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I keep getting error message.

Hello girls, thank you all for your concern about me, it is very much appreciated.

I typed out quite a long message on here last night and just as I was getting to the end, it just disappeared, and it was too late to do it all again.lol!!

Although I am not one hundred per cent better yet, I do feel better than I was and am now mostly able to control my thoughts and feelings.....some days are easier than others. But at least I am making progress, even if it seems to be slow some days.



Mo, I hope that both you and Roly's coughs are getting better, they seem to last for weeks.

Hope all will go well for you at the doctors on Monday and that your test results will be fine with nothing to worry about.

Alun still has his since the day after Boxing Day, although it is better than it was. He went to the doctors about it just over two weeks ago, and was told it was okay, but that while examining his chest he found that Alun has a slight heart murmur. He is going to see him again next Tuesday so I am going with him, his appointment is at twenty to eight on Tuesday morning. Trouble is, it isn't the doctor we usually see, so not too keen on that.



Jean, hope that all went well with your hospital appointments and that there is nothing to worry about, when you receive the results.

You are doing really well with your card making. Well done! I have started making cards again, but at the moment I find that I am slower making them, so hope as I get better I will get quicker doing them again. lol!!

I have just made a couple of wedding cards, we are going to a wedding a week tomorrow, on 6th March. Michael's eldest brother is getting married to Laura, Jennie's friend from secondary school. Not sure if you can remember me talking about Chloe...well Laura is also her mum. Hope the weather will be dry on that day.

Sorry that the weather was too wet so that you and J couldn't get to have the carvery you were looking forward to.....never mind, you have it to look forward to another day when the weather is good.




Ann, loved reading your stories and Tec's on Shaun's thread. So many things you wrote about brought back some lovely memories of my own childhood and of the time when I started going out with Alun. I was also 16 when I started going out with him and was 20 when we got married. It is nice that we all have so many happy memories to look back on.

It will be nice to have your daughter stay with you next week. Are you going to the craft fair at Malvern with her? It will be a nice day out for the both of you.

I wouldn't mind going to it myself, if I had the time next week, but we have a busy week, what with, appointments and the wedding. It's a shame we won't have time.
to go to it.




I'm sorry that I haven't been able to come on here very much for a a long while, but hope from now on I can post more often again. As you all say we must try and keep this thread going, it will be a great shame if we don't.
It would also be nice if GR picked up again. Both the Wales and Aussie threads are still going along okay, maybe the rest of the long running threads need some of their magic.



Hello to all our other friends that sometimes post on here, hope that you are all well.



Well I must think about going to bed, I hope that I will be able to sleep very soon.



Will chat to you all again soon.



Take care everyone



Love, Sallie.xxx <3 <3

Morning All.. :-D :-D started waking early again, I had got into a routine and staying in bed longer, but now back to the old routine,

Huia, we nearly got to hear from you, ;-) ;-) ;-) but dont give up , hope all is well with you and your family...

Sallie, lovely to hear your news, and I am sure the card making will soon pick up,
I have some pics for you to see, I didnt send them before just in case you were having a bad time, I have a beautiful new die and made some 6x6 cards ,I have to take the pics yet , you would love it I am sure...such a good cut and easy to do ....

What are you going to wear for the wedding, I have stuff in my wardrobe with tags still on ;-) ;-) I have got out of the habit of going out and dont" dress up" as much as as before, quite anti social I think nowadays...... however we are off to St Annes next weekend D will still be here and our neigbours keep an eye on things....we decided to make the effort , or I think we would never go away again.....
strange how things change when one or the other starts with various health problems.
I hope Alun is going to be fine and it can be sorted easily ....

I go for a biopsy on the 20th March, so something to look forward to :-| :-|

I am off to have a shower and may just crawl back to bed for a relax.... take extra care one and all...

Love and higs Jean xx <3 <3 <3

Oh dear Huia, it could be your server timing out. Have you tried pressing the back button and then looking to see if your message actually added to the thread. Sometimes that works.

Jean That is a lot for a lost aid, especially when they know you are going to have them replaced. When I got my new ones they didn't take my old ones back. Anyway, glad you finally got there for check ups.
Shame the weather was too bad for you to get out for your carvery, another time then hopefully.
Our daughter has a friend at L St Annes she meets her halfway between their homes sometimes. She and Jon actually looked at houses in thata rea before they bought in the L District but couldn't find what they wanted. Hope you have a lovely break.
Cards sound lovely I still have loads of dies to try but have got very lazy about setting up the Big shot to use.

Sallie, lovely to have you back with us, hope that you continue to feel better.'Onwards and upwards'.
I hope that Alun's heart murmer is nothing to worry about. Sometimes it is diffferent doctors he sort things out for us I think. Maybe our own doctors get too used to us.
Lovely to have a wedding to look forward to.
Glad you enjoy my life story bits. I will put another one up later on.

Mo There you are! Good to see you back on your thread. That cold/cough virus was horrible wasn't it, hopefully we have all kicked it into touch now. and that remaining coughs will soon disappear.
Ooh, washing curtains, no not done any of that, I did get a large towel wash almost dry on the line a few days ago. So good to be able to hang things out.

Sylvia I read your news on the other threads, I guess youa re like me and sometimes forget which threads you add to.

~~~~~~~~ to all other friends who post and 'lurkers'/lookers in.

Somebody, maybe Jean or Sallie or both asked if Lynda was going to the craft fair with us. Yes she is, she is an enthusuastic card maker as well.
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Thats it !!!.. I have put all the crafts stuff away, I have had a sore left eye for two days and wonder if its strained with doing so much close work, I know I have cataracts forming but dont see the eye clinic until later in the year, last time the man I saw said they are quite a way off before I will need any surgery..... so shall leave the card making until we come back off our break......
I took pics of the newest cards and will share them when darling daughter puts them on for me :-D :-D :-D

I have another hospital visit on the 9th March its the oral one , the original one was cancelled so I now have a lovely collection of mail from the NHs mostly duplicated :-
hope I dont take the wrong paper when i go .....

I feel shattered putting all my stash away , but that half of the conservatory is now sittable in..... and J can listen to his music.....

bye for now xxx

Hi girls,

Thank you Jean and Ann for the welcome back. It's nice to see you all posting again.let's hope that we can all post more often as we use to do. It's a shame we have lost some of our friends, I hope that they and their families are all okay.


Jean, I expect you will miss doing your cards for the moment, but you have to make sure that your eyes are alright so it is a good idea to rest them until you get back from holiday. I hope that you will have a good week away with plenty of dry weather,

We have all at last managed to get something to wear for the wedding. I am wearing a black trousers and top with a pretty shade of pink jacket with a scarf that goes with it.

Good luck with your two appointments in March, hope that they will go well and the results will be nothing for you to worry about.


Huia, I hadn't realised that you had managed to make a quick post last night, it's nice to hear from you. Hope that whatever the problem is with your internet it will soon be sored.
Also hope that you and your family are all well.



Ann, hope you managed to make hair appointments for both you and Lynda. I think my hair will need a bit of a trim before the wedding too, not long had it cut,so having it trimmed won't come amiss.


Mo, how did you get on at darts last night? Hope that you and your team won. How is Lilly doing these days? Hope that both Lilly and Eve are alright.


Will chat to you all again soon.



Take care.



Love, Sallie.xxx <3 <3

Down on page three, we can't keep up. Jean hope your eye heals up soon, bet you are now missing your crafing. Just been to the range to get a few bits and did get a couple of toppers. saving my pennies though for the craft fair next weekend. Bitterly cold here today and cold rain as well so pleased to be back indoors. Must put the heating on soon though as it is cold in here too. Hope all goes well at the oral clinic. make sure you don't get the two mixed up then.

Sallie, yes, made the two appointments with no problem. Was it you reading my life story? There is another chapter on the Welsh thread now.

Mo, Sylvia, Huia and all other friends, hope you are keeping warm and are well. :-) :-) :-) :-)

Welllll Ann seeing as you mentioned card withdrawel ;-) ;-) ;-) I havent made any cards, but after one day thought I would do a bit of die cutting, now I can sit down to do them :-) :-) I have had a great time ....and it doesnt affect my eye which is a lot better thank you....interesting that some dies would cut better on different cardstock or paper and also in the e-bosser which I do like.... but have to stand to use it....
I went to Range last week and spent a huge sum, but was quite let down with the stuff I got, had to take one thing back, no problem got a refund...I shall miss going into the one in Llandudno , but managed to find reference to a shop in St Annes , if its still open ;-) ;-) ;-)

We have had snow here today but now its raining quite hard, S and C was going to come but we said dont if the weather is still so wet...J has some filling come out of his tooth, why does it always happen just before we are having a break :-| :-|

Soon be Mo and Rolys anniversary , I have a card done and will send it early in the week....Just having a cuppa and a biccie, so bye for now

Love to all our friends Jean xxx <3

Lol just been writing Mo's card. Glad your eye is better. We have found the Range do take things back if there is something wrong with it. taken a couple of things back in the past. :-)

Hello my lovelies,
Ooops I did it again, forgot to report in to you all, LOL stupid gal that I am.

It's so nice to see you all posting, and a BIG WELCOME back Sallie, we have missed you my love.

Yesterday, our daughter, grandaughter, and great grandaughter, took us out to a carvery for lunch, it was a real lovely meal, considering it was only £4.95 a head.
And for dessert, Roly and I had deep apple pie and custard.
Daughter can't make it over to us for our anniversary, so we enjoyed an early celebration.

Brrr it is sooo cold here today, and it's raining cats and dogs.

We went out at lunch time, to meet our friends for our usual sunday lunch.
I prepared a lovely casserole, ready for when we got home.
Huh, I walked in and told Roly we had a power cut, as the oven was not on....wrong.... I had forgotten to switch the oven on, so now I am waiting for dinner to cook. See, I told you, I am going doo lally tat. LOL

Love to you all, speak again....when I remember to post that is. Take care everyone.

Mo we have lots of different types of casseroles, usually D puts them in the slow cooker either the night before or when she goes to work , we have a large family one and recently got a smaller one which does for 2/3 servings and its great , do you have one? we use ours quite a lot not just for casseroles there are loads of recipes, so no more senior moments ;-) ;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D :-D

Jean, we did have a slow cooker, and we gave it our son and D.I.L, as it was to big for us two, so need to get ourselves a smaller one.
But knowing me, I would still have forgotten to switch it on. lol

Great results from the doctors, the results came back clear this time, thank the lord for that. It was a very worrying time for us both. The medication I was put on, cleared up the problem, praise be for that. I was so afraid for a while, but now it's full steam ahead, hopefully and god willing.

Tomorrow we have a window company coming in, to repair the double glazing to our patio doors.
The seals have gone, and condensation gets between the glazing.
It's probably the way the young ones slam the door closed when they go in and out of the garden, but hey, thats kids for you isn't it.
More expense, what with having to get a new shed door made last week, we shall have to start saving our pennies up for our holiday now, or it will be costa home again this year. lol

Time for bed now, so I will say goodnight god bless, hugs to all, Mo xxx

Mo wonderful news about your tests, hope I have the same good results when I have mine done,but I know the relief for you both must be a very good feeling ... Bless you...

Its very wet and dark here today, J goes to have a filling done , I have nothing to do ;-) ;-) biggest upset for me is not being able to stand for long so baking is a no no , I loved baking too :-( :-( no crafting to do either Its a good job we are off on Sat for our break, although its a new place we are staying in ,always a bit unsure about what we will get..... bit of dry and sunny weather would be good :-D :-D :-D then D toddles off for two weeks, love her to bits but it will be a lovely second break for us ;-) ;-)
I hope our littlie wont forget who we are, S is working all over the u.k. so he wants time with his son, and we want time with S too.... who would have kids !!!

Sallie your outfit sounds lovely and I love pink and black together........we are praying all goes well for Alun also....

Ann is it early or late March when you are away? could have warmed up by then.

We should have new neighbours again, by the time we come home....so hope we all get on o.k.usually its the visitors and their cars that cause the problems.....

love to our friends, Sylvia , Huia, Marie and all who sometimes have a chat with us. take care. and stay safe...

Love Jean xxx

Mo that is great news, so pleased for you. Onwards and upwards now then. Hope your results are good too Jean.

Yes, pink and black always look good so you will look lovely Sallie.

I hope the place you are going to is a nice one Jean, we are the same with March, although it is on a complex we have been on before. That time we had a lovely chalet with a view out over the adjoining golf course, lots of birds to see. Just hoping it will be warmer than the February we were there when it snowed. We go mid March.

Cor, look at me, two days on the trot I have remembered to post, now thats got to be miracle..lol.

Jean, I am sure you will both have a wonderful time. Just being away from home, for a break is great.
Looking at the same four walls all the time can be very depressing during the winter months.
I am sure littlie wont forget you, children remember those who are good to them and show them love.
God willing things will go well for you, you know you are in my prayers love.

Ann, are you and T off to the lakes, I know how much you love going there. Or is the foreign destination, not mentioning where of course.
You will lose T for hours on end to the golf course, but a bit of peace and quiet for you time is in order. As much as we love our O.H's, it's nice to do as we want sometimes. lol

Time to prepare dinner nowm so speak to you soon. Love to all, Mo xxx

Not off to the Lakes this time Mo, to Cornwall for a week, April Spain and June the cruise.

I am having Sallies problem, have just written a response to Ann, and the darned thing vanished.

What I was saying Ann, was that was a quick reply from you, I had just popped over to look at the threads, and wham you had replied on here.

Well here goes, lets hope this post goes properly. lol

A quick hello from me to you all. Take care, Mo.x

Blimey Mo that was a quickie :-D :-D :-D :-D

Just about to have jam sponge pud, so bye for now ;-) ;-) ;-)

I am back :- D reminded me we shall be away when its her birthday and also our 59th anniversary...blinking eck I have known J for over 60 odd years, first date at 16years old although my mother didnt know she thought I was with the girls.... :-0 :-0
so we are going for diamonds next <3 <3 <3 now its time for my H******S :-D :-D :-D
how things have changed ;-) ;-) ;-)

nite nite all love Jean xx <3