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Hi everyone, It looks like we are in for another fine day. It isn't very warm though but that could be me feeling a little off colour. Up to now, I haven't got as much 'taxiing' around to do today.I have just to take my granddaughter to work this morning , then pick her up again at 8 tonight, they have a late night on a Thursday being a hairdressers. I think I may try and sort some boxes out in the garage, to make more room for Gaynor's boxes. Elisabeth, I think your friends will be very happy with your unusual gift, I have very fond memories of Sherwood Forest and think its a lovely way to preserve it. Kathleen, Thankyou Beckham seems fine now, thank goodness, he's playing with all his toys again. Anyone coming into the house would think I have a child living here with all the balls, cuddly toys etc. Everyday they get put back in his bed and then one by one he plays with them and leaves them out. I must try and train hin to put them back before he gets another toy out, lol Susan must have mixed feelings about the chemo, dreading them coming but relieved that its another session over. I'm glad she enjoyed herself with her friends. I had better go and get dressed now, ready to take my granddaughter to work. I hope everyone else is alright, Sylvia, Fred Jude, Ann and all Love June xx

Hello everyone, Brenda I think a few people who are with NTL had a problem last night, the ones I know of also could not get on to MSN. Is it my imagination or are you working longer hours now than when you first started? Sylvia, isn't it sad when the special flowers die and you have to throw them away. Your flat must have looked like a florist's with all the bouquets and arrangements. What a blessing your granddaughter is, my most dreaded job is washing down the bathroom tiles (next to cleaning the oven, but now I get my son to do that). I also heard from Di, at least John is recovering but it seems that, as in this country, their government is closing down hospitals so that she has to drive a distance to visit him. June, you take care and dose yourself up. You really don't need another cold after your last experience. A pity we can't send you some of our rain, it was so heavy last night that the road outside was one big puddle. It started during the afternoon and just got heavier lasting all night. Has been a very damp and murky day here today but I believe is supposed to brighten over the next couple of days. Pleased Beckham's ears are no longer bothering him, poor things they can't tell us when they are uncomfortable or hurting. Elisabeth, it is nice to be able to spend time together and just relax. Pity the weather wasn't kinder though, of course Easter was early this year. I always expect the weather to improve around Easter, it being in March I suppose it was too much to expect a lot of sunshine. I would love to have a proper greenhouse, have one of those mini ones, not a lot of space but it does help a bit and I have some herbs in there at the moment. Fred - yoohoo!!! Of course you could let Liz join us if you are too busy. Hope you are both well. My young friend is still suffering from her fall, it will be a while before she is able to play football with her boys. She cannot manage to get in and out of the bath so uses the shower to get hot water on her back which helps. Susan has had a nice couple of days with her friends, tomorrow she has a blood count and Friday her second chemo session. Hope you all have a goodnight and sleep well. God bless Love Kathleen

Oh dear, I seem to be letting the side down! That is what comes of having a husband at home for the week! We haven't done anything exciting with our time, since the lovely trip to the churchyard on Monday, but the time seems to disappear. We both did the oldies visiting this afternoon, which took longer with more people talking. It was a miserable day so it was nice to be inside. I have just spent a while putting all the paperwork from my purchases, in looseleaf folders, for my two friends' birthdays. I do hope they are both pleased with 1000 year leases of a square foot of Sherwood Forest, and the sponsorship of a holly tree each! At least it will be something a little different for a change. It is so difficult to find interesting presents these days. (They are not allowed to erect a building or a tent on their site, but with just 1 sq ft each, that would be difficult!) I do hope the weather is better in the next few days so I can get out in the garden. It has been really cold and drizzly today. I have just realised I should have pruned the roses down a little more and I have just ordered some 'plug plants' of petunias, geraniums and pansies, but they have to go in Mum-in-law's greenhouse for a while yet. I don't have one, but she doesn't grow her tomatoes and cucumbers these days, so I get the use of it. Hope everyone has a good night. Elisabeth

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Hi everyone I wakened to rain this morning and I thought good the garden needs this, but it wasn't raining hard enough and now the sun is out already. I took my granddaughter to work and then got home for about 35 minutes and had to take Gaynor to the doctors, now I have nearly 2 hours at home and then I have to take Gaynor out for an appointment. At least I cant say life is dull. All over Easter, I kept getting a sore throat and then it went, this morning I woke up with all the symtoms of a bad cold, I just felt like rolling over and forgetting everything. Anyway I have dosed myself up and will carry on regardless. Brenda, I had problems getting on to MSN last night, it kept telling me I wasn't liked to the internet, so I think it must have been a problem with the server. Sylvia, Beckham is a lot better thanks, I put some Frontline on him (which is to stop fleas etc making themselves at home in his hair) so whether it was simething like earmites, I dont know because last night he was fine and now there isn't any irritation in his ears.I phoned the vet and they said just to an eye on him and pop in if there was any more problems. I'm sorry to hear about Di's husband, I hope he recovers soon, it must be tiring for Di having to go backwards and forwards to the hospital. PLease give her my best wishes. I have just remembered I haven't looked at my emails yet so I had better go along and do that. Take care everyone. Love June xx

Hi all, Couldn't find this thread, went all the way through to page 12 and then back to page 1 - hey ho, and I had missed it. Next time I'll just call it up. Are you sure you can calm Beckham down with only 1/2 an aspirin? With such a lively hound I thought you'd need more than that. Anyway, how he is now? Yesterday I was clearing up all the plant arrangements and flowers we had for our anniversary. I have still managed to save some bits and pieces, but thrown the rest out. The weather was a little better yesterday, a little sun, but oh so cold still. This morning no sign of sun yet. Johan has gone downstairs to his 'den', which is a place I never venture into. He saws, hammers, etc. as much as he likes, but I'm not clearing up. That is his responsibility. I don't see it either, hoorah! Linda will be coming soon, and now I'm busy every time she comes to do extra jobs in the house - Spring cleaning. I want her to wash down all the tiles in the bathroom today, clean the lamp etc. etc. and in the toilet the same. My friend Annemie has gone with another neighbour to the Red Cross today. The Red Cross have found out that a lot of old people have scootmobiles and daren't go out in them, so the Red Cross are going to teach them. I'm having a laugh at Annemie, as she has never been on a scootmobile yet. I have asked her husband if he will whitewash my ceiling in the kitchen and bits of wall. He works neatly and I would sooner pay him than a stranger. Johan has never liked painting or decorating, and now he is 80 even less! Now everybody have a nice day today. Oh I forgot to mention I had an e-mail from Di and her husband is in hospital with his heart. She is having to drive backwards and forwards to the hospital to visit him. Poor Di! Sylvia xxx

Good Morning Everyone,don't know what went wrong with NTL last night,could not get on the internet all night,not on work till 10am and needed to check for an email,so thought i would have a quick peep now. Hoping to be back this evening ,love Brenda

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Hi everyone, What a lovely sunny afternoon we have here. This morning I took Gaynor into Chorley for an appointment then called at the bank then went to Asda to have stock up with food. Brenda, I'm feeling tired all the time too, this morning very unusual for me, the road sweeper wakened me, I was muttering about the noise it was making at this unearthly hour and when I looked at the clock , it was 8.30. That must be the best night's sleep I have had for a long while. It was a toss up whether I added to the thread or lay down. Elisabeth, I think most people have opted for tracing ancestors and easy eating this Easter. Kathleen, Your poor friend, she is in the wars, its a good thing she has a friend in you to call on. I dont blame you for pinching the egg, I'm sure you will find one to replace it, I saw in Asda that they had lots left on the shelves also the petrol station was selling them cheaper than Asda. Sylvia, What a shame you haven't had good weather. we have been very lucky here, nice in the sun but still a chilly wind. Threads soon drop down a few pages dont they? This is definitely the popular Board at the moment. I am goint to take Beckham to the vet, he's fine during the day but at night his ear is bothering him, I think he has an infection in it. Unfortuneately we cant get in today but are going in the morning. So I will give him half a baby aspirin to calm it down. I will close now and try to get 40 winks, I can hardly keep my eyes open. Take care everyone. Love June xx

Nice to see you back Kathleen, but not very good news. Hope everything turns out better when you next write here. Johan and I didn't go out after all yesterday as it was wet, misty and cold, and after all, we can go out any day really, why did it have to be Easter Monday! We've now planned to look at some new floor covering for our kitchen on Thursday. The weather is a little brighter today, but not as nice as I'd like it to be. I've now finished all my 'thank you' letters to people who sent either a card, money, flowers etc. for our wedding anniversary. They were all posted today, another chore done! I had a job to find this thread, it was so far back. Life on the Boards seem to be busy, let's hope it keeps friendly. Sylvia xxx

Hello everyone, I had just started to add a message when I got a phone call from my young friend - she is in the wars again!! Poor girl she is having a rough time of it lately. This afternoon she was in the garden, playing football with one of her sons, when she missed her footing on the uneven ground and fell very heavily on her back. It got so painful that she went to the hospital this evening and has damaged her coccyx, bruised her spine and ribs and impacted a couple of discs. What a tale of woe. What she really wanted to ask me was if she could take the painkillers the hospital had given her as she had taken paracetamol just before she went there. I'm sure that one day soon I will have a happier story to tell, just lately it does seem to be nothing but gloom!!! So sorry and thank you for being patient. I have been very naughty - I bought Easter Eggs for two of my step gt.grandchildren, I won't see them for a few days as they are away visiting their new baby cousin. The urge to eat some chocolate got too much for me and I confess..... I have eaten half of one of the eggs. Now I just hope the shops will still have some tomorrow so that I can replace it. Usually I get at least one egg bought for me but not this year. It has been a lovely sunny day here, not overly warm but nice and bright. Everyone seemed so much more cheerful because of the sunshine and the extra hour of daylight made it so much better. Had a nice lazy day, did some washing (dried nicely outside), pottered around in the garden a little bit and went out for a drive - only for an hour but it was very pleasant. No cooking, we had ham, salad and oven chips (how lazy is that!!) Only had to slice the ham and make the salad and dressing. Did anyone watch the Boat Race yesterday? Pleased Oxford won. The aftermath was that one of the many following boats hit Hammersmith Bridge which has had to be closed until Tuesday. The river looked particularly uninviting, Sunday was a very gloomy, overcast day but the winning team were in great spirits - I didn't envy their cox being thrown in the river to celebrate their win. Time I was off to my bed so goodnight all, sleep well. God bless love Kathleen

Hi everyone, I have just nipped on to read my emails. I didn't get home until teatime today and have had a friend here tonight, so I will see you all tomorrow. Take care, Love June xx

Evening all, I've lost track of what I have been doing, but I seem to have been busy. We had some family to lunch yesterday and didn't do much else really. We had a ride out this afternoon to my husband's paternal side's ancestral village, not too far away. I have always had the details from most of the headstones, but also managed to take digital photos of them all, which gave many full birth and death dates. We also took photos of various plaques in the church, from events when various ancestors were church wardens. There are two names on a list from 'The Great War' and a memorial to one who died in Ypres. Some of them are from branches of the tree, but interesting non the less. (It wasn't the best afternoon to go round a graveyard in need of a grass cutting - in suede shoes! I ended up with very wet feet!) We took Mum-in-law along for the ride, and she was useful as she remembered where some of the graves were from funerals she had attended. You can't beat first hand knowledge. My husband is off for this week so my visits may be a little sparse - we will be out sometimes, but also he needs the computer too. Elisabeth x

Take care Brenda, we'll keep the thread going for you. Sleep is the best healer! Sylvia xxx

Just a quick visit and message today as I am feeling really tired,don't ask me why as i don't know haven't done anything very tiring all weekend, but even after having a couple of hours extra in bed I am feeing worn out.Hope it is not the start of this fluey thing which is doing the rounds. Be back tomorrow night as I am at work(Ihope) all day . Take care Brenda

Hi all, Last night when I went to bed I smelt burning and thought to myself oh somebody's had their open fire on in one of the houses near us, but reading the news this morning I know why. Apparently in Germany they have the Easter fires and because of the low clouds and mist the smell of burning has been hanging over our area. Lots of people have called the police. Yes, Fred you really are organised. I used to love having lots of people to eat, but get a bit panic stricken these days. I had a piece of shoulder of lamb yesterday and didn't know how to carve it. My husband never attempts that sort of thing. They have different cuts of meat here. Well today I see some rain and mist. Doesn't look good at all. Have a nice day, better stay indoors! Sylvia xxx

Yep Sylvia ,we do have a dishwasher ,but it's getting on a bit and is awfully slow ,it's called a Fred. I only had to cook for twenty all told and have a normal sized oven,it's a matter of cooking all the meat the previous day,which leaves the cooker free for the roast veg and potatoes,the stuffing i do in the mic because it tastes so much better and it dos'nt go dry. The other veg i steam and we have two ,three tier ones ,one little for when there is just the two of us ,and a large one for company ,but at easter and christmas i tend to use both,and that gives me plenty of pan space.It all boils down to [pun] being organized ,but if i can't do that after thirty odd years ,i will never get the hang of it. We only came home from our day at the daughters a short while ago ,and i got straight on with the cockaleekie soup ,made from the bonesof the meat and scraps thereof,it will do us for a dinner tomorrow ,and the rest will be split into tubs and go in the freezer for another day when i'm feeling lazy and don't want to cook,i love doing it ,but even i get cheesed off with it once in a while. enjoy whats left of easter everyone ,i am going to have a lazy day tomorrow and wont be up till eight ,hands up who forgot to set the clocks last night?i did remember this time lol.Fred.Ptfg.&a&g&s.

Hi June ,Sylvia and anyone who looks in later,hope you are all enjoying your easter day, June our weather turned really cold and wet ,very light drizzle ,but enougth to make you feel miserable. Been to my dads and had a chat ,then took my sister to work to save him doing so,when I got home David and John had cooked lunch between them(I had cooked the lanb earlier) so it has been a very easy day up to now. Going to watch the second DVD in a while,watched one last night and was really puzzled by it ,still it was better than tv ,I suspect. Have not had any easter eggs at all this year and only a small box of chocs for my birthday,and cannot say I have missed them either. Johns making coffe and we are having the hot cross buns we did not have on friday so I will see you all tomorrow.Take care Brenda

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