General Chat

Mo and Ann thank you both for your Christmas cards.......I posted all my cards yesterday, so hope you'll get within the next day or two.


Mo, I can just imagine Lilly's face when she seen the Christmas lights in the shopping centre......oh that's a lovely age, they are all so full of wonder, but they can be very tiring for us golden oldies.lolol!!!


Jean, I was going to do some baking this week but up to now I haven't been able to find the time to do it. Hopefully after the next few days I will be able to get it done. You have just reminded me that I use to make a Belgium loaf a good few years back.....I think my cousin gave me the recipe but I don't know where it is now, I'll have to search for it.



I went up to town this morning, got a few more presents and after going to the bakers and butchers, I came home with it being so cold. It was nice to get back to a nice warm house and a hot cuppa.


Hope everyone else is alright. Take care.



Love, Sallie.xxx

.Hi, Mo thank you for the lovely card, I have managed to get nearly all mine done and shut the craft room door, with it being mostly glass it gets very cold in the winter even with the radiator on and a small electric heater,boiling in summer when we get some, your trip out with Lily sounds lovely,memories to enjoy always...our littlie next door will be the same no doubt, so we will get to hear all about it. Just had a homemade cheese and onion pie with chips and peas, followed by a thick slice of my homemade Belgium Tea loaf with buuter on it,mmmmm..... its been a while since i di any home baking so tomorrow I hope to make Mary Berrys scones always come out well, another old recipe.
off to watch the next bit of emmerdale see you all later....
love and hugs to one and all Jean xx

Coo love a duck that was quick Ann, I thought the cards would take days in arriving, hence the reason for an earlier posting. I just hope that I have got everyones addresses right.

Well girls, we had snow first thing this morning, but thank goodness it didn't lay.
Little Lilly's face was a picture when she saw it,never having seen it before. I had to open the net curtains on the patio doors, so that she could watch it falling.
We then took her to a large shopping centre close to us, and watching her face, looking at all the huge christmas decoraions, was a picture to behold, It's appreciating christmas for the first time, through a childs eyes, we were really choked up with emotion.
I can't wait to see her unwrapping her presents on christmas morning.

I hope you are all well, and coping whatever the weather conditions near you are like.
Take care, love Mo xxx

Ann, yes it looks as though we will have a good meet in Abergavenny, quite a few of us going to it.

Well done on finishing your tree. I haven't even thought about starting mine yet, but after this weekend I will have more time, well hopefully.lol!!!

Love, Sallie.xxx

well done to your sister Huia.

Mo thank you for the card, it arrived just now.

Sallie, looks like you are going to have a good meet.

sylvia, I think I have said before how much I'd love to do that rail journey.

Just finished decorating the Christmas tree, and realised that there is a box left up in the roof which T will have to get after golf. :-D

Thanks Mo and Huia, I don't know why I didn't see the photo. I must have my eyes half closed quite a bit of the time just lately. Speak to you all later on today.


Love, Sallie.xxx

Yes, I have the photo of me with my sister after she had her hair cut a week ago, as my avatar, Mo and Sallie.

I know it's late, but I have just popped on with a message for Sallie.
Sallie if you look at Huia's avatar, she and her sister are on it following her sisters recent haircut.
Or maybe it's on Face Book that I have seen it, oh dear, I have taken my sleeping tablet, and my mind is going to sleep.
So I am off to my bed now, love Mo xxx

Oh Sylvia, both Alun and I would love to do that train journey, it must be wonderful to travel all that way by train.

I'm sure you can't wait to see your grandson again and especially with it being Christmas time.



Mo, I've nearly finished buying pressies, just one or two smal things to get now. Janet and I went to Derby today and managed to get a few more things, so I will have to pack them now. Tonight I am writing the Christmas cards so that I can post them tomorrow.


I can't get over that Lilly will be two in January, it doesn't seem that long since she was born. I hope that she is alright now, with no more problems.



Jean, I just have three special cards left to make now, what with having to make birthday cards for November and December and travelling about the country, it's a case of trying to squeeze all the other things that need doing in between.lol!!

To be honest I am fed up of seeing all the Christmas card stuff about, I shall be glad when it's all put away.




Ann, I'm looking forward to going down to Wales on the weekend. It will be great to meet Sandie, Ann, and hopefully Jean in Abergavenny and of course it will be lovely to meet Jude again.




Huia, when is your sister having her hair shaved? Sorry if I've missed you telling us that she has had it done already.



Well I must go and finish write the cards now, so will speak tomorrow.



Take care everyone.



Love, Sallie.xxx

Hi there Sylvia, sorry I forgot you were away love.
What a shame about R, life is a real Bu**er at times isn't it.
My lord, thats one heck of a journey that you are both undertaking Sylvia, 6 days.
I presume you take plenty of things to keep you entertained during the journey.
And I know how much you both enjoy the return journey, especially new years eve on the train,it must be a real thrill mixing with a variety of people, who you don't know from Adam. I know I would love it personally.
How old is your little man now? Our grandaughter will be two in January, and that time has flown by.
We had her today, and had such great fun, lets hope she is in such high spitits tomorrow again. Mind you, we are both feeling shattered now, so goodness only knows how we will feel by tomorrow night lol
Must make myself a nice hot drink now, as I am really cold at the moment, despite having the heating on.
Bye bye girls, love and hugs Mo xxx

Hi Mo
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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 to get 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 there Ann, good to hear you got home safetly. That M25 is a nightmare waiting to happen isn't it, there are always accidents on there.
Poor Roly has got to take friends up to Gatwick airport at 4.00a.m, and he has to go up the M25. That motorway really does scare the pants off me at the best of times, and I just hope and pray that Roly doesn't fall asleep going and coming back at that early hour.
I wish he hadn't agreed to take them if I am honest.

Jean, D sounds like a girl after me own heart. I love to wear my legging and a long jumper, to cover my BTM, oooh so comfy.
But I can't do without my coat, brrr I am such a chilly mortal.
I wouldn't go as far as purple hair now, but I did have that colour back in the late 60's, also I had pink hair and of course, when a colour went wrong at one time, green. lol

Must go and get my bath and get ready for darts. Bye for now. Love Mo xxx

Hi Mo, I had to smile when you said get D a cardy or jumper :-D if you knew her you would know what I mean when i tell you , she likes funky , purple hair and tops with glitter and slogans on. rareley wears a coat, and likes anything wacky and funny, she wont ever act her age I fear, our little one next door adores her as will her grandson when he arrives they will have such fun together :-D :-D
Just ordered her a eeyore big mug as one of the pressies....loves maths any sort of number games, so I will look for a difficult puzzle for her too should keep her quiet for a few mins....lol...she is 50 next year so another headache doesnt do parties, so we try and send her away often ;-) ;-) ;-)

I know what you mean about trapped watching their sport on telly, D likes footy too so I usually escape tom my craft room, cant do with them both shout at the television......

time for a coffee me thinks back later....take care love Jean xx

Home again safely, despite traffic hold up on the A34 due we think to an accident on the M25 and trucks diverting to the A34, then traffic congestion in Gloucester due to an accident on an adjoining road and traffic backed up from that across our route. stopped at the big garden centre in Burford for coffee and a look round, lots of nice things there to look at, quite expensive things too.

Jean, doe D like smellies: Nice bath/shower cream, perfume, moisture cream. Or does she read? Books, book vouchers, Amazon voucher (if she has a kindle she can use a voucher for books on that). Warm tight, socks, sweater, scarf, gloves. Make up. Jewellery. Ornaments for her room. Does she collect anything?

Sallie glad you had a good weekend and hope you enjoy your trip to Wales next weekend.

Huia, well done, a good result again.

Hello everyone,
Sallie, I am really pleased with myself, all the presents are now bought, and wrapped, and hidden in the spare bedroom, so that nosey little people cant see them.
Today I have put a few decorations up, but the tree is not going to be put up till the weekend. We have got Lilly for three days this week, and the temptation of taking the baubles from it, may be to great for her.
Her mum and dad have put their tree up, and she is so fascinated by it, plus she has taken down the candy canes and eaten them already, little minx.

Jean, I made the stupid mistake of telling Roly that the darts were on, on Saturday.
Guess who had to sit through it for two whole days, yes moi. O.k I do like to play and watch darts, but for goodness sake, two days of it. That will teach me to keep my trap shut wont it. lol
You could make a fortune, if you started using that ice rink at the bottom of your garden for public use. If you charged a pound per person to use it, that would cover your winter fuel charges. ;-) ;-) ;-)
I do hope you are all taking care out there sweetheart, especially D. The last thing you need is any broken bones this side of christmas. Or at any time really.
I'm sorry I can't suggest what you could get for D for xmas, apart from some sort of clothing, like a nice jumper or cardigan.

Well done Huia, I shall take a look on FB later at your photo's.

Have a safe journey home Ann.

Thats all for now girls, take care, love to all. Mo xxx

Well done Huia, all the pics you have sent me are very good, hope you are alright , is your hair growing back? I bet it will be curly.....

Love Jean xx <3

Out of 4 photos I put in the camera club comps tonight I got 3 Honours and 1 Highly Commended. Not bad. I will put them on FB some time, but not tonight as I must get to bed soon.

Hi, Sallie, how is the cardmaking doing with all your galavanting about (lucky you) I bet you wont have a lot of time to do any, I have stopped doing the cards for a while just three more orders then thats it, its too cold in the conservatory now even with the radiator full on and a small electric fire, I did do some rearranging in there yesterday, so things look a bit tidier now,I havent been out of the house for almost two weeks, I so hate winters. but tomorrow its time to get my hair permed always glad to have that done just cant manage it myself....
I have only got one chrissie present at the moment, not that we buy a lot, but it gets harder every year...D is the hardest to buy for, she has most gadgets and and cant have chocs or sweets, every time I ask its always " I have no idea"
but she doesnt want money either, so any ides?

Mo of course folk know we only have a bit of fun, well I know I do :-D :-D :-D
hope all is well with you and those you love, how is Roly? did you watch the darts on telly? not my cup of tea, but always think of you when I see they are on.... take care in the icy conditions, we have a skating rinnk right across the bottom the back D has got herself some shoes with studs in the heels, but still had to take care getting to her car, we think there is a leak somewhere near a neighbours house although we cant see anything, but there is always a big wet patch right down the back of the houses...
I am going to do some old fashioned baking , pies, scones tea loaf its a while since I did any so if I can stand long enough I will have a go....

waves~~~~~~~~~~ to everyone else hope all our friends are doing o.k. safe journey home Ann , love and hugs Jean xxx <3 <3

Hi Ann, hope you have a safe journey home tomorrow. Alun and I went down to visit Richard on Wednesday and came home yesterday......we enjoyed a few days with him and Christie.


Mo, hope things are alright with you, Roly and family. Went to the Range with Jennie and Michael today, they bought Christmas pressies for their nieces and nephew. It was chaos there, so between that and being very cold, I was glad to get home.



Jean, how are things with you and the family? I hope that everyone's alright. We are going down to my brother's on Saturday and my sister-in-law and I are hoping to meet a few members off Shaun's thread in Abergavenny around lunch time, so looking forward to that.


Hello to all our absent friends on here. Hope you are all ok.


Love, Sallie.xxx

We go home tomorrow so will hopefully have more time to write on here, I have been reading though.