General Chat

Hi everybody, Well I was up reasonably early to start putting away my embroidery silks as my needlework is now finished. Next job will be framing them. But, I started sorting out my wools. I found a sock almost knitted and enough wool to finish it. Lo and behold the 5 kilo bale of sock wool I had ordered on the internet came today, so I shall be busy knitting socks. Sister Sylvia's not knitting socks for soldiers, but for Johan! Jude if you want to see some nice cards call this site up: http://kaartenwinkel.101tips.nl. I have ordered several cards from this person as samples. I will then make my own. She has some things in English too. How is your leg Brenda? Kathleen, yes I do live in the harbour part of Almere which is in the polder - reclaimed land. Actually living on what used to be water only 27 years ago! My husband has been trying to build in another input on our computer, but thinks he has the wrong input. He will have to take it back I think. Linda, my granddaughter phoned me this morning and asked if she could stay for dinner. Of course she could. She came and did the cleaning this afternoon and we sat having a nice chat and then had dinner together. She had what we call "Bell service". She has to phone up several people for our motoring organisation and ask them why they are giving up their membership. On Saturday she has to stand on the station and ask people if they feel safe on railway stations. She gets well paid for this, which is why she does it. The weather has been horrible today, so am glad I went out yesterday. Have a nice evening all, come back Fred, Di, etc. and join us again. Sylvia xxx

Hello all,been replying to lots of emails tonight,they are like buses non for days then loads all at once. I am waiting for my cousin to send me some items about our family history,but nothing has arrived yet. I have had to go off here once to speak onthe phone and have just said I will call someone back,must be nothing on the tele tonight. Kathleen,glad to hear Susan is on the mend,even if slowly. Jude,enjoy the classes ,I know Max ,our dog did ,but John did not. June, I am having an on going sort out and must be breeding old bills,letters etc,where do they come from?. Need to have another wardrobe clearout,as I need to get rid of an old chest of drwaers,(MFI at least 15 years ago) they wobblw each time you open anything and the bottom of the drawers bow in the middle.!! Sylvia you could get a slinky camisole for under the blouse or pehaps a nice lacy vest. see tou all soon,Brenda

Hi everyone, Its raining for a change, I have a horrible feeling though that it isn't going to soak right into the ground. Yesterday I had a good clear out of drawers, throwing away bills and so forth, that didn't really need saving. On Monday, Samantha decided to paint one of my bedrooms, she hasn't finished but did a very good job of what she did do. So I have drawers etc. on the landing and I am not as slim as I used to be, thanks to steroida! Yesterday she didn't do anymore painting, I'm hoping she hasn't got fed up already. Sylvia, I think you had better go and buy that black bra and vest, otherwise we may see you on Page 3 of the newspaper! Jude, Gaynor says she just went ahead and uninstalled the Webshots screen saver and mine is alright. Gaynor is on a strict diet now, she has to lose some weight from her chest because when they operate on her spine, she will be lying on her front. Thanks for asking after her. Beckham is always jumping in the bath, standing hoping someone will turn the shower on. Brenda, Sorry to hear the leg is giving you more pain, keep an eye on that. My cataogues have started arriving too and so far I have resisted the temptation to look through them, I dont want tempting! Kathleen, When I went in to let Ben (the dog who has had the operations) , he did seem a bit better today when he stood up but he still isn't walking very much. I'm pleased Susan has progressed a bit further, she will get a little better every day, its understandable that she hasn't quite got her usual patience and I bet she regrets it as soon as she has said something, as we all do. Give her a gentle cuddle from me. I am off now to look at Jude's photos. See you tomorrow Love June xx

Hi everyone. spent ages going through the pages looking for the thread, just popping in to read a couple of the others on the way and in that time Fred and Brenda took it to page 1. Sorry your leg is so painful again Brenda especially as you are not feeling well. I hope you manage to get some sleep and feel better soon. Fred/Alan, Liz is right about going along with Di's choice of plants - have you seen pictures of Di's garden? It makes me green with envy, it is lovely. June, those people who mentioned about the increase to £9.50 are right - it says so on the Help/FAQ bit, How to get started but some people seem to think that only applies to new members. I hope the doggy with the bad leg is better now after 3 operations. Jude, I bet Madoc has great fun when he goes to "school", when I took Kyzer the trainer said it wasn't the dogs that needed training but their owners. I suppose that is true sometimes. Madoc sounds such a happy little dog, he does seem to enjoy life, but why do they always have to find the most disgusting things to sniff around and worse - roll in. When my youngest daughter and I used to take our dogs for a walk by the river they would both jump in the water and come out smelling of Eau de Thames - really smelly. Di, hope John's back is better now. I loved the story of Rossi with the little toddler, what a great picture that would have made but bet you didn't have your camera with you? Is your weather any better now? It has been pretty dull and damp for the past couple of days, not quite so cold though. Sylvia, I have a picture in my head of where you live but it keeps changing all the time. Do you live in the Harbour area? I have only travelled through Holland on the train, and that was many years ago but I remember passing some very pretty places. Update on Susan, she has had the drain removed and is, I think, a little more comfortable now. Took her to the hospital this morning, then did a little shopping for her. She is very tired and a little bad-tempered, both Indira and I have had the sharp edge of her tongue in the last 2 days. Hopefully she will now start to feel a bit better, Two operations in 4 weeks is cause enough for anyone to feel a bit out of sorts and I think it is very painful still. Apologies if I have missed anyone, I enjoy this little haven of peace and friendliness. What has happened to Anne in Belfast? She hasn't been around for a while. Goodnight for now God bless Love Kathleen

Hi Everyone,had an early night tonight as I felt a bit "off and took some flu cap stuff,slept for just over an hour and have been wide awake since.!!! June,as I am typing this my leg is aching terribly as I have been on here putting some pictures on from saturday and emailing them to my brother ,sister and cousins.It did seem to be so much better lately,but there again I have not been sat here for long recently. Di ,I am with you about the lovelly people on here.I think Ann might be either visiting relations or on holiday. Jude wish our dog would jump in the bath ,he just likes having water thrown over him ,he doesn't like to be in it. Sylvia,I also had a mail order catalogue and have ordered some new sandals,theyare nice evenibg type ones,ready for the summer.Will have to get rid of some others to make room. Speak to you all tomorrow,take care ,Brenda

When does Madoc start school Jude?, i think you are going to have some real fun there ,i hope you have more energy than me.I reckon you are going to have to get get used to the idea that he is one of those [permanent puppies]lol.Never mind ,he is lovely with it after all.Fred.ptfg&a&g&w.

That put a smile on me face!! ;~)))) lol Madoc - he almost jumped in the bath on his own. During his lunch time walk he found something really discusting to eat, so he went straight into the bath - he smells lovely now:o) Take care. jude sarf wales

Vic or Madoc Jude? lol.Fred.ptfg&a&g&w.

Hiya Well l went on the walk with dog and hubby and yep l really enjoyed it. Took some photo's. l now have another digi camera, my sister won it and sent it on as she has'nt a computer (this is sister who lives in Sussex). Its less than a million pixels, can't do much editing with its software, but if l put photo on another fingy, l can then play with it - l hope!!!! l have put the Indian Tile photo's on GC Photo - oooo they are luvely,even though l say so myself. The weather is quite nice today and yesterday, sun peaking through clouds, l've even put some washing out. l may sound busy, but l can assure you l am not - l sit watching telly or play on here most of the day - start loads of projects and usually never finish them!!! sad really - l don't work and very rarely go to the charity shop now, feel l have let them down and myself - oh gawd l'm being a mizhog, sorry:o( June - how is Gaynor?? l meant to ask the other day!! Sylvia - l have about 5 books to return to library, l love craft books - not much more to choose from now, l think l have looked at them all:o( Ok must go, Vic is at work and Madoc needs a walk, which is good cause it'll get me out;~) l'll bath him later he's abit smelly:o(( Jude sarf wales xx

Hi everybody, Managed to get on the computer earlier today as my husband has gone into town. He is going to various shops which we don't have here in the harbour. He is then going to the library, which is bigger than our one. I saw him taking a whole lot of books back, so I know there will be a lot of books for him to sort out again. It's nice to have some time on one's own! This morning I went out to the shops and I met my friend's husband in the supermarket. I had just been looking at the potatoes - 2 bags for the price of 1 - and thinking how on earth I could carry potatoes home with the other shopping I needed. Lo and beholdl, he said shall I buy the potatoes and we'll split the difference. Sooner said than done, all ready for a bargain, especially when he brings the potatoes right up to my kitchenl It's a nice sunny day, so June Spring must be just around the corner. I even heard a blue tit the other day. Like you June, I've also started sorting out drawers and cupboards and throwing some things away. I received another mail order catalogue today with some nice new clothes in which I'd like, so will have to throw some old ones away again or they'll never fit in. I still haven't bought a black bra or vest for under my net shirt which I want to wear for my party. Cannot have a see-through shirt on at my age! Well I think I'd better get some dusting done in this room. I cannot get in here when my husband is home, so now is my chance. Have a nice day, Love, Sylvia xxx

Hi everyone, Its dull again here but yesterday turned out nice and sunny so lets hope that is what happens again today. Its the day that I go next door and let their 2 golden retrievers out, they are gorgeous dogs, one of them has had an operation on his leg and has ended up having 3 operations because the first 2 didn't work as well as should have done. I just hope he is a bit better this week, last week I went in twice just to cuddle him, he looked so sorry for himself. Jude, At first Webshots took my picture of Beckham off but Gaynor did something to stop the Webshots and put Beckham, I'll ask her what she did. Peter's photos are very good aren't they, those particular photos were taken a few years ago He and Betty are off again for a few days so we will be getting more shortly. You will have to get your photos on there so that I can have a peep. Sylvia, Spring must be on its way, people putting out bird boxes etc. I am busy tidying out drawers and cupboards. I did get an email back from Genes, thanking me for bringing the trouble to their attention and would I do so again if the trouble arose again. I also found it difficult not to add, but it only prolongs the argument if you do. Brenda, Fancy calling us busy with the way you rush around all the time. How is your Leg/back these days? Di, yes it is a nice relaxing thread isn't it? I heard the other day that the subs have gone up to £9.50. I have only heard this from one person and I am sure that there would have been more comments if this was so. We have alot of magpies around where I live, fortuneately they soon fly away. Good old squirrel standing his/her ground! I haven't seen my squirrel for quite a while now but there does seem to be more cats in the area. Well I think I will make some breakfast now, See you tomorrow Love June xx

Evening everyone,really short message again I am afraid,have heaps of ironing to do and don;t have any clothes ready for work even,!!! You all seem to be so busy. I was feeling a bit sorry for myself that I don't get to read a lot of other messages ,but from what you have all been saying I am not missing much. I will hopefully be back in the morning for another message,have to go now and drink the tea that was made for me ages ago.!!!! Take care Brenda

Monday again, here I am Hi, A normal Monday morning tidying up my sitting room after the weekend, washing, tidying out drawers - Spring cleaning has come earlier this year! Yes, Di, it takes a lot of restraint when you see somebody who splattered your name all over the Board telling others not to do it. I never did mention names, nor will I ever do it. Such a shame, this seems to happen time and time again. No mention yet from GC! My husband fitted up a new birds breeding nest on our balcony today (a Xmas present I had). Have to wait now for the blue tits to come around. Nice to see you again Jude, and Madoc. June, is a regular writer. Fred, our one and only male writer, or at least regular writer. The tulips I bought last Friday are now coming out nicely in my flower vase. They are pink and white. They remind me that Spring is just around the corner!

Coooooeeee - its me ;~) Just read through very quickly the previous messages, l've been popping in and out all week and then get waylayed, especially over the weekend - my word what a sad situation.As you may have noticed l have made one or two comments, one of which l deleted!! - lets hope GC can sort it out!! Thank you those of you who have asked "where's Jude", bless:o) l was spelled bound yesterday with the nasty threads,but l did manage to watch the film "The Green Mile", did'nt get to bed until 2am, but what a lovely film - l had seen it before,but had forgotten some of it. That nasty prison officer sure got his comupance!!!! Guess what??????? what you say!!!! MAD DOG MADOC starts training on Wednesday evening, can't wait, then l can walk him further, at present my finger joints feel as though they have popped out!! not all the time,only when he's pulling. Yesterday l was sitting on the sofa scoffing toast and marmalade, dog sitting next to me on his blanket (king kong), he kept lifting his head with sad eyes which were saying "go on give us abit", all l had to say was "put your head down" AND HE DID, l could'nt stop laughing, bless im:)) Fred - how clever is your Liz!!! and you of course:o)) take it easy. Di - before l forget, l looked at the GC photo's page and saw you hubbies dog portraits, wow, they are fantastic - does he do commissions?? know what you mean about hubbies hanging around in the kitchen!! Sylvia - we went to Center Parcs some years ago, the children were about 12 and 14 yrs old, we had a great time :o) June l have joined Webshots now, not put anything on there yet. l installed the screen saver thingy,but that means l can't get picture of my Lady on there - is it ok to uninstall the screen saver, will it mess anything else up. When l started to it said something about losing other things! ?? l had another email from Peter with another album of Australia,his travels, fantastic! I have been so lazy this last week - started to make a pot holder, abit like an oven glove, but it looks so pathetic, so l left everything out on the table, you should have seen the mess - then l decided to have another go at the tiles, yep you guessed it l left another mess. Ooo l did take some photo's of my Indian tiles, there not on the pc yet,but as soon as they are l will put them onGC photo's. The shelves are'nt ready yet, b.i.l has to make some shelves for sister first and he works full time, a busy man! Hubby has just put a nest thingy up in the eaves of house, think its the eaves, probably nothing like it!!! lol. See this /\ shape, well pretend this is our roof, the nest is at the bottom of the /\, not the pointed bit!!! l also have one of those (hang on l'll go get it) Red Mason bee nesting tubes (could'nt remember what it was called!). They are put out in the spring in a safe secure place and the Red Mason bees make homes in the little tubes, there are 30 tubes in the container. l think we will have to to string it up somewhere, or it will get blown about. We already have a bug thingy where 3 insects have burrowed in and cut a leaf to fit the hole for a door. l was gobsmacked (not a difficult thing to do now adays! lol) when l saw this little bit of leaf jammed in the hole, amazing!!!:o) Ookey dokey l think l have rattled on enough now. Hubby is miffed cause l'm not taking the dog out with him - but l have promised to go with him at about 4pm (gawd l've done it now) Kathleen - l do hope all is well with your Susan and that she is resting. She is always in my thoughts, even though l sometimes forget to mention it. All of you are, you're all such a lovely bunch of people:o) Take care :o) jude sarf wales xx

Hi everyone, Its rather dull here today, it doesn't look very inviting at all, roll on Spring. Fortuneately on Saturday I wasn't on the boards so thankgoodness I missed the horrible threads but I was talking with a friend on MSN and kept peeping in last night, so I was one of the many that emailed Genes to remove the threads. Any one would think we were in a children's playground, (sorry children, thats an insult to you) I haven't a lot planned for today, I think I will tidy some drawers/cupboards out and get rid of things I haven't used for ages. Sylvia, I have never been to Centre Parcs, but I have heard it is very good there, thats another thing on my "TODO" list. Fred,AKA Alan, I had to smile at Liz getting a shield and beating you. Come On Liz! Liz 1 Fred 0 hooray! Brenda, I bet your dad enjoyed the get together too, especially with his brothers and sisters there. I cant type when people are watching either. Yes, I see Di in the Simple Life programme, too. Kathleen, I'm glad you are sleeping a bit better and I hope Susan is continuing to make progress. Schools seem to have slipped a bit in some areas such as addresses, I would have thought that with computers it was easy to keep track of things. Di, I was quite pleased with myself for not getting involved last night, it was rather hard at times. I'm wondering where Jude is too, I miss her lovely messages. I hope you are alright too Elisabeth. Take care everyone. Love June xx

Hi everyone, It took forever to find and load this thread. Some very unpleasant things filling the board - such a shame. Been a very dull and damp day again, not as wet as yesterday though. Susan is looking a bit brighter now though still feeling rather uncomfortable. Indira did some tests at school back about November time - CAT's whatever they are. I believe might be some sort of general knowledge, anyway she got 100% so did well. Unfortunately the school don't seem to keep their records up to date as they sent her report to the address Susan lived at previously. They rang me on Thursday to ask if they had moved and why could they not get hold of Susan when they phoned. Hopefully Indira's report will now get to the right address. Bought some flower seeds on Saturday, will get them started in the conservatory and hope to get someone motivated enough to dig the garden for me!!!! Well must go to bed now, sleeping much better at least can manage 4 hours without waking up every hour. God bless Love Kathleen

Hello Everyone,we had a great time at the family get to gether last night,Ithink it is the first time I have seen my dad with both his brothers and sister for years,One of the brothers and the sister do not talk. Had a lie in today till almost 11 .!!! so been busy catching up. My son makes me type the wrong thing ,when he is watching ,I do that when being watched. I leave all the garden to John,I just buy the plants to go in it. I see Di as Simple Life as well,reaaly must look at these photos. Have to close now sorry to be so short. Speak to you all tomorrow. Brenda

thanks Di ,i put your suggestions to liz and she has picked out three bushes for the front.I knew if I suggested a plant she would um and arr for days ,but Fred was crafty ,knowing if the suggestion was from a lady,it would be okay [right again]It was a bit parky yesterday Sylvia ,but nice this morning so i went out the back and put the lawn edging into place. The greenhouse is not heated ,but it's in the sunniest place in the garden so it warms up easily at this time of year.,but i don't think the tomatoes will enjoy the heat in august so i will have to find a couple of those automatic ventilators[or a brickhe he]. Alan tichmarsh still has a programme running in the u/k,i only wish he did more on veg though ,this was always my first love.I had a huge garden at one time and we never had to buy any sort of veg cause i grew them all.I used to show leeks ,onions brassica asparagus and tomatoes but for the life of me i could'nt get away with cucumber and courgettes.I did in my final year before the ticker got the better of me ,get a third in the leek club,but liz nicked some of the seedlings I grew,put them in the same show and got second ,so i got a certificate ,and she got a shield with her name on[disgusting i call's it],he he.I'm off for my tea now ,liz is on the kitchen duty this evening,so i will look in again later.Fred.ptfg&a&g&w.

Hi hi hi, I was up early today. I must have forgotten it was Sunday! Anyway, after I had had a shower and prepared the breakfast etc. my husband stirred. I think he thought I was mad getting up so early, but what the hell, if I am awake I might just as well get out of bed. Waste of time lying in bed! I made some more fresh bread and ironed 6 shirts - yes, that little gremlin is still around! I then started on the computer looking up information on Center Parcs. You see we had some brochures in the letter box saying they were offering 50% off for some weeks. And................. yes, we are going for a mid-week holiday to a Center Parcs in the south of the country. We haven't been there for a while, so will be a nice change. My husband is also enthusiastic and is talking about buying logs for the open fire there. The last time we went to Center Parcs was a disaster as my husband ended up in hospital, started off with a nose bleed that wouldn't stop. Don't look at the other threads as there seems to be a lot of hatred going on again. I'll steer clear. I'd love to say that I know how it feels to have your name plastered everywhere, but I won't. So it's almost February. I'm so looking forward to the warm weather again. Johan and I were thinking of going to Spain for a couple of weeks with friends, but the friend of mine is ill again so that is out. Maybe we'll go on our own. First our own party in March! Fred, it's not warm enough yet for you to go pottering in the garden. Perhaps you have a heated garden shed where you could start growing some seeds or something. I do wish I could do gardening again. There is something wonderful about putting your hands into God's earth. At least you can see then that it is necessary to wash your hands. Sometimes I wash my hands and I think "Is it really necessary". Sounds like a slogan in the last war "Is your journey really necessary". Anyone remember? June, you must be like me in a lot of ways. I love writing, and talking, but on the other hand, I can also stand being on my own if necessary. Well, have a nice evening, see you tomorrow. Love, Sylvia xxx

Hi everyone, Its a bit dull here today, the ground is damp but it isn't really raining. I really should go for my shower, I have been sat here talking with my grandson, he is so easy to talk to when I have a problem. Sylvia, I get very emotional too, it must be our age, lol I must write a lot because I talk alot, another lol Fred, well thats decided then, Di and I have you down as an Alan Tichmarsh. I wonder if Alan Titchmarsh cooks too? Di, I found that very interesting about your plants, I have one side of my garden that is shaded and can be rather wet at times. I will have to see this spring/summer. Well its no good I had better get in that shower now. Take care evryone, may pop back later to check that you are alright. Love June xxx