General Chat

Morning everyone,I have been on the puter since,8.30 and have been reading Di and Bills threads and Junes Birthdays. Went to do some christmas shopping yesterday ,got an early start which really did help.Also did the supermarket shop ,trying to remember what I needed,as I forgotten my list. Lastnight we went to see starlight express at the Opera house here in Manchester.it was excellent.We had something to eat before hand but I just wanted to get home afterwards,as I wa so tired. Kathleen the libraries in Manchester close at the normal closing time on christmas eve ,which is 5 pm as it is a Friday.They are closed Sat 25,Sunday 26,Mon 27 ,Tues 28 and open Weds,Thu ,Fri for normal hours.They close again on Sat 1st and Mon 3rd Jan. We have notices in the library giving this information,do your libraries have a web site,it might tell you there opening times over the holidays if they have.So pleased thing ssound a better for your daughter. I am on a course after lunch so have to get some house work done.Sorry to be so short speak to ypu soon,Take care .Brenda

Hi All, Just to say I have had an e mail from Elizabeth, she read on here that i had not heard from her. Don't know what happened as she had replied on 15th october. Strange things computers, they have these black holes which eat e mails etc. Anyway, she is fine but tired after chasing around for the keys to her son's new house (he went to America for Thanksgiving). Jude, will think of you wednesday then, hope the meeing goes well. Loved the story of your cat climbing over Madoc. last night i was chatting to William, Jen, Wendy and quite a few others (over there). There were a lot of people in the chat room. I also put 15 photos on the Genes photo site, including one of our cat Holly. Kathleen, hope all goes well with the exploratory and the op. I expect (from friends who have hd similar ops) that when she comes home after the op she will find her arm is stiff and painful to move at first. I am pleased that she is keeping positive. i hope she is also eating a healthy diet as I am sure that is half the battle. Everyone else, I have read your threads, sorry i haven't commented personally, must get on (housework supposedly!!!) Take care Ann Glos

Hi everyone Its dry here but no sun as yet. I'm a little tired today, Beckham wasn't very well during the night, his poor little tum was making weird noises and he kept wanting to go out. He seems alright now though, (he's had another sleep but I haven't) Kathleen I'm pleased to hear your daughter is keeping positive and she's bound to have times when she is down. My next door neighbour has a similar condition and is up to the radiotherapy stage, she says it hasn't been as bad as she expected. Glad Elisabth is alright, I think we all feel the lack of sunshine. I have had a smile reading about the ballet shoes. Jude, Congratulations to your nephew especially as he hasn't been well. I wouldn't worry about the interview, Gaynor had a similar one and it was about what they could do, such as letting her go back on different hours etc.anything they could do to help. Gaynor is fine thanks, still having pain at the top of her back/neck but I think that is probably something she is going to have to live with. All because a silly man in the left lane decided to turn right! Ann (Glos)I'm glad Elisabeth has been in touch with you too. I haven't sorted out the Christmas cards yet, I can do the lassooing and also the feathering but I am doing something wrong, I cant get the 2 together. Di, You are busy as usual, you are a genious taking things apart and making patterns from them. Sylvia, You have had a frustrating day, what with the shop being closed then the post box being partially blocked, sad times indeed when that is necessary. Brenda, I hope you slow down long enough to eat your lunch on Thursday. lol Anyway see you then. Love to all I haven't mentioned Love June xx

Hi everyone, Its a nice dry day here, no sun as yet but it is the end of November. Yesterday it dried my washing nicely thank goodness. In the afternoon we went to a local retail park and got a couple of Christmas presents, because now we have 3 more to get with reuniting with our relations, emails are still flitting backwards and forwards, all very exciting. Di, I too used to enjoy shopping, but now I can't stand it when people are pushing passed regardless of whether they knock you out of the way. I do get odd things on the net but it is nicer to see what you are getting. I haven't read Hayley's thread right through, I have been busy with other things, I coudn't quite make out whether it was tongue in cheek or what, but this last bit sounds as though there may be a spot of trouble, I hope not its not nice at the best of times, certainly not near Christmas. That Ratty is very cunning but I feel the end must be near, he is just getting over confident for his own good. I think everyone may be out doing their Christmas this morning, I am getting to the stage when I want everything decided and wrapped up, I get stressed when I have things on my mind. I will probably pop back later and see what you have all been up to By the way I am now on broadband but still waiting to be impressed, is it Genes or what? Love June xx

hello everyone, Had a good day getting some of my dads christmas shopping,have about two thirds of it now so I feel pretty good about that. Got a few bits for my list aswell,so tomorrow I am doing a bit of wrapping up and should know then what I have left to get.i also have four birthdays to sort out which can be a problem at this time of year as other people are getting them certain things for christmas. Have been copying some recipes from a book I have so the book will not get marks onit .but the pages are slippy and I have to stand and hold the book on top of the copier.still it is done now,I have mentioned I would like one of those book stands for recipes ,we shall see how observant they are. Want to watch casualty now ,so will see you all tomorrow.take care ,Brenda

Hi everyone, Just dropped in to say hello and happy to see you are all still as kind and thoughtful as ever. Sorry to hear about your daughter Kathleen. Hope everything will go alright for her. Christmas is fast approaching. I'm afraid I'm a bit like Di - don't really enjoy shopping. My daughter's clothes dryer went on the blink so guess what she's getting for Xmas! She went shopping with the girls yesterday - asked me if I wanted to go too - she already knew the answer. Nikita was dying for some roller shoes. Think she got them but was still saying she was bored when she came over to my house. There is the Santa Parade in town today - not sure if they are going.

Hi everone, I'm up early this morning, its still dark outside, even Peter has commented how early I am up. lol Yesterday, I didn't do a lot, did a bit of painting on the ceramic Christmas tree, (this one has little snowmen peeping out between the branches) its nearly finished now so will be ready for wiring up for Christmas. I usually start getting my ceramic decorations out of the garage about this time so that if there is any condensation, it will be dried out by the time I switch them on. I am now on broadband, my grandson connected it yesterday, he has had broadband for 4 years now so I have bought one of the wireless and routers for my PC and laptop, I'm still finding my way round. I will now be able to cancel my Surf Unlimited, therby saving that expense each month. I am rather worried about him at the moment, there doesn't seem a lot of work around at present and he isn't eating or sleeping very well. My granddaughter often comes round on a Sunday afternoon, we enjoy watching the films together, at the moment it is Oliver Twist, in 3 parts. Christine, I soon get tired going round the shops especially if it is busy, but it is nice to be asked to go with them isn't it. I think children get bored at this time of the year, its the lull waiting for the new games/toys. Brenda, still busy as ever! You are doing well with yours and your father's Christmas shopping. I have now got to the stage where I want it all done. It gets me down not knowing what to get for everyone. Well I will go now and get dressed, maybe see you later. Love June xx

June,I was up early aswell but the heating wasn't on so it was cold in here .I went and made a drink and finshed a book I have been reading, Have just put a casserole in the oven for lateras I am going to my dads in a little while. One of the reasons The shopping is nearly done is that I have just bought the same thing for different groups,(This is dads shopping),all the younger grandchildren and great grandchildren have the same thing in diferent colours,the olderones male have the same thing in different sizes and designs ,and so do the girls.but the married ones will get something else that will be for the couple or the house.There are 14 grand children and 5 gt grandchildren,so it is a big problem,I and my brothers and sisiters have told dad he does not have to do this but he insisits because my mother did it. will be back tomorrow,take care everyone

Hi everybody, I just thought I'd pop in for a little while. I'm all packed for going away tomorrow. Will be going when we're ready. I hate waking up to an alarm clock, so we won't set one. It is only just over 3 hours drive to Calais. We've booked the hotel for two nights, and then, weather permitting, will be looking around Gent in Belgium on the way back, staying another 2 nights. I want to visit Sainsburys and Tescos in Calais, as well as French supermarkets Carrefour and Auchan. Must come up with ideas for Xmas. I have been buying the whole year small things, but really must get some ideas now. So nice to see that Fred is back. June, your ceramic work sounds so nice, sounds so professional. Nice to see you around still Di, keep the thread going whilst I'm away. Love, Sylvia xxx

Sylvia, Have a good time. Love June xx

Hello everyone. it was really cold out here today. a very cold wind. We haven't done anything exciting this weekend, popped into town for a look around yesterday and did a small food shop today. Spent the afternoon typing up the minutes from the meeting I went to on Thursday, then making a few more cards. Also had to tidy my office as somebody who helps the charity I am involved with, with their web site and newsletter is coming to show me the new nesletter format. I proof read it for the editor and need to be able to fill in if she is ever unable to do it. As i had all my card making stuff spread around i had to tidy it away. Hope you have a nice break away Sylvia and buy lots of goodies. June, the ceramics sound lovely, how about a piccy of them on the GC site when you have finished them? George, what are you like???? How did you manage to lose a disc? All that work you will now have to redo. Hope you manage to get it done anyway. Lovely to see your cousin's baby. You will see a difference in 3 weeks time. Brenda, busy as always, sounds a lot to do to buy all your Dad's presents but it must help just getting all the same, saves having to think too much. Di, Pleased to see you on here, I bet your 'cold' weather is colder than ours!!! have you fifished your needlework? that is all for today folks, off to bed very soon. Ann Glos

Good afternoon everyone,It is very cold again today ,but we do have a blue sky and a wintery sun which somehow doesn't make it seem so cold. Had to go and look for some curtain hooks for the track in the living room,we must have had them a while as I couldn't find any in three shops that were the same.So it looks like we need a new track,it is a bay window and John isn't looking forward to having to shape the track .Anne It has helped this year as well by not asking for ideas for people.I really gave myself a headache doing that last year.Anyway ,it is nearly finshed now. George ,what a shame about your disc,you would not beleive the number of people who leave discs in the library computers. We have a special box for when any are handed in. Jude is it today ,Madoc goes to the vet,good luck. I have been on to the pensions dept to see if I need to pay any more stamps to make sure I get a full pension.But to get a quote i need my divorce details ,so have to go searching in my paper file. Speak to you all tomorrow,take care ,Brenda

George, you mean that somebody walked off with it. The more I hear the more I don't believe my ears. Surely the thing to have done would be to hand it in, it can't be of any use to anyone else. I feel guilty because i picked up a small case of CDs in our culdesac. It obviously belongs to a young teenager and probably a girl. It is mauve with a bear on it and the CDs look as though they would be a young teenagers. I advertised it but nobody has claimed it. so what do I do now? The CDs are not in very good condition, scratched, dirty with finger prints etc but they belong to someone. i will probably end up giving it to my youngest grandson. Strange nobody has claimed it. Brenda, yet another victim of the 'throw away society' it does annoy me when you can't get replacement bits. OK I know you have probably had the curtains a while but why must they change everything? Lovely sunny day here in Glos but very cold, nice here in the warm though. Take care Ann Glos

good luck then george, no harm in trying. Would it be any good to anyone else? Ann Glos

Just been over on the other site and daphne (Malvern) asks to be remembered to everyone. Where is everyone this evening , it is only you and i george. Ann Glos

Cooooeeeeeeeeeee - this should be a quickie!!! Mad dog Madoc had his visit to the vets today. Vets says he definately has had his fair share of trauma on the leg. For now he is suggesting he loses weight, he weighs approx 25kg and needs to be approx20-21kg, he may well look abit ribby by then but it will help to get weight off his leg - we can then increase his walks by 5 mins each week and if after 2-3 months it is worse then we take him back, we hope to be able to be walking for an hour by then.If this does'nt work there is an op but its got a 1 in 3 success rate, so the next thing would be amputation, which sounds very harsh,but it is something l had thought could well be an option:o(( He has slight arthritus in hips,not too much of a prob at present, the break has set on its own and the joint has made its own nitch so he compensates for this by not using the leg as much as he should.He has some muscle wastage as well. The ligement damage is on the inside of the leg which will need more care.So for the time being we are going to try and the weight loss and gradual time increase with walks and see what happens. The vet knows that we like walking and that that is one of the reason we have a dog - but he also knows that if this does'nt work, or what ever happens to his leg we will keep him - bless him, can't send him back now!!!!! Kathleen - still thinking of your daughter, loads of love to you all. George - hope you find that disc. Di - you did make me laugh about the Rat tap dancing:o) Will get back tomorrow and read more messages. We had a bvisitor for the weekend and had a lovely time, consequently l could'nt get on here. Take care all,sorry l have'nt read all messages or mentioned everyone. Nite nite Jude sarf wales xx

Hi everyone, This is my third attempt to add this message, last night I started then had one or two contact me on MSN and didn't get back to it, then this morning I had nearly finished when my laptop froze on me. I now have wireless connection to broadband and so far I'm not impressed at all. Anyway this time I'm determined to add my message. Yesterday we went Christmas shopping, again! I haven't got much more to do now thank goodness. Jude, What a good idea to increase Madocs walks, that could do the trick, fingers crossed. A while back Bonnie hurt her leg, she went chasing a cat out of the garden and tried to jump a wall. The vet said she could do an op that would cost £600 + or it could be left for nature to heal itself, which we decided to do (having 2 costly children too),the vet kept an eye on it. Now she is still very active, after all she is 13+. But it does prove that sometimes bones can heal under supervision. Ann(Glos), Next time you see Daphne, please give her my good wishes. I myself am a member of that site, but cant get on at the moment. I will try and remember to take some photos of the things I have painted, I'm sure there are more people on this site that paints ceramics too. I know that Ann in Belfast does. George, I do hope you find your disc, a similar thing happened to my grandson when he was doing his GCSE's, it never did turn up, funnily enough the teacher had also lost the work he had handed in, so the school granted him an extra 48 hours but it was impossible to complete all the work in that time. Anyway Good Luck George. Brenda, I think they keep changing things so that you buy more. Kathleen, Thinking of you and your daughter. Sylvia, I think you must be in Calais, I hope you have bought some nice goodies. And to everyone else, I hope you are well and progressing well with your Christmas shopping. Love June xx

Hello everyone,was busy ironing this morning and then at work from 12.30 til 8pm,then went to see my friend who has a birthday on Fridaybut tonight was the only night we both had free,it was good to catch up. I am working all day tomorrow then having my hair coloured at home ready for Thursdays meeting.So I might not have chance to get on here til Thursday night. Sorry it is short and sweet but had loads of emails to see to tonight,there like buses at the moment none for ages then all at once.!! take care Brenda

Hi everyone, Sorry I seem to be having more down than up days at the moment, not sleeping very well. I have read the messages and thank you all for your kind thoughts. My daughter is coping quite well and today had the mammary scan and a few more tests. Just a question of waiting for the next two weeks until she goes into hospital, think this is going to be quite stressful just waiting. Jude, so pleased that Madoc has been adopted by such lovely caring people, he is obviously enjoying his new family and is a very happy dog. Hopefully the short walks will help build up the muscle and his leg will be much better before too long. I do hope you are feeling better now as well. You all seem to be so well organised with your Christmas shopping, I think mine could best be described as organised chaos. Have bought one or two presents but have trouble remember what I have bought and for whom so this weekend I am going to wrap and label the ones I have got. Then if I make a list and try not to lose it maybe - but a big maybe - I won't end up getting in a muddle. It usually works out in the end - not quite sure how. My brain is totally confused at the moment - I didn't sleep at all last night so I think I will try to get some rest now and hopefully will feel better able to write coherently tomorrow. Sleep well everyone God Bless Love Kathleen

Hi everyone, What a hectic day I had yesterday! First I took Samantha to work then picked up Gaynor for an appointment, waited over an hour for her then went and did some Christmas shopping, called at the Chemists, grabbed some lunch, went to see the computer man as to why my laptop isn't working properly on broadband, got more Christmas cards and then went to collect Samantha from work. Sat down to watch TV fell asleep and missed my favourite programmes! Brenda, You are going to be glamorous on Thursday, dont go showing me up now! Di, Life wouldn't be the same without animals would it? People laugh at me because I talk to my tortoise as well as Beckham, but Tortie knows my voice and comes running for lettuce when she hears my voice, at the moment she is tucked up away in her hut in the garage. I hop Rattie is not being a problem at the moment. Kathleen, I'm not surprised that you are confused, that is how stress affects me too. How is the kitchen coming along, or has it been put on a back burner for the time being? I never feel in control until I have wrapped everything up, I try to make alist as I do this, to make sure I have treated everyone the same, then tear it up quickly before anyone reads it. I hope you have had a better nights sleep, you and your daughter are both in my prayers. I hope Sylvia has had a successful trip and that everyone else is alright. Tomorrow I will be at the Manchester meet so will try to get on at some point during the day. Love June xx