Genealogy Chat

Hi Everyone

Reece I am so sorry ,I am sending you lots of good thoughts and much love for your son .he sound very positive and that is good for him :-).

I have been busy of late searching for Evelyn's family,getting very despondent though as nothing is coming up .
We do not have enough info to find Robert and I don't think Diane was born with that name,I spent the other night searching a lot of births in India,I think it was the family search site .World FMP had nothing and neither did Ancestry.

Giving it a rest for a while it may help clear my mind :-S

The OH has his app at the Hospital on Thursday so up to the big smoke for that ...really love going up to Perth NOT!.

We are expecting a very big storm this afternoon so busy making sure the outdoor furnisher is all stable and won't blow around.

Really nice to see a few new members joining us as i have been a bit slack of late :-)

Sylvia so sorry to hear you have lost a dear friend ,your dau must also be upset too being her God father.
My love to all your family.


Will get back aging tonight <3

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

Sylvia - sorry to hear your loss -

Reece - sorry to hear about your son - but he does sound very positive

Sally - hope all is well with your OH

Sue good luck with the storm - hope it fizzles out & no damage

Spent so long reading up on Evelyn's thread didn't get time to post over the weekend

I am sure she is out there somewhere - I keep thinking that about a couple of mine too - but they are before the BMD dates - so very pot luck


Cynthia keep up the good work

off to potter & finish my lunch

take care all

hello all

reece sorry to hear about your son god bless you and your family

Sylvia sorry to hear your news




well on a brighter note my daughter aplyed to see if she was entitled to any pips I think its calledon a credit card of long standing that she has allways used when buying large item cars etc as a protection and then paying it off within a short time well today she has received £24.000 it just goes to showhow much we are over charged

love to all

sally w <3

Dear friends,

Thank you all for your very kind words, prayers and thoughts for Simon, who, like his Dad, stays calm, optimistic and above all, stoical in the face of considerable pain which we hope will soon ease.

Your kindness is very much appreciated and I feel that I gain strength and support from you all.

Love,
Reece<3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Reece

((((xxxx))))

<3 <3 <3 <3

Hi Sue, and everybody

We've had about 6 days of lovely, hot, sunny weather ............. too hot for May on a couple of days!! It's gradually cooled down as the week has gone by ...... today was a very pleasant 18/19C

I fear rain is forecast for Mother' Day on Sunday, though.


OH had Windows 8 loaded on his laptop a couple of days ago ................ much against my warnings that people were having difficulties. But he had to have it ......... he actually wanted some software for scanning slides, and the one that is available for download from the internet (at a cost!) requires Window 8.

Oh well!!



I've been missing in action on here, and other of my "nice" chatty threads .......................... there was some nastiness over the weekend on some threads, and I was afraid I might be followed around. I did not want to bring that on here.

Anyway, GR says they're trying to sort it all out. Fingers crossed!



and so here I am again :-D :-D :-D


Take care everyone



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ditto Sylvia

sally w

I could say 'ditto' as well............I've been keeping my head down till the storms on the boards abated............ :-D


Like others, have been spending hours on Evelyn's thread.....I'm working on the Goddard-Fenwick connection - just to see if I can find anything. As with everyone else, constant brick walls....... :-(


Reece..........stay brave.......Evelyn has sent lots of love and (((hugs))). <3 <3 <3


Now I must go and look for a new gas cooker........... :-S


Take care all.....Cx <3

I seem to have missed the "Storms" on the board - where did they happen.

I haven't seen any on the threads I inhabit

I too will keep my head down

Cynthia if I had more time I would be happy to help out - but I seem to find myself with very little free time - even though i dont tend to do overtime these days.

wonder where it all goes to

Take care all

Just as well you missed the storms Anne. I tend to catch things because I look at all of the boards (apart from Games and TLR) when I am on the lookout for new members who haven't come back to their threads. I got caught in the tail wind... :-D


You're always busy so take care of yourself.



Evelyn's thread continues...........and it really IS a case of where do we look next???


As I have said before, I think she was just dropped onto this planet in 1929. :-D


Hope you are all well...... Cx <3

Ok - my excuse is I have had a very busy week & no time for a lunch break so not checked out the board

Also weekend without internet ( apart from the odd phone access in a pub carpark) dont ask - S in L birthday at non computer area. - just got back & find the place deserted.

Nows the time for all the other excuses -

Are we saying we dont want his thread any more - is that it?

Gone off in a huff to have a glass of wine

Hope the move goes well Reece - sorry cant remember the exact date - really sorry

Take care all

hello

my excuse iwas in the thick of it :-|

see you soon

sally w <3

and so was I :-|


going out for dinner tonight ...................... my English cousin's son emailed on Sunday to say he was on a very unexpected busines trip here, and would we be able to meet.

He was last here almost exactly (within days!) 16 years ago.

Since then he has been working in Sweden.


Today (Monday) is a Stat Holiday .......... Victoria Day ..................... the Monday before May 24

May 24 was Queen Viccie's birthday, and we still celebrate it :-D


we do not however get a Stat Holiday for Queen Elizabeth's birthday :-S


take care everyone

Hi Everyone

I do not have an excuse ...well I do really and it sounds like I have missed something on the boards.

A thread I looked in on last night, Sylvia you had been reported and so was the threads OP sounded really nasty.

I must admit i do get fed up with all the reporting that is happening on this site ,surely Genes can do something about if they want that is .

Well Oh's appointment at the Hos went well last week but his neck is very worn out ,they are talking about Putting a wedge into his spine at the neck and then fusing three bones together.

We are waiting now for more CTs and MRI scans to be done again so more money ,it is never ending.

Cynthia I have been looking a lot for Evelyn but I Cannot see anything that fits and i find it very hard to follow the Fenwick family,I don't know haw you do it .

We have had a week of very strong storms here and it is very cold well we call cold 20c for the day and about 10c for the night so far ...Winter has only just started.

Someone any one please Pm me as to what is going on on the boards .....it looks a bit like a few month ago with the reporting again .

There must be a lot of people out there with enpty lives ,If they have nothing beter to do with there time.

I am going on the boards for a while ...be back later.

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

Have been very busy this last week. I am the Membership Secretary of the Cyclamen Society. We issue two Journals a year in December and June.
I have been immersed in making sure that our database of members is up to date prior to the distribution.
Lots of reminders to be sent and general tidying up. Had a Committee meeting on Sunday so the work had to be done.
Now I am working on a talk on Kazakhstan I am giving to an AGS (Alpine Garden Society) group on Wednesday 29th. I have given it once, but major 'rewrite' is required. Keeps me out of mischief and keeps my memories of holidays with friend alive.

Am intrigued by all this talk of storms on the threads. what does that mean. And what or who is OP.?
Why was Sylvia reported?

I must be looking at the wrong threads - or should that be the right threads. I have received great help in my family research from this thread and from my specific family threads.

Susan - hope they can do something good for your husband, sounds promising.

On a positive note, I visited my urology consultant to review my latest PSA results. I fortunately, escaped a major biopsy earlier this year when the reading returned to near 'normal'. He was pleased to inform me that the reading was normal and they will continue to monitor me through my diabetic six monthly checks.
In addition, a dear friend who has prostate cancer (not the aggressive kind) has been receiving treatment and has responded very well. His oncologist thinks they have it beaten.

The two cats continue to enrich my life, giving great 'assistance' when I try to recover my bramble infested garden They are very affectionate, love visitors and rush to greet the postman every day. A tragedy when I lost my last cat, but I would not have these two if it had not happened.

Arthur
OP is short for Opening Post ,that was the thread Sylvia was reported in last night along with a few others ...I don't know what for myself but suspect it has something to do with people reporting Threads...not Sylvia by the way :-|.

All there posts have now been put back ,I could not see anything wrong with them

The storms I refered to was in The South West of Western Australia where I live ,it is the start of our Winter here.

Happy to hear you and your friend are OK and that your cats give you so much love :-D.

Suex <3

Sue

Thanks for your reply.

Tabitha quoted storms happening on the boards and I wondered what she meant.

The storm in Australia was bad, but you have to feel for the people in Moore, Oklahoma. Such terrible devastation and loss of life. It happened to them in 1999 - and they say 'Lightening never strikes twice.

Hope Reece has moved successfully - this can be so streesful even if everything goes according to plan - so far in Reece's case this cannot be claimed.

Ah Arthur - i was reading a few posts & someone quoted "storms on the boards" not that I got involved.

No idea why people get so up tight over comments made - just read & walk away from it if you feel like that

I like our friendly little thread

Glad the cats are still keeping you busy & your health is improving

Sue sorry to hear the OH has troubles - hope they sort him out soon


Must go - no time for lunch really just popped in to see what was going on

Take care all

It's either a famine or a feast on here at the moment. I get quite depressed when nothing happens and then there is an explosion of postings!!!!

Hi Sue, and everyone

rain, rain and more rain here ...... and it is chilly enough that I have turned up the heating :-(


Sue ....... the good part of your news is that it looks as though the medics can actually do something for your OH.

Do you have to pay for MRIs and scans even they are ordered by the doctors??

We get them free in that case.


Arthur .................. I am fascinated by your connection with the plant world, the AGS, etc.................. I worked in a Botanical Garden for over 30 years :-D

Good news about your check-up, and that of your friend.

Do not worry that you have missed the storms on GR ............... just be glad that you don't see them.

What starts them??

They can start due to various "happenings" .............. someone who has decided that certain things cannot be posted.(eg, a reference to another site, as in "see ancestry for this information") and refuses to accept that s/he is wrong; or unwarranted rude remarks to another member (which usually happens on General Chat). The worst one is when posts keep being reported for review out of pure maliciousness.

The "storm" 2 weekends ago was based on a combination of someone believing certain things cannot be posted, and some malicious postings and reporting by that person. It finally affected about a dozen of some of the best helpers on site.

There was a lesser "storm" this past weekend that was due to extremely rude remarks made about one helper by a certain member who, for some reason, hates most other helpers.


A very, very weird time!


We had a great time last night ....................... my cousin's son emailed to say he was visiting here very briefly on business, and was arriving on Sunday night. He lives in Sweden, and we haven't seen him since he was here almost exactly 16 years ago.

We took him out for dinner yesterday evening, and really enjoyed ourselves ....... caught up with his doings, and on my cousin ..... as wella s putting the world to rights :-D



take care everyone



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