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Hiya Dee Good to see you :-)) we are both fine If you need any lookups done - just shout will try and help :-)) Jan xx

Hi to Veronica in Canada :-)))))))) would love to be there Dee yourd be welcome:-))))))))))) Love Jan xx

Hello All, What a game I had this morning, could not get on to the message list at all. All I could get onto was the schools one. Even had trouble talking to Brenda in Oz her MSN was on a go slow. Jan I seem to have set you off with the photos of all that snow in Canada. How about going to the North or South Pole after your wedding LOL. You could perhaps stay at that ICE HOTEL. Nice to see people are coming back to the site. Catch you all later. Tat Tar June.

Hello everyone !! Sorry I've been quiet for a few days but has been a very interesting and busy time with finding a new cousin and also getting back some family heirlooms from America. I'm well pleased they will be back in the family by this time next week. Big dinner date next Monday & all will be revealed !! Poooooooooor Jan so wants some snow so if you have any spare could you post it to us please ? Faith - where are you when we need you lol ?? Jan says hi mum to June lol. Jim - glad to see you better. Don't worry about my roses will give them another prune in late Feb - we're sheltered in my garden and they don't mind a hard prune in winter. Hope Jan's research has helped you :-))))))))) Hi Dee - glad you've kicked the smoking habit at last :-) Rick.xx

Hi Everyone Hope your all ok. Have just emailed you Jim :-))))))) - Look out for it !! Is a bit quiet here today - its freezing out. As Rick said he has a big night on monday - cant wait to tell you about it - hopefully monday night :-)))))))) Wheres my mum today?? hope your ok Love to you all Love Jan xx

Hi Mom is here LOL Hope all is well with you all. The site looks abit sick to day. What are you all getting up to ???? Where is our young men Jim & John. Also Faith you have been missing as well. Not much to report I am like most of you looking up some long lost relies. My cuz in Perth has even got some one on my case looking up some of my dads side of the family. Not sure what I am doing wrong but I cant seem to get into the Censurs. perhaps I am pressing the wrong buttons. laughter. Now Jan mom wants to ask is that almost my son-in-law still looking after you well, he had better had or I will sort him out. laughter. Catch you all later. Tat Tar love June.

Hello all, everything is ok here I'm sending all the snow to Rick and Jan...Where is our John, maybe he's getting in shape to clean my windows and he can do the gutter's while he's up the ladder...How's your weather Brenda, I bet you have a tan....Rick "all will be revealed" whats going on? Rushing off to do my bit at the food bank so I'll say Bye...Jim and Mary my love to you both.

Hi Everyone good to see you Faith - snow not arrived yet but was very frosty this morning - brrrr - it really hasnt warmed up much either. Have spent the morning - watching television, cuddling the cat and drinking coffee lol but for ricks benefit when he reads the board - Ive cleaned the windows - done the washing - dusted - hoovered and ironed lol :-)))) Hope your all well Love Jan xx

just to tell you I have no excuses to say where I have been, but we had a knock on the door on monday to say that the council wanted to re insulate our loft, and when would be convenient. Needless to say I said NOW!. Well they got cracking there and then removing the old and preparing for the new.Then it was time to pack in for the day. So yesterday Tuesday they were back and finished the job for us. Well you ask what has this got to do with not getting on the thread? the access to the loft is in the same room as my comp. so I was not able to use it, had it covered to prevent dust getting in it. We were advised to let the dust settle for the rest of yesterday, and now we are cleaned up all ship shape and Bristol fashion. So to you all Hello once again. I had a lettter from the Hospital to-day asking me to ring for an appointment to see the Specialist rang them this morning and I have an appointment for next wednesday, Not bad eh! The thing is I feel a bit of a fraud because I am back to normal, well as normal as possible. Still better safe than sorry. There goes the phone again It is probably a wrong number but I will have to answer it, as Mary is calling me. So ttfn from Jim and Mary C.

Good afternoon All, Like Jan we have not had snow but lots of frost again this morning and yes brrrrrrrrr. Faith nice to see you back, glad to hear all is well over the pond. I bet our John is in training with his weight lifting gear to get in shape for cleaning your windows. You will have to make a list of all the jobs you want done, so he can see what he is getting into laughter. Last seen of our John was when he was on his bike getting his legs in shape. LOL. John Come in now your time is up. All for now so take care. Love June.

Hi I am back again. With a little dittie. Symptoms of Senile Virus. 1. Causes you to send the email twice. 2 " " to send blank emails. 3. " " to send email to the wrong person. 4. " " to send email back to the person who sent it to you. 5. " " to forget to attach attachments. 6. " " To hit "SEND" before you've finished the REMEMBER ????????????????????????????? Tat Tar June.

Evenin' All !!!!! June - of course Im looking after Jan - she's so lovely I can't help myself.We're not stuck to a specific date for the wedding so don't panic if it's not the 23 rfd lolol :-)))))) Rick.xx

Hi All - It's that man again! What gave you the idea that I have a bike June? The only exercise I do is Tai Chi (oh! and roll a fag), you have all probably seen the advert on telly, where the bloke (I wonder where that word came from?) joins a Yoga class to impress his new girlfriend, and falls over while on one leg! That's me on a Monday morning at 11 a.m. only I usually don't hit the floor. It makes me sweat just thinking about Faith's neighbour, (by the way - how is he Faith?) doing things in his basement gym! Faith, my call-out charge - for home maintenance, is £500 plus travel x's and three meals a day, oh! and danger money in case I have to fight off any Black bears. ROTFL ;-)))))} Jim, you look back on form, I hope Mary is too? You saying it's best to be safe than sorry - my Doc. has changed my medication without so much as a bye your leave. I asked for my usual repeat prescription, I was on Celebrex (the one the yanks recon causes heart attacks), and I think I have been on it so long that they could be wrong. As my brother died from a stomach ulcer (probably caused by his medication, at least that's what I think!) I was very happy with Celebrex. This morning was nice and sunny, no frost - probably because I put a lamp in the outhouse to stop the taps from freezing - Sods Law again! 8-)))))))} Tarrarabit - John xxxxxx

Good Morning John, Nice to see you back with us. I was sure I did see you on your bike doing 60 miles per hour LOL. You will need to be fit to do all the jobs Faith has for you. Your call out fees seem to be abit stiff. laughter. Hi Rick sorry dear I did think the 23rd was yours and Jans date. But whats a few days when you will be together for ever. Marge hope your friend is getting better now, after our John has done Faiths chores perhaps he can call on you, as he is always looking for some thing to do. Pam I will be in touch as soon as I find out more about your moms school ect. Must go now and have my morning coffee. Bye all love June.

Lol June - it was the 23rd and rick knows it!! I think thats just his way of saying because we havent organised anything yet and we are leaving things a bit late :-))))))))))) Hope you are all well I emailed you last night Jim (twice lol) hope you got them xx anyway everyone have a lovely day take care Love Jan xx

I had to share this with you . . . . . . . . Its SNOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks faith xx

Back again trying to be awake, but having trouble keeping my eyes open. Mary is the same. We both had bad nights, about 2 hours sleep in dribs and drabs. Don't ask me why, we have single beds and my sleep walking days are well and truly over!! Mind you I did have a lot of correspondence to read through from a certain person who shall remain anonymous!! How she finds the time to rifle through days gone by I will never know, but she does. YAWN!!! keep nodding off and waking with a start. So I will have to give in to sleepy time and sign off. LLLOL from Sleepy eyed Jim and Weary Mary C.

Awwww Jim & Mary - hope you will get a better nights sleep tonight - take care Love Jan xx

Hello everyone ! Ok so it all happened today rather than Monday but I'm soooo excited. At least we will satisfy Faith's curiosity a little earlier. Well, my GG grandfather was a moderately well known landscape painter who had an impressionist period towards the end of the 1800s. I have been in contact with an art dealer for ages as he had 3 of his works in his personal collection that he put details of on the internet. When I asked he said they were not for sale. He contacted me recently to let me know a small work was on ebay and advised me to go for it if in good condition. It was actually damaged so I decided not to bid. Then by sheer coincidence another descendant of the painter who is also a GC member but who I knew nothing about phoned the dealer about his works too. The dealer put us in contact and we realised we were both on Genes. He said he would sell his works to her but she didn't take him up on it. I told my mum they now looked as if they were for sale and she bought them !!!!!!! The dealer deliverd them to her in person today and they are apparently really good. Can't wait to see them in a couple of weeks time. So this week both Jan and I have discovered new cousins. Three of my GG grandfather's paintings that were lost to America came back into the family and Jan got a new job !! A very-well chuffed Rick (and to nick Jim's sign-offs lol) an equally jolly Jan.xx

Good Mrning All, Rick, So pleased to hear your good news, how nice for you and your mom to get back the pictures into your family. Bye now June.