General Chat

Hi all,
Where is ya all then. I bet X Factor is on and you are all watching it, apart from Marilyn, who is probably sunning herself and having a beer. Lucky girl.
Has P bought the shops up then Maz, or has he taken you back to buy the perfume you forgot to buy for all your friends on here, oh and the after shave for Stephen, not forgetting Shelly's wind chime,LOL.

Hi Sueee, you all right mate. Whats the name of the hospice you raise funds for. We have one close to us called Demelza House, it's a brilliant place. Terminally ill children and their families go there. The staff are the best you could wish for.
We have held many darts marathons, to raise funds for them,as they sooooo deserve every penny that they get.
It annoys me that places that do such good work, dont get the funding they deserve.
I will get down of my soap box now sorry about that.

Rita did you watch the dancing tonight. Wasn't Kara and Scott good, I think Felicity or Ann Widdy should go tommorrow night dont you love.
Hows that foot tonight, is the swelling going down now.

Jean, I hope you are taking it easy love. Has your little grandaughter been to visit this weekend.
I should be seeing my youngest two next Saturday hopefully, when they visit their dad for the weekend. They are so interesting at their ages, 7and 10. At the inbetween stage of wether to believe in Father Chrismas or not.
Afraid not to, in case they don't get any presents.LOL

A big HI to all I have not spoken to.

evening everyone

Belated birthday wishes to Maddie, hope you had a lovely day

the jelly and ice cream was scrummy and I had a HUGE piece of cake

hope you are feeling better Rita

the photo's were great Pauline

talk later, off to watch Pillars of the Earth

xx

ive calmed down now!!!

theres always 1

whippet lady!

i remember when you lost your sister!
since then ive lost a horse cat auntie & very close family member!
meenwhile peeps on friendly have deep probs too!! so be friendy or go away!
we all help each other! when we need too so accept it!

Linda ...he's 13yrs old didn't think they had Credit cards for that age !!!!

I have a funny feeling it could be a card to buy something that you wouldn't think a 13yr old might need ..LOL

Gosh Sue ....are you serious ???????????? LOL

Yes, I was referring to my sister, who as some know was killed 2 years ago yesterday.
& yes, I am popping back now & again.

oh dear

had serious moment>>>

okey dokey!

as we all seem to be nice & caring peeps!
i do a lot for south west childrens hospice, was very hard when i first went there a few years ago as i dont have kids just the nags!!
me mum & dad take people from there village to go and visit!
we also do steam fairs and collect money for childrens hospices, the first one was babes now they 3! noel edmonds & wife have a big input!

LOL sue havijng a moment!

Credit card maybe Marilyn?

Linda :o) XxX

Shelly......

Whats a C-Card ?

Shelly I didn't see any creche. Good point as many will have small children of their own.
I guess it is expected that the childrens Dads will care for them on a Saturday.

I have been unable to go to traing mid week as if you are caring for other peoples children you cannot get the time to go !!!
Wonder how parents would feel if they couldn't do any training in their working hours.
But if you care for more than one family how do you sort care for maybe 6 different children ??

So we give up our Sturdays or evenings after having the children all day................... sometimes from as early as 7:00 until after 6:00 in the evening too.
I don't have that respnsibility now but I have done in the past and when I started it was for £1 an hour !!!

Linda :o) XxXX

Thanks for making me think about what I have done and will continue to do for the little ones Shelly

Stephen I think your wife must have a great deal of compassion and caring. As some children have great needs.

Dame Shelly,

St Michaels Mount,that is fantastic. I have been there a few times and found it really interesting. On a training course I did four of us SWAM from a wee village called Mousehole across the bay and landed on St. Michaels Mount. A fairly long swim.

Pauline.
The 'Black Bear' is a Pipe tune of it's own. It's great. Usually played at the end of a battle when the troops are returning to barracks.
When the Pipe Band finished their 'Tattoo' in front of Blair Castle at my daughters wedding I had them march off to the 'Black Bear'. My daughter has never forgotten the tune and I have heard her whistle it as she does things around the house. 'Highland Cathedral' she really loves that.

Ready to wrap on my Kilt and head off to the Ceilidh now.

See you all tomorrow.

Linda,
My wife works with pre 5s who are profoundly disabled.
It's a hard task to have them included in main stream education but she battles on for them and their families.
Our MPs spend more on their lives of luxury in a year than some of these families will in a lifetime.
How unjust is our world ?

linda do thay have child care for the childminders that have there own children

when how childminders have been on these sault of thing we provied the child care i have been in the creche but this year we got payed for doing nothink as nun of the childminder had children to bring but nomaly we have about 3/5 to watch

iv just had a look at the castle im not to share about the out side my idera of a castle is old stone walls
nope sorry st michael's mount cornwall is still my faverit castle on a ittle island of its own in the middle of the sea and even has its own little church with little head stone

Hi Stephen
Just back from the conference. Interesting. It was about inclusion of all children and we had a really good speaker who has autism, a young man of 21 who told us about himself................. very thought provoking and informative. Shelly will understand where I am talking about and Pauline of course with Brett.
The food was very good, I had too many pastries for breakfast, then cup cake for morning coffee, a full meal at 1:00 followed by fresh fruit !!! Then a cookie with tea this afternoon. Don't think I need to eat at all tonight.

Stephen I have been to Blair Castle, but it was 32 years ago on my only trip to Scotland so far. It was beautiful and I'll always remember it. I am coming to Scotland in May next year, with friends on a train trip excursion for 5 days. I'll check the details and let you know where we will be but it is very organised.

Off now to do some more cross stitch. Already made 3 cards.

Jean Thanks for your contact, I have sent the photos to you.

Linda :o) XxX

sue i think the fiary must of nick your stars

mo when auntie M has given me advis ill tell all what the little sod dus with them lol

dohhhhhhh

i dont look right wivout me stars!!

help

lol

re: pics will send a few new ones! & i aint put too much weight on!

hope uve sent me pics via email! which i avnt checked!

Pauline they have been rebuilding the castle for years, but it seems no better now than it did years ago.
When we went there was literally only the stairs around the insides of the castle left, nothing much to see. Mind you the castle grounds are lovely.
And next month they are holding the Dickens Feastival,in Rochester itself,and the Castle grounds are having a Dickensian Market for about a fortnight.
The Cathedral in Rochester is quite splendid though, but not as grand as some.

Oh, spooky Mo.

We don't have anything as grand as that castle near us, but it doesn't look like it's near to anybody does it?

I liked the 'Highland Cathedral' as well Stephen, it's lovely. The Dark Island is haunting. Might go well with the presences that were around Mo in Rochester Castle.