General Chat

He's been and oh took some pics and they are good!! Watching New Tricks now so may send them later.

Mel, as you have noticed I don't send you much, but I thought you would enjoy those.!!! I had no idea it had been that long since you lost MUM.
What a lovely surprise for hendy, to find he has his own little HOTEL. Lets hope he uses it in the winter. Will you puts loads of wollens, and straw in there for him ???

Glad MIL has come through her Op O.K. Ann, and that FIL is finding his independence going well. If he's not use to answering the phone, you will have to put the answer phone on. It's so easy to rake up the miles travelling to and fro. When Ros was in Oxford after one of her back operations. I would travel back and forth every day after work to see her. Not far off 100 miles a day. seven days a week. Good job it was a Company car and my boss didn't mind me useing all that petrol.
Your hairdresser seems the type that would give an old man like me a heart attach, seeing her dressed like that ;-) ;-) ;-)

The "jackets" were just right tonight. Nice crispy skins and fluffy insides. I'm thinking of a chicken casserole tomorrow.Must use up some mushrooms.

Ros is watching some hospital serial, it's been on a few weeks, I'm not always here on a Monday if there is a good match on Sk#. So I don't know the story, and not that bothered about James Nesbitt.

I am getting a bit feed up with all the SAVILLE news. He sounds as though he was a right B#####. even molesting his niece. How many other will come out of the woodwork. ??? I think his face should be blocked from the screen when they are reporting on it. His victims, must squirm when they see his face. Poor people. !!!

Off to eBay, see you in the morning.

Mel.....I can't believe it is 2 years since you lost your Mum.Where did those last 2 years go??
Ann your hairdresser sounds like she dresses like the girls where I go.It's like a fashion show sometimes lol..Have to say I wish I could dress like them :-D...Dream on ;-)
I hope Hedgy finds his little home Mel :-D

I am the only one left up now.Even Chester has gone to bed.So I think i will go to bed too.I have my Kindle ready to read but will wait a little while until I'm sure Chris is dead to the world as sometimes the little light on the Kindle disturbs him.
The fog looks like it is just rolling in now :-|.I told James to drive carefully in the morning as he leaves jut after 6 and it will be really thick.
Night Night x
No Kim for a couple of days.I hope she is ok.

I hope she is alright too Jane. If you do look in Kim we all wish you better.

Gosh I feel likke I have eaten loads tonight, must have been all that cabbage!

Frank I wish they would'nt put J S's face all over the place too. Never did like him, now I know why.......................

Ann hope FIL gets on ok without his little lady. He won't know where he is without her.

Well, Dentist tomorrow as filling is definitely loose!!! I'm having to see a lady dentist instead of my usual one as he is fully booked up for 2 weeks! see what she says about having it crowned!! Hygenist is in two weeks, phew I SHALL feel rejuvenated!! and poor! Off to tip now with more rubbish, incuding me I should think - old, falling to bits and seen better days!!!

Morning Liz and all and evening Kim,

Dull misty moisty morning here with lots of fairy hammocks in the hedge and bushes but it is not that cold!

I shall try and send the pics today of hedgie and his box oh made me.
He had his cat food last night and all the skin and jelly stuff off my lamb shank. He should be getting nice and fat for the winter by now, I hope.

For Frank 1911 for William Baker father of Mary Elizabeth Baker 1904.

1911 England Census
about William Baker
Name: William Baker
Age in 1911: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Epping Forest, Essex
Civil parish: West Ham
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address: 84 Clarkson St, Canning Town, E
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Navy Out Of Work
Registration district: West Ham
Registration District Number: 188
Sub-registration district: Canning Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 36
Household schedule number: 246
Piece: 9506
Household Members: Name Age
William Baker 45
Clara Baker 39
Ruth Baker 20 This reads Ruth Barnett dau single b Stepney<<<<<<<
Sarah Baker 15
John Baker 13
Esther Baker 11
William Baker 8
Mary Baker 6
Peter Baker 4
Joseph Baker 2

Morning or should I say afternoon now.
I have had a morning of cleaning and changing bedding :-S.Thrilling !! :-P

Liz I have never had a lady Dentist or Doctor.I much prefer men :-D :-D

Fitz is dropping in shortly before his visit to his Mother.I said we could finish off the left over Casserole and some bread to mop up that lovely gravy.That will set him up for the visit.His Mum will be 90 on Saturday..

I'll pop back later.

Mel you will have a waddling hedgehog soon lolol

MEL I still can't open your emails :-S :-S

Morning to my little angels, and Will and David (HALLO SAILOR)

Damp horrible morning here also, but not cold.

Peace and quiet here. Ros has gone off with Carolyn. As soon as she walked out the door OFF went the box !!! I have prepaered a chichen casserole for tonight. with the last of my own potatoes.

I managed to find a frame for my Garden vac bag, Now the job will be fitting it. Anything Parts you need in that sort of thing, also vacum cleaners fridges W/machins You should try espares. They are brillient in helping also the service is great. I use them quite often.

Mel, Those photo's were great, and he looks so well. I have a pile of old wood behind the shed, so hope mine finds a place to hibernate, and have babies. They are so cute when first born.
Thanks for all the info, I will look at my tree in a few minutes.

My silly neighbour has put out a rotary line of WASHING. It will be wetter when she takes it in, than when she put it out. Senseless or what !!!!

Is your heating working allright now Jane, or have you fiddled with it and broken it again :-D :-D :-D My, James was up and away early this morning, I was awake but still tucked down in bed.!!!

Liz Hope everything goes well the the Dentist. OKur Lewis has a female dentist, and he thinks she's great.

I havent eaten yet today, so might go a do a ham and cheese sarnie. That will keep me going till this evening.

BBL

Was never in the RN or the Marines F :-|

Nice one David.!!!!

Afternoon everyone,

Another foggy day here ,not really clearing at all today , really mild though ,when i was in the car the temp was 18 degrees!!! ,we'd best make the most of it it should be really cold by the end of the week.

Mel, i carn't seem to open your email photo's !!

Frank, we've used espares too ,had bits for our Dys*n from them ,i like how they show you how to fit the bits too, they are very good.

Well i heard some thing this morning ........my friends friend lives in an old vicarage and she had got up in the night to have a wee....she did what she had to do turned and just happened to look down ......and there in the loo bowl was a FROG!!!!! looking up at her, imagine if that had tried to jump up as she sat there!!! ohhhhhhh makes me shudder .

How the heck did that get in the pipe !! i shall be thinking of that at night now when i get out for a wee :-S :-S :-D :-D

BBL

OMG Mandy.Now I have heard of Rats coming up the loo but never a Frog lol
We will all be checking the bowl now before we sit down :-S :-S
Still murky here.A right old miserable day again. Fitz has just gone to visit his Mother.He will be a bit late as we were chatting again about his Grandmothers family the Mankiewicz.
Someone got in touch with me yesterday saying she is researching the family .I explained it is actually Fitz's family (not mine) and have given Fitz her email .They will be getting in touch in the next few days.So we wait and see if anything new comes to light regarding that George who 'adopted 'Edith (Fitz's G Mother) :-D

Mandy I know you like your Toad in the Hole.Do you watch 'This Morning'with Phil and Hollie.They did a recipe this morning with some kind of Meatballs in a batter.How do I find the recipe???It looked delicious.

Jane are you sure not not talking about Frog In The Hole????? Ha ha ha :-D

Well I have had another look at Frank's Tree today and he has the wrong Baker's on it as far as I can see.

I shall have to do a bit more digging..........

FRANK are you there please?

I'm FREE,

Mel, I can't see how i've got the wrong Barkers, all the family mentioned in your list is exactly the same as my tree.. The person I was interested in was Lewis Robinson, husband of Mary.

Is this the one Jane ? sounds tasty .

Fog hasn't cleared here all day ,needed the lights on early tonight .

Lisa Faulkner cooks up a personal family favourite using homemade sausage patties - just like mum used to make!

Serves 4 (fills a 3 1/2 litre dish)

Ingredients:

For the batter:

450 ml whole milk
4 eggs
175g plain flour (I always sieve it twice)
2 teaspoons mustard powder
salt and pepper

For the sausage meat:

500g sausage meat
1 shallot, finely chopped
4 rashers streaky bacon, chopped
1 apple, peeled and grated
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
75ml olive oil, for the oven pan
15ml olive oil, for browning the patties

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180C/Gas 4.

2. First make the batter; in a bowl mix the flour, mustard powder, salt and pepper. Whisk the eggs in to the milk. Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture and pour in the egg/milk mixture. Beat in and set aside.

3. In a large bowl mix together the sausage meat, shallot, grated apple, bacon, sage, garlic , salt and pepper and shape into 6 little patties.

4. Heat 15ml (1 tsp) olive oil in a frying pan and just brown the patties.

5. Pour 75 ml olive oil into an ovenproof dish and put it in the oven for about 7-10 minutes until the oil is smoking.

6. Add the patties and pour over the Yorkshire batter.

7. Put in the oven for 40 minutes or so.

8. Serve with onion gravy.

Right Frank

We have William Baker 1866/7 BORN EPPING ESSEX. You have him born Stepney on your tree.

Here is the 1901 census for him.

1901 England Census
about William Baker
Name: William Baker
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: George Baker
Gender: Male
Where born: Epping, Essex, England

Civil parish: West Ham
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
County/Island: Essex
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: West Ham
Sub-registration district: Canning Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 42
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 149
Piece: 1585
Folio: 16
Page Number: 24
Household Members: Name Age
William Baker 34
George Baker 29 MISTRANSCRIBED BUT IT READS CLARA
Ruth Baker 10
Theodorsia Baker 5
John Baker 3
Esther Baker 1