General Chat

Evening all.weather was not that bad this afternoon after a very shaky start,big grey clouds ,damp but no rain but windy.after lunch we got some washing out and almost dry as it was dry but windy,
Hope your other cabbage survive Fred,and Hissy can get out .My sister said they had to drag their dog out for his walk yesterday.He would noot even go in the back yard to go to the toilet ,if you know what I mean.
My friend in Oz was not affected by the earthquake,but did feel it.
Going to have some strawberries now,,
Hva good weekend Take care Brenda

Morning Brenda ,well here we are ,and i'm hoping for a better week after the end of the last one ,the end of the worst week for me for a long time ,culminating in my big h P computer being very unwell ,and now in Curry's computer hospital awaiting treatment :-(.
The sweetim.com bug that went in with the adhobe update caused more damage than i could repair,but luckily the insurance i took out will get the repair done free.
Got the t-mobile situation sorted via a mates t -mobile phone and me on to support ,where i asked for the stand alone dongle to be removed from the contract which only supports two sim cards ,the second the fella in Swindon put the third dongle on the account ,it went into meltdown and ,i think ,fried the sim card in the phone and ditto the dongle.
So ,i will go back down to the Metrocentre when i finish on here and send my contract bear in for repair it may be only the sim cards damaged ,but why the hell should i pay for them to be replaced when t mobile destroyed them :-|.
so hopefully ,they will be back before i go on holiday,up and running ,or or i will be demanding new ones :-|.
Might have a wander around down there too ,a long time since i have looked in the stores ,he he ,it's usually in ,and out ,because of the missus ,who is finding it harder and harder to walk any distance because of her breathing problems :-(.
she HAS to stay home today as i am expecting stuff from e -Bay in the post,but she is on her own 'puter ,doing her emails ,and playing games,so i will be off ,catch you later guys :-D <3 xxx

Morning all. as usual Fred you have amazed me with all your techno knowledge ,I would be lost dealing with all of that stuff.
But so pleased you can get it sorted,and like you said it will not cost yopu any more ,hope the dongle works out well too.Enjoy your walk round the Metro .
I am off to have lunch with some firends today ,we usually only meet up for birthdays but are having an extra meet up today ,as one lady lives in St Annes and had to come to town so we are meeting at lunch.
Hoping to get to Bury this week whatever the weather!! need to get a few birthday presents and cards and like some of the card stalls on the market.Would like to get some fish as well ,Tuna and seabass as we like them both but they are dear at the supermarkets.
Weather is dry but still very cloudy but not dark clouds yet!! hope it is dry while I am out I have trouble holding the umbrella and my stick ,
Over the last week I have noticed a bit of an improvement in my leg not every day and still not in the standing but the walking was bit better, So hope its a good sign that things will get better,
Better get on ,Have a good day Take care Brenda

Afternoon folks,well the weather is good today dry and a bit sunny ,hope it stays that way as i have washed the throws and cushion covers form the suite!!
Hoping to get out later but have a few jobs i need toget done,so might leave going out while tomorrow.
Have had trrouble getting on my emails today ,will have to try again later
John is just home from golf ,so need to sort out some lunch.!! have a good day,brenda

Afternoon Brenda ,a bit of a bad day today ,both my hips very sore and painful ,so much so i have spent most of the day in bed ,dosed up with pain killers.
My own fault after taking my phone in for the repair and then to Currys to put my Laptop in for repair ,i have done a Brenda ,he he ,well and truly over done it.that will teach me.
Hissy knows i am not well ,fussing around me like a nanny . :-D,following me around to watch what i am doing.
Back tomorrow when i hope to be more myself. :-)xxx

Morning all.well Fred,hope you are feeling better,and it will do you no harm to rest up now and again.Might be doing a Brenda myself later,need to go to the supermarket,and don't want to wait till John is back from golf,so plan to get the bus ,do mot need much so will be able tocaryy it ok bus stops a littleway from shop getting there but outside coming back. there is a seat at the stop so it should be ok.
Hope it does not rain as I can not cope withh shopping and an umbrella and my stick. .
take care Brenda

morning Brenda ,i had a call from the puter hospital last night to say that my puter was better ,and could come home ,so i will pick it up later this morning ,do a little shopping while out ,and then come home to rest up ,but at least i can move about with just a few twinges this morning.
Think i will check out facebook later on this afternoon ,seeing as genes is still sliding into oblivion,thank the good Lord i have my full tree safe on family search ,in case i lose it from here .
I wish i could remember the Site that Colin who left genes three years ago started,because i was starting to use that site ,but lost it when my old computer crashed ,and couldn't find it when i tried.
Weather ,as you know is again very iffy ,wet ,dull and coolish,i am wondering now ,if we are going to get a summer at all,or if we are going straight into Autumn lol.
Going to take the missus her cuppa up .and then chase the cat out for her morning exercise ,she won't want to go out in the wet ,so i may have to edge her out of the door ,very gently with my toe ,he he :-D.
catch you later all ,Fred.xxx

Hi everyone -Not the best news to give you on my visit today. What does one say when a love dies? Offer support. So true. Last Thursday 21 June, Gayle my wife of almost 39 years passed away peacefully at home. Gayle was dialysis and was told 16 May she had liver cancer and life expectancy was counted in weeks to months. She was looking forward to our son's wedding in October and this was bought forward to 30 June. Sadly that has been denied, and her passing on my birthday and two days short of our 39th wedding anniversary. The funeral on Tuesday at The Salvation Army saw a 162 people attend the service - and I surprised some by singing with our male voices a song 'Search me O God' - when asked why 'I said I did it for Gayle and that God gave me the strength to do so'. Three tribute emphasised that in despite of the dialysis, cancer and Parkinson she always remained positive and was more concerned about others than her own. A brave lady at peace. Craig and Gemma's wedding is going ahead as planned and we will be lighting a candle in Gayle's memory.

Afternoon All,John I can not really saying anything that you have not heard lots of times over the last week , apart from you and your family have all my sympathy and love .I had a phone call at lunch time from Dorothy in Canada who can not send any messages but can read ours and she asked me to pass on her deepest sympathy and condolences to you and your family,
We hope your son and his new wife have a wonderful long happy and healthy life together.
take care brenda

Sorry i was not able to see your Post yesterday John,but i was off line most of the day ,and all evening due to sever flooding in our road.
God give you strength and bless you ,and your wife ,John it is a blessing that you have the Lord for support,it will help you so much in the coming days.
Hi Brenda ,got your message this morning when the phones came back on line he he ,think the cables must have been swimming ,the water came up to within two inches of the door frames,the garden was completely immersed ,and we had a river running down the street ,i have some pics to show you when i get sorted out here .
The deluge came down so hard ,first hail stones that bounced off the patio tables so far that they bounced off the windows.
One upside to it all ,all the moss and lichen ,the dirt sand grass in between the paving slabs washed out ,and away,the patio this morning looks as though it's been jet washed which has saved me a job ,lol. :-).
Nice to know Dorothy can see the boards at least ,so i can say ,sorry Dorothy ,my phone is in for repair ,or i would have phoned before now,and i will be leaving T Mobile as soon as the contract runs out,but can get a better deal via Orange ,taking my phone with me along with all of the numbers,so i ain't bovvered he he. :-P to T Mobile.
Managed to find a nice rhubarb crown at Cowells yesterday which i will put in as soon as the urn dries out a little,and may well go back for another next week.
The lad who served us said a lot of people had lost their Rhubarb this last winter ,so we arn't on our own.
Have to go back to Morrisons this morning ,we picked up the wrong Hissy food yesterday ,the pouches in Jelly ,not gravy ,oooooo ,the cat was NOT impressed with me,lol i am in her bad books :-(.
Back soon peeps ,when i will get on with re installing my old faithful and bring it back on line,so ,take care all ,and have a good day,Fred. :-Dxxx

Afternoon all,
Fred hope you are all dried out,and back to normal,
Our patio needs a jet wash,but don't think I'd go for the floods to get it done HEHE
weather really nice today .shame I have no washing to go out,but did get it dry yesterday afternoon.
Hope there is not any lasting damage in your garden Fred.,we have rhubarb in our garden and it was ok over the winter ,about the only thing that we have besides the spuds.
John says we will be on rhubarb crumble next week!!!!

have to go out to the library ,John has a book to pick up that he reserved ,then I need to take a card to my friends for her grandson.,so had better get a few jobs done before hand,
TAke care Brenda

Good Afternoon all from a drier sunnier day than i have seen in a long time,even the roses showing sun worship by opening their blooms for the first time this year. :-).
I have the new cabbage plants ready so i ,no doubt will be in the garden at 5 am after my wake up call by the furry one putting them in before the sun hits them,that is ,if it comes out tomorrow ,lol.
I have got my phone back ,and have told the idiots in the shop to unlock my dongle or else .i KNEW something was wrong when i couldn't open it on the computer ,i also insisted that they take the stand alone dongle off my account yet again ,and stayed in the shop until it was done,roll on March next year when i move onto Orange along with my dongles ,phones and account ,can't be too soon for me.
The missus is a little better today ,and prepared Butterfly chicken breasts stuffed with chive and Philly ,wrapped in bacon ,ready for me to cook when i got back.
Hope all are having a great weekend ,catch you later ,Fred.xxx :-D

Evening all.well we also had a lovelly sunny morning ,but it changed again in the afternoon to wet and windy,dry at the moment but grey skies show a lot more to come!!!
Glad you got things sorted Fred.and hope you have no more problems til you can change.
Had a great time at the wedding reception last night ,but getting home was a nightmare.!!
Have a good weekend.Brenda

Nice to hear that the reception went Well Brenda ,something at least has gone right for you for once.
We have had a nice ,quiet weekend ,nothing much happening apart from me chomping at thwe bit waiting to get the last of this years brassica into the buckets ,but again ,rain stops play :-( .
We have flower on the tomatoes at least ,and one of my Cucumber plants has a baby fruit on ,he he ,things are looking up :-).
The wife is back at the R V I at 4pm today to see what the specialist has to say ,so i'm hoping i can have a word this time as i have a couple of questions to ask,as to her diminishing mobility ,and the need for more mobility aids in the house.
What a load of rubbish we have on the T V these days all repeats ,and soaps ,darned good job i have the Tivo ,and a good collection of Dvds ,lol,with the best will in the world ,i am cheesed off with Tennis ,cricket ,and football,why oh why can't we have some factual programmes to watch ?.
Moan over ,he he :-) and onto dinner prep Scotch eggs today with new potato and a few spears of Aspagus,a lightesh meal in case the missus gets some stick at the hospital ,the only way she could even begin to do a treadmill test ,is on her knees ,lol :-D.
Have you come across a so called jacket potato ,called Harmony Brenda? grown in Yorkshire , if you havn't tried them ,don't even think about it,they go to mush if you try to make mash ,are as watery as hell if you try Jackets and will be totally useless for roasting,the worst breed of potato i have ever come across :-| ,they would even be useless to make potato soup :-0 .
.Time to get on with the dusting now ,be back later i hope ,Fred.

Afternoon all.weather still damp ,had a few showers on and off all morning ,stopped John playing his golf ,he had to come of early!!
I agree with you Fred I do not normally mind the sports as long as there are good alternatives on the other channels.!!!! I also have been watching some recording and dvds which I have had bought or given me and even been and borrowed some.
Not come across that spud Fred ,but have noticed some say they are allrounders when they are not,we have had some very paler roasties which would not brown and some mash that was mush really. so sticking to my Maris piper . and jersey royal. having a shepherds pie tonoight .with some peas and carrots ,hav to defrost the chest freezer so stuff from there .
Hope all goes right at the hospital Fred ,with Liz ,remember how my mam was on those tredmills ,think she thought she had to push herself like she was doing a test she had to pass ,and was so shattered afterwards ,instead of just doing what she could if you know what I mean.
Hope to be going to Bury Market on Wednesdat Fred,will have to hope its not raining .,,
Betetr get on to my emails and then start a bit of ironing before the tea,
Take care ,Brenda.

Hi again, Craig and Gemma's wedding went well on Saturday - a bit different from others as it was mostly in sign language at the service and reception. The signer had to speak what the bride, bridesman and groomsman said - Craig signed and spoke his own speech. I know Gayle would have tears in her eyes seeing that, I felt them welling up myself. My sister-in-law spoke one on behalf on Gayle's family and ours. Another friend also spoke. There was dancing after the breakfast. - Gemma pulled me up for dance and that was hilarious. John

Good evening,this is my second attempt to post a message tonight,do not know what went wrong.!!
Glad the wedding went well John,and hope the newly marrieds have a lomg and happy marriage.
Weather was lovely today and has completly changed tonight wet and moserable,!!
John is full of a cold at the moment ,think he picked it up at the wedding at weekend ,and getting wet at golf on Monday did not help.
Managed to get to Bury Market yesterday had a good day ,but did not get much,and it was really busy,so had trouble walking about ,but managed to sit down a few times.Will have to get there earlier to miss the crowds.
Johns mother is moving back to Manchester in the next week or so,which will be better all round ,
Better go and get my Horlicks and have an early night and hope John does not keep me awake coughing.
Hope Fred and Liz are ok.
Brenda

Morning troops :-) sorry for any delay ,caused by us getting ready for the next deluge,plaans well under way for putting barriers up at all the doors,and low air bricks ,just in case ;-).
Glad to hear that the wedding went well John,and as Brenda says ,here's hoping things go very well for them in the future.
My legs have started to settle down now,it makes me very aware though ,that i am no teenager any more ,and can't go out back now expecting to get everything done in one day [worse luck] he he,still i managed to get the back garden and lawn up to date yesterday apart from the lawn edges :-).
We now have tomatoes on the vines ,two cucumbers growing on one of the four plants,and i have Pak Choi ready for use ,things are looking up at last ;-).
Front garden isn't looking bad either ,apart from the front lawn ,there is only one border to hit with the hoe,and a bit of hedge work ,and that will be up to date as well. :-D.
Working on Liz's laptop now to bring it up to date,ready for the off next week ,so ,it's time to sign off for now ,to get the dinner on the go.
Catch you all later,Fred.xxx :-D

Evening All.had good day today ,managed to get a couple of errands done and some jobs in the house,
Glad Fred and Liz are ok and hope the forecast is not as bad as it says with the rain and flooding/
It has rained hard here today but luckily it was while we were in the shops and when we got home.
Have made a couple of Rhubarb crumbles tonight from Johns home grown Rhubarb,will let you know over the weekend what they are like,
Have a good weekend ,whatever you are doing.
Take care Brenda.xx.

Hi at last again Brenda ,and troops,still alive here and head above water [just about ,lol.
Have you tried Morrison's crumble mix Brenda,two varieties one oaty & one normal,just add the mix to the top of your rhubarb or whatever ,and get 'em in the oven,smashing too.
I am having to buy rhubarb this year ,after losing mine over the winter ,but i have two new roots ,in their second year ,so i will be back to normal next season :-).
Got round to making a tomato and basil bread from a packet Sunday ,the type of bread that uses olive oil in the mix ,it was beutiful,lovely and soft in the middle,with a crisy crust ,fifteen minutes to bake ,and fifteen minutes to prepare using my good mixer,i am now thinking of making continental bread in future ,much nicer than brit' bread ,and no going stale and heavy after two days.
We now have 18 cucumbers in the greenhouse ,but only small yet ,and loads of small tomatoes ,and the peppers are well away,all sweet variety though ,blast it ,i forgot to buy the scot's bonnet and chilli peppers :-(.
Well ,that's it for now ,time to go back to bed to try getting some sleep ,lol, the cat has already deserted me and shot off back upstairs :-P
Catch you later guys, Fred.xxx