General Chat

good night lots of love xxx

mo hope everything goes ok at hospital tomorrow xx

Hi Everyone
Well a real family do yesterday for a nephew's 18th, his friends all came later !!LOL
My Mum was there(she escaped from the care home), most of my brothers and sisters and their familes too. All my own family. My sister in laws family too. And some of their friends we used to see when all the children were young. They are all so grown up now and either finished their education or about to go off to uni.
Our grandson was there and had lots of cuddles, lots of pictures too.

Just had a message to say can we help again tomorrow as he has the scan apppointment and daughter would rather I was there with them.. So on duty again. Thank heavens we both retired.

Hope it goes OK for your son tomorrow Mo. And that everyone else is as well as possible.

It's raining heavily again this evening.

Oh I finished a cardigan and beanie hat for the next grandchild and gave them to my son today the first of many items no doubt. Then I made another hat for the special care unit too. I have 10 now so might give them to them tomorrow when we are at the hospital?

Hope everyone sleeps well

Linda xxx <3 <3 <3

Mo. just realised that you posted while I was typing. Yes I can remember the time when the shops were closed on Sundays and Bank Holidays too. Not sure how many yeras ago they started opening on Sundays and Bank Holidays...it seems a very long time.

Alun got back at 12.45pm, so after a quick snack we went to Nottingham, but didn't stay there too long just long enough to get what we needed.

Puss hope youv'e managed to find all the beads that you dropped.


Well I'll say godnight to you all now, speak again tomorrow.



Love, Sallie.xxx

thanks mo, and sallie, im hoping to do a blog , ive asked for help.

well i have half a bracelet on the go, on the charity stall i made 40.00

and at a car boot i sold 80 pounds worth, out of sundays im sending 20 pound to starlight its a childrens dying wish group, they try to fullfill there wish.

you know that half bracelet i had in my left hand ?, well ive just dropped the beads off :-0 :-D

Hi Julia, glad to hear that you were able to get all that you wanted at the Garden Centre. I'm trying to find something a bit different to what I've already got to make a card for Jennie's birthday at the end of the month. I've looked in all the craft shops in Derby but can't find anything that I really like, they all have some new card making stuff in, but I'm not too keen on some of it.

Yes I noticed the new shop next to the craft centre, but didn't go in and look around. Which cheese did you buy and have you tried it yet?

Julia, hope you are feeling a lot better these days and not suffering any pain. Have you put any of the things you have knitted on Ann's blog? It would be great to see what you've made. There are some lovely things on there from cards, baby coats and hats, quilts and jewellry. There are are certainly some talented members on GR.

I haven't put any cards on the blog for a long while as I've not felt like making any, but I am slowly starting to get back into making them again.

Julia, I'm wondering if we are going to have any summer weather at all, as you say it is keeping cold and not just here in Derbyshire but in the whole of Britain.


I'll speak to you again soon, take care.



Puss, looking forward to seeing more of the bracelets you have made.



Alun got back from his mates just after 12.30p.m. so we went to Nottingham for a change, managed to get what we needed and then came home. It was cold and wet there, so was glad to get back to a nice warm house.


Mo, if I'm right, your son goes to see the heart specialist tomorrow, doesn't he? I hope all goes well for him. Will be thinking about him and the family.
There are so many people waiting to see a specialist in the next couple of weeks that it's a job remembering, who goes when.


I'll speak to you all tomorrow.


GOOD LUCK to both Mo's son and also to Joyce for tomorrow.



Love, Sallie.xxx

Rhubarb Rhubarb, I lurve Rhubarb Julia, Pie, Crumble, even on it's own with custard, yummy. 40p a pound is good value considering how much it was near the craft centre.
I am surprised that you don't grow your own though Julia. We grew it many years ago, but the garden started to become overgrown with it, so we dug it up and threw it out. Oooh how I regret it now.

Yes Sallie, Jason had to work today like Richard did. I remember the days when shops didn't open Sundays, or Bank Holidays at all.
He's not at work tomorrow though...well it would be pretty silly him going in, as he's got to be at the hospital at 1.30 p.m, and it's quite a journey to his works, and then he has another long journey to the hospital.
What time did Alun get back from his Model Railway Club, I hope it was not to late, so that you could have a bit of company for some of the day.

Cooee Sylvia.
My goodness it looks like you had all the seasons in one day on your journey.
I bet you are glad to be home though love, as much as we enjoy going away, there is no place like home, is there.
It sounds like you both had an enjoyable time.

Hi Huia,
I cant believe you are still having problems, with your printer and scanner.
I do hope the person who comes to you, can sort it out for you properly.
How is your Phil doing now? How did the meeting with the staff go, re how Phil is faring. I did ask you just after you had the meeting but you must have missed my question love.

Isn't it great to hear from our Joyce, she a real trooper. I hope things go well at the hospital tomorrow honey.

Puss, how did it go at the craft fair this week end. Did you sell many of your bracelets?
I am loving your comment at the bottom under researching. It's so true what you say, " Never Judge a Book By It's Cover " Stay strong babe.

No Caz today I notice. I hope she is o.k. Perhaps she is being spoilt, as her OH should be home today as well, lets hope so.

I am going to do a Sallie now, and go and put the kettle on for a nice Cuppa Tea.
Night Night girls, take care, Love Mo xxx

hello everyone xx

sallie yes i will add some then put a link , thankyou xx :-D

Hello to everybody on here, I hope you are all well.
I don't usually come on here, but wanted to put up a message for Sallie.
I have been today, to where you went yesterday,Sallie, and got all the craft stuff I wanted. LOL I bought some paints for painting my garden pots, crochet cotton that I was not able to get in the city, the other week, and a couple of bags of buttons, because they are so expensive to buy when you're knitting or crocheting garments. All for under £15, which I was quite pleased about.
However, the trouble started when I had to come back through, "you know what department" LOL
Did you see the new shop that has opened next to the Craft centre, selling the organic vegetables etc. We had to go in and have a look, of course. I bought a piece of cheese, but they had some lovely foodstuffs indoor.
I nearly bought some Rhubarb because I am rather partial. It was £1.98 p. pound. I am glad I didn't though. When coming back the country route there was a sign on a house wall saying Rhubarb 40p per pound. Unfortunately we couldn't stop, because of the dog left on her own too long. But I have told the OH where he is going this week LOLOL
I hope you are keeping as well as you can, I'll catch up with you again.

Julia in Derbyshire

PS. Isn't it blinky cold up here today. I have been warmer in December, than I am today.

Good morning girls, lovely to see some more of our friends on here this morning.

I had almost finished a long message to you all, and it just disappeared, blinking nuisance.



Sylvia, lovely to see you back and to know that you and OH had a lovely few days away. I love your avatar, to think that we are into May and that you were able to take photos of snow on your journey.
I think we in Britain are wondering if we are going to have a summer this year. It looks as though we had our summer a week or two before
Easter.lol!!



Joyce, hope all goes well with your scans and blood tests at the hospital tomorrow. I will be thinking about you and will be in touch to see how things went.



Huia, hope that you can get your new scanner/printer sorted out. It's great that you know what to do, I'm afraid I rely on Alun to sort out all the computer problems. He has shown many times how to sort out different things but by the time I go to do them I have forgotten what he's shown me.lol!!

Lovely to hear that your grt.grandson is doing so well and that motherhood is certainly suiting his mum.



Puss, you are doing really well with your bracelet making. Have you put anymore on Ann's blog lately? I had a look at the ones you put on there, they are really pretty. I cant leave a comment on there, which is pity as there are so many lovely things that everyone has made, it would be nice to let them all know and give them a bit of encouragement.



Mo, hope that both you and Roly are alright today. Are any of the family visiting you today? Maybe your son is having to work today though. Richard is working 9am-4pm, that's the trouble working in retail, they have to work most Bank Holidays. Although Richard no longer works in sales, he works on the debt side of the company now, he still has to work Bank Holidays. Oh well, at least they have a job and that's something to be thankful for with the way things are in Britain now.



Caz, Linda, Ann and Jude, if you are looking in, hope you are all having a good day.



Well, I'm going to make myself a cuppa now. Alun is out this morning helping one of his mates from the Model Railway Club, with his computers.



Speak to you all later on today.



Take care all.



Love, Sallie.xxx

dutch its lovely to see you posting keep doing it you have some very nice friends on here and the welsh thread xxx so there :-0

Morning Ladys sorry i have not been on but i sleep alot and its down to my blood its not good ,but i have got hospital appt tomorrow at 8.30 for my blood and two scans one on my heart and the other on my kidneys,our docter seems to think its to do with my kidneys ,i just wannt to be able to fly over in june and then august for grandaughters wedding but its mainly down to the blood but if the doctor says no then this time it will have to be no but im hoping its not
Sallie how are you ,Huia nice to see you on here
Ann how you keeping and hows your daughter
Mo give my regards to Jean and tell here to take things easy and Jeff also
Puss your doing quite well with your braclets are,nt you
well have to go as nurse will be here any mini now
Love to our Caz ,Sylvia ,Jude,Linda and anyone i may have missed out
Love Dutchxx

hello mo , sallie, i will bump up each time, tisa a brilliant fred.

my braceletas are sold as soon as i make em so gotta do a ebay thingy today and order some more beads.

hope everyone is ok lots of love xxxx

Hi all

we got back from our trip yesterday, but have been catching up with stuff around the house etc.

The meeting was great, the food was very good, and OH duly got his award (plus a lapel pin!)


The weather, however, was the pits!


We literally had everything from sun to snow!

It really came in sequence ............... sun, rain, sun, heavy rain, sun. Then we got into the mountainous sections .............. sun, rain, sun, hail, sleet, sun, snow!!

We did have to cross 4 mountain passes, ranging from about 1200 m to over 1500m.


<<<<<< My new avatar is from Friday around lunchtime .... we had already crossed 2 higher mountain passes than this one with just a few flakes on one of them, then this!


There are in fact 5 or 6 mountain ranges, running north south, between the coast and the Rockies.


I haven't had time to read back. Have I missed anything????



sylvia
xx

Hello everybody. I do look in everyday if somebody has posted something new, but I havent been posting very often as I have been so busy. I bought a new scanner/printer as my old one would not print photos from my computer as it used to do from the old computer. I did ask the young man who served me if this one would as it said something about wireless on the box. He said it should, but alas, no way. I am waiting for somebody to come to see why not. It is most frustrating. I have tried everything I can, pressing various buttons without knowing what they are for! But no prints. It will do photocopying (so does the old printer).

I went to Hamilton again on Friday to see our gt grandson for the 3rd time. He is doing well and his mother is blooming.

Yesterday I went to Drury to learn about the old coalmine railway which used to be there.

Busy, busy, busy, another day at the Hospice shop today.

Huia.

Hi All, I do look in although don't always have time to post. \weather is still very good so far 22-26 degrees mostly, and sunny most days.

Hi everyone, well everyone that's looking in. Yes Mo, we keep slipping down the boards quite often now, which is a pity, as it use to be so busy on here. I wonder where everyone's gone.

I remember about Lilly having suffered with acid reflux since she's born, it's such a shame that she has to wait so long for an appointment at the hospital. I'll be thinking about her, bless her.


We've had quite a nice day here today, sunny and bright, but a bit cold. so I've dried two lines of washing, thank goodness.....only trouble is I, now have to iron it all.lol!!
Jennie and Michael came for their Sunday roast, as usual. After we had washed up and cleared away the dishes Alun and I went to the garden centre, I had hoped to get a few things in their craft centre but I couldn't get what I wanted there. We each had a hot drink and a scone in the coffee shop there and then decided to buy two plant tubs for the front of the house......we had been thinking about getting them for a while, so we finally bought them today.




Caz, how is the weather up in West Yorkshire today? A bit of sunshine makes a difference, it makes things feel a lot better. Hope you are feeling a bit more comfortable today



Linda, like you, my friend has been knitting and crocheting quite a lot of baby clothes lately......her son-in-law's son( from his first marriage )and his girlfriend are expecting a baby girl in September, so asked her if she would knit some little coats, bonnets and also a shawl for them. Yesterday she showed me what she had made, they are gorgeous.


Hello to all our other friends on here, I hope that you are all alright.



I'll speak to you all tomorrow.



Love, Sallie.xxx

Oh my word, we are vanishing again girls down and down the boards we seem to be going.

Jean, if you are looking in, both Caz and I have lost your phone number. Yes I know, we are both silly billy's, but Caz wanted to ring you for a chat and couldn't, bless her.

Sallie, Lilly has had acid reflux since she was born, but things have got worse as the time has gone on.

It's been another horrid day here,rain ,rain ,and more rain.
Please let it stop by the weekend. Don't forget we are away in Yarmouth then for a week.

Talking of holidays, I wonder if Ann is still having a nice break. Lets hope her weather has been better over there, than it has been here.

Well, I hope I manage to get back on here tomorrow, as it's been a problem today.
Take care my friends, Love Mo xxx

Mo, we had dropped to page five....not many on here again. It's very much the same on other threads, maybe there are quite a few members on holiday.

June 28th seems a very long time to wait before Lilly can see the paediatrician at the hospital. Has she suffered quite badly with it since she was born or only since February? Although from February is more than long enough for her to be suffering with it. Bless her!


Caz, sorry to hear that you couldn't get through to make an appointment for a CT scan. Let's hope that you will be given a cancellation so that you will get the appointment sooner.
You would have thought that the hospital would have made the appointment for you. Having said that, Derbyshire Health have now decided that any mental health problems a patient has, the patient's GP can no longer refer them to see a Consellor......the patient is given a number to ring so that they can make their own appointment.

Yes I agree, it would be nice if Jean came back on here, we all miss her. I know she is very busy making cards, so doesn't have too much time to spare.



Well, I'm going to have a cuppa now and then it's time for bed.

Speak to you all again tomorrow. Goodnight.


Love, Sallie.xxx

Hi Mo, I will be ringing Joyce tomorrow, I do every Sat. Her legs are not very good but she worries about everyone else, you know what's she's like. She is not on computer much as they have taken it upstairs so it was difficult for her to get to it to use.
I know what you mean about Jean, she was the thread, it doesn't seem the same without her.

Take care yourself.

Love Caz xx