General Chat

Good evening girls.

Sylvia, it seems the norm these days, for parents to hold birthday parties at venues outside of the home.
I suppose it does save on the clearing up afterwards, but I truly believe that the old fashion way is best.
Lots of jelly and ice cream, sandwiches squashed into carpets, crisps scattered over the furniture, and juice spilt everywhere. Lol Perhaps not.
My children were treated to these delights, and myself left to clear the debris afterwards.
Where as my grandchildern, are and were taken to places like Wimpy or Mc Donalds, and the staff cleared up after them and their friends.
Our Lilly will be five this year, and is due to start school in September, my how time flies by.

Sallie, it will be lovely to see the photo's of you, and the bride and groom at the wedding.
I no longer play darts on a monday night, our team disbanded at the end of the last season, because of lack of players, but I do still play on a Thursday night, well I do at the moment anyway.

We are still waiting for either a phone call, or e.mail letting us know when they will start our work.
I am not sure how long it will take them to do the work we need, but it's Wednesday tomorrow, and if it takes two or three days to do the job, it will take us up to the weekend.

I have forgotten to give you an update on my friend Florence. If you remeber, she had the Cancer in her nose, and had to have her nose removed last year.
Well, the cavity is still not healed properly, so East Grinstead hospital cannot fit the magnetic screws, for her prothesis, so she is having to glue the ones on that she has been given.
Bless her, she has not been out of the house at all, since her operation, apart from hospital visits, she is so worried in case her nose should fall off, or even move.
But believe me, if you didn't know she was wearing a prothesis, you would never guess she was.
It is going to take a lot to get her out of the house, her self esteem has hit rock bottom. and as we know, once the black dog has taken a hold, it's hard to shake it off.

Well my lovelies, I will say cheerio for now, speak to you tomorrow. Hugs Mo xxx

Hi girls.

Jean, hope that you will get an appointment very soon and that everything will be fine It.will be nice to get both appointments all over and done with.


We didn't take any photos ourselves. but a friend of Michael's mum, who was also in the wedding took some and of course,the photographer they hired for the wedding. As soon as we get some photos I'll let you all see them.




Sylvia, I can't get over that your grandson is five already, it doesn't seem so long since he was born. Time seems to be passing by so quickly. I feel as I get older the quicker time goes by.

His birthday cake sounds really lovely, I bet he was thrilled with it.


Mo, lets's hope that they will come and do the roof sooner rather than later this week and that you will have a dry day for it.

Were you able to play darts tonight? Hope you were able to and with no problems.



Ann, yes Saturday would have been the nicer day for the wedding. Chloe was shivering when they were taking the photographs,it would have been nice if she had had a stole or maybe a small cape to put on, if not to have the photos in, but to put on while standing about.



Well I am going to have a hot drink now, so will speak to you all tomorrow.



Love, Sallie. xxx

Sylvia you are so right, time does not stand still :-D :-D :-D
But the mind plays funny games ;-) ;-) ;-)

My neighbours did a party for the little one like that all the stress and strain was taken over and everyone had a great time...... modern way of doing things, .....and we were not blocked in by inconsiderate car parkers ;-) ;-) ;-)

hope you and your family are all doing well....

Hi everyone



Jean ............... it'll soon be over :-D



it's my grandson's 5th birthday today ............. but they had the party on Saturday


Mum and Dad rented a room in the canoe club clubhouse (which is less than 5 minutes walk away from their house), so no messing of the house.


Little one's honorary aunt (who will "inherit" him if anything happens to his parents) made his birthday cake .........................


Daughter sent me a photo of it ............



4 cubes of Lego .................. 2 blue, 1 red and 1 yellow :-D


He's mad about Lego :-D

He said about two weeks, just about the time I have the other one ;-) ;-) ;-)

Reading the book they give you the after effects are worse than the actual biopsy.

should be fun ........

Oooh thank goodness Jean my lovely,if the doctor thinks it's nothing to worry about, then try not to sweetheart.
It seems that it always takes so long for Appointments to come through, and then like buses arrive at least two at a time.

I have got a support for my thumb and wrist girls, but am unable to grip my darts with it on. It does help to ease the pain, but is a bit cumbersome (sp).

Sallie, it sounds like the wedding went down a treat. I bet the bridesmaids looked a treat, the combination of the purple and white dresses must have looked lovely.
Aaah bless the little man getting upset when he had to hand the rings over. When children get upset like that, it really pulls at the heart strings doesn't it.

One day this week, we are getting the roof on our kitchen extension re-done, and the guttering and fascia boards replaced, more expense, but nowadays, if you want to move, you need all the paperwork to prove what work has been done, not that we intend to move mind you.
Now we are just waiting for the builders to give us a day, they have said they will start one day this week, but who knows what day that will be.

Hello Ann, Sylvia, Marie and Huia, I hope you are all well.
Bye for now girls, hugs Mo xxx

Hope you don't have to wait too long for the biopsy appointment Jean. If that was a specialist, why couldn't the biopsy be done then? How strange.

anyway, onwards and upwards.

Sallie, pleased the wedding went off well, the bridesmaids sounded pretty. I thought it was saturday, forgot it was friday. Saturday would have been a lovely day for a wedding here.

Mo, it will be a shame if you have to give up darts. Would a strap type brace help?

Well ladies, I am going shortly to have a biopsy in my mouth the very nice doctor said he didnt think it was much to worry about but felt to be sure it isnt cancer it would be advisable to have it sorted once and for all, so just waiting now for the appointment :-(

What with the other one a[ready booked for the 20th of march , whats the betting it will be on the same day.....: :-D :-D :-D ah well we shall see one day all will be well...

Sallie the wedding sounded lovely , and I bet you looked lovely too any pics please <3 <3

Mo, sorry to hear about your darts being hard to do, can you use a glove type thingy to help the pain...I find my hand is very shaky when i do some intricate crafting.... but mine is because I am very old ;-) ;-) ;-)

hope every one else is doing o.k. its pouring down here but quite warm....

take care you lovely lot <3 <3 <3 <3

Love and lots of hugs Jean xxx <3

Hello girls,


Jean, all the best for tomorrow, hope all goes well for you with no problems. Will be thinking about.
At least with your appointment being early it will be over and done with, so that you can then go home and have a rest and relax

Only just seen your pm, thanks for the email, will have a look at them as soon as I have finished writing this.




Mo, I was wondering the other day if you were still playing darts. It would be a shame if you had to give up playing, but as you said you don't want to let your team down. Trouble is, you enjoy playing darts too, so will miss the social side of it too.




Ann, hope that things are okay with you and T and all your family.


It was a nice day here yesterday, bit of a cold wind to start with in the morning, but it soon brightened up, so managed to get a line full of clothes dried..Also got a few jobs done in the house and then made some cards, so it was a busy day.


Well the wedding went well on Friday, it was dry all day with some sunshine, but with a cold wind.

We enjoyed the day, it was nice to see and chat to some people that we hadn't seen for a long while.


The brides dress was was lovely, it was white, long with a train, with no veil , with just a pretty diamante hair band on her head. There were three bridesmaids all wearing a lovely shade of purple dresses and a flower girl in a pretty long white dress, they all also wore pretty diamante hair bands. Chloe and Gracie the brides daughters, were the chief bridesmaid and flower girl, respectively
. Laura and Phil, decided that as they had the girls taking part in the wedding, that they wanted to have their son as Best Man, he is only two and a half. He was very good and sat in the chair next to Phil, and was quite happy to keep the rings in the boxes in his pockets,but once they took the rings, he started to cry, I think he thought that they were his to keep.lolol!! But he soon stopped crying and didn't bother any more about them.

By the time we got home both Alun and I were shattered, it's lovely going to a wedding, but it is long day.



Well girls, will say goodnight now and will speak to you all tomorrow.




Love, Sallie. xxx

AW, Thanks Mo...I will let you know how I get on....would have preffered if it was a bit later than 10am takes me a while to come round usually about lunch time ;-) ;-) but cant change it ...

Ann Thats the pic we would like to see, love all the actors...

I have spent some time making 5x5 card blanks, I have lots of pre- emboossed A4 card and lots of spare envelopes , made about six so far, so I can decorate them when I want.... :-D :-D
did some toppers decoupage style too .

So now I am just about to relish a choc ice mmmm ;-) ;-)

bye for now love Jean xx

How was the film Ann, did you both enjoy it ?

Just in case our Jean is looking in, and to let her know that I am thinking of her, good luck tomorrow my love, for when you have your oral check <3 <3 <3
I now I can be a scatter brain, but not when it's really important like this is.

I am thinking that if things don't improve soon, with this Arthritus in my hand, and wrist, I may have to give up my darts. I don't want to, but I can't let my team down by playing badly.
I am having problems holding my darts, so can't control them properly.

I hope you have had a good weekend girls, will see you tomorrow. Mo xxx

Yes,once the misty cloud had cleared it was beautiful here, windy but the wind was not as cold as it has been. We went to the cinema to seee The second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. when we came out about 39m it was glorious sunshine, we were down by the docks in Gloucester and all the people were sitting outside the cafes drining coffee etc. Everybody was smiling and happy, doesn't the sun make such a difference. I hope it shone for Sallie. :-) :-)

Well, I hope the weather is like it is here today for Sallie, at the wedding. It's a bit blustery, but the sun is beautiful.

Have a lovely weekend girls, hugs to all, Mo xxx

Goodness me, you were all posting whilst I was eating my breakfast, you are early birds.
Sallie, Roly had a heart attack, and my brother had just gone for a check up with his G.P.
The day of Roly's attack, we were due to go on holiday to Blackpool. He had woken early with chest pains, and was looking out the window when I got up. He said he had a pain in his chest, and I dialled for an ambulance, and he was admitted straight onto ICU,and was out of it for about four days. Luckily, he only had one blocked artery into his heart, and was soon sorted out.
The most scaring thing was when he had the brain bleed, and his stroke actually,I just went into overdrive, and thankfully he got over them.
Life is never easy is it, but we have to cope, thats us girls for you LOL
Lilly was fine when we picked her up yesterday, but as soon as she saw her mum and dad, became a different child, very bolshi.
We did have a word with the nursery, asking them to help get her diagnosis sorted, before she actually starts school in September. The health visitor and doctor seem to have forgotten about her problems, she does appear to have ADHD or something of that nature, we don't think it's her age, or jealousy.
Don't forget to let us know how the wedding goes, will you love. I pray it stays dry for you.

Hello there Jean and Ann, I must not forget to say good afternoon. Actually, it's time for a cuppa, anyone care to join me....(_)? (_)? (_)? (_)?

See you tomorrow girls, hugs Mo xxx

Just put it on the craft thread Ann.....I made a few cards yesterday and hope to do some Easter ones later today....

I must admit that I do usually check the price of magazines these days as I have noticed some are really too expensive. They put the price in really small type as well so that people don't see theya re expensive. I have noticed that the more expensive ones are usually thicker than the others. Can you put the names of the magazones and the prices on the craft thread Jean please to warn people. Or tell me and I will. I did buy a tattered lace magazine the other day but it was reduced to £8.99, was quite thick and informative and had a good die on the front. It was reduced in Hobbycraft. I wouldn't pay full price for it. This week I picked up a DoCraft magazine for £2.99 in the Range which was only a month old so was useful. I do have a subscription to Quick cards made Easy and get them cheaper because of the subscription. Then I pass them on to daughter so we get value out of them.

Hope all goes well Monday Jean.

And Sallie, hope the weather is kind for the wedding and that it is a lovely day.

Mo I had let my hair go completely grey to see what it was like but got fed up with meeting my mother every time I looked in the mirroe so it is light brown again now. :-D :-D

Sallie I cant believe it :-0 :-0 I have just looked at the prices of the new Mag and it was £9.99.... the other one was £ 6.99... what a rip off , if i had been more alert I wouldnt have picked them up, I just looked at the titles and picked them, as I was struggling to move about I asked Jeff to pay for them and I would pay for them when we got home..
serves me right :-| :-| :-| Jeff said just give me a tenner so he was out of pocket....
Lesson learnt :-( :-( :-(

Hope the wedding goes well and it will be warmer for you ...

Thank you for your thoughts for me.

Love Jean xx <3

Jean, I haven't bought any magazines for a long while, I think most of them are not worth the money any more. How much did you to have pay for the new die magazine? If you don't mind me asking .lol! I know the Tattered Lace magazine is £12.95 but it comes with a free die, although I think that's only okay if you really like and want the die.

I have still have a lot of cards still to do for March, so hopefully after tomorrow I will have a quiet weekend so that I can get on with them. lolol!!


Jean, good luck for Monday, hope it will go well and that the results are good with nothing for you to worry about. I will be thinking about you.


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Mo, I bet Lilly was thrilled when she seen you and Roly were picking her up from nursery, bless her!

Yes. it was one of our doctors that picked up the heart murmur for Alun when he went about the awful cough he had,thinking it may have been a chest infection.

Roly was very lucky that your GP found it when he did and that it was sorted straight away. Did your brother and Roly have the same problem with their hearts?



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Hello to Ann, Sylvia, Huia, Marie and any of our other friends that may be looking in. Hope that you are all okay.



Well we have the wedding to go to tomorrow, I hope that it will be dry and not too cold, the jacket I'm wearing is only a lightweight one.


Goodnight everyone.

Take care.


Love, Sallie. xxx

Hhhhhmmm somebody's tired, LOL jean, little miss nosey indeed.
I shall be thinking of you on Monday my love. God bless yer my lickle flower.xxx <3 <3 <3

Mo, that was the price of the mags :-0 :-0 normally craft mags are about £4.99 each usually with extra stuff added, the dearest one was a new one called Die cutting essentials so thought I would try it,not worth the money, it had a small die on the front which I have just used, nothing to write home about :-( :-( the other was much better with a large amount of clear stamps as an extra,good job I dont buy them often ;-) ;-) ;-)

Its Monday 9th I go to have the mouth checked, 20th March is when I have the biopsy for tother end done ;-) ;-) ;-) I willl see what the doc says about the oral one and then decide what I can do... at my age I dont want to have any hospital stuff if it can be avoided......so nosy parker is there anything else I can enlighten you with, :-P :-P

love you my little grey haired dart player :-D :-D :-D :-D <3 <3

Jean xxx