Genealogy Chat

Hi everyone.

Cynthia just make sure your ring Donut has been rolled in cinnamon
as half a teaspoon of Cinnamon a day helps to lower your cholesterol level so will cancel out Frank's extra fat.

Had a great time at the Baby shower, cool party games, lots of laughs and a great afternoon tea. And the Mother to be got lots of wonderful things.

I hear my Pork Chops calling so must go before I burn them.
Catch you all later Josie

Hi again Anne,

It's sort of horrible as some of the "fixes" involve delving into the registry which is scary and not for the faint hearted so It's best to try all the obvious or "STUPID" things.
I didn't like it when you were talking about changing cables as it's always easiest to just replace like with like.

Are the plugs all in properly....sound plug, data plug, power plug.

Is the END data plug of the data cable plugged into the ( Master )DVD.......the second data plug on the data cable is for a slave or second DVD/ CD

Is the other end of the data cable securely plugged into the motherboard.

Is the DVD set up as Master by using the cap on the two relevant pins at the rear...........Master / cable select / slave. (MA /CS / SL )
If you only have one DVD it should be set to Master

Once all of the above have been checked , the theory is that rebooting the computer should allow it to find the new hardware then allowing you to install the drivers etc from the CD.

Check out this little video for installation of DVDs..........

http://www.ehow.co.uk/video_4444761_setting-pins-cd_dvd-hard-drives.html

If the worst comes to the worst, you could always ask a local computer shop how much they would charge to install it for you...........even PC World as you bought it from them and they do offer that service............just don't know how much.

Cynthia, the doughnut note was pointing out that ring / sugar doughnuts are more fattening than the cream or jam ones but you probably already know that :))

How many have you eaten when you breathe out ?

Evelyn - lovely to have you back with us - we all missed you

Where did they get married? Might be an idea to try a marriage cert for Robert.

Have a good holiday

Hello, its me, yes really it is.
I have had a very busy time with friends etc.
We are off to France tomorrow for 4 weeks so am busy packing and cleaning , cant possibly leave the house untidy can I?.
The weather here is not very good, quite chilly and more like Autumn than Summer.
Nice to know you all care about me, I care about you all as well.
I have received my parents marriage certificate and now know that mothers father Robert Macleod was a Major in the 1st Seaforth Highlanders, he was deceased on parents cert in 1929, dont know his date of death, so I am no nearer tracing mothers roots.
Must get on with some work now but will pop in again soon, if only for a doughnut, I like ring doughnuts best but would rather have a Lamington.
Cheerio for now my friends, Love to you all
Evelyn XX

Thanks for the email Frank - trouble is I couldn't get the disc to run as it won't recognise the DVD - I need to play around with some leads me thinks.

Cynthia - hope the beans are ok - sorry to hear about your daughter - hope her computer feels better soon.

Our little James as you know has aspergers - trouble is now he seems to have got fixated about gangs of boys - who haven't done anything to him or are likely to. He tends to hide if he sees a group of boys near or passing by him. Also just discovered for the last year he has spent every lunch hour either hiding in the library or in the art room as can't face all the boys in the play ground. His mum is trying to get him to see an educational psychciatrist (bad spelling).

GP on at the moment - so trying to type quietly.

Very worried about Evelyn - I know she was off to France - but she hasn't popped in at all.

Reece hope you are keeping well - do pop in & say hello just once - hope things are settling down a bit now - we miss you. Its so hard trying to get back on your feet - everyone walking around on egg shells around you.

Really looking forward to our week away - hopefully i can get the dongle working and pop in one or twice.

Will pop in again later if I can

Take care all

Spring! I love Spring but don't like Autumn very much. I appreciate the colours etc but feel as though things are drawing to a close. Much prefer new buds to falling leaves!


Glad the cat is recovering - you seem to have gained quite a rapport with him Anne.


So Josie, how was the Baby Shower? Hope you have recovered and had a better experience than Sylvia had the one she went to.



Sue, do hope Jayden had a happy birthday after all that he has been through and what good news about those pressure pants. It must be a relief for everyone that his recovery is so complete.



Doughnuts...mmmmm Frank - thanks for the depressing calorie counting bit! I love doughnuts, especially the sugary jammy ones. If I breathe in you can't tell I've eaten one!



My daughter's computer lead has been sent away so she is computerless and I have been letting her spend time on mine - hence my absence etc. I don't mind ...........really......sob......sigh.......but I will be glad when she has a new lead and is up and running again. She has been very up and down the last day or so - it's rather like walking on eggshells because you never know how she is going to react to the simpliest thing. Very wearing.


Heavy, gusty showers here at the moment but it's not actually that cold. Have to go out and pick some runner beans soon but will wait till the shower has passed methinks.


Hope you are all well. Love. Cx

Well Josie - what joy Spring on the way a lovely time of year - my favourite is Autumn (probably because it my birthday) - it seems strange to think of spring in September.

Is it true NZ has no snakes native to it or living wild there - if so I want to move there ASAP. I hate the things & this week our local paper has had a picture of one in it every night. If its not one looking for a good home then it people finding them in strange places or doing things with them. Its been horrendous.

The saga of the cat, he seems to be a lot brighter (now the sun is out) and the swelling on the side of his face has gone down a fair bit - so I feel a lot happier. I was getting quite worried about him - especially as we will be going away for a week very soon. I know he dosn't like going home very much since they got the dalmation. He is a silly animal - makes a big fuss of me when I see him in the street & then growls & barks at me in the garden, unless I am taking to his mum - then he runs up nudges me growls & runs away again.

Must go grumpy needs my help in the kitchen.

Hi everyone, I certainly started something when I told you all about my love for cream filled doughnuts.

Well spring is nearly here the daffodils are starting to flower
and the days are getting warmer.

It's also the beginning of spring clean fever and am being flooded at work with Drapes, Duvets and blankets to clean.
What Joy!!!!!!!!

For those of you keen to surf and swim in the Ocean Forget Australia and the SHARKS.
Come to New Zealand and swim with Dolphins instead , much more enjoyable
when you know you won't be a menu item.....

Anne Hope your Cat gets over it's depression soon.

Catch you all later as I head off to the Baby Shower. Josie

Jam doughnut! Cx

Hi Everyone

Love doughnuts Frank ,only with cream in them though so I geuss they have more calories again.
I really can't eat anything but Meat Vegis and Fruit,it has worked for me ....I just stay away from Potatoes,Bread, Rice and Pasta all the carbs Really.
I am not supposed to drink any wine either but I refuse to do that , you need some rewards.

Nice sunny day today ,wooding tomorrow hope the rain stays away.

Another Grandsons birthday today so we are over his house tonight,he is 15 today ,it is Jayden the one that got burnt .
He was given the ok to not wear his presure pants anymore yesterday so he is a happy boy today.

Will check in tonight.
Suex

Hi Robert !!

Thanks Frank - only trouble is I thought Ring ones would be less fattening - Oh how wrong can you get

I have a half day today - its getting busy now - off to PC world this afternoon.

We purchased a replacement DVD RW (old one K****ered) - asked for new cables etc - however when replacing - which was easy - wrong kind of cables for the PC - & the two don't match - cables we were given also don't fit the PC - therefor we have to go back today & prove the point. Wish I hadn't started this in the first place.

Its one of those shops where you know - no matter what you buy - you have to do a second or third visit on the same day or within a week. Trouble is I love the place but OH never give me enough time to mooch around. Its like Staples - I could mooch around there for hours - good job I don't have any spare cash as I would buy all sorts of things.

Don't think I fancy a Surf in your waters Susan - for 1 thing I can't swin - so will make a tasty meal for the sharks.

Oh well - shower & brekki call

Take care all

Good morning ladies,

Cynthia,

Have a doughnut, that always makes you feel better.

Here's some good news for all you fancy doughnut lovers.

Ring doughnut........................210 calories..........9.4gm fat
Custard filled doughnut.........190 calories..........7.4 gm fat
Jam doughnut....................205 calories.........6.9 gm fat.

I mean lovers of fancy doughnuts and not doughnut shaped lovers of fancy doughnuts.

You know who you are :)

What a contrast......Sylvia `hot and sunny` - Sue `very cold` - I think I am somewhere in the middle at the moment. It's been quite a pleasant day but it's turned a bit chilly this evening.

Never fancied the idea of surfing, but to each their own :))


Poor Sue, no internet connection - glad you're back up and on board again.


I was looking at an atlas the other day and I had forgotten just how large Canada is........and there is Vancouver way over on the left. I understand it is a very beautiful place.



Golly, have I had a busy day! I did my usual housework plus some and then decided I would wash all the carpets with my carpet cleaner. OH had gone out collecting blackberries so off I set whilst he was out of the way.

It all went well for a while and then I had difficulty in getting the clean water tank to fit back into its place! I was SO angry with it.......I actually shouted at it - as though that would make a difference! Then I thumped it and said #*&%$#&*%#....... and it behaved itself from then on !! I was glad to sit down for my lunch I can tell you.


Nice boxful of blackberries washed and put in the freezer.

Picked another lot of runner beans earlier. We've really had a bumper crop and our freezer is filling rapidly even though we have eaten a lot and given some away. I do so enjoy rooting around in the leaves and tendrils looking for hidden beans - and they can hide believe me. Amazing what you can do even with just a small patio.



Right, off for a little browse around. Good night friends. Cx

Hi Again Everyone

Anne I just has a vision of you on a surfboard...........you said you were off for a bit of surfing.

Winter here but the surfies still go in the ocean at this time of the year ,a young man with a family got taken by a white pointer shark last week while we were away in Bali.
Other surfers got him out of the water but he bled to death on the beach,the shark took his leg off.
We are on the bottom of the South West Coast of Western Australia ....a very popular spot for Surfing and general beach going,but there are a lot of Sharks around and you have to be very carefull in the water.

Better get dinner on the OH will be home anytime now.
Suex

So glad my eldest Grandson gave it away

Hi Everyone

No Telephone or Internet for two days ,I suspect a new house being built down the road from us to be to blame .
No word from the phone company mind you,we are ment to be mind readers.
I wonder if they will pay me back for the two days of missed internet conection....I don't think so.

We had the film of the lady with the cat in the bin ,I am not a cat lover but that was very cruel what she did....in OZ in Summer that cat would have died.

We are expecting rain tonight and it is still very cold at present,WA is very short of rain this Winter the water catchment areas are very low,water restrictions again this Summer I think.

I am off food shopping today....cupboards are a bit bare.

Suex

weather still broing


hot and sunny!



Anne

...... Vancouver Island is a 1 hr 40 minute ferry ride away. Takes us about 20 minutes to drive to the ferry terminal.


it's a neat place to visit .... actually, it's one of the largest islands in the world!



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xxx

Sylvia Fiji sounds wonderful - hope your cabin is ok - we haven't heard about the fires in Canada.

I have a PM from a lady in Vancouver Island - looking for some info on one of my OH's ggggmothers - looks like my OH has a cousin in Canada - is Vancouver Island very far from you Sylvia? She was new to GR & I allowed access to my tree - now she can add loads more relies to her tree.

Cynthia - depression seems to have lifted a bit - but this morning he has a massive lump under his eye, which looks worse than the eye slightly closed - my OH is going to have a chat with our neighbour - still don't think they will take him to the vet. I wish I knew what to do for the best - if i could afford a vet & had a basket I would take him myself.

We have lost our email access at work - & the phones are dead - so a good day to do research (if you know what i mean) - we are all getting very fed up as all our work is on Email now & we seem to have come to a standstill - well i am off today at 3:30 as I have a dentist app.

Its just started raining again & looking very depressing - just how we feel.

I may look up the moggies symptoms on the internet - see what it says - it was right about his cold last week.

Talking of moggies - I could kill that woman who threw the cat in the wheelie bin for 15 hours - i think we should throw her in a deep bin for at least 24 hours & keep hiting it to keep her awake - then do the Chinese water torture - slow drips of water - no food. It still wouldn't be a good enough punishment.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Waves to Robert

I think we have managed to frighten Frank off - not sure how

Well off to do a bit of surfing

Take care all

Good morning everyone! No overnight visitors I see.


Well, it's a beautiful morning here so maybe I can get some washing out - there's a thrill!


Off to pick up daughter soon - now, where can I take her today? All suggestions gratefully received.


~~~~~~waves to Robert in his shell and to Frank who has disappeared again. Why the vanishing act Frankie?? Don't tell me you're scared of the women on here too?



Off I pop again. Hope to see you all later. Love. Cx

Loved your business case comparison Anne. Very subtle!! Hope your OH thinks it was all HIS idea......that's the way to do it.....works everytime...lol

I think the break will do you good and you certainly deserve it after all you have been through at work lately. Rest and relax......just what the doctor ordered.

Sorry to hear about your cat and hope it is soon back to full health. Not sure about the depression bit though!



Sylvia, what a super tale about J and the warriors....definitedly a memory to be treasured. They were probably quite fascinated by her blonde curls.


Hope the fire situation allows you to go to your cabin so that you can get away for a while.


Nothing fantastic here. Mind you, have just had a long chat with someone who posted on a thread of mine and is researching the same family. It turns out she lives not very far from me!! We've been swapping info and hope to meet up soon. She isn't related to me but to the person I have been doing a tree for. Small world isn't it?


Right..better go and see what's happening out on ye boards before I go and do some more googling.


Love to all. Cx.

Hi everyone


another sunny day ..... getting boring isn't it??? But it is going to be hotter today.


I walked down to meet OH for coffee yesterday afternoon ....... I've asked him to come and pick me up this afternoon 'cos it will be so warm!


We spent about 10 days in Fiji back in 1976, on our way home from Australia. We stayed at a small place on the southern coast ... sleeping in those typical Fijian thatched cottages. The nearest "town" was Sigatoka, about 10 miles away. Our hotel was connected with the colonial era Grand Hotel in Suva, and we got a tour round that hotel one day.

It was wonderful. J was about 2½, head full of blond curls ...... and the Fijians just loved her.

The staff (all native) at the hotel insisted that we allow them to make a little early dinner for her, put her to bed, then go for our meal ............... and they would watch out for her.

There was a village right next door, and we went there to watch a Kava Ceremony. I have this wonderful picture of J sitting in the middle of a ring of Fijian warriors, in full war dress, and all well over 6' tall!


It was a quiet time of year (late June), and the weather was very pleasant.


I'd love to go back



but, will it be the same????????



Looks as though we won't be going up to the cabin until September 2 at the earliest ...... got an invitation yesterday to a freind's 60th birthday on Sept 1st, and OH would really like to go to it.

Even then, it depends on the fire situation.




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xxx