General Chat

Thank you everyone for your kind understanding re my recent entries.
Yesterday afternoon I suddenly started to feel better. I have tried to think what triggered the sudden change but cannot put a finger on it. Maybe it was the kind messages and thoughts that you were all adding,maybe it was something in the ether?

Today I woke and felt back to normal, and it showed all was well. We have been out to the local co operative to try the Veg and Fruit. We were amazed by the low-cost and if every thing is as tasty as we have been told we will return.

Everything in place for Christmas except for the tree and some decorations.
All the Christmas Cards have been written and posted or delivered.

Well that is all for now. I hope hat all of you who are living in the UK are not feeling the very cold weather we heard about on the TV this morning.

Bridget

Glad you are feeling better Bridget hope it stay like it for you. :-)

Hazelx in cold and windy England

Well the power of positive thoughts has obviously helped Bridget, lets hope we all have a good time leading up to Christmas and beyond.

Went to a lunch today...our Benefice hosts a luncheon club once a month and it brings a lot of solitary people together..we were asked to go so that my oH could play the organ for carols, so ate my first Turkey of the year !!!

It was colder in the village that we visited for the lunch, than where we live which is nearer the sea....it is still full of wrap up here and windy...lots of BRRRRRRRRRR

Regards Jan

Bridget, pleased that the cloud lifted and you are feeling better. I put everything down to hormones even now I am in my 70s, it is good to have something to blame anyway.

Gerard, it sounds as if you are going to enjoy Christmas this year.

Good morning everyone or is it good afternoon!

Thank you for your kind comments re my down slide but I am now at the top of the slide and feeling good again. My dear husband has been a help even though I was not very nice to him at the bad time.

My confidence in real life is not as good as I sometimes suggest, started when very young cause known but not for on here. Well that is enough about that!

The sun is shining and we have just finished Autumn cleaning throughout the main part of our home. Not so much to do downstairs. Jet and Joe have some of the blame because their hair has grown quite a lot and you will know what that means...however it is too cold to get it cut....

Is it too early to put up Christmas decorations? We do not have a great deal as it is only the two of us, not the same without the children. We are having four friends for the day on boxing day and a party on New Years Eve.

Bridget

Hi all

Yes nice and sunny here to,i think that makes you feel better to see the sun out.

Had doctors at 7.10 this morning. He has given me some stronger pain killers for my neck. S far so good. At least i can move my neck now.


Well they have only sent one bloke to do all the flat. So think i going to be in few days next week as well.


Going to go make another hot cup of tea to try warm up, as now have windows and front door ope to let paint dry. :-(


~~~~~~~~~~~~to everyone

Hazelx

We have had our decorations up a few days now Bridget, did it a bit at a time and it is finally all finished. Not very Christmassy weather here at the moment, lashing with rain and blowing a hooley, thank goodness we got the grocery shop done this morning while it was dry.

My OH and I have gone mad! We have lights around the mirror which is quite large, cards form each other on the mantle along with two beautiful trees in small pots with greenery all around the pots, two penguins in father Christmas dress hugging each other. More lights aroun the wall clock which all the keys etc are kept I'm about 39 inches long. In the small corner is a four foot artificial tree with lights and other items which are years old and much loved.
And at first we thought we would not do anything!

I have put the marzipan on the tree, not to much, sprinkled icing sugar over it and a very old Father Christmas with sledges, trees etc...all this for only two of us! Such fun though.

OH watching the darts on TV, I have put all contacts in my lovely new address book, given to me by one of the ladies I cared for when last working. So have been able to thow away the the three other address books.

Going to bed soon so will say good night

Bridget

Afternoon all

A miserable, wet, dark day here in Norfolk...so decided to put up decorations, don't put up as many as I used to...and no tinsel....fed up with still picking bits out of the carpet in July .!!! Apart from that had W.I.party yesterday, a very nice happy occasion, we all took some food, and there seemed to be enough for the 5000 !! It was also the second time this week that I have won a draw prize...totally unheard of in this household, its always other people on other tables when we go out that win a prize...Know what I mean ?

Keeping warm now sitting by the fire

Have a lovely weeked

Regards Jan

Just a quick visit today as I want to complete some more folders. I am definitely still improving re my memory as this morning I got up, did all the normal chores required and sat in front of the Computer and found all the documents I wanted and the Genealogy Reports I did twp or three tears ago.Feel so delighted at this big step forward.
So off in a few moment to make up some more files....OH is busy watching sport programmes , having cleaned the pool and all;round the outside of the house following the high winds. Quiz night to night all questions are related to Christmas.
Jan congrats on winning two raffles, maybe something really big is waiting for you in the next raffle, everything happens in threes!!

Bye for now, well until tomorrow really. Enjoy you day everyone

Bridget who is
:-D :-D :-)

Well OH won a bottle of Gin in a draw on Friday...will come in handy for Christmas....got all my trimming sup now (thats what they call Christmas decorations in Norfolk !). Its still cold , but the sun is shining. Out to lunch
with friends today, so no cooking for me...tho I love it ...its always nice not to have to think about it !!!

Regards Jan

Hi everyone :-)

I am sitting in a freezing cold flat as my heating presser has gone down yet again. I am waiting for repair man to come and sort it. Thing is boiler is outside in shed and i have alot of things in there from in here while decor is being done.So will have to move all that.Its always happing know one seem to be able to sort it,Keep coming putting new bits on,but still happens.

Well wrapped everything up yesterday.So thats done for another year. My daughter is coming over Wednesday to pick me up.As too much to carry over to hers.

Hope everyone is keeping warm and almost done and ready for the big day :-)

Decorater is now doing wall papering so hoping he be done today.I hope so.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~to everyone :-)

Hazel - Good Luck with the heating - keep warm
Jan - Well done with the raffle win - my bottle of Gin cost £12 in Sainsbury's on Friday
Bridget - ((((((HUG))))))

Well it's been an up and down week.
Still no joy with my Jobseeker's allowance - we are now living on Bank overdraft - all our savings gone - Christmas is paid for at least!!
My football team lost over the weekend 1-0 :-(
It is a bit cold - at least our heating is working
Wonderful Sunday at church - in the morning the Sunday school did their Nativity - lots of dressing up (tea cloths on head etc.) The Carol Service in the evening was wonderful - the choir sung some carols from the 15th and 16th century and some in Latin too! - Lots of lovely readings - especially our Mr.Cooper who read some T.S.Eliot - When the service started it reminded me of when I was 12 - I had the great honour of singing the solo first verse of Once in Royal David's City - obviously one of my favorite carols.
Almost finished the cake - added the marzipan and icing yesterday - just some piping today - probably tomorrow.

Signing off now until after Christmas - Lots of love and good wishes to all and your families

<3 <3 :-)
Gerard and his OH (Lynda)

Hi everyone

Heating been sorted,bloke has shown me what to do now when it goes again. which it will.

Went out today which was nice to get away from the smell of paint. Thing is when i got back it was even stronger,got window open to try get rid of it. I have had a candle going as was told that will help but hasnt.But flat looks great. Got some new lamp shades today as old ones didnt go with the red i now have in frontroom.

I also got twins a little jacket each,my son Duane said dont worry about it this year. How could i leave them out. Jacket wont fit them for months as they wearing baby Annabel clothes at the moment.But there to dear to buy.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~To everyone Keep warm

Hazel
:-)

Well it is very nearly Christmas, we have all had a good natter on here, about Christmas, I hope that your kindness in sharing your thoughts etc continue next year.
For those who find themselves alone, I hope that you have good memories, for those who have friends and family visiting, remember to have a few minutes throughout the day simply for "me time" it does help.

I shall raise my glass to you all as I eat my lunch.

Finally I simply want to say, " thank you to each and everyone who has posted. Your prayers, interest and good advice has helped me a great deal, isn't it strange that there are times in our lives when people outside our family can somehow help us through such sad, and sometimes awful situation.

Many of you will recall the awful situation I was in last year at this time, I can truthly say there were times that you helped me to stay in this world.
I can hardly believe that I was so I'll, and am so well know.

Thank you :-D :-D :-D :-) :-) :-)

Bridget

Finally our internet is working....I have been bereft for nearly 48 hours...caught up on all the news now...weather bitter, waiting for it to warm up, which it is supposed to do !!!! Been baking today, as well as drawing up various branches of our family tree, part of the Christmas Present for my niece and daughter...was supposed to be having a fence erected today... that has fallen by the wayside, if they don't come tommorow then it will be Jan 4th...whoope do !!!!!!!

Jan X

Just want to wish you all a very Happy Christmas

I am off over to Teri for a week. I am hoping she get the laptop she wants from her dad, then i hope to be able to pop on here while over there.


Thank you for your surport and making me laugh

Hope you all have a good and safe one.

Take care

Hazel :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Just taking a moment to wish you all the very best for Christmas and hope that you all have a better than ever New Year!

Special wishes to your grand-daughter Bridget. I hope she improves rapidly gets back to her old 'self' soon.

Take care, all.......and Happy Christmas!
from Berona

I hope you all have a Very Happy Christmas and a Happy healthy New Year to you all. Next year I hope to set aside time to add to this thread on a more regular basis. Am as ready for Christmas as I can be, am awaiting the arrival of my 4th grandchild, so when Mum goes in have got my 2year old grand-daughter to look after, already running late was due 16th Dec so we are just hoping it's not Christmas Day!!! What will be will be.

Happy Christmas and a Healthy New Year to you and yours, may we all experience the joy of life and living, loved being on here will post in again next week.

Thanks Bridget for the idea in the first place

Regards Jan...on the shortest day of the year.....dull miserable and damp Norfolk :-D <3