Genealogy Chat

Well Cynthia,

She has been back on to thank me but still can't find her dad who was "definitely" born in Scotland.
She has all his details but can't bring him up on Scotlandspeople.
All this after I showed her step-by-step how to search using Smith to show how the matches drop quickly as yo enter more detail.

Last search found 226467 matches for Smith.
Last search found 16066 matches for John Smith.
Last search found 133 matches John Smith 1910.
Last search found 30 matches John Smith 1910 Glasgow.

..........and she has just let me know she has found him.

Whoopee ;)

Daughter is neither up nor down and spent most of the day following me around, tidying up.......as soon as I put something down, it vanished !

Still just a neat little bump so fingers crossed.

Gotcha! Just happened to pass by and there he is! Busy as usual - what a hero! Don't forget to let us know when the baby arrives will you Frank?? Well done you on your Scottish lookups..........either some people can't be bothered or they can't cope with too much info.


I think that every day I have to go step by step through the procedure of how to find and respond to threads with at least one person. They either can't find the FAQs section, can't understand them or haven't even tried!! Fortunately, I am quite a patient person.......lol


What do I keep in the garage? Well, not the car for sure! Actually, it's quite a tidy garage but the drive is a wee bit narrow up to it and OH is worried that I will tipple over into next door's garden [slightly downhill you see]. OH doesn't drive anymore so it's over to me....not literally I hope!


My friend was very pleased with her flowers and gift so that's fine. She is rather tired as they had a family party yesterday so it was a bit hectic. She was 'chilling' today!



Off for a mooch. Love to all. Cx

Hi all

Hope daughter doesn't have to wait too long Frank, this is the part when you want it all to be over!!!



no ........ I did not give OH a hard time. He didn't do it deliberately!

The little bowls of vinegar and ones with baking soda that I have spread around the house are finally beginning to get rid of the burning smell.


Just had a long chat with J ...... MJ was at the doc's on Friday for the 4 month check. He's grown enormously in the last month. Now 15 lbs 8 oz, and commensurately long ....... so he is apparently in the 75th percentile. He was in the 50th a month ago!

She wants me to make sure that the weather has cooled down by the time they get here a week tomorrow!


It is actually cooler today .............. only going to get to about 26C instead of Friday's almost 35C!! The officialt temeprature registering place is the airport ...... which is flat and by the sea so is always at least 5C cooler than anywhere else. When it was 34.8C in the shade n my back garden on Friday, it was just under 29C at the airport ........ still a record for the date however!


take care


s
xxx

I don't know,

I go away for a weekend of painting at my daughter's and come back to find Sylvia's OH being pilloried for cooking.

Come on Sylvia, he was multi-tasking which is normally a female trait..............how many people do you know who can boil an egg while simutaneously burning a pan?
Teflon was created for the space industries to combat intense heat so you OH was obviously carrying out some top secret testing for NASA.

Cynthia,
How about crochetting and using the laptop at the same time...........multi-tasking again.
My mum was a great one for knitting and ended up with an electric knitting machine so we always had something "we could grow into" ;)

Well that's the nursery and the bathroom ready, so all we need now is a little bundle of joy.........three days and counting.
Our other daughter was on Skype with our grandaughter in the paddling pool as it's 95f / 36c and too hot to go out so probably the same as your lot Sylvia.
Been raining and windy here so no chance of a hosepipe ban, surely...........

Now that we've finished with my daughter's my OH wants me to get on with tiling our bathroom...........no rest for the pure at heart ;)

I was replying to a post which was casting aspersions on the Scotlands people site suggesting that it was rubbish as the poster could not find anyone on it even though she had all the details.

A PM quickly showed that while she was looking for Thompson .......it was actually Thomson and Rendell......actually Rendall.
Two marriages and two births found without spending 1 credit.

.................DOOHH.

It's hardly rocket science !

By the way Cynthia, what are you keeping in that garage .........late rhubarb or mushrooms.
Are you allowed to water it with your hosepipe ban?

Some of us keep flowers in Vases or Gardens Cynthia.

Have a lovley visit

Josie & Sue sorry to hear you are suffering with the cold weather - I remember 6 months ago we were sheltering under our duvets knee deep in snow - when you ladies were out sitting by the pool & having a barbie.

Talk about role reversals - have to admit I didn't think OZ & NZ got that cold.

Feel like I am on a piece of elastic this morning - up early put out the last of the washing sheets etc - pack up car with recycling - go to the tip visit all the different containers - get home - sort out bits and pieces - OH gone out to wash the car - then it starts to dampen - out with the wash basket bring in the sheets - then sunshine so out again with the washing - 10 mins later - it starts to shower - back out again - now the sun is back - contemplating leaving the washing out.

Pop back again later - its so nice to have a weekend to our selves for a change.

Hi there

Well sitting on the patio sounds nice doesn't it but two things stop me doing much of that Josie. Cannot really chance going out for long when the sun is at it's hottest. Think I'd need factor 115.

(Edited out a little rant on a sore point at the moment).

So glad you are enjoying your new job. You are certainly right there about the advantages of having a good boss. Some bosses just cannot seem to realise that happy workers are productive workers. You have certainly landed on your feet.

We could do with some rain here as well Cynthia. Must have had a little sprinkling overnight as the ground was wet first thing - but obviously nowhere like what is needed.

Sure Sylvia would have been most understanding about the pan. Cannot imagine her scolding anyone.

Can anyone tell me please why it is necessary to have the World Cup Final on both BBC1 and ITV1??? Give us a break! Luckily son rented a couple of videos yesterday so I'll have a watch of one of them this evening I think.

Have a good Sunday everyone.

J
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Poor Josie, shivering away in your little blanket. We could still do with some of your rain though! Very glad you are enjoying your new job and it does make it easier if the boss is helpful.


Sylvia! I hope you didn't scold your poor OH.....he was obviously very busy elsewhere and multi-tasking didn't enter his mind.


I'm very funny about buying pans [well, I'm very funny about a lot of things but that's another story]. I once heard that aluminium is linked to alzheimer's, so I will only buy stainless steel........but I do use aluminium foil, so there's no logic there really!


Off to see a friend on her birthday later today so must remember to get the flowers out of the garage!


Still thinking of Reece and her beloved OH. Love to all. Cx

Hi everyone,
Have managed to prise myself away from my heater,
to spend some time on my computer as the sun is shinning and it is vaguely warm, A rarity over the last 6 weeks.
It has been a very Bitter, Wet, Windy Winter here so far.

Will gladly change places with you Sylvia and Cynthia.
I feel s....ooo sorry for you both as you endure such loverly warmth
while I am sitting here in 4 layers of clothing and wrapped in a blanket.

I am immensely enjoying my new job, at the Dry Cleaners apart from the fact that it so much warmer than my house, while it is busy it is a relaxed atmosphere to work in with lots of great people interaction and the Boss is a real DREAM. Very easy to work with, and very generous.

I am relieved to here that some of you ladies have not as yet burned your houses down.

What were you thinking ?

you need to get your priorities right....

In this heat you should be out on your Patios drinking 'Pina Colada 's
not inside cooking eggs and getting distracted by the cooking sherry ha ha ha...

I better leave before Sylvia comes after me with her Rolling Pin.

Take care everyone catch you all later Josie.

Hi everyone

Sounds very familiar Sylvia but I just forget to turn the heat off when I've finished cooking. Ordered new Hot Spot frying pan from my catalogue yesterday:-)))

Hi all


still hot here

we had a brief trip to the mall, airconditioned!!!


OH wanted a cold hard boiled egg with his salad on Thursday evening .................. so he put an egg in a pan, added water, put the pan on the stove, and turned on the ring



then he went away to do something


30-35 minutes later, he remembered the egg


One black and brown egg, no water left, teflon coating on base of pan ruined.


I didn't know anyhting about this, nor did I smell anyhting, until he appeared at my side.


The awful burning smell is still throught the house. Yukkk


anyway, we needed to replace the small pan, hence the trip to the mall!




s
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Great bargain Sue!! Wish I could sew. I can't even knit but I can crotchet quite well - until I got a laptop, which has put pay to all that!



Frank....? Wail........where are you? Wail.

Hello all,

So sorry to hear the news Reece. You certainly seem to be having more than your fair share of problems. Hope OH continues to improve. Will be thinking of you both.

Agree with Tabitha - that's a real bargain you got there Susan.

Think Kiwibird is just working really hard at the moment Tabitha and as for Topper he has decided to eat today - mind you did tempt him by adding sardines to his food. He likes them!

Doing lots of research at the moment - too hot to do anything much else.

Have a good morning/afternoon/evening - whatever.

Jeanie

Reece - I am so sorry to hear your news - at least it was caught and he is getting better - send him my love - big hugs for you to keep up your strength - take care - you know where we are if you want to talk -

Susan what a bargain - no excuse not to sew now then - can you burn damp wood?

Its been very humid here not quite so hot and we have a breeze today

Have had a nice slow day - washing cooking etc and just sat down with a glass of wine and the laptop - have a chance to do some tree work

Wonder how our KIWIBIRD is these days

Cynthia what have you done with Frank

Jeanie don't worry he will eat when he wants to

See you all later

Hi Everyone

I am still here.
The weather was a lot better today but more Rain is on the way tomorrow.

Reece I am so sorry to hear of your OH illness but I am so glad he is on the mend.
Please give your family all our love and your OH our very best wishes for a speedy recovery.

I had a great day today,we went to an auction this morning,I had my eye on a sewing cabinet there ,it was a deceased estate.
Well I got it for $95 ,they retail here in the shops for $450 .
I could not believe my luck but it came fully stocked with everything you could possibly want for sewing.
My sewing cabinet has its own lift and it also extends out for material,
I am so thilled I always wanted one but would not pay the price they want in the shops.

After the Auction we went out in the forrest for wood ,you can emagine what it was like out there with all the rain but we managed to get a good load.
Very glad to be home though,so I am off for a hot Radox bath.

Goodnight to all my friends from the land of OZ
Suex

Dear Reece, what a shock that must have been for you all, but I am so glad to hear that he is showing signs of improvement. It must have been very comforting to have your son with you during those difficult days and to know that you had someone to lean on.

Please give P my very best wishes and I am sure all your friends on here will be thinking of you both over the coming days.


Love and prayers to you all. Cx

Oh Reece


I am so very sorry to hear that


P really did not need pneumonia on top of everything else did he?!


Love and hugs to you both
((((((xxxx))))))



sylvia
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Hello friends,

I thought it was time to let you know hat I am still around - just!

Just after I last posted my dear OH was suffering chest pains (he thought he had indigestion) and after a day at the local hospital where they could not identify anything wrong we got up early the next morning and went to Barts, where he was admitted straight away. After three days they found that he had pneumonia and by then he was extremely ill and has been in hospital for 12 days.(Most likely another 7 to come). I have somehow managed to visit on ten of those and our younger son has come to stay with me and also to visit his Dad. He has gone home this evening and dear P is showing tiny signs of recovery today - thanks to everyone for all their kind thoughts, prayers and good wishes.



Love and good wishes to everyone - enjoy all the celebrations and birhdays, too.

R

Hi folks

Well we're all suffering but in such different ways. Another sweltering day here. Thanks for the enquiry Tabitha. Dogs do not like it and poor Topper has been having one of his bad days. Hardly eaten anything. Does worry me so - I can always eat - even when poorly. Possibly that is why it concerns me so much.

Perhaps you're right about Frank - made me tired just reading about what he's been doing lately. As for Robert he does seem to be firmly in his shell. Must be good in there. Maybe I'll join him one day.

Enjoy whatever you're doing people.

Jeanie
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Another flying visit - i like to keep up to date with you all

Susan sounds horrendous - we are sweltering here - its just hit 31 decgrees according to our security man (& thats not in the sun either) & I am on the coast - goodness only knows what it is in London.

Had a 10 min wander down to the shops - nice to see you around Evelyn - think Frank has worn himself out - I could do with a Frank as well.

Wave wave Robert is it cool in your shell?

Cynthia well done and Sylvia what wonders you both are on the boards - Jeanie - how are the dogs in this heat.

Hope to pop in over the weekend - have just been offered double overtime - but as much as i could do with the money I need a break - will discuss with OH

See you all soon - take care now

Hi Everyone

I am still on line at the moment,it has calmed down a bit but it is so cold and icy,we had more hailstones today .
They are saying we will get a break tomorrow then on Sunday back to storms,we badley need the rain so we are trying to put up with it.

Alice so glad to hear our tips helped you and our dear Cynthia she is a treasure and always willing to help anyone out.

A liitle worried about Frank and Robert,we have not seen them about for a while .
I hope Robert does not stay too long in that cave.

I am off for a nice hot bath,warm up the bones.
Suex