General Chat

Yesterday we went to Gloucester. This was the second round of searching the Scrumpty sculpture trail. all is explained on the photos blog. The explanation is right at the bottom of the photos listed on the latest blog.

Hi Mo and everyone

we're back in the hot weather after 2 or 3 cool days over the weekend, even had a few drops of rain on Friday night! And I do mean a FEW drops!

I took OH out for dinner last night to celebrate his birthday ......... we went to our local bistro-style place, one of our favourites. It was very interesting ......... there were 2 long tables of women having dinner. I think they were not connected, but one had about a dozen women, the other about 14>

There were only 3 men in the place, sitting at other small tables and quite obviously none of them were connected to the women!

Women make a lot of noise :-D

But it was nice to see so many people eating there.

Good evening girls, good to hear your news.
Nothing much has been happening here, same old same old,day in day out.

The Amitryptaline the doctor has put Roly on, keeps knocking him out. He can be watching the t.v, and when I look at him, he is fast asleep.
He's been going to bed at 9.30 p.m, and sleeping all night as well. Whilst I realise that these tablets are relieving his pain a little, they are also doping him up.
Does anyone have any experience of this medication?
I want him to stop taking them, but don't want him to suffer the pain.
Oh boy what a conundrum.

I was hoping and praying there would be news on our Jean, I do hope she is recovering o.k.

Well girls, I send you all my best wishes, and god willing will speak to you soon.
Hugs Mo xxx

Hello everyone, home now hard going at the moment, very weak and sore ri
bs, care staff coming each morning to help with back washing, and other bits.I had the doctor come today as I have a gash on my right knee which is infected so a dose of antibotics needed, I have cellulite in both lower legs so have to keep feet elevated, in between walking now and then,..

we still have no idea were we will be living Jeff and myself, which js begining to frustrate us.... I realise things are not going to be like it was, but I do expect to improve still hard on Jeff as I havent to be left alone so when Debra goes back to work, he wont be able to get out until I can get in the car and go with him.....still it could have been a lot worse, a couple of broken ribs is a miracle really....

Thank you so much for your love and prayers , and lovely cards. I need to stop now and get into bed but I will be back.

much love Jean xx. <3 <3 <3

Good to see that you are home Jean, I am sure you will improve more quickly there than in hospital. What do you mean about moving? Is this because of the fall? What about D? Hopefully it won't be long before you can go out in the car. As you say it could have been much worse, thank goodness it wasn't. <3 <3 <3

Mo ..........

I was on amytryptiline 10 mg for several years to help me sleep. It was a very low dose and I had to take one tablet about 8 pm for it to take effect 2 or 3 hours later.

It certainly did not make me extra sleepy during the day time

Perhaps you should ask the doctor about reducing the dosage.

Larger doses of amitryptiline are an antidepressant.

Jean ........


good to see you posting. I hope you get better and better every day ..........


but like Ann, I'm puzzled by your comment about moving.

Are you going to have to move out of your place?

yes Sylvia and Ann, I can no longer get upstairs and a stair lift cant be fitted too narrow and steep, so J and I are moving into apartments were there is 24/7 carers
D will stay in the house meanwhile, trouble is we dont were yet... big upheavel

Love Jean xxx

It will be good to have carers available 24/7 Jean but it has happened a bit quickly for you hasn't it. Have you adjusted to the thought yet? How big is the apartment likely to be, do you know? Is this all caused by the fall?

Oh thank the lord, hearing from our Jean is wonderful, welcome back my darlink, we have missed you.
I don't envy you having to move my love, but needs must, and your safety must come first.
I assume you both at your own home now, so take it very slowly.

Thank you Sylvia, Roly being on the 25mg Amitryptaline, probably is the reason for his drowsiness during the daytime.
He was quite shocked that it can be used as an anti-depressant, thinking to himself that he isn't depressed, but the pain was so bad that I believe it was depressing him.
Not only that, the doctor was probably fed up of his complaining LOL I joke about that I might add.

Goodness me, how is the temperature where you all are. It's been sooo hot here today, we couldn't even sit in the garden with the parasol up, it's so humid.

We have two Anniversaries coming up this week, Jean and J, and Ann and T, I hope that you will all be able to celebrate.

Now what has happened to Sallie and Huia, they are on the missing list, we do expect a sick not for being around....LOL

Speak to you soon girls, hugs Mo xxx

Mo is it Jean and J' anniversary as well. What day? I know it is Sallies on Friday. :-D

No Ann, our diamond anniversary is the 3rd of march ,2016
Sallie and Aluns is the 28th, yours 27th august, am I right?

I will use my little machine to do some toppers, bit difficult as I have to keep my feet elevated, but will try tomorrow, I have two adult colouring books also always love drawing and colouring, but i have a Nintendo lite which i play scrabble on and other games...so plenty to keep me occupied, both ankles quite sore, so i am fidgety .....lol..

I am off to bed now so nite nite Love Jean xxx.

Jean yes you are right nighty nite!

Hello girls. Sorry I havent been on much, been so busy. Glad you are home again Jean. If you have my FB page you can always look at my photos. I had 3 days at Rotorua with my son and his wife. I took lots of photos on a couple of walks I did with her. Plus a few others. Unfortunately both the cameras I took were playing up a bit and one of the cards is refusing to put a couple of the photos on to my computer, even though I can see them when the card is in the camera, and a video I took of the paddle ship coming in to the wharf at Rotorua (Lake) has disappeared from the camera, even though we had viewed it afterwards. But I did still get some nice photos.

Hi everyone,

Sorry not been on here for a short while, things haven't been too good here. Alun has had a prpblem with his back, not sure if he has pulled a muscle, he had an appointment with the doctor on Friday, about his medication, but he decided not to mention his back. He is still waiting for an appointment from the hospital, for the next test he has to have.


I haven't been too good over the last couple of weeks, so Tom (therapist) has referred me to secondary level services for mental health. It basically means more services/options become availble to me.


We all had a shock on Wednesday afternoon, Michael's mum rang him to tell him that his four and a half year old niece, Gracie, had been taken to Nottingham University Hospital, as she had fallen out of her bedroom window. She has two fractures of the skull and a small bleed on her brain, but she was concious. They put her into an induced coma for 72 hours, so we are all hoping and praying that she will be alright when they start to bring her out of if..


Mo, I thought about Lily trying to throw the cat out of the window. it doesn't bear thinking about what could have happened.

Hope Roly is isn't in as much pain now and that he is feeling a lot better.



Jean, lovely to know that you are home and hope that you are getting better a bit each day.Slowly but surely!
Sorry to hear that you will have to move from the home that you have lived in for many years.I'm sure that both you and J must feel upset about having to move, but it will be a lot easier and safer for you to live all on one floor.

Thank you for your pm, will answer you tomorrow.


Ann, Michael hasn't been able to find a job yet, just wish something will come along.
very soon.

Unfortunately, the company that he worked for, offered both him and his mate a job at their place in Uttoxeter, with the same wages, but because it would have mean't a 60 mile round trip everyday, as.they were only paid the minimum wage, they couldn't afford to take it. Michael has only got an old car and not very reliable either.



Sylvia. pleased to know that you are feeling a lot better now. Sending you and OH belated anniversary wishes.



Richard rang last week to tell us that he had had his eyes tested, and that the optician told him that he has a small cateract and that he also has cholesteral. So he has to make an appointment with their doctor about it. We all can't understand why he has cholesteral, because both him and Christie watch the kind of fats and food they eat, and also they both exercise and go running regularly.


It was a lovely bright and and sunny morning here, but this afternoon we have had a few thunderstorms and heavy rain, it is still very humid though.



Well, I will say goodnight to you all, will speak to you all soon.



Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx <3 <3 <3 <3

Ooops yes I got it wrong, re the anniversaries,I even wrote the cards out wrong as well, ah well never mind, silly me.

Sorry to hear things have not been good Sallie, you know you are in my thoughts my love, and that things will turn out for the better in the long run.
Honestly, you can't turn your back on little ones can you, I do hope Gracie is o.k.
Our Lilly has been banned from the out of school club, she was supposedly caught hitting a couple of children, but her mummy and daddy have been told by another childs parent,that she did it in retaliation, goodness knows whats going to happen when she starts school next month.

Oh Huia, you are not having much success with your camera are you my love. I hope you can get it sorted out.
It's good to hear from you, and know that you are well.

Must go now girls, take care, see you later. Hugs Mo xxx

Mo, we heard last night that the doctors had just started to bring Gracie out of the induced coma, she opened her eyes and when her dad moved to the side of her bed she
moved her eyes and looked at him. So we are all hoping and praying that she will be okay. We haven't had any more news today.

Oh poor Lilly! Maybe her mum and dad could have a word with the person in charge
of the out of school club and tell them what another parent told them. It's a shame that Lilly should be banned, when it was the others that started it.....I hope that things will get sorted for her.




Huia, sorry to hear that your camera is giving you a few problems, I hope that you will be able to get it sorted so that you don't lose any more photos that you take,

It must have been nice to stay with your son and his wife for a few days, has you don't see them very often.



Well, I am ready for a cup of tea now, so will look in again tomorrow.


Take care everyone.


Love, Sallie. xxx <3

Sallie, our son and D.I.L, had words with the people in charge of the after school club, to no avail.
I know Lilly can be a little minx, so wouldn't put anything past her LOL
She now goes to Ava's child minder whilst mummy is at work.
I shall never understand why, our D.I.L works all the hours she does, to just earn £100, after she has paid for child care.
Personally, I would rather she did as I did, and stayed at home, till the children are old enough for school....but then I am an old fashioned thinking person.
Thank goodness Gracie is doing well, may she continue to recover.

I have just picked up my new glasses, but think I shall have to take them back, as these readers are making everything look blurred.
I know I have to give my eyes time to readjust, but this is rediculous, I can hardly make out what I am typing.

I must go now girls, I shall have to go back to my old glasses and read what I have written, in case of any mistakes LOL
Love and hugs Mo xxx

Mo, you are not the only old fashioned thinking person, both myself and a few of my friends are just the same. We all stayed at home yo look after them ourselves until they were all in school.....in fact the majority of the mums at the schools our children went to, stayed at home, just a few mums went to work then.

I wonder if Lilly was being bullied by a few of them, trouble is, they never get caught because they are also sneaky and make sure there is no one watching when they hit another child. Unfortunately it is usually the child that is being bullied that seems to get caught.
I know when Jennie was in year 1 infants, one of the girls there was a real bully, sh would hit or push , or tear a book, then go to the teacher and tell her that some other child had done it, so of course, that child was told off. Trouble was, the girl's mum thought she was a little angel and could do no wrong.

We haven't heard any news of Gracie since late on Saturday evening, so we are hoping that no news is good news.



Jean, if you are looking in, hope that you are getting better a bit each day, we miss seeing your posts on here. Take care.



Ann, Sylvia, Huia and Marie, hope you are all okay.


Well girls will chat to you soon.



Love to everyone. Sallie, xxx <3 <3 <3

Yesterday I took my camera to town and tried the card in one of the self-service machines but had the same results, so the man tried it in his card reader, but still no joy, so I guess I will just have to use a new card (which I already have) in that camera. I do have another bigger camera, plus a small camera which I dont use often, and my phone will also take photos, but I prefer the 2 bigger ones for quality of photo.

Today I am going to get my badly bruised leg checked out by the doc. Hopefully no serious lasting damage.