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hi brenda and all yes everyone does seem to be busy, I am now back from my visit to brampton had a great dinner with my friends but we all had a laugh as the converversation was all about everyones aches and pains and pills and tests so I told them it was so different years ago when we talked about men, sex, dating and who was seeing someone after going through a divorce how times have changed, then out came all the photo's of the grandchildren, one of the girls has a 13yr old grandson and he is to have a new baby brother on saturday, now everyone seems to want to know ahead of time the sex of the baby I always thought a surprise made labour bearable. I had a good drive up the highway the sun was shining and the last of the fall leaves were in vivid colours so good to see them, weather warning out for the next few days lots of rain but at least it is not the white stuff, well of to make my tea regards dorothy

Hi everyone,no sleep again tonight,howver I was in bed at 10pm as I was sitired,woke up at 11.30,went back to sleep and woke uphalf an half hour ago and couldn't get back,so here I am,have read ll my emails,trashed many of them as they were adverts for holidays and catalogues. Glad you had a nice visit Dorothy,took my dad to see my uncle yesterday and they talked about my dad being the best man for my aunt and uncle seems he lost the ring for a while,then some of the jobs they worked on together in the early 50,s and 60,s.Next came their aches pains,medicnes,pills etc. They are both deaf and neither would turn on or turn up their ear aids ,so they ended up talking very loud.!!! Dad is 80at christmas and Mike is84,both have lung cancer so they just enjoyed getting together. Going to make a cuppa then see if Ican get back to sleep. Good job I am not on work till 4pm-8pm tomorrow. Brenda.

Hi everyone ,at last ,a few minutes to myself so i am going to add a few lines before i get told off again.Brenda love ,you are at it again arn't you ? working far too hardjust when you should be slowing down. I wen't down to Sunderland today ,to find the birth certificate of a gt gt gt uncle of mine born in 1853,and did find him,and found at last the name of his mother which i only knew as isabeel baird,but i have now found her nee name ,and can try tracing her back to her birth ,and forward to her marriage hopefully .I have already tried To do that Via David baird ,but seeing as he was a mariner ,it proved impossible. The lady at the gro tried to find it for me seeing as their computer has every birth ,marriage,and death in the Sunderland area,and she sys there was no marriage recorded for those two people,so i now have to try all of the english marriages for those names ,cor ,what a task,.it does help a little to know that i am more than likely looking at ports and seaside towns,which may help a little. Finished at the town hall ,we went into Sunderland town centre to look for chrissie presents for tjhe bairns ,finishing up at Joplins ,a large store where we went through the toy department before going into the instore cafe for dinner. We had a nice toastie sandwich [two] each,a nice side salad with coleslaw, potato salad and mayo,and two pots of Darjeeling tea,all for £5.60. We then went to the cheap shops and found the birdseed for my feathered friends and two nice little tins of catfood for snuffles in case he comes out of hiding. Well ,that's it for now peeps ,time for me to get tea,a nice gammon steak each,with french oven fries,pineapple rings and baked beans nice and easy tonight. See ya' later.Fred.

Well I don't know where these last days have gone to. Last Monday I had to call my own doctor in to me here at home. She gave me anti-biotics and a different inhaler. I didn't tell her that Johan and I were off on the Tuesday to Germany. We did enjoy ourselves but would have been better if I wasn't so wheezy. You see I did have Bronchitis. I have to go back to her next week some time, but have several other appointments next week so will see when I can fit it in. See you all again sometime, so until then, stay healthy. Sylvia xxx

Hello evryone,Sylvia,you mustlook after yourself,hope you are taking it easynow and did you enjoy germany, Fred,am in the middleof a right puzzle with my rellies,but I am hopefully we have a connectionwith my great grandmothers aunts family,(well Thats what I think they are ). The radiator in here needs bleeding I think as it has been freezing most of the night,Not working tomorrow so wil have a bit of a lie in before taking some stuff to the charity shop etc.then go and dosome christmas shopping. Brenda

Just popped on and no one has been here,have a nice weekend,take care brenda

Hi Brenda, and everybody else looking in, Yes, I did enjoy Germany. In fact enjoyed being looked after the most, especially as I was so ill. I still have an irritating cough and feel tired but heaps better for the rest. Nothing much to say at the moment. Am having a perm tomorrow. I did make some bread today and did some ironing which I had left behind, but not too much. Sylvia xxx

hi I hope that sylvia is feeling better I gther brenda that the weather is not that great hope you get some xmas shopping done. I think that I will have a lazy week-end we are having a lot of rain again I was going to take the cats to the vets to-day but have resheduled for next tuesday in hope of better weather. the stores around here are jammed on the week-end so I stay away the joys of being retired means you can go during the week, so I think I will go over the gifts i have bought and see what I have left to do. so that is it from me for to-night bye dorothy

Hi evryone,was half way into my message and it went heywire, Dorothy did get some shopping donw but will be doing more when off work on Monday lots less agro like you said. just had a lovelly bowl of soup for lunch ,its needed as its so cold. Glad you are ok Sylvia.Have some research to do before end of lunch so will speak to you all tomorrow. Brenda

Hi all,nice to see sylvia backhome after her trip,but still think she needs to slow down a little,just like someone else on here that i could mention lol. Are you having a bit of bother too Brenda,i tried to join a website today,1840 cencus on line ,not bad at £ 5 a month which i can afford ,and it had a four week trial too,but could i sign on ,could i heck ,grrrrr ,every time i hit the button msn came up and told me they needed to shut down due to an error . Msn has been a right pain for a week and i sent them a ratty email ,telling mr gates to get his b----y finger out . I came across a richard barnes you found for me Brenda and turned him down cause he was a little younger than i thought he should be,but my uncle has found a document in his office stating that richard was a gardner ,and i know i saw one on the list you found for me,not to worry though because i saved them all and they are on the puter somewhere hee hee. By 'eck ,it's darned cold up here this evening,Liz has gone up for a shower ,and i think i will have one after her and jump into bed where it's warm. Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and is staying in the warm,look after yourselves people. See you tomorrow when i get home from the sons.Fred.

Hi all, Well I scooted round to my hairdressers today and had a permanent and then did some shopping on the way home. By the time I had cooked some dinner there was my Saturday been and gone. I still have some wet washing to hang up but don't feel like it. This irritating cough I have is annoying me. Why doesn't it go as I have been 'under the weather' too long now. I phoned my daughter in Eindhoven and my daughter was in bed with migraine. She gets very bad headaches so said I would phone her again tomorrow, She has been very sick and not been able to eat. It is a pity we are so far away, Everybody keeps saying how warm it is but I am cold. Whatever shall I do when winter comes? Now have a good night's sleep Brenda, and see you tomorrow. Best wishes to Fred and the rest. Sylvia xxx

hi good to hear one and all are doing better I had an e-mail from a member in australia who has been trying to locate the family of great uncle of mine who wandered over there in the 1920's and she put an ad in the paper and recieved one reply that might be a lead so I e-mailed the chap this evening gave up trying to figure out the time difference between there and canada who knows maybe I will get lucky. it is still wt and rainy though I did go out to the gym for my workout I can not believe how much i enjoy it, one of my friends became a grandma again to-day a bou who weighed 9lbs 10 oz all are doing well his 13yr old brother is thrilled they had given up on this happening but here he is. going to make a late supper, nothing much on the box but t-morrow is the 2nd part of prime suspect . goodnight from barrie bye dorothy

Just a quickie today because i am about ready to go to the sons.Morning Sylvia[ waves] yes ,i know what you mean about the cough,i have just gotten rid of one that lasted two weeks and even had to give up taking a drink to bed[tea] ,that's before i get any ribald comments on being a bedroom tippler he he I had to stop after spraying the bed with tea after one attack and got a belt off the missus cause i covered her as well.. All you can do dear ,is take a throat tablet when it gets too troublesome,but you know ,these things always seem to come at once don't they. Hope you are all enjoying the weekend,take care and be nice .Fred.

Hi everyone. Do hope you are feeling better Sylvia. Not so easy to shake coughs etc off as we get older. Our weather still hasn't settled. Sunny. windy, rainy, humid, you name it we are getting it. Boring TV tonight. Watched Rugby this afternoon - NZAll Blacks v France. We won!! Then cooked a quick tea - Chicken Schnitzel, spuds, and mixed veggies and of course gravy. Pip loves his gravy with just about everything. Had an email from my son and his wife in the UK to say that they hope to be able to come to NZ for Christmas 2007. A lovely surprise. They have been before but never for Christmas. I am trying not to get too excited until they are sure of their plans. Off to bed now. Love to all, take care and get better soon all those ailing friends. Mavis

Hi everyone. Do hope you are feeling better Sylvia. Not so easy to shake coughs etc off as we get older. Our weather still hasn't settled. Sunny. windy, rainy, humid, you name it we are getting it. Boring TV tonight. Watched Rugby this afternoon - NZAll Blacks v France. We won!! Then cooked a quick tea - Chicken Schnitzel, spuds, and mixed veggies and of course gravy. Pip loves his gravy with just about everything. Had an email from my son and his wife in the UK to say that they hope to be able to come to NZ for Christmas 2007. A lovely surprise. They have been before but never for Christmas. I am trying not to get too excited until they are sure of their plans. Off to bed now. Love to all, take care and get better soon all those ailing friends. Mavis

Hello all,had a busy Sunday,done alittle christmas shopping,visited my dad,and my sister.Then came home made a late lunch and made some phone calls only problem was only one person was available ,had to leave messages and now they are calling back. Will have to come back later. Brenda

Evening people how are we all today?,no need to ask Mavis ,what with her team and yet another win.and all cockahoop. You should take pity on you cousins over the pond Mavis after yesterdays,thrashing by Ireland ,and half of the oz team with the pet lip on cause they got beat ,all say aaaaaaah,hee hee. Now ,if their cricket team lose the ashes again they Will have cause to winge lol. The bricky turned up this morning and proceeded to rap on the walls as he prepared to repoint the cement ,so ,after half an hour ,we decided to go shopping for some peace and quiet lol,and havn't been in very long. Hasn't been a bad day in Newcastle, pretty cold but dry and sunny. Tomorrow i have a trip to Jarrow on tyne to do a little shopping and find a street for a family member who would like a couple of photos, of teh house where past family members lived and bought up their children,so i am off now to find the a to z of jarrow,hee hee,don't fancy getting down there to find the stret gone lol. Take it easy all you out there ,and have a good week.Fred.

Afternoon everyone,just came on and must have just missed Fred. Had a lovelly day,been finishing off my dads christmas shopping ,now I can get down to mine,!!!! Only one of my friends turned up for lunch but just the two of us was ok. Nice sunny day but bitterly cold in the wind. Fred do your library keep old pictures of the local areas?they do in Manchester and they are on line,or you can borrow a cd.They are brilliant,might be in the mainlibrary in either the archives or local studies. Have to go and get tea ready now,hope to get back later if not tomorrow,brenda

Hi Brenda ,i have just been removing all the cookies from the hidden folders ,cor ,i don't wonder my puter had slown down these past few days ,it took three minutes to scroll them before deleting lol. I am snookered at the minute with the library Brenda,our general library in town is being rebuilt and i can't get into the gro [sob].The nearest now ,is Sunderland ,and i can't go there every day ,it's too far.It dosn't open again till spring 08 [shock horror] Is it worth getting the 1841 cencus on cd,and does it cover all the uk?,might be worth it if it does.I don't mind paying out thirty pounds for it if that's what it takes . Off now to make the wife a sandwich for supper.Fred.

hi everyone I see from the english papers that a bury fellow has won big time on the lottery and was predented his cheque at gigg lane, I remember my dad taking me there on wednesday evenings to watch the shakers play he stood behind me all through the match with his hands over my ears so I would not hear any bad words!!!!! fun times. nothing much new here at the moment though we are having a good week weather wise sunny but cold. so I am going to head down to brampton on thusday till saturday and have a visit with my friends before i get snowed in. going for lunch with some nursing friends on friday so we will have a good time remembering the good times we had and there were many. Nearly finished the xmas shopping my 7yr old grandson gave me his list this evening just in case I wondered what he would like , and he wants to put a video camera in the fireplace to tape santa on christmas eve what next. i think that the oldest is questioning the whole thing but is to smart to say too much in case he does not any gifts from santa, well it is late so I am off to bed take care bye dorothy