Genealogy Chat

2013 has started off well - the sun is out.

Wishing everyone a Happy, Healthy, Prosperous New Year - 2 out of 3 would be good.

Let me be the first to wish you all A HAPPY NEW YEAR from warm windy, overcast NZ. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Hello everyone,
Just popped in to wish you all a happy and prosperous new year.
Love
Evelyn X

a happy new year to all

it is pouring with rain again AGAIN

my washing machine packed up yesterday i hope its not a sogn of things to come so my daughter took me to get a new one this afternoon more expence

sally w <3

HAPPY NEW YEAR

To those in NZ

OZ only just under 3 hours to go

We in the UK have around 10.5 hours to go and i have to go to work early tomorrow

Again I wish everyone Peace health & prosperity in 2013

Take care all <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Josie - YOU ARE NOT ALONE

I have been popping in & out - just had a few too many errors to want to type it all in all over again

Hopefully this will stay here this time

Still one day to go before 2013 Josie even if you are around 12 hours ahead of us I make it around 07:30 in the morning on the 31st in Wellington

18:30 in the UK Sunday 30th - it all gets very confusing

For those on the other side of the world getting ready for the new year.

I wish us all a very peaceful - Healthy & above all Prosperous 2013 & I hope all our troubles are family tree related which we can all sit down & solve together

Much love & hugs to all on this thread including the missing ones

Take care all <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Hi, where is everyone :-(

Well it's only 36 hours and it will be 2013,
All the Sunshine we had at Christmas has gone and we now having a week of overcast skies, showers and gale force winds. the temp has dropped back to around 22C but with high humidity it is very muggy.

Wishing you all a peaceful and Happy New Year ;-)

Catch you all in 2013 :-) :-) :-) <3 <3 <3

Hi everyone,
Have seen on the news the flooding in the UK and Snow Blizzards in the US, am glad I live in NZ even if it is a little on the Hot side at the moment.

Today is overcast and at the moment around 19C a lot more comfortable but very high humidity.

Am in a better mood this morning after being able to finally access my Tree,

Kept getting an error message all day yesterday. I can't believe Genes still can not get it right,last Christmas I couldn't add to my tree, this Christmas couldn't even open it :-| :-|

Managed to spend 50 free credits FMP sent me to use on their site as this is 'Start your Family Tree Week'.
Wasted over half of them as My great grand Uncle Benjamin Wright, very conveniently disappeared with his Wife and Daughter after I found them in the 1851 Census.
Finally had a breakthrough this morning and discovered the Family emigrated to Australia between 1851-1861.

Back to my Research,
Catch you all later, Josie :-) :-) :-) <3 <3 <3

Happy birthday Robert - Hope all is well & your Shell is waterproofed

Its raining hard AGAIN today - i think we will all have webbed feet in the new year.

Can you send some of the excess warm & sunshine over here please

Lovely to hear you all had a good time at Christmas

HI Everyone

It has been very hot here this year 36c on the 25th and it has gotten hotter as the week goes on .
Today it is 37 here but Perth is having 41 today now that is hot .

We have lived on cold meat and salads over the Christmas period and tonight they are saying thunder storms are expected YUK!

It sound like you all had a great Christmas now we just have to get through the New year then it starts all over again.

We are looking after the Grt Grandaughter today and we have taken her into the pool for a dip ..she loves it ,we got her a little ring to sit in ,she is much cooler now but we have to keep a watch on the Hot Sun so as not to let her get burnt.

We have more visitors on there way for a swim no doubt...at least the pool gets used at this time of the year.

Drop in later tonght

Suex <3 <3 <3

Happy holidays Robert ...I do hope you and your wife are well <3

I forgot......... :-(


I meant to wish Ven. Robert a very happy birthday on Christmas Day. It's been so long since we've heard from him but I didn't want him to feel forgotten.

If you're looking in Robert, I hope you had a lovely day......... <3



Christmas sounded a bit hot Josie...... :-D It was mild here with no snow thank goodness!


All went well - my son cooked for 17 and the meal was lovely. We came home at tea time and had a quiet evening....... :-D


The boards have been very quiet so I've been doing some more tree research etc.

Hope everyone else had a good day ...... however they spent it...

Love to all....Cx <3

Survived Christmas Day,

Hopefully have lost some weight due to the perspiration and the fact that I hardly ate anything due to the heat.

It was a very hot sunny day with the temp getting to 28C.

We had dinner in the evening and had a simple lettuce salad, potato salad with Glazed baked Ham and rolled pork loin with stuffing.

For dessert we had my 'made up on the spot ' version of trifle
sponge cake soaked in jelly then chilled , cut into squares, then set strawberry jelly with slices of strawberry piled onto a sponge square in a parfait dish then another thin square of sponge then cold custard poured over top and finally garnished with a couple of slices of Strawberry and a mint leaf. Then chilled. Did not bother with cream because of the heat.
We ate dessert about an hour after our meal and it was enjoyed by all.

I was spoilt this Christmas with my daughter giving me a gold ticket to Cliff Richard's concert here in Wellington at the end of Jan.
Can't wait!

I am a huge fan of Cliff's and a couple of years ago travelled to Auckland with my OH to see him perform with the Shadows on their farewell tour.
At that time I thought it might be the last time I would get to see Cliff so was excited when I found out earlier that he was touring NZ.

I also got Susan Boyle's latest album which is lovely. looking forward to being able to see her in concert if she ever comes to NZ.

Have got the day to myself today as OH and his Brother have travelled to Wanganui [3 hours] to watch Motor Bike Races that are run on a street circuit and held every Boxing Day.
My first cousin Eddie used to ride professionally until an accident while racing in Japan, caused him to retire from the sport. However he decided to come out of retirement and has been racing again for the last 3 years in the 'Old Foggies' Class :-D :-D
So OH will be hopefully catching up with him again this year.

I hope all of you survived Christmas and that Santa was kind to you.


Would gladly send you some heat Sally if I could bottle it :-D

It is not normally as hot as this in Wellington in Dec we usually get heat like this in Feb. I t's supposed to be raining today, The blue sky I woke up to, has now turned to cloud making it very oppressive and muggy.
but just as I am writing this the Sun has suddenly pushed it's way through the clouds and is pouring in the window, which like every other window in my house is wide open.
Time for another cup of tea.
Take care catch you all later Josie :-) :-) :-) <3 <3 <3

Happy Xmas everyone,I am just off to my neighbours for lunch.
Love to you all
Evelyn X

josie send some warmth this way it is pouring with rain and very coldhere

but whatever it is like in your part of th world

have a good day

sally w :-D <3

Yes, hope everyone has a lovely day - whatever you are doing.


<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 :-D :-D :-D <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Lovely to have everyone pop in for a few mins

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas & healthy Prosperous New Year

We are looking forward to a very quiet one just the two of us for a few days.

Take care all <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

It's 9.30pm Christmas Eve and I am sitting here with all the windows and doors open and a fan on my back. It soooo hot.

Today's high was supposed be 24C instead it reached 28C and is currently sitting at 23C.

A massive tropical cyclone hit Samoa then Fiji last week and then headed straight for NZ,
the upper part of the Country has been effected with very heavy rain and severe thunder storms. And the moist hot air meeting colder air coming from the south Caused Sea fog to roll in and close down the airport at 4 pm Yesterday. A rare occurrence for Wellington.

Well I wanted to write more but I'm to hot, so I will wish each one of you a Happy day tomorrow.

Josie

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Isn't it lovely when little links, like that of Reece and Arthur are found? :-D

Sue sounds as though she is going to be madly busy and very hot over the next few days.

However you are going to spend the time, I send you my love and wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New year.


Cx. <3 <3 <3 :-) :-) :-) <3 <3 <3

Hi everyone


Just got a moment on the computer .................... actually OH's laptop hooked up to son-i-l's computer. Everythings's different, so you'll have to bear with me.

It's snowing today .................. the others have gone out now the littlie has woken from his nap, but I'm staying home with the cats :))


We had a good trip out, and met loads of nice people. Some of them will be on the same train from Toronto on Dec 28 as us.

We were delayed on every section of the trip across the country .............. once becasue someone ahd reported "a man on the tracks", and the railway police wouldn't let our train leave the station until they had checked it out!


Not sure when I will get back on the 'puter as we leave on the train again on the 28th




Merry Christmas everyone