Genealogy Chat

Anne

Keeping her in has been a challenge, especially as her sister likes going out all the time.

I will be very slim - ha ha - as I have to get up and go to the back door to let her in many times a day.

I managed 1 tablet against the 5 I was supposed to give Vikki. She only likes dry food! Also she did not like the anti-inflammatory pain relief sprinkled on her food.

Saw the vet this morning - agreed on Friday - and she was delighted with her. Gave her two injections in lieu of tablets and said try to give tablets Tuesday and Wednesday then she can go out. - hooray.

The analysis of the stones will take another 2 weeks and then I will know if she needs a special diet. Hopefully not as it is not the cost, just needing to keep separate foods for the two cats when they will each eat the other's food given a chance.

Amazing how quickly animals - particularly cats - recover from major surgery, and seem almost oblivious to pain.

Arthur

Hope all is progressing well

Amazing weather today - makes you feel so much better

1st week back at work trying to work the full hours - feel so tired

Fell asleep on my feet last night waiting for the oven to warm up
Night bef said to OH just sit for a few mins & then go & put dinner on. he came down after changing and found me asleep on the sofa with Shadow on my lap.

Shadow by the way is now known as "The Sleeping Pill" If he sits on you & wants to settle down - he will keep yawning at you till you fall asleep. Even if he is out he has a knack of knowing when you sit on a comfy chair or sofa and will rush back in & attach himself.

In our case at the moment it does not take a lot for it to happen we just seem to go.

Anne

I replied yesterday but my reply appears to have disappeared.

Glad you are back at work. Having Shadow with you whilst you convalesced must have helped your recovery.

Vikki is loving going outside. She has made an amazing recovery.

I think I must have lost weight opening the door for her sister when the cat flap was closed.- she loves going out even if it is raining. She presented me with a present - a dead mouse. This is the first kill since my return from my holiday. Perhaps she needs Vikki to help her.

Ok where is everyone -

we've all been skiving off :-)


The weather has been very hot here for the last week or 10 days, and it's going to continue to at least the end of this week. It's been getting to 27/29C outside in the shade in the back garden. This means the house if getting up to 31/32C :-(

We have free-standing fans switched on all the time

64 records for high temperatures were broken in this province over the weekend ......... some of the records date back over 100 years :-0 The oldest record that was broken was I think set in 1896

Otherwise, we are well.

Although I had to get an emergency appointment at the doctor's on Monday afternoon .............. I phoned in about 10 am and was told they would see they could do. Receptionist phoned back in less than 10 minutes with an appointment for 1:50 pm :-)

Mossies are very bad here this year, and a bite I got the week before seemed to heal, but then the itching started again last Wednesday. By Sunday, I had a big red patch in the crook of my elbow, a rash, and very bad itching. Hence wanting to get into see the doc.

The doctors (I saw both the Resident in training and his superior) suspect I have Erysipelas, a bacterial infection of the skin, resulting from that mossie bite. I'm on a 7-day course of antibiotic (1 4xday)

The doc marked the outer limits of the redness and rash, and other marks on my lower arm and on the upper arm, both about ½" from the outer limits. If there is no improvement in 48 hours from when I saw him, or the redness has gone past the outside marks ......... I have to go to Emergency to get a stronger antibiotic by intravenous.

I also was told to buy the lowest dose of an over-the-counter histamine usually taken for allergies, and take 1 or 2 every 4-6 hours. That's really helping with the itchiness.

It has spread slightly ........ past the margins but not yet at the other marks. But I have only taken 6 of the antibiotics.

It isn't painful or anything, but the histamine is making me sleepy!


Tomorrow, July 1st, is Canada Day ........ the 148th birthday of the formation of Canada

Sylvia

I sympathies with you - I have had it 3 times. My doctor said it was quite rare.

Mine occurred on my face and resulted firstly in sore areas, then painful areas and finally swelling. I was shocked when I looked in the mirror to see my eyes nearly closed and the skin bright red. I do not remember any itching.

The second and third attacks affected less of my face. The last one looked as if I had a wax tear running down my cheek.

My doctor gave me some antibiotics to keep with me in case of a future attack. The sooner they are taken the quicker the problem goes away. Fortunately I have not had another attack.

Hope the antibiotics do their work and you do not need a stronger one.

Arthur

Oh Sylvia - sounds nasty - hope it goes very soon

Thank you, Tabitha and Arthur xxx

There was a point on Sunday evening when I thought we would be going to Emergency on Monday, but thankfully things began to change, very slowly!

The antibiotics seem to be doing the job................ although they smell foul! The pharmacist did warn me that they had a bad smell, but assured me that did not mean that they had GONE bad :-)


Arthur ...... poor you, having this 3 times :(

I did look on Google to read up on it, and saw a reference to the fact that many people find if they've had ti once, then they do get it again

How is everyone - Its been so long since anyone had anything to add

I know we all lead busy lives these days - but we use to pop in once a week or so

Its very grey here today - drizzle but very warm still

Anne
I am sitting on a verandah in Spain enjoying brilliant sunshine. Temperature is about 34C

I had hoped to do some tree work while chilling out, but some info not received before I left last Tuesday.

Missing the two cats, but know they are in safe hands at the chattery who love to have them.

I will collect them early Friday.

Arthur. :-)

Arthur

That sounds wonderful!!!

I had a bad couple of weeks ............. the antibiotic cleared up the Erysipelas wonderfully, but then it has taken me all this time to recover from the side effects of the antibiotic!

Sometimes the cure is worse than the treatment.

I also became badly affected by the heat we've been having here ............. I'm not very good in heat anyway.

Oh Arthur

I am very envious - its been a long time since we could afford a holiday - especially to Spain - my OH would love to move there
He loves the country so much - we keep hoping the Lotto will come up for us.

safe journey home



Sylvia - I hope you feel better soon - i had the same sort of problem with anesthetic - i was ok for a few days then It really upset my stomach - doctor gave me something to help & that made it worse - took nearly 2 weeks to get
back to normal Don’t think I will do that one again when offered - it was great as i didn’t feel sick or groggy when i came round But the after effects 5 days later were something i wouldn’t want to go through again.

Trouble is you dont know what to do for the best do you

Sylvia/Anne

Sylvia -I am glad you are feeling better. The antibiotics fortunately did not affect me.

Have read 5 books already and may finish another before I get home.

On my return it must be the garden, or more correctly my collection of bulbs that need repotting. It is a mammoth task, but I have a cement mixer to prepare the compost!

I will be sending for a birth certificate, however, as I received some info by email that confirms that George Hill uncle of the person who died without leaving a will (Grace) - you will recall my brother sister and I received £817 each - was almost certainly illegitimate. His mother is likely to be Grace's mother (a shock) or her grandmother. Purchase of the birth certificate should reveal all. Fortunately there appears to be only one George Hill that meets the timing.

Will let you know when I receive the certificate.

Really looking forward to the new series of WDYTYA

They have an interesting line up.

I hope we can get some serious research taking us back to the beginning of the 19th century, and not concentrate solely on the second world war.

I believe the first one is 2nd World war - for Paul Hollywood

I Hope it will be interesting though and not like the last series where only 1 or 2 kept me awake

I am watching the re run of the WDYTYA USA and they are so interesting - the odd one is a bit strange but over all really fun & interesting

Although the below schedule may still be subject to change, Frances de la Tour’s story is set to close the series on 22 October.
•13 August: Paul Hollywood
•20 August: Jane Seymour
•27 August: Derek Jacobi
•3 September: No episode
•10 September: Jerry Hall
•17 September: Gareth Malone
•24 September: Anne Reid
•1 October: Frank Gardner
•8 October: Anita Rani
•15 October: Mark Gatiss
•22 October: Frances de la Tour

I have no idea who some of them are like Gareth Malone - Frank Gardner -
and don't really know Paul Hollywood & Mark Gatiss but sort of know the names
You can tell I don't watch the baking program

Sometimes its those who are good & the ones I am really looking forward to are rubbish

So not saying anything about any of them yet I learnt my lesson with Patrick Stewart I was so disappointed - we need to go back to the older series format again like the Barbara Windsor one

Did you see Family finders on BBC - that was good little bit better than Long lost families not so patronizing as no presenters around

Well lets see what we think after the first 3 and the natural break

I am really looking forward to Derek Jacobi.

I was at school with him and acted in Hamlet - he was Hamlet. My life's regret is that my parents would not let me go to the Edinburgh Festival where he was amazing as Hamlet. The family were going on holiday and would not return until after the Festival ended. At 15 I was not thought responsible enough to be left on my own for possibly a week.

Arthur ..............


what a pity!!


Frank Gardner is that BBC reporter who was shot and badly injured in Syria 10 or 11 years ago. He is in a wheelchair, or uses leg supports, and still reports on BBC.

We've seen him on BBC World News.

this was a fascinating piece on him .........

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/mens-health/11247597/Frank-Gardner-I-will-never-forgive-the-terrorists-who-did-this-to-me.html

Enjoyed the Paul Hollywood programme - first in the new series of WDYTYA.

The Second World War section covered aspects about which I knew little.

The real joy was to trace his ancestors back to Scotland in the early 1800s.

Arthur - I would love to have met Derek Jacobi - he is lovely and i like Anne Reid too

I don't really know much about Paul Hollywood as i don't watch the bake off thingy & he has not been on masterchef

Last night wasn't bad - they could have cut the first 40 mins down by half - they spent about 10 mins repeating everything at least 3 times. In that amount of time they could have got some more family history in on another branch

Loved the Scottish bit & learnt a few things about the highlands & Glasgow police

I think next week may be more interesting

Just popped in to see how everyone is getting on. Hoping that you are all well, too.


Reading through this page I didn't manage to see the WDYTYA but hope to see the Derek Jacobi one if possible.


Arthur, did you have the late Joe Meltzer as your Headmaster? He taught Derek Jacobi but I don't remember now just when that was. He and his late wife Claire were great friends of ours. I still miss them very much and often think of them.


My research goes on occasionally and Anne you will be interested to hear that I have found a lot more relatives/ancestors in Sussex, but very difficult at times to pinpoint the right ones where the same name goes on generation after generation, with brothers using the same family names for their children. Fullers and Elphick(e)s in particular.


I'm afraid that I have slowed down somewhat and right now have to stay in for the next couple of days as have fluid on one lung and am on various antibiotics, water pills etc. Feeling rather better than the last few days though.

All best wishes everyone. <3 <3 <3 <3