Genealogy Chat

Sounds like you are having a lot of fun with those kittens Arthur.....and congratulations on becoming the Gt. Uncle of twin girls.... <3



Poor Reece, you really have had a bad time haven't you :-( Hope the following weeks find you recovering your strength and feeling lots better. Don't chance going out in this bitter weather though. Sending a gentle (hug) <3 <3



Sally in the wars too?? Dear me, hope you don't go overdoing things either. Take care..... <3



I've had a difficult couple of days. My daughter with Asperger's has a broken boiler and the engineer still hasn't been to fix it. She has a flat with a housing association but I'm not impressed with the delay - it's now been well over 24 hours since she reported it. :-|


I've taken her a little blow heater so she is managing to keep one room reasonably warm but the rest are so cold because it's so bitterly cold out. :-(


I really, really hope that we don't get snow..........I get depressed just thinking about it!! :-(


I wonder if Evelyn is watching Strictly Come Dancing this year? I remember how excited we both got on this thread when Chris Hollins was the winner....... :-D :-D


Take care in this weather everyone.......Cx <3

Hello everyone,
Just popped in to say I am still in the land of the living though I have got another cold and sore throat.
How time flies, it will be a year next week since my dear Mr Grumpy died,Don't know if its normal but I still find it hard to talk about him, I am trying hard to make the most of things but not finding it easy. Something nice to look forward to, tomorrow Claire, my daughter is coming to spend three days in the island with me.
Yes Cynthia I still watch Strictly Come Dancing, I love Lisa, she is such fun.
Must have something to eat now, don't want trouble with the diabetis.
I would love to. See the little kittens Arthur,perhaps I should get myself one.
Love to you all
Evelyn X X

Evelyn lovely to see you back - wrap up warm - I think a kitten or two would do you the world of good -

Cynthia hope they sort the boiler out soon its bitterly cold down south

I dont want any of the white stuff either

We are not allowed to carry holiday over this year - so I seem to be doing a 3 day week till the end of the year - not from choice as i really wanted to take the 3 extra days over just incase the "White Stuff" does make an apprearance.

Must away as its getting to Crickly Hall time - no that i want to watch it before i go to sleep.

I still love Strictly Come Dancing - lets have some more chat like we did before

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

Hi Sue
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and everyone
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Arthur ........... those kittens sound like a lot of fun!

My daughter and her husband got a brother and sister several years ago ............... and they have had loads of fun with them. It must be 8 or 9 years ago since they got them. I will be seeing them in about 2 weeks.


We got back from our little trip late on Friday afternoon ................... it was a good trip, but wet! It rained almost the whole time. We stayed in the house on the lot next door ............ so had to walk through the forest 2 or 3 times a day.

Poor R though is deteriorating ............... he is on a 3rd lot of drugs that is "hoped might help him". The other 2 didn't work for various reasons. This one seems to send him out into outer space at times. I think they might take him off it soon ......... he will be seeing one doctor this week, and another one next week.


On Saturday night, OH and I went out for dinner to our very favourite restaurant, and had a lovely meal. That was our treat, and beginning of Christmas for us ...............


.......... we leave Tuesday next week on the train to our daughter's house. We are working hard to get everything ready!!

I have all the presents, though not wrapped. Won't do that until we get over there.

OH made the Christmas puddings last month ............. we have to take one small one with us.

I have done the draft Christmas letter, OH is checking it.

We have the Christmas cards .......... and hope to get the card signed, letter into card, envelope addressed, sealed and posted before we leave. It is quite a marathon to do it ........... we send out over 100 cards.


OH is busy making Quince jelly to give out as Christmas presents to workmates and others ............... he figures we need 50 - 60 jars!



I'm still trying to catch up on threads on GR



The train journey will take us 6 full days ................... we leave Vancouver at 8:30 pm on the 11th. Arrive in Toronto at 9:30 am on the 15th. Take another train to Montreal, arriving at about 3 pm. Then we have to stay the night in Montreal, and take a train at about 6:30 pm on the 16th, arriving in Halifax at about 5 pm on Monday the 17th.

Then we return on the train, leaving Halifax on December 28, and arriving in Vancouver on January 2nd. New Year will be "somewhere on the Prairies", between Saskatoon and the Alberta border.


It will be fun!




Take care everyone
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Hi Everyone

Sorry I have been away from thread for so long but I do not seem to have enough hours in the day lately.

I am still looking after our neighbours house at the moment ..he is still in Hospital ,it will be three weeks today he is still not well.

Putting up the outside lighting at the moment we have half of them up another three sets on top of the roof to go but the grandsons will do that this week so we can turn them all on this weekend with a bit of luck.

Going to try to finish my Christmas shopping this week if i can then it is just the food to get.
The way we shop at Christmas you would think the shops are not going to open again for a month,so silly isn't it.

It is heating up now buit still very strange weather 37c yeaterday 25c to day with rain :-S

Washing at the moment be back later :-)

Suex <3

hello all

cynthia thankyou for your thourts

sylvia what a journy

evelyn it must be hard for you when you feel under the wheather

talking about the white stuff we have just missd it it has fallen not far away

strickley i love it my favorite is lisa i watch it takes two as well

keep warm

sally w

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Lovely having you back with us Sally

Safe journey to the other side of Canada Sylvia

Have the rest of the day off - its so chilly all I want to do is curl up and cat nap -

Just like the very large furry ginger lump that purrs has been doing since i arrived home - wonderful life being a cat in my house.

Not that he would agree with me at the moment he thinks its time he was fed - which it isn't - his idea is that he has slept at least half a day so its time for food - being given a very dirty look now & he is licking his lips at me - shame i dont take the hint

Turned round now with his back to me in a huff - now i share the room with a sulking great lump who really would like my lap to sleep on but I have a laptop - He hates it - the other morning it was just sitting on the floor on its tray - Ginger nut came in walked very slowly over to it - prodded it with a paw - then gave it a clout and a filthy look and turned his back on with a last kick of the back leg.

He can be the most sulky cat when he wants

Well back to the sorting out of the family tree - getting the decorations out tomorow which means I have to do the christmas cards - one of my least favourite things.

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

Hi everyone



it was a drizzly day here, but quite warm.


Not at all Christmassy!


we are madly trying to get our cards done, ready to put them in the post by Tuesday. We really do not want to take any with us on the train to finish ................ we're still sending out 100 or more cards, most with letters.


I had to go to the Eye Care Clinic at the hospital this morning (ie, Thursday) to see a retinal specialist ........................

and the eye exam went really well :-D :-D

They took digital photos of below the surface of the retina, not just of the surface.

It tells the specialist what is going on below the surface ......................

.............. I was absolutely fascinated looking at the pictures on the computer.


Anyway, he found nothing wrong .............. but says it would not be a bad idea to go back every year or 2 years for them to do updates.


I also had a glaucoma test, with 3 different eye drops .................... it took about 3 hours for my eyes to get back to normal!


It really is getting manic around here!



lovely to see everyone coming back to the thread :-D



Take care




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Hi Sue
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and everyone
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The weather is changing here ............ it's getting colder.



We leave on Tuesday, and I will try to get on tomorrow night ............... but in case I don't make it ................................


MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL
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Sylvia

We wish you and yours a very merry Christmas and a safe new year.

Lucky you ......I bet you get snow ;-).

it is very hot here now with a few thunder storms to go with it ...YUK !!!!!!.

Suex :-D

Bon Voyage Sylvia - Safe Journey - enjoy the time with the little one

Happy Christmas & a healthy New Year

Its still quite cold here - but none of the dreaded white stuff thank goodness

Strictly was a bit of a surprise - mind you - i think he probably was the weakest one left - i am sure its going to be Lisa this week - not that i want her to go - i really think she is fun & she is so good for those of us that arn't stick insects or twigs - & she can certainly move too.

Have to admit i am not that keen on Kimberly or Louis - he is getting better but needs to let go more - would love to see Lisa win - but I know she won't - if not Danni - i do like Denise - but some times I think she puts it on a bit.

Come on Evelyn - join in

Off for a potter about

take care all <3 <3 <3 <3

I think you will find 2 are eliminated this week.

Really think the dance off should have been between Lisa and nicky - he stood no chance against Denise.

Final should be amazing and I could not pick a winner from Louis (remeber it is definitely more difficult for the male celebrities), Kimberley and Denise.

Nobody has commented on the lat WDYTYA - John Bishop. Well worth waiting for and so interesting.

Funny how times change. Minstrels would now be very non PC and lay preachers are unpaid members of the church, not highly valued members of the choir.

I wonder if the rules are still the same in the navy - so unfair to jail a stoker because the ship was sunk.

hello all

happy christmas sylvia

arthur i watched wdytya ithourht it was one of the best why did they not show it with the others

i am so pleased that lisa is still in it shows larger ladies can dance as well as sticks i hope she wins good luck to her

sally w <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Sorry folks, like Sue, there don't seem to be enough hours in the day sometimes..... :-S


I dreamt about Evelyn the other night. I was giving her a guided tour of Liverpool for some unknown reason. I used to know my way around the city but not sure I could do it now. She had one of those little cases on wheels and kept leaving it everywhere and we had to go and find it. We seemed to be having quite an hilarious time of it though...... :-D :-D :-D


I've finished searching through the war records and am now trying to sort out a mystery. Several years ago, I had contact from a chap whose family bore my maiden name. I was still 'green' back then and went along with things.

However, I remember that I later tried to fit this chap into my family tree but simply couldn't tally him up with anyone.

Then, he sent me a photo of some of his family and one bore an amazing resemblance to my late father. :-S :-S :-S

Again, things went onto a back burner for a while until I received a message this week from someone who knows a bit more. I am now going in another direction but, still can't fit him in :-( I will persevere! ;-)


Re my daughter's faulty boiler.......I sent a complaints form and an email to the housing association people and have received absolutely nothing in response. I phoned up and was told that it takes ten working days for a complaint to be processed. Maybe they hope we will forget about things in that length of time. Hahahaha


My Christmas cards went off last week and, yesterday, I received an email from someone who always looks forward to mine because they will make him laugh! Apparently, my round robin letter was 'vintage stuff' this year..... :-D


Nice to know that I can still make people laugh... :-D


The down side of this is when I opened a card to find that an old friend had died in November and that his wife has advancing dementia :-( Their daughter was kindly letting everyone know. When I spoke to her she told me how much her father had loved my round robins - so I sent her one in memory of him.... :-)


Had better go and tackle the day - it's a bit busy.........

Love to all Cx <3

Just finished my cards last night - phew - spent 20 mins at the post office getting stamps - they cost more than the cards - Stamp 50p 1 box of cards 12 for £2.99 (24 p each) until i went to the counter & they had reduced the cards to 12 for 99p thats 8p per card & they are really pretty cards too.

Sorry to hear about your friend Cynthia - I have done several cards this year but not sure if I will get a reply or hear they are no longer with us - sometimes you are left wondering as you never do get to hear. Trouble is the family & mums friends are all getting into their late 80's early 90's now.

My old school friend just told me not to send to her mum this year as she has had to go in a home now as suffering from Vascular dementia now -

You seem to hear this sort of illness so often now -

I loved the WDYTYA they postponed it for the new Michael Palin series they seem to have left one of the best ones to last - even if I didn't know who he was - he seemed very interested & was really keen to follow things up. just like old times

Some of this series were really dull & you got so fed up of them

Well better go - will discuss this more another time - spent so long in the post office no time to finish the sarnie.

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

Ok now this is really silly - its the third time I have tried to type this today & lost it all

What is going on - Am I the only one left - the only one to pop in - :-( :-(

I had a couple of days off & noone around - however i did do overtime this morning so not really a day off

On the way home at 9am this monring after being in the office a few hours it tipped it down - more like being out in a monsoon

Hope the Kittens are behaving well & the Christmas tree is still standing

I cant believe i am the only one left with time on my hands to do an update

Going off to sulk in the corner now :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0

Take care all

You are not alone.

Going to change my avatar to show how Nicky has developed the most amazing coat - all in the last week.

Quite difficult to see on such a small photo. She is becoming silver, not quite a tabby, but very evenly marked.

Is there any way to show larger photos or thumbnails that will expand when clicked?

Nice to be warmer, but could do without the rain!

Arthur - she looks lovely -I think she is going to take after her mother - I dont know about larger photos - I think Cynthia does

Hi Everyone

Finally finished the Christmas shopping and all my cards are gone off.

My elderly neighbour comes home to morrow so I will not have to water anymore after today that will free up my time a bit.

We went up to Perth on thursday as my dads younger brother died in the UK on Wednesday ...he was very upset ,his brother was quite sickly for a long time but even though you expect these things to happen it always come as a shock when it does and dad is 84 .
While up there we visited our neighbour in hospital ,he looks well when you consider he nearly died and in fact did twice on the way to the Hospital.

We are off to visit the MIL for a while,when I get back have to ring my Sister in the UK .....she has just had a hysterectomy on thursday ...hope she is OK..

Drop in again tonight :-D

Suex <3 <3 <3