Genealogy Chat

I really feel I must explain FBG's excitement over the 2400 thing. Unfortunately, she suffers from a most peculiar condition known as 'doublezeroitis'. This means that she cannot help herself but has to click on any thread which is nearing a double zero post. Poor thing. I doubt there is a cure..........hahahaha:P



Frank, you are quite right about the broomstick, it is doing sterling service on the outside pipe. I rummaged in the garage and found an aluminium pole which, when the broom is stuck into it, reaches to the top of the pipe which is just below the roof. I must look a sight standing there pushing this thing up and down the pipe like a demented chimney sweep.


Reece, how lovely to hear from you again. You have not been forgotten and it is so good to welcome you back. I add my Christmas blessings to those of your other friends on this thread.



Sue and Josie, it is still so hard for me to imagine a hot Christmas day but I hope you both have a wonderful day.


Yes of course, it is Robert's very, very, special day tomorrow and I will do my best to be here to congratulate him.


I have heard from Sylvia again and she sends her very best wishes for a very Happy Christmas to you all. She sounds as though she is having a lovely time.


Anne, my grandkids used to love that website and probably still sneakily look at it!


Hopefully, I'll have time to pop on here in the morning.

Meanwhile, I hope you all have a goodnight's sleep..........or you may miss out on Santa......

Cx

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

A stunning Christmas morning here
Blue sky not a cloud or a breath of wind and 18c will be packing up the picnic basket and heading to the beach soon.

Last night my daughter and her boyfriend and another friend came for supper and we all exchanged our presents.

Tonight OH's Brother and Sister in law have invited themselves over to also exchange Presents

so my Christmas day of no work went out the window.

As my house looks like a bomb site which I now have to clean up before they come, instead of on Boxing day which I had originally planned.

Never mind, I am determined to have a great day anyway.

To all of you having a Freezing White Christmas I hope you and your families are able to reach one another with out incident through all the snow and that your Christmas is a peaceful one.
Try not to eat to much.

Dear Venerable Robert Birthday Greetings, hope you are not having Christmas dinner alone in your shell.

Susan enjoy your Turkey and try and keep cool

Catch you all later Josie.

%%A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR DEAR VENERABLE ROBERT%%



HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR ROBERT,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

THREE CHEERS FOR OUR ROBERT....

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and a very Happy and blessed Christmas to you all.



Cx

Yo ho ho, Merry Christmas, ATISHOO, ATISHOO......

All the way to America to get a nasty old chesty cold and been in bed all day Christmas Eve but up today to see our little grandaughter totally mesmerised by everything around her.
She's only nine months old but that's what it's all about.

Well ladies, I hope you've all managed to escape work today and enjoying a relaxing festive holiday ;)
..........ok I know you will all be toiling away in the kitchen but it's only once a year!

Snowing out here in Washington but hopefully it won't last so that we get home.

Once again,go easy on the sherry and enjoy your day off ladies.

Happy birthday Robert. and don't let that Cynthia one wind you up.

00 FBG'S BEEN BACK AGAIN 00....... oh well, it's Christmas.

Thank you Ladies and Frank for your birthday wishes.

My worry now is what am I going to do with the 25p per week increase in my old age pension. Any suggestions - proper ones please, I am too old for any thing else.

Dear Robert,
at your age it is important to get a little exercise

so you could toddle along to your 'corner store' once a week and treat your self to a little bag of sweets with your extra 25p.

I am sitting at my computer munching on peanuts, feeling a little sore.
Got my self sunburnt at the beach yesterday.

OH and I had a wonderful meal of chicken and salad followed by strawberries pineapple and sliced banana in vanilla custard.
we finished with coffee and my homemade Shortbread.

Then went for little trek!
one and a half hours.
We went to a place called Makara Beach it's a bay surrounded by high cliffs on the northern tip of the lower North Island just 30mins drive from our place,

one side of the bay has a shoreline that you can trek around so we followed it around to the point that you could not negotiate any further and we were able see the coast line of the top of the south island of NZ.

Frank I hope your cold does not stop you from consuming Christmas goodies.

Take care everyone Josie

Oh Josie.....must you?? Sunburnt! Hot! Chicken salad! Strawberries! It's too much to bear......lol

I've just come in looking like Nanook from the frozen north, as I have been trying to unblock the pipe. Decided I was making too much noise for the neighbours at 7am on a Sunday morning so will tackle it a bit later.

Frank, you poor, poor thing. A 'man' cold in America.....dear oh dear. Probably you need a good rub down with a wet ferret. Get well soon.



Had a lovely lunch at our son's but OH had been a bit under the weather in the morning so we came home early. Seems okay now though.


Take care. Cx

Hi Everyone

I hope you all had a good Christmas day,we had a very hot one 37c.
I can tell you I was glad the fay was over so glad to get off my feet.

We have the son and his family coming over today so another meal to prepare,not too bad this one cold meats and salad as it is hot again what I would not give for some of your cold weather.it all gets a bit to much after a while .

Robert a belated Happy Birthday to you,

Frank nice to hear you are having a good time even though it is snowing there as well.

Talking of kitchens I have to get the Prawn cocktails ready.

Might have a nice Sherry about now.
Suex

Happy Birthday Robert
Sorry Josie you can't get amny sweets for 25p these days

Happy Christmas to all

Frank - why go to DC to get a cold - just visit my office - I seem to be the only one who escaped it this Christmas.

Nice to see everyone had a wonderful time yesterday - we were around minus 1 or 2 for most of the day yesterday = so being on the beach seems very strange

Robert & his shell may have been on the beach somewhere

Well one more day of rest - I have my OH going through some census records for me - keeps him amused.

One little moan - do you realise the cost of a small ~Turkey Crown £17.94 thats a fortune it was £10 for a Gammon joint - i think i should go on a drastic diet after Christmas as won't be able to afford to eat.

Frank hope you had a fun time anyway in the snow

Take care all

Is 5:45 on a boxingday evening & there are loads of Fireworks going off

Working tomorrow so may not get a chance to pop in

Fingers crossed everyone that tomorrow is very quiet & peaceful

One of our window lights has died - blew too many fueses to be fixed - so has gone to the big Santa Light in the sky

Well it must be about 5 years old so not done too badly

Off to check the cooker - need to sort out the hot baguettes - wine & cheese tonight for a treat

See you all soon

Anne, how do you get wine and cheese into a baguette??? lol

Ignore me, I'm in a silly mood.

Cx

me too - very funny mood

Have to admit the baguette was bit soggy

At least we escaped the Christmas bug - first time in a few years we have both been well

Rubbish on the TV as usual - it has not felt likr Christrmas at all this year

Well only 364 days to Christrmas as my oh has just pointed out

Back to Ancestry & my brick walls - anyone got a sledgehammer I can borrow?

Hows the head Robert

The wine & cheese was wonderful & I feel in the mood for a silly evening

Lots of love take care all - safe journey home Frank & can I have a few positive vibes please as I really could do with a change of luck in 2011 please.

Sunburn..............at Christmas ??

I don't know who is winding us up now what with cheese and wine baguettes or crispy skin.

We had deep fried turkey for dinner which was lovely although the only problem was the men of the house said a 12lb turkey should cook in 43 minutes........just as long as they remember to turn on the gas to heat the oil!
Dinner was supposed to be at 3.00pm but once the oil had heated they realised there wasn't enough and had to buy some more to heat up.
After popping a damp turkey into the oil they soon found out why it should be completely dry!

We eventually ate at 6.00pm and it was lovely and moist, not oily or greasy as you might expect.

Went out to the sales on boxing day and we've only had a couple of inches of snow so we should not have any problems getting to Schipol on Monday.
New york is getting clobbered with snow.

Hope the weather is nicer in UK.

Have a nice day folks.................

Hope the wather is nicer in the the UK????? Frank! You must be joking! It's really grim here. The snow from 2 weeks ago is still around and there was another light dusting during the night. Apparently, it appears that there may be a slight thaw but that will bring a risk of flooding to many areas.

Everyone I speak to is absolutely fed up with it now...the novelty of the Christmas card picturesque scene has definitely worn off!

Will be glad when it's this time next week and we can all get back to normal.....whatever normal is!

That sounds a very interesting way to cook a turkey - must have been the heck of a big pan!

Love to all Cx

Well Cynthia,

It's a very large stockpot with an integrated perforated boiling basket and the turkey is put into the oil standing upright on a spike.
The heat is provided by a gas ring which of course is only used outside.

Seems like a boys toy where all the menfolk gather around the fire pit with their beers and discuss the latest in power tool technology while keeping an eye on the turkey.
The women stay inside preparing the veg and potatoes anxiously looking out to find out when, if ever the bird will be cooked!
When it was ready, my son-in-law got out his latest electric carver and attacked the turkey.
All in all quite a novel experience.

We've just had bacon, scrambled egg and fried pannatone with champagne and fresh orange juice ........mmmmmmm

Just off to pack now so see you all Tuesday sometime.

You can shake your broomstick at us as we fly over.

Morning all

Day off today to do some Brickwall breaking down if I can

Very misty here & damp - snow & Ice all gone

Glad I am not at work as it was busy all day yesterday with canx flights in the US.

Where is everyone - its gone very quiet here

Morning all,

In the early days of my "old age", I feel strange.
I feel different, but how am I supposed to feel at this age. My joints and muscles are a bit more sore but I think that is because I have been walking more in of the snow.
Unfortunately - or should I say fortunately - you are all so young and unable to give me any advice.
Best wishes.

Hey Robert,

Seasons greetings to you or Happy Holiday as they say in the good old USA.........

Sorry I can't help with regard to old age being a mere whipper snapper myself but I do constantly feel as though I am about 35 although that was more than 20 years ago.

That's us back and shattered and I just hate that return flight leaving Washington at 6.45pm to arrive at Schiphol at about 2.00am (9.00am european time without managing to get to sleep.
A leisurely breakfast then we managed to grab a couple of hours in the relaxation lounge then back up to get the 3.00pm flight to Glasgow.
We couldn't get booked on the early 10.00am flight so we are now trying to find the energy to make something to eat before having an early night.

Back to work tomorrow but at least it will be quiet and it's a short week !!

Glad you made it back to Scotland OK. Frank,.
and I hope that work is not to onerous.

I am having to work the days in between also.
and while today was quiet, it was a beautiful hot day and
I would rather had been at the beach

as the sun shone and with all doors open there was Barely a breeze
blowing and we were cooking inside cleaning winter coats and Duvet's.

Robert it's OK to feel strange now you have reached old age

just make sure you do not start acting strange otherwise people may think

you have gone 'gaga' and want to but you away in some nice rest home.

Ann be careful wielding a sledgehammer around,
you do not know who you might hit!!!!

Cynthia hope you are finnaly getting water in your pipes now.

It's New Year in a couple of days
You have got an excuse to' hit the bottle' instead of the pipes and drown your sorrows and forget what a crappy Christmas it was.

And by this time next week you are bound to feel better and be looking forward to Christmas 2011 LOL.

Take care everyone will catch you all later. Josie

Welcome Frank, hope the ferret coped with the journey.


Robert, it's okay to have the odd aches and pains you know but just make sure that you wrap up warm. Have you had your flu jab? We had ours a few weeks ago.


It's damp and rather miserable here but at least the snow has almost gone. I can cope with rain! I've been busy trying to get things done for my daughter's birthday. She is 40 tomorrow and I have been wrapping presents, buying a couple of helium balloons and picking up her cake - she doesn't know about the cake so I have had to hide it.

We're only having a small family buffet as she can't cope with parties too well but it still involves a certain amount of work! Going to buy the food today.


Josie, I could just do with a nice break on the beach...any space?


My boiler is fine in this weather and the new part is coming on Tuesday apparently. It's when the temperature drops that we have a problem.


Love to all. Cx