General Chat

Afternoon everyone

Liz,Cas is a very lucky young pup to have such great space to run around in :-D.it makes me so sad when I think of the conditions thousands of puppies and dogs have to live in and suffer terribly. :-(

Sorry to hear that Nancy has passed away Frank :-(..That was a good job you managed to cancel the bouquet .It is sad though that it is now going to be a wreath :-(

I am so glad that Olive Tree has ben offered :-D..Clean slate now :-D

Gill that ws lucky OH found the Kitchen Unit you can use instead of the too damp fire surround.Great too that he now will have more time to be able to spend with his Mum before Christmas.

Mel ,have you managed to make a dental appointment? You can't have such an uncomfortable mouth now leading up to Xmas.Youll need comfy gnashers to enjoy all the goodies :-D

David I also have 2 dressingowns hanging on my bathroom door.One is a thin summer one and the other a nice warm long fleecy one.

Chris has just had an early 'dinner'.Baked Potato with Tuna (yuk yuk) as he is going to the cinema in Northampton for a film that starts at 6. He is going to leave in plenty of time today and hope that there are no accidents on the roads this time.
This morning he worked so hard to make Flatbreads with herbs in.They were a total disaster :-S :-S.So it has made him a bit grumpy.He is not used to failing at anything.I give him 10 out of 10 for trying so hard.I don't think I would have attempted that.He won't be trying again LOL(as it all ended up in the bin :-( )

I am desperate for a cuppa.

Yes, Cas is lively Gill, but luckily our paddock which is half an acre is at the end of our garden so it's no distance to take her, and the other field is outside our back door!! All you have to do is throw her dummy for her to find and bring back for about 10 mins, and she's tired! So it's not too arduous!! On Wednesday she's out with OH beating all day! That should tire her out !!!
OH has his six monthly PSA test tomorrow morning! We seem a bit full of hurdles at the moment, shall be glad when all these tests are done!

Sorry, meant to say thank you for the Christmas card William, it's just arrived and is lovely <3 <3 <3

Sorry to hear about Nancy Frank, pity you couldn't make it to the funeral :-( :-(
Hope things go well for you and Harvey. Life is to short to hold grudges and he did do you a good turn. Maybe that was his olive branch to you.

It does sound like you should of worn gloves Mel, hope the cuts aren't to bad.

Cass certainly gets her exercise doesn't she Liz? No wonder she sleeps a lot, bless her.

I've had a couple of good nights lately David, but that could be because we don't put the heating on in the evening anymore, just the morning and a little bit in the middle of the day if needed. It's been great and I feel much better for the extra sleep I'm getting.

OH has decided not to use the old fire surround now as it's to damp, so he has found a 1000mm kitchen unit instead. It's almost the size I need, it just needs to be lowered a bit and some taken off the back as it's a bit to deep. It's white which would work better for me too.

Well, you could of knocked me down with a feather. OH's works have just rang to see if he can work New Year, which he's agreed to with having Christmas off, but then to our surprise they have given him Thursday off instead of him having to work an 8-8 shift. This has worked out brilliant for us as he wanted to see his mum and give her Christmas present to her and would of had to go early on Friday instead as he was working Friday afternoon, so now he won't be clock watching and can spend more time with his mum. Sandra is pleased to as her nan gives her money for Christmas so now we're going into Ellesmere Port after seeing OH's mum (she lives there) so Sandra can buy herself something with her Christmas money. It also means I can take another look in the "Works" as it was closing when we went last time so I didn't get a chance to look around properly.
Talk about lucky :-D :-D

I've popped the kitchen unit in front of the fire to dry out as it was slightly damp, no where near as bad as the fire surround, which is good, so I've run myself a bath while we wait for the wood to dry.
See you all later

Oh dear Mel, I hope your dentist can make them comfortable for you particularly with Christmas coming up.

Im going back to the dentists this afternoon. Not happy with teeth at all.

I've 2 dressing gowns Frank, never wear them, they're hanging on the back of the door.
Hoping you hot flushing ladies managed to have a good sleep
I couldn't get rid of the mind's eye picture of Mel :-D :-D

I'm still in my dressing gown. Ros has just told me to get a move on, so I am off now.

Its so dark here now its like early evening. We have the lights on!!

Not too far Frank. She has a good run in our paddock first thing before Merlin goes out onto it, then I usually take her into the stubble field at he back of us about 11ish for a good race round, then we take her in the paddock again after Merlin comes in about 4ish. Other than that she plays in the garden or up and down our passageway, so she's quite a lively girl!!! She does sleep a bit, and her crate is a godsend!!!
I hope you make up your differences with Harvey too Frank. Life's just too short for terminal bad feeling.
Fiona, I sent you an e card, but I'm not sure if you've received it. Some they go, sometimes they don't as Ann knows from experience!!!!
Post is getting very late, it's not getting here till after 1pm now, it's usually about 11.30.

O Frank I do hope the olive branch is accepted and taken and that you can all forget your differences for Christmas and get back to normal. <3 <3 <3

Iv'e got a slit in the side of my thumb. Knew I should have worn my gloves yesterday while wiring and putting the rings together.

Glad you found the fire surround Gill now once it has dried out you can start putting it together. Does Sandra help or just watch?

Morning my little fairies and my Australian one,

Well, I have handed out the OLIVE BRANCH. I have invited Harvey and Julia up for DINNER next Sunday. I think it might be a Rib of Beef, with the trimmings. It's a thank you as much as anything for coming and fitting the cooker last week. I think Ros is very pleased, and hopes the bad feelings are over..

We were halfway through dinner last night when the phone rang. It was Ros's God mothers daughter to inform us that Nancy had passed away at 2.00 yesterday morning. Needless to say, no more dinner was eaten. Ros was very upset for a couple of hours. She lived in the I.O.M. so there's no chance of us going to the funeral.

I had already ordered a bouquet of Flowers for her to be delivered Christmas Week. I have emailed the company, and they are arranging a credit. When we know when the service is, I will order a wreath to be delivered.

Last night was very damp and foggy, this morning seems reasonable. Only a slight breeze but no sign of sunshine.

So it looks like you have your box then Gill. Lets hope OHs DIY holds up lol lol

Mel You don't normally have any trouble selling your wreaths at the shop, do you ??

Glad you got there and back safe and sound Jane. Is Hannah coming to you for Christmas ??

Ann, My ex had a lot of trouble with your "Monthly trouble". Many times she had fainted on the train journey to the City. I always travelled with her so could look after her. Once she passed out at her office and the Manager rang me and an ambulance, by the time I ran to her office the ambulance was there, and we went through the CITY with Blues and twos blaring to St Thomas's Hospital. They discharged her later the same day.

Hope you enjoyed your walk with Cas Liz, how far do you take her every day ??

Well it's NOON and I am still in my dressing gown. So off to the shower and shave and get dressed.

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Thank goodness for that Jane!!!!! Hannah's new place sounds very nice and the lunch tickety boo!
Nothing much happening here today, weather not too bad so must take Cas a little walk!!

Morning Jane

Pleased to hear you got to Hannah's ok and the sat nav didn't let you down. I'm sure Hannah will be straight soon enough, it takes time but she'll soon have it the way she likes it.

6.30 is early, you'll be needing a little nap later LOL

We've just been looking at the wood and think it might work, although it's a bit damp with being in the garage for so long, so once it's built I'll have to pop it in front of the radiator to dry out.
I don't fancy attaching electric lights to it while it's damp, otherwise I might be lighting up myself :-D :-D

Morning Mel, didn't see you there. It sounds like you've been very busy. I'm sure the rings will sell, like you said it'll be next week, just before Christmas.

I was wondering where you were as you normally come on and say goodnight. Glad to see you are ok :-)

Morning Everyone

I was so tired last night after our visit to Hannah I had a fairly early night.Well the Garmin got us there and back without a hitch :-D :-D..I was so relieved LOL
Hannah's new place is very nice,although a lot smaller than the last house.Mind you they were spoilt with that one as it was huge.They still have a bit of sorting to do like finding places for some things like a cycle !!! which is in the dining room also there was the largest clothes horse I have ever seen.As Hannah said all that would be moved somewhere else when thay have anyone round for a meal .Lunch was delicious at a nice pub at the bottom of Alexandra Palace.There was also a Food Market that we had a wander around.The weather was a bit cold and miserable though so we didn't hang about.

I am off out to get a few jobs done now.The Post Office is one place.I bet the queue will be nearly out the door :-S
I've been up since 6.30 and have actually got quite a lot done.

Hope there is enough wood for your village Gill :-)That will keep you busy


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The wood he found wasn't suitable, but then I remembered we have an old fire surround we took down when we were changing the rooms around, so he's trying to find that, luckily it was a flat pack one so should go back together quite easily with a few adjustments here and there on the height.

As far as I remember it was a similar size to the surround we have now, so it should be perfect, providing I'm right and we haven't thrown it away or lost it at the back of the garage somewhere LOL
I'm hoping to put the village on top of the fireplace as there are sockets nearby so I can plug the lights in without to much fuss.

Rosie has just turned up for some nuts, I haven't seen her for a while. She's quite plump, so I think she's had some food off the other neighbours too :-D

OH's taking a while, hope we still have the fire surround otherwise he won't be able to make the box, as we have no other wood we can use :-(
Spoke to soon, he's just turned up with it, I'm so pleased, now I can sort out my village. Hope it works :-S

See you all later <3

Morning all and evening Kim,

Dull wet and dreary here this morning. Well thats about all the news I have to share with you apart from I did a load of presents up last night after wiring in the shed in the morning and afternoon getting one ring done and two more nearly there just 6 small bows floers and cones to put in them and price them up.

When I went dow n the shop yesterday for all that he so wanted them before the weekend not one had sold. I always think next weekend is the best for sales of the rings once people have their trees up and running as it were and other decs. They do put lots of flowers etc on graves down here. I was surprised how long this goes on for when we first moved down in 1991.

Morning all

Dry here today, so the weather man was right. Still cold though.

OH is in the garage looking for some wood to make the box I need for my village. I hope he finds some as we had a good sort out a few months ago and got rid of a lot of the wood he had.

He's just said he's found some, so I'll go and take a look at what he's found.

What's everyone else up to today?