General Chat

We will be having our Christmas Dinner next week. The dinner is very good, but the Cook is such a miserable mare. I think she pours her own blood into the cooking, she hates having to dole it out onto the plates.

I love it. It is the only Christmas dinner, that I dont have to cook myself.

Good night to all you sleepy time gals.
Sweet dreams.

Marilyn, eat slowly, you will get indigestion. lol

Maddie is the spinnaker Building in the Mall block ? I have not noticed that? the big Mall they built that when they pulled down all the little Sailors homes.they had stood there from the 1700 they were two up and two down I think. Lanport tI think t was then.
the train I get comes from Waterloo to Portsmouth and on a Monday it is full up during the summer Londoners going there to do their shopping
The little fish and where the Victory is. it shows you how good the fish is as the Dockes workers and sailors go there and buy their fish and chips

I remember now where the other Ice Sculpters are it is in Chamonix called " Mer de Glacier " I use to go on holiday there as well. my sister and myself and two friends who were French teachers..you went down in a cable car to see those. they were done out of the melted ice that came down from the mountains the artist come there every year and chip out shapes and fiqures out of the ice. it took us about 20 minutes to get down to see them.that place is always packed out with younh skiers
well I am off to bed now.

Rita

Nite.

Night All.

I'm having dinner now .....~~~~~~

Night Pat ....sweet dreams.....

Dermot that would be a classic.... Only problem is she cant even Hop Scotch !!

Well I'm off to bed now! I've got to get up early tomorrow.Hopefully the pavements will be free of ice and it won't be too cold.
Where I wok We just go for a Christmas lunch. the highlight is Secret Santa and a quiz!

Thats OK Maddie,

I haven't got time to send anyone ,so that's the best I can do ..LOL

Got the others to do yet...

Maddie I know what you mean about Christmas party's , they can get out of hand cant they ,I reckon there are more broken relationships at Christmas do's than at any other time of the year. Bosses going off with their secretary and like wise.
Never happened to me ....Boo Hoo...LOL

Anne would do it! i reckon that would be a good laugh!

Anne Widdicombe to be Michael Flatley's understudy.

Rita we always stop off at Portsmouth when we go to the Isle of Wight. We like to wander the harbour, see Victory.

I went with my daughter a couple of years ago. We went to the Spinnaker Building, and the outlet centre. I spent money - she didnt.

We saw all the sand sculptures at St Ives. Wonderful. Mermaids, fish, tigers, cartoon characters. Tate Museum down there was good too.
Hated the smell of cornish pasties though, too much hot fat, ugh.

Mommy Christmas, why not just wear your Santa outfit. That would flummocks them.

We are having a works party tonight. All the youngsters are going. I decided against it. It is the same every year.

People getting drunk and being sick.
People doing unmentionable things in the toilets.
People having a fight.
People crying on the stairs cos their amour has gone off with someone else.

Dear oh dear. I am too old for all of that. lol

Thanks for the email Marilyn. Very pretty, was singing along to it.

Badly.


edit. Hello Pat. Nice to hear from you. I was at my best today.
spending money. lol

Where's Shelly......today ??????


She must be sulking she's spent too much shopping today...... never mind Shelly it is all for a good cause ...

Soon be Christmas and you might get lots of surprises !

Have you made your wish list yet ?

Stephen,
I read a lot! I've just started The Associte by John Grisham.
My sister lives in Portsmouth. I'm gong there for Christmas.
Surprised to hear that Oxford Street wasn't too busy. Well done!
I'll have to catch Strictly just to see Anne Widdie. I used to like her in The Fit Club.

I forgot to tell you I take a day trip to Porstmouth. when my sister comes and stays we take ourselves off to Portsmouth the old ships facsinate me. .my Great Uncle was on the Tall ships so we wander around the docks then we buy some fish and chips at the little fish shop near The Victory and sit on a seat and eat them out of the paper lovely it take me two hours to get there from where I live on the train

Rita.

Nearly time to come back home then Marilyn. You timed that just right, the snow is now nearly all gone. The roads are almost back to normal as well,so your journey home will be better when you arrive here.

Of course we missed you Maddie, it was very quiet. Back to the grind stone tommorrow for you then.
I want to get myself something new to wear for New Years eve. We are going to the golf club for the night,with our family. I'm not sure what to buy,
my daughter and her girls are wearing evening dresses, but my other two girls are going casual.
We have already got the meats for christmas day, in the freezers. Two joints are in my daughters freezer,and one is in ours.

Night all, speak to you on the morrow.

Stephen I was in Waymouth this year went there with my siste we were in Large Hotel on the sea front overlooking the Memorials of the Anzc and the America memorials
The first time I had been there it was lovely I walked along the front to see the Sand Sculptures so many tourist were taking photos of them I also went to the The Portland Bill infact the background on this computer is a photo I took of the Portland Bill I also went and watched the Yaching. they had some big races going on they had a young people one then the adults.it was really exciting to watch the whole area is being build around as they are having the Olympics Yatching taking place on there in 2012

Rita

Good evening All. Anyone missed me today.

We got out early this morning. We went to Oxford Street. It was surprisingly quiet down there. Kevin got himself a new jacket and scarf. Then we went and got out Christmas booze this afternoon. Good offers in Morrisons. Get my meat at Waitrose next week, Aberdeen Angus 25percent off. Ducks on offer at Sainsburys.

I have next Wednesday off, so will toddle up there again on my own to rush around the shops and get pressies and something for myself to wear. I have a red dress, but it is a tiny bit snug. lol

The snow has cleared from here, thank goodness. A drop of rain today got rid of the last remnants.

Anne Widdie is determined to hang on, but it really is time for her to go now. Kara and her partner are now officially and item. So is Jimi Mistry and Flavia. So much close contact I suppose.

Hope everyone is well and warm.

Mo I was Glued to the Tv with Merlin tonight I thought it was wonderful and as you said seeing the sword taken from the lake and then inserted in that stone made me think of the books we use to read about Camalot when we were kids.
The Dancing was wonderful tonight except for the clown. I know that sounds rude but she is so rude herself I really cannot understand people casting a vote for her. it started out as being funny but now it is painful to watch her,.
Those Ice Sculptures I was in Northern Italy I stayed at a Hotel with my sister At Lake Garda we went on a coach tour to Austria and went up the Dolamites to get there passing through different weathers, wet, sunny and when we got to the top crossing over the border it started to snow and I mean snow enough for the snow ploughs at the ready to pull our coach up the rest of the way. when we got to the top. my sister went on the ski chair to the top of the mountain I didnt as I have trouble with heights. I went with a French teacher we had met while there to the valley on a lift and we were shown Ice Sculptures we were told they hold a championship there every year. I have never seen anything like it in my life.

Rita

Hi

I have been sunbathing for the last time I think, housework tomorrow with rubber gloves ...LOL

Linda you are suppose to let your false nails grow and get fillers done as they grow , then eventually you have your own nails back as and when they get filed down.

If that that Ann Widdy is still in it , I call that insult to viewers that have NOT voted for her. a Bloody shambles ..

Hi to our Stephen......

Hi Pat I see you have a new Shopping mall or street modernized in Exeter is it finished Yet ?

The ICE HOTEL

Is located in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden.

10 miles from Kiruna Airport.

At the prices they charge.....I'll make my own wee cave.

Hello Patricia,

Do you have any hobby or activity that you do indoors ?

Some Sand Sculptures are amazing. I saw good ones in Weymouth. Must take days of work to complete them.

I can't for the life of me remember where that Ice Hotel is. Must do a Google and find out.

I have dealings with a Charity that operates from down your area. They are very generous but shun any kind of publicity.

I always enjoyed my 'holidays' on the South Coast.
Plymouth, Portsmouth, Hamworthy, Portland and many other places were like second homes to me
I liked the warm summers and the warm sea.

Keep popping in Patricia.

O.k Pat where's our cup of coffee then, tut tut you can't leave us lot out.

Linda, it's not cold here, in fact it's pretty warm, thats a bit of a worry,as it warms up before we get more snow.
Your OH must still be at work, with you doing the ironing this late. I'm going to put Roly's shirts in the cyber hatch for you to do for me, is that o.k with you. I hate ironing shirts, I leave them till theres about six of them, then get stuck in.

If you get a good telescope Stephen, could we stand in our gardens and wave to you.

Well Rita what did you think of the last episode of Merlin. I thought it was good. It kind of bought us up to date, with the sword in the lake etc. We can relate to that, having read the book.
And Ann Widdy was once again rubbish. The judges are trying to tell people with their comments, that she should go, but theres nowt as queer as folk,and she's bound to get through, yet again.