General Chat

Devon Men.

There are two kinds of Devon men - those who are alive & those who are dead. Those who are dead sleep under the most expensive headstones & those who are alive seldom have time to sleep during the day.

Devon men are usually recognised by the wiry texture of their hair which is normally fair & curly, if they are not bald. They have a pair of almost lash-less bright blue eyes. They may be blue but they are rarely innocent.

Devon men are shrewd, progressive, industrious, crafty & full of guile. They are good at everything & particularly at making money. Devon men can be separated from others by the way they stand outside pubs having a smoke with their right foot at right angles to their left foot. They call this ‘the considering pose’ & is unique to Devon men. Away from the area, this pose will help you to recognise a Devon man anywhere in the world.

Devon men like beer mainly drinking direct from bottles. They smoke a lot. Devon men have a great belief in the law & have almost taken over the police force. A policeman, solicitor or a barrister, unless otherwise stated, is usually from Devon or of Devon ancestry.

Devon men hate liberalism in any form, red cards included. They hate big words & small words. They hate income tax, the cost of living & the cost of dying. Devon men are generally carefree with words because they are still relatively cheap.

Devon men make great salesmen, splendid supermarket managers, magnificent school teachers, spectacular clergy. From a national economic point of view, Devon men can be considered the country’s most indispensable citizens.

They are very good & sympathetic bank managers. In fact, the best bank managers in the world are Devon born. Quite unique. Devon bank managers can be awkward sometimes but are effective fighters especially for the right to big annual bonuses. They are excellent men managers & good card players.

In short, Devon men excel in everything they do & are spectacular in the field of commercial endeavour. When Devon men die, they go straight to Heaven. St Peter’s ancestors came from just outside of Exeter & it is reported that Devon men are in full control of the Celestial Civil Service. Don’t forget to mention Devon when you arrive at the Pearly Gates to be assured of a friendly welcome & a 10% entry fee discount before 9pm. Smart casual please.

There isn’t much else left to say. Oh yes - how could I forget? I should mention that Devon ladies are all potential Miss UK winners.

Ah! Delightful Devon in the lovely southwest.

Afternoon
I wil not say good, cos unlike Pauline bathing in her sunshine, it is horrid here. Grey overcast raining and dammed miserable. I have done the washing and now tumbling the sheets and towels. Ironed all that is dry, ie hubby's white shirts !!! Ugh. Done a little cross stitch. It is a picture of sea shells in shades of pink, lilac and beige. Quite complex so I will get eye strain, but some sense of achievement. I hope to put it in the bathroom when we finally get round to replacing it.
As we haven't been able to go out today I suggested to hubby that I started some decorating. Don't think he was keen.

Enjoy the rest of today, if you can.

Glad you got good results Rita and no need for so many blood tests at least for a while

Linda :o) XxX

I forgot to tell you I had good news this morning after two years of trying to get my warfarin at the right level it has this time reached it. 2.30 and I dont have to have another blood test for warfrin till 19th April.

all I want now is my scan next week to tell me it has not grown..

I love to read.Josephine Cox books I have a whole collection of her Hard back books one she has written.once I start to read them I cannot put them down till I find out the end. and when I have no new books to read I read her books again.

Rita

I have been to the shops forgot to get any potatoe's yesterday so went out it was pouring of rain the sky just opened up it was like walking under a shower full on.
I went and brought my Take a Break and Chat books
I took alook at my garden it is only a strip and I told you I had bluebells two big clumps and now I see I have three snowdrops out and dwarf Irises.there are also two tubs of Pansys. made me feel quiet happy seeing all those appear makes the spring nearer.

Rita

Morning all, hope everyone is ok.
Mo, hope you have some encouraging news soon about your nephew.
Oh I am so sorry to hear about your friends, hope their little girl will get the treatment needed, am sure their love will help her have a good life.
Rita, what good news about Mike, am sure now that he is home he will be feeling better.
Dermot, I loved that story, thanks for sharing.

Thank you to everyone for the messages, hope your day goes well.

Go with God and in good health.
Jeniwren xx

Hi everybody, it's a beautiful day here, the sun is shining and not much wind.

Think I might do a little bit work in the garden before I go to see my aunt.

Pleased things went OK at the meeting Jean, little Scarlett will be well looked after by you and your son.

Mo, I feel so sorry for your friend, it's very hard work looking after an epileptic child with cerebral palsy. It's bad enough when you're young, but your friend obviously isn't that young. She'll be drained - mentally as well as physically. Is there a nursery the little girl can go to during the day, so your friend can have a break?

Shelly looks after children with special needs, she'll be able to give you some info for your friend. And Mrs Stephen will be able to give advice on the kind of help she can get. I think your friend will need all the help and advice she can get.

Have a good day everyone.

Morning Marilyn
Thanks for the e-mail what so many think but feel we couldn't possibly say

Linda :o) XxX

Morning All,

Its a horrible day here today......windy raining cold...... just not the sort of day to make you smile !

Shelly I have just renewed my subs and it was £7-96 ( 6mths) couldn't believe something could possibly go down.

Poor maddie... I have just arose from my duvet its late for me...10am.

Hope you all are well, I'm trying to sort out someone's tree and looks like there are two with the same name and only one year separating them !! Hmmm lovely .
so unless my dear friend pays for a cert I cant go any further back ....

Off for me bath ......x

Morning everyone,
Glad that Mike is doing well.
Nothing much going on here. It's drizzly.

morning all
gey old day again
not nice at all.

Mike is getting so much better, he is moving around more now, he will be much better when the metal clips are removed.

Pleased about Scarlette. she will get all the love and attention now.
Mo how is your nephew any news. ?

Mo I have found the same as you with books brought some not knowing they have changed the cover or in some case like M & B they put two stories in one book and you find one you have never read and the other
had been sold as a single story and you have read it already..
see you all later.

Rita
x

Morning All.

Cold, wet and windy. No not me. The weather.

How I wish I could have a 'duvet' day. Never mind.

Hope to be back later.

Hope everyone is well and warm.

See ya.

Morning All
Hope work is OK Cath. It will be harder at home with the potty training !!! Little M isn't that far along yet. She doesn't even tell you when she has done something yet, and when asked usually denies what is pretty obvious. Oh joy.

Quiet day today hubby is off. Not sure what we will be doing. Looks Ok outside at the moment.

I definately have washing and ironing to do but might leave that til he is back at work tomorrow for the next 7 days.

Have a good day everyone.

Jean I am glad Scarlett seems as if she can stay with family she knows and hope her Mum can sort herself out with such good support. But do take care yourself.
Rita how is Mike getting on at home?
Mo have you had any news on your nephew?

Linda :o) XxX

Morning everyone,
raining here today, yuk.
Rita I hope Mike is making progress and starting to feel better.
Jean Im glad things went well and social services are happy for little Scarlett to stay with you and Chris. Look after yourself too.
Off to work soon and then back to face another round of 'big boys use the potty' with my grandson!!
Hope everyone is well and Dermot has another tale for us today,
take care,

Cath xx

Night x

Night Stephen, sweet dreams.

Thats not sad Pat, many a time I have bought books that I have already read. And that really does P. me of, as they have been re-printed
with a different cover to them. And sometimes I am about a quarter of the way through before I realise I have read it.

Hi Mo,
I'm not really a Danilelle Steele reader.
I've read
1. The House
2.A Perfect Stranger
3. One Day At A Time.

I keep a record of the books I read! How sad is that?

Hi Pat, I nearly missed you.
I have finished reading the five Virginia Andrews books I bought last week.
And I have just read Danielle Steel's , Southern Lights. Quite a good book it was as well.

Hi everyone,
England won. It wasn't really an exciting game but a good result all the same.
I had a glass of creme licquer. It said on the bottle use within one month of opening. I've nearly finished it.
Linda I can't do cross sttich or anything like that. I used to do a lot of knittinh but now I read instead.

jean just whatch you dont were your self out we all no how much a 5 month old baby can be very demarnding

maddie you have not got that much time cos you work full time
think you may need a brack so have the next 3 month off
go on i siad you can lol