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It has taken ages for me to get on here today and even longer to find us,!!! Elisabeth,I only get Family tree but will see if I can see anything about your article. Thanks for the nudge Sylvia. Have been told tea is early tonight so will not be here long,but my son is out so I shpuld be back later. Brenda

Evening all, I have been trying to find an item or article in one of the Family History magazines which I am convinced I saw recently. It was about the Band of Hope, which was a temperance society, probably attached to the Methodist Church. I have searched but I cannot find it. I even put a question on the Tips Board to see if anyone can remember it. No luck so far. I am wondering if I dream these things. It is a shame as I had promised to send a photocopy to an elderly gentleman who I talk to sometimes on the phone. This gentleman had put an old photograph in the Nostalgia section of a Lincolnshire local paper and I contacted him as I believe the child in the picture is my mother. It is dated 1910. Anyway, that is the reason I contact him sometimes and we chat and exchange photos of various places and people. I just feel a total idiot that I cannot find this article. We had quite a snowy day but it all but melted during the day. My husband has just logged onto the Met Office site and confirmed that there is more snow heading our way. At least I don't have to go out until the afternoon tomorrow, but I do need to visit Auntie, Mum and go to the bank. I hope all the poorly people are feeling better, especially Ann who must be preparing for her sunny holiday. (Can we all stowaway in your suitcase please!) Elisabeth xx

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Hi everyone,weather still very cold ,like it is everywhere, June I did sleep eventually but still don't know what caused the upset,but have an idea my IBS might br flaeing up again. Sylvia hope you can sort out somewhere to saty on your trip ,I don't know any cottages or caravans unfortunatly. Have to go and phone my sister back she called while we where having tea and again just now so she must want me !!!LOL Brenda

Hello everybody, Well our weather seems to be much the same as yours, bitterly cold with snow now and again. Some places slippery. Jude, we are only interested in renting mobile homes or cottages. We used to do bed and breakfast, but with the uncertainty of where the loo is in the middle of the night, puts me off doing this now. Both Johan and I always have to get up one or two times during the night, and bed and breakfast don't always have a loo ensuite. With a caravan or cottage we can do what we like. We always go to bed very late. Hope you are feeling better now Ann. I am getting better every day, just my lungs not so good now. I have a 'puffer' to use twice a day. Fred, thanks for the info, but B&B is out for us now. We used to do it and found it very friendly, but we are now past that stage. In our own caravan or cottage we can do what we like. I will look on the internet. Tomorrow I have to have a perm in my hair, so Johan will take me as I don't really feel fit enough to go on my scooter. My daughter came round today but my granddaughter will come tomorrow. See you tomorrow Sylvia xxx

Morning all, Nothing much to report this morning. I have been to the town, on some very snow-covered roads. I hate driving in snow so I left it until the school run people had gone, and hopefully cleared the roads a little. Our little road was very slippery, but it was ok once I got onto the bigger roads. It was obvious when I came home, the only caller I had had was the post lady. Two lines from her bicycle and a set of foot prints! I’ve put a thread on about checking the snow on the roof. It was amazing to see the difference in some as I came home. Ours is, or was, evenly covered but some in the street had melted with the heat from the house. Those people should certainly improve their insulation depth. (We increased ours some years ago now with the big rolls. ) I can’t remember what people have said apart from Jude and Madoc’s antics. What a joy having to bath such a smelly dog. My sister-in-law has spring spaniels and hoses them down outside before bathing them to get them smelling sweetly. It doesn’t last long though! Have a happy day. Elisabeth xx

Hi everyone, We have a heavy frost here this morning but no snow. The sun is now peeping through so hopefully the frost will soon have melted, I have to take my granddaughter to work this morning. Brenda, I hope you are feeling better now, its horrible when you cant sleep. I hope you haven't passed the upset tummy on to John or you will be in trouble, lol. I haven't a lot to report being as it isn't long since my last message, so will try to get back later. Love June xx

Hi every one,sorry i missed getting on here earlier,but was tired when i got home from work at 8pm.Had my tea,and a cup of tea and went to bed,but have been woken up with an upset stomach,been up and down a few times and disturbed John,who is up at 6am so have come inhere for a few mins. Speak to you all tomorrow.Brenda

Hi everyone, This morning I wakened to a little snow on the ground, it hadn't covered the ground properly so it was soon melted when the sun came out. I have just looked to see if I had posted today, it seems such a long time since this mornong. I went to Gaynor's house early as we had to take some discs to the Computer shop where we have taken Gaynor's computer for repair. Then we went to the bank and back to my house for a cuppa, then I went to have my hair cut and then a friend of Sam's called and before we knew where we were it was teatime. Jude, Beckham is fine thanks, he has a favourite ball which he pushes at you until you give in and throw it for him. he loves it when Gaynor's Yorkie, Bonnie comes round, she doesn't play very much because she is 13/14 but they both love each other. He is getting better with Gaynor's 2 budgies, today he just sat looking at them instead of talking and growling at them. Sylvia, I cant remember the web address off hand but there is a place on the net that tells you of places to rent, I will try and find it for you. You could look on the Scottish tourist board and the Lake District National Park Tourist Board on the net too. Ann,Glos, thanks for your concern about me, Have you got antibiotics for your cough? My tummy muscles etc were aching when I had it and I had to have antibiotics to shake it off. Jude, what a terrible mess Madoc was in, its bad enough in summer but then you can just turn the hose on him. I would keep your membership up if you can and just be strict with yourself with posting but you know you can email me anytime. Good Luck with the interview. Fred, Are the seedlings showing their appreciation of the heater yet? Elisabeth, I see you are still busy with your relatives, this is what I find tiring, its all the toing anf froing. Kathleen, I hope you are taking care of yourself and that Susan isn't too unhappy with the chemo. I hope everyone else is fine too and keeping free of colds. Love June xx

Hi everyone, This morning I wakened to a little snow on the ground, it hadn't covered the ground properly so it was soon melted when the sun came out. I have just looked to see if I had posted today, it seems such a long time since this mornong. I went to Gaynor's house early as we had to take some discs to the Computer shop where we have taken Gaynor's computer for repair. Then we went to the bank and back to my house for a cuppa, then I went to have my hair cut and then a friend of Sam's called and before we knew where we were it was teatime. Jude, Beckham is fine thanks, he has a favourite ball which he pushes at you until you give in and throw it for him. he loves it when Gaynor's Yorkie, Bonnie comes round, she doesn't play very much because she is 13/14 but they both love each other. He is getting better with Gaynor's 2 budgies, today he just sat looking at them instead of talking and growling at them. Sylvia, I cant remember the web address off hand but there is a place on the net that tells you of places to rent, I will try and find it for you. You could look on the Scottish tourist board and the Lake District National Park Tourist Board on the net too. Ann,Glos, thanks for your concern about me, Have you got antibiotics for your cough? My tummy muscles etc were aching when I had it and I had to have antibiotics to shake it off. Jude, what a terrible mess Madoc was in, its bad enough in summer but then you can just turn the hose on him. I would keep your membership up if you can and just be strict with yourself with posting but you know you can email me anytime. Good Luck with the interview. Fred, Are the seedlings showing their appreciation of the heater yet? Elisabeth, I see you are still busy with your relatives, this is what I find tiring, its all the toing anf froing. Kathleen, I hope you are taking care of yourself and that Susan isn't too unhappy with the chemo. I hope everyone else is fine too and keeping free of colds. Love June xx

Madoc in the clarts again Jude,you must be used to it by now surely?,he is keeping you fit ,and active anyway he he.Let me know when you are in the area Sylvia because i have the address of a lovely b&b just south of edinburgh,in the harbour.It's a lovely ,well run family concern,and nothing is too much trouble for the guests.It's a stones throw from the station ,£2 return to edinburgh,where you can get an all day ticket on the busses for a couple of pound and get on and off as often as you please,.we often spend a wekend there,but you can book one night only if you wish.The beuty of it is ,you can leave the car and save all the hassle of parking the car ,which you don't want in edinburgh , it's a nightmare. .Fred.ptfg.&a&g&s.

Ok a quick update on that MADOC!!! lol, well its not a laughing matter really cause he rolled in some you know what, it was in his collar all down one side his neck - oooo l'll sort him. Hubby had just seen this rather large thing and had to jump over it, for a change Madoc was behind hubby and found the offensive stuff. All hubby had was a poo bag, so he took him down to the river and cleaned him as best he could. l then ran a bath as soon as l knew - phawwwww!!! :o(((( Anyway he smells lovely again now............little monkey! Also just had an interview date through for the charity shop job, the 2nd March - will let you know how it goes - oooops l might not be here!!! if l'm not here then l'll email June. l have just emailed GC to make sure they don't delete me. Pleased your feeling abit stronger Sylvia. l can ask around this area for you regarding holidaying - do you want B & B or?? Has anyone heard from Di, is she ok, and give her my love if you can:o) Bye for now:o) Jude sarf wales No snow this morning,but it was trying to about an hour ago:o))

Hi everyone, still coughing but seem to have stopped sneezing, just can't breath so have a head full of cotton wool. have also pulled my stomach muscles with coughing. Just realised that I haven't been out since last Saturday, Tony has been doing the shopping for me. Pleased that you are on the mend sylvia, although sorry you were messed around with your X rays. Jude, as long as you pay the renewal fee GR wont remove you if you don't post. if you don't pay then they will. You will have to go on a time management course!!! learn to be firm, a time for everything. What isn't getting done (housework like a lot of us?) Elisabeth, you were really dodging the snow showers weren't you? we just had a very light dusting last night, the grass was still green. By the way they are off changing their names again on the board. has June not been on yet today? Hope she is OK she is usually on first thing. sorry, not a lot to write about, all i have done is sat and sniffed at the computer!!! take care Ann glos

Hi everybody, How on earth can this thread get to page 7 overnight? I thought it had disappeared. Elisabeth, join the Senior Club, congratulations. We do things like that every day. How else are we to know we are Seniors? Jude, don't go. Why don't you spend a certain amount of time every day, or week, and then you have more time for other hobbies. Johan and I want to make a tour of northern England, Wales and Scotland this year and want to rent mobile homes or cottages for 3 nights at a time. Does anybody know addresses for me to write to? Mostly they want you to take a whole week, but then we get bored with a place. The weather here has been sunny with a slight shower of rain, and still bitterly cold. The weather outlook is warmer for the weekend though. Hi Ann, how are you? I am getting better every day. Today I did a lot more than yesterday. I began with making bread then cutting up vegetables for the freezer, then doing some washing - or at least the machine has done it for me. My neighbour Annemie came down for a natter. She has given me the number of her lottery ticket so that I can see on the television tonight whether she has won or not. Big secret, her husband doesn't know she has a ticket. He comes down and asks me if I have a ticket and I have to say no, but really I have a ticket too. If we win a large amount, then our partners will be informed! It gives us a laugh. My daughter is coming in tomorrow as she is going to the hairdresser and her daughter Linda (my granddaughter) is also coming, so I'll be happy. I've not seen the blue tits anymore, perhaps I'll have to reduce the rent! Well I'll sign off for now, have a nice evening, love, Sylvia xxx

Evening all:o) Well we definately had some snow,but its stopped a few hours ago - l do hope it starts again, l love it:o)) Elizabeth - you were lucky, you got home in time:o) Hope your mum.i.l is well? Hows your garden coming along - l've not done any gardening for ages - although l have just bought some daffs,crocus and another plant(bulb) but don't know what it is - so when we get some slightly warmer weather l'll pop them in the garden. Sylvia - l do hope you soon feel better, sorry you had to a rough time at the hospital:o( and hope the xrays are ok. June - not asked you in a while - how is your Beckham?? Kathleen - hope Susan enjoyed her meal out and hope you are resting. So pleased you enjoy the antics of Madoc. There are so many things he does in a day,but its difficult to explain them all. Some of his expressions as well. When he greets us, especially first thing in the morning, he is soooo pleased to see us,his whole body wiggles,his tail thrashes, his eyes sparkle and his ears and mouth give off that real smiley happy face. If l'm still in bed Vic will let him up stairs and he does all that wiggling and smiling as he jumps up on the bed and squeels as well:o))))))) ooooo l could eat im:o) Seems calm on the topics brd, lets hope it stays that way. l did say earlier on the Valley thread that l was staying, but l really don't know what to do. Its not that l don't like it here,its the time.Think what l'll probably do is not delete anything and let it run as Bill suggests and see how long l can last. Do you think l would need to speak to GC about that, incase they delete me anyway?? Off now to watch the Welsh version of Vets. Ann - hope you are feeling better as well:o) Nite nite Jude sarf wales xx

Evening Ladies and Fred, and anyone else. I was sure I had posted a message earlier but I can't see one, sorry. I must have been having a senior moment, or a blonde one or something. Quiet day here apart from wind, light snow, blizzards, beautiful blue sky and all sometimes in the space of a very few minutes. I managed to dodge them all though. It was fine when I went into the town this morning, cursing because I had forgotten my gloves. When I unpacked my shopping bag with all the small items, there were the gloves hiding in the bottom. Another senior moment perhaps. I visited Mum this afternoon and said I would get away before the 'school run' started at 3.15 and before anymore snow came. As I closed the garage door and ran to the house another blizzard started. I watched a lovely programme on BBC2 earlier about the Flying Scotsman. It was marvellous to see the steam train. We sometimes get them on the East Coast Mainline, and they often stop for water here. Just realised I didn't make a note of anyone's postings, but hope that Sylvia and Ann are making a good recovery from the bugs they have. Also, that Kathleen is able to sleep a little better and Susan enjoyed her meal out and isn't in too much discomfort just now. Sleep well all. Elisabeth xx

Here I am again girls, and Fred, Ann, I am glad you are sympathsising (that doesn't look good but cannot be bothered to check, so there put up with it) and joining me in our battle of the common cold. No Ann, I know exactly how you feel. I am annoyed that I don't feel like doing things, just like you. I awoke at 5.00 am this morning with a wheezing chest, so I rang the doctor. My own doctor was not available so I had a new one. She has given me a puffer to blow into my lungs twice a day. I thought perhaps it was bronchitis - which I have had so many times, but it wasn't. I had to go to the hospital for X-rays today. First of all I thought I would cancel it, then as the morning wore on I felt a bit better, so thought, go. I had a hip X-ray and also the breast X-rays (anti cancer) ones. The only trouble was I had two young girls and they didn't have the proper equipment and I was about 3/4 hour. They were having to tear up pieces of cardboard and put down my underwear so that my arm wouldn't be on the X-ray. What a carry on. I didn't feel like going in the first place and after 3/4 hour was certainly ready to run. Anyway, they were nice friendly girls, trying to make the best of what they had. I did read the Boards and cannot believe how nasty they are. It doesn't get better. I think they should do away with all those fancy names - call a spade a spade, that's what I say! One doesn't know who these people are, hiding behind these names. We've had a lovely sunny day here today, albeit bitterly cold. I wrapped myself up warm. We had two blue tits today come to inspect the bird house on our balcony, one went into the bird house and the other into the flower pot my husband has fixed on the wall. I don't know what they have decided, or maybe they were looking for a furnished house! Who knows, maybe birds are also fussy like us folk. Well I must get some din dins now. See you tomorrow. Sorry I haven't mentioned all your names. June, Jude, Kathleen, Fred (the only male). Sylvia xxx

Afternoon everyone,from asunny but ever so chilly Manchester. Have just got back from lunch with my friends,but as I have stopped having 'largish' lunches ,I am feeling very full .We had a meal in Pizza express,I had cannelloni and so did Sandra ,Anne my other friend had lasagne,plus a lovelly cheese cake which I declined. I wanted to go on the Manchester eye but they did not have time,and I would not go on my own.It finshes Sunday at 6pm so I have Wednesday or Sunday to have a go ,as I am working the otherdays. Need a nice cup of tea now,be back later when warmed up. brenda

Ann, Glos, I hope you are soon better, Yes Debra is back, I have just had a message from her through Genes. I dont know what it was all about, best not ask. Take care of yourself, Love June xx

Good morning campers,and how are we all this bright ,sunny ruddy cold morning.? Kathy[if it's not okay to call you that ,slap my wrist] it sounds as though the evil grey cat may be the ghost of my Iccy,she was'nt evil as such ,but was one to watch if you teased her because she had a looooong memory.I can recommend the electric cat scarer ,very effective ,and works on mains or battery. I was going to add about now that i was going to go out into the garden with a pick to clear out the birdbath so that the birds ,who have lined up can have a bath and get a drink,[they looked most disgruntled]when they suddenly flew off ,and now it's snowing hard.I have no doubt that my feathered friends will pay me back by crapping all over my good self ,or worse my car,ho hum,these things are sent to try us. For any of you going to work today ,if it's snowing as hard as it is here,take a couple of blankets with you ,cause if this keeps up ,you will be there for the night too.he he. Sylvia ,dont keep putting yourself down,i for one enjoy your chat and reports ,including the bit about your son ,brings back memories[where have i heard that said about me before] many years ago now i hasten to add. well folks ,i had better go and do some housework before the boss hit's me with her slipper,and it's my turn for the dinner too [he says in relief] weeell, she makes lovely jam ,and puddings,but ,cook a decent meal she cannot.cyal,when i will hopefully hear a bit more of my pal Madoc and the new oppo.Fred.ptfg.&a&g&s.