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Hi all, Well I stayed at home today and good job I'd planned to stay home because Johan is now ill. He said he felt sick. He wouldn't eat, so I 'phoned the surgery because I didn't know what to do about his injections of insulin. She told me to let me know how high his reading was, but when Johan went to use his machine he found the battery had leaked in it and he couldn't take a reading. Within 10 minutes the girl was here, together with a doctor, with her machine to take his measurements and it wasn't high, but we have to keep an eye on it. Now this afternoon about 10 minutes ago he has actually been sick. Let's hope he feels a bit better now. I have phoned her back with the news, as I think it's better I keep them informed, and especially as it's the weekend coming up. I have made a 9-cereal brown loaf of bread and also a sweet white loaf with sultanas and chocolate in it, and also a chocolate cake and ironed 6 of Johan's shirts. My neighbour Annemie came down and said she would do any ironing for me, but I said I have done it now. I am now making a lovely card for her granddaughter's first birthday. We were supposed to go to a little girl's 14th birthday tomorrow but this will have to be postponed. How saddening news it is about Gaynor, and how brave she is. How trivial our illnesses are when you hear what she is going through. The weather has been bright and sunny here today. The blue tits have been back to inspect the house again. One actually stayed a while in the house. I suppose they'll be furnishing it next. Have a nice evening. Cannot remember your names etc. when I come to write this message. One of the privileges of being a 'senior citizen' I suppose. I do appreciate all your messages though and love to hear all your news. Haven't heard from Fred for a while. He is probably busy with the garden. Sylvia xxx

Hi all, Well I stayed at home today and good job I'd planned to stay home because Johan is now ill. He said he felt sick. He wouldn't eat, so I 'phoned the surgery because I didn't know what to do about his injections of insulin. She told me to let me know how high his reading was, but when Johan went to use his machine he found the battery had leaked in it and he couldn't take a reading. Within 10 minutes the girl was here, together with a doctor, with her machine to take his measurements and it wasn't high, but we have to keep an eye on it. Now this afternoon about 10 minutes ago he has actually been sick. Let's hope he feels a bit better now. I have phoned her back with the news, as I think it's better I keep them informed, and especially as it's the weekend coming up. I have made a 9-cereal brown loaf of bread and also a sweet white loaf with sultanas and chocolate in it, and also a chocolate cake and ironed 6 of Johan's shirts. My neighbour Annemie came down and said she would do any ironing for me, but I said I have done it now. I am now making a lovely card for her granddaughter's first birthday. We were supposed to go to a little girl's 14th birthday tomorrow but this will have to be postponed. How saddening news it is about Gaynor, and how brave she is. How trivial our illnesses are when you hear what she is going through. The weather has been bright and sunny here today. The blue tits have been back to inspect the house again. One actually stayed a while in the house. I suppose they'll be furnishing it next. Have a nice evening. Cannot remember your names etc. when I come to write this message. One of the privileges of being a 'senior citizen' I suppose. I do appreciate all your messages though and love to hear all your news. Haven't heard from Fred for a while. He is probably busy with the garden. Sylvia xxx

Hi everyone. Still no snow and its quite mild here. What a hectic day again, I had to and pick my granddaughter up and take her to work, Gaynor came as well because she had to have xrays (on her hips this time) at 9.30. Then we went to my house for a cuppa and for Gaynor to read and answer her emails. Then I had to go to the bank and we had word we could pick up Gaynor's computer, ( it had a few small viruses but the one that gave all the trouble was a Reboot virus, It evidently lies in wait, until you need to reboot. My granddaughter was very relieved that it wasn't her switching off the computer while a game was still running that caused the problem. Jude, Madoc must think he is the smartest dog in town, certainly the cleanest anyway. The birds aren't allowed to fly around with Beckham in the room, I think he would try to catch them. Kathleen, yes Gaynor has to have an operation on her back but she has to lose a lot of weight first, she has always been big busted, and she will have to be on her tummy with her back has flat as possible, when they operate. I'm glad Susan is feeling a bit perkier now, I keep thinking about her. Elisabeth, The elderly gentleman must have been feeling a bit lonely that day, I'm sure he was happier for meeting you. Enjoy your weekend with your son and fiance, is she living over here now or just visiting? Sylvia, I hope Johan is feeling better now, it was lucky you decided to stay home and call the surgery. The little blue tits haven't returned this year, I have bought some more nuts to try and tempt them. Well I will have to leave you now its time to go and pick my granddaughter up from work. Love June xx

Hello Everyone,sorry I did not get back last night,I was on the phone a while with my two friends ,they phoned one after the other and then fell asleep reading !! Jude,when you say Bull Terriers ,do you mean English or Staffies. We have had two English and johns brother has a staffie.I'd have another tomorrow if it wasn't for Max,who was given to us and isa german shepard. Sylvia,hope the perm takes and settles ok for your party also hope your husband is better soon. Elisabeth was reading the FT mag when I fell asleep haven't found that article yet. Kathleen my stomah is better but I think it is my IBS as it keeps Bubbling as I call it.My leg has been ok for a few days ,so hope it means it will eventually go al together. Glad susan is brighter.My dad had a review this week and they said they are really pleased withhim. See you all Sunday as i am at work all day tomorrow and then out at a concert.(WESTLIFE). Take care Brenda

Evening all:o) Sylvia - l do hope Johan is better now,bless him,give him get well wishes from us all:o) You are always so busy - 2 loaves of bread and a cake, it was a miracle last week cause l made 2 pans of veg soup, which l must say was lovely,even a neighbour had some(she's 80yrs old and eats more microwave meals now adays!!) Brenda - yes English Bullterriers - wow have you got 2. Oh l love them. My mum used to breed them when we lived in Tangmere West Sussex, and l used to sleep in the same bed as one called Tomba,her bed was under the kitchen table. l have been trying to get on the web site but no go.Have tried www(.)bulliesinneed(.)com and (.)co(.)uk,also Bullysinneed etc any ideas??? Must go now cause its time for Eastie Benders. Might get back later.If not Kathleen love to Susan,June and the same to Gaynor. Take care all. jude sarf wales xx

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Hi everybody, What a job I had to find this thread, but so pleased I did find it back. There seem to be a lot of threads with the same subject, have you noticed? Actually threads I put on months ago are being reintroduced by different people. Glad to say Johan hasn't been sick any more. He has eaten lightly today, but won't touch any alcohol, so know he isn't 100% yet! I am going to make a pizza soon for dinner, but that will be light. I saw the blue tits again today, inspecting the bird house. Really a sign of Spring. I wasn't going to wash today but had some of Johan's things from yesterday and I cannot bear having dirty washing lying around. Still very cold here and that is the forecast for the whole of the week. I must venture out soon, although I cannot say my lungs sound too good. I've been making more cards today, so feel rather lazy. I telephoned the young girl who is celebrating her birthday today (her birthday is actually next Tuesday) and she sounded disappointed we weren't coming. Actually it is the daughter of Jan's (ex son in law) wife. I said as soon as we feel better we'll be round. Have a nice evening. Fred where are you?????????????????? Sylvia xxx

Hello everyone, Sorry no message yesterday, was feeling very fearful, tearful and dreadful. Susie had her scans but was not told anything, I imagine the results will go to her oncologist. Fortunately she is taking it as everything is ok - hope she is right. The snow has all gone but it is very dull and overcast with showers of rain and a slight breeze. Lots of buds showing on the trees and shrubs now - what's the saying 'if winters here can spring be far behind?' With daffodils, crocus, snowdrops etc all flowering and making some lovely splashes of colour it does have patches of brightness. The first of our babies is due in a couple of weeks, my step-g.daughter will be the first. Happily all three expectant Mums are keeping very well and blooming. Did some shopping for my daughter this morning, our local supermarket employs mostly youngsters at the weekends. They all looked so happy and cheerful this morning, not only that they were polite and helpful. It was such a nice feeling, made shopping much more pleasureable. Time to get on with some more work. Hope you all have a good day and no aches, pains or problems. God bless Love Kathleen

Yeh Fred where are you - l see your name on other threads???? Sylvia - l was about to think 'yuck' you'll smell by tea time,then realised you were talking about THE washing,not you not washing!!!!!! lol Its been raining here and l managed to miss it. Walked into town changed some light bulbs which l bought yesterday,both packs were wrong - derrrrr, then went onto the supermarket and met the old man!! lol Daughter is feeling better this morning, she's had a stinker for 2 days!! Bought aload more vegetables with intentions of making carrot and corriander soup,might also have ago at parsnip and potato - even bought some containers to freeze some in!!!! (blimey jude don't get too carried away!!!) lol Been messing around with a bathroom tile - its one of those mottled ones, l was looking at it yesterday and could see faces, a new moon and a dolphin in it, so l photocopied it (came out really clear) and outlined the things l saw, then added abit of colour, nothing spectacular but interesting!! How is everyone?? Johan l am pleased you are feeling better:o) Sylvia let us know when he is drinking alchohol again!!:o))) lol . Are you still on the Sherry - l've got a bottle of wine this evening,but it can last 3 days,usually 2,unless Vic joins me then its one!!!!! :o((( Ok thats it for now,its time l started the soup:o)) See ya Take care Jude sarf wales xx

Hello All, sorry not been on here much lately, trying to catch up with all my correspondence before we go away Monday. thought I had better put a reminder that i am going to be away for 3 weeks in case you wonder where I am. Cough and catarrh is still getting me down, don't feel at all well with it today, probably because i did too much as we went into Cheltenham shopping this morning. Feel exhausted now - what a wimp!!! The cough is not too bad though, more aggravating than anything. Hopefully it will go soon. anyway, enough of me. Hope you get encouraging news for Susie soo Kathleen and I hope Johan is better Sylvia. Jude if you get any news re jobs etc please leave a message on my e mail for me to return to. Elizabeth, Brenda, (are you on holiday soon Brenda?) June hope you are all well. Fred where are you? Take care everyone, see you soon Ann Glos

Hi everyone, Whay a mixture of weather we have had today. one minute it is raining and the next itis sunny. It is quite cold too. This morning I was up early to take my granddaughter to work then I came home and had some breakfast. I went back to the Garden Centre, when I went on Thursday with my friend, I bought some lovely artificial flowers that look real for my bedroom but I felt they needed a few more, so today I got a few more and now they look good. Of course I couldn't resist buying some flowers for the garden, I just bought a few primulas to brighten things up a bit. Gaynor and her husband have just been round, He has changed my tap on my shower, the old one had started dripping, then he changed the bulb in one of the outside lanterns. Actually I can manage the bulb but he doesn't like me climbing the ladders. I have brought My granddaughter home so now I can settle down for the evening. Brenda, I do envy you going to see Westlife, my granddaughter met them at the local radio station, that was a few years ago now. Sylvia, Glad to hear Johan is feeling a bit better. You do right to take things easy while it is so cold, spring will soon be here, then you can get out and about again. Kathleen, It has been a very worrying time for you, I think Susan is right in having a positive attitude and you have the new babies to look forward to. Just take it easy and look after yourself, as you say Spring cant be far away. Jude, You are a busy little bee, making your soup and freezing some then busy very artistic with you tile. I used to lie in bed staring at the curtains or wall paper and finding faces etc in the patterns, do you remember staring into a coal fire and seeing objects? Ann,Glos, I hope your cold improves before you fly, you will have to have some lozenges to suck. I hope you have a lovely time, surely spring will be here when you return. Yes Fred, Where are you? Its no good watching those seedlings, they wont grow while you are there, lol I still haven't seen the blue tits, the blackbirds have been again. I'll see you all tomorrow. Take care everyone. Love June xx

Hi all, Just thought I'd bag the computer whilst Johan is reading the newspaper. He always reads it from cover to cover, so it, being a Saturday edition, takes him at least two days to finish it - hoi hoi. Both Johan and I are both off alcohol at the moment, due to our being a little off colour. I cannot really say we are sick, but not quite right. I had a lovely e-mail from Di this morning and she tells me she has been doing a lot in the garden as they have an early Spring. She is also doing some designing of clothes on the computer and at the moment is enjoying herself. She sends greetings to all of you. It was snowing here this morning, a very fine snow which won't settle. The white sweet bread I made the other day with sultanas and pieces of chocolate was delicious. I have frozen slices of it in. We mustn't eat too much in a day. Now, who was it who was making soup? Cannot remember, but you will know who it is. Do you make your stock from bones or meat? I must get the recipe from a friend who made delicious courgette/blue cheese soup. I think I'll make some soup today but using a pot of ready made stock instead of soup meat or bones which I haven't any in the house. I only intended to nudge this thread up, but couldn't resist adding a few lines. Maybe will nudge it again later. Have a nice day. Are you ill Fred? Sylvia xxx

Good morning to Susie ,Kathleen,Sylvia Jude ,and everyone else including Madoc,yes peep's i am still here .I am sorry for my silence which is due to my grandson being home on leave,and being an avid computer buff i can't even get on to my puter grrrrrr..However ,he decided to go out late last night to do a bit of clubbing ,and has wrecked himself ,so while the cat's away--------- [sorry madoc, saw your ears go up there]. My birds are doing really well ,but i'm not suprised ,Liz spoiles them something rotten,and we have that many feeders in the garden now that i'm thinking of converting the greenhouse into a control tower ,before we have an accident on one of the runways he he. The missus is doing well with the garden too ,she takes her time ,and potters on putting in flowers and stuff ,while i do all the digging for her. The seedlings in the control tower are doing well with their new heater but i'm beggining to think my sugar plum tomatoes won't make it.The seed is three years old ,and i luckily halved what i had,so if this first batch are no good i will have to wait a few weeks and try again..I will be devastated if i have lost them,i have grown them for years ,keeping seed each season because they went off the market twenty years ago,and they are the tastiest cherry tomato i have ever tasted ,really firm ,extra sweet ,and juicy. I have booked two weeks holiday Jude,,and will be staying at a bungalow near Canaeffon airport,[DinasDinlle],my usual haunt ,so i will be looking for a mad dog ,pulling a woman along the beach,flying behind the dog like many poppins,so if it happens i will call out,[morning Jude as you go past].lol. Sorry folks ,i hear signs of IT,getting out of bed ,so i'm going to shut down for now ,hopfully IT will go out again in the near future,and i will get on again.ttfn.Fred.Ptfg.&a&g&s.

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Hi everyone, What a lovely sunny morning we have, but I have just been out to the bins and have found that it is very cold. This morning I couldn't sleep and got up at 6.30, I took all my tablets, looked on here and put on the one birthday message I had to do, then I had a blinding headache and didn't feel to good, so I took myself off to have a lie down for ten minutes and wakened up over 2 hours later. Anyway the headache has gone now thank goodness. Sylvia, I hope both you and Johan are feeling a bit better today, you have to get yourself fit and back on the alcohol for the party.lol. Its nice to hear that Di is well and amusing herself, I would like to hear from her again, the next time you speak to her, please give her my love. The white bread with sultanas and pieces of chocolate sounds very yummy! It was Jude making the soup that sounded very good too. Morning Fred, Glad to hear you are getting on with your gardening, I went to the Garden Centre yesterday, not for plants, but coudn't resist buying a few primulas to brighten the garden up a bit. I was going to plant them this morning but it is bitter cold out there, so I will wait and see what tomorrow is like, It looks like everyone else is having a lie in this morning. See you later. Love June xx

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Hiya all:o)0 Yehhh the soup maker is me - my sister is so chuffed l'm doing it,hubby is gobsmacked and my elderly neighbour is stocking her freezer - lol lol The one l have just made is Cream of Carrot,got the recipe off internet,will give anyone the web addy,but can't find it now!! l must go l have to make a call,be back later - oooops sorry:o) jude sarf wales xx

Good afternoon everyone,sorry it is so cold again it is a sunny day but bitterly cold when you go outside. I went to the concert last night June and no words could justify how good it was really.Just roll brilliant ,fantastic,smashing allinto one and it would still be short. And guess what ,we had fantastic seats on the front row of the first block,and they did not come on to the stage,they walked down the Arena and passed inches from us and we touched them !!!!! I felt so silly but was soooo excited as well,wish I had my camera with me.last time we saw some being confiscated so I did not chance it,my sister didand is dashing of to have them developed tomorrow,it is not digital. Today is the last day of the Manchester eye and I got to have a ride on it,it was great,vfreezing but great. Jude we have had two English Bull Terriers we don't have one now but should anything happen (god forbid)with our german sheperd,our next dog would be a bull terrier again . Ann because I am going away on Friday and next Sunday is Mothers Day my son is cooking lunch today.I have just been told I have to be downstairs in 5 mins ,so I am going for my lunch now. Take care ,Brenda

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l'm back.......... right where was l ?? the soup, the site l have here is: http://homehearth(.)virtualave(.)net/crmcarrotsp(.)html hope thats right, its also got quilting patterns, quite interesting site. l have saved some veg stock,but usually l forget things like that - cooking is not my favourite fing:o( l also use Bouillon powder Swiss Veg (powder). Its been really cold today, no snow though - l was wanting to plant some daffs etc but it was toooooo cold for that - pleased to see June that you thought the same!! Vic's got 2 days off now so he can lay in, but the silly so and so suggested we go for a nice brisk early morning walk, he's kidding is'nt he???!!! lol - l'll do the lunch time one thanks!! Engineer coming on Tues to fix my gas cooker and replace the thermostat, at the moment l have no control on the heat control!!! for the main oven, so its tooo hot, which is a bit of a pain!! Fred - how far away is that place you mentioned?? probably way up north. Yeh knowing Madoc, all it need is for someone to whistle and he'd be off't with me hanging on for dear life. Or for another dog to appear.:o))) lol When the snow was first expected here last Sunday,it was sort of still and earie and no birds to be seen, spose they knew the snow and cold weather was coming and kept warm. But now they are nearly all back including a few more black birds and the crows are pinching the bread! l think l saw a Siskin. Brenda - oh sorry l mis-read your message,thought you had 2 now, drrr. l saw the puppy in town again yesterday,he's gorgeous and white, maybe some tiny winy specks on him. Hubby met a dachsound (wirehaired) cross staffie today - blesssss it:o)) it was a staffie with short legs and a wire coat - how cute:o) Thinking back l think you've told me about your bullies before, cause our Lady was a bullie cross. Thanks Sylvia for nudging this thread - you're determined not to let it get too far back, good for you:o) Hope you are both well. Kathleen - how is Susan, last time you mentioned her she was abit brighter l think and had been out. How are you??? June - how are you now, you were saying this morning you had a bad night and had a headache?? ANN - DO HOPE you are ok and up to scratch for your holiday.Just relax and unwind when you get there:o) AND YES of course l will email you. l will put a note now on my puter screen. Take care:o) Thats it - hope everyone else is ok.Not heard from a number of you lately - WHERE ARE YOU??? probably been frightened off cause l am staying - lol Nite nite jude sarf wales xx