Genealogy Chat

Hello Everyone,
All is well here in Brittany, not as hot today thankfully, we had some welcome rain overnight.
I have spent quite a lot of time today watching a family of baby wrens, pure delight, such busy little birds and so tiny, they make our friendly robin look enormous.
Glad our Anne was not involved with the latest tour company to go bust, it must make the life of a travel agent hellish, also that of the tourists of course.
My thoughts are with Reece, bless her.
Ron is watching Countdown, eyes OPEN as well, now theres a first.
I am going for a walk along the canal bank now, there are some very attractive lockkeepers cottages with very pretty gardens so I shall enjoy my walk.
Will pop in as and when I can, much love to you all
Evelyn X

Hi Everyone

Cynthia I only have 22 bushes but I am cutting them back a couple at a time ,My back aches after cutting two back.
It must be the age thingo.

Back to the optomistrists tomorrow going to do a field scan on my eyes ,he thinks I may have gloucoma as my presure was up in boths eyes last week when he tested me so it would explain a lot about my eyes latley.

I wonder where everyone is and no sign of the boys for a few days.

Well I am off to bed,cold wet and windy again.

Love to you all
Suex

Oh....I didn't notice we had been 'unstuck'. I do wish they would make their minds up!


I hope everyone is able to find us again.........sigh


There has been heavy rain again during the night apparently but dry spells forecast for today. Must get the washing out then!


You must have an enormous amount of roses to cut Sue - you seem to be forever cutting them......:)



Right: washing:bedrooms:bathroom:baking. It never ends.............


Missing Josie for her latest news on her new job - wonder how it is going...?


Catch you all later. Cx

Hi Everyone

Very quiet today and it looks like they have unstuck us .

I can't say I am sad about that as I did think it was not nessasary at the time .
I also think it caused a bit of strife on the boards too with others comments about it .
I did not see any of them myself ,anyway we are the same as everyone else now .

Another nice sunny day today so out I go to do some more Roses,will drop in later.
Suex

Hi Everyone

Glad to hear your family arrived safley Sylvia,I hope you have a wonderfull time together.

I would love to be in your shoes having a baby in the house.

Evelyn it sound s like you are having lots of fun,I remember going away on holidays with mum and dad in the Caravan,would love to go back to those times for a few hours.
My aunt and uncle still do it all the time ,she loves to go to Ireland that is a counrty I have not seen yet,lots about on TV,will get there one day.

We had a very nice sunny day today so I went out to the garden ,time to cut back the Roses,I just do a few bushes every day around now so by the end of the weekend I should have them all done.....I have 22 bushes I did not mean to buy that many but every time I see a Rose I like I have to have it.
My OH was very pleased when I said I am not buying any more.

I am off to bed ,hope the weather is kind to you all.
Suex

I wonder who deleted?

Hello all, and glad to hear that the family have arrived safely Sylvia. I can foresee lots of pram pushing over the next few weeks, just watch those knees of yours.....lol It will take them a couple of days for their body clocks to adjust I expect.


Coffee shop? Did someone say coffee shop? Yes please!


Glad you haven't had the havoc of the latest travel chaos Anne, I did wonder. All those poor folk with their holiday plans ruined. Oh dear.


I guess we will all be thinking of Reece during the coming days.

Well, I had better go and get some messaging done I think and it's absolutely been pouring down here - thank goodness :)))

Love. Cx

Thank you Cynthia for passing on the news - What can anyone say at this difficult time - I will send a PM and email to Reece - its so sad

We have the same thing with a friend I use to work with - she has been moved to a local hospice for a bit of TLC for a few days to give her husband a break. She wants to hang on till November when her youngest daughter gets home from her Antartic expedition.

Evelyn keep up the good work

The new Travel crisis has not reached us - our clinets use more expensive operators - I am glad to say we have never used this company.

Well have to dash off as need to get ready for work.

Nice to have the Family around then Sylvia. Glad all arrived safely.

Take care all - Reece & P will be in my thoughts..

family arrived safely, but tired

We sent them for a walk, then met them at the coffee shop (!!), came home and had some salad

They were all in bed by 6:30pm our time ....... which was 10:30 pm their time! They had been awake since about 4:30am their time


so a long day for them.

MJ was very good ......... but wasn't interested in a nap ...... too many new things to see!!





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You know what? That Sylvia is a spoilsport! Fancy expecting us to behave!!


Sounds like our Evelyn is having a good time....eating...reading....um...hard work then?? :))



Must go and finish off on the TTF board and then I'm through messaging.

Love. Cx.

Hi everyone


just popping in quickly before I go to have my shower.


There was a lot of marine cloud this mroning, but it has burnt away, and it should be a lovely day ..... about 24C

The forecast is good for the next 4 or 5 days also!


J& co arrive in about 4 hours


Expect me when you see me for the next few weeks ....... I'll try to drop in when I can


Behave yourselves!!


Take care

sylvia
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Hello Friends,
Phew! it is VERY hot here today.
We have been out for lunch of course I had lamb and rissoto,very nice too, today I went crazy and had dessert a beautiful chocolate gateaux with mandarine sauce.
The campsite is very busy, lots of folk with touring caravans moving in, they usually stay for a couple of nights and then move on further down country. Most of the mobile homes on site are privately owned so we see the same folk every year, its like a little village really.
My eldest granddaughter is back home after her sailing adventures in the Baltic, she arrived home on Sunday morning and on Sunday afternoon she was at work, it all helps with her pocket money whilst she is at Uni.
I hope the youngest granddaughter is enjoying her outward bound adventures.
Watch out Cynthia I might pop in for coffee, I could give you a hand with the ironing.
Now I am going to finish my book, I have another one to read once I have finished this one.
Much love to you all


Evelyn XX

Hi Everyone

It is quiet cynthia,but it will liven up over night I am sure of that .
it is always while I am in bed worse luck

I too have been thinking about Reece all day ,it must be so hard for her after all those years of marriage,we have been married for 40 years,I must admit I have been spoiling him today a bit.

It make you realise what you have at times like this.

We had a fairley busy day,OH still has a bad cold and of course being male it is the worse cold ever.
He says he is going to work tomorrow I will wait and see.

Well I am off to bed .
Catch you all tomorrow.
Suex

Oooerr. Everyone busy then? Well, Sylvia is expecting visitors so she is going to be run off her little feet for a while I guess.....



Anne is probably running round in circles with the latest holiday crisis......


Frank is.....well, Frank could be anywhere I supppose!



Bit of a depressing day here today. Went to see the Diamond wedding couple but ill health has taken it's toll on the husband and now have just heard that the old chap across the road has died. sigh....


May do some ironing and cheer myself up.



Hope there is someone around to talk to later.........Love. Cx.

Have been thinking of Reece today.............



We could do with a good storm here to be honest....I think it would clear the air before the hot weather comes back [as is forecast apparently].


It was a rather busy morning but calmed down this afternoon. Took daughter to a garden centre for coffee and cake and bought a lovely plant for a diamond wedding anniversary.....60 years! whew!


Daughter is feeling a bit achy with her Fibromyalgia so that dampens things down a bit. It seems to flare up in all different places....legs, head, jaw etc. Not a happy bunny really but you can't blame her.


It must be the baby season as a friend's daughter in law had a baby boy this morning.....ahhh.


Off for a mooch I think. Love to all. Cx

Hi all


lots of "marine cloud" around this morning ............ keeping the sun away, and meaning it is nice and cool!



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Hi Everyone


Cynthia that is terrible news about P,my heart just breaks for Reece.

I have sent her a Pm.

We have a had a quiet weekend really not in the mood for getting anything done .
We had friends over for a few wines last night but they did not stay late.

Frank when I had my first child I stayed in for ten days,5 days for the second.
My daughter had her second child in the early hours of the morning and they let her and the baby home that same day.
Too soon I think but what what do we know.

I am off to bed .
Love to you all
Suex

Thank you for posting that Cynthia

It's always hard to know what to say ........ but I wish Reece and P, and their family, the best over the next few days and weeks

I hope that P's passing is easy and peaceful.



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I hardly know how to post this, but it was a request.

Earlier this evening I received a message from our dear friend Reece. She is so very sad and full of sorrow at the fact that her dear husband has but a very short time to live. He is being allowed home on Tuesday to be cared for by a team of palliative nurses and doctors.


I have sent a message of inadequate words of comfort on my own behalf but thought that the others on this thread would prefer to send their thoughts in their own words, rather than me speaking for them.


54 years of marriage is a wonderful achievement and Reece will have many happy memories to cherish but, at this time her sadness will be overwhelming.


Reece hopes to return to this thread one day in the future.


Cx.

Good to see Josie again........~~~~~~~waves - sounds like you are having an exciting time with your tree.



Hope there are not too many sleepless nights in store for the new mum and dad - Frank....you could come in useful you know :))



Sylvia, sounds like batten down the hatches time....but I am sure you will have a wonderful time. Guess we will see you as and when you are not baby minding!!


As for the other thread.....Sylvia has done a grand job, so let's allow it to pass.


Not a very interesting day today, but that's life!!

Love to all. Cx.

Congratulations Frank - Well done another little baby girl for Scotland

Hope Evelyn hasn't blown away yet - its very windy here as well

My advice as always is you see loads of threads around - but you don't need to read them or make comments - each to their own ideas - we are happy with this and each other. I find no need to comment on things I have nothing to do with - so I don't.

Will pop back again later - Where's that Champagne Frank?

Kiwibird - send me a PM if you want to - wouild love to know about the surname on your 1066 - my OH has connections in NZ and his goes back to 1066 - Is there a chance we could be related?