Genealogy Chat

I know what you mean Sylvia, I have just put my electric blanket on ready for an early night!! I was going to take it off last weekend. No fear...not yet!


Smile nicely for your passport photo Evelyn - why do I always look like an escaped convict on that type of photo? I think a joint party would be great....where, when?
Hope your granddaughter goes on okay today.


Take care all. Cx.

Hi everyone

we're still in the cool weather ....... will be for at least another 5 days or so.

I can't ever remember having the central heating turned on so late in the year! It's has been on every day for about the last 10 days!


Robert ..... I'm glad that you got home safely. Oxford Road Station can be very confusing can't it?



Off for a mooch


sylvia
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Hello Friends,
We have had some quiet heavy rain this morning but it has now stopped and the sun is shining.
Tomorrow we have to have our photos taken for our new passports.
I have been catching up with my rest after all the excitement of the weekend.
As 2 of us have a birthday in July why dont we have a joint party? that could be fun, last year everyone came to Guernsey so what say we have a change of venue this year?
Youngest granddaughter is at GOSH again today regarding her eye that was botoxed, I am feeling rather anxious.
Please come out of your shell again Robert, you were such fun at the weekend ,I wonder what has happened to Frank, surely he cannot still be at the baby shower?.
I really miss our Wayne, such a gentleman and so very helpful, he really tried to find Diane for me but has had to give up now, I doubt very much that she will ever be traced, ah well at least we tried.
Time for coffee now so cheerio everyone
Evelyn

Thank you for letting us know that you got home safely Robert - but four weeks in your shell is just too long you know.


Hope Josie is feeling a bit better today.


Don't remember that film Anne, will check with OH - he always remembers what we have seen and recount the plot too!!


Off to get some early messaging done.... no school run today.

Apologies if this comes out 3 times or more - I am having a nightmare - with the internet in the office - it is sooooooooooooooooooooo slow - I saw a snail rush by to the shops & back with its shopping before the reply button opened up.

Josie - hope the soup helped - snuggle under the duvet

Cynthia - have you seen Pimpernel Smith - it is amazing - Leslie Howard - Scarlet Pimpernel in the 2nd world war. I so love that film.

Robert - was i correct with your Fancy Dress - You were Sebastian wern't you!!!!!!!!!!!! You have to pop back & let us know - It can't just have been me who came to that conclusion.

Glad you got home ok Evelyn - Jeanie we could do a double birthday celebration - what date is yours? Evelyn's is on a thursday so we need to move it to the weekend - after what happened last year - well thats anohter story & will get us shut down again.

Take care all - see you all later

Hi Robert

I hope you do not leave it that long to come back and see us........Cricky are we that frightning.

It is very cold tonight so out with the old fleecy nighties tonight I think.
Not very appealing but I will be warm.
Suex

Finally got home after extricating myself from Oxford Road Station in Manchester.
Now back in shell for at least 4 weeks.

Hi Everyone

Josie sorry to hear you are not feeling well,it is that time of the year again is'nt it.

I am very lucky,I seldom get colds.

It is cold wet and windy today so a short ride down the shop this morning and then back home again to my nice warm fire..

Cynthia what a wonderful party ,just about everyone was there except Frank and Wayno really.
Wayne is a very busy man these days but he is doing a very valuable job.

I had better get off and do some work ,be back later tonight.

Love to you all.
Suex

I did indeed survive. You forget how quiet it is when there are just 2 of you again!!


We're beginning to get flowers on our strawberries but, like you, our weather is cold and grim. Even put the heating back on yesterday brrrrr.


It's half term so no school run this week which disorientates me after a while!


Wonder where Frank has got to? Must have been some baby shower!! No doubt he will reappear when the time is right.


Venerable Robert........did you get home alright? I do hope you are keeping snug and warm in your shell and free from all onslaughts of this fickle weather.


Will have a browse and an early night I think.

Cx

saw elsewhere that you survived the visitors!


chilly and wet here AGAIN!

The local farmers were all cheering in late April ... the weather had been so good, that the crops were all well ahead. The strawberry farmers said they had a bumper crop that woul be at market by June 1st, earlier than usual.

Now? They're crying in their beer. The weather has been so bad for the last 2 or 3 weeks that the crops are way behind. The strawberry plants still have flowers full open, the berries are small and still green.



off for a mooch

Ooh poor Josie! Hope you didn't catch it at the party!! Sylvia has made that soup herself, so you will hopefully feel better soon because it's absolutely delicious. Hope the pigeons didn't spill any on the way.Best wishes for a speedy recovery.


Just waiting for some visitors to arrive. All nice and tidy round here....it's all go, go, go isn't it??


Going for a quick browse to calm my nerves.

Take care of yourself Josie


we'll send some chicken soup by carrier pigeon.


and then you can enjoy the logn weekend.




s
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Hi Sylvia, Just got home from work.
I 'm coming down with the Flu and I feel ghastly,
just glad I was fine for the party.

Will be putting myself to bed shortly I am hoping to be better to enjoy my 4 day weekend that is coming up this weekend

Friday is a teachers only day so do not have to work and Monday is the day NZ celebrates the Queens Birthday.
This will be my first holiday weekend I have not had to work in over 10 years so am looking forward to spending time with OH.

Take care everyone don't be concerned if you don't hear from me for a few days.

Catch you all later Josie

hmmmmmmm


very quiet around here tonight :))))))

gooooooooooooooooood afternoon everyone


just got home ..... and we didn't ditvh this time!!


There is one problem with Nellie

........... I admire everything she did as a feminist, getting women the vote, good works, her writings, etc. She was one of 5 women who worked through the 20s to get women in Canada the vote ..... the Act originally called women "persons" and these 5 succeeded in getting the act changed

and she was apparently a delightful woman to know



BUT


unfortunately she believed in eugenics, as so many people did in the 30s and 40s.


I have to take a very deep breath over that, and trust that she would have changed her mind in the 50s and 60s.



Cynthia ..... thank you soooooo much for a lovely party. I had great fun



s
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Oh yes, meant to say. Our Sylvia crept in as a Canadian feminist, politician and social activist no less. I think we'll stick with the Sylvia we know!

Hi Everyone

Just a quick visit before I go back to do the mass of things I should have done yesterday when I was enjoying the party.

Well, Evelyn as our birth dates are only separated by 4 years and 3 days I think I'll just enjoy your celebrations on the 29th July. Even though we had such a good time yesterday I think it would be stretching our grey matter and our researching (etc.) time too much to do both - assuming it will be fancy dress again of course.

Jeanie
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Stretchiinnngggg. Hello everyone and thank you so much for making my birthday very special. I appreciated your kind thoughts more than you will ever know. I'm glad you all joined in with the guessing game, it was just a bit of fun and you came up trumps.

Someone's done a grand job in clearing up which was very kind...thanks. Not much left now so that's a good sign.

Poor Sylvia, she was worn out wasn't she? Glad she made it though and I see she managed a cooked breakfast. Good for her.

Robert was very quiet but I do hope he enjoyed it.

Must go and send some messages out now but thank you all once again.

Lots of love.

Cx. who just loves the Scarlet Pimpernel film!!

Hi Everyone

That was my deletion ,I thought the birth I found for Carmen a little too soon.

Pm 'd you Carmen
Suex

This is his birth Reg Carmen.
England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005
about John F Hughes
Name: John F Hughes
Mother's Maiden Surname: Hughes
Date of Registration: Apr May Jun 1946
Registration district: Northampton
Registration county: Cambridgeshire/Bedfordshire, Huntingtonshire, Northhamptonshire
Volume Number: 3b
Page Number: 34

You would get better results if you post the request on the trying to find board .
You will find a lot of helpers there who are very good at what they do .

This thread s just to keep the helpfull hints on the first post to come to the first page ,more people get to read it that way.
Suex