General Chat

Hi Kath,'Di,Sylvia,Brenda ,and everyone else. The other site Di ,is an invitation only, so concerned are they to keep the trouble makers out,so IF i get an invite myself ,i will wait until i am able to invite people and let you know,but i have to find someone to let old Fred loose on there first lol. Kath',you seem to have had a nice time ,and you took a break whilst all the hoo haa was going on,so you didn't miss a lot ,only trouble being ,some of the nuggets seem to be determined to start it all off again,sigh,no wonder a lot of use are spending more and more time elsewhere. We are all off trying the new van out on Friday night,going up to Kielder we hope,but i should be bake on time Sunday to go and see the family. This was just a quick one as i am off out very shortly and havn't had my shave yet[smacks wrist],so i will see you all later on,have a nice day all.Fred.

hi brenda hope that you have a great vacation , my friend from bury arrived on the 8th and we are having a great time, the bury black puddings arrived with her allright she was a bit worried they might have been talen for bombs, the young man she brought them for was very happy, glad to see things have calmed down on the site, I shall personally miss jess she had been a big help to me I wish her well in the future bye for now dorothy canada

Hi Kathleen, Fred, Dorothy, Sylvia, Brenda, and John, Kathleen I meant to reply before to your query re Evelyn Gresty from 100 Mile House. She didn't stay around for too long did she? I think that was at the start of the infighting on the board and she was probably turned off by it. A pity because she started that fun thread about cats and dogs, and would probably have initiated some more good ones. I don't know if she's still a member. How are Susan and Indira? She must be a lovely young lady now. Has she finished school, and what is she planning to do next? Hope Susan is recovered from her bad year. Are you finished with the packing yet Brenda, and I hope that you're feeling well enough to enjoy the trip. I'm off to be a couch potato for the evening; may do a little knitting if Pan allows, and if I don't fall asleep. Take care all, Love, Di.xxx

Hi all, Well our new car is having its first long run tomorrow when we drive to Eindhoven to our daughter. We will stay overnight and drive back on Saturday. This afternoon I had a pedicure and my hairdresser has been so feel a bit better. The weather here is very hot, a real tropical heat again. I will write more another time, but right now have to get the dinner. Sylvia xxx

Hi Folks,came on here over an hour ago and have waded througth about 15 emails ,had to reply to 10 of them the others being circulars. All packed and ready to go ,decided it wasn't worth going to bed as i haven't been sleeping well and we have to be up at 2.45 am Have the white cat Alfie sat here watching me,usually he wants to walk all over the key bord.!!!!! Hope you all enjoy your weekends and will be back on the 29 September.Thank you all for your good wishes I will think of you all when I am sat at the bar with a very LARGE vodka and tonic tomorrow night, take care ,Brenda

Goodmorning everyone,on a nice looking sky now that it has become light. For the past three weeks we have had a Dunnock come every morning as it gets light and sits for a good half an hour and treats me to a little song and dance up and down the fence top,i look forward to it now ,and hope he,she ,will be here over the winter to keep me cheerful on the cold mornings. I was walking up to the bridge yesterday to cross over the A1.and saw movement in the grass next to the path and so stopped to take a look. I found a little doormouse,sat there cleaning his whiskers ,not a care in the world,i actually bent down for a closer look and had my hand so close i could have picked it up.but it wasn't bothered and carried on grooming,i was so enthralled at the antics i forgot the time and was nearly late for work,again i was without the camera grrrrrrrr. As i am not at work till three today ,i am expecting the call to go shopping as soon as the boss get's out of bede. Nothing was said about the carpet so i don't think i have upset her over geting in first as it were lol. Looking at ssaid carpet this morning ,it looks one heck of a lot better after it's clean ,but i reckon it needs done again in say,a month to get the last of the muck out,weeell .it hasn't been done since we moved in ,so i reckon it's done well. The new hoover and cleaner we bought as a package are worth their weight in gold to us already,it's taken so much dust out of the carpet in a week that i reckon Liz will be finding it a lot easier to breatjh this winter ,needless to say,the hoover we had ,only two years old is needing a new home,because the new dyson is going nowhere . Brenda has picked a nice day for the start of her holiday,but i do hope she will spoill herself,starting by sitting her bum down and relaxing instead of flying around like a demented dervish she is in dire need of slowing right down and having at least a week of lounging around and pandering to her own needs[you listening Brenda?] Cor,i will def' be going shopping this morning,the missus is already up,at seven in the morning ,this is unheard of, she must have turned over in her sleep and fell out of bed hee hee. Look's as though i may get the chance to remove the last of the weed later this morning if the weather stays this way ,the sky is blue for once this week and the sun is warming things up nicelly. Must be off for a look on the boards ,but will be back later before Sean gets up and i loose the puter for the rst of the day lol. Take care peeps,and enjoy the coming weekend.Fred,

Hi everyone. My cold has gone........for good I hope this time. Pip has missed it thank goodness. Hope Brenda will have a good rest - we will look forward to hearing her news on her return. Fred - what a pity you did not have your camera with you to capture the little Doormouse. Always the way. When ever we take our video or camera or both we never seem to see anything unusual to film but if we leave them at home everything happens. How is Mia - sounds a delightful doggie. Sylvia - hope you are enjoying your new car. Your weather sure is hot!! Always feels good when you have your hair done - I love other people doing my hair for me. I envy you with your cleaning lady - she sounds a gem. Been in the garden today to do a little more tidying up - surprising what needs to be done when you look around. My strawberry plants are doing really well - will have to keep an eye on the strawberries and cover them so that the birds do not have a party!! Had an alarm system fitted today - our neighbours had a break in two weeks ago. Computer and booze taken. Perry (neighbour) has an alarm but he never bothers to activate it. He had been in the UK for 8 weeks too. I think he may well activate it now. It is normally trouble free in this area but unnerved me a little so Pip said OK we had better have an alarm. Must go now - regards to all those who I have not mentioned!! Mavis NZ

sorry guys for hijacking your numbers. hi i live in Australia, my name is Yvette see next post

you see, theres this peep who is very lovely, but tends to get all our goodies while we are asleep love Yvette

I think shes at college now, so she might be unaware yx

that more peeps can play the cats game

The real hi to you all, I don't know about you all, but i'm so glad that gr is still operational. i've met the best friends here (success story). and discovered cousins from afar. yvette x

Hello all, Welcome Yvette, where in Oz are you? Hope Brenda heard you Fred, a nice rest is what she needs as no doubt she will be running around as much as ever when she gets back. Lucky you to catch sight of the little dormouse, they seem to be disappearing from our countryside. Sylvia, hope your new car is comfortable especially for your long drive into Germany. I too envy you your new cleaning lady, she sounds a treasure. Di, Indira is growing into a lovely young lady, she is at school until next May when she will have finished all her GCSE's. She is checking out the colleges but will probably opt for the one nearest home. Her options are Health & Social, Leisure & Tourism and Art; she wanted to do Art & Design but was told she couldn't take three doubles and she may well choose to do this at college. However at the moment she is thinking of Leisure & Tourism. Susan is looking well, sees her oncologist every 3 months and so far so good. Pleased you have recovered from your cold Mavis. Don't forget to disarm your alarm in the mornings - staying at my daughter's house I frequently wake the whole neighbourhood by opening windows forgetting about the alarm. Though this visit I did remember every day. To end on a sad note, maybe some of you remember Alfie? Unfortunately he died yesterday (15th), he knew his illness was terminal but remained so cheerful and brave. I only met him once but feel privileged to have done so. God bless Love Kathleen

Hi everyone The PC went in for a service on Wednesday a mobile techician had a look and took to the workshop returning it on Friday, only that he forgot and bought back this morning. I had noticed that the used space was rapidly increasing making the PC slow hence the call for service, fortunately it could be fixed and there is plenty of space. The conservatory pad is down now waiting the aluminium and glazing to go up that should be late next week. The tradesmen around here are run off their feet with the amount work thats available. Wheelchair rugby is on TV at 4pm today with our local team playing - plenty of rough and tumble and crashing chairs. Like Mavis I have caught the winter ills coughing and sneezing. John

Hello Kathleen and John. I live on the south coast of NSW. I suppose just across the pond from John. I've had a big day, the cricket club always have their initial game of the season as a friendly, possibles vs probables. For the first time ever, all my three boys played in the same team. The sun was great and it made me quite sleepy. It was a bit of a tease really for summer activites. love from Yvette

Morning Kathy,i was sorry to hear about Alfie ,who i remember you mentioning a few times,but he is at peace now,and it's a a nice way for him to be remembered ,upbeat ,and cheerful through it all. ,It's a good idea for pip to have an alarm installed for peace of mind and security,and one of the new ones with a part alarm setting is best of all,leaving you clear to use the toilet from the bedroom overnight without waking the neighbors lol. We have one of this sort which i fitted myself with the help of my son,and i only slipped up once,i set part arm one night,forgot the following morning and came downstairs,opened the kitchen door and all hell broke loose,the wife had kittens and i got a crack round the lug for being so daft,lol.It didn't help much in that we had fitted a loud siren just in front of the door,so load that it is impossible to stay in the house while it's on..I suppose with the do gooders around ,i might even get sued by a burgler for damaging his hearing but tough,if the sons get to him he will have a lot more to worry about.If said burgler tries the sons,alarmed too ,he would'nt get out again ,as i Reckon Mia would make short work of him. Hi to Yvette,our new member to the circle,we are all a bit mad on here ,me more tham most ,but stick around we are usually cheerful and friendlyand newbies are always welcomed The missus kicked off with this years soup yesterday,bought a big box of mushrooms at a reduced price,took the last [nearly ]tomatoes out of the greenhouse and got the big pans down,with the result that we now have a dozen containers of soup in the freezer ,six of each. There was a little tomato left which Chris asked to try seeing as he was peckish,now ,our chris is a parky eater,but by 'eck,his spoon was a blur,and he asked for a slice of bread to mop out the bowl,the best accolade the wife could ask for.Have to go now peeps, the company is here ,see you later Fred.

Hi all, Well back to reality after being spoiled by my daughter for a day. We had glorious weather and could sit out in her garden. I brought home some bits and bobs from her garden to make myself a table centre piece. I have dried hydrangea, dried sedum and gypsophelia. I don't know whether the spelling is good here. Anyway I made a beautiful table centre piece for our dining room today. I do miss not having a garden when it comes to being able to snip a bit here and a bit there and create some pieces for the tables. I have an order from a neighbour to make 10 Xmas cards and 2 birthday cards so must get down to these. I shall be like my grandmother, working until she died - almost 90 years of age. She was very creative and could speak several languages. Enjoy the sun everybody, and Brenda, I don't know when you are going but have a nice time on holiday. Sylvia xxx

Hi one and all. Only a few words before i and the rest of us go down to the sons for dinner. I was up early this morning and have been busy in the garden,taking out two of the potatoes ,which i am very pleased with,they are spot on a decent size and if the rest of the plants are as good,we have enough in the veggie plot to keep us going for at least twelve weeks. Next year they will be planted into small plastic sacks made specially for the job,which will enable me to plant a lot more in a fifth of the space ,leaving a lot of the veggie patch clear for other things.such as some onion and leeks. I have taken some nice beetroot out for the son who likes it straight onto the plate from the pan,which his bairns prefer too. Also,some kale, seeing as the bairns love it,and in a few minutes i will be pruning the rosemary bush for the winter and will take some tied sprigs over for him to dry out,i have already given him sage,chive and garlic to dry out,his kitchen [and mine] now smell like grandma's ,if you know what i mean The poor tomatoes out back are still trying to throw their fruit ,but i think the weather is going to win again,it's now getting very cool at night. One of the Sugar plum i set out in the garden has taken over one end of the patio,and has given us fruit for three months,so i will be def' putting some more in the open next year,'cause the fresh rainwater seems to add a lot of taste [yum] We are only staying at the sons till four today seeing as Sean has to leave us to go back to camp at six,he didn't find the bit for his car so it looks as though he will have to bite the bullet and buy a reconditioned unit and get his local garage to fit it for him, I have told him to get the garage to order it for him,seeing as they can get it trade price and that should save him £20 at least. well,i have to go now,have a good day everyone,and cheer up all ,Christmas is nearly here lol.Fred. .

HI Fred and Sylvia. I think quite a few of us have been out in the garfden today. As spring has well and truly kicked off here and we have finally got some rain, it makes me inclined to start up the veg garden again. The v/p is way down the yard and it was too hard to carry recycled water from inside. A lot of people have rain water tanks, but again, if it don't rain... When I decide to let it grow over ,i composted it and covered it over with lots of newspaper and cardoard boxes, so the weeds and grass are pretty easy to get rid of.. I've just reclaimed 1 section and moved the rhubarb in and stuck in some egg tomatoes. The earth was so lovely , moist and dark. full of worms Can't wait for my next bit now. The beets sound great. If I grow spuds its usually by accident in the big compost heap. They are cheap and take up too much space. We don't eat stacks of them either, so the suprises are always welcome.. Talk soon love Yvette

Hi everyone. So good to see ':new faces' on our thread. Wel ome. Today was our Probus Club Meeting - instead of a speaker we had a fashion show. Members were the models and they modelled clothes from Caroline Eve Fashion Store. Sports wear, day wear and evening wear. This is our 3rd show over 5 years and always proves very popular. Of course Caroline Eve love it - brings in more custom! Tomorrow we are going on a bus trip with the club. Visiting a deer farm, have lunch at the deer farm then on to Daltons Garden Centre at Matamata and then to Tirau where there are several great Antique shops. No doubt Pip will keep a tight reign on me in Tirau!!! I may be able to give him the slip if I see something I really would like!!! Still sunny here but a cold wind. Hope it stays fine for our bus trip. Our neighbours are back from 9 weeks in the UK. Went to visit their son and daughter in law and new baby grand daughter - Isla Grace - what a pretty name . They had a great time. Babe started to crawl whilst they were there - great excitement I bet. Good to have them back such nice neighbours. Our daughters little foster boy has had pneumonia. Is doing OK now. Bit of a worry - he gets lots of chest problems - The Dr. thinks it is due to his mother drinking and on drugs throughout the pregnancy. Fortunately he is a strong lad and seems to come through his problems pretty well. Treated myself to two new blouses last week. A pretty turquoise one and a green fine striped one. Looking for a smart skirt or two to go with them. You men out there will probably be bored with all this lady stuff. Sorry!! Must go - we have to be up early in the morning to catch the bus in Mount Maunganui 15 mins. drive away. Have a good day. Regards Mavis NZ