General Chat

Hi Peggy, I hope that you will enjoy all these wonderful messages you are receiving from Norah's G.C. Family. I shall not post anything yet as there are so many replies. It will keep for another day. God Bless Lindy:-)))))

Peggy, Jude's story of a woodpecker visiting her garden reminded me of a time when my sons were small. Peter, at about 5, had been given a little carpentry set and loved to saw, nail and generally enjoy himself. We had a birdtable by the lounge window. It was an old tree trunk, not too thick and a homemade top. For several days I was sweeping up sawdust from the patio from numerous little marks on the trunk and finally told Peter to stop sawing it or we would have a disaster. He said it was not him, but I wasn't sure. The next day, the culprit, a woodpecker was happily tapping away at the old, slightly rotten trunk. I had to apologise to my poor son! Love. Elisabeth

hiya peggy its tina here from barnsley,the funniest story i remember from when i lived in blackpool was.... my friend was a taxi driver and he picked up a drunk one night, the drunk said take me home rather nasty,he gave my friend a card and said the address is on there and fell asleep,he woke him once he got him home to which the guy couldnt belive it ,instead of taking him to his hotel in blackpool where he was staying for the week he'd looked at the other side of the card which had said an address in leeds!! the poor man had only just been in blackpool for 1 day too. hope you enjoy your tape,norah its a wonderfull idea take care tina xxx

~~~~~~~THANK YOU, THANK YOU THANK YOU~~~~~~~~~ I really don't know what to say, I am so thrilled with your messages, and have so enjoyed them myself as I have been recording them for Peggy. I do think she will be overwhelmed by your kindness and compassion. I have completed two tapes (1/4 hour each side) and have started on a third as I have also been reading out some of your Favourite Quotations. They will then go in a Jiffy Bag and be posted to Peggy (I use a Label for the Blind) and they always get there on time. Then Peggy can sit back and listen to them. Many many thanks and bless you all Norah xx

Norah - thank you!! what a lovely idea you've come up with and so easy. What a lovely friend u r to Peggy:o) Jude

Hello there Peggy Well the day didnt start off to well for my husband.......he had his shoes and socks pinched.....im still laughing, he had to drive home in his posh new car in a pair of white wellies. Track suit trousers and wellies do you know how funny that looks!! oh god i keep laughing and i know i shouldnt but i cant help it, its so funny I will briefly explain............ Hubby is a fishmonger and has to whear wellies when he gets to work, so he takes his socks and shoes off and begins working, he thinks a lorry driver that came to pick up a delivery has run off with his new trainers but why did he take the socks? that is the funny part, they must have been desperate to take my husbands socks, they STINK...oh well the thief must have been really hard up to be that desperate.. Take care Peggy I hope this made you smile. Rosie

Hello Peggy. My name is Claire and I live in Lincolnshire. Im 48 and I work at the local hospital. I have 2 daughters , Gayle who is 27 and Jenny who is 21. Gayle is getting married in June and we are all very busy preparing for the day. Im actually hoping to make a weekend of celebrations starting on the friday with a special tea party. Iv ordered a cake from the bakers with 'Happy Wedding Day' across the top and we are decorating with white paper bells,streamers and balloons, Saturday, of course is wedding day and the house will be full of relatives,,,bridesmaids in thier lovely blue dresses,,,,the hairdresser will be there too,,,,it will be wonderfully hectic. The day after the wedding we are all going out to lunch, before the relatives leave to travel back to the North East of the country And the following week Im going to Jesrey for a lttle holiday...I think I'll need it dont you? Take care Peggy,,,,we are all thinking of you, Claire x

hello Peggy, Hope you are feeling a bit better now you have heard some of the messages. It does your heart good to know that so many people do care about each other. I only discovered this message site last night (saturday) and I think its smashing. I live in a village near Chorley in Lancs. The only joke I know is this . What was the last thing that Jesus said to his disciples, before He went on the Cross? "Don't eat my easter eggs I'll be back on Sunday!" Well I thought it was funny and I'm a born again Christian, which means that I have prayed for you and will continue to do so on a regular basis. I also prayed for Norah, that she will continue to be a good friend for many years to come. love Dedrah (pronounced Deedre)

Peggy, Jenny isn't the only one. I found some Yorkshire Puddings in the oven, when I switched it on for our evening meal on Tuesday - they had been there since Sunday lunch. They were keeping warm until the veg were all strained. The birds did enjoy them!! Elisabeth xx

Hiya Peggs - I understand you live in Nottingham like me! I actually live in Tollerton, but work in Sneinton (and I think that's pretty near to you). Just reading a really good book on the St Ann's District of Nottingham - its history and how it was demolished in the 1960's to make way for better housing. It's really interesting, as it relates stories from people born in the early part of the century and their memories of St Anns. If Norah would like to e-mail me with your number, I would be pleased to call you and have a natter. Lots of love. Jacqui

Jacqui - Have emailed you. Ray, Thank you, that is lovely Norah xx

Hello again peggy Just thought i would update you on the missing socks and shoes saga....The trainers are back........but the socks are still missing? The driver who took the trainers realised that he had picked up the wrong pair from the changing room after trying to squeeze his size 11s in to hubbys size 8s he thought his feet had swollen in his own wellies and just slung them in the van and drove home in his welly liners instead, when he stoped at the petrol station on the way home he tried again to get the trainers on his feet and realised that they were not his, as the socks inside were not the same ones he put on that morning after having a good look at them... he told my husband next day, "Sorry mate after pulling them socks out of the trainers they really didnt smell that good so I got rid of them at the petrol station!! Oh well thats one pair less I have to wash. Im still laughing, and hubby saw the funny side too. Regards Rosie

Hello Peggy I live in Doncaster ( you should laugh now) it's not such a bad place --have you ever visited? The race course is quite nice but we never go to the races, not my thing really, I much prefer the seaside Being ill is crap and I am sorry I don't know any jokes but you can have my love and thoughts along with everyone elses Best wishes Janet

Hello all, Thought I would keep you up to date - Today I have posted off three tapes to Peggy which include all your messages apart from two. These will go on to tape number four. Thank you all so much. Norah xx

Hello Peggy - just to let you know that l still have'nt sown any seeds - but, l have just bought some Clematis - 2 pink and 2 purple. Also bought 6 lovely terracota pots. My sister and l bought them at Taurus Crafts in Gloucester,very nice centre for crafts,garden plants and lovely coffee/snack shop. Work tomorrow - l've been off for 3 weeks (Easter hols and one week with relatives from USA). I work with adults with learning difficulties and l can't wait to get back. We're having left over chicken(from yesterdays roast) tonight with mash and salad and hubby will be back with the dog in a mo, so l ought to get peeling those spuds. Take care. Jude x

Hello Peggy. My name's Janet and I live in a village in east Northamptonshire, close to the Cambridgeshire border. I am 57, married with two grown up daughters. No grandchildren yet, but we have three cats. Cracker is the latest arrival, who came to us as an adult, his elderly owner having died. He was left to roam the streets of a nearby town for a year before we heard about him - so we took him in. We called him Cracker, because we brought him home on 5th November, and because he is a real cracker. He's huge - not fat - but BIG. He weighs just over a stone, and is the size of a small dog. He has rips in his ears from his time on the streets, and has the most comical look about him! He is mainly black, with white feet, a white bib and two white markings on his face that are like brackets on each side of his mouth. Judging by his appetite, we think he is saying, 'Please place the food between the brackets!' Underneath, he has, what looks like, a white bikini. He has the biggest, roundest eyes I've ever seen in a cat, and behaves like a 3 month old kitten. As you can imagine, he sounds like a herd of buffaloes as he tears through the house at top speed! He's also learning to talk. Whenever he comes back into the house, he calls out "'ello, 'ello, 'ello" and won't shut up until someone shouts "hello" back to him. Over the past couple of weeks, he's started to speak French too! When he wants a cuddle, he rubs around us and says, "Moi, moi"! Despite his size, he is very light on his feet, except when he decides to visit us in the bedroom in the middle of the night! We are usually alerted by the sound of the herd of buffaloes as he comes up the stairs and along the corridor at high speed, shouting "ello, ello, ello". He launches himself at the bedroom door, which opens with a crash, and dives onto the bed with such a force that my husband and I bounce upwards, leaving the mattress, which is about 6 inches below us! When we come back down, we find that he has already positioned himself between us, on his back, with his back legs stretched out. (We really must get a bigger bed, and a third pillow!) There's never a dull moment since Cracker's been here, that's for sure. Yesterday, probably as a result of his hard times on the street, he decided to hide the leftover cream I had put down for the cats by covering it up, which he did by scooping the contents of his bowl of dried food on top of it! It obviously worked, as our other two cats were found staring at the strange concoction in the bowl, with VERY puzzled expressions! But, as my daughter said - you can get chocolate covered pretzels - so what's the difference?! Well - one things for certain - he's good entertainment value - and he makes us laugh - which is well worth the cost of the cat food! I do hope that my little message will help to brighten your day, and comes with my very best wishes. Janet

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Peggy, thought Id drop you a line, hoping your feeling fine today. Im Bill a Scot from Fife, I moved out here to NZ, and then Australia in 1955, I am at present in the Southern Alps, thats in Victoria, South East Australia, a small town called Omeo, nestled 2000ft up in the 7000ft Mt Hotham, where they have Ski fields that will open in June. I am on my own here, you know what they say "when you are single your pockets do Jingle" (Well its not true) think I will have to marry a rich widow. By the way are you available, you need to have money though. The weather up here is nice most of the time, and I do a bit of Fishing, dont catch much but its fun trying. I also dig for gold, this is an old Gold strike town. now the population is only 350. and mainly farming, and Logging. Going to make dinner now (I have to make my own) so will chat again soon, just you take care Peggy. Love you, Bill in Australia. XXXXX

Hello Peggy, Sorry I haven't left a message for you for a couple of days, but I seem to have been busy. I was out most of yesterday and have been at the hospital with Mum-in-law this morning. Just a routine visit to her eye specialist. I remember someone was talking about their various garden shrubs and flowers. My garden has been beautiful. I have a large number of daffodils, which are over now, and lots of tulips fighting with the wind today. The pieris is living up to its name of Forest Flame and really looks like a fire just now. I have two raised beds by my kitchen window with a pieris in each. For some reason one isn't thriving as much as the other. I wonder if I might have some evil vine weevils in the poor one. The forsythia has been covered in bloom. I have two large bushes in the front by the gates and numerous little ones around the back garden, trained to the walls. There is a weeping flowering cherry by the front wall, full of blooms. I am surrounded by 6 ft walls at the back with forsythia, lots of roses, pyracantha, clematis, climbing hydrangea and wysteria. There is always something to look at. I hope you are feeling a little better today and that Nottingham isn't as wild and windy as Newark. My washing was dry in a short time, so I've now got a mountain of ironing to start. Love from Newark. Elisabeth xx

Hello Peggy I have a Birthday Book for GC members so that we can wish them a Happy Birthday on their birthday. As you are a very special person I wonder if you would let me know the date of your birthday as I'm sure people here would love to wish you a Happy Birthday. I hope you are enjoying the messages sent to you. Love June xx