General Chat

Mo,glad that both you and Roly enjoyed your meal out tonight and that you enjoyed your birthday with all the family.

Hoping the scan will go well tomorrow and hope and pray that results are nothing too much to worry about. Will be thinking about you. <3 <3


Elizabeth, always nice to see you posting on here, Thank you, hope that you and your family will also have a lovely weekend. Take care


Chat to you all soon.


Love, Sallie.xxx

Dear All

Hello


Sending friendly greetings for a lovely weekend, wherever you are
and whatever you are doing. :-)


Take gentle care
With many good wishes and caring thoughts
Love from Elizabeth,
xx

Hi there girls,
Whew, that was some meal we had tonight, I am well and truly stuffed. I had a rack of ribs, jacket potato and side salad.
We decided we would have lemon merangue sundae, and the waitress said if you have a joint one, it is cheaper and bigger.....LOL bigger goodness me, it was like a mountain, and when we looked at it, we both said we'll never eat all that, but guess what, us little piggies did.

Tomorrow is my scan day, so I just hope my belly goes down a bit before I leave, or the person doing the scan will think they have got a mountain to climb over.

Jean, I forgive you, and will expect two cards next year lol :-P :-P
I don't know about you lot making your christmas cards, I have not, as of yet even looked at the cards in the shops, but shal have to get my finger out soon, and get the cards posted to Australia and New Zealand, or it will to late to send them.

Keep your chin up Sallie, slowly but surely you will win my love.

Ann, we have had the heating on this evening, as it has suddenly turned colder brrr
chilly willy.

Night Night girls, hugs Mo

Hi Ann, yes a dark and dreary day here too.also had a few showers of heavy rain.

I haven't been out today and not done very much either. Sounds as though you have been busy with the housework and card making.

Alun had to go and get a new tyre for the car and to the model shop up town to get a few things that he needed for his new layout he is working on.

I was hoping that I could make some Christmas cards today, but couldn't get my head around doing them. I must try a lot harder, otherwise I won't have enough to
send to family and friends.

Hope all our friends on here are all well.


Take care.


Love, Sallie. xxx <3 <3

Same here Ann. miserable day, I also did a wash and then spent the rest of the day sifting through boxes and drawers and cant believe how many card blanks I have found just need to do some toppers for them, no doubt I will find some more hiding..

but managed to make a few cards.....with recycled christmas cards from last year....
suprising how they can be diguised with colouring and glitter..

I also found Mos birthday card in the box with the birthday girls cards, cant think why It got put in there :-| :-| :-| :-| so my lickle dart player I had one ready to post but never saw it ... shall I keep it for next year or send it :-D :-D :-D :-D

off to watch second half of corrie by for now,
love Jean xx

We were sliding down the board again.

A dreary damp day today, don't think it has been cold although I have not gone out. T played golf and didn't really get wet as it was mostly light drizzle but i do hate it when it is so dark out in the day. hate the thought of the clocks going back tomorrow. On the plus side, staying in I got the sheets washed and did some h*******k and made 7 cards. :-)

Thanks Jean for the welcome back, will try and post a bit more often. I have really neglected this thread and Shaun'.s thread . a lot over the last couple of months

It's also nice to see you posting a bit more on here too. Well done on being able to make cards again,you are doing really well.

So glad that you all had a lovely day with C over the weekend, I can imagine how thrilled J must have been when C called him Gramps; Nice to know that all of you are going along OK.



Ann, also thank you to you for my welcome back, hope to post more often again.

Sounds as though you and T had a very enjoyable day out. today.Like you, I have also managed to buy a few Christmas presents at the garden centre we go to, usually find that I can get something a bit different there and the prices are quite good too.



Hope to get back to you soon.



Take care.



Love, Sallie. xxx

Hello my lovely friends,
Many many thanks for the lovely birthday cards, as I have said soooo many times, you are so clever in what you do.
It has been a really wonderful day, seeing most of our family. Our house is full of beautiful flowers, it's better than a florists shop believe me.
Roly and I are going out for a meal on Friday night, as Roly has darts tonight, and we are both out tomorrow night.
To be honest, I prefer to go Friday evening, so that I can see the family during the day and evening today.
At the moment I feel like a tornado has gone through the house, and I am well and truly cream crackered.

It's so good to hear from you Sallie, you take good care of yourself my love, and give that black dog a good kick up the backside for me please.

Well it's nearly time for bed I think, so I will say goodnight god bless you all. Hugs Mo xxx

Just had a look Ann, they are lovely.....I have added a comment...
Thanks for sharing them...

Love Jean xx

Batsford photos on the photo blog.

We have just got in from a lovely day out. We drove to Batsford Arboretum getting there about 10.30. The drive across the Cotswolds was beautifu as the sun was shining on the trees as the leaves are turning.

After coffee we spent almost 2 hours walking round looking at the beautiful reds and golds of the Acers and other trees where the leaves have already turned. There were a lot of people there but there is pleanty of space so it wasn't a problem. We both took lots of photos of course.

After we finished there we drove to Evesham Country park across more beautiful countryside. There we had lunch of Shepherds pie and vegetables in the garden centre. Bought a few bits for Christmas presents, had a look round Leading Labels but didn't buy anything then drove home, getting home about 2.30. Just drove through one l;ight shower not far from home but the sun is shining again here now. All in all a lovely day. :-) :-)

Sallie so pleased to see you back, hope you continue to soon feel much better.... I am still having one or two dodgy dos ;-) ;-)but what the eck I am used to it by now, at least I can handle it... I am back doing some cards , and playing about with shading colours on cards...I have pics to take so will send them out as soon as I can...

lovely to hear from Jennie, always welcome on here, also Elizabeth too.

C came at weekend , ate all me grapes cheeky monkey :-D :-D :-D
but made Js day he now calls him Gramps which is his daddies name for J... we had a great time with him....its like a dose of medicine especially for D....

Glad to say the awful winds have calmed down it was terrrible yesterday ,
so I think we may venture out later , dont know where to but a change of scenery
is needed...so I will chat to you all later, have a good day and take care.

love Jean xxx




<3 <3

Hello Sallie. Good to see you posting, we missed you. I am sorry that you have beenso unwell, i hope you start to pick up again soon. <3

Hello everyone, not been on here for a couple of weeks, because of the same old problem also having problems with my blood pressure it is quite erratic, so have to have it taken every other day, morning and evening. Had to buy a BP monitor so that it can be done at home and our doctor has been ringing me to check how it's going. It seems that the medication I am on can cause high blood pressure, he also thinks that it could be caused from the severe anxiety levels that I suffer from.

I went to see a Psychotherapist last week and he also think the same as the doctor,
as he told me that I suffer from depression and severe anxiety disorder....so will have to wait and see what happens.



Mo, I am so pleased to see you back on GR,you seem to be back to your usual cheerful self, which is nice to see.

Also very pleased that your daughter's test results were not as you all feared. Hope things are alright between you both, now.



Jean,sorry to read that you are still still having problems with Vertigo, have you got any medication to take so that it isn't too severe?

Hope that J and D and the rest of the family are all okay.



Ann, pleased to know that the wedding went well and that you all enjoyed yourselves.


I love the photo of Luke, he looks a real little boy, can't get over how much he has grown.



Jeniwren, lovely to see you posting, hope that everything is ok with you and your family.

It's many years since I have done any crocheting,so have probably forgotten how to by now.LOL
I use to make baby clothes and little dresses for my cousins children while they were babies and toddlers.



Elizabeth, always nice to see you posting on here. Thank you for your pm, it was nice of you to send it to me.



Hello to Huia,Sylvia and Marie,hope that all is well with you all and your families.



Hope to speak to you all again soon.

Take care


Love and best wishes.


Sallie.xxx

Cor blimey, the wind has got up, and it's chucking it down with rain here, I know where it's come from, but I wish it would go away as quickly as it arrived.

Ann, I shall have to take a look in M+S next time I am up the Sava Centre, I have got a Christmas meal to go to in December, and then theres New Years eve, and I would like something nice to wear.
You can't beat a little black dress can you, you can dress it up, or play it down.

Jeni, is that you riding in your photo? I know what a good horse woman you are, and was wondering if it was.
Hows young Scarlett doing. Anymore news on the Nativity play, you are holding in your barn.
Yes girls, this little lady is holding the schools Nativity play in her barn, along with real animals, instead of stuffed toys, how wonderful is that. A donkey, and a lamb and other animals I believe, this is reality for the children to experience, and I can't praise Jeni enough for what she does for children.

Sending (((((((((((love and hugs to Jean and Sallie, that you both start to feel better soon))))))))))))))

Hi Ann, think I may have to give up on crochet, lol, get so cross with it I usually end up throwing it across the room. Think my brain is too old to learn now.
Hope everyone is prepared for the storm that is forecast for tonight.
Take care and stay safe xx

Lol Jean good to hear someone else is as flummoxed by crochet as I am. Good to see you back on here.

Hello everyone, hope you are all ok and managing to keep warm and dry.
Thought it was time I looked in to see how you are all doing.
Sorry to hear that Sallie is poorly, do hope she will soon be feeling better.
Mo you do seem to be having problems with your laptop, hope it is
behaving itself now.
Things have been a bit hectic here with the horses and donkeys, but quietened down now, not as many riders now the weather has changed.
I am still no further on with crocheting, anyone want yards and yards of chain??
Take care and stay safe everyone. xx
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Ann, I have insurance on my laptop, so apart from the initial outlay, it doesn't cost me anything.
The problem I had was that, I was completely locked out of face book, and I have no idea how it happened. I do like to keep my face book updated, as I get to see what my family are up to...nosey old me LOL.
The technician had to take it back to factory settings, to sort it out. I thought I had got trojans, viruses and goodness knows what else. I did a defrag, updated my McAfee, and my son tried his darndest to sort it, and it even puzzled him, but it's done now.
As I have said sooo many times, I aint got a clue what to do if I get a problem.

It has been really windy here today but sunny as well and quite warm.

What actually goes wrong with your laptop Mo? It must be costing you a fortune.

Anyway as always, good to see you posting. I have spent the afternoon making Christmas cards as you can see on the blog (narrative) not pics of todays cards) and on the craft thread. So pleased with how many I have made from the free pack.