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Hi everyone Have to agree there Brenda, Sudoku can be hard some days. I like the easy and medium Sudoku puzzles - I am still getting my head around the hard versions that appear at the end of week the weekend. Anyway as I have bought the PC version on-line it allows me to dub in the paper version if I can't solve the hard ones then I carry on working out which numbers go where most of the time I pick the wrong ones which show up as red until I find the right one. Once solved a congratulation message comes up saying how long it took to work the puzzle out. I print off some yes it allows me to do that along with the answers in case I get stuck. Now where is that pencil. John

Hi all, Well it is a lot cooler here today, in fact almost cold compared with yesterday. We did have some thunder but no rain. I thought when it is cooler I'll be doing some extra jobs, but no. In fact I stayed in my nightgown until around 3.00 pm - what a life! My dear grandson didn't turn up with his washing, so I don't know what he is doing. I'm not running after him, but at the same time am worried as I think his father is away camping this weekend and his sister is in the Canary Islands. He was supposed to be working at Center Parcs today. Oh me oh my I thought my problems were over when my own children had grown up and now I have my grandchildren to worry about. I suppose I shouldn't worry should I? Love to all, Sylvia xxx

Hi everyone, Its been lovely and warm again here today. I have had a very busy day, the other day Gaynor had washed the ceiling aroung the central heating boiler, she sprayed some cleaner on it and it left it looking as though we had had a water leak. So this morning I decided to give it a quick coat of emulsion. We had a laugh though because Gaynor cant do ceilings because of her neck and John still has problems with his cracked ribs, then there is me, well enough said, lol. Anyway I managed it by keeping having a sit down every so often. Gaynor cut some bushes back in the back garden, so we have been busy. I had to take Beckham to the vet yesterday, he had an ear infection, I thought Bonnie had been generous and passed it on to him. The vet said that they had had quite a few cats and dogs in with the same problem, they were suffering from the dust and pollen the same as humans do, it isn't infectious though. Anyway its half a tablet twice a day and drops twice a day, I hope I haven't this bill to look forward to each year and poor Beckham suffering with it. Sylia v O, I like the smell of Dettol too, I like the one I spray on floors to clean them, too. I have decided that first we worry about our children and it just carries on, we worry about our grandchildren too, I suppose if we are lucky enough to have greatgrandchildren, we will worry about them too. Brenda, I think the birds would be more bothered by the cats than the dogs, the blackbirds just splash water over Beckham. Enjoy your BBQ. I am going to ring my friend in used to live in Leeds, her daughter still lives there, to see if coaches run from here each day, I may be able to make the Leeds meetup yet. John, I think you are too brainy for me, I think I had better stick to my codebreakers. lol Well dinner is nearly ready so I will leave you and wish you a lovely weekend. Love June xx

I wouldn't say brainy there, June. Some puzzles like the crytic crosswords are quite taxing, I never seem to work them out. The straight forward puzzles with anagrams thrown in are easier. I read that some people have made in a competion of the sudoku puzzles to see who can complete it first - with the successful person ringing a bell. I don't think I would go that far. You mention the codebreaker puzzles I did one the other day and it was a stinker. John

Morning folks ,how many of you have seen the new site addy at the bottom of the home page ,it's easy to see where loads of people have gone to,but i hope everyone from this thread ,and the canadian thread are staying put,this site would be ono fun without you lot. Brenda ,so long as the bath is away by 15 feet or so from corners where cats can hide you would be fine,you will always find a blackbird ,or thrush sitting on watch somewhere,and it's funny seeing the cat ,thwarted as usual ,slink off ,tail going ninteen to the dozen,you can almost see what it's thinking[ that ruddy bird *****$$$$$$,one of these days lol.]and the dogs don't do any better ,we have a jackdaw who sits on the top of the greenhouse and taunts them ,it drives the little scottie next door bonkers.he he. Liz and i Had a lovely B.B.Q. at the son's yesterday ,and tried the latest craze up here,tortilla wraps ,homemade ,heated slowly on the coals at the end of normal cooking time when the coals are dying back ,they are really tasty with a little side salad,he also did some largish squares of proper gammon,skewered with green peppers ,red onion shallot pineapple and radish ,beutiful ,only trouble is ,today for dinner we only have a small shepards pie ,freds's own ,but i ask you ,what a come down [sniffle] it ain't fair lol. the weather dos'nt look too good here this morning ,i have already drenched the borders and lawns even though it may rain later on ,so many of the plants are showing sun scorch ,already ,and with the changing seasons and temperatures it may be time to find some new plants that will stand the heat better ,anyone got some cactus plants going begging lol. Well i'm off for now peeps ,things to do and all ,hope you all have a nice day ,and i will be back more often now seeing as most of my research is done ,you lucky people he he.syl.Fred.PtfT&A&G&G&S>

Good tor ead everyone's news. Take care all JA

Hi all, Well managed to get Johan willing to help me frame three pieces of my needlework today. I had bought red card to offset the pictures. They are 'All Our Yesteryears', rather appropriate if you're interested in genealogy! Although I say it myself, they really look a picture!!!!!!!!! I have also made some brown bread and apart from that nothing, apart from preparing the dinner. Haven't seen my grandson yet, so don't know when he is going to turn up. He will turn up as I have his new pair of jeans and two nice dress shirts, so when he wants to wear them he'll be round. It's a lot cooler here now, but no rain. I could never begin Sodoku as I am absolutely stupid when it comes to figures. I'll try any crossword puzzle - English, Dutch, German and French, but only cryptograms in English and Dutch, but when it comes to figures then I realise how stupid I am! Fred, a good shepherds pie goes down well in our house, so when am I invited? Your son Fred seems like 'the chip off the old block' so to speak! See you all tomorrow - our crown prince Willem Alexander 's wife has been taken into hospital this morning to have her second baby. We are all anxious to know whether it will be a boy or girl. They have a girl - Amalia. Princess Maxima is a bit like Diana, easygoing and the people love her. Sylvia xxx

Hi everyone Its anoher lovely hot sunny day here. This morning we were flying around tidying up because we had a young couple coming toview this afternoon. Then we nipped to the garden centre for some more plants because the pansies are looking a tad tired now. The young couple came, fingers crossed that they buy it, the trouble is there are so many for sale at the moment. Everyone has gone out, so I took the opportunty to nip on Gaynor's PC and have a word with some friends on MSN. Its odd how I cant get on MSN, Yahoo or to my bank on this one now. John, When I have finished this message, I will have a look at Sodoku, thats is I can find it. Fred, yesterday I was painting the kitchen ceiling so my son in law, not to be robbed of his bacon butties, cooked the bacon on the BBQ. The Gammon sounds rather good with peppers. JA, Hope you are keeping well. Sylvia v O, Its funny how these grandsons remember where home is when they need something, Lol But they are lovely really, aren't they? We seem to have 'lost' a few members at the moment, I hope they are all well. Love June xx

I had a lovelly time at the BBQ had loads of lovelly food,chops,sausage,chicken,salmon,duck and burgers(homemade).There was also new potatoes and salad .With plenty of Sangria and then wine and a glass or two of Sheridans which is a bit like Baileys.I did manage a nice cup of tea in the middle as well.!!! Today I have been really lazy and only cooked a full english brekkie and then a roast chicken lunch ,didn't know whatthe weather was going to do really so just did the normal sunday lunch,mind you when my son is out and John doesn't want a big meal,I wonder if it is worth bothering. Fred like Sylvia says a shepherds/cottage pie can be just as good as anything else. June National Express have a good website to check coaches. See you all tomorrow Brenda

Hi All Its very cold here today at present it is only 2 degrees, the roads are very icy with a few accidents and police warning of ice on the roads as well as putting gravel on bad spots. So I am sitting at the puta trying to do a couple of touch ups to my family tree before I swap with a rellie I have just had contact with that lives in Thorney Peterborough. Not sure if any of our FNW’S live near that area? Fred, I am staying right here, I am not going over to the other site to chat and miss all the friendly people on this thread :-)). I also agree with Sylvia and Brenda, you cant beat a lovely shepherds pie. June at least it is not only us having trouble with the puta’s. David is trying to get the 2 computers to work with each other and have them both online at the same time so if I am doing my family research and either David or the Children want the computer, I don’t have to get off to give them a go, especially if I am in a spot where I really cant stop, Im sure some of you know what I mean. He has brought the programs needed but cant work it out, so he has a friend who is a bit of a wiz with computers coming around tonight to have a look. John we have just started having the Sudoku puzzles printed in our local paper and you can win prizes if you get them right. I had a go a one of them and I thought I was going alright until I nearly had it finished and I had run out of spare numbers that I could use, which would mean I would have 2 of one number on the same line or same square and as you know you cant win that way. So I think I will be like some others and steer clear of Sudoku and do wordfind or codebreakers or similar Well I had better go and do some Genealogy stuff. Hello to all who I haven’t left a message for and I hope you are all well, I may check in later.

Hi everyone We have a rather cold day here in Auckland, cloudy and sunny. Sue, Don't give up - Sudoku will grow on you, its bit like those codebreakers. Why not visit the Sudoku website on http://www(.)sudoku(.)com/ where a button at the left of that page explains how to solve them. As I mentioned earlier you can purchase your own copy on the same site. John

Morning all, Just having a break from housework. Thought I'd better do some housework for a change in case the weather turns into a heatwave again. Spare me! Annemie has just been down. She is off to Germany for a few days so will be quiet without her. We saw our little princess on the television with her father Prince William Alexander. She looked already a few weeks old as she was so big. They have been letting her sister of 18 months get used to having a sister by introducing a doll into her life. The Prince said he often found the doll in bed without arms and legs and its face covered by a nappie. He said he hoped that she wouldn't do that to her new sister! Makes you think that they are also normal families in that respect. See you tomorrow Sylvia xxx

Morning all [just crept in ,seeing as its nearly 11-30 ]but i have been doing all he house ,and garden work before the heat sets in .I have found a new game peeps ,it, called work ,and wet lol. You take your new extending water brush ,get it connected to the hose,find it's still too short to reach the upstairs windows .so get the stepladders out.Are you with me so far,? then i will continue he he.you climb up to the top rung ,and open the nozzle so that the brush squirts the water onto the window via the bristles and the water goes all over the windows ,but ,eh ,what's this? ,water everywhere ,stuck up the ladder water running down the windows ,brickwork ,and what's this ,water running down FRED?,whnat's the daft old git done this time?,he never screwed the joints up tight enough when he put the brush together so more water was coming out of the joints than the head of the brush. Fred ,decided that it was a waste of time coming down off the ladders until he was finished ,and so i have now dried myself off ,and the windows [and Fred] are sparkly clean ,and cool lol.but the moral of this story is ,get the lass to try these things out first [ouch] stop it Liz ,that hurt. I am going to have a sit in the garden now to finish drying off [no ,i will NOT,fall asleep] ,i did that last year.see you all [much] later seeing as i am at the torture chamber tonight lol.Fred.PtfT&A&G&G&S.

Hello all. I still come and read and enjoy your news. Has Bill disappeared? :-) Joy

Hi everyone, Another lovely sunny day, Gaynor is sat in the garden, lapping it up, she gets a lovely tan. I'm waiting for the Gas man to come and service my centralheating boiler, the trouble is if I go out in the garden, Beckham follows me and then we may not hear the man come. I took Beckham back to the vet this morning, his ears are clearing nicely but we have to continue with the eardrops and piriton until the pollen has finished. Brenda, I will ring National Express, I did ring my friend that used to live in Leeds but has now moved back to Fleetwood, her daughter still lives in Leeds, so she is familiar with times etc. She has told me the train that runs direct yet it never comes up on the screen when I go onto the internet. So oneway or another, fingers crossed, I will be going. Sue, We did have our computers on a wireless system that were routed, they worked fine for a while, I am going to ring the fellow that sorted Gaynor's out to see if he can help. I hope you soon get yours sorted. John, I fully intended looking at Sodoku but the phone rang, then I couldn't remember what I was going to do. The joys of old age, lol Sylvia v O, I hope the King shows the little princess that the arms and legs dont come off. As you say, just shows they are human too. Fred, I have decided, you have definitely missed your way. I think you should have been in the circus at Blackpool with Charlie Cairoli and Paul. I can just see you splashing around in all that water.lol. Joy, Bill hasn't been on for a while now, I think his membership will have run out by now. The gas man has just arrived, must go, June xx

Well its still just about evening ,so evning all,another lovelly day ,and being at work doesn't help really. Fred, I could just picture you doing your windows and will think of you when they next clean the library windows ad they do the outside with a sort of jetspray.No brushes as there are wire grills on the windows. MInd you some of the frames are so old and rotted that water did get througth them and one girl had a shower eating her lunch in the staff room., June I had a look at the bus timetable and I have an idea that the bus from Preston come via manchester to Leeds and I might be on the same bus .!! Bren has also said she might get the bus . I am going to look at the suduko web site and get some help ,then attempt the puzzles and hopefully baffle John by being so clever !!!lOL For those of you who have been wondering about Kathleen,she hasn't been well and hopes to be back shortly now she is on the mend/. Sorry if I haven't got round to mentioning everyone.Take care brenda

Hi All Fred it sounds like someone should have been nearby with a camera..... it would have made a good Candid camera moment lol Your messages always brighten my day:-) June We have got our computers all up and running together, they are talking to each other and will get online at the same time, yes we also have broadband.

hiya,shouldn't be here at this time of the day,I am suppsoed to be scanning and copying stuff for my brother.I am on work at 12 .30 and have loads to do before hand,including the cpying.so I will wish you all a very good day where ever you are and what ever you are doing. Might get back after work later tonight.take care,Brenda

June, that is so sad about Bill. Have just checked my contacts and can't see his name any more. I'll have to email him. I am sorry. Hello everyone. :-) Joy

Just to let you know its 11.30ish and we are having a bobby dazzler of a thunder storm. It was expected and is needed to clear the air. Hope I get to sleep.Nite Nite ,Brenda