General Chat

Mo, Richard and Christie went to Cardiff yesterday morning as they managed to get into a hotel for last night, so they are able to go to the Manics concert tonight. They will travel home tonight after the concert, but at least they are able to watch the concert, plus they had the day in Cardiff yesterday and of course today, too.

Richard text Alun and told hithat he hardly recogniises Cardiff now, as it's a good few years since he has been there, and a lot has changed since then.



Jean,, hope you will have a wonderful day with all the family for your birthday tomorrow.

Happy 80th Birthday Jean. Hope you will enjoy your special day.

Lots of love and hugs. Sallie and Alun. xxx
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Hope you will all have a lovely weekend. Take care everyone.



:Love, Sallie.xxx <3 <3 <3

Hi, all you lovely ladies, I had a wonderful day yesterday,and I have put on the birthday thread all the gifts I recieved, I want to thank you for your good wishes and your lovely cards, I think I will keep them up all week :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

J,D and I are going out later in the weekto a great chinese restaraunt in Manchester,so something else to look forward to


Love and Hugs Jean xx <3 <3 <3

Have you been for your Chinese meal yet Jean? Hope you enjoy(ed) it.

I have put the photo of your cake on the photo blog. Just the cake, happy to add either of the others if you wish but wouldn't put them on unless you say so. :-) :-)

Not yet Ann, I refuse to go anywhere until my hair is permed :-| :-|
I have the worst hair ever very thin and needs a perm....
so I am booked in for next week :-D :-D

Just the cake will do thank you Ann..I am still getting birthday cards, my friend posted hers two days before and first class, it arrived this morning :-| :-|

So I shall wait until the weekend in case more come from (b/g) you never know

,Just to say hello to you all and hope that you are all okay. It's very quiet here, Alun is still waiting for an appointment for the angiogram, hope he will hear soon.


Ann, when are you going away next? I know you have already told us,sorry, but my memory isn't as good as it was.LOL!!


Mo, hope that you and Roly are okay, haven't heard from you for a few days.


Jean, hope all is well with you and J. Have you made any cards over the last couple of days? I have made some Fathers Day cards for Alun and for Michaels dad.


Sylvia, hope that both you and OH are okay.


Huia, hope you are still able to use your scanner to scan the photos. Cross your fingers that the new scanner will arrive early.



Marie, we haven't heard from you for a while, hope that everything is okay with you all.



Take care everyone.



Love Sallie. xxx <3

Hi everyone


I went for my 6 monthly post-mastectomy check-up on Monday

check-up ................ fine

bp ............ fine

got new prescriptions

and said good bye to the Resident I have been seeing ........... he completes the 2 year Residency programme at the end of June, and moves out into the real world.

Then I have to "break in" a new one :-D


OH looks as though he has "measles" ........... he has some skin cancer areas on his face and his new dermatologist wanted him to try a cream that apparently kills of any cancerous areas. He has to use the cream for 2 weeks, and then see what happens .......... the 2 weeks is up on Friday. So far, something seems to be happening as he has all these bright red spots and areas down both cheeks, both temples and across his forehead.


We're having some lovely sunny weather .......... although it was a little too hot for me over the weekend. It has now cooled down by 4 or 5 degrees, and is very pleasant.

It really has been a mini heatwave .......... several record highs for the day have been broken at different parts of the province every day since last Friday .............. some the old records dated from around 1900 :-0

Hi girls, sorry not to have been posting for a few days, but it's been busy busy busy here.
We started decorating the living room on Monday, and have finished it today, tomorrow we are starting on the dining room.
My thumb and wrist are giving me bad gyp at the moment,but we must get this decorating done before Roly's operation next month, or it will never get done.

Oh Sylvia, brilliant news re your check up, take it easy on the new doctor though, you never know what you may face with him. LOL
Could your OH have an allergy from the new cream he has been prescribed.
Enjoy the fine weather whilst you can Sylvia, it changes so quickly doesn't it. It's been a really warm day here again today, but they are saying it will change by the weekend, never two days alike, true U.K weather.

Sallie, they are certainly taking their time with Aluns appointment. God willing it will arrive soon, to put your mind at ease.
How has he been in himself ? I presume the medication is keeping things under control.

Well I have got to go now, so take care one and all. Love Mo xxx

Hi Mo


no, he isn't allergic to the cream ............ it kills fast dividing cancer cells and they turn red and then scab off.

ooh busy busy Mo.

Sylvia, is that Aldara cream? If it is I have used it for basal cell carcinoma (rodent ulcers) and sometimes it works sometimes not. My dermatologist is fscinated by it.

Pleased you got the all clear.

Ann ...............

The trade name for the one he has is Efudex, but the effective agent is fluoroucil


let's hope it works for him. His retired dermatologist used to freeze individual "spots", but this new one, a partner in the same practise, seems to prefer this.

I'm puzzled because OH said he had to apply it for 2 weeks, but that the doc had not told him to return for a check-up after. I think he should do that!

Mo, you are a busy, busy bee. Both our bedroom and lounge need decorating, but don't know when it will get done. lol!!


I'm sorry I didn't realise that Roly has to have an operation next month, I hope that it isn't for anything too serious. I hope that it all goes well for him and that he will make a good and quick recovery.

Hope that your wrist and thumb are feeling better, so that you can carry on with the decorating......it will be nice when it is done out of the way.




Sylvia, like you, I would have thought that the new dermatologist would have given your OH a follow-up appointment so that he can check how OH has responded to the cream. Let's hope that it has done what it is suppose to do, and that OH will be fine.


Jean, where are you? I hope that you are all okay there. Have you managed to get your hair done yet? Hope so, so that you can go out for your Chinese meal.



Ann, yes I know that there are lots of hotels near Cardiff Castle,but because there were two bands, the Manics and One Direction playing in Cardiff on Friday night, all the hotels they tried were fully booked. Never mind at least they managed to stay the night before and see the concert on Friday, although they didn't get home until 3.30 a.m., they were both shattered.




We went to Derby this morning, needed to get my hair done there. We didn't think to be there very long, but ended up having lunch there. Still, I enjoyed the few hours there, as we haven't been there for a good few weeks.


Hope you all have a good weekend, whatever you have planned.

Take care.

Will ' speak' to you all soon.


Love, Sallie. xxx

Hooray, the decorating is finished, next comes the kitchen, maybe sometime this coming week....thats a big maybe. lol
Sallie, Roly is having a knee replacement done on his right leg, and injections and filling done on his left leg.
So he is going to be in private hospital for four days, with his own room and all the fascilities he could wish for.
We didn't want to chance him going into the local hospital ( the Medway ), as it's had very bad results and has been on T.V quite often over it's poor results.
Poor Roly will be on crutches for about six weeks, or so they say.

Well it's time for me to relax, and recover from all this decorating.
Have a good weekend all. Love Mo xxx

Well Mo thats a job well done ;-) ;-) ;-) when your Roly gets his knees right watch out he will chase you round the house so get your trainers on :-D :-D :-D

I have been making Christmas cards ;-) ;-) ;-) we crafters have to keep ahead of the seasons... managed to do quite a lot very easy simple ones just finished putting them all in cello bags.... knackered now... but will have a couple of my bithday chocs to keep me going :-D :-D still another box to go yet......

we had chicken sausage sarnies for lunch , lovely I much prefer them to beef ....
scampi salad for tea so D says, they do look after me well.... but I am worth it !!

Hope everyone is in good health and tickety boo......

love Jean xxx

Mo, you and Roly are doing well with getting the decorating done. If you are looking for any more decorating to do once you have finished the kitchen, there is plenty to do here.LOL!!!

As with Alun, it will be lovely when Roly's operation will be over and done with..

How is Lily getting on lately, hope that she is a lot calmer than she has been. Also hope that Ava is coming along okay....not sure how old she is now.




Jean, like Mo you are a busy, busy bee too, only making lots of Christmas cards instead. You and Mo put me to shame. LOL!!


Had a few things going on here over the last couple weeks, although it was nothing to worry about, I haven't been able to settle to make many cards.




Sylvia, hope that OH's face is better than it was a few days ago and that he has been able to a follow up appointment with the Dermatologist.
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I hope that all our other friends on here are okay



Love to you all. Sallie.xxx. <3

Sallie, Lilly has got to have a behavioural assessment done. The health visitor came for Ava's 12 month check up, and noticed how Lilly was behaving, and asked had she been assessed yet, following the doctor and nursery's reports, when she was told that no nothing had progressed, she told them that she would chase it up.
Well last week, a lady turned up and stayed a while, studying her behaviour, and is reffering her to what they call a texture specialist....don't ask me why as I have no idea. But she recognised that there is a problem, but did not say what she thought it was.
So now they are waiting for a further appointment.
Bless her, she is a handful for her parents, but I love her to bits.
I shouldn't have laughed when I was told of her mischief, ie, hanging out of the bedroom window, dangling the cat out. Putting the cat in the washing machine and fridge, putting the cat into the guinea pig cage, with one of the pigs, whilst she let the other one run around the kitchen floor.
She bangs her head on the wall and floor, and doesn't feel a thing.
I just hope and pray they can find a solution for her.

I hope everyone is well, take care all, love Mo xxx

Oh Mo, I also hope and pray that whatever the problem Lilly has, that they will soon make a diagnosis and will be able to help her, love her. As you said, she is a handful for her mum and dad, and also a worry for you all.

Yes, no matter how difficult and hard work our children and grandchildren can be at times, we can't help loving them to bits. I know I would feel exactly the same way as you do. Our love for our children is unconditional isn' it , Mo?

It was good that the health visitor came to the house for Ava's twelve month check up and was able to watch Lilly's behaviour and then chase up an appointment for her.

Will be thinking about you all and especially about Lilly, love her. I feel sure that whatever she does, it isn't that she is just being naughty, it is something she can't help doing.


Speak to you soon.

Take care.


Love Sallie.xxx

Also love to Lilly and Ava. xxx <3 <3 <3 <3

Oh thank you Sallie, I will give both of them special hugs when I see them tomorrow, and say it comes from you dear friend.
Lilly is supposed to have her swimming lesson in the morning, but our son has to have his cat scan done first thing, if he is not out in time for our daughter in law to go to work, we are looking after the little ones. But we will still go over and see them later if we are not needed very early.
I would love to be able to go and watch her, but rules and regulations wont allow me to.
I remember when we were on holiday, we tried to take a photograph of Lilly in the pool, but from nowhere appeared a security guard, and told us no photography in the pool area. They dont allow it now because of the nasty paedophiles (sp) We only wanted a family photo for the album, but they were not to know that, and protection of the children is most important.

Well girls, I hope you are all receiving the suns rays wherever you live. It has been a really glorious day yet again today, long may it last.
Take care everyone, hugs to you all. Mo xxx

Mo add some hugs from me also, my heart goes out to you and your family it must be such a worry for you all, I am sure something will be done now to help Lily , it is so hard when the little ones dont realise what is happening , we are keeping you all close in our prayers, stay strong lovey and believe she will get the treatment thats needed to enable Lily to lead a normal life sending her and you all our love

Jean and Jeff xxx <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Oh girls, I don't believe it, Lilly has had another escapade.
Somehow she got hold of the Shake and Vac, and covered the floor with it, and put the rest in the washing machine.
She asked Ava to watch her, and then swung on the bedroon curtains, and pulled them, and the curtain pole down.
She went into the bathroom, and put a new, and whole toilet roll down the pan.
Then went into the bedroom, and wet all over the carpet, on purpose
Whilst I know that some of it could be just naughtiness, but all of this happening within a very short time, in one morning, must be so frustrating for her Mum and Dad.
Fortunately, our son was at home, and was able to control her after a while, but should our daughter in law have been on her own, I should have imagined her pulling her hair out.

Thank you for letting me get my frustrations out on here, I just wish to god there was something I could do for her, before she does herself or our Ava some damage.

Bye for now my friends, hugs Mo xxx

oh dear, Mo (((xxx)))


That is awful xxx

It must be so difficult for her parents, and for you xxxx

I do hope the assessment will be done soon.