General Chat

hi well I have to agree with fred we should not complain over here about the weather just seen the site of the fires in australia on the tele how awful actually we hit a record high for this time of year 9 degree's in the afternoon it was wonderful, how exciting fred for you and liz to be able to go back to cyprus for 6 weeks in september what about the little cat! nothing much on this week on this coming sunday we are having another pot luck supper at the building should be fun, sylvia I hope that you and johan have a great holiday have fun and spend lots bye for now dorothy

Afternoon All.it looks like the snow is on its way back we are getting little flurries!!
Well donr Margaret ,how lovelly to know others like and appreciate all yoyr hard work.
Dorothy I found out yesterday about Neils new book,was going to email you last night but other things got in the way.I will be ordering it myself, from Amazon and one each for Sandra and Glenis my friends as they are also eagerly awaiting it .Glad the hair tuned out ok,I must get mine done soon.
OH Fred you don't half make my mouth water with the bread and soup and I have just had a lovely roast dinner.,great news about the holiday.
Sylvia hope the holiday goes well enjoy it you deserve to after the last few months.
See you all tomorrowBrenda

Wow Margaret,well done on your award,i bet you were chuffed to bits,as i know we were when we won 2nd and 3rd in the local veggie show a few years ago.
I have tried putting this message up twice already but keep losing it,lol,i keep hitting a key and shunting it off to another planet,thislaptop is taking some getting used too ,he he,so much so that i'm sending it out now before it goes walk about again.
Fred.

Just a quick hello as I am at work and should not be on here,its been busy but not had any trouble.
Snowed a bit this morning but its all gone now..Hope its stays away.
I am very sorry for all the deaths in Australia ,like we have all said ,we don't really have anything to complain about.
Brenda

hi brenda glad you knew about neils new book I am looking foreward to it spoke to anne this morning(monday) and she said it had snowed last evening but most of it was gone this am, the news from australia just gets worse those poor people,we had another nice day to-day 5 above and the sun was shining I was out for a while and I was wrapped up but it was nice to see the sun bye fornow dorothy

I am an early bird today on work at 9am till ipm then have an errand to do ,then at the dentist at 2.30pm just a check up.!!!
After that if we are not waiting too long I am hoping to go and look at a couple of new monitors .I have a big box of a thing at the minute ,nothing rong with it but i really would like the space I would get witha flat screen monitor.
Hope you are all well,will be back late.take care
Brenda.

'Ere,Brenda,where'se all these pennies comingfrom for this monitor then ?,have you denuded the piggy bank,or have you robbed the bank of england[not that you would get much from them lol].
I changed to an lcd monitor early last year ,much easier to move when you are dusting.
What a difference in the weather this morning,opened the curtainsand blinds to se the snow on the patio melting,and this was at seven clock,yippee,is this a sign of spring at last?.
Fred is getting quite spoiled with this new lappy and chair combo,and is sitting here like lord muck whilethe missus struggles with the other set up.
What i hear you ask,can she borrow my new one?HA,not on your nelly ma,this ismine ,all mine he he.
All i have to do is get used to the space bar being so low,but that should come with practice[i hope].
Hope everyone is fineand looking forward to the weekend.Fred

goodmorning fred I am glad to hear that your snow is melting loved the e-mail re the snow in orillia, orillia is only a nice 20 minute drive from where I live and lindys family have a cottage about 20 minutes outside of orillia on the lake, they do tend to get more snow than us but we have given them a run for their money this year, to-day it is above normal 10 degree's and rainy but it is washing some of the snow away, it is about this time every year when I think about spring in england it is such a great time all your bulbs etc come up so much earlier than ours I always get homesick as well but do to budget restraints I am sure I will not be home this year unless I win the lottery, good luck at the dentist brenda not my favourite place I am looking after the children this evening as andrew is out of town for the 5th week in a row he is not too pleased about it, laura has to have a final x-ray on her broken finger hopefully it is healed, ian has guitar lessons and lindy has a 2hr seminar after school so she needed a bit of help bye for now dorothy

Hi all.well no problems at the dentist ,we can leave the next check up for a year now,if we have no problems.
John had lost a filling a few weeks ago so had that redone
We then went shopping but not for my monitor (.which is part of my birthday present to myself )as I want to compare more .
At work till 8pm so will have to get started.But not in till wednesday after this!!!
See you all tomorrow.Take care
brenda

goodmorning though it really is not winter has returned rain and snow and more snow ah well those two days were nice while they lasted. glad the check up went well brenda, recieved a nice valantine card from the grandchildren last night I took laura to have her finger rechecked it is a month since she broke it but they want her to keep wearing the splint to prevent re injuring it at school and some physio to get the movement back. a friend called me last night to see he is having a artificial heart implanted on the 20th he is on the doner list for a heart transplant but no matches have been found he is only 60 and was always in good pyhsical shape played baseball profesionally when younger he has been in hospital on and off for over a year 5 heart attacks in one month as he put it the left side of the heart is mush, over the years he has been a good friend to our family I do hope all goes well. two new babies in my circle of friends one set of grandparents have the 4th boy in the family born feb 4th and my good friend isobelle her daughter is expecting no. 2 in august so on that good news I shall say bye for to-day dorothy

Evening all ,cor,am i glad we wern't due to go out tonight,he he,snowing like the clappers and dosn't look as though it intends stopping all evening.
The cat asked to go out so i opened for her ,lol, she took one look and shot back inside to the front roomjumped up onto the window sill next to the radiator and refuses to move.
Thinking of taking the lappy to bed with me if this keeps up so it can please itself what it does .Fred.

hi fred hope the snow has stopped and that you and liz are cozy and warm and stayin inside weather has cleared here sunny but cold and the snow from yesterday only about 5cm and with the strong winds it has blown off the cars bye for now dorothy

Hi all,
Well just got back from a mid-week break at Center Parcs. The break was nice but the weather could have been kinder.
We left here on Monday in rain, and the following day Tuesday we visited Johan's sister who had a stroke a few years ago and doesn't get out of the house very much. She was pleased to see us. On the way home from her we ran into bad weather, lots of snow so that we couldn't read the direction boards - they were all white! Of course being country roads there was no lighting and not many people around either.
The next day was Wednesday and we visited my daughter and we went out to a local shopping centre with her and in the evening encountered a snow storm on our way back to Center Parcs. The same story as the night before - we couldn't read the direction boards.
Yesterday being our last day we decided to stay at Center Parcs and look around there and take it easy.
We left this morning with the weather much the same, snow, sleat and some rain. Only when we were almost home did we see better weather - even sun in Almere where we live!
After putting the washing machine on and Johan making a cup of tea we read the post and I looked at the pc - 80 e-mails!
Now I am looking forward to a quiet weekend at home. No, I am not going out at all.
Have a nice weekend everybody.
Sylvia xxx

Hi everyone
We have crazy weather - some days hot and humid [Auckland reported 32degrees cellius the other day]. We had heavy rain on Thursday and it was still hot and humid. Just a pity the rains aren't falling in Victoria, Australia as it would certainly go someway in quenching the fires.
I've been a good programme from ITV, 'Wild at Heart' set in Africa, the broadcaster here has screened the three series with a brief break for the Rugby Sevens when one of the characters died in a fire. It then continued with the fire's aftermath and series four which has just been made is starting. Have you seen it?
Take care, John

Hi John,have been reading and watching the fires in Victoria,I have a friend living on the Mornington Peninsula,could not get in touch via email,turns out that their pc was broken an they had towait for the new on!!
They have not been directly affected but the nearest one to them was about 60k .!! they have had to be very watchful of course.
Did not see all the older screenings of Wilde at Heart it used to clash with something else,but have seen a lot of the new series ,and have enjoyed them,the girl who plays the vets daughter was in Coronation street for a while.Been really cold here today and a very grey sky ,thought we might get snow again,!!
Bought some sun cream in a sale today ,ready for our holiday in three weeks.Not getting much else as I still have stuf from December only worn then,just hope it still fits as the diet is not goingwell at all.
Take care Brenda

hi just read that you are off again onvacation brenda where to this time and before I forget do have a good trip, sylvia glad to see you back safe and sound the weather was not kind to you but at least you got a way. this morning the sun is shining but it is cold to-day we are having a pot luck supper in the building it is usually a lot of fun I am taking desert some little squares different kinds, and some butter tarts. on tuesday evening i am having a suprise coffee and cake evening as one of the ladies turns 60 well at least so far it is a surprise , then on wednesday I hope to go down to brampton till saturday but of course that depends on the weather the long range forecast is for snow on wednesday but I will see how bad it is when I get up. lbye for now dorothy

Hi Drothy,very wet here today but at least no snow.Thought i had said about theholiday ,we wanted to go the week of my birthday but I could not have that week off work and then the cost was a lot more as well/ We will b going to tenerife its really the only place John like.
Went to Bury yesterday had a good walk round the market but there seemed to be a real lot o "family" groups so you could not get to look at much really.Only stayed a couple of hours
The ceiling bulb in this room has blown so i am typing in the dark,will be back when its changed.
Brenda.

Hi all,
Can you now see what I have typed Brenda? I do hope you have a good holiday. Never mind the diet. the less you think about it, the easier it is. Just eat a little less. Johan and I eat very little now and in fact in Center Parcs ordered childrens meals for us as it is a pity to waste a meal.
the weather has been wet today but not as cold as of late.
I have muscle pain in places where I'd forgotten I had muscles. I shouldn't laugh as it is so painful. Johan sprayed my shoulders with an analgaesic spray today, but if it doesn't get better then I'll go to the doctors for a cortisone injection.
I've been in the kitchen all day preparing various meals for the freezer and was so tired that when I looked at the pc I fell asleep. I woke up with Johan banging on the door because I hadn't started our dinner for today. I have also finished all my washing and ironing which is a nice feeling.
Now see you all tomorrow.
Sylvia xxx

Hello everyone, trying to type with only my left hand - had a fall so cannot use my right hand. Tripped on a paving stone, now have a very badly bruised right hand luckily no serious damage but did hit my chin so that looks a bit gruesome. Hurt my right knee, that;s my bad knee and really thought I had done some damage but that is only bruised and grazed. I do ache a bit but can now move my fingers just can't put any pressure on them. Hand and arm all funny colours and very swollen.
Hope you and Johan are feeling better for your break away Sylvia. Enjoy your holiday Brenda, hope the weather is good in Tenerife.
Hope everyone else is keeping well. Sorry thus is taking ages so will say goodnight . Catch up again soon when I can use both hands and don't have to look at the keyboard.

Kathleen
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Morning all ,huh ,the previous addition was NOT deleted by admin' at all ,it was me ,it's gr working it's ticket this morning lol,how very dare it.
As i said before Kathleen before i recieved a swipe round the lug from g r,You seem to have picked a nasty paving slab to argue with [ouch],but i wouldn't worry too much about having to look at the keyboard while you are typing at the minute lol,i still do it while typing with TWO hands he he .
Hiya Brenda ,i was thinking of you this morning while trying our new brand of tea[yorkshire blend] wow ,i am impressed ,a nice medium strong taaste ,and a good aroma,i think the old pg tips and monkeys have paled for me ,lool.
Are there anymore delights to go with the tea ,pies ,and other local produce that you can put me onto?
Sorry rto hear of Blachpools misfortune with the fire bug late last week,did the git cause a lot of damage? i assume because there were 15 engines at the fire ,it must have been pretty severe.
I hope they deal with this idiot in a like manner.
The spring now looks to me to be just around the corner ladies,balmt days returning with the smell of new mown lawns ,the scent of the flowers and roses,oh,and of course ,the B B Qs he he,can't be bad can it?
I thuink Liz is wanting to air the buss passes to make sure the moths have been evicted lol.so ,i will sign off for now.
Have a good day all ,and Brenda ,you take it easy lass,there must be others working with you who can help take some of the load off you,and if there isn't ,there should be .Catch you later all Fred.