a great time at the zoo sally, I had news from scotland to-day my half sister (deceased) had 4 daughters and one of them is in touch with me she is having her 3rd baby recently moved to wales her companion is in the forces the bomb squad due in dec. so this makes me a great aunt (half I guess) I spoken to her on the phone her mom died young before I found out about this other family, well I guess this is all for me at the moment bye for now dorothy

Afternoon everyone,it started off fairly nice here this morning weatherwise.
But has turn really chilly and grey this afternoon.Went to the docs this morning and did not really get much ,just some cream, another type with a dystalgestic(sorry about spelling) but not the diclafenic one I asked for ,which i have been using and works.!!!
Just rub it in and take the paracetamol four times aday.keep doing some moderate excerise.and perhaps swimming!!!I told her we had a holiday booked and I was worried i would not be fit to go but she said lets just see how this works!!!
So I am not a happy bunny.I can not go on holiday whenI can hardly walk a hundred yards without having to stop because of the pain.!! But fingers crossed it all works like the doc said.!!
Enjoy your weekend with your friends Dorothy sound like you are having a good spread.And hope you get more info from your new found neice.
Hope you and yours have another good weekend Sally... New Brighton!! have only been there once when I was a lot younger,with Sunday school,do not remember much apart from the sunshine and the ferry ride/
Fred ,have a good one as well,
Take care Brenda

Gooooood morning Campers,and every one else ,lol,from a dull ,at the moment ,but promising better north of England.
Sorry to have been missing for a few days ,but this time of year i am rather busy out in the gardens ,and by the time i get in at night ,i am to put it mildly rather tired ,he he.
The new fence out front is up ,but needs the supports left in place for a few days ,until the concrete plugs round the posts harden fully.
The new Tulip Magnolia seems to be settling in very well,and i am now happy with the layout ,all spaces filled ,and looking good.
My six pots of herbs in the greenhouse are through ,apart from the mint,so i am well happy with that ,and my tomato plants are all through,plenty of tomatoes this year to go with my four cucumber plants,and six courgette plants.
I now have the 6 Brussels in their buckets and the 16 Runner bean out in their growing positions,and all of the Asparagus plants are growing well ,so i look to be having a good season,with the two tattie barrels turned round and started again.
Tried setting up my Camping B B Q last night ,opened the legs and locked them in place ,and found that the instant B B Q packs in the foil trays fit in nicely ,which means that the carry B B Q will in itself stay nice and clean for putting back in the car boot, result or what?
We will be going down to Lancashire on the 9th may for a few days so i will give it a try out then ,and will use the new camera as well taking pics of the Southport shopping centre showing the Victorian arcades and buildings with the ultra wide streets very simular to Llandudno in wales,and Southports beutiful Parks and Lake.
The sis in law has got her new house ,and moves in a few weeks ,after the landlord finishes off the jobs that need doing after he bought it last month,this property is bigger than the last ,with a far larger back yard ,with room to get their car off the street at night ,and still plenty of space for pots ,and chairs,the table ,and Large B B Q ,and suprisingly ,the rent is the same as the last house.
Well ,hope every one is going to enjoy their second long weekend in a row ,lol,me plenty of time to lounge around on the patio ,the housework done ,and the garden very much sorted for this season
Catch you all later ,Fred.

hi one and all from a cool saturday morning my the last 2 days have been great but I am rather tired I was up early thursday am about 7-30 and the friends arrived at 4pm then we went off tot he pub for a lovely meal I decided to go to bed about 10 to have a sleep before the tv started with the wedding but did not sleep gave up at 2am so Isobelle and I watched the wedding start up and linda got up at 3am, we so enjoyed all the wedding and ate our way through all the stuff I had set out finishing up with steak pie and baked beans from the scottish bakery in brampton, they left at 3pm I hung in till 7pm and then went to bed and I have slept for 12hrs solid, if any of you are not interested in the royal wedding sorry if I have bored you but I thought it was smashing also looking at all the places I last saw in person 4yrs ago I walked up the mall last time I was over and of course the abbey is beyond words I see as usual fred that you are busy in the garden, brenda I do hope that your leg gets better soon, have they thought of doing a m.i.r on that knee to see what is going on inside, isobelle's phsyio is helping her at the moment, well I am off to watch a replay of all yesterdays happenings to see if I missed anything and to take a closer look at the fashions , but someone should give those york girls some help with fashion!!!! have a good week-end bye dorothy

Morning Dorothy,wow ,sounds like you have had a pretty busy few days,what with one thing and another,yep i agree about the wedding ,couldn't get into it at all,the horse that Charles married spoilt it for me,but each to their own ,i left Liz glued to the box ,and retired to the patio for a snooze in the shade ,he he.
Still havn.t ,and never will forgive Charles or the royal family for the way he Married Diana,not out of love for a beutiful woman ,but to use her as a baby machine to gain an heir.
The family set out to destroy Diana's dreams and her love ,that any sane man would give their eye teeth for ,and Charles ,all the pretence of love ,and all the time he was still bedding Camilla [the horse],no wonder Diana finished up confused and bitter.
Any way ,what comes around ,goes around as they say,and i don't think the british public will put up with this sad prince as their king,this should fall to one of his children.
The garden is looking good ,and my veggie patch is coming along nicely. The plum tree is loaded with fruit ,as is the apple ,we should do well this year,having already had two crumbles made from our rhubarb ,and last years frozen apple [smacks lips] ,lol
Too hot for cooking indoors today ,so we are firing up the B B Q for a lazy meal stretched out over four hours or so .
I have Cumberland ,lincolnshire ,and plain pork sausages on the menu,hot dogs,the home made pork and apple burgers,chicken breast sliced into strips ,and marinaded in lemon and dill sauce ,and another sauce of mint and dill ,for the other meat.
I have some rounds of bacon to grill as well ,and will be making a side salad ,complete with chopped hard boiled eggs ,with mayo ,and salad cream.
I am about to make my Bombay potato up ,which i will be adding a little extra corriander to,but ,as there are only four of us for this repast ,i will not be making the Sag Aloo this time.
Musn't forget the sliced onions in butter either ,a must for hot dogs ,to which i usually add an oxo cube.
Anyone thinking of coming had better get their bum in gear ,he he ,i kick off in three hours .
Hope every one is having a nice time ,enjoying the long weekend,and Brenda ,hope you are giving that leg a good rest before your holiday.
Catch you all later ,Fred.

oh my goodness just had breakfast and then I saw what fred planned for this afternoon and of course I wish I had a time machine and could pop in for what sounds like a wonderful meal, going to be a rainy day to-day and to-morrow we have a general election one that no one seems to want for the first time since I was able to vote I have no idea who to vote for ,the prime minister stephen harper I have no use for I don't think he likes woman, and the others well not much hope with them though it does look like the n.d.p have a chance to be the opposition if harper gets another minority the liberals are the opposition at the moment what a mess. brenda I hope you are feeling better and moving around ok, yes fred I think that charles made a right mess of things but I think this young couple stand a good chance and seem to have their heads on the right way I wish them well and dare I say I hope the queen goes on for a long time and maybe charles will pop off before her (oh this could get me into the tower!!!) bye for now dorothy

hi its monday and I had an early morning wake up call from fred so it was nice to chat but not sure I made much sense ( after all it was 6-50 am) but I then stayed up had breakfast and then went out to do my civic duty by voting poped into the library and then camehome the tennis is on to-day from madrid, of course all the news ataions are full of the death of that bin laden what canyou say the man was terrible.nothing else new at the moment be in touch again soon bye for now dorothy

Oooops ,sorry about that Dorothy ,lol,i will remember in future that the cut in point is 1 pm ,not mid day [smacks wrist] ,but thanks for the call back with the info ,i found the info i needed ,suffice to say that someone is going to get a wake up call at around 2 pm my time which i hope will be okay.
It was nice to hear that ,although you are gettin' a tad wet ,that the snow has gone ,hopefully until fall this time .
With us both finding getting into town during the week we opted for a postal vote,which we used last week for the 5th of this month.
Must get out today if for nothing else ,i need a Biiiiig 65 birthday card for the missus ,plus a huuuuge bunch of flowers to say thank you to her for putting up with me [brave lady ] for so many years,must also get in touch with the children to see what they have planned for the 4th,to make sure i have her at home at the right time ,he he.
Glad you enjoyed your trip Edith ,sounded as though you enjoyed it all,but sorry to hear that your luck was as ours ,he he ,never won 'owt in my life ,except the light of my life [her ,who must be obeyed] lol.
The weather here isn't so good today ,but i am not complaining ,we need some rain about now,,and the stuff i put out yesterday could do with some proper [radioactive] he he ,rain water.
I got most of the stuff into the buckets yesterday including three of the herbs ,which pleased me no end ,as i now have a lot more room in the greenhouse.
All that is left to go out now are the dwarf climbers ,and the broad beans as regards all the bean crops ,and the brassica ,that will be a week or so yet ,both mid ,and late season cabbages.
Glad to hear that your leg is a lot better Brenda ,but listen to what hubby told you,and bearing in mind that your holiday trip is round the corner ,careful as to what you do ,and how much please .
Well ,time i was out back now ,still things to do and all that,take care all ,and have a nice day,Fred.

Afternoon folks,I have just realised I have not left a message for a few days,will have to get into a better routine.
Thanks for the phone call Fred,no wonder you knew Dorothy was up ans about!! Must have an hearing test soon ,as I do miss parts of conversations!!
Leg a bit better again today ,but still early days.being very causeus and watching what i am doing and howlong for etc.
Have emailed the place we are staying at on holiday to request a low floor apartment as they do have some with loads of stairs.lovely veiws but I would not manage those stairs.
Glad you enjoyed the wedding Dorothy,its not just the York girls who needed some advise!!!
Agree with Fred about The princes .and their mother.
Better get downstairs soon ,John is home from golf and will want some lunch,fancy an omellette or scrambled eggs
We have having a beef casserole and Jersey royals for tea not sure on the veg yet ,I will not pay over one pound twenty for a very small cauli,which is what they want at the supermarket.Will see what the local market are charging.
Take care Brenda

Good aftrenoon folks,well just about,weather very sunny but very windy and chilly here today. Was going to go and try a walk round Bury market but decided against it.
Going to visit my friend tonight who is over from australia visiting her parents,and family.So saving myself for that.Been doing another Moonpig birthday card for a friend who will be 65 next week.
Thought I had more photos of hime to choose from but only one was really suitable..Must get some more photos taken!!
.Might go and look for a new tv table later,passed a shop on Friday that had what looks like just what we wanted in the window,thats if John finshes what he his doing before the schools come out otherwise the traffic will be to heavy near where we want to go.
Hope you are all ok See you soon Brenda,

hi brenda glad to see you back on line but retirement does meanthat you get busy now and then, yes I did get an early morning call from fred but it was worth the wake up call to speak to him hope you can get this leg problem sorted not much fun is it,had reason to talk to andrews father to-day one of his brothers has five daughters all very grown up now and married but the youngest one (about 47 ) had a cebral heamorrahage the other day and is on life support plus a trach, it does not sound very good, my former husband and I met when the next too the youngest was born I was her nurse and her mom was keen on getting her brother in law married off, so we had a long talk about the past and the good times and I must say we had some that is why I guess we have always been able to get along as andrew's parents just not man and wife at least on my part re the man and wife bit, andrew was planning on flying his dad to las vegas to see arthurs sister as they both are getting on arthur will be 77 on the 10th of may and alma in vegas is about 82 so andrew thought it would be wiser to go with his dad what with the long walks at airports and all the security his dad would get a bit botherd I think anyway that is on hold till we see what the outcome is with danielle it does not sound goodto me, to-morrow (thursday ) we are to have sunshine for a couple of days I look foreward to that fred wish liz happy birthday for me and tell her the best is yet to come bye for now dorothy

Good morning all you lucky people [well you isss still alive ain't you ,lol.
The wife did well yesterday,what with her cards and flowers,as well as the trip to b&Q where i not only brought a bag of ready mixed cement to repair the front step inside the gate ,before some unlucky b***er falls over it [probably me with my clumsy plates of meat].
I also got a bag of Limestone chips for covering the soil around the Nectarine tree ,to prevent any seeds taking root in the urn.and got Liz 12 new Strawberry plants to replace the ones that the severe frosts killed over the winter,and a few [6] plant rootlings [flowers to cover the bare patch out front where the barrel was last year,And a new Rosemary tree that replaces the other killed one that also got clobbered by the frost and snow.
Apart from that ,i did well yesterday ,getting all the remaining seedlings out of the greeenhouse ,apart from the broad bean ,and brassica so the planting is about finished for this year ,which means more chair time on the patio ,and a better leg tan ready for the holiday shorts ,he he.
Fred is dreading my sugar count at dinner time today,lol,blame the two legged boss ,for tempting me with a huuuge slice of her Chocolate indulgence Birthday Cake that the daughter brought her yesterday,weeeeell ,i couldnt refuse could i? one she could never eat a whole cake on her own,and ,two ,if she did eat it on her own ,i would need a bigger car to take her on holiday next week..
Time to join Hissy on the patio i think ,she is sitting by the patio door giving me the hard stare ,and if i sit here any longer i will get a leg swipe off her,who must be obeyed ,he he.
Catch you all later ,Fred,And the cat.

ahello eveyrone,well its a bit on the cloudy side again here ,but we do need the rain.Been spending the morning sorting out some clothes for the holidays .I am still hoping to go ,leg is getting better slowly .so if I keep taking it easy I shold be ok.We do know that we can if need be, hire a wheel chair and even electric ones while we are away.But I know we we be curtlailed in a lot of whay we usuallly do,but we will be able to get around and about and sit by the pool in( hopefully) the sunshine.John keeps looking at the weather and saying its not so good over there at the moment!!
Hope your neice is ok Dorothy but like you said it does not sound good.Hope Andrew mangages to take his father to see his brother.
Glad Liz had a good birthday Fred hope you got email card ?
Better go and have some lunch and start to do some house work as it takes me a while now to do things.
Take care Brenda

You hang in there Brenda,and leg or no leg ,get on that trip and enjoy that holiday ;-) ,and don't worry about the weather either,just the change will do you the world of good.
no,We didn't get any email card ,but that is explained by the state of the internet these past few days,everything seems to be about as fast as three legged sloth,when it is working at all.
I have been updating both my travel computers and find that it is taking far longer than normal grrrrr,but, :-( i am getting there .
We are about there now ,with the garden,which is just as well ,because i was soooo sore last evening it was no joke.
Been in touch with Bakker [uk] sending them pics of the diseased Nectarine tree,letting them know in no uncertain terms that i am not amused to be sent an item that was so obviously unfit for sale that it is a disgrace.
I have told them however ,that i don't like admitting defeat with any plant ,and will nurse it until it either dies ,or recovers,and will see at that point ,wether to put in a claim for a free replacement. :-(.
Well troops ,off for now ,time to take the missus her cuppa up,before feeding some of the stuff in the greenhouse.
Catch you all later ,Fred :-)

Evening all,what a great day we had up until 3pm when the heavens opened and the thunder and lightening started!!Just as I was going to have a stroll down to the chemist.!! Will have to go tomorrow now.But have to wait for a delivery ,John is playing golf and will be home at lunch ,so I will go when he comes home ,if they have not made the delivery by then,Hope you are lucky with the tree Fred,Have had one or two things happen like that myself and do not think I will be ordering plants by post again,!!
My leg has really improved over the past couple of days but I am still being causious,mind you even managed to do the hoovering !! But had to have help moving the sofas.
Went to a BBQ yesterday,it was for my friends husband who is 65 today and had a great time,could have really pigged out with the spread they put on,but controlled myself.only had a couple of sausages and bread rolls and then a really huge peice of carrot cake!! which was smashing.one of Costcos finest.
Going to make a start on my packing tomorrow seeing as I have to stay in for the delivery we are expecting, Have to alter a couple of pairs of trousers,even thougth they are a short leg my little legs are still shorter!!
take care ,Brenda

Just a quick one to everyone this morning,sitting in the van waiting for the missus to commandeer thye puter ,while i do the brekkie.
Yep Brenda, the storm hit us too last evening ,it was so darned funny watching peeps in other vans having to stand outside in the pelting rain under an umbrella to have the ciggie' he he,all these vans having sensitive alarms,lol,am i glad i don't smoke anymore.
Not long now Brenda and you will be off into the wild blue yonder.
Fred[still without an picture profile] :S

Morning all,Hope the rain holds off for you fred ,It has rained a bit this moring but is dry and very blustery at moment.Have taken a chance and put out the washing!!!
My delivery has not arrived yet ,mind you they delivered at 7.15pm last time!!!
Hope it is not raining when John gets back from golf as i need to get to the chemist.
Have been looking on line for a pair of Sandals,but they have to be really wide fitting but can not see any I like,I do not like ankle straps which restricts me somewhat.I might get out on Friday and look myself.
i am hopefully out to lunch tomorrow after nipping in the bank and sorting a few things out.And a friend is coming on Thursday ,She said lets go out rather than me cooking ,well I did not refuse!!.
Better go and see what I can get John for lunch today,its sausages n mash for tea so might do sandwiches or poached egg on toast.
Hope Dorothy is ok,can't remember if she has visitors or not .
Take care everyone,brenda

Evening all just a few quick lines ,Finally got my parcel it was a day late and I got a refund of the p&p from M&S,as I phoned to see what had happend to it.and they could not have been nicer,
Dorothy is having problems getting on to genes she thinks its her computer,She sent me a message via facebook .
Going out now to see my friend who is visiting from Oz.
Bye for noe take care,Brenda

hi I had a friends husband come and have a look at the computor at the moment it is letting me into gene's long may it last, chris arrived in israel yesterday there is a 7hr time differance between us at the moment, but the luggage did not arrive with them they are on achurch tour so it is supposed to arreive on thursday, brenda when do you leave on holidays. I have forgot the date, fred busy as usual I see hope all is well with you and liz bye for now dorothy