Genealogy Chat

I too love the names Arthur - they are so much fun at that age - the race up & down the curtains is top of my list & dont forget the climbing the Christmas tree race.

I hope you are taking loads of photos

We found Christmas tree on the floor one morning with kittens clambering all over it

I think the worst was when one of the puppies jumped up & grabbed the loo roll and ran all down the corridor with it paper everywhere & his sister caught up in the paper falling about all over it - surprising how strong it was then.

Working this morning - only 30 mins to go - then off shopping

will pop in again later Take care all <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

I am taking lots of photos.

I fortunately have blinds not curtains - my legs are the substitute for their races.

Have added their photo as my profile - aaah

Hi Everyone

This week has gone from bad to worse.

Got back from Perth Sunday ,Monday the neighbour over the road from us a very nice man 70yrs young went up to Perth for some tests.

On the Tuesday morning while staying at his sons place with his wife ruptured his aortic valve.

The Ambulance managed to get him to hospital with him dying on the way madly putting blood back into him all the way as well.
They operated there and then in the emergency department ,he is in a very bad way hooked up to everything...we are praying for him but it does not look good .

He has managed to hang in there for 6 days so we keep hoping he is going to pull through.
All the neighbours are keeping watch on there house and watering when needed

When i think of the boys last week that stole a car ..crashed it and they are recovering well ,it does make me so angry,not that I want anything to happen to them but they got what they deserved..
My pore neighbour is a wonderfull man.

Sorry to put a downer on the thread but I am a little upset with it all so I have spent the morning out in my garden that always cheers me up .

Grandaughter just arrived with the baby so I am off for a cuddle .

Check back later.

Suex
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Sue, that is sad news indeed. Hopefully, with all the techniques available these days, your neighbour will pull through. <3



It's interesting to hear about all the cat tales (sorry about the pun). I've only ever had dogs so have absolutely no experience of what cats can get up to. It sounds as though it can be quite an exciting life though. Glad you're enjoying your new friends Arthur - the picture is a bit dark but I can just make it out. :-D




I seem to have been popping all over the place this week. I'm still helping someone research the names on a war memorial and, because I'm not the speediest researcher around, it takes a fair bit of time.


Also, I try and make sure that my OH gets out at least once a day - even to the thrill of going to Tesco. You can get good exercise traipsing round the aisles :-D


I've spent some time putting my annual Christmas letter together. It's a bit like a 'round Robin' which I send to people whom we rarely see. I always try and make it as humorous as possible to cheer people up. Some of those I receive are SO serious and self-important......... :-(


Tomorrow we are having our Christmas Fair and I will be setting up my usual 'Speciality Coffee' stall so, if you would like a cappacino, latte or hot chocolate complete with cream and marshmallows on top.......... ;-)


Must pop off again - lots to do. Love to you all.......Cx <3

Would love to pop in Cynthia - but I am working tomorrow and a little bit of a long way for me "Up North" would I need a passport now thats a thought better check it out for the new year.

Sue healing thoughts for your neighbour - very sad news

We are hoping to go to the lakes or Scotland for a week in June for our 15th wedding anniversary - Money always a bit short so fingers crossed.

Well enough computer work for one night

Sleep well all <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

hello all

i can see better now have the colours differant i have been catching up on your news

i will tell you mine another time

love to all <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
sally w

Hi Everyone

Nice to see you again sally .....hope all is well with you .

Good news to report ,our neighbour is recovering all be it ever so slowly.

Still up in the Perth hospital but hoping he can be transferred down to the local country hospital soon.
I dare say they will wait until it is safe for him to travel,we are very lucky to still have him around it was so close .

We are waiting for some more storms to hit tomorrow ...it has been very warm of late but our weather has been so strange the last coupe of years we do not know what and when we are going to get it .

Our news showed the UK tonight...... you have had a lot of rain I see,I must ring my uncles tonight to check on them as they all live South West England,my Sister is safe I think up in Yorkshire.

Love to you all.

Suex :-D :-D :-D <3 <3 <3

Loads of rain & very very windy here in the South East of the Uk - we were lucky & escaped most of the floods - the main A road in & out of the town had a big flood up to the floor level of most cars.

The scaffolding on the building site behind us stayed upright - with the occasional little wobble, a lot of the new "cladding" (well it looks like polystyrene with black bags on it ) - on the walls came down & was hanging off the building on Saturday - hanging around on the scaffold poles.

Seems like the whole world has more rain & wind than it can deal with.

Lovely to see you back again Sally

Hope all our absent friends are keeping well <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Glad to hear your neighbour is improving Sue

Is it only me - or do you think its too early to decorate the house for Christmas?

Two in my street put all their decorations up over the weekend


Must go - take care all <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Definitely too early to decorate the house for Christmas.

Glad the neighbour is making good progress Sue.

Really feel for the people who live in areas at flood risk, and glad that I checked out where I live before buying the house. Hope that an agreement can be reached between the Government and the Insurers to insure houses at high risk.

The kittens are making good progress - only wish I had their energy.

Nice to see you again Sally and I hope you've been keeping well.


It's good to hear that your neighbour is making progress after his terrible ordeal Sue. Poor man, it will take a while for him to recover emotionally too I should think.


Rain? It certainly has put some down this week and I feel so sorry for those poor folks in the SW. How dreadful to have raw sewage floating through your home :-0 :-( :-| It's dreadful at any time of year but, just before Christmas must make it worse.

I saw a young couple who had lost many treasured and precious items - maybe not in value but precious in sentiment. The sort of things that money can't buy - felt so, so, sorry for them. It's really depressing. :-(



My Christmas decorations (for what they're worth) don't go up until the week before Christmas and come down just after New Year . How people can cope with having decorations up as early as November beats me :-S

I've nearly finished my Christmas cards and, in fact, took them to the hairdressers with me last week......thought I may as well do something useful whilst I was there! I'm going to have to cut my list down as the postage is so expensive these days.



Glad to hear your kittens are doing well Arthur. Will you be putting a tree up or is it too much of a risk with such a lively pair around?




The church Christmas Fair went very well and raised £3,500 :-D :-D :-D My coffee stall won the trophy for being the best stall :-D My granddaughter, who has helped me for the last three years, was absolutely over the moon! I wouldn't mind, but the trophy is quite grotesque in my eyes but she thought it was wonderful!


It is a 'themed' event and this year the theme was 'Cops and Robbers'. We were the Cop Shop Coffee Stop and I had bought some inexpensive police women's hats to wear. The Brownie leader and her husband, dressed up as a Policewoman and a criminal - complete with black and white striped prisoner type suit. They looked brilliant and were such sports.

All in all, it was a very good event. Lots of people think that church life is dull and boring and yes, in some places, I know that's the case. Not where we are though! A classroom is set aside for 'staff' lunches and I was impressed to find out that over 100 'staff' lunches had been ordered - that was before the meals (hot pot or turkey salad) were prepared for the public!! Amazing and great fun :-D



Well, I'd better stop wittering on and go and get my shower........

Much love to you all Cx <3 <3

Hello everyone,

Just to let you know that I have had a very bad few weeks, ill, Doctors, ambulances, hospital, lots of pain, lots of antibiotics, painkillers and am beginning to rattle! I know I have your sympathy and good wishes and hope that all is going well for all of you, dear friends. At home and dressed so some progress!

Love,
Reece

hello all

reecei do hope your feeling a lot better i am right with you as i fell and broke my hip in september two weeks in hospital :-(

i am getting on alright off the zimmer and on my stick

arthur i allways have like two catsihave had bubble and squeek bill and ben and mow i have pepper an d pickles almost 3 years so much more fun and laughter with two :-D

must go now

sally w <3 <3 <3 <3

Oh Reece - you have had a bad time - Hope things improve for you soon

Sally you should take more water with it - can t have you drunk in charge of a Zimmer - Seriously thoguht do be carefull - bones break so easily when youa re older

I had my dogs in twos - think they are always company for each other & they can get in mischief easier

Well done Cynthia - that was a good amount - especillay as its so close to Christmas & Children in need

Arthur - which of the two is the naughty one - they look so cute together - cant wait to hear more stories

Really glad to hear we are all ok & no floods

Take care all <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

The kittens are progressing well. I managed to weigh them today using a large basin on my scales.

They have both put on weight: Nicki the darker of the two was 530gm, is now 754gm Vicki was 530+ is now 836gm.

Both are very mischievious and have boundless energy - wish I had more.

Will post a photo of Nicki as my profile picture and change for Vicki in 2 days time.
Nicki has strange facial whiskers - look as if they have been cut, but I am assured they are natural. to compensate she has impressive eyebrows. Vicki is the exact opposite.

Vicki has inherited more of her mother's burmese features and has a most unusual coat - beginning to look a lot like 'tweed'. It will be interesting to see how it develops.

Arthur how lovely - they look beautiful - cant wait to see Vicki next - they looked so cute together on their little bed

It's 1 December - this year has gone so fast

While at junior school we learnt Silent night in French & German to help us understand the languages better & I think it did - I will always remember that Christmas.

Silent Night was written on Christmas Eve in 1818 in Oberndorf, Austria. One common story of this carol was that the organ at St. Nicholas Church was broken. Others claim that there is no evidence for this and that Joseph Mohr, the assistant pastor of the church, requested the instrumentation simply because he loved guitar music. In any event, Mohr had written a poem "Stille Nacht" in 1816. On December 24, 1818 he gave the poem to his friend the church organist, Franz Gruber. Gruber immediately composed the melody and arranged it for two voices, choir, and guitar. It was finished in time to be performed that night at the Midnight Mass. By 1955, Silent Night had become the most recorded song of all time.

Stille Nacht! Heil'ge Nacht!
Alles schläft; einsam wacht
Nur das traute heilige Paar.
Holder Knab' im lockigten Haar,
Schlafe in himmlischer Ruh!

Stille Nacht! Heil'ge Nacht!
Gottes Sohn, o wie lacht
Lieb' aus deinem göttlichen Mund,
Da uns schlägt die rettende Stund'.
Jesus in deiner Geburt!

Stille Nacht! Heil'ge Nacht!
Die der Welt Heil gebracht,
Aus des Himmels goldenen Höhn,
Uns der Gnaden Fülle läßt sehn,
Jesum in Menschengestalt!


Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ, the Saviour is born
Christ, the Saviour is born

Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth "


Douce nuit, sainte nuit,
Tout s'endort au dehors,
Le saint couple seul veille
Sur l'enfant qui someille.
Au ciel l'astre reluit

Douce nuit, sainte nuit,
Quel bonheur dans les coeurs,
Quand les bergers entendent
Les saints anges qui chantent:
Il est né, le sauveur

Douce nuit, sainte nuit,
Jetez-vous à genoux.
Bergers, c'est le Méssie,
Jésus, né de Marie,
Dieu, fait homme pour nous

Douce nuit, sainte nuit,
Fils de Dieu, tu souris.
Voilà enfin cette heure attendue
Qui annonce notre salut,
Ta naissance, Jésus Christ

Just to get us in the Christmas spirt = love & peace at Christmas & for all of us a bright & refreshing new year = hopefully on a more positive & prosperous footing

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Here is Vicki - she is definitely more adventurous and has reached the second stage of their scratching/climbing frame (4 foot off the ground)

My nephew and his wife have just had twin girls - Clara and Harriet. They were born slightly early as Mum is tiny, but both doing well.

Congratulations Arthur - best wishes to the young family

Vicki looks lovely - love the curly tail - looks like she is going to pounce at any min

Now we need another one of the two together - they do seem to look very alike

Wish there was a way of putting a larger picture for you to see.

Just from the photos - Is Vicki the one with the little white bib on her chest & white socks - whereas Nicki has a lot less white on her & is that a black sock.

Its lovely having animals around they are so funny at times - they all have their own little characters.

Your very lucky to be able to spend time with them while they are so young - when we retire we would love to get a puppy.

Take care <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Both Nicki and Vicki have 4 white feet and bibs.

Vicki ahs more white on her feet and her coat is now acquiring a very marked pattern of stripes down her back - she has silver lines running from behind her neck to the tip of her tail.

Both have long tapering tails - apparently from their Burmese mother.

I agree that I am very lucky to be able to spend so much time with them whilst they are young. It is exciting to see the improvements over time.

They go on Tuesday for their first set of injections and the vet's assessment on their progress.