General Chat

I'm guilty too Jane and Maureen!! Christmas and visitors cause a flurry of cleaning!! lol. I thought buying a small place would mean I could whip round it in no time, but I forgot to allow for me slowing down. :-S I know what you mean Jane about getting in the corners of the floors......its the same with the hoover however close you get........always just a tiny strip left at the edges that needs a nozzle!!

There's been much activity over the road with a hire van this morning at the bungalow where the chap whose daughter got married last week lives. She didn't live with her parents, but in the past had a house with another boyfriend she split with. I think mum and dad had been storing her stuff and now are outing all her belongings and getting their space back!!

Ann I remember just after Chris and i got married and moved to Nailsea (Bristol).The first time Mum and Dad came to visit us ,they brought all my belongings that had been stored in their loft.I can still remember their words
"It's time for us to clear out and for you to have all your things".That was when I got Big Ted,my Dolls Tea Set,my little Wicker chair (made by the blind),and my doll called Christina back again.Plus all sorts of things.
I bet your neighbours are really happy to have had a good clear out lolol

I looked that up Jane, but it doesn't make any sense just says Bill'man - one who is armed with a bill or ax. So we are none the wiser.

Just finished, it looks so nice when the whole house is clean and tidy, it's taken me all day.

The last time I saw my cousin was when my mum was in hospital nearly two years ago, he flew over just to see her and flew back the next day. He's coming with one of his boys, he has four boys and two girls. They've gone to a football match today, he's a staunch West Ham supporter. I hope my brother told him to bring warm and waterproof clothes.

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Have you still got those precious toys from your childhood Jane.

I'm going to clear my loft, I keep saying it, most of the stuff up there isn't mine, there's a lot of art work from when one of my girls was at Uni, my son's hockey kit, don't think I'll be opening that bag .... phew ...... All their old school reports, I might get down when they are all here and completely embarrass them.

JANE I TOO GOOGLE- BILLMEN SEEM TO GO HAND IN HAND WITH LONGBOWMAN THE ONES WHO CARRIED THOSE LONG SPEARS.

Shirl ,just go to General Chat and then see the Thread Title.What things do you remember from Childhood.Just look to the right and there is a column Viewed and another column replies,and that shows the number.

Maureen I have all those things.Big Ted is sat in the wicker chair in the front porch :-D.The Tea Set is still in it's original box with straw.I think the set actually belonged to my Aunty Betty when she was young and she passed it on to me.My doll Christina is hideous.She has eyes that open and shut .Rosebud mouth open showing teeth .Again I think that belonged to Aunty Betty .She is kept in a shoe box and will probably never see the light of day again :-S.I will always keep Big Ted and my little chair :-D....My Botty doesn't fit in the chair any more :-S :-S.My old cat Solo used to sleep on it.
I think I will take a pic of Big Ted sat on the chair.

Mandy I have EM you this time....

Yes Jane, I think a Billman would be the one who used a Bill hook of which there were several types. It was a medieval weapon. Look on here......!!

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/billhook.htm

OK JANE GOTCH YA---SAW THAT BUT JUST NEVER BOTHERED WITH IT
YOU SURE KNOW ALL THE IN-AND OUT OF THIS THING ;-) ;-)

Lethal things there then Ann :-S .I don't think Fitz has even read this .Wait till I tell him lol.He needs to sit down and read through all these pages and pages of his Mothers side .Someone has done the most amazing Tree and info on this family way back to the 1500's.It is a bit mind boggling lol

Shirl ,it is just way I go into our thread each time.I think we must all do it differently lol
I am now off to bed.Just poked my nose out the back door to let Chester out for a Wee and it is still really windy :-S

Night Night all xx.See you all in the morning .S.....Sweet Dreams and Sleep Tight xx

Well, you all should see what Ann has found on the Cuddon family ,they were
descended from the landed gentry!! They go right back to the 1200s, wealthy merchants trading with Holland and Flanders.

I'am so excited !!! :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Oh Mandy that is exciting and what a great find.Made my spicy cakes for oh and sausage rolls.

I hav'nt had time to look further.

I have a Pikeman in my family tree who was in the battle of the Armarda.

Morning All and Evening to the others,

It is pouring cats and dogs here and the water is running down our roadway like a river. The chickens look like their house is moated and the bantams are not happy at all. :-| :-| :-| :-S :-S :-S

Dark as anything outside and just generally not nice so I am staying in today. Oh off ringing this morning hope he gets there alright.

Morning All
I think the best place to be today is in bed.What weather :-S.Our garage floor is covered in rainwater as it has blown in under the door.For one moment I thought we had another leak :-S :-S :-S

Mandy that is exciting info that Ann has found for you.No wonder you are excited lol

Well would you Adam and Eve it.I have to nip out,as I forgot to buy a bottle of Cider to with the Normandy Pork :-| :-|.and it won't be right without Cider.

Chris is out with Chester !!!!,so I better get those towels ready again. :-D ;-)

Morning everyone,

Another wet one !!

What a night !! all sorts going through my mind , i need to sit and read all Ann has sent me and try to take it all in , i think i'll print it all off ,so exciting .

Hubby's painting again , the smell gets on my stomach !! feel quite sick !!

BBL

Morning All.

Im feeling a bit queesy this morning think it might have been something I ate yesterday..Still have this cold and c ough and still took Mocha out yesterday it was very dull and cold..But i felt like I needed some air./Still in dressing gown nothing really needs doing today..I caught Kim on Faceb0*k earlier and she sent this message

.( Pat can you say hello to all on the Genes thread for me. I have severe pancreatitis today, pain through the roof. I will try to be on tomorrow, but can't be sure of that either. A bit hard for me to go through all the posts at the moment.)

Me again..It is very windy and wet here so noisy with the wind during the night.Catch you all later..

QUACK QUACK QUACK

It hasen't stopped raining since we left home on Friday. We left home with headlights on and never turned them off till we got here.

Apart from going and getting the Indian last night I haven't been out/

Conrad, Jan, and Ros went to the Garden Centre yesterday, and I had the afternoon reading. Couldn't be bothered with walking around in the cold and rain.

Last night the wind got up, and with the rain lashing against the windows, it felt like you were in a beach hut on the coast. !!!!

I see you haven't missed me :-( :-( :-( :-(

Mandy, do we call you Lady Muck now. ????

I can only think a BILLMAN was one who carried the hook shaped chopper, that we use today for cutting down hedgerows. I bet in close quarters, they did a lot of damage to the oponents!!!!!

Conrads back lawn has been taken over by "LEATHER JACKERS" There is no grass left, just the odd bit of moss. The lawn treatment people are going to treat it, and reseed, could take a long time to recover.

We are having dinner at about 2.00pm and won't leave it too late to set of for home. At least in the daylight, we will see where all the standing water is lying. There has been a few nasty accidents, due to the weather.

Keep safe all, see you when I get home.

Oh Frank I missed you :-D.It's dreadful here now.Do take care coming back.I noticed a red warning sign lit up on the A14.I was too far away to see what it said ,but guessing it might be warning of surface water and spray.

Pat thanks for your message from Kim.Poor Kim another attack of that awful pain again.Thinking of you Kim <3 <3
Pat was it something you ate (or drank)? ;-)Hope that tummy soon settles.

Mandy ,all your info sounds so fascinating.I want to know more lolol

Have just put the heating on ,there is some awful draft coming from somewhere.Don't know where :-S.Probably through the crap** windows we have or down through the loft hatch :-S :-S :-S :-S.
Must go and have a look in the oven and give the pot a stir.