General Chat

Sallie so pleased you decided to stay, and now a wedding to look forward to, you must tell us about your outfit, how is Jennie, D has had to give up her car the cuts to the disabled has been going on for quite a while, it seems 14 thousand cars have been taken back so now she has to get a new car....she will want one she can get a hoist into for her scooter...yet another problem....

we have had lovely weather lately until today its poured down and very windy too,.dry at the moment but not for long methinks.. still lighter nights to look forward to I hate dark nights..

have lovely Easter weekend.. love Jean xxx

Happy Easter, have a good weekend, enjoy the light nights :-D :-D :-D

Love Jeanxxx <3 <3 <3

Have a lovely Easter day jean. so far ir is weak sunshine here but according to the forecast it won't last unfortunately. <3

Earlier it was very bright sunshine, later on it turned to hail stones, thunder and lightening, now its sunshine although the clouds look ominous, people in the park were all running when it was sleet, some of them had no coats and shorts. the old saying is true"never cast a clout till may goes out" it was quite cold last night , the cars had a bloom on them this morning...strange weather....

Hello my lovelies, I hope you are all enjoying the Easter break.
We can't say much for the weather, coz it's absolutely abysmal , like everyone here in the U.K, we have had a mixture of heavy rain, gale force winds, and in between lovely sunshine, but oh it's so chilly outside.

No visits from any of the family over the weekend, so far. It's just as well we didn't buy Easter eggs this year, but chose to buy the biggest bars of Ca*bury's chocolate we could find, oh well here come the extra inches on the hips. LOL

Oh Sallie it's so lovely to hear that you are staying with us, we would miss you lovey.

Today I am feeling really fed up, but that's probably due to the weather.
See you tomorrow girls, hugs Mo xxx

Happy Easter ...............

it was pouring rain overnight, showers early this morning, cloudy ........... but now at about 1 pm the sun is out with high white clouds.

Not sure how long this will last as I think more rain is forecast for this evening.

Oh Sylvia, your weather sounds very much like ours has been lately. Gone are the seasons as we remember them.
Overnight Katie hit the south east, very frightening. Our next door neighbours fence has been blown backwards, and is resting against a tree from the house at the back of us, anymore wind tonight and it will end up taking off, and lord knows where it will end up.
Over night we have been told to expect heavy rainfall, oh for goodness sake what else can the weather throw at us apart from snow, and that's the last thing we need.

I hope everyone is staying safe and well. Hugs to one and all, Mo xxx

Hopefully the storm has left us, it is a lot quieter out there now.

that storm sounds awful!

Hope you are all safe, and no damage done

Iit was not pleasant, left us about mid day and just very breezy out there now.

I have just put a few cards on the craft blog.

Just had a look Ann, lovely selection.... <3

Jean, thank you for your Easter card, it arrived yesterday morning, Tuesday. It is lovely, given me some ideas for some wedding cards.

Sorry to hear that D has lost her car, I hope that she will be able to get car that she needs very soon.
Hope that J is okay and that you are feeling better and that you are managing to cope.

Jennie, is okay at the moment, thank you. She went to see the Consultant last week, and she has taken her off the medication she is on just for a while, so that she can get
a cold sore and one or two minor things cleared up. She had an appointment at the dentist to have a couple of fillings, but until the cold sore clears up, won't be able to have them. Goodness knows how long that will take, the medication that she has to inject into her leg is very good for her Crohn's, but it lowers her immune system, so just lately she has had one thing after another.




Ann, just looked at your cards on the craft blog, as Jean said, ' a lovely selection.

I still have quite a few cards to make, a couple of birthday cards, new home and new job cards and of course wedding cards and some get well cards for Alun. I hope that I will manage to make them all. lol!!



Mo, it was nice to have a dry day today, we stripped the two beds and washed the bedding and managed to get it dried out on the line...... oh they smell lovely and fresh when they are dried outside.

I hope that you and Roly had a nice Easter. Michael's mum and dad have a static caravan in Mablethorpe, on the Lincolnshire coast, so Jennie and Michael went there on Thursday until Sunday evening, so Alun and I had a quiet Easter weekend.

Although we did have a surprise visit from some old friends that we haven't seen for a couple of years, even though they only live the other side of Nottingham. They arrived
about ten to three and left about ten past eight, as you can imagine we all didn't stop talking.lol!! We had so much news to catch up on.
Jennie and Michael were home about seven, so it was nice that they were able to see them too.



Huia, I hope that you have been able to sort out all the business with your house, with no problems.

Also hope that you are okay and are still able to work in the charity shop.

Like our other friends on here, I was shocked to hear about houses etc., having to be demolished if it becomes contaminated by people growing drugs in them.



Sylvia, like Mo, I was very naive about drugs and dealers until Jennie and Michael moved into the flat they lived in, the other side of town. I know over the sixteen months they lived there, a couple of drug dealers moved into the block of flats. One of them lived in one of the ground floor flats in the block that J & M lived in. Sometimes, when we went in through the main entrance to visit them on the first floor, you could actually
smell them. Of course, me being me, I use to ask what that funny smell was, and told to be quiet, until we got into J & M flat. They would then tell me what the smell was.

It was one of the reasons why they moved in with us. There were people back and forth through the night buying drugs off one or other of the dealers that lived there.
We were glad when Jennie and Michael moved in with us. They were telling us, that it was very noisy for hours through the night, with doors opening and then slamming shut. Michael was happy to get a good nights sleep again when they moved in with us,as he had to get up for work at quarter past five every morning.


Well, I am off to bed now as it is very late and have to get up early because we have to go to Derby early tomorrow morning, or this morning now.


Take care everyone.

Speak to you soon.

Love, Sallie. xxx <3 <3 <3

Hi, Sallie, It was posted so you would get it in time for Easter, still never mind,glad you liked it . I have made some more and taken pics of them I cant remember how to put them on , D always did it, so I will have learn how to do it , we have just been sitting out in the garden quite sunny but hard on the bum.....lol... the man who likes to garden was planting peas and carrots,he has had a severe stroke and does very well.
the park is full of children lovely to see.sadly we have no flowers as yet, maybe some will show later.

We are supposed to go out for a meal tomorrow, but I would rather not, we always ending up paying for it all :-| :-| :-| I am turning into a real grumpy old maid :-D :-D

Its been a lovely day and now it looks as though a lovely evening too.
we have a great view from here although the two long corridors are a bit of a bind, there is only one lift and its right at the opposite end from where we are.

time for another cuppa I think see you soon love Jean xxx

Sallie good to hear all your news. Hope jennie gets the cold sore cleared up soon. winter is not a good time for her immune system to be low. Nice for them to be able to go away for the weekend, and lovely for you to see your friends. Pleased that you liked the cards on the blog. I have quite a box full of cards now which is good when birthdays creep up on me.

Jean the post is all over the place. The last post from post boxes in our village, except for the post office (which is 4.30pm) is 9am in the morning, and 7am in some of them. so letters have to be posted the day before we think they need posting. I can't remember if I thanked you for your pretty card but anyway, even if I did, thanks you it is lovely.

We go to Dorset tomorrow, but I will still be in touch.

Heard yesterday our fourth grandson was in hospital under observation for sickness and stomach pains, they suspected appendicitis but then they ruled it out. last we heard was that he would go home today but we haven't heard anything. Fingers crossed he is home and it was probably a bug of some sort. :-)

We were in danger of slipping out of sight so I nudged.

Good thinking Ann,I have been busy doing the usual pastime, other than eating ;-) ;-) ;
its been raining most of the day, cleared up now, my chef has just informed me its pizza for tea, so I must clear things away, bye for now enjoy whatever you are doing ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
this looks like a pretty border :-D :-D

Hello again Ann and Jean. Finally found this thread - many thanks. I shall look forward to visiting here :-D
Jean - LOVE the border - so decorative!!!

Cooee everyone.

Welcome AnnNorthamptonshire, cor that's a long title, we shall have to give you a nickmane, any suggestions ?
I am sure one of our dear friends will come up with a suitable name Ann.

Well done Ann in Glos for our nudge up,I have been a bit remiss in posting.

I have been busy out in the garden today.
We went to the Nursery and bought a few plants, only Pinks and Pansies, we shall have to go back next week for some more, so many of the planters are still empty, and we need a bit more colour out there, it's mostly greenery with the shrubs etc.
And guess what, I had fed and watered the new plants, and now it's tipping it down with rain LOL

Ann in Glos, I hope your journey went well, now enjoy yourselves love.
I hope your grandson is home and doing well now.

Jean,I hope you didn't get Pizza over your cards love, ooops I forgot, you were clearing up before J served it up.

Sallie, here's hoping these past few days has been kind to you sweetheart.

Well it's a bye bye for now girls, speak to you again very soon. Hugs Mo xxx

Found you Jean. Thx xx