General Chat

Morning all you happy campers ,no matter where you live ,or what you are at today. :-).
Hi Dorothy ,or should i say grandma Dorothy he he ,yes ,we too have the same sort of thing with my youngest sons two daughters Jordan ,and Sophie,they call it growing up hormones over here ,but at least my lot know how far they can push dad ,and grandad ,which isn't very far ,lol,these two ,thankfully are reasonably sensible ,and do come home at the stipulated time.maybe because their dad is not very forgiving if they try it on too far.
We have had a good sort out in the spare rooms ,cupboards cleaned out wardrobes ditto ,leaving plenty of space for the arrival of the brood on Tuesday next week,and all the clutter has been taken down the road to the clothes recycle plant where it will all get sorted for distribution to the third world.
Brenda seems to be getting out and about too ,,Bury market is always a pull to anyone living in the area ,and i now having visited ,can do a Dorothy ,he he,close the old peepers and visualise the scenes ,and all the hustle and bustle,and smell the cheeses and the meat stalls with all the pies ,ham's and other products :-D.
Ah well ,Newcastle's Grainger market is a poor substitute ,but it will have to do:-\.
Think i had better get on here ,i am getting the hard looks from the females of the house,one wanting a hand with something or other,the other waanting me out with my coffee onto the patio table ,sigh,a husbands work is never done he he,catch you later all ,Fred :-D..

goodmorning I was awakend this am about 6am to the sound of water bashing on the windows what a downpour long over due though and 3 hrs later it is still pouring down the sky is black but it is supposed to dry up this afternoon and it is amazing how fast that can happen, I dashed out on the balcony and moved the flowers back the bowls they sit in where swamped, glad you are all ready for your company fred good luck with it all. no frantic calls from my daughter in law this week so far so I am hoping that Laura has been behaving this week. at the end of august my friend isobelle wil be up to visit for the 2nd week of the u.s. open tennis and mya be staying for 10days so I will have to plan some menu's and then my sister has decided to come in october for 2 weeks but one of those weeks she will spend with friends in toronto so something to look foreward too. in spite of the rain I can see that the highway up to the cottage country is full of cars with boats behind them the forecast for the week-end is supposed to be good well time for me to go bye for now dorothy

Evening folks,have had agreat day at Bury market,have probably overdone it again, but have taken a couple of pain killers,and sat with my legs up.
The sun was shineing and it was busy ,as usual.My firnda and I wandered round the pound shop and the indoor market,Had a nice cup of tea and a bacon barmcake there,which went down really well with all of us.There is a lovelly big new pound shop just at the side of the indoor market,it 's where the fish market used to be Dorothy.It was so busy I did not fancy the queues so we gave that one a miss.Same thing with the cheese stall.,my friend would have liked a couple of small peices of cheese but did not want to wait.
We got some fruit and veg ,and my friend got some great birthday cards.My other friend got some hanging file thingys for her file box,and a few packets of her favourite biscuits from the pound shop.
Fred you sound like you are all ready for the visitors hope it all goes well.we have managed to have lunch on our patio a few times this week as well as a few cups of tea/coffe while reading our books.
Sounds like you are going to busy later this year Dorothy,I am sure you will enjoy it all.
Johns just brewed up so I had better drink my tea.
Hope you all have a good weekend.
Take care Brenda.
The tram ride there was packed but coming home was ok.
going to the library tomorrow three of the books I ordered are in.,then going over to one of my neices as its her birthday.
John wants to go to the garden center on Sunday as he has decided to get a few gold fish to go in the pond with the koi carp,I might see about a couple of shrubs as we have no bedding plants this yesr,or hanging baskets!!!

Evening folks,have had agreat day at Bury market,have probably overdone it again, but have taken a couple of pain killers,and sat with my legs up.
The sun was shineing and it was busy ,as usual.My firnda and I wandered round the pound shop and the indoor market,Had a nice cup of tea and a bacon barmcake there,which went down really well with all of us.There is a lovelly big new pound shop just at the side of the indoor market,it 's where the fish market used to be Dorothy.It was so busy I did not fancy the queues so we gave that one a miss.Same thing with the cheese stall.,my friend would have liked a couple of small peices of cheese but did not want to wait.
We got some fruit and veg ,and my friend got some great birthday cards.My other friend got some hanging file thingys for her file box,and a few packets of her favourite biscuits from the pound shop.
Fred you sound like you are all ready for the visitors hope it all goes well.we have managed to have lunch on our patio a few times this week as well as a few cups of tea/coffe while reading our books.
Sounds like you are going to busy later this year Dorothy,I am sure you will enjoy it all.
Johns just brewed up so I had better drink my tea.
Hope you all have a good weekend.
Take care Brenda.
The tram ride there was packed but coming home was ok.
going to the library tomorrow three of the books I ordered are in.,then going over to one of my neices as its her birthday.
John wants to go to the garden center on Sunday as he has decided to get a few gold fish to go in the pond with the koi carp,I might see about a couple of shrubs as we have no bedding plants this yesr,or hanging baskets!!!

Hi all lovelly weather again here.Got my books from the library, so have a good selection to go at.
Had a short walk round our local market,but the leg was not liking it (,mind you did well yesterday.so can not complain,) so did not stay long.mind you it was sooo hot as well.
Got home and had a nice ICE LOLLOY ages since I have had one but david brought some in from work enjoyed that a lot.
Take care and have a good weekend
Brenda

Hi all lovelly weather again here.Got my books from the library, so have a good selection to go at.
Had a short walk round our local market,but the leg was not liking it (,mind you did well yesterday.so can not complain,) so did not stay long.mind you it was sooo hot as well.
Got home and had a nice ICE LOLLOY ages since I have had one but david brought some in from work enjoyed that a lot.
Take care and have a good weekend
Brenda

goodmorning I awoke to the sound of thunder etc. and a very balck sky then the heavens opened and we had quite the down pour now about 2hrs later the sky is blue and the sun is coming out, as barrie has a big craft show at the waterfront this week-end I am glad it stopped as the crafters come from far and wide and put on a great show but very expensive I don't go anymore parking is impossible and when it is hot it is too hot for me, hope you enjoy the books brenda I got a good one from the library the other day that I had been waiting for by S.J.Bolton she is a good mystery writer it is called now you see me this is her fourth book she grew up in lancashire and now lives in oxford, one of those writers that you want to hurry up and get their next book finished.glad you had a good time in bury and rest up the leg. well that is it for me to-day just going to have a lazy day I think so bye for now dorothy

afternoon folks,I will look out for that author Dorothy,will see what they have on amazon.
Been to the garden centre to day John got some Gold fish for the pond ,we would have liked more Koi carp ,but they are so expensive.
Have not done much since we got home apart from making and eating sunday dinner.
Have to turn up some trouser to wear tomorrow out with some friemds for lunch as two of our group have had birthdays this past week.
Take care
Brenda

Morning all ,from a very dull Newcastle ,the weather ,though a little warmer is still still without sunshine ,he he ,think Brenda's west country has nicked it all ,lol.
Sorry to have been missing for a few days ,but we have beeb cxhanging things around ready for tomorrows influx,but we are about there now ,thank goodness-).
of course ,us old folk ,are no longer spring chickens ,and both of us are tired ,and feeling a tad run down,after all the upheaval.
Today we have a treat ,this afternoon when the eldest son is taking us to Asda where he works to do our shopping ,using the family discount card that he has.
We are well under way with our cropping too Brenda,and we spoilt ourselves yesterday ,3 different beans on our plates ,home grown calabrese ,cabbage and asparagus ,with our beef and pork ,yum,i even did some little yorkshire's which i made from scratch ,no packets for Fred.
We got to see the Spitfire and hurricane ,along with the dc3 from Conningsby ,as they flew back to Newcastle airport after the Sunderland Airshow ,and we heard the Vulcan ,but never saw it ,i could swear i also saw a Canberra as well ,but the only place to fly them now is Wyton ,in Cambridgeshire,where they still have a squadron ,used for P R U work,but i never heard of a privately owned one
I have also been doing quite a bit of research into the wife's Larner family for her ,and have at last found her Gt Gt grandad Patrick in Galway ,ireland,but i don't think i can get back any further without paying an arm and a leg to do it. :-P.
Sounds as though you are getting even more rain than us Dorothy ,i think you could do with a load of helium balloons tied to your roof to prevent the house sinking ,we are a tad luckier being right up top of the hills overlooking the tyne valley,so i think we are reasonably safe from flooding .
Time to go and do some work ,sigh ,a house husbands work is never done ,lol :-) ,catch you later all ,Fred ;-)

Morning all.we also have a grey dull day ,Fred,Hope it stays dry as I am off into town to meet friends later,mind you don't know if we will all turn up as Ihave had two texts already with no shows,!!! weekend seems to have been one for visiting A&E for a few people ,not me i will add.all long stories and i will tell you more later.
You watch yourself and Liz ,hope it goes ok when you get your lodgers.
Have a good day Brenda

Hi Everyone,weather stayed dry yesterday and we had a good time meeting up with some friends for their birthdays,Did not manage to do any shopping ,but still had a good time,
Weather very changeable today,blue skies and sunshine,then dark grey and humid then black and heavy rain.!! Went with my neice while she had some treatment at the hospital today ,will be taking her Thursday as well and possible next week ,ITs a long way from where she lives and ,the actual treatment only takes a few minutes,so if she had to get the bus it would be hours on the bus for less than an hour at the hospital.!!
Hope everyone is doing ok,speak to you tomorrow,
Brenda

hope all goes well with you and your niece next Thursday Brenda and that you manage to squeeze a little shopping into your trip as well to make it a bit of r and r at the same time .
Our lot moved back in yesterday ,and suprisingly it went better then i thought it would ,so i think we will manage okay in the short term.
The waste of space husband showed his true colours as soon as she left the house ,by going on face book and spouting his mouth off ,spreading lies and utter tripe not caring that his children go on face book too ,lol, looks like he will shoot himself in the foot ,without me having to do a thing .
The garden is doing fine now ,and we are enjoying lots of fresh veggies ,with the fruit not far behind.
Hope everyone is doing okay ,busy day for me ,so i am off for now .
Catch you all later ,Fred. :-)

goodmorning from a rainy barrie though we have had several days of hot weather so the rain is welcome glad you had a nice day out brenda and I hope your niece's treatment goes well, fred glad the move went well and that your daughter is settled in, well not sure how to write all this down on monday laura and Ian went to camp and my daughter in law told me that on wednesday that is to-day she is after 20yrs of marriage is moving out no other people involved she feels that they have come to the end of the road, they both are very involved in their work and this has become a problem, had a long talk with andrew who tends tohide his feelings and he is very sad and just kept saying I did not want this, she is moving down the road to number 51 they live at 26 and they will co-parent one week with mom and one week with dad, Iguess that is the new way of doing things of course I realize that this has to have been in the works for a while and I had no idea, I have grown over the years to love lindy very much and this has hit me very hard, and to add insult to injury my car has decided to pack it in it is 20yrs old and has been a good car so I have to decide wether or not I want to get another or just use taxi's as I don't do a lot of driving any more while I am healthy at the moment I do have concerns re the strokes re accuring . I believe that my grand children have been told about the new way of life and don't seem to be too bothered . I guess the gray rainy day sort of sums up my feelings . I just wish for both andrew and lindy calm roads ahead and will help in any way I can. andrew has not spoken about this to his dad who will take this very badly. boy oh boy life does hand out some strange turns does it not. will be in touch again soon bye for now dorothy

goodmorning from a rainy barrie though we have had several days of hot weather so the rain is welcome glad you had a nice day out brenda and I hope your niece's treatment goes well, fred glad the move went well and that your daughter is settled in, well not sure how to write all this down on monday laura and Ian went to camp and my daughter in law told me that on wednesday that is to-day she is after 20yrs of marriage is moving out no other people involved she feels that they have come to the end of the road, they both are very involved in their work and this has become a problem, had a long talk with andrew who tends tohide his feelings and he is very sad and just kept saying I did not want this, she is moving down the road to number 51 they live at 26 and they will co-parent one week with mom and one week with dad, Iguess that is the new way of doing things of course I realize that this has to have been in the works for a while and I had no idea, I have grown over the years to love lindy very much and this has hit me very hard, and to add insult to injury my car has decided to pack it in it is 20yrs old and has been a good car so I have to decide wether or not I want to get another or just use taxi's as I don't do a lot of driving any more while I am healthy at the moment I do have concerns re the strokes re accuring . I believe that my grand children have been told about the new way of life and don't seem to be too bothered . I guess the gray rainy day sort of sums up my feelings . I just wish for both andrew and lindy calm roads ahead and will help in any way I can. andrew has not spoken about this to his dad who will take this very badly. boy oh boy life does hand out some strange turns does it not. will be in touch again soon bye for now dorothy

Evening folks,we have had a really brilliant day weatherwise,in fact its gone very humid now so i imagine there is rain on way ,thats what the forecast says as well.
Dorothy I am really sorry for your family problems,and hope it can stay ammicable(?), Even when ther s no one else it can get nasty.but they do seem to have got things sorted out.
Glad your lodgers moved in ok Fred ,hope it stays ok with you all.
My sister has hurt her knee and is house bound for a while so I have been up doing an errand for her.
Have had one of our own courgettes tonight and very nice it was as well
The tomatoes are coming along as well and the rhubarb is getting its second wind aswell.
Take care Brenda

Morning to all who turn up this fine morning ,where i hope it will last long enough for me to get out back and gather all the ready beans in for blanching before the promised ,heavy rain arrives.
Sorry to hear that you have like troubles to us ,but you ,like us ,are always there for when the time for picking up pieces arrives.
My son in law seems to have come to his right senses and has quit with the bitter blame game and has accepted that it was his fault that finished the marriage ,so now ,things can go on in a calm way.
From the way you describe what's been in the pipeline for a longish while, it looks like they are mature sensible people, that are already sorting their new ,seperate lives out.good luck to Both of them.
Catch you all later Peoples,including the bad leg sisters ,lol,what are you both like ? you mack sure you don't over do it Brenda ,while helping your sis' out :-,Fred.0

Morning to all who turn up this fine morning ,where i hope it will last long enough for me to get out back and gather all the ready beans in for blanching before the promised ,heavy rain arrives.
Sorry to hear that you have like troubles to us ,but you ,like us ,are always there for when the time for picking up pieces arrives.
My son in law seems to have come to his right senses and has quit with the bitter blame game and has accepted that it was his fault that finished the marriage ,so now ,things can go on in a calm way.
From the way you describe what's been in the pipeline for a longish while, it looks like they are mature sensible people, that are already sorting their new ,seperate lives out.good luck to Both of them.
Catch you all later Peoples,including the bad leg sisters ,lol,what are you both like ? you make sure you don't over do it Brenda ,while helping your sis' out :-,Fred.0

hi thanks for the words of support I do appreciate them, I have not spoken to either one of them as I thought I would give both of them a little time to adjust to their new way of life I also have to remember that andrew will be 45 on monday and is a very capable man but at times like this wether it is the right thing or not he becomes my son and I just want to make things better like I did when he was a boy but of course I will respect his decisions. again it is hot and quite humid and it is only 9am but what a wonderful summer we are having so no complaing. tennis starts on monday over here it is the canadian rogers cup and all the top players will be in toronto and montreal men in one place woman in the other with lots of tv. coverage so I will be happy about that. brenda I 2nd fred in saying take it easy while you are helping your sister hopefully she will recover soon. and fred as the female hormones will be in full bloom in your household learn how to duck all those women in one place wow. my attempt at a little humour they are after all lucky to have you. bye for now dorothy

Evening all.had a quiete day apart from taking my neice to the hospital,it has been raining and sunny in intervals.
I did not do too much for my sister just got her a few bits from the supermarket , and had a bit of lunch with her.
She wanted an anniversary card for her husband and something nice for a special tea. She could not ask him to get that for her,but he has been getting all the other shopping they need..and walking the dog and doing his job which is long hours.driving a delivery van.
Glad the family troubles are settling down on both sides of "the pond" as they say.i do hope things can stay amicable.
Brenda

hi brenda I recieved a long phone call from andrew to-day it was rather sad to say the least as he made it clear this seperation is not what he wants, I don't know if lindy is going through some mid life crisis or what. the moving out yesterday was apparently very emotional for her, as that old saying goes if there where 3 in that marriage it was her mother she is and always has been a very controlling woman where her 3 daughters are concerned and her daughters have never been able to say no to her and only one son in law has ever said no I,ll give you 3 guesses who that has been, lindys dad died 13yrs ago and we all have paid for that since I don't mean to make this sound like sour grapes but it makes me so sad to see lindy so under her mothers thumb. anyway things will work out one way or the other I just plan on providing support to both of them as you may tell brenda I am a little down this evening bye for now dorothy