General Chat

Well the snow has arrived ,not muchat the moment but its enougth for me,not going out today have spent a few hours installing my new printer scanner that john bought me at christmas,did not do it beofre as wanted to use up ink.
Glad your visit went well Dororthy and well done your friend at the casino.Hope you enjoyed the tennis.
Fred I did think of buying a few herb plants but my green fingers are not what they used to be. The soup was really good,and John would have it again!!.
Having a go at leek and potato tomorrow.
HAve to put the roast potatos on now for the sunday lunch so will see you all tomorrow I hope
Take care
Benda

hi I am quite tired as I did get up at 3am and watched the match was soooo disapointed that roger lost went back to bed at 8-30 am and it is now 11-45 am, I see that you have snow brenda and I hope that fred is ok I saw on the bbc news that parts of england have recieved some very bad weather. it is cold here but no snow, the soup sounds good brenda I think that I have some in the freezer might have soup to-morrow well I think I am going tohave a nap bye for now dorothy

Morning all.well the snow had another go lkast night and finally stuck its very cold and some places they are saying to stay indoors.etc,
Sorry the right result was not to be in the tennis Dorothy,theres allways another game.
Have made some vegatable soup today was going to be leek and potato but it just kept getting bigger with all the bits of veg we had inthats now our lunch.
Hope everyone is well.
Working tomorrow so will hope fully get on at lunch to send a message
Take care
Brenda.

goodmorning I hope that the snow is not disrupting brenda and fred too much we are having a day off from the snow it is -10 and sunny yes the sun is out so I shall go out and do some shopping I need a big bag of cat litter , and a visit to the library I am out of reading material. spoke to anne yesterday in bury they had only a sprinkling of the white stuff, stay warm all of you bye for now dorothy

Ha,listen to dorothy Brenda,sniff,she admits it,fancy sending her snow over here so she can have a sunny day,humph,how very dare her lol.
I managed to get the car out to go to azda first thing this morning,and it's just as well i did.
I had trouble getting the battle wagon uo the slope to the gate ,and then onto the road,but had a worse job getting back down the grive when we got back due to fresh snow fall.
Itisblowing a blizzard out there now ,with heavier falls due overnight,but it canplease itself,we have enough suppies for a fortnight,andplenty of dry provisions for ten days after that,so it can please itself now.
Now i can relax and dream of the summer holidays ,lovely beaches in the sun,palm trees ,lovely cool meals in the open sigh,bring it on i say lol.
These laptops are the biz' sitting here in front of the fire while the missus is on the tower system,a coffee on the table next to the mouse ,i'm even wondering if i can connect to the tele channels for use in bed he he.,there must be a driver somewhere.
Short and sweet peeps,off now to think of something to tickle the wifes tastebuds.
Fred.

monday pm gosh fred sorry about the snow from over here but we had to send it somewhere, it was a nice day here still needed a heavy coat and boots but in the sun it was lovely got all my supplies in as we are going to get snow over night but not much about 3cm they say. I think that I am looking after the children after school to-morrow andrew has a late meeting and all three have activities to go to, laura swimming bryan volleyball and Ian seekers ( that is a church course held at his school re the psalms and such) the school rents out the space to some leaders from the church. so I shall wander over early and use lindy's great washing machine I hope that you all stay safe and warm fred it is mixed veg and scalloped potatoes and a piece of steak for my dinner this evening. bye for now dorothy

beeen chatting at lunch so not much time left,no more snow yet ,very sunny but verry cold.
See you all later,
Brenda

Hi all,
Yes, we have had a fall of snow too but not nearly as much as in the UK. I had planned to go to the market in town today, taking a taxi with my scootmobile but when I saw the snow changed my mind. Johan went on his own to the library and I had some free leisure time to myself. I did have to make some bread though as there was none left in the freezer and I wasn't going out in the snow.
Next Monday we are hoping to get away to Center Parcs which is further south here in Limburg. Our last two planned holidays fell through, so am keeping my fingers crossed here. I didn't think Johan looked too good today. It couldn't happen a third time to us having to cancel our holiday, or could it?
We have only planned a mid-week holiday and want to visit Johan's sister, who is 85 years of age, living nearby. We only get there once or twice a year.
Have a nice evening.
Sylvia xxx

Hi all,well we had no snow today,and it was a little wrmer, but the weather people are saying it will be back by Friday!!,and will be worse than earlier this week.
Hope you get away this time Sylvia,you do need a break.
My friends parents have gone to Australia to see her for two months,They had not been looking forward to the light but they know they love it when they are there.
They have been almost every year for a long time now.They are in their early 80s and always fell a lot healthier over there,.
Been busy catching up on house work today ,but am not straight yet,just need a better routine but the shifts I do don't really let you do that.
Have to go now Coronation street is on.
Take care .Brenda.

goodmorning glad to see sylvia back on line and I hope that you both manage to get away for a vacation have been following the weather reports and some of you are having a bit of snow. to-day it is very sunny but -30 degree's very cold so I shall not be venturing out to-day. nothing much new at the moment thought I would cook a couple of meals ahead to-day a beef stir fry and I have two chicken breasts to do something with. as far as I know lindy and the children will be coming to england in july not sure that andrew is coming with them as the company he works for is being bought out by another pharmacutical company and this may come to fruition in july, it is a 60billion yes billion dollar take over and as with any takeover you never know how things will be restructerd since the annoucment the shares of the buying company have gone down so nothing is certain as yet if the deal falls through the buying company has to pay a fine of 4 billion dollars to andrews company boggles the mind I get told mother don't worry it all will be fine so I shall follow that advise. well time to hit the kitchen keep warm all of you in england and holland and to those of you in the warmth enjoy bye dorothy

Goodmorning all !
Have been busy in garden picking loads Tomatoes and beans etc garden is very productive at moment Really nice to have them But now to deal with them In spite of all trials of gales hail and extreme temperatures my flower garden has bounced back and We were rung and told it had been selected for the Town garden competion this Sunday If Dick had answered phone he would have declined but I agreed to let it go forward for judging I know it wont be a prizewinner but I do like to think it made the LIST
Margaret

Well done Margaret ,hope you get something on sunday,must be nice to have your garden recognized like that.
The snow we havd been expecting has not arrived yet ,but it is cold enougth for it ,John not happy as the golf course is still closed,has been all week.
Will have to take him shopping later to stop him getting house crazy.
Be back later as I am checking on motor insurance for Johns step fathet who is 86 next and having trouble with getting any quotes for a newer car.
Brenda

hi just a quick note it is warm to-day up to minus 5 and the sun is shining off to the hairdressers to-day as my grandaughter informed me the other evening that the top of my head was white can't understand what she means!!!!! so I shall remedy that, my sister and hubby returned from two weeks in the caymans and had a great time visited with people they knew from when they lived there she said it was nice to be in the warmth though I think that calgary hit 10 degree's yesterday so bye for now dorothy

Brenda Retail therapy helps that shut in feeling My daughter calls it cabin fever when her young boys are confined to house because of weather
garden has been tidied up will need a last minute check early tomorrow morning Todays temp is supposed to be high 20's but tomorrow we are supposed to get record temp Left over heat from Australias heat wave :(even up to 40 ) Oh dear ill send some by internet to melt your snow
not good for plants or people !
the weather is always something Too hot too cold
Margaret

Hi everyone
As Margaret may have mentioned the temperatures down here have been quite high - 23-25C where I'm and up to 29+ in the South Island. Showers were forecast but looks like there will be none.
A yachting competion that I know nothing about is taking place off Auckland Harbour - the Louis Vutton sailing regatta - a sort of mini-America cup event. Only four yachts are used -- two are from Team NZ and two from Oracle - the special features have been removed meaning its down to the skill of the crew. The teams supplying the yachts don't sail their own boats which makes it fair on those taking part. The other big event is the Rugby Sevens - and I'm not watching that either.
Mum is back in hospital this week to have more melanomas removed at 87 I don't know how her system can take it.
Take care, John

Hi all,well its very cold again ,about 6degrees,but very sunny ,really disceptive.Not many braving the weather this morning only those with overdue books or picking up reservations have been in.John had to do the defrosting on the car for me to get out to work.
He enjoyed the retail therepy,we got the vacuum cleaner and he even had a run round with it when we got home.
We did intend to have a coffe and sandwich out for lunch but ,got some cooked meats and Johns favourite "ovenbottom muffins "from a little shop which we only go to very occasionally and took that home for lunch and really enjoyed them.
Bought a couple of birthday presents in advance but they where a good buy ,on special so that was good.
Hope your mother is ok John and everything works out alright.
Good luck tomorrow Margaret let us knoe how you get on.
Its time I put another colour on my hair Dorothy,its getting a few more silver threads!!!but I might wait a few weeks so its ok for when I go on holiday in March.
Have a good weekend Take care
Brenda

goodmorning margaret hope the garden show is going well and john hope that your mom does well with the procedures, brenda it sounds like your shopping spree was fun just spoke to anne and she said it was a bit cold ib bury this pm. well I had quite the day at the hairdresser's I was there for 4hrs things went wrong I ended up with orange hair!!!! she used the usual stuff but perhaps whatever virus I had two weeks ago changed my body metabolisim it took 4 applications to get things right it actually ended up being quite funny, alls well that ends well I am now back to normal ie. the right colour. brenda I was on amazon.uk yesterday and neil white has a new book out on may 4th called last rites, so I emailed him to see if it would be out over here but he did not know (he e-mailed to-day) so I guess I shall order it from amazon it ends up being about double the price but my birthday is on the 24th of may so I shall treat myself. it is a balmy -3 to-day with rain in the forecast and snow to-morrow so I am off to the library bye for now dorothy

Good afternoon all,well ,what a do do lol,the ruddy snow is back,with a vengance so old Fred has decided that it's time to make some more bread to keep in practice.
I don't intend to actually complain about our weather again after going on the world wide net this morning to find out our friends in oz are in such a state,what with floods ,dead livestock and ruined crops in some states,and fires ,tempereatures well into the 40 s in others with fires ripping through the countryside,and people dying with the heat and as a result of the fires and flooding.
Our troubles compared to theirs are small eggs and not worth a mention.
The next thing is to find something for tomorrows dinner,we had salad today,and will be having tomato soup for tea with some fresh home made bread,and bugga the indigestion all evening lol,actually ,itmay not be too bad as i put no sugar in the yeast and found it worked okay,put only the half recommended amount of salt in,and used olive oil instead of fat and butter,and it tasted okay.
Made two loaves and ten buns which gave me an excuse for a taster, he he.
Just had my grandson online today to say the dates for cyprus are okay,so ,we are off for six weeks in september, yippee,enough time to do plenty of exploring ,and charging the old batteries ready for winter,lol.
Enjoying my laptop enough to contemplate getting a slot in graphics card for gaming,just the job for travelling in aircraft when the onboard films are naff.
Time for a look around the boards ,catch you all later,Fred

Hi all,
Just a few lines in case I don't get time tomorrow. Johan and I are off on Monday to Center Parcs for a mid-week holiday. This is in the south - Limburg. Johan's sister lives near Center Parcs so we will be visiting her and our daughter not too far away so this will be another visit. I don't fancy going into Germany with all this snow going around. Have singled out a large handicraft shop which I want to pay a visit to, so "here come the big spenders" as my dear brother would have said.
I have read all your contributions and will read them up when I get back.
Sylvia xxx

Hi
Delighted we did get third in Display of flowers Trophy
As we have won the open section before we are judged in Premier section not placed in that But were not expecting anything at all
To its a really hot day not sure how high
Margaret