General Chat

Hi Marie, good to see you on here and hope that your family are all okay. Hope you are finding it too hot there, although I know from a few other members on here how hot it is. Just hope that it will cool down a bit more for you all there. Just sent us a bit of that heat over here to th UK, I'm sure a few people would be grateful.lolol!!!



Huia, hope you are okay today after falling off your chair. Ii would be best if you reported it
to the manager of the store so that at least they will have it on record.

Hope that they serviced your computer ok for you and that it's now going a lot better for you.




Mo, hope Lilly managed to enjoy her birthday although she was poorly, bless her. I hope that she has started to get better now.

I was wondering today if you still play darts on a Thursday eveving? Sorry I can't remember if it's a Thursday or a Monday night you play. Old age doesn't come by itself, I'm afraid.lol!!




Jean, I haven't heard from Joyce for weeks, in fact it was a couple of weeks before Christmas when I last spoke to her. I know she hasn't been well for a long time and struggled to keep going. Let's hope that they can find out what is wrong and atart her on some medication so hopefully she will feel a lot better.

Hope you and J are both alright. Hope D won't have any trouble travelling to and from work
with any snow we all might have. In fact, I hope she will stay at home if it starts to get too
bad.



Ann, hope things are all okay with you there. Have you had any snow yet?
I know they have given snow for us in the East Midlands along with Wales and quite a bit of England. Although we don't usually get it too bad here, so hope it will stay that way.



Well girls must go now, speak to you all soon.



Stay safe and warm here in the UK and safe and cool in NW and Oz.



Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx

Yes, Sallie, I went in yesterday and asked about filling in a form. I had to wait while the woman from the upstairs office printed off some new ones, then when I had filled it in and our shop manager had signed it I had to wait while she took it upstairs to make a copy for me. I used the waiting time chatting to the other workers in the shop, one of whom was new and another who hadnt seen me since I had my hair cut. No problem with the waiting.

Hi Mo


and everyone


well, our Aussie visitors arrived last Saturday (the 12th) and have now left ............ currently on their way to Los Angeles, where they will get on board a Qantas flight to Brisbane in about 2 hours time.

It has been a good, but not excellent, visit .............. largely because I and the husband both had health problems.

They are among my most favourite rellies, so we did have lots to talk about. She is my second cousin, but is only about 7 or 8 years younger than me.


I had a recurrence of inflammation of a couple of toe joints due to arthritis, so was hobbling around the whole time they were here. The only shoes I could wear were ................ my summer sandals

The only treatment is ice, elevation, rest .......... and pain killers.

It did mean that I couldn't go out with them ....... so OH did all the sightseeing AND shopping things


Meanwhile, R was suffering from a bad attack of asthma, which turned into bronchitis. He was in bed most of Tuesday, OH took him to a walk-in medical clinic on Wednesday, and they were back there early this morning (Thursday) to check x-rays, etc. At one point yesterday the doc was worried he actually had pneumonia ...... which could have stopped them flying home.


The problem was caused by going on a 3 day cruise over New Year .................. there was lots of smoking on board, and the smoke was getting into the air conditioning vents. R is susceptible to smoke


Anyway, OH and I are now on our own, and getting back to normal ........ whatever that might be


I hope those feeling ill are now feeling much better .................. and that you do not get the amount of snow that has been threatened!



take care



s
xx

Hi girls, just popping on to this ' sleepy ' thread to say hello and see if everyone is okay.
Hope you and your families are all well and keeping nice and warm.


Mo, I hope that Lilly is over the flu and is a lot better by now.....back to her usual ' busy ' little self.
Also hope that both you and Roly haven't caught the flu off her. Alun's dad use to say that if he caught a bad cold or flu off one of his six grandchildren he always had it a lot worse and felt more poorly than if he had caught it off another adult.



Sylvia, sorry to hear that you were not able to go out and about with your visitors during their stay with you. Hope that your toe problem has improved and are feeling better to what they were.
Thank goodness your cousin's OH didn't have pneumonia, and let's hope that he has improved a good deal by now.


Huia, pleased to hear that you got the form sorted out, it's best to be on the safe side.

I'm sure you enjoyed having a natter to your friends at the shop while you were waiting for the manager to sort out the form..... I know I would have....when I get the bus to town there is always someone I know waiting at the bus stop, and we end up having a really good natter.lol!!



Jean, how are you doing with you GC? I expect you have done lots more cutting and embossing over the last few days. Alun took me to the Range and HC after lunch, bought a few things that I needed, but didn't see anything special that I liked....I don't know if it was just me but there didn't seem to be anything new or nice at either place.

I was looking for some flower and buckle dies but both the R and HC didn't have anything like that there at all. I'll have to have a look onlineto see what I can find.



Ann, hope that your mouth is a lot better by now and that you are able to concentrate on your card making and scrapbooking again.


Marie, if you are looking in, hope all is well with you and your family.



I'll speak to you all tomorrow.



Take care everyone,



Love, Sallie.xxx

Hi all, must be the weather making us too dozy to post!!!

I have only managed one scrapbook page today but that makes it 10 so far so just about halfway. Decided to tidy out a couple of boxes I used for needlework boxes and condense them into one. That took a while and got rid of some rubbish. Trouble was I had Mum's needlework stuff when she died so had double of lots of things. tidier now though.

Other than that I don't know where today has gone, ok made the scrap book page and sorted out bird feeders and feed (again) but time just disappeared and I just had to make a dash to get the chicken in for this evening's roast. Luckily I prepared the potatoes earlier.

Snow has mostly melted here now, probably get ice tomorrow with any that is left though, had a lot of sleet today but it didn't stick/lay.

Hope you are all keeping warm.

Hello girls,
Well we have got at least four inches of snow, and it's still coming down, yuk I was hoping we would have been saved and got away without it.
We were supposed to have been going to Lilly's birthday party today, but Roly would not take the chance of us getting stuck in a snow drift,(not that it's that deep YET) Poor little mite, was so unwell on her birthday, and to top it all, today it had to snow and prevent us from going to see her.
I hope you are all coping with the cold, and are staying in the warm at home.
Take care girls, love and hugs Mo xxx

Still Mo I bet she loves the snow. Hope you can get to see her soon.

I have seen the photo's of the party on F.B Ann, it looks like Lilly had a good time, the snow didn't prevent everyone from making it there thank goodness.

Well girls, the snow has started to melt, and providing it doesn't freeze tonight, the roads should be clear soon
Not looking forwards to going out tonight to darts though, brrr will be a bit chilly later on.

Love and hugs to all, Mo xxx.

Saw bless her Mo, I hope she had a lovely time. A pity you had to miss it though

Hooray, the snow is melting girls. Looking at my neighbours rooftops, most of the dreaded white stuff is vanishing, and the garden has started to clear as well.
Cor, it was really chilly round my ears this morning. I made an appointment six weeks ago, to get my hair trimmed, and as I keep it nice and short, when I walked out of the hairdressers, I thought my poor lugholes were going to drop off. My hood soon went up.
I looked a real picture of elegance, with my black wellies and my hood of my black coat up, face as white as a ghost, as I must have looked a fright, but hey, I was warm and dry.
I must put a colour on the grey tomorrow, I look like a salt and pepper pot now. lol

I think the world and his wife must have been feeling stir crazy, the amount of people milling around the shops this morning, proved how bored they had become, being stuck in the house since the snow had begun.

Take care my friends. Love and hugs Mo xxx

Hi Mo


and everyone



sorry I haven't posted since Saturday ..........


just had a quick read back.


(((((hugs))))) for everyone



The inflammation moved to my big toe joint last Friday .......... not surprising as I had been putting pressure on it as I tried to avoid putting pressure on the other joint!

......... it has been giving me gyp. Couldn't even get the sandal on, so I have spent most of the time sitting with my foot up, and ice pack at regular intervals.


I had a physio appointment today, managed to get the sandals on without discomfort, but it was pouring with rain! So OH took me.


Physio said I was doing all the right things .................. just time needed. :-( :-( :-( :-(





We've had several very foggy days, with low temperatures.


Fog went yesterday afternoon .......... rain came in overnight!




take care everyone



s
xxx

Hello to you all,.

Sorry to hear about your toes Sylvia ,I would hate to have to put a cold pack on my feet especially in winter brrrrr I hope the swelling come down soon.

I am sorry to hear that Joyce is not well , what a shame it was only yesterday that I received and invite to her Facebook Page, I will see if I can reach her and say hello.

Mo I think I would be giving up the darts if I had to go out in the snow.
I am pleased that we only get the occasional fall of snow as it does not affect us very much, our days are shorter but we never get the darkness even if it is foggy nothing like you do, we are always able to get out and the fogs don't hang around.The breeze soon blows it away and the sun soon get's rid of the frost..
We do get a fair bit of very cold wind in winter especially when you are out watching your favorite football team Play.
Hi Sallie ,so your snow is melting I hope that will be the last for you and that your spring comes early ,that goes for all of you.
My little Abigail will be starting school soon they grow up so Quick,
Sean & Nancy's Babe is due on the 14th Feb. it is a girl. so I will still have a little one to cuddle. I will be back on the school run again soon it's a blooming pain having to go out each day but some one has to do it ,that's what grandma's are for ..
It must be time to go and watch the News .

I cant forget Huia , how are you I hope you did not hurt yourself too badly.
Does your hair grow Quickly??? as you will need it by the time winter arrives . How are things with Phil.? I hope that you are well and that you haven had too many small visitors with long tails ! I suppose they will return when it starts to get cold,
Love & Hugs
<3 :-D Marie <3 :-D

Hello to you all,.

Sorry to hear about your toes Sylvia ,I would hate to have to put a cold pack on my feet especially in winter brrrrr I hope the swelling come down soon.

I am sorry to hear that Joyce is not well , what a shame it was only yesterday that I received and invite to her Facebook Page, I will see if I can reach her and say hello.

Mo I think I would be giving up the darts if I had to go out in the snow.
I am pleased that we only get the occasional fall of snow as it does not affect us very much, our days are shorter but we never get the darkness even if it is foggy nothing like you do, we are always able to get out and the fogs don't hang around.The breeze soon blows it away and the sun soon get's rid of the frost..
We do get a fair bit of very cold wind in winter especially when you are out watching your favorite football team Play.
Hi Sallie ,so your snow is melting I hope that will be the last for you and that your spring comes early ,that goes for all of you.
My little Abigail will be starting school soon they grow up so Quick,
Sean & Nancy's Babe is due on the 14th Feb. it is a girl. so I will still have a little one to cuddle. I will be back on the school run again soon it's a blooming pain having to go out each day but some one has to do it ,that's what grandma's are for ..
It must be time to go and watch the News .

I cant forget Huia , how are you I hope you did not hurt yourself too badly.
Does your hair grow Quickly??? as you will need it by the time winter arrives . How are things with Phil.? I hope that you are well and that you haven had too many small visitors with long tails ! I suppose they will return when it starts to get cold,
Love & Hugs
<3 :-D Marie <3 :-D

OPPS !
I forgot Jean, I am so sorry Jean how are you? I hope you are keeping yourself
nice and warm.I guess you would be busy with your card making. Do you have new neighbours?? I remember you saying that you would miss the little one from next door.
How is your daughter and what work is she doing.
I will have to go as it looks like Dinner is ready.
Love and Hugs <3
Marie :-D

Sylvia, so sorry that you are still in pain, one of the things you don't want to hear isn't it? That is will just take time, you want a miraculous cure suggestion.

Zack not long before little one arrives then, lovely to look forward to. even when our first Gt Grandchild arrives there won't be many cuddles as we don't see much of them being 2 hours away.

Mo, all smart now with your nice hair cut then.

Hope you are OK Jean didn't see youa round yesterday, busy with the cards maybe?

Sallie, Huia, anyone else ~~~~~~~~~~ Hope you are OK

Joyce hope you soon feel better <3

Here I am :-D :-D I have been very busy with the card making , also a visit to the dentist......we have had some problem with snow and Ice too, I dont do either if I can help it... Marie we are doing o.k. thanks for asking,we too await the imminent birth of our ggreatgrandson, any day now...hope all is well with you and your family.
Sylvia, sorry to hear about your poorly foot, hope its soon better, meanwhile do as you are told and rest it.......
Ann, I have some pics later for you. new card styles...hope you are coping with the cold weather, I have just seen the forecast and tomorrow is going to be heavy snowin this area, also very cold but thankfully not for long according to the experts ;-) ;-) ;-)
big hugs to Mo , Sallie and everyone else...lunch is served so bye for now,
Love Jean xx <3

Hello my lovelies.
Sylvia, sorry to hear about your bad tootsie, oh so painful I bet love.
It's alright the physio saying you are doing the right thing, but, a little bit of sympathy and maybe a bit of manipulation of the toe, might have made you feel better. ( Or perhaps it would have made it worse.)
Rest is what is called for love, so take it easy with the foot elevated.

Marie, I am a brave soldier, going out in the snow to play darts. Seriously though, it's my only relaxation away from home, and I enjoy the company.
It's strange that your Sean and Nancy's baby being due, on the 14th of Feb, our great grandaughter, was due on the 13th. But baby Zoey is breech, and when they tried to turn her yesterday, she slid back into the breech position again, litle monkey.
So our Grandaughter has got to have a C Section done. She has to go Tuesday, for bloods to be taken, and tests done, and then they will give her a date for the section. Understandably, our J.L is very nervous about it, but it's for the best for both of them.
Come to think of it, Jeans grandchild is due soon as well. What with Ann's G.Grandchild, that makes four of us awaiting baby births.

Ann, smart new hair cut warranted a colour treat as well. I stunk the house out this morning when I put the dye on, and Roly was moaning about the pong.
Mind you, it's not a very pleasant smell is it. I even sprayed air freshener round when I had finished, to cover the pong.
But, I am back to my glamorous self now LOL ;-) ;-) ;-)

Another day stuck within these four walls, but I refuse to go out in the cold for no reason at all. We have got enough food and drink to last, so thats that, anything else, we will go without.

I hope Sallie, Huia,Liz and Joyce and not forgetting our leader Jean,are all well.
Lets hope to hear from them soon.
Bye for now my friends. Love and hugs Mo xxx

Hi Mo, We have done the weekly shop today so have enough food in for at least a week's siege if necessary :-D :-D. At the moment I have let my hair go back to grey, growing all the old colour out, then will have it coloured again in the spring. Hate it grey but can't be bothered to colour it at home any more, much easier at the hairdressers. Trouble is, it is very thick so difficult to cover myself.

Jean I just knew you were putting me to shame and making cards. I did make two this week, just simple ones using old cards. But mainly I have been doing the scrap book, nothing complicated with that either as really all they like is the photos, if they were girls they'd probably appreciate something pretty. But not the boys.

Brrr how cold it's got today again girls.
Whats the weather like in your areas? We had more snow flurries today, but thank goodness it didn't lay.
Like you Ann, we did our weekly shop today, and also topped the freezer up, not that we needed that much. But we didn't want to take the chances of it being even colder tomorrow than today.
I am doing us, sausages, jacket taters, and beans for dinner tonight, something nice and warming. If I had realised how bad it was going to turn out, I would have done a nice stew yesterday, and heated it up today for us. Oooh dumplings, and loads of veggies, yummy.
Bye for now my friends, love and hugs Mo xxx

Hi Mo, yes very cold here with a cold wind. it started to snow at 4pm but seems to have stopped again. We just drove down the road for the papers and have been indoors ever since. Shall be getting fat with all this no exercise.

We have got a turkey thigh in the slow cooker in a mushroom sauce, not sure whether to do rice or mashed with it. Fancy mash if I can be bothered to peel the spuds :-D